Divine War Pill Emperor

He looked at Xiao Jun and Mr. Jiao, who were trailing behind him like persistent shadows.

These two were captains of mercenary teams. In the Mercenary Realm, they were figures of some renown, yet now they wanted to follow him, Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen waved his hand dismissively. ”You should both go back.”

He really didn’t want any followers.

In his past life, he’d had countless followers—even Divine Emperors had pledged their allegiance to him.

But Mr. Jiao and Xiao Jun seemed to have made up their minds about Jiang Chen.

They spoke in unison, ”Sir, we are willing to follow you.”

”Please, you must accept us.”

It was clear they weren’t going to take no for an answer.

Jiang Chen found it impossible to refuse.

Besides, he did need people by his side.

After a moment of thought, he said, ”Alright. Follow me, then.”

Jiang Chen led Xiao Jun and Mr. Jiao straight to the Lin Family Manor.

「Inside the Lin Family Manor.」

Zhan Yang and the others hadn’t taken on any new missions. Instead, they were all preparing for a period of Cultivation.

However, they were quite worried about Jiang Chen.

JinLing waited for news of Jiang Chen every day.

”Brother, do you think Jiang Chen is in danger?”

Perhaps she was truly worried. She couldn’t focus on her Cultivation and kept following her brother, Zhan Yang, her voice filled with concern.

”Don’t be silly, little sister. How could anything happen to Jiang Chen?”

”He’s not the type to get into trouble so easily.”

”Besides, we’ve all seen what he’s capable of. The Lin Family Ancestral Tomb shouldn’t be too much for him.”

Lu Beifeng also had a great deal of confidence in Jiang Chen.

”Exactly. We just have to wait for my Master.”

Thanks to Jiang Chen’s guidance, Lu Beifeng’s Sword Dao was now advancing by leaps and bounds, and the speed of his Cultivation had increased rapidly.

He was faintly showing signs of breaking through to Martial Master Fourth Heaven.

”Huh? Why don’t I see Lin Yuan and Lev?”

They suddenly noticed that Lin Yuan and Lev were not around.

They all went to look for them.

They soon found Lin Yuan and Lev.

But at this moment, both Lin Yuan and Lev wore worried expressions.

JinLing asked, ”Lin Yuan, what’s wrong with you two?”

”Why the long faces?”

Lin Yuan suddenly said, looking dejected, ”Our time is almost up.”

What?

Zhan Yang and the others were all shocked.

JinLing pressed, ”Why would you say that? Aren’t you both perfectly healthy?”

Lev shook his head.

”When Young Master Jiang Chen returns, it will be our time to leave.”

”This manor will belong to Young Master Jiang Chen from now on.”

It seemed they had even prepared their last will, leaving the manor to Jiang Chen.

A manor worth seventy or eighty million crystals, and they were just giving it to Jiang Chen like that.

”Young Master Jiang Chen is back.”

Suddenly, Lev spoke.

The others were even more astonished.

”How did you know Jiang Chen was coming back?”

Just then, three figures entered through the manor’s gate.

It was Jiang Chen, Xiao Jun, and Mr. Jiao.

Hearing the commotion, Zhan Yang, JinLing, and the others all rushed out. They were overjoyed to see Jiang Chen.

”Jiang Chen, you’re back!”

JinLing was the first to speak, her gaze fixed on Jiang Chen with deep affection.

In the end, Jiang Chen had returned safely after all.

Jiang Chen nodded. ”I’m back.”

He greeted everyone.

”Young Master Jiang Chen.”

Lev gave Jiang Chen a smile, but it seemed to hold a sense of release.

Lin Yuan also called out, ”Big Brother.”

Jiang Chen gave Lin Yuan and Lev a complicated look.

After his trip to the Lin Family Ancestral Tomb, Jiang Chen finally understood. He was the Lin Family’s ancestor, and that ancestor was nothing more than a single drop of his blood.

And Lin Yuan was just a part of that drop of blood.

As for Lev, he was formed from the blood qi of that same drop.

It had all been brought into being through means unimaginable to ordinary people.

Now that he had returned, it was time for Lin Yuan and Lev to disappear.

They were, fundamentally, just a part of Jiang Chen.

After the greetings were exchanged, Zhan Yang, JinLing, and the others noticed the two men standing behind Jiang Chen.

Zhan Yang gasped, staring at Xiao Jun and Mr. Jiao as if he were seeing a ghost.

”You’re... Xiao Jun, captain of the Black Demon Mercenary Corps.”

”And you, you’re Mr. Jiao, captain of the Autumn Wind Mercenary Corps...”

His face was a mask of disbelief.

After all, as a mercenary himself, he was naturally familiar with the famous captains of the Black Demon and Autumn Wind Mercenary Corps.

Both of them were at or above the Martial King realm in Cultivation, making them exceptionally formidable.

To suddenly see both of them here in the manor, and following Jiang Chen at that, was unbelievable.

”Heh. Greetings, everyone.”

Having already pledged to follow Jiang Chen, Xiao Jun and Mr. Jiao greeted Zhan Yang and the others quite naturally.

At that moment, JinLing, Niu Tuo, and Lu Beifeng all stood with their mouths agape.

Seeing this, Jiang Chen spoke up. ”Don’t just stand there stunned. From now on, we’re all on the same side.”

”By the way, Xiao Jun, Jiao Ming, you two can find a room for yourselves.”

The two immediately nodded in agreement.

”Yes, My Lord.”

What.

Hearing what Xiao Jun and Jiao Ming called Jiang Chen, Zhan Yang and the others were shocked to their core.

They were profoundly shaken.

Two of the most famous and respected figures in the Mercenary Realm were actually addressing Jiang Chen as ”My Lord.”

This left Zhan Yang and the others reeling, unable to calm their hearts for a long time.

Naturally, Jiang Chen didn’t explain anything.

A bitter feeling welled up in Zhan Yang’s heart.

’It seems the gap between us and him is just getting wider and wider.’

One look at Jiang Chen’s Cultivation—Martial King Third Heaven—was enough to know he was now far beyond their reach.

When he left, Jiang Chen was still at the Sixth Level of Martial Master, but now he had returned as a Martial King Third Heaven.

If you could call someone a genius, then Jiang Chen would have to be described as a monster.

Zhan Yang took a deep breath, feeling helpless.

As for arranging lodging for Xiao Jun and Mr. Jiao, it turned out that both men had their own manors. Now that their teams had been completely wiped out, their manors were essentially empty. They were both prepared to hand them over for Jiang Chen to live in. And just like that, Jiang Chen suddenly owned three manors in Gambling City.

For the time being, however, Jiang Chen didn’t say much more to Zhan Yang and the others.

Instead, he turned to Lev and Lin Yuan and said, ”You two, come with me.”

Lin Yuan and Lev were parts of his own body, and now, Jiang Chen intended for them to return to him.

Lin Yuan and Lev hesitated. Though they were unwilling, they knew that their fate was already sealed.

Inside the room, Jiang Chen looked at Lin Yuan and Lev.

He said lightly, ”I know you’ve both developed your own consciousness.”

”But you are a part of my body, and now, I must take you back.”

To return to his Peak, every last bit of his memory and blood had to be reclaimed.

Lin Yuan gave a bitter smile. ”I’ve become my own person. Can’t you just let me live independently?”

”I really don’t want to disappear.”

Jiang Chen shook his head.

Clearly, he would not allow himself to be anything less than whole.

Lev sighed.

With a flicker of his body, he transformed into a wisp of blood qi. Without hesitation, he flew toward Jiang Chen, shot into the space between his eyebrows, and vanished.

Finally, Lin Yuan also seemed resigned.

”Alright. Fate is hard to defy.”

With a final sway of his body, he too transformed into a thread of blood, flying directly into the space between Jiang Chen’s eyebrows and merging with him.