"Fight! Beat them hard!"

The moment he heard about a fight, Rustbone's entire demeanor changed.

Back when he was stationed at the Northern Continent fortress, he had always been a warmonger, repeatedly petitioning His Majesty to lead the legions in a southward campaign!

Though Rustbone was bellicose, he never fought a battle he couldn't win.

The "target of war" he had proposed back then was not the Source Tower... but the Storm Church of the Southern Continent!

The Storm God's intentions were sinister, and General Rustbone had seen it long before the Ice Sea self-detonation incident. He believed the Storm Church would become a poisonous thorn in the side of the Northern Continent, and the sooner it was removed, the better!

But unfortunately...

Lin Li did not approve Rustbone's petition.

Wars are not to be launched lightly... Even with the Northern Continent's solid confidence in defeating the Storm Church, they dared not start a war rashly.

In that tense situation, the Abyss had already subtly turned its attention towards the Northern Continent, waiting for any move. If Lin Li had agreed to Rustbone's petition and chosen to go to war with the Storm Church, the Source Tower would immediately side with the Southern Continent's allies. Because they initiated the war, the Northern Continent would face immense public pressure, and their expected "sweeping victory" would be entirely blocked by the Source Tower. The war would be dragged into an endless stalemate, and the Northern Continent would lose a great deal of economic, human, and material resources, as well as popular support.

Once the Central Continent's sanctions were imposed...

The Northern Continent would face its most brutal "winter" in history!

Now, Rustbone had finally gotten the chance to declare war on the Storm Church! And this time... there would be no more reservations!

"Just the two of us for this battle?"

Rustbone took a deep breath, rubbing his fists, and sheathed his bronze sword.

"That's right, just us two. Let's hurry and make this quick."

Gu Shen turned back to look at his starship.

He didn't plan to wake up his senior sister... She and his teacher were currently at a crucial moment of "comprehension," and their participation in this battle wouldn't make a big difference.

Gu Shen assessed the strength of the Storm Church.

Even if Red Dragon signed a soul contract with the Storm God and received the original gift of the "Storm Fire Seed," there would be at most two Origin experts on that starship.

With General Rustbone's strength, taking on two opponents wouldn't be a problem.

His starship needed his senior brother and sister to guard it, and to hide it well.

The enemy was in the open, and he was in the shadows! Gu Shen never claimed to be a righteous gentleman, and now was a good opportunity to raid the Storm Church!

The Storm God probably never imagined that the corpse casually abandoned in the Old World would bring such a powerful and terrifying enemy to the Storm.

Rustbone suddenly thought of a question. He suppressed his battle intent and asked in a deep voice, "But... how are we going to find the Storm Church?"

Finding a starship in the void wasn't easy.

Although the starship was large.

The void of the Old World was even larger!

In the boundless Ice Sea, giant whales lurked. Even if the carcass of this giant whale was large, compared to the Ice Sea... it was just a drop in the ocean.

"Since we're going to fight, I naturally have a way."

Gu Shen smiled slightly.

He extended his palm.

"Boom!"

Blazing fire mixed with Netherfire appeared in Gu Shen's palm. Now, this ball of fire was no longer the weak flame it once was, easily extinguished by the wind. The cold astral winds in the void, enough to extinguish souls, blew on the fiery flames in Gu Shen's palm, but instead of shrinking it, they made it even more magnificent!

Gu Shen gently raised his palm.

He retracted the excess Xinliu (mental force) from the Time Dojo and integrated it into the Netherfire.

"Go!"

With a sharp shout.

Gu Shen contained six Daos of Xinliu in this ball of fire. The fire quickly spread in the void, turning into fine, long threads of fire, instantly shooting out thousands of meters, longer, longer—

Rustbone was stunned by this scene.

He was a man who had seen "miracles."

The Empress's mental power could easily envelop Central City, knowing every movement.

But even the Gods had a limit to their mental power!

Gu Shen released this sky full of fire threads, equivalent to weaving a huge spider web in the Old World... This fishing method was the most clumsy.

How to catch a fish you want in the sea?

Gu Shen's answer was.

Weave a net.

As long as the net was big enough... it could be caught!

"You're going to look for the Storm Church like this?"

Rustbone's expression was complicated. As far as his eyes could see and his mind could reach, it was all Gu Shen's divided "fire threads."

It could only be said that Gu Shen's mental power was far stronger than his!

"Yes."

Gu Shen said calmly, "Since there is a 'turbulent flow zone,' it means that the Storm God's starship is not far from us. If you want to lock onto a moving coordinate in the Old World, there is no clever way... This method can help me find the second corpse, the third corpse, and thus determine the location of the Storm's starship."

Rustbone's eyes lit up.

So that's how it was... If Gu Shen's released mental power directly hit the Storm God's starship, that would be best, but if he didn't encounter the starship and scavenged other corpses, it could also serve as a clue!

"It appeared."

Gu Shen said calmly, "The second corpse, forty-seven miles to the southwest."

He reached out his palm and gently pressed it on Rustbone's shoulder.

A wisp of fire burned in the void, enveloping the two of them.

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"Red Dragon is so arrogant! This is intolerable!"

"Today we give up one territory, tomorrow we give up five districts... What about the day after tomorrow?"

"The day after tomorrow, should we sweep the floor and leave the starship?!"

Angry voices echoed in the conference room.

Chun Li sat at the head of the table, his expression unchanged, slowly drinking tea.

The Saints who followed him had increased to six over the years, and Hai Tong was the most senior of them, sitting in the second seat.

Today was an exclusive meeting between the Saints!

Since the last "conflict," Red Dragon had successively seized the territories of several Saints with thunderous means. The starship itself wasn't large, and these Saints had less than ten living areas under their command. Red Dragon's seizure forced them to give way and retreat. Everyone was angry, so under Hai Tong's organization, this emergency meeting was convened.

Everyone in the conference room denounced Red Dragon. For a time, the Saints were indignant, and the scene was very rare.

"Everyone."

Finally, Saint Chun Li, sitting in the chief seat, finished the tea in his cup.

He covered the porcelain cup, his expression gentle, "Your grievances... I have felt them, and the unfair things you have encountered, the Storm God must also see in his eyes."

"The Storm God..."

Saint Hai Tong was very emotional, but the words stopped at his lips.

Calming down.

Saint Hai Tong continued, "How can the Storm God be so biased? We both work hard for the church. I have contributed to the Holy City for thirty years... Is it not as good as a shameless traitor who temporarily joined the church?"

These words resonated with many people!

Among the participants in this meeting were also newly promoted Saints, but they were all figures who had worked hard for the Southern Continent for decades.

One step at a time.

But Red Dragon... had risen to the sky in one step!

Overnight, he became the most trusted, most favored, and most trusted arm of the Storm God!

"The Storm God's silence is not necessarily bias."

A sharp glint flashed in Saint Chun Li's eyes. He said gently, "The church has internal rules. The height of promotion has nothing to do with the length of time you join the church... As long as you are loyal and dedicated to your soul, you can be promoted to the corresponding position as long as you make the corresponding contributions."

The internal hierarchy of the Storm Church was extremely strict.

In the past, hundreds of large and small affiliated churches had appeared in the Southern Continent.

These churches were all cultivated by the Storm God himself... The purpose was to transport blood to the church headquarters. If you wanted to become a "bishop" of the Holy City, you needed at least the strength of a third-order transcendent. "Archbishops" corresponded to fourth-order, and "Saints" corresponded to title-level top-level transcendents.

Of course, just having the corresponding strength was not enough.

If you wanted to obtain the church's "merit" and "certification," you needed to make solid achievements.

"Four years ago, Red Dragon killed Lie. Renault in the Ice Sea."

Chun Li said calmly, "This is a great achievement that even I have not completed. If the Storm God does not reward him heavily, how can he be worthy of the rules he has established?"

"..."

The conference seat was silent.

Several Saints looked at each other. The reason they held a meeting here was to see what Saint Chun Li meant.

Even if the Storm wanted to declare war on Red Dragon internally...

It needed to be led by Saint Chun Li.

Although these Saints had just cursed fiercely, when they met Red Dragon in the corridor of the park on weekdays, they didn't even dare to fart. As for starting a war, they knew very well that with their own strength, what qualifications did they have to start a war with Red Dragon?

Red Dragon was outstanding in talent and extraordinary, and had comprehended the "origin" power bestowed by the Storm God early on!

If they really fought, any one of them who stood up would be beaten unilaterally by Red Dragon!

But judging from the situation just now...

Saint Chun Li didn't seem angry, and at this moment, he even seemed to be trying to excuse Red Dragon.

"Are you saying that we have to continue to endure?"

Saint Hai Tong gritted his teeth and asked to the end, "The day for collecting resources from the turbulent flow zone is coming soon... According to Red Dragon's character, he is going to go crazy again."

"Endure..."

Chun Li lowered his eyes and smiled softly, but his voice suddenly became cold.

"Can you endure this kind of hatred?"

The Saints were all stunned.

When it came to who hated Red Dragon the most among those present?

It wasn't Hai Tong, it wasn't them... The one who hated Red Dragon the most must be Chun Li! There was no second person!

Back then, Saint Chun Li was the only one who enjoyed the grace of God.

But after Red Dragon joined, the Storm God began to reduce the power in "Saint Chun Li's" hands... In fact, everyone had vaguely seen that Red Dragon's actions were authorized by the Storm God.

The Storm God disappeared from the Southern Continent for seven years back then!

Saint Chun Li was in charge and held all the power of the Holy City in his hands... Some people jokingly called him the "Second Storm God" of the Southern Continent. When the Storm God was away, this statement was rife for a while. Others did not understand the Storm God's character, but how could Saint Chun Li not understand? This so-called "Second Storm God" must have been heard by the Storm God.

"How was the 'turbulent flow zone' test some time ago?"

Saint Chun Li suddenly moved his head and looked at Hai Tong.

"The test went smoothly."

Saint Hai Tong smiled and said, "I personally sent all the 'collectors' who were sent out earlier into the space vortex. According to the signal feedback from the locator, their most recent transmission coordinate is also four hundred miles away."

"Four hundred miles... Not bad."

A satisfied smile appeared on Chun Li's face.

At this distance, the Storm God's mind could no longer reach it.

"Doesn't Red Dragon want to cancel the so-called 'turbulent flow zone' collection mission? This guy has proposed more than once to reduce 'personnel losses'."

Chun Li said coldly, "Since he wants to be a savior so much, then let him be... Hai Tong, go tell Red Dragon that I agree to his request."

"This time's 'turbulent flow zone' mission does not require dispatching miscellaneous personnel, and the collection mission will be carried out by the church's high-level transcendents."

Chun Li stretched out two slender fingers and gently tapped the table.

He squinted and said slowly, "The condition I promised Red Dragon is... this time, he must leave the starship to direct the collectors. Of course, as the leader of the Saints, I will also travel with him."

In the Storm, he had too many worries.

No matter how much he hated Red Dragon, he couldn't show it in the slightest.

Because everything Red Dragon got came from the Storm God's gift. If he showed dissatisfaction on the surface... it would be questioning the Storm God's arrangement.

But if he left the Storm.

Everything... would be different.

Saint Chun Li had been looking for an opportunity to drag Red Dragon into the void of the Old World. This was a conversation that belonged only to the two of them.

He would ask Red Dragon to leave.

But if Red Dragon didn't agree.

Then this conversation... would become a duel.

"You, weren't you all gnashing your teeth in hatred earlier?"

Chun Li leaned back and said leisurely, "Since you all hate Red Dragon so much, then why not come with me... Leave one behind to stay on the starship to deal with troubles and be responsible for responding. In the near future, we will join hands to kill Red Dragon."

Behind Red Dragon was also Saint Jiadi.

Since he had decided to get rid of Red Dragon... then this guy must also be eliminated.

"Let me do it."

Saint Hai Tong said in a deep voice, "I have been unhappy with this kid Jiadi for a long time."

He was a traitor who ate inside and out. He was clearly a Saint cultivated by the Holy City, but in the end, he followed Red Dragon, this traitor.

"Master Chun Li... Are you going to besiege Red Dragon?"

One Saint was frightened by this battle.

He had criticized earlier, just hoping that Saint Chun Li would protest to the Storm God.

But he didn't expect that in the time of three or two sentences, Saint Chun Li had set up a plan... He was going to ask Red Dragon to go to the Old World and then kill him directly!

"Red Dragon is, after all, a Saint personally appointed by the Storm God..."

More than one Saint began to back down.

Of course they were afraid. On the one hand, they were no match for Red Dragon, and on the other hand... If they really killed Red Dragon, could they still live?

"You... Are you worried that after killing Red Dragon, you will also be executed?"

"You don't understand the Storm God."

Saint Chun Li's face was full of mocking smiles, "Only the living are worthy of his anger and worthy of his payment. If we bring Red Dragon's corpse to the Storm God... then not only will you not die, but you will live better than before."

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(There will be another chapter at noon tomorrow.)

(End of this chapter)