Translated by: La0o9
Edited by: La0o9
Proofreader:? Arya
A few minutes later, the dust from the explosion started to die down, being blown away by the wind.
The entire circus has been levelled.
At the time of the explosion, the Pope was the only person left inside the circus, but now sheâs nowhere to be seen.
Only a black card slowly hovered in the air, a blinding milky white holy power emitted from the card.
Time passed.
Aside from the âJudge of Repentanceâ Ivan, the other 6 Holy Apostle were all here, lining up in front of the black card and kneeled down on one knee.
âI was unable to win against the enemy, this is a great sin, I willingly accept your punishmentâ Great Holy Apostle Hurt was the first to speak.
âI canât blame you, that person is a very strange existenceâ the Popeâs voice was heard from the black card.
She continued: âThereâs only so many of you, temporarily stop what youâre doingâ
The Holy Apostles raised their heads and waited for the next order.
âThat person joined Madame Puntaâs banquet, I want you to find out his every gesture, his every word that he spoke during that timeâ
âAfter you found every single last bit of detail about him, do not act rashly and wait until I returnâ
All the Holy Apostles answered at the same time: âââYes!âââ
Cardinal Kid asked in a low voice: âHow long will it be until you return?â
âI had to temporarily hide over here, so I have to wait until time is up until Iâm able to return. Do not worry about this, youâve gotten your orders, simply execute themâ
After saying so, the black card disappeared without a trace.
All the Holy Apostle stood up and began to follow the orders given by the Pope.
Very quickly, the entire Holy Church had been dispatched.
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Gu Qing Shan appeared on the S.W. Divine Temple Interstellar Fortress.
Everyone quickly went to check on him.
He was bleeding from everywhere, all the muscles on his body were torn and bruised, some parts were so bad that it opened up terrifying wounds all the way to his bones.
You canât even carelessly touch him to perform first aid with these sort of wounds.
Anna was so hurried that she didnât know what to say, only urging: âImpartial Goddess, quickly arrange a shuttle, we need to take him to the Capital hospital for emergency treatment!â
Coughing up some blood, Gu Qing Shan spoke with a hoarse voice: âNo need, I can heal these wounds myselfâ
Saying so, he took out a small bottle, took 2-3 pills from it and swallowed.
After that, he sat cross-legged, both hands forming a spirit funnel seal and entered deep meditation.
When Gu Qing Shan woke up again, it was already a full day later.
All the acupoints on his body were still aching, as if he was being pierced by a thousand needles.
The blood had already dried to form a layer of scales around his body, transmitting an aching pain with the slightest of movements.
His Dantian was completely empty, no matter how much Gu Qing Shan tried, he couldnât move or concentrate any spirit energy at all.
When he tried to directly act on his Dantian, he could feel even it was hurting.
What? Even the Dantian is damaged?
Gu Qing Shan felt a bit uneasy.
For the next while, he didnât even try to touch his Dantian, only occasionally ate pills to circulate spirit energy around and fix up his acupoints and Dantian.
Very carefully, he tried releasing his inner sight âââfortunately, his inner sight is fine, which means his Thought Sea isnât damaged.
It was now that he tried to scan his body with his inner sight.
Heavily wounded.
Definitely heavily wounded.
His entire body was under so much pressure that it was on the verge of collapse, even his acupoints were at the point of breaking from over-exertion.
This was the most heavily wounded Gu Qing Shan has been ever since he returned to the past.
Gu Qing Shan could only smile wryly.
In his current state, even a normal person can kill him without any problems.
It seems War God UI wasnât kidding, [Flowing Dragon] isnât something heâs able to use recklessly at this stage.
But unless he had insisted on learning this Secret Art anyways, it wouldâve been impossible to escape from the Popeâs pursuit.
At this point, Impartial Goddessâ voice came.
[Sir, the medical pod has been prepared, would you like to be treated now?]
âNot yet, I have to deal with the wounds that current medical practices cannot heal yet firstâ
Gu Qing Shan shook his head, took out another pill, swallowed it and began to meditate again.
Half a day later, he breathed out and said: âBring me to the medical pod for treatmentâ
Anna very carefully lifted him up and carried him to the medical pod on the S.W. Divine Temple.
Very quickly, a nutritional solution mixed with cell generative fluid covered Gu Qing Shanâs body.
When the anesthetics kicked in, he entered a deep sleep.
About three hours later, he woke up.
Releasing inner sight to check his body again, Gu Qing Shan found his wounds were already getting better.
Heâs still heavily wounded, but overall, things have stabilized, enough for his body to slowly recover.
Looking at the people surrounding him, Gu Qing Shan wryly smiled and said: âI barely managed to drag my life back from the edgeâ
Annaâs eyes were red, she only rubbed his face gently without saying anything.
Zhang Ying Hao wasnât that kind and said: âIf we knew it would be that dangerous, we wouldnât have gone to get that recipe in the first placeâ
âThis thing is extremely important, so I wouldâve went regardlessâ
âAre you satisfied now?â
âHm, not yet, for the next step, I still need Fuxi Empireâs Elementalist Awakening Serumâ
âDo you need the recipe or the Serum itself?â Anna suddenly asked.
âIs there a difference?â
âThe Emperor will definitely not let the recipe leak, but he might sell you the Serumâ
She continued: âThe Emperor is an exceptionally practical person, as long as you can pay for it, heâll sell it to youâ
âBut Iâve never heard of anyone being able to buy such a high-level Serum though?â Zhang Ying Hao frowned and said.
ââââthe Emperor isnât stupid, he only sells them to Fuxians, and theyâre normally required to use it in front of himâ Anna answered.
âHow much for a vial?â Ye Fei Li asked.
âIf you convert it to Confederate Credits, then 1.5 billion for one vialâ Anna replied.
Ye Fei Li could no nothing but click his tongue.
âNo wonder the Fuxi Emperor is known as the most lavish person in all of the countries, even the 9 Lords couldnât compareâ Zhang Ying Hao commented.
âBut if itâs like that, wouldnât he be afraid that others will use the Serum to reverse engineer the recipe?â
âNo, the Empireâs Potion-ology has reached a very high level of genetic coding, if anyone dares to probe into it, the entire Serum will instantly become uselessâ
âWhat if someone is able to break the code?â Liao Xing asked with interest.
âIf they have to technology to do that, they should already be able to make a Serum with similar effectsâ
âI donât know, I got the money, but Iâm not sure heâll be willing to sell it to me. After all, Iâm a man of the Confederateâ Gu Qing Shan said.
Anna patted her chest and said: âJust leave it to me, I could possibly even get you a discountâ
âImpartial Goddess, I authorize Anna to freely use my Confederate Meritâ Gu Qing Shan said.
[Understood, itâs been verified] Impartial Goddessâs voice came.
Anna glared at him a bit, then âhmphâ.
All the men couldnât understand this at all.
But Annaâs actions spoke louder than her words, so she didnât waste any time and immediately took a small-sized Interstellar Warship to go back to Earth.
Not long after, she came to Fuxi Empire and found the Emperor.
The Emperor was currently picking out a horse in his stable.
âA 99% purity Elementalist Awakening Serum?â the Emperor stood in front of a tall-looking horse and asked.
âThatâs right, your Majesty, please sell me one vialâ Anna clasped her hands together and smiled, almost asking to be spoiled.
The Emperor said nothing.
Anna quickly continued: âHow much it is; I can transfer the money nowâ
âBut I seem to remember youâve already awoken Fire element to 4th stage peak, you donât need such a thing, do you?â the Emperor spoke slowly.
âIâm not the one using it, this is for Gu Qing Shanâ
âAhâââ the Emperor turned around and flashed a knowing smile.
Annaâs face didnât even flush and replied: âWhat is it? No girl wouldnât want her man to be a strong person right?â
The Emperor shook his head: âBut heâs not a Fuxian, this violates my ruleâ
Anna answered: âSince heâs with me, sooner or later heâll leave the Confederate anywaysâ
This instantly drew the Emperorâs attention.
âAre you that confident?â
âOf courseâ
The Emperor then laughed.
He contemplated for a bit, then said: âThen how about we make a betâ