New Mission~

He used Flash Step to quickly close in on the Three-Headed Hound, stabbing viciously at its claws twice.

The Three-Headed Hound didn't counterattack.

It had promised Jiang Chen three chances.

Besides, being pricked by such small needles twice didn't hurt or itch; it caused no damage whatsoever.

Now that it had been attacked twice, it felt nothing amiss.

It shifted one of its paws and asked, "Human, you have one chance left. Don't you want it?"

"It's enough!"

Jiang Chen replied calmly.

"Then are you ready to say your goodbyes to this world?"

The Three-Headed Hound extended its scarlet tongue, licking its claws as it asked.

"No, it's you who will bid farewell to this world!"

Upon hearing Jiang Chen's words, the Three-Headed Hound acted as if it had heard the greatest joke in the world.

Its body had not sustained any damage, it was in its complete form, and its strength had improved by several levels.

What power could a mere human like Jiang Chen possibly have to kill it?

"Hahaha!"

The Three-Headed Hound burst into loud laughter.

The sound was particularly piercing.

As if telling a joke, it spoke, "Do you know why I look down on humans?"

"Humans sell everything for power, even their souls."

"Yet they can never see themselves clearly. They are humans, destined from birth not to possess the power I have."

"Everything was already set, yet they delusionally seek power that doesn't belong to them."

"In the end, their fate will be the same as the masked man."

"Becoming food for me."

Jiang Chen replied calmly, "It's not wrong that we are human. We have our own selfish desires, and some even betray their conscience to obtain things that aren't theirs."

"But at least, the people I've met aren't like that."

"They started out weak, but they continuously strived to become stronger. No matter how much sweat they shed, they never spoke of giving up."

"I'm not talking about a few people, but many, many people."

"They are weak, but they prove with their actions that I can do it too."

"Is this your final regret!"

The Three-Headed Hound stared at Jiang Chen and said, "Since you're done with your regrets, you can die now!"

Just as it was about to move, it discovered it couldn't move its entire body.

Finally, it realized something was wrong. Black butterfly patterns had appeared all over its body without its knowledge.

These patterns seemed to possess some kind of toxin, paralyzing its body.

How could this be? Human toxins should be ineffective against Divine Beasts.

Unless, he wasn't using human power.

"Human, who exactly are you?" the Three-Headed Hound sensed something was wrong and questioned, "How can you possess such power!"

"Who I am? Go ask the King of Hell in the underworld!"

Saying this, Jiang Chen deactivated the Hornet and returned it to his system space.

He looked coldly at the Three-Headed Hellhound, truthfully admitting that if it hadn't underestimated him, he wouldn't have succeeded so easily.

He had successfully activated the Hornet's ability, achieving a two-hit kill.

Naturally, a Divine Beast's physique was far stronger than a human's, and the poison would take time to spread.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly.

He had bought himself enough time for the Hornet's poison to spread throughout the Three-Headed Hound's body.

"I am a Divine Beast, how can I die!"

Jiang Chen replied, "All living beings must face death, even Divine Beasts are no exception."

By this time, the Three-Headed Hound had no strength left to speak.

It felt its life draining away bit by bit, with no way to stop it.

Finally, as the Hornets covered its entire body.

It completely dissipated.

The night was still dark, and everything around seemed very quiet.

Fatty looked around. The Three-Headed Hound was gone. Did that mean everything was over?

"Brother Chen, did we win?"

"Yes!"

Jiang Chen turned back and smiled at Fatty. "We won!"

As Jiang Chen finished speaking, General Pagoda arrived with the Law Enforcement Team, fashionably late.

Looking at the deathly silence all around, the Three-Headed Hound had vanished, leaving only wisps of flame in its wake.

He hurriedly asked, "Where are the ferocious beasts that invaded the city? Why aren't they here?"

"Brother Chen took care of it!"

Fatty replied impatiently, "Why are you only arriving now? Aren't you the Law Enforcement Team? If something had happened to Brother Chen and me, would you take responsibility!"

General Pagoda naturally knew Fatty's identity was unusual.

He thought, if anything happened to this young master.

Not to mention him, the entire Law Enforcement Team would lose their heads. He quickly explained, "We were blocked by a powerful barrier outside and couldn't get in."

"I don't have time to listen to your explanation. I need to take Brother Chen home first."

Fatty had been paying attention to Jiang Chen and noticed his complexion was a bit off. He hurried to ask, "Brother Chen, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing, just extreme exhaustion."

Jiang Chen couldn't use any more Soul Power, and his recovery potions were all gone.

The world in his eyes was spinning, and he felt like he could collapse at any moment.

"Brother Chen, I'll take you home!"

Fatty got a car and drove Jiang Chen home.

On the way, Jiang Chen fell asleep in the car.

He ended up in his inner world.

Sode no Shirayuki, who had clearly been crying, had tear streaks on her face. She ran to Jiang Chen, "Master, you're okay, that's truly wonderful!"

"With me here, what could possibly happen!"

A masked young boy appeared before Jiang Chen and greeted him, "Hello, my name is Hornet."

Jiang Chen hadn't expected Hornet to look like this; he had initially thought it was a bee.

Hornet seemed to know what Jiang Chen was thinking and replied, "Zanpakuto change their forms based on the user's compatibility."

"You're my user, you should know basic common sense like this!"

He didn't know that in the entire Soul Society, there were only a few Zanpakuto he could name.

He wasn't very familiar with Zanpakuto.

Seeing Jiang Chen's dazed expression, Hornet found it quite amusing.

Just as he was about to say something else, Sode no Shirayuki pulled him away.

She circled around Jiang Chen and asked, "Master, do you feel unwell?"

"I just feel like my Soul Power is greatly depleted!"

"Then rest your head on my lap for a while!"

Jiang Chen was truly tired and didn't refuse.

He rested his head on Sode no Shirayuki's lap and looked up at the sky.

Hornet had disappeared at some point.

Now, under this sky, there were only Jiang Chen and Sode no Shirayuki.

Jiang Chen closed his eyes and rested.

In his drowsy state, he seemed to hear Sode no Shirayuki speaking to him.

She said, "Master, shall I sing you a song?"

"Mmm!" Jiang Chen vaguely hummed in response.

Then, Sode no Shirayuki began to sing softly. Her voice was as clear and pleasant as a lark's.

It was incredibly beautiful.

Listening to the song, Jiang Chen didn't know why a scene appeared in his mind.

A woman with hair reaching the floor, her back to him, asked, "When will you come? I've been waiting for you!"

"Who are you?"

Jiang Chen asked.

"My name is Su Daji!"

At this moment, while Jiang Chen was unaware, a system quest refreshed!

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