Sakura Matou was taken aback: "Fight with Grandpa? No, Grandpa explained that my brother was tricked by a strange person, and he has been investigating this person for the past few days. He asked me to let him go since he still has a breath left."

"And then you believed it." Looking at the girl whose heart had turned dark and twisted, but who still retained a kind heart, Jiang Jing shook his head with a hint of disappointment.

"You're still too young."

Seeing Jiang Jing's disappointed look, Matou Sakura suddenly felt a pang of unease: "Senpai, did I do something wrong?"

Jiang Jing shook his head: "It's not that you did anything wrong, but you haven't figured out your true situation yet."

Looking at the purple-haired loli in front of him, Jiang Jing thought for a moment and then gently coaxed her, "Let me analyze this with you properly today, otherwise you will suffer losses later."

Sakura Matou knelt on the chair and looked at Jiang Jing earnestly, saying, "Senpai, please speak."

“From the moment you were sent to the Matou family and then thrown into the insect pit that night, it was clear that in Zouken Matou’s eyes you were just a tool to feed the insects, so the relationship between granddaughter and grandfather simply did not exist.”

"If Matou Kariya hadn't come out later and been willing to become the host of the insect, winning the Holy Grail War in exchange for your freedom, you would have been possessed by the insect back then."

As Jiang Jing spoke of this, Matou Sakura, recalling the scene from two years ago, showed a hint of fear in her eyes, and then the darkness deep in her eyes became even more intense.

"Since you and Zouken Matou are not related as grandfather and granddaughter, you don't need to consider Shinji Matou as your older brother, because there is no bond between you in terms of blood or relationship."

"Obviously, he has never treated you as a younger sister. In the past two years, he has only kept his distance from you because you are very powerful, but he is also jealous of you."

"The fact that he decisively attacked you after a so-called strange person appeared, thinking he had a chance, is the best proof of that."

"Just imagine if he really took away all your magic power, and you lost the ability to resist, you would definitely be thrown into the insect pit by Zouken Matou and made into whatever he wanted."

Jiang Jing glanced at the little girl's tightly clenched hands on her lap and continued, "Didn't you notice that Matou Zouken's appearance was too coincidental? He didn't come earlier or later than usual. He should know a lot about Matou Shinji's affairs but pretends not to know."

At this point, Jiang Jing suddenly asked, "Xiao Ying, has the wooden sword defense on your body never been activated during this period, but you have been frequently encountering unexpected events?"

Sakura Matou was taken aback, then nodded: "Yes, I was worried that the sword would consume too much energy, so a few times when I encountered stray bullets during bank robberies or gas explosions in shops, I deployed a layer of AT to defend against them."

Jiang Jing said meaningfully, "Those were not accidents. If I'm not mistaken, they were all tests that Matou Zouken was doing to you."

"It must be because he saw that your protective shield didn't appear during his several tests, and that he only deployed a single, not very strong, AT field, which led to him condoning Shinji Matou this time."

"Clearly he hasn't given up on you, and is even more interested in the changes that have happened to you and the arcane arts you practice."

"If you really have all your magic power taken away by Shinji Matou this time and are temporarily powerless to resist, what you will face next is the hellish torture of Zouken Matou."

"Senior." Matou Sakura, who had turned to the dark side but was still somewhat naive due to her limited experience, stared blankly at Jiang Jing, feeling as if the world could be so dark.

Jiang Jing smiled and patted Matou Sakura's hair: "So, they are neither your relatives nor have anything to do with you."

"With your current strength, no one can sway your thoughts, so you can do whatever you want. Moving out and living alone is also an option."

"Remember, there's no need to be polite to people who harbor ill intentions. Killing them directly is the best option. As a powerful superhuman, you must be decisive in killing and get used to solitude."

After a moment of silence, Matou Sakura nodded calmly with vacant eyes: "Senpai, I understand."

Seeing that the little girl was very obedient, Jiang Jing, who was the teacher who imparted life experience to her, nodded with satisfaction: "Alright, I'm going back to sleep now. I may not have time to come back later."

"By the way, the space on your wooden sword will also be unable to open again in about a year due to insufficient energy consumption. In other words, the automatic protective space barrier will also disappear, so be careful in the future."

"What? Senpai, you won't be appearing anymore?" Matou Sakura, who had remained calm even knowing the dark and cruel reality, was shocked and stared at Jiang Jing in a panic.

Jiang Jing asked curiously, "Didn't I say I was asleep? I don't know how long I'll be asleep this time. Maybe it'll be ten days or so, maybe a month or two, or even a year or two. Maybe when I wake up you'll have grown up."

Sakura Matou grabbed Jiang Jing's sleeve, her expression panicked, and said, "Why are you asleep, Senpai? Will I ever have the chance to see you again?"

Seeing how anxious the little girl was about to break through his defenses, Jiang Jing couldn't help but feel gratified that he hadn't raised her in vain. He reached out and patted her head, saying, "I'm in a deep sleep because I'm about to break through my strength. I'll wake up when I've completed the breakthrough. As for meeting you..."

Jiang Jing paused for a moment, then smiled slightly: "If one day your strength becomes powerful enough to break through the shackles of this world, you will be able to see me, so cultivate diligently."

"Shatter this world...?"

Sakura Matou paused for a moment, then asked with a firm and serious expression, "Then, senpai, where can I find you after I break through the world's shackles?"

"Uh……"

Looking at the earnest little girl, Jiang Jing couldn't help but say, "If one day you really break through the world's shackles and appear in the outside world, I will definitely be able to sense you if I have already woken up."

"But if I don't wake up, you'll have to wait for me outside the sun, because I'm sleeping inside the sun," Jiang Jing said with a smile.

Sakura Matou said disapprovingly, "Senpai, don't joke around. Nobody sleeps in the sun."

“The problem is, I really did sleep in the sun,” Jiang Jing said, shrugging.

“Senior…” Looking at Jiang Jing, who didn’t seem to be joking, Matou Sakura didn’t know what to say for a moment. With her limited knowledge, she couldn’t imagine anyone sleeping in the sun. How could they sleep like that?

"Okay, I'm leaving."

"Senior, may I make a request?" Matou Sakura called out to Jiang Jing.

"what's up?"

"Can you hug me?" Matou Sakura looked at Jiang Jing nervously, her eyes filled with expectation. She meant for Jiang Jing to hug her, not for her to hug Jiang Jing.

Looking at the little girl who was only eight years old, Jiang Jing didn't have any strange thoughts. He smiled and satisfied her, saying, "Just a hug? It's nothing."

As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Jing knelt down in front of Matou Sakura, who was filled with anticipation and nervousness, and gently pulled her into his arms.

Just as Jiang Jing was holding her, Tong Ying also reached out and hugged Jiang Jing's neck, rested her face on Jiang Jing's shoulder, slowly closed her eyes, and looked satisfied.

"Senior, your embrace is so warm."

"Warmth? Of course it's warm because I radiate light." Jiang Jing rolled his eyes.

His physical projection was created from the light source imprint he left in the wooden sword space, constantly radiating the purest and warmest sunlight—of course, it was warm.

However, Matou Sakura was able to activate her AT Field only after her body and soul were modified by the Source of Light, so she is very sensitive to this aspect.

Sakura Matou clung tightly to Jiang Jing's neck, shaking her head and whispering, "No, you don't understand, senpai."

Jiang Jing shrugged: "Okay, I don't understand."

After hugging for a while, Matou Sakura took the initiative to let go, stepped back, and quietly looked at Jiang Jing with her empty eyes that shone with an inexplicable light.

"Senior, may I invite you to try my cooking next time we meet?"

Jiang Jing casually replied, "Okay," to this simple request.

Sakura Matou's face lit up with hope: "Senpai, if we ever meet again, can you give me a hug?"

Jiang Jing smiled and said, "As for this request, Xiaoying, you'll definitely be very beautiful when you grow up. Of course I won't refuse if a beautiful girl asks me to hug her."

"But are you sure? Aren't you afraid I'll take advantage of you later?"

Ignoring Jiang Jing's teasing, Matou Sakura bowed deeply to Jiang Jing in a very formal manner before raising her head and smiling brightly: "Thank you, senpai."

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Chapter 254 A Storm is Brewing, the River Scenery Washed Away

Jiang Jing smiled slightly and patted the head of the girl whose mind was twisted to the extreme, yet who could maintain a normal and obedient demeanor in front of him: "Well, good luck, Xiaoying."

After speaking, Jiang Jing's figure did not dim and become transparent as before, sitting on the chair. Instead, it turned into faint specks of light and disappeared completely.

Staring blankly at the empty church, Matou Sakura took a deep breath after a while and calmly said, "Senpai, Sakura will do her best."

After saying that, the last glimmer of light in Matou Sakura's empty eyes gradually disappeared, leaving behind only deathly silence and indifference.

In order to have a chance to meet her senior again, from this day forward, anyone who hinders her from improving her strength will be an enemy.

As for enemies, as my predecessor once said, the best enemy is a dead enemy.

……

After leaving Matou Sakura, Jiang Jing descended upon the imprint space possessed by Illya and Tohsaka Rin, intending to remind them to avoid being careless and wasting their valuable pieces by mistake, thinking there would still be a spatial barrier protecting them.

However, since neither space was occupied, Jiang Jing left a message and then removed the projected coordinates, leaving the space between the two people empty.

Having withdrawn his consciousness of descent, Jiang Jing continued to sleep four thousand kilometers deep in the sun. After a day, his figure grew even larger, reaching a height of one hundred and fifty feet.

Now, as Jiang Jing is about to fully enter the Silver Age, and with the unification of his Qi and Blood, Spiritual Power, and Physical Power, his strength is increasing at an unimaginable and terrifying speed every moment.

Meanwhile, the right arm had been completely melted and was gradually spreading towards the body. The jade-colored skin, which emitted a faint golden and silver light, was clearly distinguished from the surrounding skin, which glowed with a faint red light under the high temperature.

The terrifying aura that Jiang Jing had been subtly emanating from his body after he had restrained it had also disappeared, replaced by a faint, profound aura that blended perfectly with the surrounding world yet remained independent of it.

This mysterious aura grew stronger over time, and the jade-colored skin, radiating golden and silver light, steadily and smoothly took over Jiang Jing's body, then spread to his other arm and lower body.

On the sixth, seventh, and eighth days, as Jiang Jing slept, a growing sense of unease and restlessness permeated the Earth.

However, apart from the strange creature that Yakumo Yukari captured, which possessed the old woman's body and was essentially a shadow-type life form, no one else has made a move against Shiina Mashiro or the Eike family in the past few days.

However, Kazami Yuuka and the other person vaguely sensed that three days ago, a terrifying aura that could only be faintly sensed by those at the King level suddenly erupted from the sun, filled with an oppressive and indescribable atmosphere, flashed by.

More and more gazes fell upon Shiina Mashiro and the Jiang family, and these gazes were all too close for them, who were at the peak of the King-level and only half a step away from breaking through, to notice, but could only be vaguely sensed.

If they couldn't detect it even though they actually possessed the combat power of ordinary gods, then it was undoubtedly an extremely powerful being who was strong even among gods. Immediately, the two of them felt a great increase in pressure.

On the evening of the ninth day, a heavy atmosphere enveloped the Earth, and the oppressive feeling was so strong that even ordinary people could sense that something was wrong.

A storm is brewing, the wind is howling, and dark clouds are pressing down on the city, threatening to crush it.

Above Kyoto, Kazami Yuuka stood solemnly atop the sky, her sharp gaze sweeping over the entire city, her aura, that of a peak-level King-ranked figure, lingering over the skies.

Stirring up the winds and clouds, intimidating all directions.

At this moment, all the otherworldly creatures living in Kyoto were trembling with fear under the oppressive aura of Kazami Yuuka, which was comparable to that of an ordinary god-level supreme powerhouse.

Meanwhile, in Fukuoka City, Yukari Yakumo stood above the clouds, holding a parasol, casually looking down at the bustling city below, her divine power already enveloping the city below.

As darkness fell, the inexplicable sense of oppression not only did not lessen, but became even heavier.

Boom boom boom boom!!

Suddenly, above the headquarters of the association's branch offices in other parts of the world, terrifying auras belonging to the leaders erupted, each of them at least at the King level.

Once you step into the Silver Moon Rank, you are equivalent to an ordinary god, while each of the King-level beings is a high-ranking god at the peak of the Silver Moon Rank, an existence that suppresses a region of the pantheon.

Therefore, when Kazami Yuuka, Yakumo Yukari, and the eighteen king-level powerhouses who are now officially in charge of the association across the five major regions and seventeen states, their auras spread across the globe, and the entire extraordinary world was shaken by the terrifying pressure.

Some were strolling on the street, some were small shop owners preparing to close, and some were company executives, chairmen, or people who stayed at home. They all looked up at the sky in shock.

In particular, the presence of a World Array Spirit aura beneath each branch headquarters, ready to be activated at any moment, caused a slight change in the expression of many who knew what it was.

Such a grand spectacle on Earth directly attracted the attention of powerful figures from the Underworld, the Celestial Realm, the Divine Realm, and the Immortal Realm, but they all vaguely guessed what was going on and silently watched how things would develop.

Millions of kilometers away in space, ten battle gods from the celestial realm aboard ten space-based weapons stood with their hands behind their backs, looking towards the direction of Earth with solemn expressions.

However, faced with this unexpected turn of events, the five figures hidden beneath the crater on Mercury did not react at all. They closed their eyes, sat cross-legged, and their wills converged to seal off the void.

Whoosh!!

Suddenly, two strong air currents, one positive and one negative, collided in the Earth's atmosphere, instantly forming an atmospheric vortex covering thousands of miles over Japan.

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