The fact that this powerful figure, who just moments ago faced countless demons in the Underworld and slayed them with a single punch, was now talking about going back to cook felt strangely incongruous.

After walking out of the school gate, Jiang Jing took out the golden crystal from his pocket, tossed it in his hand, and probed it with his spiritual power. "Your guess seems to be wrong. I didn't encounter any accidents."

"Either your appearance caught them off guard, or these rats have become more cautious," the white-haired girl's serious voice echoed from inside the crystal.

"Is the human world in such a dangerous situation right now? I feel like you're maintaining it quite well, it's pretty peaceful," Jiang Jing said, somewhat puzzled.

Not long after Rias left last night, the white-haired girl contacted Jiang Jing through this crystal, and today, while dealing with the aftermath of his affairs, she also acted as bait.

No matter how much trouble Jiang Jing caused, she would help him deal with the aftermath. Even if Jiang Jing wiped out the Phoenix family today, she could mobilize her power to suppress it.

Of course, she didn't think Jiang Jing could completely wipe out the Phoenix family. On that day, when Jiang Jing intentionally released his aura, she sensed that Jiang Jing's strength was about the same as Shan Weiguo's, which is why she agreed.

Otherwise, if Jiang Jing were to truly display his strength today and completely wipe out the Phoenix family, even the ten strongest people in the world would have a headache.

After all, everyone is following the rules. You can't act recklessly without a reason. If no one follows the rules, chaos will ensue. Therefore, the stronger a person is, the more they adhere to the rules they have set for themselves.

Of course, it is also those rules that are ultimately broken.

“You are the thirty-sixth Awakener in the past three hundred years, but now there are only twenty-one Awakeners still alive, including those ten old guys.”

"Of the fifteen who died, eight died in battle in the restricted area, three were clearly assassinated, and four appeared to have died in accidents, but something still seems off."

"Nearly half of them are dead. Didn't you react after those Awakened Ones who were confirmed to have been assassinated died?" Jiang Jing raised an eyebrow as he walked, tossing crystals in his hand.

"Of course there was a reaction. Back then, those eight old guys, after seizing a single clue, directly wiped out the seven high-ranking demon families of the underworld, a fallen angel governor and a legion, a chief god and all his subordinate gods of the Greek pantheon, and a celestial demon and its race."

“Even in the thirty-seven cultivation systems in the human realm, something very deep was unearthed. All those related to those demons, gods, and fallen angels were directly erased, leaving only the sixteen cultivation systems that are now completely compatible with humans. That time, a war between the realms almost broke out.”

"You don't actually believe that those gods and demons who have ruled the human world for thousands of years are as peaceful as they appear on the surface, even if there are external threats," the little girl opposite said solemnly.

“I never thought of it that way.”

Jiang Jing chuckled, "I understand the saying that those who are not of our kind will have different hearts. Not to mention that this involves several worlds and countless powerful gods and demons. It's normal for them to have different thoughts."

Moreover, there is no shortage of madmen in any world who would love for the world to be destroyed and ruined, who would benefit themselves after the world is destroyed, without needing any reason. As for who the enemy is, who knows?

Jiang Jing wasn't interested anyway; he was just doing it on a whim today, and he went along with the little girl's request, but it didn't lead to anything.

The reason Jiang Jing didn't completely wipe out the Phoenix family was that he discovered their main force was missing after arriving, so he only displayed strength slightly stronger than the True Demon King, and also took the opportunity to collect some pure psychic energy for experiments.

"Currently, all realms are maintaining a balance. Although the human realm has those old guys holding it up, our high-end power relies entirely on awakened beings. The middle level is far inferior to those realms of gods, heaven, the underworld, and demons that have been developing for tens or hundreds of thousands of years."

"The power of the Awakened Ones also makes everyone wary. So apart from the human race in the mortal realm, the immortal realm that the human race has cultivated and developed, and the angels in the heavenly realm who are friendly to the human race, no one wants the Awakened Ones to keep appearing and completely control the origin to become the strongest."

"Over the years, all the awakened ones have been assassinated, both openly and secretly, and I was no exception. It wasn't until I reached the King-level strength that that hidden force stopped appearing."

"You displayed King-level strength after visiting the Phoenix family's territory today. That clandestine force shouldn't be targeting you, because they're not confident they can assassinate a King-level expert without being exposed," the white-haired girl said coldly.

“Just what I wanted.” Jiang Jing shrugged.

Another reason is that after he deliberately displayed his King-level strength, the gazes of people from all walks of life who were focused on him, this suddenly appearing Awakened One, would become wary rather than prying, thus avoiding some disturbances later.

"Unfortunately, if you were strong enough to completely destroy the Phoenix family, it might have been better to take this opportunity to destroy them today, because they have some clues about the accidental death of that Awakener a few years ago."

"If you completely destroy the Phoenix family's territory, kill all the demons, and cause the Phoenix family patriarch and his legions to riot in the forbidden zone, the old man who has already been notified by me might be able to dig out something by suppressing it."

"Now, because if the forbidden zone is lost, the human world will be the first to be affected and various forces will need to help defend it, the old guys are also somewhat wary, and many things cannot be investigated too deeply without evidence."

“But that would also cause me a lot of trouble, wouldn’t it? At least I’d be very busy for a long time afterward, and I’m not strong enough,” Jiang Jing said uninterestedly.

"But after all these years, you should have noticed the forces that are making moves, right? Don't tell me you don't have a clear target," Jiang Jing asked with a hint of interest.

"of course."

The white-haired little girl said in a serious voice, "That hidden force should mainly consist of some ancient demons from the underworld who are unwilling to accept their fate, some celestial demons from the barbaric demon realm, hellish demons, and some evil gods from other worlds, plus some fallen angels who have secretly developed considerable strength."

"Due to the special circumstances of the human realm, although we have managed to drive them out, just like those corrupting evil gods, they have never given up their watchful gaze."

Just then, Jiang Jing saw Sakura Manor ahead and said, "Alright, that's enough for today. I'm home now. Let's chat again next time."

After saying that, regardless of whether the little girl had any objections, Jiang Jing withdrew his spiritual power, put the crystal into his pocket, but stopped at the door.

Jiang Jing took out the Demon Blade Crimson Lotus from his pocket, flicked it with some displeasure, and said irritably, "You're such a coward."

Just as Jiang Jing descended into the underworld, sensing the countless demons linked together below, and the vast, ocean-like demonic energy, the demonic blade actually cowered and withdrew its entire aura.

It acted as if it was not there and not to be looked for, seemingly very worried that Jiang Jing would throw it down to kill people, because its individual strength was only equivalent to that of an ordinary demon king and it could not defeat him.

Jiang Jing was speechless. As the power of this demonic sword increased, it not only failed to possess the brutality and cruelty of a true demonic weapon, but instead became extremely cunning. Could it be that he had forged a fake demonic sword?

At this moment, Demon Blade showed no reaction to Jiang Jing's words and continued to play dead.

Shaking his head speechlessly, Jiang Jing pushed open the gate to the Sakura Manor courtyard and went inside.

P.S.: The third update is here! Today's three updates total 9,000 words, so we'll count it as four chapters, haha! ^_^

Yesterday I received 300 monthly tickets, over 200 razor blades, and over 20,000 in tips, plus four chapters. However, I've added two more chapters today, so I owe you all 22 chapters now.

Only two chapters added, I'm not worried ^-^

Chapter 113 The Phoenix Family's Massacre (First Update)

"Sorata, you're back."

Just as Jiang Jing opened the door, Shiina Mashiro, who was standing in front of the refrigerator in the living room, turned around with a happy look in her eyes.

"What are you doing?" Jiang Jing looked at her strangely.

"Sorata, I'm hungry." Shiina Mashiro patted her flat stomach.

Jiang Jing said irritably, "Who told you not to eat more at lunch?"

"The food at noon was leftovers from yesterday, it wasn't very good," Shiina Mashiro said calmly, looking at Jiang Jing.

Despite the criticism that it wasn't tasty, the dishes Shiina Mashiro made yesterday evening under Jiang Jing's guidance were actually quite good, reaching the level of home-style cooking.

However, having eaten Jiang Jing's cooking so often, Shiina Mashiro's tastes have become quite discerning, and even her favorite Baumkuchen no longer holds much appeal for her.

"Didn't you make that yourself? I ate so much of it." Jiang Jing looked at her with a smile.

Shiina Mashiro frowned slightly: "But it doesn't taste good. I want to eat the one made by Sorata."

"That will take time. You can have a Baumkuchen to tide you over. I remember I bought a few extra yesterday and put them in there. I'll cook dinner later."

It's almost past six o'clock now, so it's normal for Shiro to be hungry.

In fact, Jiang Jing's afternoon battles were very short and negligible; most of his time was spent traversing the spatial storms of different worlds.

Especially when he deliberately slowed down.

Shiina Mashiro's eyes lit up: "I want to eat Crystal Snow Jade Shrimp tonight."

"Okay... I remember I bought some frozen white jade shrimp yesterday, let me see." Jiang Jing didn't care, it was all about eating anyway.

However, just as Jiang Jing was halfway through cooking, several more people suddenly appeared in the room. Looking at Misaki Ueiso and the others she had called over, who were gathered around the kitchen counter, Jiang Jing had the illusion that he had become a professional chef.

"Ctholly, Etheria, Nephren, let me tell you, my junior's cooking is delicious! You must try it today." Looking at the several dishes already prepared on the kitchen counter, Misaki Kamiigusa, who had been starving all day, drooled.

Terrified of Mashiro's poison, she ate nothing but bread and cake from last night until this morning, making it a truly miserable day for the food-loving Misaki.

"Misaki-senpai, are we disturbing you by coming here so suddenly?" Chtholly, who had been pulled over by Asea and Misaki, was a little embarrassed. Nephren, who was next to her, was focused on watching Jiang Jing cook.

As for Mashiro, she was drawing on a drawing tablet at the table while quietly waiting for dinner.

"Oh, it's alright. It's more lively with more people, and my junior is really amazing. It would be a shame not to share such amazing cooking skills with everyone." Misaki wiped the drool from the corner of her mouth and took it all on.

"Yes, it's okay." Jiang Jing, who was slicing salmon with a knife flashing in his hand, looked up at the three girls and smiled. He looked like a gentle high school boy.

Although Misaki Kamiigusa seems carefree and her brainwaves often wander to outer space, she is actually very simple and kind-hearted.

When Jiang Jinggang moved in last year, he was very uncomfortable and felt awkward. It was with Misaki's help that he was able to integrate. Of course, it's also possible that Misaki used him as a toy.

Standing there watching Jiang Jing work so hard all by himself, and seeing that this person was a very strong superhuman, Chtholly felt a little embarrassed and hesitated for a moment: "Then... please let us help out too."

Jiang Jing shook his head: "It's okay, no need for help, it'll be fine in a moment."

However, before Jiang Jing could refuse, Nefertari, who had been watching silently, walked in, turned on the tap, and began to wash the vegetables with great skill.

Then the blue-haired girl Chtholly walked in.

"Uh... well... thank you." Seeing this, Jiang Jing no longer refused.

He knew this was the two of them returning the favor in their own way, and refusing it would be hurtful. Jiang Jing, knowing their tragic past, would never do such a thing. He wasn't a devil, and they weren't his enemies.

However, Aisa, who also wanted to come in, was pulled away by Misaki, who enthusiastically took her to the river-view house to play games. She and Misaki got along very well.

Just then, Shiina Mashiro walked over with a writing tablet in her arms. Looking at Jiang Jing, who was busy at the kitchen counter, and the two girls behind him helping out, she said calmly, "Sorata, you've changed."

"Huh...?" Jiang Jing was baffled.

When Chihiro Sengoku returned from outside that evening, she was taken aback to see the three extra girls at the table. When did Sakura-sou become so lively?

However, Ryunosuke didn't come out today because of the fragrance, probably because there were too many women.

After enjoying a delicious dinner, the three girls politely took their leave.

After the group tidied up the living room together, Jiang Jing asked Zhenbai to take some clothes to take a shower. He then returned to his room, closed the door behind him, sat in the computer chair, rested his chin on his hand, and looked lost in thought.

But deep within Jiang Jing's eyes, nine halos composed of countless dense runes spun, his terrifying vision piercing through the void, and following the mark he left behind, his gaze had returned to the underworld once more.

Mountains collapsed and the earth cracked, trees were broken, and the land for thousands of miles was a scene of apocalypse. The Phoenix family's main city, which was once prosperous even in the underworld, was now desolate.

Meanwhile, above the city lord's mansion, the only one in the city that remained intact under the protection of a magic circle, the atmosphere was filled with solemnity.

In the air, a weak-looking Hales spread his demon wings, followed by two powerful demon kings from his family, and confronted the suddenly descending true demon kings of the underworld, Seraphru Leviathan and Sazex Lucifer.

Facing the current ruler of the underworld, Hales was not intimidated and said in a deep voice, "Leviathan Demon King, Lucifer Demon King, are you here to stand up for my Phoenix family, or to watch the show?"

The black-haired girl, Ravru Leviathan, dressed in an adorable pink dress, glanced at Hales, then turned to look at the demon army below and coldly said, "Come out."

"Yes, Lord Leviathan."

To Hales' astonishment, a demon from his elite demon army, still recovering from his injuries, with shattered armor and a broken demon wing behind him, flew up, dragging his heavily wounded body.

The demon with a bluish-black face and a single horn on its forehead was very excited. After flying up, it looked at Ravru Leviathan with reverence and said respectfully.

“Lord Leviathan, as you instructed, after so many years of service with the Phoenix family, I have finally found evidence of the Phoenix family’s collusion with the Hand of Shadows.”

"Kamando, what nonsense are you spouting? My Phoenix family has always acted uprightly and honestly, and has never betrayed the Underworld or colluded with the Shadows." Hales shouted angrily, his eyes blazing with fury as he glared at the demon captain he had personally groomed.

"I apologize, Lord Hales."

The demon turned around and sneered, "My true identity is Kado, an intelligence agent from the Underworld, specializing in investigating an incident involving the Hand of Shadows in the Underworld more than thirty years ago."

"Although I handled the situation very cleanly back then, I still discovered a clue pointing to your Phoenix family, so I changed my identity and joined Phoenix."

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