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In Jiang Qin's mind, the capital city, as the central hub of China, should be similar to the capital city he remembered from his previous life.

Ancient architecture and modern skyscrapers coexist in one city.

But when he actually stepped onto the streets of the capital, he realized he was wrong.

It's quite wrong.

There were no skyscrapers behind those towering city walls.

In the shortest terms, it's like stepping through the city gates and traveling back in time from the modern era. Everywhere you look, there are ancient-style buildings, and even the floor tiles are all made of blue bricks.

But Jiang Qin noticed that something was wrong with the bricks under his feet.

Seeing this, Jiang Hanhan, who was standing beside her, smiled and explained:

"Isn't it strange that ordinary bricks are imbued with spiritual energy?"

"It's very simple!"

"Because the entire capital city is an immovable, super-large spiritual artifact. Its material and defense are even harder and more solid than the Great Wall of Black on the frontier. It is enough to accommodate millions of people, comparable to the largest on Earth. If the country falls, this capital city will be the last hope for our Chinese people."

Now that we know the ferocious beasts will eventually launch a full-scale invasion, and that a war between the gods is about to break out.

How could China possibly not make any preparations?

Jiang Hanhan acted as the guide, introducing Jiang Qin to the scenery and history along the way, while observing his changes in expression. She thought Jiang Qin would be surprised or shocked, after all, compared to the vast capital city.

Even in Shanghai, it has to be ranked lower.

However, apart from being slightly surprised when he first learned that the entire capital was a magical artifact, Jiang Qin's expression remained unchanged afterward.

I don't know why.

Jiang Hanhan's intuition told her that her brother was different from before.

But I can't quite put my finger on what's different.

...

As expected of the capital of China, the Imperial Capital has very few ordinary people.

There are martial artists at the Spirit Guiding Realm walking all over the streets.

Occasionally, one can even spot a few individuals at the Divine Appearance Realm.

As the last hope city of China, the capital city is different from other cities. It still retains a portion of mid-to-high-end combat power. In addition, the number of Divine Realm and Earth Martial Realm warriors retained by various families is certainly not large, but it is not too small either.

Similarly, the Jiang family also retained a portion of their fighting force to remain on the front lines.

The Jiang family's residence is a large mansion in the city, with the area of ​​the mansion alone covering one kilometer.

The mansions of martial arts families are usually quite large, enough to accommodate all members of the family.

The advantage of this is that the head of the family can have absolute control over the clan.

The downside is that, since everyone is gathered together, there will inevitably be a lot of backstabbing and infighting behind the scenes. Apart from the head of the family and the respected elders, the rest of the family members are divided into various factions, and they are not willing to submit to each other.

This situation became even more serious after the head of the household and the elders of the family went to the frontier.

"Brother, this is it!"

Jiang Hanhan stopped in front of the Jiang family mansion.

Before he even stepped over the threshold, Jiang Qin felt several strong hostile emanating from the mansion. After becoming a martial artist, one becomes very sensitive to hostility and killing intent, especially since the other party made no attempt to conceal it.

as predicted.

Soon, about ten figures appeared in the three people's sight. These people had young faces, and the weakest of them were at the late stage of the Spirit Sea Realm. The oldest was about thirty years old and at the Divine Manifestation Realm. Such talent would not be considered mediocre even in the four great academies.

It was precisely the hostility they exuded.

Jiang Hanhan frowned immediately when she saw them.

"Jiang Tao...it seems like you're in charge of patrolling today, what are you planning to do?"

Jiang Tao was the martial artist in his thirties who was at the Divine Manifestation Realm.

He was also the leader of these people.

The arrogant-looking man's gaze swept over Jiang Hanhan and the butler before finally settling on Jiang Qin. A slight smile played on his lips as he said:

"Patrols can be conducted at any time. I heard that the young clan leader has returned, so I came here specifically to pay my respects."

"I wanted to see just how outstanding a person must be to make the patriarch disregard the opinions of the elders and predetermine the position of the young patriarch. But now that I see it... it doesn't seem so surprising. I broke through to the Divine Manifestation Realm when I was in my twenties. With the young patriarch's talent, it would be difficult for him to win over the Jiang family."

Generally speaking, the son of the head of the family will naturally become the young patriarch.

But that applies to ordinary people.

For martial arts families, the prosperity of the family is the most important thing. The position of young patriarch is not based on status but on ability, and anyone with ability can compete for it.

Jiang Tao's meaning was quite clear: he was very dissatisfied.

Jiang Qin glanced at him and said calmly, "I have no interest in the position of young clan leader. If you want it... then I'll give it to you."

"Let's go."

After saying that, he ignored Jiang Tao and walked into the mansion.

Jiang Tao and the others were stunned, completely unprepared for this outcome. This guy didn't even put up a fight. Wouldn't he be angry?

How could they know that Jiang Qin never cared about the position of the young patriarch or any other family head in the Jiang family?

Therefore, he doesn't care who the young clan leader or the head of the family is.

Jiang Hanhan snorted and quickly followed.

Jiang Tao and his group remained where they were.

"Brother Tao, according to what that guy just said, are you now the young clan leader?"

"You're kidding me!" Jiang Tao slapped the underling in annoyance, and said angrily, "The position of young clan leader can only be secured by strength. That guy didn't even fight me, so who in the clan will respect me? Only by defeating him honorably can I gain the respect of the people!"

"But he doesn't seem to want to fight you at all, what do we do now?"

"Hmph, if he won't fight, then I'll force him to fight me!"

As he spoke, a hint of murderous intent flashed in Jiang Tao's eyes, unnoticed by those around him. He turned to look at Jiang Qin's back, his spiritual power quietly gathering in his right palm.

The capital city allows martial artists to spar with each other, but prohibits the use of large-scale techniques.

Jiang Qin continued walking forward expressionlessly.

A palm strike suddenly came from behind.

"Young clan leader, I'd like to have a friendly spar with you. I hope you'll give me the honor!"

They said they wanted to, but in reality, they didn't give anyone a chance to refuse.

Jiang Tao unleashed a powerful palm strike from behind, confident that if it landed on Jiang Qin, his years of experience in the Divine Realm would be enough to cripple him in one move.

"Brother, watch out!"

Jiang Hanhan was shocked and was about to take action immediately.

At the crucial moment, Butler Jiang stopped her, shook his head, and took a few steps to the side.

Become!

Seeing that Jiang Qin hadn't turned around yet, Jiang Tao's face already showed a joyful expression.

Before his full-force palm strike could even touch Jiang Qin, his wrist was grabbed by a hand.

This palm strike was instantly neutralized.

Jiang Qin turned around, calmly looking at Jiang Tao, whose face was full of shock, and spoke in a cold tone.

"For a fleeting moment just now, you thought about killing me, didn't you?"

"If I could, I really wouldn't want to kill anyone today..."