Published: March 12, 2025
Silverbeard Guest glared at Zhao Hai with fiery eyes. If looks could kill, Zhao Hai would have died a thousand times already. The hatred Silverbeard had for Zhao Hai was beyond verbal expression.
Of course, Zhao Hai had never considered becoming friends with him. From the moment the divine race used the people of the kingdom of light for their blood sacrifice, the enmity between Zhao Hai and the divine race could never be resolved.
Zhao Hai was not a savior; to be honest, he didn't want to be one. If it weren't for the pressure from the divine and demon races, pushing him step by step to this point, he might still be living a simple life with two acres of land, a cow, a wife, and children by the warm stove—essentially, a life without grand ambitions.
However, the relentless pressure from the divine and demon races forced him to this point. He couldn't avoid being the savior anymore; he had intertwined too much with the people of Ark Continent. Here were his friends, relatives, and family; he could not allow any destruction.
The people of the kingdom of light had nothing to do with him. He had never been to the kingdom of light before; it had always been the stronghold of the church of light, and he was the greatest enemy of the church. How could he ever set foot in the kingdom of light?
Even so, seeing the divine race use an entire nation for blood sacrifice still filled him with rage. It represented the divine race's complete disregard for the people of Ark Continent, and Zhao Hai was naturally furious.
In Zhao Hai's eyes, the people of the divine race couldn't even be considered human; they were merely a group of beasts in human skin. Therefore, there could never be peace between him and the divine race.
Zhao Hai looked at Silverbeard and suddenly smiled slightly. He bowed to Silverbeard and said in a deep voice, "Bandit, do you really want to fight today to determine the winner?"
Silverbeard knew what Zhao Hai meant. Zhao Hai had said before that his reputation was like that of a bandit, and he had been calling him that ever since. Honestly, Silverbeard found the name quite unpleasant, but there was nothing he could do about it.
Now, after hearing Zhao Hai say this and glancing at the army he had brought, he realized that over twenty thousand of his troops had been turned into undead beings by Zhao Hai, and many more had been turned to ash by the Blood Thunder Pearl, leaving nothing behind. The losses had already exceeded thirty thousand, not counting the injured; such losses were certainly significant.
Although Silverbeard's army numbered around a million, they could only be considered vanguards, and such losses for the vanguard entering Ark Continent were already considerable. If the losses were too great, he wouldn't be able to explain it.
Thinking about this, Silverbeard couldn't help but snort coldly and said, "I'll let you off today, Zhao Hai. Just wait, when my divine army arrives, I will definitely eliminate you." Zhao Hai smiled slightly and replied, "As long as you have the strength, go ahead."
Silverbeard snorted coldly and commanded, "Form the formation and retreat!" With his command, the divine race slowly formed a battle formation and began to retreat.
Zhao Hai did not pursue; he simply watched calmly as Silverbeard and the others retreated. Xu Wanying and Berry had already appeared behind Zhao Hai. Xu Wanying had retracted all his clones, and Berry had also lifted his invisibility. The three stood silently, watching the divine race retreat.
It was only after Silverbeard and his men had completely retreated into the borders of the kingdom of light that Zhao Hai led Berry and Xu Wanying back into the spatial city.
Once in the space, Zhao Hai immediately asked Princess Li, "Princess Li, have you calculated our losses this time?"
Princess Li nodded and said, "I've calculated. This time, we used eight hundred and ninety-two crystal stones, and the number of undead casualties exceeded one hundred thousand. However, we also obtained two thousand divine-level undead beings, and I just received a notification that all fire attribute undead beings in the space have been upgraded to divine-level, though they are only pseudo-divine level."