"Wait!"

The Semi Venerable Venerable from Beihai National raised his hand again to stop everyone, turning to look at Jiang Chen, "Head of the Jiang Family, I am Shanye Cunfu, one of the five stewards of Divine Palace. If you are willing to submit to our Divine Palace, you will receive the gift from the Eight-Headed Great God. By then, you will have a power even greater than that of the Ouyang Family Head!"

While speaking, Shanye Cunfu turned his head and gave Ouyang Nan and his son a look.

Ouyang Nan and his son realized what was expected, their bodies shook, and they released their aura.

Jiang Chen calmly observed the two, one a Semi Innate Grand Master and the other an Earth Grade Peak Martial Artist; he had known about their powers long ago.

"Head of the Jiang Family, what you're about to witness is miraculous, you, like me, will become intoxicated with this explosive power!" Ouyang Nan said with a sinister smile.

Weng weng weng!

An eerie black mist began to emanate from the two of them, quickly enveloping them.

Jiang Chen frowned slightly and reached out with his soul power into the midst of the black mist.

This is... Soul Power?! And...

Jiang Chen was startled, glancing at Ouyang Zhen, his eyes reflecting disbelief.

The soul power of the old Ouyang had not been absorbed by the Great Serpent Stygian God, but devoured by Ouyang Nan and Ouyang Zhengqi!

Feeling the familiar soul power, Ouyang Zhen's heart trembled violently, and his eyes revealed a look of profound heartache.

His own son, his own grandson, were actually enhancing their strength by absorbing his soul power?

This was like feasting on his flesh and sucking his marrow.

This... This was tragic beyond words!

"Heh!"

"Ah!"

Two loud cries sounded, and their aura surged dramatically as the black mist rapidly entered their bodies.

Innate Grandmaster early stage, Innate Grandmaster mid-stage, Innate Grandmaster late stage, Innate Grandmaster peak!

When the black mist had fully merged into their bodies, Ouyang Nan's aura soared to the realm of Innate Grandmaster peak, and Ouyang Zhengqi's strength also soared to the Heavenly Level peak.

At this moment, their entire skin had turned pitch black, their faces as dark as ink, resembling charred corpses pulled from a fire scene!

"Head of the Jiang Family, do you see this? This is the gift from the Eight-Headed Great God. How about it? Just by pledging loyalty to the Eight-Headed Great God, you can instantly elevate your strength by a whole realm. What are you waiting for?" Ouyang Nan said, his face full of enjoyment as he looked at Jiang Chen.

Zhu Wenqiang glanced at Ouyang Nan and saw the man related by blood whom he should call father. Observing his pitch-black face and feeling the strange aura that he emitted, Zhu Wenqiang sighed softly, then turned to look at Ouyang Zhen.

At this moment, this old man must be the most heartbroken, right?

Ouyang Zhen had closed his mouth, unwilling to utter another word, his complexion turned extremely unsightly, appearing as if he had aged decades in an instant with a listless gaze, like a man nearing his end.

His heart had turned to ashes.

Zhu Wenqiang felt a pang of pity, reached out to embrace Ouyang Zhen's shoulders, and his gaze filled with concern. He was genuinely worried that the old man might die of sorrow before the fight even began!

Ouyang Zhen looked at Zhu Wenqiang, and slowly, a hint of color returned to his eyes, his face twisted into a smile more bitter than pain itself.

At least, he still had a blood relative standing on his side!

"This power enhancement, achieved by absorbing the soul power of one's own kin, I, Jiang Chen, disdain!"

Jiang Chen was contemptuous of their strength enhancement, replying coldly, "Such methods must rely on the absorption of a blood relative's soul power, right? Otherwise, why is it that only the senior Ouyang's soul was damaged while no one else's was?"

"So what if it is?"

Ouyang Nan's pitch-black face twisted into a cold sneer, "Isn't this world all about the survival of the fittest, where strength is revered? Why bother about the means?"

"Hahaha, foolish!"

Jiang Chen laughed out loud, unabashedly retorting, "I originally thought you two had gained an Avatar Deity of the Eight-Headed Serpent; instead, it turns out that the great beast never took you seriously at all. Your kind of enhancement will at best only elevate you to the realm of the senior Ouyang. With impure soul power, you will forever be stuck at the peak of Innate Grand Master, unable to advance an inch further!"

The faces of Ouyang Nan and his son turned even uglier.

"Of course, unless you possess abilities like the Eight-Headed Serpent's, able to directly devour others' souls—but do you?"

Jiang Chen continued with a sneer, "Becoming tools in others' power struggles, and to top it off, tools provided with nothing but a method to wreak havoc among your own kin, and still you take pride in it. I truly pity you!"

"You..."

The Ouyang father and son were utterly livid, glaring furiously at Jiang Chen.

In fact, they were not ignorant of this aspect, but by the time they realized it, it was already too late.

Thus, their only option was to persist down this dark path!

"Head of the Jiang Family, while such methods may harm your kin, isn't the strength you gain your own?"

At that moment, Shanye Cunfu spoke up, his voice full of temptation:

"Your family must also have elders, right? Think about it—once the older generation reaches a certain realm, they likely can't advance further. But you're still young; by absorbing their soul power and using the deity's cultivation technique, you could enhance your own strength until you're equal to the older generation!"

"Moreover, your strength won't be stagnant forever. As long as you're sufficiently loyal and contribute to the deity, it will bestow upon you the ability to absorb souls. Then, once you completely devour and convert the chaotic soul power into your own, won't you be able to advance?"

Shanye Cunfu seductively guided him, then raised both hands high, exclaiming loudly, "What a wonderful thing that would be! Without the need for arduous training, you could endlessly enhance your strength. Aren't you tempted?"

No wonder Shanye Cunfu was so eager to tempt Jiang Chen—this opportunity was simply too rare!

People like Shanye Cunfu controlled the Ouyang Family precisely to stretch their influence throughout the martial arts world along the river, and now here was Jiang Chen, the Head of the Jiang Family of Jincheng.

If they could control Jiang Chen, then not only could they slowly infiltrate the martial arts forces of Jiangbei, but they could also plant a seed in the Flame Dragon Kingdom's capital, Jincheng—a place where no martial arts force could grow too powerful.

A top family in Jincheng like the Jiang Family serving as a pawn could have a tremendous effect!

Therefore, Shanye Cunfu repeatedly stopped the people around from taking action, all in the hopes of making Jiang Chen his own!

"Wonderful? Humph!"

Jiang Chen suddenly snorted coldly, his expression turning icy.

"Your idea of wonderful is built on others' pain, on the cold-blooded severing of blood relations, on the selling out of one's own soul!"

Jiang Chen's voice rang out like the clash of metal, shouting aloud:

"This is not human, this is a dog, a beast!

I, Jiang Chen, stand tall and upright; I refuse to associate with the likes of you beasts!"

As his words ended, there was dead silence all around.

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