The wind howled around Jin as he floated above the Heavenly Demonic Sect.
Below him, Kun Peng descended like a falling constellation, and the disciples scattered in reverence.
Esdeath trembled in his grasp.
Hungry.
Impatient.
Jin’s crimson eyes narrowed slightly.
“System.”
A translucent interface shimmered before him.
“Coordinates for Wonderland received,” the system responded.
Jin exhaled slowly.
“Then I won’t waste time.”
He closed his eyes.
Supreme demonic qi gathered within his meridians—thick, violent, ancient. It swirled through his dantian like a collapsing star.
Then—
He spoke.
“One Breath, A Thousand Miles.”
The world shattered.
Not physically—
But perceptually.
The sky bent inward as his demonic qi compressed into a singularity beneath his feet. Space rippled like disturbed water.
With a single inhale—
He vanished.
—
Mountains blurred past like brushstrokes.
Rivers evaporated beneath the sheer pressure of his passing.
Clouds exploded apart in concentric rings of dark-red energy.
In less than a heartbeat, thousands of miles folded beneath him.
He reappeared midair—
Only to inhale once more.
“One Breath, A Thousand Miles.”
The second activation tore the atmosphere open.
Lightning forked across the sky as demonic qi ignited the heavens.
And then—
Stillness.
The system’s voice echoed calmly.
“Destination reached.”
Jin opened his eyes.
Below him stood a sect.
Black.
Ancient.
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Oppressive.
Massive obsidian pillars rose like the ribs of a dead god.
Crimson banners fluttered despite the absence of wind.
Torches burned with eerie violet flames.
And the scent—
The scent of blood was thick.
Old blood.
Fresh blood.
Ritualistic blood.
Jin inhaled lightly.
His lips curved upward.
“So this is Wonderland.”
He descended slowly, boots touching the stone courtyard without a sound.
The moment his presence touched the sect grounds—
Every formation trembled.
Disciples looked up.
Elders paused mid-conversation.
Guardians tightened their grips on halberds.
Jin raised one hand.
His voice carried effortlessly across the entire sect.
“The leader of the Heavenly Demonic Sect is here!!”
The declaration exploded like thunder.
Chaos erupted instantly.
“Enemy attack!”
“How did he breach the outer arrays?!”
“Seal the inner sanctum!”
The sect fell into uproar.
From the highest black pavilion—
A figure stepped forward.
He descended calmly, robes flowing like liquid night.
His aura was vast.
Heavy.
Oppressive.
He landed across from Jin.
“I am Leonard,” he said evenly.
His eyes were cold, calculating.
“Peak of the Domain Realm. Sect Leader of Wonderland.”
He studied Jin carefully.
“So you are Jin Valentine.”
His gaze sharpened.
“I heard you beheaded Azrael Noctis Vael—the previous leader of your sect.”
Jin shrugged.
“He plotted against me.”
His tone was casual.
“Death was the only way out for him.”
Leonard’s eyes flickered.
Bold.
Too bold.
Jin began walking forward.
Each step echoed softly against the stone.
Immediately, elders and armored guardians appeared between them.
“Protect the Sect Leader!”
“Do not let him approach!”
Weapons gleamed with domain-level inscriptions.
Killing intent surged.
Jin didn’t slow.
He didn’t speak.
He simply kept walking.
And then—
The rings of blood within his pupils began to rotate.
Slowly.
Deliberately.
The air thickened.
The guardians stiffened.
Their breathing faltered.
One elder gritted his teeth.
“D-Don’t look into his eyes—”
Too late.
A pressure descended—not from above, but from within their own souls.
Heartbeats became drums of war.
Blood roared in their ears.
Knees trembled.
One by one—
They dropped.
Clang.
Clang.
Clang.
Weapons fell to stone.
Bodies followed.
The entire sect courtyard—
Thousands of disciples—
Collapsed to their knees, faces pale with horror.
The only one still standing—
Was Leonard.
He exhaled sharply.
“That’s one annoying technique,” he said, rolling his shoulders slightly.
“It nearly made even me buckle.”
Jin stopped directly in front of him.
Close enough to see the faint scars beneath Leonard’s collar.
Close enough to end him instantly.
Instead—
He raised Esdeath.
The blade shimmered, vibrating violently now.
Jin’s voice was calm.
“I’ve come to destroy Wonderland.”
Silence.
Then—
It happened.
A soft wet sound.
Like bursting fruit.
All around them—
Disciples stiffened.
Blood began streaming from their eyes.
Their ears.
Their noses.
Their mouths.
One after another—
They fell forward.
Dead.
No explosion.
No scream.
Just quiet, systematic annihilation.
In seconds—
The courtyard became a sea of corpses.
Only Leonard remained standing amidst the slaughter.
His eyes widened—just slightly.
“You…”
His aura flared instinctively.
“You came to wage war, huh?”
The air cracked.
Dark domain energy exploded outward from him, crushing the remaining structures nearby.
Black lightning spiraled around his body.
“I’ll oblige.”
The ground beneath him disintegrated under the pressure of his release.
Mountains in the distance trembled.
The sky above Wonderland darkened unnaturally.
Leonard stepped forward once.
Space warped around him.
Peak Domain Realm.
A true apex cultivator.
Across from him—
Jin stood smiling.
Esdeath hummed violently, as if laughing.
Wind whipped their robes.
Blood pooled between cracked stones.
The scent of death thickened further.
Inside Jin’s mind—
The system activated.
“Emergency mission triggered.”
Jin’s smile widened.
“Kill the leader of Wonderland.”
A pause.
Then—
“Reward: 1,000,000 store points.”
A new interface flickered before his eyes.
Store Points: Currency used to purchase items from the system.
No restriction.
No category limitation.
Anything the host desires—
Can be acquired.
Provided he has enough points.
Jin’s eyes gleamed dangerously.
Leonard’s aura reached its peak.
A black domain sphere began expanding outward behind him, devouring light.
Jin tightened his grip on Esdeath.
The sword vibrated in anticipation.
Two leaders.
Two apex monsters.
Standing over a kingdom of corpses.
The storm above split open with thunder.
And Jin smiled.
“Good.”
The real war—
Was about to begin.
