Chapter 56: The Struggle for the Holy Son, It Has Always Been This Way

Since Granny Wang was being escorted to the flower and bird market, it was naturally impossible to act against her today.

However, it couldn't be allowed to go to waste like this.

By noon, Li Qiu secretly set up her stall again. It was only natural; a gambler's old habits are hard to break.

Once again, the place was a cacophony of voices!

Once again, there was endless arguing!

"So annoying! Tonight, kill them all!"

Granny Wang's telepathic message this time was incredibly simple: she had already developed murderous intent.

Luo Zhou appeared once more, once again driving them away.

The onlookers had already grown accustomed to this; no one watched for amusement anymore.

"This kid is quite good, much better than that idiot. I really want to replace the Saint and have him come..."

The telepathy came through again. Luo Zhou was truly speechless.

When settling the bill with Zhuo Dan in the evening, Luo Zhou gave her an extra ten spirit fragments.

"Tonight, take them to camp on the hillside outside the West Gate. Stay there for two days before returning."

The hillside outside the West Gate was right above the Fire Crow Army's garrison.

The Fire Crow Army consisted of eight hundred men, and their three commanders were all Foundation Establishment True Warriors.

Luo Zhou was taking a gamble: Granny Wang wouldn't dare kill anyone there.

Zhuo Dan was obedient; she asked no questions and agreed immediately.

When night fell, an ability reward arrived as expected.

Ability: Blood Boil!

Activating this ability caused the blood to boil, bringing a 30% increase in strength, agility, and stamina.

It was similar to a Berserk state; frankly, it wasn't that significant.

However, Luo Zhou liked it very much. If this ability evolved into a talent in the future, it would grant him a blood-based spell talent.

Luo Zhou already possessed many such talent-type abilities.

Psychokinesis, Evil Palm, Insect Emperor, Death Curse, and Light Magic.

Combined with the Bronze of the Body Cultivator, the Azure Thunder of the Thunder Cultivator, and now the Blood Boil of the Blood Cultivator!

He was a bona fide genius!

But those weren't important; the key was tomorrow morning!

The execution of Granny Wang!

The next day, it was the same alley as yesterday, the same jogging exercise for Luo Zhou, and the same water bucket carried by Granny Wang...

"Morning, Granny!"

Looking at the youthful Luo Zhou, Granny Wang couldn't help but reply

"Luo Zhou..."

Opposite her, Luo Zhou made a throwing motion. Three Equal-Eyebrow Staves, fired from both hands, transformed into three points of spiritual light, arriving in an instant!

All three struck Granny Wang's left eye!

Upon Granny Wang's body, water dragons, giant whales, mad sharks, and golden turtles rose...

A total of twelve sea beasts!

Then, they were shattered one by one. Dharma treasure spiritual light appeared and was shattered; protective shields appeared and were shattered; protective robes appeared and were shattered...

The first Dragon-Slaying Thorn shattered, the second Dragon-Slaying Thorn shattered...

*Puchi!* Granny Wang's left eye exploded!

The third Dragon-Slaying Thorn pierced her brain!

Granny Wang stared deathly at Luo Zhou. In this moment, she was no longer a granny, but a supreme sovereign wielding infinite power!

She was not dead; as long as she struck, Luo Zhou would surely die!

But she asked: "Why?"

Luo Zhou answered slowly

"Five years ago, my parents died because of the sea beast catastrophe you triggered!

This year, you triggered another sea beast catastrophe, killing thousands!

Granny Wang, as the Protector of the Jellyfish, you have repeatedly triggered sea beast catastrophes, killing countless innocent people. For your own selfish interests, you have slaughtered the weak and committed endless evils. You must be punished!"

"He who commits much injustice shall surely perish!"

Granny Wang looked at Luo Zhou and suddenly said: "Head-Exploding Demon!"

Luo Zhou met her gaze proudly, neither admitting nor denying it!

He had thrown everything on the line; at worst, he would lose one life of the Primordial Golden Chapter!

Granny Wang wanted to say more, to do more...

Luo Zhou said slowly: "Zhang Youzhi is in league with you. I have already killed him!"

Granny Wang seemed to lose her spirit all at once, or perhaps she had become resigned; in the end, she even smiled...

With a *puchi* sound, her skull exploded, and brain matter splattered.

She actually had the ability to kill Luo Zhou all along.

But in the final moment, she did not strike.

Luo Zhou let out a long breath!

Unexpectedly, Granny Wang's corpse, along with the splattered brain matter, actually turned into flowing water and surged toward him violently.

Luo Zhou was startled and used a Flash Step to dodge, but the surge of water covered his entire body, and he immediately vanished.

What was happening?

In a daze, Luo Zhou felt as if he had been teleported into a body of water.

This body of water was located within a palace, boundless and endless, with azure blue waves.

Where was this place?

To his surprise, another person was also teleported in. Looking over, it was Yuan Qiuyun.

One of Dean Zhao's three primary disciples.

Yuan Qiuyun came from a wealthy family. She was at the ninth level of Body Tempering, possessed the innate spiritual roots of Wood, Water, and Earth, and had the talents of Azure Cloud Elegance, Solar Master, and Diviner.

Aside from being somewhat good-looking, Luo Zhou's honest impression of her was that her abilities were quite mediocre.

She disliked socializing and preferred to sit silently alone, acting dull and vacant like an idiot.

A complete waste, a mere vase!

So, she was the Saint of the Jellyfish Heavenly Palace!

But looking at her now, she was like water—moistening things silently without causing a ripple!

Hidden so deeply; no one would have guessed she was the Jellyfish Saint!

In the midst of his confusion, a dazzling sound echoed within the waters!

"The Jellyfish Holy Palace's Tide Heavenly Palace has activated!

The Sainthood Seizure War has begun!

The winner lives and becomes the Saint of the Jellyfish Heavenly Palace!

The loser dies and becomes the Law Source of the Tide Heavenly Palace!

It begins now. If no winner is decided within fifteen minutes, the Tide Heavenly Palace battle realm will collapse, and you shall both become the Law Source of the Tide Heavenly Palace!"

Luo Zhou was speechless; no wonder Granny Wang had smiled at the last moment.

She had fulfilled her wish, using her life to teleport herself here to begin the struggle for the Jellyfish Saint position!

Was this the so-called Tide Heavenly Palace?

It had been recorded in the books of Perfected Master Cuiling.

While Luo Zhou was thinking, the water beneath his feet suddenly began to flow.

Like a massive tide, it surged incessantly.

Luo Zhou possessed the ability to traverse oceans, allowing him to tread upon waves without sinking.

Yuan Qiuyun looked at Luo Zhou, remaining silent.

Luo Zhou shouted: "Senior Sister Yuan, so you are the Jellyfish Saint. Why must there be..."

Before he could finish, Yuan Qiuyun waved her hand lightly.

*Boom!* Within the water, thousands of tides transformed into a water dragon, shooting toward Luo Zhou like a long spear.

It was incredibly fierce, a strike meant to kill!

The Jellyfish Heavenly Palace's thirty-sixth Water Law Divine Ability: "Sacred Chant of the Water Dragon"!

Luo Zhou's "Ocean Traverser" and "Three Thousand Weak Waters" were among them.

She did not chant an incantation or speak; she cast the spell directly.

Was this the "idiot" in Granny Wang's heart?

Luo Zhou suspected Granny Wang might have been somewhat biased toward men, which was why she looked down on Yuan Qiuyun.

Luo Zhou's figure moved—a Flash Step, followed by a Rattlesnake movement, moving rapidly to evade the strike of the Water Dragon's Chant!

Yuan Qiuyun sneered and suddenly spoke

"Luo Zhou, you have always looked down on me, thinking I am a waste!"

"Senior Sister, no, I absolutely haven't!"

"Luo Zhou, do you really think I am an idiot?

Both you and Tang Moli look down on me; your contempt is practically written on your faces.

And that piece-of-shit Protector of mine—all day long, she says why am I a woman, why don't I speak, and that being dull makes me an idiot!

I have wanted to kill you all for a long time!

You are not worthy of being my fellow disciples. I am the Saint of the Jellyfish Heavenly Palace. You pieces of trash, die!"

Unexpectedly, Yuan Qiuyun's hatred for Luo Zhou was as vast as the heavens!

Around her, infinite angry waves suddenly rose, turning into a continuous barrage of frantic attacks.

The Jellyfish Heavenly Palace's thirty-sixth Water Law Divine Ability: "Surging Waves"!

Facing such massive waves, Luo Zhou let out a long breath. He had already dodged, but the opponent truly intended to kill him!

Mercy toward an enemy is cruelty toward oneself!

Suddenly, Luo Zhou flashed, leaping high—the Ocean-Treading Punch!

He instantly bypassed the massive "Surging Waves."

Crashing down, he broke through toward Yuan Qiuyun.

Yuan Qiuyun suddenly remembered the reputation of Luo Zhou's Skull-Crushing Hand, and she immediately attacked frantically.

"Sacred Chant of the Water Dragon," "Surging Waves"...

The continuous attacks were relentless!

But Luo Zhou discovered that she had no combat experience!

Her execution of divine abilities and spells was very stiff, lacking any adaptability.

He wondered how she had even survived the sea beast siege last time.

Finding an opening, Luo Zhou immediately broke through, advancing rapidly toward Yuan Qiuyun's side.

An infinite killing intent radiated from him, like a god or a demon.

In the blink of an eye, Luo Zhou reached Yuan Qiuyun, but she flashed, instantly transforming into a stream of water and retreating.

The Jellyfish Heavenly Palace's thirty-sixth Water Law Divine Ability: "Azure Water Flowing East"!

This ability could be mastered by practicing "Azure Water Flows East to Here."

The stream drifted away, hiding her tracks, her whereabouts unknown.

However, using Diting for positioning, Luo Zhou's Dharma Eye of Heaven and Earth immediately locked onto her.

Using Rattlesnake for rapid movement and Flash Step for leaping, he pursued Yuan Qiuyun relentlessly.

In his frantic pursuit, he forced Yuan Qiuyun to use "Azure Water Flowing East" three times in a row, only to be caught by him each time.

Suddenly, Luo Zhou moved, and his palm landed on the top of Yuan Qiuyun's head!

Yuan Qiuyun couldn't help but scream; she knew she was going to die, her skull exploding!

Unexpectedly, Luo Zhou released his hand, stepped back, and said coldly

"Senior Sister Yuan, you have lost!"

Yuan Qiuyun looked at Luo Zhou in disbelief. Suddenly, she opened her mouth and spat out a water arrow.

Luo Zhou shook his head, about to strike and kill her.

Unexpectedly, the tide beneath them surged, and Yuan Qiuyun turned into thousands of fragments, vanishing without a trace.

Yuan Qiuyun had already lost, and she had also broken the rules; the Tide Palace automatically executed her.

With Yuan Qiuyun's death, the surrounding sea for a thousand miles saw countless waves rise without wind.

The ocean waves inexplicably carried the sound of wailing.

This was the resonance of heaven and earth brought by the death of a Water Saint—the mourning of the waters.

Seeing such a phenomenon, the coastal City of Cuiling immediately had sea police monitor it and report upward.

The undercover investigators, Qing Yin and Bai Tong, laughed heartily. With the Jellyfish Saint dead, they could return and complete their mission.

This was a celestial phenomenon that could not be faked; death was death!

They would simply say the Jellyfish Saint was killed by Zhang Youzhi. If Zhang Youzhi failed to return to the sect for a long time, they would report that they had perished together.

As for discrepancies in the time of death or specific details, everyone was just executing a mission; they would bluff their way through!

"Luo Zhou, Victor!

He is the Saint of the Jellyfish Heavenly Palace!"

"Please, Saint, open your heart and accept the Jellyfish Grace, to be the Wandering Saint of the Jellyfish Heavenly Palace!

Please, Saint, infiltrate the Heaven and Earth Dao Sect, seize the Jellyfish Remains, and resurrect our Lord, the Jellyfish!"

The surrounding tides surged, turning into streams of water like tentacles, attempting to connect with Luo Zhou!

It sounded pleasant—"accepting the Jellyfish Grace"—but in reality, it was an attempt to control Luo Zhou to prevent him from becoming uncontrollable.

Luo Zhou smiled, pulled open his clothes, and exposed his chest!

The tides formed streams of water, falling onto Luo Zhou's chest.

The connection was successful. Luo Zhou smiled and whispered

"Demonic Infection!"

The strongest ability of a demonic cultivator is Demonic Infection!

A Demon Lord's Holy Body naturally possesses it!

Those infected by the demon become: the highest, the Demon's Self; the middle, the Demon's Kin; the lowest, the Demon's Food!

Luo Zhou had never used Demonic Infection before, but this time, he had to.

Under the influence of the Demonic Infection, the entire Tide Heavenly Palace suffered a massive tremor!

"Warning, warning, Demonic Infection detected!

Resist with all strength...

Unable to resist...

Loss of self...

Demonic Invasion, Demonic Infection, Demonic Invasion..."

Instantly, the entire Tide Heavenly Palace turned black, falling into eternal darkness!