Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 952: Chapter 453: Entering the Ruins

Opportunities only favor those who are prepared!

He bet correctly!

Lan Shi was ecstatic in his heart. The moment Li Ye responded to him, he knew he won the gamble that wagered his life!

This lord accepted the identity of the Divine Chosen and was willing to return to Jile!

As the one bringing back the Divine Chosen, he would be the biggest hero of this operation!

Those ‘companions’ who tried to interfere with the battle have all turned to bones and blood mud, scattered across the battlefield.

Among them were the elite of the Church he dared not look up to, the great nobles of the city, and even the rumored Desire Demon Army.

They all died, and how good their deaths were!

To welcome a great Divine Chosen, their sacrifices were worthwhile. They were something to be proud of!

But he was different; he won the bet!

He would become the first servant of this lord, maybe even a Demon General. From then on, reaching the stars!

In that moment, Lan Shi felt boundless joy. All the fear, tension, and worry transformed into the sweetest reward. He had walked further on the Path of Bliss!

He humbly lowered his head, not wanting the lord to see the sweat and ecstatic expression on his face.

He was originally a commoner from the city-state, but after the city was conquered, he became a slave of the new nobility.

Slave… that was the lowest tier in this civilization. Even if beaten to death on the street, the assailant would only be fined a little money. There were no human rights to speak of.

To shed this identity, he used all means necessary to climb upward, exploiting every available method.

Someone wanted to organize a rebel army; he went to the city-state to inform on them.

Someone took a liking to the girl who grew up with him, so he betrayed her to be abducted.

Someone wished to perform some evil ritual and needed a sacrifice. He could even deceive his companions and family.

In this way, his desire for power allowed him to climb step by step to this point.

He became a Spiritual Ability User, joined the Joy Sect, enjoying the power and authority Spiritual Ability Users brought.

Yet within the city-states and the Church, he was still a minor figure.

Now, he finally saw a chance to reach the stars in one leap.

He humbly spoke, in somewhat imperfect Chinese: “Please move over here…”

Only then did he dare to look at this noble lord.

This lord sat amidst broken mountain rocks forcibly cut off, yet evoked an inexplicable terror, making him afraid to look directly.

Adorned in a tattered suit of armor, with a blood-red cloak draped behind.

Judging by the style, the armor seemed stripped from a city-state general, not very fitting.

The armor was heavily damaged, with arrow holes, and blade marks, and even covered with a large amount of blood stains.

Yet it still could not conceal its powerful aura.

And Li Ye gazed into the distance, seeming to ponder all that transpired.

He indeed experienced a perilous siege; even the Jile Sect couldn’t perceive any flaws.

After all… many Night Patrols didn’t know Li Ye’s abilities. They genuinely thought Li Ye was being corrupted by Chaos and about to be twisted. They truly wanted to bury the Champion Agent.

That pained killing intent was genuine, not feigned.

Amidst the siege of so many elite Night Patrols, even Li Ye had a hard time.

Liu Yun and the others didn’t hold back. The armor that Li Ye had painstakingly pieced together was shattered.

As for the bloodstains on the armor, most belonged to the Jile Sect members.

Those Jile and city-state people were swiftly killed by Li Ye or the Night Patrols as soon as they interfered with the battlefield.

The battlefield was littered with countless corpses. Some disfigured remains were even dressed in the Night Patrol’s black cloaks.

This would mislead the Jile Sect into thinking Li Ye had also killed many Night Patrols, with no turning back.

But in reality, Li Ye smirked coldly in his heart.

‘Very well, welcome your Divine Chosen. Once again!’

The great rebel Divine Chosen, Emperor’s Fall, was about to ascend to Jile!

You’ll be crying!

…

In the distance, Liu Yun, secretly observing the developments, said, “Looks like the plan succeeded. Our investment of over a thousand Imitative Heavenly Soldiers wasn’t for nothing. But this is as far as we can assist… the rest is up to him.”

Beside her, Cheese softly said, “As a Dark Pile, he truly is a master of Hall of Fame level. Besides the strongest assassin who can support him in secret, no one else can help him much.”

That’s true; Li Ye first went undercover in the ark, then in the Blood God Sect, and eventually secured a position as a Chosen of the Double Gods.

Within the Immortal Palace, he trapped two Chaos Factions.

He even orchestrated a grand Chaos Guardian spectacle.

Speaking of undercover, at least within No.3 Border City, no one could match his level.

After all, no one could act to the point that the infiltrated side wouldn’t suspect them even if beaten to death.

Just like no one would expect a Crown Prince about to ascend the throne to rebel and usurp the position.

His undercover ability was commendable.

The greatest undercover in the Giant City, that’s for sure.

“Also, didn’t you notice?” Cheese chuckled softly.

“Notice what?” Liu Yun asked.

“He’s thrilled…” Cheese’s expression was peculiar: “He has a special fondness for undercover operations against the Chaos Faction. Watching those Chaos believers loyal to him suffer huge losses because of his actions gives him immense satisfaction.”

“Tsk… sounds kind of perverted. He plays so extreme? Then it makes sense that Jile values him so much. I almost feel sorry for those Chaos believers. Hope they die swiftly.” Liu Yun clicked her tongue.