282: Darkness under the lamp

Holy Spirit Continent, Undead Kingdom.

“Chu Ge, you’re finally here!”

A flash of white light, and Chu Mo landed.

Ning Haocheng, who was seated on a Bone Dragon King Throne, immediately went to greet him and gave him a big bear hug.

“Cut it out. What’s the situation now? Give me the details!”

Chu Mo extended a finger and pressed it against Ning Haocheng’s chest, keeping him at a distance.

Ning Haocheng sheepishly retracted his hug and began to explain the world’s power dynamics to Chu Mo.

“Currently, on the Holy Spirit Continent, there are only a few major powers: the Dwarf Empire, the Beastmen Empire, the Siren Empire, the Elf Forest, the Dragon's Nest, and two human kingdoms. Oh, right, and my Undead Kingdom.”

“Excluding the deities behind each power, my Undead Kingdom and the Siren Empire, deep within the ocean, are the strongest.”

Chu Mo naturally knew all this.

The former would only grow larger and larger.

As for the latter...

The Holy Spirit Continent’s ocean is vast and boundless, and no one dares to venture into the sea to fight the Siren Empire.

Even the Dragon race wouldn’t dare to rush into the sea to wage war against the Siren Empire.

It could be said that the ocean is a natural barrier for the Siren Empire.

This.

After all, it was still a world that valued strength, influence, and backing.

Although Ning Haocheng’s Undead Kingdom had great potential, there was no deity standing behind it.

Therefore, truly speaking.

His Undead Kingdom was the weakest!

“Right, let me first check if there’s any important information from my Clone. Maybe it can be useful.”

Previously, Chu Mo had sent a batch of Clones over, and they had even wanted to establish a new church on the Holy Spirit Continent, the Taiping Church.

But now, the Taiping Church was gone.

Replaced by... the Light Church?

What?!

What’s going on?!

Why did all my Clones go to the Light Church?

“Chu Ge, what’s wrong?!”

Seeing Chu Mo standing still in a daze, Ning Haocheng nudged his shoulder and softly called out.

“Nothing, I’m fine!” Chu Mo waved his hand, indicating he was alright.

But was he really alright?

Right now, Chu Mo felt as if a million alpacas were galloping through his mind.

Among the Clones, a Genius had emerged!

Currently, the Pope and the Saintess of the Light Church were both his Clones.

Furthermore, the Saintess was even going to the Manhas Empire to marry the strongest individual in the Manhas Empire.

The strongest individual in the Manhas Empire was an aging Sword Saint who was on the verge of death. His mastery of swordsmanship could be described as reaching the pinnacle.

And the Saintess of the Light Church was to marry Romon, the old Sword Saint of Manhas. To be honest, everyone found this matter somewhat incomprehensible.

Why would a Saintess with a bright future choose such an old man?

Although the old Sword Saint was powerful, they still felt like a fresh flower had been stuck in cow dung.

Regarding this question, Ning Haocheng could definitely provide an answer, after all, he had experienced the subsequent events, though his cultivation had been halved.

And now.

It was another victim’s turn.

As for why a Saintess of the Light Church appeared among the Clones.

That could only be said.

On a certain dark and windy night.

A potion from an ‘unlicensed witch doctor’ made it all happen.

“Good, under the lamp, it’s dark. The Goddess of Light definitely didn’t expect that the Light Church she re-established would have its Pope, Saintess, and Cardinal all be people from the opposing faction!!”

Regarding the Clones’ continuous development, even to the point of becoming the top lackeys of the opposing faction...

Chu Mo could only say, well done.

If this move could be properly utilized, it would surely play a huge role.

At this moment, Ning Haocheng, standing beside Chu Mo, asked beside him, “Chu Ge, what should we do next? Should we go to the Elf Forest and wait for the Light Church and the Elf race to fight until both are exhausted, or should we go later? Anyway, no matter what, we’ll just quietly wait to reap the benefits!”

“No, this time... we’ll set out this time to help the Light Church!”

“Huh?!” Ning Haocheng’s jaw almost dropped to the ground. Help the Light Church?

What kind of operation was this?!

Initially, the first big BOSS they faced was the Goddess of Light, who stood behind the Light Church.

Even now.

This BOSS had not yet been dealt with.

Now they weren’t dealing with the BOSS? They were going to help the BOSS instead?

“Chu Ge, if you’re going to help the Goddess of Light, I’m afraid I can’t agree.”

“What are you thinking? Help the Goddess of Light? How is that possible! The Light Church is mine now, and that Goddess of Light is just a scapegoat. Why care about her? When the time comes, she’ll take all the blame for whatever we do!”

Ning Haocheng was stunned for a moment, then his voice grew a few shades louder: “The Light Church is yours? Chu Ge, you can’t joke about something like this! Although you have some Clones here with me, and you founded a Taiping Church, that Taiping Church has always been lukewarm, completely unlike the Light Church, which has risen from the ashes...”

The current Light Church now spanned two major human Empires, and countless powerful individuals had gathered within it.

Its prestige was even greater than before.

Several times, Ning Haocheng had wanted to destroy this resurrected Light Church, but then he remembered that the Pope of the Light Church would surely learn divine arts that could summon the Goddess of Light’s Divine Thought.

Ning Haocheng then extinguished the thought of taking action.

He would not touch the Light Church until he had certain means to deal with divine arts, lest he be targeted by the Goddess of Light.

Now it was good.

No need to destroy it.

The Light Church had become an aid to their side.

The Goddess of Light probably wouldn’t even dream of this!