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Chapter 139 The Blade Splits the Sky, Time to Close the Net!

Boom!

A violent explosion resounded through the sky!

The entire Jiangnan base city seemed to tremble.

Jiang He's expression changed slightly, and he and Yun Yanchen turned their heads to look. They saw thick smoke and flames from the competition venue outside the city shooting into the sky. The aftershocks of the explosion turned into a violent heat wave that swept in all directions, shattering the windows of some buildings near the city gate.

Screams from pedestrians and honking from cars involved in rear-end collisions filled the streets, creating a huge uproar.

"Damn it, it's the Heavenly Demon Sect!"

Yun Yanchen gritted her teeth and said, "It must be the Heavenly Demon Sect. How dare they attack the venue!"

She flashed away and headed out of the city.

Jiang He quickly followed.

Before the two could even leave the street, they saw a man in a black robe run into the middle of the congested road, jump onto the roof of a car, and roar madly, "Burning holy fire, burn my wrecked body!"

"One day, our Heavenly Saint Sect will reign supreme over Great Xia and spread its holy light across the land!"

He ripped off his black robe.

He was strapped with a large number of bombs!
He laughed loudly, "Foolish mortals, on behalf of my lord, I hereby grant you death..."

boom!
Suddenly, a loud roar rang out.

But it is a river.

The ground beneath his feet exploded, and he appeared in front of the man in a blur, snapping the man's neck with a snap.

Jiang He glanced at the screaming and panicked crowd around him and said, "Don't be afraid, everyone. I've dealt with the thugs. You're safe now."

"Do not……"

Someone pointed at the corpse of the Heavenly Demon Cult member in Jiang He's hand and exclaimed in panic, "A...time bomb!"

Jiang He looked down.

But in the center of the bundle of bombs was a small screen, about an inch long, with red text flashing on it...

6.
5.
I rub!

Jiang He's face turned green.

Why doesn't this bastard play by the rules?

Aren't all the villains in movies and TV shows carrying remote-controlled bombs?
Once the assailant is killed, he won't be able to press the remote control, and the danger will be resolved.

4.

3.

The red countdown timer had already jumped to three seconds...

boom!
Jiang He channeled all his energy and blood, grabbed the corpse, and with all his might, threw it into the sky!

The corpse shot into the air like a cannonball.

Boom!

It exploded into a dazzling display of fireworks at a height of 200 meters.

At the same time, more than a dozen explosions were heard in Jiangnan Base City, and even a nine-story building collapsed. If viewed from above, the entire Jiangnan Base City was in chaos, with countless people fleeing for their lives in the streets and alleys.

Police, law enforcement and other departments quickly mobilized to treat the injured civilians and suppress the rioting Black Robe members of the Heavenly Demon Cult!
These black-robed followers of the Heavenly Demon Sect are all brainwashed and controlled martial artists or ordinary people.

They lived normally in Jiangnan Base City without any abnormalities, even though the Martial Arts Administration Bureau was doing its best to crack down on the Heavenly Demon Sect... but there were still some who slipped through the net!
today.

They received orders from above to "sacrifice themselves" for the Holy Church!
"Damn it!"

Jiang He's eyes turned red.

He knew he couldn't interfere in or help with the affairs of the city, but Yun Yanchen, being a water-elemental awakened being, was extremely useful at this critical juncture.

It can extinguish fires.

It can also have a certain healing effect.

Yun Yanchen rushed to an explosion site to provide assistance, while Jiang He used his speed to quickly leave the city.

He had just left the city.

Then they saw a dark cloud formed from demonic energy rolling in from the distant horizon.

Above the dark clouds stood several figures, and a voice, arrogant and overbearing, echoed throughout the heavens and earth—

"The Left Protector of the Heavenly Saint Sect has arrived! Why don't the ants of Great Xia hurry out and kneel to welcome him?"

But the next moment.

The arrogant voice turned into one of utter panic, crying out, "Qin Jiuzhou?"

"No!"

"Weren't you at Tianmen Pass? Why are you back?"

"escape!"

"Run! Qin Jiuzhou is back!"

Then Jianghe saw a flash of light slash across the sky.

The sword light was so dazzling that it seemed as if the sky itself was being torn apart with a single slash!
puff!

The enormous dark cloud of demonic energy was split in two, and all the figures on the dark cloud were also split in two!
After tearing through the dark clouds of demonic energy, the blade continued to cleave for over ten miles before gradually dissipating.

Jiang He stopped and looked at the slash that seemed to tear the heavens and earth apart, filled with envy.

Besides envy.

And there's more shocking news!

"Too strong... Is this the strength of the strongest person in the Great Xia Dynasty?"

"The left and right protectors of the Heavenly Demon Sect are experts second only to that Holy Lord... yet they were killed by Qin Jiuzhou with a single strike. What is Qin Jiuzhou's current cultivation level?"

Jiang He composed himself and quickly arrived at the venue.

The area around the martial arts tournament venue was reduced to ruins, but the venue itself remained intact. The spectators and martial artists were somewhat frightened, but no one was injured.

When Jiang He entered the venue, Wang Dalaba was on the stage comforting the spectators and organizing them to slowly leave. While there had been casualties at the venue, the Jiangnan Base City had suffered a suicide attack by members of the Heavenly Demon Cult, so the competition would definitely have to be suspended for the day.

He saw Wu Yimin and pulled him aside to ask him questions.

Wu Yimin is a seventh-rank martial arts master and one of the leaders who brought the team here, so he knows more than the ordinary participants.

"The higher-ups had already received news of the Heavenly Demon Sect's operation."

"The explosion just now was caused by three missiles launched by the Heavenly Demon Sect from 400 miles away... Unfortunately, the higher-ups were prepared. A powerful figure intervened the moment the missiles hit the ground, using his supernatural abilities to protect the entire arena."

Wu Yimin was somewhat excited.

He looked into the distance and said, "I'm afraid the Heavenly Demon Sect never dreamed that Minister Qin would actually be in Jiangnan... This time, their attempt to steal a chicken backfired, resulting in the loss of the Left Protector and several experts. They must be severely weakened!"

The audience left the venue in an orderly manner.

After a while.

One after another, figures flew in from afar and landed in the center of the venue.

Hong Wanli held five heads in his hands and shouted, "The Left Protector of the Heavenly Demon Sect, the Second Elder, the Third Elder, the Fourth Elder, and the Fifth Elder are dead! Today, my Great Xia has won a great victory!"

The various media outlets did not leave.

They captured this moment on camera.

This news will be spread as quickly as possible. For the people and warriors of Great Xia, Qin Jiuzhou's achievement with this strike is astonishing and truly a great victory that is inspiring!

Qin Jiuzhou landed in his black combat uniform. He glanced at the media reporters and turned to walk towards the office in the corner of the venue.

Hong Wanli understood and immediately ordered the "security guards" maintaining order at the scene to drive the media away, and then said, "Let's all go inside together."

Jiang He stepped forward to catch up.

Wu Yimin grabbed Jiang He and asked, "What are you doing?"

Jiang He: "Didn't Director Hong tell us to go in together?"

Wu Yimin's face darkened, and he said speechlessly, "Who do you think you are? When Director Hong said 'everyone,' he meant the Grandmasters in each base city... Didn't you see that none of us seventh and eighth-rank Grandmasters have moved?"

The meeting was chaired by Minister Qin.

Why are you, a mere sixth-rank official, getting involved in this mess?
Jiang He: "..."

He watched as Hong Wanli, the Grandmasters from various base cities, and Shui Qianyun entered the office, his heart pounding like a thousand ants crawling inside him. He said, "Grandmaster Wu, aren't you curious about what they're going to say later?"

Wu Yimin: "I'm curious."

"But what's the use of being curious?"

"Am I, a dignified seventh-rank martial arts master, supposed to go and eavesdrop?"

He turned his head and saw that the office was completely surrounded by seventh and eighth-rank grandmasters from other base cities, as well as grandmasters like Jia Wang and Yu Guanghai who had come to "watch the competition" and the contestants who had not yet left.

There are people standing at the entrance.

Some people were peeping through the windows.

There were also two A-level Earth-type Awakened Ones who even stuck their heads into the wall.

Wu Yimin: "..."

He paused for a moment, then muttered under his breath, "Bah! How could a group of grandmasters behave like this?"

Say it.

He added, "Since everyone else is going to listen, wouldn't it be a loss if you and I didn't?"

I arrived outside the office.

Qin Jiuzhou's angry voice rang out—

"Those damned Heavenly Demon Sect members are like dogs that will climb the roof if you don't discipline them for three days... Before I went to Tianmen Pass, I killed a large number of Heavenly Demon Sect experts, forcing them all to retreat into their secret realm."

"I never expected that these clowns would reappear after only ten years!"

"Hong Wanli!"

Upon hearing this, Hong Wanli stood up and said loudly, "Your subordinate is here!"

Qin Jiuzhou asked calmly, "Have you obtained the launchers used by the Heavenly Demon Sect to launch those three missiles?"

Hong Wanli nodded and said, "The transmitter is located in a ruined city more than 400 miles away. It is guarded by a Heavenly Gang Venerable and several Earthly Fiend Protectors. I have killed all those people and brought back the transmitter."

"Well done."

Qin Jiuzhou said, "Find a few military experts to study it and see which country the Heavenly Demon Sect bought that launcher from... These people are really audacious, daring to do business with the Heavenly Demon Sect!"

Hong Wanli's expression was strange. He said, "Qin Department... no need to investigate. That transmitter belongs to our Great Xia."

"???"

Qin Jiuzhou's gaze darkened, and he angrily said, "Bullshit! This kind of thing isn't an ordinary weapon or pill; it's a military-controlled item. How could the people of our Great Xia sell it to the Heavenly Demon Sect?"

Against the Great Xia's own army.

Qin Jiuzhou trusted him implicitly...

At the same time, he also believed that with the willpower of the Great Xia soldiers, it was impossible for them to be bewitched by the Heavenly Demon Sect.

Hong Wanli explained, "That launcher was indeed developed by our country, but it was not sold by our Great Xia military to the Heavenly Demon Sect... I checked, and the launcher has the words 'Made in Great Xia' on it, so it should be an export item. It has a serial number on it, and I have sent it to the military to check. It is one of the batch of supplies that we sold to Japan 5 years ago."

"........."

Hong Wanli added, "The Japanese island nation was breached by the Yamata no Serpent King on August 16th... I suspect that the Heavenly Demon Sect may have acted ahead of time, gathering a group of experts from the Japanese island nation and taking away a batch of supplies."

Qin Jiuzhou didn't dwell on the topic and said, "I can't stay away from Tianmen for too long... Now that I've returned to Great Xia, I'll do something more for Great Xia."

"As the saying goes, to fight external enemies, one must first secure internal stability... If the Heavenly Demon Sect is not eliminated, it will always be a hidden danger."

"Back then, I didn't exterminate the Heavenly Demon Sect because I was wary of the false saint behind it... I was worried that the Heavenly Demon Sect would bring out the projection of that false saint."

"Now, there is no need to be afraid."

"I have made some progress in guarding Tianmen Pass for the past ten years, and I have already developed a means to deal with the pseudo-saint's projection clone!"

Qin Jiuzhou's gaze swept over the numerous Grandmasters, finally settling on Hong Wanli. He said, "Wanli, send a message to my assistant's office and have him issue an order to all the major base cities..."

"Tell them it's time to close the net!"

(End of this chapter)