I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night

"The Great Venerate of the Dragon Head Tribe was once a hero among the Human Clan in his early years. After obtaining the Dragon Ball, his nature changed drastically. He often associates with demons and gods, frequently sacrificing his fellow kin to various demons and the descendants of gods!"

"He has already regarded the Human Clan as wealth within his territory, rather than as his kin!"

"My father said, the Great Venerate of the Dragon Head Tribe wishes to build a city."

"However, it's not to protect the Human Clan, but to proclaim himself king, even emulating ancient times to establish a dynasty, commandeering the momentum of the Human Clan to solidify national fate and seek blessings from the Ancient Immortals."

"This time, we aim to establish a city around the Parasol Divine Tree to protect the Human Clan. During the migration, we must pass through the area under the influence of the Dragon Head Tribe."

"If we do not kill the leader of the Dragon Head Tribe, we cannot pass."

"Even if we manage to pass by borrowing the path, we would still be seen as prey and eventually swallowed by him."

The woman said softly, "So, he must die."

"But isn't Dragon Beard Tiger dead?"

The red bird said in a low voice.

"The one who killed Dragon Beard Tiger is of the Great Sun God Monarch's bloodline."

The woman paused and said, "I heard he was originally a righteous member of the Human Clan. I had wanted to meet him to test his attitude, but..."

The red bird blinked and asked, "But what happened?"

"He is neither in the Dragon Head Tribe nor in the Upper Heaven Tribe."

The woman said sternly, "He went to attend the Earth Official's annual feast of the Plague Department, clearly fraternizing with demons! Judging by his actions, he likely intends to follow the same path as Dragon Beard Tiger... proclaiming himself and keeping the Human Clan captive!"

The red bird grumbled, "The stronger the member of the Human Clan, the more they tend to stray from the race, right? So many heroes of the Human Clan have reached this step and eventually proclaimed themselves as gods and demons..."

"That's not entirely true."

The woman sighed lightly, "My father once said, sixty years ago, on this southern land, the human clans' strong elites gathered to seek a way out for the Human Race!"

"They knew it was against the will of Heaven, ensuring certain death, yet they did not hesitate, offering their lives, but alas... they failed!"

"And it was precisely due to their failure and death that the Human Clan's situation has worsened over the past sixty years."

"My father used to think they were the root cause of the weakened position of the Human Clan today."

"But in my eyes, weren't they fighting desperately for the fate of the Human Clan?"

"Perhaps, for a faint hope, they recklessly sacrificed most of the Human Clan's strength, lacking in wisdom."

"But they remain worthy of respect."

The woman said softly, "Sixty years have passed, with few knowing their names; this event is known only to a few of the Human Clan's upper echelons... destined never to enter the annals of history, nor be passed down to future generations, a fact they were aware of before they went to their deaths."

She stroked the red bird on her shoulder and said, "Throughout history, there has been no shortage of those who abandoned the Human Clan, but also no shortage of righteous men who died for the Human Clan. There is no need to resent the world; we only need to remember that the former are great enemies, and the latter are allies, and that is enough."

As she spoke, she said, "Let us move a bit farther away; the sky is about to collapse."

——

Upper Heaven Tribal Lands.

Shangguan Shang's expression was complex.

Unlike when he left, this time he had fought all the way back.

Along the way, all met with demons, evil spirits, and descendants of gods, were eradicated.

From the Saint Realm down to the wandering evil spirits and lesser demons.

Anything that this Lord Lin Yan set eyes on, even a blood-stained mosquito, would be cleaved in half to prevent it from becoming a demon.

"Did we slaughter too indiscriminately?"

Shangguan Shang spoke softly, "Over at the Earth Official of the Plague Department, we managed to silence everyone involved, but having slaughtered our way back, I fear all the descendants of gods and strong demons will focus their attention on us..."

Lin Yan understood his concerns.

In this era, the Human Clan is even more disadvantaged than in the later Holy Alliance Era.

In future times, the Human Clan barely developed the strength to contend with demons, building cities by depending on the various Old Gods, maintaining stable order.

But in this era, seven or eight out of ten of the Human Clan are domesticated livestock.

The remaining tribal humans appear stable but are actually under threat from demons and gods.

More tribes, like the Dragon Head Tribe, use their kin as sacrifices to pursue a semblance of peace.

But such compromised peace, built on the lives of kin, ultimately remains precarious.

Once the different beings around them develop a greater appetite, they will still engulf these human clans into their territories.

"The Dragon Head Tribe managed to take root stably on this land largely because Dragon Beard Tiger aligned himself as a descendant of gods and colluded with outsiders."

Shangguan Shang spoke softly, "Even though there is internal rivalry, survival of the fittest, annexation of territories amongst the different kinds, robbery of humans... these different beings generally hold a common belief."

"The Human Clan is blood food!"

Lin Yan said calmly, "Among the descendants of gods, there are hundreds of types... demons and evil spirits have thousands of kinds within them! They devour each other, but it doesn't prevent them from regarding the Human Race as ants!"

"They won't allow the blood food that is the Human Clan to have the ability to resist them."

Shangguan Shang said, "Actually, my original intention was to imitate Dragon Beard Tiger and claim to be a descendant of gods! But I would refuse the sacrifices demanded by the various demons and gods, and even annex the surrounding weak demon territories..."

He slowly said, "All this based on being perceived as a descendant of gods and demons by outsiders!"

Lin Yan nodded slightly and said, "Once you identify as the Human Clan, you will invite demons, evil spirits, and gods... all to rise and attack you, tearing you apart!"