The Cleansing Plan

The stench of blood in the Nether Abyss had yet to fade when an even more secretive and deadly storm of purges began quietly brewing across the vast lands of the Western Domain.

Obsidian City, capital of the Western Domain. This enormous city, famous for producing rare obsidian, was now shrouded in oppressive silence. The once-bustling streets had grown deserted, and most shops had shut their doors. Only the heavy footsteps of patrolling soldiers echoed across the stone pavement, beating out a rhythm that set people's hearts on edge.

At the heart of the city, the former Domain Lord's Mansion—now renamed the "Demon Suppressing Department's Temporary Command Center"—was as tense as iron.

Lin Hao stood with his hands behind his back before an enormous sand table of the Western Domain, his gaze sweeping over the red dots marked across it like a hawk's. Those dots represented suspected hideouts of Outer Realm Sky Demons, or forces closely linked to Ximen Wushang, uncovered over the past three months through a joint investigation by the Heavenly Secrets Hall and the Inspection Department.

Several imposing figures stood beside the sand table.

On the left were the Inspection Department's core members, led by True Man Tian Shu: three True Saint Realm deputy directors and nine Sovereign Realm inspectors. Every one of them wore a solemn expression, sharp light glinting in their eyes.

On the right stood the elite forces Lin Hao had specifically summoned for this operation: Sword Sect Master Duan Tian, Chief Attendant Qiu Ya, Illusory Moon Sect Master Huan Xinyue, and Hegemon Body Sect Master Man Batian. Though none of them hailed from the Western Domain, they shared deep ties with Lin Hao and had all seen years of battle, ruthless and decisive. They were the sharpest blades in this cleansing operation.

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