When the two major powers received the news, they immediately fell into chaos.
This was especially true for the Dark Association. Because they knew more, they were even more worried.
In the past few days, the Dark Association had been discussing and investigating. Their main focus was on the information provided by the Sovereign who had captured Jack. According to that Sovereign, this person was at least a level three Sovereign.
A level three Sovereign was the same as the Six-Winged Celestial Master, at the Return to Void stage.
There weren't many experts of this level within the Dark Association. The European powers were different from the domestic powers. The European powers weren't like the domestic powers, where there were only two major powers. The rest were either loose cultivators or bounty hunters. Thus, their power was more concentrated. But even so, they didn't have many Return to Void stage experts.
A top expert of the East, possibly related to the Gibb brothers' deaths, forced the Dark Association to take this seriously.
As a result, they sent three Chief Sovereigns to the castle to investigate. When they learned that the Radiant Church had sent people as well, they increased the number to five Chief Sovereigns. This was the maximum number of people the Dark Association could send.
The Dark Association had other Sovereigns, but Sovereigns weren't ordinary soldiers. They would do whatever they were told to do. Some of the Sovereigns were in seclusion and couldn't be ordered. There were also Sovereigns who had other matters to attend to. Thus, the Dark Association could only send five Sovereigns, all of whom had been sent.
Of these five, one was a level three Sovereign, with the power of a middle Return to Void stage expert.
As for the other four, only one was a level one Sovereign. In other words, three of them were level two Sovereigns, with the power of a Deity. This kind of power, even in China, would be considered top-tier.
It must be understood that even a major sect like Shushan only had five Immortal cultivators. Emei had come later, but had more Immortal cultivators than Shushan.
The five Sovereigns were currently sitting together, all frowning.
Five Sovereigns, three magi, and two vampires. The strongest of them was a magus, with the cultivation of a Return to Void stage expert. The five of them were currently sitting together.
"Zarkawi, we can't wait any longer. They're definitely going for the magical formation!"
A vampire Sovereign called out loudly. Vampires were a special race that only existed in Europe. They couldn't survive in China. Neither the Righteous nor the Demonic Dao would allow a race like vampires to exist.
In fact, vampires looked more like aliens than humans. However, they had already taken root on Earth and had a place in the Dark Association.
Currently, the Vampires in the Dark Association have a very powerful force. The Vampires have a total of 12 rulers, also known as the 12 Dukes. 12 of them are equivalent to Immortal Cultivators. This is a very huge force. Therefore, the Vampires have a lot of weight in the Dark Association.
"Mark, calm down!"
The ruler called Zarkawi comforted the old vampire. The old vampire wasn't young. He was older than Zarkawi, but he wasn't as strong.
"Mark, we've all experienced the previous battle. We all know that the magic array is damaged and can't be repaired. So, no one can ask for help from their partners in hell like Solomon. So, you don't have to worry!"
Zarkawi comforted the old vampire again. He was right. He and the old vampire were not young anymore. Zarkawi was younger, but he was more than two thousand years old. The old vampire was more than three thousand years old.
However, it was also because of this that the old vampire cared more about Solomon's magic array.
When he was young, he hadn't reached the ruler realm yet. He had seen the power of the 72 Demon Gods that Solomon invited. It could be said that even the weakest of the 72 Demon Gods had the strength of a ruler. The current Dark Association didn't have that many rulers.
Not to mention the Dark Association, it was difficult to gather 72 rulers in all of Europe.
He knew the true power of Solomon's magic array, so he was especially concerned about it. The original headquarters of the Dark Association wasn't here. He had suggested moving here and was very supportive. It was all for the sake of studying the magic array.
Unfortunately, after thousands of years of research, they still couldn't repair the magic array. They couldn't invite the Demon Gods from hell to help them fight like Solomon.
If they had invited the Demon Gods from hell, they believed that Europe would have long been under the rule of the Dark Association. Not to mention Europe, they were confident that they could rule the whole world.
It must be known that this was the Age of Chaos, not Solomon's era. When Solomon invited the 72 Demon Gods, it wasn't completely the Age of Chaos. It was the transition period. At that time, there were still many powerhouses, not as few as now.
Even then, with the help of the 72 Demon Gods, Solomon was invincible and established a very large empire.
If it were now, with the help of the 72 Demon Gods, defeating the Radiant Church and unifying Europe would be a simple matter. Unfortunately, they couldn't figure it out even after thousands of years of research. Later, the Radiant Church also learned of this news. A war broke out between the two sides, and the Dark Association was defeated.
Although they were defeated, it didn't mean that they had no ability to resist. Under such circumstances, they withdrew from the castle and stopped researching the magic array. The people of the Radiant Church also knew that the magic array couldn't be taken away. Both sides reached an agreement.
In order to prevent the other side from using the magic array, both sides were not allowed to enter the castle. The castle was handed over to a neutral cultivator at that time, Brook. Brook had the strength of a Level Three Dominator, or a Six-Winged Seraph. Both the Dark Association and the Radiant Church were relieved to hand it over to him.
Brook himself didn't live in the castle. Instead, he let his descendants live in it. His descendants were all ordinary people. This was something that both the Dark Association and the Radiant Church could accept.
Brook only sent a housekeeper to help his descendants manage the castle. This housekeeper was a cultivator, but because of his cultivation method, he could only cultivate to a very low realm. This was also something that both sides could accept.
In this way, the castle was handed over to the mortals for more than eight hundred years. It had been passed down in the hands of the Brown family until recently, when the owner of the castle suddenly changed to a Chinese. Then, three Radiant bounty hunters entered the castle, attracting the attention of the Dark Association.
In particular, these three bounty hunters were related to the death of the Gibb brothers, which made the Dark Association attach even more importance to them.
The Gibb brothers were important members of the Dark Association. They had powerful combat strength. The death of the two had a huge impact on the Dark Association. Otherwise, there wouldn't have been people investigating until they found Jack and the other two.
With all these circumstances combined, the Dark Association became somewhat anxious. This was especially true for the old vampire, Mark. He was the most anxious. He was also one of the first group of Dark Association's Dominators to arrive. He was very clear that although the Demon God was summoned through the magic array, this Demon God was only a name. In reality, they were a race that lived in Hell.
Hell and Heaven were at odds, but they were more like mercenaries. This way, if the Radiant Church's people could pay a satisfactory price, they would also help the Radiant Church.
If that was really the case, then the Dark Association would be on the verge of destruction. He and his companions wouldn't be able to escape. This was why he was so anxious.
"Although that's the case, with so many things happening together, I keep having a bad feeling!"
Zarkavi's comforting words had a certain effect. Mark sighed heavily. He was worried that all of this was a conspiracy of the Radiant Church. It was a conspiracy of the Radiant Church to monopolize the magic array. The so-called Easterners were just a cover.
He was even worried that the Radiant Church already had a way to break the magic array. Those three people had been sent to break the magic array. Everything else was just a cover.
Because he knew how powerful the Demon God was, he would think of anything that could happen.
"Mark, don't worry. How about this? Today, the five of us will go to the castle again. Regardless of whether they agree or not, we will go in!"
Zarkavi said softly. Mark's eyes lit up and he immediately nodded.
This time, it could be said that the Radiant Church had broken the contract first. They had an agreement that neither side could enter the castle, let alone study the magic array.
On the surface, Jack and the other two were bounty hunters. But in reality, everyone knew their true identities. They might have been secretly sent by the Radiant Church. Therefore, the Radiant Church had broken the contract first. At this time, they could enter the castle.
As for Mr. Brook, they had a way to explain. They weren't there to break the contract, nor were they there to deliberately break the contract. They were there to investigate. If Mr. Brook got angry, the President would explain.
After all, the President and Mr. Brook were good friends.
After making their decision, the five of them no longer talked about this matter. Instead, they talked about the Radiant Church's people who had come this time.
The Radiant Church had sent three Angels. One six-winged Angel, two two-winged Angels, and Arthur, who had come first.
The six-winged Angel in the lead was called Adria. He was also a veteran Angel. The Dark Association had sent five people this time, and three of them were second level dominators. He took them seriously.
The sky slowly darkened. When the sky was completely dark, five people suddenly flew out from the place where the Dark Association was monitoring the castle. Gu Zheng, who had been cultivating with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes. A smile appeared at the corners of his mouth.
They finally couldn't hold back. It seemed that their probing had worked.
"Zarkawi and the others have all gone to the castle. What are they up to?"
Adria smashed the table heavily. The stone table immediately shattered. Aside from the two Angels, no one dared to make a sound.
"Your Lordship, could it be that they went there because Jack and the other two entered the magic array during the day?"
Arthur was the first to speak. Jack and the other two had entered the room with the magic array during the day. This had shocked them, and they couldn't help but want to go there and take a look.
"That's possible. But I'm more worried that they're just using this as a pretext to make a fuss!"
Adria's eyebrows were tightly knitted together. He was about the same age as Mark. He also knew about Solomon the Great and the seventy-two Demon Gods.
The seventy-two Demon Gods were the demons in his heart.
The Dark Association had secretly obtained the magic array used by Solomon to summon demons. The Radiant Church didn't know about this at first, but fortunately, the magic array had been damaged and couldn't be repaired.
Even so, the Radiant Church still attached great importance to this matter. Afterwards, they launched a war that lasted for two hundred years, all for the sake of seizing this magic array. Unfortunately, the strength of both sides was about the same. After fighting for so long and suffering so many losses, neither side was able to completely destroy the other. In the end, the Dark Association had to admit defeat.
After admitting defeat, they withdrew from the castle and stopped researching the magic array. Both sides occupied it for themselves.
The Radiant Church had achieved their goal. Now, after eight hundred years, the people of the Dark Association had suddenly come to the castle, and five dominators at that. What were they up to?
Although the practitioners living in the castle were members of the Radiant Church, they weren't members of the Radiant Church. They were only bounty hunters. Adria even suspected that Jack and the other two were spies of the Dark Association.
It wasn't as if such a thing had never happened before. In order to probe each other's information, both sides would try their best to break into each other's territory.
If that was really the case, then it wasn't a good sign. The Dark Association had gone through so much trouble to put on such a show. Could it be that they had really found a way to repair the magic array and were using this opportunity to enter the ancient castle, repair the magic array, and summon the demons?
The more Adria thought about it, the more terrified he became. If this was really the case, it would be a disaster for the Radiant Church.
Adria couldn't allow such a situation to happen. Unfortunately, the news he sent back to the Radiant Church didn't get enough attention. The Pope believed that the Dark Association didn't have the guts to do such a thing. After all, the cost of summoning a Demon God was huge. The current Earth didn't have the resources to do so.
Therefore, he didn't agree to Adria's request for more angels, only letting Adria observe. Unless there was evidence that the Dark Association was really repairing the magic array, the Radiant Church wouldn't send more angels.
This result didn't satisfy Adria.
Now, it was too late for him to report. The five Dark Dominators had already arrived at the castle's entrance. He gritted his teeth and flew towards the castle with the two angels.
He couldn't just watch the Dark Dominators enter the castle. Even if they were at a disadvantage now, he had to take action.
When the three from the Radiant Faction moved, the smile on Gu Zheng's face grew wider. He got up from the bed, put on his clothes, and patted his body. A good show was about to begin.
At the castle's entrance, Zarkawi had already called for the butler to open the door. Soon, the butler arrived. Faced with the five's request, the butler refused without thinking.
Although the butler didn't like Gu Zheng and Jack, he was still the castle's butler. In his heart, the castle's true owner had always been Brook. No matter if it was the Dark Association or the Radiant Church, they absolutely couldn't enter the castle.
"Sorry for offending you!"
The butler's refusal made Zarkawi shake his head and sigh. He directly pushed the butler and the others forward. Zarkawi and the other four strode into the castle.
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