492: The Cleric Alliance, Project Number One

"Tell me everything you know about Cleric Alliance Number One."

Gu Qinghan didn't hesitate, directly asking the question he cared about most.

He could disregard Number Two, who was in the same secret realm, but Number One's inexplicable actions had left him feeling restless.

Unusual events often hide something sinister, and Gu Qinghan largely agreed with this saying.

Hearing Gu Qinghan's question, Number Twenty-Two, who was controlled by the Soul-Capturing Ghost General, immediately recounted everything she knew about him without hesitation.

She spoke slowly but in great detail, and Gu Qinghan didn't interrupt her once.

Because he needed to find clues from all the information she provided.

It wasn't until two hours later that Gu Qinghan rubbed his head, feeling a headache coming on.

Number Twenty-Two's soul was taken back, and Gu Qinghan began to summarize all the useful information he had just received.

The information was varied, from when she first met Number One, to their last intimate moment before entering the secret realm, even the details were described very clearly to Gu Qinghan.

After a while, Gu Qinghan summarized a few key pieces of information:

Firstly, Number One's method of bestowing Holy Class on others was different from his own.

Gu Qinghan would select a person, then directly give them the equipment and items needed for the class change, allowing them to undertake the class change quest.

Number One, however, would select a target and then bestow the power of a Cleric through a skill-like method.

Up until entering this secret realm, Number One had used this method to create more than twenty Clerics, from Number Two to Number Twenty-Two!

The second piece of news was that Number One seemed indifferent to whether these Clerics would betray him.

After one passionate encounter with Number Twenty-Two, Number One had once told her that although her professional ability was the weakest among everyone, it wasn't entirely a bad thing.

Because Number One had said that a brand new era would arrive soon, and by then, these Clerics would all become sacrifices for this celebration.

Of course, the reason Number One told Number Twenty-Two this was because Number Twenty-Two had not been deemed a sacrifice by him.

It was precisely for this reason that Number Twenty-Two's power was significantly weaker than other Clerics.

The third useful piece of information was that the secret realm Number One frequently entered and exited was, strictly speaking, not a secret realm at all.

It was a place only Number One could enter. Every so often, Number One would emerge from it, and then the Cleric Alliance would gain one or even multiple Clerics.

And there was another interesting clue: Number One seemed to harbor considerable hostility towards Gu Qinghan.

One late night, Number Twenty-Two clearly heard Number One muttering in his sleep:

"Gu Han, you just wait, I will make you experience the fear I brought you sooner or later."

Gu Qinghan thought carefully, he didn't seem to have any sworn enemies, did he?

As long as he was sure of his own strength, Gu Qinghan would never drag out a grudge with someone until the next day.

Therefore, he really couldn't think of when he had offended such a powerful enemy.

But since things had come to this, Gu Qinghan could only be wary and regard this Number One, whose identity was unknown, as his most troublesome enemy for now.

"New era, sacrifices... it seems similar to what I thought. These people who gained Cleric status because of Number One should have some undetectable restrictions on them.

Once his so-called new era arrives, Number One can sacrifice these people?

No, this person's actions are more like dispersing his excess power and then retrieving it at an opportune moment..."

Gu Qinghan constantly speculated about Number One's intentions, finally arriving at a conclusion that made his scalp tingle:

This Number One is most likely repeatedly extracting enough power from that mysterious place to create Clerics, temporarily storing it within others.

The purpose of him establishing this force was not for anything else, but to provide a suitable cover for his actions.

Most of the Clerics created by this Number One were Low-level Clerics, and some were Intermediate Clerics.

But Gu Qinghan knew that Number Two was also created by Number One, and she was a High-level Cleric!

If the information Number One told Number Twenty-Two was true, then how powerful would he become when he retrieved all his power!

Gu Qinghan only thought about it for a moment and immediately felt a sense of powerlessness emerge from his heart.

He had a rough estimate of his own strength, which was probably comparable to a High-level Cleric.

One could even say that he was definitely a powerful existence among High-level Clerics, and now he also had his own powerful faction.

Intermediate Clerics: Piao Jun, Wang Yan, Jiang Xiaoyu, and Lu Chengfeng.

High-level Cleric: Luo Mu.

Chen Yuting had never told Gu Qinghan her Cleric level, but Gu Qinghan felt it was at least an Intermediate Cleric.

But even if Chen Yuting's Holy Class was also High-level, if one day he had to face dozens or even hundreds of Clerics, this power would still not be enough.

Especially the arrival of that new era, was it referring to the impending giant dragon?

Gu Qinghan scratched his head, feeling a bit annoyed. Every time he felt somewhat invincible, he would be hit by such sudden news.

Yet, he didn't want to bow to fate and could only desperately struggle, searching for that extremely hard-to-find possibility.

"It seems my plan needs to change again. The main enemy now is the Cleric Alliance.

But no matter how many people I kill, as long as I can't find Number One's location, he can keep creating Clerics."

Gu Qinghan felt that the energy Number One stored within other Clerics should be the Sacred Power that Gu Qingyuan could absorb.

He released Gu Qingyuan and asked somewhat seriously:

"When you were absorbing this Sacred Power, did you feel anything different?"

"You didn't say 'Prince, please answer'..."

Gu Qingyuan was about to speak, but seeing Gu Qinghan's serious expression, he immediately swallowed his words.

He thought carefully for a moment before finally saying:

"If you put it that way, there is actually a little bit.

It was much easier to absorb that person's Sacred Power at the Auction House before, but the few I absorbed in this secret realm were a bit difficult.

How should I put it... Oh, right, it's as if something is holding back and not letting me devour it."

Gu Qinghan's expression changed, and he quickly asked:

"Then will you be affected, or rather, will this Sacred Power break free from your control?"

"What are you thinking?" Gu Qingyuan rolled his eyes. "Once it enters our Source Worm's belly, all power will be completely at our disposal."

Gu Qinghan breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time, he also had some plans in mind.

The key to Number One's plan should be this Sacred Power.

But Gu Qingyuan's special ability seemed to be able to sever the connection between the opponent and these energies.

"Devour the Sacred Power within this person too. You might need extra meals recently."

Hearing Gu Qinghan's words, Gu Qingyuan's eyes widened considerably.

Although he was greedy and would eat some human food, as a Source Worm, his favorite thing to eat was all kinds of energy.

It was in the process of devouring these energies that he could continuously grow stronger and stronger!