Caught a Big Fish!

"What does this mean? Is some disaster about to happen?" a villager asked nervously.

"I've never seen such a symbol before; it must have some special meaning," another villager replied, frowning.

"Could it be that Immortal Master...?"

"Shut up, do you want to die? How dare you speak ill of the Immortal Master?"

The villagers flocked to the center of the village and gathered to discuss the mysterious event.

They speculated that the mysterious person might be an evil sorcerer or an agent of some kind of evil power.

They feared the sign foreshadowed some misfortune, plunging the entire village into panic.

Just then, the village chief stepped forward and calmed everyone down, saying, "Don't panic, everyone. Let's calm down first. This mark might just be a warning, or it could be a prank. Go back and ask the children in your families what they were doing last night!"

"If it wasn't a child's prank, then let's go up the mountain to worship the Mountain God Maji!"

Everyone nodded in agreement, then went home to question their own children.

Ye Jing concealed his presence, hiding in a corner, observing everything.

When everyone returned, the conclusion was that it didn't seem like a child's prank.

First of all, those mysterious symbols don't seem like something a child could draw.

Even if it were possible, with so many families in the village, it's impossible for one or two children to do it.

However, the parents all said that their children were sound asleep at home.

Ye Jing stood in the corner, pondering his plan.

He knew that the symbol had successfully instilled panic among the villagers. Next, he would see whether the Evil God would react when the village faced with unknown fears.

The village chief stepped forward again, his voice firm and strong. "Since it wasn't a child's prank, let's follow tradition and go up the mountain to worship the Mountain God Maji and pray for her protection."

The villagers nodded in agreement.

They began preparing the items needed for the worship ceremony and made their way to Mount Maji.

Ye Jing also mingled in the crowd, preparing to go along.

The group arrived at the foot of Mount Maji in a grand procession and began a solemn worship ceremony.

The villagers prayed fervently, hoping the mountain god would protect them and keep them safe.

However, just as the ceremony was halfway through, a strange change occurred. The once clear sky suddenly became overcast with dark clouds, and a strong wind arose. The entire mountain forest seemed to be shrouded by an invisible force, and the atmosphere became extremely eerie.

At this moment, all the villagers became dazed and confused, as if they had no thoughts of their own.

"Why did you call me?"

Sudden.

Cloaked Man flew in from the horizon.

At this moment, the village chief slowly walked out.

"My lord, strange symbols have appeared in the village. I'm worried someone has discovered them!"

"Mysterious symbols?" The Cloaked Man looked at the symbols that had appeared on the old man with a puzzled expression, and then carefully sensed them.

There was nothing mysterious about it; it was just ordinary scribbles that only looked intimidating!

"Don't worry about it, it's just someone playing a prank..."

The Cloaked Man stopped abruptly halfway through his sentence, and then large beads of sweat began to drip down his face!

He wanted to run, but he couldn't move an inch!

Now.

Ye Jing, dressed in a blue robe and holding a long sword, walked resolutely toward the Cloaked Man.

He was overjoyed; he had actually managed to provoke him!

However, as he approached the cloaked man...

A burst of black energy erupted from the cloaked figure!

The once peaceful village was now bustling with noise as villagers, armed with various farm tools, surrounded Ye Jing with fierce eyes.

"Ye Jing, you traitor! How dare you destroy our guardian spirit!" a burly villager shouted, his voice filled with anger and incomprehension. It was Wang Dazhu!

Ye Jing frowned; he knew that these villagers had been bewitched by the evil thoughts of the Evil God statue.

He took a deep breath and tried to explain in a calm tone, "Fellow villagers, you have been misled by the evil thoughts of this Evil God statue. This statue is not your guardian deity, but Evil God that is collecting your evil thoughts and converting them into its Evil God power. Only by destroying this statue can you save your homeland."

Ye Jing's voice was booming, containing a heightened sense of hearing beyond awareness, as he tried to awaken the crowd.

However, the villagers did not believe Ye Jing's words.

They believed that Ye Jing was blaspheming their faith and provoking their bottom line.

A haggard-looking woman cried out, tears streaming down her face, "Ye Jing, you're talking nonsense! This statue has always protected our village, keeping us safe from demons and monsters. How can you say it's a relic of Evil God?"

Ye Jing's lips twitched; he understood that these villagers genuinely believed in this statue.

However, he also knew that this was precisely why the Evil God was easier to control!

I have to resort to some forceful measures!

Otherwise, the power of the Evil God will continue to corrupt the minds of these villagers.

He took a deep breath and shouted, "Fellow villagers! Listen to me! This statue once protected you, but now it has been corrupted by the power of the Evil God. It is no longer your guardian, but an accomplice of the Evil God! Only by destroying it can you be saved!"

At the same time, Ye Jing communicated with the Green Lotus within his Divine Soul, wanting it to unleash its power.

But it failed!

Green Lotus swayed her petals slightly, seemingly very unwilling to follow Ye Jing's instructions.

Ye Jing's lips twitched. He had thought that after Enter Saint, he could freely manipulate the Green Lotus, but this turned out to be embarrassing!

By this time, the villagers were completely bewitched by evil thoughts and could not accept Ye Jing's explanation.

They brandished their farm tools and launched a fierce attack on Ye Jing.

Although Ye Jing was powerful, he still had to be careful when facing so many villagers.

They were terrified of accidentally killing someone!

He brandished his sword sheath, striking the villagers on the back of the head one by one, until they passed out!

"Huh? Trying to run away?" Ye Jing looked at the cloaked figure, who was actually trying to break free from his grasp. That was impossible!

He only Divine Realm Layer Two.

Did Evil God intervene?

Ye Jing narrowed his eyes and mobilized a vast amount of Spiritual Qi to surge towards the Chaos Green Lotus.

The Chaos Green Lotus is really powerful now!

He accepted Ye Jing's "tribute" with great satisfaction!

In an instant, lotus blossoms appeared in Ye Jing's eyes, and a blue ripple spread out in a ring.

All the villagers who were originally unaffected fainted one by one.

The village chief, the cloaked figure... those who exuded the Evil God Aura were all frozen in place, unable to even move their eyeballs.

The black aura emanating from the cloaked figure was shattered!

Ye Jing's lips curled up; this seemed to be a great success!

He walked step by step toward the cloaked man, who seemed to feel an unprecedented sense of oppression under Ye Jing's gaze. He struggled to escape, but his body seemed to be firmly bound by an invisible force, unable to move.

Who... who are you?

The cloaked man was terrified!

It was filled with fear and bewilderment.

This person is terrifyingly powerful!