Chapter 41-Dealing with Foreign Experts

In the meeting room inside the Blackshadow Castle, James, Sarah, Douglas, Roger, and Nadia, the five Demigods. Anna, Steward Greg, Andrea, Jenne, Zassler, Rebecca and Leena, the seven Saints. They are discussing about the war between empires, foreign experts, mysterious deaths, and religion that suddenly appears.

"Young master was right, foreign experts began to show after they went to the Necropolis of the Gods." Andrea said with admiration.

Zassler was tapping his bony fingers on the surface of the table. "I'm more interested in the mysterious deaths of over one hundred thousand citizens in O'Brien Empire. I believe it is done by someone who trains in the Edict of Death, that specializes in soul. Based on our peoples investigation, all orifices of the dead civilians are bleeding and no other injuries on their bodies. I am sure their death was related to the soul."

"Zassler is right." The door of the meeting room was open and Ernst walk inside and sit on the chair.

"Master, how's the feeling of being promoted to a full God?" Nadia curiously ask.

"The feeling is really great. I feel I can kill one hundred Demigods in one move. Hahaha. At least, I am one hundred times more powerful when I was a Demigod." Ernst said smugly.

"Brother, does that mean you can clear the Necropolis of the Gods easily? Also how many divine sparks and divine artifacts your original body have collected?" Anna asked greedily.

The others also want to know as they perked their ears.

"Silly girl." Ernst shook his head. "If clearing the Necropolis of the Gods would be that easy, then why until now, no one clear it yet? The twelfth and thirteenth floors where my original body is at, has over a thousand imprisoned Demigods. I have a bold guess, the fourteenth, and fifteenth floors have full Gods while sixteenth and seventeenth floor have Highgods. And, the final eighteenth floor have a more powerful entity than a Highgod. It is not easy to clear the Necropolis of the Gods when you enter as a Demigod."

"As for your second question, yes. My original body already collected more than a thousand divine sparks and artifacts, so everyone in need can have a divine sparks fuse them when my original body returns." Ernst answered all Anna's question.

"Thank you, young master." Steward Greg, Andrea, Zassler, and the magical beast Saints are very happy hearing their young master already acquired divine sparks for them.

"That's enough for now, let's discuss an important issue first. Ernst, let us know what you think?" James asks his son seriously.

Ernst also turns serious, he composed himself and started talking. "First, let's talk about the mysterious death in O'Brien Empire. The culprit of this event is a Deity who trains in the Edict of Death and called himself the 'Grand Warlock'. He is refining the souls of the dead into a Golden-Soul Pearl to increase his soul strength and heal soul injury. This Deity were injured heavily and needs a lot of souls to heal. Besides him, there are nine Prime Saints soul slaves who are task to kill and collect souls. They are the one who kill all the citizens of the dead city in the O'Brien Empire."

"For the mysterious religion outside the kingdom, you don't have to worry about it. They are not malicious towards our kingdom or the people living in the continent."

"To stop these killings, we need to kill first the Grand Warlock. When he dies, his nine soul slaves will be freed and killing of innocents will stop." Ernst looks toward Nadia and smiles, he knows that Nadia is itching for good fight for two years now. "This a good job for her." He said to himself.

"Nadia, go to the valley one thousand kilometers east between the boundary of our kingdom and the Baruch Kingdom and kill the Grand Warlock."

Nadia was glad at her master's decision and begin to laugh.

"Hahaha. Master knows me the best. I'll go and kill that bastard." Nadia left the meeting room immediately with a big smile on her face.

"Hahaha." Everybody couldn't help but laugh towards Nadia's action.

Ernst then looks toward his parents, Douglas and Roger. "Father, mother, Uncle Douglas, and Uncle Roger, I know you have already developed an attack and defense technique. But please develop an attack and defense technique against group attacks. My original body experience a lot of battle in the Necropolis of the Gods. The battle there was not a one on one battle, but one versus hundreds, even thousands. Imagine if three hundred Demigods simultaneously launch a soul attack against you, would you survive? I believe we will encounter this kind of battle once we enter the Higher Planes. For the Saints, continue your training. Don't be like those Saints who lived for a thousand years wasting their time. When my original body returns, I have a gift or all of you"

"Young master, are you referring to the War God disciples and hermits?" Andrea asks jokingly.

"Indeed." Ernst said.

"Hahaha." Everyone laughs as it was a joke.

"I really pity those guys." Sarah commented while shaking her head.

After a while, their meeting ended. Everybody turns busy with their own affairs.

Ernst follow Nadia to watch her battle against the Grand Warlock, also to prevent ambush from Grand Warlock's ally.

Nadia flew for a short time and arrives at the valley between the chain of mountains. She noticed so many people have gathered in this place. Within the valley, there are punishment chambers. Many slaves who have no idea of what's going on, were force by the guards to form a line outside the punishment chambers. Inside the punishment chamber, the slaves are killed by the executioner and their souls move towards the crystal ball not faraway from the executioner.

Nadia disdains to deal with the people below the valley. She uses her divine sense to scan the valley and search for the Grand Warlock whereabouts.

The Grand Warlock were staying underground, refining souls and admiring his soon-to-be finish Golden-Soul Pearl.

"After I refine these souls into a Golden-Soul Pearl, my soul injury will be healed. Hmph! That Beaumont is too greedy to demand so much from me. Once my soul heals, I will kill him."

Suddenly, a divine sense had scanned the Grand Warlock. Exposing him.

"Who is it? Is it the Demigods from the Dawson Kingdom? My soul slaves didn't even get near their territory, so as not to provoke them." The Grand Warlock didn't want to fight now because of his injuries, but it doesn't mean he is afraid to fight those newly promoted Demigods.

After finding the whereabouts of the Grand Warlock, Nadia immediately released her killing intent to provoke him. She wants to test her strength against other Demigods.

The Grand Warlock went out from the underground and flew towards the sky. He stops two hundred meters away from Nadia. He stare at the red-haired lady wielding a red spear in her hand with anger. He shouted furiously. "Who are you?" Are you from the Dawson Kingdom? I neither provoke anyone from your territory, nor my soul slaves kill someone from your kingdom."

Nadia was very excited seeing her opponent who had been a Demigod for a long time. She snorted at her opponent's question, but decided to answer him. "My name is not necessary. Yes, I came from Dawson Kingdom. My master orders me to kill you. Prepare to die." Nadia charges toward the Grand Warlock with her spear thrusting at the head of her opponent.

The Grand Warlock is very angry. He draws his scythe from his interspatial ring and slash it at the approaching opponent casually. He despise his opponent very much. "A newly promoted Demigod dares to fight me in close combat. Too naive. I have killed countless Demigods like you in the Gebados Planar Prison."

"Boom!"

"Aaaargh!"

Their weapons clashed, but the Grand Warlock suddenly yelled in pain. His soul was burning intensely as he clutched his head, till the pain subsides. He looks at Nadia with shock. His opponent is an expert in soul attack.

"Come again!"

Nadia thrusted her spear again. Before, her soul attack can only release through her eyes, but now it can be imbued with her weapon. Every spear move she make contains soul attacks.

"Clang!"

"Aaaargh!"

The Grand Warlock manage to block the spear with his scythe, but his soul suffer further injuries. He could not stop himself from crying in pain as he distance himself from Nadia while holding his head.

But before he can run, a flurry of spear shadows rain down towards him. If he were not injured, he can black the attack. Nadia's two attacks worsen his injuries.

"Nooooooo!!"

The Grand Warlock yelled before he turns to ashes. Only remains are his divine spark, weapon and interspatial ring floating in the air.

"Hmph! Too weak. I thought I can have a good fight this time." Nadia snorted while she collects her spoils of war.

"Of course, he is indeed weak because of his injuries. But you also become stronger for the past two years." A voice silently rang out into Nadia's ear.

"Master, you are here." Nadia was happy seeing her master.

"Yes, this Grand Warlock has an accomplice who is a peak Demigod. To prevent ambush, I follow you here. Let's go home and drink wine." Ernst patted Nadia shoulders.

"Yes master. What should we do with this treasures?" Nadia asked.

"Just give them to Zassler. He is the most suitable to use this treasures." Ernst said as they flew towards the Dawson Kingdom.

The people below the valley started to run away. Many have known what they have done in the past two years, but they don't have the power to resist the Grand Warlock orders. They began to cry and blame themselves for killing so many people.

The Prime Saint soul slaves of the Grand Warlock were also freed from slavery after he dies. Some previous soul slaves went to the Arctic Icecaps to ascend the Higher Planes while others decided to stay in the Yulan continent.

Arriving at the Blackshadow Castle, Ernst and Nadia were greeted by the human Saint experts. They are happy that the two of them came back safely.

"Nadia, how is it? Did you defeat the Grand Warlock who cause the death of countless people?" Zassler curiously asked. He really wants to know if Nadia manage to kill the Grand Warlock and gets its divine sparks.

Nadia pretending to be lost in thought and not answering Zassler's question. In truth, she just wants to tease Zassler. But she can't hold on for long and blurted out a loud laugh. "Hahaha…..Zassler I'm just teasing you. Here is the interspatial ring of the Grand Warlock, weapon and divine spark." Nadia flip her hand and the tresure of the Grand Warlock hovered in the air and moving towards Zassler.

"Zassler, drop a blood and fuse with it." Ernst encourage him.

"Thank you, young master, Nadia." Zassler hurriedly drop a blood on the divine spark and fuse with it. He knows his talent well, without a divine spark, it will take at least ten thousand years before he breakthrough Demigod.