The "Sweeping the Horizon" Legion, thanks to Chen Feng, suddenly became an official unit, with all expenses completely covered by the Holy See!

White was so ecstatic about the news that he couldn't sleep for days. After careful selection, the Legion was impressively expanded to 800,000 men for him!

Furthermore, within a month, Chen Feng had finally deciphered the issue with the Nether Feather Sword. Initially, after integrating it into his Domain, its power—apart from the killing intent—was underwhelming. It was only after battling that divine avatar that he realized this weapon was no inferior to the Soul Capturing Bow.

This made sense; the Mad Slaughter Demon God cultivated the Dao of Slaughter, a high-tier god of Slaughter Law, completely mastering the entire rule of killing. It could be said without exaggeration that his power, even in the God Realm, ranked among the top few, perhaps only behind the Ten Great Lord Gods. Whether he could defeat the Flame Dragon was unknown, but how could a treasure refined by such a powerful being be subpar?

Chen Feng summarized the power and application of the Nether Feather Sword (Heart of Mad Slaughter) as follows:

The Heart of Mad Slaughter can only be perfectly utilized when divine power is applied. If unleashed without it, even a god would be bewildered by its killing will.

The Heart of Mad Slaughter attacks the opponent's soul through killing intent and simultaneously assaults the physical body through its condensed form.

To unleash the maximum power of the Heart of Mad Slaughter, one must possess courage that fears nothing and charges forward relentlessly. Its power is directly correlated with the number of lives slain; the more creatures killed, and the higher their cultivation, the greater the sword's might. If one slays a hundred high-tier Law Gods, it is possible to slay a Lord God with a single strike!

Understanding this, the shock Chen Feng felt was immense. The more one kills, the stronger the sword becomes—no wonder the previous owner was called the Mad Slaughter Demon God; he truly seemed to be insane.

After a month of fighting, the Holy See finally expelled the heretics who had occupied the temple and resecured the sacred sites. Ling Feng and Xiao Hu had originally crossed over via the Divine Descent Pool, where Ling Feng used her Phoenix Blood to open the passage connecting the two worlds. To return now, blood would naturally be necessary.

However, a problem immediately arose. Chen Feng's primary goal was to bring the 800,000-strong Legion across. This passage was fleeting. Relying on blood to open it might drain Chen Feng of all his blood and still not be enough to move everyone across.

Moreover, the exit point was in the Myriad Beast Cave, where countless Saint Domain level demonic beasts resided. Moving an army through would inevitably lead to a massive territorial conflict.

And that wasn't even the crucial factor. The most critical issue was the immense divine power pressure emanating from the Divine Descent Pool. Only the [Nether Child] could approach; everyone else was barred.

To leave behind such a massive force would be an incredible waste! Chen Feng fell into deep distress.

"Doesn't the Great Elder Long Yi excel at magic arrays? I suspect this thing is also a magic array. Why not have him come over to study it? If we can establish a new passage, wouldn't that solve the problem?" Ling Feng suggested.

"A magic array! How did I not think of that?" Chen Feng's eyes lit up, and he immediately instructed White to send over one of the [Gate of Nature] artifacts.

The [Gate of Nature] was essentially a portal. If one was placed here and the other in the other realm, would normal teleportation be possible?

No sooner said than done, Chen Feng had White place one end of the [Gate of Nature] in the military camp while he tucked the other end into his canteen.

Accompanied by Xiao Hu and Ling Feng, Chen Feng arrived at the Divine Descent Pool. He let out a drop of blood, and with a roar from the ground, a massive spatial rift indeed appeared.

Chen Feng jumped in first. Everything turned pitch black, and in an instant, he materialized in another location.

Boom!

He only regained sight when he heard a deafening roar next to his ear. He was instantly surrounded by a pile of Saint Domain level demonic beasts, attacking him in waves.

At this moment, the might of his god-level physical body was evident; he completely ignored these powerful assaults and flew upward, suddenly remembering something.

"Myriad Beast Cave... Purple Jade Vine Fruit!"

While items that could elevate a Dou Zun to the Saint Domain were of little use to him now, there were tens of thousands of disciples in the Dragon Domain who could benefit!

Without hesitation, he dove toward the valley floor. As expected, the ground was littered with purple fruits. Chen Feng frantically swept through, plucking every last piece of fruit, and then flew back up, arriving at the cave Ling Feng and Xiao Hu had mentioned, where they had already been waiting for a long time.

"Let me try if the [Gate of Nature] works!" Chen Feng found an open spot and tossed out the [Gate of Nature] from his canteen.

After throwing it out, Chen Feng suddenly realized with dismay... that he hadn't cultivated Mingsi and couldn't utilize the device at all!

Having no choice, he returned through the Divine Descent Pool to the Realm of Nature and found White.

"Great Boss, someone is looking for you!" White called out immediately when he saw Chen Feng approach.

"Who is looking for me?" Chen Feng asked, puzzled.

"It's me..." A crisp voice sounded from nearby. Chen Feng turned and couldn't help but feel a headache coming on—it was... Yu Jiao!

Yu Jiao was currently wearing a form-fitting, light purple outfit that accentuated her exquisite figure. Trailing behind her were an old man and a young man—the young man was the former Young Clan Leader Chen Feng had encountered.

"I am the Clan Leader of the Duolun family. My foolish son offended the Divine Emissary..." The old man quickly stepped forward, bowing low.

That Young Clan Leader had desperately tried to kill him back then. If Chen Feng hadn't held Yu Jiao hostage, he might have died already. But so much time had passed, and Chen Feng no longer had the inclination to pursue the matter.

"Forget it!" Chen Feng replied casually, saying no more.

The old man insisted, "How can that be? Offending the Saint Son is a capital offense! I came here specifically to apologize, Saint Son!"

Chen Feng was someone who usually sought retribution for every wrong, but... he had already seen Yu Jiao completely naked... it felt somewhat improper now, and his desire for revenge had waned. Besides, if he truly wanted revenge, merely speaking to Pope Woma and White would have seen the entire Duolun family eliminated long ago.

"No need for apologies..." Chen Feng’s words were cut off as the old man shouted to those behind him, "Quickly bring the items forward!"

A large group of people appeared, each carrying a large chest aloft, striding forward.

"I know the Saint Son lacks nothing, but these are all rare and strange items our family has collected over a long period. We hope the Saint Son might favor them!" The old man turned to the group and commanded, "Open them quickly for the Saint Son to examine!"

Clang!

These people immediately opened all the chests.

Chen Feng didn't care about the treasures and was about to instruct White to collect them when his peripheral vision caught sight of one particular chest, and his breath hitched abruptly.

He strode toward that chest, grasping the crystals packed inside, his voice trembling with excitement, "Where did you obtain these things?"

The chest was filled to the brim with high-quality Yellow Jade Magic Crystals!

"This item?" The old man quickly replied, "This is a strange ore we found within our domain, but we don't know what use it has. Does the Saint Son recognize it?"

In his eyes, these items held no discernible use, but as long as it pleased the young man before him, that was enough. Hearing that Chen Feng recognized them, his face instantly lit up with joy.

Chen Feng exhaled deeply, casting aside his excitement, and said, "State your demands directly!"

He didn't believe their goal in presenting these items was merely an apology. If they truly wanted to apologize, why wait this long—over a month?

"This..." The old man's thoughts were exposed, and a blush crossed his face. He hurriedly explained, "It is a small matter, really. My daughter, Yu Jiao, back then... killed the sole heir of the Ek family. Fighting the heretics together was one thing, but now that the heretics are eradicated, they have begun severe retaliation against our family..."

Chen Feng instantly understood their objective. The ten great families were similar in strength. With the Ek family losing its heir, they naturally retaliated with full force. The Duolun family, unable to withstand the pressure, hoped the Holy See would intervene.

Chen Feng held no fondness for the Ek family; if not for them, the [Sweeping the Horizon] Legion would have been trapped in Mournful Valley (White had informed him of these details later).

"White!" Chen Feng turned and spoke.

"Yes, Great Boss!"

"Instruct the Holy See to cooperate. In three days, I do not wish to see a single member of the Ek family left alive!" Chen Feng said calmly.

White immediately responded and went to make arrangements.

Upon hearing Chen Feng’s words, the old man was so excited he nearly fell to his knees. He had initially hoped for mediation from the Holy See, but he never expected the Saint Son to decree the annihilation of the Ek family within three days...

This outcome far exceeded his expectations.

Did the Saint Son do this because of these stones? He considered it for a moment but ultimately shook his head. While these stones were peculiar, they were certainly not enough to warrant the Saint Son dispatching troops to wipe out an entire family!

There was only one other reason...

With a flattering smile, he said, "Thank you, Saint Son!" Then he turned to Yu Jiao and ordered, "Yu Jiao, from now on, follow behind the Saint Son. Serve him well as a maid!"

"No need!" Chen Feng quickly waved his hand. He wasn't accustomed to being waited upon, and besides, would a young lady like Yu Jiao even know how to serve?

But though he refused, the old man could not agree. Having finally found an opportunity to curry favor with the Saint Son, he naturally wouldn't relent.

Chen Feng didn't wish to haggle with him and let the old man lead the way to find the Yellow Jade Magic Crystal mine.

Ling Feng and Xiao Hu, having waited for Chen Feng to return from the Divine Descent Pool, came back. Seeing Ling Feng, Chen Feng suddenly had an idea, casually tossing Yu Jiao over to her. Since the old man was using his daughter as a bargaining chip, she might as well serve Ling Feng!

Furthermore, Chen Feng didn't desire the woman himself; letting Ling Feng keep her was the best arrangement.

Of course, what Chen Feng didn't expect was that this woman, Yu Jiao, would actually play quite a significant role in the days that followed.

PS: This is the final chapter of this volume. Writing it made me feel like too many things needed to be resolved, so never mind. The next volume, The Return of the King, will be the most satisfying volume of the book. Since everyone says Old Ya likes to torment the protagonist, cough, cough, that won't be an issue in this volume, so allow Old Ya to draft it carefully. Therefore, there will only be two updates today, and they will be quite late. My apologies!! (To be continued. If you wish to know what happens next, please log into m for more chapters, support the author, and support legitimate reading!)