By now, all the men of the Xia Family had been eliminated, leaving only women and children!

Hong Sanyang killed Xia Hou, stepped out, searched Xia Junjie's body, and handed the City Lord's Token to Wang Xiaoqiang.

Wang Xiaoqiang held the token high above his head and declared, "With the City Lord's Token in hand..., now everyone obey my command..."

The crowd below knelt on the ground, waiting for Wang Xiaoqiang's orders.

Wang Xiaoqiang ordered the soldiers of the City Lord's Mansion to clean up the scene, carry away the bodies, and wash the ground.

He also ordered a troop to bring the women of the Xia Family; those who resisted were to be killed on the spot.

In the end, some resolute women were killed in their resistance, and the remaining women were taken to a grand hall, where Wang Xiaoqiang selected a few with exceptional looks to serve him as maidens.

That night.

Wang Xiaoqiang, bearing the mandate of the City Lord's Mansion, led the Imperial Guards to the storeroom of the mansion.

Wang Xiaoqiang ordered the Imperial Guards to guard the entrance of the storeroom while he entered alone. Inside, as Xia Junjie had said, there was a large quantity of Demon Crystals and Corpse Crystals.

After a rough count, Wang Xiaoqiang found that there were more than ten thousand Demon Crystals and over three hundred Corpse Crystals.

Sitting cross-legged in the storeroom, he released the Spiritual Spring and began to absorb.

Wang Xiaoqiang released 36,200 Spiritual Springs from his body to absorb the Demon Crystals. The 36,200 Spiritual Springs swarmed like flies seeing blood, rushing to the Demon Crystals and absorbing gleefully.

Absorb, absorb, absorb...

Finally,

after the 36,200 Spiritual Springs were satiated, they underwent division...

Pup pup pup pup pup pup pup pup pup pup pup.... pup pup pup pup pup pup pup pup pup.... pup pup pup pup pup pup pup...

Soft yet dense popping sounds echoed, creating a quite spectacular scene as the 36,200 Spiritual Springs split into two, becoming 72,400 Spiritual Springs. These 72,400 Spiritual Springs flew back into Wang Xiaoqiang's body, vibrating in unison. Spiritual Power erupted forth massively, like a tidal surge, doubling his Spiritual Power which roared and surged, continuously battering Wang Xiaoqiang's acupuncture points. If Wang Xiaoqiang had not reached the Small Success in the Organ Refining Realm of Body Cultivation, he might have been burst open from the meridians. Even so, the Spiritual Power inside him felt like a wild stampede of horses, nearly uncontrollable.

Desperately gathering his spirit, Wang Xiaoqiang sat in meditation and practiced Breathing Technique, finally channeling the Spiritual Power into his acupuncture points. The 72,400 Spiritual Springs were densely arranged inside his body, forming a mysterious constellation in the sky, then started to rotate in some enigmatic trajectory within him...

One circle...

Two circles...

Three circles...

Four circles...

Five circles...

It completed five full circles before stopping.

Wang Xiaoqiang's cultivation soared by two levels, advancing to the Cultivation of the Fifth Transformation of the Immortal.

Wang Xiaoqiang ceased the Breathing Technique, feeling a surge of joy in his heart, yet he dared not continue to absorb the Demon and Corpse Crystals for breakthrough, as the meridians in his body could barely withstand the brutal continuous assaults of the Spiritual Power, and carelessness would lead to explosive death.

With a thought, the remaining Demon Crystals and Corpse Crystals were all stored into the Sumeru Ring.

Then, Wang Xiaoqiang released the Spiritual Spring, leaving only 36,200 Spiritual Springs in his body, so he appeared to only have the Cultivation of the Third Transformation of the Immortal.

Wang Xiaoqiang walked out of the storeroom, had it locked, and returned to his residence, releasing Yangg Ling and Xia Dieyu. In the ring, Xia Dieyu, thinking Yangg Ling was also a woman abducted by Wang Xiaoqiang, treated her as a kindred spirit and shared her ordeal of being violated by Wang Xiaoqiang. Yangg Ling sneered and said, "Being favored by him is also your fortune."

Only then did Xia Dieyu realize that Yangg Ling was not as simple as she thought.

Yangg Ling and Xia Dieyu, unaware of what had transpired outside, were released by Wang Xiaoqiang and felt a moment of disorientation.

Wang Xiaoqiang told the two women about his seizing of the City Lord's Mansion.

Yangg Ling was very delighted to hear this.

While some rejoiced, others despaired. Upon learning that her father and brother had been killed, Xia Dieyu was overwhelmed with despair and immediately thought to end her own life by biting her tongue.

Wang Xiaoqiang, already vigilant, stopped her by shooting a Spiritual Energy Ball into her mouth. He then stepped forward, grasped her shapely chin and declared, "You are now my woman, and your life is not yours to take. Yangg Ling, take her away and watch her carefully."

Xia Dieyu retorted, "If I truly want to die, you cannot stop me."

Wang Xiaoqiang said, "If you dare to kill yourself again, I will kill your mother and your sisters as well."

Xia Dieyu was startled, then angrily said, "You... you are despicable..."

"Despicableness is the pass for the despicable..." Wang Xiaoqiang sneered, "Humph... I have ways to deal with you!"

With a wave of his hand, he ordered, "Take her away."

Immediately, Yangg Ling took Xia Dieyu away.

Fearing that Wang Xiaoqiang would kill her mother, Xia Dieyu dared not seek death again.

The next day, a grand coronation ceremony for the City Lord was held in White Cloud City. The Deputy City Immortal City Guard Generals from the subordinate city came to the main city to participate in the grand ceremony, along with the prominent aristocratic families of White Cloud City.

The weather was fine and sunny, a beautiful day.

At the Heaven Worship Altar in front of the White Cloud City Square, as Wang Xiaoqiang ascended the throne of the City Lord and was about to receive the worship of the crowd, suddenly, a figure leapt up, sprinting towards Wang Xiaoqiang with a bow and arrow in hand, and shot an arrow at him.

This arrow was imbued with immeasurable Spiritual Power.

This arrow was as fast as lightning.

This arrow exploded with the sound of wind and thunder.

This arrow had a powerful qi.

It firmly locked onto Wang Xiaoqiang.

Having usurped the Xia Family's position as City Lord, naturally, there were those who were not convinced. Wang Xiaoqiang had anticipated this, and was mentally prepared, but he had not expected the assassin to be so powerful. From the looks of it, the assassin was either at the True Immortal Realm, or the bow and arrow he held was no common item, likely a supreme treasure.

Right when the deadly arrow was speeding toward him, without time to think, Wang Xiaoqiang moved his will, and all the Spiritual Energy around his body was absorbed into him, causing his Spiritual Power to surge and his Cultivation to reach the Fifth Transformation of the Immortal.

He exerted all his strength, freed himself from the oppressive force of the arrow's trajectory, and dodged to the side.

Bang!

The arrow shot into the City Lord's throne, shattering it into pieces.

The people below gasped in astonishment.

The Heavenly Demon shouted a warning, "Little Qiang, be careful… the opponent is wielding the Sun-Shooting Bow, which is extremely powerful! It can kill beyond levels."

Wang Xiaoqiang leapt into the air, released his Divine Sense, and immediately spotted that the assassin was a masked person with an elegantly slender waist, suggesting a woman's figure. This assassin's cultivation was comparable to his own Fifth Transformation of the Immortal Realm. Combine that with a bow that can kill beyond its rank, and she was going to be a tough opponent.

At that moment, the assassin drew her bow again. As she pulled the bowstring with her left hand, an arrow made of Spiritual Energy began to form in her hand, hissing sharply. As she drew the Sun-Shooting Bow, the Spiritual Energy Arrow seemed to ignite.

Wang Xiaoqiang couldn't afford to be careless. With a thought, a Patterned Beast flew out from his body, positioning itself in front of him.

Seeing her Pet Beast being used as a shield infuriated the assassin, and she loosened the bowstring.

Whiz!

The Spiritual Energy Arrow soared toward the Patterned Beast.

The intense force and oppressive power almost immobilized the Patterned Beast.

Just as the arrow was about to strike the Patterned Beast's head...

The Patterned Beast opened its mouth and roared.

"Roar!"

Bang!

The Spiritual Energy Arrowhead was blasted away by the Patterned Beast's tremendous roar.

The large body of the Patterned Beast was blown backward by the explosion.

This displayed the power of the arrow.

The Patterned Beast, like a person, flipped over in a carp-like somersault and managed to turn over. However, its face was blasted open, skin torn and flesh fuzzy, looking very wretched.

But it still resolutely stood in front of Wang Xiaoqiang, blocking arrows for its master.

Wang Xiaoqiang moved his will, took out three Demon Crystals from the Sumeru Ring, and threw them to the Patterned Beast, which caught them in its mouth and swallowed them. Immediately, the wounds on its face began to heal at a visible speed.

Seeing this, the assassin shuddered, quickly leaped up, and changed positions, firing another arrow at Wang Xiaoqiang.

Wang Xiaoqiang, seeing the Patterned Beast, although injured, could use the Lion's Roar from the Star Chart to break through the assassin's Spiritual Energy Arrow, felt reassured.

Seeing another arrow coming his way, he immediately took out the Penglai Immortal Sword and slashed at the Spiritual Energy Arrow.

Bang!

The arrow collided with the Penglai Immortal Sword and exploded into pieces.

Wang Xiaoqiang staggered backward three steps, barely stabilizing himself.

The Patterned Beast roared furiously and charged at the assassin.

The assassin, having the advantage in long-range combat with the Sun-Shooting Bow, dared not engage in close combat. Seeing the Patterned Beast charge, she moved her right hand, and her body immediately drifted backward.

The assassin, realizing that Wang Xiaoqiang's cultivation had suddenly grown from the Third Turn to the Fifth, felt a mix of astonishment and fear, already thinking of retreating.

Being attacked upon ascending the throne deeply angered Wang Xiaoqiang, and he pursued the attacker.

He landed on top of the Patterned Beast's head.

"Thinking of escaping? No chance!"

Standing firmly on the Patterned Beast's body, Wang Xiaoqiang stared intently at the fleeing figure of the assassin without hesitation, immediately posed in an archery stance, calmed his mind, and began Visualization, imagining himself as a Constellation in the starry sky.

A surge of immense force poured into him, and Wang Xiaoqiang's fresh, dignified robe burst into pieces, turning into ash.

Every movement he made contained the force of a thousand jin, the fervor of a stampede of ten thousand horses, the sound of thunder, and the mood of an erupting volcano.

As he pulled the invisible bowstring, shaping it into a full moon above his head, a massive bolt of lightning materialized in his tightly gripped right hand.

The whole universe, filled with celestial gods and divine Buddhas, seemed to chant in unison at this moment!

An unnamed deterrent feeling made the crowd below too scared to breathe, their faces filled with sheer terror.

The lightning on the bow aimed subtly at the silhouette of the assassin…

Taking a deep breath, Wang Xiaoqiang completed the final release of the bowstring...

Bang!!!

The bolt of lightning, with a world-shaking momentum, tore through the clear sky, and exploded in mid-air, shooting toward the assassin.

The assassin's eyes flashed with immense fear. She immediately drew the Sun-Shooting Bow and shot a Spiritual Energy Arrow at Wang Xiaoqiang.

The next moment

The lightning and the Spiritual Energy Arrow collided!

Bang!

A loud explosion that shook the heavens and the earth.

It rattled the ground below, cracking it open with deep fissures.

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