All these Mid-Rank Gods were from the Owens Family. The cultivation methods and divine abilities they practiced far surpassed those of ordinary Mid-Rank Gods, so they were extremely confident. With over thirty attacking together, they seemed certain they could blast Ian Song to pieces.
"Get lost!"
With a light shout, divine light burst from Ian Song's fist as he swung out.
"Bang! Bang!"
The two Mid-Rank Gods closest to him were sent flying at the same time.
Next, his figure suddenly darted forward, causing a saber and a sword behind him to miss. As he lunged, his arms swept out like peerless whips.
"Bang bang bang...!"
Another five Mid-Rank Gods were sent flying by him.
Because the laws of the God Realm are so strong, Mid-Rank Gods rely purely on divine power and martial techniques in battle. It's very difficult to unleash saber or sword energy.
With the Primordial Chaos Body, Ian Song's raw physical strength alone surpassed that of an Upper-Rank God. He was like a wolf among sheep, unstoppable—every breath saw someone sent flying by him. In less than twenty breaths,
all thirty-plus Mid-Rank Gods from the Owens Family were knocked to the ground by him.
Seeing this, Jade Shaw clapped and cheered, while the only One-Star God-Demon left was secretly amazed. As for the Owens Family's Upper-Rank God, his face was iron-blue.
"So, what do you think? Can I sweep them all or not?"
Ian Song looked at the Upper-Rank God and asked with a cold laugh.
"Kid, you're courting death!"
Anger flashed in the Upper-Rank God's eyes. Without warning, he drew a black longsword and slashed at Ian Song from afar.
"Boom!"
A scarlet sword-light tore through the void, flying at Ian Song like lightning, about to split him in two.
"Ian Song, dodge!"
Jade Shaw cried out in alarm, then drew a dark green longsword and charged at the Upper-Rank God.
"Pfft!"
In the end, that sword light missed Ian Song, carving a long, narrow trench into the ground.
"Woman, you're courting death!"
Seeing Jade Shaw charging in, Trevor Owens' eyes flashed with killing intent. Unleashing a god-level sword art, he swept toward Jade with murderous force.
"Clang! Clang! Clang!"
With a series of violent clashes, Jade Shaw was sent flying.
Just then, Ian Song suddenly appeared behind Trevor Owens.
He raised his hand and struck!
"Bang!"
Trevor Owens was sent flying, spewing blood in midair. Ian didn't let up, chasing after him like a streak of light. He raised his right foot high and stomped down hard on Trevor's chest.
"Boom!"
The powerful force crashed into Trevor, making him spit blood again. His body slammed into the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
Ian landed from midair, stomping hard on Trevor's chest. With a crack, Trevor's chest bone shattered, and he instantly passed out.
"Jade, are you alright?"
Ian released Trevor and hurried over to check on Jade.
"I'm fine!"
Jade shook her head, looking at Ian in amazement. "You actually beat an Upper-Rank God—that's incredible!"
"I just got lucky with a sneak attack. If you hadn't distracted him head-on, I couldn't have beaten him!"
Ian said humbly. In reality, with his current peak late-stage Upper-Rank God strength, defeating a mid-stage Upper-Rank God would only take one move. But he didn't want to reveal his true power, so he kept using late-stage Mid-Rank God strength combined with his physique.
"Even so, you're still amazing!" Jade's eyes sparkled as she stared at Ian.
"Brother Song, I never expected you to be this powerful. I'm impressed! Truly impressed!"
The One-Star God-Demon walked over, looking at Ian with open admiration.
"What's your name?"
"I'm Leon Liao!"
After a brief exchange, Ian Song sealed the powers of the Owens group.
The Nether Blooms wouldn't mature for another two days. If he let these people go now, they might bring back more Owens experts. Keeping them restrained until after the harvest was the safest move.
As for whether the Owens Family would come after them later...
Most likely, they wouldn't have the face for it. After all, getting beaten by a Mid-Rank God wasn't exactly something to brag about. That Upper-Rank Owens God probably wouldn't spread the story too widely.
After moving the group into the valley...
Ian and his team quickly found the five Nether Blooms. Though still budding, they were already strikingly beautiful and filled the air with a refreshing, soothing fragrance.
All that was left was to wait patiently.
But they still had to watch out for any fierce beasts wandering into the valley.
The three of them agreed: each would take turns guarding the valley entrance for three hours, while the other two watched over the Nether Blooms inside.
Soon, night fell in the God Realm.
The heavily injured Trevor Owens finally regained consciousness.
"Sir, you're awake at last!"
The Mid-Rank Gods rushed over to greet him.
Trevor struggled to sit up. Seeing Ian and Jade meditating around the Nether Blooms, hatred flashed in his eyes.
"Let us go, and we'll let the matter end here!"
Trevor called out to Ian.
"Just to be safe, I'll let you go after we get the Nether Blooms."
Ian replied in a deep voice.
"You'll regret what you did today!" Trevor Owens said through gritted teeth.
"Are you threatening me with killing all of you?"
Ian's eyes turned cold.
Immediately, all the Owens Mid-Rank Gods froze. With restrictions planted inside them, they had no way to resist if Ian decided to kill them.
"You wouldn't dare!"
Trevor roared.
"Whoosh!"
In a flash, Ian appeared in front of Trevor again, kicked him to the ground, and stomped on him. "Want to die? I'll grant your wish!"
Trevor, pinned to the ground, was filled with humiliation, but his eyes still glared fiercely at Ian.
"Slap! Slap! Slap!"
Ian casually slapped him several times.
"I really hate that look in your eyes! Keep staring at me like that and I'll dig out both your eyeballs!"
"If you've got guts, just kill me and see if the Owens Family lets you off!"
Trevor still had his pride—he refused to bow his head.
"Heh!"
Ian sneered, then pointed at the Mid-Rank God he'd slapped earlier. "You—go beat him up!"
The man instantly panicked and instinctively tried to run for the valley entrance.
But with his divine power sealed, he couldn't get far.
"Bang!"
Ian flashed over, blocked his escape, kicked him back, and pointed a divine sword at his brow. "Choose: die, or go beat him up!"
"Sir, I'm sorry! Please, spare me!"
The man wailed, terrified—he didn't dare attack Trevor, afraid of future revenge.
"Pfft!"
A flash of sword light—Ian sliced off one of his ears.
"Next time, it'll be your head!"
"Don't kill me! Don't kill me! I'll do it!" the man shouted in terror.
Ian put away his sword. The man immediately threw himself at Trevor and started punching and kicking him.