729. Chapter 717: Invested as Tianpeng to Govern the Celestial River, Commander-in-Chief of the Water Army!

He was unwilling to continue fighting.

Five-Colored Divine Light was utterly shameless. It allowed the Daoist to use weapons, yet refused to let Wang Lingguan wield divine artifacts. Continuing the fight would only mean suffering for nothing.

Wang Lingguan was no fool.

After bowing to the Jade Emperor and apologizing to Master Sa, he requested to withdraw.

"Wait."

Just as he was about to leave, the Daoist who had fought him moments ago stopped him.

Wang Lingguan bared his teeth and was about to frown when the Daoist waved his hand and tossed over the golden whip, divine sword, and red-tasseled spear—the three weapons that had just been brushed away.

"Thank you!"

Realizing there had been a misunderstanding, Wang Lingguan hurriedly thanked him before withdrawing from the High Firmament Palace.

"Quite an upright man."

Seeing Wang Lingguan admit defeat so frankly, Lu Qingfeng smiled inwardly.

He stood proudly in the middle of the hall.

After glancing at Master Sa's unpleasant expression, Lu Qingfeng cupped his hands toward the Jade Emperor at the head of the hall and said loudly, "Your Majesty, General Wang is no match for this poor Daoist. If I am to become merely a Spirit Officer and serve under him, I refuse to accept it."

The faces of the immortals in the hall turned strange.

Their gazes drifted faintly toward Master Sa.

Anyone with discerning eyes could tell that the Daoist claimed to be dissatisfied with Wang Lingguan, but was actually dissatisfied with Master Sa.

Still, this Daoist's Divine Ability was indeed formidable. No one knew which remote corner he had sprung from, and it was truly unexpected.

Master Sa's face grew ugly as he heard this. He forced himself to say, "You merely rely on your Divine Ability. If we speak of actual combat strength, how