My cells devour all worlds.

"The bandits are coming—"

Luo Chuan's terrified scream instantly reached everyone's ears.

Located on the border, Shikou Village often hears news of raids by foreign tribes and rampant bandits.

The village has been visited before.

Therefore, they were well aware of the terror of the bandits.

Experienced elders have already begun organizing villagers to go back and retrieve their tools.

But a man can't outrun a horse.

Before long, the sound of horses' hooves, accompanied by sand and dust, rushed into the village's dirt road.

"drive--"

Niu You rode a tall horse, brandishing his curved sword, and shouted, "Men, surround them all! If you let one escape, you'll all lose your heads!"

"It's the boss."

"Just you wait and see, boss."

At Niu You's command, the team quickly split up, forming an encirclement around all the villagers in the open space at the village entrance.

"Stop right there, all of you get back here—"

The bandits brandished all sorts of weapons, shouting excitedly, and would whip anyone they didn't like.

When some people started bleeding, the villagers quickly calmed down and were surrounded by the bandits.

"Village Chief, Lord Lu hasn't returned yet. What should we do?"

The younger generation, who had never experienced anything like this before, trembled slightly and looked at the composed Lin Feng with a blank expression.

Lin Feng, with a stern face, tried his best to reassure everyone, "Don't panic, just give them whatever they want."

Generally, as long as the victim doesn't resist, the bandits won't kill people indiscriminately.

They also didn't want to provoke the government troops to suppress the bandits.

As for whether Lu Sheng was there or not, Lin Feng felt it didn't really matter.

Although Lu Sheng is very likely the reincarnation of the Giant Spirit God, his strength has not yet been fully restored, and he is still a mortal.

The bandits had horses, knives, and bows and arrows, and there were dozens of them. Even if Lu Sheng returned, he was helpless.

On the contrary, they are more likely to be injured by bandits.

At this moment, a gap appeared in the circle formed by the bandits.

Niu You rode in on horseback through the entrance, looked around at the crowd, and laughed:

"Wow, is everyone here to welcome us?"

"Ha ha ha ha."

The bandits laughed heartily in perfect unison.

"Of course, boss. Look, they've even cooked the rice."

One of the bandits pointed to the center of the crowd, where pots and pans were set out, the embers of cooking rice were still burning, and the aroma of food filled the air.

"Look, boss, there's still meat in the middle. This Shikou Village is quite lucrative."

One of the bandits swallowed hard as he looked at the sizzling, oily wolf leg in the center.

Some people stared at Lin Hua and other village women in the crowd, their eyes gleaming. "They've even prepared women for us, hehehehe..."

"Hahaha, you're always thinking about these kinds of things..."

The bandits talked loudly without any regard for the villagers.

Lin Feng's face grew increasingly grim, but he still had to endure it. He stepped forward, leaning on his cane, and said, "Your Majesty, we from Shikou Village know the rules and are willing to offer 30% of our harvest to you heroes. Please, Your Majesty, grant us a way out."

"Thirty percent?"

Niu You glanced at Lin Feng with a half-smile, then his expression instantly changed, and he lashed out with his whip, yelling, "Sancheng, you still want a way to live? You think you can get rid of a beggar?"

"Fifty percent. If even one grain of rice is missing, I'll kill someone."

With a loud slap, Lin Feng was knocked to the ground, leaving a bloody welt on his body.

"village head."

Those around him dared not speak out in anger and quickly helped Lin Feng up.

"Snap—"

Niu You lashed out with his whip again, knocking down the villagers who were helping him.

"If you dare look at me like that again, I'll gouge out your dog eyes."

The villagers no longer dared to look at Niu You and could only keep their heads down.

Luo Chuan couldn't help but clench his fists.

He was hidden inside by several tall villagers, with Lin Shi and Lin Shui holding him down tightly.

Lin Shui said in a low voice, "Don't be impulsive. Once the Divine Lord recovers his divine power, we can deal with them sooner or later."

If something happens to Luo Chuan, who knows if Lu Sheng will still care about Shikou Village?

Luo Chuan naturally understood that he was just unwilling to accept it.

Seeing that no one else dared to resist, Niu was very satisfied.

He shouted, "Leave a few men with me to guard this place. Anyone who dares to move is to be killed. Second brother, you take the others to search the house for food."

A man with a scarred face responded and beckoned most of the people to leave.

Among the group that remained in place, one of the underlings rolled his eyes, dismounted, squeezed into the crowd, and reached for the wolf leg that had just been roasted.

The portly cook beside him hesitated, wanting to speak but ultimately couldn't help but blurt it out, "That belongs to the God..."

He went to great lengths to please Lu Sheng, even bringing out the few spices the village had.

The younger brother glared at him, and the fat chef immediately shut his mouth.

The underling, carrying a wolf leg, scurried over to Niu You with a fawning smile. "Boss, this is freshly roasted meat. Please have a taste."

"Hmm, not bad, kid."

Niu accepted it without hesitation.

He had heard what the two of them were saying.

Niu then remembered the purpose of his visit.

"Didn't they say there was some kind of reincarnated deity? Where is he? Is he too scared to show his face because of me?"

Niu took a bite of the wolf leg, chewing as he searched through the crowd.

I want to see which one resembles the reincarnation of some deity.

After looking for a long time, all I saw were emaciated villagers, and even the one or two who were slightly stronger were completely unworthy of the title of "God".

"Boss, in my opinion, they're just talking nonsense."

The underling handing over the wolf leg immediately offered a compliment:

"If the Giant Spirit God has truly been reincarnated, then it will be in you. Everyone in Black Wind Stronghold knows that our leader is incredibly strong."

The others then realized what was happening and quickly began to flatter them.

"Yes, yes, yes, our chief can wrestle with oxen. Who else can do that?"

"Those blind fools in the imperial court should just appoint the chief as a general..."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Niu was very pleased, and the smile on his face was obvious to everyone.

He boasted about being able to wrestle with oxen, but he was indeed much stronger than the average person.

He wielded a large curved sword weighing 36.6 jin (approximately 18.8 catties). An ordinary person would tire after swinging it a couple of times, but he could use it as a weapon.

Niu swallowed a mouthful of wolf meat, slapped his thigh, and said, "Good, I've always thought that 'Bull Demon King' name was awful. From now on, I'll just call myself... that... something..."

"Giant Spirit Lord," the younger brother whispered a reminder from the side.

"...Yes, from now on, call me Lord Giant Spirit God."

"Okay, boss."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"If the boss is a deity, then am I just a heavenly soldier?"

Niu laughed loudly, "Good lads, today I'll appoint you as heavenly soldiers."

Unlike the bandits' laughter and jokes, the villagers' faces showed an indescribable strangeness.

Wrestling with oxen? Does he even deserve to be called a deity?

Lu Sheng even killed a bear with a single punch.

Niu You quickly noticed the villagers' strange behavior, grunted, and frowned. "What? Are you dissatisfied with this deity?"

"We dare not..." The villagers dared not say.

The whip in Niu's hand cracked above everyone's heads. "Don't be so smug. You've all been behaving like your parents have died. Remember this? What will you call me from now on?"

"God... God Lord..."

Just as Niu You was about to show a satisfied smile, he heard a villager shout.

"The God Lord has returned—"

The ox looked on with suspicion.

Dust billowed in the dirt road they had come from.

At the same time, a slight vibration was felt.

What's that noise?

Could it be that government troops have arrived?

Niu threw away the wolf leg, quickly mounted his horse, and stared intently at the end of the road. "Men, get ready..."

"A cow, a cow is coming! A huge cow..."