Your Killers Are the People!

In response, the ghosts, demons, and even the Land God in the form of white-haired loli girls below all began to pray anxiously, hoping that the Lady Qingnü would not unleash this lightning upon them.

As everyone's thoughts converged, it helped Yin Yunze further perfect his Authority over Lightning, steadily advancing towards divine office and even godhood.

Through the power of heavenly thunder and the faith and vows of tens of thousands of believers on earth.

After nearly an hour, Yin Yunze finally managed to dissipate all the power of the heavenly lightning in the thunderclouds filling the sky.

At the same time, Yin Yunze's second true tail, the Tail of Lightning, also appeared.

Even now, because he's been soaked in so much heavenly lightning power, Yin Yunze's hair has a slight purplish tinge.

Every single hair contains the Power of Lightning.

Even a single hair plucked from it would be a treasure enough to kill an ordinary demon for an ordinary person.

Furthermore, this Divinity of Lightning, tempered by the power of heavenly thunder, surpassed even the Authority over Frost and Snow.

Although Yin Yunze still holds the title of God of Frost and Snow, his Divinity of Lightning, strengthened by heavenly lightning, combined with the enhancement of the Dark Heavenly Lightning Flag, has made him a formidable figure.

Yin Yunze's power of Power of Lightning is a level higher than that of Power of Frost and Snow.

If he were to face the City God again now, Yin Yunze was confident that he could immediately unleash the Seven Luminaries Mystic Lightning Formation to kill him!

As for the Dark Heavenly Lightning Flag...

During this tempering by the power of heavenly lightning, Yin Yunze not only tempered himself, but also reforged the Dark Heavenly Lightning Flag with the power of heavenly lightning.

It was during this ritual that Yin Yunze discovered a hidden force within the Dark Heavenly Lightning Flag.

Besides the obvious Divine Sense imprint, the Supreme Elder of the Yin Immortal Sect had left a back door within this Dark Heavenly Lightning Flag.

Just like how Yin Yunze left behind a backup plan that he could control after refining the Pure Fox Robe.

If the Supreme Elder were to escape, he could easily reclaim the Dark Heavenly Lightning Flag using this backup plan.

However, after being tempered by the power of heavenly lightning, this Dark Heavenly Lightning Flag finally lost all connection with the Supreme Elder of the Yin Immortal Sect.

With complete mastery, Yin Yunze also obtained a piece of information from the Dark Heavenly Lightning Flag.

The corpse of Prince Jing in the Tomb of Prince Jing was actually raised by the Supreme Elder of the Yin Immortal Sect.

The Dark Heavenly Lightning Flag was precisely what the Supreme Elder used to restrain the corpse of Prince Jing.

However, just as Yin Yunze was about to find out more, the information stopped there.

It must be said that Yin Yunze felt extremely distressed every time he learned about matters related to the Tomb of Prince Jing.

When he was not even a wild god, Yin Yunze saw the Tomb of Prince Jing and was like a frog in a well looking up at the moon; now, Yin Yunze has the power to overpower the City God and holds the authority of thunder, frost, snow, and land. When he sees the Tomb of Prince Jing again, he is like a mayfly looking at the blue sky.

Only now can Yin Yunze barely deduce that the Supreme Elder was probably a powerful being at the Dao Integration Realm.

If his method of transforming a corpse into an immortal hadn't gone wrong, he might already be a powerful being at the Tribulation Transcendence Realm.

In the path of cultivation, Yin Yunze has only just taken the first step through the three major tribulations, while his opponent is already close to the end of his immortal journey.

It's really fortunate that the City God spoke so casually back then, as if he really had some kind of relationship with this Supreme Elder.

It can only be said that Yin Yunze is not the only one who likes to make grand pronouncements and boast.

"Qingnü, what's wrong?"

Yin Yunze remained lost in thought in the air for a long time until Lord of Du Mountain came to his side and called out to him, at which point Yin Yunze finally came to his senses.

"Nothing."

Shaking his head, Yin Yunze decided to put the matter of Tomb of Prince Jing aside for the time being.

At least, the City God was right about one thing.

The problem with the Supreme Elder will definitely not be resolved in less than three to five years.

Landing back on the ground, looking at the tens of thousands of Yin soldiers kneeling before him, Yin Yunze knew that there was still one most important thing he hadn't done yet!

Turning to look at Lord of Du Mountain, Yin Yunze said softly, "Shanjun, I'll leave this place to you."

"No problem!" Lord of Du Mountain naturally wouldn't refuse Yin Yunze's request.

Then, Yin Yunze addressed the City God faction members, led by the Martial Judge, saying, "All of you, stay here and don't move. I have business to attend to! If I return and find you gone, kill you all without mercy!"

"No, no!"

"Your Majesty, please rest assured!"

"Actually, we haven't wanted to talk to—"

Upon hearing Yin Yunze's words, the City God's subordinates naturally dared not raise any objections.

Taking out the Jeweled Tree Glazed Branch, Yin Yunze waved it once more.

The enormous ravine was instantly smoothed out, transforming into a smooth road once more.

After taking the Demon-Summoning Banner and breaking the seal on it, Yin Yunze handed it to the little fox girl. "Xuan'er, from now on, you will lead these gods and demons to help me keep an eye on these people with Lord of Du Mountain!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Although still somewhat timid, the little fox girl took the Demon-Summoning Banner and walked behind Lord of Du Mountain.

After settling things in temporarily, Yin Yunze said to Guo Jing, who had already transformed back into human form, "Then, Jing'er, let's go see the City God off one last time!"

"Yes! I've waited far too long for this day!"

Upon hearing this, Guo Jing's eyes turned completely black once again.

This time, however, Guo Jing was completely unaffected by the darkness.

Carrying Guo Jing and enveloped in the Power of Lightning, Yin Yunze arrived at the City God in Qingling County in an instant.

Where the ruins of the original City God once stood, a magnificent City God has now appeared.

At this critical juncture, the City God used his divine power to build the City God entirely on his own.

Upon noticing Yin Yunze's arrival, the City God walked to the door.

"I can't believe you survived!"

The City God was quite surprised that Yin Yunze was still alive.

After all, the City God didn't think Yin Yunze had any chance of surviving that level of lightning tribulation.

However, the City God quickly found a reason for Yin Yunze, muttering to himself, "That's right, there's someone behind you—wait a minute, why did I forget earlier—"

"So, that's why you can sit here so comfortably?"

Looking at the City God, Yin Yunze was also somewhat puzzled. "I thought you would go to the Prefectural City God— "

To be honest, this was exactly what Yin Yunze was most worried about from beginning to end.

If the Qingling County City God had gone to see the Prefectural City God even once during the entire process, Yin Yunze might have failed.

But for some reason, the County City God never did so.

In response, Yin Yunze could only conclude that the City God was too confident in himself!

"Go find the Prefect?" The County City God was taken aback, then suddenly realized and said helplessly, "----That's right, what I've been forgetting is going to find the Prefect! If the Prefect had intervened, how could I have ended up in this state----"

"Too bad, you've missed your chance!"

Looking at the County City God, Yin Yunze calmly made his decision. "Because you're doomed."

"That's not necessarily true!"

Looking at Yin Yunze, the City God remained equally calm. "You were no match for me just now. Even if you were stronger, so what? I am currently inside the temple. What ability do you have to kill me?"

Moreover, the sin of killing a City God —even if you were a County God yourself, could you bear it, Primordial Lady of the Azure Heavens?

"I'm not the one who will kill you!"

Seeing the City God still oblivious to the impending doom, Yin Yunze shook his head and said to Guo Jing, "Jing'er, let's begin!"

"Yes!" Upon hearing Yin Yunze's words, Guo Jing nodded, then took out a proclamation denouncing the traitors and read it aloud:

There was Qingling County City God who held a position without doing any work and exploited the people.

Guo Jing's voice wasn't loud, but she spoke each word with great care.

After reading the entire article, I found not a single mistake.

Perhaps, in all these days, Guo Jing has read this proclamation denouncing the traitors countless times.

As Guo Jing chanted, the people of Qingling County gathered in front of the City God.

The fear and reverence that once filled the faces of these people were gone, replaced by resentment.

If it weren't for the current famine and shortage of supplies, people would probably have already been throwing rotten vegetable leaves and eggs at the City God.

Some, like Guo Jing, whose relatives were harmed by the City God, were overcome with grief and wept incessantly.

"So, you're done reading?"

Even after Guo Jing finished reading, the City God remained indifferent. Facing the resentful gazes of the crowd, the City God's face held a hint of mockery. "You don't really think you can kill me with this one piece of writing, do you?"

"So, there's one more!"

As they spoke, Yin Yunze had Guo Jing read aloud the document drafted by the prefect to dismiss the City God.

After reading it, Guo Jing threw the document at the City God.

The City God naturally wouldn't accept the document, but once it was placed on the ground, the effect of the dismissal was already in effect.

As a purple light, invisible to mortals, flashed by, a layer of Dynastic Karmic Luck was stripped from the City God. However, apart from that, the City God did not undergo any major changes.

Besides, the Dynastic Karmic Luck surrounding him had thinned considerably.

"Is this your source of confidence?"

Looking at the decree of dismissal at his feet, the City God couldn't help but chuckle, saying, "Do you know that I am the County City God, a fourth-rank official appointed by the imperial court as the Earl of Manifest Blessings? The prefect is only a fourth-rank official; what right does he have to dismiss me?!"

Yin Yunze was already aware of this situation.

Although both are County God, the rank of the County City God in the dynasty is far higher than that of the local mortal officials.

Although they belong to the same county, the county magistrate is only a seventh-rank official, while the County City God is a fourth-rank official, and both even have the title of Earl of Earl of Manifest Blessings.

The prefect was only a fourth-rank official.

Therefore, in reality, the prefect, who was also a fourth-rank official, could only impeach, but did not have the power to dismiss.

For ordinary officials, bestowing titles upon Divine Dao Incense God is always easy, but removing them is always difficult.

Especially the City God, a special divine office with a systematic structure and receiving a salary from the imperial court.

Apart from the emperor, even a high-ranking official of the first rank had no right to directly dismiss someone.

Otherwise, wouldn't all the gods become slaves to mortal officials?

In order to avoid being dismissed, one must allow others to take whatever they want.

In fact, the greatest constraint that mortal officials had over deities was before they were officially appointed.

Once a position is officially established, ordinary officials no longer have the right to dismiss it.

Of course, forcibly taking people to destroy it is another matter entirely.

This is also why Yin Yunze didn't immediately issue the demotion document at the beginning.

Because this decree was the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Bringing it out rashly before you can be sure it will crush the camel will only arouse the City God's suspicion.

While this decree could not completely strip the City God of his divine position, it could have a significant impact on the City God's Dynastic Karmic Luck.

After all, this was a fourth-rank prefect, representing the imperial court, questioning the legitimacy of the County City God.

The Dynastic Karmic Luck, by its very nature, favors ordinary officials.

Looking at the City God with a hint of pity, Yin Yunze finally understood the City God's current state.

The mind is clouded, and one is unaware of death even when it is imminent.

"If there's only one, then you can laugh it off no matter which one it is."

Yin Yunze pointed to the sky above the City God, shook his head, and said, "But if you combine the two, how can you still laugh?"

Following Yin Yunze's finger, the City God subconsciously looked up at the sky.

Just a foot away from the City God, the lake of resentment transformed into a gigantic, ever-changing human face.

This giant human face can be male or female, old or young.

But no matter how things changed, without exception, they all looked at the City God with resentment.

The Dynastic Karmic Luck, which used to be able to steadily support this lake of resentment, now seems increasingly volatile and flickering.

And this face, imbued with resentment, continued to descend towards the City God, bathed in the purple light of fortune.

"Those who killed you were the very people you looked down upon—"

With a sigh from Yin Yunze.

In an instant, that layer of auspicious purple light vanished like a soap bubble.

With a snap, it shattered into countless points of light.

The next moment, the resentment accumulated over hundreds of years fell like water onto the newly built City God.