Meeting the Canoe Gang Dragon King!

Outside the quiet room, Liang Haisheng's voice could be heard.

"Li Xian, the auspicious time is almost here, and everyone has arrived. You should come out!"

Inside, Li Xian temporarily suppressed the churning thoughts in his heart.

He walked forward, opened the door, and stepped out.

Liang Haisheng, who was guarding the door, couldn't help but size him up.

Handsome face, slender build, truly a rare fine man in this world.

More importantly, compared to the day he fought the Buddha Son, the aura emanating from Li Xian was even more profound, like a mountain piercing the clouds, like a calm sea hiding surging waves.

Still as water when at rest, swift as thunder when in motion!

In just a few days, has he grown stronger again?

Even though he had lived for most of his life and seen countless people, Liang Haisheng couldn't help but be astonished in his heart.

Was this Li Xian's cultivation talent truly this exaggerated?

His guess was correct; Li Xian had indeed grown stronger again.

After refining the Great Heavenly Dragon Prajna Heart Sutra to the eighth level and achieving the Prajna Freedom Realm, he had successfully broken through from the Martial Artist realm of the Upper Three Ranks to the Upper Two Ranks.

With the aid of this Heart Sutra, his endurance was maxed out, allowing him to maintain his peak combat state for a full day and night.

He could truly fight for an entire day!

If he were to face the Buddha Son again now, he was confident he could defeat him within three moves.

With his current strength, even looking across the entire Qingzhou Prefecture, including those old monsters who had been cultivating in seclusion for years, there were few who could be his opponent!

Li Xian took a few steps forward, then turned back to look at Liang Haisheng, who was staring at him blankly.

"What are you doing? Didn't you say the auspicious time was almost here? Why are you still standing there?"

"Oh... Oh oh oh... Right, right, right... The time is almost here, let's go quickly."

Liang Haisheng snapped back to reality and quickly strode forward, following behind Li Xian.

Today was a very important grand occasion for the Canoe Gang.

Today, Liang Haisheng would abdicate and yield the position!

Today, Li Xian would take over and become the new Dragon King of the Canoe Gang!

At this moment, the vast deck of the Dragon Ship was already crowded.

Not only were the Hall Masters stationed in various regions recalled, but even the influential gangs in Qingzhou Prefecture had sent representatives to attend the inauguration ceremony of the new Dragon King.

Unlike Liang Haisheng's previous ascension.

This time, the new Dragon King was the people's choice.

His record of victories was hard-earned, built step by step on the reputation of the souls he had claimed.

"It's getting late, why hasn't Dragon King Li come out yet?" someone said impatiently.

"Oh, what's the hurry?"

"Exactly, even if Dragon King Li comes out tonight, I'll still wait."

The person who was retorted didn't get angry, just chuckled and said.

"Isn't it just that I'm eager to catch a glimpse of the new Dragon King's demeanor?"

"Nonsense, who isn't!"

"I heard our new Dragon King is very young, a handsome young man?"

"Bullshit, I heard our new Dragon King is a person with innate divine abilities, with two horns on his head and wings on his back, capable of soaring through the heavens and diving into the earth!"

"That's strange, why did I hear that our new Dragon King has three heads and six arms!"

Because Li Xian's battle with the Buddha Son was so spectacular, many busybodies added their own subjective ideas and modified it into many different versions.

As these exciting stories spread from one to ten, then to a hundred, they became increasingly distorted.

To the point where many Hall Masters from outside who had never met Li Xian became interested in his appearance.

Just as they were getting more and more outlandish with their stories.

"Stop arguing, the new Dragon King is here!"

Instantly, the Dragon Ship's deck, which had been bustling with noise, fell into complete silence.

All eyes converged on that tall and slender figure.

No horns on his head, no three heads and six arms. At first glance, he looked like an ordinary person, just excessively handsome.

However, as everyone on deck watched the figure slowly walk towards the Dragon King's seat, they all felt an immense weight pressing down on their hearts, as if a giant stone had been placed there at some unknown time.

That powerful oppressive aura made the people on deck feel a sense of suffocation.

This was the true weight of being the number one person among the younger generation in Qingzhou Prefecture in this era.

As Li Xian sat down in the main seat, Liang Haisheng stood beside him with his hands clasped.

He looked at the people on the deck below, a slight smile gracing his lips.

Like a warm breeze blowing through, the people on the deck felt the oppressive weight on their hearts vanish into thin air.

Everyone let out a long sigh of relief.

"Phew..."

"So strong..."

"Is this the strength of the new Dragon King? As expected of a master who could kill the Buddha Son of White Dragon Temple!"

"With such a master guarding the Canoe Gang, who in Qingzhou will be able to contend with them from now on?"

"Looking across Qingzhou, perhaps only the Demon Suppressing Division can suppress the Canoe Gang."

"And the mysterious Green Lotus Sect, and the Seventy-Two Demon Masses who have made a comeback!"

"These are all minor ailments, mere paper tigers, unable to withstand a single blow, they won't amount to much."

"I'm not so sure. I heard that several counties in the southwest of Qingzhou Prefecture have been captured by the Green Lotus Sect. The Demon Suppressing Division suffered heavy losses there, and Lord Yuan is having a headache over it."

"That's right. I went there a while ago. Countless civilians were displaced, and the land was filled with wailing refugees. The situation there is even worse than we imagined."

"Hiss, that terrifying?"

"It seems Yangzhou City is safer!"

Seeing the murmuring below escalating, Liang Haisheng couldn't help but clear his throat and call out loudly.

"Silence!!!"

"We shall now begin the new Dragon King's handover ceremony!"

As he spoke, everyone below fell silent.

Under the witness of all, after a series of lengthy rituals, the handover ceremony finally reached its conclusion.

"Everyone below, why don't you quickly step forward and pay your respects to the Dragon King?!"

Suddenly, a series of chants rose from the deck in an orderly fashion.

"Hall Master of the Canoe Gang's Punishment Hall..."

"Hall Master of the Canoe Gang's Green Wood Hall..."

"Hall Master of the Canoe Gang's White Tiger Hall..."

"I am Liang Lizan, leader of the Fierce Tiger Gang..."

"I am Liu Fu, leader of the Poisonous Snake Gang!"

"I am Lu Rong, leader of the Flying Eagle Gang..."

Finally, everyone clasped their fists in salute and shouted in unison.

"We pay our respects to the Canoe Gang's Dragon King!!!"

The sound shook the heavens and earth, causing the canal's surface to churn with waves and drawing the attention of countless eyes from both banks.

Li Xian sat high in the main seat, listening to the thunderous cheers and kneeling sounds from below. Even as someone who had lived two lives, he couldn't help but feel a surge of heroic emotion within his heart.

So this feeling of being admired by thousands, of being high above, was so captivating.

No wonder countless people throughout history have been eager for power, willing to shatter themselves for it!

No wonder some people lose themselves in power.

Li Xian admonished himself in his heart.

In this world, the strong reign supreme!

His ability to possess his current status and power was all due to his own strength.

If he were to become complacent now and stop progressing.

Then, in future battles, he would be the one to die.

At that time, all the splendor he saw today would be nothing but a castle in the air, a fleeting moment.

Only by continuously growing stronger could he grasp all of this!