I'm bound to the World-Destroying Witch

Chapter 167. A Traitor Among Us

"Miss Jiang Zhizi, how long until your spiritual pressure runs out?"

"Two days." The woman raised her eyes indifferently. "What's wrong?"

The use of a magical artifact does not require much spiritual energy, so it can be maintained for a long time.

"Um, could you give me this flower and the lost person inside?" Xia Feng briefly explained the matter of the sacrifice.

Jiang Zhizi hesitated for a moment, then nodded somewhat reluctantly: "Okay."

She didn't really want to give it, but she had no choice. After all, the man in front of her could have just taken it from her without even asking.

"The garden's purpose is actually for the lost?" Chana Yuki asked, somewhat surprised. "How did you know that?"

"It was the Peach Organization that said it."

Xia Feng only mentioned that the archbishop's purpose was to offer sacrifices, but didn't mention the Wheel of Life.

"Moreover, the organization has just issued orders for us to set off immediately." Xia Feng smiled slightly, his hands behind his back, and said in a booming voice, "Kill the Archbishop!"

Chana Yuki: "Huh?"

Mu Qingtong: "?"

“The Archbishop is a fifth-level Spirit Master, how can we fight him?” Chana Xue was speechless. “Unless Spade and Heart come over.”

"Don't worry about that, I have a brilliant plan." Xia Feng smiled confidently.

"What are you planning to do now?" Mu Qingtong's clear voice echoed in his mind.

Xia Feng turned his head and met the puzzled look in the black dress, her brows slightly furrowed.

"Miss Mu, do you think it's possible for us to kill the Archbishop now that we've both advanced to the third tier and are working with Chanaise?"

"dream."

"Can't be killed? That's a pipe dream?"

"Killing him would be a pipe dream." Mu Qingtong shattered Xia Feng's wishful thinking, shaking her head and saying calmly, "The further you go, the harder it is to bridge the gap between realms. Ye Lixing is only at the fourth level, so not only is his spiritual pressure unstable, but he also hasn't learned many of the spiritual garments he should have learned yet. That's why we were able to kill him so easily by joining forces."

“Archbishop Auster has been immersed in the fifth level for many years. Even if five Ye Lixings came at him together, they might not be able to defeat him.”

"Okay, then." Xia Feng nodded. Although there was a high probability that he would be tortured by the archbishop, he was still prepared to go to the archbishop and accidentally have 100 lost nobles snatched away by the archbishop.

To help the archbishop meet the 9900 sacrifice standard.

His main goal was not to kill the archbishop, but to copy and seize the archbishop's artifact.

In case of any life-threatening danger, he still has Black Crow Feather as a backup plan, and can simply lead everyone back to the Evil Dragon Space.

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In the center of the castle's spacious hall, an old man dressed in a black and gold wide-sleeved divine robe stood with his hands behind his back before an array, and said in a deep voice:

"It's been 24 hours, why haven't your men returned yet?"

"They're dead."

After emerging from the shadows, Viper, the Messenger of Eternal Day, removed his mask, revealing a slightly sinister glint in his eerie green snake eyes. "I just received news that the incinerators of the groundhog and the weasel have gone out, signifying their souls have been scattered."

"Heh~" The goddess messenger, the golden-eyed masked man, leaned lazily against a stone pillar in the corner and chuckled, "I told you these two rats were unreliable, tsk tsk, the Burning Heaven Sect really is a bunch of useless trash." Archbishop Os was silent for a moment, his sparse brows furrowing. If these two Burning Heaven subordinates died, Ye Lixing would probably be in grave danger as well. He had finally managed to cultivate a fourth-tier disciple, and now he had died so suddenly, which made him inexplicably annoyed.

"Could it be that someone higher up in the Peach Organization has entered the garden?" Viper's eyes narrowed slightly.

“Absolutely impossible.” The old man shook his head in a deep voice. “With the help of the Star Bone Pillar, the Garden’s sealing zone is fully activated. Even if a god were to descend, it would be detected.”

"And the two from the military and the Holy Ministry are still in the north confronting the knights I sent there, so they can't help Chana and the others either."

"That's strange," the viper said, its forked tongue flashing between its gray lips, its eyes dark and sinister.

"What's so strange about that?" The man with the golden eye mask clicked his tongue in disdain. "It's just that one of those three little kids is hiding his strength. I reckon it's that little beauty named Cha Nai Xue who's pretending to be weak while actually being strong. She's probably already advanced to the fourth rank. Ye Lixing would just be delivering food to her."

Os nodded. This was indeed the most likely scenario. It seemed that he had been careless before and seriously underestimated the strength of the Holy Maiden and her entourage, which had put him in a passive position, and he was even unable to complete the Star God projection ritual.

Os looked at the intricate golden array in the center of the hall, which had a radius of ten meters.

Fifty priests in robes wearing pure gold masks formed a circle around the edge of the formation, kneeling with their hands in prayer and chanting incantations.

This is the "Star Shadow Ritual," a formation that can summon the descent of the worshipped star god.

But this formation is still missing one crucial spiritual material: Star Bone Glazed Glass!

He originally intended to use this formation to request the protection of the Eternal Day Goddess, to prevent a sudden attack by the Peach Organization, and thus safely pass through the sacrificial phase.

But now, problems are frequently arising.
Fortunately, it seems that the higher-ups of the Peach Organization have no intention of showing up.

"Lord Jiang Li, I've heard that your Burning Heaven has a method to complete the Star Shadow Ritual without using Star Bone Glazed Glass." Os looked at the golden-eyed masked man, his voice low and questioning, "I wonder if Lord Jiang Li is aware of this?"

"Hehe~" Jiang Li rolled his eyes. "That would require sacrificing my life. If Your Excellency thinks you can subdue me, you can give it a try."

"You jest, sir." The old man remained expressionless and smiled faintly. "Please help me summon the Goddess as usual."

The masked man with golden eyes snorted coldly and said nothing more. He didn't really want to help the old man call upon the goddess, after all, he only had one chance to ask the goddess for help, and once it was used, it was gone.

But there was nothing he could do; the Temple of the Burning Heaven was cooperating with Archbishop Os, so he had no choice but to obey orders.

"Alright, gentlemen." Os withdrew his gaze from the formation and said calmly, "Since Ye Lixing and the others have failed, would you gentlemen trouble one of you to go and capture the Holy Maiden?"

Viper and Jiang Li are both fifth-tier spirit masters, and they came here to assist in protecting the archbishop and prevent the Peach Organization's higher-ups from suddenly attacking.

As a fifth-tier expert, it would be beneath him to personally capture three low-level spiritual masters. Viper's vertical pupils remained calm, and he didn't speak. Of course, the main reason was his habit; he was too lazy to move unless absolutely necessary.

Upon seeing this, Archbishop Auschwitz looked at the man with the golden eyes and mask.

Jiang Li leaned against a stone pillar with his arms crossed, puzzled: "You want me to go?"

The old man frowned slightly: "Lord Jiang Li, if you are unwilling to go..."

“No, of course I’m willing to go.” Jiang Li grinned. “Just consider it a post-dinner digestive aid.”

The old man actually entrusted him with this task, so naturally he had no choice but to obey. He wouldn't disobey orders from above, but if he couldn't capture Chana Yuki and thus couldn't find Hoshigaku Ruri, then it wouldn't be him disobeying orders.
If the goddess cannot descend at that time, he will save one opportunity to ask the goddess for help.

So he decided to just give up and quietly wait for the Peach Organization to come and take care of this stupid old man and this stupid viper, and then everything would be fine!

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on his lips beneath the mask. He waved his hand, turned around, and said, "I'm leaving."

(End of this chapter)