Chapter 600: Swept Clean

Chen Kang’s brow furrowed, his heart clenched with tension. He had no idea how he had offended this group of Demon Kings. However, the Demon Race wasn’t known for making baseless accusations. ’Did our sect go training in some mountain range recently and kill a Demon King from this faction?’

’No, the Profound Mystery Sect has been busy plotting against Gale Light Academy this whole time. We haven’t gone anywhere else to train.’ Moreover, every training expedition the Profound Mystery Sect undertook was preceded by thorough reconnaissance. They would never rashly enter the territory of a top-tier Demon Race power.

This was a common practice for all major Human Race powers during their training expeditions.

At this point, Chen Kang couldn’t be bothered with overthinking. He hurriedly said, "Your Excellencies, we can talk this out! There must be some misunderstanding. The Profound Mystery Sect hasn’t conducted any training expeditions recently. Please, halt your attack so we can discuss this properly."

Just then, Jin Lin sneered. "Discuss? You humans are the most cunning of all. I bet you’re saying ’misunderstanding’ with your mouths while your hearts are already plotting how to exterminate us."

"Brother Yilang, allow me to break this great Array for you."

Jin Lin roared, his body suddenly erupting in a brilliant golden radiance. Powerful waves of Soul Thought emanated from him, and his eyes shot out two beams of golden light.

The beams of light were like celestial pillars, covered in countless runes and Restrictions. They slammed into the massive Sect-Protecting Array. With a deafening boom, the points of impact were instantly pierced, creating two gaping holes that quickly spread outward.

RUMBLE...

In an instant, the entire Sect-Protecting Array crumbled. Several peaks within the Profound Mystery Sect that served as Array Bases cracked and collapsed, sending plumes of dust and smoke into the air.

Jin Lin’s gaze was chillingly cold as he said, "Everyone, slaughter to your heart’s content! Let the humans know that we, the Demon Race, are not to be trifled with."

"Anyone who offends my Demon Race will be hunted down and killed, no matter how far they flee!"

Jin Lin’s words instantly ignited the passions of all the Demon Kings. They felt their blood boil, their heroic spirit soaring.

Countless Demon Kings roared madly and swept down toward the Profound Mystery Sect below.

"Everyone, please, hold on! We can talk this out!" Chen Kang shouted, his face pale. "There must be a misunderstanding!"

"Yes, there has to be a misunderstanding!"

"Stop! We can discuss this!"

The Profound Mystery Sect’s many Supreme Elders also cried out in terror.

There were only a dozen or so Martial Kings left guarding the Profound Mystery Sect. Facing a hundred Demon Kings, including some at the Emperor Level, they didn’t even have the will to resist.

"Damn human! Misunderstanding? You were the brat who stabbed this King back then, weren’t you? I can’t believe that after a few decades, you’ve become a Martial King. It’s time for this King to settle that old debt with you!"

Just then, the Armored Elephant Demon King charged out furiously, glaring at a Supreme Elder of the Profound Mystery Sect who was holding a long black spear.

The Supreme Elder looked completely bewildered. How could he possibly remember a trial from decades ago? He didn’t recognize the Armored Elephant at all.

"My Lord Demon King, have you mistaken me for someone else?"

"Mistaken my ass!" the Armored Elephant roared. "Back then, you stabbed me up the ass! Today, this King is going to stab you up the ass!"

The Armored Elephant Demon King let out a shriek, lowered the nearly ten-foot-long sharp horn on its head, and charged toward the Supreme Elder.

BOOM!

There was no need for an explanation, nor was one possible. A massive battle erupted in an instant.

A full hundred Demon Kings stormed into the Profound Mystery Sect’s grounds and began to kill and destroy wantonly.

Peak after peak rumbled and collapsed. This couldn’t be called a battle; it was more like a massacre. Down below, countless disciples shrieked in agony. How could these elders, disciples, and deacons—most of whom were only Tier Six—possibly withstand an assault from so many Demon Kings?

In just a few moments, hundreds of people had fallen. They couldn’t even withstand a single blow.

Some Demon Beasts opened their cavernous mouths and tore into the Profound Mystery Sect disciples, turning the scene into a bloodbath.

The only ones able to put up any resistance were the team of Supreme Elders led by Vice Sect Master Chen Kang, but they were barely holding on, their bodies accumulating more and more wounds.

"Vice Sect Master, what do we do now?" a Supreme Elder cried out, looking at the horrific scene.

Chen Kang’s face was ashen. "What else can we do?" he roared. "Run! Every man for himself!"

The moment the words left his mouth, he transformed into a streak of light and shot out of the sect, becoming the first to flee.

"This..."

The many Supreme Elders who had been struggling to hold on were dumbfounded. One of them, in his moment of distraction, was immediately caught by a Demon King, which began to chew on him. CRUNCH, CRUNCH.

A Martial King’s powerful life force prevented the Supreme Elder from dying instantly. He let out a horrifying scream as blood and gore dripped from between the Demon King’s sharp teeth. The sight made the remaining humans turn pale and tremble uncontrollably.

"Run!"

"Get out of here!"

The remaining Supreme Elders completely lost their courage to resist and fled in a chaotic swarm.

"Humans, trying to run? Heh heh, not so easy."

"Damn human! You stabbed this King with a spear, and I haven’t gotten my revenge yet! Don’t you dare run!"

"All Martial Kings of the Profound Mystery Sect must die."

Dozens of Demon Kings roared menacingly and, under the Silver Wolf Emperor’s command, pursued Chen Kang and the others.

The remaining dozens of Demon Kings continued to rampage through the Profound Mystery Sect, killing and destroying everything in their path.

"The Supreme Elders have fled! We should run too!"

Amidst the rumbling chaos, the disciples of the Profound Mystery Sect below also lost any confidence they had to resist—or rather, they never had any to begin with. One by one, they started to flee in a frenzy.

However, the powerful Martial Kings could fly through the sky and had a chance to escape. But the disciples, the vast majority of whom were Tier Six Martial Venerables, had no such chance.

BOOM!

An ape-like Demon King, dozens of meters tall in its true form, swatted its palm, directly shearing off the top of a mountain in the Profound Mystery Sect. Boulders tumbled down with a thunderous roar, crushing the palaces below.

Another giant tiger Demon King rampaged through the sect’s buildings, instantly smashing several pavilions to smithereens.

A few Earth Dragon Demon Kings were about to charge and smash into an ancient-looking pavilion ahead of them.

At the critical moment, Jin Lin suddenly descended and blocked their path.

"Lord Jin Lin, what are you doing?"

The Earth Dragon Demon Kings were a bit confused.

"Ahem. Leave this pavilion to me. The rest of you, go somewhere else," Jin Lin commanded.

"Yes, sir."

Although the Earth Dragon Demon Kings didn’t understand why, the hierarchy in the Demon Race was strict. They didn’t dare ask questions and simply turned to leave.

A greedy glint appeared in Jin Lin’s golden eyes. A sleazy smile crept across his scale-covered face as he thought excitedly, ’Heh heh, this pavilion must be the Profound Mystery Sect’s treasury. A major sect like this can’t possibly be without a few decent treasures, right?’

Jin Lin rubbed his hands together excitedly and rushed into the pavilion.

"Wow, so many Profound Soldiers!"

"Ahem, why are they all fifth-level? Isn’t that a bit low?"

"Eh? There are some sixth-level treasures over here. Not bad, not bad."

"And there are even Profound Treasures here! Tsk tsk, I’ve heard that in the human world, Profound Treasures are even more expensive than Profound Soldiers. They should be worth a lot more."

As the Profound Mystery Sect’s treasury, it naturally contained many treasures. However, most were used to reward disciples, so their tiers were not particularly high.

But Jin Lin was ecstatic and showed no mercy. He found some storage pouches from who-knows-where and began to empty the pavilion, stuffing all the treasures into his Storage Ring as if filling sacks.

He didn’t even leave behind the third and fourth-level junk, sweeping everything clean.

As he plundered, his golden eyes narrowed, making him look exactly like a money-grubber.

In the deepest part of the treasury, Jin Lin was blocked by an Array. But for him, it was nothing. In a few moves, he broke the Array, opened the door, and found some seventh-level treasures inside.

"Haha! I’ve struck it rich! I’m rich!"

Jin Lin’s eyes lit up, and he was practically drooling. He excitedly stuffed all the treasures into his storage pouches.

After cleaning out the treasury, Jin Lin moved on to the Profound Mystery Sect’s Alchemy Pavilion, Martial Arts Pavilion, and other such places, stuffing all the good things he found into his storage pouches.

"Brother Jin Lin, what are you doing? Aren’t these things completely useless to us in the Demon Race?"

The Silver Wolf Emperor couldn’t help but ask quizzically as he watched Jin Lin continuously plunder the sect.

The Demon Race had no use for human weapons. Not just weapons, but things like Pills and secret manuals were also useless trash to them.

"Ahem." Jin Lin quickly wiped the greedy look off his face, wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth, and said righteously, "Brother Yilang, that’s where you’re mistaken. It’s true that we of the Demon Race can’t use these things. But for a human sect, they are the very foundation of its existence."

"You heard what the Armored Elephant Demon King said. Many of the Profound Mystery Sect’s Martial Kings are not in the sect. Our raid alone won’t cause them much damage. As long as the Profound Mystery Sect’s resources remain, they can quickly rise again."

"The reason I’m taking all these things is to vent some anger for our Wolf Emperor Hall, to make the Profound Mystery Sect feel true heartache so they can never rise again. That way, they won’t be able to retaliate against our Wolf Emperor Hall in the future."

Jin Lin spoke with such righteousness and had such a solemn expression that the Silver Wolf Emperor was actually moved.

"Brother Jin Lin, you’ve worked hard. You truly are a thoughtful one," the Silver Wolf Emperor said with emotion, feeling that what Jin Lin said made perfect sense.

"Not at all." Jin Lin waved his hand. "This is my bounden duty. It’s a small matter, but if I don’t do it, who will? If you, Brother Yilang, did it yourself, wouldn’t your subordinate Demon Kings laugh their heads off? The ones in the know would understand you’re preventing the Profound Mystery Sect from making a comeback. But those who don’t might think you, Brother Yilang, are greedy for the humans’ petty treasures. That would greatly damage your prestige as the Hall Master of the Wolf Emperor Hall."

Jin Lin spoke as if he had given the matter deep and careful consideration for the other’s sake.