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As the people who had been hiding ventured out one by one to see what was happening, more than a dozen figures flew down, all dressed in matching uniforms.

"Red Lotus bandits have been sighted nearby. No one is to leave the town without permission, or you'll face military punishment!"

A stern man's voice rang like a great bell, leaving everyone's heads buzzing.

Chen Lin had also emerged from underground and was looking out through a window.

His expression was grave.

These people belonged to the Immortal Kingdom's Demon Suppression Army. Rumor had it that every one of them was formidable. He had never encountered them before, but now that he had, their reputation was clearly deserved.

The stern man leading them in particular had reached Foundation Establishment Perfection. Judging by the degree to which his strength had been suppressed, he should originally have been at the Void Refinement Stage. Within this Immortal Kingdom, someone that powerful already ranked among the very strongest!

The bandit Chen Lin had encountered earlier might have eventually reached the Golden Core Realm, but that had happened only after three death-induced mutations. There was no comparing the two.

Under the special rules here, each death-induced mutation stripped away part of a person's reason. After one, they could scarcely be considered a normal human being. Even if they recovered through means such as Immortal Prison Refining, they could never return to normal. Their strength, intellect, and even memories would suffer greatly, reducing them to a lower class.

Their range of movement would also be restricted. They could not stray too far from their own territory.

With each further mutation, their condition worsened, until they became Evil Demons through and through, unable to take even half a step beyond their territory. No matter how powerful they grew,