Chapter 98: By Order, Wipe Out the Su Family

The smell of blood permeated the city.

After a host of family forces backed down, the Martial Artists under their command were conscripted into the army.

The Military Department, already short on manpower, had not only expanded in size but grown several times stronger in combat ability than before. If they faced another beast tide, they wouldn't need Jiang Qin to act at all—they could wipe it out on their own.

Fierce Beasts are strong in force but lacking in cunning; humans are cunning but lacking in force.

As long as all available forces were united, no matter how many Fierce Beasts there were—so long as no high-tier Fierce Beasts appeared—Dongxing Jidi Shi would remain perfectly safe.

The people cheered Jiang Qin's name, and the cheering did not stop until nightfall. This book is first published on Tiantian Kan Xiaoshuo to accompany you in your leisure time, 𝙩𝙩𝙠. 𝙩𝙬 is super convenient, providing you with an error-free and properly ordered chapter reading experience.

Starlight was dim, the night sky overcast.

On the rooftop of the base's main building.

Su Lingwei lay on the platform, gazing at the moon, her skirt hem fluttering in the wind.

A figure abruptly appeared beside her.

But she was not surprised, as if she had long anticipated it.

Jiang Qin sat down beside her with a wine pot in hand, took a sip, and said lightly, "Tell me—how did you end up like this?"

She had once been a dazzling star.

Now she could only huddle within the city walls, serving in a logistics role.

Surely a great deal had happened.

Su Lingwei had no intention of hiding anything. Staring at the starry sky in a daze, she said, "Tell me—why is it that once a prejudice takes root in the human heart, it becomes so hard to change?"

Her grandfather was born into a branch of the Su Family, and from childhood had vowed to revitalize the clan.

Her grandfather's talent was outstanding—he had all but crushed his peers at the time—and within mere decades he had stepped into the Law Realm, becoming one of the very top figures in the nation. But being the strongest was not his wish, so he risked his life to deduce the 【Su Family Artifact Control Method】, hoping to make the entire Su Family powerful.

With this foundation, the Su Family did indeed grow strong.

But the main branch claimed the Artifact Control Method for themselves, restricting branch family members from learning it—only main branch descendants were permitted to study it.

What was laughable was that Su Lingwei, a descendant of the very creator, had endured endless hardship just to learn the first half. When she went to demand the second half of the method, she nearly died in the Su Family. Though she didn't die, from then on she was cut off from the martial path.

The Su Family never acknowledged merit; in their eyes, a branch was a branch—born to serve the main family.

Having said all this.

Su Lingwei was silent for a long moment, then spoke again: "I know I can't keep this from you. But the Su Family has an Earth Martial Realm Martial Artist stationed there. I do want you to go punish the Su Family for me—but not now."

The nation cannot control all the ancient clans, so it allows each to keep one Earth Martial Realm Martial Artist stationed at their seat.

The gap between Divine Image Realm and Earth Martial Realm is like the gap between Spirit Sea Realm and Divine Image Realm—or even greater.

Therefore Su Lingwei did not want to see Jiang Qin fall into danger on her account.

And even more, she did not want it to affect her grandfather.

She had even asked everyone to help her keep this secret.

"I'll think about it."

Jiang Qin left the wine pot behind, took a single step, and vanished from the rooftop.

——

The news of Jiang Qin's return spread throughout the hundred cities Inside the Circle in less than half a day.

The Su Family, as controllers of two Jidi Shi, naturally received the news as well, so a clan meeting was quickly convened—after all, Jiang Qin's strength was already enough to make them take him seriously.

Lingxi Shan, inside the Su Family great hall.

Two clan elders of the Divine Image Realm Realm sat side by side at the very front, their presence deep and imposing.

Below them, every Su Family steward was of the Divine Image Realm Realm, numbering over forty. It could be said that every Divine Image Realm Realm Martial Artist in the Su Family had been summoned.

One of the clan elders held a teacup and spoke:

"You're all aware of the situation. Tell me—how should we face Commander Jiang from here on?"

The people below fell silent, eyes on their noses, noses on their hearts.

If Jiang Qin hadn't wiped out those dozen-plus families, they would surely have advocated taking him down. But now… the strength that monster had already displayed was simply beyond what anyone present could resist.

And they had not only crippled Su Lingwei, but severed one of her arms—this grudge would have to be settled eventually.

Fortunately the silence did not last too long. Someone raised his head and proposed:

"Speaking of which, that girl Su Lingwei was only chosen as a teammate by Jiang Qin because her strength was suitable. Strictly speaking, the two haven't spent much time together. Why don't we send some apology gifts over? Surely Jiang Qin won't go too far—after all, to control Inside the Circle, he still needs the strength of us ancient clans."

"What pipe dream are you dreaming?"

The moment those words fell, someone immediately sneered: "He killed over a thousand Martial Artists in Dongxing Shi without a second thought, and you expect him to fear that? And you think he's short on resources? Don't forget—he himself is a member of the Jiang Family!"

The one who had spoken first immediately fell silent. It seemed… that was indeed the case.

Ultimately, strictly speaking, Jiang Qin was also one of the ancient clans. As long as he hadn't clearly taken the nation's side, the ancient clans Inside the Circle wouldn't act rashly.

After all, having one more terrifyingly potential enemy around would make it impossible to sleep soundly at night.

After half a day of discussion with no result, someone could sit no longer and said angrily:

"If you ask me, does our Su Family have any reason to be afraid! We didn't reach our current position by suffering in silence—we punched our way here, one fist at a time!"

"If Jiang Qin really dares to come, at worst we'll have the Old Ancestor step in and destroy him!"

"Afterward, at worst we'll push two people out to apologize to the Zhenling Bureau."

The moment those words fell, the great hall fell silent.

Just as they were unable to reach a conclusion after long deliberation, and the clan elder was about to temporarily dismiss the meeting, a guard rushed in from outside in a panic, calling out as he ran:

"Bad news, clan elders! Someone from Dongxing Jidi Shi has come!"

The stewards present changed color at once and immediately looked at the guard.

"What's going on? Speak slowly."

The guard caught his breath, hurriedly pointed outside, and said: "Just now, a group of people came from Dongxing Jidi Shi—about a hundred of them, all Spirit Sea Realm Martial Artists. They've already surrounded our mountain gate!"

The two clan elders at the very top revealed fear on their faces. This formation meant the other side had no intention of leaving things amicably.

They were now feeling some regret — if only they hadn't been so impulsive back then, they wouldn't be in a situation with no room to turn back...

"At this point, we can't back down."

"Gather everyone, follow me to meet the enemy!"

"Yes!"

The two clan elders and the stewards all rushed out of the great hall.

At this moment, at the Su Family's mountain gate.

Over a hundred Spirit Sea Realm cultivators in military uniforms stood there with frosty expressions. The usually arrogant Su Family disciples were all cowering inside the walls, not daring to go out — at a glance, the other side had come in deadly earnest and wouldn't spare a thought for their status.

The two clan elders arrived first, followed closely by over forty stewards.

They scanned their surroundings but did not find Jiang Qin's figure among the crowd. Apart from these hundred Spirit Sea Realm cultivators, there seemed to be no one else, which made them knit their brows.

Could it be... that they hadn't come to fight?

Thinking of this possibility, one of the clan elders stepped forward.

"This is Su Family territory — what business have you come here on?"

A leading officer stepped out of the formation, drew from behind him a longsword with a golden dragon motif etched on its blade, and spoke in a ringing, forceful voice:

"The Lingxi Su Family treats human life as grass, holding the law in contempt!"

"Today we, by Commander Jiang's order, bear this sword to sever Su Family heads and bring them back to Dongxing Shi... to build a Jingguan!"