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What Jiang Chen just did was too shocking, it must be related to Jiang Chen's secret.

The first thing that came to the minds of the Supreme Long Huang and the Supreme Phoenix Luan was the secret of the Dragon Descendant.

So, the two of them tacitly chose to keep it secret. The fewer people know about this matter, the better. They both planned to take it to the grave!

Jiang Chen, the Supreme Emperor, Yue Tianzheng, and Wu Qianxun glanced at the Supreme Long Huang and the Supreme Phoenix Luan, exchanged glances, and smiled slightly.

The Supreme Emperor and the other two were certainly not going to tell anyone about what Jiang Chen had just done. Now the answer from the Supreme Long Huang and the Supreme Phoenix Luan was clearly not going to spread it either, saving Jiang Chen the trouble of reminding them!

Bzz, bzz, bzz!

A phone vibrated, Jiang Chen took out his phone and glanced at it.

"Mr. Jiang, the mission at Northern Confederation's No.3 stronghold is complete!"

"Liga Continent's No.12 stronghold mission complete!"

...

Looking at a slew of messages in the temporary chat group, Jiang Chen entered a message: "Southern Country's No.1, No.4, No.5 stronghold missions completed."

"What?"

"Mr. Jiang, Southern Country has that many strongholds!?"

"How did you discover them?!"

A flurry of question marks appeared in the temporary group, with a hint of skepticism.

"Southern Country has three more strongholds—No.4, No.5, No.6. There's no reply from the No.6 stronghold yet. If you don't believe me, watch the news tomorrow. Though they won't broadcast the battle, they'll definitely report any incidents. See for yourselves!" Jiang Chen coldly sent a message.

The temporary chat group fell silent all of a sudden.

"Dragon King, the mission at Southern Country's No.6 stronghold is complete. We discovered something you'd better come and see; it seems to be related to the Dark Church."

"About the Dark Church? Mr. Jiang, please help find out if it's true!" Jiang Chen hadn't replied yet when Fa Rang's message appeared in the temporary chat group.

"Okay!"

Jiang Chen replied, put away his phone, turned to look at the Supreme Long Huang and the others: "Supreme Long Huang, Supreme Phoenix Luan, Xuan Long found some information on the Dark Church, I'm heading over to check it out, are you joining?"

"Let's go together!" Supreme Long Huang responded.

"Spirit You, Ying Zi, you two wait for the brothers to finish cleaning the battlefield and bring them back. I just saw Pu Minsung, now he's gone, make sure you find him and bring him back with you. If he doesn't listen, knock him out and take him back!" Jiang Chen softly instructed.

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

The two Spirits answered.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!

Jiang Chen and the others, along with Supreme Long Huang and Supreme Phoenix Luan, flew up and leapt towards a direction.

Nether Dragon Supreme stayed behind, injured significantly, and needed to take the surviving men back. This time, the losses were substantial, he needed to give a proper explanation upon return.

Most importantly, he felt a little ashamed to follow along!

...

A coastal port in Southern Country.

The sea surface was tinged with faint blood red, the port ground seemed to be washed with blood. Xuan Long stood alone at the dock, as a yacht slowly left the port, aboard were members who attacked the stronghold, and the bodies of sacrificed brothers.

Swish, swish, swish!

Several figures emerged, Jiang Chen and his group reached Xuan Long's side.

"Dragon King! Sirs!"

Xuan Long bowed to greet them.

Jiang Chen's eyebrows slightly moved, he gave Xuan Long a curious look and softly asked, "Xuan Long, what's wrong? What did you discover?"

"Dragon King, have a look!" Xuan Long gestured to a nearby container, turned and walked towards it.

Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, stared deeply at Xuan Long's back, and walked forward.

Clatter! Boom!

Xuan Long reached out to open the container door, a putrid smell wafted out.

Jiang Chen and the others furrowed their brows slightly and glanced inside the container.

Inside the container lay a corpse, the entire body decomposed, the exposed bones were jet-black.

"Is this... a dark curse!?" Wu Qianxun closely inspected the corpse and exclaimed in shock.

"Dark curse? What's that?" Jiang Chen and his companions looked puzzled at Wu Qianxun.

Wu Qianxun's face turned grim and explained, "I've come across such a corpse description in the ancient texts brought back by the young lady—eroded body, jet-black bones, lost soul power, and most importantly... hasn't it died in less than an hour?"

Once those words fell, Wu Qianxun stared straight at Xuan Long.

"What!?"

"Dead in less than an hour?!"

The Supreme Emperor and the others were taken aback, sharply turning to Xuan Long.

"Yes, this was a Venerable from the Dark Church who fought against us earlier, dead for only half an hour!" Xuan Long lightly nodded.

"It must be the dark curse of the Dark Church! Only their dark curse could turn a corpse into this state, and after an hour, it will turn into black water, leaving no bones behind!" Wu Qianxun frowned deeply.

Pat!

Jiang Chen lightly jumped into the container, a faint white light gleaming from his hand, lightly pressing on the corpse's skull.

Buzz!

A swirl of soul power emerged, Jiang Chen carefully examined the corpse.

"How is it?" the Supreme Emperor softly inquired.

Jiang Chen stood up, walked out of the container, and lightly nodded: "There's an eerie energy within him eroding the flesh and bones, and indeed, after half an hour, it will become black water!"

"It's really a dark curse!? But, how is this possible?!" Wu Qianxun's face changed dramatically, full of astonishment.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Chen raised an eyebrow, sensing things weren't that simple.

Wu Qianxun's expression turned solemn, he said seriously: "According to records, the dark curse disappeared a thousand years ago, it vanished when the Era of Martial Decline arrived, this..."

"Could it be... someone from the Dark Church has already descended?" Yue Tianzheng frowned, speaking with a trace of tension.

Everyone's eyes showed a hint of seriousness.

Xuan Long's eyebrows slightly twitched, he looked at Yue Tianzheng with slight surprise.

Jiang Chen keenly sensed Xuan Long's change of expression, narrowed his eyes, with a cold glint flashing across.

Buzz, buzz!

A subtle fluctuation surged within Jiang Chen's body, the Second Soul from the dantian disappeared and appeared in his mind.

"Old pal, it's up to you now!"

In the Sea of Consciousness, Jiang Chen's Divine Soul reached out a small hand and patted the Second Soul's shoulder.

The Second Soul showed a face with an odd expression, murmuring lightly: "Talking to yourself, this kind of feeling... quite strange!"

"Not just strange, but awkward as well!" Jiang Chen's Divine Soul also showed an odd expression.

"No wonder the Second Soul is in the dantian, if it was in the Sea of Consciousness, seeing another you every time during introspection, could easily cause a mental split!" The Second Soul chuckled and spoke.

Jiang Chen's Divine Soul glared at the Second Soul: "Get on with it."

The Second Soul nodded, and slowly closed its eyes.

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