Dawnless Sovereign

Huo Churan's heart was already completely consumed by the flames of his hatred.

"I want him to watch as I crush him beneath my feet! I will disable him bit by bit, crushing his limbs and his dantian, and finally, I will put an end to his life! That's the only way I can let go of my resentment!"

While Huo Churan's party was preparing to make a move, the same applied to Qian Sanjiang.

However, sometime in the morning, Qian Sanjiang suddenly spotted a General from the Divine Heavenly Church, accompanied by four Great Grandmasters.

Furthermore, as soon as they arrived in the city, they immediately made a tour around White Cloud Warrior Academy, focusing the majority of their attention on Fang Che's manor.

Clearly, the Divine Heavenly Church's retribution had also arrived.

It was immediately apparent to Qian Sanjiang that these five warriors only comprised the scouting party, and that there were definitely more powerful warriors lurking in the shadows.

"Pope Yin, the people from the Divine Heavenly Church have also arrived! The leader of their initial party is a General, and they appear to be targeting Night Demon as well."

Once again, Yin Shengong gave no response.

Just as Mu Linyuan said: "Pope Yin doesn't know anything."

With that in mind, Qian Sanjiang notified Fang Che of the situation.

"In that case, I have to hide. I can't deal with both churches at once!"

"Alright, make sure to look after yourself."

Following the conclusion of their brief correspondence, Fang Che sat in his study with his brows tightly furrowed.

He wasn't expecting the Divine Heavenly Church to show up at a time like this.

After some careful consideration, Fang Che decided that he couldn't claim all of the accolades as it would be too suspicious. He had to keep a relatively low profile and refrain from revealing just how much power he could draw upon.

Ye Meng entered the room with a cup of tea to find Fang Che sitting in silence with a vexed look on his face and a slip of paper in his hand.

"What's wrong, Young Master?" she asked in a concerned manner.

"Just some problems with my cultivation," Fang Che replied as he flipped over the slip of paper and pressed it down onto his desk to conceal its contents.

This subtle gesture didn't escape Ye Meng's notice, and she promptly departed.

After that, Fang Che left the manor, seemingly with something on his mind, even skipping a meal in the process.

Ye Meng escorted Fang Che out of the manor, then asked him what he wanted to eat that night, but he ignored her and hurriedly departed.

Following his departure, Ye Meng immediately snuck into his study in search of that suspicious slip of paper.

***

That afternoon, Chen Ruhai and Fan Tiantiao received a secret report.

The Divine Heavenly Church is making a move?

Their eyes instantly lit up, and they immediately mobilized some powerful warriors in the Hall of Protectionists, then contacted Huang Yifan so that he could also make some preparations on his end.

It was a dark and cloudy night.

The stars and the moon had all been concealed behind an inky-black veil, resulting in extremely low visibility.

All of a sudden, a burst of flames erupted into the sky, tearing through the veil of darkness, and this was followed by a resounding explosion, heralding the commencement of a fierce battle.

To the shock of both Chen Ruhai and Fan Tiantiao, the Divine Heavenly Church had sent two Kings after Fang Che, the very same two Kings that had wiped out the entire Ximen Clan not too long ago!

After rushing into their stronghold, many warriors of the Hall of Protectionists immediately fell prey to Poison King's poison, and only then did Chen Ruhai and Fan Tiantiao realize what they were dealing with.

"Snake King and Poison King are here!" Chen Ruhai yelled. "Dean Huang, we need your help!"

Eight instructors from White Cloud Warrior Academy were deployed with a single command from Huang Yifan, and the tables were instantly turned.

Chen Ruhai and Fan Tiantiao possessed sufficient power to deal with the two Kings on their own, but they wouldn't have been able to avoid casualties among their subordinates. Furthermore, these two Kings were extremely cunning and adept in the art of disguise, and it would be a catastrophic failure if they were allowed to get away.

With White Cloud Warrior Academy getting involved, the accolades would have to be shared, but it ensured that the two Kings wouldn't be able to get away.

Chen Ruhai had a very clear objective: to capture the two Kings alive!

The lineup that they had assembled was complete overkill, so it would be downright absurd if they failed to capture the two kings alive.

Sure enough, after an intense battle, both Snake King and Poison King were dealt severe injuries before being personally apprehended by Fan Tiantiao, while the rest of the Divine Heavenly Church warriors were all killed.

It was a very brief battle, but it was more intense than any battle that the city had seen in years, and countless people were awoken by the commotion.

In particular, Qian Sanjiang almost shat himself!

He had been covertly observing the Divine Heavenly Church warriors on this night, and all of a sudden, countless powerful warriors from the Hall of Protectionists and White Cloud Warrior Academy had stormed onto the scene, almost trapping him in their encirclement!

Initially, Qian Sanjiang was wondering to himself how the Divine Heavenly Church warriors had been exposed.

However, those questions were immediately answered once he caught sight of Snake King and Poison King. Those two had just wiped out an entire ninth-tier clan, yet here these two idiots were strutting into the territory of While Cloud Warrior Academy like a pair of tourists!

They were asking for trouble!

Of course, Qian Sanjiang was oblivious to the fact that he was actually the one who had inadvertently sold out the two Kings.

Qian Sanjiang didn't even dare to move as he watched the fierce battle unfold.

After the event, he sent a message to Night Demon: "You can come out of hiding now. The people of the Divine Heavenly Church have already been discovered and eliminated by the Protectionists."

"Fantastic! What about the Three Saints Church?"

A speechless look appeared on Qian Sanjiang's face.

"You want them to take out the people of the Three Saints Church as well? What the hell are you thinking! The people of the Three Saints Church were never exposed!"

"I can't believe the Hall of Protectionists didn't take out the people of the Three Saints Church while they were at it! How are they this incompetent?"

Qian Sanjiang almost burst into incredulous laughter at Fang Che's naivete and wishful thinking.

"The Divine Heavenly Church was exposed because Snake King and Poison King have only recently wiped out the Ximen Clan, so they're already on the radar of the Hall of Protectionists. In contrast, the Three Saints Church hasn't done anything to expose itself, so of course the Protectionists don't know to go after them.

“Hence, we'll have to take them out ourselves. Besides, if the people of the Three Saints Church are also wiped out by the Protectionist, then you'll have no accolades to claim."

"You're right, Uncle-master Qian! We have to be the ones to take out the people of the Three Saints Church! Now that I think about it, it's a real pity. If only we could've taken out the people of the Divine Heavenly Church as well."

Qian Sanjiang was rendered completely speechless, and he ended the correspondence there.

With that, Fang Che had taken out the people of the Divine Heavenly Church while also clearing himself of any suspicion.

If he were an undercover agent, then he would've surely sold out the Three Saints Church as well.The Divine Heavenly Church only had themselves to blame for their terrible luck.

As it turned out, Qian Sanjiang hadn't suspected Fang Che at all. In his eyes, they had been exposed as soon as Snake King and Poison King entered the city.

However, after concluding his correspondence with Qian Sanjiang, Fang Che immediately sent a message to Yin Shengong.

"Pope Yin, Subordinate Night Demon reporting. I heard from Uncle-master Qian Sanjiang that the Divine Heavenly Church sent people to kill me, only to be wiped out by White Cloud Warrior Academy. At the moment, the academy holds me in very high regard, and they seem to have stationed powerful warriors near me for my protection. It's just a pity that I won't get the merit points for those Divine Heavenly Church scoundrels."

***

Meanwhile, Yin Shengong was at a complete loss.

Even before Fang Che's report, he had already heard about what had happened to the people of the Divine Heavenly Church.

However, the root cause of this mishap was Fang Che, and two of their Kings had been captured alive, placing them in a terrible situation.

Kings weren't among the top brass of the Divine Heavenly Church, but they were still privy to some sensitive information, and for them to have been captured alive was an unacceptable outcome.

Furthermore, there was a limit to how far one could go when it came to infighting among the churches, and with two Kings captured, the line had well and truly been crossed.

Earlier, Qian Sanjiang had notified him that the Divine Heavenly Church had only sent a General to kill Night Demon. In Yin Shengong's eyes, it didn't matter if a mere General were killed, so he had turned a blind eye to the message.

However, this went completely beyond what he had bargained for!

Do those two have dog shit for brains? How could they just casually come into White Cloud Warrior Academy's territory after what they just did to the Ximen Clan?

Yin Shengong had already sternly admonished Qian Sanjiang.

"Why didn't you tell me there were Kings involved? I swear you're going to be the death of me someday!"

Qian Sanjiang didn't know how to defend himself. All I saw was a General, how the hell was I supposed to know there were two Kings lurking in the shadows?

Such a justification clearly wasn't going to work with Yin Shengong, so he didn't even bother.

Yin Shengong was beginning to develop a throbbing headache as he looked at Fang Che's message.

I can't believe he's still worrying about merit points at a time like this! They're sending Kings after you, for heaven's sake! Are you not worried for your own safety at all? Who knows they're going to send after you next time!

The problem was that as long as Night Demon's true identity remained concealed, the Divine Heavenly Church and the Three Saints Church would be sure to continue targeting him.

The more they failed, the more they would ramp up their assassination attempts, and eventually, his luck was going to run out.

Alternatively, progressively more powerful warriors were going to perish because of him, and neither of those two outcomes were desirable.

There was no way that the two churches would simply accept these losses and move, and Night Demon wasn't just going to let himself be killed, either.

I have to find a solution to this problem fast! Why didn't Snake King and Poison King leave after wiping out the Ximen Clan? Not only did they not leave, they ventured into the territory of White Cloud Warrior Academy! They're practically asking to be killed!

Right at this moment, he received a message on his communication jade, and upon opening the message, he was stunned by what he saw.

It was a message from Pope Kou Yifang of the Divine Heavenly Church: "I need your help, Brother Yin. Snake King and Poison King of my church have been captured."