I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night

"..."

The burly man fell silent for a moment, then said in a low voice, "I understand every word you said, but when you put them together, I don't understand. It's too profound... Can you say something I can understand?"

"What's your name?" Lin Yan asked.

"Isn't that a bit too simplistic?" The burly man said, "Even though I don't understand profound words, I'm not an idiot."

"You big idiot!" Little White Ape said helplessly, "How did you father a descendant like Shangguan Youqi? And you don't seem like someone who could come up with such an extraordinary name..."

"I'm at least a leader in my region, and I've read books." The burly man said sullenly.

"My master... is asking for your name!" Niu Yan couldn't stand it any longer and shouted, "Why all the twists and turns?"

"My name is Shangguan Xuanniao." The burly man said confidently.

"Good name." Little White Ape gave a thumbs-up.

"Of course!"

Shangguan Xuanniao said this, and then looked at Lin Yan, whispering, "Master, do you think I have a chance to become a Human Martial Saint?"

"Maybe."

Lin Yan said so.

Shangguan Xuanniao was overwhelmed with joy and immediately led Lin Yan and the others back to his tribe.

As for the aftermath here, he had already arranged to merge these people into his tribe.

But for those loyal to Bai Yun, focusing on sacrifices, he would directly kill them, without hesitation.

The two young boys and girls who were originally going to be sacrificed seemed to have decent roots, which pleased Shangguan Xuanniao, and he decided to take these two children as his adopted grandchildren.

"Aren't you taking them as adopted sons and daughters?" Little White Ape asked.

"I'm forty-nine years old now, my son is already thirty-five, it's not appropriate to take them as adopted children." Shangguan Xuanniao said worriedly, "Other leaders in tribes my age already have four generations under one roof..."

"Wait, you had children at fourteen?" Little White Ape said enviously, "Married so early?"

"Isn't that how it is?"

Shangguan Xuanniao scratched his head, "Except for my unfilial son, he's focused on cultivating, unwilling to ruin his achievements, in this poor world, he always wants to travel around... Given he's lucky, didn't die out there, he picked up a girl last year, got married, and gave me a grandson."

He said this, helplessly, "Years ago, people of the same clan in the tribe were beginning to suspect my bloodline would die out."

"Don't worry, Master!"

Little White Ape looked at Lin Yan and said seriously, "I promise to be filial, as long as you don't oppose it, I guarantee you'll see not just grandchildren but great-grandchildren when you're forty-nine..."

It tucked its head down, whispered, "If you find me a wife in the tribe later, I'll strive to have five generations under one roof, no, six generations under one roof when you're forty-nine..."

Then it started counting on its fingers, "If I have eighteen wives, won't we have hundreds of descendants by then?"

"..."

Niu Yan envied so much that his bull-like eyes widened, grabbing Shangguan Xuanniao's skirt, "You said the descendants of gods and demons in the north can take human forms? I wonder what Magic Methods they cultivate? I need to find a way to learn, and then return to the tribe for you to choose eighteen wives for me too?"

Shangguan Xuanniao quickly shook his head, saying, "Not possible, not possible. My tribe is already sparsely populated, if each of you marries ten to twenty wives, wouldn't others be left alone? Besides, you two like this, the girls in the tribe may not be willing, and I can't force them to marry. Moreover, the offspring wouldn't be pure Human Clan, not counted in my tribe's population growth..."

Little White Ape said angrily, "Saying this kind of thing, you're not treating us as family at all, completely treating us as outsiders! I even treat you as a brother, consider your grandson my own grandson..."

"Shut up!"

Lin Yan shouted, "What nonsense are you spouting?"

Shangguan Xuanniao hesitated for a moment and said, "If the master wants to marry eighteen wives, I think the girls in the tribe should be happy about it... After all, you look human-shaped, though not very muscular, not too burly, lacking the sturdiness compared to the oxen in the tribe, and might be considered ugly..."

Little White Ape and Niu Yan exchanged a glance and then leaned closer to Lin Yan's side.

"If the master doesn't want to choose eighteen wives from his tribe, shall we just kill him?"

"Yeah, since he's not the First Human Emperor, killing him doesn't matter."

"..."

Lin Yan took a deep breath and said, "How far is your tribe from here?"

Shangguan Xuanniao quickly said, "Almost there, almost there..."

Lin Yan slightly closed his eyes and said nothing more.

But it has to be said, amidst the comic relief from Little White Ape and Niu Yan, his mood was much relieved.

Originally sensing his arrival in the Red Nether Era, he felt extremely complex emotions, and was highly cautious and alert towards this completely unfamiliar ancient era.

Especially since his injuries hadn't fully recovered, unable to fully unleash all his abilities, his heart was filled with tension, worry, and unease.

But at this moment, it felt somewhat relaxed.

"..."

Little White Ape and Niu Yan exchanged a glance, just sensing that there was a hint of complacency in each other's eyes.

Knowing well that the master's mind was heavy, after all this, the atmosphere indeed improved somewhat.

"I just wonder, after that calamity back then, how the aftermath in the Demon Domain was handled?" Little White Ape murmured.

"We've arrived in the Red Nether Era, not asleep in the future." Niu Yan said moodily, "Perhaps we'll be able to return, and if not, we'll just live through that era."

"Makes sense!"

Little White Ape nodded in agreement.

——

Lin Yan gently closed his eyes, sensing his own abilities.

Having become a Human Martial Saint, it was only at this moment that he finally had some leisure, calming himself slightly.

After a meticulous examination, he detected the legendary Nine Heavens!

Netherworld Internal View, merged into himself, achieving an impermeable body.

But his physical form was inherently excellent, possessing the power of one dragon, nine bulls, and two tigers, achieving the Vajra Body.

His Primordial Spirit was also perfected, dispersing into his flesh!

Body, Primordial Spirit, Inner Realm, the fusion of the three is the unity of essence, energy, and spirit!

This is the Human Martial Saint!

He lifted his head, seeing on the crimson sky dome, vaguely perceiving layer upon layer of barriers.

If his injuries recovered, he could directly break through these barriers.

"Nine Heavens... even the Extreme Heaven..."

Lin Yan thought to himself, "This is the method used to divide combat power among Human Martial Saints!"

But actually, it's not just about dividing combat power!

After achieving Human Martial Saint, Lin Yan could sense that breaking through a layer of the sky might yield immensely significant benefits!

This is also why, even though the Saint Realm is just one realm, the evils being slain become stronger and stronger, and the Evil Qi grows more numerous!

Breaking the Ultimate Heaven, the opportunities obtained, are the most abundant!

The opportunities from breaking the Ultimate Heaven might make even the leakless true body of the Human Martial Saint unable to withstand it, resulting in "cracks," life force dissipating, and life span diminishing.

"Is this the staircase to becoming a god?"

Lin Yan narrowed his eyes, showing a contemplative expression.

But just at this moment, his gaze sharpened, raising his hand, he said: "Stop."

Little White Ape and Niu Yan immediately halted their steps.

Shangguan Xuanniao couldn't help but turn his head and ask: "What's wrong?"

Little White Ape revealed his true form of about a tenth of a zhang, directly grabbing Shangguan Xuanniao, angrily saying: "You brat actually dare to think about ambushing us here?"

"What ambush?"

Before Shangguan Xuanniao's voice fell, a figure appeared walking from the front.

The person seemed ordinary, but the closer he came, the taller he appeared.

Upon getting near, it was discovered that this person was actually about three zhang tall, with dark skin.

Along with this person were six ordinary men.

One among them was wearing a leather skirt, holding a spear.

"Shangguan Diao!"

This person pointed his spear firmly, saying in a deep voice, "I had said long ago that without abandoning the old, weak, sick, and disabled, the Human Clan has no future! You were originally among those above us, meant to be one of our own, but you are obstinate, treating those ants like kin, then it's inevitable that we have to kill you…"

Shangguan Xuanniao angrily shouted: "You scoundrel! Is it your doing?"

The person holding the spear glanced to the side at the black giant standing three zhang tall, respectfully saying: "Divine Venerable, his abilities are slightly inferior to Bai Yun's Divine Bull, now able to survive, he must have used the lineage of the Great Sun God Monarch, in the coming hundred days, he should be unable to use it again! He is ten to one injured, with your skills, consuming his flesh would be merely a matter of lifting a finger!"

"I like this sacrifice very much!"

The black giant's voice was deep and haunting, he said: "Once I've eaten and drank enough, urinate a jug of Holy Water, you drink it later, then you'll possess a thin trace of Divine Blood, thus ceasing to be those ant-like Human Clan, and from then on, considered to be Divine Descendants!"