Chapter 1950: Immortal Combat Strength!_2

The surrounding villagers heard this, looked at each other, some with reddened eyes unable to bear it, but could only lower their heads.

At this moment, not one person spoke up.

The village chief, seeing this, fixed his gaze on the stubborn-faced boy and the girl still crying, then let out a long sigh.

Bring them over.

He spoke.

He raised his hand and picked up the butcher knife polished to a shine beside him.

The knife’s edge was chillingly cold, sharpened to a keen point.

Two strong young men lifted the children up and carried them towards the riverbank.

The two children struggled desperately, but without much strength, unable to resist.

Then, the village chief walked to the river’s edge, took a deep breath, and gripped the butcher knife tightly in his hand.

“This cut will be quick, it won’t cause you pain!” There was some reluctance in his tone.

Immediately, the butcher knife swung down.

Just at that moment.

At the horizon’s edge, a red light interwoven with gold and silver pierced through the sky like a meteor.

The moment before it was still at the horizon, the next instant it was already above the river’s surface.

Boom—

The rainbow light crashed onto the Cangshui river’s surface, raising white waves dozens of feet high.

Instantly, the butcher knife that was about to fall was pulled out of hand by an invisible force.

Clang—

The blade cut through the air, emitting a hum, landing in the hands of a figure.

The white waves fell away.

Amidst the crowd, a man stood bare-chested on the water’s surface, his long hair wildly blown by the wind.

The newcomer was Jiang Ning.

His eyes were like lightning, scanning everything on the shore.

Then, he raised his hand and threw.

Clang—

The butcher knife in his hand deeply embedded into the green stone at the riverbank, the handle vibrating.

“Ignorant!”

He opened his mouth to scold, his voice like thunder, causing all present to have their eardrums buzzing.

“Using boys and girls for sacrifice, what you worship is something that seeks your lives. You’re worshiping an Evil God, yet you don’t report it to the court!”

The village chief, shaken by his voice, staggered back, his face pale.

Then he steadied himself, taking a deep breath.

“The court? It was reported long ago! It was reported to the Inspection Office too!!” he shouted.

Hearing this, Jiang Ning remained silent.

His gaze darkened slightly, falling onto the river surface.

At this moment, he could feel the aura of the Blood God beneath the riverbed.

In the next moment.

His right hand suddenly reached out, fingers splayed, aiming downwards in an imaginary grasp.

Boom—

The river surface exploded.

A massive water pillar shot into the sky, carrying with it the mud and stones from the riverbed.

Within the water pillar, a stone statue several feet high was enveloped by an invisible force, forcibly lifted from the riverbed.

As the statue broke through the water surface, everyone saw blood flowing in the statue’s crevices, its eyes bleeding, extremely terrifying.

“This is…” The village chief’s eyes widened.

At that moment.

Jiang Ning gave no one time to react.

His right fist clenched.

Red, black, white, orange, and blue five colors of brilliance circulated, Yin and Yang Qi converged, and Chaotic Aura spread.

Boom—!!!

A punch unleashed, the space ahead froze, the void collapsed.

Chaotic Aura surged like a tide, and the statue several feet high before him suddenly shattered, then dispersed as blood-colored dust.

Subsequently, swept by the remaining force of the Fist Force, it disintegrated completely.

After resolving yet another Blood God’s statue, Jiang Ning turned back, looking at the stunned, wide-eyed villagers on the shore.

“What you worshipped before was an Evil God, not a River God.”

“Thank you, sir.” The village chief knelt in thanks to Jiang Ning, knocking his head on the ground.

After a head knock, he turned to Jiang Ning again, “Benefactor, may I ask your esteemed name? Your great favor to our Xiushui Village today, we want to remember your name.”

The village chief spoke sincerely.

Jiang Ning thought for a moment, “Inspection Office, Jiang Ning!”

“Thank you, benefactor!” The village chief once again kowtowed towards Jiang Ning.

Then he slowly got up, turning to the villagers behind him.

“Everyone, it was my fault before, I apologize to you all, as the village chief, the blame for worshipping the Evil God in the past rests solely on me!”

After his words fell, he knelt to the direction of the villagers, bowing his head.

“Village chief!”

“Village chief!”

“…”

Among the villagers, a few couldn’t bear to watch this scene.

Suddenly.

The village chief stood up, grabbed another butcher knife prepared beforehand, and slashed it across his neck.

Squelch—

The blade entered the flesh, slicing the throat, blood spraying out instantly.

The village chief’s body swayed, knees going soft as he knelt to the ground.

“Village chief——!!”

“Village Chief!!”

Exclamations filled the riverside, and several villagers rushed forward to support the slowly falling figure.

“Zhu, Meng, the death of your children in the past was my fault…”

At this moment, Jiang Ning stood silently on the lake, watching the scene unfold.

He had not chosen to intervene just now.

Not because he couldn’t, but because he was unwilling.

Coming here, the events before and after had already enlightened him.

The existence of this Evil God had been worshipped with boys and girls as sacrifices many times before.

Just now, he had saved those two children from the hands of the village chief.

Without him stepping forward to solve the Evil God, the village chief would still have a desire to continue living.

But after he slew the Evil God.

Whether it was the blood on the hands of the villagers in the future or the blood of the village chief’s past, all left the village chief with no choice.

And today, the village chief’s death was also to take all the blame for the worship of the Evil God upon himself, dying to atone.

Merits and faults, he was unwilling to judge for these villagers.

What he could do was temporarily resolve this calamity.

“Benevolent one!”

Just then, the woman who had been frantically kowtowing hugged her child tightly, her forehead still bleeding, and knelt towards Jiang Ning again.

At the same time, the boy beside her also knelt down.

“Thank you for saving us, benevolent one!”

Thunk—

The woman kowtowed forcefully.

Earlier, the man whose eyes were red also kneeled and kowtowed towards Jiang Ning, expressing everything through action.

“Thank you, benevolent one!” On the other side, a middle-aged man holding the girl smiled at Jiang Ning.

All the myriad states of humanity were displayed before Jiang Ning’s eyes.

His heart moved slightly, then he raised his hand and waved.

A gentle golden light emanated, like spring rain falling upon the two children.

As the golden light entered their bodies, the expressions of the children instantly calmed, and their eyes became lively.

“Go back now!” Jiang Ning spoke softly, “The river is now purified, if anything happens again, report it to the Inspection Office, and if necessary, you can use my name!”

Leaving these words, he moved, transforming into a rainbow of gold and silver that shot into the sky.

In just a moment, he vanished at the horizon.

…

Moments later.

In the wilderness.

In a valley

Boom—

A rumble shook the earth and mountains, sending rocks rolling.

“Jiang Ning! You can’t kill me, I am immortal—” a sharp voice full of hatred resounded.

In the valley, Jiang Ning’s eyes remained calm as he looked at the god statue before him that had turned completely into powder.

“There’s still one last place!” he thought to himself.

His eyes turned toward the northwest.

In his perception, it was the furthest location.

It was the direction he had reserved to be dealt with last.

Wreak—

Suddenly, a sharp cry echoed across the heavens and earth.

The storm swept the land, and the accumulated clouds in the sky vanished.

…

Western Wilderness.

Yellow sand filled the air, sweeping through the sky.

Within the depths of the yellow sand, however, there was a pool of blood.

The blood pool was not large, only two zhang square.

“Jiang Ning—”

An intention surged from within the blood pool.

Then.

Boom—

The blood water exploded, and a palm-sized god statue arose into the air.

The statue glowed amber, shimmering with a crimson glow.

As the statue hovered, thousands of blood-red threads danced like silk beneath, converging and wrapping around the statue.

One by one, the threads gathered into the shape of human blood vessels, using the blood-red amber statue as the core, gradually forming a human shape.

“Quick! Even quicker!” the intention fluctuated.

At this moment, a sense of impending crisis enveloped it.

It was certain that Jiang Ning could pinpoint its location.

Fortunately, the distance was vast, and it felt it could still escape and hide.

It knew that if this most crucial place were destroyed, years of accumulation, planning, all would turn to nothing.

If it were to make a comeback, it would lose all advantage.

Suddenly.

Wreak—

From above the Jiuxiao, a cry sounded.

Then, a terrifying storm descended, and the world instantly became clear.

Yellow sand was blown away, and the sky overhead was as blue as a mirror.

“Impossible!!!” The jaw of the vague humanoid formed by the blood threads collided, emitting a beast-like roar filled with incredulous emotion.

“It’s time to end!” Jiang Ning hovered above the blood-colored figure, speaking coldly.

“It won’t end, you can’t kill me—” the voice roared.