"Please, Lord Butcher, make your move!"
Nong Cuiru's plea rang out again, his face a mask of desperation.
The Butcher's expression grew darker and darker. Finally, he lifted his head and looked at Jiang Xinghai.
On one hand, he had accepted the He Family's gifts.
On the other, Nong Cuiru had already thrown the cup as a signal!
If he failed to honor his original promise now, wouldn't he beco a laughingstock once word got out?
How could he, the Butcher, maintain his standing in the world?
"Don't force yourself. Feel free to co at ." Jiang Xinghai saw the Butcher's hesitation. With one hand behind his back, he made a welcoming gesture with the other.
"In that case, please forgive my offense."
Before the Butcher's voice had even faded, he vanished from his spot.
The next instant, a massive cloud of dust erupted throughout the hall.
When the dust settled, Jiang Xinghai was still standing in the sa spot, one hand clasped behind his back.
But the Butcher was stumbling backward repeatedly, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.
'So strong!'
He had to admit that even though his cultivation had reached the Venerable Second Layer, there was still a huge gap between his strength and Jiang Xinghai's.
"Lord Butcher..." Despair filled Nong Cuiru's eyes.
"Again!"
The Butcher pushed his speed to the absolute limit, unleashing all his power in the hopes of at least fighting Jiang Xinghai to a draw.
Jiang Xinghai remained motionless, waiting to strike second. A berserk aura emanated from his fist, instantly enveloping the entire hall.
"AHHH!!!"
Unexpectedly, He Zixing, who had been cowering in a corner, suddenly let out a piercing shriek.
He had been caught in the killing intent flooding the hall. In his panicked scramble, he stumbled into the heart of the murderous aura and instantly dropped dead.
"Grand... grandson..."
Nong Cuiru wasn't faring much better.
Swept up by the terrifying killing intent, he seed to age decades in an instant as he crawled in terror toward He Zixing's fallen body.
"Mr. Jiang, I surrender."
Suddenly, the pale-faced Butcher cupped his fists and hastily retracted all of his killing intent.
Besides wanting to show goodwill to Jiang Xinghai, he also wanted to end the fight quickly to save Nong Cuiru's life.
THUD!
Just as the Butcher's killing intent receded, he was sent flying by the sheer force of Jiang Xinghai's aura.
"Grandson..." And with that, the last of Nong Cuiru's life force was extinguished.
With this, the lineage of the Central State's He Family was completely wiped out!
Jiang Xinghai's complexion returned to normal as the berserk killing intent in the hall gradually dissipated.
He stared fixedly at the fallen Butcher, an icy glint flashing in his eyes. "You'd rather get injured than continue to resist?"
"I..." The Butcher opened his mouth.
Jiang Xinghai expected an honest answer. Otherwise, he wouldn't mind casually erasing him.
"I wished to get on good terms with Mr. Jiang, and I also wanted to take the opportunity to save Nong Cuiru's life," the Butcher said honestly after a brief hesitation.
He understood that Jiang Xinghai must have seen through his earlier sche.
If he were to fabricate a lie now, he would surely infuriate the man.
"As they say, 'He who understands the tis is a wise man.' I'll give you two choices: death or submission?" Jiang Xinghai knew how arduous it was to cultivate to the Venerable Realm and was inclined to spare his life.
Besides, he had a new plan that required soone in Central State to work for him.
"Submission." The Butcher made his decision without hesitation.
He had wanted to befriend Jiang Xinghai from the start.
But now, after such a crushing defeat, he no longer had the right to stand as Jiang Xinghai's equal.
"In that case, you will be my second servant since I've entered the world."
Jiang Xinghai reached out and pressed a finger against the center of the Butcher's forehead.
Instantly, the Butcher's expression went blank, and he froze on the spot like a wooden puppet.
He felt as if a sharp blade had pierced the spot between his brows. If he ever had the slightest thought of defying Jiang Xinghai, that blade would scramble his mind.
This was one of the Heaven-Defying Techniques Jiang Xinghai had learned on Kunlun Mountain—Soul Control!
"Master, this old servant's original na is Li Tu. I'm a native of Central State. I made a na for myself in a battle when I was at the Grandmaster First Realm, and I've been called the Butcher ever since." The Butcher voluntarily told Jiang Xinghai his history.
Jiang Xinghai nodded. "Besides you, how many others in the Venerable Realm are there in Central State?"
"Publicly, no more than ten. But there are so old fossils who have secluded themselves from the world, and it's unknown if they're still alive," the Butcher replied.
A sharp glint flashed through Jiang Xinghai's eyes. 'No matter who they are, they'd best not provoke !'
"Master, the night is late. Please, follow this old servant back to my residence to rest," the Butcher said with cupped fists.
"I've already booked a room at the Central State Hotel."
Jiang Xinghai turned and walked out. "As for the He Family, you can clean up the ss."
"Master, I am willing to serve you in any way." The Butcher followed Jiang Xinghai to the door with the utmost respect.
"No need. I'm returning to Jizhou tomorrow. You are free to remain here in Central State."
Leaving only these words behind, Jiang Xinghai leaped into the air and vanished from the He Family estate.
The Butcher stared blankly into the rainy night, lost in thought. 'Master's skills are unfathomable. It's a good thing I reacted so quickly and chose to submit. Otherwise, I would've kicked the bucket here tonight.'
If he had known that Jiang Xinghai's dical skills were even more heaven-defying, one could only wonder what his expression would have been.
'Right, Master is staying at the Central State Hotel. As his old servant, I should naturally select a few beauties to warm his bed.'
At this thought, the Butcher imdiately set about arranging it.
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