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The ranks of gods vary in rank, and Horio Saburo was marked with a light blue circle on the list of gods.

The only thing he could accept was a lower-level godhood that emitted blue light.

There are requirements for being deified; the physical body doesn't matter, what matters is the soul!

Any creature with a strong enough will has the potential to receive a divine soul!

Saburo Horio's will to survive can be described as an obsession.

And it wasn't for himself, it was for his family.

Such unwavering determination is naturally the best choice.

Li Sheng quickly swiped through the list of divine souls and found the divine seat that Horio Saburo had reached his limit among the dazzling divine seats.

"This is it, the Divine Might General!"

"Canonize Saburo Horio, General Kamui!"

Golden light shone brightly in Li Sheng's eyes, and a phantom figure emerged from the Investiture of the Gods.

The golden phantom flickered uncertainly, as if it might vanish into thin air at any moment.

Suddenly, a golden light shot out from the Investiture of the Gods, making the phantom image more solid, and rushed into Horio Saburo's soul.

Li Sheng knew what the Investiture of the Gods had done; the golden light that shone out was drawn from the souls of Horio Saburo's wife and daughter.

"Your wife is amazing! Your daughter is amazing too!"

Li Sheng silently gave a thumbs up to the two women who had voluntarily sacrificed themselves.

They voluntarily offered their souls so that the Investiture of the Gods could save Horio Saburo; such a sacrifice deserves praise.

While feeling suffocated underground, Horio Saburo suddenly felt a surge of power within him.

His body was expanding uncontrollably, and the ropes and mud binding him were easily torn apart by his swollen flesh.

A large hand covered in red fur and with sharp claws burst out of the ground.

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Saburo Horio pushed the soil forcefully, digging himself out of the ground.

He didn't examine his body, and even though the red hair on his hands was so conspicuous, he had no interest in finding out why.

He frantically dug into the ground, trying to pull his wife and daughter out.

In his heart, if he could survive, then they could too!

His immense strength allowed him to easily plunge his hands into the soil, and he dug the land as quickly as an excavator.

But no matter how fast he dug, he couldn't keep up with the speed at which life slipped away.

The swelling flesh brought immense strength, and Horio Saburo easily dug his wife and daughter's bodies out of the deep pit.

"Reiko, Erina, wake up!"

Saburo Horio gently touched their cheeks, but received no response.

The sharp claws felt no warmth, and the body was as cold as snow.

His eyes, which had become bright and alert, showed no sign of his wife and daughters' chests rising and falling; they were not breathing.

Despite his tear-streaked face, he refused to give up, believing it must be temporary, a feigned death!

Saburo Horio placed his hand on his wife's chest and began to give her artificial respiration.

With a firm press of both hands, the crisp sound of bones cracking echoed loudly in the quiet night.

The sound, like a thunderclap, stunned the demons, leaving Horio Saburo frozen in place, completely at a loss.

Having just attained godhood, he was not yet able to control this sudden power in detail.

He was only thinking about performing artificial respiration, which required a lot of strength, but he completely forgot that his strength was no longer what it used to be.

With a forceful press, he broke all of his wife's ribs, leaving a large handprint on her chest!

Seeing this, Li Sheng, who had been dug out and thrown aside, twitched at the corner of his mouth and didn't know what to say.

Before mastering their own strength, they used excessive force to perform CPR.

You're lucky you didn't crush your wife's chest into a meat patty; you reacted quickly and pulled your strength back.

Otherwise, you could put your hand inside your wife's chest and perform CPR on her heart.

Saburo Horio remained silent, his hand leaving his wife's body and reaching out to his obedient daughter.

"Erina, I..."

Saburo Horio's hand froze in mid-air, tears streaming uncontrollably from his eyes.

He fears!

He was afraid that his hands might hurt his daughter's body again, just like before.

But he really wanted to hug his daughter!

If only I could turn back.

When this thought arose in Horio Saburo's mind, the red hair on his body began to dissipate, and his swollen muscles began to sag.

In just a moment, his body returned to its original state.

Saburo Horio looked at his hand in surprise; he had turned back to normal.

He quickly crawled to his daughter's side and began frantically performing artificial respiration.

Even though he broke his daughter's ribs as before, she still didn't breathe.

That's for sure. If they can be rescued, Li Sheng will turn around and run away.

The process of bestowing titles upon the gods was extremely costly; even though General Kamui of Horio Saburo was just one of the many generals in the Heavenly Court.

A low-ranking divine general of the third grade is not even qualified to enter the Lingxiao Palace.

But this is also a divine position, and the Investiture of the Gods doesn't have that much power to formally confer divine titles right now.

To keep things simple, only one godhood was created in the Investiture of the Gods, raising the upper limit of Horio Saburo's soul growth.

The power he is using now was given to him by his wife and daughter to save him.

He would give his soul to the Investiture of the Gods, which would then refine it and provide him with start-up capital.

Otherwise, someone who only has a divine position but no divine power would have no way to escape.

To transform, you need energy!

If he could use artificial respiration right now, he could save those two soulless bodies.

Then Li Sheng has to think about whether there are primordial gods in this world.

Should I seize the opportunity and run away before those local gods discover me?

Unable to save his wife and children, Horio Saburo wept uncontrollably. His tear-streaked face gradually calmed down, and a cold glint appeared in his eyes.

His wife died, and his daughter died.

Is he, as a husband and father, just going to sit here and cry like this?

"Mountain Flows Heart!"

Saburo Horio gritted his teeth and muttered the man's name.

With a goal in mind, Saburo Horio became invigorated, and red hair grew back on his body, giving him boundless strength.

He dug on the spot, marked a large tree, and buried the bodies of his wife and daughter under the tree.

Sharp claws slithered across the tree trunk, where Saburo Horio carved the names of his wife and daughter.

"Reiko, Erina, please forgive me for not being able to do better for you."

"Someone might come and bother you."

Looking at his body covered in red hair, Horio Saburo knew that something had changed about him.

He didn't know if this change was good or bad, but once people discovered that he could transform, many people would definitely come looking for him.

At that time, even the resting place of his wife and daughters will likely be hard-pressed to escape.

Never underestimate the evil in human nature!

After this incident, he has come to deeply understand the value of this statement.

They'd bring his whole family here and bury them alive just to get his property.

He dared not even imagine what those high-ranking officials and nobles would do after learning about the changes in him!

After burying his wife and daughter, Horio Saburo put Rei back into the pit, filled it with soil, and erected a tree branch as a tombstone.

He sincerely bowed three times to Li Sheng's grave, his heart filled with remorse.

In his eyes, Li Sheng, this young man, was implicated by his family, and he couldn't let him die in the wilderness.

However, he was busy chasing after his enemy and didn't have time to dig a separate grave for him, so he had to make do with this big pit.

With an intense killing intent emanating from him, Horio Saburo swiftly moved through the forest, chasing after Yamashita Ryushin.