The moment Ming Yingjie's voice fell, a tsunami-like Martial Arts Will had already swept over, completely interrupting all his subsequent words.
Immediately, this barren mountainous area at the entrance of the Demon Slayer Division branch was instantly surrounded and engulfed by two raging spiritual storms, transforming into an endlessly swirling and roaring invisible purgatory.
It can be said that anyone below the two's Realm who rashly entered this domain would instantly have their souls collapse and their brain fluid boil, ultimately tragically becoming an ignorant and senseless cripple.
Only a Grandmaster of the Initial Realm could barely adapt, but even then, they would feel dizzy, lightheaded, and even babble incoherently,
and it would take a long time to return to normal.
Perhaps, this was precisely Ming Yingjie's intention in wanting to suppress Li Hai with Martial Arts prestige.
He wanted him to make a huge fool of himself.
However, Ming Yingjie, who had intended for Li Hai to make a fool of himself, now had a deathly pale face under the fierce impact of the spiritual storms.
"Damn it! The intelligence was completely wrong, and terribly so! How could this brat be so Heaven-Defying? He's only eighteen, yet he has Cultivated to the Grandmaster High Realm, the same Realm as me! How is that possible?!"
Just as these angry thoughts flashed through Ming Yingjie's mind, an old female voice, full of helplessness, descended from the sky, enveloping both of them:
"Alright, alright, stop it, both of you."
Along with these words, an even more massive and magnificent Martial Arts prestige appeared.
As soon as this prestige emerged, it forcibly suppressed the immense Mental Energy that Li Hai and Ming Yingjie had manifested externally, pushing it back into their respective minds.
Thus, this battle, which had started in a muddle, also ended in a muddle.
After Feng Heyue spoke, Ming Yingjie immediately turned his anger into a smile, as if nothing had happened, and cheerfully walked up to Li Hai, grasped his hand, and said loudly:
"You must be that eighteen-year-old Grandmaster, hello, I am Ming Yingjie, a Heavenly Rank Commandant of the Demon Slayer Division."
"Oh, oh, Ming Yingjie, right."
Li Hai casually shook his hand, then looked at the other party's face, which was forcing a smile, and couldn't help but tease, "Your name is quite interesting, Ming~ Ying~ Jie. Does this mean you are destined for a calamity,
and that calamity is me?"
As soon as these words came out, Ming Yingjie's fake smiling face instantly stiffened.
Subsequently, Li Hai followed behind the pale-faced Ming Yingjie, leaping towards the peak behind the cluster of buildings ahead.
The two flew extremely fast, covering a great distance and reaching the mountaintop in just one or two seconds.
Upon arriving, Li Hai discovered that this mountaintop had been artificially leveled into a massive platform several thousand feet wide.
And on this platform, a vast garden was situated.
Out of politeness, Li Hai did not immediately unleash his Spiritual Focus perception, nor did he walk too quickly.
He leisurely enjoyed the surrounding scenery while slowly walking behind Ming Yingjie, step by step, heading deeper into the garden.
After some time, the two arrived one after another in a courtyard.
In the center of the courtyard, Meng Su and Luo Qianqiu stood side by side, looking coldly at Li Hai as he slowly walked into the courtyard.
Similarly, Li Hai naturally saw them. More precisely, he saw the character names on their personal interfaces: Unknown Rank: Zhengchuan Martial Arts → Void-Reality Grandmaster, Qimen Arts → Wind-Catching and Lightning-Seizing Skills: "Seeking Ghosts and Tracking Monsters", "Demon Sealing Sword Seal", "Nine Profound Yang Breath Absorption Method", "Shangyuan Spirit Suppression Talisman", "Three Flowers Spirit Refining Canon", "Ten Thousand Li Cloud Chasing Steps", "Moon Piercing Nine Kills", "Mirror Spirit Curse Kill"
Trait Entries: 【Strong Soul Lv4】 【Alertness Lv4】 【Iron Body Lv4】 【Inspiration Lv4】 【Yang Absorption Lv4】
【Spiritual Focus Lv4】 【Divine Power Lv4】 【Technique Lv4】 【Curse Power Lv4】 【Exorcism Lv4】
Strongest Fragments: None Character Name: Unknown Rank: Zhengchuan Martial Arts → Void-Reality Grandmaster, Qimen Arts → Object Manipulation Skills: "Seeking Ghosts and Tracking Monsters", "Dark Frost Demonic Claws", "Bitter Cold Freezing Intent Art", "Nine Profound Yang Breath Absorption Method"
"Shangyuan Spirit Suppression Talisman", "Five Yang Abyssal Ice Method", "Illusion True Ice Soul Secret Record"
Trait Entries: 【Strong Soul Lv4】 【Alertness Lv4】 【Iron Body Lv4】 【Ice Soul Lv4】 【Claw Lv4】
【Inspiration Lv4】 【Yang Absorption Lv4】 【Spiritual Focus Lv4】 【Divine Power Lv4】 【Technique Lv4】 【Freezing Lv4】 【Illusion Lv4】 【Exorcism Lv4】
Strongest Fragments: None From their personal interfaces, it was clear that both of them were Grandmasters.
The former merely had strong but conventional stats, and his skills were much more ordinary.
Only one, "Mirror Spirit Curse Kill", which could perform long-range curses using mirrors and reliance objects, was noteworthy.
The latter, however, had developed various tricks within the Dao of Ice.
There was "Dark Frost Demonic Claws", which could release extreme cold Qi, and "Bitter Cold Freezing Intent Art", which could turn souls into ice to make them more solid and automatically counter all attacks with cold intent, as well as the Dao Technique manual "Illusion True Ice Soul Secret Record", which could condense cold and gather Qi to create a large number of Thousand Army Grade ice Puppets, and even another Dao Technique manual, "Five Yang Abyssal Ice Method", which could create high-pressure, high-temperature, explosive abnormal ice weapons from ordinary water vapor.
This allowed Li Hai to learn to his heart's content, as he instantly gained attack methods of lightning, ice, and fire attributes, completing his set.
This trip to the Demon Slayer Division was truly worthwhile.
However, before Li Hai could push all his skills to their limits, Ming Yingjie, who had entered the courtyard, turned around and looked at him, laughing heartily:
"Lieutenant Li, let me introduce you. These two are the other two Heavenly Rank Commandants of the Demon Slayer Division, Meng Su and Luo Qianqiu."
"Oh."
Li Hai glanced at Ming Yingjie with Alertness, "Their names are a bit better than yours."
Ming Yingjie's face turned cold, and he put away his smile, saying indifferently, "Someone with such a sharp tongue cannot lead the Demon Slayer Division to develop better."
Saying that, he looked at the two and chuckled:
"Big Brother, Second Brother, you probably don't know yet—this Brother Li has already reached the Grandmaster High Realm."
"What?!"
"What did you say?!"
Meng Su and Luo Qianqiu were instantly stunned, then looked at Li Hai with incredulous eyes.
Along with their disbelief, a deeply hidden trace of murderous intent slowly emerged in their eyes.
An eighteen-year-old Grandmaster High Realm, just one step away from being in the same Realm as the Demon Slayer Commander, and two steps away from ascending to the strongest in this world.
This child... is truly Heaven-Defying, he must not be allowed to live.
At this moment, Ming Yingjie suddenly spoke loudly towards the pavilion deeper in the courtyard:
"Godmother, Lieutenant Li has been brought."
Immediately the next second, an old female voice came from the pavilion: "I know, Xiao Yingzi, and Lieutenant Li, I want to have a private chat with you, please come in."
"I?" Li Hai was startled. The leader of the Demon Slayer Division—was actually a woman.
After a moment of surprise, he regained his composure and stepped towards the pavilion.
And after Li Hai entered the pavilion, Ming Yingjie and the other two exchanged glances and began to communicate rapidly using their Spiritual Power.