A Millionfold Return: My Children Cultivate Immortality, I Become a God - Chapter 461

Chapter 461: The End of the Ten Thousand Merchants Association

In an instant, Wu Rulong and the three Early God King experts clashed fiercely above the Ten Thousand Merchants Association. Although Wu Rulong’s strength was bolstered by the Chaos Bell, he was by no means inferior to Elder Jiang and the others.

Their terrifying power astonished the three elders deeply.

“This kid’s strength is terrifying. Is he really only at the Early God King stage?”

Elder Lu’s expression darkened, his teeth clenched tightly. Under Wu Rulong’s relentless assault, the three of them could barely hold their ground.

Elder Tian’s eyes flickered with a sudden idea. After exchanging silent thoughts with Elder Jiang and Elder Lu, they quickly decided on their next move.

Although Wu Rulong sensed their subtle maneuvers, he chose not to react immediately. He was focused on breaking through to the Early God King stage—not because that was his limit, but because that was his current goal.

Moreover, through this intense battle with the three God King experts, Wu Rulong gained profound insights, estimating that he would achieve a breakthrough once the fight ended.

At one point, Wu Rulong even considered maintaining his level at the Early God King stage continuously with the aid of the Chaos Bell. However, this thought was fleeting.

Though the Chaos Bell could grant such power, Wu Rulong’s body could not withstand the tremendous strain for long. Furthermore, after using the Chaos Bell’s strength boost once, it would likely be a century before he could harness its power again.

Below, Qin Jiangshan and the other two were still recovering when they sensed the intense battle aura coming from Wu Rulong and Elder Jiang. There was no time to overthink—it was all they could do to raise their divine artifacts and put up their full defense. After all, if they didn’t resist, the Ten Thousand Merchants Association behind them wouldn’t be able to withstand the aftershocks of their clash.

Meanwhile, amid the continuous fight, Wu Rulong noticed the three forming a triangular formation to surround him, and he couldn’t help but let out a cold chuckle.

“What, planning to use an array to trap me?” Wu Rulong said.

Hearing this, Elder Jiang and the others realized Wu Rulong had seen through their intention. They abandoned all pretenses. In the next moment, the three elders quickly performed hand seals, and a surge of power burst forth from them, rushing toward Wu Rulong.

But Wu Rulong remained completely unfazed. He summoned the Chaos Bell, blocking the trio’s attack. Because the Chaos Bell carried a seal, the three elders couldn’t discern its true grade.

“If you have any other tricks, bring them all on! I can take them!” Wu Rulong said, sensing his body nearing its limit. He knew he had to quickly defeat the three elders before wiping out the Ten Thousand Merchants Association.

Upon hearing this, the three elders no longer hesitated. They resumed forming hand seals, and suddenly, beams of blue light appeared along the paths they had just traveled. Soon, a massive array took shape.

Seeing the array completed, Elder Tian couldn’t help but laugh heartily.

“Kid, this array was something I accidentally obtained in a Divine Rank realm. When the three of us God Kings at the Early Stage combine our efforts, even a God King at the Intermediate Stage wouldn’t stand a chance. So, you might as well accept your fate!”

Wu Rulong shook his head, unwilling to continue playing games with Elder Tian and the other two, and said, “The child’s play ends here. It’s time for you to move on.”

As soon as Wu Rulong finished speaking, his aura suddenly surged, and within just a few breaths, he soared from Early God King to Late God King.

Elder Tian’s laughter abruptly stopped as he sensed the shift. Looking at Wu Rulong in disbelief, he said, “How is that possible? Weren’t you at Early God King? How could you suddenly be at Late God King? I see now—you must have used some kind of Forbidden Art. Let’s go! Someone with that kind of power probably can’t hold out for long!”

But in the next moment, Wu Rulong swept his hand, and an incredibly overwhelming force exploded from him, crushing the carefully arranged array set by the three God King experts into fragments.

Even Elder Tian and the other two couldn’t withstand Wu Rulong’s power—they were directly suppressed and thrown back into the Ten Thousand Merchants Association. This terrifying force also forced Qin Jiangshan and the others to collapse to the ground, unable to resist at all.

“How is this possible? Why would a mighty God King create such a weak commerce association and even deliberately toy with us!”Huang Ziyi’s face was filled with sheer terror as he spoke in disbelief.

Qin Jiangshan and Lu Yijia both felt overwhelming regret, but all of this was because Wu Rulong was a Late Stage Divine King expert. If Wu Rulong hadn’t possessed such terrifying power, the mere Wu Commerce Association would have been wiped out, and they wouldn’t have felt anything inside.

In the next moment, Wu Rulong’s figure descended over the Ten Thousand Merchants Association like a Heavenly God. The association was already reduced to ruins, but Wu Rulong felt nothing about it; after all, if he weren’t powerful enough, it would have been his Wu Commerce Association that had been destroyed.

Looking down at Qin Jiangshan and the others, who were suppressed to the ground and unable to move, Wu Rulong shook his head and prepared to finish them off.

But just then, Elder Jiang shouted,

“Senior, I am willing to surrender to you. Please spare my life!”

Upon hearing Elder Jiang’s plea, Elder Tian and Elder Lu were stunned at first but quickly recovered and shouted their willingness to surrender to Wu Rulong as well, begging for mercy.

As for Qin Jiangshan and the other two, they didn’t hesitate either. They loudly declared their submission and begged Wu Rulong to spare their lives.

After all, it’s better to live in shame than to die honorably. As long as they lived, they still had a chance; once dead, everything would be lost.

Hearing their words, Wu Rulong’s hand involuntarily paused before he began to seriously consider the possibility. However, it wasn’t long before Wu Rulong spoke.“If you all swear the Great Dao Oath to pledge eternal loyalty to me, then My True Self will spare your lives. But if not, then it’s time to part ways.”

After all, the Wu Commerce Association was currently short-handed. Wu Rulong could see clearly that if the Wu Commerce Association were truly strong, no one would dare to oppress them, and others would even come forward to voluntarily join.

This was the perfect moment—an opportunity for the Wu Commerce Association to grow powerful within the Natural Domain. Whether Elder Jiang and the others fully devoted themselves to Wu Rulong didn’t matter at all, because with the Great Dao Oath in place, they would never be able to act against him unless in the future they broke through to the God Emperor Realm. Otherwise, they would never be able to move against him.

Hearing this, Elder Jiang and the others hesitated. After all, swearing the Great Dao Oath meant living forever in Wu Rulong’s shadow for the rest of their lives.

But before long, sensing that Wu Rulong was about to continue his attack, Elder Jiang shouted first,

“I, Jiang Zhengxu, hereby swear the Great Dao Oath today, pledging eternal loyalty to Wu Rulong. Should I break this oath, may the Great Dao strike me down with Thunder Tribulation!”

As Elder Jiang spoke, a rumbling thunder echoed through the void, causing a shiver to run through everyone’s minds. Wu Rulong felt an indescribable connection form between himself and Elder Jiang.

Following Elder Jiang’s declaration, Elder Lu and Elder Tian had no choice but to also swear the Great Dao Oath, pledging loyalty to Wu Rulong. After all, they had already prepared themselves to do so when begging for mercy.