Chapter 346: The Strongest Seed, Qin Ye!

Without the help of Sakura, the final mission of the Hell God Clan would inevitably progress slower.

But honestly, even if Sakura were still around, the pace wouldn't change.

Because all of her Mark of Deaths had already been given to Zhang Yue. Without the Mark of Deaths, Sakura was of no value to him anymore.

The supply source of the Mark of Deaths should have been from Crimson Chain's side.

At this point, it was impossible to obtain any more Mark of Deaths from Crimson Chain.

The Mark of Deaths that Sakura had given to Zhang Yue amounted to over 60.

These were prepared for the final Hell God Clan challenge mission. So before that, Zhang Yue tried his best to avoid using the Mark of Deaths.

A standard Hell God Clan mission: kill 150 Undead God Guards.

Without using any Mark of Deaths, it took Zhang Yue an hour to complete it.

In one night, he barely managed to finish three missions.

If Mark of Deaths could be used without limit, ten missions would have already been completed by now.

But there was nothing to be done about it.

From the start, the purpose of not exposing himself and training with Crimson Chain and the others was to utilize their Mark of Deaths to help himself complete the missions faster.

However, once Crimson Chain revealed his true colors and tried to kill Sakura, Zhang Yue was forced to expose them in advance.

By 2 a.m., Zhang Yue had barely completed five missions.

The progress of the world mission reached 50%.

Zhang Yue had a feeling: things wouldn't end as simply as obtaining the four scroll fragments.

Because originally, the World 15 had five great clans, meaning there should have been five scrolls.

But the Hell Spirit Clan no longer existed.

Zhang Yue vaguely sensed: after this, an even greater challenge awaited him.

So, Zhang Yue did not pull an all-nighter to finish all the Hell God Clan missions. Instead, he chose to log off and rest.

He planned to face the ultimate challenge of the next day with a refreshed spirit and state of mind.

———

The next morning.

Zhang Yue woke up. While having breakfast with the members of the Heavens Hall, they suddenly heard Bu Ye Hou exclaim in shock while eating a bun and scrolling through his phone: "Quick! Look at the news headlines!"

"Another major family in our country has been exposed for treason!"

Everyone immediately checked the news. Upon seeing it, they discovered that the Qin family, a renowned family in Longcheng, had been investigated for treason. With conclusive evidence, the family was officially shut down.

"Who would've thought… Even the ambassador of our Dragon Nation would betray us and collude with Eastern Nation!"

"This Qin Shou really lives up to his name."

At this moment, Ouyang Ling'er looked shocked.

Because she remembered that among the three people Zhang Yue asked her to investigate yesterday, one of them was this very Qin family's eldest son.

Who would've thought that the person Zhang Yue had her investigate turned out to be a traitor.

At this moment, Wu Haotian thoughtfully said, "Isn't this Qin Shou the same person who represented our Dragon Nation in negotiations with Eastern Nation ten years ago?"

"It seems this seed was planted as far back as ten years ago!"

Glory River angrily said, "What's so attractive about Eastern Nation? Why does it lure so many of our people into betraying their homeland and colluding with them?"

Glory Unmatched glanced at Glory River and said, "If someone from Eastern Nation gave you 10 billion every month, you wouldn't say the same thing."

"In the end, it's all about not being able to resist the temptation of money…"

Glory River raised three fingers and declared, "A Dragon Nation citizen doesn't deceive another Dragon Nation citizen. I swear I would never betray Heavens Hall."

"No wonder. The Qin family has been thriving ever since they returned from Eastern Nation ten years ago!"

At this moment, Night Owl pondered aloud, "Isn't our Dragon Nation richer than Eastern Nation? Why don't we use the same tactics to bribe and deal with them?"

Ouyang Ling'er righteously said, "Why? Because Eastern Nation is shameless, and our Dragon Nation has dignity."

Zhang Yue calmly cut to the main point: "There's no need to resort to such despicable methods to deal with Eastern Nation."

As they were speaking, Li Yue suddenly looked at her phone and said, "As of now, all members of the Qin family have been arrested, except for one person who hasn't been found yet."

"Who?" Everyone turned to Li Yue with questioning eyes.

"Qin Shou's son, Qin Ye!"

"Moreover, based on preliminary investigations, Qin Shou and Qin Ye are the biggest masterminds. Currently, Qin Ye's whereabouts are unknown, but it's highly likely he's hiding online."

"Well, he'll get caught sooner or later unless he stays online forever."

———

After breakfast, Zhang Yue logged back into the game.

He resumed executing the World 15's Hell God Clan missions.

At the same time.

In a dark corner of the Hell Dynasty in the World 15.

A young warrior clad in ice armor squatted in a patch of forest.

Staring at the news about his family being shut down on his interface, Qin Ye's eyes were filled with boundless hatred and killing intent.

"Zero, you destroyed my family. I will make you pay!"

As he spoke, Qin Ye used the online call feature to dial a secret number.

"Uncle Amano, I've been exposed. Chen Yi is dead, my father has been captured, and now I'm the only one left."

The person on the other end of the call was none other than Eastern Nation's emperor: Inoue Amano!

Inoue Amano replied, "What's your current situation? I can send people to protect you."

"No need, Uncle Amano," Qin Ye, addressing him like family, said. "I'm safe for now. Don't worry, they won't find me anytime soon."

"It's just that I can't get close to Zero anymore. I wanted to ask if there's another way to deal with him?"

"He's about to complete the missions of the four great clans. His goal must be to unlock the cross-world channel."

"Hmm. I've thoroughly investigated the secrets of the World 15," Inoue Amano said gravely. "Completing each clan's challenge mission grants a fragment of a scroll. Those scroll fragments are the key to opening the cross-world channel."

"But the challenge missions are too difficult. I've sent people to try multiple times and failed each time."

"What?" Qin Ye was surprised. "Doesn't that mean Zero is just one step away from succeeding?"

"It's not that simple," Inoue Amano explained. "Even with the complete scroll, an imperial seal is required to activate it. And the imperial seal has been missing for over a decade."

"The imperial seal appeared in your Dragon Nation's otherworld years ago. It's highly likely it's still within your territory."

Qin Ye immediately realized, "I understand!"

"So if I find the imperial seal first and destroy it, Zero will never uncover the secret of the cross-world channel."

"No need to destroy it," Inoue Amano said. "In the World 15, the imperial seal holds immense authority. Whoever holds it can command the four great clans."

"If you obtain the seal, you can even manipulate the four clans to eliminate Zero."

Qin Ye nodded thoughtfully. "The leaders of the four clans are all god-level bosses. If they take action personally, Zero will be doomed."

"But Uncle Amano, how do I find the seal?"

"Thanks to your Dragon Nation's discovery of the World 15, we've been able to focus on this realm."

Inoue Amano instructed, "Follow my method, and you'll definitely find the seal."

As he spoke, Inoue Amano transmitted an object to Qin Ye through a spatial rift.

Qin Ye received a raw stone and examined it. "What's this?"

"A jade stone," Inoue Amano explained. "You can think of it as a counterfeit of the jade in the World 15's lord's mansion."

"The real jade can sense the presence of the imperial seal."

"Since the seal is a sacred item held by a king, it can only resonate with the jade when it's in close proximity to the king or the Undead Divine Guards."

"This counterfeit jade isn't as effective, but it will work if you get close enough to the imperial seal."

Qin Ye nodded in understanding. "I see!"

"Don't worry, Uncle Amano. I will find the imperial seal."

After hanging up the call, Qin Ye looked at the jade in his hand, a murderous glint in his eyes. "Once I find the seal, Zero, I'll make sure you have no place to die!"

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