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The gallery standing behind Jiang Xiu became rattled while the Wang family's Elder glared at him, "Why don't you just ask for all our industries then?"

Though it was a family with a heritage of 200 years and towered over Jiangnan, the reason they didn't pay attention to money was that they had a lot of industries and didn't lack money. However, if there was no money, it'd be difficult for the family to sustain itself. By asking them to transfer the shares, Jiang Xiu was attacking right at their Wang family's lifeline.

"You're saying you don't want to do it then?"

"Mr. Jiang's cultivation is really respectable. My Wang family wants to make peace with you, but your requests are too excessive."

"This Deity wasn't consulting you but rather ordering you."

The killing aura had once again descended and engulfed them.

One of the other older generation experts sneered, "You're too arrogant, brat! Old Three, what are you waiting for, we can't forgive him after he has killed so many children of our Wang family."

"Brat, don't think you are hot sh*t just cause you've cultivated to this level. You're in the peak of the Supreme Stage at most. If I haven't seen it wrong, you only used an Ancient Sword Art just now." He was confident in his judgment, "You're too naïve if you think my Wang family can't do anything to you."

"Although our Wang family has a martial arts heritage, one of our ancestors had been a Grand Shaman…"

This man was around 60 years old and wore a black robe which made him look very refined, distinguishing himself from the other members. As soon as he explained it, everyone understood that this man was no ordinary character.

He was the Wang family's Wang Yidao.

A top-grade Shaman hiding in the clan.

He made a solemn face and used his spell, causing a flame to appear at his hand. It was the size of a basketball and caused the air surrounding it to twist due to the heat.

Holding that flame ball, he really appeared like a flame-wielding God.

Everyone was stunned. They had never seen something like this. It was too godly. Even the Wang family children had never witnessed this, let alone the people outside. Wang Xintong closed her mouth with her hand to stop herself from exclaiming. Today, she had finally seen a genuine Shaman.

"You believe you can do whatever you want at the Wang family?"

Wang Yidao's aura soared as the flame turned brighter. The flame grew larger with each step he took forwards.

The flame had already reached a diameter of 1 meter.

"Commoner, why aren't you kneeling?"

"Do you want a taste of my Divine Flame?"

A cold glint flashed through Jiang Xiu's eyes. He neither retreated nor advanced and waited as the enemy closed in step after step, wearing a smile which didn't seem like a smile.

"You're courting death!"

Wang Yidao changed the hand seal and pointed it towards Jiang Xiu, causing the flame to dash towards Jiang Xiu weirdly as if it was extending infinitely, it rushed out after transforming into a flame dragon.

This move revealed how deep his cultivation was. He had already reached the mid-stages of Foundation Establishment, far above Little Master Teacher and the other shamans. This was the reason the Wang family enjoyed such fame.

The flame blazed at a high temperature and went berserk. One hit from this was enough to burn the flesh into ashes.

"Too formidable!"

"The Wang family indeed deserves its fame!"

Whoever wished to oppose the Wang family must always consider their cards before doing so or else they'd have a miserable end.

"Little tricks, that's all."

Disdain filled Jiang Xiu's eyes. Under everyone's dumbstruck gazes, he made a grabbing motion with his hand. The flame dragon got pulled into his palm then disappeared while leaving fire sparks.

Wang Yidao's flame was as thick as a big tree and enough to explode a small house into pieces, enough firepower to match a grenade but it was taken care of so easily.

"Void Hand Art!?"

Wang Yidao's eyes popped out as he screamed.

"How is this possible!?"

This was a Demigod technique that he had seen in the books left behind by the ancestor. A few Demigods could only accomplish this and with great difficulty. Only genuine Gods could use it so easily as if it was an instinct to them.

Even the others were shocked.

"This…"

This was just the beginning. Jiang Xiu turned his palm, and a flame rushed out from there. The flame he had absorbed into his palm was released out again, seeming more ferocious and intense.

The angry flame dragon blitzed towards the sky and danced before targeting Wang Yidao.

"Rooooaarrr!"

It even released a frightening dragon cry.

"AAAAHHHHHHHHH!"

Wang Yidao moved his hand in a great rush to stop the flame dragon after watching it dash towards himself. If his flame could explode a small house then Jiang Xiu's flame was sufficient to blast a big house to smithereens.

Naturally, its power wasn't something Wang Yidao could imagine. In an instant, he had burned down to ashes, leaving behind only a charred mark in the shape of a human when the flame dragon disappeared.

Nothing had remained!

This was truly shocking.

This flame's temperature was too high and its might great, similar to the legends.

"D-Demigod?!"

The Wang family's Elder stuttered. Though he didn't know what kinds of existences Demigods were, he knew that the flame which Jiang Xiu had produced wasn't something that humans could use.

No one could remain calm and collected while looking at this man now.

Jiang City's Jiang Luoxia's godly skills were finally revealed.

Jiang Xiu looked at the Wang family's Elder with interest, "How's this gift?"

The Elder's mouth twitched and his expression turned ugly.

Didn't you want to pressure me to come and pay respects?

I'm here now!

Only, you won't be able to bear the consequences.

"Mr. Jiang, please wait a while. This gift is too big. I have to consult with my family head."

"As for the matter of transferring 70% of the Wang family's shares, I shall bring an answer for that too."

Jiang Xiu shook his head, "Wrong, not 70% but rather 80%."

He had increased it by 10% due to this one exchange. It was indeed ruthless. The Wang family members were incomparably enraged.

"You…"

He didn't say anything else because he knew that if he spoke any more nonsense, Jiang Xiu would increase it again.

"Alright, wait here…"

The Elder, Wang Xuesong entered the inner courtyard. The place was in chaos after hearing this news, and Wang Xuehai convened an elder's meeting immediately.

"70%, he must have gone insane, right?"

"Who does he think he is?"

"There's no need for any words, Family Head. Gather all the experts of our Wang family. We have so many Shamans and Grandmasters. I don't believe we can't handle this insignificant Jiang Luoxia if we all attack him together."

Since their Lord was to fight, they'd fight together with him.

"The problem is that it's possible Jiang Luoxia is a Demigod. Is our Wang family going to make an enemy out of a Demigod?"

"He just wants money so we should give it to him."

One of the Elders who had an aggressive character commented, "You're still thinking about the money? This is a matter of our Wang family's face. What face will we have left if we allow someone to climb over our heads?"

"Keeping all this aside, he has killed brother Wang Yidao. If the Wang family just bears it and does nothing, no one in Jiangnan will give importance to us anymore."

A man sitting in a higher seat gave his opinion, "Everyone, calm down a bit! We shall follow the decision of the Old Madame and the Family Head."

The Family Head was none other than Wang Xuehai but he also had an old mother. That elderly lady's hair was completely grey, appeared to be around 100 years old but she still had great vitality and could walk around without anyone's support.

She muttered to her herself before stating, "This Old Lady had also seen a Demigod before. Their skills are otherworldly, and they possess inhumane abilities. The Demigods do as they wish and don't even put the country before their eyes. However, the man you spoke of is only a 20-year-old youth. It isn't possible for such a young person to reach the Demigod stage yet he has killed 30 people of our Wang family. There were seven Grandmasters among them and even Wang Yidao got killed…"

"It doesn't matter whether he is the Demigod or not. Our Wang family's Divine Sustenance Gate will definitely widen his horizons…"

"Pass my order, open the gate…"

"to welcome the guest…"

All the elders were shocked. The Divine Sustenance Gate wasn't opened even when Gu Shu had arrived. It hadn't opened in the last 60 years and now, it was being opened for a brat who's still wet behind his ears.

"BANG!"

Glass and wood shavings exploded inside and frightened the people inside the Inner Hall.

A disciple came in running, "No good, Jiang Luoxia is storming his way in."

A thunderous voice resounded, "Jiang City's Jiang Luoxia, has come to Jiangnan's Wang family to pay respects to the Wang Family Head, Wang Xuehai." Along with this voice, Jiang Xiu stepped across the so-called Divine Sustenance Gate with ease.

Many of them were alarmed after seeing him barge in like that. A mysterious tall youth who appeared to be around 20 years old holding two flickering golden talismans in his hands came into their view.

He brought the talismans close all of a sudden and when he opened his fingers, a fierce power pulsed out from there like a sea wave, attacking all the disciples blocking the way and causing them to fly out in the air.

"Audacious!"

One of the Elders in the Inner Hall pounced ahead, and a Shaman gathered his magic force behind him, intending to pressure Jiang Xiu with his spell.

"Destroy!"

Everything came to a stop in front of Jiang Xiu. None of them could keep standing anymore as the violent wind rushed into the house and shook the entire loft, almost causing it to collapse.

"Such a strong power…"

Wang Xuehai's robes fluttered due to the strong wind yet his legs seemed steeled solid to the ground. He cupped his hands and greeted, "Mr. Jiang, we feel honored to have you visit us. Please forgive this Wang for not coming out to meet you."

Jiang Xiu sized him up, "I heard the bosses of various regions in Jiangnan all come to pay respects to the Wang family. This Deity has also come according to the rules."

Wang Xuehai's complexion turned ashen, "Mr. Jiang, pardon our lack of manners."

These words sounded like an apology but were also quite veiled.

If the Wang family had known Jiang Xiu was so strong, they wouldn't have poked the hornet's nest, but it was already too late.

"Xuesong, bring the property rights to the Myriad Base City Plaza project."

Wang Xuesong nodded and went over to the table to bring it over.

"Family Head!"

Wang Xuehai received it and slowly stated, "Mr. Jiang, the Myriad Base City Plaza shall return to its rightful owner." His complexion was extremely ugly yet he still somehow squeezed out a smile, "I've long heard about Mr. Jiang's great name and decided to make a small joke, but I didn't expect that I'd receive such a counter."

"A joke?"

"Of course."

His expression seemed light on the surface but he was seething with rage under it. 30 lives were gone, and it even included one of the Elders. This was a deep blood hatred, and Wang Xuehai wished he could make mincemeat out of him!

But his mother had reminded him that Jiang Luoxia was too strong. It wasn't possible to gauge the strength so it wouldn't be appropriate for the Wang family to act prematurely. He had no choice but to endure it and make peace with Jiang Xiu.

However, Wang Xuehai's intentions were different. It didn't matter whether he was a Demigod or not because even their family had a Demigod. Moreover, even if he was a Demigod, Wang Xuehai believed that he must've just advanced into the Demigod Stage and wouldn't be able to match his ancestor who had cultivated for several hundred years.

What he wasn't expecting was that Jiang Xiu didn't take the property rights and bantered, "Was this Deity killing 30 people of your Wang family also a joke?"

Deity Xiu was smacking his face publicly.

Wang Xuehai's expression turned stiff, becoming very ugly. The Elders on the side also felt indignant and wished to risk it all to end Jiang Xiu's life. However, Wang Xuehai could only clench his teeth.

"Naturally."

"Since all this has happened due to a joke, Mr. Jiang isn't to blame…"

He vowed inwardly that he would make Jiang Xiu regret being born after clearly determining his strength.

However, Jiang Xiu's expression turned cold, "Mr. Wang must have considered it as a joke, but this Jiang never jokes with people, especially with people who try to trouble this Deity. They shall regret doing that for their entire life."

Wang Xuehai's face morphed, "What do you mean?"

"You think you can easily settle all this by saying it was all a joke?"

"What do you want then?"

"Didn't that person tell you? This Deity wants 80% of your family's shares."

"80%?"

Wang Xuehai's mouth twitched. He was already reaching his limits.

"Mr. Jiang, do you think my Wang family is easy to bully?"

"Does Mr. Wang believe this Deity is easy to bully?"

"What if my Wang family doesn't accept?"

A cold glint flashed past Jiang Xiu's eyes as he flung his right hand towards a Wang family child standing nearby. A sharp energy rushed towards him and severed him into two halves at his waist, not even giving him a chance to scream.

"If that's the case, this Deity shall remain here and kill you all one by one!"

"You…"

The Elders hadn't seen how the children outside had died, but after seeing the tragic scene before their eyes, they were really filled with bitter hate. They couldn't endure it. The Wang family had never suffered such humiliation in the past 200 years, being at the mercy of a slaughterer.

Each one wished they could kill him.

"Hahahaha…"

An aged laughter resounded in the hall.

"Mr. Jiang, you're a grand Demigod. Why are you making things awkward for the younger generation?"

The one who said this was the grey-haired Old Madame. She took a step forward and covered 4-5 meters yet seemed to walk leisurely. She covered the 50 meters distance in an instant.

"Old Madame…" Everyone in the Wang family grieved.

They had never encountered such a disaster ever since they had established themselves.

Everyone was hoping that the Old Madame would give the order to attack.

"Your Wang family didn't consider itself as the younger generation when it wanted me to pay respects to the Wang family." Jiang Xiu stated.

"My Wang family has offended Mr. Jiang first, but we have already suffered heavy casualties. Is this still not enough to quell Mr. Jiang's rage?"

The Old Madame was definite that he was a Demigod after watching Jiang Xiu attack.

His power had surpassed the limits of human cognition.

"This Deity has already said, whoever offends this Deity shall regret it for their entire life."

The Old Madame drew in a cold breath. Only after confronting Jiang Xiu face to face did she realize that he was determined to kill. After considering things, she nodded. "My Wang family agrees to Mr. Jiang's conditions."

"Old Madame!"

"You can't, Old Madame!"

The Elders, as well as Wang Xuehai, cried out in alarm.

They weren't ready to compromise with him due to the deep hatred of Jiang Xiu killing so many members of their family. However, the Old Madame waved her hand, "This Old Lady has already decided."

"It's an honor for the Wang family that Mr. Jiang is interested in our Wang family's industries."

Jiang Xiu was also quite astonished.

"Only, Mr. Jiang, I request you to give this Old Lady some time as there are too many industries to handle. We don't need much time as we shall complete it by dinner time."

Jiang Xiu glanced at her profoundly and nodded, "Alright!"

"Only, this Deity has come to Hang City alone so I request the Wang family's Family Head to accompany me."

Jiang Xiu was still a young Divinity Cultivator and only possessed five Divine Regalia. There were rumors that the Wang family had a Demigod watching over them and he needed to be careful as he didn't know how strong the people at the Demigod Stage were.

"Xuehai, since Mr. Jiang has invited you to accompany him, go with him."

Although Wang Xuehai wasn't willing and wanted to kill him, drink his blood as well as eat his flesh, his mother's words were akin to an imperial edict. He didn't dare to refuse. "I shall accompany you."

"I wonder where Mr. Jiang wants to go…"

At this moment, Jiang Xiu's cell phone started ringing. He took a look at the caller id, it was Tang Zhenshan. "Old Father!"

"Mr. Jiang. I heard you are in Hang City. Did you perhaps go to pay respects to the Wang family?" Tang Zhenshan was feeling extremely nervous now. Cold sweat poured down his forehead. Just sometime before, Boss Zhong had come to find him and explained the situation to him that Jiang Xiu had left for the Wang family.

Tang Zhenshan's also realized that a big incident was about to take place. A small place like Jiang City naturally couldn't compare to the Wang family so he was planning to stop him.

"Yep!"

Tang Zhenshan almost fainted after hearing Jiang Xiu's reply.

His Tang family had found a patron with such great difficulty and hoped that his posterity would depend on him to live a long life. He had placed all his hope on Jiang Xiu but didn't expect that…

"You absolutely cannot create trouble there. Mr. Jiang, please listen to my words. The Wang family is extremely powerful. You must not act on impulse."

Jiang Xiu glanced at the messy lobby and thought that it was already too late for those words.

"I'm having a pleasant chat with Mr. Wang…"

Having a pleasant chat? I don't believe it. The Wang family has snatched your Myriad Base City Plaza project and sh*t on your face. Even if you go to pay respects, this has already caused your reputation to plummet. How can you still stay cheerful and sum everything up by saying you're having a pleasant chat?

Tang Zhenshan pondered. He speculated that Jiang Xiu must've gotten defeated after going to the Wang family and finally felt terrified. He thought that he was trying to save face by saying it like this. "That's fine then. Mr. Jiang, I'll be reaching Boss Zhong's holiday resort soon. Shall I come to receive you?"

"No need. Someone from the Wang family is accompanying me."

After ending the call, Jiang Xiu stated, "Watching the waves rush towards the land from a height is a fascinating scene. Mr. Wang, will you accompany this Deity to see the tides?"

"I'm willing," replied Wang Xuehai.

"Please follow me!"

Those in the inner courtyard of the Wang family were all members of the Wang family, but the people assembled at the doorway were all outsiders here to ask for the Wang family's help. The Wang family would lose their face if Jiang Xiu exited from there unharmed after abruptly barging into their home.

The Old Madame suggested, "It isn't much of a sight to see the tides from here. Our family has a helicopter. Is Mr. Jiang willing to ride in it?"

"The guest shall follow the host's plans."

He wasn't anxious about the Wang family playing tricks with him as he had Wang Xuehai in his grasp.

The Wang family was indeed worthy of being called a family with a heritage of 200 years. There was even a helicopter site in the Gardens. The Old Madame personally delivered them there, "The assets shall be ready by dinner time. Mr. Jiang can appreciate the river tides with ease till then."

"Take care!"

Wang Xintong hid outside, gazing at Jiang Xiu who boarded the helicopter along with the family head, feeling shocked. She had brought Jiang Xiu here and believed that she had doomed the Wang family, causing the deaths of her brothers and sisters. She was baffled that the Old Madame was personally delivering him out, and even sending the family head to accompany him despite killing so many people of the Wang family, something which even his death couldn't appease.

"This…"

"What's going on?"

The Wang family's elders panicked after watching the helicopter fly far, "Old Madame, is there a need for our Wang family to act so polite to him? Does our Wang family need to fear him just because he is a Demigod?"

A fierce glint flashed through the Old Madame's eyes as she spoke in a deep voice, "You dimwit!"

"Tell me, how many Demigods are there in China?"

That Elder calmed his agitation after hearing this question.

"Our China has thirteen people in the Demigod Ranking, only thirteen. Do you understand what this means?"

"That youngster's power is equal to those people. Regarding strength, he stands at the summit of the pyramid in China."

Everyone finally realized what kind of person Jiang Luoxia was.

"Yes. Our Wang family doesn't need to be afraid of him, but do you want him to fight with the Old Ancestor guarding us?"

If the Demigod protecting the family is defeated, it will end with the family withering later on.

That Jiang Luoxia doesn't have anything to worry about, but that doesn't mean our Wang family must bet everything against him.

Some of them still felt frustrated, "Are we really going to give him 80% of the family's assets?"

Their members killed, money seized, they wondered whether they really had to accept this humiliation lying down.

"Xuesong, you're becoming dumber with age. Even our Wang family isn't clear about how many assets we have, let alone him. We'll just give him some of it."

Everyone wore a look of understanding.

Supposedly the Wang family possessed assets worth 100 billion. They would have to give 80 billion to Jiang Xiu with only 20 billion left for them. That would influence the Wang family too much and also make them lose face.

The Old Madame's gaze was quite keen. She had upheld the family for a long time. Though the developments of events were spiraling downwards, there would always be chances. Their goal was for the family to exist forever.

"Go and prepare the properties properly."

It took 1-2 hours to drive from the Wang family's home to the resort area, but it only took 5-6 minutes in the helicopter. Though the resort didn't have a fancy landing site, it was easy to find a place where they could descend.

The helicopter flew over the crowd and reached the tallest building, landing on the roof. Tang Zhenshan, Boss Zhong and the rest were waiting there together for a long time.

This was no matter to kid about. They couldn't make the slightest mistake when facing two bigshots like Mr. Wang and Mr. Jiang.

"Mr. Wang…"

Tang Zhenshan and Boss Zhong called out deferentially. Tang Zhenshan had seen Wang Xuehai before, but someone like Boss Zhong from the lower ranks was seeing him for the first time and felt quite terrified.

Wang Xuehai wore a cold face and didn't bother to reply.

He wasn't in the mood to deal with insignificant people like them.

"Mr. Jiang…"

"The best bayside villa has already been prepared…"

"Which one?"

"Naturally the Bayview Pavilion…" This villa was created to watch the tides. The tides could be observed the best from there, and it was also the best villa in the resort.

Jiang Xiu nodded, "Accompany Mr. Wang while I go get my things."

His things were still in the single room. Though it only consisted of a small bag of clothes, he still had to take it back.

After gathering his things, he was just about to leave when he heard someone knock on the door. Cheng Lingsu stood outside and was about to say something when she felt astonished after seeing him gather his things, "Where are you going?"

"This Deity is moving to another room."

"Your room was also changed?"

Cheng Lingsu and the others' accommodations were arranged at the villas. Ye Wenchen received special treatment and was given the famous Bayview villa, but Brother Zhong had now told them to move out because some bigshot had arrived. They were also helpless and could only move to another villa but still felt depressed due to the disparity of treatment.

As they were moved from a high-class villa to a lower one, how much lower would Jiang Xiu's accommodations become?

At most, it'd be a toilet.

"To where?"

"To a villa!"

"A villa?" Cheng Lingsu's eyes open wide, but a cold frost covered her face in the next moment, "Did Uncle Jiang send you money?"

"How can you act with so much vanity? You want to live in a villa just because we are living in one?"

"Do you think you're allowed to live in a villa and, and this Deity isn't able to?"

Cheng Lingsu frowned, "Can't you see your family's circumstances? Uncle Jiang and Aunt Jiang naturally rewarded you for getting a good score on the exam, but that doesn't mean you can waste it just to compete with us."

"I had difficulty with changing my opinion of you, but now you've really made me feel disappointed. How did Uncle Jiang and Aunt Jiang raise such a son like you? They're working hard so that you can study in a university later on and yet you're wasting their money like this?

Jiang Xiu furrowed his brows, "Did you come here just to say this?"

"Forget it. There's no point in telling this to you. I came to inform you that our rooms were changed so that you don't go into the previous room like an idiot."

It wouldn't be proper if Jiang Xiu knocked on that room's door after the bigshot moves in.

She came running over to notify him.

"That's all."

She turned around to leave but then stopped, "This room is free and isn't much different from your home or the dorm. Don't waste money in vain and act befitting to your status."

She left after saying this.

Cheng Lingsu didn't know since when her prejudice towards Jiang Xiu had grown deeper. Although Jiang Xiu didn't do anything excessive, except for duping her into washing his clothes once, and even honored his promise by signing the contract to get rid of the engagement, she felt quite agitated and found it difficult to calm down when looking at him.

He was unmistakably a poor sob but always acted aloof as if he loathed everything. Cheng Lingsu disliked his gaze, which seemed to say he didn't put anything in this world in his eyes.

She wanted him to lower his head towards her, perhaps she would feel like treating him better then.

"Susu, what's up?" asked Ouyang Qian when she saw her return in anger.

"It's nothing!"

All their faces were ugly right now. Especially Ye Wenchen as the Zhong family had treated him exceptionally well during lunch time but didn't give him any face now and wanted him to move into another villa.

This was plain disrespect.

He could accept it any other time but never in front of Cheng Lingsu.

"Motherf*cker. Which bigshot is so amazing that he has forced us out?" Lin Shu cursed out loudly.

Ye Wenchen and the others felt wholly unsatisfied. If they were given the other villa first, they wouldn't have felt like this. But driving them away from the Bayview Pavilion after they had just moved in was really smacking at their faces.

They arrived at another area with their luggage and were planning to move in, but the service person's phone rang at this moment. The person answered the call then apologized to them with a smile, "We're really sorry. Dear guests, someone has already taken the 3rd villa zone. Please go to the 4th villa zone."

"What?"

If one time wasn't enough already, they were being forced out again.

Their expressions turned awful.

"Do you know who I am?"

Ye Wenchen couldn't bear it anymore and snapped at the attendant, "We're Brother Zhong's guests. He told us to come over here."

The attendant felt wronged, "Brother Zhong was the one who called just now, saying that someone is moving into the 3rd villa so I should send you to the 4th one."

Eh….

Ye Wenchen's face turned red, wishing he could find a hole to jump in then stay there forever. He had truly lost face today.

The others also felt awkward.

"Young Master Ye, let's go to the 4th villa zone, okay? As they say, the guests must follow the host's plans."

Lin Shu provided a way to let his brother escape this awkward moment.

"Yes. Let's go there, okay?"

Since they had already arrived, they couldn't just leave in a fit. Even if they did leave, they didn't have any place to go to.

"Alright, let's first go to the 4th villa area then."

"Wait a minute. Dandan went to the toilet so let's wait for her…"

Before Cheng Lingsu could finish speaking, Li Dan came running over, "I saw Jiang Xiu go towards the Bayview Pavilion just now. He couldn't have gone there to find us, right?"

Ye Wenchen creased his brows. It'd be embarrassing if Jiang Xiu went there to look for them. "You didn't tell him that we're changing our rooms?"

"I already told him." Cheng Lingsu answered with astonishment.

"Maybe he didn't understand it."

"That idiot," scolded Ye Wenchen.

"Leave him alone. It's inconvenient for us with the luggage so let's check in first. We'll go over there to take a look at the drama later on."

As they left the area, a group entered the 3rd villa zone.

"So it was him, no wonder."

"Who?" asked Lin Shu.

"Qingshui's Wen Zuolin."

Ye Wenchen grabbed the chance and yelled out, "Uncle Wen!"

Wen Zuoling stopped and looked at the refined youth in front of him. He felt that this youth looked familiar but couldn't remember who it was and surmised that it was an acquaintance. "You are?"

"Ye Wenchen, Deputy Mayor Ye's son."

"Ohh!"

Wen Zuoling suddenly recalled it and said politely, "So it's you, Young Master Ye. It's been a long time. Did you come here to look at the tides?"

The students around Ye Wenchen were excited again. Young Master Ye is really amazing that even Wen Zuolin is acting so politely.

"Yes. Did Uncle Wen also come here to watch the tides?"

As Mr. Jiang arrived to pay respects to the Wang family, many core people of Jiang City were coming over as well. It wasn't just to give face to Mr. Jiang but instead to also give face to the Wang family.

"I'm not that refined like Young Master Ye. A grand occasion is going to happen here today. This Wen rushed here to attend it."

"A grand occasion?"

Wen Zuolin revealed a solemn face, "Mr. Jiang will be paying respects to Mr. Wang when the river tides rise today."

The students became rattled. They knew about Mr. Jiang, and Mr. Wang's fame was even higher as it involved a family which had towered over Jiangnan for 200 years.

"It's indeed a grand occasion then…" Ye Wenchen's eyes filled with obsession since he also yearned to reach such a rank.

The other students' interest was also piqued.

"Can we come to see it?"

Wen Zuolin muttered to himself, "According to the norm, it'd be difficult to do that. However, it should be fine to watch from a distance."

"Alright…"

Everyone felt glad that they could see Mr. Jiang as well as Jiangnan's Mr. Wang. Even Cheng Lingsu's face was flushed from anticipation.

"We'll check in first then!"

They felt giddy about getting the chance to see the process of paying respects and forgot about the displeasure from being driven out.

"Come to the Bayview Platform after checking in, okay?"

"Okay. Thank you, Uncle Wen."

This was a rare occasion. Many people from Jiang City were rushing over to give face to Mr. Jiang, so they were planning to go there early and find a nice spot to watch the process.

Cheng Lingsu said, "Can you help me check-in? I have something to do."

"What?" Ouyang Qian asked, "You aren't going to find that idiot Jiang Xiu, right? It's unrelated to us if he loses face."

Cheng Linsu said, "I was the one who invited him."

"Okay then. We'll accompany you."

"The boys can handle the check-in."

Cheng Lingsu thought of refusing her, but it wouldn't have looked good to reject her best friends. In the end, she went over to the Bayview Pavilion with Ouyang Qian and Li Dan. Ouyang Qian still felt indignant that they were driven away from such a superb region.

"Isn't that Jiang Xiu?"

What came into their view was an attendant accompanying him towards this villa.

"Jiang…"

She was about to call out but stopped when the attendant opened the villa door and handed the key to Jiang Xiu, acting very politely. "Mister, this is the Bayview Pavilion. Please call us if you need anything, we'll be available 24/7."

"Alright, I'll be bothering you then."

The attendant bowed slightly before leaving.

"What's happening?"

"How come Jiang Xiu entered inside?"

Looking at the attendant come over, Cheng Lingsu asked, "Little brother, why did you let that person enter the Bayview Pavilion…"

The waiter smiled courteously, "He's the guest who booked it."

"What?"

Cheng Lingsu and the other girls cried out in alarm, not daring to believe it. "Little brother, you didn't make a mistake, right?"

"No."

He left after saying this. The Big Boss had specially warned him that he had to act very courteously with this guest, so he naturally didn't dare to say anything.

"Not a mistake…"

"He drove us out and then let Jiang Xiu live there. Did Brother Zhong go mad or what? Does he think Jiang Xiu is more important than Young Master Ye?" Ouyang Qian's bosom heaved up and down in rage.

"Ridiculous!"

Cheng Lingsu also felt puzzled, her brows locking up together. She felt this entire matter was strange. During lunch, Zhong Likan's attitude towards Jiang Xiu was also something to think about, and now, Jiang Xiu was given the Bayview Pavilion to live in.

"Let's go and ask him."

Cheng Lingsu wanted to know what tricks Jiang Xiu had used.

She strode towards the villa at a fast pace which Ouyang Qian and Li Dan couldn't keep up with even while running. She repeatedly pressed the doorbell. Jiang Xiu opened the door and felt astonished after seeing her.

He wondered why she had come here.

"Is this the villa you mentioned to me?" Cheng Lingsu questioned.

"Yes!"

"Explain it to me!" Cheng Lingsu's pupils locked onto his face as if he had committed a huge crime. "Your family is just an ordinary family. Uncle and Aunt are fruit-sellers. Why did they give you such a high-class villa?"

"Right!" Ouyang Qian and Li Dan rushed over.

"You didn't trick Brother Zhong, right? Otherwise, this Bayview Pavilion would've been ours, not yours."

"Tell me!"

Jiang Xiu's gaze fell on her pretty face. It felt really familiar to him. Each time he saw this face, he would remember Lingran's every frown and smile. But he understood, the little sister was the little sister, and the elder sister was the elder sister. He joked, "Why should this Deity explain it to you? Who are you to me?"

Cheng Lingsu's complexion went cold as she clenched her teeth. Stop acting like you're confused when you know the relation between us. I'm not free from you until the engagement is removed.

"Are you going to tell me or not?"

"Alright. This Deity will satisfy you so listen well."

"At Belden, this Deity slapped the four young masters."

"At the Heavenly Dao Arena, this Deity defeated Lin Jinnan, Uncle Fu and killed Lin Zhenbei."

"This Deity even barged into the Wang family and slaughtered 30 people!"

"Suppressing all the other heroes and making them bow down…"

Each sentence filled with power, his aura increasing with each revelation, seeming like the descent of a battle god.

Ouyang Qian and Li Dan were initially astonished after hearing Jiang Xiu's words then burst out laughing. Cheng Lingsu's complexion turned ugly, her gaze akin to sharp blades itching to dice Jiang Xiu into pieces.

"ENOUGH!"

Cheng Lingsu was running out of patience as she glowered at Jiang Xiu, "I know you feel inferior and want to overtake us, but telling tales like these will only make us laugh."

"It's due to the Tang family, right?"

"Don't act foolishly, Jiang Xiu. The Tang family isn't that simple. The more capital they invest in you, the more dangerous tasks you'll have to do for them."

"There's no free lunch in this world."

Jiang Xiu shook his head, "This Deity has already told you, but you don't believe it. Nothing can be done about this, do as you wish, okay?" After saying this, he closed the door before Cheng Lingsu could react.

"You dare to close the door on me?"

"Scoundrel!"

Cheng Lingsu kicked the iron door with force.

I'm advising him with kind intentions, and he actually didn't even listen to me.

Before Jiang Xiu was always at her beck and call, considering each of her words as a boon, but now he was acting in such a manner.

"Susu, I almost died from laughing. Jiang Xiu can really brag, he actually says he's Mr. Jiang…"

"I am Mr. Ouyang…"

"I am Mr. Li…"

During the afternoon high tide, Ye Wenchen, Cheng Lingsu and the rest had come to the Bayview Platform. The grandeur of the paying respects ceremony had really exceeded their imagination.

All the genuine power holders of Jiang City had arrived. Not only that, but many of the local bosses of Hang City were also rushing over one after other. All these VIP's had assembled together.

They were here to look at the magnificent river tides as well as to witness the paying respects ceremony.

"It's very extravagant!"

The astonishing fact was that many of these people were acting like little thugs who didn't even possess the qualification to sit. Ye Wenchen noticed that people of the same level as Zhong Likan and Brother Zhong were all standing.

"Is this the influence of Jiangnan's Wang family and Jiang City's Mr. Jiang?"

"Which one is Mr. Wang?"

"Which one is Mr. Jiang?"

Someone pointed towards a man standing far away. He was facing the Qian River's tides, which rose up to 5-6 m high. Standing alone before such an oppressive scenery indeed emphasized his grand aspirations. However, no one knew how Wang Xuehai was feeling right now.

"So that's Mr. Wang!"

Ouyang Qian muttered quietly, feeling that Mr. Wang possessed an awe-inspiring presence. She had heard from her family members that the Wang family had a 200-year old heritage and was quite influential at Jiangnan, having higher influence than the provincial government. There was no doubt that the Ouyang family would strike it rich if they could build good relations with the Wang family. She vaguely remembered her father's reverent gaze.

Today, such a persona was so close to her.

"Very impressive!"

Li Dan commented.

The girls were all smitten. Even Cheng Lingsu's face became flushed. Many people looked at the charts on Forbes to see who was wealthy but Cheng Hanlin had once told her that the wealthy people are those influential families and clans. He believed that the genuine richest person in Jiangnan was Wang family's head, Wang Xuehai.

"This is a true man!"

Ye Wenchen sighed ruefully.

He had finally seen the elegance possessed by a great persona.

Crash!

The sounds of waves striking at the rocks were audible, and the air filled with the scent of river water. Everyone had arrived, but the most important Mr. Jiang was missing.

"What's the matter?"

"How come Mr. Jiang hasn't arrived?"

According to the norm, as Mr. Jiang was paying respects, he had to lower his attitude. But making Mr. Wang wait like this was really discourteous and even seemed like a provocation.

The Qin family members present there became anxious. Tang Zhenshan said, "Why hasn't he come yet? It wouldn't end well if he offends Mr. Wang."

"You're right!" Boss Zhong's brows locked up.

Mr. Wang personally appearing today was miles away from the treatment of Lin Zhenbei. All the members from Jiang City could feel this.

"If Mr. Jiang doesn't appear soon, I fear that this good occasion will turn into a disaster."

The consequences of Mr. Wang's rage wasn't something they were willing to imagine. They felt that it would no doubt result in the disappearance of Mr. Jiang.

No one knew when Mr. Wang's patience would run out. The mood became extremely nervous, making them all hold a pin-drop silence. Only the sounds of waves were audible.

At this moment, someone announced the arrival of a VIP -

"Wang family's Old Madame Wang has arrived."

Everyone became rattled.

They knew about Mr. Wang in Jiangnan, but also knew that the Wang family also had an Iron Lady who always kept her words. It was Mr. Wang's mother, Old Madame Wang.

The gallery watched as a gray-haired old lady walked inside with high spirits.

"Old Madame Wang!"

"Old Madame Wang!"

No matter they knew about her or not, everyone called out simultaneously after seeing her. Old Madame Wang wore an affectionate smile yet also didn't lose out in terms of awe.

"Mr. Jiang is too presumptuous. Even Old Madame Wang has arrived, but he has yet to appear."

"Right, that Surname Jiang really doesn't know the immensity of the heavens."

As for Ye Wenchen and the rest, they were too excited, "We've really struck gold today. We were not only able to see Mr. Wang but also blessed by Old Madame Wang's presence.

Tang Zhenshan had never seen Old Madame Wang as he didn't have the qualifications to know her. His legs began to tremble as Mr. Jiang still hadn't appeared even though Old Madame Wang had arrived.

At this moment, Tang Wenchong answered a call then asked Old Madame Wang, "Mr. Jiang asks whether you have brought all the things?"

"Audacious!"

Ningde prefecture's Wei Dachong shouted. He was a rich and powerful person of Ningde and also an ally of the Wang family. He had spent an enormous amount of resources to obtain the Wang family's patronage.

That's the reason he couldn't tolerate this.

"Who does Jiang Luoxia think he is that he can question Old Madame Wang?"

"It's fine!" The Old Madame waved her hands, "Mr. Jiang can do it… Let alone question this old lady, he can even make this old lady handle things for him."

Everyone was stunned.

Old Madame Wang's words seem respectful?

What's happening?

Is Jiang Luoxia that strong?

"This little brother, tell Mr. Jiang that all the things are here."

As soon as she said this, the sounds of a helicopter rising up came through from behind the villa zone. It gradually approached towards them. "Mr. Jiang asks whether the amount is right?"

Old Madame Wang's face morphed, "Of course!"

"Mr. Jiang said that if the amount is right, please tell Mr. Wang to bring it over to the helicopter."

Old Madame Wang hesitated, but only for a moment.

"Xuehai!"

Wang Xuehai turned back with a scowl on his face, suppressing his rage. He was torn with grief as he received the bag filled with the documents.

There are 80% of the Wang family's assets in here, are we going to give it away just like this?"

"Talk well with Mr. Jiang."

Wang Xuehai took the bag while clenching his teeth and climbed up the ladder thrown down from the helicopter. It was easy for a peak Supreme Stage expert like him to climb the ladder.

Tang Wenchong said, "Mr. Jiang asks what's the value of the things inside the bag?"

Old Madame Wang's face turned ugly, her face turning paler as sweat formed at her forehead. "As requested, it's 80% of the Wang family's assets. Our total assets are worth 10 billion. There are assets worth 8 billion in there. My Wang family only has the Wang family Gardens left."

Everyone finally realized that something was wrong. It appeared that it was the Wang family paying respects to Jiang Luoxia instead of the reverse.

"What's happening?"

Tang Zhenshan and the others were stunned.

"AAAHHHHH!"

A scream originated from the helicopter. The cabin door opened, and Wang Xuehai was held outside mid-air.

The people below panicked.

Old Madame Wang's legs lost strength, almost falling to the ground due to the fear. She shouted towards the helicopter, "Mr. Jiang, we can discuss this properly. Please don't injure my son."

A silhouette explored out from the cabin, speaking with an ice-cold tone, "This Deity gave your Wang family a chance, but you let it go to waste."

"Don't blame this Deity for acting ruthlessly now."

Old Madame Wang cried out in fear, "NOOO!"

She knelt down, "This old lady was ignorant. I'll immediately make someone arrange it so that Mr. Jiang doesn't lose out even a cent!"

"It's too late!"

Jiang Xiu said mercilessly.

Old Madame Wang was furious at being denied a chance to bargain, "Jiang Luoxia, do you really want to fight to the death with my Wang family? The Wang family will never let you off if you dare harm even a hair on my son."

"Is that so?"

His hand pushed out and threw Wang Xuehai off from the helicopter.

"AAAAHHHHH!"

The helicopter was currently at an altitude equivalent to a 23 storied building.

Wang Xuehai fell from such a height and then…

Splat!

Even if he was a peak Supreme Stage expert, he ended up as nothing but a pile of flesh and blood.

No one dared to go save him. The helicopter was around 50-60 meters high. If someone tried to catch him as he fell from such a height, there's no doubt they'd get squashed. Let alone, everyone was too far away.

The Old Madame Wang screamed crazily as Wang Xuehai fell. "NOOOOOOO!!!"

Everyone else was dumbstruck.

"OH MY GOD!"

They just couldn't believe it as they watched him fall down.

Jiang Luoxia had thrown the Wang family's head, Wang Xuehai, off the helicopter! He was a person who had ruled over Jiangnan for decades.

Tang Zhenshan, Boss Zhong, Wen Zuolin and the other underworld members from Jiang City watched with their eyes wide open. Their brain had already gone blank at this moment since this was too intense for them.

Splat!

Wang Xuehai fell to the ground, and just like a watermelon thrown from a high altitude, he became a pile of bones and flesh.

"MY SON!"

The circumstances had taken a strange turn. It seemed as if time had stopped at this moment, only the helicopter's propeller turning round, as well as that man's silhouette at the cabin which appeared like a demonic god. His hair flying up due to the gale and gaze as deep as the abyss.

"Jiang Luoxia, how dare you kill my son?!"

Old Madame Wang trembled, roaring at Jiang Xiu with ire.

"The man is already dead. What's the point in asking whether I dare to do it now? So what if I killed him? This Deity is really looking forward to how your Wang family' would respond."

He hinted to the pilot to make the helicopter descend while saying this.

The helicopter landed in an empty land and surrounded by the crowd.

"Mr. Jiang…"

"Mr. Jiang…"

The crowd made way as if they were avoiding the plague. The incident just now had really affected their hearts and filled them with alarm. They couldn't help but call out his name.

Ouyang Qian and Li Dan had never seen this kind of scene. Their faces went pale, feeling that it was difficult to digest this. They were afraid as well as curious about Mr. Jiang. However, they looked with eyes wide open when Jiang Xiu was the one who came over.

"What is he doing?"

"Did he go crazy? They are calling Mr. Jiang, not him. Does he think he's Mr. Jiang just because his surname is Jiang?"

Ye Wenchen, Lin Shu and the rest were all stupefied.

"What's that idiot doing?"

Can't he read the situation?

Even Mr. Wang got killed. The heavens of Jiangnan are going to change. Do you want to lose your life or what?

"Jiang Xiu!"

Cheng Lingsu stared at him with stupefaction. She wanted to call out to him, but she didn't dare to as she didn't have the qualifications to speak in such a place.

Her heart struggled very much.You bragged that you're Mr. Jiang. Now, you want to do such a crazy thing to attract my attention? You've really gone insane.

She knew that Jiang Xiu liked her very much, right from their childhood, but she had never expected that his love was so deep.

Jiang Xiu moved forward at a casual pace.

"Mr. Jiang…"

"Mr. Jiang…"

The crowd stepped aside as Mr. Jiang had arrived.

Seeing this, Lin Shu commented, "Young Master Ye, has this brat gone mad? Isn't he just courting death by acting so recklessly?"

"It serves him right if he ends up dead." He really wished for Jiang Xiu's death.

"Mr. Jiang…"

Wen Zuolin called out deferentially after seeing Jiang Xiu.

Ye Wenchen was stunned.

"Mr. Jiang…"

Zhong Likan also called out in the same manner.

All the bigshots from Jiang City called out to him one after another. Ye Wenchen was thoroughly stupefied. He couldn't make sense of this. He looked towards his final hope, Tang Zhenshan. However, he too called out the name respectfully, "Mr. Jiang!"

Under everyone's reverent gaze, Jiang Xiu passed through the crowd and arrived at the center.

Cheng Lingsu was utterly dumbstruck.

In this split second, it was as if a bomb had exploded in her mind, turning all her thoughts to mush. She turned a deaf ear to the sounds of everyone calling out his name.

Watching as that youth walked through the tyrants of Jiangnan like a demonic god.

"Jiang Xiu is Mr. Jiang?"

She felt that the silhouette of the person standing on the helicopter was a little familiar and that use of 'This Deity' was something that Jiang Xiu often used, seeming as if was a monarch ruling all the lands under heaven.

Who else could it be if not him?

God, you're toying with me, right?

Nothing could surpass this joke that life had played on her.

"Jiang Xiu is Mr. Jiang…"

Ye Wenchen, Lin Shu, Ouyang Qian, Li Dan and the rest made a stupid expression. They didn't wake up from their senses even when someone knocked into them. Their hearts shivered, and legs trembled.

"How can he be Mr. Jiang?"

How can this damn fruit seller be Jiang City's No. 1, Mr. Jiang, who had even dared to kill the head of the Wang family?

Shock, fear as well as terror overcame them…

They recalled how they usually mocked and made fun of him then remembered how he threw Wang Xuehai off the helicopter.

Blood drained from their faces while their legs trembled continuously.

They were alarmed after learning Jiang Xiu's identity, while the others were scared that he killed Wang Xuehai. This matter was too grave and shocking. None of them knew how to respond to this.

It took all of Tang Zhenshan's strength just to stand with Tang Wenchong supporting him. Even Tang Wenchong was stunned, he never expected that Jiang Xiu would kill Wang Xuehai.

Jiang Xiu's gaze swept over them, "This Deity already said that those who offend me shall regret it forever."

Hiss!

Everyone drew in a cold breath after hearing this.

They finally realized that Jiang Xiu hadn't come to pay respects to the Wang family but rather to retaliate against them. According to the news they had received, the Wang family had snatched the Myriad Base City Plaza project to force him to appear. The Wang family always acted so tyrannically. That was a project worth 2 billion.

And now, they had poked into the hornet's nest. Jiang Xiu was more ruthless than the Wang family. He had asked for 8 billion, which was four times the amount of the project, and even killed the Wang family's head.

This method was too cruel.

He had said that he'd make those who offend him regret it forever. The Wang family could've endured if it was just the money, but the consequences of Wang Xuehai dying wasn't something Old Madame Wang could bear neither the Wang family. It wasn't an exaggeration to say that they would indeed feel regret forever.

Old Madame Wang screamed, "Surname Jiang, my Wang family won't rest until you're dead!"

Jiang Xiu laughed loudly, "Good, very good!"

"This Deity was waiting for those words."

His words didn't contain fear but instead happiness.

"Everyone says there's a Demigod protecting the Wang family, allowing it to flourish for 200 years. This Deity is looking forward to this."

Although 70% of the shares of Myriad Base City Plaza belonged to him, this 70 % was the only thing Jiang Xiu possessed. By snatching it, they had taken everything that he owned. He didn't want just 70% or 80% of the Wang family's assets but instead wanted them to lose everything.

Including that Demigod…

Old Madame Wang said, "Alright, do you see those tides? My family's ancestor is below the river. Try going in if you can or else you wouldn't even be able to see my family's ancestor."

"It'd be better for you to kill yourself by slitting your throat."

The place turned deathly silent. Tang Zhenshan was worried because the Wang family had a Demigod. He had witnessed Jiang Xiu's power and believed that he'd have no difficulty to deal with anyone under the Demigod stage. However, he wasn't optimistic about Jiang Xiu's chances against a Demigod as it was a very mysterious realm. They had also only heard rumors but never seen a Demigod in action. That's the reason he didn't think Jiang Xiu was a Demigod. But after listening to his tone, he wondered whether Jiang Xiu was also a Demigod.

"What? Old Madame Wang, are you saying that the Wang family's Demigod is under the river?"

"Are you joking?"

Everyone felt as if they heard a fairy tale. They didn't believe that a person could live under these tides. Let alone, as far as they knew, even a powerful expert could stay underwater for only 30 minutes.

Only a Demigod who had transcended worldliness could achieve this.

Jiang Xiu was excited, "Oh? He's actually under the tides?"

"Interesting! Really interesting!"

"Insolent brat!" Old Madame Wang laughed maniacally, "Surname Jiang, don't talk big now. Although your cultivation has reached the realm of becoming one with nature, it doesn't mean you're a Demigod."

"Today, you shall die for this old lady!"

If Jiang Xiu were still in his peak, let alone a river, he would have even split the sea. However, he only had five Divine Regalia right now and didn't possess enough divine force to bring the tides to a halt. If a calf is made to pull a big cart, it'll tire itself to death. Such was the current scenario.

"Prepare a few things…"

"Paper, candle, and a sword."

Many were willing to do it for him, but there were even more people unwilling to do it. Between the Wang family and Jiang Luoxia, one of them would no doubt suffer defeat today. If they bet on the right person, then their future prospects would skyrocket. But if they bet on the wrong side, they'll be damned eternally. The best way to guard themselves against this was to just stand there doing nothing.

"I'll bring them!"

Tang Wenchen answered in return then rushed to go buy the things. The Tang family were already tied with Jiang Xiu. He acted as Jiang Xiu's messenger just now, and Wang Xuehai had died due to this. If Jiang Xiu lost, the Wang family would deal with the Tang family.

"What is he doing?"

Everyone was quite astonished as they found it meaningless to ask for those things.

"He's just playing tricks!"

Someone commented with disdain. As Jiang Xiu had pushed Wang Xuehai to his death and sealed a hatred with the Wang family, they believed Jiang Xiu was just courting death.

They didn't think that Jiang Luoxia could shake up the Wang family.

In the past, several people had tried to overthrow the Wang family, but none of them had succeeded even with their blood as the price. In the populace's eyes, Jiang Xiu definitely wasn't the first to challenge the Wang family, and neither would he be the last.

"Humph!"

"Jiang Luoxia, don't think you can procrastinate. You can't even go underwater so there's no way you can match my Ancestor. It's better to kill yourself to avoid the humiliation."

Old Madame Wang desired to kill him so she could avenge her son and appease the Wang family's hatred.

Jiang Xiu stood proudly on the Bayview Platform. The Qian River was before him, its waves hitting against the shore, rising up and down. His body seemed incomparably small when facing it but also appeared to contain a power enough to overthrow the heavens, with the ability to conquer everything.

"Mr. Jiang, I've brought the things."

Jiang Xiu took the things. Everyone peeked with curiosity as they wished to know how Jiang Xiu would enter underwater.

They saw him fold the paper nimbly.

His slender fingers flipped then folded the paper deftly in a skilled manner similar to that of a Shaman.

It was passed down that the Shamans were dexterous and used paper to communicate with the spirits.

"What's he up to?"

They didn't need to wait for long as a paper boat appeared in Jiang Xiu's palm soon.

"A paper boat?"

They saw Jiang Xiu light the candle then place it on the paper boat.

"River lantern?"

There was a tradition of releasing lanterns along the river during the Ghost Festival which were a means to express wishes in honor of the loved ones who had passed away.

"Does he want to release a lantern during Qian River's spring tide?"

Does he want to use a spell to request the river god to settle the river's tides?

They couldn't think up of any other possibility.

"How will he do it though?"

This river wasn't a flowing one. It wasn't possible for someone to release a lantern on the river bank here besides the fact that it was the time of high rise now. The waves rose up to 5-6 m tall.

"Stop acting!"

Jiang Xiu held the lantern before him and spoke a few words towards the candle. Its flame flickered weirdly, making it seem as if the surroundings had turned darker, leaving only the candlelight flickering in the darkness.

"Why does it look as if he was wishing?"

In the next second, everyone tensed up because Jiang Xiu's voice became louder. They couldn't hear what he was saying before since the sounds of waves covered it up. They couldn't comprehend what he was saying . It seemed like an ancient language that was boundless and desolate with its pace turning faster as it reached the end.

The aura swelled up sharply too!

"Go!"

Jiang Xiu threw the lantern in his hand towards the Qian River. It dropped into it then disappeared.

However, everyone was left dumbstruck by the next scene.

After getting engulfed by the waves, the lantern ascended to the top of the wave then sunk down along with the dropping curve, taking advantage of the wave's momentum. It rose up when the waves rose and didn't get overturned. It seemed as if someone was supporting the boat.

An even stranger fact was that the candle was still lit. It didn't even flicker and seemed as if the wind had stopped blowing in the surroundings.

Jiang Xiu shouted while pointing towards it with astonishing momentum, "Lantern Seeks the Water Ghost!"

The lantern sunk down towards the depths of Qian River!

"This…"

"Too unbelievable!"

This went against nature's rules. All the people were stupefied and gasped in surprise, feeling that Jiang Luoxia's fame was entirely justified.

"How is this possible?"

Ye Wenchen and Cheng Lingsu were stunned. They didn't expect that Jiang Xiu possessed such godly skills.

Even Old Madame Wang was surprised. She too couldn't make out what spell Jiang Xiu had used. It was very shocking.

"What's the use of doing this at this point of time?"

Ding!

Jiang Xiu unsheathed the sword. It was an ordinary sword yet it glowed brightly when Jiang Xiu pulled it out. He raised his head, facing the wolf-like sounds of the storm. He lifted his hand up, murmuring a spell, causing the radiance on the sword to increase sharply. It dimmed and glowed again, forming a 10 m long light.

"Changing the weather with a wave of the sleeve, the river shall split as the sword falls."

As the sword chopped down, space and time seemed to disappear, leaving only the dazzling sword light.

The sword light struck into the Qian River and split it into two halves, causing the storm to engulf both halves as if the heavens were pushing the water aside, making them turn into two currents.

"What the…!"

Everyone cried out, eyes open wide in alarm.

This was the Qiang River. He had actually chopped such a vast river into two halves. The scene had utterly toppled their imagination.

They couldn't fathom someone accomplishing such a feat.

It wasn't possible to do such a thing even with the latest scientific technologies or with the most recent bombs or weapons of the army.

"What kind of ancient sword art is this?"

Old Madame Wang's expression morphed.

"Ignorant idiots!"

How can you even compare a sword skill of the Immortal Martial Continent to the ancient sword skills passed down on Earth? This is an Immortal Skill.

"He…"

Cheng Lingsu was dumbstruck. He actually has such godly skills.

Jiang Xiu walked over towards the river loftily. He walked on the waves as if he was standing on stable land. Each time a wave came over, his sword chopped towards it.

The astonishing fact was that they could see the lantern moving up and down after the wave separated wherever the sword fell. The lantern was guiding him.

No one questioned it now nor sneered.

They were already awed by the current scene.

They only started talking after Jiang Xiu had entered the depths of Qian River and disappeared from their gazes. Old Madame Wang had mocked him by saying he couldn't even go underwater but he had given a strong counter-attack. He went under the river by using such a shocking method.

Tang Zhenshan, Tang Wenchong and the others from the Tang family were all brimming with confidence. "Mr. Jiang's powers are truly magical…"

The Tang family's future was entirely dependent on Jiang Xiu.

As the old adage went - When one gains glory, so do the rest; When one incurs ruin, so do the rest.

Actually, it was quite tricky for Jiang Xiu to achieve this feat with his current cultivation. Though the scene looked cool, he was only able to pull it off due to his extremely refined control of divine force.

Though he had lost his strength, this was possible only because Jiang Xiu possessed profound insights into the Dao of Water.

The sky had darkened before anyone realized it.

No one could make out where Jiang Xiu was underwater yet they could see the weak candlelight flicker there in the darkness. It was indeed a strange sight to behold.

Old Madame Wang's expression turned solemn. Jiang Xiu had already gone underwater. She speculated that if the Ancestor were there, Jiang Xiu would no doubt find him.

The battle between Demigods was about to begin.

If Jiang Xiu were still in his peak, let alone a river, he would have even split the sea. However, he only had five Divine Regalia right now and didn't possess enough divine force to bring the tides to a halt. If a calf is made to pull a big cart, it'll tire itself to death. Such was the current scenario.

"Prepare a few things…"

"Paper, candle, and a sword."

Many were willing to do it for him, but there were even more people unwilling to do it. Between the Wang family and Jiang Luoxia, one of them would no doubt suffer defeat today. If they bet on the right person, then their future prospects would skyrocket. But if they bet on the wrong side, they'll be damned eternally. The best way to guard themselves against this was to just stand there doing nothing.

"I'll bring them!"

Tang Wenchen answered in return then rushed to go buy the things. The Tang family were already tied with Jiang Xiu. He acted as Jiang Xiu's messenger just now, and Wang Xuehai had died due to this. If Jiang Xiu lost, the Wang family would deal with the Tang family.

"What is he doing?"

Everyone was quite astonished as they found it meaningless to ask for those things.

"He's just playing tricks!"

Someone commented with disdain. As Jiang Xiu had pushed Wang Xuehai to his death and sealed a hatred with the Wang family, they believed Jiang Xiu was just courting death.

They didn't think that Jiang Luoxia could shake up the Wang family.

In the past, several people had tried to overthrow the Wang family, but none of them had succeeded even with their blood as the price. In the populace's eyes, Jiang Xiu definitely wasn't the first to challenge the Wang family, and neither would he be the last.

"Humph!"

"Jiang Luoxia, don't think you can procrastinate. You can't even go underwater so there's no way you can match my Ancestor. It's better to kill yourself to avoid the humiliation."

Old Madame Wang desired to kill him so she could avenge her son and appease the Wang family's hatred.

Jiang Xiu stood proudly on the Bayview Platform. The Qian River was before him, its waves hitting against the shore, rising up and down. His body seemed incomparably small when facing it but also appeared to contain a power enough to overthrow the heavens, with the ability to conquer everything.

"Mr. Jiang, I've brought the things."

Jiang Xiu took the things. Everyone peeked with curiosity as they wished to know how Jiang Xiu would enter underwater.

They saw him fold the paper nimbly.

His slender fingers flipped then folded the paper deftly in a skilled manner similar to that of a Shaman.

It was passed down that the Shamans were dexterous and used paper to communicate with the spirits.

"What's he up to?"

They didn't need to wait for long as a paper boat appeared in Jiang Xiu's palm soon.

"A paper boat?"

They saw Jiang Xiu light the candle then place it on the paper boat.

"River lantern?"

There was a tradition of releasing lanterns along the river during the Ghost Festival which were a means to express wishes in honor of the loved ones who had passed away.

"Does he want to release a lantern during Qian River's spring tide?"

Does he want to use a spell to request the river god to settle the river's tides?

They couldn't think up of any other possibility.

"How will he do it though?"

This river wasn't a flowing one. It wasn't possible for someone to release a lantern on the river bank here besides the fact that it was the time of high rise now. The waves rose up to 5-6 m tall.

"Stop acting!"

Jiang Xiu held the lantern before him and spoke a few words towards the candle. Its flame flickered weirdly, making it seem as if the surroundings had turned darker, leaving only the candlelight flickering in the darkness.

"Why does it look as if he was wishing?"

In the next second, everyone tensed up because Jiang Xiu's voice became louder. They couldn't hear what he was saying before since the sounds of waves covered it up. They couldn't comprehend what he was saying . It seemed like an ancient language that was boundless and desolate with its pace turning faster as it reached the end.

The aura swelled up sharply too!

"Go!"

Jiang Xiu threw the lantern in his hand towards the Qian River. It dropped into it then disappeared.

However, everyone was left dumbstruck by the next scene.

After getting engulfed by the waves, the lantern ascended to the top of the wave then sunk down along with the dropping curve, taking advantage of the wave's momentum. It rose up when the waves rose and didn't get overturned. It seemed as if someone was supporting the boat.

An even stranger fact was that the candle was still lit. It didn't even flicker and seemed as if the wind had stopped blowing in the surroundings.

Jiang Xiu shouted while pointing towards it with astonishing momentum, "Lantern Seeks the Water Ghost!"

The lantern sunk down towards the depths of Qian River!

"This…"

"Too unbelievable!"

This went against nature's rules. All the people were stupefied and gasped in surprise, feeling that Jiang Luoxia's fame was entirely justified.

"How is this possible?"

Ye Wenchen and Cheng Lingsu were stunned. They didn't expect that Jiang Xiu possessed such godly skills.

Even Old Madame Wang was surprised. She too couldn't make out what spell Jiang Xiu had used. It was very shocking.

"What's the use of doing this at this point of time?"

Ding!

Jiang Xiu unsheathed the sword. It was an ordinary sword yet it glowed brightly when Jiang Xiu pulled it out. He raised his head, facing the wolf-like sounds of the storm. He lifted his hand up, murmuring a spell, causing the radiance on the sword to increase sharply. It dimmed and glowed again, forming a 10 m long light.

"Changing the weather with a wave of the sleeve, the river shall split as the sword falls."

As the sword chopped down, space and time seemed to disappear, leaving only the dazzling sword light.

The sword light struck into the Qian River and split it into two halves, causing the storm to engulf both halves as if the heavens were pushing the water aside, making them turn into two currents.

"What the…!"

Everyone cried out, eyes open wide in alarm.

This was the Qiang River. He had actually chopped such a vast river into two halves. The scene had utterly toppled their imagination.

They couldn't fathom someone accomplishing such a feat.

It wasn't possible to do such a thing even with the latest scientific technologies or with the most recent bombs or weapons of the army.

"What kind of ancient sword art is this?"

Old Madame Wang's expression morphed.

"Ignorant idiots!"

How can you even compare a sword skill of the Immortal Martial Continent to the ancient sword skills passed down on Earth? This is an Immortal Skill.

"He…"

Cheng Lingsu was dumbstruck. He actually has such godly skills.

Jiang Xiu walked over towards the river loftily. He walked on the waves as if he was standing on stable land. Each time a wave came over, his sword chopped towards it.

The astonishing fact was that they could see the lantern moving up and down after the wave separated wherever the sword fell. The lantern was guiding him.

No one questioned it now nor sneered.

They were already awed by the current scene.

They only started talking after Jiang Xiu had entered the depths of Qian River and disappeared from their gazes. Old Madame Wang had mocked him by saying he couldn't even go underwater but he had given a strong counter-attack. He went under the river by using such a shocking method.

Tang Zhenshan, Tang Wenchong and the others from the Tang family were all brimming with confidence. "Mr. Jiang's powers are truly magical…"

The Tang family's future was entirely dependent on Jiang Xiu.

As the old adage went - When one gains glory, so do the rest; When one incurs ruin, so do the rest.

Actually, it was quite tricky for Jiang Xiu to achieve this feat with his current cultivation. Though the scene looked cool, he was only able to pull it off due to his extremely refined control of divine force.

Though he had lost his strength, this was possible only because Jiang Xiu possessed profound insights into the Dao of Water.

The sky had darkened before anyone realized it.

No one could make out where Jiang Xiu was underwater yet they could see the weak candlelight flicker there in the darkness. It was indeed a strange sight to behold.

Old Madame Wang's expression turned solemn. Jiang Xiu had already gone underwater. She speculated that if the Ancestor were there, Jiang Xiu would no doubt find him.

The battle between Demigods was about to begin.

Jiang Xiu followed the lantern. When it stopped moving rigid in its place, neither moving forward or back, he immediately understood that there was a strange power underneath.

"Below here!"

His body submerged at a rapid pace comparable to diving down from the sky.

Qian River's depth had exceeded his expectations, it was a full 50-60 meters deep. He sank at a decent speed then reached the underwater surface which was actually mud.

His pupils expanded, making his eyes turn entirely black as his gaze ran over everything.

A human wouldn't change after living underwater for a year, and perhaps even after 10 years, but the same couldn't be said for 50-100 years.

Special evolution. This was a reasonable explanation as to why the Wang family's Ancestor wanted to cultivate underwater.

Changing the habitat would inevitably give rise to variation.

Although it wasn't a smart move to cultivate underwater, Jiang Xiu couldn't deny that the best way to cultivate divinity on Earth where there was a lack of spiritual energy was to exploit the various environments.

He wondered how the Wang family's ancestor had fared.

The bottom of the river was quite serene. A man's silhouette was visible leaning on a faraway rock, covered under weeds, releasing an awful and mysterious breath.

After Jiang Xiu had neared it, he saw big chains tying the man down to a half-metre wide, 1.8 m tall Giant Sword that is thorned inside the muddy earth.

"Friend, you have come from far away!"

He had wholly wasted away, wore worn-out clothes which exposed his ribs outside, even the cage was visible yet this body possessed a colossal power.

The man opened his eyes while speaking, resulting in an intense radiance emitting from his eyes. It waned after a pulse. He was asleep before or to say he was practising fetal breathing.

"Your majesty has come to find me, right?"

He spoke in a calm tone.

"To duel with me?"

Although he was at the bottom of the river, he could clearly see everything that had happened ashore. The incident had occurred at the Bayview Pavillion, so it wasn't difficult for him to know about this.

Jiang Xiu shook his head, "Not a regular duel but rather a life or death duel."

His eyes opened suddenly then sized up Jiang Xiu who appeared quite arrogant and confident. The man smiled faintly, "Okay, I've stayed at the bottom of the river for 60 years already and was getting tired of it."

Saying so, he stood up.

The chains on his body issued a tinkling sound. He was worried that he couldn't keep himself underwater, so he trapped himself here forcefully for 60 years.

Today is the day for him to break the seal.

His body began to float. The sword's handle was too high, so he could only hold it after floating. He pulled the sword out of the quagmire.

Just this single action revealed that his insights into the Dao of Water were notable. He moved even nimbler than a fish and pulled out a Giant Sword weighing several kilos effortlessly.

"Ding!"

He waved the sword and chopped at the thick chains, breaking free from its binds.

"I won't take advantage so let's fight ashore!"

He rushed towards the surface of the river while saying this and flew out with astonishing speed in a split second.

"Humph!"

Jiang Xiu followed behind him tightly, his body's movements as fast as a storm's. He didn't fall back at all; this was no matter to joke about. The Heaven Treading Sect's Sect Master had 3 millenniums of cultivation experience. There was no way an average person could compare to him.

The Wang family's ancestor had hardly rushed out of the surface when Jiang Xiu followed after him.

"Look there!"

"They came out!"

The people on the Bayview Pavilion cried out in alarm after seeing two silhouettes rush up from underwater. Their hearts almost skipped a beat. The Wang family's Demigod was about to appear.

"Hahaha…"

The Wang family's ancestor laughed after seeing the light again, soaring to the skies like a bird, holding a sword twice his size and gliding across the river's surface.

A whole 60 years. Even Old Madame Wang who had seen him before couldn't recognize him now, but they were all sure that this old man was the Wang family's ancestor. The children of the Wang family kowtowed one after other.

"We are incompetent. Ancestor, please bestow us your protection."

"Please bestow us your protection!"

The Wang family had suffered extraordinary shame and humiliation today. Their rage wouldn't quell unless Jiang Luoxia died. Only then would their Wang family regain their prestige in Jiangnan.

"Brat, since you've dared to offend my Wang family then only one path awaits you, death."

It seemed as if he possessed wings as his feet lightly touched the water's surface. The surrounding water rose together with him, making it appear as if his power was above nature.

"Meet my sword!"

He drew out his Giant Sword, resulting in a vast power being drawn in, forming up a giant wave. He had accomplished this by relying on his cultivation to condense them together, making the soft river water as hard as steel and shoot towards Jiang Xiu.

One single drop was enough to pierce a person!

"Rumble!"

Jiang Xiu rushed out of the water and landed on the surface. The waves surged forth once his feet touched the surface, causing the entire Qian River's water surface to tremble.

The energy pulse spread out and knocked against the giant wave.

"Bang!"

The two powers clashed, giving rise to a 30-40 m water wall, wreaking havoc like a tsunami.

"Hahaha…"

The Wang family's ancestor laughed again.

"Not bad, you haven't disappointed me."

He took another step and slashed towards the water wall, the sword energy rushed out from the sword and passed through it.

The 2nd Slash!

This sword energy was incorporeal and colorless, but its sword-like shape was visible due to the water falling down from the sky as it bounced off it.

Inner Strength was extraordinarily crude, and it didn't change much even after reaching the Supreme Stage. However, the Wang Ancestor's sword energy had condensed to the brink and was just a step away from materializing.

This didn't differ much from the divine force. It could be said that the inner strength had already transformed completely. However, even if it was divine, there was a significant difference in the power. This power alone still hadn't reached the level of true divine force, that's why this realm was called Demigod Realm.

As for Jiang Xiu, before he formed a complete divinity totem, he was still a newborn god that was also a Demigod.

There wasn't much difference in their powers.

The only difference was that Jiang Xiu possessed knowledge of many divine skills, spells as well as the experience of battles he had gone through in his 3 millenniums at the Immortal Martial Continent.

This vast disparity wasn't something that could be described in words.

"Your cultivation is pretty good!"

Jiang praised him. It could be considered pretty good to be able to cultivate to such a stage on Earth where the spiritual energy had depleted.

"Only…"

Jiang Xiu took a step forward as he slashed out, releasing a 10 m wide sword light that was emitting a bright radiance in his hand.

It disintegrated the incorporeal sword energy.

The Wang Ancestor's face morphed. His sword light was impure with multiple colors while the counterpart's sword light was bright. The difference between the quality of the divine force was similar to the light of a Firefly and the Sun.

"What kind of ancient sword art are you using?"

The sword light passed through the water wall and dashed towards him, causing him to retreat. He waved his sword multiple times, leaving behind several afterimages as the many droplets knocked against each other.

The sword light struck the pitch-black Giant Sword and sent him flying backward.

"It's a pity…"

Jiang Xiu sighed. His divine force was too weak since had used the rudimentary sword art of the Heaven Treading Sect called the 'Thirteen Heaven Treading Sword Arts.' It was a foundational sword art which Jiang Xiu had put in the most time and energy to learn in those days.A gale swept past Qian River, the waves crashing with the air as the Wang Ancestor spoke, "I gained enlightenment using nature and became a Demigod after watching the Qian River's waves for a 100 years then chained myself under it for another 60 years. You sure you want to fight me here?"

He raised his hands and stamped down on the rolling waves, his Giant Sword dancing madly, resulting in water being pulled up by his sword energy and covering the entire sky. They transformed into countless marble-like droplets, wreaking havoc over a range of 10 m alongside the sword the energy.

His insights into the Dao of Water had almost reached perfection. He could easily borrow the power of water and even live underwater for a long time. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him a River God.

"Hah!"

The Wang Ancestor roared. His Giant Sword supported a 10 m wide spheroid in which innumerable droplets blitzed crazily. It appeared as if the Giant Sword bore several tonnes of weight as it slowly moved. However, after the giant ball flew out, it suddenly picked up speed and arrived in front of Jiang Xiu instantly.

"Come!'

Jiang Xiu laughed.

"Brat, let's see how you'll deal with this."

The water ball had enough power to destroy a two-storied building.

"Die!"

Jiang Xiu neither advanced nor retreated, mumbling words while drawing a glyph made of pale blue light particles in the air towards the incoming water ball.

As soon as he finished drawing the glyph, the light particles shot inside the water ball and disappeared without a trace.

"Break!"

The rainbow-colored incorporeal membrane of the water ball burst open, and Jiang Xiu had already dashed over holding his sword in hand.

"Haha, you fell for the trap!"

The Wang Ancestor declared gleefully. He had already made preparations for this. Jiang Xiu would genuinely be doomed the moment he bursts the water ball. The countless water droplets in the water ball would shoot through him.

"Break again!"

Those droplets floating in the sky rained down as if they had lost all power, turning into a liquid state from their frozen state.

"Impossible!"

The Wang Ancestor cried out in alarm. Jiang Xiu had used a Liquification Glyph. It could only disperse the magic power of water and though it wasn't something epic, it was enough to deal with the Wang Ancestor's attack.

Jiang Xiu had already appeared in front of him by now.

"Show your real skills, okay?" Jiang Xiu chopped towards the Wang Ancestor's chest, giving rise to a sword light.

"This level of attack can't do anything to this Deity."

The Wang Ancestor's expression turned solemn. He thought that Jiang Xiu had hardly become a Demigod due to his youthful appearance and that he was merely at the initial stage. He didn't believe that Jiang Xiu could compete with him who had been a Demigod for 60 years. He really didn't expect that Jiang Xiu's insights were so profound that his attack was countered so easily.

"Alright!"

He roared with fury, standing there without moving, and let Jiang Xiu's sword chop at his skinny torso.

Ding!

A sharp and clear sound resounded, followed by him being blown away backward, but his chest was unhurt.

"Hmm?"

The sword in Jiang Xiu's hand was quite crude and didn't even have a sharp edge. A crack had appeared on the blade due to this attack. He speculated that the sword must have been a decoration item. But even so, it was strange. Jiang Xiu felt like he hadn't slashed at human flesh but rather at an iron panel.

"Are you amazed?"

The Wang Ancestor wore a smile on his face. It seemed like he felt very proud yet his eyes remained serene.

"Didn't you want to see my genuine strength?"

"Open your eyes wide and look then."

Crank! Crunk!

Creepy sounds of bones restructuring came out from the Wang Ancestor as his body expanded as if he was inflating.

"ARRRGGHHHH…"

His skin cracked open, vaguely revealing azure scales under it while he screamed in pain.

"This is…"

As Jiang Xiu and the Wang Ancestor exchanged blows, the people on the Bayview Platform felt that these two weren't human but rather gods who controlled the rivers and seas, creating storms as they wish.

They were stunned and fascinated. Everyone wished to become superhuman, an Immortal or a God.

All this was already enough to shock them, but the Wang Ancestor had actually begun to…

Transform!

The scale armor slowly became visible, bit by bit. The armor seemed to be made of fish scales yet also of some other beast, black mixed in among the azure scales. His pupils had become golden, and a row of sawteeth had sprouted on his shoulders.

He appeared just like a monster.

"OH MY GOD!"

Everyone was left dumbstruck after the Wang Ancestor revealed his genuine ability. If it weren't for seeing his human appearance before, they would have thought he was a monster.

The Old Madame was extremely excited, "Succeeded. The Old Ancestor has succeeded!"

The other people sucked in a cold breath, "Is this…"

Jiang Xiu smiled coldly. Deification, huh?

In fact, Jiang Xiu was currently in a deified state. His pitch-black eyes were his sign. The understanding Jiang Xiu had of the Divine Race wasn't something anyone on this planet could hope to reach, let alone the people here on the platform.

It was possible to arouse the potential of the divine race's bloodline of a human by staying for long durations in uninhabitable environments. The Wang Ancestor had chosen such a path. However, human bloodlines were really complicated. There were several thousand kinds of divine race bloodlines hidden inside the human genome, and there was a clear separation between the strong or weak ones. Therefore, it was quite vital to choose the right environment or else it'd end up as a mess. The reason that the Wang Ancestor had transformed into an inhuman monster-like state was that he awakened to an extremely low-level divine bloodline.

There were two ways to deduce whether that specific divinity was strong. One way is to look at the appearance. The purer the bloodline, the lesser the changes in their body and the second way is to look at the aura. The more archaic it is, the better.

These external ways are comparatively abstract as the most accurate way is to look at the Divine Regalia.

"The Old Ancestor has succeeded in Deification…"

Old Madame Wang couldn't contain her excitement. She finally realized why the Ancestor was completely fine after receiving Jiang Xiu's attack. This was the difference between an ordinary Demigod and a Demigod who had achieved Deification. The disparity was too much.

"Jiang Luoxia, you're done for."

"Hahahaha…"

Old Madame Wang laughed hysterically then gnashed her teeth in rage, "Xuehai, the Old Ancestor will crush the person who killed you and make him pay with his life."

"Are you astonished? Shocked? Afraid?"

"Don't you want to know how I accomplished this?"

"Kneel down and acknowledge me as your master. I'll tell you the method to achieve Deification afterward. You'll be able to obtain power similar to mine and stand above all ordinary humans. It's no problem for me to live another 300 years with my current body."

His words were full of enticement.

Any martial artist would've kowtowed to acknowledge him immediately.

"Hahaha…"

Jiang Xiu felt really awkward. The kind of divine race bloodline which the Wang Ancestor possessed was called the Servant Race on the Immortal Martial Continent. They were of the lower-class and could only be servants, stable keepers, or work in the mines. They were the lowest existences and didn't even have a chance to overturn their fate as they lacked innate talent, thus living a lowly life. And right now, the Wang Ancestor was feeling immensely pleased with himself after achieving such a level so Jiang Xiu couldn't help but feel awkward.

However, Jiang Xiu's smile turned indifferent soon after as a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

"Pitiful ant, you're just worthless trash thinking of yourself as someone extraordinary. You aren't even qualified to carry my master's shoes…"

Jiang Xiu never allowed anyone to insult his late master. In his view, his parents were the one who gave life to him, and his teacher was the one who gave him a second life.

"And you want this Deity to acknowledge you as master? You're courting death!"

Jiang Xiu took a step forwards then launched the sword out. It spiraled in the sky once, releasing a sword light above as it shot towards the Wang Ancestor.

"Don't waste your energy. You can't break my defense. This Deity won't die even if you kill me."

A second sword light was released by the sword.

A third sword light.

Fourth…

Fifth…

Countless sword lights appeared from the sword, forming a white chain spanning 10 meters in the sky as they shot towards the Wang Ancestor.

"What?"

The Wang Ancestor's expression turned solemn as he used all this cultivation to activate his scales to defend himself.

"Ding-Ding-Ding!"

That chain of sword lights struck the Wang Ancestor, releasing a storm of intense sounds similar to the sounds of hitting metal.

At this moment, the sword energy had covered the entire sky.

At this moment, the entire world howled in grief.

At this moment… It seemed like only that chain made of bright light existed in the world, covering both the heavens and the earth. The color drained from the faces of the people standing on the platform. They weren't witnessing martial arts… No, this was divine magic and an unprecedented battle.

"Die!"

The chain made of sword lights pierced all over the Wang Ancestor.

"This sword move can behead even True Gods, let alone someone like you."