"You all think about it for now. Since the situation is clear, we'll take our leave. There are some things I need to explain to my brothers!"

At this moment, Jiang Chen spoke indifferently and turned to walk down the road.

"Jiang..." Fa'er opened his mouth intending to call out.

"Fa'er," Fa Lan's voice was stern as he stared straight at Fa'er, "The Judgment Chief said to be on good terms with Mr. Jiang, not to offend him. You've been trying repeatedly to have him call all his men over—what exactly are you trying to do?"

"I, I was just considering what's best for everyone," Fa'er said, his face changing color as he defended himself.

"There's no need. We have nine people, and the enemy has at most ten Semi-Venerables. The numbers are similar. If we can't kill them, we can still run away. Plus, Mr. Jiang was right; he's helping us, and we have no right to ask him to send more people to risk their lives," Ha'er stated gravely.

Xi'er nodded, his brows slightly furrowing, "That's the only way. The nearest Holy Court stronghold is hundreds of kilometers away. Trying to call in reinforcements could mean we miss tonight, and the night is full of dreams. We must act tonight!"

"Let the nine of us meet the Dark Church's sinister rats. I want to see how much progress they've made after hiding for so long," Ha'er said, his eyes flashing with icy coldness.

"Fine, we'll do as you say!" Fa'er nodded lightly, no longer arguing. He then asked, "Mr. Jiang just left without setting a time with us!"

"He's going to kill those from the Dark Church, which requires his actions to be in sync with ours. He'll come back after giving his orders," Xi'er said softly.

Fa'er nodded and fell silent.

The group quietly waited.

"I need to take care of some urgent business!" After a while, Fa'er spoke softly.

Xi'er nodded.

Fa'er turned and walked toward the woods.

Watching Fa'er's departing figure, Xi'er exchanged looks with the others, both he and Fa Lan then looked at Ha'er.

Ha'er nodded and stealthily followed after Fa'er.

"I hope it's not what I think it is," Xi'er sighed softly as Ha'er followed.

"It probably is!" Bu Langshi, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke, his eyes growing somber.

Xi'er and the others gave Bu Langshi a glance and fell silent in unison.

Whoosh!

Ha'er's figure swiftly returned from the dense forest to where Xi'er and the others were.

Looking expectantly at the returning Ha'er, Xi'er asked, "Mr. Ha'er, how is it?"

"It is!"

Ha'er nodded with a grave expression.

The group fell into silence immediately.

Whew!

"Now that it's confirmed, it's good!" Xi'er took a long breath and said with a cold look, "We'll deal with it after this operation. He won't disrupt our actions just yet."

"Mm!"

"Alright!"

Ha'er and the others nodded in agreement.

Ten miles to the east of where Xi'er and the others were.

Xuan Long and over three hundred people were waiting quietly here.

Whoosh whoosh!

Several sounds of something cutting through the air were heard, and the group was slightly stunned as they watched warily towards the source of the disturbance. On recognizing the newcomers, a look of excitement appeared on everyone's faces.

"Dragon King!"

"Dragon King!"

More than three hundred people spoke in unison, their gazes toward the newcomer filled with admiration.

"You all have worked hard!" Jiang Chen and a few others landed in front of Xuan Long and the rest, glanced at everyone, and began speaking with a light smile.

"Dragon King, that was so thrilling! That's what a real battle is!"

Shen Xiangtian stepped forward to Jiang Chen, punched him gently on the chest, and his eyes showed gratitude, "Dragon King, thank you. After coming out, we truly understood those words you taught us, truly found the problems within our hearts! You did not just save Long Ya, but also prevented us from turning to ashes amidst our glory! Thank you, Chief Instructor!"

As soon as the words ended, Shen Xiangtian gave Jiang Chen a solemn military salute respectfully.

"Thank you, Chief Instructor!"

"Thank you, Chief Instructor!"

Rustling!

Clap clap!

The Long Ya warriors all cheered and straightened up, saluting Jiang Chen together, their gazes toward him full of gratitude and admiration.

Jiang Chen smiled faintly and returned the salute to Shen Xiangtian and the others, softly calling out, "At ease."

Rustling!

The soldiers of Long Ya promptly stood at ease with their hands clasped behind their backs!

Glancing at the other two hundred people, Jiang Chen's eyes brightened—those were the people originally gathered by the Medicine Saint, along with some from the Flame Dragon Kingdom rounded up by Xuan Long and his team.

Perhaps because they had been with Shen Xiangtian and the others for a long time, everyone had picked up a military aura, standing ramrod straight, and besides calling out 'Dragon King' when he appeared, did not make a sound afterward.

Each stood as if waiting to be inspected by a commanding officer.

"Are these the brothers who will be returning to the homeland?" Jiang Chen turned to look at Xuan Long.

Xuan Long nodded slightly, "Yes, it's them. Li Wuji and Zhang Wushang serve as captains of the two large teams, each with three squads."

Turning to glance at the six people in front of the two hundred, Xuan Long said with a light laugh, "The six squad leaders, exactly three from Martial Artist Teams and three from Mercenary Corps, and those from the Mercenary Corps, just like Tianlong and his team, are all from a special forces background."

"Oh?"

Jiang Chen scanned the six people and nodded in satisfaction, "Not bad, quite good indeed! To think that in such a short time, we have gained over two hundred Innate Grandmasters, and six have reached the peak strength of Innate Grandmasters, this is truly beyond my expectations!"

"There's more than just these!"

Xuan Long smiled slightly, "The Innate Grandmasters here are just one-third of what Dragon Yan has. The others either have no family or aren't ready to return to the homeland. They've decided to stay with the Mercenary Corps. These are the ones I had to persuade to agree to return."

"Ah?" Jiang Chen was momentarily surprised, then said with a laugh, "So they've all become addicted to wandering outside and don't want to return, huh!"

"Ha ha!"

"Ha ha..."

Xuan Long and the others all laughed out loud, their eyes filled with pride.

"Excellent! Truly excellent!" Jiang Chen exclaimed in admiration, patted Xuan Long on the shoulder, glanced at An Long and a few others, and said earnestly, "You have worked hard!"

"To be of help to the Young Master is what matters!" Xuan Long replied seriously.

Jiang Chen smiled slightly, "And you have been a great help! The situation at home is becoming more and more complex, the Martial Dao World has turned into a total mess, and we must have the strength to protect ourselves. With these people returning to the homeland, I can be somewhat at ease."

"But still we're short of peak strength forces!" Yan Hu added suddenly.

"Hu Zi," Jiang Chen turned and glared at Yan Hu.

Xuan Long, upon hearing this, was slightly startled, glanced at Yan Hu, their eyes met, and Xuan Long understood something, nodding firmly at Yan Hu.

"An Long, don't listen to this kid's nonsense. It's already quite good!" Jiang Chen reassured Xuan Long, turned, and looked at the over three hundred people:

"Brothers, I have something to say to you."

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