Defying the Fate of Beheading-Chapter 618 - 330: Internal alliances aren’t something you can join as you please—pay up!

Location: Lokeshi Empire · Imperial Capital · In front of the Teleportation Array

Louis and Jino watched as Kulin disappeared from the teleportation array. After a long time, Jino said:

"What a pity, we exposed our strength without being able to kill him."

Thinking about this matter, Jino felt a constant fire in his heart.

Even he, as a rebellious disciple, never thought of stealing his master's skills, always being careful to protect his master's dignity, yet now it's trampled by that damn thing.

"Your Highness, how long do you think it will take us to kill that guy?"

Louis shook his head and said, "He won't come out within this timeframe. After taking that hit from me, it's a miracle he's still alive. I reckon he'll hide in some corner like a wounded beast, licking his wounds."

Jino sneered, "What a shame."

Louis nodded, "His rapid regeneration should have its limits. I felt the power of the Great Sin of Wrath in his body, and unless I'm mistaken, he's using the power of the King of Fury to sustain himself."

"So that means..." Jino's eyes lit up.

"Yes, he took a direct hit from my nuclear blast spell. There's no way he could escape unscathed; he's already lost most of the power he accumulated from the King of Fury."

Jino smacked his lips and finally said speechlessly, "Your strength is becoming more terrifying."

Louis said with a smile, "Whether the strength is terrifying or not, I am still your disciple, right?"

Jino clapped his hands and laughed heartily, "Indeed, I'll tell everyone I taught an excellent student."

Louis said, "Please, don't do that. It's embarrassing."

Embarrassingly enough to want to dig three rooms and a hall with his toes.

"In this way, we must act in advance while we have this time." Jino said coldly, "There's no way the Great Sin of Envy attacked us for no reason; it seems our preparations have frightened some people."

Louis spread his hands and said nothing.

The Abyssal Church's misdeeds over the past few years have already made many countries wary.

A few years ago, they quieted down for a while, and everyone enjoyed a peaceful time, almost forgetting about this church.

But now they've provoked all three major human nations.

The Dragon Empire's Sapphire Dragon King's madness also involved them.

The East and West Monet Kingdoms, not to mention, Louis heard that the few opportunities for reunification they had early on were destroyed by the Abyssal Church.

The intended heir of the Hidden Forest was "accidentally" banished by the dwarves during teleportation to Furnace Castle, ultimately causing the Elf Prince to be swept into a spatial storm and permanently missing.

The Abyssal Church's Jianqi faction was involved in this affair. Because of that event, the Hidden Forest nearly reopened war with Furnace Castle. In the end, it was the church's intervention that barely prevented the conflict from breaking out.

The Am Empire, being a land of merchants, although more concerned with profit, doesn't mean they are without temper.

A few days ago, Louis contacted Mr. ONE from the O5 Council to temporarily borrow some of the Ironhearted Flow Death Swords from the ancient Nine Swords.

Mr. ONE did not agree immediately but instead disclosed information previously unknown to Louis.

…2 days ago…

Louis: "You say there are unknown forces involved behind the Dragonbone Prairie event?"

Mr. ONE: "We are almost certain someone inside the Abyssal Church has been corrupted by the Jianqi faction. Although we've already paid an appropriate price for this affair, I still wanted to mention it to you."

Louis: "This matter is over now. The empire has received appropriate compensation, so you needn't worry."

Mr. ONE: "No, no, no, what I'm saying is not that. Getting the empire's forgiveness is not the same as getting personal forgiveness. After all, weren't you also caught up in this incident and in danger?"

Louis: "…I understand what you mean, so you want to stand on our side?"

Mr. ONE: "Don't put it that way. Fighting evil is everyone's responsibility. We just want to invest in promising people while maintaining order."

Louis: "This is an internally united and coordinated matter; you can't just join as you please."

Mr. ONE: "What do you want?"

Louis: "We need more funds... I mean, I heard Mr. ONE has quite a few collaborations with the Dwarf King of Furnace Castle?"

Mr. ONE: "Do you want the Dwarf King to forge weapons for you, or do you want me to relay messages to obtain certain equipment from the Dwarf King?"

Louis: "I heard the Dwarf King's treasury holds one of the ancient Nine Swords of the Stone Dragon Stream, the Binding Breaker Sword, just like the Death Sword in your hand. I'd like to borrow it to take a look, too."

…

In any case, through Mr. ONE's assistance, Louis has ensured the borrowing of the Death Sword and is highly likely to borrow the Binding Breaker Sword. This way, the progress of the Ten Thousand Transformations Sword Pill replicating the ancient Nine Swords is nearly complete.

Swallowed/Pending Swallow: Desert Breeze, Heavenly Heart, City of Solitude

Parsed and Replicated: Evening Edge, Shadow Glory, Trust and Revenge

Ready to Parse and Replicate: Death Intention, Binding Breaker 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Missing: Tiger Fang

Of course, Mr. ONE isn't a merchant who gives out benefits mindlessly.

On the contrary, this action is mutually beneficial.

Not to mention, the Am Empire, initially with the simple idea of "open doors, free trade" to develop itself, nearly got dragged into turmoil by the Abyssal Church, and they are also angry.

As for Mr. ONE's statement, it is obviously intended to curry favor with him.

It seems that he believes it's better to spend a little now to satisfy Louis's needs rather than paying a high price to meet the needs of the Ense Empire.