The divine manifestations began at the Gongwei Division.

The rain poured down.

The city gates of Jiangyang County were tightly closed, and the city was deathly silent.

The once bustling streets were deserted.

On the city wall, several strange-looking monsters sat under the tower to take shelter from the rain. They were gnawing on blood-soaked thighs with relish, their mouths full of blood.

"With a single move, the mountain lord directly occupied a county town; that's what you call strength."

They ate and chatted at the same time.

In the past, if you wanted to eat someone, you had to do it secretly. It's nothing like how easy it is now.

The city is packed with people; you can eat whichever you want.

They prefer to eat the young ones because their meat is tender.

"Who says otherwise? The Demon Court recruited our Mountain Lord, but only gave him the title of Grand General. Isn't that an insult to the Mountain Lord?"

"Our mountain lord is more than capable of being a demon king."

"That's what another monster said."

"Hey, let's not play with them. The mountain lord has taken over a city, let's just declare ourselves kings."

"That's right, why should we go to the Demon Court and be ruled by them when we're the king ourselves?"

The monsters shouted.

"That's not quite right. After all, the Demon Court is powerful, with many third-rank demon kings overseeing it."

A rat-like monster said, "There are benefits to joining the Demon Court."

Putting aside everything else, even the Demon Slayer Captains of the Great Yue Dynasty's Guard Division wouldn't dare to kill the demons of the Demon Court casually.

Otherwise, the Demon Court will avenge them.

It's not that our Mountain Lord doesn't want to join the Demon Court, it's just that the Mountain Lord wants to become the Demon King.

"Although the Mountain Lord is powerful, breaking through to the third rank is not an easy task."

The monsters all spoke up.

They, of course, also hoped that Lord Qingyang would break through to the third-grade demon king realm.

However, they also knew very well that breaking through to the third-grade demon king realm was not so easy.

Otherwise, Lord Qingyang Mountain wouldn't have been able to remain trapped at the peak of the fourth rank for so long.

"You don't know this, do you? You think the mountain lord occupied Jiangyang County just to eat a few people?"

The rat monster said, "You guys are still too brainless. Let me tell you, the Mountain Lord occupied this place in order to break through to the third-grade Demon King realm!"

"Occupying this place will allow me to break through?"

"You mean the mountain king is going to eat everyone in this city?"

"A monster said."

"I've heard that the more people we eat, the stronger we become. Is that true?"

The rat monster rolled its eyes. "I always tell you to learn more about human things, but you never listen. I think you're not even as good as Deer Whirlwind."

Deer Whirlwind certainly learned a lot of human tricks, what a pity.

"I'm telling you, the Mountain Lord has kidnapped Jiangyang County. If the Shuzhou Garrison Commander of the Imperial Guard wants the people in this city to live, then they have to obediently do as our Mountain Lord orders."

The rat monster continued, "Once the Mountain Lord breaks through to the Demon King realm and takes over Shu Province, then we can join the Demon Court and become true regional lords."

"Did the mountain lord tell you this?"

The monsters all asked questions.

We're all monsters, so why are you so outstanding?

The rat monster said smugly, "I guessed all of this myself, but I'm sure I'm right."

Just then.

Suddenly they saw a person walking out of the rain on the official road outside the city.

The man walked in the heavy rain, but the rain seemed to have a mind of its own and automatically avoided him.

"Someone's coming!"

A monster shouted loudly.

Before it could finish speaking...

Suddenly, the raindrops in the air began to swirl rapidly, then transformed into a chain.

The end of the chain lies in the hand of the man in the rain.

Swish.

The chains snapped, and the figure in the rain appeared on the city wall like an arrow released from a bow.

The monsters dropped the human flesh they were holding and reached for their weapons.

But before they could even grab a weapon, chains formed from rainwater wrapped around their wrists and ankles, then suddenly pulled them into a spread-eagle position.

"you--"

A monster screamed.

puff!

The monster's head separated from its body, and blood gushed out several feet, splattering all over the ground.

"Don't make a sound until I ask you anything, understand?"

Zhou Heng said calmly.

All the monsters were terrified and dared not utter a sound.

Does it have to be this brutal?

Without saying anything, they killed one of their companions right away.

The rat-like monster's eyes gleamed, and it had already guessed the identity of the newcomer.

But it dared not make a sound.

Its companion just now gave its life as a warning not to speak carelessly.

"very good."

Zhou Heng nodded in satisfaction. "Tell me, where is Lord Qingyang?"

He randomly pointed to a monster.

"The mountain lord won't let you get away with this—"

The monster cried out.

Before he could finish speaking...

The raindrops had already pierced through the monster's skull.

"I don't like listening to nonsense."

Zhou Heng said expressionlessly, "You tell me, where is Lord Qingyang?"

He pointed to the rat monster.

"The county government office!"

The rat monster's forehead was covered in cold sweat, and he quickly said, "The Mountain Lord lives inside the county government office."

"Very good, how many demons does Lord Qingyang command in total?"

Zhou Heng nodded in satisfaction and continued to ask.

"There are two thousand people who came to Jiangyang City with us."

"That's what the rat monster replied."

"It's raining heavily today, so everyone is taking shelter in the city. We're the only ones on the city walls."

The rat monster added a sentence.

It secretly groaned in its heart.

It had actually reminded Lord Qingyang that more manpower should be deployed on the city walls.

But Lord Qingyang didn't care.

Lord Qingyang placed two thousand demons in the city, believing that as long as the people in the city were well controlled, there would be no problem.

Only humans can defend city walls.

Now look what's happened, the Imperial Guard has already stormed the city walls, and the people inside the city don't even know it.

Zhou Heng frowned slightly.

Two thousand monsters have taken over Jiangyang City?

This is going to be a bit troublesome.

To reclaim Jiangyang County from two thousand demons, they must also ensure the safety of the city's inhabitants.

I was just thinking about it.

suddenly.

A glint of light flashed in Zhou Heng's eyes.

next moment.

The raindrops, like sharp arrows, splattered and pattered.

The monsters on the city wall all fell into pools of blood.

Zhou Heng's figure flickered and disappeared into the rain outside the city.

He has just disappeared.

A burly figure appeared on the city wall.

Immediately afterwards, a series of monstrous figures followed closely behind the burly figure. They looked at the blood on the city wall, their faces filled with rage.

"Who did this? Is there anyone in the city who dares to resist?"

A demon roared, "Mountain Lord, if you ask me, why don't we just slaughter everyone in the city!"

"What will we eat after we slaughter them all? We should raise them and let them keep reproducing, then we'll have something to eat forever."

Another monster cried out.

"Shut up."

Lord Qingyang snorted coldly.

It strode up to the city wall, its tiger-like body trembled, and the rain was sent flying a foot away from its body.

"Now that you're here, stop hiding like a coward and get out here."

Lord Qingyang shouted, "I'll count to three. If you don't come out by then, I'm going to kill someone."