Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

The followers recounted the events with difficulty. Perhaps the bloody massacres committed by the chosen team along the way had alarmed the scouts in that area, allowing the city to deduce this gathering point.

So, just a few hours ago, a scout team of more than 20 people launched a direct assault on the gathering point.

Leading them were ten elite night scouts dressed in armor and trench coats.

Dressed in trench coats and clad in armor, these are the elite members of the champion team!

They violently breached the fortifications and began slaughtering the followers who came to defend the area. They then quickly surrounded and killed the higher-ranking followers of the settlement, as well as the administrators of the Six Senses.

Afterwards, they attacked while setting fires, and stormed into the resource point, stealing several forbidden items stored there before leaving triumphantly.

A field of corpses was left behind, blood flowing like a river. That satisfied the river of blood, heh.
"My lord, we are no match for the champion team. Even the Divine General has been killed." The cultist explained with difficulty, his face filled with fear.

The so-called divine generals are called Chaos Demon Generals in the Giant City.

The selection of demon generals is extremely bloody. They are often thrown into a bloody arena with a large number of people, where they fight and survive to the end in order to receive the blessing of chaos.

They are like God's chosen reserve; once given a name, they are God's chosen ones.

During this surprise attack, the Demon General who was stationed here was killed by the champion team.

Even the most powerful Six-Awakening Demon General can only suffer defeat when facing a dozen well-coordinated Night Watchers.

"But you were his personal guard. He's dead, so why are you still alive?" Red Angry asked coldly.

Just as the "I" followers were about to speak, the red, angry hand suddenly retracted.

They snapped the neck of the unfortunate cult member, ripped off his head, and the headless corpse fell limply to the ground, smashing into a pile of mangled flesh.

As the chosen one of the Blood God Church, Red Wrath detests those who are cowardly and executes his followers, terrifying the many surviving members.

Among the four major factions, the Blood God Church has the fewest members, and there are reasons for this.

Among the four chaotic gods, the Blood God faction represents bravery, and all brave warriors are likely to be targeted and corrupted by them.

Extreme bravery is killing and war.

Compared to other deities representing wisdom, life, and desire, there are still some barriers to entry.

Desire, in particular, is the most abundant in the church.

The Blood God faction is vulnerable to backlash; those who are cowardly will surely die. Even if they are not killed by the enemy, they will be killed by their own people.

As a personal guard, if the commander dies in battle while you live, it is the greatest blasphemy against the gods!

Then, Hong Nu turned to look at Li Yelai, knowing that Li Yelai had also been a member of the champion team.

Li Yelai responded with a cold laugh: "What? You want to take your anger out on me?"

As he spoke, he lowered the black and gold dragon-patterned spear in his hand.

Blood Drinker then spoke up: "Alright, do you really want to cause trouble for Emperor Yun? He is now a chosen one of the gods, no longer just a champion of the first team."

“Of course not!” Red Fury replied calmly, then asked, “Emperor Fall, do you know the background of these champion teams?”

"Wearing shoulder armor and black trench coats, they are clearly the elite of the champion team. Each of them is one of the best among the five senses. They are named after powerful ancient armies. As far as I know, the ones who can appear here should be the Beiwei Group and the Xuanjia Group. I don't know the identities of the other Night Watch members."

Li Yelai said calmly, "There's no need for you to get angry. With two elite teams and other Night Watch teams, even if you, the Chosen One, came in person, you wouldn't gain anything. The goal of these elite teams is to hunt down Sixth Awakening experts who are above their level."

Li Yelai revealed some harmless information.

However, Li Yelai himself had some doubts.

The Beiwei Group and the Xuanjia Group. In that case, Cheese might be among them.

She formed an investigation team with some members of the first team, and together with two elite teams, they went deep into the wilderness to conduct investigations.

The investigation focused on the place where the champion fell short of his goal and the misfortunes he encountered on his way home.

Li Yelai recalled Cheese's beautiful face and the embrace at their parting.

It has been a long time since we last met. Since Cheese left Giant City, Li Yelai has been unable to contact her again.

She may not even know that she has four senses.

I bet they'll start yelling and complaining about being overtaken.

But why are they here? Why did they suddenly attack the church's gathering place?
Is this related to the incident they are investigating? Or is it simply an attempt to undermine the influence of the church?

Hong Nu sneered, "The champion team. I didn't even go looking for them, but they came looking for us first!"

Blood Drinker then asked the followers, "Have you sent any troops to catch up with them?"

"Several members of the Netherworld Path secretly followed them." One member quickly responded, showing some combat skills and remembering to track the enemy.

"Yes, report back immediately if there is any news." Blood Drinker continued, "How many were lost in the settlement?"

"The main problem is the casualties. More than 300 members were killed and more than 400 were wounded," a member reported in fear.

This gathering place has thousands of followers, as well as various weapons and methods.

However, it was pierced by dozens of people, causing such terrible casualties.

They were terrified that Blood Drinker, the chosen one, would also slaughter the rest.

But Blood Drinker was clearly easier to talk to than Red Fury. She continued, "It's not your fault. A significant portion of the cult members are mortals, and even those with psychic abilities are no match for them. How much supplies did you lose?"

"The losses in terms of supplies were not too great. The enemy once invaded the material area, but they were too few in number to take away so many materials. In the end, they could only set fire to the material warehouse. Some extraordinary materials were destroyed, but we saved most of them."

"Very good, it's a stroke of luck amidst misfortune." Blood Drinker nodded, then continued to issue orders: "This gathering point has been discovered by the giant city, so change its location in the next few days. Otherwise, the Night Scouts will continue to harass us."

"Yes!" The followers nodded repeatedly.

"Damn it!" Red raged, cursing under his breath. "They better pray I don't find them. Otherwise, I'll bring them to their deaths!"

"They might even be hoping we find them," Blood Drink sneered. "Don't forget, they're the champion team. They're never afraid to fight us!"

"If I can't kill Champion Yang Chen, can't I at least kill them?" Hong Nu snorted coldly, and then, surrounded by his followers, headed deep into the gathering place.

His bloodlust had been ignited, and he needed to personally execute more cowards to quell this desire.

Hey, another bunch of people are going to die. Good thing.

Xueyin said to Li Ye, "You should go and rest too. We'll be staying here for a few days. It's probably hopeless to select servants now; all the good prospects have been taken by the champion team. But you can forge your equipment here. Just tell them your requirements."

Li Yelai nodded: "Alright, I hope the church's craftsmen are highly skilled."

"Would you like to come and discuss the art of killing with me tonight? The bathhouse here is quite nice," Blood Drinker said with a smile. She was only about twenty-six or twenty-seven years old, similar in age to Little Mad King.

With her striking looks and figure, she is quite a beautiful woman if you ignore the manic murderous intent she occasionally displays.

"No. I'm afraid you might impulsively offer my head to my lord," Li Yelai said calmly.

A sixth-sense chosen one is too dangerous. Who would risk their life to discuss the great Dao with her?

"That's a pity. I'll ask you again after you advance in your career." Blood Drinker smiled faintly and left. Afterwards, Li Yelai was also surrounded by his followers and walked into a building deep in the abandoned city.

This area was not affected by the war and is relatively well preserved.

Upon learning that Li Yelai was the newly chosen Emperor Yan, the followers behaved extremely humbly.

After all, Li Yelai seemed easier to get along with than Hong Nu, and many followers were working hard to show their 'loyalty' to Li Yelai, wanting to become the chosen one's subordinate.

While Li Yelai was having his meal, an elderly cult member with a psychic energy level of five senses knelt on one knee beside Li Yelai and humbly asked, "My lord, I have heard that you need to modify your psychic weaponry."

He was a psionic craftsman in this settlement, and he survived by hiding in the rear when the battle broke out.

Such technically skilled individuals are protected even within the Ember Church, and are not allowed to go to the front lines.

This is also why he was not held accountable.

“Not bad.” Li Yelai pointed to the black and gold dragon patterned spear placed to the side and said, “Help me modify it into a halberd, either a single-eared Azure Dragon Halberd or a double-eared Fangtian Halberd, it doesn’t matter. But it must be sturdy.”

The church's craftsmen held up the black and gold dragon-patterned spear with both hands, their expressions changing as they said, "Sir, this is a psionic weapon..."

"how?"

"The materials used are quite unique, and the craftsmanship is superb. It must be the work of a master craftsman," the craftsman exclaimed, admiring the black and gold dragon-patterned spear.

“Indeed, it was made by a master craftsman from the forbidden zone,” Li Yelai said with a smile.

Gotwin was indeed a rare master craftsman. His talent was extraordinary.

He put in a lot of effort to please Meiwu, and this black and gold dragon-patterned spear is considered his masterpiece.

Unfortunately, the gun ended up in Li Ye's hands.

So Li Yelai asked, "Can you modify it?"

“It’s just modification, but it’s still possible, even if it requires more materials.” The craftsman nodded solemnly, “but I still can’t get the master to activate its power.”

This black and gold dragon-patterned spear is an A-grade weapon; only a level 5 psychic can activate the psychic power contained within it.

"It's alright." Li Yelai waved his hand, reaching for a meat chop, but his hand missed. He was taken aback.

"I will complete the modification for you as soon as possible, sir." The craftsman nodded, then, holding the black and gold dragon-patterned spear, continued, "Sir, what are your requirements for the armor?"

"Get me a set of Tang Dynasty Mingguang armor, with a helmet and face shield," Li Yelai said casually. "I'm used to wearing this kind."

"Yes, Lord Emperor." The craftsman humbly withdrew.

Only after leaving the room did the craftsman breathe a sigh of relief and say to his companion who came to greet him, "Lord Emperor Yun is indeed very easy to talk to!"

“I knew it!” one of the followers said. “If we became his subordinates, the pressure might be less.”

Several believers nodded in agreement.

There are now four chosen ones in the base.

Red Wrath is the most difficult to deal with; becoming his servant means you might get killed at any time.

Although Blood Drinker is beautiful, strong male servants occasionally disappear.

The other one was even more powerful and of a higher status, and they had no way of getting in touch with him.

The remaining newly chosen god is Emperor Fall.

Obviously, compared to the three mentioned above, he is the easiest to get along with and won't cut off someone's head at the drop of a hat.

"What does Lord Di Yun like? I heard he didn't take a liking to either of Old Zhao's daughters?"

“The little girl wouldn’t be interested. Find some tall, long-legged girls from the homes of the various believers when you have time.”

"Lord Emperor Yun desires a mount."

“That’s easy. I just heard that Lord Red Fury wants to attack the Immortal Faction’s stronghold. We can get our hands on the Cloud Deer and Sky Hunter Sheep they’re breeding.”

They discussed it carefully, wanting to join Li Yelai's ranks.

It's true, when Li Ye was in Jucheng, he didn't dare to bring in newcomers. They were practically begging to get close to him.

After finishing his meal, Li Yelai dismissed his companions and entered the bathhouse alone.

The bathhouse was built in a very luxurious and bizarre way, with the skulls of humans and supernatural beings embedded in the walls.

Li Yelai examined the skulls while soaking in the pool, letting his fatigue gradually dissipate.

He was pondering the situation he was in.

I thought I'd talk to Little Mad King when we were alone.

She must be lurking nearby.
Wait, it's nearby?
Still nearby?

Li Ye looked at his naked body soaking in the pool; his muscles were clearly defined and powerful.
A deathly silence fell over them.

Then, he quietly put on a bathrobe and covered his body.

I tried humming a little tune.

The next second, Little Mad King's voice came from the corner.

"what happened?"

She emerged from behind a stone pillar in the bathhouse, having changed from her bodysuit into a bathrobe. Her hair was still wet, and she stood barefoot by the pool.

"Hiss!" Li Yelai gasped, "You're really here?"

"Yeah, didn't I say I'd stay by your side?" Little Mad King replied, "Next time, have them serve some vegetables; the meat chops tonight were a bit too greasy."

No wonder Li Yelai felt his appetite had increased and ate a whole table of dishes; it turned out he had been unknowingly shown off by the Little Mad King.

So, staying by someone's side is just something that's meant on paper?

Her stealth skills were too powerful! Neither Li Yelai nor the other followers noticed her presence.

No, that's not the point!
Li Yelai paused for a moment and then said, "So you were there when I was taking a shower?"

"Yeah, I also soaked in the water for a while." Little Mad King replied with a normal expression: "If you mind, I'll stay away."

Soaking for a while? Doesn't that mean bathing together?
“Sometimes, please step back.” Li Yelai couldn’t help but rub his forehead. Only now did he fully understand what the Little Mad King meant by ‘not caring’.

Then, Li Yelai asked, "Can you get in touch with the champion team?"

"Do you want me to communicate your identity to them beforehand?" Little Mad King shook his head and said, "You know my curse, they won't believe me. Let alone the information that you've become a chosen spy. Direct contact with me might backfire. They might even suspect that I've also sided with Chaos."

"Could you help me investigate why they attacked the church?" Li Yelai asked.

"Well, I do have a guess," said Little Mad King. "They... might be chasing the Black Umbrella." (End of Chapter)