Berserk God of War

As for the word ”Grandma,” of course it was Ba Lian who insisted that Sikong Jing call her that. Since he already calls her husband Soul Dominator Grandpa, naturally he has to call her Grandma, otherwise she’d get very angry.

And as for this, Sikong Jing naturally had no hang‑ups at all.

With Sikong Jing’s words, the two of them both fixed their gazes and said solemnly, ”You must be careful. Keeping yourself alive is the most important thing.”

To this, Sikong Jing of course made a heavy promise that he would protect himself well, then he stepped out of Teng Mansion’s small secret realm.

At this moment, the aura on Sikong Jing’s body had already reached the King’s Fifth Realm.

He was only one step away from the Venerable Realm.

Over these twenty‑odd days of Dao Inquiry, Venerable Ba Lian and Murong Jianyun had also given Sikong Jing a lot of inspiration; he was now only one step away from fully comprehending the Ice Eternal Mystic Turtle’s meridians.

Back then the Divine Turtle had said that the Ice Eternal Mystic Turtle’s meridians were only at the Early Stage Holy Martial, but in reality they were at the Second Stage of Holy Martial.

Of course, in the eyes of Fierce Beasts and Divine Beasts, the Second Stage of Holy Martial can still only be considered the Early Stage Holy Martial... and as long as he fully comprehends the Ice Eternal Mystic Turtle’s meridians, he might be able to reach the Venerable Realm.

At the same time, he had another set of Holy Martial Meridians that had been upgraded—it was precisely the Dark Winged Dragon Eagle’s meridians.

Over these twenty‑odd days, the Holy Martial Dark Winged Dragon Eagle had also crazily charged up to the Second Stage of Holy Martial. Under the blessing of Sikong Jing, the Master of Ten Thousand Beasts, its cultivation speed was even faster and fiercer than Murong Jianyun’s.

With the Dark Winged Dragon Eagle upgrading, Sikong Jing’s inscription into and comprehension of its meridians naturally upgraded along with it.

Inside Teng Mansion’s small secret realm...

Murong Jianyun and Venerable Ba Lian stood side by side, and the former said softly, ”Ajing is simply a Martial Arts prodigy. Not only has my realm improved, but many old hidden injuries and things I couldn’t figure out before have all been sorted out and made clear.”

”When the real big battle comes, I’ll definitely be able to reach the Second Stage of the Holy Martial Stage.”

On this, Venerable Ba Lian deeply agreed...

She also sighed and said, ”I’ve basically carved the Nether Lotus Sea Snake’s meridians into my very bones, and Ajing also possesses the even stronger Nether Lotus Evil Snake meridians. I must hurry up and reach the same realm as Pei Kuang.”

Pei Kuang was at the peak of the Third Stage of Holy Martial; Venerable Ba Lian had to catch up.

And her cultivation speed was definitely even faster than Murong Jianyun’s, because what she cultivated was the pure Nether Lotus Snake meridians.

You could say the help Sikong Jing brought them was immense, absolutely surpassing what they brought to Sikong Jing. If you said this out loud it would surely make countless people feel it was unbelievable, but that was the truth.

And only by Venerable Ba Lian reaching Pei Kuang’s realm would Overlord Commerce truly have the qualifications to contend in foundation with Qianwang Holy Tower.

...

On this side, when Sikong Jing left the small secret realm, he found Teng Mansion as quiet and deserted as when he’d first arrived.

Because of this, he froze for a moment.

But he soon gave a faint bitter smile; he’d almost forgotten that he had already sent the two battle teams, Sky Wolf and Nu Hua, who had been staying in Teng Mansion, to the Central Plains East to rendezvous with Yang Yi and the others. Now there were hardly any people left in Teng Mansion.

Then he walked toward the Split Armor Flying Scorpion, ready to set out.

Yet just as the Split Armor Flying Scorpion was about to start up, a woman’s voice suddenly called out, ”Young Master Sikong, please take me with you.”

As the words fell, Sikong Jing instinctively turned around.

He saw a mature, beautiful woman standing not far away, and beside her was a young girl who looked very similar to her—naturally, it was Xiong Tingting and her daughter.

Their eyes were both red, and seeing this, Sikong Jing was stunned for a moment.

At this time... thump.

Xiong Tingting suddenly dropped to one knee and said, ”Young Master Sikong, although my baby has already been rescued, I still must go with you to destroy the Thousand Prison Tower. I have to follow you into battle; I can’t take your Martial Arts Technique for nothing.”

In truth, it was that she couldn’t take Sikong Jing’s favor for nothing.

The mother and daughter had cried their eyes red; this was Xiong Tingting’s decision to bid farewell to her daughter. Very likely this trip would mean a separation of life and death, yet Xiong Tingting was utterly without regret...

To her, Sikong Jing was her benefactor.

At this moment, Xiong Tingting’s daughter also knelt behind her mother, her whole body trembling violently.

She looked at Sikong Jing, as if praying for something...

After a few breaths, Sikong Jing came back to himself and said, ”You’ll die. I can’t guarantee the lives of all the so‑called Thousand Prison Tower chess pieces.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiong Tingting suddenly lifted her head sharply. ”I’m not afraid of death. Being able to spend half a year with my baby—I can die without regrets.”

Her tone was incomparably firm, but her eyes were still filled with reluctance.

To this, Sikong Jing only smiled and said, ”Fighting in Overlord City is the same principle. You won’t be taking my technique for nothing. My goal is to reunite you with your loved ones and free you from Qianwang’s control, not to make you pay with your lives.”

As these words came out, Xiong Tingting suddenly stood up, her face full of anxiousness...

But Sikong Jing had already let the Split Armor Flying Scorpion soar into the air.

Yet in the end, amidst Xiong Tingting’s continual calls, he still said softly, ”This is a Message Bird to stay in contact with Old Xiu. You can’t take part in the operation to blow up the Thousand Prison Tower, but after the battle you can follow Old Xiu to settle everyone we rescue.”

”Old Xiu and the others will appear in Qianwang Holy Tower’s territory. Just rendezvous with them and act together.”

With that, Sikong Jing released the Message Bird; it flew down into Xiong Tingting’s hand...

Xiong Tingting received the Message Bird, and once again knelt down, saying, ”Many thanks, Young Master Sikong, for fulfilling my wish. I guarantee I will complete the task.”

When she raised her head again, Sikong Jing and the Split Armor Flying Scorpion were already nowhere in sight.

Soft footsteps sounded behind her; Xiong Tingting’s daughter walked to her side and asked in confusion, ”Mother, why is Young Master Sikong different from others? Why doesn’t he make use of you?”

To Xiong Tingting’s daughter, growing up in the Thousand Prison Tower—a place cold, heartless, and drenched in blood—had left her personality flawed.

Although she’d improved a lot over the past half‑year, she was still silent, fearful, always on edge.

But suddenly, she realized Sikong Jing was very different.

Hearing this, Xiong Tingting tightly gripped the Message Bird in her hand and firmly took her daughter’s hand. ”Mother doesn’t know either. Maybe this is why countless people are willing to follow him with unwavering loyalty. So, baby, as long as you’re by Young Master Sikong’s side, you don’t need to be afraid...”

...

Another ten days flashed by, and Sikong Jing finally stepped into the region where Qianwang Holy Tower was located. Of course, this wasn’t the core of Qianwang Holy Tower, but merely the edge of its sphere of control.

The core city of Qianwang Holy Tower was called Qianwang Holy City; beyond that were ten Great Imperial Cities, with the Qianwang Tenth Emperor overseeing them.

And there were also Bai Zun City and Qianwang City.

You could say the region where Qianwang Holy Tower sat was simply vast beyond measure, and its strength was likewise beyond measure.

Compared to it, Willow Leaf City was simply not worth mentioning... The territory around Willow Leaf City was all forest; aside from Nidao City being somewhat large, the rest were just nameless small cities and towns.

At this moment, Sikong Jing had arrived in the territory of Fenglei City, one of Qianwang Holy Tower’s Ten Emperor Cities.

Right now he was alone; the Split Armor Flying Scorpion was still too conspicuous, so he’d stowed it away in the mountain ranges outside Qianwang Territory. Next, it would rendezvous with Old Xiu and the others to act together.

Just as Sikong Jing had said to Xiong Tingting, after he blew up the Thousand Prison Tower, someone had to arrange the escape route.