A Sixteen-Year-Old Saint Realm (Part 1)

A glint of light flashed in Affleck's eyes as he continued, "Tsk tsk~, under what circumstances did that little guy kill Marina?"

"The Cardinal Archbishop of the Light Church are all cultivated by the Light Church as potential candidates for the Saint Realm Domain. Not only are they powerful, but they also rarely have the chance to be alone!"

Then he looked at Okasi and asked, "Is Marina's death confirmed?"

Okasi laughed and said, "It's still being confirmed, but it's probably true."

Affleck asked doubtfully, "Perhaps?"

Okasi nodded and said, "As the face of the Light Church, the Cardinal Archbishop usually makes public appearances quite frequently."

"But according to Inquisition daily records of the high-ranking figures of the Light Church, I found that Marina has indeed not appeared in public for more than three months."

"We were still confused about the situation, but if this information is true, then Marina has probably been killed, otherwise she wouldn't have stayed out of the public eye for so long."

Upon hearing this, Affleck couldn't help but smirk. He rubbed the intelligence report in his hand, "Dark Star Grass was sent to the Holy Alliance because of that kid's suggestion, the long-absent Cardinal Archbishop, and this sudden news of his Saint Ascension."

"Let's make a bold guess: Marina really was killed by that kid. And the place where that kid killed Marina is probably our small town outpost Finley Kingdom."

"That Dark Star Grass is probably in that kid's pocket now!"

"I used to think that Lin Lei, being the second-best magic genius in history and breaking through to Level 7 at the age of fifteen, couldn't possibly be an idiot. How could he dare to accept our offer while under the Holy Alliance's protection?"

"But now it seems that this whole thing was just made up by that kid Fengyun. He wanted that Dark Star Grass himself; he never intended to use it to recruit Lin Lei."

"Even with this Dark Star Grass, the little guy can only break through to Level 9 at most, but he must be aware of that himself."

"But since he said he could send a Heavenly Treasures as a deposit, it means that he has probably already obtained enough resources for growth through other channels, and he just needs this Heavenly Treasures."

"This was all his scheme, a scheme he devised to break through to the Saint Realm!"

"Furthermore, as far as I know, the Light Church has recently initiated two Brilliant Gaze Ritual. Previously, it was unclear what was wrong with the Light Church, but now it seems..."

"Hehe~, they're probably looking for this kid!"

Okasi smiled and nodded, saying, "That's right, that's what I think too."

"Having confirmed that our spy organization is safe, and considering the recent series of illogical actions by the Light Church, this is the only explanation I can think of."

Okasi's tone became wistful as he said, "This is a cunning, cautious, and incredibly talented prodigy, a genius that our Darkness Church sees only once in ten thousand years!"

At this point, Okasi hesitated slightly and said, "However..."

Okasi only said "however" and didn't continue, but Affleck understood what Okasi meant. He added with amusement, "However, this kid doesn't seem to have a very strong sense of belonging to our Church!"

"I remember this kid offered that magical genius a chance to join our Darkness Church with Heavenly Treasures half a year ago, right? This means that kid had already broken through to the realm of Drawing Upon Heaven and Earth at that time or even earlier!"

"But he concealed this fact and only reported it after secretly achieving the Saint Realm. This kid doesn't trust us, he doesn't trust the Darkness Church, and he doesn't have a strong sense of belonging!"

Okasi nodded and said, "To ensure his background was clean, this kid was sent to the Holy Alliance when he was six years old. It's normal that he doesn't have a strong sense of belonging to the Church."

"Or rather, this is exactly the effect we need, otherwise it would be too easy for us to see through our weaknesses and expose our identities with the Holy Alliance."

"Under these circumstances, given the reputation of our Church, the fact that this kid only reported the situation after achieving the Saint Realm shows that he is cautious and patient, but it also demonstrates that he doesn't have a strong sense of belonging to our Church."

Hearing this, Affleck smiled and exclaimed, "If this kid wasn't smart and cautious enough, he wouldn't have been able to lie among the Ascetic, let alone achieve Saint Realm under the very nose of the Light Church."

"As for a sense of belonging, it's already very good that this kid was willing to report this matter after achieving the Saint Realm, instead of just running away and leaving, and unlike that traitor Wushenuo, he didn't directly switch to the Light Church!"

"We can cultivate his sense of belonging and loyalty gradually after he returns!"

"With our dedicated training, we have no fear that he won't stay loyal!"

Okasi nodded and said, "Yes, to be able to break through to the Saint Realm at this age, this talent is indeed worth our full support."

"Once they've been in the Church for a while longer, they'll understand how good our Darkness Church is to its people, and they won't have to worry about being persecuted within the Church anymore."

At this point, the two highest-ranking figures of the Darkness Church seemed completely unaware that the destruction of the outpost Fenlai City might also be related to Fengyun. Their smiling expressions made it seem as if they had never considered such a possibility!

"By the way, how old is this little guy again? Sixteen or seventeen? Is it sixteen or seventeen?"

Okasi exclaimed, "Sixteen years and ten months old, in just over a month I'll be seventeen!"

Affleck tapped his fingers lightly on the back of the chair and said, "A sixteen-year-old Saint Realm, how young!"

"He's only just come of age!"

"I remember the youngest Saint Realm in the history of the mainland is 23 years old. He has broken the record!"

"And unless a prodigy who breaks through to the Saint Realm before reaching adulthood emerges in the future, I'm afraid no one will be able to break his record again!"

Haha~

Hahaha~

Hahahaha~

After laughing enough, Affleck's expression suddenly changed, and he said seriously, "Immediately change the treatment of that little guy's parents from the treatment of a first-level core member's family member to the treatment of the Saint Realm's family member, and let them move into the core residential area protected by Fallen Angel."

"No mistakes allowed!!!"

Fenlai City, the secret stronghold of the Fengyun.

At this moment, Fengyun was holding the Magic Crystal Core of the Saint Realm Purple Striped Black Bear and said to Beibei, "I have been reluctant to use this Magic Crystal Core, firstly because my current level of research on Bloodline Studies is not suitable for using it as a material to make potions."