As the sun slowly set, the jewel exhibition finally reached its conclusion. The other jewelry companies in the exhibition hall all breathed a sigh of relief. It was finally over. For large companies, these past few days might not have been a big deal. After all, with such a foundation, no one could shake them in a short time.

But for these medium to small-sized companies, the past few days had been nothing short of a nightmare. Every day, countless people would ask if they could carve jade sculptures like the one from Bai's jewelry company, featuring the Great Sage Equalling Heaven, Sun Wukong. When they responded that they couldn't, they were immediately met with disdain. People would say, what kind of jewelry company is this if it can't carve such jade sculptures? Let's go.

That kind of talk nearly made them spit blood from anger, wishing they could just curse those people directly: Damn it, who told you that the strength of a jewelry company lies in carving skills? Don't you know that there's computer carving technology these days? Even if there is, can you bunch of poor bastards afford it? Haven't you seen that the Sun Wukong statue's price has already soared to one hundred million dollars?

As the jewelry exhibition gradually drew to a close, in a building in the Manhattan District, Holder Owen, the Holy Son of the Church, did not appear by Bai Zhiqing's side as he had in the past few days but instead returned to the place where meetings were held a few days ago.

At this moment, the originally large conference room felt empty, with only Shankou Hongyi, Holder Owen, the Clan Leader Yue'er of the Jerviev family, Black Ghost, the leader of the Hell Ghost Mercenary Corps, and a few other forces present.

At this moment, there was a touch of barely concealed madness and solemnity on the faces of these people because they were planning to take action against the Judge, once one of the strongest figures in the Western World, and completely eliminate him on the streets of New York.

"Holder, you've gathered us all here this time. Are we going to make a move? It's been five days. If you don't act this time, we'll have to take action ourselves," Shankou Hongyi was the first to break the silence of the conference room, speaking up.

Black Ghost, leader of the Hell Ghost Mercenary Corps, also began to speak: "Mr. Shankou is right. The longer we drag this out, the more it disadvantages us. These past few days, I've already sensed that people from the Angel Intelligence Station are investigating us. If the Judge finds out our location, he will certainly come after us, which would be extremely unfavorable."

"We will act, of course, and it's going to happen today. I want to ensure that the Judge won't see the light of tomorrow morning."

Holder Owen's tone was filled with murderous intent and coldness. Over these few days, although he hadn't arranged for anyone to deal with Lu Tianxing, he always appeared by Bai Zhiqing's side whenever she attended the jewelry exhibition, hoping to win a bit of her favor.

But every time, he was thwarted by Lu Tianxing, and Bai Zhiqing always treated him like thin air. This filled him with anger and murderous intent, silently vowing that he would make Bai Zhiqing kneel before him and beg.

"However, before making a move, I want to tell you that the Judge is very powerful. Furthermore, the major leaders of the Netherworld Mercenary Corps should also be in New York by now, and their madness doesn't need further explanation from me. So we must have enough people to hold off the Judge's reinforcements. Only then will we have enough time to kill the Judge. I think you all know what to do."

"Of course, our Hell Ghost Mercenary Corps will dispatch one superpower user of the Mythical Realm, five of the Heavenly Level, and twenty of the Earth-level," Black Ghost from the Hell Ghost Mercenary Corps was the first to speak.

"The Clan Leader of the Jerviev family will send one superpower user of the Mythical Realm, five of the Heavenly Level, and twenty of the Earth-level," Yue'er could not hold back any longer and spoke.

"I will dispatch one Divine Ninja, five Heavenly Level Ninjas, and thirty Earth-level Ninjas to hold them off."

Shankou Hongyi also expressed his stance without any hesitation because they knew very well that killing the Judge was no easy task. At the very least, they needed to hold off the Judge's reinforcements. After all, no one would foolishly think the Judge would act alone.

And for an individual, overestimating your opponent is far better than underestimating them. Overestimating your opponent might mean you won't die, but underestimating them means certain death.

After speaking, Shankou Hongyi directed his gaze toward Holder, saying indifferently, "Holy Son, we have already expressed our stance. Do you intend for our people to be cannon fodder while you reap the benefits?"

Holder ignored Shankou Hongyi's words and spoke calmly, "I will send thirty members of the Cross Expedition Army. They will work with you to hold off the Judge's reinforcements."

"Hiss!"

Upon hearing Holder's words, everyone couldn't help but gasp. They hadn't expected Holder to spend so much to eliminate Lu Tianxing. The Cross Expedition Army could be considered the Church's most elite troops, with each member being selected through rigorous evaluation, though their strength is not particularly overwhelming, limited to the Heavenly Realm, without even reaching the power of the Mythical Realm.

However, no one dared to underestimate the Cross Expedition Army because it was a group of truly crazy warriors, ones who never knew pain, retreat, or fear. Even in death, they would die advancing, a bunch of outright lunatics.

What's even more frightening is that the Cross Expedition Army is highly skilled in joint strikes. Even Mythical Realm experts might not be able to take advantage of them.

"The Holy Son is indeed generous."

Shankou Hongyi glanced at Holder and said lightly, "In that case, let's proceed with the plan we previously discussed. We will block one of the Judge's inevitable return paths to the Bikeman Hotel. I've cleared up the people up top, ensuring no one will interrupt our hunt, but we only have an hour to eliminate the Judge. If we fail to kill him in an hour, the Superman Team from New York will arrive, at which point it'll all be for naught."

Holder sneered, "An hour, Shankou Hongyi, you're overestimating the Judge. As long as the cannon fodder holds off the Judge's reinforcements, killing the Judge will be a matter of moments. But I must clarify one thing: Bai Zhiqing must absolutely not die. If any of you dare kill Bai Zhiqing, I promise I will kill that person, especially you, Mr. Shankou Hongyi. I know the enmity between you and the Judge, but I hope you don't act recklessly. The Shankou Family and the Church can still be destroyed."

Upon hearing Holder's words, Shankou Hongyi's face turned cold, and his tone became somewhat icy, "Hmph, Holy Son, if I recall correctly, the Holy Sons of the Church are not allowed to marry. If the dignified Holy Son of the Church has been revolving around a woman like a dog these few days, what do you think will happen if this news reaches the Church?"

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