Chapter 420: The Final Cleanup, Blood‑Bath of the Demon‑Worship Society

Hong Jishi suddenly appeared before Jiang Chen as if by teleportation.

He let out a sigh of relief after confirming that Jiang Chen was safe.

"It's good that you're okay," Hong Jishi patted Jiang Chen's shoulder, but his expression then turned unusually odd.

His gaze lingered on Jiang Chen's Military Badge, the two stars looking somewhat glaring.

Just a moment ago a little nervous Hong Jishi now had a strange expression on his face.

"You slew the Demon King?" he asked in surprise.

Jiang Chen hummed, "The Flaming Demon King entered the Instance to chase me, and I turned the tables on him."

Hong Jishi, well‑read, instantly grasped the whole sequence and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Well killed, beautifully killed. That guy's strength wasn't much, his temper was big, he got what he deserved."

Hong Jishi's laughter thundered, showing great delight.

He pounded Jiang Chen's shoulder hard, booming "bang bang", as if to snap the shoulder off.

"Alright, alright, a Level 48 two‑star Divine General, Level 48 slayed the Demon King, a precedent in Human Race history, well done."

These words spread to everyone's ears, instantly shocking the crowd.

Becoming a Divine General is already a remarkable achievement, almost every soldier's dream.

And becoming a two‑star Divine General is something only a true Divine-level Strongman can accomplish.

Killing the Demon King is considered the exclusive domain of Divine-level Strongmen, yet Jiang Chen created this miracle at Level 48.

People's gazes at Jiang Chen were filled with reverence, as if looking at a deity.

Jiang Chen whispered, "Teacher, stop patting me, or I'll fall apart."

Hong Jishi let out a light laugh before stopping, "Come, teacher will take you to kill someone."

Having said that, Hong Jishi led

Jiang Chen rushed into the Shenlong Tower.

The Shenlong Tower vanished like teleportation, disappearing from everyone's sight in an instant.

The matter of the Demon‑Worship Society hasn't been fully resolved.

Big Head has already been taken care of, and there is still finishing work to do.

Inside the Shenlong Tower, Hong Jishi and Jiang Chen talked about the recent cleanup of the Demon‑Worship Society.

The infiltration of the Demon‑Worship Society exceeded expectations.

Over the years, the Demon‑Worship Society has infiltrated every aspect of the Empire.

Therefore, cleaning it up is rather troublesome.

Hong Jishi holds some evidence in his hand, but this time it's more because the Demon‑Worship Society's frantic counterattack has drawn out a massive force.

The Demon‑Worship Society's actions have instead exposed even more.

No one could have imagined that the Demon‑Worship Society actually contains three Divine-level Strongmen.

Hong Jishi has sparred with all three of them over the past few days.

The strongest among them has already reached Level 93, and the other two are Level 91.

After a bout, Hong Jishi still couldn't retain them.

They fled swiftly, escaping beyond the Empire's borders.

Jiang Chen also recounted his experience in the Instance.

Li Xueru said, "Although the Flaming Demon King had his power limited because he forced his way into the Instance."

"But the Demon King is still a Demon King, not comparable to other professions."

Hong Jishi also laughed, "When I first saw it I was startled; I didn't expect Xiao Chen's combat power to have reached this level."

Jiang Chen said, "I was lucky this time; if the Flaming Demon King had been more careful, I might have been the one to die."

The Strong Soldier Skill lasts only 30 seconds; if Jiang Chen lets the Flaming Demon King lower its guard and it endures beyond 30 seconds, death is inevitable for him.

In the end, compared to the Demon King's tier, I'm still far behind.

Jiang Chen does not

underestimate himself, nor ever become arrogant.

Li Xueru admired this about Jiang Chen, "Neither proud nor self‑deprecating, that's excellent."

"Perhaps after reaching Level 70 and completing the Third Transcendence, you can truly possess Divine Level combat power."

Li Xueru never talks nonsense.

Hong Jishi clicked his tongue, "Good boy, at Level 70 you can have Divine Level power, truly worthy of being my disciple, Hong Jishi."

Li Xueru retorted to Hong Jishi, "That's because Xiao Chen is strong on his own, it has little to do with you."

Hong Jishi snorted, "Who says that? Without my careful teaching, Xiao Chen certainly wouldn't be that impressive."

"Having such a thick skin, there truly is no one else."

The two exchanged barbs back and forth.

Such scenes are commonplace for Jiang Chen, and he could only go along with them.

For the next two days, Li Xueru and Hong Jishi led Jiang Chen east and west.

They conducted a massive purge of the remaining forces of the Demon‑Worship Society.

Groups of people hidden deep were pulled out by Hong Jishi.

Some surrendered hands‑down, while others fought to the death.

All minor figures below Level 70 were handed to Jiang Chen for disposal by Hong Jishi.

According to Hong Jishi, a true strongman's sword has a dual nature.

One side faces outward, protecting the Human Race.

On the internal front, slay the traitors.

Jiang Chen strongly agrees, and when he kills people, his hand is never soft.

The whole purge against the Cult of Demons lasted a full half month and finally drew to a close.

When the brief chaos ended, the Empire quickly returned to normal.

After half a month of silence, the Hong Shen Courtyard again filled with the scent of tea.

Jiang Chen brewed tea for Li Xueru and Hong Jishi, "Teacher, the Cult of Demons within the Empire should be mostly eradicated, right?"

Hong

Jishi nodded, "Eight or nine out of ten, the remaining ones are no longer a threat."

Li Xueru added, "Trading a half‑month of chaos for several decades of future stability is worth it."

Hong Jishi drank the hot tea, exhaled a long breath, and the breath lingered in the air like a sharp sword.

This time, the Cult of Demons in the Shenlong Empire suffered a severe loss.

In the near future, it will be hard to stir up trouble.

Li Xueru and Hong Jishi's methods are extremely harsh: either they don't act, or they see it through to the end.

Jiang Chen asked, "What about other nations?"

Li Xueru chuckled lightly, "Let other nations worry about themselves; those forces may be dim‑witted, but they still have clever people."

"The Cult of Demons' former activity hub was the Shenlong Empire, so those forces were just watching a good show."

"Now it's their turn to worry."

With the Cult of Demons' forces in the Shenlong Empire eliminated by eight or nine out of ten, the activity center will inevitably shift to various foreign forces over the next several decades.

Jiang Chen knows well that foreign forces are not as united as the Shenlong Empire.

They each act independently, like scattered sand.

If the Cult of Demons exerts power in their territories, their days will not be easy.

Li Xueru continued, "If we truly want to eradicate the Cult of Demons, the Human Race needs an absolute strongman whose word is law."

Li Xueru had said that before.

Half-step Super God is not enough; a true Super God‑level strongman is required.

After half a month of slaughter, Jiang Chen unknowingly matured a great deal.

The accumulated killing intent was fed into the Domain Godstone, making it grow ever darker.

Killing intent continuously churns within the Domain Godstone.

In

At the center of the black killing aura, a drop of terrifyingly black substance seems to be forming.

Half a month later, Jiang Chen had been back at the Hong Shen Courtyard for less than half a day when he received news from Wu Lingdong.

After reading the message, a smile involuntarily appeared on his face.

Li Xueru let out a sigh, "What's making you so happy?"

Jiang Chen's expression is usually indifferent; such a heartfelt smile rarely appears.

Jiang Chen said, "It's Brother Wu; he's reached Level 40. Teacher Li, thank you for your effort."

Hong Jishi replied with a hum, "Lao Li, thank you for your effort."

Wu Lingdong is Level 40 and needs to undergo a Job Change.

Jiang Chen has already given the Heart of Earth and Earth Gem to Wu Lingdong; now only the Job Transfer Array is missing.

The quality of the Job Transfer Array is crucial for him.

Whether he can become an Earth Knight depends on this.

The best array master of the All-Human Race is right here; if not Li Xueru, who else can we turn to?

Hong Jishi produced a pile of materials; each is relatively Rare, though none are overly precious.

His wealth had been largely emptied when Jiang Chen changed jobs.

Now these are just leftover supplies, enough for Wu Lingdong's Job Change.

Li Xueru said to Hong Jishi, "Then go bring the person over."

As he spoke, the Shenlong Tower appeared in the sky, a beam of light shot out, and began to sketch the Job Transfer Array in midair.

The Second Transcendence array is merely child's play for Li Xueru, a Divine‑level array master.

Under his hand, in a few swift motions, a complex Job Transfer Array was completed.

It is far more intricate than the arrays used elsewhere, and its effect is far superior.

After all, being crafted by a Divine‑level array master, Li Xueru also cares about face.

Array sketched

After the structure was outlined, Li Xueru waved his hand, and Hong Jishi poured the prepared fine materials into it, targeting each critical node.

Jiang Chen also saw that, although this Job Array is massive, compared with the one he used for his own Job Change, it is still a small sorcerer facing a great one.

The materials alone differ by more than a hundredfold.

He felt grateful toward Li Xueru and Hong Jishi.