Chapter 166: All Raise in Strength

“However, as soon as I step in, the people from the Dragon and Chen families will likely find out. By then…”
“Grandpa, don’t worry. If they dare to come, no matter how many, I’ll eliminate them all.” Chen Xiao was full of confidence at this moment.
Fuyun had grasped the laws of time and also controlled a virtual divine artifact. Even if a warrior at the sixth level of the Domain Realm came to the Glory Temple, they wouldn’t be able to gain any advantage.
Moreover, warriors at the Domain Realm level wouldn’t act rashly; otherwise, Chen Jianzhou and Chen Xiao would have been killed long ago, with no chance of survival.
What’s more, both the Chen and Dragon families were ancient martial arts clans. Ancient martial artists originated from ordinary people. Although they could enter the world of supernatural abilities, they rarely stayed there for long.
Seeing Chen Xiao’s confident expression, Chen Jianzhou sighed slightly in his heart and thought, “Alright, I’ll risk it with these old bones. This world is full of complexities. When you truly realize that even a ninth-level supernatural ability user or a ninth-level ancient martial artist is still seen as an ant in the eyes of some people…”
“Grandpa, next, I’ll enhance your strength and Zi Xuan’s as well.”
Suddenly, Chen Xiao spoke up.
“Enhance strength?” Chen Jianzhou’s expression froze slightly. “Strength can be improved, but strength gained through external help is extremely unstable. It’s far inferior to that gained through self-practice.”
“Grandpa, don’t worry. The method I use won’t cause any problems. The strength gained will be as solid as that from self-practice—there are no flaws.” Chen Xiao said with a smile.
“Hm? There’s such a method?” Chen Jianzhou’s eyes lit up.
“Hehe…” Chen Xiao chuckled, then silently recited the incantation to activate the Blessing of the Sea God. A faint blue light appeared in his hand and immediately enveloped Chen Jianzhou’s body.
After a few breaths, the blue blessing energy fully entered Chen Jianzhou’s body, enhancing his strength. This blessing energy was incredibly miraculous—it could turn into both the spiritual energy of supernatural ability users and the true energy of ancient martial artists.
“My cultivation has really improved?” Chen Jianzhou looked at his hands in disbelief. Then he concentrated his dantian, and his true energy began to circulate rapidly, with no issues detected. Just like the strength he had gained through self-practice, there were no side effects.
After all, the Blessing of the Sea God was a true divine artifact. Boosting a mortal’s cultivation was nothing but easy for it.
“Several villages here have been slaughtered. It won’t be long before someone comes to investigate. By then, Grandpa’s whereabouts will inevitably be exposed. Grandpa, let’s leave here tonight or early tomorrow morning.”
After a while, seeing that Chen Jianzhou had fully absorbed the new strength, Chen Xiao spoke up.
Chen Jianzhou thought for a moment, understood the implications, and nodded.
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“Zi Xuan, are you really not leaving?” Early the next morning, Chen Xiao asked Hu Zi Xuan in front of him.

“I won’t leave,” Hu Zixuan shook his head firmly. “The village needs someone to protect it. If more supernatural beings from Wa come, my family members will surely be harmed. I must stay to guard the village.” Although Hu Zixuan’s reason seemed a bit far-fetched, Chen Xiao understood his feelings and didn’t insist. Chen Xiao tapped his hand once, sending a wave of blessing energy into Hu Zixuan’s body. The pale blue energy nourished Hu Zixuan’s spirit, spiritual power, and physical strength. In just an instant, his rank rose from first to second level. “Zixuan, this is a ring that can hide your spiritual power. With it, even an elite warrior won’t be able to detect the spiritual energy within you,” Chen Xiao said as he handed Hu Zixuan a pale blue ring. Hu Zixuan felt a bit dizzy. Of course, he could sense that his rank had increased. Seeing the ring offered by Chen Xiao, he numbly took it and put it on his finger. This ring was created by Suo Hen and others by breaking down the Great Immortal’s Green Spirit Ring and using its principles. Chen Xiao already had countless such rings. After handing the ring to Hu Zixuan, Chen Xiao gave him more instructions before activating his supernatural crystal card. A dark glow enveloped Chen Xiao and Chen Jianzhou, and then the two disappeared… “Where is this?” Chen Jianzhou looked at the scene in front of him in disbelief. In this gray world of supernatural abilities, there was actually such a vibrant place. Moreover, when he saw Ming Lan and Ming Qing playing in the water, he was completely stunned. Two legendary divine dragons playing in the water? And nodding at his grandson as a greeting? “This is the Thousand Souls Realm,” Chen Xiao said with a smile. “Ming Lan and Ming Qing were the Ye Dragons who used to guard this place. Of course, they have now successfully passed through the thunder tribulation and become Heavenly Dragons of the Origin Realm.” Chen Jianzhou’s expression stiffened, and even his thinking became sluggish. “This Thousand Souls Realm… the one that’s evolving into a land of sunlight? How did we end up here?” “Grandpa, I’m already the master of this Thousand Souls Realm,” Chen Xiao said cheerfully. Chen Jianzhou was shocked by this news and felt dizzy again. Now he finally realized he might have underestimated his grandson all along. “Huh? Wan Hu is really fast. The teleportation array has been built,” Chen Xiao said with a smile, seeing the teleportation array surrounded by a purple glow in the center of the island. “Grandpa, the teleportation array is ready here. Let’s go to my territory.” Chen Jianzhou nodded, thinking to himself, “Hmm, I wonder what kind of development Xiaozi’s forces have achieved. But he handled this well—just building one teleportation array here without establishing his base here. Otherwise, it would really attract too much attention.” Chen Jianzhou grew increasingly satisfied with Chen Xiao. With a flash of light, Chen Xiao and Chen Jianzhou disappeared through the teleportation array and arrived in the underground world of the Glorious Temple. “Fuyun, Wan Hu, Stedley, Yingyi, and the four guardians of the Dark Hall, come here for a moment.” As soon as Chen Xiao arrived, he sent out summoning messages to the current high-ranking figures of the Glorious Temple.

At this moment, Fuyun was consolidating the laws of time. Hearing Chen Xiao’s call, he had no choice but to stop what he was doing and quickly approach Chen Xiao.
“Young master!”
Once everyone arrived, Chen Xiao turned to Chen Jianzhou and said, “Grandpa, let me introduce you to these people—they are my subordinates now.”
“This one with white hair is Fuyun, a practitioner at the fifth level of the Domain Realm.”
As soon as Chen Xiao finished speaking, Chen Jianzhou felt dizzy. Having once been the head of the Chen family, he naturally had broad knowledge and knew very well what the fifth level of the Domain Realm was.
“This is Yingyi, a powerhouse from the Origin Realm. His former name was Damangxius,” Chen Xiao said, pointing at Yingyi.
Chen Xiao’s subordinates, hearing how Chen Xiao addressed the old man before them, all bowed slightly with respectful expressions.
“Damangxius…” Chen Jianzhou groaned inwardly. Despite his vast experience, hearing this still left him somewhat confused.
“These four are Yingyi’s assistants, all powerful beings at the ninth level. As for those two, one is named Stedley and the other is Wanhu—they are both my most trusted subordinates.”
Chen Xiao introduced his forces to Chen Jianzhou as if presenting treasures. Of course, those from the Main God Space hadn’t appeared yet.
“We greet you, old master,” the group said together after Chen Xiao finished speaking.
Of course! In their eyes, Chen Xiao was a deity, and the grandfather of a deity was nothing short of a divine being.
“Get up,” Chen Jianzhou said, taking a deep breath. He finally understood just how large and powerful Chen Xiao’s forces really were.
Not to mention Damangxius and Yingyi, even just Fuyun alone was like a gate guardian—enough to scare the Long and Chen families into inaction.
Of course, at this point, Chen Jianzhou hoped they would send someone over. As Chen Xiao had said, with such power, even a few of them could be wiped out.
“Xiaozi, you’ve done very well. Grandpa isn’t as good as you,” Chen Jianzhou said with a smile.
“But Grandpa, although my subordinates are all strong, few of them know how to manage others. So I still need your help,” Chen Xiao said, slightly embarrassed.
As for Fuyun, there was no need to say more—though he was extremely powerful, his personality made him completely unsuited to be a leader.
As for Wanhu and Stedley, it seemed they both came from the underworld. They might be able to handle a few hooligans, but they had no idea how to manage a massive project like a temple.
“You’ve been with me for some time now,” Chen Xiao suddenly said. “Now, I’ll give you the rewards you deserve.”
With a thought, the Blessing of the Sea God from the Main God Space appeared in his hand. He uttered some mysterious incantations, and eight faint blue lights shot out from the blessing, enveloping the bodies of his eight subordinates.
Buzz!
A slight tremor arose in the air, and the strength of these eight people began to rise rapidly.

Floating Cloud’s strength was already at the fifth level of the Domain realm. The power of these blessings was not enough to raise his rank, but it was more than sufficient to help him solidify his foundation and stabilize the laws of time.
Shadow Wing’s eyes suddenly lit up. Under the influence of this blessing power, his soul became impossibly clear, and instantly, a strange kind of insight surged through his mind.
The soul! So that’s how it works!
One by one, the powers of the laws began to take shape within his body, until finally, an invisible domain instantly enveloped Shadow Wing’s body.
The first level of the Domain realm! The Law of the Soul!
Chen Xiao now had yet another domain expert among his subordinates.
As for the others—Wan Hu and Stedley— they also succeeded in advancing to the eighth and seventh levels respectively. The four guardians of the Secret Hall finally became true guardians as well, having successfully understood the existence of the Source and advancing to the Source realm.