Chapter 164: In Hand

It seemed to be in a void-like space.
Lian Shang knelt on one knee in the emptiness. Before him was a giant human face, identical in appearance to the Statue of Freedom that Chen Xiao had taken away.
“Lian Shang, you have truly disappointed me,” said the Void God Cassius calmly, looking at him.
“I am guilty for losing the master’s teleportation array. I beg for punishment from my master,” Lian Shang said in a low voice, his head bowed low.
“Enough. This was also our mistake. We never expected someone would be willing to sacrifice their own laws to create a Void Divine Artifact for us,” Cassius nodded, then spoke, producing a green short stick from his mouth.
“This is my personal Void Divine Artifact. Use it for now. As for the teleportation array, I have my own plans,” Cassius said indifferently.
Lian Shang’s eyes lit up. He quickly took the green short stick and bowed again. Having obtained a Void Divine Artifact, his strength would at least double.
“Also, don’t bother that Glory Temple for now. Let us investigate first to find out who sent them.”
In the void, Cassius’s projection slowly dissipated.
…
After leaving the underwater world of Atlantis, Fu Yun found Chen Xiao, who was hiding there.
“Young master, this is the Glory of the Gods and its usage method.”
Fu Yun stretched out his hand, and instantly, a light blue staff along with an energy crystal engraved with a spiritual imprint appeared in his hand.
Chen Xiao took it and examined it before nodding in satisfaction.
“Fu Yun, you did well this time… Well, the reward has already been given,” Chen Xiao said awkwardly. He had intended to give Fu Yun some reward, but then remembered that he was now penniless. What he had plundered from Atlantis was hardly useful to Fu Yun.
Moreover, earlier, to help Fu Yun awaken the fragment of the time law in his soul and enable him to understand it, Chen Xiao had already used up all his faith energy. In fact, the remaining faith energy was not enough to allow Fu Yun to comprehend the time law or advance to the fifth level of his domain. But previously, Fu Yun had possessed a fragment of Lian Shang’s time law, and it was only by using faith energy to nurture it that he could forcibly integrate this fragment and understand the time law.
Fu Yun’s foundation was not very stable. His current strength was even weaker than that of a cultivator who had just grasped the time law.
“Alright, Fu Yun, go back now and strengthen your realm. Stay in the temple,” Chen Xiao instructed.
“Understood, young master. I’ll go right away.”
Fu Yun nodded. His body was suddenly enveloped in a white light and vanished instantly.
“The Blessing of the Sea God.” Chen Xiao placed the Glory of the Gods in the Main God’s Space and merged his spiritual energy into the energy crystal to read its information.
In an instant, a blue light flashed across the crystal, which then shattered into pieces. The spiritual imprint within it entered Chen Xiao’s mind, becoming part of his memory.

Within this spiritual imprint were not only the methods of using the Sea God’s Blessing, but also the ways to wield the Sea God’s Glory and the Sea God’s Protection, as well as the methods to activate these three divine artifacts and open the Sea God’s Treasury hidden within the Heavenly Dragon Secret Vault.
“So that’s how it is.” Suddenly, Chen Xiao’s eyes lit up. “So the Heavenly Dragon Secret Vault contains a total of 108 treasuries belonging to various deities…”
Chen Xiao took a slow breath. “But among these 108 deities’ treasuries, could be the one that summoned my blood? And why can I control the four great arrays above the vault without knowing how?”
“Hmm, never mind. Let things take their course. We’ll discuss it later.” Chen Xiao moved suddenly, transforming into a drop of seawater and disappearing.
“I’ll go home first and help Grandpa and Hu Zi Xuan improve their strength.”
Chen Xiao used the power of faith to enhance her subordinates’ strength. Only those who were her followers and had established a spiritual connection with her could receive this power.
Chen Jianzhou and Hu Zi Xuan, being her close relatives and friend respectively, naturally wouldn’t become her followers.
Now that she had the Sea God’s Blessing, Chen Xiao immediately thought of them.
…
It was already midnight.
“Hmph, hmph, hmph. I never expected there to be such skilled people in this poor backwater. It’s truly a surprise to me.”
In a small village in Liancheng, China, several supernatural beings from Japan wore cruel smiles as they mocked the five supernatural beings from China standing before them.
These five were originally subordinates of the Black Tiger Gate—one at level five and four at level four. They had been sent by Chen Xiao to hide in the area and protect Chen Jianzhou and Hu Zi Xuan.
But today, for some reason, more than a dozen Japanese supernatural beings suddenly appeared, intent on massacring the villagers. The five knew this village was Chen Xiao’s hometown, so they naturally wouldn’t stand by idly and stepped in to stop them.
However, among those thirteen Japanese supernatural beings was one at level seven and three at level six. The highest of the five was only at level five—how could they possibly compete?
In just a few moments, they were severely injured and spitting blood.
“You five, follow me and become my lackeys, and I’ll spare your lives,” said the leader among the thirteen, a level-seven being, sneering at the five before him.
“A few Japanese brats thinking we’ll submit? You wretched fools, dream on!” One of the level-four beings spat blood directly in the other’s face.
“Gah!”
The Japanese level-seven being flew into a rage. With flashes of sword light, he split the level-four being in two.
“And you four—will you submit or die? If you submit, burn this village to the ground!” The level-seven being wiped the blood from his face and spoke coldly.
The remaining four exchanged glances, then turned to look at the peaceful village behind them and said in unison, “Step over our corpses.”
“Eh…” At that moment, a sigh suddenly sounded, and Chen Jianzhou slowly walked over.

“Xiao Zi is lucky to have subordinates like you,” Chen Jianzhou sighed softly. “Go quickly and spread the news from here. Otherwise, the massacre of hundreds of civilians earlier will remain an unsolved mystery forever.”
Previously, those supernatural beings from Japan had already slaughtered several villages near Liancheng, killing hundreds of civilians at their hands.
“Elder, please go quickly! We’ll hold him off. If anything happens to you, even if we die, we won’t be able to fulfill the master’s orders!” said the fifth-level supernatural being from the Black Tiger Gate, gritting his teeth tightly.
“None of you can leave? Master? It seems you all have quite high status. Hehehehe… Killing the relatives of important figures from your Huaxia country will surely intensify our hatred toward Huaxia, right?”
The seventh-level powerhouse licked his teeth, seemingly choosing whom to attack next.
Bang!
At that moment, a powerful aura burst from Chen Jianzhou’s body. The four severely injured supernatural beings from the Black Tiger Gate were instantly pushed back.
“You can give it a try. Today, even if I risk my life, I can still kill you all. Do you believe that?”
Chen Jianzhou clenched his fists tightly, causing the air in his palms to explode with sound.
“A Huaxia ancient martial artist… sixth level.” The seventh-level supernatural being from Japan stepped back slightly. “To revitalize Japan’s supernatural world, we need sufficient strength. Oshima-kun, prepare puppet magic. I’m going to turn this old man into a puppet alive.”
“But Nakata-kun, puppet magic is a forbidden technique—it’s prohibited from being used,” hesitated the supernatural being named Oshima.
“Isn’t it also taboo for us supernatural beings to slaughter ordinary people? Now that Japan’s supernatural world has collapsed, why worry about such things?”
As Nakata Ichiro spoke, his body suddenly turned into a shadow and rushed at Chen Jianzhou.
Boom!
At that moment, a powerful purple lightning bolt flashed in the air and struck Nakata Ichiro, knocking him to the ground.
“Oh, Xiao Zi really didn’t lie to me. The power of this combined spirit spell is truly immense—it managed to ambush a seventh-level powerhouse.”
Hu Zi Xuan, who had been hiding in the shadows, turned pale and laughed”Hahaha.”.
“Gah!”
Just as Nakata Ichiro was about to get up, Chen Jianzhou rushed forward and stamped on his head.
Chen Jianzhou was so fast that even those around him didn’t have time to react. His foot landed right on the head of the seventh-level supernatural being.
“Damn it!” The seventh-level supernatural being was shocked. If that foot landed fully, his head would surely be smashed to pieces.
In a life-or-death moment, his potential erupted suddenly, and he rolled away, avoiding Chen Jianzhou’s stamp.
“Attack together! Kill this old man and turn his body into a puppet! And that kid who’s hiding in the shadows and attacking me—you too will die!”
Nakajima Ichiro got up from the ground and shouted loudly.

Upon hearing this, the other supernatural beings from Japan immediately joined forces and attacked Chen Jianzhou’s body.
Chen Jianzhou’s face turned deathly pale in an instant.
“Enough, Xiao Zi. I still haven’t seen the day you grow up. Your parents…”
Boom!
A loud explosion shattered the peaceful night sky.
“Today, not only will you all die, but every supernatural being left in Japan will also pay for the deaths of the Chinese civilians. Moreover, I will destroy your mundane world—everyone with potential to become a supernatural being will die as well. I will turn your country into a true mundane nation.”
After the explosion, the dust cleared, and Chen Xiao stood firmly in front of Chen Jianzhou. With his palm forward and fingers spread, there was a ball of orange water energy in his hand.
He had single-handedly withstood the combined attack of twelve Japanese supernatural beings.