Chapter 2326 - 2329: I Climbed Up From the Bottom Relying on Strength

"Ridiculous!"

Watching Shen Qiang smile calmly as he sat down in a chair, with the charming and alluring Mermaid Princess Jinli Qianning on his left, and the graceful, outstanding Goddess Athena on his right, not only was he devoid of the panic and anxiety befitting someone trapped, his gaze was slyly mocking as he looked at him, which instantly enraged the Sea Emperor.

"Have you gone mad with fear? On the brink of death, yet you still dare to threaten me? I really don't know who gave you such courage!"

Hearing the Sea Emperor's angry words, Shen Qiang smiled calmly and looked at him, saying, "You seem very angry, that's right. Put yourself in my shoes, if I were you, I'd also want to tear me into pieces now."

"But sometimes, many things aren't just done by thinking about them. In most circumstances, thoughts will always remain just thoughts."

The Sea Emperor looked coldly at Shen Qiang: "Do I need to kill Yu Jiang to correct your attitude?"

Shen Qiang laughed, leaned back in his chair, and calmly said, "If your goal was simply to kill Yu Jiang, then he should have been dead long ago. You kept him alive and still want Qian Ning. Anyone with intelligence above the passing line can see that this is a decision made under very rational circumstances, so there is no need for you to act hysterical in front of me."

The Sea Emperor instantly fell silent, his gaze cold as he looked at Shen Qiang: "Do you think you can leave here alive today?"

"Yes!" Shen Qiang nodded with a smile: "And moreover, I'll be leaving with them, seeing you all off as we go."

"You're a madman," said the Sea Emperor seriously.

Shen Qiang laughed: "I'm not a particularly calm person because sometimes I can't control myself, but I am not stupid, understand? From the moment you used many ordinary Sea Demons' deaths to arrange for strong individuals to ambush Yu Jiang, I already realized, you would not kill him."

"Because the Sea Demon King Yu Jiang controls the Huaxia Sea Border. If you could subdue him, it would mean you could do whatever you want in the Huaxia Sea Border. But you know he will not submit to you, otherwise, you wouldn't have immediately called people to stop and then pressured Qian Ning with words."

"Because if Qian Ning is in your hands and the Sea Demons around me are also in your hands, then Yu Jiang would be at your disposal, in which case, you could logically control the Huaxia Sea Border."

Instantly, the surrounding numerous Sea Demons were dumbfounded.

Their eyes were somewhat strange, but inexplicably, they believed it.

"I just don't want to commit slaughter." The Sea Emperor said: "Yu Jiang made a mistake, I am willing to give him a chance to mend his ways, but you are not feasible."

Shen Qiang laughed: "The manner in which you pretend to be sanctimonious is reminiscent of those established figures in the Cultivation World, though in front of me, it's useless. If you want to kill Yu Jiang, you can do it now; kill him, and I will have a reason to rally all the Sea Demons in the Huaxia Sea Border, hmm...incorrect, I should say all the Sea Demons in the Pacific Ocean to declare war on you."

The Sea Emperor's gaze turned icy cold instantly.

"Your mouth is so reckless; I'm truly curious how you've lived until now."

"Power," Shen Qiang smiled, and said: "Because I climbed up from the very bottom, I am very sensitive; I can always see the true intentions hidden beneath others' pretenses. I honestly hate this ability because, many times, there is a knife behind a smile, this ugliness always makes me feel sick, and makes me think that keeping company with Demons is better."

Seriously looking at Shen Qiang, while his peripheral vision observed the gradual positioning of over a hundred powerful Great Sea Demons, the Sea Emperor smiled: "Do you think by saying these, I will spare you?"

Shen Qiang laughed, and said: "You're quite an interesting old fellow. I really thought, after destroying the temple, we'd inevitably face a fight to the death, and I was prepared for the worst, but the moment you plotted against Yu Jiang, I instantly understood, you've already lost."

The Sea Emperor frowned: "Do you think your words can save your life?"

Shen Qiang smiled, paused for a moment then said: "I am a soft-hearted person, always inclined to trust others, but I'm not foolish. You actually don't care about the temple, to be frank, compared to Athena, you care more about Qian Ning because what you've always wanted is not just to kill a few people who wrecked your building, but the Pacific Ocean."

"King of Demons Shen Qiang, the strongest Alchemist, the Medicine King," the Sea Emperor suddenly laughed: "You indeed are as cunning as rumored, a despicable and shameless villain."

"You don't understand me," Shen Qiang smiled.

The Sea Emperor laughed: "You got it wrong. I know you well. I'm clear about everything about you, your greed, lust, insidiousness, treachery, despicableness, I know it all."

Shen Qiang chuckled and said: "That statement knocked yourself down from the pedestal, you understand? I've always thought, since you are the Sea Emperor, you should be mightier, stronger, and smarter than ordinary people, but I overestimated you."

"No one truly understands me."

Shen Qiang raised his eyebrow, smiled, and continued: "The Shen Qiang you know is merely what others speak of me, and this is precisely the funniest thing in the world, you never even met me yet instinctively chose to believe the evaluations of people who've never even interacted with me."

Instantly, the Sea Emperor was dumbfounded.

"Human society is like that; everyone must wear a mask, appear modest, reasonable, with endless smiles because they must guard against what others might say," Shen Qiang smiled, looking at him: "Because humans lack the patience to understand others, they like shortcuts, they like randomly grabbing someone to ask, so-and-so, what do you think of someone?"

"Then that someone casually responds, yet the person asking believes it wholeheartedly. I assumed only the most deceitful people would believe such foolishness; I didn't expect that you, as the Sea Emperor, would also believe it."

Upon hearing this, the Sea Emperor's eyes turned somber: "Shen Qiang, while your words might make sense, they don't matter. In the Huaxia Cultivation World, you are an extraordinary figure, but here, you are insignificant; killing you is all too easy."

"Because these elites under your command have already arrived?" Shen Qiang teasingly glanced around, checking out those exceedingly fierce-looking Sea Demons of Atlantic City, about over a hundred of them.

The Sea Emperor snorted coldly: "To kill you, I alone am enough. You can't leave, so why not end it yourself and save these people around you?"

Shen Qiang laughed: "I have always considered myself to be a good person. Compared to slaughter, I prefer saving people, so I have never committed murder for treasure, nor seized wealth ruthlessly, and never shown my true power in the Cultivation World…"

"Even after just entering the Dao Fruit Stage, such a feeble creature like you still dares to speak of power in front of me?" The Sea Emperor interrupted Shen Qiang with a maniacal laugh.