I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 1016 Aftermath
However, the Blood Sea Formation in Zhang Chen's hands seemed to be a different formation from the Blood Sea Formation used by various forces in the records. The Blood Sea Formation in Zhang Chen's hands was so powerful that it made people tremble. Even though everyone was outside the formation and dozens of miles away from Jinling City, they still felt that they would be swallowed up by the blood waves and turned into dust at any time.

"What a magnificent Blood Sea Formation! What a Zhang Chen! Everyone knew he was strong, but only after he actually made his move did people realize just how powerful he was, to the point of despair." Ji Feihua's eyes were filled with emotion.

In the past, everyone only had the concept of 'strong' regarding Zhang Chen's abilities, but now, seeing Zhang Chen's move, everyone truly realized just how strong Zhang Chen really was.

Meanwhile, the demonic beasts that were wandering outside Jinling City and were fortunate enough not to be trapped by the Blood Sea Formation were so frightened that they ran away in all directions with their tails between their legs. However, they could see streaks of blood light flashing in the void, and Blood God Children constantly roaming around, hunting down all the demonic beasts in Jinling City that had grown powerful.

For Zhang Chen, who had already broken through to the Fruit Realm, the life essence and magnetic field of all the demon beasts were as clear as day in his eyes. He saw hundreds of Blood God Children devouring all the demon beasts within a thousand miles of Jinling City. Wherever the Blood God Children passed, they left only skins behind.

On the bow of the ship, everyone looked at Jinling City, which was shrouded in blood, their eyes filled with shock. Ji Feihua said, "I am now full of confidence in the North. With such methods at his disposal, how can the North not dominate the region in the future? With such methods in hand, what are the mere demon race and the human-demon race?"

As soon as Ji Feihua finished speaking, everyone nodded in agreement, a hint of joy in their eyes. They weren't afraid of Zhang Chen's ruthless methods, but rather that Zhang Chen wasn't strong enough to protect them.

“No matter how the world changes in the future, the North will definitely be a supreme power that surpasses all other forces in the world,” Zhou Qiucheng echoed.

Everyone wisely refrained from mentioning the innocent civilians who died in Jinling City, because to the powerful and wealthy, the lives of ordinary people were no different from those of cattle and sheep.

"Look, the bloody light in Jinling City has dissipated. Could it be that the battle in Jinling City is over?" At this moment, everyone saw the bloody light in Jinling City disappear, and their eyes revealed a hint of curiosity.

Just as everyone was discussing this, a flash of light appeared on the ship, and Zhang Chen's figure appeared at the bow.

"Zhang Chen, how's the matter in Jinling City going?" Zhong Wubai asked first.

"The matter in Jinling City is settled. I have collected all the gold and silver in Jinling City. You shall send some guards to take the gold and silver back to the North for future development," Zhang Chen said to the crowd.

Upon hearing Zhang Chen's words, everyone secretly pondered the meaning of his statement, "The matter in Jinling City is settled." However, seeing that Zhang Chen did not intend to elaborate, no one asked further.

Zhang Chen nodded to everyone, and without wasting any time, went back to the cabin to suppress his boiling aura, leaving everyone on the deck looking at each other. The next moment, Ji Feihua had already disembarked first: "Let's go to Jinling City and take a look!"

“Yes, let’s go to Jinling City and see what big things Zhang Chen has done.” Zhou Qiucheng suddenly realized what was going on and quickly followed Ji Feihua off the boat. The group headed towards Jinling City.

Zhang Gaqi hurriedly summoned a group of guards and rushed towards Jinling City. As they walked towards Jinling City, they saw animal skins scattered on the ground like paper.

Many transvestites simply transformed into human skin, fluttering gently in the wind.

"What kind of method is this? It actually devoured the flesh and blood of living beings completely, leaving only a skin behind." Zhou Qiucheng picked up a human skin, examined it in his hand, his eyes filled with disbelief.

The human skin was slightly transparent, shimmering with a delicate luster in the sunlight, exuding a unique and eerie beauty.

"These are all top-quality hides. Send men to collect them all and bring them back to the North to sell for a good price." Zhang Gaqi instructed his disciples to collect the hides on the ground. The demon beasts that Zhang Chen's Blood God Child had killed had left behind intact hides, which were all valuable commodities.

The Zhang family disciples busily began collecting hides, while a group of people arrived at the gates of Jinling City. Looking at the wide-open gates, the group stood before the city and saw that the entire city was deathly silent. Apart from the sound of the wind rustling through the banners on the signs, there was no sound at all. The city was completely empty, with no one in sight.

"There isn't a single living creature left in the entire city? Could he have slaughtered the entire city of Jinling?" Zhou Qiucheng swallowed hard, his eyes filled with horror.

No one answered Zhou Qiucheng's question. Instead, they walked into Jinling City. After walking for an hour, they stopped and looked at the empty streets. Only then did they realize that Jinling City had indeed been completely slaughtered and there was no life left.

"He truly slaughtered hundreds of millions of lives in Jinling City. The creatures in Jinling City were like birds in a cage. Whether you were a tenth-level demon king or an ordinary being, none of you could escape the inescapable net of slaughter. What incredibly powerful methods!" Zhong Wubai's voice was filled with shock. Logically speaking, no matter how strong Zhang Chen was or how formidable his methods were, it was impossible for him to leave no one with a chance to escape. Especially considering that not a single one of the hundreds of millions of lives escaped, it was truly chilling.

This method was truly terrifying, beyond imagination. Meanwhile, Wang Ye, feeling dizzy, followed behind the group in shock. His eyes swept across the empty streets, especially at the now-empty Wang family mansion, his gaze filled with disbelief: "My godfather slaughtered the entire city of Jinling for my sake?"

"The entire Wang family is dead; not a single one is alive."

Wang Ye's head began to throb, and tears welled up in his eyes: Was he really worth it? Was he really worth his godfather's sacrifices for him?

Having experienced the coldness and warmth of human relationships since childhood, Wang Ye felt a surge of warmth in his heart, and tears slowly slid down his cheeks and dripped to the ground.

The Zhang family guards busily carried gold and silver ingots from the street. Countless gold and silver ingots were loaded into the fleet. There was so much gold and silver that the fleet had to find two more large ships in Jinling City to load the gold and silver ingots into the ships.

In any case, all the property near Jinling City has become ownerless, so the fleet's property is naturally available for anyone to take.

Regardless of the shock, emotion, and awe felt by the outside world, Zhang Chen on the ship tried his best to suppress his own energy. He used a suppressing character to press under his skin and spent seven days suppressing 30% of the essence flowing out of his body. Even if he only suppressed 30%, it was still good and enough for Zhang Chen to catch his breath.

When he stepped out of the cabin again, the ship had returned to calm, and everyone had returned from Jinling City, gathering on the ship to play chess and cards.

"Godfather!" Upon seeing Zhang Chen emerge, Wang Ye bowed respectfully, his eyes revealing a warmth he had never shown before.

"What are you doing guarding this place?" Zhang Chen patted Wang Ye's head.

Wang Ye looked at Zhang Chen very seriously, then knelt down and kowtowed to Zhang Chen: "Your son is standing here waiting for you to thank you for standing up for me. But... will this cause you any trouble? You killed so many people, won't you..."

“Don’t worry! The world is in chaos now. No matter how many people die, no one will stand up for you.” Zhang Chen picked up the boy and said, “You are my son. You are not allowed to thank me. It is only natural for a father to stand up for his son.”

After Zhang Chen comforted the boy for a few more minutes, everyone stopped what they were doing and crowded around him when they saw him walk out of the room.

Zhang Gaqi spoke first: "Patriarch, all supplies have been collected, we can set off now."

Zhang Chen nodded: "Then let's get going."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Gaqi stepped back and ordered the ship's manager to set sail. Zhou Qiucheng also stepped forward and said, "How come your Blood Sea Formation is so powerful? I've heard of people using the Blood Sea Formation, but I've never heard of anyone using it as exaggeratedly as you."

"I have deduced the Blood Sea Formation to an extremely profound level, and because the array flags used to activate the Blood Sea Formation are extraordinary, the power of the Blood Sea Formation appears to be extremely strong." Zhang Chen calmly concealed the truth.

In reality, he didn't have any array flags at all. He relied entirely on the Blood God Child to set up his arrays. His Blood Sea Array was not a Blood Sea Array at all, but a great supernatural power: Blood Realm Descent.

Even formations have flaws, but the Blood Realm has no flaws. Once the Blood Realm is formed, it will transform into a dimensional space barrier, trapping all living beings within it. Unless someone forcibly breaks the barrier, they will all be trapped and die within the Blood Realm.

"So everyone in Jinling City is dead?" Ji Feihua interjected from the side, somewhat incredulous that Zhang Chen could have used such horrific methods.

Zhang Chen usually seems like a very refined and gentle person, so how could he do something so outrageous?
“The human race within is reduced to less than one-tenth, all turned into food for the demons. Even those who are still alive are merely demon slaves, living lives worse than death. It would be better if I sent them to reincarnation. Perhaps after they are reborn, the human race will have a turning point, and all demons will become food for humans. At that time, the situation will be reversed, and they will be able to take revenge,” Zhang Chen replied.

At least in his eyes, reincarnation is not death, but simply another continuation of life, a new beginning, and not something unacceptable.

(End of this chapter)