Cataclysm King

Chapter 501: Kill the Dark Peacock? No, kill the Holy Son!

Ji Xun repeated, "Old Xie said I have a solution?"

"Ah."

Mrs. Mist's beautiful eyes sparkled, as if she didn't quite understand why this small adventure group could solve a problem that they couldn't solve. She shrugged and said, "That's what the prince said."

She admitted that Ji Xun and his group were very strong, but they did not seem strong enough to deal with the eighth-level [Underworld Peacock] of mythical bloodline.

However, when Ji Xun heard this, he thought of not only the Dark Peacock, but many other things.

He and Xie Guozhong have known each other for a long time and have experienced many dangerous incidents together.

It can be considered a life-long friendship.

Although the two had not been in contact for a long time after Lao Xie was contaminated, they still had a basic understanding.

Old Xie is meticulous and has a deep study of the laws of order.

Ji Xun felt that the issues that he could consider were probably also considered by the other party.

Obviously, this is not as simple as cooperation.

He directly asked the question in his mind: "Madam, why are you sure that the path you are looking for can lead to the sixteenth floor?"

Mrs. Mist said bluntly, "The Archbishop Gustav of the Sun Cult gave us a map of the Dead Zone. On that map, there is a record of the secret passage leading to the sixteenth floor of the ruins. The prince and his men were able to arrange it in advance because of that map."

"map?"

Ji Xun suddenly realized what was going on when he heard this.

Gustav is the vice president of the Royal Academy's School of History and Mysteries. After all, the Royal Academy's warehouse houses countless ancient relics brought out from the Warcraft Forest. It is not surprising that he has access to so many secrets that others cannot.

It makes sense that there is a dead zone map.

but
This season, Xun’s first reaction was not the existence of the map.

But, who drew this map?

The original inhabitants who lived in the ruins on the sixteenth floor?
Or is it old man Xu who witnessed the great battle back then?

Before he could think about it, Mrs. Mist said, "In fact, you should have discovered that the purpose of these sun temples is not just to build for the Golden Dragon God Marodis, but to seal and suppress a certain ancient terrifying existence. As for what it is, I don't know. But at present, it seems that it may be related to those fragments of the godhead. The monsters here have mutated to giant sizes, which is actually affected by that terrifying existence."

"Ah."

Ji Xun nodded.

They had actually deduced this information before.

Mrs. Mist looked at Ji Xun's solemn expression, thinking that he was worried about the top masters of the Holy See below, and said, "You don't have to worry too much. The Holy See is not worried about us troublemakers now, but the Light Cult. Gustav found a piece of the root of the world tree from somewhere, and it actually connected to the legendary underworld. Now they have obtained the [Smaug's Soul-Draining Dragon Spear] that sealed part of the power of the Golden Dragon God Marodis. They have the basic conditions to guide the dragon god back from the underworld. Now the top masters of the Holy See dare not move. Once the Dragon God of the Sun Cult is given the opportunity to return, it will not be as simple as catching a few heretics. Moreover, the competition for the Dragon God's body on the sixteenth floor is still fierce, and the top masters of the Holy See are all paying attention there."

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Ji Xun listened to the information carefully and started to deduce the thoughts in his mind.

It sounds like that [Smaug's Soul-Draining Dragon Lance] was the thing that the Holy See used as bait in the camp before.

It is indeed a must-have for the Sun Cult.

After saying this, the logic of the whole incident became clear in his mind.

Mrs. Mist thought of something and added, "And the deeper you go into the pit, the more careful the high-level card masters have to be, especially the top masters of the eighth and ninth levels. The prince speculated that there might be something terrifying under the pit that even the gods fear. So during the conflicts in the past few days, the top masters have been very restrained."

After listening, Ji Xun fell into deep thought.

Qin Rushi and others standing by also had different expressions.

This information from Mrs. Mist is very important, as it lets them know what is happening below the dead zone.

At the same time, I breathed a sigh of relief.

It sounds like the top masters of the Holy See really have no intention of dealing with these insignificant outsiders.

Compared with the threats posed by the two heretical sects, the threat posed by this group of people can be simply ignored.

Moreover, with Qin Ru around, as long as the Red-robed Archbishop didn't come to hunt them down personally, it wouldn't necessarily be an unsolvable problem for them.

Ji Xun pondered for a moment, and gradually sorted things out in his mind.

He knew that Xie Guozhong sent Mrs. Mist to deliver the letter not just for the purpose of cooperation, but must have other deeper meanings.

This is worth pondering.

After all, the old friend’s current position is very vague, not only representing him, but also the Scarlet Lord.

But again, there is no conflict of interest between the two parties at present.

Absolute trust is of course impossible, but cooperation is not a big problem.

Moreover, Ji Xun knows the truth of some events better than Mrs. Mist.

The previous mirror space was not just opened by the roots of the Hell Tree, but most likely by Che Er who understood the law of time!
When Che Er took action, Ji Xun saw the shadow of Old Man Xu behind this action.

Although he didn't know the identity of this old senior who had lived for countless years, he was certain that Old Man Xu was definitely not on the side of the Dragon Clan.

Moreover, Nan Shenyu, the last high priest of Taren, also said that this old senior was a blessing rather than a curse to the Kashi civilization.

So Ji Xun's intuition told him that this cooperation was feasible.

And if you want to know the truth behind it, you must go down and take a look.

Thinking of this, Ji Xun nodded and said, "Yes. I understand. Thank you, Madam, for telling me."

Mrs. Mist always felt that there were too many thoughts hidden in Ji Xun's black eyes that made her unable to understand.

Without giving it much thought, she asked, "So, are you going with me?"

She was also very curious about what methods this woman with a big sword on her back had that made the prince think she could deal with the [Dark Peacock].

Ji Xun glanced at Qin Rushi, and the two of them exchanged glances for a moment and made a decision immediately.

He said, "Well. Let's go and have a look together."

That [Dark Peacock] was the target they had always wanted to capture, so they might as well give it a try.

Mrs. Mist thought she would need to spend more time talking, but she didn't expect Ji Xun and the others to be so easy to talk to. After completing the task for the prince, her brows relaxed: "Okay, when do we leave?"

Ji Xun said: "Now is the time."

They had been observing on the rock wall for several days, just waiting for an opportunity.

But I didn't expect that this opportunity would come from the vampires.

With Mrs. Mist leading the way, Ji Xun and his companions no longer had to worry about being unfamiliar with the route and attracting some terrifying monsters by walking around on the rock wall.

The group bypassed the camp of the Holy See, moved sideways along a hidden crevice, jumped off the rock wall safely, and landed in the forest of firethorns.

The ground was covered with thick fiery red leaves, and all around were towering trees whose veins radiated a dark red luster like lava. They were so densely packed that there was no end in sight.

Only when they were in the forest on the fifteenth floor did they realize how vast this forest was.

If we really want to find out the truth, even if the Holy See deploys a hundred times more personnel, it will not be possible within a few years.

Even though these fifteenth floors have already wiped out many large mercenary groups and even had ninth-order monsters appear, the cadres of the Revolutionary Army are still very optimistic.

Looking at those lifeless trees, they seemed to see mountains of gold coins.

"Oh, those trees must be thousands of years old, right?"

“No one cuts down the trees, so of course they are getting older.”

"Hehe, these flamethorn trees are top-quality materials. If we sell them in the market, they would probably be worth at least 100,000 gold coins. If the situation allowed, I would have wanted to be a lumberjack here."

"Let's go. If you chop a few of these things, there will be no place to put them. And be careful not to trigger the monsters in the forest."

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Talk about it, talk about it, make trouble.

The officials didn’t really want to make a small profit from cutting down trees.

Everyone followed Mrs. Mist all the way into the depths of the dense forest.

As she said, this road was the one that the [Dark Peacock] had walked before. At least in the short term, there would be no stronger monsters appearing near this path.

Moreover, the vampires' reconnaissance bats are spread throughout the forest, so any abnormalities can be discovered immediately.

Ji Xun and Qin Rushi walked in the middle of the team.

Seeing Ji Xun thinking all the way, Qin Rushi asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Ji Xun had no reason to be polite with her, so he directly expressed some of his thoughts that he had not yet understood: "I was thinking that the [Curse God Card] of the Heavenly Dragon Saint can change the rules. I'm afraid that the two Outer God sects, the Light and the Scarlet, didn't know this before. If I were him, I might have left some traces on the Light Saint or Mrs. Mist before. If something unexpected really happened, I would have some backup plans."

Qin Rushi immediately understood: "So, you think we have been exposed now?" "Yes. It is possible."

Ji Xun said in a relaxed tone, and added: "And the possibility is not small."

Qin Rushi raised an eyebrow and glanced at him: "Oh?"

Ji Xun pondered for a moment, and then said another idea that was actually not very related to the previous topic, saying: "Xie Guozhong and Pope Polarante fought before, and he told me that Pope Polarante knows the legendary divine art - [Great Omen Art]."

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When Qin Rushi heard this, his expression immediately became serious.

An omen is not a prophecy.

But the Great Omen is, in some ways, more terrifying than prophecy.

Because it is said that this divine spell will be answered if you feel it!
Almost all of the fifty-two demon god sequences possess the ability to predict crises.

And his main law is the sequence of kingship and order [K of Clubs - Pope], in which he is particularly proficient.

The essence of the law of order is the partial operating law of the universe. If you delve into it to the highest depths, you will naturally encounter crises.

In simple terms, if he senses that a result will happen, it will inevitably happen!

Anyone who masters divine arts can almost sense all future situations that are unfavorable to him.

At that time, Xie Guozhong was unable to kill the Pope with the Holy Sword of Kingship, largely because of this curse.

Ji Xun looked at Qin Rushi's sudden serious expression, knowing that she was worrying too much, and smiled again: "It's not that bad. Our actions are not worthy of the Pope's action. And even if he had a premonition, it would probably not change anything."

"Ah."

Qin Rushi certainly knew.

Although the cost of premonition is not as high as that of prophecy, it is still extremely mentally and spiritually exhausting.

The Pope can't be all things to all people.

Especially at this moment, it is more important to think more about two heretical sects than to consider a group of irrelevant people.

So Qin Rushi became even more curious, why Ji Xun suddenly said this.

Ji Xun understood the look in his eyes and said with a smile: "The Great Omen Technique can probably predict that the mirror space cannot wipe out the two heretical sects, but why did the Pope still not show up or make any compensation even though he knew he would lose? So the real situation is obviously different from what we see. I was wondering what the game is being planned by those card holders."

The current situation is really like a game of cards.

Some cards have been revealed one after another, but it is still far from the final stage of the competition.

Qin Rushi instantly caught up with Ji Xun's erratic train of thought. She also said, "Do you suspect that the Holy See deliberately let them out?"

"It may not be released intentionally, but it is probably just a natural move."

Speaking of this topic, Ji Xun's eyes became misty, and his thoughts started to wander.

Just like playing poker, even if the opponent predicts that the other party will play a certain hand, he may not necessarily stop it after considering the pros and cons.

If you really mess up the order of playing cards in your hand in order to take on some small cards, it will affect the overall situation.

The situation is clear now. The Sun Cult has already found the conditions to summon the Golden Dragon God Marodis back from the underworld. The Holy See seems to be in a passive position everywhere and cannot be reversed.
But if the truth is really as Ji Xun guessed, the situation is far from as simple as it seems.

He felt that if he could think of it, those "card players" could think of it too.

That's why the situation is even more bizarre.

It was because Ji Xun himself hadn't been able to deduce a reasonable direction for the development of things that he felt more and more interested.

The group had a smooth journey and after walking for several hours, they arrived at a rocky valley in the forest.

Mrs. Mist stopped and said, "Be careful, the nest of the Dark Peacock is ahead. It is injured and is recovering in the nest now."

As she spoke, she glanced at Ji Xun and said, "Paris and I can barely withstand the Peacock Annihilation Feather at close range, but we can't hold out for long. The others can only provide remote support, otherwise if they get too close, there will be no chance of escape."

In addition to Mrs. Mist, there is also a seventh-level blood clan and a group of high-level vampires who have been waiting here.

Facing the upcoming battle, everyone looked serious.

As she spoke, she asked again, "Brother, how are we going to fight next?"

Ji Xun said: "My friend is the heir of the Bai family. She has some means to suppress the [Underworld Peacock]. We can just assist her when the time comes."

Qin Rushi will be the main force in the fight later, so there is no need to hide her abilities.

"Yeah. Good."

Mrs. Mist was surprised to hear and see this, but she already knew it.

Several other vampires also gave her a look of surprise. They were very curious as to how this woman with a big sword could make two top-level blood clans willing to cooperate with her and serve as her assistant.

The battle plan had already been discussed with Ji Xun. Now that the location of the monster had been determined, Qin Rushi did not waste any more time.

She took off several pieces of armor that she had used as camouflage and walked towards the valley alone.

As she walked, she also unlocked the seal of the magic, and her aura became higher and higher.

Quietly, everyone seemed to hear a whisper beside their ears: "Immortal Law: Gods descend to earth."

The cursed power surged like a tide, and the golden-armored figure of the war demon Horagos suddenly appeared behind Qin Rushi.

At the same time, an overbearing golden light illuminated the surroundings.

With the golden holy spear in her hand and armor covered with mysterious spells, she looked down in the light with disdainful eyes, like a Valkyrie descending to the earth.

As the domain unfolded, a pressure that made everyone's breathing freeze instantly swept across the scene.

Although the cadres had long known that Qin Rushi was very powerful, when they saw this scene, everyone began to whisper excitedly.

"The leader's strength is obviously stronger than the last time he used all his strength."

"Yes. The pressure in this area feels like it has already touched the threshold of the legendary holy realm."

"It's strange. Why do I feel that the boss's current domain is somewhat similar to brother Ji Xun's domain?"

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Bonnie, Sam and others looked on in amazement.

On the other side, when the vampires saw Qin Rushi, who was like a god descended from heaven, they immediately put away all their contempt.

Under normal circumstances, vampires are more powerful than card masters of the same level.

Mrs. Mist and Paris, who are both at the seventh level, are already the first generation of vampires. They are also confident that they are definitely top powerhouses among the seventh level.

But His Majesty the Prince actually asked them to assist a few humans?

Although they would not question the Blood Prince's orders, they still felt somewhat dissatisfied in their hearts.

However, that feeling of unwillingness disappeared at this moment.

Looking at the back of the Valkyrie in golden armor, Mrs. Mist glanced at Ji Xun again and chuckled: "Oh, brother, your friend is very strong."

"hehe."

Ji Xun smiled and didn't say much.

He knew that this was not Qin Rushi's limit.

The immortals did not descend, and the Bai family did not use many of their methods. The most they displayed was her [Valkyrie]-related combat power.

In fact, even if the [Underworld Peacock] was not injured, Qin Rushi would have a chance of winning if he summoned the ancestral spirits, but he was not sure if he could keep it.

Now that the target is injured, and there is a group of high-level vampires to help, this battle is destined to be a foregone conclusion.

What's more, Ji Xun has advanced to the seventh level.

However, in addition to focusing his attention on Qin Rushi, he was mostly quietly observing his surroundings.

Now he doesn't need to fight with all his strength. He is just thinking about whether he can ambush some of the "jackals" who are quite capable.

Just like in the secret realm before, in the deduction of "I am the world", if Mrs. Mist and the others had been targeted long ago.
It is impossible for an eighth-level person to have this ability without being discovered.

The three red-robed archbishops of the Holy See probably don't have the time to come.

Well, if someone really has to come, it can only be Cheresa, the Holy Son of the Dragon who can change the rules.

When Ji Xun thought of this, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he said to himself: "Hey, I don't know if I can catch this big fish."

After being beaten up by the Holy Son of Tianlong before, Ji Xun has now advanced to the seventh level, and he must try to get back at him.

If the enemy was really watching as he expected, then they must want to wait until both them and the Dark Peacock were defeated before taking action.

(End of this chapter)