"Chen Nan has been defeated. He ultimately couldn't withstand the strike from Mo Yuan, the God of War."
"Chen Nan's defeat by Mo Yuan, the God of War, wasn't that expected?"
"Indeed. Even though Chen Nan's strength is considerable, he is ultimately a junior. He couldn't possibly withstand that strike from Mo Yuan, the God of War."
People in the distance chattered amongst themselves.
Though they were hundreds of meters away from the island in the lake.
And though they couldn't clearly see what Chen Nan looked like.
They had clearly witnessed a mist of blood splash before Chen Nan.
Chen Nan's close friends and family were all filled with anxiety.
They hadn't expected Chen Nan to be injured at all.
Especially Zhou Daoyuan.
As a peak Grand Ascension stage expert.
He could sense how terrifying Mo Yuan's attack had been.
He himself might not have been able to withstand it.
"This is rather interesting," Chen Nan said, a subtle, intriguing smile playing on his lips.
In truth.
Even he hadn't expected.
That he would be injured in the mortal world with his current strength.
Even though Mo Yuan was a peak Grand Ascension stage expert.
In Chen Nan's eyes, he was truly like an ant.
And now.
This ant had managed to bite him hard.
Of course.
This didn't prove Mo Yuan was strong.
He had merely borrowed external power.
Furthermore.
Chen Nan had sensed the aura of a Divine Talisman within that power.
It was evident.
That Mo Yuan, from the third-party minor world, possessed a Divine Talisman.
"You're not dead after taking my sword?"
Mo Yuan's voice, filled with rage, echoed through the air.
"Are you overestimating your own strength?" Chen Nan clenched his fist in the air.
Han Feipeng, Han Feiyang, and Han Jian, the three of them, were lifted uncontrollably into the air.
All three wore expressions of despair.
They had thought Chen Nan was surely dead.
But they hadn't expected him to survive Mo Yuan's sword strike.
Chen Nan looked at the face that had reformed in the sky: "The New Law states that anyone who commits a crime is to be executed, correct?"
"Then, according to the New Law, can I now execute the three generations of the Han family?"
Mo Yuan spoke in a low voice, "Chen Nan, do you truly intend to be my enemy?"
Chen Nan countered, "I am merely acting according to the New Law you proposed. What makes you say I'm your enemy?"
Mo Yuan's voice, filled with killing intent, boomed through the heavens and earth: "If you dare to kill Han Feipeng, I will not rest until I..."
*Puff!*
Before he could finish, Chen Nan unleashed a palm strike.
Han Feipeng and the other two instantly disintegrated into a mist of blood.
Like a blood-red rose blooming in winter, it appeared in the void.
At this moment.
Everyone felt their hearts stop.
They hadn't expected Chen Nan to actually kill Han Feipeng in front of Mo Yuan.
A madman!
He was simply a madman!
"I have already killed him. What can you do to me?" Chen Nan asked calmly.
*Boom!*
Terrifying killing intent erupted from the human face.
The void trembled!
The lake boiled!
It was like the end of the world, sending shivers down everyone's spines.
"Chen Nan, you wait. One day, I will sever your head and avenge Han Feipeng!" Mo Yuan roared in fury, and then the human face vanished into the void.
Han Feipeng was dead.
Even with Mo Yuan's projected will, he couldn't save Han Feipeng.
This outcome saddened and angered many.
They all regarded Chen Nan as a cold and heartless executioner.
However, a portion of people supported Chen Nan.
After all.
Han Feipeng had not died by Chen Nan's hand.
But by the New Law.
Chen Nan had merely acted on behalf of heaven, following the New Law.
Concurrently.
Many people also learned of Chen Nan's next plan.
He intended to overthrow the New Law and restore the old order.
To bring order back to Earth as it was before.
This naturally stirred anticipation in many.
If that were to happen.
Good times would surely come!
However.
Could he truly overthrow the Martial Cultivator Association established by the four Gods of War?
---
"How could this have happened?"
On the island in the lake.
Jiang Jiancheng's face turned ashen, and he collapsed directly onto the ground.
He hadn't expected Chen Nan to be this powerful.
This filled him with regret.
If he had known.
He would never have betrayed Chen Nan and defected to the Han family.
But what troubled him more was the sense of crisis.
The Han family was dead.
Who would give him the latter half of the cultivation technique?
Without the latter half of the technique, he would die!
At this moment.
Chen Nan's voice rang out again: "Luo Kun, Dong Yan, Meng Jie, you three aided Han Feiyang in all sorts of wicked deeds. Today, I grant you death."
As he spoke.
The three of them instantly exploded into mist.
They were merely three martial cultivators.
To deal with them.
Chen Nan only needed a thought to obliterate them.
After finishing this.
Chen Nan vanished into the air.
Also disappearing with him were the people from Mount Hua Sword Sect, Shaolin Temple, the Jia family, and Zhou Daoyuan.
He had brought them all to the reservoir dam in Qingshan Gully.
"Greetings, Sect Master!"
Several Supreme Elders of the Mount Hua Sword Sect, along with Zhou Daoyuan, knelt simultaneously.
Hui Kong of Shaolin Temple clasped his hands together: "Amitabha, two years have passed. Chen Shizhu's strength has indeed grown ever more powerful!"
"This is a blessing for all sentient beings, a blessing for all the people!"
"Goodness, goodness!"
Although Hui Kong was a monk.
He possessed a truly compassionate heart.
His primary focus was always on the salvation of all beings.
Of course.
The two of them shared another common trait.
They liked women...
"Nephew, how is your injury?" Jia Xiu asked with concern.
They had all seen Mo Yuan's sword energy pierce Chen Nan's chest.
Chen Nan glanced at his chest: "It has already healed."
His chest had been pierced, yet it healed instantly.
Everyone couldn't help but be shocked.
Chen Nan said, "Thank you, my uncles, for making the long journey. You should return first. After I've settled things in the mortal world, I will visit you in Minor World Nine."
"Alright, contact us anytime if you need anything."
The Nine Heroes of the Jia family said nothing more and vanished from the dam.
Chen Nan looked at the people from Mount Hua Sword Sect and Zhou Daoyuan: "I am no longer your Sect Master. Please rise. Let's be friends from now on, and you must not perform such grand gestures."
He disliked people kneeling before him.
Unless... they were his confidantes.
At this time.
Xie Churan and the others heard Chen Nan's voice.
They emerged from the villa.
They had been worried when they saw Chen Nan injured earlier.
Now that they saw Chen Nan safely returned, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sister, catch a couple of chickens and get a couple of fish. We'll entertain some friends later," Chen Nan said to Xie Churan.
Share prosperity, remember friends.
Chen Nan had become prosperous, and he naturally wouldn't forget these people.
Having a meal.
Drinking some wine.
Offering some guidance was very necessary.
---
At the same time.
In the detention center in town.
Tao Dazhuang had been anxiously awaiting his father's return.
His cousin, Ma Zhen, should have returned yesterday.
But why was he still detained?
With his cousin Ma Zhen's connections, he could have easily protected him.
*Clang!*
The iron door was pushed open.
Tao Dazhuang looked towards the entrance and saw his father, Tao Zhigang, in handcuffs, being brought in by the police.
Tao Dazhuang's scalp tingled, and he quickly asked, "What crime did my father commit?"
"Why did you arrest him?"
*Bang!*
Tao Zhigang kicked his son over and roared, "What crime could I have committed? If you hadn't poisoned them, would I have been arrested?"
"The three generations, because of you, our Tao family is going to be executed!"
Tao Dazhuang was struck by lightning, his eyes filled with terror: "Couldn't my cousin have protected us?"