Chapter 335 - The Great Light Realm

Chapter 335: Chapter 90: The Great Light Realm"Boss, can you stop thinking about women for a second?" Holy King muttered in Lu Hong’s mind, "The moment I opened my residence, it seemed like a super-strong being sneaked in."

"Oh." Lu Hong replied nonchalantly.

"Aren’t you the least bit concerned?" Holy King rolled his eyes with annoyance.

"What does the business of Holy Court have to do with me? I’m just running errands here, so what if there’s a super-strong being in this Third Transition plane? Can I beat them? Or can you?"

"No, I mean, aren’t you curious about secrets at all?!" Holy King really didn’t understand Lu Hong’s way of thinking.

"Not curious. Back home, we have a saying, ’curiosity killed the cat.’" Lu Hong frowned and casually responded.

"So curiosity kills cats, what does that have to do with people?" Holy King was perplexed and asked, "Where is your hometown? Is it so cruel that a cat dies whenever someone gets curious?"

"Scram!" Lu Hong didn’t know if Holy King was genuinely foolish or pretending, so he chose to ignore him further.

"Hey, hey, listen to me, listen to me." Holy King continued to clamor, "The aura emitted by that strong being is very peculiar. I keep feeling it’s familiar, possibly an old acquaintance of mine."

"Are you going senile?" Lu Hong chuckled, "How old would your old friends be? Thousands of years old immortals?"

"Yes." Holy King’s tone suddenly turned serious, "If he really is an old acquaintance, then something drastic must have happened to him."

"What does it have to do with me?" Lu Hong shrugged and followed the believers, heading towards the place where Anna was resting.

"Just listen to me," Holy King said, "Holy Light can extend one’s life, and the immaculate Holy Light might even allow someone to live from five hundred to a thousand years. These aren’t big deals because everyone’s life eventually ends. It’s all probably part of the plan when God of Light bestows Holy Light. But if Holy Light undergoes a mutation, and the skills altered by Heavenly God recombine, then the Holy Light will no longer be pure and will corrupt people, just like the corruption I was afflicted with in the past."

"You mean there’s a monster in the Holy Court similar to you back in the day?" Lu Hong raised an eyebrow and then chuckled, "That’s great; the alliance has its work cut out. As far as I see it, if the empire gets crippled by the sea clan, then if a similar tragedy happens to the alliance, it’s not unacceptable. The balance is what matters."

"Weren’t you lamenting for the divine beings?" Holy King was surprised, "Why do you seem to take pleasure in the alliance’s demise?"

Lu Hong gave it some thought, "Maybe I feel a stronger sense of belonging to the empire."

"Then you have to help me out, just like I helped you unconditionally before." Holy King was earnest, "I don’t want the same tragedy to befall the Holy Court again."

"How can I help you? We’re talking about a super-strong being here, I can’t beat them." Lu Hong paused, "Besides, I’ve got a competition to attend. I can only stay in the Great Light Realm for at most two more days. I can’t do anything for you, though if I survive the Trial of the Soaring Eagle, I might consider agreeing to help you."

"I’ll take care of the trouble for you, and you help me investigate this matter. How about that?" Holy King eagerly picked up on Lu Hong’s words.

"You’re going to take care of it?" Lu Hong asked skeptically, "You can come out of the sword?"

"Of course not, I’ve merged with it. Even if I could seize a new body to be reborn, I could only ever be half of myself. Half of my Divine Soul will always be fixed within the sword."

Holy King’s words gave Lu Hong a sigh of relief. Although he didn’t care what plans Holy King had after his death, the idea of his body being misused still didn’t sit right with him.

Lu Hong asked, "How can you help me?"

"Go to my residence. I’ve hidden a Heavenly God artifact in a secret compartment there; it can help you escape the alliance’s assassination plot."

"Heavenly God artifact?" Lu Hong’s breathing intensified. This was something precious, comparable to a strike from a True God. If used correctly, he might really have a chance to escape the Seventh Layer of Mortality.

"Yes, it’s an object bestowed upon me in a dream by the God of Light." Holy King started to boast without realizing it, "It was a fine evening with gentle breezes. I usually didn’t need to sleep, and would practice like always. But suddenly, a breeze caressed my face, and it made me drowsy. In that sleepiness, I saw a bright white light, and a pair of holy and majestic hands pushed an object to me. I got excited only to realize that I had fallen asleep. At first, I thought it was just a dream, but then I found that object right next to me."

Lu Hong skipped the details and went straight to the last step, "What sort of treasure is it?"

"A mirror," Holy King said mysteriously, "A mirror that can reflect All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds, with immense power."

"Give me an analogy." Lu Hong got excited and quickly pressed on.

"In short, it’s just really powerful. It can absolutely ensure your escape from the Great Arena of All Heavens." Holy King guaranteed earnestly, wishing he could thump his chest if he had a true form.

"Then I’ll find an opportunity to fetch the artifact."

"But hey, there’s no time to lose. Hurry up," the Holy King urged.

"Do you think I’m stupid?" Lu Hong gave him a look. "If I go back now, I might run smack into that super powerful being. How would I even get it?"

"You could just not take it for now, help me probe the other party’s strength," the Holy King suggested.

"Get lost!" Lu Hong certainly wasn’t about to go looking for death.

But before he could finish speaking, Anna, as if knowing that Lu Hong had come, happily rushed out from the side chamber and threw herself into Lu Hong’s arms, just in time to hear the word "Get lost."

"You..." Not knowing what she did wrong, Anna couldn’t believe Lu Hong would say such harsh words to her; joy instantly turned to a face full of tears.

"No, no, no," Lu Hong quickly tried to explain. "It wasn’t directed at you, listen to me!"

"I won’t listen!" Since the believers left once they met, leaving only the two of them, who else could his words have been for, if not her?

"Really, listen to me, please!" Lu Hong hurriedly grabbed Anna. "I was talking to the Sword Spirit, I swear it!"

"Sword Spirit?" Anna snorted with dissatisfaction. "Who are you trying to fool?"

"Come out!" Lu Hong slapped the Space Ring and threw the bronze greatsword on the ground, yelling, "Explain yourself, now!"

"I can’t come out, I’ll die!" the Holy King wailed.

"If you don’t come out and prove it, I’ll end you right here!"

Seeing Lu Hong lose his temper at a greatsword, which didn’t seem like a drill, Anna tentatively gave him a chance.

"Alright, just for a moment!" The Holy King reluctantly agreed. Then a white Holy Light dispersed from the bronze greatsword, and before Anna’s eyes, it took half human form, the Holy King gave a slight bow to Anna: "Hello sister-in-law."

Anna’s eyes widened; she had never seen a sword with a spirit in her life, and she exclaimed in wonder, "There really are such things?"

As soon as she spoke, seven or eight black iron chains burst from the bronze greatsword, trapping the Holy King’s ghostly image firmly and dragging it back into the sword.

"Remember to give me some compensation!" The Holy King didn’t forget to ask for a favor from Lu Hong at the end.

"See?" Lu Hong didn’t respond to him but turned to Anna. "What I just said was indeed cursing him, not you. I swear, my love for you is witnessed by the heavens and proven by the sun and the moon!"

"Alright," Anna’s cheeks flushed slightly. "I’ll let it go this time."

"Sigh of relief," Lu Hong let out a breath; managing relationships with women was really too challenging for him.

The effects of the Pool of Light were astonishing, and after Anna soaked a bit longer, she was as revitalized as ever. Once the misunderstanding was cleared up, the two left the Great Radiance Hall together.

Anna spent most of her time teaching in the school and only occasionally wandered around some nearby planes during long holidays, so she was very curious about the well-known planes of the alliance.

Originally, Nong Hua only asked Lu Hong to come alone, but once Anna found out he was going to the realm of Great Light, she became interested. Lu Hong wouldn’t refuse her, insisting that Nong Hua increase the cost to bring both of them over.

Lu Hong always felt that he was deeply in debt to Anna, so he decided to spend a good couple of days on a honeymoon with her during this trip.

The realm of Great Light is the most peaceful area in the entire alliance, having never witnessed any bloodshed, with sixty percent of its prosperity owing to the Judgement Knights. As the internal patrol and the supervisor of the Holy Court, these Knights, through hundreds of generations of inheritance, remained ever dutiful, implementing very strict checks within the Church. Those who dared to abuse their power for greed, kill! Those who dared to use their positions to oppress civilians, kill! Those who dared to ignore the law and violate the code, kill!

And this was also why few from the high ranks of the Holy Court chose to reside in the realm of Great Light. After all, everyone has some personal considerations, and who can stay completely unblemished? The Judgement Knights, despite being limited in number, always have some oversight, but these under-the-table deals do not exist in the realm of Great Light.

Therefore, the realm of Great Light is known as the land where doors are never locked at night, truly a realm where killing stops.