The Guardian God Will Live Forever!

Before he finished speaking, his figure suddenly vanished from the spot.

It wasn't teleportation, but rather the speed was so fast that it left an afterimage in the eyes of the Fierce Claw Lion!

The fierce lion's fur stood on end; its wild instincts told it that it was in mortal danger!

It roared and flames surged from its limbs.

Its massive body darted towards the side rock wall with extraordinary agility, while its thick, flaming tail swept out like a steel whip.

They tried to intercept and force back the dark figure!

However, its movements appeared clumsy and slow in the face of Lin Mo's agility of over nine thousand at this moment.

The jet-black sword light, like the death threads condensed from the night itself, swept past silently.

Where the sword flashed, the lion's tail was severed at the root.

The cross-section was as smooth as a mirror, and the crimson flames were extinguished instantly.

The fierce lion let out a heart-wrenching howl.

But the howl stopped abruptly as soon as it was uttered.

Because the second and third sword lights were like an interwoven net, covering all its space to dodge.

The hidden force of the [Double Strike] erupts the moment the sword light touches the body!

puff!puff!puff!

The dull thuds of sharp blades slicing into tough fur and bones echoed one after another.

The massive body of the Fierce Claw Lion froze in mid-air.

The neck, heart, and spine were simultaneously pierced and shattered!

Its eyes still held traces of violence, bewilderment, and the boundless fear that surged forth in its final moments.

The massive, twenty-meter-tall body crashed to the ground with a dull thud, kicking up a cloud of dust.

[Slay the Fierce Claw Lion (Beast Master Lv39), Soul Drain, all attributes +500]

[Sword Steel effect triggered...]

The warm current surged in, more powerful than ever before.

At the same time, Lin Mo felt as if there was an invisible barrier within his body, which quietly shattered under the impact of this force.

Your level has been raised.

Name: Lin Mo

[Level: 30]

【Body: 10026】

[Agility: 10026]

【Spirit: 10026】

Free attribute points: 1550

[Skills: Mirror Image, Double Strike, Steel Sword]

Upon reaching level 30, all attributes naturally increased by 100 points, and free attribute points also increased by 100 points.

Lin Mo slowly exhaled a breath of stale air and sheathed his sword.

He walked to the corpse of the Fierce Claw Lion, watched as the glowing Fierce Claw Black Sword cleaved it off, and stored it in his spatial ring.

Then, he took out the map from the ring that marked the beast kings around Mingbei City and unfolded it.

The map, which was originally covered with dense markings and red circles, now only has one remaining mark: a fierce lion with claws.

He took out a pen and forcefully poked a hole in the mark.

Looking at the map, where there were no more red circles to be cleared, Lin Mo stood silently for a moment before letting out a long sigh.

"They're all dead, now... "

"What are you going to do next!?"

Yin Xue's urgent voice flew out from his collar and hovered in front of Lin Mo, his blood-red eyes fixed on him.

"Now! Immediately! Back to the city!"

Lin Mo looked at her, his brows furrowing slightly.

His original plan was to find a suitable essence to break through the level 30 bottleneck before returning to the city.

After all, level 30 is a watershed moment.

Yin Xue seemed to see right through his thoughts.

"Are you thinking of absorbing essence to break through now? Let me tell you, no way! Your current attributes are more than capable of absorbing the essence of a level 40 or even level 50 Beast King! The skill potential and attribute boosts that would bring are incomparable to this kind of stuff. So going back to town and using the city lord's abilities to find better essence is the right thing to do!"

She paused, her tone softening and becoming more persuasive.

"Besides, three days have passed! What's the situation in the city? That old man Liu and that girl Shi Qin you invited might actually be up to something new. Don't you want to hurry back and check on them? Maybe you can deliver medicine to your mother again?"

The words "deliver medicine" instantly struck the most pressing nerve in Lin Mo's heart.

His mother's haggard face and her helpless posture on her sickbed appeared clearly in his mind.

Upgrading is important, but... Mom is more important.

The last trace of hesitation in his eyes vanished, and he nodded emphatically: "Alright, let's head back to the city first."

Seeing that Lin Mo was finally persuaded, Yin Xue seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

It shrunk back to the size of a palm, burrowed back into his collar, and muttered, "That's more like it... I'm exhausted, I need to get some rest when we get back..."

Lin Mo didn't linger any longer. He took one last look at the cave and the corpse of the Fierce Claw Lion, then turned around and started walking in the direction he had come from, which was the direction of Mingbei City.

……

The return trip will be much faster.

It was still dark when Lin Mo approached the city gate.

But the crowd gathered at the city gate made him sense something unusual.

The flow of people in and out of the city gate remained the same, with even more caravans than usual, but many people saw him.

Their eyes turned somewhat strange, especially when they noticed his signature black cloak and the black sword at his waist.

They whispered and murmured among themselves.

"Look, look! There's someone over there!"

"Hmm~ It looks so similar... but I'm not sure, it's too far off."

"Cloak, black sword... the features match up!"

"Should we...should we go and inform the city lord's mansion?"

……

Whispers drifted into my ears, tinged with curiosity and awe...

Lin Mo didn't stop walking, but his brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.

What's wrong with these people?

He killed Qian Wantong and his guards in the street, which established his authority, but logically, the common people should have been even more terrified of him and avoided him like the plague.

This kind of pointing and watching seems a bit different.

"hey-hey,"

Yin Xue's soft voice carried a hint of smugness and a desire to stir up trouble.

"It must be because you killed someone in the street before that you completely terrified these people. Now they see you like you're a demon. But that's normal. Back when I was the Demon King, it was pretty much the same wherever I went."

She spoke with the air of someone who had been there, as if reminiscing about her own "glory days."

Lin Mo ignored her boasting, but felt the atmosphere was a bit awkward.

It doesn't seem like simple fear.

He continued walking into the city.

The closer you get to the center, the greater the foot traffic.

More and more eyes were drawn to him, and the whispers became clearer.

You could even see people pointing at him from afar, then excitedly telling their companions something.

Until he reached the edge of the city center square.

Lin Mo suddenly stopped in his tracks.

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

Yin Xue sensed that he had stopped and asked, puzzled.

Peeking out from the small gap in the collar, he followed Lin Mo's gaze.

The next second, her blood-red eyes widened instantly.

Her little mouth opened involuntarily.

The decorative fountain that used to be in the city center has now disappeared.

In its place stands a massive statue, nearly ten meters tall, carved entirely from grayish-white stone!

The statue depicts a man with a slightly fluttering cloak, holding a long sword.

He lowered his head slightly, his face was stern, and his gaze seemed to be fixed on the distant mountains.

It presents an image of both protection and conquest.

And that face... after being artistically processed, is full of heroic spirit.

Anyone could recognize it at a glance—that was clearly Lin Mo's face!

On the base of the statue, a line of large, flowing characters is inscribed: 【Eternal Glory to the Guardian Deity of Mingbei City!】