A Millionfold Return: My Children Cultivate Immortality, I Become a God - Chapter 460

Chapter 460: Wu Rulong’s Dominance

Meanwhile, within the Ten Thousand Merchants Association, the presidents of the three major commerce groups had gathered, all anxiously awaiting good news.

But in the next moment, Huang Ziyi’s face was filled with shock as he exclaimed, “Impossible! Elder Zheng has fallen!”

“What? Elder Zheng has fallen?”

Lu Yijia and Qin Jiangshan stood up, their voices tinged with disbelief.

After all, they knew very well that Elder Zheng was a peak-level Earth God expert. Taking down a single Wu Commerce Association should have been more than within his capabilities. Yet now he had fallen.

Lu Yijia’s expression darkened as he said, “The most important thing now is to find out whether Elder Zheng fell at the hands of the Wu Commerce Association or if he was killed by some other powerful individual.”

If he indeed fell to the Wu Commerce Association, that would mean they had underestimated the strength of the Wu Commerce Association, that there were at least some Heavenly God Realm experts stationed within it.

But if he was slain by another force, then they would only need to send someone else to wipe out the Wu Commerce Association.

Before Qin Jiangshan and Huang Ziyi could speak, a voice suddenly echoed through the entire Ten Thousand Merchants Association from outside.

“Lu Yijia, Qin Jiangshan, Huang Ziyi, come out and face death at my hands!”

Hearing this voice, the three men’s expressions turned extremely grim. This was their turf, yet someone dared to show up and provoke them directly. Were they truly powerful, or just blindly arrogant?

However, none of the three underestimated their challenger. Each secretly contacted the strongest fighters within their own associations. Although they were presidents, that didn’t mean they were the strongest in their respective commerce groups.

Being skilled in business ≠ being the strongest in combat.

After completing these preparations, Qin Jiangshan and the others hurried outside. The moment they stepped out, they saw a figure standing tall outside the Ten Thousand Merchants Association.

The sight of that figure immediately changed the three men’s faces; their expressions soured sharply. They thought to themselves, there was no need to investigate Elder Zheng’s death anymore—clearly, it was the Wu Commerce Association’s doing.

“President Wu, what are you intending to do?”

Lu Yijia stared at Wu Rulong before him, his expression extremely displeased. Although he wanted nothing more than to take Wu Rulong down immediately, the aura radiating from Wu was unmistakably that of a Divine King Realm expert. Such a being could slay him with a single strike.

Seeing Lu Yijia and the others step forward, Wu Rulong let out a cold sneer.

“You sent Earth God Realm experts specifically trying to wipe out my Wu Commerce Association, so I’m just returning the favor by sending you off on your way,” Wu Rulong said coldly.

Hearing this, Lu Yijia and the other two’s expressions darkened even further, but they had no retort. The three God King Realm warriors of the Ten Thousand Merchants Association were currently not inside their headquarters. Otherwise, Wu Rulong probably wouldn’t be a match for all three powerful commerce groups attacking him at once.

For now, all they could do was stall for time, waiting for their three God King experts to return.

At the same time, the three men swore bitterly in their hearts. If Wu Rulong had said earlier that he was a God King Realm warrior, they wouldn’t have bothered threatening him into joining the Ten Thousand Merchants Association. But now, it was too late to regret—the only option was to try to maintain good relations with the Wu Commerce Association.

With these thoughts, Qin Jiangshan hurried to speak. Yet before he could say anything, Wu Rulong gave them no chance to respond and immediately struck out with a palm.

In that instant, cold shivers ran down the spines of Lu Yijia and the others as they almost instinctively unleashed their highest-grade Divine Artifacts.

The next moment, Wu Rulong’s palm collided head-on with their Divine Artifacts. The terrifying force violently sent Lu Yijia and the others flying backward, blood infused with divine energy spurting from their mouths as their auras withered.

Seeing their palm strike was blocked, a hint of surprise flickered across Wu Rulong’s face. However, after noticing the three Grade-Five Divine Artifacts they wielded, he wasn’t too shocked.

Beside each of the three were Grade-Five Divine Artifacts, so it wasn’t surprising they could block his strike.

“Since you’ve blocked my first strike, then here comes the second.”

Wu Rulong shook his head, then swung his palm once more, intending to eliminate Lu Yijia and the other two outright.

At that moment, Lu Yijia and the two others were deep within the Ten Thousand Merchants Association, severely injured and lying on the ground, their faces pale as they helplessly watched Wu Rulong make his move without being able to do anything.

Just as Lu Yijia and the others were about to perish, the God King experts from the three major commerce groups finally arrived. Seeing Lu Yijia and the others in critical condition, they quickly appeared before them to block the attack.

Lu Yijia and the others hadn’t expected their commerce association’s guest experts to return so swiftly. Upon seeing them arrive, they breathed a sigh of relief, then turned to Wu Rulong and spoke.

“Senior Wu, why not just call it quits here? After all, your Wu Commerce Association hasn’t suffered any losses. At worst, the three of us from the major commerce groups will swallow our pride this time.”

Hearing this, Wu Rulong couldn’t help but sneer inside. He had been waiting a long time for the three major commerce groups to make the first move. Now that he finally had a clear and legitimate chance to wipe them out, there was no way he would let it slip through his fingers.

So, Wu Rulong let out a cold laugh.

“You three were the ones who started this. Now you want to stop? There’s no such thing as an easy way out. Let me make one thing clear today: either your Ten Thousand Merchants Association is destroyed, or my Wu Commerce Association lives!”

Lu Yijia and the others’ expressions turned extremely grim after hearing Wu Rulong’s words, but they knew they could no longer show weakness. If they did, the decades of prestige the Ten Thousand Merchants Association had built in the Natural Domain would be wiped out in an instant.

Moreover, they could sense many powerful figures gathering around their association, responding to the turmoil within the Ten Thousand Merchants Association. Thinking of this, the three exchanged a glance and then spoke in unison the next moment.

“Elder Jiang, Elder Lu, Elder Tian, please step forward and slay this traitor.”

As Qin Jiangshan and the other two spoke, the three chief guest experts of the Ten Thousand Merchants Association nodded in agreement.

“Agreed.”

“Youngster, under normal circumstances, I might be willing to get along with you, but now, I’m afraid you have no choice but to meet your end.”

The eldest-looking God King, Elder Jiang, guest expert of the Qianlong Chamber of Commerce among the three major commerce groups, shook his head with a sigh as he spoke.

Hearing this, Wu Rulong sneered, fearless as he faced the three God King experts and said,

“If you want to fight, then fight. Let’s all go at once!”

“What a bold young man. Very well then, let’s all go together!”

Among the three God King experts, Elder Jiang stood in the middle. To his left was Elder Tian of the Luobao Chamber of Commerce, and to his right was Elder Lu of the Gathering Wealth Chamber of Commerce.

As Elder Lu spoke, though the other two felt some disdain for overwhelming an opponent with superior numbers, they understood this was not the time to argue. Each summoned their divine artifacts, fixing their gaze on Wu Rulong—though there was little respect in their eyes for him.

After all, in their perception, Wu Rulong was only at the Early God King stage, the same realm as themselves. Not to mention, there were three of them, so the advantage was clearly on their side.

But very soon, they would pay a heavy price for their arrogant underestimation.