A white cloud drifted across the sky, and at its current speed, it would reach Liaozhou City in at most half an hour.
However, the sensation of sitting on the cloud was far from pleasant. Wen Wen felt a soft, yielding sensation beneath him, as if he would plummet from the sky with the slightest exertion.
Moreover, the cloud offered no protection against the wind. If Wen Wen hadn't encased himself in a layer of his Black Body power, he would have been buffeted by a gale.
Wen Wen had detached the steering wheel from his sports car and inserted it into the front of the cloud, positioning San Zai'er at the very front to hold it.
San Zai'er was incapable of steering the white cloud, but Wen Wen found it amusing to watch San Zai'er "drive" the cloud, so San Zai'er could only comply.
The young San Zai'er sighed. It only wished to be an ordinary Three-Eyed Illusionary Light Snake.
But as long as its master remained unbound by humanity, it could not be a snake.
While Wen Wen and his companions were traveling through the sky, three days had actually passed since Wen Wen's battle with the human-skin monster and Gu Daoqing. Xihong City no longer required Wen Wen's presence.
The vessel for collecting fallen power, originating from the Blood of Blasphemy, was not high in technical complexity. The craftsmen of the Hunter Association took only a day to decipher it, and by the evening of the second day, they had manufactured a large batch.
On the morning of the third day, numerous containers filled the streets and alleys of Xihong City, rendering the air much fresher. Some excited, troublemaking monsters were thereby forced to hide.
It was worth noting that many individuals from the Blood of Blasphemy, in an effort to complete their mission, had turned into thieves, stealing the containers deployed by the Hunter Association.
However, the Hunter Association, having been alerted by Wen Wen, had long since embedded tracking devices within these containers, leading to the capture of many of the Blood of Blasphemy's subordinates.
Nevertheless, these containers were merely a temporary solution; they could not address the root cause. As long as those flesh-and-blood parts existed, they could continuously generate this fallen power and spawn more small monsters.
Furthermore, despite the current calm in Xihong City, the hidden crisis had not diminished in the slightest. Every demon hunter knew that the period before a storm was the most serene.
Upon receiving intelligence, the Association immediately began dispatching demon hunters of all ranks to Menxia Province. A Cataclysm-level expert on the verge of revival was not to be underestimated.
The Vice President of the Huafu Association, a slender woman whose face was obscured, along with two other True Order powerhouses and nearly twenty Upper Order supernaturals, gradually entered Menxia Province.
This Vice President's codename was 'Heaven's Punishment,' reportedly a True Order supernatural who controlled lightning.
She personally took charge in Xihong City, while the other two True Order individuals either remained in Xihong City or led their teams to monitor the Glory Church.
Wen Wen was among those led by a True Order individual, which was why he was heading to Liaozhou City.
Wen Wen had met this True Order individual before; it was the 'Barrier Master' who had previously combatted the tiger-like entity in Yue Mountain City. He had a favorable impression of Wen Wen, thus Wen Wen's movements were relatively free and unrestricted.
Wen Wen could seize this opportunity to thoroughly investigate matters related to the fallen angel.
As the Cataclysm in Xihong City was about to awaken, the cicada-worms in the neighboring city appeared almost simultaneously, launching a large-scale attack on the Creation Church to seize something.
One shattered Cataclysm, one suspected Cataclysm – their simultaneous appearance convinced Wen Wen it was no coincidence.
During the three days in Xihong City, the frequency of attacks by those cicada-worms had steadily increased. Almost every city in Menxia Province had been visited by them.
But Xihong City had not!
Not only had the cicada-worms not attacked the churches in Xihong City, but the Glory Church had also not fortified Xihong City. In fact, they had even withdrawn supernaturals from within Xihong City to support other cities in more critical situations.
The only two recorded instances of cicada-worm appearances in Xihong City were related to flesh-and-blood parts.
Therefore, in Wen Wen's view, it was a certainty that the Glory Church knew the inside story.
The Vice President, Heaven's Punishment, had requested intelligence sharing from the Glory Church, but the Glory Church claimed to know nothing.
The Hunter Association and the Glory Church, at least in name, were equal. Thus, Vice President Heaven's Punishment could not force the issue and could only dispatch personnel to obtain intelligence from the Glory Church.
Wen Wen, however, set his sights on Yan Xiu.
Although Yan Xiu's status was not high, he was still a member of the Glory Church. Wen Wen believed he could gain access to high-ranking church officials who knew the inside story through him.
In exchange, Wen Wen could help Yan Xiu achieve his feigned death.
This was a perfectly fair trade.
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"Wuwuwu, wuwuwu, wawawawa… wuwuwu, wuwuwu, wawawawa…"
A piercing cicada-like sound emanated from an unknown source. Father Wu Liugen stuffed some cotton into his ears and continued to lie on the church's pew, perusing the Creation God's Sayings.
Yan Xiu sat beside Wu Liugen, greatly annoyed by the cicada-like noise. The sound had started an hour ago, but the cicada-worm had not yet entered, seemingly wary of something.
Observing Father Wu Liugen's relaxed demeanor, Yan Xiu felt a sense of unease.
Yan Xiu had graduated from the Superpower Theological Seminary of the Glory Church. Wu Liugen was his contemporary and roommate, making him one of the few people Yan Xiu could trust within the Glory Church.
Yan Xiu had once been a prominent figure in the academy, not an exaggeration to call him the campus heartthrob. Wu Liugen, on the other hand, had minimal presence, at best a "campus moss."
However, Yan Xiu knew that Wu Liugen had always been one to hide his strength, possibly even the strongest among their graduating class.
The evidence was that Yan Xiu had challenged him nearly a hundred times over four years but had never won.
He had never even seen Wu Liugen use both hands!
Yet, few people in the Glory Church knew of Wu Liugen's strength, leading to him being assigned to guard this small church with few followers.
This was fortunate for Yan Xiu. With only Wu Liugen present, he wouldn't have to worry about prying eyes discovering his plan and attracting trouble from the Sin Cleansing Angels.
Yan Xiu had already purchased a physical puppet from the Containment Shop, meticulously crafted by Master Xu Hai to be a one-to-one replica of him.
He had also bought a superpower item for disguise. Once his visible identity was eliminated, he could adopt a new persona and live openly with Lin Lu, reliving his life in this world. Sudán Fiction Network.
But could Wu Liugen's current demeanor truly repel the cicada-worm and allow him to complete his feigned death?
He hoped this feigned death wouldn't turn into a real one…
While others might not understand Wu Liugen, Yan Xiu knew him very well. The guy wasn't actually reading the Creation God's Sayings.
In fact, the Creation God's Sayings only had a cover; the contents were filled with lewd, colorful novels, the kind of thing only someone like Wen Wen would enjoy.
With a great enemy outside, would blocking your ears and reading such novels actually allow you to fight effectively when the time came?