"Unable to leave this place? If I weren't confident, do you think I would have dared come here? Today, I've come to wipe out this Bloodfire Mercenary Group stronghold." Jiang Chen snorted.
If he destroyed this stronghold, it would inevitably throw the Bloodfire Mercenary Group into chaos. The grudge between this stronghold and Jiang Chen might be settled, buying him some time.
After some time, once Jiang Chen's strength had advanced further, it wouldn't be too late to destroy the entire Bloodfire Mercenary Group.
Jiang Chen absolutely would not allow the Bloodfire Mercenary Group to continue existing.
They posed too great a threat to the Jiang Family. Not only were they a threat to the Jiang Family, they also threatened the major forces of the surrounding towns.
It could be said that the Bloodfire Mercenary Group was the hegemon-level force among the surrounding powers.
The forces in every town were intimidated by the strength of the Bloodfire Mercenary Group.
Jiang Chen wanted to make the Jiang Family even stronger, and the Bloodfire Mercenary Group was undoubtedly a stumbling block.
"Enough. I'm not going to waste any more words on you. You might as well go die." Jiang Chen then put away the Silver Moon Blade in his hand and took the Demonic Soul Blade out of his storage bag.
The moment the Demonic Soul Blade appeared, all the surrounding mercenaries felt a chill.
That's right—it was a chill. The aura of the Demonic Soul Blade was simply too sinister. After all, it was a demonic weapon, its Demonic Energy dense enough to make people extremely uncomfortable.
Zhou Xiang and the others saw Jiang Chen take out the Demonic Soul Blade, black Demonic Energy coiling around its surface.
Anyone could tell at a glance that this blade was no ordinary object.
The mysterious man in black actually had such a powerful weapon?
Jiang Chen's aura changed as well. The true qi in his body transformed into Demonic Energy.
His eyes turned blood-red, making him look like a slaughtering asura.
A tyrannical aura radiated from Jiang Chen's body.
Entering Demonic State—this was the Entering Demonic State.
Jiang Chen felt the powerful strength within him, and a bloodthirsty smile appeared at the corners of his mouth.
Although Jiang Chen still retained his consciousness after entering the demonic state, the influence of Demonization filled his heart with killing intent and made him desperately crave slaughter.
"Hegemonic Blade Art." Jiang Chen gripped the Demonic Soul Blade. His entire figure vanished from the spot in an instant as he charged toward Zhou Xiang and the other three.
Jiang Chen's current strength was at least twice as great as before.
Zhou Xiang and the other three were horrified. They hurriedly counterattacked, trying to block Jiang Chen's assault.
"Boom!" A powerful slash instantly sent all four of them flying.
The weapons in the four men's hands flew free as well. The power of Jiang Chen's Demonic Soul Blade was simply too overwhelming, and their weapons were directly shaken away.
Their weapon-holding hands went numb as well.
This showed just how powerful Jiang Chen was.
When they realized their weapons were gone, the four men were stunned.
Then they saw Jiang Chen charging at them again.
There was no other choice. Without their weapons, they could only use martial skills.
"Dragon Cloud Palm."
"Martial Cloud Fist."
The four men unleashed their full strength and displayed their martial skills, hoping to force Jiang Chen back.
Jiang Chen merely swung the Demonic Soul Blade in his hand, and a heaven-shaking demonic slash directly cleaved apart the martial skills of all four men.
"Pff, pff, pff, pff." The four men were struck by the blade qi of the Demonic Soul Blade, huge wounds appearing across their bodies.
Their bodies were almost split in two. Through the enormous wounds, their internal organs could be seen, and blood gushed out.
The four men's eyes widened. Their vitality rapidly faded, and they collapsed to the ground, losing consciousness.
The four squad captains had died just like that.
"Ah..." Some of the surrounding mercenaries saw even their powerful squad-captain-level experts die miserably at Jiang Chen's hands, and they couldn't help retreating several steps in fright.
Jiang Chen was simply too powerful.
At that moment, a shocking aura appeared. It was the aura of a powerhouse at the first level of the Martial Grandmaster Realm.
"Where did this brat come from? How dare he kill members of our Bloodfire Mercenary Group..." an angry roar rang out.
It turned out Jiang Ming had arrived.
Jiang Ming had received a report from his subordinates saying that someone had attacked the Bloodfire Mercenary Group's stronghold and killed many people.
Thus, Jiang Ming had come out with them.
As it happened, he had seen from a distance the scene of Jiang Chen killing four Ninth-Level Martial Masters.
How could Jiang Ming not be furious when four of his trusted subordinates had been killed by Jiang Chen?
Some time ago, Jiang Ming hadn't been at the stronghold when someone had broken in and looted the treasury. Now someone had charged in and started killing again. Did they truly think the Bloodfire Mercenary Group had no one left?
"Hall Master—the Hall Master is here! This enemy is finished now. Once our Hall Master takes action, he'll definitely kill this brat." When some mercenaries saw the Hall Master appear, their faces immediately lit up with delight.
The Hall Master was a powerhouse at the first level of the Martial Grandmaster Realm. Once a Martial Grandmaster Realm powerhouse took action, he would definitely be able to kill Jiang Chen. This was what most of them believed.
Jiang Chen was only at the Fifth Level of the Martial Master Realm now. They didn't believe he could possibly be a match for a Martial Grandmaster Realm powerhouse.
"The real culprit has finally come out." Jiang Chen looked at Jiang Ming's appearance.
The other man was the Hall Master of the stronghold—in other words, its highest-ranking authority. As long as he killed Jiang Ming before him, this stronghold would be finished.
Even if the Bloodfire Mercenary Group wanted to rebuild the stronghold, it would take quite some time.
Jiang Ming rapidly charged over and slashed at Jiang Chen with his sword.
Jiang Ming was consumed by fury, and he held nothing back in this strike.
A heaven-shaking Sword Qi was unleashed.
Jiang Chen was no weaker. He swung the Demonic Soul Blade as well, sending out an equally powerful blade qi.
The Sword Qi and blade qi collided.
"Boom!" The two collided and exploded in midair. The powerful shockwave sent some of the surrounding onlookers staggering backward again and again.
Everyone stared at the scene in horror.
"What frightening strength! Is this the strength of a powerhouse at the Martial Grandmaster Realm? It's terrifying."
These mercenaries rarely had the chance to see a powerhouse at or above the Martial Grandmaster Realm take action.
What shocked them even more was that Jiang Chen was only at the Fifth Level of the Martial Master Realm. How could he possibly withstand a Martial Grandmaster Realm powerhouse head-on?
Was this Jiang Chen's strength really that terrifying?
Of course, they couldn't see Jiang Chen's true appearance, because he had covered his face.
No wonder the enemy before them had dared come here and cause trouble. It turned out he possessed such astonishing strength.
This man in black was far stronger than before. The last time he had come, he hadn't possessed such formidable strength.
His strength had increased far too much, hadn't it?
"You have some strength. No wonder you're so arrogant." Jiang Ming was extremely surprised that Jiang Chen had actually received his sword strike.
One had to know that the gap between the Martial Master Realm and the Martial Grandmaster Realm was enormous.
Even a Tenth-Level Martial Master would be defeated after only a few moves before a true First-Level Martial Grandmaster.
Yet Jiang Chen was only at the Fifth Level of the Martial Master Realm and had actually fought him to a standstill.
Such talent was far too powerful. Jiang Ming had never seen a genius with such heaven-defying battle prowess.
Only within some Great Sects could such an enchanting genius possibly appear. Even then, there would be very few of them, and they would absolutely be disciples whom the sect focused on nurturing.
Next, Jiang Ming unleashed a technique: Sword Falling Flying Flowers.
Countless strands of Sword Qi condensed into flower after flower of sword blossoms, killing their way toward Jiang Chen.
Though these sword blossoms looked extremely beautiful, they were weapons meant for killing, and they were incredibly sharp.
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