The Last Demon God

Compared to the exaggerated reactions of the others, Jiang Yuan remained extremely calm as if defeating the Blackwind Mountain’s Bull Demon was just an insignificant matter, and no more noteworthy than swatting a fly.

In fact, he didn’t even bother to glance at the demon’s remains. Instead, he turned his attention to the two other beasts in the distance and asked, “Where is your leader?”

In Jiang Yuan’s view, the leader of the beasts couldn’t be so weak. He suspected that the one he had just defeated was not the leader.

Upon hearing Jiang Yuan’s question, the two beasts exchanged glances, then fell silent.

Their leader had just been slapped to death by Jiang Yuan moments ago.

And now, Jiang Yuan had the audacity to ask where their leader was.

How could they possibly answer?

After a brief moment of confusion, the two beasts immediately realized their predicament and fled the scene as if they had seen a ghost.

The other beasts in the distance also wasted no time in running away, trying to escape the pursuit of the martial artists.

“We should chase them and not let any of them escape!”

The martial artists at the scene immediately gave chase, leaving only a few injured individuals behind.

Thud!

Just as Jiang Yuan was about to pursue and inquire about the whereabouts of the beasts’ leader, a sound of someone kneeling heavily on the ground reached his ears.

Jiang Yuan turned to see the cold and aloof white-haired woman kneeling devoutly in front of him.

“Please, no matter what, accept me as your disciple!” After a heavy kowtow, Shen Hanbing looked up at Jiang Yuan with a pleading expression.

Her sudden and unexpected action left everyone at the scene stunned.

They all stared at Shen Hanbing in disbelief.

In their perception, members of the Earth List were already top-tier experts.

And Shen Hanbing, at such a young age, had entered the Earth List which indicated her limitless potential in the future.

Given a few decades, she would likely top the Earth List and even have the potential to reach the Heavenly List!

To see such a prodigy now kneeling and begging someone to accept her as a disciple was inconceivable.

This meant that the man she was pleading with possessed unimaginable strength!

“Accept you as my disciple?” Jiang Yuan asked, looking at the familiar face before him with a lackluster tone.

“What can I even teach you?”

“I want to become stronger, as strong as you. Please teach me how to become stronger!” Shen Hanbing kowtowed once more and stared at Jiang Yuan with determination as if she wouldn’t let him go unless he agreed.

Resentment, resilience, determination, and longing – these were the emotions Jiang Yuan could see in her eyes.

Although he didn’t know the specifics of her experiences, he could tell from her gaze that she was a woman with a story.

After contemplating for a moment, Jiang Yuan said seriously, “I’ll accept you as my disciple, but there’s one condition.”

“What condition?” Shen Hanbing asked eagerly.

“You must help me find the creature that can kill me,” Jiang Yuan said solemnly.

“This might be a bit difficult,” Shen Hanbing replied, taking a sharp breath. She felt that what Jiang Yuan was asking for might be the most challenging thing in the world.

*

Half an hour later.

On a narrow mountain path in the dense forest, Jiang Yuan and Shen Hanbing walked side by side.

“Master, why do you insist on seeking death?” Shen Hanbing asked curiously and with some confusion.

Jiang Yuan gazed into the distant sky, his eyes becoming vacant and lifeless as if he had lost his soul.

In a gloomy tone, he said, “When a person lives to be a hundred, they start to feel that time is short. It would be nice if they could live forever. But when a person lives to be three hundred million years old, they start to feel that life is nothing but torture, and immortality is an endless suffering. They just want to end their boring existence as soon as possible.”

After hearing Jiang Yuan’s words, Shen Hanbing was even more curious. “Does that mean, Master, you’ve lived for 300 million years?”

Jiang Yuan didn’t answer because even if he admitted it, Shen Hanbing wouldn’t believe it. After all, in this world, the idea of a life lasting three hundred million years was inconceivable to humans who had only a few decades of life.

“Master, if you really want to seek death, I recommend joining the Martial Arts Alliance,” Shen Hanbing suddenly suggested after a brief silence.

“The Martial Arts Alliance?” Jiang Yuan muttered to himself, feeling that the term sounded somewhat familiar. He believed he had heard it mentioned when he was still in Qingyun City.

Shen Hanbing nodded and patiently explained, “The Martial Arts Alliance was established to gather martial experts from various regions to deal with beasts and other threats. It has the most comprehensive intelligence system in the country. Whenever a powerful beast appears anywhere in the nation, the Martial Arts Alliance is the first to be informed and then they notify martial artists of equal strength to deal with the threat.”

“If you want to find a creature that can kill you, you can use the intelligence provided by the Martial Arts Alliance. However, to obtain their information, you must first join the Martial Arts Alliance as one of their martial artists.”

In reality, Shen Hanbing’s recommendation wasn’t intended to help Jiang Yuan find a way to die; it was more about maintaining their master-disciple relationship. Given Jiang Yuan’s demonstrated strength, not even a Beast King-level beast could kill him.

The most powerful beasts active in South Xia Kingdom were at the level of Beast Kings, and there hadn’t been any sightings of Beast Emperor-level beasts in decades.

To Shen Hanbing, this was more of a practical solution to ensure their relationship remained stable.

Accepting Shen Hanbing’s proposal, Jiang Yuan and Shen Hanbing set off immediately, heading to the central city of Zhongzhou where the Martial Arts Alliance division was located.

The Martial Arts Alliance was established twenty years ago by the Marshal of the Nation. It had eight divisions scattered across the country, each located in a major city. The central division was naturally in the capital city, and Zhongzhou City served as one of the division locations.

Zhongzhou City was a few hundred miles away from Qingyun City, a significant distance for ordinary citizens but negligible for martial artists.

With Shen Hanbing’s True Martial Realm cultivation, they reached Zhongzhou City in just two hours.

From afar, Zhongzhou City’s architectural complex appeared grand and magnificent, exuding a majestic atmosphere.

Ten miles to the north of the city, there was a massive spiritual mountain which was shrouded in mist and clouds, resembling a celestial paradise.

“That mountain is called the Gathering Spirit Mountain, and the division of the Martial Arts Alliance is located there,” Shen Hanbing pointed to the mountain and introduced it to Jiang Yuan.

“Are we not going directly to the mountain?” Jiang Yuan noticed that their current path did not lead to the Gathering Spirit Mountain.

Shen Hanbing explained, “It’s already late in the day, and the Alliance’s assessments have concluded. We’ll stay in the city for the night and participate in the assessments tomorrow morning.”

“Participate in assessments?” Jiang Yuan inquired.

Shen Hanbing nodded and elaborated, “The Martial Arts Alliance has a rule that one must pass a series of assessments to become one of their martial artists.”

During their conversation, they had already entered the city.

Zhongzhou City’s urban area was vast, more than ten times the size of Qingyun City.

Shen Hanbing led Jiang Yuan to an inn to spend the night.

The innkeeper looked at Jiang Yuan with a mischievous smile and asked, “Hehe, there’s only one room left? Are you two staying together?”