Inside the tall and majestic Great Rock Castle in the Inner Ring of the Forest,

Kara knelt respectfully on the ground. Standing before him was a dragon that exuded a dark blue hue.

It was seven meters long, with festering skin and wings covered in ulcerated pustules, emitting a foul stench.

A powerful life recovery ability combined with endless decay to form a Corrupt Dragon Offspring with sharp eyes and a thirst for slaughter.

This Corrupt Dragon Offspring was sent by the Corrupt Dragon to oversee Kara's actions, while also carrying a significant task.

"Respected Corrupt Dragon Emissary, welcome to my castle."

After the Corrupt Dragon became exceptionally furious over the loss of the forest fire phoenix egg and ordered Witte, who controlled the Eastern Forest, to impose sanctions on Kara's territory,

Recently, it sensed that the Forest Fire Phoenix did not seem to have left the Corrupt Forest, but was instead in a certain area in the south.

Only then did it stop the sanctions, allowing Kara to strive to prove his value in becoming a Corrupt Dragon Knight.

The Corrupt Dragon Emissary snorted coldly and opened its mouth, exhaling a foul breath: "Your castle? Everything here belongs to the Corpse Dragon Lord, and that includes you!"

"If you weren't still useful, the Corpse Dragon Lord would have swallowed you whole and turned you into digested waste if he knew you had hidden the forest fire phoenix egg!"

Kara himself could hardly believe it when he heard from the Corrupt Dragon Emissary that the forest fire phoenix egg was still in his territory.

He was absolutely certain that the person who stole the forest fire phoenix egg was a Believer of the Necromancer God, who had long since escaped through a teleportation gate.

And now, the Corrupt Dragon Emissary was telling him that the forest fire phoenix egg was still here, right within the Outer Ring of the Southern Forest that he governed.

This was impossible!

Kara's first instinct was to deny this claim, but upon careful reflection, he suddenly realized a shocking piece of information.

The appearance of a god-venerable grade item, the revival of the forest fire phoenix egg, and the betrayal of the Demon General under his command.

Even if the Forest Fire Phoenix were revived, Zoke would never have betrayed him unless... "Lord of Spirits?" he murmured, involuntarily recalling the long-standing rumors in the forest.

The Corrupt Dragon Emissary in front of him laughed out loud as if he had heard a joke:

"You still believe those rumors?"

"There is no Lord of Spirits at all; this is all just a lie fabricated by that dying Forest Fire Phoenix."

"It has long been defeated. Its most appropriate course of action is to obediently become the Corpse Dragon Lord's food and help the Corpse Dragon Lord ascend to godhood."

"As for that Demon General traitor under your command, he is clearly a fool!"

Kara gritted his teeth and said, "Indeed, I must end him with my own hands."

Then, the Corrupt Dragon Emissary smiled:

"Knight Silanson of the Western Forest discovered the traces of that headless armor in his territory. Its condition is off; it seems that part of its consciousness is returning."

The remains of Guardian Knight Mor possess a residual strength around that of an Eighth-Tier Lord. Every time the Forest Fire Phoenix is revived, he rushes to its side to protect it.

However, according to Kara's deductions, the forest fire phoenix egg was still at least a few years, or even decades, away from hatching; it couldn't possibly be born now.

"The Firefly Forest is destined to be corrupted. Following the Corrupt Dragon is the wisest decision for both of us."

"The situation is now very clear. In the Outer Ring of the Southern Forest you control, there is a piece of headless armor, your traitorous subordinate, and a forest fire phoenix egg."

Hearing this from the Corrupt Dragon Emissary, combined with the information he held, Kara suddenly felt enlightened, and his perspective broadened significantly.

Two Eighth-Tier Lords were something he could handle with his own forces, let alone with a Corrupt Dragon Emissary coming to help!

But what he feared most was the power of the god-venerable grade item in Zoke's hands.

That damn Zoke must have secretly obtained a god-venerable grade item and thought that with the headless armor backing him, he could stop Kara's revenge!

This Corrupt Dragon Emissary was a Ninth-Tier elite monster. As one of the Corrupt Dragon's most powerful offspring, it was deeply trusted by the Corrupt Dragon, and its strength was comparable to an Eighth-Tier Lord.

"Listen up, gather all your elites and Demon Generals. We set out immediately and will reach the border of the Southern Forest within five days!"

The Corrupt Dragon Emissary walked toward the gate, its massive body causing the floor to tremble slightly: "Hehe, I'll go meet that Headless Mor first!"

Stepping into the open space, it spread its wings. The rotting wings kicked up a massive gust of wind, blowing the Insectoid guards on both sides against the walls.

Roar!

It let out a high-pitched dragon roar, flapped its wings, and flew south, disappearing from Kara's sight in the blink of an eye... Early the next morning, Li Feng left home after saying goodbye to his wife and daughter.

Having shaken off the influence of the curse, and with Rat One's skills including a regeneration effect, his tormented body quickly returned to its Peak state.

He first arrived at the airport to meet an agreed-upon friend, and brought this friend to the Embassy to receive treatment from Rat One.

Then he returned to the Adventurer's Guild. The military rewards had not yet been distributed, and now his family owed a large sum of money, so he urgently needed to find a stable job.

At this time, the guild was crowded with Adventurers of various tiers, about thirty or forty people. They all lived nearby, knew each other well, and were there to exchange information.

For example, who had gone through an dungeon and obtained what treasure, who had recently advanced, and who had unfortunately died in an dungeon.

Today, however, people were mostly discussing the attack that occurred at the Feng City Embassy yesterday.

"Hey! Have you heard? An Evil Demon blew himself up at the entrance of the Embassy yesterday."

"The results of the military investigation came out today. This Evil Demon's name is Zhang Fen, and he's an Evil Demon under the Blood God."

"Blood God? This evil god... how come I've never heard of this god's name?"

"There are hundreds, if not thousands, of evil gods from the Otherworld. How could you remember every single one of their names?"

"Haha, it's normal that you haven't heard of it. According to news from Beidu, this Blood God is an evil god that only appeared a few months ago, and it seems to belong to the Purgatory God's faction."

Weaker gods often attach themselves to stronger gods to gain survival space.

Within the Great Xia Dynasty, a Quasi-Divine Rank expert had a direct confrontation with this Blood God during an dungeon adventure, attempting to prevent the Blood God from controlling the dungeon, but it ended in failure due to the Purgatory God's intervention.

This incident was also recorded in Beidu's Alien God archives.

"Oh, so it's from the Purgatory God's faction. No wonder they made a move on our Feng City."

Someone nearby said indignantly:

"Who did Ambassador Shu Da offend? He just opened his Clinic yesterday and was attacked. If they have the guts, they should come at me!"

Another person glanced over and joked:

"At you? With your Tier-Four Warrior physique? You didn't see how powerful that self-destruction was; even a hundred of you wouldn't be able to withstand it."

"I heard that Li Feng from our guild helped stop the attack and was even rewarded by the Army."

Someone nearby spotted Li Feng.

"Hey, isn't this Li Feng? Your body really has mostly recovered!"

"Yeah, Ambassador Shu Da really has the touch of a miracle worker!"