The Tide Roared

Song Hengjiang furrowed his brow, clearly just as surprised by this turn of events.

"Qingzhi?" he asked.

'Zhuang Chenggan' reined in the haughty, domineering look in his eyes and tried to seem more guileless, more like a young man.

He said earnestly, "I'm a student of the Maple Forest City Daoist Academy. My name is Jiang Wang. When disaster struck Maple Forest Territory, I risked my life to save the little princess. You should know about that."

He naturally took credit for Jiang Wang's deed.

Inside the First Inner Palace, Jiang Wang was so furious his Divine Soul nearly burst apart. What the hell kind of founding Grand Ancestor was this? He was shameless beyond belief! He'd stolen Jiang Wang's body and now he was stealing his accomplishments.

Jiang Wang had planned to use that very deed to save his life after Song Hengjiang destroyed Zhuang Chenggan's Divine Soul!

Song Hengjiang fell silent for a moment, then asked, "What's the story behind the marks on the Blood-Veined Stone Coffin?"

That was what puzzled him most. Whether the intruder had come here on purpose or by chance, someone who had entered such a secret place ought to have been cautious. Why damage the surroundings and leave marks behind?

The marks were subtle, but to a powerhouse like him, they were practically brazen.

"I stumbled in here by mistake. When I saw the Shadow Demon, I panicked, and I didn't know this place had an owner." 'Zhuang Chenggan' wore a bitter expression. "The blood patterns looked so strange that I couldn't help touching them."

Every expression came naturally, without a single flaw. It was clear that he'd taken control of this body in the shortest possible time.

Just as Jiang Wang had been preparing all along to deal with him,

he, too,