chapter 998: taking over moonwater city

when general neyi saw sir jyanas rush toward vaan, he subconsciously wanted to warn him not to act rashly. however, a darker side of him also wanted to use sir jyanas to test vaan.
there had to be something special about vaan. unless he figured that out, he wouldn't understand why his soldiers were practically begging him to submit.
the distance between vaan and sir jyanas was not short-five kilometers of space and seawater existed between them.
however, such a distance was very short for a divine star realm cultivator. moreover, nauticans were extremely fast swimmers, making such a short distance even shorter.
sir jyanas only took a few seconds to reach vaan.
however, in vaan's eyes, sir jyanas still took a few seconds too long. it was enough time for him to reveal an amused yet sly smile, giving off his sense of disdain and mockery.
as a result, sir jyanas was even more furious. he was a respectable divine star realm noble. how could he tolerate the disdain of an insect in the divine origin realm? how dare he!
"fool-!"
sir jyanas strongly believed he had vaan in his grasp when his divine energy-infused palm suddenly slammed against an impenetrable barrier.
peng!
in that instant, sir jyanas's confidence shattered, replaced with surprise and shock. however, it soon turned into horror when the rebound force pushed him aside toward the ranks of giant mantis shrimps.noÌv(el)b\\jnn
"no-!!"
sir jyanas gave a short cry before a lightning-fast claw strike instantly killed him by severing his head, followed by several more rapid claw strikes slicing apart his remains. his chopped- up corpse ultimately became a snack for the giant mantis shrimps.
vaan couldn't help but shake his head.
he had purposely put distance between himself and the sea monsters. yet, another celestial fell for the same trick. they said the same trick wouldn't work twice, but there was no cure for stupidity.
general neyi felt a chill run down his spine after witnessing sir jyanas's pathetic death.
"just the group i brought with me should be sufficient, ocean master."
"alright."
shortly after general neyi left with his elite soldiers, commander hotri suddenly mentioned, "what should we do about them, my lord?"
vaan glanced at the knights brought by the deceased sir jyanas.
the knights had gloated when sir jyanas charged at vaan. however, they became stiff like headless chickens real quick when their master died.
"apprehend them and seal their cultivation bases for now. if they resist, kill them."
"understood, my lord."
vaan didn't plan to kill too many divine-level cultivators since their divine inheritances were worth studying. he could also transfer their divine worlds to his most loyal people and
strengthen the un's side.
still, he didn't mind killing them all if they weren't obedient. after all, the divine inheritance was ultimately a flawed method that gave the divine inheritors limited potential in
cultivation.
as such, it wasn't something vaan could bestow on a talented subordinate; it would only waste away their potential.
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six hours later, general neyi returned, bloodied and injured, with the moonwater lord's head and access card as promised.
although general neyi lost some good soldiers in the process, he faithfully and successfully carried out his task. the moonwater lord's side resisted fiercely, but they were not as strong
as they could have been due to his surprise attack.
nevertheless, once the moonwater lord's access card entered vaan's hands, moonwater city effectively fell under his control.