The "Intuition" specialty had brought Jiang He an extremely strong combat instinct.
At the same time, it also ensured that he would never be deceived by "Feigning Death."
As long as the enemy was not completely dead, as long as the danger had not disappeared, he would never stop his hand.
Precisely because of this, Jiang He truly witnessed the tenacious vitality of an A-rank Transcendent—
Even with his chest split open and his head cleaved in two, He Feisong still did not die immediately.
New flesh sprouted at his wounds, intertwining as if trying to close up again; his spiritual power controlled gas explosions, attacking Jiang He while also trying to push his body away to escape.
Fortunately, one of the treasured blades forged by the Craftsman God was particularly effective against this situation…
"Return-to-Mortal Blade."
A flash of blade light—transcendence dissipated, flesh and blood fell silent.\
Without the support of Transcendent power, such grievous injuries made it impossible for He Feisong to survive.
His consciousness completely dispersed, his corpse plummeted from the air and crashed to the ground.
Jiang He landed right after, stepping on the shattered mountain terrain, the corner of his mouth lifting.
Cinnabar!
This was not a demon, nor an exotic beast, but a genuine A-rank Transcendent!
And he had defeated and slain him head-on!
Right in the middle!
As for artifacts, divine equipment, X-rank templates and such blessings—
Jiang He deliberately ignored them.
So what? Were those not still his strength?
"Little Craftsman, how about it, did you learn from my operation just now?"
Craftsman God: "..."
Learn what, exactly?
Even though he had clearly watched Jiang He's battle against Evil Wolf earlier…
But to expect to gain rich combat experience from just one fight was undoubtedly wishful thinking.
In fact, even Jiang He had only grown to his current level through Old Jiang's meticulous training, as well as repeated real battles and simulated summaries.
Compared to Old Jiang, the current Jiang He was obviously not a qualified teacher.
Of course, even if the Craftsman God didn't learn much, it didn't matter.
Jiang He still had a shortcut "Endowment Method."
His treasured blade transformed in his hand, turning into a thin mask.
He pressed the mask onto He Feisong's corpse and activated his Transcendent power.
In an instant, the corpse melted into a blood-red glow, along with all the blood droplets gathering from every direction, merging into the mask.
When the phenomenon subsided, Jiang He beckoned, and the mask fell into his palm.
On it, a brand new transformation had appeared.
[He Feisong, Energy-Level Limit: A-rank]
"Truly shameless…"
Even on his second use of this Transcendent item, Jiang He still marveled.
This method of drawing out true spirit, completely absorbing and transforming into another person… what difference was there from seizing another's body?
Moreover, it was unrestricted, with no effect on himself!
Such an ultimate ability was truly terrifying.
Fortunately, this power was now in his hands.
"I have ways to erase memory. Once I finish digesting this Evil Wolf's memories, I'll delete the excess and only keep the combat-related parts…"
"At that time, you can absorb and digest it, and quickly improve your combat experience."
As Jiang He said this, he suddenly felt something off.
If this were placed in a xianxia world, wasn't his action exactly like that of a great demonic cultivator who killed and soul-searched?
Wait—he was the World Destroyer.
That was fine then.
On the other side, the Craftsman God's worldview had long since been twisted by the Wolf Pack, and he felt nothing wrong at all, nodding excitedly.
Why hadn't they done this earlier?
Slow, gradual learning wasn't suited for him at all.
"Good!"
Because of Teacher Li's disgusting memories earlier, Jiang He had been deeply scarred.
Even though he had deleted the specific content, the feeling of spiritual pollution still remained unforgettable.
Now, he feared seeing any southern-style indecency again. After hesitating and making mental preparations, he finally put on the mask.
In an instant, countless memories flashed before his eyes.
...
In the feudal era before the Council was established, Transcendents divided territories and ruled as kings.
In such an environment, He Feisong awakened the power of Gas Manipulation.
...
Growth, becoming stronger, slaughter, battles…
Until he was defeated by a stronger power and submitted under its banner.
That man was an S-rank gifted one, possessing an invincible body, who passed down a new professional path to He Feisong.
...
The Prophet opened the path toward a new era.
The Council was born, and the new age arrived.
The powerhouse He Feisong followed advanced to S-rank and became the Council member [Undying Body], while He Feisong himself advanced to A-rank, ruling a territory and enjoying endless prosperity.
...
[Undying Body] and [Absolute Judgment] were never on good terms. After losing the struggle for the Speaker's seat, they completely broke apart.
Chi Zhenshan, trained by Absolute Judgment, spent his merits to borrow the S-rank treasure [Tear of Heaven's Law] from the Council.
Learning of this, Undying Body arranged for people to attack Chi Zhenshan and seize the treasure.
He Feisong was assigned to hold back Zhong Honglian, to avoid facing two top A-rank Transcendents at once—
In fact, back in the feudal era, Zhong Honglian had been a warrior under Undying Body, with close ties to him, and had long known of this matter.
Thus He Feisong only pretended to block her, while actually letting her through.
Although an accident occurred and a Mysterious Figure appeared early to resolve the school crisis… the time was already about right, and He Feisong withdrew.
Sure enough, the others succeeded, leaving Chi Zhenshan gravely wounded and near death.
...
Originally, Undying Body was provoking Absolute Judgment, using the chance to suppress the Speaker's prestige.
But unexpectedly, the "Calamity of World Destruction" appeared.
All plans were overturned, and for the sake of stability, He Feisong and others were made scapegoats.
Of course, Undying Body would not truly let them die, and somehow found the "Wolf King," granting them new identities.
From then on, they became the "Evil Wolves."
...
After becoming an Evil Wolf, He Feisong completely slacked off.
He spent his days dozing in the Wolf Fortress, occasionally putting on the mask to wander outside for amusement.
He never cared about the actions of other members, and the Wolf King never assigned him tasks.
Until a week later, when Jiang He launched an attack on him.
...
Jiang He removed the mask, his face dark.
The amount of information contained in that memory was enormous—he needed time to digest it…
"So this guy wasn't an 'Evil Wolf,' but an 'Arc Light'?!"
"He was that A-rank Transcendent who attacked the school back then?!"
Jiang He had thought that the Arc Light Organization had truly been wiped out by the Council…
But it turned out they had only taken the blame on the surface, while in reality escaping punishment and continuing to live under a new name!
Even more, they had all joined the Wolf Pack, gifting the Wolf King a massive boost in combat power.
Wasn't this aiding the enemy!?
And then there was Teacher Zhong…
No wonder White Crane's attitude toward her was never close, always carrying a subtle trace of mockery; no wonder White Crane had never once planned to warn the school to guard against the Arc Light attack…
Jiang He had thought it was because Teacher Zhong had given White Crane a Transcendent path with hidden dangers, and would backstab him in the future…
But from the start, she had been one of "Arc Light"!
She had long known Arc Light would attack the school, and had even participated in planning it, using the school's teachers and students as her own "weakness," and as her excuse not to support Chi Zhenshan.
Back then, she had seemed furious, but in reality, she hadn't cared about the dead teachers and students at all.
Even further—thinking carefully.
In the future line White Crane experienced, during the Arc Light incident, the Arc Light Organization, the school, the citizens of Central State, Chi Zhenshan… everyone suffered heavy losses.
Only Zhong Honglian reaped immense benefits. She not only suffered no harm but instead increased her prestige, gained the merit of protecting the city, and later even concurrently became the Mayor of Central State, fully seizing control of the city.
She was the only winner!
"What did you see to have such a huge reaction?" The Craftsman God's face darkened as if he had realized something.
"…It's not what you think." Jiang He shook his head, his expression complicated.
After this period of interaction, he had gradually come to trust Zhong Honglian, believing her to be a strong teacher worth relying on.
But who would have thought, her other side was so cold and ruthless.
She clearly treated students, subordinates, even lives as tools…
Yet White Crane had already warned Jiang He about this.
The Fire Source rules within the "Sunflame Path" Zhong Honglian had created were, in essence, a reflection of her personality.
On the surface, fire seeds never extinguished, passing down endlessly; in truth, all fires returned to one source, and she alone reigned supreme.
It was just that Jiang He hadn't made the connection earlier.
"Now that I know this… how am I supposed to face Teacher Zhong in the future…"
Jiang He felt torn.
No wonder White Crane hadn't told him the truth.
With his level of cunning, once he faced Zhong Honglian again, his attitude would inevitably change.
Guarded, distant, wary…
There was no way Zhong Honglian wouldn't notice the difference.
Yet Jiang He also couldn't delete this memory—
Knowing that Zhong Honglian was outwardly warm but inwardly cold, seemingly kind and protective but in fact never keeping anyone in her heart, and would, without hesitation, sell out her teammates or students when needed…
To choose to forget and keep trusting her—how was that any different from covering his ears and deceiving himself?
If something happened, he might even be betrayed and still have to clean up after her!
"No, I can't forget this matter."
"At worst, I'll just reduce my contact with Teacher Zhong. I can't let myself be her stepping stone… With her personality, if she discovers the Fire Source rules fail on me, who knows what might happen…"
Having accidentally uncovered the true nature of the teacher he once trusted, Jiang He even felt a little traumatized.
After calming himself, he finally turned his focus back to the Wolf Pack.
Although He Feisong was a second-hand Evil Wolf who had defected from Arc Light, he was still an A-rank Transcendent, and also a subordinate of the S-rank Undying Body.
As a link in cooperation with Undying Body, the Wolf King could not ignore this batch of former Arc Light members, granting them considerable authority and freedom.
But correspondingly, the Wolf King would never fully trust another's subordinates.
Thus, He Feisong had no way to actively contact the Wolf King and could only passively receive orders.
Apart from that, the highest-ranking Wolf Pack member he could contact was only one veteran "Head Wolf."
"That's enough."
"From the bottom up, cutting through one after another, I'll eventually reach the Wolf King himself."
With a thought, Jiang He's form quickly shifted.
In the blink of an eye, a brand-new "He Feisong" appeared in the wilderness.
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