Chapter 875: Catherine! Ember Divine Temple!

September 10, 12: 1 PM.

Dayangzhou Wilderness Zone.

A young woman with three pairs of pure white wings was flying low, weaving through the forest.

Though enveloped entirely in golden holy light, her curvaceous figure was still clearly visible.

Whoosh—

The woman suddenly halted, the golden holy light receding to reveal her delicate features: golden hair and blue eyes.

"Smartbrain, open the map."

Katherine's red lips moved slightly, and a detailed map instantly appeared before her.

This map differed slightly from Xu Jingming's, but not by much.

Each zone was marked with the location of a Beast Emperor-level ferocious beast.

The area she currently occupied was clearly labeled with the English words "Storm Wrath Dragon."

"Storm Wrath Dragon is a dragon-type Beast Emperor, an absolute dominant force among Lord-level ferocious beasts.

It also has exceptional mobility.

We've entered its territory—if we accidentally encounter it, don't hesitate for a second, just run."

A tall woman followed closely behind, warning her.

Robin Mo Nika, Grand Hierarch of the Holy Church, ranked at the peak of the eighth tier, capable of delaying even a ninth-tier Beast Emperor for a moment.

Katherine had come into the wilderness for training, and she accompanied her as bodyguard.

"I understand."

Katherine nodded lightly, paused, then suddenly asked:

"Aunt Mo Nika, do you really believe Xu Jingming is as strong as Mother says?"

"If it's the Pope's information, it's unlikely to be false," Mo Nika nodded.

"True, Mother has no reason to lie to me about this."

Katherine nodded in agreement, then sighed: "I just never expected Xu Jingming's breakthrough speed would be this fast..."

More than a month has passed since the Yer Secret Realm closed.

Great Xia never released detailed reports on what happened inside the Yer Secret Realm.

The various nations of Blue Star, having suffered a major loss and left with not a single rare herb, naturally wouldn't publicize anything to boost Xu Jingming's reputation.

But Katherine knew the full story through her mother, including how Xu Jingming killed the ninth-tier Heavenly Fate Apostle of the Heavenly Fate Cult.

Even now, she still found it hard to believe.

"I wonder who's more extraordinary—Xu Jingming or those folks from the Ember Divine Temple."

Katherine couldn't help but think of this.

"Xu Jingming may be extraordinary, but he still can't compare to the people of the Ember Divine Temple."

Mo Nika didn't hesitate, directly denying:

"Those people come from the peak era of Yuan Energy Rebirth, the Second Civilization Age. Their foundations and combat experience are beyond Xu Jingming's reach."

During the past month Xu Jingming spent in the Dayangzhou Wilderness, six individuals from the Second Civilization Age had begun their actions.

They called themselves the Ember Divine Temple; among them, three possessed SS-class abilities!

These three were respectively at the peak of the sixth tier, the peak of the seventh tier, and the mid-level of the eighth tier.

Under the protection of their own ninth-tier peak experts, they continuously challenged Blue Star's prodigies.

To date, they have never lost a single battle...

She paused, then added: "Even though you lost to them, Divine Daughter, don't rush.

Your Holy Angel ability is an SS-class power never seen before—you must explore its use entirely on your own.

Once you master its application, you'll surely defeat them."

The Ember Divine Temple's prodigies challenged Blue Star's sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-tier experts.

Katherine was one of those challenged—and she lost.

Not just Katherine: Great Xia's Su Yu, and Bear Nation's Andre, both fell to the Ember Divine Temple's sixth-tier challenger.

The remaining two Ember Divine Temple prodigies—seventh- and eighth-tier SS-class users—were equally fierce, defeating many veteran experts.

"Aunt Mo Nika, don't comfort me. I lost—I won't make excuses. I simply didn't work hard enough."

Katherine shook her head.

She thought Xu Jingming was already insane enough, but now three more had suddenly appeared.

Each one more insane than the last—and she couldn't even beat the weakest of them, the sixth-tier.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have come to the Dayangzhou Wilderness for training.

"You're surprisingly level-headed, Divine Daughter."

Mo Nika smiled, then snorted: "Losing isn't that bad—unlike Xu Jingming.

Meng Ke from the Ember Divine Temple has already challenged him face-to-face, and he still hasn't responded."

The three Ember Divine Temple prodigies clearly intended to challenge every Blue Star prodigy.

Xu Jingming was naturally one of their targets, but since he was already seventh-tier,

the challenger wasn't the sixth-tier like Katherine's, but Meng Ke, the mid-level seventh-tier.

The challenge was issued half a month ago, yet Xu Jingming has never replied.

This led many to believe he was afraid, too cowardly to accept—Mo Nika naturally thought the same.

Seeing Mo Nika's thoughts, Katherine shook her head:

"From what I know of Xu Jingming, he's not afraid—he probably doesn't even know about this challenge."

"No way?"

Mo Nika frowned. "Even if he didn't know, wouldn't someone tell him?"

"No one can even find him to tell him."

Katherine shook her head again. "He always prefers hunting ferocious beasts—he stays in the wilderness for one or two months straight.

The Ember Divine Temple only appeared a month ago; it's normal he doesn't know.

He might even be right here in the Dayangzhou Wilderness, just like us."

"Really?" Mo Nika still looked unconvinced.

Seeing this, Katherine silently sighed.

Thanks to powerful propaganda, many Americans harbor hostility toward Great Xia.

They automatically assume the worst about Great Xia's people—this won't change overnight.

Thinking of this, Katherine let it go and softly said: "Aunt Mo Nika, let's go. Let's find an eighth-tier ferocious beast as soon as possible."

She was now at the peak of the sixth tier, just one step away from breaking into seventh-tier Master rank.

Only the gamble of life and death could accelerate her breakthrough.

"Alright." Mo Nika nodded and followed Katherine as they departed.

Meanwhile, Xu Jingming had also left the deep wilderness of Dayangzhou and arrived in this region.

He had found the region's ruler—the Beast Emperor, Storm Wrath Dragon.

PS: Reviewed six times and still not approved. I can't even write properly—everyone's searching for past problematic content. Two million characters... it's exhausting me...