A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 397 The Ring of Greed

Seeing Jiang Shuzhou's stance, Mammon knew that now was the time to fight tooth and nail.

"Come, fight, or die."

The magic array was activated, and countless huge stone pillars landed, surrounding the area and forming a natural arena.

All irrelevant people were cleared out, leaving only Jiang Shuzhou and Mammon.

With a swing of his greatsword, several sword beams shot towards Mammon.

"You forced me to do this!"

Mammon roared, and a shield materialized in front of him. The shield was entirely golden and made of flowing gold coins.

The sword flashed as it struck the shield, making a clattering sound—the sound of gold coins colliding.

With a sound, the sword light vanished without a trace.

As a demon born of the original sin of greed, Mammon's strongest defense requires the use of his own wealth.

"You little brat! How dare you touch my wealth!"

Before Mammon could even feel sorry for himself, he heard Jiang Shuzhou shout loudly.

In Jiang Shuzhou's eyes, Mammon was already a dead man, and all the wealth on his body was Jiang Shuzhou's spoils of war!

How could Jiang Shuzhou tolerate his own things being used by the other party to block an attack?

"I think you're looking to die!"

After saying that, Jiang Shuzhou moved with lightning speed and rushed directly towards Mammon, beginning a tense and exciting close-quarters melee.

Ding ding ding.

In the blink of an eye, the two sides had already exchanged hundreds of blows.

Mammon could barely keep up with Jiang Shuzhou's attacks. He was covered in tiny wounds, like a tattered rag.

I can sense your greed!

"Are you really an angel? Look at yourself!"

If physical confrontation won't work, Mammon plans to resort to verbal sparring.

"What are you babbling about?"

A normal angel might care about these things, but Jiang Shuzhou doesn't. He's not an angel, so he can be a little greedy.

Without giving Mammon any chance to react, Jiang Shuzhou launched another round of fierce attacks.

Unfortunately, this time, Mammon's condition had deteriorated significantly, and he was unable to withstand Jiang Shuzhou's attack. In the end, he was chopped into mincemeat by Jiang Shuzhou, and his soul was extracted and preserved in a special container.

Now, Mammon is truly dead.

However, although he died, he left something behind.

It was a ring.

Jiang Shuzhou picked up the ring and used his mental power to probe it.

In an instant, he saw endless gold coins and countless cultivation resources.

This is Mammon's private collection.

However, it is quite obvious that a portion has been lost.

Those were all used by him when he was parrying Jiang Shuzhou's moves.

After careful inventory, Jiang Shuzhou estimated that these materials were worth approximately seventeen million magic stones.

"A penniless wretch!"

This is Mammon's accumulation over thousands of years; if you convert it, he probably couldn't accumulate 10,000 magic stones in a year.

Jiang Shuzhou can earn a million magic stones a year, which shows the difference between him and Mammon.

However, it's always good to make a fortune, after all, he got so many magic stones for free, which is equivalent to ten years of his income.

Sure enough, robbery is still the fastest way to make money.

Aside from other items, this ring also has a lot to say about it.

It can split infinitely; one ring can split into multiple sub-rings. These sub-rings can only be taken in but not taken out, making them a good item for offerings and collecting taxes.

Secondly, it is incredibly sturdy and can evolve indefinitely by absorbing energy.

And that's not all; it's also a mint. As long as you put gold or other things into it, the ring can automatically mint the gold into coins according to the owner's wishes.

It can only be said that it is highly functional and fits Mammon's identity very well.

Unfortunately, it now belongs to Jiang Shuzhou.

Since it was seized from Mammon, this thing is called the Ring of Greed.

After collecting Mammon's body, Jiang Shuzhou left, leaving behind only a devastated landscape.

The angels of retribution had long since departed, and at this moment, no one knew that a ring lord of hell had fallen.

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"Gentlemen, good news! I personally led the team to slay the greedy demon and eradicate the evil of gold!"

Upon returning, Jiang Shuzhou couldn't wait to announce the news to everyone.

"Archangel Moriarty, what are your injuries?"

An angel inquired.

Jiang Shuzhou's body was covered with wounds of all sizes, making him look quite terrifying.

Of course, Jiang Shuzhou was faking it. After all, if he were the only one doing the work, wouldn't he be working for someone else?

Therefore, faking an injury is quite necessary.

"It's just some injuries. They'll heal in a few hundred years. I've already made a huge profit by killing Mammon this time."

Jiang Shuzhou had a look of fearlessness and disregard for life and death, making him a typical upright person.

"Thank you for your hard work. Leave the rest to us!"

Many angels were moved to tears at this moment; Archangel Moriarty truly cared deeply for Heaven!

To eradicate evil, they disregarded even their own lives; they are truly role models for us all.

In a corner unseen by them, Jiang Shuzhou's hand, hidden in his sleeve, caressed the Ring of Greed.

"Sigh, I'm still a little worried. What will become of Heaven if I'm gone?"

After saying a few perfunctory words, Jiang Shuzhou left directly.

He has no interest in wasting time here.

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"Princess Shirley! You must stand up for us!"

"Those angels are going too far! Only you can lead us to victory!"

Countless sinners and demons howled and crowded outside the hotel.

Because of Shirley's heroic deeds and her identity as a princess of hell, after countless sinners and demons were slaughtered, these demons finally remembered that the Ring of Pride still had such a person.

Of course, the main reason is that no matter how scattered the other rings are, the ring master still has some influence, but the Ring of Pride is different.

Given the circumstances, Lucifer was ill and neglected state affairs, while a bunch of incompetent people declared themselves kings. As a result, the Ring of Pride, which should have been the strongest force in all of Hell, was too fragmented and lacked any cohesion, making it the worst of the bunch.

Now that they've encountered an external enemy, their powers can't be combined, and they themselves are the primary targets for elimination. All the demons are helpless now.

They had no choice but to come and beg Shirley to come out of retirement.

After all, Shirley has her father Lucifer behind her, so it's practically like Lucifer himself is there.

Shirley refused.

At this very moment, she was frantically calling Lucifer.

Unfortunately, the call couldn't get through.

Lucifer has hardly shown his face since killing Adam, and it seems he has relapsed into his illness.

When Lucifer's phone went unanswered, Xia Li sent a message to Jiang Shuzhou to inquire.

Unfortunately, Jiang Shuzhou's phone was with Denuozhi, and Denuozhi had already put away Hell's phone, so Xia Li had no chance of getting a response.

In the end, Shirley still didn't agree. After all, these guys were usually unruly, and the fact that they only came to her in times of crisis spoke volumes.