Chapter Sixty: Grievances Reach the Heavens

  In a solemn and ancient temple, the deity enshrined was a gigantic fish. The fish's body was smooth and scaleless, its head flat, with sharp teeth in its mouth and fierce glint in its eyes, as if it would pounce on someone at any moment.

  In front of the temple, villagers gathered together. In front of them was a small, pale yellow boat with two human-shaped objects wrapped in burlap sacks on it. The people inside the burlap sacks seemed to be struggling non-stop. However, the bodies of the people inside the burlap sacks seemed very young, and from time to time, crying sounds came out, making one's heart feel a pang of sorrow.

  "Great River God, we have brought a pair of children as you instructed. May the winds be calm and the waves be still, and may our villagers return with bountiful catches!" The village chief of Mizutani Village stood before him, praying reverently.

  "Push it out!" After finishing speaking, the village chief waved his big hand. Four robust young men came forward and pushed the light yellow boat out. The boat floated away lightly with the current.

  Splash, the small boat drifted out more than 100 meters away, and suddenly at the bottom of the river, the flowing water made a gurgling sound. A whirlpool with a diameter of several tens of meters appeared out of thin air. The water flow was turbulent, and below it, a huge black shadow emerged.

  The small boat was engulfed by the whirlpool and sank to the bottom of the river. Two cloth bags fell from the boat, and beneath them a huge mouth full of sharp teeth appeared, emitting a foul odor. It quickly swallowed the two sacks and then dove down to the depths of the river with a flick of its tail.

  Suddenly, the black shadow's body shook violently, and then it continued to convulse and roll over. A scarlet **emerged from the river, churning and bubbling up as if a blood spring was rising.

  "Kill!" A thunderous roar echoed through the river. A man in blue clothes, holding a large knife, split open the dark shadow and walked out from its abdomen.

  The big knife was shining brightly, and the cold air was pressing in! After the man killed the black shadow, his true energy shook, and his body slowly rose up from the river. His feet were treading on the water's surface, and he was actually standing on the waves.

  Originally, one of the two things in the sack was Wang Hui, and the other was a small domestic pig. Wang Hui used his shrinking bone technique to shrink his body to the size of a three or four year old child, allowing the villagers to tie him up in the sack. When the dark shadow swallowed it, he used a big knife to cut open a path from the dark shadow's belly and casually disposed of the dark shadow.

  "Great! I've finally killed this evil god!"

  "Evil will be repaid with evil!"

  "Great!"

  The villagers on the shore saw Wang Hu emerge from the water unscathed, with an aura of majesty. They immediately cheered loudly.

  "Cuckoo..."

  The blood on the black shadow stained the entire water surface for several feet around, with a strong smell of blood. Then, with a "whoosh" sound, the black shadow floated to the surface. Wang Huading took a closer look and saw that the black shadow was actually a large-headed fish, with a big head and slender body, its scales shimmering with a faint light. Its two whiskers were as long as three or four feet, now hanging down limply. Its belly was white, and its eyes had lost their luster.

  "Huh? How can it be so different from the statue in the Temple of the Water God?" King Hu looked at the giant fish with a white belly, over 10 feet long, and wondered.

  "Mortal, you're looking for death!" A strange, stiff and angry voice suddenly sounded in Wang Hui's ear. This voice seemed to be someone who hadn't spoken in years suddenly speaking up, strange and stiff.

  Boom! The water in the river surged violently, and a huge whirlpool of over ten zhang appeared, about to engulf Wang Hui entirely.

  "What?" Wang Hui's heart was shocked at the sound, and his feet were shaken by the true energy. He suddenly transformed into a giant bird and flew away quickly, escaping from where he had just stood. The whirlpool appeared right on time, and Wang Hui narrowly escaped disaster.

  "Bang!" Seeing Wang Hui escape, a pale blue water column rose up with a loud roar and slammed into Wang Hui's body.

  "Whoa!" Wang Qi was hit by an abnormally hard water pillar and instantly spat out a mouthful of blood. His entire body fell into the river below.

  "What's going on? The one who was killed wasn't the evil god?"

  "Wang Hui!"

  "The River God is enraged!"

  The villagers on the riverbank couldn't have imagined that the one who was just killed was only a subordinate of the River God. Now, the River God has appeared and instantly beat Wang Hui to the point where his life is uncertain. In an instant, he was shocked and worried about Wang Hui in his heart. If they can't kill this evil god this time, it will be a terrible thing for them.

  "Beyond the innate period of the River Monster!" At this time, Wang Hui's mind was only revolving around this idea. Wang Hui had a life full of strange encounters, and at the age of 15, he entered a martial arts school, where he was fortunate enough to be taken in as a closed-door disciple by the school owner.

  Later, in a fierce battle, he fell off a cliff and obtained the top-secret martial arts manual that had been lost for a long time in the Jianghu. He was then ambushed by someone and entered a secret room, where he received enlightenment from an old man and entered the Xiantian period. The so-called Měng Hǔ Bāng (Fierce Tiger Gang) was just a favor to an old friend, who helped manage it and became the leader.

  This time back even more hope to be able to return home in glory, report the kindness of relatives and parents in those years. But unexpectedly, his own brother who relied on each other for life died miserably, now he himself has also fallen into a desperate situation.

  Just as Wang Hui was about to hit the water's surface, his mind turned a thousand times. Suddenly, a brilliant light burst forth from Wang Hui's eyes, and his true energy rapidly circulated within his body. His true energy broke out of his body and transformed into a crystal-clear white protective shield that enveloped him tightly.

  "Ho." The large blade was raised above his head, with the tip of the knife at least one zhang high, and a crystal clear killing intent was emitted.

  "Kill!" Wang Hu's bronze crown on his head collapsed, and his thick black hair scattered. The knife aura with a cold and murderous breath slashed down towards the whirlpool.

  Rumble, the whirlpool was dispersed by the knife energy, and the river water poured into the riverbed with a loud rumble.

  "A mere mortal dares to resist!" The strange and stiff voice sounded again.

  "Boom!" A powerful, bloodthirsty aura emerged. A black shadow burst out from the riverbed, and a huge fish over 6 meters long appeared on the surface of the water. The head of this demon fish was flat, its body smooth and scaleless, with four whiskers, and its body was pale blue in color. Its mouth was full of sharp, pointed teeth, looking ferocious and terrifying.

  The demon fish closed its mouth and suddenly spoke in human language.

  A demon fish emerged from the water, and a mist of water immediately appeared around its body. The demon fish stared at Wang Hui with scarlet eyes, and suddenly spat out a green ball that flashed and struck Wang Hui.

  "Boom!" Wang Hui didn't even have time to react, the spherical object slammed into him. A bolt of emerald green lightning flashed, and crackling thunder snakes darted about wildly within a radius of three zhang.

  Wang Hui's external crystal clear aura was like a thin layer of paper, and with a loud "peng" sound, it shattered. Inside, Wang Hui's physical body was instantly blasted by the thunder fire.

  "Cough, cough!" Wang Hu's eyes widened as he violently spat out blood, his entire body emitting a scorched aura. A large, charred hole the size of a bowl appeared on his chest, right where his heart was.

  Bang! Wang Hui unwillingly fell down!

  "Wang Hui!"

  "Wang Hui!"

  ……

  "You wicked deity! You will be punished by heaven!"

  "Heaven is unfair!"

  The villagers on the riverbank were filled with indignation, and the resentment, anger, and hatred that had accumulated over the past two years surged into the sky. It transformed into a dark tide of public discontent, swirling above the Shu River, telling tales of unwillingness, anger, hatred, and despair.

  "What's going on?" Pan Hao's eyes sparkled with a hint of divine light, and his soul sensed the presence of the City God of Guangzhou, only to discover that within his jurisdiction, a surge of resentful energy was rising into the sky.

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