Free Web NovelChapter 121: Chapter 110: Only Strength is Real
"Welcome, Bishop."
The Vice Bishop knelt before the empty space, his respectful voice echoing through the cavern.
As if in response,
violent ripples in space began to form before the Vice Bishop.
Then, a man in an ancient black robe stepped out from within the ripples.
After all, He was a man from several hundred years ago,
and was somewhat unaccustomed to modern technology and aesthetics.
When members of the Spiritual Sect like them wished for an audience with Him, they would generally choose to wear Hanfu or other traditional attire.
The Vice Bishop had been to the Spirit Realm a few times and was well aware of this, so with even greater reverence, he repeated:
"Welcome, Bishop."
The Bishop glanced at the Vice Bishop, nodded, and said:
"Jie, the Spirit Realm is preparing to descend. Prepare yourself. Also, where is Anger?"
The Bishop’s words struck like a thunderclap in the small cavern, leaving Vice Bishop Jie stunned. After a long moment, an incredibly wide grin spread across his face.
The descent of the Spirit Realm meant He could return to the world. And once He returned, with His extraordinary power, all the problems that worried the Spiritual Sect would be solved in an instant.
Most importantly,
he wouldn’t need to be promoted to the rank of Bishop to have the chance to see Him every day.
’Perhaps this would even allow me to make a huge breakthrough in my research on Qi Cultivators!’
Vice Bishop Jie suppressed his excitement and finally registered the second half of the Bishop’s question. Fellow Vice Bishops had ways of sensing each other, so Jie quickly focused, trying to perceive Anger’s current condition.
But the result...
The result made his face turn deathly pale!
Anger was dead!
’With Anger’s two Sequences, he was considered powerful even among Tier Fives. Who could have killed him so easily?’
’The mysterious master?’
’Li Yu?’
’Or was it one of those old monsters from the special organization?’
’The mysterious master... he had attracted the Spiritual Sect’s attention, but as far as Jie knew, he was only a Tier Four. Nothing to worry about.’
’It was the same with Li Yu. He was rumored to be able to fight above his tier, but the idea that he could kill Anger... Jie, who knew Anger well, found it utterly unbelievable.’
’Then that means...’
’The old monsters from the special organization have finally made their move.’
The Bishop naturally noticed the change in Vice Bishop Jie’s expression. He snorted and said:
"Useless fool. Don’t tell me that fellow Anger is already dead!"
"Who killed him?"
Vice Bishop Jie hesitated for a moment, shook his head, and said in a grave voice:
"Bishop, I don’t know. I’ve been here in this cavern the whole time, so I’m not well-informed about outside matters."
"But I believe it must be those old monsters from the special organization."
’The old monsters?’
The Bishop’s eyes narrowed slightly. Li Daofeng, Nie Yan, Tao He Sword... one by one, the names registered in the Spiritual Sect’s records flashed through his mind.
These were all Sequencers who had achieved legendary feats during the war at the dawn of the Spiritual Qi resurgence. Each one possessed power unimaginable to ordinary people; they were the true pillars of the Xia Country!
Among them, Li Daofeng was the strongest.
Though a Sequencer, his swordsmanship was in no way inferior to a Martial Artist’s. He had even personally slain a blade-wielding Martial Artist of the same tier!
Everyone knew the difference in combat power between a Sequencer and a Martial Artist of the same tier, yet Li Daofeng had managed to hack one to death.
This incredible story had long circulated among the upper echelons of the Spiritual Sect. Although the Bishop had never witnessed that great war himself, He had caught glimpses of it through certain methods at His disposal.
It was a bloody slaughter, Sequencers against Martial Artists. The conflict ended with a large number of Sequencers either dead or in seclusion, while all Martial Artists vanished completely from the world stage.
Although the Spiritual Sect had never figured out why the special organization and the other faction, comprised entirely of Martial Artists, had fought to the death,
the core leadership of the Spiritual Sect had seen enough through those glimpses to have a rough idea of just how terrifyingly powerful those old geezers behind the special organization were. This made the Bishop’s brow furrow even deeper.
’If those people have decided to come out of retirement, then this descent of the Spirit Realm could get complicated. After all, He is still in a state of slumber and cannot exert His full power to oppose them.’
After considerable thought, the Bishop finally spoke to the Vice Bishop:
"Are you sure it was them?"
"Not... not entirely sure. But I know Anger’s strength well. It’s highly unlikely for him to be defeated by an enemy of the same tier. The opponent must have sent a Tier Five Peak, or an even stronger Sequencer, to take him down."
"However, I didn’t sense the aura of any high-level Sequencer. That’s why I think the special organization likely only dispatched a single Tier Five Peak Sequencer this time."
"Hmm..."
The Bishop paced back and forth a few times after hearing the Vice Bishop’s words, then turned and asked:
"Can you be certain?"
"Are you certain those people haven’t acted yet?"
The Vice Bishop knew exactly who "those people" referred to. He nodded and said:
"I’m positive. If any of them had made a move, I would have sensed the intense fluctuations of Sequence energy, even from within this cavern."
"I can guarantee that the special organization’s strongest Sequencers have not made a move. Either they feel the time isn’t right, or they haven’t fully recovered from serious injuries. In any case, they have not yet acted."
