Bathed in the blood rain, the countless figures began to rapidly dissolve.
Yet he ignored the searing pain of his dissolving Divine Soul, still raising his head in terror as if he had witnessed some unspeakable horror.
’Moon-Devouring... so the moon it devours is the Qi Family’s Moonlight?!’
In Gong Yue’s eyes, he seemed to see a bizarre Silver-eyed White Wolf Immortal looking down upon him.
Immediately after, the Core Formation True Master began to kowtow frantically.
It was as if he was trying to shatter his own Divine Soul, begging for the Immortal Family’s forgiveness.
SIZZLE, SIZZLE. The blood rain poured down.
"AH! AHHH!!"
Piercing screams were the only thing left in the valley.
The Captains had long since been scared witless by this bizarre scene.
As the blood rain fell, they writhed on the ground under the dual torment of dissolving souls and corroding bones. In a matter of breaths, their flesh and Divine Souls melted away as one.
The massive, crimson object hung high in the sky.
It cast its cold light over the mountains and rivers below.
Beneath this crimson moonlight, the Demon Banner stood tall, fluttering noisily. The script on it looked all the more terrifying.
"Hah."
Lin Shu withdrew the Filthy Moon Wolf Lord’s Magical Power, wincing at the cost.
Borrowing magical power didn’t come cheap.
’If it weren’t for that piece of Turtle Shell, I could’ve killed him in a few punches with my Wind-Riding speed. I wouldn’t have had to waste so many Sin Coins.’
[The arsonist and murderer wears a golden belt; the bridge-builder and road-mender leaves no corpse. Killed one mortal. Reward: 110 taels of Sin Coin.]
[The arsonist and murderer wears a golden belt; the bridge-builder and road-mender leaves no corpse. Killed one mortal. Reward: 12 taels of Sin Coin.]
Several prompts appeared at once.
Seeing the prompt for Gong Yue’s death finally gave Lin Shu some consolation, though it was quickly followed by a bit of confusion.
’Core Formation is considered mortal, just like Foundation Establishment?’
’Is it because this Realm is the process of attaining a Golden Core, so there’s no fundamental difference from a Foundation Establishment Cultivator?’
Lin Shu shook his head. With a casual flick of his palm, the Profound Turtle Shell Armor and a Storage Bag landed in his hand.
He returned to the assembled demons.
The Red Moon had long since dissipated, but the group of Little Demons still stared blankly up at the sky.
"Hm?"
Lin Shu raised an eyebrow. ’I didn’t cast any spells on them, did I?’
’At worst, they were just caught in the crossfire. It shouldn’t have been enough to affect their Divine Souls.’
Even Xie Yutang was completely stunned.
She had already grasped a Seventh Grade Core Formation Sword Formula, yet she was still terrified by the Immortal Technique he had just used.
’How could such a treacherous technique exist in the world?’
’It even mercilessly suppressed the Qi Family’s Moonlight Incarnation!’
"GULP."
After a long moment, the demons all swallowed hard in unison, shuddered, and looked around.
Dissolved flesh and bone had turned into a bloody slurry, flowing like little snakes across the mountainous terrain.
The valley was deathly cold. All eleven Captains from the Demon-slaying Bureau were dead, their corpses a gruesome sight, as if they had been gnawed on by wild beasts.
"Senior Brother Lin..."
Lu Yun began to speak, his voice trembling. Only yesterday, he had witnessed Lin Shu’s methods firsthand.
He never imagined that the power that had shocked Yongzhou Pass was still just the tip of the iceberg.
He managed to get the name out, but then his voice caught in his throat, a look of shame creeping onto his face.
"You just got here, kid, and you’re already trying to get familiar, huh!"
Monkey smacked him on the head. "He’s our esteemed Demon General, and you’re calling him Senior Brother?"
Lu Yun flinched and quickly corrected himself, "Lord Lin!"
Satisfied, Monkey withdrew his hand. He then looked at Lin Shu with a mixture of worship and elation, looking as if he wanted to leap up, transform into a throne, and carry him on his shoulders.
’A Demon General! We finally have a Demon General to protect us!’
Lin Shu withdrew his gaze and looked down at Chang Yi, who was lying on the ground.
He turned to glance at Gu Nanzhi. "Are you sure you want to take him back to the Demon Mountain?"
"Huh?"
Gu Nanzhi hadn’t yet fully recovered from her astonishment. Hearing his question, her first instinct was to nod.
’After seeing what the Captains of the Demon-slaying Bureau were capable of, how could she rest easy leaving her nephew in their ranks?’
But then, she noticed Lin Shu gazing off into the distance.
It was in the direction of Black Water City.
As if remembering something, a sudden chill ran down Gu Nanzhi’s spine.
’So many Demon-slaying Captains were dead.’
’And her nephew had been hung up to lure demons.’
’If his body was never found...’
’...the Demon-slaying Bureau would surely connect the incidents and pin the blame for more than ten deaths squarely on Chang Yi.’
’When that happened, the Chang Family, headed by the Black Water County Magistrate, would be completely done for.’
’They’d be branded for colluding with Demon Evils and murdering constables of the Demon-slaying Bureau.’
’It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say their entire clan could be executed.’
’Forget everyone else—once Chang Yi himself woke up and found out what happened, he’d likely be driven mad by guilt and self-blame!’
’How could he possibly live with himself?’
The excitement and joy on the faces of the Little Demons also faded.
They were all without backing or support, so they had never considered such repercussions.

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