Hunting God Era

Chapter 205 Gan Qi
With official intelligence available, Li Ye indeed didn't need to go looking for it himself.

After receiving the news, the authorities took the lead in arranging for Li Ye to take a special plane to the local city, and then use a helicopter to reach the Changyang Mountain area. The timing was even perfect.

When we arrived, it was midday and the sun was blazing.

The helicopter landed in the mountainous area that had already been taken over. The surrounding troops ensured that no one from anywhere could cause any unexpected trouble, and at the same time, they kept an eye on the local monsters to monitor their movements.

Until the helicopter landed from the sky.

Li Ye didn't go down; he simply opened the hatch and saw a huge shadow cast over the smooth, mined mountainside. It looked as if the sunlight was shining from behind, creating the shadow.

At first glance, it just looks like an ordinary shadow, only a bit denser than the shadows in other places. Whether viewed from a still place or from a distance, it is just a shadow, which is completely different from what Li Ye saw in the data.

"It's grown to this size?" Li Ye asked in surprise.

The information provided doesn't actually depict the demons of today, but rather those that have appeared in the past, and are clearly different from the ones we see now. What's shown are demons that appeared briefly, were immediately noticed, and were swiftly eradicated after information was gathered.

The initial method of eradication was quite simple: just prevent the shadows from taking shape. That's why Changyang Mountain is now in its current state of being mined. After mining, the places where the shadows reside are deformed, and if they are not allowed to become fixed, they will slowly turn into ordinary shadows.

In fact, it's possible to prevent the headless shadow from appearing simply by completely hollowing out the mountain.

However, no one knows whether the severed head will appear elsewhere after the mountain is completely hollowed out.

Having a fixed location actually makes it easier to control.

Secondly, it can't be completely dug out. Many demonic realms have been born near Changyang Mountain. Over the years, they have gradually been diluted and polluted into territory, making this area the Changyang Mountain Range, which is a very large area.

Every year, a lot of manpower is invested in key prevention and control efforts here. Normally, local disinfection is the responsibility, but every few years, the military is mobilized for a major inspection.

Even though the birth time of the severed shadow has been figured out, no one dares to gamble on the possibility that if it were to fully take shape and grow into a Pan Demon, the level of harm caused by such a demon would probably not be something that a simple 'biographical' level Primordial Realm cultivator could encompass.

This time, the discovery was actually a bit slow. Li Ye arrived relatively quickly; it only took about a week from the discovery of the demon to his arrival.

But this week is enough for the decapitated shadow to grow to a certain level.

This is a time-bound demon.

When it was first discovered, the shadow was the most ethereal, changing shape from time to time. During this period, which lasted about one to two hours, the shadow changed dramatically depending on the position of the sun. If this time was recorded, it would appear as if the shadow was wielding an axe of the mountain.

Over time, the shadow will solidify, no longer becoming a phantom, but a real shadow, solidified on the mountain. At this point, it will take about a day to distinguish it.

By following the sun's changes, from sunrise to sunset, and capturing it completely, and then rapidly accelerating the process over a whole day, the shadow of the dancing human figure can be determined.

Further on, the time will be longer, two days, three days. If it grows to the point where it takes seven days to observe the human shadow dancing, then it means that the decapitated shadow has become complete.

At the same time, the pollution will intensify to a terrifying degree, at which point its pollution range will expand, its shadow will extend outward, and once people start to observe its shadow, life will enter a countdown, and this will be a large-scale life crisis.

The Shadow Dance, over time, will evolve from gripping the axe handle formed by the mountain peak to connecting into the axe blade that forms a mountain range, before cleaving downwards. Once this action is taken, all affected beings will be decapitated.

According to records, even a martial artist at the third realm would lose their head at this final stage.

It hasn't reached that point yet, but in a short period of time, judging from the degree to which the shadow has solidified, it has reached a point where it can only be clearly seen on a daily basis.

"Is it troublesome?"

Seeing that Li Ye was staring intently at the shadow on the mountainside, the secretary asked, "If it's troublesome, we can find another one."

"Need not."

Li Ye opened the cabin door, drew his sword, and with a flash of silver light, the blade lengthened, shooting straight into the mountain wall from the cabin door.

"As you wish, as you wish, according to my will, it will manifest its power."

Li Ye didn't hide from anyone. He muttered something, and the silver light of his sword blade instantly spread across the entire mountain wall like a spider web.

The restraining power inherent in the Ruyi Authority accurately located the demon's true form, regardless of any conditions or specific weaknesses. As long as the authority existed, it could automatically find it.

The piercing of the sword blade was tantamount to harming the demon itself; the shadow, covered by the spider web, appeared as if it had been dismembered.

"I see."

Even Li Ye himself, at the moment the Ruyi power was activated, understood the weakness of this demon through the attack of the Jietian Sword.

He glanced at his secretary and said, "A long time ago, no, it should be said that from ancient times to the present, this demon has never been truly eliminated."

The secretary looked puzzled, but her hands didn't stop; she was preparing to take notes.

Although he had some research on Li Ye's general knowledge and knew that he had a high level of general knowledge, he had never actually met him. After spending time with him, he was certain of one thing: Li Ye's general knowledge was extremely high.

There are some things he just hasn't encountered yet, but once he does, he grasps them very quickly.

Whether it was due to his innate holiness or something else, he was able to articulate the weaknesses of the demons he dealt with during the annihilation of the Yuan Chu era.

Based on this alone, Li Ye is a heavyweight talent in China; there aren't many who can identify the origins of demons upon seeing them.

He now trusts Li Ye unconditionally. If Li Ye says they haven't been eliminated, then there must be a reason.

"It's not that the current methods are useless, but they are too slow. Destroying its physical form is not enough; we also need to wear down its will. But after so long, its will still exists, and it will be reborn every now and then. To truly eradicate it, we must relentlessly continue to eradicate it."

“If you find it, destroy it. It will take hundreds or thousands of years to wear down its will. But that’s the problem. This thing didn’t appear suddenly. It has appeared more than once in the long river of time. But the intervals between appearances are sometimes once every ten or twenty years, and sometimes once every hundred years.”

"Over time, even the world will forget about this demon, but that's what makes it special. Give it a chance, and it will regain its will. It's a demon that needs time to be worn down."

Digging up mountains and destroying their form only destroys their physical shape. The demons themselves still exist, so even if the entire mountain range were leveled, the same would be true.

This isn't the kind of demon that appears repeatedly, the kind that appears repeatedly and is created when provoked by human resentment. Although they are essentially the same, the difference is that all demons actually look slightly different.

No two demons are exactly alike, just as people have limbs, facial features, and normal body shapes, but their height and appearance are never the same.

But the severed head shadow is different; it has always been that way throughout history.

No matter how correctly you use the methods, you can only suppress such demons temporarily. Only when you truly destroy their will can you eradicate them.

The long-term extermination of demons has made the rebirth time of this severed figure longer and longer. Coupled with the governance of the Divine Land itself, it has been extended even further. Perhaps in the long future, the severed figure will completely disappear.

However, this interval was too long. According to the information Li Ye had seen, the "Decapitated Shadow" was active from the Northern and Southern Dynasties to the early Tang Dynasty, lasting from a few days at first to one or two years, then to more than ten years, before disappearing. When it reappeared, it was during the Song Dynasty, hundreds of years later. No one knew what the Decapitated Shadow was when it reappeared. It was not eradicated immediately, and its development was allowed to continue, which was equivalent to resetting the cooldown period.

That's why this demon has always existed, but now, Li Ye wants to speed things up.

Thanks to the power of authority, the dense web quickly destroys the shadow, but not thoroughly enough, forcibly binding the shadow's form and preventing it from disappearing.

As long as the spiderweb formed by the sword blade exists, it is equivalent to constantly destroying the shape of the severed shadow and continuously slashing it, and this speed is only a moment.

The power of authority is almost a concept, incomparable to so-called supernatural powers. Li Ye even believed that even the domains that emerged after the vaguely defined seventh realm could not be stronger than his authority.

The severed shadow was weakened to an unrecognizable state in that instant, and its shadow gradually faded rather than disappearing abruptly. Until the shadow completely faded and was covered by an irregular shadow again, the demon was completely annihilated.

call!
But at that moment, a strange wind suddenly blew up, and the helicopter in the air couldn't stay steady. After swaying for a while, it fell straight down.

Thanks to the driver's superb skills, after a brief period of shaking, the vehicle managed to maintain its position, while the strange wind blew even stronger, making a whooshing sound.

It's just like.
Something was being waved around, and the sound of it rapidly approaching filled the air.

"Li Ye!"

The secretary's hair stood on end. At that moment, he felt an indescribable palpitation, as if he were about to die.

"Don't rush, stay calm."

Li Ye looked out of the hatch, a smile playing on his lips. "A final struggle. Now I believe it. It truly is the Shadow of Xing Tian. Death cannot take away its will. Its power is sufficient, but its own strength is completely depleted."

He blurted out, "Then I'll gladly accept it!"

With a deep breath, the sound of the wind cutting through the air suddenly stopped, as if Li Ye had inhaled something and swallowed it.

The demon died, but before it died, it unleashed an attack of resentment. Essentially, this is also a kind of demonic state, as if after death, a demon was reborn in its concept and launched a full-force attack.

However, this form is more like 'near death'. Since it is 'near death', its life strength is naturally at its weakest.

It's perfectly normal that he swallowed it whole.

This severed head is quite complex.

Without the Ruyi and the Devouring Ghost, he estimated he wouldn't have succeeded with just one of those powers.

He couldn't force the severed shadow to its death by eating ghosts alone, so there was no way he could devour it.

Only Ruyi, the attack born after his death, he probably couldn't withstand.

Yes, at that moment, Li Ye also felt his hair stand on end and his neck go cold.

Even after reaching the fourth realm, they still felt great terror.

He wouldn't die; with just Ruyi, he could restrain the attack and forcefully defend himself, but he would definitely get injured.

The feeling he got from that attack was that it was impossible to defend against; only authority could suppress this sense of impenetrability.

But now, by devouring the demon, he can swallow it whole, so he can no longer unleash that attack.

But this severed head is the true symbol of death.

Just then, a divine light inexplicably shone in his eyes. But this time, he was not stunned as before. Instead, he forcibly aroused his divine sense and accepted this inexplicable information, which seemed to originate from his heart and descend from the darkness.

The divine light receded from his pupils, causing Li Ye to shake his head. "I can't sense anything."

"No?" the secretary asked nervously.

"Not that one."

Li Ye smiled and said, "You said I was born holy, and I'm quite curious about where this holiness comes from and how it was formed. I just haven't felt it yet. This demon is indeed 'Xing Tian,' or at least a certain state or remnant of Xing Tian. I have indeed obtained a kind of power."

[The first sheep fell, its will burned to the heavens. Its eyes shone with unparalleled power, its breath encompassed the eight directions. It could topple mountains and rivers, its weapons shook the heavens and earth. The conquests were not yet over, its weapons forever wielded!]

[Power and authority—the shield and axe!]

This is the power that Li Yexin has acquired.

"Director Li, what is this power?"

The secretary asked with some anticipation, regarding Li Ye's innate divine power, which he himself described as being extremely terrifying.

He can eat without limit, thereby strengthening himself. He can absorb the pollution of demons and cleanse all the pollution left by the demons themselves. He can even quickly cleanse the pollution of the primordial era, let alone the Demon Realm.

This is a strategic-level force; just this alone allows them to complete their plans in a short time.

Moreover, he can innately restrain the power of demons and martial artists. According to the records, it is not just a simple restraint. He can even enter the Primordial Chaos without any obstacles and is not worried about the environment inside the Primordial Chaos at all.

Some primordial realms are actually unsuitable for humans to enter. Only those bound to these primordial realms can survive; others will be suppressed from the start.

For example, in some lava fields, even the most physically strong martial artists will experience discomfort upon entering, which will seriously affect their combat power.

Li Ye did not; he walked on flat ground, which allowed him to restrain Yuan Chu in the opposite direction.

This 'restraint' is also conceptual.

The more they know, the more detailed and rigorous the adjustments will be to their next strategy, with everything centered around Li Ye.

Li Ye was quite decisive. He casually swiped his hand out of the hatch, and with a crack, a fissure appeared inexplicably in the huge mountain wall, connecting it to the continuous mountain range behind it.

There were no unusual phenomena, it was as stable as a natural crack.

"An attack that ignores defense."

Li Ye smiled and said, "There's also the rebirth method."

(End of this chapter)