Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 530: Chapter 249: Getting into Character_2

”I thought it was something else. Even though we’re both Divine Chosen, he has the bigger fist, so naturally, I should listen to him.” Li Yelai chuckled lightly, ”Moreover, I’m not inclined to interfere with headquarters’ operations.”

”Thank you for your understanding, Lord Di Yun,” the Demon Generals of Zhutu said as they saluted, ”Of course, aside from that, you can allocate any manpower and resources you see fit. And we will support you in certain strategic operations, just as we are prepared to provide the Fifth Legion for support in Lord Fen Xiao’s operations.”

Li Yelai nodded; he had anticipated this. Red Fury had told him that Fen Xiao was the president of the Main Base. Other Divine Chosen couldn’t directly command the entire Main Base. At least, not until they reached the Overlord Level.

Li Yelai felt a twinge of regret. If possible, he would have liked to lead the seven legions of the Main Base to directly attack the Forbidden Zone, exhaust them all within, and then let Giant City reap the major benefits.

But the situation had progressed too far to force the issue.

Seeing that Li Yelai was easy to talk to, Jiang Yong and others sighed in relief.

Li Yelai continued to inquire, ”What if I need certain materials or Spiritual Medicine?

Will you restrict that as well?”

”Except for some of Lord Zhutu’s private collections and certain Taboo Items, everything else is at your disposal. That’s within your privileges,” Jiang Yong responded.

Li Yelai nodded in satisfaction; having access to the storerooms was more than enough!

His plan could now be set into motion.

Once he found the Ancient Dragon Ball, he could advance to the Fifth Sense.

And then... then he would attempt to challenge for a Fourth Ring Seat on the ark!

If he successfully became an Ark Chosen One of the Fourth Ring, he would obtain part of the ark’s privileges.

Once a Spiritual Ability User reached the Fifth Sense, the Soul Well would open up a huge space, allowing those at that level to store Spiritual Ability Equipment and some Extraordinary Items within the Soul Well.

Just like Little Mad King’s greatsword, once repaired, she simply flung it into the Soul Well. She could retrieve it whenever necessary.

Incredibly convenient.

But everything else still had to be carried.

With access to the permissions of a Fourth Ring Seat, Li Yelai could at will throw all sorts of things into the ark!

Like the Black Umbrella, that bastard always carried an umbrella, which was very show-off.

In reality, his trump card was the Corpse Puppet, all stored inside the ark, ready to be fetched from the spatial ripples whenever needed.

This made his movements extremely convenient.

With an ark ticket, he could summon various weapons or Corpse Puppets at any time.

And if Li Yelai managed to acquire a Fourth Ring Seat, he could... thoroughly plunder the Church’s resources!

Heh heh, supplied by countless believers for decades, the Main Base’s resources were very plentiful, maybe even richer than Giant City’s!

When the time came, he would move everything!

Of course, to avoid detection, Li Yelai would have to try using the Lucky Wheel, leaving no evidence behind!

The only issue was whether he, with his newly acquired Fifth Sense, could challenge for a Fourth Ring Seat?

Usually, those of the Fourth Ring were Sixth-sense Experts...

Nevermind, the challenges for the Fourth Ring were said to be non-lethal. When the time came, it wouldn’t hurt to give it a try.

Li Yelai thought to himself, feeling slightly better.

Meanwhile, Jiang Yong and the others were secretly communicating.

”Lord Di Yun seems easy to talk to, more so than Red Fury or Xue Yin.”

”I thought that a Divine Chosen bestowed with the name Di Yun by our master would be arrogant and overbearing. Unexpectedly, he’s quite normal.”

”That’s good, replenishing his resources and keeping him content should be enough.”

”Keep observing him, I always feel there’s something odd about this one...”

Subsequently, Li Yelai met with his first Demon General.

A female Demon General, she knelt on one knee and saluted Li Yelai once again.

She appeared to be around twenty-five or twenty-six years old, strong build, with a delicate face, but the fervor in her eyes made Li Yelai somewhat uncomfortable.

Her Spiritual Ability Path was True Martial, and her Awakening Level was the Fifth Sense; at her age, this was indeed a notable Talent. No wonder she had become a Demon General.

After confirming her name was Bai Ya, Li Yelai let her retreat to rest.

Afterward, Li Yelai passed through several layers of security and returned to his room.

It was a large room with windows through which he could see a nearby cliff and forests.

After entering the room, Li Yelai immediately saw the Little Mad King dressed in a long gown.

She didn’t seem accustomed to wearing a dress and was sitting on the bed fiddling with her hem. At this moment, she appeared somewhat naive.

Upon seeing Li Yelai return, she hurried over, her face a mix of shyness and infatuation, ”Lord Di Yun, you’ve returned. Do you need to bathe first?”

Li Yelai’s face was expressionless, and he was momentarily dumbfounded.

He subconsciously thought that either the Little Mad King had collided with Jile or that he had himself.

What are you doing at this time... getting too deep into your role?

However, the Little Mad King stepped forward, wrapping her arms around his, and began to undress him, subtly placing Li Yelai’s arm around her lower back.

Feeling the soft touch that came from his palm, Li Yelai’s heart tightened.

No, the Little Mad King wouldn’t behave like this... unless someone was spying on this place!

She couldn’t do anything that would reveal their identities, and at the same time, she was also stopping Li Yelai from doing anything that could expose them.

Thus, she kept playing the role of the personal maid of a Divine Chosen.

But knowing this was enough for Li Yelai. Damn it!

Mo Ya spying on him was one thing, but it better not be outside surveillance within the headquarters of the Blood God Sect, right?

Li Yelai stopped the Little Mad King’s actions and said coldly, ”Still following? It seems I have been too lenient, making you forget the price of spying on a Divine Chosen!”

His voice, stern and cold, echoed in the Void Realm.

It caused the nearby Divine Chosen Servants to change their expressions. The Divine Chosen One was being spied on?

Damn, such insolence!

Almost the next second, from a room fifteen meters away, River rushed out wielding a long axe.

And faster than him was the Demon General Bai Ya, who charged quickly to the outside of Li Yelai’s room, armed with double maces.

”Lord!” Bai Ya called out from outside the door, ”Please come out.”

The other servants and believers picked up their weapons, gathering outside Li Yelai’s room.

Clearly, the person secretly spying hadn’t anticipated that Li Yelai of the Four Awakenings could detect him.

Instinctively, he wanted to retreat.

But Li Yelai’s indifferent voice came again, ”Come out! Otherwise, I will execute Jiang Yong! And I will demand an explanation from Lord Zhutu!”

Even the Little Mad King, a top assassin master, would have difficulty infiltrating the Main Base. Never mind infiltrating; those labyrinths could confuse outsiders.

And someone within the Main Base spying on a Divine Chosen had to be one of Jiang Yong’s men, or rather, one of Lord Zhutu’s men.

Even if not, Li Yelai was still able to execute Jiang Yong—the security head of the Main Base. There was no escaping guilt.

With these words, even more faces turned pale.

”Lord, please be calm!” Jiang Yong’s voice quickly transmitted through the Void Realm, ”I will give you an explanation!”

”Who the hell do you think you are? Let Lord Zhutu come talk to me!” Li Yelai sneered.

A Divine Chosen and a Divine Chosen were equals; no matter how strong the Demon General was, he was not a Divine Chosen. Usually not commanding you is one thing, but offending a Divine Chosen is like slapping the face of the Blood God!

Although the Blood God might be magnanimous enough not to care, no one dared to commit such an offense.

”That was a Hidden Guard prepared for you, there to protect you secretly. It was not meant to offense...”

However, a voice interrupted his excuse.

”I come to bear witness, I come to carry the burden...”

As Li Yelai’s composed voice sounded, a storm of shock and awe swept through the Void Realm.

Jiang Yong’s face turned white with fear. Lord Di Yun was actually... actually about to receive Divine Favor, summoning the power of the Blood God?

”Lord Di Yun!”

A figure suddenly emerged from the shadows, kneeling on one knee, drenched in cold sweat, ”Let me bear all responsibility!”

That was a Sixth-sense Expert of the Netherworld Path.

Simultaneously, he was also one of Lord Zhutu’s Demon Generals!

”Lord, please spare his life! He has accomplished great deeds for the Church!” The arriving Jiang Yong, seeing from a distance that Li Yelai had picked up the Black Gold Dragon Pattern Halberd, cried out in desperation, ”I am willing to surrender command of the Fifth Legion, just spare his life, my lord!”