Samantha looked at Jiang Chen. "You are a Prosecutor. You don't have the authority to command Jiang Chen to do anything. I will include every detail of his actions in my report."

Jiang Chen turned back. "As a Prosecutor, why don't you go yourself?"

"I won't act rashly without understanding the enemy."

Jiang Chen was so angry he could spit blood. Damn it, so she wants me to be the vanguard? I'll kill her sooner or later, he fumed internally.

Samantha looked at Jiares and asked, "Who exactly is this person?"

"I don't know who he is either. I only know that he's an important figure in the Heavenly Earth Association. Capturing him will completely disintegrate the Heavenly Earth Association, and we'll find out where their small world is located."

After pondering, Samantha said, "Send a team of assassins to try. Launch an assassination attempt on him."

Jiares nodded and quickly retreated.

Following her command, a hundred people charged out from the forest towards the man in front, preparing to ambush him. These hundred individuals instantly activated their Stealth Skill, maneuvering in all sorts of flashy ways as they approached Li Mu.

Jiang Chen could clearly sense the positions of these people. The Occupation as an Assassin came with a Stealth Skill, but even with such a Skill, they would leave traces on the ground. Moreover, it was obvious Li Mu already knew he was facing danger.

The assassins gradually got closer to Li Mu. When they were within fifty meters of him, all the assassins suddenly fell to the ground. After they died, their Stealth Skill also vanished.

Samantha saw a hundred assassins lying stiffly on the ground. She couldn't understand how The Fallen had done it; she hadn't even seen him make a move, yet these assassins were dead.

Jiang Chen was startled. Good heavens, they died before they even got close? And bleeding from all seven orifices!

He noticed their heads seemed to have suffered heavy blows. What kind of Martial Arts is this, to kill them so silently? This is utterly terrifying!

At that moment, Jiang Chen sensed danger and quickly dragged Samantha away to retreat.

In an instant, Li Mu appeared at the edge of the forest. Thousands died instantly, without any chance to even act, all bleeding from their seven orifices. Within a five-hundred-meter radius, there was nothing but corpses.

Jiang Chen continued to drag Samantha, retreating rapidly until they escaped the forest.

Just then, a middle-aged man was standing ahead of them, looking at Jiang Chen and Samantha. It was none other than Li Mu.

Uh... How is this powerhouse so fast?! Jiang Chen thought.

Samantha broke out in a cold sweat from fear. Who in the world is this? So incredibly strong?

Li Mu remarked, "Quite fast, aren't you!"

Jiang Chen casually took out the Token and wore it, smiling. "We're just passing by."

Li Mu glanced at it, a look of understanding in his eyes.

"Not many can escape from my grasp. Tell me your names, and I won't kill you."

Jiang Chen introduced, "This is Prosecutor Samantha. My name is Jiang Chen."

Samantha asked, "Who exactly are you?"

"My name is Li Mu."

Samantha was dumbfounded. Li Mu? The Heavenly Earth Association Leader? How could it possibly be him?!

Li Mu continued, "Go back and tell your Chief Prosecutor that the night attack on the Bach Family wasn't carried out by our Heavenly Earth Association. If he continues to persecute Wanderers, I will have a 'good talk' with him."

"I understand," Samantha replied.

"That's good."

Li Mu said nothing more, turned, and left, clearly not taking Jiang Chen and Samantha seriously.

Watching Li Mu's retreating figure, Jiang Chen heaved a sigh of relief and asked, "Who is Li Mu?"

"He is the Heavenly Earth Association Leader."

"Are you all insane?" Jiang Chen exclaimed. "How dare you bring people to assassinate the Heavenly Earth Association Leader? That's a being comparable to a Demigod! Fortunately, he didn't hold it against us; otherwise, we both would be dead."

Samantha replied, "I didn't know it was him either. The intelligence this time was incorrect. We must go back and report the situation."

After Li Mu returned, he looked at Jinhua.

"That man just now was Jiang Chen. Do you recognize him?"

Jinhua nodded. "Yes. He dared to lead people to ambush us; this person is unreliable. Leader, did you kill him?"

"No."

"I don't understand why the Vice Leader wanted him to become a Heavenly Earth Association member, and the Young Mistress agreed too."

"He naturally has his reasons," Li Mu explained. "Until a God appears in the Wanderers' Alliance, we must not make an enemy of the Alliance of All-Gods. Our numbers are few, and so are our experts. One less enemy means one more option."

Jinhua fell silent. At worst, we'll just fight the Continent of All-Gods. But if it really came to a fight, The Fallen would be no match at all. A million-strong army could wipe out The Fallen completely. The Fallen have experts, but the Continent of All-Gods has experts too, and even Gods!

Li Mu said, "Let's go. Don't think about competing with them. They have vast numbers. Even if a God appears among us Wanderers, we still couldn't compare. For now, we can only lie low."

"Leader, do you have a chance of becoming a God?" Jinhua asked.

Li Mu shook his head. "I don't know."

"What about Bai Yun?" Jinhua pressed.

"He is an expert from the new faction. I don't know if he has a chance either. However, it seems he's researching the God's Seal, attempting to strip away the will contained within it. If he succeeds, then we Wanderers will also have a God."

"If Bai Yun becomes a God, he definitely won't share it with us," Jinhua speculated.

"No, he will," Li Mu countered. "He isn't that petty. The Continent of All-Gods has many Gods, at least several hundred. He alone cannot stand against them all, and the Continent of All-Gods won't give us such an opportunity."

Li Mu said, "I think that Swordsman must be a pawn Bai Yun arranged."

Jinhua looked astonished. "Jiang Chen?"

"Mm," Li Mu affirmed. "Bai Yun might hope Jiang Chen will walk the path he himself couldn't complete."

"The Swordsman becoming a God? Then he wouldn't be one of us Wanderers."

Li Mu nodded. "That is also my concern."

「Xileruo World.」

Samantha returned to report, while Jiang Chen went back to his villa.

He recalled Li Mu's attack. How could that fellow's attack and running speed be so incredibly fast? I had no Perception of him moving, yet he just appeared right in front of me. Could it be that The Fallen possess other abilities? To contend with Li Mu, I'd have to advance to the Sixth-stage at the very least to even stand a chance.

「The Conference Room.」

Samantha recounted her experience.

The entire conference room was utterly silent; one could even hear a pin drop. No one had expected to encounter Li Mu, the Heavenly Earth Association Leader, this time. Such a formidable individual could only possibly be killed if a Demigod intervened.

The Xileruo World's Chief Prosecutor, Lanbert, frowned deeply.

Lanbert looked at Jiares. "Is this the 'important figure' you spoke of?"

Jiares was speechless. Is Li Mu not considered important enough? he wondered.

Jiares responded, "This information was from an internal source. Originally, Jinhua was supposed to be leading the team, but then Li Mu appeared. My intelligence was flawed."

Lanbert stated, "Someone like Li Mu... unless a Demigod takes action, we'd have no chance against him if we encountered him. You two were lucky to survive. Clearly, they had no interest in you; otherwise, you wouldn't be alive now."

Jiares nodded. "Yes, but Li Mu also has his reservations."

"Of course, I know that," Lanbert replied. "The Fallen are few in number and divided into countless factions. The entire Heavenly Earth Association has no more than a hundred thousand members. Factoring in the old, weak, sick, and disabled, at most only ten thousand can fight. That's also why you were able to return. This matter is closed for now. As for Li Mu claiming the Heavenly Earth Association wasn't responsible for the attack, I will naturally assign someone to investigate. Openly attacking the Bach Family is a provocation against the All Gods. This incident must be thoroughly investigated."

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