The sky was gloomy, the day had not yet dawned, and thick dark clouds hung over the river. In the river, carp as big as small boats leapt out of the water, their scales glinting in the dim light. Countless creatures in the river jumped and played in the waves, as if they were holding a grand celebration.

  Yan Luo Niang and Yan Lao Die had their hands tied behind them, with the altar table behind them, as well as several hundred people who made a living in the Xi Chun Wan river area, more than last time. Each face was heavy with fear.

  The temple of the river god collapsed on one side of the wall under the impact of a dozen or so big men, and after another moment, the entire temple of the river god collapsed with a loud crash.

  The carp spirit laughed loudly, its huge tail swishing back and forth, stirring up massive waves that seemed to be on the verge of capsizing the river. The water in the river was so abundant that it overflowed onto the banks, where it danced and splashed with joy, a dense and endless expanse that stretched as far as the eye could see.

  Hundreds of people in front of the River God Temple were shocked and frightened, kneeling down to the ground one after another, constantly kowtowing and chanting "River God, calm your anger, River God, calm your anger..."

  Only the carp spirit's head emerged from the clouds, the clouds rolled and churned, and was about to transform into a vast and turbulent river. It was originally a spiritual creature in the river, having cultivated for a hundred years, and now it had gained people's faith, being called the River God, then the position of the River God in this section of the river would be taken by it.

  Just as the carp spirit was about to become a divine symbol and attain the position of river god, a loud roar suddenly echoed from the sky.

  "You dare to peep at the River God's position, you're looking for death." The voice was piercing, as if it burst out from the chest cavity, tearing through the throat and shattering the void.

  Everyone looked up and saw a man in green clothes flying through the air like a falling leaf, coming from afar, and in an instant he was already above the River God Temple.

  As he got closer, he finally saw clearly that the person was Chen Jing, the River God of Huan Chun Wan. He only saw that his face was pale and there were bloodstains at the corner of his mouth.

  He was still in the air, when he suddenly shouted loudly: "The River God of Embroidered Spring is borrowing the Green Screen Mountain for a moment." This voice was like a thunderclap on a clear sky, exhausting all the strength in Chen Jing's heart. As soon as he shouted, fresh blood gushed out from his eyes, ears, mouth, nose and eyes.

  As his voice fell, the sky suddenly became windy and cloudy, and the wind and clouds transformed into a illusory mountain that descended from the heavens. A divine light hung down from the summit of the mountain, but Chen Jing did not raise his head. He felt that a mountain had appeared on the riverbed, lush and dense, with one peak standing out particularly clearly. Suppressing the almost collapsed riverbed, a patch of green light flowed into the river, while Chen Jing's internal energy surged like it was born from thin air.

  The crowd in front of the River God Temple widened their eyes and watched as Chen Jing descended from mid-air, his sword flashing brightly as it stabbed downwards.

  A simple linen robe, yet exuding an air of dignified majesty.

  The carp spirit in the river is at a critical moment when it is about to become a god. The monster let out a loud cry, and a huge wave rose with the sound, simultaneously spitting out a huge air bubble, which rushed towards Chen Jing along with the wave. Chen Jing did not dodge or evade, stabbing his sword into the wave, but the wave and the carp spirit's magical air bubble suddenly burst open in an instant.

  The carp spirit was greatly shocked, and it did not dare to make another move under the pressure of Chen Jing's sword that fell from high altitude. It swished its tail and immediately dived into the depths of the river. However, Chen Jing did not stop his attack as he had done before. He saw him stabbing straight into the river with his sword. A huge wave was stirred up, and the fish and shrimp on the surface of the river fled in all directions in a panic.

  Previously, Chen Jing did not enter the water because his own magical powers were weak, and once he entered the water, he was afraid of being buried in the belly of a fish. Now it's different, with the magical powers of Cuiping Mountain, he only feels that the magical powers in his body are endless, as if they can't be exhausted or used up.

  He was originally the river god of this section, as long as he had magical powers, in the river it would naturally be like walking on flat ground, water spells and aquatic escape techniques moved with his heart. He hated the carp spirit for stealing his divine position and flooding his temple. The sword that had been worshipped for many years was full of murderous aura, chasing after the carp spirit to the depths of the river section.

  The carp spirit has been cultivating in this river for a hundred years, and although its magical powers are deep, it doesn't know any high-level divine magic spells, but only some instinctive skills to stir up waves. Now being chased by Chen Jing to the depths of the river bottom, feeling the piercing killing intent behind him, his heart is filled with fear.

  This is because Chen Jing's power is borrowed, if Chen Jing had already obtained the spiritual power of this river segment, he could have suppressed the carp spirit with a reverse hand, which has nothing to do with the height of his power, but only because Chen Jing is the river god of Xiuchun Bay. The river god dominates one region and obtains the faith and spiritual power of one region, and can be called a divine domain. In the divine domain, all living beings must return to the god's governance.

  "River God grandfather spare my life, I am willing to surrender and serve under River God grandfather's command." The carp spirit said in a frightened tone.

  Chen Jing let out a furious hum, but didn't bother to respond. The body that was following the Carp Spirit suddenly disappeared into the water, just like snow melting into the river, flowing with the waves, and transforming into nothingness - this was indeed one of the River God's specialties.

  The carp spirit felt the killing intent behind it disappear, and when it turned its head back, a cold sword light had already pierced into its eyes and straight into its brain.

  "Ah……" The carp demon let out a miserable cry, but it also suddenly went mad, its entire body's magical powers surging up, stirring up wave after wave of dark currents. However, at this moment, he seemed like a drowning person, while Chen Jing instead seemed to have become the water in the river, elusive and impossible to attack.

  The crowd in front of the River God Temple did not disperse, but instead grew larger. In just a moment, the people who came later learned about Chen Jing's pursuit and killing of the Carp Spirit. The river surface was turbulent, with dark waves surging out from the depths of the water, forming huge splashes.

  Among the waves, there was murky mud and sand. Before long, a crimson mass suddenly appeared in the river water. The crimson dispersed with the waves, and in the blink of an eye, a large area of the river water had been dyed red.

  "Whoa..."

  A huge wave surged up to the sky, and a giant carp as big as a small boat flew out of the water. The crowd was shocked, and in an instant, they thought: "The carp spirit has won."

  Just as he was about to worship, he found that under the carp spirit, there was a person holding up the giant carp spirit with one hand. He walked in mid-air, his footsteps empty, and his coarse linen clothes were not wet at all.

  Step by step, in just a few steps, he had already arrived above the River God Temple.

  "Boom!"

  The corpse of the Carp Spirit was still on the collapsing River God Temple, while Chen Jing himself descended into the air and stood quietly on the corpse of the Carp Spirit. With a glance around, his divine power was awe-inspiring.

  Everyone kowtowed and shouted loudly for the River God, as if they were afraid that Chen Jing would get angry and bring them bad luck.

  The mountain that was pressing down on the riverbed in Chen Jing's soul has disappeared, and all of the Carp Spirit's magical powers have been swallowed up by the riverbed. The originally dry and cracked riverbed is now moist, and mud is forming, and before long, a layer of river water appears again. Unseen, it seems as if countless small streams are converging into the riverbed.

  "This carp demon took advantage of my initial weakness, committed treason and caused chaos among the people. Now it has been executed by me. I want to use its scales as tiles and bones as beams, but I don't know who is willing to help me rebuild the River God Temple." Chen Jing stood on the corpse of the carp demon, looked around and said loudly.

  The crowd looked at each other, seemingly communicating and contemplating. Just as they turned their heads back, more than a dozen people stood up, indicating their willingness to rebuild the River God Temple. These dozen or so people were precisely those who had demolished the River God Temple earlier. They feared Chen Jing's blame, but now they took the initiative to make amends, wanting to redeem themselves by making good on their past mistakes.

  Chen Jing finished speaking, looked around and saw the people kneeling down in front of him, took a deep breath, slowly exhaled, then leaped up and flew into the Jian River.

  Chen Jingru retreated into the river, and on the riverbank, the construction of the River God Temple began. As time passed, the waves lapped against the shore, and before long, half a month had gone by. The River God Temple was almost completed, and the tribal elder who had previously ordered its destruction came every day to personally direct its construction.

  The carp spirit's scales were the size of roof tiles, piece by piece, just right for making tiles. The fish vertebrae that shone with a faint luster were used to make the main beam, and the smaller bones were used to make the smaller beams.

  Only the scales of this carp spirit were dark and heavy as iron, with some golden scales placed aside. The temple gate was made of fish jawbone, arched in shape. Chen Jing let the village elder distribute the fish meat, but many people didn't dare to take it. Chen Jing's face sank, yet he insisted that each person take a couple of catties back home.

  Awe can also give people faith. The carp spirit, even with its threatening manner, almost scattered the god Chen Jing, who had received the heavenly edict, from his position.

  After the temple was completed, the clan leader organized another sacrifice, with three animals and six domesticated animals, all present in full. The scene was grand. People from nearby villages came, at least five or six hundred people. Chen Jing was not in the temple of the river god, where there was only a statue, wearing a Taoist robe, with a long sword hanging from his waist, holding a dark wooden staff in his right hand. His eyes gazed down at the turbulent waters of the Jian River below the mountain, his eyebrows and eyes shining brightly, his eyes full of majesty, with a hint of murderous intent hidden within.

  The person who carved the statue also saw Chen Jing killing the Carp Spirit at that time. In his heart, Chen Jing was then a formidable and intimidating figure, so he left a deep impression on him. In fact, it's not just him, others are the same.

  The embroidered spring bow carp spirit's cave was rough and lacked beauty, but it was built on top of the river eye. Thick spiritual energy emerged from the river eye and dispersed into the river domain. Chen Jing floated beside the river eye.

  A river appeared on his head, which at first glance seemed to be just a section of a long river. At this time, however, there was only one-third of the water in the river, and above it was a fine rain that fell into the river in a flurry.

  Outside the cave, a group of creatures from the Embroidered Spring River domain were hiding in the mud, quietly waiting for Chen Jing to come out.

  Chen Jing slowly opened his eyes, and his pupils seemed to have a surging river. In the blink of an eye, he could see the entire river segment in the Dōng Fǔ. He didn't seem to make any movements, but suddenly spat out a syllable from his mouth, and his body melted like ice, disappearing into the water. However, outside the Dōng Fǔ, a person slowly appeared in the river, from blurry to clear, who was Chen Jing himself. Only when he looked closely did he realize that only a few had truly opened their spiritual intelligence to become demons, while most were still in a state of confusion, only knowing how to seek benefits and avoid harm, following the intentions of the strong.

  Chen Jing looked at them, and couldn't help but think that back then they were flaunting their power in their own temple. He took a deep breath and said coldly: "This deity has received the heavenly edict of the Jade Emperor, the Great Deity of the Heavenly Court, and the River God's symbol. The carp spirit had offended this deity's divine authority when it first obtained its position, and now it has been punished. Although you have made mistakes, I won't hold it against you. But if anyone dares to defy my will in the future, I will strip off their scales, extract their tendons and bones, and suppress their spirit, making them unable to live or die."