Jiuzhou Group

"Great! Great! Great!" Chu Tianxiong was overjoyed.

When he heard that his son had become a War God, Chu Tianxiong immediately excitedly drained the contents of his thermos in one go.

With the help of the bottle of Red Blood Wine Chu He had given him, Chu Tianxiong had broken through to Advanced War General. Naturally, he had complete faith in his son's abilities.

For so many years, Chu Tianxiong had lived with a constant sense of guilt.

Only today, with Chu He's breakthrough to War God, could he finally face his late father—and his former self—with his head held high.

Northeast Base City, Thunder Dojo.

Zhou Haichao looked at Chu He, who had also broken through to War God, his expression complicated.

He had always known Chu He would become a War God. What he hadn't expected was that the young man would succeed barely half a month after Zhou Haichao had delivered the cultivation resources to him.

"I haven't even been in this position for a month, and you've already made your breakthrough..." Zhou Haichao shook his head, his tone tinged with inexplicable grievance.

"Uncle Zhou, I'm not going to keep this silly title of General President. I'm going to travel around the world for a while."

Chu He meant that he would travel the world in search of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Essence. But to Zhou Haichao, it sounded as though Chu He didn't want to compete with him for the position of General President.

Zhou Haichao was deeply moved and couldn't stop praising himself for having judged Chu He correctly.

In this era, the position of General President was practically equivalent to being a regional governor. And Chu He had just given it up...

Zhou Haichao couldn't help reflecting, yet again, on how good his investment instincts had been.

"Don't worry, Chu He! I'll look after your family's businesses for you!" Zhou Haichao said solemnly, making his promise.

"Hahaha, then thanks, Uncle Zhou. Here are two bottles of Deer Tail Vitality Wine. Have a couple of sips whenever you like. It'll nourish your kidneys and essence, strengthen your bones, and invigorate your blood. It's good for you."

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

Now that he was a War God, he could give away wine of this caliber.

It was perfectly fine to give it to friends and family. Even if he sold it openly, no one would dare cause trouble for a War God over Deer Tail Vitality Wine.

Unfortunately, the wine was made from scarce ingredients, so Chu He hadn't brewed much.

After giving some to Zhou Haichao, Hu Yonghua, Chu Yunpeng, and the other elders and friends, he had only a few bottles left.

Looking at the bottle before him, Zhou Haichao had a thought and asked, "By the way, I saw Old Chu recently leased a few orchards and a patch of wasteland. He plans to use them as a medicinal herb cultivation base. Does that have anything to do with this wine?"

"Not really." Chu He shook his head and briefly explained, "Those orchards and the medicinal herb base are for other wines."

"My winery will produce several new kinds of fruit wine. They'll be more like juice, so even the elderly and children can drink them. If you'd like some for your family, Uncle Zhou, I can have someone send you a case later."

"Hey!" Zhou Haichao waved a hand. "No need."

"What I mean is, you should hand over those business affairs to Old Chu as soon as possible. In this world, personal strength matters more."

Perhaps Chu He's willingness to let him have the position of General President had deeply moved him. Zhou Haichao rarely took the time to earnestly advise Chu He.

Chu He understood what he meant.

In fact, on the very day Chu Tianxiong broke through to Advanced War General Level, Chu He had already urged his father to establish Jiuzhou Group and consolidate ownership of all their businesses under it.

Whether they hired professional managers or his father took charge himself, unified management was the right way forward.

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

The newly leased Tide Orchard and Qingqing Medicinal Herb Cultivation Base were also being registered.

"Good. As long as you know what you're doing." Seeing that, Zhou Haichao said no more.

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

Of course, for Chu He's rank to be officially updated on the Martial Artist Forum, he would still have to bring in the corpse of a Lord-level Monster he had personally hunted and have it verified.

He'd have plenty of chances to take care of something so minor during his upcoming trip around the world in search of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Essence.

With his current strength as an Elementary War God and his Spiritual Force at Advanced War God, combined with a full set of SSS Equipment, he was still somewhat lacking in blade techniques and Movement Technique. But as long as he didn't foolishly provoke one of the few King Rank monsters in the world, there was no chance he'd be killed.

It was February 15. Chu He had set aside half a year for himself—not only to search the world for Spirit Essence, but also to see whether he could use the opportunity to develop the Spirit Guiding Technique and Spirit Sealing Technique.

Before Chu He headed to the Thunder Dojo, Chu Tianxiong had called each of Chu He's teammates in the Jackal Squad, as well as the comrades who had once fought alongside him through life and death.

His son had become a War God! How could they not throw a proper celebratory banquet?

In a private room at Tianxiong Hotel.

Chu He looked at the table laden with dishes prepared by top chefs. Quietly, he switched out the wine for Red Blood Wine and Vitality Wine, and had even prepared a bottle of Passion Fruit Dew especially for Wei Xiaoping.

"Everyone, eat and drink your fill today!" Chu He called with a smile.

Everyone in the private room was one of Chu He's teammates in the Jackal Squad.

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

"Of course! He's a War God, after all. Come on!" Hu Yonghua's expression was complicated.

Back when Chu He had first joined the Jackal Squad, Hu Yonghua had known that the young man was destined for greatness.

But he had never imagined it would happen in just three months!

In three months, Chu He had gone from Intermediate Warrior all the way to War God...

It was simply beyond anything a normal person could accomplish.

He was a bona fide monster!

If the others hadn't heard the news every time Chu He made a breakthrough...

And if this breakthrough hadn't come with the cultivation resources from the Thunder Dojo's War God Training Camp, they would have taken Chu He for an alien long ago.

Thinking about how long he himself had been stuck, Hu Yonghua's eyes grew misty.

Chu Yunpeng still looked indignant. "Damn, you became a War God so quickly... It's enough to make a person jealous."

"No way. I'm eating you out of house and home today!"

"Hahahaha, here, try this. It's strong!" Chu He casually placed the Red Blood Wine beside Chu Yunpeng's right hand.

This bottle had been brewed mainly from the heart of an Advanced Beast General-level Frost Shadow Deer.

Given that Chu Yunpeng had been stuck at Intermediate War General for years, finishing the bottle would probably be enough to push him to Advanced War General.

"Exactly! Give me the strong stuff!" Chu Yunpeng didn't hesitate. Hearing how potent it was, he immediately poured himself a full cup and downed it in one go.

"Gasp!"

In an instant, he felt a wave of heat surge through his body. He couldn't help drawing in a sharp breath before shouting, "Now that's got a kick!"

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

"That hits the spot, Brother Chu!" Chu He clinked cups with Chu Yunpeng and said, "If you hadn't come through for us on the Frost Shadow Deer battlefield, we wouldn't have been able to take that thing down so quickly... No need to say more. Let's have another!"

As Chu He kept urging them to drink, the Jackal Squad members laughed and chatted loudly.

They ate their fill of meat, drank bowl after bowl, and had a wonderful time.