When the Words of the People Become Fearsome, Meet the Blades Head-On; When the Whole World Turns Enemy, Keep Principle in Heart

Crackling! Crackling!

Flames swirled around him, forming a protective shield, and rubbed against the Yin-Yang Pagoda, rapidly wearing him down until it seemed on the verge of collapse. But this brief stalemate was enough for Qiu Yan. He broke free from the base of the tower, braving the raging winds created by the combined power of the people, and rose from the ground!

Splash!

The fiery shield, imbued with flowing Literary Thought, shattered the base of the tower, allowing it to break free and journey against the wind!

"Hmm? You actually managed to escape, but unfortunately you still can't escape my grasp!" Lü Liang was puzzled, his face was cold, and he flicked his fingers. The shadow of Jiannan Circuit appeared behind him. The whirlwind formed by the will of millions of people changed and reorganized, and figures condensed, speaking words as sharp as knives!

Public opinion is a fearsome thing!

Sharp, vicious words, driven by Lü Liang, rained down on Qiu Yan.

In fact, these sharp words were not unfounded, but rather instigated by Lü Liang, causing the people of Jiannan Circuit in the Mortal Realm to develop a dislike for the Kitchen God!

In the Netherworld, this manifests as countless sharp blades impacting Qiu Yan's Domain of Law! (Incense Faith!)

However, such incitement of believers and forcibly changing their minds was extremely taxing. Even though Lü Liang was Third Grade deity, he gradually became powerless in just a few breaths. Yet the effect was astonishing, tantamount to severing Qiu Yan's roots!

Despite the changes, Qiu Yan showed no fear and faced them head-on!

In the blink of an eye, the flames enveloping Qiu Yan's Divine Body rapidly gathered in his hands, flickering and undulating like two sharp blades.

Sharp blades rushed towards him, but Qiu Yan moved his hands in quick succession, causing sparks to burst forth and deflecting each incoming blade.

Snap! Snap! Snap!

The impact was swift and sharp, accompanied by a glint of cold light. Qiu Yan, braving the raging air currents and sharp words, quickly closed in on Lü Liang.

"Hmm? You escaped suppression after I saw through your disguise. Instead of running away, you're trying to get closer to me, hoping to turn the tables? Are you courting death?" Lü Liang sneered, his Divine Radiance radiating out like gentle moonlight.

A silvery Divine Radiance, dazzling and radiant.

At the same time, Qiu Yan's Divine Spirit Body also erupted with a burst of silver light!

"What!"

Lü Liang's eyes widened, his expression changed drastically, and his hands, which were controlling divine power, trembled.

"The speed at which this god has progressed is simply astonishing!"

Not far away, the Prefect stood in a corner, watching the battle in deep thought, with plans in his mind. But the moment he saw the light emanating from Qiu Yan, his heart skipped a beat, and his thoughts became a jumbled mess.

The next moment, in his vision, within the storm of People's Wishes that filled the sky, two silver lights collided violently!

Qiu Yan's sudden rise to power completely caught Lü Liang off guard. Although the latter had long realized that Qiu Yan, as Heaven-Born Deity, must have made progress during this period, he never imagined that in just a few months, Qiu Yan would have already reached the Third Grade, equivalent to his own!

A battle between Third Grade deities!

Boom!

At the point where the two beams of light collided, invisible Karma squeezed and rubbed against each other, their Karmic Thread intertwining and radiating outwards to form a net-like surface, which then began to fluctuate violently.

This movement had far-reaching implications, spreading throughout the expanded first floor of the Yin-Yang Pagoda and attracting the attention of the gods.

"Unexpected, unexpected!" Lü Liang narrowed his eyes, stretching out his hands to meet Qiu Yan's. At first glance, it seemed like palms were touching, but there was actually a barrier between them. Two orbs of divine power, the same color but with completely different intents, were mixed together to maintain balance. "No matter how I thought about it, I never expected that you would reach the Third Grade rank in such a short time! Too dangerous! You, a god, are too dangerous!"

Never before had Lü Liang's murderous intent towards Qiu Yan been so intense and resolute!

As soon as he finished speaking, his arms trembled and disintegrated, transforming into endless People's Wishes. Each wish was as sharp as a knife, and they charged forward, creating a bloody storm. Qiu Yan's two arms were shattered by the impact, scattering into strands of divine power!

"You have no chance..." Lü Liang's gaze turned cold as he activated his divine power, Domain of Law, and Yin-Yang Pagoda. Unexpectedly, Qiu Yan suddenly opened his mouth, a red light flashing within it. A condensed, crimson beam of light burst forth from his mouth and struck Lü Liang's face!

Puff!

The head, formed of divine power, instantly exploded, its shape vanishing into scattered fragments of divine power!

Anger!

The explosion of his head did not weaken Lü Liang; instead, it fueled his anger. But before he could recover, a flash of blue and black light appeared from Qiu Yan's severed shoulders, and two divine dragons flew out, nimbly winding and connecting head to tail around the two deities, drawing a circle that encircled them.

"Hmm?" A sense of unease crept into Lü Liang's heart!

At the same time, on the fourth floor of the Yin-Yang Pagoda, the seven doors trembled, producing wisps of smoke that quickly spread and drew away some of the Yin-Yang Pagoda's power.

At the same time, within Qiu Yan's Divine Spirit Body, the Heart Demon throbbed, and the aura of the captured underworld souls burst forth, penetrating the body and merging with the two divine dragons, resonating with the external Domain of Law.

The next moment, the two dragons turned, and the scene inside the circle distorted and shifted. When Lü Liang's head solidified again, he looked around and found himself outside the tower!

"This is..." Looking at the surrounding scenery, Lü Liang was first puzzled, then understood. His gaze shifted and landed on Qiu Yan. "So that's how it is. You knew perfectly well that the Yin-Yang Pagoda was under my control, yet you still dared to step in, all to move me out of it! What a scheme! What audacity!"

Qiu Yan narrowed his eyes and replied calmly, "My only target this time is you. If I cause trouble outside the tower, it might arouse your suspicion and backfire. It's better to lure the snake out of its hole!"

As he spoke, his Divine Body retreated rapidly, and then all the Karma and effect in the sky solidified and froze. The countless souls from all over the Netherworld Domain rose up and roared towards him!

This is Lü Liang mobilizing the power of the entire Netherworld Domain!

Qiu Yan's shattered arms had recovered. He reached out and grabbed two divine dragons, which landed in his hands, taut and straight like two sticks. He held one in each hand and then swung them around, creating a series of stick shadows that blocked the ghosts from entering!

"You think that just because you brought me out of the Yin-Yang Pagoda, I can't do anything to you? Don't forget, this is within my Domain of Law, and the Yin-Yang Pagoda is connected to my Divine Sense. With just a thought, hmm?"

As Lü Liang was speaking, he suddenly shuddered, and wisps of black smoke appeared on his body, swirling and changing, like ropes binding him tightly, making him feel as if he were being tightly bound, and his Karma connection with the outside world was greatly weakened!

"This is... Heart Demon? It actually uses its demonic nature to interfere with and hinder my connection with the Yin-Yang Pagoda!" With a sweep of his Divine Sense, Lü Liang saw through the illusion of the smoke and was instantly enraged. "You demonic bastards, how dare you act so presumptuously!"

The divine power surged forth, intending to dispel the smoke formed by the inner Heart Demon. However, before Lü Liang could even finish his thought, dense sparks flew over and covered a large area of the sky. Lü Liang, caught in the middle, was forced to retreat repeatedly by the impact and had to mobilize the power of the Netherworld to defend himself!

"What's going on? These sparks actually contain a trace of the same Netherworld aura as mine! Enough to shake the defensive barriers!"

Startled, Lü Liang composed himself and swept his divine power around, intending to destroy the Heart Demon. But strangely, these Heart Demon moved with his divine power and became connected to the Incense Faith!

"This Heart Demon can mimic the state of a deity? No, this Heart Demon was once compatible with a deity, and was even born from Subordinate Deity thought. Moreover, it is extremely familiar with the flow of divine power and manipulation of Karma of Third Grade deity! Could it be that it was raised by Min Yuan?"

As he was thinking this, a flash of Divine Radiance appeared ahead, and Qiu Yan, wielding two dragon staffs, had already rushed up to him!

"Hmm..."

The two collided, and the dragon head on the staff opened its mouth, spewing out black water that was extremely cold.

"You want to settle this with fists and clubs? That's absurd!" Lü Liang stepped back, his Divine Body radiating rays of light that spread outwards like a branching tree trunk, reaching every corner of the Netherworld Domain!

Immediately afterwards, the entire Domain of Law was in an uproar. Each and every ghostly soul, city, and forest erupted with strange power, exhibiting an aura of Human Path operation, vibrating upwards and converging into the sky.

The disguise of the Netherworld Domain shattered, and a gust of yin wind swept down.

It's like a giant hand that was originally lying on the ground suddenly reaching up into the sky!

This palm represents the City God Human Path!

As the City God, he oversees Human Path, Record Good, Record Evil, connects the Yin-Yang, punishes chaos, guides the souls of the dead, and delivers those filled with resentment!

Unlike the grand and majestic principles described in the writings and books of Grand Confucian, the City God Human Path is sinister and unorthodox, yet it has a flavor of conforming to the will of the people.

Good and evil will ultimately be rewarded!

Great Qi formed an irresistible giant hand, which reached out and grabbed Qiu Yan, covering dozens of miles and blotting out the sky.

Qiu Yan's Divine Body froze for a moment.

This time, it seemed that his Divine Body had been captured, but in reality, his Divine Sense and talismans had also been corrupted by the City God Human Path, and his Divine Body was to be analyzed and judged according to the rules of this Netherworld Domain!

The people's will is the world's will; Qiu Yan is the enemy!

"Collect!" Lü Liang made a hand seal and sent out a Divine Sense thought. The giant hand formed from the aura of the Netherworld rapidly shrank, sealing Qiu Yan's Divine Spirit Body inside.

Just then, the Heart Demon mist suddenly tightened, causing this Divine Sense to tremble!

"Hmph!" Lü Liang snorted coldly, his divine power surging as he enveloped the Heart Demon smoke, rubbing and suppressing it, seemingly about to obliterate it.

On the other side, the giant hand formed from the City God Human Path showed a slight crack due to the tremor of his Divine Sense.

"The feeling of the whole world being an enemy is something I couldn't understand even after witnessing it firsthand; only now do I truly understand it."

In the humble hut in the Lin Zhong, Qiu Yan's Fleshly Body murmured softly, looking at the half-finished drawing on the table. With a flick of his arm and a movement of his wrist, the ink flowed, blending the raging wind and rain with the dense forest, exuding a sense of Heavenly Principle.

But this Heavenly Principle did not bring enlightenment; instead, it brought unspeakable danger and an uncontrollable predicament, as if the entire world in the painting contained malice and was about to invade that tribal stronghold.

Heaven and earth are in harmony.

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