Chapter 238: Jiang Shanhai's Choice

From beneath Canlie's golden dragon mask came a chilling, terrifying laugh.

That echo reverberated through the hall, making people's skin crawl.

He calmly looked at Jiang Shanhai and said in a threatening tone, 'My purpose is naturally simple.'

'Using your son's life, I will force you to lead the Gods' Dominion Sect into submission.'

Upon hearing this, Jiang Suan and A Jiao, who were hanging from the beams, desperately struggled.

Their eyes showed firm resolve, trying to tell Jiang Shanhai with their gaze and body language not to yield because of them.

Canlie merely gave a cold snort upon seeing that.

He casually pinched two balls of spiritual power, flicked his fingertips, and the balls shot like meteors toward Jiang Suan and A Jiao.

'Bang!'

The two spirit power balls slammed heavily into them.

Having no cultivation, they could not resist; another mouthful of blood spurted out, and their breath grew extremely weak.

'How about it? My offer is quite tempting, isn't it?'

Canlie's gaze returned to Jiang Shanhai, and he said leisurely.

Jiang Shanhai's face was expressionless; after a moment of silence, he said word by word, 'Although I am not very capable, for the greater good of the Mysterious Yellow Continent, I can sacrifice my kin.'

His voice was firm and decisive, as if proclaiming an unshakable resolve.

Hearing this, Canlie merely smiled faintly and said, 'Is that so?'

Jiang Shanhai nodded and said, 'Exactly!'

'Hahaha!'

Canlie suddenly burst into wild laughter; his laugh rolled like thunder, shaking the hall's walls slightly and causing the hanging lights to sway.

'I say you can't do it, and you definitely won't!'

Jiang Shanhai persevered: 'Since I have said it, I will surely do it…'

His words had not yet faded.

Canlie angrily stomped the ground; a terrifying force surged out like a volcanic eruption, instantly pressing down on Jiang Shanhai.

'Crack!'

The ground beneath Jiang Shanhai's feet cracked like a spiderweb, countless fissures spreading outward.

His body bent slightly, and large beads of sweat rolled down his forehead.

Yet he gritted his teeth, stubbornly enduring, his gaze locked firmly with Canlie's.

'Sect Leader Jiang, do you think you can withstand this?'

Canlie stepped down from the throne, his dark aura growing ever denser, as if seeking to devour the entire hall.

'Before this power of mine, your resistance is futile.'

Jiang Shanhai's face showed strain; this force was indeed extremely strong.

Canlie continued, 'I'll give you one more chance: submit to the Unceasing Sect, and I will spare your son's life; otherwise…'

His voice cut off, his eyes revealing endless killing intent.

At the same time.

Canlie's hands flicked like night phantoms.

The black demonic energy swirling around him instantly condensed into two sinister black blades.

The blades emitted a sharp whistling sound and, with lightning speed, seized Jiang Suan and A Jiao's necks.

Their pupils contracted sharply; their faces turned livid, and their eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets.

They frantically scratched at their necks, their nails gouging bloody tracks across their skin.

Their legs kicked wildly in the air, uncontrolled.

Their bodies trembled like candles in the wind, the anguish on their faces twisting into the likeness of hellish demons.

Canlie looked down coldly at Jiang Shanhai.

A cruel curve lifted the corner of his mouth as he spoke each word, seeming to come from the Ninefold Hell: 'I will count three numbers.'

'If you still refuse, I will first kill them, then take your life, and finally make everyone in the Gods' Dominion Sect suffer a painful price for your foolishness, burying them with you!'

His words were laced with intense killing intent, like daggers stabbing deep into Jiang Shanhai's heart.

In a corner of the hall, Li Tianyuan, Chu Xiong, and Yang Cheng stood with arms crossed, relaxed.

Li Tianyuan's mouth curled in a mocking smile, his eyes gleaming with schadenfreude.

Chu Xiong narrowed his eyes slightly, calculation flashing in his gaze.

Yang Cheng occasionally licked his lips, as if anticipating a bloody feast.

They stood apart, as if everything unfolding before them were merely a splendid farce.

Canlie's voice sounded like repeated hammer blows, striking the death countdown bell, full of threat as he spoke a number.

'Three!'

The immense power contained in Canlie's voice.

It seemed to carry substantial weight, like a towering mountain pressing down, leaving everyone breathless.

The air in the hall seemed to freeze instantly, and everyone could clearly hear their own violent heartbeats.

'Two!'

Canlie's face was expressionless; his icy gaze swept over Jiang Shanhai's face as he continued counting mechanically.

Jiang Shanhai's forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat, like tiny streams trickling down his cheeks.

His inner turmoil churned like an overturned sea; his eyes fixed on his suffering son and A Jiao, his heart feeling as if pierced by countless needles, almost suffocating from pain.

Jiang Suan's desperate gaze and A Jiao's trembling body struck his heart like heavy hammers.

At the same time, his mind was in turmoil, and he began to weigh the pros and cons.

Not long ago, the sect's patriarch suddenly decided to submit to a seemingly ordinary sect peak master, Lin Yang.

In his eyes, Lin Yang possessed neither powerful treasures nor astonishing cultivation.

His conduct was even more low-key, making him hard to fathom.

Whoever looked at him wouldn't think he was a capable strongman.

He couldn't understand why the patriarch would submit to this person.

Now, after such contemplation, perhaps the patriarch truly made a wrong choice due to his advanced age.

In contrast, the radiant Can Lie displayed immense strength in every gesture, and behind him stood the colossal Voidless Gate as his backing.

Li Tianyuan had previously declared that the unification of the Mysterious Yellow Continent by the Voidless Gate was an unstoppable trend.

Now, after his contemplation, he too arrived at this conclusion.

Moreover, for the sake of his son and Ah Jiao's lives, and to ensure the Divine Spirit Sect could survive in this turbulent situation.

The scales in his heart began to gradually tilt.

After a painful struggle.

He gritted his teeth and decided to defy the patriarch's order.

After all, the patriarch is advanced in age, so it's inevitable that he might make mistakes in judgment.

And he, as the current sect master of the Divine Spirit Sect,

must bear responsibility for the sect's future.

and also bear responsibility for the lives of all members of the Divine Spirit Sect at present.

Thinking of this, Jiang Shan Hai slowly lowered his head, his heart filled with mixed emotions, his voice slightly trembling as he said: "I... I am willing to submit to you."

Can Lie, hearing this, immediately raised his head and burst into loud laughter.

His laughter rolled like thunder, echoing long in the hall.

He said lightly: "You have made an extremely correct choice; welcome to join my command, Can Lie!"

"From now on, you are a member of my Voidless Gate."