Kill Him Before His Formation Is Complete!

Deep within the Five Marshes lies a dense, continuous forest, teeming with poisonous insects and ferocious beasts, and beyond that lies the Hundred Thousand Mountains, teeming with all sorts of dangers.

Suddenly, a spark pierced the sky and shot straight towards this spot.

"Um?"

From the depths of the swamp came a soft exclamation, followed by the entire swamp churning. The poisonous creatures and ferocious beasts within howled and writhed, their shells and bodies shriveling, life force and Qi and Blood flowing from their bodies, mixing with the surrounding poisonous mist and smoke, drifting and converging towards the center of the swamp...

Gradually, life force, Qi and Blood and poisonous mist condensed together, becoming increasingly dense, and finally formed a seven-colored figure.

This is a slender woman, dressed in light gauze, her graceful figure appearing and disappearing in the shadows.

The woman looked up and her gaze fell on the flame in mid-air. A hint of surprise appeared on her charming face, but she quickly concealed it. Then she parted her lips slightly and said, "Congratulations on reaching the Third Grade, fellow Daoist. I originally thought it would be a while before you could reach this level, but I didn't expect it to be so much faster."

As she spoke, the small flame suddenly exploded, and her Divine Sense danced, transforming into a fiery figure that was none other than the Kitchen God.

The Kitchen God's Projection!

This was clearly a Divine Sense, purely carried by divine power and existing independently a thousand miles away!

Before this, without believers as a vehicle to generate the Domain of Law, Qiu Yan would never have been able to do this. Now that he has stepped into the Third-Grade Divine Rank, he has many more means at his disposal compared to before.

Qiu Yan's voice came from the projection of the Kitchen God: "You asked me to come here to discuss things, what are your plans?"

He had previously sensed the changes within the Yin-Yang Road of the Jiannan Circuit City God through his Heart Demon Body, and knew that Lü Liang had finally returned, which gave rise to many thoughts in his mind.

These Heart Demon Fragment were a casual move he left behind on the Yin-Yang Road when he infiltrated the Yin-Yang Pagoda and left. Over the past few days, thanks to the incense Votive Thoughts of the people inside, they had grown to a certain extent. However, he always maintained a slow pace of expansion to avoid being detected by Lü Liang, thus ensuring secrecy. Finally, when Lü Liang returned, he received the news immediately.

However, before Qiu Yan could make detailed plans, the Divine Spirit Body guarding the Stove Mountain received the Seven-Colored Divine Sense, inviting him to the depths of the Five Marshes.

If Qiu Yan hadn't reached the Third Grade, he would only have two choices: either refuse outright or go personally in his Divine Spirit Body. Although there were already some Kitchen God in the Five Marshes, the depths of the Marshlands were known as the Dead Domain. Furthermore, the perilous Hundred Thousand Mountains were extremely dangerous. Without believers, one could not Domain Derivation. Even if one used Divine Sense, it would be difficult to maintain it for long because one was deep within the Domain of Law of another deity.

However, Third Grade deities do not have these concerns. By entrusting their divine power to the Karmic Thread and attaching their Divine Sense to it, they can maintain their power for a long time. This is why Qiu Yan understood why the Seven-Colored Divine Spirit was able to find his true form so quickly.

Now, this figure, condensed from his Divine Sense Divine Fire, appeared before the Seven-Colored Divine Spirit, inevitably shocking the latter. However, he did not show it.

When Qiu Yan asked her this question, the Seven-Colored Divine Spirit pondered for a moment before making a decision. She raised her hand and waved it, scattering a cloud of seven-colored smoke.

Smoke drifted around, spreading slowly like ink drops in water, gradually staining the surrounding Karmic Thread, one by one, becoming clearer with each line.

Then, the line slowly began to show specks of reflection and light, and a sense of impending danger and impending doom began to emanate from it.

"This is..." The projection of the Kitchen God looked at the Karmic Thread in front of him, sensing the meaning within, and made a slight guess.

The Seven-Colored Divine Spirit then said, "These past few days, I have been paying close attention to the changes in Karma. A few hours ago, the Karmic Thread around me suddenly started to move, revealing dangerous information. By investigating in reverse, I was able to discover that the source was the Underworld Office of Jiannan Circuit."

Before Qiu Yan could ask a question, she suddenly shook her arm, and the surrounding Karma mist immediately changed, intertwining and presenting various changes, recalling the past, and showing the cause and effect in a way that only gods could understand.

"As you can see, Jiannan Circuit has always been a major threat to my Five Marshes, frequently invading. However, this kind of Karma change is unprecedented. This change began to show signs two years ago, and it culminated in a few months ago, causing most of my dormant will to awaken. That's why I contacted you."

Then, the Seven-Colored Divine Spirit lowered its voice, revealing a sincere tone. "In the past, we had some disagreements, and we were enemies rather than friends. But the current situation forces us to unite. From this Karma change, you should have already realized that this calamity actually involves your Domain of Law. Although we are not bound by shared prosperity, we are bound by shared loss!"

The projection of the Kitchen God nodded slightly, then said, "That's true. Even if we remain enemies in the future, we won't fare well if we don't unite now. However, since you have sensed the calamity, do you know its specifics and when it will truly erupt?"

Upon hearing the question, the Seven-Colored Divine Spirit hesitated for a moment before finally saying, "To be honest, I already know the source of this calamity. It is actually the Circuit City God of Jiannan Circuit who intends to conquer the Five Marshes. He has been missing for the past few months, and in my calculations, he must have ascended to heaven."

She frowned as she said this.

"Do you know what his intentions are in ascending to heaven?" Qiu Yan asked the question that concerned him most. Although he knew that Lü Liang had ascended to heaven and even had information about his divine whereabouts, he did not know what the situation was like in heaven, so he could not accurately judge Lü Liang's methods, nor did he know what actions the other party would take.

The Seven-Colored Divine Spirit smiled slightly, seemingly seeing through Qiu Yan's thoughts. Without beating around the bush, she said directly, "This Circuit City God's Divine Rank governs a realm of the Underworld Office, guiding the souls of the dead into the netherworld. While his power and responsibilities are great, he doesn't wield absolute power and cannot overstep his bounds to wage war. Moreover, although he has many Subordinate Deity, they each have their own duties, and their combat strength is not particularly high. Apart from the Gate God, almost none of them are skilled in Divine Path combat. Therefore, if he wants to take action, he needs to control another group..."

"Another group?" Qiu Yan's heart stirred slightly.

"That's right," the Seven-Colored Divine Spirit didn't keep them in suspense, "They are dedicated to killing, Heavenly Soldiers and Generals!"

"Heavenly Soldiers and Generals? If that Circuit City God brings Heavenly Soldiers and Generals to attack the Five Marshes, he will definitely clash with the Divine Path here. Could these soldiers and generals also be gods?" Qiu Yan immediately grasped the key point and remembered the 108 Golden-Armored Warriors he had captured.

The Seven-Colored Divine Spirit replied, "Heavenly Soldiers and Generals and generals are similar to gods, but they do not carry talismans or possess Divine Power Space within their bodies. Their divine power actually comes from external sources."

Qiu Yan frowned. "Divine power from outside? Doesn't that mean every bit used is less? How can we fight against others like that?"

The Seven-Colored Divine Spirit replied, "Although the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals do not produce divine power, the external divine power can be constantly replenished. At least in this East Flower Continent, there is no need to worry about running out of divine power."

"In the East Flower Continent, divine power is inexhaustible? Why is that? Could it be..." Qiu Yan's heart skipped a beat as he considered a possibility.

Seeing this, the Seven-Colored Divine Spirit simply said, "The details cannot be revealed, otherwise, due to the entanglement of Karma and effect, our schemes will be known to others. You will soon find out this. Once a deity surpasses the Second Grade, their Divine Name becomes increasingly majestic. Even if they are thousands of miles away, as long as someone mentions it, they will know what is happening there."

"Oh? Is that so?"

Qiu Yan was surprised. In fact, any deity would sense when its Divine Name was mentioned by others, especially by mortals or living beings. Deities skilled in divination could use this to calculate and sort out Karma, but there were also many limitations.

Judging from the words of this Seven-Colored Divine Spirit, once a deity steps into the Second Grade, it seems that this feeling will undergo a transformation, and even among deities, it can no longer be easily mentioned.

"Indeed," the Seven-Colored Divine Spirit nodded, skipping over the topic and continuing the previous conversation, "Speaking of which, if the Jiannan Circuit City God were to lead his army here, he would surely have to pass through your Nine Spirits Mountain and Great Snow River. At that time, under the onslaught of such an army, how could anyone survive?"

Qiu Yan then asked, "Then, according to Fellow Daoist, how should we deal with this matter?" He wanted to probe the other party's response through a few words. Even if they were to join forces, they could not be careless. It was already suspected of being a pawn to a tiger, and they could easily be used as cannon fodder or a pawn to be sacrificed, or even used as a substitute to shield Qiu Yan from disaster.

"Even if you didn't ask, I would have told you," the Seven-Colored Divine Spirit said, gesturing to the surroundings. "My projection can only operate within this area, which is a limitation. Therefore, this matter should be handled by several of my Subordinate Deity. Besides, the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals pose a significant threat, practically immortal. We should not waste time with them, but rather stop the believers and use the Spirit-Strike Method to make them fight the Celestial Soldiers."

Qiu Yan interjected, "I've only ever heard of this Spirit-Strike Method, but I've never tried it."

The Seven-Colored Divine Spirit glanced at him. "Now that you have entered the Third Grade, you can freeze the Karma of the Domain of Law and bestow divine power upon believers. This Spirit-Strike Method has existed since ancient times, and even the Daoist Sect have many of them. It can be conveyed through the Divine Proclamation edict. Once you use your divine Divine Office, you can attach yourself to believers and fight against them. In fact, it is similar to the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals, and it is no less effective than the Bean-Sprinkling Soldier-Creation Technique."

"Oh?" The projection of the Kitchen God seemed puzzled. "Fellow Daoist, are you just going to wait for them to come to you? To meet force with force, or to deal with whatever comes your way?"

The Seven-Colored Divine Spirit chided, "This is already quite good. After all, we don't know when the other party will return to the mortal realm, so we can only be on guard every day. If the Jiannan Circuit City God summons Heavenly Soldiers and Generals with the Military Tally, it will take some time, which gives us time to prepare."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Yan pondered for a moment, then said, "I can tell you clearly that the Circuit City God has already returned to the Netherworld Domain, but he hasn't summoned Heavenly Soldiers and Generals. Rather than launching a large-scale resistance later, it's better to..."

"Take advantage of their incomplete formation and charge in!" (To be continued...)