Starting as a Grandmaster, all of my cultivation techniques are at max level.

Xia Jin glanced at the devastation of Yuehua Kyoto below and frowned.

He then began to carefully examine the three figures in front of him.

"The destruction of the Blazing Sun in the Central Region and the Great Qian Dynasty... it seems that it was the work of the three of you."

His voice was extremely calm, revealing no emotion whatsoever.

Upon hearing Xia Jin's words, Old Man Moya cackled twice, "What, kid? Judging from your posture, are you trying to seek justice for those useless trash who became food for blood?"

"Revenge!?" Xia Jin shook his head, a slight smile playing on his lips. "What do their lives have to do with me?"

"Hmm!?" Old Man Moya was slightly taken aback, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. This indifferent tone that regards all living beings as worthless... why does it feel like they're the same kind of people as themselves?

"However," Xia Jin paused, an invisible pressure spreading out and enveloping the entire capital of Yuehua, "this Eastern Region is my territory. Who allowed you... to extend your claws here?"

"Since you've reached out, be prepared to have your hand cut off."

Black Butcher's expression suddenly turned strange, as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world. He burst into laughter, "Hahaha! Good! Good lad! You're arrogant enough! I haven't met such an interesting person in a long time!"

"State your name! When I tear you to shreds later, if I'm in a good mood, I might just erect a monument for you!!!"

Xia Jin slowly reached behind her back and drew a long sword.

He gently wiped the blade, but his gaze remained fixed on the three people in front of him.

"Shall I state my name?" Xia Jin's voice carried a hint of amusement. "Too bad, you few are not worthy to know my name."

"However, my blade does not kill nameless nobodies. You three might as well state your names. Perhaps, even if you perish here today, I will remember you many years later."

"Hahahaha!! You're really arrogant!!" Black Butcher grinned, revealing a set of gleaming white teeth, but a fierce glint flashed in his eyes: "Kid, listen up! Back then, almost everyone who knew our names became our prey! The world used to call us—the 'Ten Fierce Generals'!"

"As for what the three of us are called... wait until I beat you to the ground and break your bones, then I'll tell you slowly, so you can die knowing the truth!"

"The 'Ten Fierce Generals'?" Xia Jin paused slightly as she wiped the blade.

At that very moment, the system notification sounded in his mind again!

[Ding! Key information "Ten Fierce Generals" detected... Information matching in progress... Match successful!]

[Triggering the Quest: National Crisis!]

[Mission 1: Force back three of the 'Ten Fierce Generals': Bai Luan, Hei Tu, and Mo Ya. Reward: 1,500 years of cultivation!]

[Mission Two: Slay Bai Luan, Hei Tu, and Mo Ya, three members of the 'Ten Fierce Generals'. Reward: Three Feet of Heaven (Entry-level), 3,000 years of cultivation!]

"Huh!? These three guys actually triggered the system reward!?" Xia Jin's eyelids twitched involuntarily.

"However, isn't there something wrong with this mission?" Xia Jin glanced at the first system mission, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes. "Just forcing them back, and I can gain 1,500 years of cultivation?"

"There's probably only one possibility for this situation... these three are likely far more powerful than what's currently being shown?"

But while Xia Jin remained silent, Hei Tu could no longer contain his fighting spirit. He turned to Bai Luan and Old Man Mo Ya and said, "Big Sister, Old Ghost, this kid is interesting. Leave him to me! It's been a long time since I've encountered someone who can pique my interest!"

Bai Luan glanced at Xia Jin with a cold gaze, but remained silent, which could be considered tacit approval.

Old Man Moya chuckled sinisterly, "Fatty, don't let yourself be caught off guard. This kid seems rather strange."

"Capsize? With him? Old ghost, are you underestimating me or overestimating this kid?!" Black Butcher laughed wildly, and his massive, mountain-like body vanished from the spot!

Fast! Incredibly fast!

His enormous size belies his terrifying speed.

Xia Jin only felt a blur before his eyes, and Hei Tu's fan-like right palm struck right in front of his face!

The force of his palm strike blew away the clouds behind him, revealing the blue sky.

"You fatso are quite agile!" Xia Jin's eyes narrowed, but it didn't panic.

With his left hand fingers together, a faint, dark golden light flashed beneath his skin. Without dodging or avoiding, he went straight to meet the attack!

It was as if two sacred mountains were colliding!

At the center of the clash between fists and palms, a shockwave exploded outwards, sweeping outwards in all directions like a world-ending storm!

"Boom!!!"

Below, the ruins of Gekkai Kyoto suffered once again.

Centered on the area directly beneath the two people, the earth collapsed and cracked violently, creating a huge crater that rapidly spread outwards. Countless ruins were pulverized by this force!

The already crumbling palace was completely reduced to dust.

Emperor Wei Cang and his entourage, who had been observing from a distance, were now terrified and dared not linger. They fled for their lives in the distance.

High in the sky, Xia Jin and Hei Tu maintained their stance with fists and palms facing each other, neither of them taking a single step back!

However, the void beneath their feet could no longer withstand such a terrifying clash of forces. Tiny spatial cracks, like a spider web, spread outwards from the two of them!

"Kid, you've got some strength!" A hint of surprise flashed in Black Butcher's eyes. Although he hadn't used his full strength, his palm strike was still enough to shatter an ordinary terrestrial immortal. This guy, known as the "Prince of Yin," had actually taken the blow with just his left hand.

A strange light also flashed in Xia Jin's eyes. The physical strength of this Black Butcher was arguably the strongest among all the people he had ever seen, apart from the Black Dragon.

"You fatso, you're not bad either," he replied coldly, but his tone was more serious.

"Hehe, again!" Black Butcher went berserk, suddenly pulled back his right palm, and then threw an even simpler and more brutal straight punch at Xia Jin's chest!

Wherever the fist passed, a long black trail was left in the space!

Xia Jin was not about to back down. She threw a punch just as hard!

It was another straightforward, head-on collision! This time, the shockwave from the explosion tore the surrounding spatial rifts even wider.

As a result, Black Butcher's mountain-like body swayed and he staggered back three steps with a series of "thump, thump, thump".

Xia Jin steadied herself by sliding back just one step.

This scene caused Bai Luan, who had been observing coldly, to furrow her brows slightly.

A hint of seriousness flashed in his eyes: "Black Butcher's physical body, while not the strongest among the 'Ten Fierce Generals,' is still among the top. Even though his strength has not yet recovered, ordinary people cannot possibly contend with him in terms of power... When did such a freak emerge in this Eastern Region?"

Black Butcher shook his slightly numb fist, showing no anger whatsoever, but instead burst into excited, maniacal laughter: "Good! Good! Good! Hahaha! That's exhilarating! Kid, you certainly didn't disappoint me!"

His eyes flashed with a terrifying bloodlust. "This body of mine has been sealed away for countless years; it's practically rusting! Today, I can finally loosen it up!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Black Butcher took a deep breath!

This breath seemed to suck all the air out of the surrounding area!

His obese body shrank rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye!

In the blink of an eye, the fat, black-clad butcher disappeared, replaced by a burly man with muscles as if cast from black iron!

The murderous aura emanating from him was more than ten times stronger than before!

Just standing there gives people a sense of oppression, as if they could tear the sky apart with their bare hands!