Chapter 30: Willing to Be a Servant

The Foxqiao World God was very surprised by the speed of the white-robed youth Ancestor God before him. He could tell at a glance that Ji Ning's lightning wings were no ordinary treasure, but instead of being alarmed, he was delighted—because killing this Ancestor God would mean claiming his treasures. As for the possibility of being defeated by an Ancestor God, he never even considered it. Even the most monstrous Ancestor God could at best match an ordinary World-level cultivator; he himself was a top-tier World God!

"A mere Ancestor God, overestimating yourself, die!" The Foxqiao World God produced a curved blade that flashed like a crescent moon, slashing toward Ji Ning.

Ji Ning showed no mercy and struck with his most ferocious sword. The Eternal Divine Weapon 'Purple Light Qiong' cleaved down from above, its speed surpassing light itself, leaving only a cold gleam in the air. The power of the sword's origin within the Eternal Divine Weapon was fully unleashed, making the weapon even more awe-inspiring.

With the enhancement of its power, the divine weapon's sharpness was astonishing. Even in the hands of a mortal, a single swing would release sword qi that could easily sever a great mountain. Of course, such a divine weapon could never be controlled by a mortal.

"Pfft!"

The sword light and the crescent blade light clashed head-on.

The crescent shattered, and the Foxqiao World God, still holding his curved blade, was sent flying backward. He stared at Ji Ning in the air, eyes wide with disbelief. How? How could this be? He was a World God, having cultivated for eons, now at the top-tier World God level—how could he be completely outmatched?

This was a full level of difference!

Could this Ancestor God have combat power rivaling a World God at the peak? How was that possible? Where could such a monster exist? Even if he wielded an Eternal Divine Weapon, it couldn't be this powerful.

"Boom~~~" The terrifying power in Ji Ning's sword sent the Foxqiao World God uncontrollably flying backward. The omnipresent Five-Colored Divine Thunder relentlessly struck him, adding insult to injury, making him even more狼狈.

"Kill."

"Kill."

The three black puppets and a stone giant rapidly surrounded him. Among them, the black puppet controlled by Su Youji was originally closest to Ji Ning and arrived first, reaching the Foxqiao World God before the others.

"Whoosh~~" The black puppet's claws shot out, leaving afterimages in the air, carrying a fiery and domineering aura as they grabbed at the Foxqiao World God.

"Bang." Although the Foxqiao World God swung his curved blade to block, he still stumbled backward. Though he and the black puppet were roughly equal in strength, one misstep led to another, and the surrounding situation was extremely unfavorable to him.

"Die!" The puppets controlled by the Wild Dog Ancestor God and the Xuan Yang Ancestor God, along with the stone giant, also joined the assault.

"Hmph."

Ji Ning left a trail of brilliant electric light in the air as he attacked again.

…

A dead end!

The four puppets, though inferior in technique and subtlety, surpassed him in strength and speed. He could handle one, but four were too much. The most fatal was that the seemingly weakest link—the white-robed Ancestor God—was actually the most terrifying and strongest!

An Ancestor God with the strength of a World God at the peak! Such an Ancestor God was a legendary existence.

"Four puppets, the Five-Colored Divine Thunder, and the lightning wings... I was wrong from the start! How could Su Youji afford these treasures? They must all belong to this white-robed Ancestor God! And Su Youji is likely under his command."

"No, no, I can't die here."

"I won't!"

Facing a dead end, though the Foxqiao World God was regretful and annoyed, he still had a strong will to survive.

"Transform!" The Foxqiao World God instantly manifested six arms, each holding a curved blade—six blades in total. His aura seemed to rise slightly, and his eyes began to redden, indicating he was in a state of extreme frenzy.

Without madness, there is no survival!

He had to fight!

"Kill!" He charged straight at the stone giant, because he could tell at a glance that the three black puppets were identical and part of a set, their formation fluctuations palpable. So he went for the seemingly easiest target, the stone giant.

"Stone, stop him," Ji Ning instructed through mental communication.

"Rest assured, master. I'm best at tying down enemies." The stone giant's palms suddenly expanded, and the rock on its body flowed like water.

"Bang." The Foxqiao World God and the stone giant clashed instantly. The impact caused ripples on the flowing rock of the stone giant's surface, but the giant did not retreat.

"What!" The Foxqiao World God was shocked.

Meanwhile, the other three black puppets closed in again.

"Rumble~~~"

Four puppets besieged a World God.

The Foxqiao World God still hadn't given up. Though he was frequently struck, his armor and divine body were formidable—a World God is not easily killed. He desperately sought an opportunity to escape.

But the three black puppets moved as one, leaving him no chance to flee.

"No, no..."

"Give up."

Ji Ning arrived, swinging the Eternal Divine Weapon. The icy, chilling blood-colored sword light appeared once more.

"No—" the World God Huqiao despaired.

"Boom~~~" With a single sword strike, he was sent flying backward, then with a thud thud, he was knocked to the ground by two black puppets. If he were a World God skilled in defense, he wouldn't have fallen so quickly; at least he could have held on for a while.

As for Ji Ning, his 'Heartsword Style' was a perfect example of sword technique control.

But...

The Dao of the Sword was, after all, a path of attack and slaughter, holding an advantage in close combat! Although the World God Huqiao used a curved blade, he walked the Dao of Wind... In close-quarters slaughter, he was fierce enough, but once he fell into a disadvantage, he lost quickly.

"Boom boom boom~~~" After being knocked down, the four puppets frenziedly attacked.

Ji Ning stood to the side, no longer needing to act, because his earlier sword strike had been the last straw that broke the camel's back; the World God Huqiao had no chance to turn things around.

"Go." With a thought from Ji Ning, a rope appeared beside him. The rope danced like a nimble serpent, quickly winding around the utterly battered World God Huqiao, binding him tightly.

Despair filled the eyes of the World God Huqiao.

"Come." Ji Ning turned to look not far away. The black gourd that had been suspended, spewing endless lightning, had stopped emitting lightning and swiftly flew toward Ji Ning, landing in his palm.

Ji Ning held the black gourd in one hand, looking down at the bound World God Huqiao.

"Indeed, indeed..." Looking at Ji Ning holding the gourd, the World God Huqiao murmured, "This lightning gourd really is his."

"Master, this World God Huqiao is far more troublesome than that Immortal Hujie," Su Youji said with a smile.

"They sought their own death; who can they blame?" the Wild Dog Ancestral God said in a low voice.

"Spare me, spare me."

The World God Huqiao, bound, looked at Ji Ning. "Spare my life, and I'll give you all my treasures."

"You fool, do you still take us for fools to be deceived? If we kill you, your treasures will still be ours," Su Youji sneered. Facing outsiders, she still had a fiery temper.

"I, I..." The World God Huqiao looked at Ji Ning, gritting his teeth. "I am willing to become your follower."

"No need," Ji Ning shook his head.

"No, no..." The World God Huqiao, desperate, took a deep breath. "I'll be your slave, your slave! I, World God Huqiao, am willing to be your slave!"

"Master?" Su Youji, the Wild Dog Ancestral God, and the Xuan Yang Ancestral God all looked at Ji Ning.

"My slave? I can't bear that. So... you'd better die." Ji Ning held the gourd, and with a thought, a powerful suction force acted upon the World God Huqiao.

The Foxqiao World God was instantly sucked in, rapidly shrinking as he flew toward the mouth of the gourd.

"No, you can't—"

He was still in disbelief—he, a dignified World God, willing to be a servant, and yet he was rejected? Then he was drawn into the Five Thunder Gourd. Soon, a rope flew out from within the gourd, and Ji Ning stuffed the stopper back into the gourd.

Inside the Five Thunder Gourd, under the constant assault of the five thunders, as time passed and his divine power was exhausted, he would inevitably be refined into ashes.

"Master? He was a World God, after all?" Su Youji and the others looked at Ji Ning in confusion.

"If I want to kill him, I kill him," Ji Ning said calmly.

A World God?

He disliked Foxqiao World God's temperament; it made him uncomfortable. Moreover, a top-tier World God was of little help to him, since any one of his four puppets could match Foxqiao World God.

As for capturing him and selling him? Foxqiao World God's price wouldn't exceed that of a puppet—after all, puppets were absolutely loyal. He'd be lucky to fetch a hundred square of Chaos Nectar. And since Foxqiao World God knew his strength, it was better not to let his power leak out for now.

Once he reached the World level, he wouldn't fear any leaks, and then he could sell Foxqiao World God.

But by the time he reached the World level, would he still care about a hundred square of Chaos Nectar?

"Killing him is just killing him. It's for the sake of peace of mind."

On the path of cultivation, in the later stages, one was simply pursuing one's own path.

"My strength is still a bit strained when killing a top-tier World God," Ji Ning reflected on the battle. "Without the help of the four puppets, it wouldn't have been so easy."

With the four puppets' help, he could kill a top-tier World God in a short time.

"Wild Dog, Xuanyang, go and rest for now, and await my orders," Ji Ning instructed.

"Yes." The two Ancestral Gods replied respectfully, their eyes burning with fervor.

How domineering!

In an instant, he had killed a Chaos Immortal and a World God, and when a World God begged to be his slave, the master couldn't be bothered to accept him—that was true dominance. And the master's strength was truly formidable; once he reached the World level in the future, how terrifying would he be?

"Whoosh." After putting away the Stone Giant, Wild Dog Ancestral God, and Xuanyang Ancestral God, Ji Ning looked at Su Youji beside him: "Youji, let's hurry and chase that insect beast."

"Mm." Su Youji nodded.

Whoosh, whoosh. Following the resonance of the Snowscape Diagram, Ji Ning and the other quickly sped toward the location of another Snowscape Diagram scroll.