The Might of a God Reappears, a Single Gaze Slays Demons

"My Lord, are we not going to intervene?"

Li Youtang stood behind Liao Xiu'er, frowning as he spoke.

"Are you a match for those demons?"

Liao Xiu'er countered with a question.

Li Youtang shook his head, but immediately added:

"Even if we aren't their match, as ghost runners under Lord Zhangyue, seeing demons enter the village, we should naturally slay them for the sake of the villagers!"

The three other candidate ghost runners, transformed after the deaths of Grade B Believers, nodded repeatedly.

In their lifetimes, they were all villagers of Four Seas Village, and their attachment to the village ran deep.

Seeing the demons charging in now, they naturally wished they could kill them on the spot.

"Remember."

"We are ghost runners; our duty is to reap souls and handle matters of the underworld for Lord Zhangyue."

"Humans and ghosts walk different paths; resisting demons is not our responsibility."

"Besides, if we cannot defeat them, what is the use of rushing to our deaths?"

Liao Xiu'er shook her head, her voice tinged with a hint of helplessness at the end.

Of course—

She felt no worry whatsoever.

Lord Zhangyue was right there within the Divine Domain.

A few mere demons? The Venerable God need only lift a finger to annihilate them!

A flicker of fanaticism appeared in her eyes.

Inside the Divine Domain.

Li Yue watched the three demons, his expression indifferent.

"Only twelve strands of divine power left, and I can promote to Principal Ninth Rank..."

"You three demons have arrived just in time..."

"Once I sell your corpses, my divine power will exceed one thousand strands."

He murmured softly, his eyes filled with anticipation.

After all—

That was a divine rank promotion, reaching the Principal Ninth Rank!

For a deity, the most important thing was to raise one's divine rank.

With a rise in divine rank—

His strength would undoubtedly skyrocket.

"As a Subordinate Ninth Rank Orthodox Land God, my strength is equivalent to a Fourth-Rank peak 'Yin-Yang Realm' grandmaster in this world."

"Then—"

"What about the Principal Ninth Rank?"

He looked down at the three demons who had already charged into the territory of Four Seas Village—his "jurisdiction."

Following that—

He gently raised his hand.

For demons that were merely at the Second-Rank peak entering his "jurisdiction," he did not even need to waste divine power.

The scope of his "jurisdiction" was the land covered by the divine laws he governed!

"Hahaha—!"

"You humans are nothing but two-legged sheep, born to be food for us demons!"

"Obediently become our meal; that is your destiny!"

"And that demon masquerading as a god, get out here and let me eat you!"

The Bear Demon grinned hideously.

His scarlet eyes peered down at the humans he could already see, saliva dripping from the corners of his mouth.

He realized—

The humans here were even plumper and more succulent than those in the Land of Demons!

"Humans!"

"Eat them! Eat them all!"

The Dog Demon stood upright, saliva dripping incessantly from its maw as it stared at the villagers of Four Seas Village with glowing green eyes, desperate to devour every last human in the village in a single gulp.

Furthermore, it made a discovery—

There were actually so many human martial artists in this village!

Human martial artists were chewy and provided a massive boost to blood and qi!

Only the snow-white Giant Horse remained disdainful; although it was a demon, it never ate humans.

After all, its master from when it was young had been a human.

That master had treated it very well, so after becoming a demon, it had sworn never to eat humans.

It had come here.

It was merely following orders to slay the demon that was masquerading as a deity here.

Of course—

It would not eat humans, but it would not help them either.

It dared not help the humans; if it were discovered helping them, it would surely be killed immediately.

And just at that moment—

It suddenly felt an unimaginably terrifying power surging in from all directions.

In the face of this power.

Its demon energy, which had already reached the limit of the Second Order, collapsed at the slightest touch; it could not withstand even a fraction of it!

In this instant.

It felt as if it saw a high and mighty deity standing above the firmament, looking down at it with indifference.

Divine light surged.

Divine might rolled like a tide.

It was frozen in place by the surging, terrifying power, unable to move a single inch.

Moreover, under this terrifying force, its demon qi was like snow meeting a scorching sun, extinguished by more than half in the blink of an eye!

Terror filled its eyes.

A deity!

There really was a deity here!!

Those humans had not been lying; there was a legendary deity protecting this place!

It was over!

It was finished!

After cultivating for over a hundred years to reach its current level, it was about to die!

At this moment.

Countless images flashed through its mind.

But the most frequent images were those of its youth, spent together with its master.

Those were the most wonderful and cherished times of its life.

"What is happening!!"

"I... I cannot move!"

"A deity! I see a deity looking down at me!"

"It's over!"

"There really is a deity here!!"

The Bear Demon and the Dog Demon were also frozen, like grasshoppers trapped in amber, their hearts filled with boundless fear.

They could never have imagined before.

That there would actually be a deity!

They had seen it!

High and mighty, with vast divine might!

That terrifying power was the absolute nemesis of their demon energy.

And the opponent's strength far exceeded their wildest imagination!

The next moment—

In their daze, they seemed to see thunder permeating the indifferent eyes of that high and mighty deity.

They could hear no sound—

It was as if it were merely an illusion.

Yet, a thunderous roar erupted within their minds!

Their formidable demon souls were instantly reduced to ashes under the sound of the thunder.

Two massive demon corpses collapsed with a deafening crash.

"I... I'm not dead?"

The snow-white Giant Horse stared in astonishment at the corpses of the Bear Demon and the Dog Demon; had it not been slain by that deity?

"You have never consumed humans and are free of sin; that is rare indeed."

"Submit to This Seat, and your life shall be spared."

A cold and majestic voice resonated within its mind.

"This little demon is willing to submit to the Honored God!"

The snow-white Giant Horse did not hesitate. Realizing it could move again, it immediately knelt.

At the same time—

Demonic energy surged across its massive frame, and in the blink of an eye, it transformed into a woman dressed in snow-white robes, prostrating on the ground.

Once demons reach the Second Order, they are capable of taking human form.

However, in this world, the human race is weak, and most of the Demon Race disdains taking human shape.

Whoosh—

A powerful force swept over.

The horse demon, now in human form, flew through the air and landed before the Land God Temple, remaining prostrate.

The other two massive demon corpses vanished, taken by Li Yue into his "Divine Domain."

"We thank Lord Zhangyue for slaying the demons and protecting Four Seas Village!"

Li Youming glanced at the prostrate horse demon, then shouted loudly, bowing toward the Land God Temple.

"We thank Lord Zhangyue for slaying the demons and protecting Four Seas Village!"

The warriors of Four Seas Village shouted with excitement and piety, kneeling toward the Land God Temple.

"We thank Lord Zhangyue for slaying the demons and protecting Four Seas Village!"

All the villagers of Four Seas Village cried out in unison, filled with such excitement and agitation that their devotion deepened.

They had witnessed the divine might of Lord Zhangyue once again!

Those powerful and terrifying demons.

Under the divine might of Lord Zhangyue, they were utterly defenseless!

With Lord Zhangyue protecting their Four Seas Village—

They would never again have to suffer the threat of demons!

Many people immediately returned to their homes to retrieve incense, lighting it to offer respectful prayers toward the Land God Temple.

Wisps of incense smoke curled upward.

They transformed into countless trails of blue smoke drifting toward the Land God Temple, shrouding it in mist until it resembled a fairyland on earth.