Chapter 1924: Chapter 598: It Must, and Can Only Be "Blood Servant"! (6k)

"Everyone should be clear on the situation now. According to the combat records transmitted from the scene, that 8th Rank at the limit, even by our standards, counts as the very top tier.

But now, he’s fighting on behalf of the Red Moon Church!

And most importantly, about this 8th Rank at the limit, we actually know nothing at all!

Whether he’s become a Blood Servant of the Red Moon Church, or is participating under some other identity, our policies toward the Red Moon Church must be adjusted."

In the online conference, the President of the Radiance Federation closed his eyes and drew in a deep breath before reopening them and slowly adding:

"This is no longer some hidden organization, but a Transcendent force whose Strength is not inferior to any of the Six Great Churches..."

At these words, silence fell over the online conference as everyone digested the intelligence.

In this online meeting, aside from him and the other two heads of civilization, the rest were High-tier Extraordinary who had taken part in this operation and returned alive.

Even though they had already tried to overestimate the Red Moon Church’s Strength as much as possible and dispatched the strongest possible teams, in the end only the fleet with the best prospects managed to defeat the Red Moon Church on its assigned planet.

As for the others, coming back alive was already fortunate; there was even one battlefield where not a single survivor remained—the High-tier Extraordinary who went there all fell on that battlefield.

And that battlefield with no survivors was precisely where that 8th Rank at the limit had appeared!

Because the disadvantage on that battlefield was obvious, a request for support was filed very quickly, and they promptly arranged for one 8th Rank to go as battlefield support.

At the beginning, after that 8th Rank Transcendent joined the fight, he did indeed slaughter two of the Church’s High-tier Combat Power like tearing rotten wood, but just as that 8th Rank planned to push on and end that battlefield, the 8th Rank at the limit appeared.

He forcefully entered the battlefield with an irresistibly powerful Spell; the 8th Rank Mage’s Spells were almost impossible to counter with any kind of trick, leaving only the choice of tanking them head-on or dodging.

By relying on pure, hard Strength, he actually finished the battle in a one-versus-six under the condition of having an 8th Rank opponent.

"If not for the various records from the battlefield as evidence, it would be extremely hard to believe.

Whether it’s a powerful 8th Rank at the limit who has never appeared in any record, or an 8th Rank at the limit serving a Church, it’s fundamentally unreasonable..."

And yet it happened anyway!

"Anyone who wants to grow will inevitably leave traces in the Starry Sky. An 8th Rank at the limit cannot possibly have no intelligence on him at all."

The Emperor turned his head to look at the Quantum Ghost, who was also present in the online conference—that was the best example.

Even after long eras have passed, and even though he vanished from the Starry Sky before achieving High-tier, one can still track down some clues.

In his view, it’s just that they haven’t found them yet; after all, only a few hours have passed since they received the news.

"Right now the most important thing is why he’s willing to serve the Red Moon Church, what status he holds within the Church, and how we should respond!"

The Emperor swept his gaze over everyone present, finally fixing it on President Radiant Federation and Chairman Saien.

"Since we’re all here, there’s no need to avoid anything."

The President of Radiance focused everyone’s attention onto himself.

"If he’s a Blood Servant, then we have to admit the Red Moon Church possesses the Strength to capture an 8th Rank at the limit of such power and forcefully control him.

If they can accomplish all this, it proves they possess at least multiple 8th Rank at the limit.

At least at the level of High-tier Combat Power, the Red Moon Church already matches, or even surpasses, any one of the Six Great Churches.

And if he’s not...

If such a powerful Transcendent is willing to join the Church and enter as a normal member, and even smoothly gains acceptance.

Or to go even further—if that 8th Rank at the limit was cultivated by the Red Moon Church itself...

If this news gets out, it will likely make many people begin to entertain thoughts they shouldn’t."

Words like these can only be spoken in this kind of setting.

Everyone present is either one of the three leaders, or High-tier Extraordinary completely bound to the Three Great Civilizations and unable to break away, so there’s no need to worry about "thoughts they shouldn’t have."

But other people are a different matter...

Originally, Church forces were incompatible with the normal Transcendent Strength system in the Starry Sky; the two sides never got along, and everyone knew that once you fell into the Church’s hands, there would be no good outcome.

Even when cooperation existed, it was only superficial; underneath it was mostly dread. They were fundamentally not worried that High-tier Extraordinary would defect to the Church.

This was a contradiction between Strength systems, and also a contradiction they had deliberately guided all along.

That’s why the Three Great Civilizations have always allowed, even personally fostered, some "black gloves" and "white gloves" to trade with them, thereby obtaining certain special products that only the Churches can produce.

But now, if the news leaks out that there is actually a Church willing to openly accept Transcendent joining as normal members, the original impression will be shattered.

When first receiving such news, people might still doubt it, but as all kinds of speculation ferment, there will definitely be those who want to approach the Red Moon Church.

Although it’s hard to distinguish true from false among those speculations, the truth of the news has never been what matters—what matters most is how the people who hear it think.

The Starry Sky has never lacked those driven into dead ends or those who see no hope of advancement.

There will definitely be people who treat it as their last gamble and see it as their hope.

And what’s even more frightening is: if, after contacting the Red Moon Church, these defecting Transcendent truly realize their aspirations, that would be the real trouble!

It might even shake the very foundations of their Three Great Civilizations...

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