The Balance of Power Had Shifted

With strength that fell far short, Zhuang Chenggan had easily suppressed the possessed Song Wanxi. The difference in their realms was absolute. With a perspective far surpassing Jiang Wang's, he handled the same situation like a butcher carving an ox, smooth and effortless.

Now that the threat had been eliminated, Jiang Wang naturally tried to reclaim control of his body at once.

"That's enough!" he said.

But inside the Heaven-Connecting Palace, Zhuang Chenggan strode forward, closing in on Jiang Wang. "What's enough? What is?"

At that moment, Zhuang Chenggan controlled the body. Even though the Heaven-Connecting Palace was Jiang Wang's very foundation, its power to suppress Zhuang Chenggan had already been greatly weakened.

Zhuang Chenggan took one step forward, and Jiang Wang was forced several steps back.

The balance of power between host and guest had shifted!

"Don't forget, you swore a Dao Heart Oath!" Jiang Wang cried, shocked and furious.

"I admire everything about you, including your naivety!" Zhuang Chenggan laughed heartily. "I have two hundred and thirty-one ways to break a Dao Heart Oath. Would you like me to teach you?"

He had never intended to keep his promise.

The claim that he would return Jiang Wang's body after driving Song Wanxi back was nothing but a lie, meant only to trick Jiang Wang into letting down his guard for a moment.

With just one hand, he truly couldn't defeat Song Wanxi; otherwise, he couldn't have fooled Jiang Wang.

Yet even at that life-or-death moment, he still hadn't intended to honor their agreement. Instead, he had used their shared peril to deceive Jiang Wang.

To him, an alliance was no more than a sheet of paper, and a promise no more than a few words. Only an oath that couldn't be broken could impose any restraint. But in