A gale swept past Qian River, the waves crashing with the air as the Wang Ancestor spoke, "I gained enlightenment using nature and became a Demigod after watching the Qian River's waves for a 100 years then chained myself under it for another 60 years. You sure you want to fight me here?"
He raised his hands and stamped down on the rolling waves, his Giant Sword dancing madly, resulting in water being pulled up by his sword energy and covering the entire sky. They transformed into countless marble-like droplets, wreaking havoc over a range of 10 m alongside the sword the energy.
His insights into the Dao of Water had almost reached perfection. He could easily borrow the power of water and even live underwater for a long time. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him a River God.
"Hah!"
The Wang Ancestor roared. His Giant Sword supported a 10 m wide spheroid in which innumerable droplets blitzed crazily. It appeared as if the Giant Sword bore several tonnes of weight as it slowly moved. However, after the giant ball flew out, it suddenly picked up speed and arrived in front of Jiang Xiu instantly.
"Come!'
Jiang Xiu laughed.
"Brat, let's see how you'll deal with this."
The water ball had enough power to destroy a two-storied building.
"Die!"
Jiang Xiu neither advanced nor retreated, mumbling words while drawing a glyph made of pale blue light particles in the air towards the incoming water ball.
As soon as he finished drawing the glyph, the light particles shot inside the water ball and disappeared without a trace.
"Break!"
The rainbow-colored incorporeal membrane of the water ball burst open, and Jiang Xiu had already dashed over holding his sword in hand.
"Haha, you fell for the trap!"
The Wang Ancestor declared gleefully. He had already made preparations for this. Jiang Xiu would genuinely be doomed the moment he bursts the water ball. The countless water droplets in the water ball would shoot through him.
"Break again!"
Those droplets floating in the sky rained down as if they had lost all power, turning into a liquid state from their frozen state.
"Impossible!"
The Wang Ancestor cried out in alarm. Jiang Xiu had used a Liquification Glyph. It could only disperse the magic power of water and though it wasn't something epic, it was enough to deal with the Wang Ancestor's attack.
Jiang Xiu had already appeared in front of him by now.
"Show your real skills, okay?" Jiang Xiu chopped towards the Wang Ancestor's chest, giving rise to a sword light.
"This level of attack can't do anything to this Deity."
The Wang Ancestor's expression turned solemn. He thought that Jiang Xiu had hardly become a Demigod due to his youthful appearance and that he was merely at the initial stage. He didn't believe that Jiang Xiu could compete with him who had been a Demigod for 60 years. He really didn't expect that Jiang Xiu's insights were so profound that his attack was countered so easily.
"Alright!"
He roared with fury, standing there without moving, and let Jiang Xiu's sword chop at his skinny torso.
Ding!
A sharp and clear sound resounded, followed by him being blown away backward, but his chest was unhurt.
"Hmm?"
The sword in Jiang Xiu's hand was quite crude and didn't even have a sharp edge. A crack had appeared on the blade due to this attack. He speculated that the sword must have been a decoration item. But even so, it was strange. Jiang Xiu felt like he hadn't slashed at human flesh but rather at an iron panel.
"Are you amazed?"
The Wang Ancestor wore a smile on his face. It seemed like he felt very proud yet his eyes remained serene.
"Didn't you want to see my genuine strength?"
"Open your eyes wide and look then."
Crank! Crunk!
Creepy sounds of bones restructuring came out from the Wang Ancestor as his body expanded as if he was inflating.
"ARRRGGHHHH…"
His skin cracked open, vaguely revealing azure scales under it while he screamed in pain.
"This is…"
As Jiang Xiu and the Wang Ancestor exchanged blows, the people on the Bayview Platform felt that these two weren't human but rather gods who controlled the rivers and seas, creating storms as they wish.
They were stunned and fascinated. Everyone wished to become superhuman, an Immortal or a God.
All this was already enough to shock them, but the Wang Ancestor had actually begun to…
Transform!
The scale armor slowly became visible, bit by bit. The armor seemed to be made of fish scales yet also of some other beast, black mixed in among the azure scales. His pupils had become golden, and a row of sawteeth had sprouted on his shoulders.
He appeared just like a monster.
"OH MY GOD!"
Everyone was left dumbstruck after the Wang Ancestor revealed his genuine ability. If it weren't for seeing his human appearance before, they would have thought he was a monster.
The Old Madame was extremely excited, "Succeeded. The Old Ancestor has succeeded!"
The other people sucked in a cold breath, "Is this…"
Jiang Xiu smiled coldly. Deification, huh?
In fact, Jiang Xiu was currently in a deified state. His pitch-black eyes were his sign. The understanding Jiang Xiu had of the Divine Race wasn't something anyone on this planet could hope to reach, let alone the people here on the platform.
It was possible to arouse the potential of the divine race's bloodline of a human by staying for long durations in uninhabitable environments. The Wang Ancestor had chosen such a path. However, human bloodlines were really complicated. There were several thousand kinds of divine race bloodlines hidden inside the human genome, and there was a clear separation between the strong or weak ones. Therefore, it was quite vital to choose the right environment or else it'd end up as a mess. The reason that the Wang Ancestor had transformed into an inhuman monster-like state was that he awakened to an extremely low-level divine bloodline.
There were two ways to deduce whether that specific divinity was strong. One way is to look at the appearance. The purer the bloodline, the lesser the changes in their body and the second way is to look at the aura. The more archaic it is, the better.
These external ways are comparatively abstract as the most accurate way is to look at the Divine Regalia.
"The Old Ancestor has succeeded in Deification…"
Old Madame Wang couldn't contain her excitement. She finally realized why the Ancestor was completely fine after receiving Jiang Xiu's attack. This was the difference between an ordinary Demigod and a Demigod who had achieved Deification. The disparity was too much.
"Jiang Luoxia, you're done for."
"Hahahaha…"
Old Madame Wang laughed hysterically then gnashed her teeth in rage, "Xuehai, the Old Ancestor will crush the person who killed you and make him pay with his life."
"Are you astonished? Shocked? Afraid?"
"Don't you want to know how I accomplished this?"
"Kneel down and acknowledge me as your master. I'll tell you the method to achieve Deification afterward. You'll be able to obtain power similar to mine and stand above all ordinary humans. It's no problem for me to live another 300 years with my current body."
His words were full of enticement.
Any martial artist would've kowtowed to acknowledge him immediately.
"Hahaha…"
Jiang Xiu felt really awkward. The kind of divine race bloodline which the Wang Ancestor possessed was called the Servant Race on the Immortal Martial Continent. They were of the lower-class and could only be servants, stable keepers, or work in the mines. They were the lowest existences and didn't even have a chance to overturn their fate as they lacked innate talent, thus living a lowly life. And right now, the Wang Ancestor was feeling immensely pleased with himself after achieving such a level so Jiang Xiu couldn't help but feel awkward.
However, Jiang Xiu's smile turned indifferent soon after as a cold glint flashed in his eyes.
"Pitiful ant, you're just worthless trash thinking of yourself as someone extraordinary. You aren't even qualified to carry my master's shoes…"
Jiang Xiu never allowed anyone to insult his late master. In his view, his parents were the one who gave life to him, and his teacher was the one who gave him a second life.
"And you want this Deity to acknowledge you as master? You're courting death!"
Jiang Xiu took a step forwards then launched the sword out. It spiraled in the sky once, releasing a sword light above as it shot towards the Wang Ancestor.
"Don't waste your energy. You can't break my defense. This Deity won't die even if you kill me."
A second sword light was released by the sword.
A third sword light.
Fourth…
Fifth…
Countless sword lights appeared from the sword, forming a white chain spanning 10 meters in the sky as they shot towards the Wang Ancestor.
"What?"
The Wang Ancestor's expression turned solemn as he used all this cultivation to activate his scales to defend himself.
"Ding-Ding-Ding!"
That chain of sword lights struck the Wang Ancestor, releasing a storm of intense sounds similar to the sounds of hitting metal.
At this moment, the sword energy had covered the entire sky.
At this moment, the entire world howled in grief.
At this moment… It seemed like only that chain made of bright light existed in the world, covering both the heavens and the earth. The color drained from the faces of the people standing on the platform. They weren't witnessing martial arts… No, this was divine magic and an unprecedented battle.
"Die!"
The chain made of sword lights pierced all over the Wang Ancestor.
"This sword move can behead even True Gods, let alone someone like you."