At the border fortress of the Monster Kingdom...

"Did you know that Royal Son-in-law Jin-Tian has been given the title of Grand Commander, taking charge of our entire kingdom's army instead of Grand Commander San-Un?"

"Huh!? Did something like this happen? Then what position has Commander San-Un been reassigned to?"

"According to the news, Commander San-Un has been promoted to Deputy Commander to assist and advise Royal Son-in-law Jin-Tian."

"Oh! This isn't good at all. The Commander has numerous achievements but has been demoted. He must feel disappointed. If it were me, I wouldn't be able to accept this!"

"It's not like that! The Commander voluntarily relinquished his position and ceded the title of Grand Commander to Royal Son-in-law Jin-Tian. He requested to be shifted down to Deputy Commander to assist him. This news is the main topic of discussion throughout the army!"

"This is crazy! How is this possible? Commander San-Un gave up his position!? What on earth are you talking about?!"

"This is true! My informant is an insider. It's absolutely reliable!"

Huh... By the way, where have all the demons gone? Since that incident, they've all disappeared. Or have they been completely scared off by us?"

Ha ha ha!!!

"They must have been so scared of us that they rushed back home to suckle…"

Slash!!!

Thud! Thud! Thud!

"Suckle on your mother's milk, you foul half-human bastards!"

But at that moment, the guard who was mocking the demons suddenly had his head severed from his body. A low, eerie sound followed as a gigantic black figure with wings on its back appeared at the edge of the fortress wall.

"Ene… ene… enemy!!!"

"The demons are invading!!!"

The guard who was speaking to his decapitated comrade shouted in shock, falling to the ground, trembling in fear.

At the same time, numerous dark shadows appeared on the distant horizon. Everyone could see that these shadows were, in fact, an army of winged black demons flying toward the fortress at high speed. The number visible to the naked eye was in the hundreds of thousands.

BWEEEEEEEEEP!!!

A loud alarm sounded throughout the fortress. The fortress commander hurried out to assess the situation, but his face turned pale with fear. He saw a vast demon army advancing toward the fortress, where only twenty thousand soldiers were stationed.

"Wha… what… what the hell is happening? Why didn't the guards sound the alarm sooner!?" The commander shouted angrily at his subordinates for failing to signal earlier. Sounding the alarm now was pointless; there was nothing anyone could do.

Kiiiaaakkkkk!

"You filthy half-human bastards! You dared to defy our Demon Emperor. Today, you will all die. And you, as the leader, will serve as an example for the consequences of such actions!"

An eerie voice whispered next to the fortress commander's ear. Sharp claws gripped his neck without him realizing it. The voice belonged to the demon who had killed the guards on the wall earlier.

Slash!!!

Thud!

"Fortress Commander!!!"

"Fortress Commander!!!"

The commander's head was swiftly severed from his body. His eyes, still wide open, stared down from mid-air, filled with panic and disbelief, as if he couldn't fathom dying this way. The beheading of the commander shattered the morale of the Monster Kingdom's soldiers entirely.

"No!!!!!!"

"We can't stay here anymore!!!"

Without a leader, the twenty thousand soldiers fell into chaos. They all thought only of fleeing to survive. But it was already too late; the demon army had arrived, and the massacre began fiercely and terrifyingly.

At the ancient ruins where the moving dimensional gate was located...

Woooooooooosh!!!

Zheng-Fu had returned to the Hell Region. The area around him, previously filled with rubble and thick dust, now, looked neat and tidy and no longer as cluttered or messy as it once had been. It had been rebuilt and renovated. More importantly, the place was guarded by at least ten initial Divine Emperor stage martial masters, along with several Immortal Soul stage martial masters patrolling outside.

"I never imagined that Father-in-law would order improvements here and station martial masters to guard the area!" Zheng-Fu remarked, surprised by the changes.

Creeeeaaak!!!

Huh!!?

As soon as he opened the door, the martial masters on guard turned to look at Zheng-Fu. They all saluted him by clasping their hands together and bowing slightly.

"Respect, Royal Son-in-law!!!"

"Respect, Royal Son-in-law!!!"

Zheng-Fu raised his hand and nodded in acknowledgment before quickly heading out of the ancient ruins. His destination was the capital of the Monster Kingdom, a journey that took him nearly a full day without rest.

Swish!!!

A day had passed...

At the Royal Palace of the Monster Kingdom...

"Your Majesty, our border fortresses have been completely destroyed, sir. All the soldiers stationed there were killed; not a single one survived. If it wasn't for the North Fort Commander sending a message back through the communication stone, we wouldn't have known about this, sir!" a middle-aged monster clad in full armor reported to the Monster King with a serious expression.

"They've been quiet for a month without any movement. I didn't expect that today they would send hundreds of thousands of troops to invade, catching us off guard like this. It looks like the Demon Emperor has planned this well, using the secret demon army!"

The Monster King spoke with a serious expression. He hadn't expected the Demon Emperor to deploy his secret demon army in this attack because normally, the secret demon army was stationed on an island about five hundred li away from the Demon Kingdom. Reaching it was very difficult.

However, the members of this secret demon army were all flying demons, making the journey across the sea easy for them. Additionally, each of them had energy levels at the intermediate Immortal Soul stage or higher. Reaching the Monster Kingdom's border fortress and launching a blitz attack was no challenge at all.

"If that kid were here, what would he do now?" The Monster King suddenly recalled the young man he regarded as cunning and strategic—none other than his own royal son-in-law, Zheng-Fu.

Achoo!!!

"Why do I feel like someone's missing me? Or am I just imagining it?"

Creeeeaaak!

Huh!?!

Suddenly, the grand doors of the Royal Palace Hall swung open, accompanied by a familiar voice that sounded like a complaint, recognizable to everyone present.

"It's you!"

The Monster King's expression changed as if he had seen a ghost. He hadn't expected the very person he was thinking of to show up right then. Speaking of the tiger, the tiger came immediately. But soon, his shocked expression turned red with embarrassment because Zheng-Fu's words just now directly targeted the king himself. Wasn't it the king that Zheng-Fu was actually referring to?

"Respect, Father-in-law. It's been a while. How have you been? Ah! Judging by your current expression, you don't look too well. Your face is pale. Should I call a doctor to take a look at you, sir?" Seeing the embarrassment on the king's face, Zheng-Fu couldn't resist teasing his father-in-law, adding to his embarrassment.

"Unnecessary! I'm fine, just a stomachache from indigestion. But when did you return? Why didn't you inform the front guard to notify me first?" The king hurriedly dismissed the suggestion and tried to change the subject.

"I arrived just yesterday. I didn't tell anyone because I didn't think it was necessary. I only wanted to get here as quickly as possible. But during my travels, I saw many villagers evacuating. What happened, Father-in-law? You can tell your son-in-law; I'm ready to help!"

Zheng-Fu shrugged. He thought it wasn't necessary to notify the martial masters. They had already seen him, so why hadn't they reported it? Or perhaps his father-in-law was pretending to be unaware? However, that was secondary. What he wanted to know was why so many villagers were evacuating in such chaos.

Sigh...

"You came at the right time. I need to discuss something serious with you. There's a grave situation on the outskirts of the Monster Kingdom. The Demon Emperor has commanded his secret demon army to attack all the frontier fortresses, leaving no survivors. I've appointed Jin-Tian as Grand Commander, and he's leading the army to intercept the secret demon army. What do you think we should do next?"

The king described the dire situation and mentioned that he had appointed Jin-Tian as Grand Commander to lead hundreds of thousands of soldiers against the secret demon army, knowing that Zheng-Fu was Jin-Tian's master.

"Appointing Jin-Tian to lead the war? Hmm... What's Jin-Tian's energy level now? Is he still at the peak of the Divine Emperor stage?" Zheng-Fu wasn't shocked by the king's words. He simply wanted to know Jin-Tian's current energy level.

"No! Jin-Tian has now advanced to the initial Divine King stage. He has also managed to balance his energy to the full ten parts very quickly. He truly has remarkable talent!" The king replied happily, with a proud smile for his son-in-law, Jin-Tian, as if he had received a great fortune.

"Then, Father-in-law, you can rest assured. Your son-in-law is indeed very talented!"

Ah!

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