"Hmph! How ridiculous! Acting like you're some kind of saint! But don't forget, even if you want to achieve those so-called visions, humans on Earth NX will still have to endure a catastrophic disaster, and many will die in this catastrophe. For them, there's simply no future! More importantly, the culprits who brought this catastrophe upon humanity are you. It's you who deliberately imposed this disaster on Earth NX for your own purposes. And on what basis do you decide the life and death of these humans? Just because they are beings not under the jurisdiction of the Divine Spirit Realm?"

Seeing Eva unable to counter Irene's arguments, Hao Yun immediately chimed in.

Facing Hao Yun's aggressive questioning, Irene merely turned her head with an air of arrogance, choosing not to say much more. It wasn't that Irene was at a loss for words on how to respond to Hao Yun. Rather, as a low-ranking administrative priest despite being a Purification Envoy, Irene couldn't help but feel hesitant to engage in direct confrontation with him, even though he was just an assistant priest with limited combat capabilities. In any case, dealing with a powerful combatant like a Purification Envoy was best left to Elsie and the others! She could easily handle Eva, who was soft in nature!

Sure enough, when Irene's momentum was suppressed by Hao Yun, Elsa immediately spoke coldly, "Oh? Lord Hao, what do you mean by that? Aren't we all officials of the Divine Spirit Realm? What do you mean by 'you'?"

Seeing Elsa's unfriendly questioning, Dream Jia immediately retorted in a harsh and aggressive tone, "So what if it is? What if it's not? If you are good people, everything will naturally be peaceful. But if you are bad, deliberately disturbing the peace of the lower world, disrupting the stability of the lower time and space, hmph! Then you will become my prey! Don't blame me for not holding back!"

As someone who had always looked unfavorably upon Elsa, Dream Jia might have already started fighting her if not for her limited attack power. But even though she knew she wasn't currently strong enough to compete with Elsa, her consistently tough attitude and highly aggressive remarks placed her squarely opposed to the Purification Envoys. At the same time, Dream Jia's attitude effectively rejected Elsie's olive branch, once again escalating the tension on the scene.

"Alright! Alright! Everyone, let's calm down a bit! We're all on the same side, so why make our relationship so tense?" At this point, Elsie once again stepped forward, using a gentle and indisputable tone to placate the increasingly tense sides.

Upon hearing Elsie speak, the Xibo people in the round hall once again put down their weapons, and Elsa could only reluctantly withdraw her scepter. Then, Elsie walked slowly to Elsa's side, gently straightening her slightly tousled hair due to entering a combat alert state, and soothingly said, "Ah! If you three reject our good intentions, it will be difficult for us to proceed!"

"Oh? What do you mean by that?" Dao Lao pretended to be curious, while also signaling everyone to stay alert again.

"Oh dear! I don't know! Because no one has ever rejected our generous invitations, so we still have to take it step by step, right?" Elsie said, then turned to look at Adam and Eve. It was at this moment that Hao Yun and the others noticed that the affectionate and amiable expressions on Adam and Eve's faces had completely disappeared, replaced by cold and extremely indifferent expressions.

"Oh! This is really troublesome!" Eve spoke again at this point. Although her voice remained unchanged, her words lacked the warm maternal feeling, replaced instead by a sense of impatience and disgust.

"Well! If they don't accept our good intentions, naturally we can't let them go easily! After all, according to the regulations, we cannot disclose anything about the Dark Layer System to anyone in any form. Similarly, we cannot allow anyone to leak information about the Dark Layer System in any form." Adam also shrugged helplessly, feigning regret. From his tone, it seemed that they were preparing to act against Hao Yun and his group since their attempt at persuasion had failed.

"But does it really not matter?" Elsie nodded in agreement with Adam's statement, while also uncertainly seeking Adam and Eve's opinions.

Eve rubbed her chin and replied uncertainly, "Shouldn't it matter? This is the first time we've encountered such a situation. However, since he is only half human and half god, a part of his soul is still inside. We just need to keep his soul and find him a new body when we return to the Divine Spirit Realm, and we can reshape his body for him and transfer him to the Dark Layer System. Although in this way, we can only get a part of him, it's still much better than getting nothing at all, right?"

"Well! In that case, we have no choice!" Adam sighed, expressing regret.

Several Purification Envoys were openly discussing their next steps in front of Hao Yun and his group, indicating that they did not consider Hao Yun and his group a threat. After all, this was the home ground of the Purification Envoys, and the enemy not only outnumbered them but also possessed superior combat capabilities. Therefore, even though Hao Yun and his group were dissatisfied with being underestimated by the Purification Envoys, they had to accept this fact.

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However, judging from the Purification Envoys' outspoken planning of strategies, Hao Yun and the others believed that the other party was more interested in intimidating them than immediately taking action against them. Nevertheless, Hao Yun and his group dared not let down their guard. From the repeated discussions by the Purification Envoys about "him," it was clear they were referring to Hao Yun. It seemed that even though Dream Jia had clearly indicated that they would not accept Elsie's proposal, these Purification Envoys were still not giving up on trying to win over Hao Yun. However, from the Purification Envoys' conversation, it was evident that they did not intend to continue persuading Hao Yun this time. They seemed to be planning to extract Hao Yun's soul in a more extreme way first, and then use his soul to recreate him, so that the newly manufactured Hao Yun could obediently join the Dark Layer System.

After understanding the intentions of the Purification Envoys, Dao Lao and Dream Jia naturally couldn't let them succeed. So the two immediately stepped forward, shielding Haoyun behind them. Upon seeing this, Xia Wei couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Hehehe! Masters, why go to such lengths? With your current strength, any struggle is futile. Since you refuse to join us, you have no way out. Instead of continuing to struggle, making your downfall even more painful, why not relax and face death calmly? This way, it saves us trouble, and you can die quickly. What's not to like about that?"

Dao Lao burst into laughter and said, "Hahaha! Xia, you're absolutely right! However, let me kindly remind you, fighting privately among priests, let alone killing each other, is a strict law in the Realm of Divine Spirits. Even you, these so-called Purification Envoys, must adhere to this rule, right? Therefore, in this situation, even if we are truly defeated, your bodies will be marked with the brand of deicide for openly attacking us. As a result, you would become offenders violating the taboos of the Divine Spirit Realm and face severe punishment at the soul-eradication level. Do you really want to make such a mutually destructive decision?"

Xia Wei listened quietly as Dao Lao finished speaking, then nodded in agreement, saying, "Exactly. Fighting and killing priests privately is a serious crime in the Realm of Divine Spirits. Even if we have significant disagreements and even if you interfere with our actions on your own initiative, which is your fault, we cannot simply kill you. Besides, our underworld system does not have a judgment hall or a prison like Bixian City, so—ah, this is indeed a very tricky problem!"

After saying this, Xia Wei pretended to ponder with her hand on her chin. However, anyone discerning could tell that Xia Wei had likely already thought of a plan and was deliberately playing with Haoyun's nerves. Annoyed, Haoyun asked impatiently, "So what exactly do you want? Stop beating around the bush! If you want to act, just do it!"

"Calm down, calm down! Ah, Haoyun, it's all because of you that we're so hesitant!" Elsie quickly intervened, raising her hand and speaking gently.

"Because of me?" Haoyun frowned and asked.

"Because you're different from others. For us, you have a value that's different from the others," Elsie replied.

"What value do I have?" Haoyun asked again.

"Ah, it's meaningless to say more at this point! Let's just get on with it!" Seeing Elsie about to speak further, Adam hurriedly spoke up. Since Adam had spoken, Elsie shrugged and didn't speak anymore, making a gesture of "please," indicating that Adam and Xia Wei would handle what came next.

Adam then said to Haoyun, "Son, just rest assured and move on! When you wake up again, you won't retain this memory anymore! By then, we'll arrange for you to smoothly advance to become an official priest and ensure you can live peacefully like an immortal in the underworld system!"

"If you want to fight, let's fight without further ado!" Although Haoyun didn't know what Adam and Xia Wei were up to, he responded briefly and continued to focus on Adam, entering battle mode.

Observing this, Xia Wei chuckled and said, "Oh my! Haoyun, you know, priests killing priests will result in the sanctity being branded as a deicide. Even if we have certain privileges, once branded as deicide, we'll face the severest sanctions from the Divine Spirit Realm. So, we won't engage in self-defeating behavior. Furthermore, we don't want to kill you. We just want to destroy the part of the sanctity you currently possess as much as possible without damaging your soul. So—"

Xia Wei stopped speaking here, and her smile instantly turned unusually cold. She lowered her head slightly, fixing Haoyun with a profoundly malicious gaze. If it weren't for the powerful divine power emanating from Xia Wei, one might even say she looked like a demon from hell, and no one would object.

Standing before Haoyun like a statue, Xia Wei remained motionless. However, from the aura she exuded, it was clear she was already in battle mode and could attack Haoyun and the others at any moment. Even though Xia Wei had been confirmed on various levels as his biological mother, Haoyun was unwilling to accept this fact. But facing Xia Wei, who revealed her terrifying fangs, Haoyun's heart was filled with mixed feelings. After all, this woman, who resembled his mother, had devoured the body of his mother. As a result, the enemy he was facing now was both the murderer of his mother and his own mother.

Just as Haoyun was adjusting his mindset, preparing to engage in a life-and-death struggle with this priest who resembled his mother, Wang Defa suddenly shouted behind him, "Haoyun! Danger!"

With considerable combat experience, Haoyun realized instantly upon Wang Defa's reminder that someone was attacking him from behind. Therefore, Haoyun didn't even look back but dove straight forward, using his immense strength to swiftly flip his body mid-air before falling. Haoyun's purpose in doing so was naturally to ensure he evaded the ambush from behind with the quickest reaction possible and then face the assailant head-on after falling to the ground, promptly launching a counterattack.

However, to Haoyun's surprise, when he flipped his body mid-fall, he didn't see the enemy who had ambushed him. Instead, he only saw a familiar figure tumbling into his arms. Haoyun quickly recognized that the person who crashed into him as he fell was Eva. He immediately realized that Eva must have been attacked by the ambush because she didn't avoid it in time. Therefore, as he landed on his back, Haoyun hurriedly used both hands to embrace Eva, then smoothly twisted his body, rolling to one side on the ground with Eva, in order to evade a possible second ambush from the enemy.