Throwing a steel coil at supersonic speed with one hand, you let me travel through the heavens!

Upon receiving the message, the compound-eyed girl was so angry that she laughed instead, and crushed the drill flagellate worm that had just returned from the villa area, splattering grayish-white juice everywhere.

"Calling us rats? Arrogant! Truly arrogant and conceited!"

She casually tossed aside the splattered insect corpse, wiped her fingers on the hem of her skirt, and her smile turned cold: "But speaking of which, this saintess or leader's prophetic abilities are truly remarkable, making people both curious and wary. I changed the attack time to two days, and he knew it immediately. This level of prophetic ability can no longer be explained by luck."

"Could it be... that this so-called leader of the Steel Coil Cult really possesses some kind of skill?"

She rested her chin on her hand, pondered for a moment, and then made a decision.

A one-on-one fight it is!

This is a good opportunity to test the other party's capabilities.

Whether the "Steel Coil Master" is truly capable or just faking it, a fight will tell.

If he can't even defeat a few of the watchdogs of the Deification Cult, then the Steel Scroll Cult has no reason to exist.

If he really has some skill, figuring out his abilities beforehand will only benefit our subsequent all-out attack.

The compound-eyed girl stood up from the edge of the rooftop, smiling as she asked, "Foolish humans want to fight us one-on-one? Who's willing to go to the Steel Scroll Cult to accept the challenge?"

Before he finished speaking, the playground erupted in cheers.

The nine heads of the nine lions roared to the sky at the same time, the eight-armed Vajra pounded its chest with a "thump thump thump", and the wings of the human-handed winged bear spread out, stirring up a bloody wind.

Hundreds of other mutated humans also rushed to sign up.

"One at a time, not too many."

The compound-eyed girl casually pointed to a few evil spirits and creatures, then spoke to a strange figure not far away, dressed in a black tuxedo, with half a human face and half a curled-up tentacle:

"Li Yanqing, take these guys to the Steel Coil Sect and have a one-on-one fight with them first."

"Remember, I need to know the Steel Coil Cult Master's true abilities to force him to make a move!"

"If he doesn't make a move..." the compound-eyed girl sneered, "then let's go on a killing spree and wipe out the Steel Scroll Cult ahead of time."

The man in the tuxedo named Li Yanqing knelt on one knee, his white-gloved hand resting flat on his chest, and bowed his head, saying, "I will obey the leader's decree!"

Villa area, entrance and exit of the main road.

Two church members guarding the intersection were squatting behind sandbags used for flood control, peering through binoculars, maintaining a tense and vigilant atmosphere.

Suddenly.

They saw dust filling the sky as a horde of evil spirits and demons rushed towards them.

"Coming...coming!"

One of the followers quickly raised his composite bow, nocked an arrow, and aimed ahead.

Another cult member grabbed the walkie-talkie from his waist, his fingers trembling as he pressed the call button: "Holy Maiden! Holy Maiden! The evil spirits are here! The Deification Cult is here!"

Yang Xi's calm voice came through the walkie-talkie: "Received. Stay calm and don't panic."

A short while later.

Yang Xi arrived with the followers of the Steel Scroll Cult.

She was still walking at the front, wearing a black horse-face skirt, with a composite bow slung across her back, and her fiery red high ponytail swaying back and forth, looking as heroic and dashing as the daughter of a military general.

The followers behind her were also fully armed; some carried composite bows, some held crowbars, some carried fire axes, and some held homemade spiked clubs.

Moreover, before setting off, they took medication to treat their mental illness as instructed by Wei Qingzhou, in order to stabilize their sanity levels.

Otherwise, just facing numerous evil spirits and demons would be enough to cause their sanity to plummet, and they would lose before the battle even begins.

The two sides faced off hundreds of meters apart, the atmosphere heavy and oppressive.

On the Steel Scroll Sect's side, those equipped with composite bows tensed up, raising their arrows and aiming intently at the enemy.

Meanwhile, the evil spirits and demons within the Deification Cult were also restless, struggling to restrain their violent and man-eating impulses.

"So you're the Holy Maiden of the Steel Scroll Cult?"

The leading man in the tuxedo sized Yang Xi up and down, his eyes narrowing on half of his face, while the tentacles on the other half of his face wriggled restlessly.

Yang Xi nodded without changing her expression: "It's me."

"Where's your leader?" The man in the tuxedo glanced at the crowd behind her, a hint of disappointment in his voice. "Did he run away in fear?"

Yang Xi didn't answer his question. Instead, she smiled slightly, her tone as relaxed as if chatting with a neighbor: "Are you the leader of the Deification Cult?"

The man in the tuxedo paused for a moment, then shook his head, his tone carrying an undisguised pride: "I am just an insignificant figure under the leader. Dealing with your Steel Scroll Cult doesn't even require the leader to personally intervene."

"Even the leader of the Deification Cult hasn't come, so what right do you have to see our leader?" The usually polite Yang Xi suddenly sneered. "Do you even deserve to see him?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the evil spirits and monsters behind the man in the tuxedo immediately erupted in chaos.

"Li Yanqing, get out of the way! I'm going to eat this girl!"

"Hmph—what an arrogant little brat."

"I hope your bones are as hard as your mouth."

The restless evil spirits and demons were already baring their teeth, eager to pounce on people and devour them.

The man in the tuxedo raised his hand to stop them, seemingly polite, but his words were icy cold: "We're not here to argue with you humans."

"You humans?" Yang Xi raised an eyebrow, her tone dripping with undisguised sarcasm. "Weren't you human before?"

The man in the tuxedo puffed out his chest, a near-fanatical glint in his eyes, and declared with immense pride, "That was before. We have evolved now; we are a new kind of human, a chosen one of the gods!"

"evolution?"

Yang Xi scrutinized the wavy tentacles on half of the man in the tuxedo's face, her eyes full of mockery. She chuckled lightly, "Looking neither human nor ghost, and calling themselves a kin of the gods? They're nothing but a bunch of monsters, just deceiving themselves."

"..."

The man in the tuxedo's face turned completely cold, and a murderous intent surged in his eyes.

"Holy Maiden, I'm done with the nonsense. Call your Steel Scroll Cult Leader out for a one-on-one duel now, or... I won't hesitate to wipe out your entire Steel Scroll Cult beforehand!"

"Whoosh!"

Composite bows were set up, arrows nocked, ready to be released at any moment.

Yang Xi waved his hand to calm everyone down, and said without changing his expression, "You may want to challenge the sect leader, but you'll have to start with us, the sect members."

Wei Qingzhou's instructions flashed through her mind.

Wei Qingzhou told her to send out the troublemakers from the Steel Coil Sect to deal with the one-on-one duels on the first day.

Rather than sending loyal followers to their deaths, it's better to use the restless, unruly troublemakers as cannon fodder.

This not only depleted the enemy's fighting strength but also eliminated internal threats—killing two birds with one stone.

The selection process begins.

Yang Xi turned around, his gaze sweeping over the followers behind him, before precisely locking onto a burly man standing in the back row.

Do you think that by taking a step back and hiding behind the crowd, you'll avoid being chosen?

"You play the first match."

"what?"

Even if the burly man was extremely unwilling, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go through with it.

"Who...who's fearless enough to go first?"