The Spirit still retains a bit of surplus, so maybe grinding for a little while longer, or maneuvering the Nine-tailed's Demonic Power is something that can be done.

However, despite Gu Mo's reluctance, he decisively stopped at this point. Even though the masked Demons did not appear again and only tested once for some unknown reason before, who could guarantee that they or the person behind them are not secretly spying, waiting for an opportunity?

He could not easily take risks, nor could he reveal his greatest weakness—the transformation has a time limit. Once the time runs out, the weaknesses of a mortal are exposed again.

Perhaps the Gods and Demons of this world are very... emmm, very disgraceful, but Gu Mo did not relax his vigilance or become arrogant because of it.

He knew even if those so-called Gods are not as magnificent as imagined, at the end of the day, they are just not as omnipotent. The feeling it gave him was more like a modern urban superpower-themed world, where each Superpower User wears the vest of ancient mythology, claiming to be Gods and actively performing on stage.

Yes, it's precisely that kind of feeling. That subtle yet persistent sense of incongruity he always had towards this scenario might just originate from this.

But even if there's a significant departure from the imagined concept of Gods, the average Ability Value of the Gods still far exceeds that of ordinary humans. And apart from the shackles of faith, this is almost the standard Level combat power performance, as long as they can stably exist, completely unlike Gu Mo himself—

If not relying on the Guardian Spirit, a supreme force from another world, he is basically just an ordinary person with a bit more strength, better physique, and some minor Spells... and is powerless against those disgraced Gods.

So, knowing that there are malicious individuals lurking in the shadows, he naturally cannot reveal his weaknesses.

Just like before, stopping at the last part of his Spirit bar, Gu Mo decisively maneuvered the Nine-tailed's Demonic Power, instantly unleashing countless Red Lotus Burst Flames. The terrifying vacuum heat waves mixed with high temperatures rapidly surged in all directions.

The surging spirits and monsters were all burnt to nothingness in an instant, turning into experience points even before a scream could be uttered, and this range AOE also created a brief pause on the battlefield, which had been getting more crowded since the start of the battle, as the subsequent monster tide couldn't keep up.

The Red Lotus Flame swept through the air, completing a scorching burn in an instant and then extinguishing, and driven by Gu Mo's subconscious thoughts, the Nine-tailed's Flame only incinerated those spirits and monsters without causing too much burning damage to the construction materials and items around the site.

—If it weren't for the lingering heatwave in the air that could directly scorch human skin, one might even think that the recent sea of flames was just an illusion.

And when the shining Red Lotus Flame light dissipated, the black wave of monsters frenziedly swarmed up once more, wanting to act on instinct as they had before, tearing apart and devouring the prey in their eyes. Only this time, the center of the field was already empty, not even the Yellow Springs water pot could be seen.

The atmosphere of the Mortal World brought by the evaporation of Yellow Springs was slowly dissipating, and the now prey-less spirits and monsters fell into confusion and incomprehension, but more so into states driven by instinct like rage and hunger. Many started fighting each other, leading to chaos...

Gradually, they dispersed.

The gloomy air dissipated, and the tangible darkness gradually vanished. Everything returned to normal, with the clear moonlight finally seeming to penetrate the thick clouds, sprinkling over this desolate corner of the city, bringing a bit of cold and quietness.

Until the entire long night passed and dawn pierced through the dark, the silence remained unbroken.

...…

Gu Mo quietly returned to his residence. He wasn't in a hurry to go back and pick up the spoils of war. Instead, he planned to wait a couple of days before wandering back... or simply wait until the next fast grind, and pick them up then, which was also an option.

After all, the spoils of war probably won't disappear, and based on experience, they often don't yield anything good, so he'd rather play it safe.

He redecorated the streets across the various nodes surrounding his residence with Barrier Talismans for vigilance. Although this might just be the cherry on top, given the pre-warning from the Guardian Spirit, it's still better than nothing... after doing all this, he leisurely returned to his bedroom to stand before the large mirror in the wardrobe, preparing to review this harvest.

This time, the body did not send signals of extreme fatigue, mainly because he had the experience from last time, and he no longer exhausted himself to the point of excessive fatigue.

Exceeding the limit comes at a cost, where creating something from nothing is impossible, so it could only be compensated by the body and Spirit... Placing such a DEBUFF upon oneself and squeezing out every last bit of energy doesn't necessarily increase the gains significantly, but the side effect is a few days needed for recovery. To him, it's not worth it.

He opened the Attribute Panel and easily navigated to the upgrade page. Although he couldn't level up, the experience bar for the Life Level, which was increased to LV7 before heading out, had accumulated nearly halfway again thanks to tonight's big grind. One more pass, and he could reach LV8.

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