Chapter 63: Slaying the River Demon
Chapter 63: Slaying the River Demon
"Ah!!!!"
The River God covered her plump face, attempting to shield herself from the questioning gazes of the fishermen.
She was a god! A deity who had arrived on the river's waves to bless the land!
She let out a piercing shriek, and countless water droplets condensed, shooting forward like arrows, their thunderous roar echoing through the sky.
Shen Yi's steps were nimble, keeping within a yard of the River God.
His slender fingers traced intricate paths, striking out continuously, severing the meridians wherever they touched, causing the demon's power to dissipate.
Bang! Bang! Bang! The River God's graceful figure gradually bloated, nearly bursting out of her green robe, her body becoming as bulky as an ox.
Having already lost most of her essence to the dragon's absorption, and having defeated two Jade Dew Realm captains with her own strength, Li Mujin's oil lamp was exhausted, and she had also expended a significant amount of energy.
Now, with her meridians sealed by the advanced martial art Pulse Severing Dragon Capture, she could no longer maintain the rain of arrows in the sky, which quietly dissipated.
Shen Yi viciously kicked out, sending the massive body flying, as if it had smashed through a gilded statue, causing the temple to tremble, the beams to collapse, and thick dust to fill the air.
He slightly sidestepped and reached out to catch the falling black blade in mid-air.
Then, he strode into the River God Temple, grabbed the river demon by the back of its neck, and slammed it onto the altar.
The river demon trembled all over, its palms tightly gripping the edge of the collapsed altar, trying to use its half-numb arms to lift its body.
Shen Yi stepped on its shoulder, pressing it back onto the table.
Feeling the chilling aura behind her, the river demon's heart nearly shattered with fear:
"You can't kill me! I carry the dragon embryo within me!"
"I will become the Dragon Consort of the Yangchun River!"
"I am the River God of Shuiyun Township!!! Save me!!!"
Hearing the piercing wail, Li Mujin, already in a daze, almost fainted from the shock.
Countless fishermen surrounded the River God Temple, holding torches, staring at the corpulent figure on the altar in disbelief.
This was the deity their ancestors had worshipped for hundreds of years.
The master who had sent three hundred children into the river to serve.
At this moment, she was helplessly pinned to the altar, emitting a pitiful sound, pleading for help.
"Save the River God, kill the henchmen!"
The village elder held his son's corpse, tears streaming down his face, his eyes filled with hatred.
This was his only son!
The old man choked out in a hoarse voice, "Kill!!!"
His resentful words tore through the silence of the night.
More than ten young men threw down their torches, clenched their fishing spears, and charged forward in a frenzy.
In the past, they had driven away the officials from the Demon Suppression Bureau time and time again with this same determination.
This was the anger of the seventy thousand people of Shuiyun Township.
Even a Jade Dew Realm deputy commander would have to retreat before them.
"..."
Shen Yi acted as if he hadn't heard a word, picking up a sharp wooden stake and piercing the river demon's back without hesitation, nailing it to the altar.
The river demon's screams echoed.
He glanced back, extending his left hand, slowly spreading his fingers, and a pitch-black identity token swayed in his palm, the characters "Demon Suppression" etched in silver and iron appearing icy cold.
His voice was indifferent, "The Demon Suppression Bureau is ordered to slay demons. All irrelevant personnel, leave at once."
The young fishermen stared at him, their eyes bloodshot, but they didn't care about his words; as long as they charged in, the officials would have no choice but to retreat.
Thinking of this, they tightened their grip on the fishing spears, their rough palms clenching even harder, "Kill the henchmen! Save the River God!"
But they couldn't find the hesitation they had seen in the captains' eyes in the face of this ink-robed youth, or perhaps it was just an illusion in the dim torchlight.
Seeing the crowd rushing towards him,
Shen Yi remained silent, only clenching his fist again.
A ray of red light quietly appeared, silently slicing through the air at an imperceptible speed, piercing the first head, followed by the second...
The village elder watched in shock as more than ten people fell one after another, an inexplicable sense of dread filling his heart.
This Captain seemed different from the ones before.
Before he could finish his thought, the scorching red on his forehead had already blurred his vision, and his body began to float inexplicably.
"..."
Seeing the village elder's sudden death, the remaining fishermen who hadn't acted yet felt their skin crawl, and they unconsciously took half a step back.
The fishermen who had subdued the captains also trembled and dropped their fishing spears.
Plop, plop—
Outside the temple, the ground gradually filled with kneeling figures, their heads pounding the ground until they bled, their wails unceasing, "Please, spare the River God, Great One!"
Shen Yi turned around again, staring at the river demon beneath his feet.
The black blade of his sword swiftly slashed down.
With a dull sound, the head rolled to the ground, transforming into a meter-wide scaleless catfish.
The green robe tore, revealing a slippery, plump, green fish body that filled half of the River God Temple, its tail twitching slightly.
Under the astonished gaze of the crowd.
The blood-soaked youth stood on the offering table, his expression not particularly fierce, but it made people dare not look directly at him.
Even more intimidating than the previous statue.
He stabbed the fish's belly with his sword, carefully opening it up, revealing the tender, fatty fish meat like the pages of a book slowly unfolding.
He casually took out the beast essence.
Shen Yi used his blade to cut off a piece of fish meat, stood there with his head lowered, and placed it in his mouth, chewing slowly.
"..."
The fishermen and villagers stopped kowtowing, their eyes darkened, and their expressions gradually became numb. They didn't know what expression to use to face the scene before them.
The tall and mighty figure of the murderous demon seemed like an evil spirit, tasting their River God.
After a moment, Shen Yi casually tore off a large piece of fish meat and strode out of the temple.
He grabbed a dazed man.
Under his astonished gaze, Shen Yi casually stuffed the fish meat into the man's mouth.
"Ugh!"
The man instinctively tried to vomit, but Shen Yi's long fingers tightly covered his mouth.
"Chew it thoroughly and swallow it." The indifferent voice sent a chill down everyone's spine.
"Then answer me."
Shen Yi pulled him up from the ground, his expression calm, "How does your River God taste?"
The man's eyes welled up with muddy tears, and his body trembled.
But the tender flesh between his lips and teeth was a delicacy he had never tasted in the thirty-plus years he had lived by the river.
He subconsciously swallowed it, then immediately felt guilty.
But he couldn't help swallowing another mouthful.
"Well-fed, don't raise it again."
Shen Yi patted the man's face, sheathed his black sword, and walked towards a few people not far away.
The madman, who had just awakened from his stupor, was now covered in mud, crawling and rolling towards the scene.
He saw the horrified faces of his fellow villagers, the collapsed temple, and his gaze fell on the only upright figure standing there.
Then, he spotted the fat fish with its belly slit open inside the temple.
Suddenly, the madman burst forth with unprecedented strength, rushing through the crowd and pouncing on the fish's belly, tearing and biting at it with all his might.
The fish meat, mixed with snot and tears, was frantically swallowed by him, as if he wanted to purge all the resentment of these past years.
Seeing this, the others kneeling on the ground stared at him in a daze.
The man who had been forced to eat the fish meat earlier now pounded his chest and stomped his feet, but he couldn't help quietly swallowing a mouthful of saliva.
In the firelight, the shattered statue's golden skin peeled away, revealing the original clay body.
(End of Chapter)
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