Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

The intelligence and the Sacred White Spirit Fruit brought back by Li Yelai were taken very seriously by the authorities.

All intelligence was immediately transmitted to headquarters, allowing the headquarters' think tank to formulate a plan and attempt to cooperate with Li Yelai.

Meanwhile, the Holy White Spirit Fruit arrived safely at headquarters at top speed, escorted by two captain-level powerhouses and three elite Night Watch teams.

It's not fair to say that headquarters is making a mountain out of a molehill; it's impossible for the restricted area to allow the Old Mad King to obtain life-sustaining substances.

They all knew that once the Old Mad King died, even if he launched a terrible counterattack in his final moments, sacrificing himself to take down a certain King of the Forbidden Zone in a last-ditch battle, the already rare presence of supreme human powerhouses would inevitably lead to a massive offensive by the forces of the Forbidden Zones.

At that time, humanity's top combat power will only consist of the Amber King and a few human supreme beings, making it impossible for them to protect the four giant cities from the erosion of the three forbidden zones.

The best outcome would be to abandon the third border city, while the worst outcome might be to retain only the two giant cities.

The forbidden zone is waiting for the old Mad King to die of old age, so how can it allow him to obtain life-extending substances?

If there are spies or traitors planted by the forbidden zone in the giant city, they will not hesitate to expose their identities and will surely destroy the Sacred White Spirit Fruit.

Fortunately, Yin Huo and the others arrived at headquarters safely.

In the top-floor conference room at headquarters, there was complete silence.

The white-haired old woman spoke first: "Look, look! You were still doubting Night General before, but now he has brought us the life-sustaining substance we need most! According to intelligence analysis, it was the spiritual fruit his father brought to his seriously ill mother! He encountered a dangerous ambush and saw his deceased father in the snow mountain. Despite his grief, he sent the spiritual fruit back first!"

"Alright, Aunt Jiang, we were just suspicious before. The title of Chosen of Chaos is too dangerous, so this is a normal reaction. Let's not keep dwelling on this point. Let's think about how we should cooperate with Night General's next move."

“He took too much risk, infiltrating the Church of the Embers and confronting the Chosen Ones directly,” an elder said. “Now that they may have met, they can no longer freely enter the Ark. Our connection with the Night Generals has been severed.”

"However, now that he has become the Chosen of Chaos, he will be regarded as one of our own, or even as a high-ranking member of the Church of the Embers. There is no need to worry too much about that. As you all know, the prerequisite for becoming the Chosen of Chaos is to be corrupted by Chaos. He does not have that risk."

“Yes, that’s why it’s difficult for us to plant spies in the church’s upper echelons,” someone nodded in response.

In an effort to counter the Church of the Embers, the city had sent numerous spies to infiltrate its ranks, but none were able to reach the upper levels.

This is because the higher-ups are basically followers of Chaos—humans corrupted by Chaos. No matter how steadfast a warrior or how wise a scholar they were before, they all become loyal to Chaos through corruption. Not to mention the Chosen of Chaos, those are loyal believers watched over by the gods.

Since Li Yelai's identity as the Blood God's Chosen has been confirmed, there is no need to worry about his identity being exposed.

How could the Chosen Ones of Chaos not believe in the Chaos God? You've got it backwards, haven't you?
The Church of Embers probably never imagined that God's chosen one would turn out to be a traitor.

This often happens when a Chaos believer emerges from among humanity and then causes all sorts of trouble within the giant city.

The great city in Europe was destroyed because the psychics in its upper echelons were corrupted and went undetected, ultimately leading to the entire city being offered up to a Chaos God.

Of the millions of people in the megacity, less than two thousand escaped.
Now that Li Ye has come here, it can be considered a reversal of the Heavenly Gang.

"The rest is about cooperating with the Night General. He returned the navigation compass, but left behind the Wheel of Fortune and the Horn of the Styx. This gives us a chance to track him. As long as we use the compass to locate the Horn of the Styx or the Wheel of Fortune, we can pinpoint the location of the Night General and the Ember Church members around him!"

"Not only that, Night General also carries a lucky wheel. If they take Night General back to a base of some Ember Church and another meteorite falls, that would be interesting." Someone chuckled. "However, if it happens again, Yang Chen won't be able to take the blame for Night General."

Many people in the conference room laughed.

As high-ranking officials of the giant city, they naturally knew the intelligence that Li Ye had summoned a meteorite, sending a city in the forbidden zone, along with hundreds of thousands of forbidden zone troops and hundreds of angels, all to heaven.

But the restricted area doesn't know that; they still believe it was Yang Chen who did it.

Yang Chen himself didn't care and was happy to take the blame.

Meanwhile, for some reason, Night, who was clearly wanted by the restricted area, was rumored to be Six Senses or some future champion.

Well, while that's half right, the shift from four senses to six senses is still a bit puzzling.

The official high-ranking officials couldn't help but think to themselves, "With Night General's potential, if he reaches the sixth level of awakening, do you think the Overlord of the Forbidden Zone can take him down without the intervention of the Supreme Ruler? That's ridiculous!"
However, since the restricted area itself has exonerated Night General, the official authorities of Giant City naturally won't step in to issue any warnings. They'll just enjoy the show.

"However, we still need to arrange for the Night Scouts to catch up with the Night General as soon as possible, just in case."

“That’s right!” the old woman said. “I have already contacted the Night Scouts and sent the compass to the vicinity of the Extreme Cold Mountains to be given to Little Mad King.”

"Let the Little Mad King make contact." The group hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not refuse.

Although the curse prevented them from trusting the Little Mad King.

However, rationally speaking, Little Mad King is the strongest assassin in Giant City and has cooperated with Li Yelai, so they are teammates.

She is the most suitable person for this task.

“Alright. However, we cannot let the outside world know that ‘Night General’ has become the Chosen of Chaos, otherwise, it will be a huge blow to the champion team.” An old man with a mechanical arm said.

The old woman nodded: "Besides, normally we shouldn't know this news. If it weren't for the Ark's effect, and if Night hadn't confessed, we wouldn't even know he became the Chosen One."

The corruption of the soul is inherently insidious; unless a high-level psychic personally intervenes and declares himself God's chosen one, it's difficult for outsiders to detect.

“Yes, let’s just pretend we don’t know and not react too much, so as not to reveal that we have Ark tickets.” Everyone nodded.

"However, how do we explain the situation at the glacier?"

"We have no choice but to keep it from her. You can't tell her that your brother became the Chosen of Chaos, nor can you directly say that your brother is an undercover agent in the Church of the Five Ashes. Just say that the Night General is on a mission in the wilderness."

"Speaking of the Jing family's side of the Ice River..."

"The Yaoqing Jing family, huh? I never imagined they had connections with beings in the forbidden zone, the Immortal Ruins. Divine Child... do they modify their offspring through bloodlines to create suitable bodies? That's similar to the methods of the forbidden zone's order."

"Placing your hopes on the so-called divine child is truly like asking a tiger for its skin."

"It's alright, they can't cause any trouble. Whether it's Night General or Ice River, they are all part of our Great City."

If the Jing family dares to take a strong stance...
Even if the Jing family's supreme martial arts master were to come in person, I would still make him kneel!

His voice was calm yet arrogant, making a supreme being kneel down—what arrogance!
But no one was surprised; everyone looked on with delight at the old man who had suddenly appeared in the main seat.

It was none other than the old Mad King, who had every reason to be arrogant!
At this moment, the old mad king's originally hunched figure became upright, and although his body was old, it was filled with rich blood and energy.

"Mad King," the old woman said with a smile, "have you already eaten the spiritual fruit?"

"Yes. Thanks to Night General, he really gave me so many surprises." The Old Mad King nodded slightly: "This spiritual fruit had lost some of its life force, so I didn't dare to delay and ate it directly, even the peel, haha."

"How much longer do I extend your lifespan?" Everyone looked at the old Mad King.

"If we don't use our abilities, we still have thirty years of good life ahead of us," the old mad king chuckled.

Thirty years!
This means that the old Mad King can still be a deterrent to the restricted area for another thirty years!

But the expressions of the elders changed slightly: "Can the Holy White Spirit Fruit only last for thirty years?" For a monarch, thirty years is far too short.

"I've owed too much; now, having thirty years is already a good thing," the old Mad King said calmly. "Enough for me to have a truly exhilarating battle!"

Another one, Li Yelai, carrying a long spear, arrived at the valley and met the approaching church procession.

The two chosen ones walked towards us.

“Fellow countryman.” The burly man at the head of the group, holding a giant axe, looked around and couldn’t help but laugh. “Sensing that you were in danger, we rushed here at full speed. It seems you have already dealt with it. Our lord will be pleased.”

The valley was filled with charred corpses, clearly indicating a fierce battle had taken place, the outcome of which was obvious.

Looking at the piles of corpses, the elites of the Ember Church looked at Li Yelai with increasing respect and fervor.

Even though some of them possessed psychic abilities comparable to Li Yelai, they still treated him with awe.
Li Yelai thought to himself, "I guess I didn't manage to please the Blood God."

After all, Mr. Shadow has shown off to them all. He's eaten so much, yet he hasn't even given them a proper welcome.

But he still kept saying, "Praise be to my Lord."

The female warrior, with her greatsword planted on the ground, said, "How shall we address you? Our new kin, or rather, what was your former human identity?"

"Hehe. Once upon a time," Li Yelai chuckled, extending his right hand, "Border City Number Three, Champion Team One."

The champion team? The two chosen ones' expressions changed slightly, then they were overjoyed.

If we were to say which of the Blood God's followers in the Church of the Ashes both hates and loves the most, it would naturally be the Champion Team.

Hatred refers to a deep-seated enmity between the two sides; the champion has defeated their chosen ones and even repelled divine creations, causing them severe losses.

They were mortal enemies, so naturally they hated each other.

The reason I like them is because the champion team is tough and strong! They are a rare and formidable opponent!
For the Blood God followers who crave war and slaughter, the Champion Team is the best opponent!

At the same time, they are also human powerhouses who are loyal to the Blood God. If a believer can corrupt a powerhouse in the champion team, he might receive a blessing from the gods and soar to great heights!
Now that they hear the new chosen ones are the members of the championship team, how can they not be excited?

Li Yelai took in their expressions and continued, "Night General."

The word "night" did not elicit any change in expression from the two chosen ones or the believers.

Very well, it seems there are no Ark voters among them.

Li Yelai thought to himself, "If they were voters from the Ark, they would definitely react to these two words."

“Abandon this codename. You have embarked on a new journey, and will ascend to the highest point step by step. My lord will give you a suitable codename.” The burly man raised his hand and shook hands with Li Yelai: “I am Red Fury.”

“I am Blood Drinker,” the woman said.

Li Yelai nodded slightly, and saw that the members of the Ember Church began to clean up the battlefield, dragging out many corpses of the withered ones and beheading them.

And using the Earth-type Reset ability, he quickly created an earthen platform—no, an altar!
They piled up the heads one by one on the altar, creating a horrifying mound of skulls.

“You’ve only just joined my lord’s ranks, so perhaps you don’t understand yet. These will be your offerings to my lord.” Blood Drinker put his hand on Li Yelai’s shoulder and laughed, “You can’t just focus on killing and forget about this.”

As she spoke, her reddened fingers traced across Li Yelai's collar and neck.

"Your physique is really strong," she chuckled. "I wonder how your stamina is."

Both were acts of lewdness, but while the cheese made Li Yelai's heart race, the blood drink only made him feel a chill.

"Your purity is too low. Anyone who didn't know better would think you were chosen by God." Li Yelai frowned and shook her off.

“You can’t say that,” Blood Drinker replied.

Red Fury, unfazed, said, “Don’t worry about it, but she’s right. We are not madmen who are obsessed with killing, but practitioners who pursue the path of killing. As the chosen ones, we go a step further than them, to offer sacrifices to our Lord and receive blessings.”

"Go, this is the sacrifice you have slain; go and receive the grace of my lord."

"I understand," Li Yelai replied.

Then, as he walked toward the altar, he felt a little apprehensive.

Damn it, sacrifice. Is it really possible to sacrifice someone?
Their souls were all eaten by Mr. Shadow.

If I can't offer the sacrifice, will my part-time chosen one status be at risk?
Li Yelai gripped the dragon spear tightly, walked to the altar, and looked at the horrifying mound of corpses before him.

After a moment's hesitation, he finally uttered the prayer.

"Sacrifice your blood to the blood god, sacrifice your head to the throne!"

If something goes wrong, he can simply spin the lucky wheel and use the opportunity to escape.

However, as his voice fell, the mound of corpses in front of him turned into a raging crimson fire.

A crimson aura surged forth from it, rushing towards Li Yelai.

In an instant, a surge of bloodlust welled up within him, and Li Yelai's heart pounded wildly, as if in celebration. His spiritual energy began to rise, and the projection within the illusory realm once again took several steps towards the Well of Souls.

Meanwhile, in the endless void, a voice came from countless light-years away.

'My beloved general, bestowed with the name, the Emperor has fallen!'

This caused the two chosen ones to exchange a glance, their expressions changing.

A name was bestowed, and the emperor perished!
The meaning of this code name is extraordinary, indicating that this chosen one's talent is almost the strongest!
The name bestowed upon the previous champion by the chosen one was Emperor's Fall!
The reason it is described as "almost" is because it was once given a supreme title, "Supreme".

But for some reason, the deity abandoned this code name.
Does our Lord love this chosen one so much?

The two chosen ones' expressions changed, and the crimson aura around Li Yelai gradually disappeared as his killing intent was suppressed.

The sacrifice was over, and Li Yelai's spiritual power had become even stronger.

Li Yelai clenched his fist. He could clearly feel that the patterns and colors on the blank mask were more complete.

Is this even possible? Offering one's soul to Mr. Shadow and one's head to the God of Blood.

Eat two for one fish!
'A win-win situation,' Li Yelai muttered to himself. 'I've fucking won twice!' (End of Chapter)