"Human martial artists?"
"Heh heh heh…"
"This old man loves eating human martial artists the most. They're chewy and full of vital energy."
"Let me count…"
"One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine…"
"So many human martial artists?"
"Looks like I can eat for several meals. There's even a first-tier limit human martial artist among them…"
The enormous fox demon licked its lips, its fox face filled with greed.
Although its not-so-bright brain couldn't count exactly how many human martial artists were there,
it could tell at a glance that there were many.
Gotta catch them all!
These are all the best two-legged sheep!
A ferocious look appeared on its fox face, and demonic energy instantly burst forth, transforming into blood-red ropes, attempting to bind Li Youming and the others completely.
"Monster, courting death."
A murderous glint flashed in Li Youming's eyes.
The Qi within his body surged instantly.
A large amount of Qi circulated in a specific manner, instantly forming a cloud of white mist in front of him.
The white mist churned, blocking all the blood-red ropes.
The blood-red ropes were immediately trapped within the white mist, unable to penetrate it.
And in the next moment—
Li Youming pointed his finger.
A huge golden blade, shimmering with rich golden light, appeared out of thin air and slashed at the fox demon!
"Ah—!"
The fox demon screamed as one of its arms was severed, blood gushing out.
And in the next instant—
A full five golden blades floated in the air, transforming into five golden rays that continuously slashed at the fox demon's neck!
The fox demon tried its best to block with demonic energy.
But the golden blades were extremely sharp. The five golden blades came one after another, and the demonic energy couldn't stop them at all!
In just a flash—
The fox demon's neck was severed, and its head fell!
Scalding demon blood splattered all over the ground. The headless corpse stood in place briefly before collapsing.
Seeing the fox demon's corpse on the ground,
the two old men who had collapsed earlier were stunned in place.
They couldn't believe it at all.
The fox demon is dead?
Killed right before their eyes?
Both their eyes were filled with absent-minded disbelief.
"Fellow villagers!"
"I have already slain the fox demon!"
"But there are many demons and monsters here. Everyone, follow me to Four Seas Village immediately. There, the land god is protecting us, and you will no longer have to worry about becoming food for demons and monsters!"
"To settle in Four Seas Village, each family will be given a house, and each person will be given five kilograms of meat and one hundred kilograms of grain!"
Li Youming said in a deep voice.
His voice, enhanced by the Qi in his body, spread throughout the entire Fox Village.
The villagers, who were originally hiding in their houses and trembling, were stunned.
What?
Already killed the fox demon?
They didn't hear wrong, did they?
The man actually said that he had killed that terrifying fox demon?!
Gradually—
Some people looked outside through cracks in the houses and immediately saw the huge fox demon's corpse lying on the ground, their eyes widening.
The fox demon is really dead?
Some bold villagers had already run out, looking at the genuine fox demon corpse in front of them, weeping with joy, saying:
"The fox demon is really dead!"
More and more villagers came out.
In the end, all the villagers gathered, looking at the fox demon's corpse with overwhelming excitement. Almost everyone shed tears.
Their relatives had all been eaten by the fox demon.
Now that the fox demon was killed, the great revenge for their relatives was fulfilled!
"Benefactor!"
"Please accept this old man's bow!"
The old man who had come out first trembled and bowed to Li Youming, choking with sobs, saying:
"My three sons, one daughter, two daughters-in-law, and four grandchildren were all eaten by the fox demon!"
"Benefactor slew the fox demon. This old man has nothing to repay. I wish to repay your kindness in the next life by becoming a ring of grass!"
All the villagers knelt down before Li Youming, endlessly grateful.
"Fellow villagers."
"Go and pack up immediately. I will take you away right now."
"If you stay here, you will definitely become food for other demons and monsters again!"
Li Youming helped the old man up and spoke solemnly.
Everyone nodded quickly.
Being able to leave here was something they didn't even dare dream of!
Moreover, with such a powerful benefactor protecting them, their future might hold hope!
…
By evening—
Li Youming finally returned to Four Seas Village with a large number of villagers from Fox Village.
Looking at the wolf meat hanging at every household's doorway, all the villagers from Fox Village couldn't believe it.
The villagers of Four Seas Village actually had meat to eat in every household?
What kind of immortal life was this?
They hadn't eaten a single bite of meat in years.
Though they had often smelled it—
That was when the fox demon was eating people!
"Chen Mazi, you register them."
"Liao Jinxian, you distribute houses, meat, and grain to them."
"If there are any single individuals without families, arrange for them to have a house suitable for four people."
Li Youming instructed.
There were a total of one hundred and twelve villagers from Fox Village.
Among them, there were only three elderly individuals and six children.
The rest were all able-bodied men and women.
Few elderly—
Naturally, because survival in such a cruel environment was nearly impossible.
Few children—
That was due to the fox demon's preferences.
"Rest for one night today and take them to the land god temple to burn incense tomorrow!"
"Zhang Ronggui, you're responsible for this."
Li Youming continued to instruct.
Several people accepted the order and immediately got to work.
The villagers of Four Seas Village also stood curiously to the side, offering friendly smiles to the somewhat timid newcomers from Fox Village.
For the villagers of Fox Village,
everything here felt like a dream.
Take a bath?
In Fox Village, one was only allowed to bathe the day before being eaten.
Eat meat?
Eat until full?
Wear clothes that could actually cover the body?
These were all luxuries they only had in dreams.
But now—
Everything was here.
Many people secretly wiped away tears, obediently following arrangements.
…
For a whole month—
Li Youming brought back a total of over 1,100 people from the 'Land of Demons', killing seven demons.
All of them were demons who had just reached the second tier—completely no match for Li Youming.
After all—
He was not a martial artist, but a temple manager conferred by the gods!
The Qi in his body allowed him to cast the two spells: Small Golden Blade Technique and Small Cloud Mist Body Protection Technique.
These two spells clearly enabled him to deal more damage to demons than martial artists of the same level!
At this time—
The sky was just dawning.
A large number of villagers from Four Seas Village had already gathered in front of the land god temple.
At this moment, in front of the land god temple—
A large area had already been leveled.
Whether it was the original villagers of Four Seas Village or the newcomers from the Land of Demons, all of them were kneeling quietly on the ground.
Everyone was burning incense and praying in silence.
Even the newly arrived villagers appeared quite devout.
After all—
Their current life was infinitely better than the previous one where they didn't know what day they'd be eaten by demons!
And both temple manager Li Youming and the original Four Seas Village villagers had told them—
All of this was the grace of the Venerable God.
They had also proudly shared various divinely blessed events that had happened in the village before.
The newcomers listened in awe, gradually developing deep belief and reverence for the Venerable God.
In the Divine Domain—
Li Yue looked at the large number of villagers kneeling in front of the land god temple, and a smile appeared on the corner of his lips.
[Personal Task—Four] has been completed.
The requirement of 1,500 believers had been met.
"It's time to show another miracle…"
"Let their faith grow even more devout."
He murmured softly, eyes calm.
It had been over three months since he became a god, and he had fully adapted to this feeling of being high above, overlooking all living beings.
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