At that moment, an overwhelming sword aura erupted from Lin San's sword. The demon gods charging toward him were instantly split in two by the terrifying sword energy!
Blood splattered everywhere.
"Slash! Slash! Slash!"
Lin San relentlessly swung the Ye Fan Sword, cleaving through the horde of demon gods. The incoming demons were like meat thrown into a grinder, each of them swiftly cut in half.
His sword continued to flash through the air, and the demon gods were slaughtered one after another. The space around him was filled with countless yuan shen, or divine souls, which were also torn apart by the relentless sword aura emitted from the Ye Fan Sword.
[Killed eight-star demon god, gained 800,000,000 evolution points]
[Killed eight-star demon god, gained 800,000,000 evolution points]
[Killed nine-star demon god, gained 900,000,000 evolution points]
[Killed nine-star demon god, gained 900,000,000 evolution points]
[Absorbed eight-star demon god blood essence, gained 8,000 energy points]
[Absorbed eight-star demon god blood essence, gained 8,000 energy points]
[Absorbed nine-star demon god blood essence, gained 9,000 energy points]
[Absorbed nine-star demon god blood essence, gained 9,000 energy points]
One after another, eight-star and nine-star demon gods were slain, their blood essence and energy endlessly absorbed by the Ye Fan Sword and then transferred into Lin San's body.
Who knew how much time had passed, but eventually, all the demon gods that had charged into the area were wiped out by Lin San.
"Finally, it's over."
He scanned his surroundings, realizing that no more demons were attacking him. Any more slaughter would have caused the energy transferred from the Ye Fan Sword to overload his body, potentially making it explode!
Sitting down on the ground, Lin San closed his eyes and began channeling his energy, initiating his cultivation technique to refine and absorb the enormous power coursing through him.
Time ticked by, and soon Lin San reopened his eyes. The overwhelming energy that had filled his body had finally been fully digested.
"At last, it's all absorbed."
Lin San exhaled a breath of relief, feeling the immense boost in his power. But even with this increase, becoming a god king wouldn't be easy.
"To ascend to god king status, I must cultivate my fire power to its peak," Lin San muttered to himself, contemplating the path ahead.
He stepped outside, and in the distance, he noticed a large group of martial gods flying toward him. Among them was an exceptionally powerful presence—a god king!
The lord of Linhai City, a god king-level figure, had arrived!
The martial gods were helping free the Lord of Tianyun City from his restraints. Noticing Lin San approaching, some of the martial gods immediately became alert.
"Who's there!?" one of them shouted.
"It's Lin San!" a familiar voice called out from the group.
"Uncle Li."
It was Uncle Li. Lin San smiled at the sight of him.
"It was him—he just killed many demon gods," the Lord of Tianyun City said to the lord of Linhai City after being freed.
The lord of Linhai City glanced at Lin San, a look of surprise flashing in his eyes.
"God King, this is my friend, Lin San," Uncle Li explained respectfully to the lord of Linhai City.
The god king nodded, then turned his attention back to Lin San.
"What happened to the demon god king?" the god king asked.
"Dead," Lin San replied calmly.
"Dead!?"
The surrounding martial gods were taken aback.
"You killed him?" the lord of Linhai City asked in disbelief.
When he first arrived, his strong senses had detected no trace of the demon god's aura.
"Yes," Lin San replied with a faint smile.
The martial gods were even more shocked now. The demon god king was a being on par with the god king of Linhai City—possibly even stronger. After all, the lord of Linhai City had only recently ascended to god king status.
"Is the body over there?" The god king of Linhai City sniffed the air, sensing the thick scent of blood from the area ahead.
"Yes," Lin San responded casually.
"Let's go check it out."
With that, the god king flew toward the area where the demon god king had been defeated, followed closely by the martial gods.
"Lin San, did you really kill all those demon gods?" Uncle Li asked in disbelief.
He knew Lin San's strength from before, but after returning from the secret realm, Lin San seemed like an entirely different person—mysterious and immeasurably powerful.
"Of course. Do you think I'd lie to you?" Lin San chuckled.
He glanced at the Ye Fan Sword sheathed by his side. The key to defeating the demon god king had undoubtedly been the Ye Fan Sword. In the final moment of battle, Lin San had noticed that the enemy's sword contained a powerful fragment of energy, which had merged with the Ye Fan Sword.
That sight had truly astonished him.
"Thank you," the lord of Tianyun City said sincerely as he approached Lin San.
Without Lin San's intervention, the demon god king would have tortured and killed him. Lin San had saved his life.
"No need to thank me," Lin San said, shaking his head.
...
Inside the massive building, the lord of Linhai City was surveying the battlefield. In the vast hall, piles of demon god corpses were strewn about, including eight-star and nine-star demon gods. Among them lay the enormous body of the demon god king.
The martial gods following him were left in stunned silence.
So many demon gods—killed by a single person?
Their faces were filled with disbelief. This was simply too overwhelming.
"All of them were killed by sword strikes or sword energy," the god king murmured to himself as he examined the scene. He, too, was deeply shocked.
Who was this Lin San, and where had he come from?