Chapter 697 - 393: The Disappearance of Neil Morton

Silence, a deathly silence, lingered among the remnants of the Northern Territory. This time, whether it was the Tulip Kingdom, the Purple Gold Flower Kingdom, or the most fiercely ravaged Blazing Kingdom, no one knew how to speak, nor how to act. All that remained was confusion.

"What a maneuver."

"So, we were all just pawns!"

On the eastern side of the Tulip Kingdom, a figure stood despondently, with a vacant expression.

His words caused everyone to fall silent once more.

Someone instinctively wanted to speak, but when the words reached their lips, they didn’t know how to express them.

Many let out a soft sigh and then closed their eyes.

Some displayed expressions of helplessness and despondency.

The scale of this war far exceeded their imagination.

And the developments were beyond anything they had ever considered.

The Empire.

The Church of Gods.

Divine descent.

For those who had experienced these events, it all seemed like a different lifetime.

Thinking of the countless fallen figures, everyone fell back into silence.

"Let’s tidy up the battlefield!"

After a long pause, a soft sigh broke the silence.

With those words.

Everyone nodded slightly.

And then quickly began to tidy up.

In the Purple Gold Flower Kingdom, a few days after the Tulip Kingdom cleaned up the battlefield.

"Boom!"

The blinding sun spread across the sky.

The endless blood-red aura completely dissipated.

Then.

A figure suddenly landed in the area.

Everyone was suddenly jolted back to their senses.

"Imperial Decree: The Blazing Kingdom colluded with the Church of Gods, an unforgivable crime, thereby abolished. In three days, the Imperial Legion will enter the Three Northern Countries to thoroughly investigate the remnants of the Church of Gods, and no one will be allowed to resist."

A grand voice resounded from the sky.

Carrying coldness and a sense of slaughter.

"Boom!"

"Bang bang bang!"

With those words, the next instant an invisible ripple spread across the whole Northern Territory.

Amidst the Northern Territory, many remaining nobles of the Blazing Kingdom couldn’t react before they exploded into blood mist.

In that moment, their bodies turned to blood mist.

Their spirits utterly obliterated.

Even within garrisons, some met the same fate.

Many couldn’t help but feel chills, a wave of fear inevitably spreading.

Yet it was clear that the Empire had no intention of explaining anything to them.

The domain descended, swiftly resolving some figures, and then quickly departed.

Leaving behind a more silent Tulip Kingdom and Purple Gold Flower Kingdom.

Of course, at this moment, Thor and others were unaware of these events.

Days passed.

The effects of the Beastman began to fade, and Eagle Ridge gradually returned to normal. As for other members of the Dressrosa Family, aside from a few, the rest left Eagle Ridge, returning to their own territories.

A Beastman War that spanned three months.

Brought unimaginable terror and loss, but also opportunities they wouldn’t have dared to dream of before.

After this, their strength saw an unprecedented advance.

Many of them even condensed Law Marks.

Those were Law Marks, and barring any surprises, they would certainly step into the Holy Sanctuary in the future.

The Holy Sanctuary, which for many descendants of the Dressrosa Family was something they’d only dreamed of, was now so easily within reach, even recalling it was deeply shocking.

Of course, amid their shock, they did not forget the key points.

A Beastman War, the loss was not only to the royal power but the nobles suffered tremendous loss as well.

Not to mention the intel from Thor on the Blazing Kingdom.

At this moment, many of the Dressrosa Family’s descendants had ideas.

Particularly the two Count clans of Dressrosa.

Staying in the Tulip Kingdom, they might indeed use this opportunity to advance once more, but whether they could become Marquises was still unknown, let alone reach higher echelons.

Now, there were no Kingdom War points to gain.

The points from the Beastman War were still far from reaching Marquis.

But if it was the Blazing Kingdom, the situation was entirely different.

Compared to the Purple Gold Flower Kingdom and the Tulip Kingdom, the Blazing Kingdom’s losses, as previously mentioned, were indeed exceedingly severe.

The royal family was virtually uprooted, more than ninety percent of the noble power was consumed.

These undoubtedly were the Blazing Kingdom’s periods of vulnerability, and therein lay the opportunity.

Never mind the Marquis family; even the Duke family might have chances, as long as their strength could keep up.

Thor didn’t obstruct them, and if possible, he might even offer some help.

During this time, he was waiting for more new information and also coordinating with the Dressrosa Family to provide some corresponding support.

In the study.

"Knock knock!"

Thor lightly tapped on the desk.

In front of him was Rajo just reporting.

This moment was quite different from three months ago.

Rajo had clearly gone through significant changes.

First, Rajo’s right arm was gone, and there was a scar across most of his skull on his forehead.

Moreover, his aura had broken through to become a Sky Knight.

Yes, at this moment, Rajo had shockingly also reached the level of Sky Knight.

This was achieved without going through the Divine Ruins.

One could only imagine how much Rajo had endured over the past three months.