When Heracles called him "big brother" and got no response from Jiang Yang, he called out again.
Jiang Yang finally could not hold it in any longer and loudly stopped him.
"Enough, Heracles. Stop calling me big brother."
This left Heracles utterly baffled.
If not big brother, what am I supposed to call you?
He recalled his God King father's words again and, seemingly understanding something, called out hesitantly.
"Brother-in-law?"
This time, both Jiang Yang's and Filiya's faces darkened.
"Heracles, every time you call me something, I want to go beat Zeus up."
Jiang Yang spoke through gritted teeth.
Behind him, Filiya nodded repeatedly.
"I already told you, your father and I are brothers! You have to call me uncle!"
At these words, Heracles looked at him as though he were scum and muttered to himself.
"Actually hitting on your own niece..."
Seeing Heracles like this left Jiang Yang utterly speechless.
He said bluntly.
"Are you going to call me uncle or not? If not, shall we have another bout?"
"That works too!"
Heracles's eyes lit up. He had not had his fill in their earlier match.
An hour later.
Heracles lay on the deck, his face bruised and swollen. Watching Jiang Yang drink the water Filiya had handed him, he called out helplessly.
"Uncle Jiang... I really surrender..."
Jiang Yang leaned against the ship's mast, smiling in comfort.
"My dear nephew, you're still too young."
The mortal heroes around them cheered loudly. In an hour of fighting,
Jiang Yang had knocked Heracles flat a full fifty-nine times, averaging once a minute.
This had left the young heroes utterly awestruck. Jason even wanted to kneel and become his disciple, but Jiang Yang rejected him with disdain.
He could see that this fellow wanted to use his name to obtain the