Chapter 1101 - 577: Your Methods Are Truly Impressive

Within an underground complex in the Federation.

Zhang Hehua was wearing a beautiful white dress, and her exquisitely beautiful face faintly exuded a trace of anxiety.

Her hands were interlaced, strenuously sensing a peculiar power hidden within her own spiritual world.

This was the power left behind by the "Venerable."

Two years ago, she was just a Great Xia person who arrived in the Carmenia Federation through unconventional means, commonly known online as a "Run person." She had been living at the very bottom of society, barely having a few good days.

Two years later, she transformed herself, replacing a woman named "Belinda," becoming the favorite mistress of Eduardo, the master of the Federation’s Azure Palace, while also ascending to the high society she had dreamed of.

This incredible transformation was all due to the help provided secretly by the "Venerable."

Although she didn’t know the other party’s identity, Zhang Hehua had a rough guess in her heart that the "Venerable" was likely a Great Xia powerhouse.

In the initial period after taking Belinda’s place, she enjoyed herself for a while, exceedingly satisfied with her current life.

As time passed, she grew accustomed to luxury enjoyment, but her satisfaction diminished increasingly, and she began to genuinely detest this environment.

No, to be more precise—the term should be revulsion.

Because the so-called "high society" was not only depraved to the extreme but collectively fell into a cannibalistic class.

This is the literal meaning of "cannibalism."

An increasing number of Federation dignitaries chose to accept the reincarnation blood ritual to become demons in human skin, many developed a penchant for consuming humans.

Fortunately, Eduardo did not choose to become a demon; otherwise, she genuinely feared she would vomit with disgust while sleeping with him.

But this Azure Palace master wasn’t much better; he regularly underwent demon blood rituals to extract power and awaken his superpower.

To gain Eduardo’s trust, Zhang Hehua was forced to participate in three blood ritual ceremonies.

Honestly, she truly had no desire to partake in the blood ritual.

Because she had seen the news; the Great Xia Ghost stated clearly that anyone who participates in the blood ritual would have their soul polluted.

Fortunately, the Venerable informed her through the dream realm that as long as she served him well, he would help her remove the soul’s contamination in the future.

A few seconds past.

Zhang Hehua finally perceived the imprint planted by the Venerable within her.

The next second.

A cold voice rang in her mind: "Is there something you need?"

It was Yang Fan’s voice.

Previously, he had used the female Runian as a pawn to infiltrate the Federation’s upper echelons, gathering a wealth of confidential information and taking down the Federation’s Star Formation Controller, helping Great Xia acquire the Satellite Star Formation.

Unexpectedly, with the Saint Heir’s descent now, this "pawn" would again be of critical importance.

Zhang Hehua was overjoyed and immediately reported: "Venerable, I just received a message, the guards at the Descent Altar have suddenly been reassigned, with more than half pulled away.

"In fifteen minutes, the demons will invite Federation dignitaries to witness the event, showing respect to the Saint Heir and showcasing the demons’ power. Confidently, I’ll have a much bigger chance to strike secretly later."

Yang Fan’s tone carried praise: "Very well!"

He instantly understood, "Fifteen minutes" was the precise timing of the Saint Heir’s descent.

This was highly confidential information, yet with the pawn’s assistance, he obtained it effortlessly.

Zhang Hehua suddenly didn’t know what to say.

A second later.

Zhang Hehua sensed the Venerable’s energy was leaving, quickly asking: "Venerable, I’ve heard the Saint Heir is a more powerful Venerable than Knights, will I be exposed?"

Her notion of "exposure" not only pertained to concerns about her imposture being revealed but also about anomalies in her mind being discovered.

Yang Fan stated emphatically: "Don’t worry, you will absolutely not be exposed."

If the Demon Venerable descended personally, he would certainly instruct the female Runian to flee as far as possible.

However, a Venerable’s descent isn’t so easy?

Canglan Star’s World Will wouldn’t pay heed to warrior-level demons but is sure to be on high alert for a Venerable, striving to prevent it at all costs.

Because of this, the Demon Venerable opted to send down an avatar to circumvent the World Will’s interception.

The avatar’s strength, at most, reaches the quasi Venerable level, stronger than a High Rank Knight, but far inferior to a true Venerable.

Currently, Yang Fan has refined a wisp of highly advanced Ancient God Nether Flame, gaining very deep mastery over the demonic path, deceiving a quasi Venerable presents no issue.

Zhang Hehua let out a sigh of relief, then asked the question she’d long harbored in her heart: "Venerable, when can I leave the Federation?"

Now she no longer yearned for high society life, preferring an ordinary existence.

Especially living inside a den of cannibalistic demons, she couldn’t bear to stay for another moment.

Yang Fan pondered for a moment, responding: "Once this matter is finished, I’ll arrange for you to leave."

Though she’s a Runian, she has done a commendable job, perhaps even participated in saving Canglan Star, which somewhat balances the scales.

He paused briefly, then added: "But you’ve had some inappropriate conduct before, not suited to return to Great Xia, I’ll arrange for you to go to Nan Jing Continent and ensure your safety."

Zhang Hehua replied in grateful tones: "Venerable, thank you very much for your assistance."

As soon as the words fell.

She immediately sensed the Venerable’s energy departing.

Zhang Hehua sighed quietly, sitting dazedly on the bed, her mind swirling with all sorts of disordered thoughts.

Another dozen seconds passed.

"Boom! Boom!"

Suddenly, the sound of knocking came.

Zhang Hehua was startled, her gaze directed towards the door, quickly squeezing out an enchanting smile as fast as possible.

This suite was specifically prepared for the Azure Palace’s master, besides her, only Eduardo himself could enter.

The door was pulled open, and a familiar figure came into her view.

Zhang Hehua stood up gracefully and gently called, "Ed!"

Eduardo walked in, seeming a bit irritable.

Zhang Hehua knew very well that ever since the Federation became a Demon Realm, Ed had changed because deep down he wasn’t willing to see his country turn out this way.

She also knew that since then, Ed seemed to be venting through promiscuity, having been intimately involved with no fewer than a hundred women in the past year.

But she didn’t care at all, and continued to treat the master of the Azure Palace with gentle consistency.

It was precisely because of this attitude that she could always stay by his side, unlike other mistresses who were quickly abandoned.

Eduardo walked over and routinely kissed her but said nothing, just sat on the edge of the bed.

Zhang Hehua held his hand and softly asked, "What’s wrong?"

Eduardo suddenly showed a face full of dejection: "The Federation is about to be finished, and this world is about to be finished too."

Zhang Hehua sighed lightly.

Anyone could tell, just by thinking with their toes, that the visit of the Qing yang Demon Race Saint Heir couldn’t just be for tourism; it must serve some purpose.

Considering that demons are most adept at blood sacrifices and that Canglan Star has nearly ten billion people, it’s not hard to conjecture that the Saint Heir would likely do something very terrible to the Canglan People.

So when Ed said "the world is about to be finished," it wasn’t really unwarranted anxiety.

Eduardo suddenly pressed her down forcefully.

He had so much pent-up frustration in his heart and only wanted to vent it now.

Zhang Hehua did not resist, but for the first time, she found herself looking down on him.

Back then, the situation in Great Xia was more difficult than the Federation, but Great Xia pushed forward boldly and now has become the dominator of Canglan Star.

This master of the Azure Palace is indecisive, constantly thinking about leading the Federation to glory, yet retreats at the first hint of difficulty and quickly succumbs to the temptation of benefits.

After spending a long time with him, she had seen through him; Ed was a person with big ambitions but little talent, utterly incapable of accomplishing great things.

It only lasted for three minutes.

Eduardo was finished.

Zhang Hehua wasn’t surprised; ever since he started having psychological issues, he’d often finish hastily in this regard.

Eduardo lay there with vacant eyes for a while, then sat up from the bed: "Let’s go, the ceremony is about to start."

Zhang Hehua thoughtfully helped him dress in his suit and quickly touched up her makeup.

Very soon.

Zhang Hehua walked out of the suite holding Eduardo’s arm.

The two rode in a commuter electric vehicle, driving for several minutes within the underground base, passing through several checkpoints.

At each checkpoint, Superpower Users and demons conducted checks.

But no one checked Zhang Hehua thoroughly.

Even the demons just quietly used Secret Techniques to take a look, confirming the life aura posed no problem, and directly let her pass.

Confirming life aura is a simple and practical method of inspection, only determining whether the subject is the actual person.

Because as early as five years ago, Miss Belinda had become Eduardo’s mistress.

Two years ago, she boldly accompanied the master of the Azure Palace, and was a familiar figure among the Federation’s high tier.

Many demons had seen her, and no one thought she had any problems, so there was no in-depth investigation.

But no one expected that "Belinda from five years ago" and "Belinda from two years ago" were not the same person at all.

Yang Fan cleverly seized this "gap" and placed a "nail" in the Federation’s core position.

Very soon.

Zhang Hehua entered a massive underground cavern.

The cave covered over 20,000 square meters, as large as several football fields

The cave was over fifty meters high, equivalent to the height of more than a dozen levels.

At the center of the cave stood a pure white altar over ten meters high, with its surface engraved with many exquisite patterns.

Several beams of light fell from above, illuminating the altar just enough to give it a few shares of a sacred and holy feeling.

But Zhang Hehua knew that to summon the Saint Heir, the Federation consumed as many as six-figure sacrifices.

Under the sacred altar, layers of white bones were laid.

This was the ultimate terror.

Zhang Hehua glanced at the altar, suppressing her creepy feeling, and said in an admiring tone: "Ed, this altar is like a perfect work of art, can we move a little closer to appreciate it?"

Eduardo hesitated.

From his heart, he really didn’t want to get close to the altar, but since he refused to reincarnate into a demon last time, many of the reincarnated Federation high tier had started to ostracize him secretly.

If he directly refused now, the demons might also form opinions about him.

Finally, Eduardo nodded: "Of course you can!"

He paused for a moment, then said: "Many of the guards here have been temporarily redeployed; anyway, when the final introduction ceremony starts later, we need to stand beside the altar as an ’anchor point’, so we might as well go over there now."

Zhang Hehua blinked her beautiful eyes and curiously asked: "What does an anchor point mean?"

Eduardo shook his head: "I don’t know; I heard it from the staff. Anchor points are very important for summoning."

Zhang Hehua made an "Oh" sound.

But in her heart, she thought to herself: "Your Excellency’s method is really impressive."

The Female Runian was well aware that this must be an opportunity that Your Excellency had created for her.