Inside the City God Temple, the Duan Family members who had originally fallen asleep, including the Temple Guards stationed near each major hall, were instantly startled awake. They all rose from their beds and walked outside.

Li Chongguang, who had flown into the main hall, originally intended to silently approach and snap the neck of the Chief Temple Priest—who was asleep over his desk—and then dismantle the deity statues.

Unexpectedly, CLANG! This bell sound drastically changed his expression.

The bell's ring meant the City God Lord would be instantly awakened.

As expected, BOOM! Air currents, like ripples and gales, swept through. A furious roar emerged from the deity statue,

"How audacious! Daring to infiltrate my God Realm in the dead of night!!"

This thunderous shout, propelled by the Incense Divine Power, vibrated the air and also woke the Chief Temple Priest inside the hall. He looked up to see a figure in black, and his expression immediately changed. He shouted with a force as powerful as the Lion's Roar,

"Someone has broken into the hall! Guards! Guards!"

At this moment, Li Chongguang, the second-in-command of the Fish and Dragon Association, had no time to wonder why the bell had rung, awakening both the City God Lord and the Chief Temple Priest. He had come tonight for the City God Lord's bones and was prepared for the worst. If saving Ma Mingfeng meant openly snatching the bones, so be it!

"Shut up! Die!"

Beneath his mask, Li Chongguang's expression twisted, his eyes gleaming with lethal, murderous intent. With a stomp, he moved like a gust of wind, kicking towards the Chief Temple Priest.

This one kick could kill any expert below the Fourth Realm.

But unexpectedly, in that instant, mist in the hall coalesced into a three-inch-tall general. The general roared, flooding Li Chongguang's mind with successive illusions.

However, Li Chongguang was mentally prepared, especially having planned to face the City God's Spiritual Attack.

Suddenly, his eyes showed a trace of pain, a pain that brought him clarity.

Just before the illusion materialized, he had jammed a silver needle between his fingers, using the unbearable, torture-like agony to regain his consciousness.

BANG! With one kick, he smashed the Chief Temple Priest's skull.

"Audacious! What scoundrel! Who exactly are you!" Duan Mingbi, who had taken form from smoke, let out a hysterical roar.

The moment he executed his Spiritual Attack, he sensed this man's profound life force; he was indeed a Fourth Realm Martial Practitioner.

His Spiritual Attack was hardly effective against Martial Practitioners of the Same Realm.

Unexpectedly, the intruder was even prepared, having devised a method of self-harm to counter his Mental Illusion Technique.

After Li Chongguang kicked the Chief Temple Priest's head to pieces, he took several steps forward, completely disregarding Duan Mingbi—formed from smoke—as if he were nothing.

Another kick flew, targeting the Golden Body of the City God Lord worshipped in the main hall.

As a Martial Practitioner and second-in-command of the Fish and Dragon Association, he knew the county's City God's actual prowess well. It was just a deceased Yin Spirit, capable at most of creating mental illusions and bringing misfortune.

Beyond that, even if the Yin Spirit stood right before him, passing through it would be like walking through air.

BOOM!! The largest Golden Body within the City God Temple's main hall was directly blasted apart by Li Chongguang's kick, sending golden fragments flying.

"Protector! Protector! Quickly, someone come protect this General!!!"

As the three-foot City God Lord watched helplessly—his Chief Temple Priest killed, his illusions useless, his Golden Body brutally destroyed—he let out a furious roar,

"Where has everyone gone!!"

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! Sounds of chaotic scuffles shook the City God Temple.

From a distant roof eave, a voice said, "We can also make our move now."

Instantly, Yang Luochen and Kou Ming leapt from beneath the eave, simultaneously scattering dozens, even hundreds, of Talisman Papers toward the four major halls.

Chen Ku, meanwhile, headed in a completely different direction from his master and senior brother.

That was where Ma Mingfeng was located.

More than three hundred meters from the City God Temple, under a large tree, clouds obscured the moon, plunging the night into dark shadows.

Ma Mingfeng lay there, pale-faced, the poison seemingly deep in his lungs and brain. He could only wait for the seniors from the association.

CLANG... Suddenly, the bell from the nearby City God Temple rang out, making Ma Mingfeng instinctively open his eyes. He struggled to stand, supporting himself with the tree trunk,

"What? Uncle Master Li and the others have been discovered!"

It shouldn't have happened so soon.

How could they have been discovered just upon entering the City God Temple? Uncle Master Li is a great expert of the Fourth Realm, among the top twenty in Baojiao City.

Although they had all prepared for a potential conflict with the City God Temple, Ma Mingfeng couldn't help but worry now.

After all, this is all for me.

That City God is just a paper tiger, all for show. Even if discovered, they should be able to storm through...

Ma Mingfeng could only try to comfort himself with these thoughts.

As someone with extraordinary spiritual Talent, he was well aware of the City God's capabilities, which were similar to his own. Excluding Nightmare Suppression and Incense Descending, it was merely a slightly larger Five Senses Illusion Technique. Even if it could disturb Uncle Master Li, it couldn't stop him.

The first thing I'll do after I detoxify is go to my family elders and arrange the assassination of Chen Ku and Kou Ming...

Ma Mingfeng's eyes glinted sharply.

Just then, he suddenly sensed a small, dark shadow falling from the tree above but subconsciously ignored it.

It must be a squirrel or a sparrow.

Unexpectedly, what he had dismissed as a 'squirrel or a sparrow'—the three-inch shadow—suddenly leaped from the tree, transforming into a Strange Beast the size of a mammoth.

By the time Ma Mingfeng reacted, darkness loomed overhead, his vision filled with crimson as a gaping, bloody maw lunged to swallow him.

If I were in my prime mental state, I wouldn't only have dodged it, I could have even launched a Spirit Witness at the devouring beast's mouth...

But my current state is barely a tenth of my prime.

What— The thought barely formed before he was bitten to death.

[Diagram Master killed Ma Mingfeng, obtaining one streak of Second Realm Evil Qi.]

After biting Ma Mingfeng to death, Chen Ku transformed back into human form, dressed, and took out two Watermelon Bright Silver Hammers.

Looking down at Ma Mingfeng's corpse, he couldn't help but lament,

Such a fearsome man by day, gone just like that.

Initially, while tracking him, Chen Ku had considered whether to kill Ma Mingfeng with a hammer or use another method. In the end, he chose the most effortless approach. He transformed into a Flower Fox Mink, flew to the tree, and then bit Ma Mingfeng, who was beneath it, to death.

May your journey be smooth.

Chen Ku held no great personal animosity towards this enemy, their conflict being merely one of interest. So, he spewed a gout of flame, instantly cremating Ma Mingfeng to ashes and sending him on his way.

Ma Mingfeng is dead. His natural Talents will soon be mine.

Just then, Chen Ku's Hundred Li Tracking Technique sensed Li Chongguang—the intruder from the City God Temple—racing towards his location, reeking of blood.

HUFF, HUFF, HUFF... Li Chongguang, blood-soaked and clutching a Hand Bone, turned his head in horror towards the tall figure chasing him,

"No! How can there be such a Fist Technique master in the City God Temple?"

「To recount what happened a short while ago.」

Li Chongguang had forcibly invaded the main hall and seized the Hand Bone Relic from within the statue. Faced with his ferocity and great strength, City God Duan Mingbi, lacking a physical body, was helpless.

He had killed the Chief Temple Priest with one kick and shattered the Golden Body with another. He had then snatched the white jade Hand Bone from the ground and bolted.

Unexpectedly, he hadn't even turned to leave the City God Temple when a Fist Mark descended from the sky, striking his back and causing blood to flow from his seven orifices.

Just one punch, and it had almost taken his life.

It's not a Fourth Realm Martial Practitioner! No Fourth Realm Martial Practitioner could do this! It can only be a Fifth Realm expert! But how could the City God Temple have a Fifth Realm expert? There are only two Fifth Realm experts in the entire county: Shangguan Yun and Yang Luochen...

Li Chongguang suddenly yelled,

"I understand! Yang Luochen! It's you! Yang Luochen! It's the Medicine King Hall!"

BANG! But, right after this declaration, the tall figure behind him dropped all pretense. It closed the distance in great strides, swift as chasing the wind and moon, and delivered another punch.

It struck Li Chongguang squarely in the back.

BOOM! Li Chongguang instinctively used the White Jade Hand Bone to block the blow. Even so, he felt a terrifying Force Power, like a raging river, invade his body.

He was flung through the air like a tattered rag.

At that moment, he lost all hope. He instantly understood everything.

The Medicine King Hall! The Medicine King Hall actually anticipated our arrival at the City God Temple! They were lying in ambush... And they pretended to be from the Peace Path, throwing Talisman Paper?

Realizing his attacker was Yang Luochen, Li Chongguang knew he wouldn't leave alive. Now, certain of death, he used his last ounce of strength to shout as he was flung into the air,

"My killer is—"

But before he could utter "Yang Luochen," a young man appeared where he was falling, wielding two silver Watermelon Big Hammers.

BANG! The two hammers swung through the air like drumbeats, directly smashing Li Chongguang's head into pulp.

[Diagram Master killed Li Chongguang, obtaining one streak of Four Realm Evil Energy.]

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