Chapter 346: Arrival

Life at sea is desolate, but it always has an end; after half a month of sailing, the ship's company arrived in East Balam.

East Balam is not anyone's colony, but rather one of the fragments of the Balam Empire after it split.

At the end of the Fourth Epoch, the "Underworld Emperor" fell, the "Administrator" went missing, and the "State Religion," the Witch Sect, withdrew without a sound; the Balam Empire, then at its peak, collapsed in an instant.

But as one of the strongest families possessing multiple Angels, after much maneuvering by all parties, the Balam Empire was split in two; East Balam was established with the support of the major Churches and major nations.

In contrast, West Balam was established as the orthodox successor to the Underworld Emperor, under the rule of the Aegis Family.

The Southern Continent outside of East and West Balam is occupied by many small nations and tribes, the two most powerful of which are the Highland Kingdom and the Pass Kingdom; this is also the region the Rose School of Thought has operated in for a thousand years.

"The Southern Continent, East Balam, and the Northern Continent shouldn't be much different."

East Balam is the primary place of faith for the major Churches in the Southern Continent, and the assimilation is so severe that one can hardly find any traces of the Balam Empire left.

The landing point chosen by Klein and the others is Hatisi City and Pasi Port, located in the southern part of East Balam, already quite close to the Highland Kingdom and the Pass Kingdom—that is, the heartland of the Rose School of Thought.

This is also a transportation node, an important hub for traveling from East Balam to the Pass Kingdom.

"Of course!" No one would give up an ally who is a pirate admiral.

Now, they have finally stepped onto this land once again.

"Then let us begin," Miss Sharon said softly, carrying a sense of dominance and confidence that had never appeared on her before.

Just as Klein, Sharon, and the others began planning to hunt the Demigods, everyone else in other places was also taking their positions.

"So you intend to hunt Demigods? Two of them?" The "Admiral of Stars" gently pushed up the glasses on the bridge of her nose, concealing the purple light overflowing from them.

"Good." Cattleya made her decision; hunting Demigods, two of them at that, was absolutely a crazy decision.

One Demigod, three Sequence 5s—one of whom is dual-Pathway—are qualified to square off against two Demigods, though the success rate is unknown.

"What are your plans?" The "Admiral of Stars" Cattleya, like many pirates, was going to participate in this hunting feast.

Maric added from the side.

"May I participate?" The "Admiral of Stars" lowered her head to think for half a minute before asking.

"Zatwin, Mahamis," Miss Sharon said, speaking these two names.

Miss Sharon's expression management was slightly unstable today; she was not as puppet-like as before, having gained some humanity.

"Furthermore, they are both Demigods."

Maric also looked at this land with a complex expression; they had fled from here, then continued to flee until they reached Backlund.

Klein looked at Miss Sharon.

"..." The "Admiral of Stars" looked at the four-person team before her; they were indeed fully qualified to do this.

"Zatwin is the mastermind planted by the Rose School of Thought behind the Celestial Sect, while Mahamis is a student of the 'Divine Sin' and an important member of the Rose School of Thought."

The "Sea King" Ahn Kortman, whom Klein had met before, the Demigod Archbishop from the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom, and the Demigods and Beyonder teams from other Churches were all marching toward the Pass Kingdom and the Highland Kingdom.

Also moving were the Church forces throughout East Balam; the Dream Sect's determination to eradicate the Blood Sect was seen by the whole world, and they were very willing to give it a push, especially since the reward for this matter was very tempting.

Among them, the Evernight Church, which is closer to the Dream Sect, dispatched the "Sword of the Goddess" and the "Eye of the Goddess" while simultaneously confronting the God of War Church.

The "Eye of the Goddess," one of the thirteen Archbishops of the Church of the Evernight Goddess and the person in charge of the East Balam diocese, is a Sequence 3 "Fear Bishop."

The Eternal Blazing Sun Church and the Mose Ascetic Order were in the same situation, also dispatching multiple Demigods.

The Rose School of Thought should have the resolve to go against half the Beyonder world if they dare to protect the Blood Sect.

"It really has the feeling of 'the six major sects besieging Bright Peak'!" Roselle commented sharply on this.

"We are already very close to the Pasi Plateau here." Chumen did not answer Roselle, but stood on the deck of the "Future," looking at the dark clouds in the distance.

It is no more than a three-hour drive from here to the Pasi Plateau; for Chumen, this is arriving at his own doorstep.

During this process, he kept his malice completely hidden, deceiving all the True Gods and also deceiving the "Mother Tree of Desire."

After all, as the former master of the "Abyss" Pathway, the "Mother Tree of Desire" definitely possesses incredible divine perception comparable to the laws of the universe.

This unreasonable ability allows Her to interfere with "Sefirah Castle" while remaining outside the Barrier, and to be able to see Klein.

So even if Chumen wanted to harbor any thoughts, he had to hide his intentions and erase his own Causality.

And the "Mother Tree of Desire" is also cautious; it is even very likely that She sensed something wrong through some incredible method, so She sent Sua to act as Her eyes to look at Bernadette.

Clearly, this "Oldest One" did not detect Chumen's existence through this method.

Afterward, Chumen also arranged for Klein to be on the "Future."

Klein currently cannot completely hide the traces of the Grey Fog on himself and would be seen by the "Mother Tree of Desire," so along this journey, Chumen was actually right under the nose of the "Mother Tree of Desire"...

This is the best hiding place.

After all, the "Mother Tree of Desire" wants the Blood Sect, wants Fabuti, and wants "Sefirah Castle" even more.

As long as the "Mother Tree of Desire" has even the slightest longing for "Sefirah Castle," She will not stop the "Future" from approaching the Pass Kingdom.

If Klein can walk into the Pass Kingdom, the "Mother Tree of Desire" would probably even feel happy.

Under the influence of various reasons, Chumen has already arrived at his doorstep.

"You do it." Chumen looked at Roselle, and Roselle nodded slightly.

Subsequently, Roselle began to influence the world through the power of his "Knowledge Emperor."

To be safe, He did not even use the power of the Phantom Realm.

The flow of information was transmitted to the churches of the Dream Sect through the "Knowledge Emperor" Authority, and then, this sect, which is spread across the world, began to use its most powerful strength.

The first to receive the news was Bernadette; after confirming the news was correct, She looked at Azik Eggers.

"Your Excellency, 'Death Consul,' how has the conflict in your family been handled?"

They are currently in West Balam, separated from Chumen, Klein, and the others by a continent.

And this is the territory of the old Balam royal family, not far from the Star Plateau controlled by the Rose School of Thought.