Thump.
Yin Ping was still trying to process the back-and-forth conversation between the two, when Chen Fan's sudden words brought his thoughts to an abrupt halt. What had he just said?
The King of the Black Market?
Ge Jun?
Was he the man who had seized control of the entire Black Market three years ago?
Just as Yin Ping's doubts began to surface, Ge Jun let out a low chuckle, "I underestimated you."
Chen Fan shook his head, "I'm not a good-natured fool who likes to make wedding dresses for others. It's rather laughable to use my people to save your brothers."
He sat back down in his seat, "How about you listen to my suggestion?"
Ge Jun waved his hand at him, signaling Chen Fan to continue.
"My goal is to make the Divine Hall disappear from Europa. I don't care about power."
"Everything I do is for this purpose. You don't have to worry that after destroying the Divine Hall, Dark Fox will turn its attention to you."
"I am not the Pope. I will not exterminate any force."
Ge Jun's expression turned a little more serious.
He admitted that he had played a small trick just now, but it was not for his own selfish desires.
Because of his experience in the Divine Hall, he did not dare to trust anyone easily.
He was afraid that Chen Fan would betray him in the end. To protect the people behind him, he had to balance the forces, which was why he had thought of letting Dark Fox charge ahead and deplete their strength.
Ge Jun pursed his lips, "Then what do you want?"
"I can help you rescue the people, but your Black Market cannot remain detached from this."
"Fighting the Divine Hall is not just our Dark Fox's responsibility. Many forces in Europa have suffered under the Divine Hall for a long time. I hope we can unite and destroy the gods together!"
Ge Jun's heart stirred, "What is your plan?"
Chen Fan did not answer, but instead looked at Ge Jun with burning eyes and asked, "Three years ago, why did you risk a fight with the Pope to leave the Divine Hall?"
Ge Jun was silent for a moment, "I learned the secret of the Rebirth Hall."
Chen Fan waited for him to continue.
"Every year, the Divine Hall selects gifted cultivators from the five great families. They publicly claim to be serving the gods, but in reality, these people become the Pope's nourishment."
"They are imprisoned in the Rebirth Hall and refined to aid the Pope's cultivation."
Hiss—
Yin Ping gasped in cold air!
The truth was actually like this!
Refining cultivation with human lives?!
What a sinister cultivation method existed in this world!
Even though Chen Fan had been mentally prepared, his expression still darkened after hearing Ge Jun's words at this moment.
Yin Ping slammed the table fiercely, "He disregards human life so casually. Isn't he afraid of retribution!?"
"Retribution?"
Ge Jun chuckled, "The Divine Hall's influence is far greater than you imagine. As long as they wish it, no force in Europa can shake them in the slightest for now."
"The Shengqi you saw is only in the second tier of the Divine Hall's strength. Those more than twenty God-level elders alone are already unparalleled in Europa."
"If it weren't for these elders focusing on cultivation and staying out of worldly affairs, do you think they would tolerate some forces acting up under their noses?"
"As for the Pope—"
Ge Jun chuckled, "The fight I had with him back then was actually taking advantage of an opportunity. He was at a critical juncture of cultivation breakthrough that day, and could only unleash less than thirty percent of his strength, which is why I was lucky to escape."
"As far as I know, when I left three years ago, he had already reached the peak of the God-level. With the boost from the Gravity Staff, he can probably already challenge opponents of higher levels."
These details were the first time Chen Fan had heard them.
The situation was indeed more severe than he had imagined.
Seeing their somber expressions, Ge Jun sighed, "This is precisely why I wanted to storm the Celestial Prison."
"Based on my understanding when I was in the Divine Hall, most of the people imprisoned in the Celestial Prison are talented cultivators that the Divine Hall fears, including many God-level experts."
"They were imprisoned in the Celestial Prison because they refused to serve the Divine Hall. If we can release these people, we will have more leverage."
Chen Fan's face indeed showed more seriousness. It seemed that the prison truly had to be stormed.
Yin Ping, however, looked at them worriedly, "Those fallen gods are imprisoned in the Celestial Prison. After years of neglecting their cultivation, they probably won't be a match for the God-level experts of the Divine Hall when they come out."
Chen Fan tapped his fingertips on the table, "Do you know the level of other forces in Europa besides the Divine Hall?"
Yin Ping nodded, "As far as I know, in all of Europa, only the five great families have God-level experts assisting them, but their total number will never exceed two digits."
More importantly, these people might not be willing to stand up against the Divine Hall.
Seeing Chen Fan fall silent, Yin Ping couldn't help but feel discouraged. He patted the table, "It's hateful that we've been busy developing our forces all these years and haven't improved our strength, to the point where we now cannot field a team capable of confronting the Divine Hall!"
A silence fell in the room.
Just then, Tong Yan, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up, "I, perhaps, can help a little."
Yin Ping looked at her in surprise, scrutinized her from head to toe, and then shook his head.
She showed no fluctuation of spiritual energy!
How could it be...
Chen Fan seemed to have thought of something, a faint light flickering in his eyes, "Miss Tong, are you an alchemist?"
Tong Yan slowly nodded, "I, have the prescription for the Spirit Stabilizing Pill."
Yin Ping was stunned and speechless for a moment.