This...
Not far away, the Demon Suppression Division members exchanged bewildered looks. Just a moment ago, Lin Chen had cried out in alarm, looking worried that his opponent might die. The next moment, he'd blown the other man's head to smithereens.
What kind of move was that?
Was he afraid the other man might have an intact corpse after death, or that he wouldn't die thoroughly enough?
Lin Chen's actions left the Demon Suppression Division members dumbfounded. In front of him, these Fusang Cultivators couldn't even die if they wanted to!
"It's over!"
The Demon Suppression Division members breathed a sigh of relief and hurried over to Lin Chen. "We haven't had the chance to ask your name."
"Lin Chen!"
"If you hadn't stepped in to save us today, Brother Lin Chen, we'd have been in grave danger." The leading Demon Suppression Division Cultivator looked deeply grateful.
"Don't mention it. I'm here because I accepted a mission." Lin Chen smiled calmly and looked at the four Demon Suppression Division Cultivators. "Besides, this isn't over yet!"
It wasn't over yet?
At his words, the four Demon Suppression Division members couldn't help but stare at Lin Chen in confusion. All the Fusang Cultivators were dead. What wasn't over?
"Have you forgotten why the Fusang Cultivators came here?" Lin Chen paused briefly, then continued, "Look up and down!"
At Lin Chen's reminder, everyone hurriedly looked toward the sky and the ground. Their faces changed in unison.
The barrier in the sky hadn't disappeared, and the blood left on the ground was seeping into the earth. The Grand Array meant to resurrect the Evil God was still running!
The leading Demon Suppression Division Cultivator looked at the headless corpse on the ground, his face turning grim. "So this guy was using himself as a blood sacrifice at the end?"
The other man hadn't been committing suicide. He'd been offering himself as a blood sacrifice. Since he couldn't kill Lin Chen and the others, he could only do so by killing himself!
No wonder Lin Chen had smashed the other man's head. He hadn't wanted him to continue the blood sacrifice?
But why hadn't he destroyed the other man's body outright? Why only destroy his head? Was it because the Blood Qi True Flame wasn't powerful enough?
Of course... not!
Lin Chen had done it entirely on purpose. He'd also deliberately left the corpses of the other Fusang Cultivators untouched by the Blood Qi True Flame, all so the blood sacrifice could continue.
The Evil God—that was a big score. He wanted to see just what it was, and how much of its essence he could get!
Suddenly, the barrier surrounding them collapsed, transforming into a cloud of dark gray mist that drilled straight into the earth. The next moment, a powerful aura erupted from beneath the Ancestral Hall.
The leading Demon Suppression Division Cultivator's expression changed dramatically. He hurriedly shouted, "This is bad! Protect the civilians inside the Ancestral Hall!"
"Leave the civilians to you. I'll deal with that thing!"
Lin Chen now understood why the Demon Suppression Division members had been holding the Ancestral Hall. There were civilians inside. To keep them from stealing his kill and getting in his way, he immediately took the task of dealing with the Evil God for himself.
"Be careful. This Evil God is probably no ordinary foe," the leading Demon Suppression Division Cultivator said gravely.
The civilians inside the Ancestral Hall were still unconscious, so they couldn't evacuate. There were far too many of them to carry away, so the Demon Suppression Division members could only keep defending the hall.
But the Demon Suppression Division members understood that Lin Chen was the key to this battle. If even he couldn't stop the so-called Evil God, then they had even less of a chance.
The moment the Demon Suppression Division members retreated into the Ancestral Hall, the ground in front of its entrance exploded. A pitch-black creature burst out: a gigantic hound with two heads, fangs, and a body as large as an elephant's.
"Holy crap... That's one huge dog!"
Looking at the Giant Hound before him, Lin Chen froze for a moment. He hadn't expected the Evil God the Fusang people spoke of to be a Giant Hound!
"Mortal, I am a god—the Dog God!" The left head of the Giant Hound opened its mouth wide and spoke.
"Those who blaspheme the gods must die!" The right head growled. Its jaws gaped, and a streak of black light shot toward Lin Chen.
Facing the incoming attack, Lin Chen didn't dare be careless. He drove the Blood Qi True Flame in his body to its limits and punched toward the streak of light.
Boom~
The Blood Qi True Flame collided with the black light. With a thunderous boom, the streak of light immediately dissipated.
"You're nothing special!"
Lin Chen curled his lip and looked at the Giant Hound not far away. "What Dog God? This is Great Xia, not Fusang. Here, you're just a dog. And dog shit is still shit, isn't it?"
How vicious!
At the Ancestral Hall's entrance, the Demon Suppression Division members once again witnessed the venom of Lin Chen's tongue. He'd just compared the Dog God to dog shit!
"Wretched human, how dare you insult this god like that! You may have some strength, but you're still going to die today!" The Giant Hound's two heads roared with fury. Its body blurred, and in an instant it was before Lin Chen, its enormous claws swinging down at him.
"Blood Qi True Flame, full power!"
Facing the incoming attack, Lin Chen drove the Blood Qi True Flame to its limits and met the claw head-on.
Thud~
Lin Chen stopped the enormous claw with a single punch. A look of surprise appeared in the Giant Hound's eyes, but before it could react, the Blood Qi True Flame erupted and swallowed its body whole.
"Ahh—woof! Woof!"
A shrill scream rang out. But as black mist churned, the Blood Qi True Flame enveloping the Giant Hound began to die out. In the blink of an eye, it had vanished completely.
Looking at the Giant Hound, now much smaller, Lin Chen couldn't help laughing. "You said you weren't a dog, but what was that barking just now?"
The Blood Qi True Flame wasn't all-powerful. If the difference in strength wasn't too great, even a Mummy like the one from before could withstand it.
Besides, the Giant Hound before him was a god in the eyes of the Fusang Cultivators. Its strength was definitely considerable, and it might even have some strange ability. It wasn't surprising that it could withstand the Blood Qi True Flame.
But the Giant Hound had paid a price for withstanding the Blood Qi True Flame. Its shrunken body was proof enough!
"This god will kill you!"
The Giant Hound's two heads roared furiously. Two streaks of light burst from its gaping jaws and shot toward Lin Chen.
"You're still barking? I'll beat you into a dead dog today!"
Lin Chen darted forward to meet the attack. In an instant, a man and a dog were locked in battle.
The Giant Hound was powerful. Relying on its massive body and two heads, it actually managed to hold its own against Lin Chen at full strength.
"That guy is way too fierce!"
"Fourth Order, at least! He's a Fourth Order powerhouse!"
The Demon Suppression Division members watched the man and dog fight, astonished. But a battle on this level was beyond their ability to join.
Every one of Lin Chen's attacks weakened the Giant Hound's body. Most of the Giant Hound's attacks were blocked by Lin Chen, but some still landed, injuring him.
Fortunately, the Phoenix Undying Body had an astonishing recovery ability. These minor injuries meant nothing to Lin Chen!
Boom~
Lin Chen's punch landed with a thunderous boom, sending the Giant Hound flying backward. By now, it had shrunk to the size of a water buffalo, and its body had grown visibly fainter.
Looking at the Giant Hound not far away, Lin Chen scoffed. "A god? That's it?"
"Foolish mortal, you have no idea how powerful a god is!" The left head of the Giant Hound roared angrily while the right head bellowed, "Let me show you what a god can do!"
The Giant Hound opened both mouths wide. In an instant, countless streams of black mist surged up from underground and flowed into its body. In the blink of an eye, the Giant Hound had returned to its original size.
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