A Millionfold Return: My Children Cultivate Immortality, I Become a God - Chapter 17

“Alright, you’re quite an interesting person. In that case, prepare to die!”

The Shadow Agent, having heard Wu Rulong’s response, clearly did not expect him to refuse. However, the next moment, he did not hesitate and directly attacked. Since Wu Rulong was unwilling, eliminating him would suffice; after all, they needed the Wu Commerce Association, not Wu Rulong himself.

Seeing the other party strike, Wu Rulong’s pupils shook slightly, as he obviously did not anticipate that they would actually act on their words. At the peak of Tribulation Crossing, he was utterly defenseless before someone at the peak of the Saint King realm. Wu Rulong barely had time to react before he could only stand there helplessly.

But just as the opponent was about to kill Wu Rulong, a terrifying aura erupted from Wu Rulong himself, directly obliterating the Shadow Agent at the peak of the Saint King realm. Neither Wu Rulong nor the other party had time to react to this sudden turn of events.

“What terrifying power! Is this a technique left by my father?”

Wu Rulong stood there for quite a while, finally coming to his senses, murmuring to himself. Clearly, he had not expected such a powerful enemy to be defeated in an instant by a force left behind by his father. This made Wu Rulong curious about his father’s realm; could he have reached the Quasi-Emperor stage?

On the other side, Wu Hao, who was focusing on his research, seemed to sense something and furrowed his brows as he looked toward the distant Southern Region.

“The restriction on Rulong has been triggered. Has someone targeted our Wu Family so quickly?”

As the master of the restrictions, Wu Hao could naturally sense whose restriction had been triggered, and it was indeed Wu Rulong’s. From the beginning, Wu Hao knew that if their Wu Family were to establish the Wu Commerce Association, they would undoubtedly attract the attention of certain people; he just didn’t expect that they would dare to make an immediate fatal move.

After all, the triggering condition for the restriction Wu Hao left behind was that it required sufficient strength to kill the person under the restriction, which meant that the opponent’s earlier strike had been enough to take down Wu Rulong.

“However, it seems Rulong is fine; he didn’t even expend much of the restriction’s power. This shows the enemy is not very strong. I’ll deal with it when I get back.”

Wu Hao did not rush back immediately, as this matter was not yet serious. Moreover, he wanted to treat it as a test for Wu Rulong, to see if he had the capability to handle things on his own.

Meanwhile, within the Li Dynasty, Li Xukun, who was dealing with state affairs, suddenly furrowed his brows.

As the master of the Shadow Agents, Li Xukun naturally sensed that the Shadow Agent had been killed, and his expression immediately turned grim.

“Wu Commerce Association, who is backing you? To think that even my peak Saint King Shadow Agent couldn’t defeat you. In that case, it seems I need to pay a visit to the Wu Commerce Association.”

Clearly, Li Xukun had not anticipated that such a small Wu Commerce Association could have the power to eliminate his Shadow Agent. He had once instructed that if it was discovered that there were no strong forces behind the Wu Commerce Association, he would go to subdue them.

However, now that the Wu Commerce Association had the audacity to eliminate his Shadow Agent, the situation escalated to one of no retreat. Regardless of who was behind the Wu Commerce Association, they had to be dealt with.

At that moment, within the Wu Commerce Association, the three early-stage Saint Kings who served felt the commotion coming from Wu Rulong and quickly arrived at his side.

“President, what happened?”

The three early-stage Saint Kings were named Ouyang Feng, Chen Chuqiang, and Wang Zhaoyu.

“Nothing much; someone from the Li Dynasty came over, but I already took care of it.”

Upon hearing Wu Rulong’s words, Ouyang Feng and the others were stunned. Part of their shock stemmed from the realization that Wu Rulong possessed such formidable power, able to kill even a peak Saint King. They had sensed the realm of the murdered individual, albeit briefly, and confirmed he was indeed at the peak Saint King level.

Another part of their shock arose from the unexpected attention of the Li Dynasty towards the Wu Commerce Association. However, considering how aggressively the Wu Commerce Association had developed in the Southern Region recently, it didn’t seem too surprising that the Li Dynasty had taken notice.

“President, so you just eliminated someone from the Li Dynasty?”

Chen Chuqiang wore an expression full of concern.

Wu Rulong scoffed lightly before speaking slowly, “What? The Li Dynasty wants to take action against my Wu Commerce Association, and I’m not allowed to fight back?”

“That’s not the case. It’s just that the Li Dynasty has several quasi-emperor-level Ancestors in charge, and with our current strength, it seems we may not be a match for the Li Dynasty.”

Chen Chuqiang hurriedly said. Although Wu Rulong had just killed a peak Saint King, they didn’t believe the Wu Commerce Association could stand against the Li Dynasty. After all, if the Wu Commerce Association were truly powerful, they wouldn’t have hired people like them.

Thinking of this, Chen Chuqiang quickly explained, “President, you might not know, but the Li Dynasty is not as simple as it seems. Although their most powerful figure on the surface is the dynasty’s master, Li Xukun, in reality, there are Ancestors of the quasi-emperor level sleeping within the Li Dynasty.”

As Chen Chuqiang spoke, the expressions of the three worshippers turned extremely serious.

Wu Rulong could naturally pick up on the implication in Chen Chuqiang’s tone, and without hesitation, he said, “If you’re afraid of going against the Li Dynasty, then you can leave the Wu Commerce Association right now.”

“President, we’re not afraid; we just wanted to offer some advice. We’ve all been cared for by you during difficult times, so how could we choose to leave when you’re in trouble?” Chen Chuqiang and the others exchanged glances and spoke together.

They had all been taken care of by Wu Rulong during times of extreme shortage of Spirit Stones, and to repay him, they had become worshippers of the Wu Commerce Association. While the salaries for being worshippers were a bit better, their primary motivation was gratitude.

Of course, this was also a gamble; they were betting that the President had forces behind him that were not weaker than the Li Dynasty. Otherwise, how could he remain so calm after realizing that the Li Dynasty had set its sights on them?

“Alright, I understand. You can go now; I have other plans for this action against the Li Dynasty.”

“Understood, President.”

Once Chen Chuqiang and the others left, Wu Rulong took out the Message Stone to send a message to his father.

“Father, the Li Dynasty is making a move against our Wu Commerce Association. Do you have the strength to withstand it?”

Before long, the Message Stone vibrated, and Wu Hao’s voice came through from the other end.

“Go ahead and do what you need to do; I will back you up!”

Wu Hao’s words felt like a calming injection for Wu Rulong, giving him newfound confidence.

“I understand, Father. I will make sure the Li Dynasty knows the might of the Wu Family.”