Chapter 19 Strength is Paramount; those who can breathe should die.
The men died faster than the attack itself; before the spectators could even react, they were all eliminated.
Jiang Tianjiao's eyes shone with admiration: "Sister Chu Jue is amazing!"
"So powerful," Yun Qiandu murmured. "He actually destroyed the battle halberd in an instant. Just what level of spirit does Chu Jue have...?"
Ying Yi shook his head, the thought of recruiting Chu Jue into the organization resurfacing.
Fang Zhiyi felt that her disciple had made her proud, and she walked towards Chu Jue with great pomp and circumstance, taking slow, leisurely strides. With each step she took, she could hear the sound of new blood bursting forth.
Chu Jue is still killing officials.
The men from the Lunar Eclipse Group and the War Axe Group exploded erratically, as if indiscriminately attacking. But their companions standing next to them could guess the general reason.
Because of the sneak attack just now, they almost got involved as well.
However, his hands and feet weren't quite as nimble; in other words, his sneak attack was too slow, and he missed the signal from the halberd.
...They were just relieved that they hadn't made it.
Seeing the fate of everyone on the field, the attackers who were a step too late were secretly delighted at their narrow escape—thankfully they hadn't actually attacked Chu Jue, otherwise there would have been another pile of bloody messes.
Although obeying the leader's orders is what team members should do, the desire to survive is the instinct.
The relief of escaping death hadn't faded when they realized their petty actions had already been noticed by Chu Jue. This woman was truly ruthless, shattering their hopes just as they began to have any.
The men felt indignant for their fallen comrades, but under the absolute crushing force of violence, not one dared to utter a sound.
Everyone is afraid that they will be next.
The number of living people present decreased sharply. After dealing with the attackers, Chu Jue added a few more lucky people to the list, starting with the one with the highest merit value.
This truly panicked the men—without warning, the woman had actually started randomly killing people—it was simply outrageous! There was no time to escape; the woman's attacks were impossible to predict!
Fang Zhiyi voiced their concerns: "What is this standard based on?"
Chu Jue: "Choose a few lucky numbers."
Men: ...
“Hey, you…” one of them couldn’t help but call out, and all the other men’s eyes fell on her.
The woman who made the sound was not an important member; she had no presence whatsoever, and no one even knew her name.
Yet she dared to openly provoke this demon-like being.
Does she have a death wish?
These are true warriors, unafraid of power, and daring to question!
Chu Jue's gaze also turned towards her.
"You...you're going to be our boss from now on!"
Chu Jue: ?
Fang Zhiyi, who had run around the bloodstains to Chu Jue, was still rubbing her feet when she heard this and asked in confusion, "What's going on?"
Ying Yi understood: "The War Halberd Group values strength above all else."
Now that Chu Jue has defeated their leader Zhan Ji, and there are signs that he will continue to kill, the team members who do not want to be killed change sides, hoping to save their lives and gain another leader.
Even if they were not convinced in their hearts, they had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure in order to survive.
Chu Jue remained silent, lost in thought.
She was a little reluctant to part with the several hundred merit points she hadn't yet collected.
As soon as the woman finished speaking, the men around her were also stunned.
The man, loyal to his spear and self-important, became enraged and yelled at the woman, "You bitch..."
Before he could finish speaking, his worthless life was the first to end.
Chu Jue looked around: "Who else?"
He didn't dare to confront her directly, but instead started cursing at his own people. He's a real man.
The crowd looked at each other, and those who could assess the situation would not have difficulty making their own judgment.
Chu Jue seized the opportunity to kill off all the troublemakers who were not thinking clearly, and soon, countless flattering voices rang out incessantly:
"Boss!" "Boss!"
In stark contrast to their reluctance, the woman who spoke first introduced herself: "Boss, my name is Ying Suixin—"
Chu Jue noted down her name and asked, "Where is the inheritance of the War Halberd?"
"Huh?" Ying Suixin was taken aback, and hesitated, "I don't know. You, you can look it up."
Such precious items as inheritances are information that they cannot obtain. Everyone in the group knows that the leader of the War Halberds may have abilities related to inheritances, but no one has been able to confirm it.
She truthfully told the new boss what she knew, and then, with great tact, continued:
"It's not very clean. Shall I turn it over for you?"
Although Chu Jue had done this kind of unclean work many times, this was the first time someone had offered to touch a corpse for her, and Chu Jue did not stop them.
Ying Suixin was undoubtedly a novice. He searched the body of the former leader of the Zhanji Group, who had been split in two, and even turned over his rotten lower body, but still found nothing.
Seeing the troubled look on her face, Chu Jue also used his spiritual power to search the corpse, not only the one with the halberd, but also the others.
Now the two of them had gained nothing.
With his hands stained with blood, a look of disgust on his face, and maintaining a sterile posture, he spoke of his former team leader to the new team leader:
"His neighbors were all extremely poor."
Chu Jue: ...
Is this how you use this word?
While Chu Jue was looting the corpse, the members of the Zhanji Group remained silent, not daring to breathe, and watched as their former leader's body was desecrated.
Some members of the Lunar Eclipse group, instead of fleeing, stood by and jeered, seemingly enjoying the spectacle.
“The ground is cold, why don’t you help the team leader up? Oh, it’s broken in two, then remember to lift both sides up.”
Their instigation angered the Warspike Group, who immediately started a fight with the troublemakers.
Chu Jue seized the opportunity to deliver a few final blows. Seeing their opponent die so quickly, the men thought their own spiritual rank had improved again, and they were overjoyed.
There were also several corpses that fell before they could be harvested. Chu Jue was still feeling regretful about missing out on merit points, but then he saw the black numbers above the killers' heads refresh on the spot.
Originally, the merit points were fifty, but after killing the opponent's spirit with forty merit points, the merit points became around sixty.
So that's how merit points are calculated.
The more people you kill, the higher your merit points will be?
Chu Jue silently noted down this discovery, and to prevent middlemen from making a profit, he immediately killed the newly minted sixty spiritualists.
After a chaotic battle, the number of people on both sides decreased again. Chu Jue's accumulated merit points were about to reach five thousand, and he was about to complete the advancement task. However, the remaining team members stopped fighting.
They could feel the increasing pressure of Chu Jue's spiritual energy, which was even more terrifying than when he killed Zhan Ji.
The remaining men of the Lunar Eclipse Group exchanged bewildered glances, utterly astonished by the turn of events. One of them, filled with doubt and surprise, mouthed to his companion, "She's... an evil spiritist?"
Such eerie movements and a tyrannical personality are very much like those of an evil spirit master.
His male companion, equally astonished, nodded in agreement.
Chu Jue caught the word: "Evil Spirit Master?"
Fang Zhiyi hadn't explained this term to her before. Could it be some kind of hidden profession?
The men hadn't expected that they could be arrested on the spot for merely speaking ill of others, and immediately fell silent.
Ying Suixin was already angry on behalf of the eldest brother.
"You little bastard, at least be a decent coward! What evidence do you have to accuse an evil spirit master out of thin air? You just spout nonsense, huh? Today I'll beat you up and send you packing..."
If accused of this crime, the church can try the offender.
Yun Qiandu noticed the confusion in Chu Jue's eyes and explained to her in a low voice:
"He displays extraordinary talent in spiritual cultivation, relies on improper means to maintain the operation of his own spiritual power, cultivates spiritually with evil intentions, and steals the abilities of others—"
"The kind of people whose souls have been corrupted by evil thoughts are evil spirit masters."
—Everyone should unite against evil spirit masters; this is a consensus among both spiritualists and non-spiritualists.
Ying Yi simply shook his head meaningfully, without saying anything more.
"So that's how it is." Chu Jue digested the new information.
So this is called an evil spirit master.
The man and his companion knew they were in the wrong, and even if they thought so in their hearts, they should never say it aloud.
"The accusation of being a psychic is the worst thing a woman can be accused of," he hastily retorted.
"No, no... How could someone as powerful as you be an evil spirit master?"
The other man was even more direct, quickly shifting the blame: "He's talking nonsense, I never meant that..."
The men of the Warsp Group, always eager for drama, started to flatter the two men of the Lunar Eclipse Group: "They're slandering you, boss! These people are utterly despicable and vile!"
Seeing that their new leader was showing some interest, the men became even more arrogant, jeering and giving the Eclipse Group a thumbs-down gesture of contempt: "Idiots! Morons!"
They deserve to die!
"Kill them! Kill him!"
Having built up the atmosphere to this point, Chu Jue nodded: "Those who are not quiet should die."
The man who shouted, along with all the men who had spoken before, died instantly. Whether it was the halberd or the lunar eclipse, none of them survived.
The group that had just acknowledged her as their leader felt extremely uneasy about her indiscriminate behavior.
Chu Jue added, "Those who do not truly submit should die."
The men with halberds have suffered further losses, with more than half of them remaining.
"The one who moves their left foot first deserves to die."
What?
The men, regaining their senses, tried to escape, but were powerless to resist.
"Those that can breathe should die."
An invisible spiritual force, like a giant net, enveloped all the men present.
In an instant, it covered everything like a curtain, tightening rapidly like a captive animal amidst futile struggles and piercing screams.
This meant that the cacophony of pain gradually faded away, and the heavy spiritual energy subtly swallowed the breath of the clamoring one.
They died like that.
Ying Suixin was stunned by what she saw, and a feeling of wanting to truly worship her as the boss arose spontaneously within her.
That sounds pretty strict. Can she still treat Chu Jue as her boss? Can she even breathe? But she's still alive, so her boss probably doesn't intend to kill her, right?
To avoid stepping on any "unpleasant" triggers, Ying Suixin started using sign language to communicate with Chu Jue.
Chu Jue: ...
A very boisterous person.
"I won't kill you," Chu Jue reassured her.
Ying Suixin instantly brightened up, her voice booming: "Wow, that's great! Boss, you're such a good person!"
"But why don't you kill me?"
Is there something special about her?
Chu Jue looked at her empty head—Ying Suixin had no merit points displayed at all.
Killing her would be pointless; she didn't want to waste her efforts.
Noticing Chu Jue's gaze, Ying Suixin understood immediately: "Oh, because I have no hair."
Looking at her bald head, the group: ...
Ying Suixin: "The eldest doesn't like hair."
Chu Jue: ...
Ying Suixin: "Boss, are you really the legendary evil spirit master? This is the first time I've ever seen an evil spirit master in person... Wow, that's so cool, isn't this the standard villain equipment? Please note, I'm about to make you follow me..."
Before Chu Jue could answer yes or no, he heard an unfamiliar male voice from the side:
"Such a unique being is naturally not an evil spirit master."
The man who spoke had a gentle tone, his voice as clear as a spring. He was handsome, and his striking appearance, combined with his voice, made it difficult for anyone to be wary of him.
The man praised Chu Jue:
"This young lady is the most special woman I've ever met. Would you be interested in joining our organization? It would be an honor for our Co-Prosperity Group. Oh, sorry, I forgot to introduce myself first."
"I am the leader of the Co-prosperity Group..."
Chu Jue didn't care at all what his name was.
Her gaze fell on the striking boldface text.
Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands... This is the largest number Chu Jue has ever seen.
The man who called himself the leader of the Co-prosperity Group had nearly two thousand merit points above his head.
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