331: Martial God? Who isn't a Martial God?

Night fell.

Jiang Fan, who had been busy all day, fell into a deep sleep on his bed.

The entire Cloud Edge City, after a day of thrilling beast tides, gradually entered a state of slumber.

At this moment, at the North Gate of Cloud Edge City, a black figure, under the cover of night, silently disappeared into the dense forest outside the city.

Lighthouse Country, Red Moon Church.

Director Larena was leaning on her throne, resting her chin on her hand.

The Grand Elder and the Second Elder stood respectfully on either side, their hands clasped.

The three were waiting for Director Park Jung-woo's good news.

"Director, this plan is thorough. Director Park has achieved many merits since taking office, and I believe he will succeed this time as well."

Second Elder Ian said with a fawning smile, his already narrow eyes squinting into a slit.

"Jiang Fan was overconfident, going alone to a desolate and cold place far from the capital, which gave us an opportunity."

The Grand Elder nodded in agreement, his few white hairs bobbing up and down with his movements.

"This is also a blessing from heaven. If Jiang Fan had always stayed in the capital, it would indeed have been difficult to act. Director Park is a Titan-level expert, and he has allied with many King-level Vicious Beasts. This time, we are determined to succeed!"

Larena said, the corners of her mouth unconsciously turning up.

As long as Director Park obtained the Blood Hell Demon Lord's Legacy, the Red Moon Church would be able to reverse its current decline.

Just as the three were growing a little impatient.

A guard hurried over, knelt on one knee, and reported:

"Director, something terrible has happened. Director Park's soul lamp... has gone out."

"What?!"

Upon hearing this, Larena suddenly straightened her body, her large, prominent chest giving off a sense of oppression, and her blue eyes were filled with astonishment.

"It failed again?!"

Larena murmured, then slumped back into her luxurious throne.

The two Elders exchanged glances, both seeing expressions of surprise in each other's eyes.

When Great Grandmaster Xie Dingtian failed, they all thought Yan Qiushui had intervened. It was impossible for a young man who had just entered the Grandmaster Realm to defeat Xie Dingtian, who was at the Grandmaster Realm.

This time, they had specifically sent a Titan-level expert, and they chose a time when a Martial God expert could not provide rescue, yet they still lost.

It was not impossible to fail, but even if they failed, it shouldn't have caused a Titan to fall, unable even to escape?

Thoughts churned in their minds, and for a moment, they didn't know which part of the plan had gone wrong.

After a moment of silence.

"Is it possible that Jiang Fan's departure from the capital this time was a trap, designed to lure out and kill those who wanted to attack him in secret?"

The Grand Elder's probing words broke the silence in the room.

"Yes, otherwise, even if Director Park couldn't kill Jiang Fan, he wouldn't have been unable to escape. He is a Titan-level expert after all."

The Second Elder agreed, expressing his consent.

At this point, Larena, after a brief adjustment, her gaze sharpened again:

"There is that possibility, but there's also another possibility: Jiang Fan has completely refined the Demon Lord's heart and obtained the Demon Lord's Legacy, greatly increasing his strength!"

"This..."

The two Elders were speechless for a moment, their hearts shaken.

"In that case, wouldn't the plan to revive the Demon Lord be ruined? How can we compete with those guys from the Black Night Church?"

The Second Elder's eyes darted around, but he couldn't help but voice his confusion.

They had painstakingly plotted for so long, their goal was to revive the Demon Lord, strengthen their own forces, and gain an advantage in the competition with the Black Night Church.

Now that the possibility of reviving the Demon Lord was gone, wouldn't they be utterly defeated?

Larena's gaze, sharp as a knife, swept over the Second Elder:

"Idiot! If Jiang Fan refined the Demon Lord's heart, doesn't that mean he is the best vessel? We just need to capture him and offer him as a Divine Son to the Evil God, wouldn't that be good?"

The Second Elder's heart froze, cold sweat breaking out on his back, and he quickly chimed in:

"Director is brilliant, I am ashamed of my inferiority!"

"Director is wise, but Jiang Fan has been targeted repeatedly, so it's probably as difficult as ascending to heaven to try to attack him now."

The Grand Elder worried.

"No matter, I have a way!"

After speaking, Larena took out a transparent glass bottle, in which a True Dragon seemed to be swimming.

"You mean... the Tracing Forbidden Curse?!"

The Grand Elder slapped his thigh, exclaiming excitedly.

The Tracing Forbidden Curse, an ancient Secret Art, uses essence blood as a guide to locate creatures with the same Bloodline.

This Secret Art was useless for the vast number of ordinary species.

However, for rare Divine Beasts like the True Dragon, it was most suitable.

Larena nodded approvingly:

"Yes, doesn't Jiang Fan have a golden Dragon by his side? We can find the location of that golden Dragon through its dragon blood, and naturally, we'll know where Jiang Fan is!"

"Director, when shall we start? I'll go this time."

Larena shook her head and chuckled softly:

"A month from now, it will be the Day of the Blood Moon. At that time, we will go together. With the Blood Moon, even if Jiang Fan is in the capital, we can still capture him!"

"Director is brilliant. On the Day of the Blood Moon, we can use the Blood Moon to teleport freely. Even if a Martial God is there, we won't worry."

Seeing this, the Second Elder quickly flattered her.

The corners of Larena's mouth curled up, her eyes playful:

"Martial God? Who isn't a Martial God?!"

...

Cloud Edge.

After two days of rest, Jiang Fan embarked on the journey of the Headhunting Plan.

After entrusting Xia Dong, Liu Bingbing, and Bai Lin to Yan Qiushui, Jiang Fan had no worries.

Originally, with school about to start, Xia Dong and Liu Bingbing had already rushed to the capital in advance.

Bai Lin, after some discussion with Jiang Fan, went to the capital to help Jiang Fan manage the pharmaceutical factory's operations.

After all, Bai's Pharmaceutical in Cloud Edge was already on track, and the pharmaceutical factory Jiang Fan obtained from the Xie Family just happened to need a professional to be its general manager.

Bai Lin, who was already attending university in the capital and was skilled in pharmaceutical management, was naturally the perfect candidate.

Waving goodbye to everyone, facing the morning sun, Jiang Fan and Huang Qianyu disappeared from their sight.

For several days in a row.

Jiang Fan and Huang Qianyu braved the elements, sweeping through everything in their path.

As their coordination became more and more tacit, and more and more Advanced Puppets were acquired, their efficiency greatly increased.

Originally, they could only eliminate two or three Secret Realms a day, but gradually it became five or six Secret Realms a day.

By the end, wherever they passed, birds fell silent and all beasts prostrated themselves.

The dense aura of slaughter made the Vicious Beasts tremble with fear.

Soon, a week passed.

The two had already crossed Xingbei Province and arrived in the territory of Linyuan Province.

"About a hundred kilometers ahead, there's a temporary base. Let's go there to rest first, and then act in the afternoon."

With the scorching sun overhead, Jiang Fan wiped the sweat from his forehead and pointed to a spot on the map, speaking to Huang Qianyu behind him.

"As you wish..."

Huang Qianyu said softly, her tone incredibly gentle.

Jiang Fan smiled slightly.

With Huang Qianyu accompanying him on this journey, the monotonous monster-slaying life didn't feel boring at all.

It was just that this little girl's way of addressing him had quietly changed.

At first, it was 'Master' with every word, but now it had become 'you' or 'Ge' (Brother).

Jiang Fan didn't mind this.

No way, this damned charm, it's unstoppable!