Even if Lu Jian hadn't mentioned the appearance of a master, Sun Sihai and Sun Cheng knew one would surely show up, and a powerful one at that. Such a display of power was far beyond what a Nascent Soul cultivator like Lu Jian could contend with. Otherwise, the young models in the villa wouldn't have all fallen unconscious at the same time, and the world wouldn't have fallen so silent.
However, Sun Sihai never dreamed that the visitor would be Chen Nan. He truly hadn't expected Chen Nan to come, let alone possess such terrifying strength.
Just then, the villa door let out a crisp click, as if someone was opening it from the inside. It wasn't just the villa door being opened; it was Yama, the King of Hell, opening the gates of the underworld for them!
The next moment, Chen Nan, with a cigarette in his mouth, appeared with He Shanshan holding his arm. Seeing Chen Nan's familiar face, Sun Sihai's heart felt as if it stopped beating. It was him. It was really him. Chen Nan had returned, and he was here for revenge!
Sun Sihai's body trembled, intense fear and unease making him unable to sit still. Especially seeing that He Shanshan had regained her former appearance, it deeply provoked him. He never imagined Chen Nan's medical skills could be so miraculous.
Chen Nan spoke, "Old Sun... no, I should call you Mr. Sun now, right?"
Sun Sihai instinctively swallowed, suppressing his unease, and replied, "Mr. Chen is too kind. I'm always yours, you can call me whatever you like."
*Slap!* Chen Nan’s palm sent Sun Sihai spitting blood, flying backward like a dead dog. He crashed heavily onto the ground, blood spewing from his mouth, groaning in pain. Chen Nan picked his ear with his pinky and couldn't help but ask, "What did you say just now?"
"'Always yours'?"
"Did I hear that correctly?"
"You, Mr. Sun, are a high and mighty figure, the underground king of Jizhou."
"How dare I, who am I, to possess a dog like you who can never be satisfied?"
Sun Sihai, enduring the pain, stood up with a contorted expression, "Chen Nan, do you really think this is still your era?" He spat fiercely, "You think you can kill me?"
"If that's what you believe, then you underestimate me, Sun Sihai!"
"I, Sun Sihai, am not what I used to be."
As he spoke, he subtly signaled Lu Jian beside him. Lu Jian crossed his arms and said indifferently, "Mr. Chen, out of consideration for the kindness you once showed me, I advise you not to be ungrateful."
"If you leave now,"
"I can spare your life."
"Otherwise, next year on this day will be your death anniversary."
"Although you were once far superior to me,"
"But,"
"I, Lu, have not wasted my time in the two years you've been gone."
"I have now reached the sixth layer of Nascent Soul cultivation."
"My strength is more than enough to crush you, wouldn't you agree?"
Perhaps Chen Nan's strength was formidable, but he was no longer the Lu Jian of the past. A Nascent Soul cultivator possessed the power to roam freely in the mortal world, let alone with a spirit weapon in hand. What difficulty would there be in killing Chen Nan? While Chen Nan's entrance was dramatic, for a Nascent Soul expert, instantly incapacitating mortals was hardly anything remarkable. He himself could achieve the same.
"Ungrateful?" Chen Nan looked at him with disbelief. "Lu Jian, Lu Jian."
"Have you forgotten who saved you when you first entered prison?"
"Who guided your cultivation?"
"If I hadn't pointed you in the right direction, could you have embarked on the path of cultivation?"
Lu Jian's expression remained indifferent. "Precisely because of that, I am sparing your life today."
Chen Nan laughed in anger. He had traversed the immortal realm, becoming its lord. He thought he had seen all sorts of storms, yet now, he was speechless. Right. They were sparing his life out of past kindness. This was more than just repaying a debt; it was a bestowed favor!
Seeing Chen Nan's silence, Sun Sihai assumed he was intimidated by Lu Jian's aura. A cold sneer crept onto his face. "My brother is right."
"We in the underworld worship Lord Guan. We value loyalty above all else."
"I don't deny that you've been kind to us brothers."
"But with that slap just now, we are even."
*Slap!* Chen Nan sent him flying again. A monstrous rage erupted from him.
"Sun Sihai, you have the audacity to talk about loyalty?"
"Do you know that by uttering the word 'loyalty', you are the greatest insult to those very words?"
"Have you forgotten who turned you from a petty hoodlum into the boss of Nancheng?"
"Your glory, wealth, and status, all of it was given by me!"
"Without me, what the hell are you?"
His eyes were filled with hatred. If it weren't for Lu Jian's sake back then, he would never have allowed Sun Sihai to be his dog, nor would he have supported him to become the boss of Nancheng District. Yet, he never imagined that after he left, this dog would bite him so viciously.
"And,"
"Who was it that enabled your debauchery and nightly revelries?"
"If I hadn't cured your 'Heavenly Impotence,' you'd still be a eunuch!"
"Not to mention you harming Sister Shanshan and absconding with fifty billion in wealth."
"Do you really think I, Chen Nan, can be bullied by you?"
Sun Sihai spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes ferocious. "It is precisely because you have been kind to me that I've said so much."
"But since you are ungrateful, then die!"
"Lu Jian, kill him!"
He directly ordered Lu Jian. Lu Jian unleashed the aura of a Nascent Soul expert. "Chen Nan, I gave you a chance, but you didn't seize it!"
"Then you die!"
With that, he exhaled a powerful sword energy. It was like a streak of rainbow, fast as lightning, slicing through the void, aiming for Chen Nan's neck.
Witnessing this, Sun Sihai wore a ferocious smile. The sixth layer of Nascent Soul cultivation was very strong. Not to mention Lu Jian also possessed a spirit weapon. Could this level of cultivation, with such a configuration, not be more than enough to kill Chen Nan?
*Clang!* Just as Sun Sihai and Lu Jian believed Chen Nan was doomed, the long sword struck Chen Nan's neck with a clear impact. The blade then shattered into countless pieces.
*Pfft!* Lu Jian spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes filled with deep horror. This weapon of his was a genuine spirit artifact! But who would have thought it would shatter after striking Chen Nan's neck? Sun Sihai beside him was even more dumbfounded, a speechless shock rising within him.
Can someone tell me, what in the world just happened? Why did that spirit artifact shatter?
Chen Nan's gaze was indifferent. "Your strength is far from enough to kill me."
"However, I am willing to give you the chance to kill me."
Saying that, he pointed a finger from a distance. A surge of immortal energy was injected into Lu Jian's body. His cultivation skyrocketed like a rocket, directly ascending from Nascent Soul to the peak of the Great Ascension stage.
Lu Jian's eyes went blank, then he let out a heart-wrenching scream, "With a casual finger from you, I became a peak Great Ascension expert?"