Chapter 56: My Brother Called Evil God
Chapter 56: My Brother Called Evil God
Li Si hesitated for a moment, but he held back in the end.
The reason was simple: the area around the town was filled with Mist Demons. If he didn’t remove his Black Fog Cloak, the Evil God Idol wouldn’t detect him and wouldn’t trigger any attack.
But if he took off the Black Fog Cloak, these Mist Demons would definitely give him the most extreme “ten thousand ghosts ascending to heaven” death by torture.
So, he chose to rush in following behind an especially large Mist Demon—basically, he hid right behind it.
His goal wasn’t lofty; he just wanted to avoid the Mist Demons, find a hidden spot to conceal himself, and then reveal his identity to have a fair, just showdown with that Evil God Idol.
I, Li Si, never stoop to sneaky ambushes!
Yet, it was quite amazing: the more conscious these Mist Demons became, their originally chaotic forms started taking on more human-like outlines.
For example, the one in front of Li Si—who knew who it had been in life—now transformed into a chaotic giant over ten meters tall. Its thigh was as thick as ten of Li Si’s! So it really was the perfect cover.
But they hadn’t rushed forward even two hundred meters when countless arrows mixed with fiery lights shot from the town walls. Clearly, this big guy made the Black-Armored Warriors nervous.
These fiery arrows weren’t actual rocket arrows; each had an unknown Talisman Paper attached. This was interesting—so many Cultivator methods in the Evil God Cult’s territory? Were they trying to make me die laughing?
Watching the big guy howl in pain as it was shot, its chaotic body shrinking rapidly, Li Si grew anxious. Where else could he find such a good shield? So he immediately cast a low-grade version of Mind-cleansing Aura on the big guy.
Honestly, this was a desperate move—he had already taken out his Divine Concealment Talisman ready to vanish…
But the next moment, it was like the Hulk getting angry, or like a grassland shaman discovering their destined Divine Artifact…
“Roar!”
The big guy’s painful howl sounded like thunder. And amid this pain, it clearly recalled more memories; pain had become its source of power.
Its body, which had been shrinking rapidly, suddenly grew even larger and more solid. It even condensed a heavy shield and billowing Dark Mist. That Dark Mist, in its hands, instantly formed a strange long spear, which it then hurled.
One strike blasted the head of an Evil God Cultist hundreds of meters away.
Then, the previously captured conscious Mist Demon also regained its freedom. It let out a piercing shriek, creating huge chaos on the walls.
And the big guy valiantly charged up the wall; the scene became completely out of control.
As for Li Si, he did nothing much—just casually tossed a few low-grade Heart Cleansing Curses at five brave Mist Demons. Instantly, though they didn’t become as fearsome as the big guy, they reached a level of “brave Mist Demons, fear no hardship.”
Seizing this chance, Li Si sneaked under the town wall, slipped right in, and entered the town.
Then, finding an empty corner, he smirked and took off his Black Fog Cloak.
Evil God, come on! Let’s have a real duel between warriors!
One second,
Two seconds,
Three seconds—
Li Si felt awkward: no reaction?
What the heck?
Did the Evil God have its period today?
For a moment, Li Si almost doubted his existence, feeling so embarrassed he could explode on the spot. That Evil God Idol simply ignored him!
Argh, argh, argh…
I admit defeat.
Li Si acted decisively. He immediately wanted to jump over the wall and give those Mist Demons a big round of Heart Cleansing Curse.
But it was too late. Over fifty Evil God Cultists appeared on the wall, along with three Evil God priests; they quickly regained control in just a short time.
Oh no!
Li Si dared not put on the Black Fog Cloak again; that thing only worked invisibly within the Dark Mist. Putting it on inside the town would be as obvious as fleas on a Baldy’s head—just asking for trouble!
Left with no choice, he activated the Divine Concealment Talisman. Just as he was about to sneak out, a sudden sense of dread hit him—his Disaster-Averting Domain was warning him.
Incredible—this town wall could actually counter invisibility?
Li Si hurriedly ran deeper into the town. No more talk—he just needed to find a place to hide. After all, the Floating Cloud Sect could hold out for at least fifteen days at worst; he could wait until the next night when he’d have a bunch of Mist Demon allies.
Besides, this town was strange: the Evil God Idol actually slacking off?
It showed his luck wasn’t that bad.
The town was deathly silent, pitch-black without a single light. But Li Si could still make out the streets and buildings.
Most were short, shabby, and crowded—almost like a refugee camp. Faint breaths could be heard from these houses; they were packed densely, probably with people even under the beds.
Li Si intended to hide for a whole day, so he headed toward the larger mansions.
There weren’t many big mansions in this town. Relying on his Divine Concealment Talisman, Li Si ran fast. He didn’t need to check hiding spots—he just listened carefully. Places with no human breathing surely would be fine.
Then, he spotted a large courtyard at the town center. Compared to the rest of the town, it was truly grand, covering about seven or eight acres. There were clearly few people inside, especially one side courtyard of about three acres with lots of buildings but not a single person.
This was it.
Li Si cheerfully climbed over the wall into the courtyard. His Disaster-Averting Domain hadn’t given any warning—that meant this place was safe enough.
But the rooms were a bit odd. Based on the furnishings and beds, it seemed like people lived there, with about four or five people per room, and everything was kept tidy.
After entering three rooms, Li Si suddenly realized:
“No way, is this where those Black-Armored Warriors live?”
Because right now, at least two hundred Black-Armored Warriors were patrolling the town walls, repelling the Mist Demons’ assault. This must be their routine—patrolling at night, sleeping during the day.
“Crap! So this big courtyard houses the town’s rulers?”
Li Si hesitated slightly, then decisively became a rooftop rogue—because the Divine Concealment Talisman’s time was almost up.
He couldn’t use his second and only remaining Divine Concealment Talisman; he needed it for escape later.
Confident that the Black-Armored Warriors would patrol until dawn, Li Si even sat cross-legged to meditate for a while. Though he couldn’t restore Magic Power, he could refresh his spirit.
About four hours passed, and it was almost dawn. Li Si had already suppressed his presence, but suddenly, a spine-chilling sense of dread hit—so intense it felt like his heart was being torn. This meant danger was immediate, close by, happening now.
And this familiar presence was undoubtedly the Evil God Idol—it was locking onto him.
Li Si completely freaked out!
Why?
It had been so weak earlier, why was it suddenly full of energy now?
Without giving Li Si any chance to flee, the Evil God Idol’s power locked onto him. True·Evil God’s Scorn—activated!
Without any suspense, Li Si fell into a bloody sea of turmoil, tortured to the point where he couldn’t live or die… until the next moment, rescue information appeared.
Yes, he was exempted.
Quickly renewing his Heart-Clearing Domain and Disaster-Averting Domain, and replenishing his Magic Power, Li Si gritted his teeth, scrambled up, and rushed out of the room. He looked up—damn it! In the dim morning light, about three hundred meters away, a ten-meter-tall shadow of the Evil God Idol slowly rose.
True·Evil God’s Scorn!
Activated!
Li Si got hit again. Damn it—only five seconds apart!
Li Si rolled frantically on the ground, feeling his soul being torn apart, but again, the rescue information appeared.
Exempted!
But this time, Li Si clenched his teeth, renewing his own status while tossing out the Wish-Fulfilling Pearl he had recently purified. He immediately spotted the Evil God Idol’s exact location.
Most importantly, there was no one guarding it now. Last night’s commotion with the Mist Demons had alerted the Evil God Cultists and priests. Since the Dark Mist hadn’t retreated yet, they probably hadn’t returned—though maybe they were alerted by now.
But he had to risk it!
Take this—my physical attack!
Grabbing the last two seconds, Li Si cast the Artifact-Control Incantation, lifting a rockery from the courtyard. He added a wind-riding aura, and guided by the Wish-Fulfilling Pearl, he hurled it with a single thought.
The benefit of adding the wind-riding aura was that even if Li Si lost the Artifact-Control Incantation, he didn’t need to control it anymore.
Whatever happens, let fate decide.
Almost the next second, the idol’s third True·Evil God’s Scorn was launched.
Li Si was instantly hit. But after three consecutive attacks, the idol’s stored power was basically depleted. Dozens of terrifying cracks appeared on the idol with crunching sounds.
At this point, devout Evil God priests and Cultivators were needed for sacrifices to continue.
But the Evil God’s faithful followers didn’t make it in time—what arrived was a huge rockery, crashing at a speed of 350 kilometers per hour about ten meters away from the idol. The error was quite large.
But the ground shook with a loud boom as the rockery shattered into pieces. A rock as big as a basin flew and hit the Evil God Idol’s head. It wasn’t too serious—just smashed off a small part of the idol’s head.
Not really a fatal injury.
But as the vessel for the Evil God’s power, this already damaged its function.
Especially since Li Si, scrambling up again, cast the Artifact-Control Incantation intending to shift the remaining rock pile to smash the idol at close range. But his current state was a bit dazed—and he ended up moving the damaged idol instead.
At that moment, he seemed to hear an incredibly furious curse, then his Heart-Clearing Domain and Disaster-Averting Domain completely erupted. Strangely, there were no side effects—as if he had cut off some power.
Affected by this, Li Si’s Artifact-Control Incantation was disrupted again. The idol, which had risen ten meters off the ground, crashed down, shattering into pieces…
But now, in Li Si’s eyes, countless gloomy golden rays shot into the sky, then sank into his body. Information appeared:
“Successfully severed the Evil God’s control over the hundred-mile area around Kao Mountain Town.”
“You destroyed the Evil God Idol (medium). You gained 600 shares of White Fate Firewood.”
“Because the Evil God did not get to sacrifice all the town’s inhabitants and the land deed, you obtained the land deed for Kao Mountain Town.”
“You seized the Faith Power of 3,981 residents of Kao Mountain Town from the Evil God.”
“You must immediately suppress the land deed of Kao Mountain Town and infuse it with Fate; otherwise, Kao Mountain Town will soon be retaken by the Evil God’s power or invaded by other evil forces.”