I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night

The atmosphere fell silent.

Lin Yan turned his head to look at the man holding the spear and slowly said, "According to the Holy Alliance law, can a Human Martial Saint wantonly massacre a city and trample on the lives of his fellow clan members without being held accountable?"

"The Holy Alliance has never had such a law."

Zhou Hundred Households spoke coldly, saying, "So they are afraid of this matter becoming public, which is why they want to silence me..."

Little White Ape sneered and added, "Now they also have to include us."

"Is Marquis Wangxi a person of the Guardian Righteous Dao Sect?"

Lin Yan turned his head and asked.

Zhou Hundred Households sighed, "He comes from a noble family, not a person of the Guardian Righteous Dao Sect. He is proud and has had conflicts with the upper echelons of the Guardian Righteous Dao Sect."

Lin Yan looked at the four people opposite, and said lightly, "Then recently, has there been a clash of interests?"

"Our Guardian Righteous Dao Sect only seeks peace for the Human Clan, not profit."

Among the three men wielding blades, the oldest one, with a solemn face, said, "You may think what we are doing today is unspeakable, or you may think we're killing to silence and have accumulated evil deeds... but you cannot trample on the ideals of the Guardian Righteous Dao Sect!"

"Ideals to protect those who commit heinous crimes?"

Lin Yan said calmly, "Because he became a Human Martial Saint?"

The spear-wielding man said expressionlessly, "He massacred the city just to become a Human Martial Saint!"

"Now that the deed is done, what's done cannot be undone!"

"He has already sworn an oath, not daring to commit another offense, and is bound to atone with meritorious service, serving the Human Clan with his identity as a Human Martial Saint, expending his last drop of blood!"

"The three cities of Xi Yun Prefecture have perished, and two million people from the Human Clan are dead, and nothing we do can make up for it."

"But these three cities and two million people traded for a Human Martial Saint achieved through blood sacrifice."

"The Holy Alliance has already lost three cities and over two million people; it cannot lose another Human Martial Saint!"

"If the matter is exposed, he must die to account to the world."

"But if he's alive, the Holy Alliance still has a Martial Saint! If he dies, the Human Martial Saint gained after exchanging for three cities is gone..."

The spear-wielding man slowly said, "If you kill Marquis Wangxi, then over two million people would have died in vain!"

The atmosphere fell silent again in the field.

Even Zhou Hundred Households, his eyes somewhat dazed, seemed to waver in his determination.

"Absurd!"

At this moment, Lin Yan couldn't help but stand up, kicking over the campfire in front of him, unable to restrain the fury in his eyes: "The murderer who exterminated three cities, in your eyes, is not a criminal who should be executed but rather the 'achievement' earned with the lives of over two million people?"

"Isn't that the case?" the man with the spear said in a deep voice.

"Of course not! He is a criminal, bearing the lives of over two million people, and a thousand deaths aren't enough to forgive his crime!"

Lin Yan grasped the Night Illuminating Divine Sword and said in a deep voice, "A crime is a crime, a mistake is a mistake, no matter how high his status, no matter how strong his skills, if he deserves to die, there's no excuse!"

His aura exploded, oppressing the Pure Land.

The man with the spear's face changed slightly, wanting to raise his weapon but found his body had gone limp.

And the three men with knives also found themselves unable to lift their blades at that moment.

Lin Yan's killing intent surged forward.

"I know those in high positions must understand tolerance and avoidance, understand the importance of the bigger picture, understand how to appease all sides..."

He stood in front of the spear-wielding man and slowly said, "But if right and wrong are confused, good and evil unclear, black and white disregarded, are they worthy of high positions? Can such a trade for the Human Clan's stability truly bring stability?"

His gaze swept over the three people nearby and said, "And those Martial Saints gained in this way... are they worthy of becoming the sky-supporting pillars of the Human Clan, worthy of being revered by all as the Human Clan's upper echelon?"

"If the Holy Alliance is full of Human Martial Saints acquired this way, where is the hope for the Human Clan?"

"Letting one Marquis Wangxi go today means another Marquis Wangbei and Marquis Wangdong might rise tomorrow..."

"Without severe punishment, anyone can emulate later, how can the Human Clan be stable?"

"..."

The four people's hearts were slightly shaken; they fell into silence.

"We all rise from humble beginnings, from birth, experiencing childhood and youth, gradually practicing martial cultivation, rising from low cultivation to this day..."

Lin Yan placed the blade on the spear-wielding man's shoulder and said, "If Marquis Wangxi's actions can be forgiven, where is the future hope for the Human Clan?"

"No matter how brilliant the talents of the future are, they will be strangled in infancy!"

"You believe, from your perspective, that all your actions and behavior are for the stability of the Human Clan. Your intentions may be good, but your way is flawed, your thought incorrect, and ultimately you are committing evil!"

Having said this, Lin Yan placed his hand on the back of the spear-wielding man's head, pressing the blade against his neck, and said in a deep voice: "I am offering you a way out, put down your weapons, become witnesses, and follow me to punish Marquis Wangxi!"

The spear-wielding man's eyes showed terror.

"If you still persist in your wrong ways, being an accomplice, then leaving you here is also harmful!"

Lin Yan said lightly, "Marquis Wangxi must die! Those who protect Marquis Wangxi, seeing them as guilty equally, must also die!"

"Such arrogance!"

Among the three men wielding blades, the oldest couldn't help but ask, "Who are you really? Marquis Wangxi has already become a Human Martial Saint, and there aren't many in the world who can kill him, especially someone as young and impetuous as you..."

His voice suddenly paused.

The spear-wielding man seemed to think of something, his face drastically changed, turning pale, wanting to speak but hesitating.

The atmosphere grew increasingly tense.

Little White Ape sneered, "My master is named Wu Chang, and everyone across the human world respects him as the Saint Master!"

"Are you the Saint Master?"