Chapter 61: Ancestral Spirit

  "Boom!" Pan Hao sat on the divine lotus, his divine soul rising high, his feet treading on empty space. The space suddenly rippled and distorted, and in the next moment, Pan Hao's divine soul had disappeared within the range of Qingyu County.

  The divine position of Yongzhou is not yet fully solidified, but the power of heaven and earth here can already be used and blessed. The divine soul followed the line of faith in Yongzhou to arrive at the City God Temple in Yongzhou City, where the eyes of the god statue flashed with a stern aura, and Pan Hao had already left Yongzhou City.

  "Ignorant mortals, you have enraged me! I will unleash the river's fury, flooding your villages and devouring every last one of you who dares to go fishing. Otherwise, it would be hard to alleviate my hatred!" Tang Jie's anger was burning fiercely in his heart. These mortals actually dared to plot against him. If he hadn't taken in a subordinate and had him collect the offerings, he might have even fallen prey to these mortals' schemes himself.

  After Tang Kuai finished speaking, a column of water rose up and held him aloft. Tang Kuai gazed down at the weak and small ants below with ease, the demonic energy inside his body rumbling and churning, his four whiskers dancing wildly as if he was casting a spell.

  The originally calm river water of Shuhe began to churn and roar, turning into waves that surged towards the shore.

  "Run for your life!"

  "Help!"

  "The River God is enraged!"

  ……

  The villagers were consumed by fear, watching the massive waves crash in. The wave heads were as high as seven or eight zhang, vast and shocking. The crowd was powerless to struggle, like ants, filled with terror.

  "What a wicked little demon, daring to harm people's lives under my jurisdiction!" A stern and upright voice echoed between heaven and earth.

  "Rumble, rumble!" The massive wave that had been rushing forward suddenly retreated and crashed onto the riverbank. It was as if a gigantic, magnificent waterfall had fallen, producing a deafening sound.

  "Who are you and why are you interfering with my affairs!" The otter stood atop the wave, its strange and stiff voice brewing with anger.

  "You haven't answered me yet!" Pan Hao broke through the void and stepped forward, his foot treading on empty space. He was dressed in a grand red official robe, with an official seal held in his hand, radiating a majestic aura that exuded grandeur, nobility, and authority. With power in his grasp, he had a stern and dignified demeanor, and an air of noble elegance surrounded him.

  "Mind your own business!" The eyes of the giant catfish were filled with murderous intent, its bloody big mouth opened wide, and a green water bullet took shape in its mouth.

  "Whoosh!" The emerald green water arrow transformed into a shooting star, tearing through space, and was about to collide with Pan Hao.

  Pan Hao's eyes narrowed slightly, his right hand grasping at the water mine as if holding something.

  "Boom!" A massive force of heaven and earth appeared, transforming into a spatial barrier that blocked the water thunder two zhang away. The water thunder exploded with a loud crash, turning into emerald green lightning snakes that slithered about wildly, crackling and popping loudly.

  "Looking for death!" Pan Hao's eyes were stern and his big foot stepped down on the demon fish below.

  "Boom..." Pan Hao infused a powerful force of heaven and earth into his foot, and he ruthlessly stomped down. A gigantic foot, several meters in size, composed of the power of heaven and earth, trampled on the body of the demon fish.

  "Whoosh!" A bright green aura appeared on the demon fish's body, transforming into a shield of true energy. The shield solidified like a shield, protecting him tightly. It was absolutely not something that could be compared to the Pre-Heavenly stage.

  "Crack!" The demon fish's eyes revealed a shocked expression, and the true energy shield was transparent and fragile under the giant foot that was formed by the power of heaven and earth, without any resistance, cracking open with a loud "crack".

  "Ah!" The demon fish let out a miserable cry, and was trampled by the big foot. Its body's blood vessels burst open, its skeleton shattered, and it turned into a dead fish, paralyzed in the river.

  "Whoosh!" Pan Hao swung his hand, and with a 'plop', the big fish's body was split open. Inside, a cyan-colored inner dan the size of a thumb was picked up by Pan Hao.

  Then Pan Hao's eyes turned, and he only saw a charred corpse still floating on the river, with a bowl-sized hole in the heart of the corpse, and a strong resentful and unwilling breath on the corpse.

  "Whoosh!" Pan Hao gently lifted his hand, and a ball of water the size of a fist was sucked up from the river. The water ball rippled with emerald waves, crystal clear and translucent.

  Pan Hao wiped his hand, and the water droplet expanded into a three-foot-wide round mirror. Figures flickered on the surface of the mirror, and scenes of what had just happened flashed inside. Apparently, Pan Hao was retrieving memories hidden in the water veins of Shu River.

  "Ah, I see!" Pan Hao thought to himself after finishing. Looking around, he saw that the grievances and resentment were swirling above the river, with a deathly aura rising up. After the death of the demon fish, these auras had already dissipated by more than half, and in the not-too-distant future, the remaining ones would also slowly disperse.

  "The evil god is dead!"

  "This time he's really dead!"

  "Who is that person wearing official robes?!"

  "You dress like a county magistrate!"

  While everyone else was rejoicing at their narrow escape, Pan Hao stood facing the distant empty space and spoke in a low voice.

  "But anyway, it's true that he's a god! The county magistrate doesn't have this kind of ability!"

  "The gods have finally come to save us!" Some people's eyes were filled with tears, and they muttered to themselves.

  "This is clearly the City God!" one of Wang Hu's followers exclaimed.

  "Right! That getup, didn't we see it at the temple fair last year?" Another one suddenly realized.

  "Thank you, City God, for saving our lives!" The two of them kowtowed on the ground, shouting out loud.

  "City God!!" The villagers were at a loss, seeing the two people kowtowing on the ground, they also followed suit and kowtowed.

  As the crowd knelt down, a surge of devout faith poured into Pan Hao's body. The divine throne in his soul shook and solidified even more. The majestic aura of the divine throne grew stronger, and the ancient characters on it became increasingly clear, exuding an air of antiquity, nobility, and grandeur.

  "You don't have to be so polite, besides Wang Hu died for killing the evil spirit of the river. I admire his bravery and kindness to the people. In addition to giving him the River God's position, you should help him cast a golden body and worship him with incense!" Pan Hao recited the Heavenly Constitution, and the divine throne in his soul shook, splitting out a transparent palm-sized bundle of River God thrones.

  Then it transformed into a thick and sacred red light that fell into Wang Hui's body out of thin air. A tall, slender man wearing a pale red sacred robe suddenly stood up from Wang Hui's charred black flesh.

  "What's this?" Wang Hui's divine soul was confused, suddenly the divine position in Wang Hui's body shook, and a piece of information rushed into his divine soul. Wang Hui's expression changed, and then he suddenly realized.

  "Thank you, City God, for the great kindness of rebirth!" Wang Hu turned around and knelt down on one knee, clasping his fists and bowing his head to Pan Hao.

  "No need for courtesy, in the future you must bring benefits to the people, otherwise don't blame me for being ruthless!" Pan Hao said with a big smile on his face.

  "Yes, sir!" Wang Hui replied respectfully once again.

  "Good! Wang Hui has become the River God!"

  "We in Shuizai Village are no longer afraid of going out to fish!"

  "Exactly, exactly!"

  The villagers who had fallen to the ground cheered and jumped for joy.

  Pan Hao's eyebrows suddenly furrowed, as the aura of the Rong Prefecture's divine throne solidified. He unexpectedly discovered that within the jurisdiction of Rong Prefecture, there was still a faint and elusive demonic energy.

  "What? Ancestral spirit?" Pan Hao's eyes widened in surprise.

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