Chapter 1996: Chapter 1996: Striking It Rich
Just after Xiao Zheng and Hades flew away, Long Qie’s gaze turned viciously toward the direction of the remaining forces of the Bright Church.
Without saying a word, he forcefully waved his hand!
This gesture was clear enough; everyone understood what they needed to do next.
The troops instantly mobilized, rushing to slaughter the remnants of the Bright Church’s forces.
A battle with a predetermined outcome thus unfolded...
Xiao Zheng and Hades no longer cared about the battle below because they had great confidence in Long Qie and the others, and with few elite opponents left, clearing the battlefield was more than enough for Long Qie and his team.
Returning to the Temple, the traces of battle still lingered here.
No matter how Xiao Zheng looked, he didn’t see any signs of anyone hiding here.
Although they hadn’t found Charles before, that faint aura could still be sensed. However, now the Temple seemed devoid of any aura, as if it had been deserted for a long time.
"Why don’t we go further inside and look?" Xiao Zheng asked.
Hades didn’t refuse and moved towards the deeper part of the Temple.
The Temple’s area is actually quite large, besides the main peak’s summit, there are many buildings both midway up and at the back of the mountain. After all, this is the Holy Land of the Bright Church, where devout believers come to pray incessantly every year.
If there were too few houses, it surely wouldn’t be enough to accommodate them.
And in Europe, such buildings typically include secret passages, hidden rooms, and basements, making finding someone within not an easy task.
Especially considering the opponent is suspected to be the legendary Church God Gabriel, supposedly a powerful figure beyond the Supreme Realm.
This undoubtedly brought great difficulty and challenge to Xiao Zheng and Hades’ search.
The two gradually moved away from the public area and entered the relatively private area of the Holy Land of the Church. Every building here was steeped in strong religious styles; as far as the eye could see, it was pure white, with statues of the Light God and sculptures on the walls visible anywhere.
Xiao Zheng and Hades entered the Judgement Temple and saw the empty pool.
Seeing no gains, they then entered the Tribunal.
The black tower stood tall, with prisoners held inside.
Xiao Zheng directly used his X-ray vision to inspect each prisoner, but found nothing. These prisoners were indeed just prisoners, with the highest cultivation merely in the Martial Saint Realm.
"Looks like the person isn’t here."
"Why do I feel like Charles tricked us before he died?"
Leaving the Tribunal, Xiao Zheng looked at the sky and couldn’t help but say with a smile and a tear.
Hades frowned slightly but soon relaxed, saying slowly, "Regardless of its truth, it’s better to be cautious. Aren’t there still places we haven’t been? Let’s see what we find."
"Besides, aren’t you looking for the Golden Bone? Maybe there’s one here."
Upon hearing the words Golden Bone, Xiao Zheng’s eyes immediately lit up.
If Hades hadn’t reminded him, he might have forgotten about finding the Golden Bone. This shows how much pressure Church God Gabriel put on him.
There’s no helping it; after all, Church God Gabriel is rumored to be a mighty figure beyond the Supreme Realm.
Though Xiao Zheng might not be scared, he does harbor a trace of apprehension.
The two soon left the Tribunal and progressed to the next place. The next place, in fact, was the last one — the Treasure Pavilion of the Bright Church.
A standalone building right next to the Tribunal, not far from the Judgement Temple.
As soon as they entered the Treasure Pavilion, they were stunned by the dazzling scene before them.
Wherever the eye went, jewels and gold were visible everywhere.
Aside from that, there were also some precious materials and even some divine weapons.
But none of these was what Xiao Zheng hoped to find; his eyes scanned through the heap of glittering treasures, seeking the Golden Bone supposedly stored here.
At this moment, Hades suddenly flicked his sleeve, clearing the pile of treasures to one side.
Immediately, a stone step appeared before Xiao Zheng.
"Wow, no wonder I couldn’t find the entrance to the second floor earlier; it was blocked by this heap of gold." Xiao Zheng couldn’t help but shake his head and complain, "I don’t know what the Bright Church is doing with all this gold — you can’t eat it."
After saying this, he disdainfully kicked away a gold coin quietly lying at his feet, then proceeded up the stone steps to the second floor.
The second floor was much more organized than the first.
Three rows of shelves displayed various rare treasures.
Going through the shelves, Xiao Zheng found many valuable items — any one of which would be worth millions of US dollars. Anyway, there were antiquities and paintings, everything you could wish for.
It’s evident the Bright Church has a great pursuit for treasures.
Otherwise, this treasury wouldn’t be piled so high with things.
Following the principle of not wasting, Xiao Zheng decided to have Long Qie dispatch some people as movers to empty the treasury. Then ask Hades if he wants a share; if not, it’ll all be transported back to Sky Net headquarters.
Amidst his wild thoughts, he had already explored the second floor.
Unexpectedly, he didn’t find the Golden Bone here.
"Could it be, the Golden Bone isn’t placed in the Treasure Pavilion?"
"Or is there some secret compartment here?"
Full of doubts, Xiao Zheng directly turned on his X-ray vision.
Upon looking, he indeed made a discovery.
Seeing Xiao Zheng suddenly stop, Hades at the staircase couldn’t help but ask, "How is it? Did you find something?"
Without responding, Xiao Zheng went directly to a shelf against the wall and twisted a porcelain bottle on the fourth tier of the shelf, which caused a secret compartment to appear on the wall.
The secret compartment was small, only half a meter squared.
Inside it was a single black wooden box.
Upon opening the box, Xiao Zheng found it quietly holding exactly seven Golden Bones!
Seven Golden Bones appeared in his sight!
Xiao Zheng suddenly felt like the richest person in the world, and no treasure could compare to these Golden Bones in his eyes!
"Finally got them!"
"Now at last I can rest assured!"
Xiao Zheng grinned excitedly.
Hades was curious, initially intending to look, but just then, the main peak of the Yacha Mountain Range suddenly began to sway violently!
The mountains shook!
The ground seemed to quake!
