Chapter 2003: Chapter 2003: Seclusion
Long Qie walked into Xiao Zheng’s room, still carrying a breakfast tray in his hand.
Seeing Xiao Zheng sitting on the bed, looking much better than yesterday, a smile appeared on Long Qie’s face: "It seems you rested well last night; you look much better than yesterday."
As he spoke, he placed the breakfast on the bedside table.
Xiao Zheng glanced at him and then asked, "Where are Evil Eyes and the others? What’s happening outside now?"
Upon hearing this, Long Qie first brought a chair over for himself, sat down, and then spoke: "Evil Eyes and the others are fine. After a night’s rest, everyone has recovered quite well. Moreover, the casualty report is out. In yesterday’s battle, we lost less than three thousand people."
"Of these three thousand, Sky Net only lost thirty-six people; the rest were from the Blood Clan."
Hearing that thirty-six brothers from Sky Net died in yesterday’s battle, Xiao Zheng couldn’t help but sigh: "This is the battlefield; nobody dares to guarantee they will survive till the end."
"When we go back, make sure these thirty-six brothers have a grand funeral, and as for their families, ensure they are supported in the future."
Long Qie nodded and then added, "Oh, by the way, the outcome of yesterday’s battle has now spread outside. Everyone knows about the fall of the Bright Church."
"If it has spread, it has spread; such things can’t be hidden, and spreading it is also beneficial for us," Xiao Zheng said. "By the way, the matter concerning Hades hasn’t spread, has it?"
"It hasn’t, I’ve strictly ordered everyone not to speak about it," Long Qie replied. "This matter involves Church God Gabriel and the Netherworld King, and I am well aware of the consequences if it gets out."
Xiao Zheng felt satisfied with his decision: "You’ve done well, ensure that everyone keeps the matter of Hades being taken by Gabriel a strict secret."
"I will," Long Qie nodded, and then hesitated before asking, "Mr. Xiao, if I may be so bold, are you really planning to have a life-and-death battle with Gabriel in seven days?"
Without any hesitation, Xiao Zheng nodded and said, "Of course, why wouldn’t I? Hades was captured by him, and I must rescue Hades!"
As he said this, a grim look appeared again on his face.
It was as if the scene of Hades’ body being pierced by Gabriel’s punch replayed before his eyes.
Long Qie, seeing this, felt uncomfortable, and his expression grew increasingly complicated: "I know saying these things may be unwelcome now, but some things need to be said."
"Gabriel is so powerful, are you confident you can rescue the Netherworld King from him?"
"What if both of you end up..."
He couldn’t bring himself to finish the sentence.
Xiao Zheng, understanding his concern, smiled and said, "There’s no need for you to worry about these things. I will certainly go to rescue Hades. At this point, life and death are not my concerns."
"Not only for Hades, but if any one of you were taken, I would also go to rescue you."
"And honestly, I have confidence that I can win the battle seven days from now."
After speaking, he opened the wooden box in front of him.
When seven pieces of Golden Bone appeared in front of Long Qie, Long Qie immediately jumped up from the chair in shock: "These...are all Golden Bone? My god, there are actually seven of them?"
"Are these Golden Bones all..."
In response, Xiao Zheng nodded and said, "Yes, these Golden Bones were found in the Treasure Pavilion of the Bright Church. Including the Golden Bones I seized from the various Saint Heirs, the Bright Church actually had twenty Golden Bones!"
After hearing this number, Long Qie fell silent, too shocked to speak.
Xiao Zheng continued: "As long as I fuse these remaining seven Golden Bones into my body, my realm will undoubtedly break through to the Peak of Supreme Realm. At that time, even facing Gabriel at his peak, I should be able to stand my ground!"
Listening to his words, Long Qie finally felt a sense of relief, slightly relaxing: "I never expected you to have such a card up your sleeve; now I feel much more at ease."
"I’ve always said, you don’t need to worry about me," Xiao Zheng said, slightly helpless.
Long Qie smiled and did not speak.
Xiao Zheng then said, "In the coming days, I will be in seclusion. You cannot idle either; the Bright Church still has remnants in Europe. Communicate with Brent; make sure the Bright Church completely disappears from this world!"
His last words carried a sense of murderous resolve.
Long Qie’s expression became solemn, and he frowned, asking: "Leading the team to kill is no problem. But will doing this provoke Gabriel? What if it angers him, and then he..."
"He won’t be provoked. At his level, all lives in this world are like ants and grass in his eyes," Xiao Zheng said with a sneer. "Just go ahead and do it; don’t have so many concerns."
"I understand," Long Qie replied, nodding.
The two exchanged a few more casual words before Long Qie got up and left.
Once alone in the room, Xiao Zheng began preparing to enter seclusion and fuse the Golden Bone. The value of Golden Bone is indisputable. Integrating seven more pieces on top of the twenty-five could result in an enormous boost in his cultivation, making Xiao Zheng very much look forward to it.
After taking out the seven pieces of Golden Bone from the wooden box, Xiao Zheng, without any hesitation, began the fusion process directly.
In the blink of an eye, the seven pieces of Golden Bone vanished from his hands.
At the same time, a powerful aura suddenly burst from Xiao Zheng’s body. But as if he deliberately controlled it, the aura condensed in the room, without leaking even a bit...
While Xiao Zheng was in seclusion, Long Qie and the others finally set out.
As Xiao Zheng had previously mentioned, although the Bright Church’s Holy Land was destroyed, many small factions of the Bright Church still lingered across Europe.
Only by wiping out these small factions could any hope of the Bright Church’s revival be permanently extinguished!
A grand and sweeping cleansing operation officially commenced in Europe!
