Su Xi told the high High Priest of the Holy Capital about the Shadow Empire's royal family, and their expressions became solemn upon hearing it.
At first, it was thought that the Shadow Empire had been invaded by corrupt forces, but it turned out that the Shadow Royal Family had actively sought refuge with the corrupt forces, and it was even the Shadow King, Pashis, who had taken the initiative to seek refuge.
Of course, within the context of the Yuan Continent, it wasn't that no Human Race nobles had ever sided with corrupt forces. For example, the Nightmare High Priest Edgar was once a leader of the Southern City Alliance, and the Death High Priest Brook was once a Grand Duke of the Carron Empire...
Therefore, while the Holy Capital can imagine that the Shadow King Pashis had sided with the corrupt forces, it cannot understand why the aforementioned priests all fell into corruption for reasons...
Edgar's family was wiped out overnight in a business war, leading him to pursue the power of immortality. Brooke, unable to accept her female body after becoming a witch, sided with the corrupt forces and became a genderless ghost...
Why would the Shadow King Pashis, an emperor of a Human Empire, choose to side with the corrupt forces?
The Holy Capital understand.
But now, Pashis's actions have exceeded the Holy Capital's tolerance. After Su Xi told them, the Holy Capital immediately issued an arrest warrant to capture relevant personnel of the Shadow Royal Family.
The Shadow Royal Family's rise and fall both stemmed from bloodline magic. Holy Capital cracked the bloodline sensing within their bloodline magic overnight, easily capturing the escaped royal members and confirming the authenticity of Su Xi's information from them.
After that, Su Xi did not participate in the investigation of the Holy Capital.
I've been spending the last few days with Kurumi Su Yu, and the others, killing monsters and leveling up.
As for Lei Fa in the Portable World, the signs of poisoning on his body seem to be getting stronger and stronger, or rather, he may not have even thought about detoxifying. When Su Xi went back to the Portable World to sleep at night, she could hear him whimpering and making random noises.
With Sagiri's skills, the poisoning state of Lei Fa wasn't a big problem. However, this guy made Su Xi feel that her Portable World had become a bit unclean.
Soon, news finally arrived from the Holy Capital and the other three great empires.
Su Xi also received a letter; the Holy Maiden Annabelle of the Church invited her to meet in the Holy Capital.
"Su, we in the Holy Capital are preparing to cleanse the Fallen Ones in Changye City. Will you come?" Annabelle wrote in the letter.
To be honest, this quest lasted much longer than the Elven Empire event, and Su Xi was getting a little tired of killing monsters, but it cannot be denied that this quest helped many new players catch up in level rapidly.
After all, in-game levels can affect real life, so who wouldn't try to level up?
The quest is finally coming to an end. Players have been killing monsters day and night, almost completely wiping out the Fallen Ones inside and outside the Shadow Empire.
All that's left are the high-level monsters in Changye City.
A short while later.
Su Xi went to the Holy Capital and saw Anna inside the church.
"Su, I didn't expect you to arrive so soon." Anna greeted her with a smile.
Su Xi nodded. "It's been so long, I can't wait any longer to kill the monsters in the Long Night Imperial City."
"No rush, His Holiness the Pope is still discussing the attack with the other three empires."
"Still under discussion?"
"Yes." Anna nodded. "They're not sure how much stronger the Shadow King has become, so..."
"Okay, I understand."
Most NPCs don't resurrect after they die, so the people from these three empires are probably afraid that the experts they sent will be killed by the Shadow King.
Su Xi pondered for a moment and said, "If the three great empires are afraid of losses, then they can simply arrange for ranged mages, and leave the melee attacks to the Descenders."
Annabelle nodded, agreeing with Su Xi's suggestion. "The Pope had mentioned this idea before, but they were still hesitant. The Shadow King was already very powerful before his fall, and now that he has fallen and received the favor of the Evil God, they don't know how strong he will become."
"The three great empires fear that the Shadow King, having reached the end of his rope, might do something even more heinous."
Su Xi was speechless.
Su Xi understood the three empires' hesitation. After all, the Shadow King, as the emperor of a Human Empire, was already very powerful. Now that he had sided with the corrupt forces, the favor he received from the Evil God would surely be even greater.
So it's understandable that they're hesitant to act for fear of causing harm.
"If they're afraid, how about we let the Descenders in first? They can wait outside the city and retreat immediately if they sense anything amiss."
Since players have a resurrection mechanism anyway, Su Xi's suggestion can perfectly solve their concerns.
Within the Changye City, after several months, the Life Level and attributes of the corrupted monsters in this imperial city have all increased dramatically.
For ordinary players, killing a single monster inside has become extremely difficult, and completing quests in the Adventurer's Guild and the Holy Capital has also become much more challenging, causing considerable frustration for many players.
The monsters in Changye City have grown to the point where even Mavis can't kill them instantly. If the Law of the Fairies can't kill a monster instantly, then the damage will be greatly reduced. Therefore, Su Xi has never entered the Imperial City to level up.
Of course, just because players are troubled doesn't mean the Shadow Royals, who have retreated into the Changye City, aren't.
They originally left the Empire to escape the truth that they had sided with the corrupt forces. By then, regardless of whether Pashis's plan succeeded or not, they could get away successfully. However, a mistake occurred in one part of the plan.
The Third Princess, who was meant to be a sacrifice for reincarnation, actually escaped.
It should be said that all of Pashis's offspring were his reincarnation sacrifices, so only the princes and princesses in the royal family were unaware of his plan.
Pashis knew he was too old and that the only way to prolong his life was to join the corrupt forces and, with their help, be reborn into his offspring through bloodline magic. He could then use the power of the gods to unify the human race.
In retrospect, it was clearly a failure.
Except for the Third Princess, all of Pashis's children have died.
Of course, the plan's failure wasn't a big deal; the royal family had already evacuated. What they hadn't expected was that Princess Grace was not only unharmed, but she also commissioned the Elf race to investigate the truth behind the empire's destruction...
Well, now their Shadow Royal Family's infamy will probably be remembered for generations to come in the history of the Yuan Continent.
"William, what do we do now?"
A noblewoman asked.
Since discovering that Grace was not dead, William began to plan his escape. Just as he expected, the Holy Capital issued a warrant for his arrest not long after, and his family had no choice but to secretly return to the Long Night Imperial City.
Only in this place are there no believers of the Creator God.