361: Shock

Lin Ang recalled the two conditions for becoming a Minor Saint Mother: one was reaching the True Spirit Realm in cultivation, and the other was accumulating enough merit to benefit an entire world.

The two conditions were complementary; improving cultivation could help benefit the world, and accumulating merit could enhance cultivation.

His immediate breakthrough to the peak of the Spirit King Realm upon becoming a Spirit King was excellent proof of this.

Now, the entire Great Zhou was almost conquered by him.

He was only two tiger bloods away from the True Spirit Realm.

The so-called Spirit Venerable Realm, given his current merit, was merely a transitional stage.

Without a doubt, he would reach the peak upon breakthrough.

Unbeknownst to him, he had already reached such a height. He thought back to just a few months ago when he was still a farmer.

Facing the yellow earth with his back to the sky, living a mediocre life with his wife and children... "Reporting to the Alliance Leader!"

Lin Ang, who was lost in thought, was interrupted by a shout from someone beside him.

"Speak!" Lin Ang collected his thoughts and turned around.

The reporter was a Zhengqi Alliance Member, whose armor was soaked through with blood, dripping down from its edges.

Beside him, a trail of blood drops extended into the city.

The trail was very long, with specks of blood leading inward.

His face was filled with excitement. As cultivators, they were guarded by the Jiantian Division outside and managed by Alliance Leader Mo Li inside.

They possessed immense power but had always suppressed their inner desires.

Now, liberated by Lu Xin, they could finally unleash their desires through unbridled burning, killing, plundering, rape, and abduction.

Most importantly, according to the Alliance Leader, these were righteous acts.

It was simply too exhilarating!

He excitedly said, "All the evildoers we could identify in the city have been killed by us, but..."

As he spoke, he hesitated.

"But what? Speak freely!" Lin Ang generously encouraged him to say whatever he wanted.

"It's just that our brothers' abilities are limited; we can only identify a portion of the evildoers. For the cunning ones hiding among the good people, we are powerless," the reporting member said with shame.

"Is that so?" Lu Xin pondered this and quickly came up with an idea, then asked, "How many people are left in the city now?"

"About three-tenths of a percent?" the reporting member hesitated, giving a rough estimate.

(One-tenth is ten percent, one percent is ten parts, and one part is ten thousandths.)

"That few?" Lin Ang said in surprise.

"To fulfill the Alliance Leader's command and achieve world peace, the brothers have worked very hard," the reporting member said, as if seeking praise.

"You've all worked hard, everyone will be handsomely rewarded!" Lin Ang encouraged them with a few words.

"Thank you, Alliance Leader!" The reporting member was overjoyed, then tentatively asked, "What about the remaining evildoers hidden within..."

Lin Ang stood with his hands behind his back. At the peak of the Spirit King Realm, he could hear even distant movements.

Faint sounds of commotion and cries reached his ears from afar—from the East City, the West City, and elsewhere... including the sounds of slashing and pleas for mercy, which had not stopped even now.

He clenched his fists tightly, sometimes relaxing, sometimes tightening them.

Finally, Lin Ang made a decision.

He spoke with difficulty, uttering eight words: "Eliminate evil thoroughly, prioritize the greater good."

Among the remaining people, there might be good people, but there were definitely bad people too.

One rotten apple could spoil the whole barrel.

Lin Ang could not let a single evildoer from here escape.

Otherwise, those places outside, which had just been cleaned up with great difficulty, could be re-defiled by a single evildoer.

Prioritizing the greater good meant these people had to be sacrificed.

Fortunately, Lin Ang was not the one taking action; otherwise, he would never forgive himself in this life.

"Yes!"

Upon receiving Lin Ang's order, the man immediately ran off joyfully.

Soon after, the sounds of slashing around Lin Ang increased.

A little while later, the cries gradually disappeared completely.

When everything was calm, the Zhengqi Alliance Member reported again, stating that all was in order.

After listening, Lin Ang mounted his horse, raised his saber, and commanded, "Pass on my military order: reorganize the three armies, and those who need rest should rest.

Tomorrow morning, the army will set out, target: the Great Zhou Capital!"

"Alliance Leader is mighty!"

"Long live the Alliance Leader!"

"Destroy Great Zhou, and restore a bright and clear world!"

...At night, because the Spirit Activation System prioritized merit over cultivation, Lin Ang also slept like a normal person.

In his dream, he heard the conversations of the night watch soldiers outside.

"That woman was stubborn at first, but once I chopped down her man with a saber, she immediately became obedient!"

"Old Wang is still the most ruthless. Yesterday, the rich family's little brat hid in a water vat, but he dragged him out and smashed him to death."

The laughter was lewd and smug.

"Remember when we weren't vagrants? Could we, people like us, even see the young ladies of those rich families?"

"Like last time, I went into the city to buy vegetables and accidentally caught a glimpse of a female relative from some important figure's household. Good heavens, she was so radiant.

If it weren't for their business, my leg would have almost been broken."

"Haha, that's true, let alone playing with one after another until they die, like now."

"Speaking of that woman in the last city, she seemed to be a concubine of some third-rank official.

At first, she was very tough and fierce. I just squeezed her three-year-old daughter's neck, and she immediately went limp.

She cried and begged me to spare her daughter, saying she would do anything.

Then, I made her cooperate with many positions, moving herself.

Afterward, seeing how well she served, lying on the bed, sweating profusely and panting, I suddenly felt aroused again. In front of her, I..."

"Mother and daughter, both! Haha, and then? Did you spare their lives and take them in?"

"How could I? You know the Alliance Leader's command; even the adults of the Zhengqi Alliance dare not disobey.

After I was done, I strung both of them together with one saber. At least they could die together."

"What do you think the Alliance Leader will arrange for us after he takes down Great Zhou?"

"No need to ask, we are all meritorious subjects who followed the dragon. Our descendants will never have to worry about food and drink."

"I always feel..."

Hearing the commotion outside, Lin Ang felt as if he was awake, yet his body couldn't move at all.

Slowly, Lin Ang felt a dizzy spell, and his consciousness gradually sank into darkness.

He slowly opened his eyes, as if he had fallen into an unknown place.

He looked down; his body was not there, but he could freely change his perspective.

He looked up and found a black sun standing directly above this space.

Inside, a pair of terrifyingly vast, blood-red eyes flickered in and out of view.

Lin Ang subconsciously wanted to move away, but his position wouldn't budge.

At this moment, those immensely huge blood-red eyes suddenly turned and stared at him.

Then, he found himself uncontrollably moving closer to the black sun.

No, it wasn't him moving closer to the black sun; it was the black sun moving closer to him.