Shatter Five-Finger Mountain, Strip the Mountain Envoy's Office!

"Wipe them all out?" The Mountain Envoy sneered. "What a boastful tone!" As his words fell, his gaze swept over Qiu Yan. He noticed that faint, concealed silver gleam, yet there was little surprise in his Divine Eye.

Then, amid the dark orchid-colored radiance surrounding his Divine Body, a point of silver light burst forth as well!

The silver light gradually spread!

This Southwest Mountain Envoy appeared to be a Fourth Grade god, but was actually a Third Grade deity!

This was not the first time Qiu Yan had encountered such a thing. Yin Xiao'e had once concealed herself in much the same way.

"Didn't expect that, did you?" The Mountain Envoy revealed a faint smile. "My Fourth Grade divine radiance is tied to my Divine Office and displayed outwardly! But the Core Talisman of my true essence is Third Grade! Exactly the same as yours! Don't think that gaining a Third Grade position lets you run wild. You even claimed you would wipe out my Underworld Office in one net—what a joke!"

As he spoke, his gaze swept across the gods. He sensed shock, lingering fear, and other emotional ripples from them, and knew that this move had already cowed them.

These gods had gathered beneath the Mountain Envoy, yet their origins differed. Some had been his trusted followers from the start, waiting faithfully and loyally; some harbored opportunistic thoughts; others had simply been forced along by circumstances. Their minds were all different.

The Mountain Envoy had long intended to find an opportunity to intimidate them and bring their hearts into line.

*Still, exposing my true cultivation carries risks. If word reaches the Heavenly Court, it may affect my new Divine Office, and all my previous accumulations may come to nothing. But I cannot worry about that now. Besides,