Yang Qi had truly benefited from this disaster. The Shepherd couldn’t have made more of a critical mistake than sending Proud Heaven’s version of the Strength of the Hell-Crushing Godmammoth into Yang Qi.

After all, Proud Heaven had cultivated the Strength of the Hell-Crushing Godmammoth to a far, far higher level than Yang Qi. Normally speaking, even a bit of it would have been too much for anyone to defend against. And if Proud Heaven himself had unleashed that energy, it would have been backed by his will, and Yang Qi would have been killed instantly.

However, that energy had been inside the Shepherd for years, during which time he had worked very hard to refine it, and ultimately shed himself of it.

Just as he did, Yang Qi showed up and tried to take the jade medallion. Therefore, he decided to use that energy as a coup de grâce. Unfortunately, the opposite happened and he ended...