After breaking up with my girlfriend, I became a Great Sage of the Demon Clan.

"Waaaaah..."

Beside Zhou Yan, the Samadhi Divine Wind surged up, and under its immense power, even the space itself became unstable, revealing streaks of black cracks.

"Bang bang bang..."

Large drops of Weak Water fell from the sky, accompanied by the Samadhi Divine Wind. The Weak Water was infinitely refined, and Zhou Yan could even see the refined Weak Water using the Samadhi Divine Wind as its power and the Weak Water as its blade, continuously torturing everything within its range while filling the surrounding area.

This is the highest level of the ancient immortal art of summoning wind and rain. The Samadhi Divine Wind and the Weak Water are mixed to form the Weak Water Divine Wind Blade, which cuts and destroys everything within its range.

This kind of damage is unbearable even for ordinary immortals, let alone powerful beings like Sun Wukong and Erlang Shen who have achieved sainthood through physical cultivation and possess incredibly strong bodies.

Under the damage from the Weak Water Divine Wind Blade, Zhou Yan's body was shattered in just a few seconds. Apart from a swaying spine, his legs and lower abdomen were gone.

Having reached this point, Zhou Yan had no choice but to reveal his mythical form. However, the Weak Water Divine Wind Blade, which could shred even a powerful being who had achieved sainthood through physical cultivation, was ultimately beyond what Zhou Yan's physical body could withstand. Even the original form of Bai Ze, when entangled by this wind blade, had clumps of white hair falling out and wounds constantly tearing open on its body.

In despair, Zhou Yan began to empower himself with his abilities such as the All-Seeing Eye, the All-Illusory, the All-Permissible, the One Thought Exists, and the Great Evolution.

By relying on the law of causality and the existence and non-existence of a single thought beyond the law of causality, Zhou Yan managed to persevere in this highest realm of commanding wind and rain.

Although his body was still getting more wounds, the speed of injury and recovery had finally reached a balance. In addition, Zhou Yan himself already possessed a godhood, and his physical strength was almost limitless. In this storm of wind and rain, he could hold out for almost an indefinite period of time.

Seeing that even the wind and rain couldn't catch this beast, a faint "humph" came from the midst of the Samadhi Divine Wind that filled the heavens and earth.

Zhou Yan's body stiffened instantly. His supernatural powers, which were originally used smoothly, now felt like he was carrying a mountain on his back. Looking around, everything was illusory, everything was permissible, and he could have or not have a single thought. His abilities, such as the Great Evolution, began to struggle.

Yinglong is vying for control of this land!

Previously, when Xiao Yanjun confronted Maitreya Buddha at Mount Ling, he directly seized control of a region and forcibly suppressed Maitreya Buddha's supernatural powers. Perhaps it was because Xiao Yanjun confronted Maitreya Buddha that Zhou Yan had the opportunity to capture Maitreya Buddha's disciple, Huang Mei Tong Zi, who had the cultivation of a Bodhisattva.

However, at that time, Little Yama had the selfless help of Ksitigarbha, and Maitreya Buddha was able to suppress Little Yama's side when facing two opponents and outnumbered. On this side, Zhou Yan only had himself, a wicked beast. After Yinglong directly took control of this area, the effect of Zhou Yan's supernatural powers rapidly declined, and the wounds on his body began to outpace the speed of recovery.

Within a few breaths, Zhou Yan was covered in wounds, some of which were so deep that the bone was visible.

Three couldn't hold on any longer.

Yinglong flipped the table; he'd gone too far.

Wu Zhouyan hugged the little dragon girl beside him and plunged into the sea, which was unaffected by the Samadhi Divine Wind and the Weak Water.

"Pfft..."

Large amounts of white foam flew past Zhou Yan's eyes.

The gentle seawater covered every inch of Zhou Yan's body, but the seawater didn't keep him covered for long before his feet slipped and his body began to fall faster.

"Boom..."

Covered in blood and with half his hair shaved off, Zhou Yan fell onto a white platform.

Zhou Yan, who was in a bit of pain from the fall, staggered to his feet, and a huge shadow loomed over his head.

Zhou Yan, whose head was half covered in blood, looked up.

The young man saw Yinglong, who was smiling happily with the corners of his mouth turned up.

Zhou Yan pursed his lips.

Yinglong placed its dragon claw on Zhou Yan's head, rubbing its palm against him while asking a teasing question.

"Bai Ze, you seem to be injured. You're bleeding a lot. Who was the ungrateful and audacious guy who hurt you?"

Yinglong moved its claws off Zhou Yan's head and grabbed the little dragon girl in Zhou Yan's arms.

"Since you helped me find my fragments..."

The little dragon girl, who had been captured by Yinglong, shuddered and then opened her eyes.

Yinglong placed the little creature on his back and then looked at Zhou Yan.

"...I can beat someone up for you and help you get revenge, no problem."

Chapter Four: Samantabhadra

Zhou Yan slowly got up. As he got up, his wounds healed rapidly, the bloodstains faded, and the white fur that had been stuck together with blood loosened. When Zhou Yan stood up completely, all his wounds had healed, and his fur was fluffy and snow-white. He was no longer the bloody, dirty, and ugly person he had been just before.

Zhou Yan said bitterly.

"You know Yinglong, the man who beat me up. He's a petty, disgusting, ugly, filthy, and foul-smelling..."

Yinglong exuded a killing intent that could make Zhou Yan feel pain on his skin. Zhou Yan didn't even need to use his danger perception; he could sense it intuitively just by standing next to Yinglong.

Given Yinglong's familiarity with Zhou Yan, Zhou Yan was completely convinced that this was a warning from the mother dragon.

Zhou Yan thought for a moment, then suppressed his amusement and shut his mouth.

Although he often gets tricked by a playful attitude, Zhou Yan is still able to maintain that attitude when it comes to important moments.

Yinglong narrowed his eyes.

"Speak, continue... Explain clearly so I can avenge you and tear your enemy to pieces!"

When the mother dragon said "tear him to pieces," her tone became much stronger. Moreover, the target of this tone was not that "enemy." Zhou Yan could feel that when Yinglong said "tear him to pieces," the malice was focused on him.

Damn it... A wise person knows when to yield, so I'll tolerate you this once.

Zhou Yan changed the subject.

"Everything before was fake. The one who hurt me was a goddess who was elegant, beautiful, intelligent, kind and virtuous."

Yinglong bowed down with satisfaction.

"Oh, is that so? Wait, since she's such a beautiful and gentle goddess, how could she hurt you, little guy? Did you do something wrong?"

Zhou Yan really hated that his awakening level wasn't high enough, otherwise he could have finished spewing insults at Yinglong and run away.

Zhou Yan gritted his teeth and said.

"Probably, maybe I had some grudge against 'it' in my past life."

Yinglong gently patted Zhou Yan's head.

"It's okay, I'll put in a good word for you later and make sure He won't blame you anymore. See how good I am to you?"

"Then I really have to thank you, Lady Yinglong."

"No need to thank me, it's what I should do. What kind of relationship do we have? We're old comrades-in-arms."

The part of Yinglong that held the little dragon girl behind him began to turn yellowish-brown. This unusual change made Zhou Yan swallow the sarcastic words that were already on his lips.

Zhou Yan opened Yinglong's attribute panel and was surprised to find that the female dragon's awakening level had increased from 95% to 98%, and Yinglong's strength attribute had reached ∞ with this 3% increase.

When Zhou Yan saw that Yinglong only had 95% awakening, he felt something was wrong. This Yinglong was the one that appeared at the beginning of the world. It had neither been reincarnated nor was it a descendant of those divine beasts that appeared at the beginning of the world. It was the kind that still needed to develop its bloodline.

How could Yinglong, the source of the bloodline, only have a 95% awakening rate?

Now that Zhou Yan has seen the changes on Yinglong's back, he thinks for a moment and realizes that Yinglong's awakening, or rather its bloodline, must have been shattered in the last great calamity.

The little dragon girl he was holding must be one of these fragments that flew out of the main world.

Seeing Zhou Yan's expression, Ying Long explained.

"Most reincarnated true gods are unable to reach the level of full bloodline development. As for the reason, you see it now, don't you?"

Zhou Yan understood.

"Did the last great calamity shatter the divine essence of the true god?"

True gods all possess divine status, which grants them a conceptual level of immortality. So, Zhou Yan now understands what kind of great calamity would be needed to cause these true gods to perish one by one.

These true gods who died had their divine essence shattered. Not only their divine essence, but their worlds were also shattered. Some fragments of their divine essence should have also left with other fragmented worlds.

This also explains why Lin Anru, Leng Qing, and others possess a portion of the fragmented world's memories each time they return from the fragmented world.

This is a kind of completion; the original fragmented individual has been merged.

"You should know this even if I don't say it."

Yinglong lay down and closed his eyes, as if he was about to sleep.

"Bai Ze, if you don't complete your bloodline and divine status, you will never become the Bai Ze you once were."

"Since you helped me find a part of myself, I can tell you the world where your fragment is located..."

Ying Long took a deep breath and then exhaled. Zhou Yan could clearly sense that Ying Long was suppressing something. It couldn't possibly be a negative emotion like fear. Zhou Yan suspected that Ying Long was holding back laughter.

The information this guy provided could put him in a very awkward situation.

“Go to Pudu Temple, where Samantabhadra Bodhisattva resides. There is a fragment of you there. Once you find your fragment, you will make great progress in both supernatural powers and magical abilities.”

"Ah……"

Zhou Yan thought of Guanyin.

When Guanyin was about to go find the Eight Treasures Merit Water in the Purple Bamboo Grove, she specifically mentioned that the Third Prince was in the Eight Treasures Merit Pool and that she should be careful.

This proves one thing: Guanyin is not a frivolous person. This great Bodhisattva has a kind heart. If she were to help, she would even point out that there was a pit there.

But Yinglong wasn't like Guanyin. Just from the fact that Yinglong had called him after taking the Plain Cloud Banner and said that the Queen Mother of the West was still alive, Zhou Yan knew that this bastard really enjoyed seeing him get tricked.

So when Zhou Yan actually went to save Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, he was really afraid that after saving her, he would be betrayed by Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, who would call him a "white-haired beast."

Zhou Yan didn't know if he had offended Samantabhadra Bodhisattva in the past, but thinking about his past, he probably had.

Even if it weren't for Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, there would probably be other things that would oppose him.

Yinglong is not trustworthy. Besides, even if he can't reach full awakening level, his escape ability is maxed out. Zhou Yan estimated that once he reaches over 90% awakening level, he can evade the pursuit of a god like Yinglong. He can definitely escape even if he can't defeat someone below the Heavenly Emperor level.

So I foolishly stepped into the trap set by Yinglong.

"I see."

Zhou Yan turned and left.

"I will go and save Samantabhadra Bodhisattva when I have time."

Zhou Yan ascended into the void, returning from the Taiyuan Realm to the real sea area.

Lying on the ground, Si Yinglong's eyes were narrowed to a slit, and after watching Zhou Yan leave, they closed again. (←〃)

……

Zhou Yan returned to the surface of the sea from underwater.

When Zhou Yan came down before, the sea was filled with the Weak Water Divine Wind Blades, which could kill even gods. The world was dark and deep, as if the whole world was about to be destroyed. Now that he has returned, the sky is clear and the sun is shining brightly.

The weather is beautiful.

Chapter Five Witness

Conference Room 3002, 30th Floor, Times Building, Zhongzhou City.

Zhu Jiuyin sat at the front of the conference room, propping his face up with one hand and flipping through a paper document in his hand.

Standing before Zhujiuyin were more than thirty shareholders of the Zhujiuyin Company.

A shareholder wearing gold-rimmed glasses, to the left of Zhu Jiuyin, stood up and spoke.

"As you all know, our company's stock has recently fallen by 13%."

Several other shareholders then spoke up.

"Chairman, I hope you can provide an explanation regarding your family's situation."

"There have been a lot of rumors about you lately, which has caused our company's stock to... drop quite a bit."

"Chairman, I think you could talk to your family."

Zhu Jiuyin's charming and alluring eyes swept over the company shareholders below.

Zhu Jiuyin allowed his crony family members to spread rumors everywhere. Because it involved the chairman of a super beautiful multinational company, the rumors coming out of Zhu Jiuyin's crony family members became a hot topic for countless media outlets to report.

A bad reputation is useless. In the United States of East Xia, a child molestation can cause a member of Congress to lose his position and job, and some fabricated charges can cause the stock price of a large company to drop.

The law is the bottom line of morality, but that doesn't mean you're safe as long as you don't break the law. There's always public opinion above morality.

As a result, after major media outlets reported on Zhujiuyin's scandals, the stock price of the multinational company controlled by Zhujiuyin fell for a month, dropping by 13%.

During this period, Zhu Jiuyin completely relinquished control of his company and devoted himself entirely to overseeing the progress of the villa construction in Dahuang Village.

Zhu Jiuyin ignored the issue, but the other major shareholders got anxious and held a board meeting today to discuss how to deal with the stock price decline.

The solution was simple: most shareholders suggested bribing the media to whitewash the situation or finding celebrities to have affairs to divert public attention.

Public opinion is terrifying, but it is also easy to manipulate.

After listening to his shareholders' opinions, Zhu Jiuyin said nonchalantly.

"Okay, call the logistics department over and have them put in a good word for us with the media in Zhongzhou City."