Chapter 1697: Chapter 515: Obtained 2 Epic Materials_3

Although these two pieces of equipment require a high affinity for undead, it’s not a big issue.

That guy specializes in Dark Type spells, and when he reached the Seventh Rank, he switched to a profession related to undead arcana, which had a very high degree of compatibility, allowing him to fully utilize the two legendary relics.

Rosin switches from a bird gun to a cannon.

Along the way, he was as happy as a child.

There were still many bone powders and undead materials in the pile of bones, but everyone didn’t have time to tidy up. After quickly collecting some of the higher quality ones, they left the battlefield without a second thought.

…

In the blink of an eye, four days passed.

Following their previous ambush experience, Leonard Churchill and his peers proceeded with extreme caution.

Perhaps due to Elder Clinton’s lucky charm effect, although they encountered some scattered undead creatures, they never faced as dangerous a situation as they did four days ago.

Throughout the journey, they gained much knowledge.

They came across ghosts, zombies, skeletons, and all sorts of undead creatures, many of which were mythical beings from the Netherworld.

They walked, they killed, and they collected materials.

During this time, they even hunted two undead creatures with mythical bloodlines, and were able to refine two Seventh Rank materials, which was a huge profit.

However, as time went on, everyone’s initial excitement began to fade.

Because everyone knew that if they couldn’t find a way out in seven days, they would be trapped here forever.

With just over two days left, finding an exit became more urgent.

On this day, within the forest of tree roots.

Leonard Churchill and his companions tiptoed carefully.

Around them, there was nothing but fog and endless tree roots.

It was as if they had lost their way in a vast sea; no matter which direction they went, they were greeted by the same tree roots.

“Boss, look, there are traces of a battle over here! Judging by the discarded equipment, it should be the Holy Dragon Corps from the Holy Church…”

“Ah, finally some clues. But the battle traces are at least a day old. By the looks of it, this Holy Dragon Corps encountered a group of Phosphorus Fire Ghosts…”

“…”

Upon hearing Uncle East’s report, everyone walked over to inspect.

Indeed, it was the trail left by the Holy Dragon Corps.

Their objective these past few days was clear: they were searching for the Holy Church’s main force.

But there were a lot of people from the Holy Church in the Death Domain, numbering more than a hundred thousand.

As for where the main force was, that was hard to say.

Moreover, the Death Domain was too vast; just the area of the sixteenth tier was at least as big as a small duchy.

Seven days was not enough time to scour the whole area.

They had previously found traces of mercenaries and armies from the Three Great Kingdoms, but those weren’t what they were looking for.

Luckily, today they finally found the Holy Dragon Corps from the Holy Church’s direct lineage.

But even within the Holy Dragon Corps, there were distinctions between elite and regular forces.

Sophia Jones handed a charred flag to Leonard Churchill, saying, “Take a look at this.”

Leonard Churchill took a glance, sniffed the blackened fabric, and confirmed: “Hmm, this is ‘golden silk linen.’ It’s a fabric that only the Holy Church’s Archbishop-level legions can use. It looks like it indeed belongs to the elite forces of the Holy Dragon Corps.”

As he said this, he took out his notebook, recorded the findings, and then clipped the tattered cloth inside the notebook.

Upon hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, as if they had finally seen a glimmer of hope.

The high command of the Holy Church must have a way to contact each other; by following the traces of this troop, they might find their main force.

Since the battle occurred a day ago, they couldn’t be far away.

The Holy Dragon Knights, clad in heavy armor, could not completely erase their tracks on the tree roots.

So, they continued to follow these marks as they pressed forward.

Leonard Churchill walked along, making records in his notebook.

This was an old habit of his when exploring dangerous lands, to prevent his consciousness from being disturbed by some mysterious factors and leading to erroneous judgments.

As he walked, he also looked back at the reminders he had recorded in his notebook before.

“Strange… my consciousness hasn’t been tainted at all…”

Leonard Churchill frowned slightly as he looked on.

Elder Clinton had said that staying in the Netherworld Channel for too long would result in Death Air contamination, gradually robbing a person of their consciousness.

But after four days, Leonard Churchill found that his consciousness had not been affected at all.

Not just his own, Sophia Jones and the others were the same.

Leonard Churchill did not doubt Elder Clinton’s expertise, so the only explanation was that his own speculation might be correct.

The Feast had devoured the “unknown mysterious Elements” in the environment, exempting them from that kind of Soul contamination.

And there was one more quite peculiar point.

Leonard Churchill discovered that on his panel, the proficiency of the Demon God Secret Skill “Day Without Light” had soared rapidly over these few days!

This Secret Skill was exclusive to the Red Heart Ten-Hero Sequence and was also a restricted skill once forbidden from being passed outside the Taron Royal Family.

Leonard Churchill had just started to dabble in it, but the proficiency growth had always been very slow.

He only mastered one ability – “Repulsive Force.”

It was very basic.

Leonard Churchill was very clear that he had not touched the true Secret of this Secret Skill at all.

He originally thought that the slow progression was due to his insufficient understanding of the Sequence.

However, just over these few days, Leonard Churchill realized that it wasn’t just a matter of understanding the Sequence.

It was also the environment!

For the past few days to prevent contamination, he had been using the Feast to absorb the Air from the Underworld.

Then, the proficiency of “Day Without Light” began to skyrocket.

In just these four days, the proficiency data on his panel had already surpassed the level of his arduous training for months!

This made Leonard Churchill suddenly think of that deceased Weeping Angel.

He had found that the Dark Element Crystal Core was related to the corpses of Angels, and they happened to be practicing the Demon God Secret Skill “Day Without Light”; the aura of light and darkness on the corpses was also very similar to that of the Underworld…

This led Leonard Churchill to suspect that the two were directly related.

“Could it be… that to master this Secret Skill, one needs the Air of the Underworld?”

Leonard Churchill was almost certain of this.

The Weeping Angel held many Secrets, such as Resurrection and Mechanical Angels…

He felt vaguely that there was a great Secret hidden behind this Secret Skill.

While contemplating, he walked on, and without realizing, half a day had passed.

Suddenly, the sound of intense fighting came from a distance.

Uncle East, who was paving the way ahead, brought back news: “It’s the people of the Sun Sect!”

Leonard Churchill listened not with surprise but delight.

Seeking out the Holy Church was a secondary option.

What he really wanted was to find this Sun Sect.

After all, he knew that the aim of these followers was to summon back the Golden Dragon God Malodis from the Underworld.

Only by following them could he possibly find a way back.

The group hurriedly followed the sounds of battle.

At a glance, they saw a group of the Sun Sect’s people being chased in a frantic panic.

The leader of the group was someone Leonard Churchill recognized–it was the Red Dragon Princess, Saintess Sophia of the Sun Sect!