Hamil said, "Moreover, as I said, the Blood River can only be used by absorbing the bloodline of vampires. Under normal circumstances, even if one accidentally obtained related information, no one would deliberately delve into it, right? It's strange enough that he knew about the prerequisite tasks for opening the forbidden zone."
"And even if the prerequisite tasks were obtained, no, let's say the forbidden zone task announced the reward information. Under normal circumstances, one could only know the name, item category, and quality."
"So, the question arises, how did Li Jiayi know about the Blood River so clearly? How could he accurately describe the effects of the Blood River to tempt me? It was as if he had obtained it himself, yet it was impossible for him to have obtained it."
Bai Ye pondered. It was indeed a bit strange. He had been to those forbidden zones in his previous life, but why was Li Jiayi like this?
Was this guy also getting a second chance?
It seemed incredible, yet not entirely so…
If he himself could get a second chance, why couldn't others?
At this moment, Yimi suddenly spoke.
With Hamil present, Yimi deliberately did not show any familiarity with Bai Ye, merely standing silently on the back of the beast, drifting in the sea.
But at this moment, Yimi could no longer restrain himself from speaking.
"Look in the direction of Marineford!"
Bai Ye and Hamil snapped back to attention and looked towards Marineford. Immediately, their pupils contracted.
In the direction of Marineford, a vast expanse of holy light descended from the sky, like a white waterfall, appearing extremely spectacular.
Then…
Clang, clang, clang…
The steel walls of Marineford emitted a loud noise, with massive pits caving inwards continuously, looking shocking.
After about fifteen minutes, the descending holy light gradually dispersed.
On the sea…
Blood appeared!
Blood continuously flowed out from below the giant steel walls, dyeing the sea surface blood-red.
Bai Ye and the other two couldn't help but twitch their eyes. The people of Marineford had truly all been killed in one blow.
Li Jiayi, this time, had not lied!
Why was Bai Ye so certain?
The reason was simple!
"Forbidden Zone 'Summit War' closed, reward settlement begins."
"Your faction's kill count is 2129. Item selection is available."
The forbidden zone had ended!
Hamil and Yimi also felt a lingering fear. If Bai Ye hadn't brought them along, they might have been dead by now.
Bai Ye said, "Let's go!"
Hamil glanced at Bai Ye and said, "I owe you one. I'll repay it next time."
"No need. You provided me with very interesting information," Bai Ye said. "I am merely keeping my promise, having heard the information and agreed to help each other."
Hamil nodded. "Then let's talk business. It's the same on my end. I'm leaving."
Hamil was straightforward. Places like the World Battlefield did not operate on favors, but on interests. Therefore, forming an alliance of interests with someone of Bai Ye's strength would not be a bad thing.
Of course, it could also be considered polite courtesy, as it was just a casual remark.
Watching Hamil leave, Bai Ye switched to the Rage Sea Kylin Might, descended from the sky, and walked on the sea surface. "How have you been doing in the Hidden Dragon Association?"
"Alright," Yimi replied. "I have strength, so they naturally have to use me. But as I suspected, they don't fully trust me. They prefer to use their own people, meaning people from their own world."
"Normal," Bai Ye said. "The core of the Hidden Dragon Association is to develop rapidly by gathering chosen ones from the same world, so it's natural for such a core to form. However, a change will occur soon."
Yimi asked doubtfully, "Hmm?"
Bai Ye said, "Because of the Evil Spirit Group, if the Evil Spirit Group can put pressure on the Hidden Dragon Association, they will weaken the core's role. This way, they can recruit more members and more experts."
Yimi nodded. "It doesn't matter. I don't care much anyway."
Bai Ye said, "I know. Our goals are the same. So, have you found out anything?"
Yimi replied, "I have found out some things, but not much. The Hidden Dragon Association does have some issues."
Bai Ye said, "Oh?"
Yimi said, "My position isn't high enough, so I don't know much. The internal members of the Hidden Dragon Association are vague about the association's headquarters. How should I put it? To be precise, it's not that they are vague, but rather they themselves are not very clear about it."
Bai Ye asked, "Does the headquarters refer to the Hidden Dragon Association of their original world?"
Yimi nodded. "Besides that, the Hidden Dragon Association seems to have some objective within the World Battlefield."
Bai Ye asked, "Objective?"
Yimi said, "I'm not very clear. It might be looking for something, or trying to do something. But you and Hamil just mentioned Lilith, right?"
Bai Ye nodded.
Yimi said, "The Hidden Dragon Association might have some connection with Lilith."
Bai Ye raised an eyebrow. "Oh?"
Yimi said, "I saw Lilith in the Hidden Dragon Association's territory."
Bai Ye said, "I heard that when the Hidden Dragon Association was collecting sea beasts in the Southern District, they offended Lilith. After being beaten by Lilith, she gained considerable fame in the Southern District."
Yimi said, "That did happen, but I think it's fake. Those people didn't die."
Bai Ye asked, "Hmm?"
Yimi said, "The external rumors say that the Hidden Dragon Association hunted a beautiful dragon, but that beautiful dragon was actually raised by Lilith. As a result, the Hidden Dragon Association was annihilated, leaving behind many corpses, including the captains of three famous elite groups within the Hidden Dragon Association: the Hundred Battles Sharpshooter Jin Quan, the Night Ghost Nan Chen, and the Ink Shadow Bai Feimo."
Bai Ye nodded. These were indeed three very famous captains of the Hidden Dragon Association's elite groups.
Because Bai Ye had also heard of their names. In his previous life, when the Hidden Dragon Association participated in the Central Region War, these three were famous experts of the Hidden Dragon Association.
Especially Jin Quan, that fatty. Bai Ye had a deep impression of him. He was arguably the strongest among the top-tier experts within the Hidden Dragon Association, wielding a golden dragon spear that was incredibly ferocious.
Yimi said, "According to external rumors, all three were killed by Lilith. However, I happened to see Lilith board Liu Shiyue's ship that time, and Jin Quan and Bai Feimo were following behind Lilith."
Bai Ye asked, "Faked death? What's the point?"
"I don't know, and it might not be a faked death," Yimi said. "Someone personally witnessed the three of them being killed by Lilith."
Bai Ye frowned. "Is it possible they became Divine Disciples?"
Yimi paused, then asked, "Then is Lilith also a Divine Disciple?"
Bai Ye said, "Perhaps she's a bit more powerful than a Divine Disciple. Someone told me she's a divine clone."
Yimi exclaimed, "Ah?"
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