Chapter 813 - 568: Finally Found You! (2)

Just standing there, the Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth stagnated.

Gu Dingjiang slowly raised his eyes, his blood-red vertical pupils swept over the people and the five giant spirits below, his voice cold and majestic, like a thunderclap echoing through heaven and earth, clearly reaching everyone’s ears:

"I am Gu Dingjiang, Emperor Taizong of Great Li."

"Beside me are my brothers, Gu Yunze and Gu Lengxuan, the Duke of Jing and Duke Rui of Great Li."

The Great Li Dynasty has been founded for a hundred years, and the Blood Race has long used various propaganda to shape the Imperial Family as destined by heaven, guardians of the people.

From street notices, storytellers’ chants, to teachings in academies, all extol the achievements of the Imperial Family, portraying the Gu family as saviors of the mortal realm.

Thus, Gu Dingjiang and his entourage are extremely famous among the populace, their reputation highly embellished.

The populace has heard of the Imperial Family’s "benevolent rule" since childhood, and upon hearing that the three before them are from the Great Li Imperial Family, many showed expressions of awe and respect.

Gu Dingjiang’s gaze swept over the various expressions below, his lips curled, his tone carrying a bit of hypocritical majesty as he continued:

"My brothers and I were originally gods above the nine heavens, overseeing the mortal realm, but discovered a Demon Dao here, deceiving people under the guise of spreading truth, sowing chaos and harming the people."

"We cannot bear the mortal realm suffering despair, so we descend to enact justice and eliminate this Demon Dao!"

He secretly calculated:

Based on past experiences dealing with anomalies, Chen Sheng’s rapid rise, with tens of thousands of followers, is his strongest support and his foundation.

If he can disrupt the followers’ faith, make them doubt Chen Sheng’s identity, and believe him to be a "Demon Dao," it would cause a backlash and significantly weaken Chen Sheng.

At that time, eliminating him will be much easier.

Regarding their original plan to secretly control Chen Sheng’s family and use them to coerce Chen Sheng into submission.

But unexpectedly, Chen Sheng seemed prepared, hiding his family so well that the plan completely failed.

Now, they can only hope to disrupt the followers’ minds and sever his foundation.

Upon hearing Gu Dingjiang’s words, many in the city suddenly felt uneasy, showing hesitant expressions.

On one hand is the Great Li Imperial Family, admired since childhood, the "deities" heard of from a young age;

On the other hand is the Taishang Dao they personally believe in, which uses Talismanic Magic to heal the sick, alleviate disasters, and benefit the people.

One side cries "enacting divine justice,"

The other offers tangible benefits.

For a time, people were caught in a dilemma, discussions arose again, but lacked previous firmness.

Some even began to whisper:

"Could the Daoist Master really be a Demon Dao?"

"But the Daoist Master clearly saved us..."

More people, especially those who had personally benefited from Chen Sheng’s kindness or witnessed Taishang Dao’s good deeds, remained steadfast, especially followers like Bai Gongming.

Bai Gongming stepped forward, speaking loudly, his voice firm and powerful, overriding all discussions:

"That’s wrong!"

"The Daoist Master cares for all living beings, alleviates disasters and helps the people, cures the seriously ill with Talismanic Magic, soothes the displaced with compassion, divides land and property for Ning City’s people, never harming anyone. How could he be a Demon Dao?"

"It’s those three, surrounded by bloodthirsty aura, clearly not righteous, evidently malevolent!"

Above the heavens.

The five giant fire gods simultaneously roared in anger, their voices shaking the heavens, their surrounding flames surged again, almost igniting half the sky, even the ground was scorching.

The leading Golden Wu Warrior spoke, his voice like a great bell, filled with anger and rebuke, echoing heaven and earth:

"Do not deceive the people with demonic words!"

"You are not gods of the nine heavens, but bloodthirsty, life-harming Blood Race demons!"

"Surviving two hundred years by consuming mortal Essence Blood!"

"Today, we shall enact divine justice, eliminating you to return peace to Ning City!"

Gu Dingjiang lowered his head, glancing at the five giant spirits below glaring furiously, his blood-red pupils flashed with regret.

If Chen Sheng truly suffers a backlash, reducing his power, these five will naturally be implicated, greatly weakening, then they would be like fish on a chopping board, ready to be slaughtered.

But now it seems these people are loyal to Chen Sheng, unaffected by his words, even more determined to fight.

"Stubborn!"

Gu Dingjiang sneered coldly, his voice icy and piercing, his surrounding blood-red aura suddenly surged.

"Since you insist on protecting that Demon Dao, do not blame me for being ruthless."

"Today, we shall eliminate you and flatten Ning City, capturing all followers in one swoop, eradicating future troubles!"

Before the words finished, Gu Dingjiang and his brothers moved simultaneously.

Behind them, blood-red wings suddenly flapped, their bodies ghostly disappearing from the spot, the next second appearing before the five giant fire gods.

Around them, blood-red power surged crazily, turning into sharp blood blades, relentlessly striking at the five giants.

In an instant, blood light filled the sky, blood-red waves swept in all directions.

Wherever they passed, the air was torn apart, producing a piercing screech, an overwhelming oppressive force instantly enveloping the entire Ning City.

The five Golden Wu Warriors did not dare to be careless, roaring in unison, their surrounding flames intertwined, forming Fire Walls that firmly resisted the blood blade attacks.

"Clang—Clang—Clang—"

The sound of iron clashing was deafening, sparks flew.

Blood-red blades and fiery red flames collided, releasing terrifying energy shockwaves, sweeping in all directions.

This shockwave’s power far exceeded ordinary imagination.

The county office rooftop was instantly lifted, bricks and rubble flew like torrential rain;