Lu Jian's composure shattered.
Oh.
No.
To be precise.
His mind exploded.
A chill ran through him, his hair standing on end like steel needles.
His pupils, deeply contracted, revealed the extent of his shock.
Chen Nan, with a casual gesture, had turned him into a peak Mahayana cultivator.
What kind of technique was this?
Was this something an ordinary person could achieve?
Even an immortal wouldn't possess such miraculous power, right?
A sense of foreboding sent shivers down his spine.
He had thought.
He could completely crush Chen Nan.
But.
The current situation was beyond his expectations.
Chen Nan, with a raise of his hand, could make him a peak Mahayana cultivator.
What difficulty would it be to eliminate a mere Nascent Soul stage junior?
"What?"
"With a casual gesture, you became a peak Mahayana cultivator?"
"Impossible!"
"I don't believe it."
Sun Sihai, as if driven mad, could not accept this.
"Then you become a Mahayana cultivator too!" Chen Nan flicked his finger, and Sun Sihai felt true qi surge within him, condensing into a core, then forming a nascent soul.
In less than ten seconds.
He transformed from a mortal into a peak Mahayana cultivator.
Not only him.
Even Sun Cheng, standing beside him, became a super expert at the peak Mahayana stage.
Fast.
Extremely fast.
So fast that it didn't even trigger a heavenly tribulation.
*Plop!*
Sun Sihai collapsed onto the ground, weeping, "Mr. Chen, I was wrong, please show mercy and spare my life!"
As arrogant as he had been before.
He was now just as pathetic.
His composure had completely crumbled.
After witnessing Chen Nan's terrifying power.
He knew.
To survive.
His only option was to beg for mercy on his knees.
Lu Jian also knelt, trembling with fear, "Mr. Chen, I was blinded by greed before."
"As long as you spare my life, I, Lu Jian, am willing to reform and serve you like a loyal dog."
They truly regretted their actions.
If they had known Chen Nan's power was so immense.
Even if they were given a hundred times their courage, they would never have dared to treat He Shanshan that way.
Chen Nan willed it.
The comatose young models in the villa vanished.
Then.
He and He Shanshan sat on the sofa.
Placing their feet on the coffee table.
He Shanshan took out a lighter and lit Chen Nan's cigarette.
They were calm.
So calm that it made Sun Sihai and the others' hearts race.
They wished Chen Nan would erupt in fury.
As long as he vented his anger.
But.
Chen Nan's quiet demeanor was far from a good sign for them.
Chen Nan exhaled a puff of smoke, "I am a sentimental person."
"Even though you were ungrateful."
"I still want to give you a chance."
"But whether you can seize it remains to be seen."
Sun Sihai's eyes lit up, and he quickly said, "Mr. Chen, please rest assured, we will definitely seize the opportunity you give us."
Lu Jian also added, "Yes, yes, no matter what challenges lie ahead, we will not falter."
*Meow!*
Suddenly.
A black cat silently entered the villa.
Its eyes glowed with a cold, eerie light.
The sudden appearance of the black cat startled Sun Sihai and the others.
They were now peak Mahayana cultivators.
But.
They hadn't noticed when the black cat entered the villa.
What terrified them even more was.
This was a demonic beast.
A demonic beast at the peak Mahayana stage.
"This is a stray cat."
"I just turned it into a demonic beast at the peak Mahayana stage."
Chen Nan said nonchalantly, "If the three of you can defeat it together, you will live."
"Three against one, that should be fair, right?"
"You may begin!"
As he spoke.
The cat demon transformed into a black blur and instantly appeared before Sun Cheng.
*Swish!*
It raised its paw and slashed across Sun Cheng's chest.
A terrifying demonic energy instantly split Sun Cheng's chest in two.
Even though Sun Cheng was a peak Mahayana cultivator.
He couldn't utilize the power within him.
Death was his only destiny.
Sun Sihai's scalp tingled.
He hadn't expected this cat demon to be so powerful.
Even though he was now a peak Mahayana cultivator.
He couldn't control the power within him in such a short time.
"Die!"
Lu Jian formed his palm into a blade.
The true qi within him shot out like lightning towards the black cat.
But.
The black cat was faster.
It instantly appeared in front of Lu Jian.
Raising its paw, it slashed across his waist!
*Splat!*
Accompanied by a spray of crimson blood.
Lu Jian's body was as if it had been cut in half.
Blood.
Shattered organs.
And a dim, lifeless Nascent Soul fell onto the floor with a clatter.
The scene was utterly gruesome.
Shocking to the extreme.
"Why is this happening..." Lu Jian's eyes were filled with unwillingness and despair.
He hadn't expected.
That he would be no match for a stray cat.
The next second.
He saw the stray cat bite his dim Nascent Soul, chew a few times, and swallow it whole.
At that instant.
Lu Jian's pupils lost their light.
The Nascent Soul was a cultivator's life.
With his Nascent Soul devoured by the stray cat, could he still live?
"Chen Nan, you are a despicable and shameless scoundrel!"
Sun Sihai let out a heart-wrenching scream, "You spoke of giving us a chance."
"But how could we possibly defeat this stray cat?"
"If you wanted to kill us, you should have said so directly."
"Why give us hope, only to let us die in despair?"
"Is it fun to kill the heart?"
A hint of a meaningful smile played on Chen Nan's lips, "It's clearly you who failed to seize the opportunity, yet you blame me?"
"If you truly think so, I can tell you responsibly."
"Killing the heart is indeed very fun."
*Splat!*
The black cat raised its paw and directly smashed Sun Sihai's head.
Causing his soul to scatter and vanish from existence.
Chen Nan was sentimental.
But he also avenged every wrong.
Especially enemies who had harmed his woman.
Not one would be allowed to live!
"Let's go!"
Chen Nan left Sun Sihai's residence with He Shanshan.
At the same time.
He dialed Li Mu's number, "Sun Sihai is dead. Donate all his assets to the country!"
At his level.
Money held no allure for him.
Instead of that, it was better to donate all of Sun Sihai's assets to the country.
After all.
This guy had amassed tens of billions in wealth over the past two years.
"Also, help me investigate the evidence of the Han family's crimes."
"I want to make an example of the Han family."
The Han family controlled the economic lifeline of Jizhou.
And they had the backing of the Northern Region.
Therefore.
Even to eradicate this tumor that was the Han family.
One needed a just cause.
Only then could the influence of the Northern Region's God of War be dismantled.
Only then could public support be gained!
Only then could the order of two years ago be gradually restored!
Li Mu said, "The rise of the Han family itself was built on threatening various wealthy families."
"Tens of billions from each family, and if they couldn't pay, their families would be wiped out."
"As long as the major wealthy families identify the Han family, this leverage can be used to completely bring them down."
"However..."
Chen Nan frowned, "However, what?"
Li Mu said in a low voice, "Previously, at the engagement ceremony, those people from the wealthy families treated you like a rat crossing the street, hurling insults at you."
"Do you truly intend to help them seek justice?"