Jiuzhou Group

"Good! Good! Good!" Chu Tianxiong was deeply gratified.

Upon hearing his son say that he had broken through to become a War God, Chu Tianxiong immediately drained his thermos in excitement.

Having broken through to Advanced War General with the help of that bottle of Red Blood Wine from Chu He, Chu Tianxiong naturally had unwavering faith in his son's abilities.

For so many years, Chu Tianxiong had lived, almost every moment, enduring the weight of his own self-reproach.

Until today, until Chu He broke through to War God, Chu Tianxiong could finally face his late father and his former self with a clear conscience.

Northeast Base City, Thunder Dojo.

Zhou Haichao looked at Chu He, who had also broken through to War God, with a complex expression.

He had long known that Chu He would certainly be able to break through to War God, but what he hadn't expected was that it had only been half a month since he delivered the cultivation resources to Chu He, and the other party had already succeeded.

"I haven't even been in this position for a month, and you've already broken through..." Zhou Haichao shook his head, his tone inexplicably mournful.

"Uncle Zhou, I won't be taking on this nonsense of a General President position. Moving forward, I plan to travel around the world."

What Chu He meant was that he was going to travel the globe to search for Heaven and Earth Spiritual Essence. But to Zhou Haichao's ears, it automatically translated to Chu He not wanting to compete with him for the position of General President.

This left Zhou Haichao feeling a wave of emotion, sighing repeatedly that he hadn't misjudged the man.

In this era, the position of General President was essentially equivalent to that of a regional governor, and yet Chu He had just given it up like that...

Zhou Haichao couldn't help but reflect more than once that his investment foresight had been truly excellent.

"Rest assured, Chu He! I will definitely help you look after your family's businesses!" Zhou Haichao said with a serious face, making a solemn promise.

"Hahahaha, then many thanks, Uncle Zhou. These two bottles of Deer Tail Vitality Wine—you can have a couple of sips when you're free. It nourishes the kidneys, boosts essence, strengthens the marrow, and enriches the blood. It's good for your health."

As he spoke, Chu He placed two beautifully packaged bottles of Spirit Wine on the table.

With his current status as a War God, he was well within his rights to bring out wine of this caliber.

Not to mention giving it to friends and family, even if he were to sell it openly, no one would dare cause trouble for a War God over some Deer Tail Vitality Wine.

Unfortunately, due to the issue of raw materials, Chu He hadn't brewed much of this wine.

After distributing it among elders and friends like Zhou Haichao, Hu Yonghua, and Chu Yunpeng, there were only a few bottles left.

Looking at the bottle before him, a thought occurred to Zhou Haichao, and he asked, "By the way, I noticed Old Chu recently leased a few orchards and a plot of wasteland, intending to use them as a production base for medicinal herb cultivation. Does that have anything to do with this wine?"

"That's not it." Chu He shook his head and explained simply, "Those orchards and the medicinal herb base are for other types of wine."

"When the time comes, my winery will produce several brand-new fruit wines. They're similar to fruit juice and can be enjoyed by both the elderly and children. If you want some for your family, Uncle Zhou, I'll have someone send a case over to you later."

"Eh!" Zhou Haichao waved his hand. "Forget it then."

"What I mean is, you should hurry up and hand over those business matters to Old Chu. In this world, personal strength is what truly matters."

Perhaps it was because Chu He had not contested the position of General President that Zhou Haichao felt moved; he offered Chu He some rare, earnest advice.

Chu He naturally understood this perfectly.

In fact, ever since the day Chu Tianxiong broke through to the Advanced War General level, Chu He had been persuading his father to establish the Jiuzhou Group and consolidate the ownership of all their assets.

Whether it was hiring professional managers or having his father handle it personally, unified management was the right path.

Now, Chu He Winery and Tianxiong Restaurant had already been placed under the Jiuzhou Group.

The newly contracted Tide Orchard and Qingqing Medicinal Herb Cultivation Base were also in the process of having their paperwork finalized.

"Well, as long as you have a plan, that's fine." Seeing this, Zhou Haichao said no more.

After reporting the news of Chu He's breakthrough to the rank of War God to the Thunder Dojo, the two stopped chatting.

Of course, to actually update the rank evaluation on the Martial Artist Forum, Chu He would still need to bring the corpse of a Lord Rank monster he had personally hunted to get it verified.

There would be plenty of opportunities for such a small matter during Chu He's upcoming global tour in search of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Essence.

With Chu He's current strength as an Elementary War God, his Advanced War God level Spiritual Force, and a full set of SSS Equipment, he was in no danger of falling—unless he was foolish enough to provoke one of the few King Rank monsters on the planet—even if his blade technique and movement technique were still slightly lacking.

It was now February 15th. Chu He had given himself half a year, not just to search for spiritual essence globally, but also to see if he could take the opportunity to develop the Spirit Guiding Technique and the Spirit Sealing Technique.

Before Chu He headed to the Thunder Dojo, Chu Tianxiong had called each of Chu He's teammates from the Jackal Squad, as well as his own life-and-death comrades from back in the day.

On such a glorious day as his son breaking through to the rank of War God, how could they not throw a grand banquet?

Inside a private room at Tianxiong Hotel.

Chu He looked at the dishes meticulously prepared by top chefs on the table before him and quietly swapped the wine for Red Blood Wine and Vitality Wine, specifically preparing a bottle of Passion Fruit Dew for Wei Xiaoping.

"Everyone, eat well and drink well today!" Chu He shouted with a smile.

In this private room were all of Chu He's teammates from the Jackal Squad.

Chu Tianxiong's banquet was in the room next door.

"That goes without saying! That's a War God we're talking about, cheers!" Hu Yonghua's expression was complex.

Back when Chu He first joined the Jackal Squad, Hu Yonghua knew that this young man was no ordinary person.

But he truly hadn't expected that it would take only three months!

Three months. He had gone from an Intermediate Warrior all the way to a War God.

This was simply not something a human could accomplish.

He was a pure monster!

If it weren't for the fact that Hu Yonghua and the others had heard the news every single time Chu He made a breakthrough...

And if this latest breakthrough hadn't been supported by the training resources of the Thunder Dojo's War God Training Camp, they would have long since started treating Chu He like an alien.

Thinking about how much time he had wasted, Hu Yonghua's eyes grew moist.

Chu Yunpeng still wore an indignant expression. "Damn it, a War God already... it's truly enviable."

"No way, I'm going to eat you into bankruptcy today!"

"Hahahaha, come on, drink this. This one packs a punch!" Chu He calmly slid the Red Blood Wine to Chu Yunpeng's right side.

This bottle was brewed primarily from the heart of an Advanced Beast General Level Frost Shadow Deer.

Given that Chu Yunpeng had been stuck at the Intermediate War General Level for several years now, finishing a whole bottle would likely be just enough to push him to the Advanced War General Level.

"That's right! I want the strong stuff!" Chu Yunpeng wasn't picky. Hearing that it was potent, he immediately poured a full glass and downed it in one gulp.

"Hiss!"

In an instant, Chu Yunpeng felt a surge of heat flowing through his body. He couldn't help but gasp, shouting, "That really hits the spot!"

"Come on, let's have a drink, brother."

"Refreshing, Brother Chu!" Chu He clinked glasses with Chu Yunpeng and said, "Back on the Frost Shadow Deer battlefield, if you hadn't unleashed your power, we really wouldn't have been able to take that thing down in such a short time... Enough talk, come on, let's have another."

With Chu He constantly encouraging them to drink, the members of the Jackal Squad laughed and chatted loudly.

Eating meat by the mouthful and drinking wine by the bowl, they were having a grand time.