Defeating the Linlang Chamber of Commerce was not enough, nor was it particularly intuitive. The Chamber was too small, and its destruction would be over too quickly for anyone to react in time. Furthermore, it would look like nothing more than petty human infighting, and the common folk would merely fear that An Jing would turn out to be just as oppressive as his predecessors.
If that was the case, then he would go and slaughter the True Demon Cult.
He would use the severed heads of the Heavenly Demons and their monsters to announce his arrival to the entire city, to proclaim his Divine Destiny. In this way, the people would finally understand: they would realize that he, An Jing, could be their protector, that he could keep them safe, and that he could provide them with food!
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