188: My rules are the rules

Chu Jiang said lightly, "The battle was utterly pointless, their moves soft and weak, full of flaws. This Master is truly disappointed with the so-called Geniuses from various states!"

The mouths of the strong practitioners slightly opened, but they dared not refute Chu Jiang's words.

They thought to themselves:

Do you think everyone is like you, whose moves are bloody and brutal, mostly a single strike to the throat, at most severing limbs? This is an irreconcilable hatred.

"Fighting against demons is the shortcut to becoming a strong practitioner; otherwise, one will only be a delicate flower in a greenhouse, unable to withstand the baptism of wind and rain!"

Yinhua Laolao, standing nearby, nodded in agreement:

"What Commander Chu said is absolutely true, but our sectarian families are, after all, different from your Division. It is truly not easy to Cultivate a talent. If there is a good seedling, we will definitely pour most of our resources into them and absolutely not let them fall into desperation!"

"This is also where we fall short of the Demon Suppression Division!"

Even when Disciple are dispatched to slay demons or roam the Jianghu, there will basically be Senior protecting them like a shadow. Although they would not act unless it was a matter of life and death.

But the juniors, knowing that their Senior would not stand by and watch them die, naturally lost the sense of urgency that comes with life and death.

However, who would dare let them roam the Jianghu alone?

Especially those who bear the hope of a sect, who would dare to gamble on them?

Even without overt protection, there would be hidden guards accompanying them. The juniors might not know, but in reality, it still gave them a layer of insurance.

Sect cultivation, after all, cannot be as ruthless as the Demon Suppression Division. Almost every day, people in the Demon Suppression Division lose their lives to Yellow Springs, and they frequently recruit on a large scale.

As for Jianghu sects, sometimes they don't even recruit a few people for several years, relying entirely on talent and Opportunity. Unless it's a life-and-death struggle between major sects of the same level, it's difficult for large-scale casualties to occur.

Therefore, Jianghu sect Disciple, if they were to spar with a Demon Suppression Guard of the same level, would certainly be at a disadvantage.

This is an undisputed fact.

However.

There are also a very few exceptionally talented individuals who are not only not weaker, but even stronger than the Demon Suppression Guard.

This is the reason for their cultivation.

These super Geniuses, as long as resources are sufficient, Cultivate as fast as a rocket ascending. Among them, some are even naturally gifted combat Geniuses.

They can draw inferences about other cases from one instance.

The strong practitioners from the Golden Eagle Gate also agreed. There was nothing wrong with either side's cultivation methods; they simply had different priorities.

...

Three hours later.

The official list for the competition was decided. Basically, 80% of the spots came from outside states, monopolized by the two transcendent forces and the nine extreme forces.

For example, Luo Chuan, Li Tianyang, Zhao Ritian, Shi Qingxuan, and other Prodigies were all on this list.

As for the Grandmaster section.

It would only begin on the last day.

The total number of registered participants was less than thirty, so there was no need to compete in advance.

"Today's competition ends; tomorrow, the top ten will be decided!"

Guixu Zhenren's voice, like a grand bell, once again spread throughout the entire square, announcing the conclusion of today's competition.

"Commander Chu, Seniors, we have prepared a sumptuous banquet. Please grace us with your presence and allow us to fulfill our duties as hosts!"

"Guixu Zhenren has been thoughtful!"

The strong practitioners nodded. After watching for an entire day, they were indeed a bit tired.

"This Master has important matters to attend to, so I will not accompany you all to the banquet!"

When he finished speaking.

His gaze was like a torch, directed towards the square.

"Demon Suppression Guard, where are you?"

"Subordinates are here, at the command of Qianhu Lord, we will go through fire and water, without hesitation!"

The shouts of over a thousand Demon Suppression Guard, like thunder, shook the sky.

The crowd, who had not yet dispersed, were stunned by Chu Jiang's sudden action, completely bewildered, not knowing what he intended to do.

"Commander Chu, you are..."

Cold sweat trickled down Guixu Zhenren's forehead. He couldn't quite grasp this big shot's intentions.

He only prayed to the heavens that he would not disrupt this Heavens Pride Gathering.

The next moment.

Chu Jiang, as if performing a magic trick, pulled out a roster and casually flipped it open.

"The Purple Flame Demon Sect, colluding with demons, forging evidence, and harming a total of nine thousand three hundred and twenty-three innocent commoners. Their crimes are too numerous to be recorded!"

"The Golden Saber Gate, colluding with demons, capturing four thousand three hundred innocent commoners, offering them to the demons of Yunzhou. Their crimes are heinous!"

"As major sects, their morals are depraved. They receive sustenance from the common people but do not consider their suffering, instead devising every possible scheme to harm them. Such traitors who are without country, without father, without ruler, and without people, shall be executed with the severest punishment to rectify the hearts of the people under heaven!"

"Demon Suppression Guard, heed my order: eradicate both sects' mountain gates, leave no one alive!"

Chu Jiang's words once again shocked everyone, making them experience his decisive killing intent once more.

"Commander Chu, what evidence do you have? To say that both sects colluded with demons and demand their complete extermination without any basis, isn't this a bit inappropriate!"

An old man spoke with a gloomy expression.

"Which force do you belong to!"

"Purple Flame County, Ironblood Fortress!"

The old man did not hesitate, directly stating the name of his force.

Under such public scrutiny, he did not believe that Chu Jiang could kill people without any basis.

The Demon Suppression Division needed evidence.

Stating his name could, on the contrary, protect himself.

"Oh... Ironblood Fortress!"

Chu Jiang opened the roster, flipped through it a few times, and loudly declared: "Ironblood Fortress, in the five thousand one hundred and twenty-second year of Great Chu, in July, drugged one hundred and twenty innocent commoners and offered them to demons!"

"So it's a rebel faction, seize them for me!"

A smile flashed across Chu Jiang's lips.

Over a hundred Demon Suppression Guard surrounded the people from Ironblood Fortress, capturing them all.

They were brought before Chu Jiang, and the Demon Suppression Guard decisively broke the legs of these two dozen members of Ironblood Fortress.

The old man was greatly alarmed. How did he know? They had only single-line contact with the demons; even the Purple Flame Demon Sect didn't know.

But he still pretended to be an innocent victim, angrily saying, "Commander Chu, you are so reckless with human lives, disregard rules, and convict people without evidence. Isn't this going too far!"

Chu Jiang's eyes were as cold as frost: "Rules? What this Master says is the rule!"

The old man: "You..."

"Ironblood Fortress colluded with demons, the evidence is conclusive, yet you still dare to bark wildly in front of this Master. Execute them!"

The old man cursed: "You mo..."

Where's the evidence? Where's your damn evidence? What are you mumbling from a piece of paper?

Boom!

The Demon Suppression Blade flashed with cold light!

Puff, puff, puff...

More than twenty heads rolled onto the Heavens Pride Gathering venue, blood flowing everywhere.

The onlookers trembled again, witnessing Chu Jiang's cruel methods.

He killed as he said, without a second thought.

Arrogant, utterly domineering.

At this point, no one dared to question any of Chu Jiang's orders again.

"Commander Chu is righteous! Such villains deserve this punishment; beheading them is letting them off lightly!"

"Commander Chu..."

Everyone sided with Commander Chu; who would dare to utter a single word of dissent?

Those in the VIP seats were as silent as cicadas in winter. They decided that upon returning, they must warn their Disciple within the sect never to provoke this person, and also to purge any traitors who colluded with demons.

Otherwise.

To be targeted by this Lord.

Just thinking about it filled them with dread.

They had no doubt that even if the emperor himself colluded with demons, Chu Jiang would draw his blade without hesitation.

"Commander Chu, the Purple Flame Demon Sect and the Golden Saber Gate are far away. Why not rest for the night and go tomorrow? We will definitely assist Commander Chu in slaying the rebels!"

The strong practitioners on the stage spoke one after another.

"No need for everyone to trouble yourselves!"

Then.

Chu Jiang lightly brushed his waist, and the purple gold gourd immediately shone with dazzling divine light. In an instant, it transformed into a majestic warship, incredibly grand, standing proudly above the sea of clouds.

Crack, crack, crack!

At the peak of the warship, the gourd's mouth suddenly opened, exhaling mist, and in a moment, layers of golden stairs condensed, like a heavenly ladder, extending downwards from the depths of the cloud sea, quickly reaching the ground...