"Grandmaster Cheng, Director Jiang, there's no road ahead!"
The jeep drove out of town.
The road leading to the mining area was now difficult to drive on. The road was full of potholes and huge cracks. It had been destroyed by Direbeasts and bombs.
"Stop the car. We'll run over there. We're less than twenty kilometers away from the coordinates Jiang He sent us. It's not that far."
He got out of the car.
Cheng Dongfeng took the lead and flew away.
Pudgy Jiang followed closely behind. Behind him, Bai Feifei and another Rank-5 martial artist were slower.
When they arrived at the scene of the Tranquil Heavenly General and the Earth Demon Heavenly General's death, Jiang He had just returned from slaying the Leopard Python.
"Master Cheng, Chief Jiang, Sister Bai … Huh?"
Jiang He walked up to him, his gaze shifting as he stared at Cheng Dongfeng and smiled, "You've ascended, Master Cheng?"
Cheng Dongfeng nodded, but he was extremely puzzled. "I've restrained my aura, but this kid can actually see through my cultivation?"
For a martial artist to step from the peak of the sixth level to the seventh level of the grandmaster realm, in addition to cultivation, there were two other things he needed. One was spiritual force, and the other was to comprehend the realm of the integration of heaven and man.
Once a person reaches rank-seven grandmaster, they would be able to revert to their true form and have complete control over their own strength. They would be no different from an average person if they did not show it, unless their martial arts realm was higher than their own.
Is his martial arts realm higher than mine?
Bai Feifei was already in work mode. She crouched down in front of the Tranquil Heavenly General's corpse and examined it, before coming to a conclusion. "There's something strange about the corpse. A layer of his flesh is cooked, but there are no signs of burning."
"His meridians are severely damaged, and more than a dozen of his bones are broken. His internal organs have all suffered a strong impact, and his abdomen is bleeding heavily."
"However, his fatal wound isn't these. It's on his chest."
A group of people crowded around him.
Pudgy Jiang stared at the Tranquil Heavenly General's face for some time before scratching the back of his head. "By the way, do any of you know what the Tranquil Heavenly General looks like? The last time we fought, Old Duan was the main force. Moreover, it was too dark, and his whole body was shrouded in icy True Qi. It was pitch black, and I couldn't see what he looked like. "
"This guy …"
"The Tranquil Heavenly General?"
Bai Feifei and Cheng Dongfeng exchanged glances.
Was that the Tranquil Heavenly General?
They had never seen the Tranquil Heavenly General, while the Martial Arts Department (MAD) only knew that the Sky Demon Cult had the Seventy-two Fiends and the Thirty-six Decans, although they did not know what they looked like.
Jiang He lifted a brow, promptly displeased.
With a wave of his hand, he stabbed a token into the Tranquil Heavenly General's corpse.
Cheng Dongfeng pulled out the token and saw that it was very special. It seemed to be made of alloy. The word "You" was written on the front and the word "Sha" was written on the back.
"Earth Fiend Token!"
"This corpse definitely belongs to the Tranquil Heavenly General!"
Jiang He threw out another token plate.
The front of the token had the word "Demon" written on it, and the back also had the word "Fiend".
"This is the Earth Fiend Token of the Earth Fiend General!"
Cheng Dongfeng took the token plate and explained, "I've heard that the Sky Demon Cult has Fiend Decrees and Decan Decrees, but I've never seen them before. I didn't expect them to look like this … by the way, was the Tranquil Heavenly General blown up before he died?"
"Yeah."
Jiang He did not deny it and said, "I don't know their specific location, which is why I blew up every place in this area where people could be hiding. In the end, the Tranquil Heavenly General suddenly charged out from behind when I blew up the mine, and was hit by the shockwave from the explosion that spilled out from the mine."
"Are you alright?"
"I'm fine." Jiang He smiled. "Don't I know how to dodge a bomb I threw?"
Was crouching on the ground not dodging?
On the other hand, Pudgy Jiang sharply caught on to Jiang He's choice of words and pressed, "Jiang He, did you just say … threw? Did you throw a fuel-air grenade with your hand to activate it? "
"What fuel-air grenade?"
Jiang He was at a loss for words. "It's just some homecooked explosives I made myself. How could it be that fancy?"
He definitely could not tell anyone about the pea bomb.
As for whether it was homecooked explosives or not, he just had to explain it this way, and no matter who asked, he would not tell them in detail. What could they do about it?
Pudgy Jiang's expression turned weirder at once. Beside him, Bai Feifei covered her mouth and giggled, while Cheng Dongfeng chuckled. "Chief Jiang, if I remember correctly, you were going to do a handstand just now."
Seeing that Pudgy Jiang's face had turned as red as a pig's liver, Cheng Dongfeng stopped teasing him and chuckled instead. "Like I said, how could a rank-five advanced kill a grandmaster no matter how demonic he was? By the way, where's the Earth Demon Heavenly General's corpse? He wouldn't have been blown to smithereens, would he? "
"Not really."
Jiang He pointed nonchalantly, saying, "The Earth Demon Heavenly General's corpse is over there. He wasn't hit by the explosion, and I could sense that he was quite powerful. I had to use a special move to cut him down."
Yeah.
Special move …
Eating peppers to increase combat ability … that must be a special move, right?
Jiang He led the way forward, chuckling as he walked. "That bastard is quite sly. The Tranquil Heavenly General was hiding underground and wasn't killed on the spot. I only managed to kill him with a stomp, but the Earth Demon Heavenly General ambushed me from behind and stabbed me with a flying dagger."
Jiang He pointed at his own back, where his clothes were torn and there were traces of blood on his skin.
"Look, are my wounds serious … Eh? I've recovered already? "
"…"
Wasn't that a little too ridiculous?
A Rank-7 Martial Dao grandmaster ambushed a late-stage Rank-5 martial artist from behind, but was killed before the ambush even succeeded?
Cheng Dongfeng, Pudgy Jiang, Bai Feifei, and the rank-five martial artist were stupefied as they followed behind Jiang He, their minds blank.
It was only when they saw the corpse cut in half by Jiang He from three hundred meters away, as well as the deep trench on the ground that they came to their senses.
Cheng Dongfeng's eyes widened and he could not help exclaiming, "What the hell … Jiang He, from what I know, the Earth Demon Heavenly General is a veteran rank-seven and stronger than the Tranquil Heavenly General. How did you kill him?"
"How did I kill him?"
Jiang He thought about it and organized his words before saying, "He was around sixty meters away at the time, and after failing to ambush me, he even framed me for wearing alloy underwear …"
"Then, he started throwing flying daggers at me, and I slapped them away with two palms. Then, the wretch actually transformed … well, it's not really transformation, but there was a black aura surging out of his body, and his aura didn't feel human."
Cheng Dongfeng's eyes narrowed and he growled, "Sky Demon Arcanum!"
"The Sky Demon Cultists call it the Sky Sage Arcanum. It's extremely frightening, and was supposedly taught by the Sky Demon."
"Sky Demon Arcanum, huh?"
Jiang He muttered, before continuing, "When he transformed … his aura became very frightening after he charged the Sky Demon Arcanum, and I had to use a special move to buff my combat ability and cut him down with five consecutive slashes."
With that …
Jiang He yawned.
"It's already four in the morning … alright, you guys keep chatting. Just note down how much merit points those two Sky Demon Cultists and Heavenly Generals are worth. I'm going home to catch up on my sleep."
In a flash, he disappeared into the night, leaving Cheng Dongfeng and the others looking at each other.
… …
The next morning, at Li Fei's breeder union at the eastern end of Jinyintan Village.
"Old Su, isn't the lamb in my house not bad?"
Li Fei and Su Ze were eating at the dining table.
It was already three in the morning after they finished their mission last night, and Su Ze did not return to the Martial Arts Department (MAD) due to Li Fei's cordial invitation. Instead, he went straight to Li Fei's house.
After all, didn't he have to pass on his martial uncle's message to Jiang He in the morning?
Eating lamb meat was just on the way.
Wiping his mouth, Su Ze rose to his feet with a smile. "Li Fei, I'll have to trouble you for a bit. Drive me to Jiang He's house, and we'll head back to the MAD to turn in our mission."
Soon.
Li Fei drove Su Ze to Jiang He's house in his BMW.
Taking a deep breath, Su Ze suppressed his reverence for Jiang He, abruptly pushed open the car door and alighted.
What was there to be afraid of?
After all, it's my martial uncle who's after Jiang He, not me?
At most …
I'll just lay my cards on the table with Jiang He and tell him that my martial uncle wants to give you some pointers!
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