Fight the World!

Looking at the Star Gazing Mirror in her hand, now restored to its starlight, and at its smooth, intact surface, Lin Zhen felt a surge of excitement.

Six hundred billion!

He has spent at least 600 billion in the past few days. Not only has he used up the money for the elemental energy equipment he infused, but he has also put in 300 billion of his own money!

With all that money invested, he's only just managed to restore Top-Grade Star Artifact; he's still a long way from becoming a first-grade Star Transfer Master Apprentice.

"Fortunately, the Star Gazing Mirror has finally been repaired. This time, I believe that old man Gongsun Du will have no reason to stop Yue'er from being with me."

After putting away the Star Gazing Mirror, Lin Zhen stretched and stood up.

When he stepped out of the tent, Zhang Yue had just gotten up and ran over to him as soon as he saw Lin Zhen.

"Lin Zhen, you've finally decided to come out. You haven't shown up for almost seven days. Apart from the occasional trip to your tent to retrieve some of the Star Artifact you've infused, I haven't seen you anywhere."

Lin Zhen smiled at Zhang Yue, "I'm busy with something. I want to ask you something. Do you know where I can find earth Element Crystal?"

"Earth Element? Yes, it does. The list you asked me to acquire included water, fire, wind, and earth. Didn't I give it to you?"

"That won't do, the level isn't high enough. The higher the level, the better. It should at least be Quasi SS-Rank."

"That's hard to find. We haven't acquired a single Quasi SS-Rank crystal these past few days. Everyone who has that crystal treasures it and wouldn't be willing to sell it unless we go looking for it ourselves."

Zhang Yue thought for a moment, "However, I heard that there are many high-level Mutated Beast in the third level of the Ancient God City, the lowest level of which is Quasi SS-Rank, and you can find all kinds of Element Crystal there. You should go there and take a look."

"Alright, I'll have to try it out sooner or later."

Lin Zhen made up his mind. He still wanted to obtain the crystal of Earth Element first. Once he obtained the Dark Star, he could truly condense it, and that would be his breakthrough moment.

"Any news in the last few days?"

"Yes, the Holy Son has completed the integration of the world's Divine Cult and announced the unification of the global Starry Sky God Sect in the Divine Might Grand Cathedral of Constantinople, establishing the Church, and he has become the Pope."

"He became the Pope? When did this happen?" Lin Zhen was stunned. It seemed that such a thing did not happen in his previous life, nor was there the title of Pope. But in this life, things have changed.

"It's today! The news has spread all over the world. Only a fanatic like you who's focused on cultivation wouldn't know. It's probably being streamed online now. If I wasn't thinking about setting up my stall, I would be watching the stream right now."

Lin Zhen waved her hand. "Let's not set up our stall anymore, let's watch the live stream first."

Lin Zhen took out his phone, and the internet was flooded with news about the Holy Son becoming Pope.

The coronation ceremony was held in the Divine Might Church in Constantinople. When Lin Zhen watched it, it was almost over. He saw Yan Huang wearing a golden Pope's Divine Robe, sitting on a chair in the main hall of the Divine Might Church, high above, like a god looking down on all living beings.

Yan Huang is of mixed race with striking features, and he looks quite majestic in this divine robe. Cheers erupt all over the world as countless Divine Cult celebrate their Pope's coronation.

To the left and right of his throne were two relatively smaller seats, but no one was sitting on them yet, and it was unknown who they were reserved for.

Beneath the Pope's Throne, on the smooth, mirror-like marble floor, stood a full thirty Golden-Robed Elder!

These thirty elders are all Stellar Realm experts. There are twenty-seven Great God Sect in the twenty-seven Base City around the world, and each of the Great God Sect has an elder. In addition, there are three Stellar Realm experts. These thirty people are the core figures of the Church.

Allen Great God Sect Master of the Ice City Base City, is also an elder. As one of the earliest followers of the Pope, Allen is currently giving a speech.

"This is a sacred event for the whole world. His Pope has ascended to the throne, and the Divine Cult of the world are unified. We believe that under His Holiness's leadership, our Divine Cult will surely regain its former glory and be restored to Divine Cult former splendor."

A lengthy eulogy moved many Divine Cult to tears, who shouted "Long live the Lord!"

A reporter then asked, "Elder Allen, when His Holiness the Pope ascended the throne, your Council of Elders was present. However, we noticed that there were two seats on His Holiness's left and right. Who are these two seats reserved for?"

Allen smiled, "That's a good question. His Holiness the Pope is the Holy Son, someone who can communicate with God, an incarnation of God on earth. But he can't always be alone; he needs a partner. Of these two positions, one is reserved for the future Empress."

"Your Empress! Can you reveal the Empress's name? Why is she not mentioned in this sacred text?" the reporter pressed.

"I can't say for now, but I can tell you that His Holiness the Pope will hold Grand Wedding in a hundred days. Although His Majesty the Empress's name will be kept secret for now, she will definitely be the most perfect woman in the world, and she will also definitely be a person who is devout in her faith in God."

A murmur arose from below as many speculated about who the future Empress would be.

"Then, Elder Allen, who is the other person for this position?"

Allen said, "The other position will belong to our God Sect Arbiter. The Chief Judge has power second only to His Holiness the Pope and His Majesty the Empress, and is the third most powerful person in our Church."

"Then, may I ask who the Chief Judge is?"

"It could be anyone in the world, even you." Allen's words were somewhat puzzling.

After keeping everyone in suspense for a while, Allen said in a deep voice, "Although divine grace is boundless, the dignity of God cannot be violated. Now that the Divine Cult has been established, we will never let go of those who have insulted or harmed the Divine Cult. I hereby announce that the Divine Cult will eradicate a heretic."

Looking at the countless cameras in front of him, Allen said, almost word by word, "Lin Zhen insulted His Pope. This is absolutely intolerable. I hereby declare that Lin Zhen an enemy of our Divine Cult. Everything he has done to us must be repaid with his blood! From this day forward, any believer of our Divine Cult worldwide who kills Lin Zhen will be Divine Cult the position of Divine Cult Chief Judge!"

This news shocked the world!

The Church is trying to establish its authority by using Lin Zhen as a pawn.

The events of a few days ago are still fresh in my mind. Lin Zhen made outrageous remarks in the Ancient God City, not only completely denying the Divine Cult, but even denying the existence of the Starry Sky True God.

This incident has angered many Divine Cult around the world, and calls for severe punishment for Lin Zhen have grown louder and louder.

However, Yan Huang has not made any statement on this matter, which has disappointed many Divine Cult who feel that the Holy Son is too tolerant of Lin Zhen.

But no one expected that Yan Huang wasn't refusing to retaliate against Lin Zhen. He wasn't going to make a move unless he was determined to drive Lin Zhen to the brink of despair!

How many Divine Cult are there in the world?

Of the world's two billion people, probably about half are Divine Cult.

In this situation, how can Lin Zhen possibly survive? How can he possibly live in this world? He'll probably be hunted down wherever there are people.

Moreover, the Pope promised a great reward: whoever killed Lin Zhen would receive the position of Church Arbiter.

That position is second only to the Pope and the Empress, practically second only to one person and above millions of others. Who wouldn't be tempted?

I'm sure many people in Huaxia are also interested in this.

In an instant, Lin Zhen became the enemy of the world!

The internet around the world was abuzz with the news at that moment, and Lin Zhen became famous once again.

Abroad, countless people are clamoring to kill Lin Zhen, and many have posted videos saying they are heading to the Ancient God City to find Lin Zhen's whereabouts.

In China, Lin Zhen also has a considerable number of supporters, and many people have become opponents of the Church at this moment. They have long been Lin Mi's fans and are cursing the Church's actions.

Especially in Ice City, although there are quite a few people who respond to the Church, they do not constitute the mainstream. Most people here still like Lin Zhen. According to statistics, there are about 40 million Divine Cult in the Starry Sky Cult in Ice City. When the Church announced that it would eliminate Lin Zhen, the number of believers in Ice City plummeted to 25 million. Many people announced that they were leaving the Starry Sky God Sect, and the number is still increasing.

Furthermore, in many places, there are even organizations that want to go to the Ancient God City to protect Lin Zhen and fight the Divine Cult to the end.

Although many people supported Lin Zhen, Lin Zhen felt no joy whatsoever. While the outcome wasn't bad—he wasn't afraid of the Church's pursuit—he wasn't alone. He still had his parents, An Ning, and Ming Yue. If these people couldn't kill Lin Zhen, what would happen to his parents? What would happen to An Ning and Yue'er? Would someone try to harm them and use them to blackmail Lin Zhen?

Lin Zhen's tent was located quite far from the town. After seeing the news, Lin Zhen immediately told Zhang Yue to leave as quickly as possible and not be recognized, otherwise they might be targeted by the authorities.

Zhang Yue also realized the gravity of the situation, so he immediately boarded a flying vehicle and left. Before leaving, he told Lin Zhen not to worry, as he had a way to survive.

Lin Zhen immediately rode the Black Phantom into the Cloud Layer and made his first phone call to his parents.

The call had just connected when Li Yao answered.

Li Yao told Lin Zhen that he had just finished dealing with the Ice City Myriad Hao Corporation and had just arrived at the Azure Sky Martial Hall when he saw the news online. He said he had taken Lin Liye and Li Qin to his secret residence and assured Lin Zhen that they were absolutely safe.

Lin Zhen breathed a slight sigh of relief. People in the world can doubt anyone, but they would never doubt Li Yao, because Li Yao was his mortal enemy. His parents were absolutely safe with him, and there was no possibility that Li Yao would betray Lin Zhen.

Lin Zhen then made a second call to An Ning.

An Ning answered immediately and told Lin Zhen not to worry about her. She assured Lin Zhen that the An Corporation was capable of protecting her and that no one could harm her. Instead, she urged Lin Zhen Lin Zhen to come back immediately because she wanted to be with him.

Lin Zhen didn't want to go back for the time being, so she could only comfort An Ning over the phone.

An Ning, a girl who was always strong, even started wiping away tears. "Lin Zhen, don't worry about me. You have to live well. What will happen to me, Yue'er, and your aunt and uncle if you're gone? Call Yue'er, she must be so worried."

Lin Zhen breathed a slight sigh of relief after hanging up the phone. He believed An Ning's words. As the largest conglomerate in Huaxia, and even the largest in the world, the An Corporation's backing was absolutely astonishing.

Before Lin Zhen could even call Su Mingyue, Yue'er called.

Su Mingyue smiled brightly in front of the camera, "Lin Zhen, don't worry about Yue'er. I am the Holy Maiden the Divine Cult Sect. No member of the Divine Cult will hurt me. Yue'er believes that the person I love is a great hero. No hardship or danger can defeat him. If something really happens to you, Yue'er will be with you through thick and thin. If you win, then remember that Yue'er is here waiting for you. Wait for you to come and take me home so we can go see your uncle and aunt together."

Lin Zhen nodded, Su Mingyue suddenly burst into tears. "Lin Zhen, Yue'er haven't cooked any of the dishes I learned to make for you yet. You must come to me. Please..."

Lin Zhen looked at Yue'er, who was crying her eyes out, gently hung up the phone, and then posted a message online.

"Thank you to everyone who supports Lin Zhen, but I don't want anyone to protect me. I don't need it. Swords and spears have no eyes; it wouldn't be good if you got hurt. As for those who want to take my life to embellish the Pope's crown, come on, I'll kill as many as you come!"