In just a blink of an eye.
The spiritual Divine Might, like a tsunami, that permeated Li Hai's pure Martial Dao will, enveloped all the Long Rank Commandants in the courtyard, as well as Ming Yingjie, Meng Su, and Luo Qianqiu.
At the same time, Feng Heyue, the old lady who had been dozing with her eyes closed in the pavilion behind Li Hai, suddenly opened her cloudy, aged eyes, and a terrifying divine light burst forth from them, powerful enough to annihilate the souls of a thousand people:
"Good boy, you've Breakthrough to my Realm in such a short time! I really don't know how you did it.
Hahahah, in terms of Martial Dao talent, you are simply the strongest person I, Feng Heyue, have ever seen in my life."
Outside the pavilion, Ming Yingjie, who had fully endured this terrifying Divine Might and was suppressed to the point of being unable to move, stood stiffly in place, his face filled with terror and disbelief.
He roared in his mind, unable to believe it:
"How is this possible? How is this possible? How is this possible?? Just a conversation with the Commander of the Army, and he, he directly Breakthrough his Realm and became a Perfection Great Grandmaster! This, this makes no sense at all! There's no justice in this! Where is the justice?!!!"
Similar to him, Meng Su and Luo Qianqiu were also suppressed and unable to move, like two statues firmly pinned to the ground, unable to even utter a word. Only their eyes continuously flickered with bewilderment, blankness, shock, and deep fear.
And likewise, they also roared and screamed frantically in their minds, unable to believe or comprehend why Li Hai could Breakthrough so quickly.
As for the other Long Rank Commandants who were affected, although they were not as immobile as Ming Yingjie and the other two, they were also pressed by Li Hai's terrifying Divine Might, feeling cold all over and nearly suffocating.
To put it metaphorically, it was as if they had suddenly fallen into the deepest part of an boundless icy sea, where the sky was dark, they couldn't breathe, and they were shivering from the cold.
Fortunately, this terrifying sense of oppression only flashed for an instant before suddenly vanishing without a trace.
Thus, all the Long Rank Commandants on the scene, their faces pale, collectively let out a sigh of relief and returned to their original state.
And after returning to normal, all the Long Rank Commandants looked at Li Hai, their faces filled with shock and awe.
They were shocked that another Perfection Great Grandmaster had appeared in the Demon Slayer Division, and a Great Grandmaster so young.
"This Lieutenant Li, who came from Longshan, his Martial Dao talent and Cultivation speed are too Heaven-Defying, aren't they?!"
"Things are changing, things are really changing this time!"
"Unbelievable, it's simply beyond description."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, an eighteen-year-old Perfection Great Grandmaster, truly Heaven-Defying beyond words."
"All the so-called young Geniuses within Great Jing, if they knew of Lieutenant Li's existence, would probably go crazy."
"That's right, either scared crazy or jealous crazy."
Unlike these Long Rank Commandants who were whispering to each other, Ming Yingjie and the other two were not so fortunate.
Under Li Hai's indifferent gaze, they all suddenly lifted off the ground, then their blood flowed backward, and their skin became crimson as if burned by fire.
This was the power of the Bloodline Divine Ability, 'Controlling All Flows'.
Under the mystical power of this Divine Ability, every drop, every stream, every strand of blood flowing through the three men's bodies was like a plaything in Li Hai's palm.
He remotely controlled it to transform into blades, sharp nails, and drills, wantonly piercing, slashing, and gouging various parts of their bodies.
At the same time, Li Hai cautiously injected Qi and magical power into the three men's bodies from a distance, precisely to prevent them from etherealizing their bodies, thereby allowing them to fully experience the sensation of countless blood blades, blood nails, and blood drills wildly destroying their insides.
To be honest, Li Hai didn't know how painful this feeling was.
However, judging from the pain, pleading, and despair in the eyes of Ming Yingjie and the other two, it must have been quite unbearable.
However, because the vitality of a high-Realm Grandmaster is too strong, even under such terrifying and inhuman torture, Ming Yingjie and the other two surprisingly endured without dying, merely rolling their eyes, bleeding from their seven orifices, and trembling all over.
It seemed they could endure for quite a while longer.
If it were normal times, Li Hai would indeed have the patience to torture them for a while, and might even intentionally cripple the three men's Martial Dao Foundation and Realm to a lower level, then cycle through 'thousand cuts - resurrection - thousand cuts - resurrection' several times.
But due to the presence of Feng Heyue, the Commander of the Army of the Demon Slayer Division, Li Hai restrained himself considerably, and after only a short period of torture, he willed to exert force from a distance, forcibly 'crushing' the three men, skin and bone, into three perfectly round, blood-red flesh balls.
And it was only after being reduced to such a horrific state that Ming Yingjie and the other two finally lost all vitality, their souls returning to the Yellow Springs, completely dead.
No, their souls were swept away by Li Hai from a distance after death, not even getting a chance to go to the Yellow Springs.
At the same time, thanks to these three, Li Hai also obtained three more 'strongest fragments'.
Thus, he now had a total of fourteen fragments.
And just as Li Hai had completely dealt with these three annoying fellows, Feng Heyue slowly walked out of the pavilion.
After indifferently glancing at the three large flesh balls, and then looking at Li Hai with great satisfaction, the old lady picked up her Dragon-head staff and gently tapped it on the ground.
Dong—a deep, muffled sound immediately swept in all directions, drawing the gaze of all the Long Rank Commandants to her.
Then, Feng Heyue announced in her aged voice:
"These three, Meng Su, Ming Yingjie, and Luo Qianqiu, were spies sent by the Xia Yi Meng (Chivalrous Alliance) who infiltrated our Demon Slayer Division.
Over the years, these three have secretly embezzled funds, harmed colleagues, and committed a series of evil deeds, severely disrupting the atmosphere and order within the Demon Slayer Division.
Furthermore, they even privately leaked much intelligence to the Xia Yi Meng (Chivalrous Alliance) and many other organizations, truly unforgivable crimes."
At this point, she looked at Li Hai, who was somewhat bewildered, with a pleased expression, and chuckled softly:
"Fortunately, Lieutenant Li traveled inside and outside Great Jing, step by step uncovering the true identities of Ming Yingjie and the other two, and finally, with my permission, executed these three spies."
After these words, everyone present immediately understood.
The Commander of the Army was setting the nature of the event, defining Li Hai's sudden and seemingly unprovoked killing of Ming Yingjie and the other two.
Once the nature of the event was set, the so-called truth no longer mattered.
What mattered was that Li Hai, who was already a Heaven Rank Commandant and whose own Cultivation was at the peak, and who now had the Commander of the Army backing him, would likely rise rapidly within the vast System of the Demon Slayer Division, becoming a new giant who would completely surpass the original three Heaven Rank Commandants.
As for the deceased Ming Yingjie and the other two...
Because these three were extremely arrogant and overbearing in their daily lives,
Therefore, except for their many direct subordinates scattered in various provinces who would be relatively panicked and flustered, others would not care about their lives or deaths at all; on the contrary, they would applaud.
