Netherworld Retrograde

Lord Di Yun was quite pleased with his new equipment, so he took Gongsun Craftsman and his several assistants into his fold.

This made many believers who heard the news green with envy.

To become a servant of the Divine Chosen was indeed a meteoric rise.

If the Divine Chosen One were to start a sub-branch, they would all be founding members.

This caused many believers, even those elite Believers from the sub-branch offices, to be green with envy.

After learning that Lord Di Yun wanted a mount, they each hatched plans on how to capture a mount for him.

Meanwhile, Li Yelai was in his room familiarizing himself with his new weapons and equipment.

The Black Gold Dragon Pattern Spear was good, but it didn’t quite match Li Yelai’s Single-handed Eighteen Strokes.

Now modified into the Black Gold Dragon Spear, it could be said to have brought Li Yelai’s close-combat prowess to its peak.

And the Extraordinary Armor crafted by Gongsun Craftsman was also quite impressive.

In order to ingratiate himself with his superior Li Yelai, Gongsun Craftsman spared no expense and invested a massive amount of high-level Extraordinary Material, making the armor’s defensive power exceptionally formidable.

The only downside was that it was a bit heavier than the officially crafted armor, but it was still within an acceptable range.

For Li Yelai, after all, it was just using the resources of the Church, and because of their flattery, Li Yelai himself didn’t have to pay any price, at most becoming a Divine Chosen Servant. It was tantamount to getting these resources for free — the more, the better.

Freebies are always delightful!

”That craftsman seemed quite fearful at the end; he must have thought of Captain Yang Chen when he saw you in this gear,” said Little Mad King, stepping out of the shadows.

”Yes, I noticed. It’s because of the Ming Guang Armor and the Fangtian Halberd,” Li Yelai couldn’t help but shake his head, ”The captain or rather, the legacy of the former Champions, imposes such a strong sense of oppression that they panic at the sight of similar attire.”

This wasn’t the first time Li Yelai had caused such a reaction; he had given Gretwin quite a scare back in Silver Mountain City.

It was because Li Yelai’s equipment bore a striking resemblance to that of Captain Yang Chen’s.

This speaks volumes of the Champion’s illustrious reputation.

”Among the Giant Cities, the situation in our No.3 Border City is actually the worst.”

”Although the old man is a Spiritual Power Monarch, he can’t make a move easily due to his limited lifespan; he can only deter. The Supreme who once fought alongside him fell in battle. The Giant City is actually unable to deploy high-end forces anymore. According to the estimations about the Forbidden Zones, our Giant City will likely be the first to perish.”

”It’s sad that in the more than sixty years since the establishment of the Giant City, not a single person has ascended to Supreme. Those famous human geniuses, brilliant for a brief moment, all fell on the path of war before they could grow. But who would have thought that the Giant City would produce eight generations of Human Champions, achieving the unmatched fame at the same level, capable of challenging Supremes and compensating for the lack of high-end power.”

”During our assassination of Mei Wu, Captain Yang Chen fought against several Four-winged as well as two Six-winged Angels with his Sixth Sense,” Little Mad King said, ”Facing dangers in both the Physical World and the Void Realm simultaneously, he used himself as the furnace and his enemies as the fire, forging himself and ascending to Overlord.”

Li Yelai nodded; in all this time, he had learned somewhat of Captain Yang Chen’s exploits.

At Six Senses, he faced several Six Senses Angels and two Seventh Awakenings Angels in a siege.

Yet he was able to ascend amidst adversity and turn the tide in a counter-kill.

It was said that only one Angel Dominator barely escaped, and the rest fell by his hand.

A record of battle worthy of the Champion’s name!

”The captain is indeed unmatched under the heavens,” Li Yelai praised, then asked, ”Since they’re all so scared, what if I were to don a blood-red cape as well?”

”Then they would run faster than even me,” the Little Mad King seemed to have a trace of a smile, but it vanished in an instant.

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Elsewhere, a few kilometers away from Li Yelai, a number of Black Shadows flashed through the mountains and came to a two-story building in the midst of the mountains.

The building had become their temporary base, where nearly thirty powerful Ye Boshou were resting and recuperating.

”The plan succeeded; they discovered the Eternal Life Sect’s base and began to gather a team. We identified three Church teams heading toward that gathering spot, disguised as merchant caravans, but their destination is the same place we attacked before.”

”It’s obviously going to be a major move.”

”Well, it makes sense; the Blood God Sect’s doctrine is about fighting, whoever it’s against. They crave war, so let’s give them war!” a Ye Boshou chuckled, ”We might just reap the benefits while they fight it out.”

”What’s the reaction of the Eternal Life Sect?” inquired a Ye Boshou wearing Lamellar Armor.

”They haven’t noticed yet; after all, the two sides are quite distant. We’ve had to go to great lengths to lure the pursuers from the Blood God Sect within a specific range, but it should be soon.”

”Can we ensure that the trade between the Eternal Life Sect and Lu City continues?”

”Of course, please don’t underestimate my professionalism.”

”That bastard Black Umbrella has a shady relationship with the Eternal Life Sect. He might very well be present at their trade.”

”Even if he’s not there, it’s still good for us. Cutting off the line to the Eternal Life Sect, he loses reinforcements. Then we’ll have an easier time dealing with him.”

”That creature that dared to desecrate the bodies of our comrades! Even as an umbrella spirit, it must be skinned and deboned!”

”Yes, is there any other intelligence worth noting?” the Ye Boshou asked again.

”The Blood God Sect now has a new Divine Chosen,” another Ye Boshou replied, ”It’s a newly risen Divine Chosen, a male human, with unknown origins and path. Red Fury and Xue Yin are going to meet him, leading most of their elites, giving us an opportunity to exploit.”