Chapter 15: I, the Ordained Earth God of Four Seas Village, Grant You Death!
"A... a god?!"
The wolf demon's heart was seized with absolute terror.
It watched the descending golden radiance.
Feeling the terrifying, vast divine might contained within that golden light, its courage shattered completely.
This—
How could this be possible!
There were actually real gods in this world!!
A god from the legends had appeared right before its very eyes!
Its massive demonic body trembled violently beneath that terrifying divine might, and it immediately collapsed to its knees in abject fear, crying out:
"Please spare me, great god!"
"Spare me, great god!"
"This little demon will never harm anyone again! This little demon is willing to submit and serve you, great god!"
"Please spare this little demon's life, great god!"
It knelt on the ground, trembling and pleading in terror.
The sight of that enormous wolf body prostrating itself on the ground was utterly staggering.
Li Deyang, Li Xiuwu, and the others wore expressions of pure shock.
So this was the might of a god?
Lord Zhangyue had not even appeared in person — merely his divine might had surged forth — and the wolf demon of Thousand Wolf Mountain, which had seemed invincible and terrifying beyond measure, was now kneeling on the ground!
The faith they held in their hearts for Lord Zhangyue grew even more devout, even taking on a fervent, almost zealous quality!
At this very moment—
The golden radiance surged magnificently, even forming a colossal golden visage in the sky above.
The face was indistinct and blurred, yet a pair of eyes was perfectly clear — detached and supremely authoritative.
They gazed down from on high at the wolf demon kneeling below, begging for its life.
This scene.
Left the few villagers from Zhang Family Village and Liao Family Village at the foot of the mountain utterly dumbstruck.
They stood with their mouths agape, staring blankly at that enormous golden face.
As the divine might surged over them, each person felt themselves to be infinitely small.
"That... that... that..."
A young man stammered, unable to get a single coherent word out.
The shock was simply too overwhelming.
And furthermore—
Just moments ago, they had also heard Li Youming's thunderous, furious shout — heard that phrase, "I invoke the divine might of Lord Zhangyue!"
They had also witnessed a world-shaking rainbow arc across the sky, plunging into Thousand Wolf Mountain and forming that colossal golden face!
If this was not a god, then what was?
So everything that had been spreading from Four Seas Village was true!
The Ordained Earth God of Four Seas Village truly existed!
Several people immediately knelt to the ground, their eyes brimming with excitement, exhilaration, and reverence.
The wolf demon of Thousand Wolf Mountain was finished!
A god had descended, to slay demons and exorcise evil!
The villagers of their several villages would never again be devoured by wolf demons!
They had already made up their minds.
The moment they returned home, they would immediately go to the Land God Shrine in Four Seas Village to pay their respects to the god!
"What is that?"
In Zhang Family Village.
Zhang Ronggui, the highly respected village chief of Zhang Family Village, stood with his mouth wide open.
Just moments ago, a world-shaking rainbow had plunged into Thousand Wolf Mountain.
Now a golden face had appeared, gazing down upon Thousand Wolf Mountain.
Could it be—
This was truly a god manifesting?!
Li Youming had entered Thousand Wolf Mountain, invoked the god's divine presence, and was slaying demons and exorcising evil?!
He trembled as he sank to his knees, tears streaming down his aged face.
The rest of the villagers also knelt one by one, kowtowing toward that golden face on Thousand Wolf Mountain — a face visible even from six or seven li away!
Every villager was deeply moved.
A god!
A true god!
In Liao Family Village.
Villager after villager, including the village chief and elders of Liao Family Village, also knelt on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly.
The god had manifested, slaying demons and exorcising evil on their behalf!
Who could witness such a scene and not be moved?
If that golden face had simply appeared over Thousand Wolf Mountain out of nowhere, they might not have known what was happening.
They might even have been frightened and unsettled.
But over these past seven days, Four Seas Village had been spreading the word—
That Li Youming, acting on a Divine Decree, would enter the mountain today to exorcise the demon.
Seeing such a miraculous sight now, they naturally understood everything.
Li Youming had invoked the god's descent into the world, to slay the wolf demon!
"Your sins are too great to be forgiven."
"I—"
"The Ordained Earth God of Four Seas Village, grant you death."
Li Yue gazed down at the wolf demon cowering and begging for mercy below, and spoke in an indifferent tone.
His voice resounded magnificently, spreading throughout the entirety of Thousand Wolf Mountain.
The next moment—
With a single thought, dark clouds instantly gathered in the sky above, and lightning and thunder swept through the heavens.
A bolt of lightning as thick as a barrel came crashing down from the sky, like a twisting, roaring thunder dragon opening its great maw, directly shattering the wolf demon's skull!
Though the wolf demon had gone berserk in its final moments, desperately channeling all of its demonic energy to form a demonic shield above its head.
But the glorious might of heaven cannot be resisted!
Beneath divine authority, the wolf demon was annihilated!
Even the wolf demon's soul was reduced to ash and smoke beneath the heavenly thunder!
Whoosh—
The colossal golden face in the sky dissipated.
The golden radiance that had enveloped Li Youming's body also faded away.
The divine might that had filled heaven and earth vanished, yet the entirety of Thousand Wolf Mountain still seemed to retain a faint trace of that divine power — all things fell silent, without a single sound.
Li Youming's face had gone pale.
Serving as a vessel for the god's divine might had placed an enormous strain on his body.
However, he also felt—
Having channeled the god's divine might once, the qi within his body had directly increased by one third.
He was one step closer to the second-grade upper tier!
"Go and kill every last wolf on the mountain."
"Lest the wolves descend and harm the villagers."
He took a deep breath and issued the order.
"Yes!"
Li Deyang, Li Xiuwu, and the others still wore expressions full of excitement.
The might of a god was truly beyond measure!
Directly commanding the power of heaven, using the thunder of heaven and earth to slay demons and exorcise evil!
The terrifying scene of dark clouds gathering and heavenly thunder descending.
Whether the few young men at the foot of the mountain, or the villagers of Zhang Family Village, Liao Family Village, and Four Seas Village — all had witnessed it from afar.
Everyone was excited, exhilarated, awed, and astonished.
So this was the might of a god?
Truly terrifying!
At this moment.
Whether the village chief and village elders of Zhang Family Village.
Or the village chief and village elders of Liao Family Village.
All of them felt a desire rising in their hearts to merge with Four Seas Village.
Chen Family Village had been able to merge with Four Seas Village and receive the protection of the Ordained Earth God of Four Seas Village.
Why couldn't they?
In this world overrun with demons and evil spirits—
Who would not want the protection of a god?
* * *
Within the Divine Domain.
Li Yue watched twenty units of Divine Power vanish all at once, and the corner of his mouth twitched.
Responding to the God Invocation Art also consumed ten units of Divine Power.
Combined with casting the Heavenly Thunder Art, which also cost ten units of Divine Power.
"This Divine Power really doesn't last long..."
"Twenty units gone just like that..."
"But the Heavenly Thunder Art really is formidable — worthy of a god who holds authority over a territory."
The corner of his mouth curved into a slight smile.
Then—
His gaze turned toward [Personal Mission].
At this moment—
[Personal Mission III] was already showing as complete.
He immediately claimed the mission reward.
He placed considerable importance on the "Spirit Field Divine Talisman."
The strength of his Believers could not always rely on his blessings.
Believers also needed to understand how to cultivate and improve on their own.
And the "Spirit Field Divine Talisman" could manifest a spirit field, capable of growing "spirit rice"!
Eating "spirit rice" as food could allow low-ranked Warriors to cultivate at a remarkable speed!
Whoosh—
A "Spirit Field Divine Talisman" and five first-grade Divine Blessing Talismans materialized before him out of thin air.
Thirty units of Divine Power also appeared within him.
At this point—
The Divine Power he possessed had reached one hundred and two units.
"The Spirit Field Divine Talisman..."
His gaze fell upon the "Spirit Field Divine Talisman" before him.
Streams of information surfaced.