Ch. 3481..3490

Chapter 3481 Phoenix Gets Suspicious

Levi wasn’t suspecting Floyd on purpose.

As he paid attention to Floyd, he only asked that question casually after spotting Floyd in the crowd.

Following his question, everyone glanced at Floyd.

Azure Dragon and the rest had just asked Floyd the same question a while ago.

Levi’s question hit Floyd like a bolt out of the blue.

Alas, the very thing he feared happened.

Master is suspicious of me. Gloria predicted that, but she told me not to expose her.

Floyd began to panic.

“I…” he stammered, at a loss for words.

Obviously, there was something wrong with him.

Levi’s gaze grew sharp as he stared at Floyd.

Floyd was shocked.

He knew he couldn’t say anything now and risk exposing anything.

Master’s smart, so he’ll definitely see through my lies! If there’s no other choice, I’ll have to reveal the truth.

Before he could be honest to Levi, Azure Dragon and the rest laughed out loud. “Boss, you had no idea, huh? Floyd had stopped contacting that woman a long time ago.”

“We met her previously, and she’s no pushover. Floyd isn’t capable of keeping her under control. Besides, the Ecclesiastic Order is our enemy. I believe Floyd knows that well.”

“Yes, Floyd knows he’ll be used. He’s smart enough to cut off ties with her back then.”

“Floyd is more vigilant than us in such times…”

Floyd had no idea Azure Dragon and the rest would help him clarify the matter.

His lips thinned as he said, “Yes, Master. I stopped contacting her a while ago. I was embarrassed and dared not tell anyone about it.”

Levi chuckled. “Oh, I see. That’s fine, then.”

If Azure Dragon and the others hadn’t spoken up, he would’ve suspected Floyd.

Floyd walked away.

Oh, what a relief. I was nearly exposed. Gloria’s right. Master is starting to suspect me. If I expose Gloria, he’ll treat us as his enemies. I have to do my best to protect Gloria and keep our relationship a secret. He might even leak fake news so I can mislead Gloria!

Floyd knew that Levi wasn’t really suspicious of him. Levi was actually suspecting that he knew someone from the Ecclesiastic Order.

He had to be extra careful from today onward.

Now that Levi was keeping an eye on him, no mishaps could ever happen.

Azure Dragon and the rest were walking away when Phoenix suddenly asked, “Don’t you think Floyd is acting unlike himself?’

“Huh? I don’t think so.”

The rest were surprised by her sudden question.

Phoenix remained dubious. “Something tells me he’s acting unlike himself! He wasn’t embarrassed earlier. In fact, he looked nervous as though he was in a dilemma.”

Kirin chimed in, “Yes. I wouldn’t have noticed if you didn’t mention it. Boss’ words seemed to have shocked him senseless. Something seems off.”

“You’re right. If we didn’t speak up, what would Floyd say?”

“We shouldn’t have spoken up.”

Comprehension dawned on them.

Black Tortoise mumbled, “Should we tell Boss about it?”

Azure Dragon shook his head. “We can’t say anything if we don’t have proof. It will look like we’re trying to sow discord between them.”

“Well, you’re right. We got suspicious, but it wasn’t as though Floyd did anything wrong.”

“If we were wrong, that could be a huge problem.”

“Floyd wants to avenge us, so it isn’t nice for us to accuse him for no reason. We must keep this a secret among us.”

In the end, they decided to keep it a secret among them, for they didn’t want to upset anyone else.

If that were to happen, Levi would be put in a difficult spot.

However, Phoenix decided to keep an eye on Floyd to find out if her instincts were right.

Chapter 3482 Heading To The Medical Guild

Her sixth sense told her that something was wrong with Floyd, so she had to keep an eye on him.

In fact, she wanted to head to the Heavenly Base to discuss it with her friends.

She had met Gloria previously. As a woman, she knew Gloria was not an ordinary figure.

Strangely, Floyd seemed to be infatuated with Gloria.

Back then, she found his action strange.

Floyd later claimed they had stopped contacting each other, but her doubts remained.

The recent events and how Floyd grew anxious when Gloria was mentioned all pointed to one thing—something was wrong.

Phoenix was a woman, so she was meticulous and got suspicious of Floyd.

Meanwhile, Gloria was pretty nervous.

She might’ve escaped unscathed, but she knew she was still in danger.

In fact, she was in grave danger.

Levi would investigate her thoroughly, and even the Bone Grandmaster had been exposed.

He was a great help to her.

Besides, she couldn’t keep it a secret for long from the Holy Guild and the Ecclesiastic Order.

Soon, they would realize something was wrong internally. If they begin investigating, it would be hard for her to survive.

I need to grow before my identity gets exposed. I need to be in control of the situation instead of allowing others to lead me by the nose. Otherwise, I will die a horrible death.

If it was the Cetus that got exposed, they could take the punch for her momentarily.

Now that she was under everyone’s watchful eyes, she was afraid of landing in trouble.

Hm, should I work hard to improve myself?

Initially, Gloria wanted to devour all the elites’ power in the Ecclesiastic Order.

There wasn’t any opportunity for her to do so. She didn’t want to alarm her enemies.

Gloria had another idea in mind.

The Holy Guild and the Medical Guild were full of treasures and pills.

The Medical Guild, especially, was house to all the magical medicine within the Ecclesiastic Order.

Many pills were capable of changing one’s fate.

One’s power would increase significantly after taking it!

However, the magical medicine in the Medical Guild wasn’t meant to be taken by ordinary people.

In the past, Gloria’s body would burst if she were to take any pill.

She couldn’t handle its power.

After all, the Ecclesiastic Order had gathered many magical herbs to create them.

However, Gloria was capable of handling everything now.

If she got to take all the magical medicine in one go, her strength would increase tremendously.

By then, she could try defeating Levi.

Gloria was injured, so no one paid any attention to her.

They would begin by investigating someone else, so she was safe for now.

Even if she were to head out, no one would suspect her.

She was injured and had an alibi.

Everyone was still seriously injured, but Gloria had already recovered completely.

Late that night, Gloria sneaked out of the old headquarters of the Ecclesiastic Order.

She went to the spot where the Holy Guild stayed hidden all over the years.

No one else knew where that was, but Gloria was incredibly resourceful.

She arrived at her destination shortly after.

With her current ability, she could sense the origin of the strong burst of powers or energies.

She was particularly sensitive to them.

“Mm? Something seems off. Why are there so many strong presences in the Holy Guild? Impossible. I know every strong being. Why are there more powerful beings than expected? Could they be the Holy Guild’s hidden trump card?”

Without hesitation, Gloria headed to the Medical Guild.

The Medical Guild was pretty quiet, for it was located in a secluded area within the Holy Guild.

No one was there.

Eusof preferred a quiet environment, so he would create pills alone in the Medical Guild and forbade anyone from disturbing him.

Thus, he was alone in the Medical Guild’s main hall.

Two of his disciples were guarding the door, and there was no one else around.

Gloria arrived and devoured them both instantly.

She then stepped into the main hall of the Medical Guild.

“Who is it?” An icy voice rang out.

Chapter 3483 All His Efforts Destroyed

“No wonder you’re Master Eusof. You sensed my arrival swiftly,” Gloria announced with a chuckle.

She thought she managed to sneak in without alerting anyone, but Eusof caught her the moment she got in.

He might be infatuated with creating pills, but he was still a powerful being.

In fact, he was rumored to be stronger than Solocus.

Nevertheless, he did nothing but make pills.

Otherwise, he could’ve been in charge of the Holy Guild and be the next Minister in line.

Gloria was surprised at how powerful he was.

Indeed, Master Eusof is the most powerful person in the Ecclesiastic Order! Even Solocus isn’t his match. If the Minister isn’t here, he’ll be the most powerful person.

She had no idea she would run into the strongest being upon arrival.

Eusof was young and handsome.

His gaze was fixed on Gloria as he noticed something was off.

“Who are you? Why are you here?” he asked.

“Well, I came here to devour all the magical medicine in the Medical Guild,” Gloria revealed with a grin.

“All the magical medicine? Aren’t you afraid of exploding from the excessive energy?” Eusof scoffed.

No one was capable of consuming all the magical medicine here.

One could at most take three to four magical medicine in one go.

It was simply impossible for the unwanted visitor to accomplish the feat.

Hearing that, Gloria let out a mocking snort. “Ha! I’ve just devoured three-quarters of the energy core. It should be pretty easy for me to devour all your magical medicine, right?”

“What?” Eusof blanched in horror. “It was you?”

He was busy with his pills, but that didn’t mean he was completely closed off to the outside world.

“It was me!” Gloria announced.

She took action right after saying that.

Her power was enough to suppress Eusof.

Eusof might be strong, but he wasn’t Gloria’s match.

Right now, Gloria was almost as powerful as Levi.

Eusof couldn’t take her down himself.

Helpless, he was controlled in the blink of an eye and couldn’t move an inch.

“I won’t devour you for now. Watch as I devour every magical medicine in the Medical Guild!” she declared.

With that said, Gloria proceeded to plunder all the magical medicine in the Medical Guild.

She devoured everything she could and kept those she couldn’t devour.

These were all the top rated magical medicine in the Ecclesiastic Order.

This time, Gloria controlled herself deliberately so nothing out of the ordinary would happen when she increased her strength.

No one would realized what she was doing.

Of course, she had to thank the Bone Grandmaster for that.

Eusof stood rooted to his spot and could only watch as Gloria’s strength improved colossally.

The pills he made had all been swallowed by Gloria.

Oh, my efforts have gone down the drain! Ugh, I’d rather die than witness this.

Alas, he couldn’t even stop her.

The Top Ten felt the same back then.

No one would come to the Medical Guild.

The only two who were allowed to guard outside had been slaughtered by Gloria.

Thus, no one knew what Gloria was doing in the Medical Guild.

She took her time to devour all the magical medicine and increase her strength slowly.

Eusof was the only witness to Gloria’s growth.

“Wow!”

Gloria could sense that her body was transforming.

Previously, she could only devour three-quarters of the energy core, but now, she felt she could devour more.

It was probably due to the fact that she was now stronger.

Her body and spiritual bone was improving slowly.

As of now, she could devour more energy.

To her surprise, she devoured all the magical medicine in the Medical Guild.

She soon reached her limits.

There were still some left, but she planned to take them with her.

“I’ll bring you with me, too!” she announced.

Having said that, Gloria brought Eusof with her.

Actually, it was useless to devour Eusof.

She wanted to bring him to the Bone Grandmaster.

Years ago, Eusof had kicked the Bone Grandmaster out of the Medical Guild.

She had taken revenge for him!

Chapter 3484 A Conspiracy

Gloria promptly burst out laughing.

Am I this strong now?

Outside, she reveled in the power within her body and beamed.

I’m a terrifying presence now!

“Ha! Levi, I’m about to catch up to you! I think I can battle with you now!” she exclaimed proudly.

Gloria was undeniably confident as she was tremendously strong now.

Finally, she was capable enough to battle against Levi.

Fear clawed up Eusof’s throat.

The last person that he found strong was the Minister, who had since disappeared without a trace.

No one could stop Gloria, so the Ecclesiastic Order would be in danger.

She was even capable of destroying the entire Ecclesiastic Order!

This discovery was simply too horrifying, and he couldn’t bring himself to imagine the consequences.

Before leaving, Gloria was reminded of something. “Mm? Should I take a look at the Holy Guild?” she wondered aloud.

Back when she first arrived, she sensed many powerful auras, far more than she initially expected.

Her senses turned sharper after she grew more powerful.

Sensing the energy fluctuations, she was pretty sure that there were many powerful elites within the Holy Guild.

It was certainly unusual.

The Holy Guild had plenty of elites, but now, there were at least a hundred times more elites than usual.

Gloria couldn’t help but grow suspicious.

That could only mean one thing—there were elites inside the Holy Guild that they kept hidden from the Ecclesiastic Order.

Perhaps Solocus is scheming something.

It was obvious to Gloria that Solocus had an ulterior motive. He wanted to be in charge of the Ecclesiastic Order and be the next Minister.

It seems like the Holy Guild is behind the Minister’s disappearance. Let’s see what secret is the Holy Guild hiding.

If she wasn’t strong enough, she wouldn’t have sensed those auras.

Previously, she felt as though she was a God who was a league above human beings.

She was in control of their lives.

However, things were different now.

She felt as though she had become one with the world.

She was both heaven and earth!

Everything in the world was within her reach.

She was strong enough to sense every little thing if she wanted to.

Soon, she arrived at the spot where the elites were gathered with powerful bursts of energy fluctuations.

She wanted to see who exactly they were.

These people were hidden in the most secluded spot inside the Holy Guild. Clearly, they couldn’t show themselves to the public.

No one was supposed to find them.

That only served to prove Gloria’s assumption.

She followed the energy fluctuations and soon arrived at her destination.

Eusof was also with her.

He could barely hide his surprise when he discovered such a place in the Holy Guild.

Why does such a place exist in the Holy Guild? There are so many elites here! Where did they come from?

Eusof had no idea where they came from.

He was obsessed with his pills but knew everything about the Holy Guild.

If he didn’t know where the elites came from, something was undeniably off.

Gloria took in Eusof’s expression and realized what was going on.

Solocus must’ve kept many fighters to himself without letting anyone know. Even Master Eusof was kept in the dark. This is serious.

Flashing a grin, she said, “You should know that the Ecclesiastic Order isn’t the same order you think it is. If you stopped making pills and stepped up to be the leader, there might be a chance. This is what happens when you leave everything to Solocus.”

Eusof was helpless, for it was all too late.

“If you’re curious, let’s find out who they are.”

Gloria led Eusof deep into the place.

It was considered a restricted area within the Holy Guild.

Eusof had no idea this place existed, let alone the others.

Shortly after, they arrived at the spot where the elites were gathered.

“What? It’s them?” Gloria blurted out in surprise.

Chapter 3485 Discovering The Cetus

Eusof was so stunned that his eyes were about to fall out of their sockets.

This was most certainly the most shocking incident he had ever encountered in his lifetime.

Seriously? How could it be them?

Never in his wildest dreams did he imagine seeing these bunch of people here.

Gloria shared his sentiments, too.

She was in total disbelief.

Despite making various assumptions earlier, she never knew it would be them.

Finally, she understood why the most dangerous place was also the safest place.

Eusof’s jaw dropped so wide that it was wide enough to stuff an egg inside.

He wasn’t even this shocked when Gloria sneaked into his territory earlier.

How could this happen in the Holy Guild? Why are they even here?

Gloria’s lips curved. “I was shocked, too. I can’t believe Solocus did this. I was wondering how they disappeared without a trace.”

Gloria had no idea there was someone in the Ecclesiastic Order who was her match in terms of wisdom.

Looks like everyone has their own schemes and plots. I shouldn’t underestimate everyone!

Eusof couldn’t speak, but he was obviously dumbfounded by the scene before him.

Gloria glanced at the crowd beneath her and chuckled lowly. “I’ve been looking for you all the while. I knew you didn’t disappear for no reason! Turns out you’re here. To think that I’ve been hunting high and low for you all this time. Here you are all along! I finally found you!”

Gloria could barely tamp down her excitement, for lady luck was on her side.

She got everything she wanted.

It was an arduous journey, but the results were satisfying.

Her dream had come true!

These bunch of people were none other than the Cetus, whom she and Levi were searching everywhere for!

No one knew that they were inside the Holy Guild.

The Cetus was the Ecclesiastic Order’s biggest enemy. They had been at odds for a long time.

However, the Cetus was now within the Holy Guild, the mastermind of the Ecclesiastic Order.

Everyone—including the Ecclesiastic Order members, Gloria, and Eusof—didn’t see this coming.

The Holy Guild was in cahoots with the Cetus.

It was safe to say that the Holy Guild was under the control of the Cetus!

Solocus had just taken control of the Ecclesiastic Order, and now the Ecclesiastic Order was under the control of the Cetus.

They finally understood why the Cetus was still alive but refused to show themselves.

In the past, the Cetus would certainly battle against the Ecclesiastic Order frequently.

The Cetus loved going to war, and they used to fight with the Ecclesiastic Order intensely.

They were either in a battle or on the way to a battle!

However, they stayed low for a long time.

The Cetus was also vicious and bloodthirsty.

They loved annihilating entire clans out.

After the Ecclesiastic Order was divided into several massive factions, they couldn’t help but grow afraid of the Cetus.

Now they weren’t united, so the Cetus could destroy them one by one.

The Cetus would wipe them out if they were to offend them.

Even the Five Pavilions had this concern.

Everyone dared not mention the Cetus for fear of getting wiped out.

Sonja and the rest knew it was all the Cetus’ doing but dared not spill a word, for they were terrified.

Despite everyone’s fear, the Cetus had never shown themselves.

They also never killed anyone from the Ecclesiastic Order or wipe any clan out.

The Cetus didn’t do anything or show themselves in public.

If Levi hadn’t taken action, the Cetus wouldn’t even show themselves.

Gloria had never thought this way.

Now that she knew the truth, she felt a chill go down her spine.

The Cetus had always been within the Holy Guild, right under their noses!

They had been taking action against the Ecclesiastic Order in another way.

Chapter 3486 Where The Elemental Spiritual Bones Are

By slowly infiltrating the Ecclesiastic Order, they were able to take over the entire organization one step at a time.

That was when Gloria knew it was all related to Solocus.

I wonder if Solocus is the mastermind behind it all, or if he’s just another puppet acting under someone else’s orders. I bet this is also the reason he wants to become the leader of the Ecclesiastic Order. He’s probably a member of the Cetus! The Ecclesiastic Order would never expect that! If a member of the Cetus is leading the Ecclesiastic Order, then they would have successfully infiltrated the Holy Guild and gained total control over the Ecclesiastic Order!

Man, this is such a crazy plan that I doubt anyone would’ve seen it coming! While the Ecclesiastic Order may appear to be unified, it’s actually completely under the Cetus’ control! Haha! Who would’ve thought the Ecclesiastic Order’s own organizational structure would end up being its greatest enemy?

Gloria shook her head and chuckled at the thought of that.

Eusof had disbelief written all over his face when he realized how corrupted the Ecclesiastic Order had become.

I can’t believe it has completely fallen into the Cetus’ hands… This is all because I got so obsessed with making pills! The Minister had reminded me to watch over the Ecclesiastic Order and stop being so obsessed with making pills, but I didn’t listen. On top of that, Gloria is a huge threat to the Ecclesiastic Order as well. It’s all my fault that the Ecclesiastic Order is going to be destroyed. Had I not been captured by Gloria, I would’ve gotten so mad upon seeing all this that I’d go fight the Cetus on the spot. Unfortunately, there’s nothing I can do about it now. Given the way things are, I can only watch helplessly as the Ecclesiastic Order gets destroyed. We probably won’t be able to change a thing even with the Minister around, let alone without him. Now that I’m nothing but a prisoner, there’s absolutely nothing that I can do.

Instead of leaving immediately, Gloria stood among the Cetus and watched on.

“This woman is here too?” Gloria mumbled to herself when she noticed Magdalena in the crowd.

That’s Solocus’ wife! According to my mentor, she used to be so beautiful that she had tons of suitors fighting over her. Eventually, Solocus was the one who managed to win her over and marry her. I also heard about an incredibly strong woman in a powerful deviant clan. She was amazing in both her looks and her capabilities, but died when the Ecclesiastic Order destroyed that deviant clan. My guess is, those two women are actually the same person. The deviant clan didn’t actually get completely annihilated, and Magdalena is one of the survivors.

“Looks like Magdalena is actually a surviving member of that deviant clan…” Gloria muttered under her breath at the thought of that.

After infiltrating the Cetus, she noticed an area that was protected by a group of people.

A strong energy wave could be detected inside.

It was as if someone was cultivating in there.

Noticing something was amiss, Gloria quickly snuck in there and made a huge discovery.

Huh? That’s an elemental spiritual bone! I can’t believe I found one here!

Due to how powerful an elemental spiritual bone was, the spiritual energy in the area was surging and accumulating like crazy.

While the Cetus had tried to conceal the person doing the cultivating, Gloria was able to get past that with ease.

It wasn’t long before she had a visual of the person that possessed the elemental spiritual bone.

Despite him hardly showing himself in public, Gloria was able to recognize him instantly.

That guy was none other than Solocus’ son, Xylas Geurin.

He’s quite the gifted individual. In fact, he could even be slightly more powerful than the eight Paladins from the Holy Guild. However, he later became crippled after his spiritual bone got injured.

He has been searching for a suitable spiritual bone donor all these years, only to stumble upon the elemental spiritual bones from Azure Dragon and his group. Since what happened to Xylas has been kept a secret, not many among the Ecclesiastic Order know about it.

Chapter 3487 Everything Would Soon Change

Hold on… This means I’ve got a hold of the most complete information at the moment! Xylas has never shown himself to the members of the Ecclesiastic Order, so I wouldn’t even have known of his existence otherwise. Looks like they’re the ones who removed the spiritual bones from Levi and his friends! Hahaha!

It all makes sense now! The ones in control of the Cetus from behind the scenes are Solocus and Xylas! They’re the ones who took the elemental spiritual bones away! Now I see why Solocus is familiar with everything on the outside! Turns out, he already had everything under his control! With his strength almost on par with that of Solocus’, Xylas has become the greatest talent in the Ecclesiastic Order!

While Xylas may be really powerful with the elemental spiritual bones, he’s nothing but small fry to me! After all, I have both the Ecclesiastic Order and Solocus at my mercy! None of that matters right now, though. What matters is the fact that I now know the location of the Cetus and the elemental spiritual bones, so things are going to get exciting from here on!

If I so much as tell Levi about this, he’ll focus all of his rage toward the Cetus and go after them! The Ecclesiastic Order would go after the Cetus too, so there will be chaos everywhere! Not only would it buy me a lot more time, but I might also be able to benefit from the aftermath!

Looks like luck really has been on my side this whole time! I’ve encountered so many obstacles, but I managed to survive them all just fine! Even in a time of crisis like this, I was able to discover the existence of the Cetus and the Holy Guild’s biggest secret.

By leaking this information to the public, I’ll buy myself so much time to strengthen myself that Levi won’t even stand a chance against me. It’ll be too late for them to do anything by the time they realize it was my doing. The discovery of this huge secret has truly shifted the situation in my favor!

Gloria was so thrilled by those thoughts that she nearly burst out laughing maniacally on the spot.

After taking a brief moment to regain her composure, Gloria brought Eusof out of there without anyone even knowing she was there.

Nobody realized that Eusof was gone, nor were they aware that all of the Medical Guild’s magical medicine had gone missing.

Little did they know, all of that would soon change the Ecclesiastic Order completely.

“I have brought you a gift, Bone Grandmaster!” Gloria said as she tossed Eusof to the ground upon arrival at Corpse Pit.

“What? Is this Eusof? On top of that, you’ve grown so much stronger in such a short amount of time!” Bone Grandmaster was so shocked that his jaw dropped.

He had always known that Gloria was a very powerful existence, but he didn’t expect for her to be this powerful.

She had gotten so much stronger that she exuded an overwhelming aura more powerful than anyone else Bone Grandmaster had ever seen.

Eusof went pale and trembled all over when he saw Bone Grandmaster, but calmed down when he recalled everything he had been through earlier.

Bone Grandmaster was nothing compared to any of that.

“I bet you didn’t see this coming, did you, Eusof? We’ll soon destroy the Ecclesiastic Order!” Bone Grandmaster shouted gleefully and burst out laughing.

Eusof kicked me out when I started violating the ethics of medicine. Now, I finally have a chance to get my revenge on him!

“Go ahead and kill me, then,” Eusof mumbled as he lay down on the floor.

Since he was powerless to stop them, he figured he would just go with the flow instead.

“In that case, don’t mind if I help myself to your energy!”

Gloria then devoured all of Eusof’s energy before tossing him over to Bone Grandmaster. “Here you go!”

Bent on getting his revenge, Bone Grandmaster subjected Eusof to all sorts of tortures.