Chapter 664

"In the East District, the blood sacrifice operation succeeded."

"In the North District, the blood sacrifice operation succeeded."

"In the West District, the blood sacrifice operation succeeded."

"......"

At the Tianming Sect's headquarters palace, all members who had carried out the blood sacrifice rituals in each district of Mo Ben had returned and were reporting their progress.

Soon, it was Tian Jian's turn.

He stepped forward to the center of the palace and reported to the Supreme Pontiff Tian Ling above:

"The blood sacrifice in the Central District failed; of 5,000 blood portions, only 3,000 were recovered."

Lei Kesi carried 1,000 blood portions; since Lei Kesi was killed, those blood portions were naturally lost.

"The Central District has many strong individuals; recovering 3,000 blood portions is already quite good."

The Supreme Pontiff paid little attention to this.

Given Tian Jian's status, even if he had brought back not a single blood portion from the entire blood sacrifice mission, it would not have mattered.

"It wasn't the strong ones in the Central District—it was Xu Jingming."

Tian Jian shook his head and said solemnly:

"He killed dozens of Divine Blood Envoys, including Lei Kesi and Ke Er."

It was because of his interference that the blood portions fell short and the mission failed."

Upon hearing this, the Red Cloak Archbishops around him all turned to look at him in surprise.

In their eyes, Xu Jingming was merely a slightly stronger prodigy.

When did he gain the power to kill Lei Kesi?

"Xu Jingming?"

The Supreme Pontiff Tian Ling on the Wang Zuo also looked surprised:

"After using the Divine Blood Secret Art, Lei Kesi's strength reached the level of a Red Cloak Archbishop."

"Xu Jingming could at best ensure his own survival—how could he kill him? Did he use some special method?"

Special methods allowing a low-rank adept to kill a high-rank adept were rare, but not nonexistent.

As the number one prodigy of Blue Star, it was perfectly normal for Greater Xia to equip him with such an item.

"I recorded the battle sequence—take a look, Uncle Ling."

Tian Jian tapped his smart wristband, and instantly a holographic projection appeared in the center of the palace.

The footage showed precisely the moment Xu Jingming slew Lei Kesi.

The video was not long—in fact, it was very short.

Yet every Red Cloak Archbishop who watched the clip wore expressions of shock and disbelief.

Lei Kesi had been instantly killed by Xu Jingming?!

What level of strength did Xu Jingming now possess?

"Xu Jingming's current rank is Sixth-Rank Upper, but his actual combat power has already approached Eighth-Rank Master Zongshi!"

The once arrogant Tian Jian now wore a solemn expression as well:

"If things continue like this, he may be able to directly kill an A-rank Eighth-Rank Master Zongshi even before reaching Seventh Rank."

Uncle Ling, although the Divine God's instruction was to first eliminate the high-rank combatants among humans,"

"should we not also consider eliminating Xu Jingming in advance, given his status as a prodigy?"

The leap from Seventh to Eighth Rank is a qualitative change for adepts!

If a Seventh-Rank Peak adept could fight an Eighth-Rank Master Zongshi on equal terms,

he would be considered a major figure across the entire nation!

But Xu Jingming, who hasn't even reached Seventh-Rank Master, already possesses such combat power—it is simply too terrifying.

More critically, Xu Jingming is only twenty years old—this is unimaginable...

"Tian Jian speaks sense."

After a moment of silence, the Supreme Pontiff Tian Ling nodded:

"But we must first deal with the high-rank Grand Masters we mentioned earlier before considering Xu Jingming."

"Of the five targets, plans have been fully prepared for four."

Only the Grand Supervisor of Thunder Temple, Ling Shuang, remains without a guaranteed kill plan."

On the left side of the Wang Zuo, the beautiful and slender Tian Yao quickly spoke up.

"We have a plan for Ling Shuang."

The Supreme Pontiff Tian Ling mused, "She will soon receive a mission to the Wildlands; you will lie in wait at the destination."

At the destination, a Ninth-Rank Saint Clan member with spatial ability will join you."

"Oh?"

Tian Yao's eyes lit up with excitement:

"Then there will be no problem at all—has the mission's exact time been set?"

"The mission will be issued to Ling Shuang in approximately one and a half months."

"First, handle the other four targets, then concentrate your strength on Ling Shuang."

The Supreme Pontiff Tian Ling replied.

S-Class spatial abilities are immensely powerful and hold great strategic significance.

Imagine if the war between humans and the Saint Clan were to reignite.

With just Ling Shuang, plus a dozen or so Ninth-Rank adepts,

Killing in the Saint Clan's territory and then fleeing—there's absolutely nothing they can do about her.

Therefore, Hearing Ling Shuang must die!

"Understood." The Heavenly Demon nodded slightly.

At that moment, Tian Xuan, seated to the right of Wang Zuo, glanced at his communication watch and suddenly said:

"Lord, Miller of the Holy Church is contacting me."

"It's probably about the blood sacrifice in the Central District—should I answer now?"

Miller, the supreme controller of the Holy Church's Muben branch, a Rank Nine Lower-Grade Martial Saint.

"Miller is an old friend of ours—just connect him."

Lord Tian Ling waved his hand indifferently.

Tian Xuan pressed the answer button, and immediately a voice filled with fury rang out from the other end of the watch:

"Tian Xuan, what do you mean by attacking our Church's celebration?!"

"Miller, don't be tense—we simply needed more personnel for the blood sacrifice."

"You were holding a celebration right then, so we temporarily requisitioned a few of your people."

"Besides, most of those who died were ordinary believers; your Holy Church's core members didn't lose many, did they?"

"If we're being fair, it's actually our Tianming Sect that lost more high-tier combatants."

Lord Tian Ling's voice rang out, and the tone on the other end immediately softened:

"That may be true, but the Divine Maiden and the surviving believers are furious about this."

"You must give us an explanation."

"An explanation? Easy."

Lord Tian Ling smiled: "I'll send you a few outposts shortly."

"I'll fill them with failed experiments of the Transcendent Blood Messengers."

"If you eliminate these outposts, it should be enough to quell their anger."

"Fine, we'll handle it this way."

"Also, you must have seen Xu Jingming's performance in the square, right?"

"If you need any help from the Holy Church, we're more than willing to lend a hand."

Without waiting for a reply from Lord Tian Ling, he hung up the call.

"Humans are truly interesting."

"Once peace sets in, they start fighting among themselves—but that's better for us."

Lord Tian Ling shook his head with a smile.

This is the inherent flaw of humanity.

This is also why they choose to follow the Saint Clan.

As for the Holy Church, though Miller came across as fiercely confrontational, launching accusations right away,

in reality, he was easily brushed off.

After all, the Tianming Sect holds a pile of their dirty secrets.

It was just one celebration destroyed—the Church wouldn't dare turn against them.