Chapter 1121: Archbishop

Archbishop

The whimpering sound of the wind hovered under the deathly silent night color.

Jian Changsheng and the other three stood lonely on the barren earth. The path they came from had already been trampled into devastation by the Calamities of the Sighing Wilderness, unable to seek the original direction anymore. The surroundings were even more pitch-black, like being placed in a completely unfamiliar world.

Jack of Diamonds wiped the sweat on his forehead. Feeling the gazes cast by Jian Changsheng and the other two, he shrugged and said,

"Don't look at me ah, how would I know what place this is? I'm not a Gray World local."

"..."

Sun Bumian sighed lightly, "This place is already unknown how many kilometers deviated from our original route... The terrain and landforms have also been trampled by Calamities, thinking to find the way back is probably impossible."

"How is it impossible." Jian Changsheng spoke through gritted teeth. "Isn't it just that direction? We just keep walking back!"

"... Are you sure?"

"I'm sure, it should... probably be that direction!"

Seeing this, Sun Bumian opened his mouth wanting to persuade him about something, but seeing the persistence in Jian Changsheng's gaze, he still nodded:

"Alright, then let's try walking and see."

Jack of Diamonds also didn't say anything, just quietly followed behind Jian Changsheng.

The four of them just trekked across the uneven earth like this, walking for a long time along the direction Jian Changsheng pointed. Until a touch of white began to surface on the horizon, the surroundings were still completely unfamiliar barrenness...

Jian Changsheng's mentality also went from the original confidence, to doubt, and then bit by bit sinking into despair, his eyes full of red blood streaks.

"It shouldn't be ah... It should be this direction..." Jian Changsheng murmured to himself.

"When we were running for our lives just now, we ran at least a few hundred kilometers... For such a long distance, even if the direction is just slightly deviated, the error would be extremely huge, not to mention it's just a rough estimate." Sun Bumian ultimately still spoke up.

Jian Changsheng looked at the unfamiliar region in front of his eyes. The unwillingness and anger in his heart climbed up, transforming into deep self-blame. He let out a low roar of annoyance, smashing a punch on the Hill beside him.

Boom——!

The terrifying immense force directly shattered the entire rocky Hill!

"It's all my fault... If it wasn't for this damn luck of mine, we should have almost arrived at the Integration Faction by now!!" Fresh blood flowed down from Jian Changsheng's knuckles, but he seemed to not perceive it at all, speaking through gritted teeth,

"As long as I'm here, I will always only drag everyone down..."

Sun Bumian and Jiang Xiaohua exchanged glances, both their gazes somewhat complex. Jiang Xiaohua wanted to comfort Jian Changsheng but didn't know how to speak, and could only silently walk forward. Handing over the half bottle of whiskey he had been carrying while running for hundreds of kilometers, he asked carefully:

"... Drink?"

"..." Jian Changsheng's eye sockets were red, staring at that whiskey for a moment, speaking hoarsely, "I'm not drinking."

"Actually, you don't need to be so pessimistic." Sun Bumian slowly stepped forward. "Before having the Heaven-Reaching Star Position, although you were unlucky, after being unlucky there would occasionally be a turning point... right?"

Jian Changsheng was silent for a long time, laughing bitterly:

"A turning point? We are all lost in the Gray World, where would a turning point come from??"

Jian Changsheng seemed to have lost all strength. His whole person fell backwards lying on the ground, staring blankly at the sky like a corpse... Lead-gray clouds flowed in the air, oppressive and dull.

Suddenly, Jack of Diamonds at the side narrowed his eyes slightly,

"Over there... are there people?"

Hearing this sentence, Jian Changsheng was first taken aback, and then as if realizing something, joy surfaced on his face:

"Humans can't walk in the Gray World... Are they people from the Integration Faction?"

"... It doesn't seem like it. That person... how come that person isn't wearing clothes? It's a bit eye-searing." Sun Bumian looked along the direction Jack of Diamonds pointed, his expression somewhat subtle.

Not wearing clothes?

Jian Changsheng sat up, only to see that in the barrenness of the Gray World in the distance, a few figures were currently walking slowly. The person leading had a tall and magnificent physique, but walked with a hunched back, his arms hanging down to his knees like an ape.

He didn't wear any clothing, just surrounded his lower body with leaves like a skirt. Dense hair covered his whole body, extremely resembling the apes seen in a zoo.

Behind him, there were also two figures draped in robes following. However, under the robes they didn't wear any clothing either. A gentle breeze brushed by, and two naked but abundantly hairy bodies were exposed in the Gray World, exceptionally eye-catching.

"... Is it the Scarlet Heaven Cult?" Seeing this bizarre style, Jian Changsheng immediately thought of the Scarlet Heaven Cultists in the Red Dust Domain.

"That's right, and from the looks of it, it's an Archbishop level." Jack of Diamonds nodded slightly.

"Archbishop? How do you distinguish them?"

"Very simple. Scarlet Heaven Cultists obtaining energy from the Red Star will affect all civilization products around themselves, and even their own language functions.

Wearing red robes and being able to speak are ordinary cultists; wearing red robes and unable to speak are Bishops; not wearing anything and just wrapping leaves around the waist are Archbishops... Because Archbishops can degrade all textile products close to their bodies, so they can't wear human clothing on their bodies." Jack of Diamonds explained patiently.

Jiang Xiaohua looked at those few people, silently turning his head to the side. After holding it in for a long time, he squeezed out a sentence:

"... Exhibitionists."

"... You still talk about others?"

Sun Bumian glanced at Jiang Xiaohua, who only had bandages wrapped around his whole body and exposed his upper body in the Gray World, somewhat speechless.

"How could an Archbishop of the Scarlet Heaven Cult appear here?" Jack of Diamonds frowned tightly. "... Where are they going?"

"Follow them and see?" Jian Changsheng was perhaps truly left with no way to go, unable to help suggesting.

"Are you crazy?" Jack of Diamonds glanced at him,

"The Scarlet Heaven Cult is a natural enemy to you Divine Path Possessors, not to mention the other party is also an Archbishop. If a fight really breaks out, those below Rank 8 will definitely die without a doubt, even Rank 8s will have to suffer... Following them, that is seeking death!"

"Aren't you a Fusionist? You're also afraid of him?"

"I... although I won't be affected by his abilities, an Archbishop's methods are different from ordinary people, and still quite tricky."

Jack of Diamonds had already completely lost the thought of tracking the Scarlet Heaven Cult, only planning to stay away from this place of right and wrong as quickly as possible. But just as he turned his head to look at the position of those few people again, he found that the original position was already empty of people.

Jack of Diamonds's heart skipped a beat!

"Crap!!"

Jian Changsheng and the other two's reactions were extremely fast. In the first instant, they activated their Divine Pathways, sweeping towards the direction behind them. But right at this moment, two tall figures draped in red robes, resembling apes, stood ghost-like behind them.

Jian Changsheng and the other two only felt their vision blur. All the Divine Path Skills on their bodies instantly failed. A whistling whip kick was directly swung from under the red robe, smashing heavily onto his face!