CHAPTER 1043: CHAPTER 1045: FORBIDDEN LOVE

Seeing Hosta’s appearance, Wen Wen sighed, "I really disliked your previous expression, but your current look, I hate even more... A true pervert can still smile under such circumstances."

Hosta forced a smile at Wen Wen, his smile more hideous than a cry.

Wen Wen shook his head again, "This smile isn’t right, let me help you."

He inserted two fingers directly into Hosta’s mouth, gently lifting upwards. The sharp blade sliced open the skin on his mouth.

"Now... you can keep smiling, how beautiful."

Hosta was forced by Wen Wen to maintain a smile, near fainting from the pain, his anger almost consuming him, but he kept it all inside.

"Tsk, it’s getting late, I won’t play with you anymore, time to get down to business."

Before Hosta could react, Wen Wen swung his hand down, severing a hand that flew into Wen Wen’s grasp.

The marks on the back of Hosta’s hand, for two people, transferred to Wen Wen’s hand.

Wen Wen nodded in satisfaction, there were a total of eleven marks, and now Wen Wen’s left hand had six marks, taking the majority.

Previously, Wen Wen had devoured the marks of Ye Wen, Li Natuo, and Tao Qingqing, along with Sifumo and Lin Zheyuan, making it exactly eleven.

Wen Wen considered the feeling of devouring the marks before and thought that if he absorbed all the marks, his power might break through to the next realm.

After securing the marks, Wen Wen didn’t kill Hosta to cover up Windsor, he merely knocked him out.

However, after Hosta lost consciousness, Wen Wen secretly added a safety measure by implanting chains from the Sanctuary into him.

In Wen Wen’s view, this precaution was necessary, after all, even though Hosta’s personality was twisted, he was somewhat of a genius.

After having his mouth slit by Wen Wen, he might just blacken, and when he returned, he could become ten or eight times stronger.

But this chain would be like a nail, always hidden inside him. The stronger Hosta became, the more useful he was to Wen Wen.

If one day, Hosta decided to once again make an enemy of Wen Wen, he would taste what real pain meant...

Having done all this, Wen Wen leapt out of the cave, landing in front of Ye Wen and the others.

Bai Long coiled around Sifumo, looking already battered, but with the Flood Dragon’s physique, the dropped scales would grow back soon enough.

Sifumo, while handing a cigarette to Bai Long, puzzledly asked Wen Wen:

"Who were the two genuine sequences fighting so well, where did they come from?"

"And that powerhouse of calamity level, the ’Black Cross’, why did he come out to help us?"

From Sifumo’s perspective, Xue Jiuyi and Landas Ghost Shadow were somewhat lacking; throughout, they were being beaten.

Wen Wen lightly coughed, "Those two true-order masters, I met at the Big Wave Club, they are warm-hearted and sturdy, and upon hearing of the despicable acts of the Glory Church, decided to lend me a hand."

"As for Mr. ’Black Cross’, he is behind the calamity of the SRS Foundation, already an ally of our Hunter Association, and he himself is a noble hero, hating evil like an enemy, that’s why he came to help."

Sifumo and the others, unaware of Wen Wen’s connection to the Foundation, naturally thought what Wen Wen said made sense, so they put the matter aside.

Afterwards, Wen Wen didn’t waste time, directly telling the two, "Both of you, stretch out your hands, let me help you remove the Cup of Divine Blood’s mark, keeping it for too long might leave hidden dangers."

Both of them had seen Ye Wen’s mark disappear, so they knew that Wen Wen had this ability.

The mark on Sifumo’s hand was easily absorbed by Wen Wen, the pure strength nourishing Wen Wen’s body, his face flushed as he held Sifumo’s hand, even letting out a soft moan twice.

This scene made Ye Wen’s eyes light up, as if she had discovered some secret.

Why didn’t Wen Wen have this reaction when he removed her mark? Was he taking advantage of Sifumo?

It must be so!

However, Lin Zheyuan felt utterly uncomfortable, chills ran through him, two grown men holding hands and having such suspicious expressions.

When did Wen Wen develop such a fetish, he didn’t want to betray his wife...

But in reality, they thought too much, Wen Wen’s reaction wasn’t because he liked Sifumo’s hand, that guy’s hand was full of hair, finding that likable would be strange.

It was the Cup of Divine Blood causing mischief, unwilling to have its power absorbed, it was resisting inside Wen Wen along with the force from the Sanctuary, creating this suspicious scene.

But a strand of power’s resistance was futile, so the mark on Sifumo’s hand was still absorbed.

Wen Wen grabbed the unwilling Lin Zheyuan, placed his right hand over Lin Zheyuan’s hand, and began to absorb the power of the Cup of Divine Blood.

Meanwhile, Sifumo gently caressed his own hand back.

He once had an intimate friend, better than kin, he was an old Chinese healer who could crush skulls with bare hands.

Since that old healer passed away, there hadn’t been anyone so close to him, could it be this mystic detective...

Sifumo suddenly shook his head violently, dismissing those terrifying images. What on earth was he thinking...

And all of this was seen by Ye Wen, whose mind had already conjured up an 180,000-word novel, even coming up with a title.

It would be called... "Forbidden Love: The Lost Detective and the Enigmatic Mystic Detective."

Wen Wen naturally had no idea what Ye Wen was daydreaming about, as he was focused on absorbing the power from Lin Zheyuan’s hand.

Once the mark on Lin Zheyuan’s hand disappeared, an abrupt change occurred.

The six marks on Wen Wen’s hand, combined with Lin Zheyuan’s, united to resist the power of the Sanctuary.

The massive impact forced Wen Wen to immediately sit cross-legged on the ground, eyes closed, enduring the force.

Wen Wen’s actions were essentially digging up the roots of the Cup of Divine Blood, so it was inevitable for it to resist.

But this resistance was futile, as Wen Wen had Catastrophe Gloves on both hands, so when it chose to dwell in Wen Wen’s left hand, the outcome was already set.

The Catastrophe Glove on Wen Wen’s left hand released a force, gently pushing the power of the Cup of Divine Blood from behind.

Originally, the Calamity Right Hand was pulling while the Cup of Divine Blood was pulling outward. But then, a pushing force appeared behind the Cup of Divine Blood, breaking the balance.

During this process, Wen Wen looked extremely terrifying, with a giant phantom of the Cup of Divine Blood emerging behind him, exuding a foreboding aura.

Sifumo and the others were watching Wen Wen nervously, afraid that he might suddenly lose control.

Despite taking some risks, Wen Wen also reaped enormous rewards.

After digesting all the powers of the Cup of Divine Blood, Wen Wen found that his Dark Matter Force had grown significantly!

Now, he was just one step away from reaching the True Order Level!

With one more opportunity, Wen Wen would undergo a qualitative change.

By then, Wen Wen could use the power of the Cataclysm Prison outside and become a true Catastrophe Level Powerhouse!

Wen Li wanted to acquire Catastrophe Level power and created the calamity of Qing Ridge Plateau, but Wen Wen wanted to obtain this power by just achieving the True Order Realm, proving how different opportunities are for everyone.

While elated, Wen Wen’s expression changed as he prepared to run away.

Sifumo grabbed him: "The people of Glory Church are here, what are you afraid of? While you were meditating, I already reported the news here to the East Oil Hunters Association."

"Someone will come to pick us up. Glory Church isn’t just in the wrong; they wouldn’t dare do anything to us."

Wen Wen gave a guilty chuckle, while Sifumo wasn’t afraid at all.

But Wen Wen was undoubtedly the culprit that messed everything up here, and even if they didn’t know it was him, he still didn’t want to stay here.

Not for another second!

"Ahem, well, I’ve got something urgent, I must go, we’ll keep in touch some other time..."

Wen Wen forcibly pulled away from Sifumo’s hand, snapped his fingers, a blue light flashed by, and he vanished in front of everyone.

Sifumo and the others looked at each other, baffled as to why Wen Wen was in such a hurry to escape.

Two minutes after Wen Wen left, a large number of clergy of various ranks surrounded Sifumo and the others.

Leading them was a Mediterranean-haired Archbishop, with power at the True Order Rank.

The Archbishop posed a wrathful questioning stance at everyone and said:

"We have always respected the Hunter Association, but we didn’t expect the Hunter Association to treat us this way."

"You Demon Hunters have caused chaos in the Holy City, countless innocents have died, and numerous millennia-old relics have been destroyed!"

"We will not forgive such behavior; accept God’s punishment."

The Mediterranean Bishop knew very well what happened here, but he had to frame everything on the Demon Hunters.

According to the messages from inside, all five White-robed Priests failed, the Purifying Angel disappeared, and the Holy Beast was severely wounded.

This Cup of Divine Blood battle had cost Glory Church too much, and the most crucial wish was not made.

At the very least, they needed to secure the Cup of Divine Blood to ensure that in the next contest, they could make that one correct wish.

So, until they found the Cup of Divine Blood, none of these Demon Hunters could be allowed to escape.

Sifumo opened a small pouch he carried, took out a hard drive, and showed it to the Mediterranean Bishop.

The Mediterranean Bishop was stunned: "What is that?"

Sifumo shrugged: "Because I got lost, I didn’t fight much during the contest, so I spent some time doing some investigation."

"Contained within is the extent of Glory Church’s participation in the battle for the Cup of Divine Blood, and some combat scenes are recorded, proving that this has nothing to do with us, and is all of your own doing."