Chapter 188: The Dark Sun Saint and the Four Knights!

Entered Gu Si Ta Fu's alchemy secret chamber.

Ta Ke observed back and forth, then couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

The small source-energy tower accumulated a considerable amount of source energy.

The large source-energy steam engine can convey source energy more smoothly and naturally through the energy hub.

Rune-level flame generator, lord-level shadow dragon's breath flame.

The spouting flame rivals dragon breath.

It can fuse any material that Ta Ke knows.

Even the crucible beside it is a rune furnace crucible, possessing insulation, annealing, quenching, and a series of other functions.

"This alchemical setup can't be obtained without several tens of thousands of magic gold."

Ta Ke sighed inwardly.

"Just the tuning alone takes ten days to half a month."

"Placed inside the magical cottage, it's quite convenient to carry."

"My own setup is only three to five thousand magic gold, and I'm afraid I can't even afford this rune furnace crucible."

Considering this, Ta Ke's eyes narrowed slightly.

"I could borrow this setup here to forge my dragon crystal."

That thought briefly surfaced, but Ta Ke immediately suppressed it.

Here, Ta Ke is unfamiliar with the surroundings, so there's no need to deploy his formidable methods.

Steadily completing the transaction and securing the resources is the greatest success.

After returning, there's no rush to forge slowly.

After all.

Ta Ke's level itself still requires some time to settle.

Ta Ke's "Demon King·Wizard Ecological Magic Net" is now in preliminary experiments.

Ta Ke's Extraordinary Talent Steam·Origin Static is also gradually being upgraded.

Ta Ke even plans to initially connect the Demon King·Wizard Ecological Magic Net with the Bright Steam Lighthouse on La Mo Er Chang Jie, to first supplement some angelic traits.

Thus, after completing the angelic traits, when he ascends he can ingest angelic sequence trait material, and the overflowed angelic traits will further aid Ta Ke in fully awakening his angelic abilities.

These numerous tasks will require Ta Ke a considerable amount of time to prepare.

After obtaining the elite material and boss-level material that need to be forged.

Ta Ke looked left and right, and after a moment of thought.

He nonchalantly activated the source-energy steam engine and began forging.

Since this is someone else's place, Ta Ke need not use barriers or similar means to hinder the senior's observation.

Moreover.

Ta Ke's refined methods are also unafraid of being observed.

Every refiner will follow a path unique to their own traits.

Techniques, skills, abilities—others cannot learn them.

……

In the deep, dim, cold alley, within a shadowed corner.

Assassin·Yang is shrouded by shadows.

In the deep shadows, Ta Ke's Soul Veil merges with the darkness in the corner.

During this period, Ta Ke has not ceased using the Soul Veil.

When Ta Ke cultivates and forges inside the house.

Ta Ke always places the Soul Veil in a relatively hidden side alley of the back street.

The Soul Veil itself possesses a certain soul vitality.

After Ta Ke's deep adaptation, it seems like an extension of his soul outward.

It helps Ta Ke perceive many things around him.

The deeper the usage, the more Ta Ke feels the marvel of the Soul Veil.

Although the Soul Veil itself has little combat ability or means.

It can protect Ta Ke, preventing him from being in danger.

That is its most powerful method.

As Ta Ke continuously deepens his use and mastery over time.

Ta Ke can already borrow this Soul Veil window to accomplish many tasks.

Even if Ta Ke himself does not walk through.

Under remote control, the Soul Veil's dialogue, movement, observation, even escape, are identical to a real person.

Ta Ke estimates that his "Demon King·Ecological Magic Net" has been successfully constructed.

After the ecological traits and source energy complete a cycle within the four-star witchcraft rune·Soul Veil.

The Soul Veil's function can then be developed to its fullest extent.

It's unclear how long has passed.

At the end of the alley.

Ta Ni Lu, who has already ascended to the third tier, appears at the alley entrance accompanied by a man and a woman.

He scrutinizes that mass of shadow and the largely buried Assassin·Yang.

For a moment, Ta Ni Lu becomes somewhat dazed.

He was very familiar with that feeling.

"Wizard Sir, if my subordinate has offended in any way, I still hope you can be tolerant."

The soul curtain shadow in the deep shadows coldly scrutinized the three at the passage entrance.

Immediately, the soul curtain shadow released the imprisoned assassin-turned-goat.

Instantly, the Assassin Goat darted swiftly toward Ta Ni Lu and the other two.

Ta Ni Lu, who was scrutinizing that mass of shadow, slightly relaxed upon seeing this.

Although I don't know why the other party is so easy to talk to.

But since the other party isn't pursuing too much responsibility, it's still good after all.

Unlike last time, this repeatedly unrepentant assassin had his four legs broken; last time this guy also offended a wizard who could turn into a sheep.

"Thanks!"

He raised his arm in front of his priest's robe, and Ta Ni Lu performed a wizard's salute.

Just as Ta Ni Lu was about to lead the few away, while also pondering how to undo the assassin's sheep transformation,

The outline in the shadow suddenly spoke softly.

"Ta Ni Lu, long time no see!"

Hearing that somewhat familiar voice,

A chill shot up from his spine to the crown of his head, and for a moment Ta Ni Lu's brain became a buzzing, burning heat.

Only when the female knight beside him tugged at Ta Ni Lu did he come to his senses.

"Is this person your friend?"

After focusing his mind, Ta Ni Lu glanced at the Assassin Goat and confirmed it was the same kind of sheep he had once experienced.

Ta Ni Lu took a deep breath and lowered his voice.

"You take him back first; I'll have a chat with this… old friend."

The female knight looked at that mass of shadow, then at the Assassin Goat who had no broken legs or other injuries, and then nodded.

Soon, only the soul curtain shadow and Ta Ni Lu remained in the alley.

Approaching the shadow's corner, Ta Ni Lu sized up the outline within the darkness.

"Is it okay for you to appear like this here?"

"If it were me myself appearing here, that would naturally be a problem; this is merely a vessel. Even, the soul is not my own."

"You can fully acknowledge on the soul level that you have never seen me."

"A vessel?"

Ta Ni Lu widened his eyes, examining up and down the "Ta Ke" that seemed to be in a shadow state.

He then gave an embarrassed laugh.

"I actually failed to recognize it; I almost thought it was you yourself who had come."

"Your trick is really… becoming more and more wizard-like."

"You came to find me… is there something?" Ta Ni Lu asked, lowering his voice.

Ta Ke originally wanted to say he was just passing by, and he sensed your aura by brushing against those two fellows who often get beaten.

But saying that would be too impolite.

"You and the Dim Sun Church should still have some connection, right!"

Ta Ke asked in a low voice.

This question made Ta Ni Lu's body stiffen slightly, his expression turning somewhat unnatural.

"Well… there's only a tiny bit of connection, and I also no longer cooperate with the Dim Sun Church."

"Currently, my main business is… uh… doing some security protection work in the black market."

Ta Ke said nothing, just quietly looking at Ta Ni Lu.

Not long after, Ta Ni Lu let out a long breath.

"Alright, I'll speak frankly."

"Indeed, there are still some connections, but it's merely trading blood crystals with the blood clan."

"You also know that among the nobility, many people lack any extraordinary talent, yet they still want to live longer."

"Thus… they have turned into the blood clan's lineage."

"But they certainly can't build their own blood pools and go around sucking human blood."

"Therefore, they can only establish trade channels with the blood clan."

"This channel has always existed."

"Even if a full-scale war breaks out, these gray channels cannot be prohibited."

After Ta Ni Lu finished his lengthy exposition,

Ta Ke spoke in a low voice.

"I want to know the recent movements and situation of the Dim Sun Church's Holy Son, Wendel Francis."

Ta Ni Lu's eye twitched, and he said in a low voice.

"What else could they do? They just want to kill you!"

"What you did back then caused a huge uproar within the Dim Sun Church."

"It desecrated Holy Son Wendel Francis's faith in the Great Dim Sun God."

"I heard that because of this, when sailing over from the Eastern Continent, the Dim Sun God's Dim Sun Kingdom's Dim Sun Angels all descended to investigate the matter of the Dim Sun Holy Son Wendel Francis."

"It is said that in front of many crew members, Wendel Francis had his soul cleansed by the Dim Sun Angel with true words and Dim Sun Holy Light."

"It amounts to, in front of everyone, on the soul level, giving Wendel Francis… uh… you know what I mean."

Fortunately, back then Wendell Francis cleared away the meddling you did to his soul.

He still holds an unwavering faith in the Dark Sun God.

Yet even so, Wendell Francis was still scorched by the Dark Sun Fire for a long time as punishment.

Because of that, the Blood Clan's Dark Sun Divine Favored and the Werewolves' Dark Sun Divine Favored both seek to oust Wendell Francis.

After all, in a transcendent world there can be many Divine Favored, but only one Holy Son.

And the Holy Son's privileges far surpass those of the Divine Favored.

Because of this, the Dark Sun Church's three holy halls have been fighting and tearing at each other for a long time.

This also gave Shengland a lot of time.

Moreover… in Black River Valley, you truly are daring.

Blood sacrifice… hundreds of people within a Gate of the Foreign Realm node.

Even members of the Evil God Organization wouldn't dare do this casually, because the mere pre‑death metamorphic wail can cause the blood sacrificer to become mutated and uncontrolled, even affecting soul metamorphosis.

So far… you don't seem to have much effect.

Do you remember the puppet master you killed who was trying to ascend to a higher rank?

As he narrated, Taniru asked softly.

I recall that guy courted death himself, walked right into my barrel, so I gave him a ride.

If you ever meet… Dark Sun Archbishop Witch Ada Hicks, please tell her I still have something prepared for her.

Taku's words made Taniru's complexion flicker slightly.

He wouldn't dare utter those words even if beaten to death.

It seems you also know that the puppet master was a companion of Dark Sun Archbishop Witch Ada Hicks.

Because of these two matters.

In the human holy hall of the Dark Sun Church, Holy Son Wendell Francis has already assembled his Four Knights.

Well… Four Knights is a term for a lower‑tier sequence; they aren't all part of the knight sequence.

Using the lower‑tier sequence, Holy Son Wendell Francis intends to ascend to the Fifth Stage.

Ascend to the Fifth Stage?

Taku raised an eyebrow slightly.

What Taku previously learned was that Wendell was at the Fourth Stage peak, and he hadn't been at that peak for long.

After the Third Stage, the cyclical sedimentation of the transcendent sequence's ecology already takes a long time, and the Fourth Stage requires even longer.

So eager to rush to the Fifth Stage.

Is the pressure I exert really that great?

That said, if that guy truly is only at the Fourth Stage, and I happen to have ascended to the Third Stage.

Rounded, that amounts to no stage difference.

Taku pondered silently.

Moreover…

While Taku was contemplating, Taniru again narrated.

I also heard that Holy Son Francis plans to act against Lamor Long Street.

His Four Knights now seem to be scheming around Lamor Long Street.

It's said those Four Knights may have already infiltrated Lamor Long Street, even blending into its steam lighthouse.

Of course I don't know the specifics, but overall they're trying to find you from within Shengland.

And then… cleanse your blasphemy against the Great Dark Sun!