If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 1173 Undying Battle Spirit
The old man's expression stiffened for a moment, then he asked casually, "Your Excellency, you've traveled a long way around Xiangyin and seen many places. Have you seen enough?"

Xiaoyu laughed and said, "So what if you've seen enough? So what if you haven't?"

The old man said, "If you haven't seen enough, I'll show you around. Just tell me where you'd like to see. But if you've seen enough, it's windy and cold outside, and you're in good health, so you should head back soon!"

Xiaoyu hesitated deliberately for a moment before saying, "I've seen enough of the human realm, but I haven't seen the divine realm yet."

I've heard there's a local deity here who calls himself 'King Guangfu.' Do you know anything about him, sir?"

Anger flashed across the old man's face, and his voice was somewhat harsh and cold as he said, "Your Excellency, the title 'King Guangfu' is not self-proclaimed, but rather bestowed by the Heavenly Court and appointed by the Jade Emperor."

The Great Celestial Venerable even issued a decree, granting Guangfu King special permission to manifest his divine power and holiness in Xiangyin, and to offer sacrifices to the local people.

He stretched out his withered, dark arm and drew a half-circle on the vast land in front of him. "Here, King Guangfu is 'heaven,' and King Guangfu can offer sacrifices to this land."

Xiaoyu said, "Does the practice of 'blood offerings' also include the people nurtured by this land and water?"

The old man unconsciously straightened his hunched back, his expression becoming even more solemn, and said, "Look at the rain in the sky, feel the wind blowing by, and then look at the crops that are about to be harvested on the vast land."

They all came from the grace of the King of Guangfu.

Long before the arrival of the benevolent rule of the imperial court, this place had already enjoyed the favor of King Guangfu for thousands of years.

The court's benevolent policies were merely superficial, or even hypocritical.

The kindness shown by Prince Guangfu was of immense merit and virtue.

Xiaoyu nodded slightly and said with emotion, "This year, all the prefectures in China have suffered from disasters of varying degrees, some drought-stricken and some flood-stricken."

Only in the vast land of Xiangyin can one barely be said to have favorable weather and abundant harvests, and even the Dragon King of Dongting Lake dares not bring disaster to the south of the lake.

Cannibalism is an evil act, forbidden by both the imperial court and the heavenly laws.

The old man's lips curled into a mocking smile as he asked, "Your Excellency, is heaven greater, or earth greater?"

Xiao Yu said irritably, "Old man, you are so ignorant! Heaven and earth are like a pot lid and an iron pot. The pot lid fits the iron pot perfectly. How can there be a difference in size?"

—Damn it, I was trying to be witty with you, but you're talking to me about pots and lids!

The old man said blankly, "Your Excellency, is the Heavenly Emperor in the sky greater, or is the Emperor on earth greater?"

As for the laws of the human world, I, an old man, do not understand the Qin laws and have not studied them much.

But the old man understood a basic principle: Heaven is vast, the Heavenly Court is vast, and the Heavenly Emperor is the greatest.

The Heavenly Emperor bestowed upon Guangfu the title of "King of Xiangyin," explicitly stating that he could offer sacrifices to the local populace.

How can human laws govern Him?

Even if we take a step back and assume that Xiangyin is far from the Central Plains, the people of Xiangyin are not particularly convinced by the Qin Dynasty.

The imperial court can't even manage the common people of Xiangyin, so how can it expect to manage the god-king of Xiangyin?
"It's better to avoid trouble. Your Excellency, enjoy the scenery and some good food, take the treasures offered by the local people, and return to Xianyang as soon as possible. The Central Plains are on the verge of chaos; let's focus on protecting them!"

Xiaoyu laughed, "You rascal, you're getting all cocky after I tried to argue with you for a bit?"

Even if I have a lot to do, I won't let a mere local deity waste my time and energy.

The old man stared at her expressionlessly and asked, "What do you mean? Are you determined to become an enemy of Prince Guangfu?"

"Take a look at this." Xiaoyu flicked her sleeve, and a beautifully crafted dragon-shaped golden pair of scissors landed in her palm.

She held the scissors in her hand and waved them in front of the old man. "Do you know what these are? The Deadly Golden Dragon Scissors!"

I wonder what it went through; now, surrounded by auspicious clouds of merit, destroying gods is even easier for it.

The old man's pupils contracted, and he involuntarily took two steps back, croaking, "Relying on the power of a magic weapon is not the act of a hero."

Xiao Yu glanced at the carrying pole in his hand and sneered, "Isn't your magic mace a magic weapon?"
I heard that when you dug it up in the valley, it wasn't in weapon form yet, but its flames were already shooting straight up to the heavens.

It has been with you for 100,000 years and has been nurtured by divine power for 100,000 years.

It is a divine weapon that ranks among the top in the Three Realms.

"You bastard, were you planning to hit me on the head with a 'carrying pole' when I wasn't looking?"

The old man gripped the carrying pole tightly. "You really did see through my identity. However, it's not that you're so clever, it's that I left too many flaws."

Xiaoyu brandished the Golden Dragon Scissors again and said, "I'll only ask you one question: do you submit?"

"I refuse to accept this!" the old man shouted, and in a flash, he transformed into a black-faced divine general who was two and a half meters tall.

He wore a golden helmet and silver armor, and held a flaming mace in each hand, looking very imposing.

But he had a dark face, bulging eyes, fangs and saw teeth, and flames spewed from his anus and nose; he was extremely ugly and ferocious.

"It's just the Golden Dragon Scissors, right? You can dodge it, so why should I be afraid of it? Come on, come on!"

"You asked for it."

Xiao Yu didn't stand on ceremony with him and immediately threw the Golden Dragon Scissors upwards.

"Roar~~" The scissors transformed into two ten-zhang-long golden dragons, their roars shaking the heavens. Their heads intersected, like scissors, and they coiled around Wang E.

"Aaaaah, I'll beat you all to death!"

With a shout, Wang E's body swelled up again, his arms becoming as thick as wooden barrels, his strength visibly formidable.

Wielding two divine maces, he charged towards the Golden Dragon Scissors and swung them with all his might, "Boom!"

A thunderous roar echoed through the sky, and an invisible shockwave created a rainless curtain with a diameter of a kilometer.

A palm-sized piece of the auspicious cloud of merit surrounding the golden dragon fell off.

As soon as they left the Golden Dragon, the auspicious cloud turned into light and dissipated.

Xiaoyu was stunned. "You rascal, what a strong physique! You've clearly lost your physical body and are now just a divine being, and only a minor Earth King at that. How can you still be so strong?"

"Ah~~" Wang E was finally entangled by the two dragons, and with a gentle twist, his divine body was broken in two.

But before the two pieces of the corpse could hit the ground, they had already turned into smoke and dissipated in mid-air.

Wang E has disappeared.

Xiaoyu clapped her hands lightly, "What a brilliant move, the Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell! Impressive!"

She reached out and put away the Golden Dragon Scissors, then took a step and arrived at a small tavern by the roadside five miles away.

The tavern was run by villagers from the surrounding area.

They would set up a stall by the roadside where there were many merchants and travelers, and sell some strong liquor brewed in the village, as well as ordinary food.

At that moment, in front of the counter, a burly man with a dark face was holding a wine jar and gulping it down.

Xiaoyu stood outside the house, just smiling as she looked at him.

"Damn it, how did you catch up to me so quickly?" The big man noticed her gaze, was startled, but still stood there gulping down a vat of wine before picking up his magic mace and walking out.

"I didn't give anything away this time," he said, puzzled.

Xiao Yu smiled faintly: "Trying to play tricks on me? You are simply ignorant of your own limitations."

"You bastard, I'll beat you to death!" The burly man transformed back into a golden-armored, silver-clad divine general and lunged at Xiaoyu. Xiaoyu didn't move her legs, but quickly dodged backward, shouting, "You're such a tasteless evil god! You drank someone's wine and didn't even pay!"

"I am the King of Guangfu. By the grace of the Heavenly Emperor, I am permitted to offer sacrifices to the people of this region. It is a blessing that he has accumulated over eight lifetimes to be able to serve me."

Wang shouted angrily and cursed, "Yu Fengxian, if you have the guts, don't run away. Come and fight me head-on in a battle of heroes!"

You think I'm afraid of you?

Xiao Yu flipped her right hand and took out the Lingxiao Sword. "I just don't want to involve the innocent."

Now that we're far from the village, we can fight freely in these desolate mountains.

Instead of retreating, she advanced and swung her sword at Wang E.

"When~~~"

Wang E blocked with his single mace, managing to parry the 79,000-jin Lingxiao sword.

He took the opportunity to stab Grand Tutor Yu in the face with the magic mace in his right hand.

"What great stamina!"

Xiao Yu praised him, and the huge sword, three zhang wide and nine zhang long, deftly twirled, blocking Wang E's attack.

"Clang, clang, clang, clang~~~"

Wang E possessed astonishing strength and speed, wielding his two divine maces with ferocious power, his various moves as unpredictable as a gazelle's horns.

However, he was always kept ten feet away by the Lingxiao Sword.

Despite the fact that the Lingxiao Sword was huge, clumsy, and heavy, it moved with the agility of a three-foot-long green sword in Xiaoyu's hands.

She didn't even hold the "hilt" with her hand the whole time.

She would just flick the "sword" a few times with her fingers from time to time, and the Lingxiao Sword would burst out with astonishing power, shooting out a terrifying sword aura dozens of feet long.

The two fought for a hundred rounds without a clear winner, and Xiaoyu began to feel tired.

So she began to cheat secretly: using the Purple Mansion to deduce the "Wang E's Destruction Method" and find the flaws in Wang E's moves.

"Boom!" The Lingxiao Sword finally broke through the defense of the double maces, and a great river of sword energy engulfed Wang E.

"Awooo~~" Wang howled in pain as his divine body was slashed with hundreds of wounds by the sword energy.

"Are you satisfied?"

"I refuse to accept this! I refuse to accept this! I won't accept this!"

Wang E howled in pain, and a strange and powerful force erupted from his body.

His hair and beard stood on end, his teeth grew longer and sharper, and his wounded divine body began to swell, growing from two and a half meters to two and a half meters.

Ignoring his sword wounds, he charged at Grand Tutor Yu again and engaged in another fierce battle with the Lingxiao Sword.

At this moment, Xiaoyu used the same move that targeted Wang E's "Achilles' heel," but it was ineffective.

It wasn't that the Great Destroyer had failed, but rather that the King of Evil had leveled up and evolved during the battle.

"Ahhh, I'm going to kill you, kill you~~" He swung his divine mace wildly like a berserker.

His willpower had gone mad, but his moves became even more ferocious and flawless.

Xiao Yu was surprised to find that the Purple Mansion had once again begun to deduce the "Wang Eqiang Killing Method".

It's not that they've changed the method of killing.

Previously, they were face to face, and he used his swordsmanship to break Wang E's moves and take the opportunity to kill him.

I'm still facing him and using swordsmanship to break his moves.

The fact that the same method of annihilation was used a second time shows that Wang E has indeed become stronger in battle.

“Dangdangdang~~”

Another half hour passed, and after exchanging more than two hundred blows, Xiaoyu was already feeling noticeably tired.

Fortunately, the "second method of forceful killing" was successfully deduced.

Xiaoyu used even sharper sword energy to break Wang E's moves and divine power.

"Boom!" The sword energy, as heavy and unstoppable as Mount Tai, forced Wang E to his knees.

"Do you submit?" Xiaoyu still didn't kill him.

"I refuse to accept it! I refuse to accept it! I refuse to accept it!" Wang E shouted, and a mysterious and terrifying power erupted from his body once again. His fangs became longer and sharper, his body swelled to 3.2 meters, and his appearance became even more ferocious, like a demon.

"Crack—Boom!"

The "Five Mountains Sword Qi" pressing down on him was shattered, and the Lingxiao Sword flew backward.

"Yu Fengxian, come again! I'm going to kill you today!"

His divine body was filled with power, and his roar was like thunder as he frantically pounced on Xiaoyu.

Xiao Yu picked up the Lingxiao Sword again and continued to fight him.

After another two hundred rounds of fighting, half an hour later, the third set of "Peerless Sword Qi for Killing the King of Evil" was completed.

"Boom!" A bolt of lightning sent Wang E flying. The Lingxiao Sword slammed into Wang E's chest like a ball, shattering his sternum and causing his chest to visibly deflate by half.

But he still yelled, "I don't accept it! I don't accept it! I just don't accept it!"

Then, a mysterious and terrifying power erupted from his body once again, shattering Xiaoyu's sword energy once more, and he roared as he charged towards her.

Three days later.

On a barren mountain in Xiangyin, a "rotten man" lay in a pit of blood and mud, his fleshless skull opening and closing its mouth, as if saying, "I refuse to accept it, I refuse to accept it, I just refuse to accept it~~~"

Despite the fatigue and soreness throughout her body, Xiaoyu focused intently, preparing to face Wang E's 84th transformation.

Yes, for the past three days and three nights, they have been fighting non-stop, and Wang E has transformed into a Saiyan a total of 83 times.

The "method for eliminating evil" was also upgraded 83 times.
"Extinguishing Evil Sword Qi" instantly became Xiaoyu's strongest sword technique, even more fierce and domineering than the Five Mountains Sword and the Great River Sword Qi.

It's equivalent to a four-star weapon in the game, having been enhanced 83 times, and its base stats have long surpassed those of a five-star gold weapon.

"I refuse to accept this! I refuse to accept this!"

This time, Wang E was unable to struggle to his feet from the pool of blood.

His divine body was on the verge of collapse, and his primordial spirit was also on the verge of exhaustion, but his innate divine power - "Xingtian's Heart" - still did not go out, but instead his fighting spirit became even more intense.

Xiaoyu could sense the other's indomitable will through his nearly depleted spiritual power.

"No wonder the Jade Emperor was so tolerant of him; this fellow is a peerless warrior, a rare talent throughout history!"

(End of this chapter)