Old Jack gazed at the weathered stone statue of the Sea God, nothing left in his eyes but cold disappointment.
"What they called glory became the entire village's humiliation and a laughingstock in the end."
"Three years ago, I took the lead in changing our name back to Holy Soul Village. An empty reputation served no purpose. Better to return to our roots, so we would at least no longer have to wear that hollow glory and suffer everyone's ridicule."
"But this statue was carved into our homeland. No one dared tear it down, and no one was willing to touch it. So it stood here all alone, nothing but an eyesore."
Qian Renyou's gaze cooled slightly, her voice carrying undisguised scorn. "So that was how it was. Everyone said the Sea God cherished loyalty and protected all living beings. From what I see now, he truly hasn't done a single decent thing."
"I thought that since he came from this village, he would spare no effort to care for his homeland and its people. I never imagined that, in the end, all he would leave behind was a homeland gathering dust and villagers suffering."
"This place holds no interest. There's no reason to stay any longer."
Qian Renxue's gaze was icy. Without sparing another glance at the dilapidated village or the weathered statue before her, she abruptly raised her pale, jade-like hand into the air.
Golden light gathered in midair in an instant, forming an enormous golden palm out of nothing.
The enormous palm thundered down, crushing everything beneath it!
Boom—!
A deafening crash erupted, sending dust and shattered stone flying across the sky.
The stone statue of the Sea God that had stood at the village entrance for ten years shattered in an instant. The entire statue was