# Chapter 1616: You've Grown Up! Strong Enough
Everyone's hearts were in their throats as they stared in shock at Jiangnan's location!
First, they were shocked that Jiangnan had actually killed a Bose body, even completely shattering it!
This was the first Bose body to fall in this battle!
Killing a god with a mortal body!
Then there was the three-hundred-meter star gate vortex that suddenly appeared on the battlefield!
And Igor, who emerged from it!
This star gate vortex wasn't the one from the human camp—Jiangnan's star gate was only thirty meters in diameter!
But this star gate vortex was a full three hundred meters!
Where had it come from, and what lay beyond that star gate?
At this moment, Jiangnan, who had locked eyes with Igor, looked extremely embarrassed!
His old face flushed red as he shyly scratched his head!
୧(ૢ⁼̴ꇴ⁼̴) "Sorry about that, killing your little brother right in front of you. Do you still want this horn?"
"If not, I'll just pocket it!"
As he spoke, he scurried over and, right under Igor's nose, picked up the small fire jar and the horn and stuffed them into his pocket!
[Resentment Value from Igor +1007!]
Igor's face looked worse than if he'd eaten shit!
(｀⌒´✡) "What's going on! Isn't the No Moon Plan over yet? Rui Sen is dead?"
He'd just gone back to the Sacred Law Council for an investigation, dealt with those old fogeys, and discussed a few shady deals!
How long had he been gone?
The moment he returned, Jiangnan had killed Rui Sen right in front of him?
How was that possible!
According to the plan, the moon should have been destroyed by now, let alone the Origin Spark!
When he returned, he should have only had to deal with mopping up human resistance and converting Blue Star into a Star Ruins!
But the moment Igor returned, the scene before him left him dumbfounded!
A bunch of humans were just standing arrogantly on the moon? The Pupil Clan he'd worked so hard to acquire had mixed in with the humans?
Of the Star-Devouring Giant Worms he'd paid a fortune for, only one remained? And it was on the human side?
The moon was still there, and Rui Sen had been killed by Jiangnan right in front of him?
Too much information—Igor couldn't even process it all at once!
(ꐦ｀益´) "Reya! Did you betray us? Or defect to the enemy? How did it come to this?"
He'd arranged everything perfectly before he left—whether it was the Star-Devouring Giant Worms, the Moon Eye, or the Pupil Clan, none of it should have been something the current humans could handle!
A game he could win with his eyes closed, and you're telling me they lost?
Reya looked wronged as she held her own head and hid behind Igor!
(づ(′◔﹏◔`)ど)
Seeing that Reya's head had been chopped off, Igor nearly spat out a mouthful of old jelly!
How did you guys fight?
Reya said timidly: (‧̣̥̇ớ﹏ờ) "It's complicated... Anyway, this is how it ended up!"
Then she looked at Jiangnan with eyes full of hatred!
Holding her head with one hand, she pointed at Jiangnan with the other as she tattled!
☚((ᵒ̌⌂ᵒ̌O)ど) "It's all his fault! Everything was caused by Jiangnan! If it weren't for him, we wouldn't be like this!"
At this moment, Igor's gaze focused on Jiangnan!
Jiangnan's face reddened as he said shyly!
(⑉་.̫་⑉)୨ "Thanks for the compliment, but it wasn't all my doing—everyone contributed. Hehe~"
Reya stomped her foot in anger!
I wasn't complimenting you, damn it! What are you so smug about?
More than a dozen veins bulged on Igor's forehead, and his hands trembled with rage!
(ꐦ▀̿益▀̿̿ꐦ) "Oh really? You've grown some balls, have you? Daring to kill someone from my Bose race?"
But Jiangnan's smile slowly faded as he gripped the Godslayer Blade tightly!
The many space-type users present exchanged glances and all stepped forward, vaguely forming an encirclement around Igor!
Jiangnan sneered coldly: "We not only dare—we even feel it's not enough. We want to kill a couple more!"
Since you're here!
And the timing is right, we might as well take you all out!
Igor laughed angrily: "Is that so? You really have some nerve, huh? Want to kill me? Are you even qualified?"
As he spoke, the three-hundred-meter star gate vortex rippled again!
A slightly gaunt figure stepped out from within!
At this moment, Jiangnan's expression froze. He took two steps back, his face darkening!
And Yang Jian's face was as pale as paper, his iron fists clenched until they bled, his eyes bloodshot!
The person walking out of the star gate was none other than Li Mingshan, dressed in a Tang suit!
He looked even older than before, his hair white as snow!
His white hair was meticulously combed back, and his turbid eyes scanned the scene!
He saw too many familiar faces in the crowd!
And when he saw Jiangnan, he was clearly stunned—apparently, he didn't know Jiangnan was still alive!
A faint light flickered in his originally murky eyes, and his hunched body seemed to straighten a little!
He opened his mouth as if to speak, but ultimately it turned into a long sigh. With a teleport, he appeared beside Igor and stood there!
At this moment, gasps rang out from the human camp!
Everyone on Blue Star knew the name Li Mingshan!
A space-type from Huaxia, yet now he stood beside a Bose body?
Wang Dalei's mouth hung open. Ye Zhenguo's face was only a bitter smile—his expression as ugly as a withered chrysanthemum!
On the Huaxia side, everyone looked at Li Mingshan in disbelief. Their expressions shifted from shock and bewilderment to indignation and contempt!
Wang Dalei roared: "Uncle Li! Why? For what reason? The big tree that once sheltered us from the wind and rain—how could you go over to the Holy Star?"
"Have you forgotten your country? Your oath? What do those two words 'Huaxia' mean to you?"
Li Mingshan's expression was icy: "Just two words... nothing more..."
Wang Dalei bellowed, unwilling to believe what he was seeing!
Chen Daoyi clenched his steel teeth: "Li! You're even worse than me! How could you become their dog?"
"The people standing before you are your comrades! Can you bring yourself to lay a hand on them?"
Li Mingshan fell silent!
Curses rang out from the crowd, and the looks directed at Li Mingshan were full of contempt!
"A Dao Heaven-ranked powerhouse, yet you become a traitor to humanity! Shameful!"
"Everyone's fighting tooth and nail to win this war, sacrificing so many lives! He doesn't deserve to be called a human!"
"Bullshit! All of it! And I used to respect you so much! Now you've lost all dignity in your old age! Gone senile, have you?"
At this moment, Li Mingshan was being denounced by a thousand fingers, each sharp gaze like a knife stabbing into his heart!
A smug smile curled at the corner of Igor's mouth!
(✡‾᷄৺‾᷅) "People have different aspirations. Don't curse so harshly, alright?"
Yang Jian took a deep breath: "Enough! Everyone shut up!"
"Uncle Li once fought for his country! He toiled his entire life for Huaxia! Without him, Huaxia might not have even survived the first Spirit Calamity!"
"He's done enough for Huaxia. For that kindness, he deserves my bow!"
"I won't judge his choice! But from today onward, the name 'Huaxia' has nothing to do with you anymore!"
With that, he bowed deeply to Li Mingshan!
Li Mingshan sidestepped to avoid the bow, seeming to age even more!
"I don't deserve your bow. Just pretend I never existed. Li Mingshan died the day he entered the Void Sea!"
Ye Zhenguo took a deep breath, looking at Li Mingshan with eyes full of disappointment!
"I still held onto some hope, but in the end, it was wishful thinking on my part. What? Is this the kind of life you wanted?"
Li Mingshan looked at Ye Zhenguo. Scenes from the Spirit Calamity flashed before his eyes!
They'd laughed and cried together, drunk heavily and eaten big chunks of meat after victory, bragged and sang songs together!
They'd also stood together on corpse-strewn battlefields, weeping until their eyes were swollen...
But all of that was in the past!
Li Mingshan said hoarsely: "Perhaps... who knows?"
Ye Zhenguo took a deep breath, his eyes filled with gloom!
"From this moment on, we are no longer comrades, but opponents! You'd better not go easy on me, because I'll try to kill you by any means necessary!"
"With everything I've got!"
Li Mingshan's eyes reddened slightly: "That... would be for the best."
Jiangnan watched Li Mingshan, unsure what he felt in his heart!
"Grandpa Li... why bother? A lifetime of military service—why submit to others?"
Li Mingshan just shook his head!
"You've already grown up... you're very strong now... strong enough."
These cryptic words were hard to understand, but Jiangnan knew what Li Mingshan meant!
Jiangnan clenched his fists: "Come back! Whatever the Holy Star can give you, I can give you too! Time! Power! Everything! If you want to soar above the nine heavens, I'll send you there!"
Everyone stared at Jiangnan in shock. What kind of wild talk was this?
It was hard to imagine such words coming from a Diamond Eight!
But when Jiangnan said it, it was hard not to believe him!
Li Mingshan smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I can't go back. I've seen the outside world... Humans can't win!"
Jiangnan's heart sank as he looked at the star gate vortex!
"Why can't we win? Three times now! At least we haven't lost, have we?"
Li Mingshan shook his head: "No... you don't understand..."
Jiangnan wanted to say more, but Igor sneered!
"Hey hey hey! Trying to poach my people right in front of me? You really don't take me seriously, do you?"
"Win? Hah! How could you possibly win? Do you really think every human is Jiang Fan?"
Jiangnan's pupils constricted!
Jiang Fan?
But just then, a voice came from behind the star gate vortex!
"Hey hey hey~ Although this place is remote and far away, you shouldn't say that existence's name so casually! If it were to sense it, that would be a big problem!"
A foot stepped through the star gate vortex!
But at that moment, Jiangnan roared: "Sakura! Do it!"
With Jiangnan's shout, Qian Benying immediately used Spatial Collapse on the star gate vortex!
Not just Qian Benying, but even Pierce and Baldr had been subtly moving closer to the star gate vortex while Li Mingshan came out!
Jiangnan and the others had also stalled for a lot of time!
All to unexpectedly destroy the space where the star gate vortex was located!
Clearly, Igor hadn't come back alone!
Who knew what the hell else might come out of that gate? They had to cut off the passage!
At this moment, a series of terrifying space-type spirit techniques blasted toward the star gate!