A New God is Born!

In the darkness, there are endless Demonic Evils.

Among the malevolent spirits and their strange energies, the most common are Wandering Spirits, whose numbers are practically infinite. They typically invade souls and can also take lives.

Malevolent spirits that have developed sentience are even more bizarre and harder to eliminate.

More importantly, malevolent spirits like "Evil Spirits" have already gained the ability to "possess" people.

If a possessed person is lucky enough, a Temple can remove the spirit. Afterward, their vital essence will be greatly depleted, inevitably leading to severe illness.

However, the city defense soldiers usually don't have good luck, because the people from the Temples cannot constantly accompany them to defend the city.

According to the rules for the city defense forces, once a defending soldier encounters an Evil Spirit and becomes possessed, they must be executed on the spot.

Regarding the murder of Zhao Jing last night, the Grand Commander has two suspicions.

Either the murderer was possessed by an Evil Spirit.

Or Zhao Jing was possessed by an Evil Spirit.

But Zhao Jing's severed remains showed no trace of malevolent energy clinging to them, which is why the higher-ups of the city defense forces appeared so enraged.

"Evil Spirit possession..."

Mr. Jing also saw the situation clearly and his face immediately changed drastically.

By all rights, with his abilities, he should have been able to deal with even an Evil Spirit.

But this Evil Spirit was not afraid of Lord Liu, so it couldn't be judged by common sense.

At this moment, he felt that everything he had learned since childhood was completely useless, becoming increasingly dejected and losing all his spirit.

"What's the point of me being alive if I'm this useless?"

Thinking this, he felt utterly weak and closed his eyes.

But the next moment, Mr. Jing suddenly jolted awake, opened his eyes, and shouted, "It's stealing souls, trying to devour us."

But as soon as the words left his mouth, his heart sank to the bottom again.

Because the surrounding city defense soldiers and the Night Patrol Envoys had all become dazed and listless, collapsing one by one onto the ground.

Even the six envoys from the Temple had vacant looks in their eyes.

It's over!

Liu Jing felt utter despair.

He had cultivated using the incense offerings of the Temple since childhood, so his soul was resilient and he could awaken instantly.

But everyone else was deeply ensnared, falling into the shadows... in another moment, their souls would be directly snatched away and completely devoured.

"Is there any way?"

Meng Lu's voice was strained.

His Martial Arts cultivation was not low, and his Blood Essence was relatively strong, allowing him to barely maintain consciousness.

But with the Evil Spirit's influence, the clarity in his eyes was already beginning to fade.

"It's over..."

Liu Jing's face turned extremely pale, and he said with difficulty, "We're dead for sure!"

He believed that he had studied diligently in the Temple, achieving profound mastery and possessing boundless prospects. He never imagined that his first mission to exorcise evil would cost him his life.

Thinking this, he couldn't help but feel heartbroken and shed tears.

Seeing this, Meng Lu also felt bitter. He thought about how he had survived defending the city last night, with a promising future ahead and having just gained the Grand Commander's favor, only to die here. A sense of desolation welled up within him.

But just then, he suddenly realized that he seemed to have overlooked something earlier.

It seemed that after he cut off the old man's head, the Evil Spirit disappeared and hid nearby.

Also disappearing, and overlooked by everyone, was the Banner Bearer from the Lin Jiang Department?

His heart trembled slightly, and just as he was about to speak, he heard a cold voice from a hundred paces away in the darkness.

"Found you."

A flash of blade light suddenly appeared!

The dark clouds dispersed!

The stars and the bright moon suddenly came into view!

Under the starlight and moonlight, Lin Yan stood solemnly, clad in a black robe with gold threads, holding a saber in his hand.

At his feet lay a divine banner, cut in half.

As for the so-called Evil Spirit, it had been completely annihilated by this single saber strike.

Ox Horn Mountain fell silent once more.

A gentle breeze blew, rustling the treetops.

No one spoke.

Meanwhile.

Outside Gao Liu City, in the southern district, at the City Guard's Prefecture Office.

Two figures stood on high, gazing into the distance.

The first wore a red mask, resembling a rat's head.

The second wore a black mask, like an ox's head.

"The Sky Gazing Tower sent a message, ordering the Outer Southern Prefecture Office to immediately dispatch reinforcements."

"Ox Horn Mountain is at the border between Lin Jiang Ward and Qing Shan Ward. How could a Malevolent Spirit be born there?"

From beneath the red rat-head mask, a solemn voice emerged, "Tonight, the instructor and the chief clerk are on duty there by order?"

"That's right."

The man wearing the black ox-head mask spoke with a hint of astonishment, "Strange. Old Man Luo only managed to summon 'Them' by painstakingly supporting a few Wandering Spirits, offering incense day and night, consuming his own lifespan and fortune, to cultivate the 'Worship of Evil Method'."

"But now, he's old, his Blood Essence is depleted, he's sickly and weak, and his spirit is withered. It's already surprising he hasn't been backlashed."

"Even if he threw his entire being into it, that old man couldn't possibly nurture a Malevolent Spirit that has developed 'sentience'."

The Black Ox man's eyes were filled with surprise.

The Red Rat man thought for a moment and asked, "Perhaps Old Man Luo managed to absorb a lot of the malevolent energy that entered the city last night?"

"That's still not enough!"

The Black Ox man replied.

The two then fell silent.

After a long while, the Red Rat mask man spoke in a low voice, "Looking at the entire southern district of the outer city, there isn't enough nourishment for a Wandering Spirit to develop 'sentience'."

His eyes gradually turned a scarlet hue, as if with unspeakable excitement, "Even if it devoured all the Wandering Spirits that entered the city last night, it still wouldn't be enough."

"Could it be..."

The Black Ox mask man clearly understood, and said excitedly, "Tonight, in Lin Jiang Ward and Qing Shan Ward, there are direct disciples of the Temple Priest respectively."

"Lord Liu's divinity!"

The Red Rat mask man clenched his fists, his voice trembling, "So, it was that faint Wandering Spirit that merged with Lord Liu's divinity, allowing it to gestate sentience and ascend to become a 'Spirit'?"

"So, this is a Malevolent Spirit that fears no 'Lord Liu's Divine Might'?"

The Black Ox man's voice was extremely grave, "It can even use Lord Liu's divinity to continuously grow stronger?"

"It's 'Them'! It must be 'Them'!"

The Red Rat mask man, both shocked and enraged, exclaimed, "That 'Seed of Divine Intent' that flashed and disappeared last year, we searched everywhere for it, and it turned out to be in this old man's hands!"

"He obtained the 'Divine Intent Qi Seed' and not only failed to report it, but secretly nurtured Wandering Souls, intending to use this to reach the heavens in a single step and rise above you and me!"

"No wonder this old man has been nurturing Malevolent Spirits to this day without suffering backlash; it must be because of this great fortune!"

"That scoundrel deserves to die!"

The Red Rat mask man was furious.

But the Black Ox mask man fell silent, his gaze becoming serious.

"Actually, Chief Clerk Luo himself isn't important."

"But the Evil Spirit in his hand, which has merged with the Divine Intent Qi Seed, is crucial!"

"This signifies that the first step we've been seeking for years has succeeded!"

The Black Ox mask man gradually clenched his fists, trembling uncontrollably, "Perhaps in our lifetime, we can completely destroy Gao Liu City..."

"Yes! Yes! Let's hurry and welcome this Malevolent Spirit..."

The Red Rat man said excitedly upon hearing this, "No! Having merged with Lord Liu's divinity, it should be called: a new 'Deity'!"

The two looked at each other, seeing the uncontrollable surging emotions deep within their eyes.

This newborn "Deity," being able to fear no Lord Liu's divinity, is equivalent to being able to completely resist all the methods of the Temple of Lord Liu!

What Willow Branch Night-Illuminating Lamp, what incense and candles of the temple, what so-called incense ash, none of it can threaten "Its" existence!

More importantly, a Malevolent Spirit that has developed "sentience" already possesses the ability to "possess"!

This is an existence that can freely roam Gao Liu City in the dead of night, fearing no "Lord Liu's Divine Might"!

This is also a bizarre existence that can control any "official" in the city at any time!

For a long time to come, this will undoubtedly become Gao Liu City's most terrifying nightmare!

"Let's go! Welcome the new god!"

The two looked at each other, seeing their eyes filled with longing and anticipation.

Then, they withdrew their gazes, leaped up simultaneously, and set off towards the direction where the new god was born.

"From today onwards, I will make the rulers of Gao Liu City know what despair is!"

The Red Rat mask man exclaimed excitedly as he leaped through the air.

Yet, before the two could land.

The aura of the new god ahead suddenly vanished into thin air.

"..."

At this moment, everything felt incredibly stagnant.

Both of their thoughts turned rigid.

And their bodies, still in mid-air, continued to fall rapidly.

And their hearts seemed to fall from the sky as well.

With a dull thud!

The two who had leaped up landed on the ground, their feet now on stone bricks.

However, their hearts felt like they had no bottom, continuously plunging into an endless abyss.

After a moment of silence, the two exchanged a glance.

"So, this is despair?"

The man with the Black Ox Mask's eyes were complex, his voice dry.

In the long darkness, he had finally seen a sliver of hope.

Then, just as he took that step, before his raised foot even touched the ground, he saw that ray of hope extinguished.