The Darkness Church's Pessimistic Upper Echelon

"According to the message from the Angel in the Chaos Territory, the Divine Clone of Fengyun Zi Ao exudes an aura of death. Moreover, his hair, eye color, and clothes are gray, so he must have become a god through the Death Rule."

Before Affleck could even speak, Okasi frowned and said, "The cultivation of the Death Rule is extremely difficult. Our Church has related traditions, but has anyone succeeded in cultivating them over the years?"

"Moreover, cultivating the Death Rule and becoming tainted with death energy has a very obvious impact on one's physical appearance. Fengyun never looked like he had cultivated the Death Rule before."

"He didn't even ask the Church for the relevant inheritance!"

"Is there really a mistake?"

As the former head of the Chaos Territory, Okasi was still very concerned about the Chaos Territory and the affairs of Fengyun, so he couldn't help but refute Clairmson's words.

Clairmson glanced at Okasi and said expressionlessly, "He has the inheritance of the Death Rule. One of the reasons why the Light Church assassinated Fengyun five years ago was that Fengyun's contracted magical beast, the Nine-Headed Serpent Emperor Uroboros, was sent to the O'Brien Empire to protect his friend Lin Lei."

"And among Lin Lei's group was a death mage named Cyrus."

"As far as I know, the Hydra Emperor of Fengyun has been collecting resources for cultivating the Death Rule ever since then, supposedly because the Hydra Emperor needs them for its cultivation."

Clairmson paused here before continuing, "Even his contracted magical beast has the means to cultivate the Death Rule, so how could his master not have the method to cultivate the Death Rule? I estimate that this method of cultivation comes from that Cyrus."

"Moreover, places like the Chaos Territory are treasure troves for cultivating the Death Rule. Apart from the information we have on the surface, who knows how many resources Fengyun Zi Ao has secretly collected for cultivation?"

"Therefore, it's not impossible for him to become a god through the Death Rule!"

Upon reflection, everyone felt that things made sense, and they were all amazed and full of admiration for Fengyun's forbearance and shrewdness.

After all, the fact that Fengyun could become a god through the Death Rule demonstrates his talent and strength in the Death Rule. However, before they learned of his godhood through the Death Rule today, they had not received a single word about it.

Their shrewdness and forbearance are truly admirable!

Because of the Divine Artifact Clone attribute, these high-ranking members of the Darkness Church had the same misunderstanding as Cesar.

Affleck felt that his grand plan to win over the hearts of the people had been completely misunderstood, and that his previous schemes had probably already been seen through.

On the contrary, the fact that he always controlled the behavior of Fengyun's family and friends likely made Fengyun resent him.

How could he not be worried about this?

Looking at the expressions of the high-ranking officials in the arena, Clairmson continued, "According to the message sent back by the Angel over there, Fengyun, who was supposed to spar with Cesar, has returned."

"As for Cesar, his whereabouts are unknown."

"Yes, and Fengyun left again after arranging the task of unifying the Chaos Territory."

"Judging from the flight direction, if he doesn't intend to spar with the High Priest, then he probably plans to cross the Yulan Empire to come here."

"Hmm, with the flying speed of God-level Expert, they should arrive in no time."

Upon hearing this, Affleck and the others' faces darkened further. Clairmson had already told them that Fengyun had made it clear that he wanted to establish his own Light and Darkness Church, and they certainly didn't think that Fengyun had come back this time with good intentions.

If they don't handle this well, they could very well face annihilation.

This is the deterrent power of God Level Expert in the Material Plane, especially in a small plane like the Yulan Plane where there are very few God Level Expert.

After another round of discussion, the group still couldn't come up with a good solution, because no matter how they discussed it, they couldn't guarantee that the Darkness Church wouldn't be forced by Fengyun to switch sides and be incorporated into that damned Light and Darkness Church.

After all, given his status as an elder of the Church, no one believed that Fengyun wouldn't be tempted by the Darkness Church, a piece of fat meat that would be easy for him to eat and digest.

Ultimately, Pope Affleck made the final decision. "Prepare all possible means. When the Fengyun is right, Okasi and I will negotiate. No matter what, we must preserve the independence of our Darkness Church."

"The Darkness Church is our root. Even if we have to give up most of our territory, we cannot allow this brat to swallow our entire Church whole like a snake trying to swallow an elephant!"

"If necessary, I will summon projections of God Realm Expert to attempt a resistance."

"At that time, Okasi ~"

Okasi, who had been listening attentively, looked at Affleck upon hearing this. In Okasi's eyes, Affleck said resolutely, "Okasi, remember to stay by my side at all times."

"Once I summon the projection of God Realm Expert, you will directly succeed me as Pope."

Ignoring the agitated Okasi, Affleck turned to Clairmson and said, "Clairmson, you take a group of Angel and our Church's elite seeds and various treasures and leave immediately, as the spark of hope for our Darkness Church!"

"Antonio, you're in charge..."

When Fengyun arrived at the Darkness Church, now the Dark God Temple, a hint of nostalgia appeared in his eyes.

Although the Black Lion Kingdom had been destroyed by Dylan on the Day of Destruction, the newly built Dark God Temple and the surrounding architectural style felt strangely familiar to him.

Over the years, in order to avoid being tricked by the higher-ups of the Darkness Church and to gain a foothold in the Yulan Continent, he has been quietly developing and cultivating in the Chaos Territory.

Although he had maintained communication with his parents and family, and often exchanged Recording Crystal Ball documenting their lives, this was, after all, his second time returning to the environment where he lived before he was six years old since becoming an undercover agent.

Then, with a sweep of his divine sense, Fengyun sensed the tense atmosphere within the Dark God Temple. After a moment's thought, he realized that the news of his ascension to godhood had reached him, and this tense atmosphere was caused by him.

"As expected, they have impressive backing. They've actually received news of my breakthrough to godhood. But I'll have to see what Affleck and the others' attitude is."

"Although the size of the Chaos Territory should be sufficient for my needs, considering the size of the O'Brien Empire and the Yulan Empire."

"If we were to seize the Dark Alliance now, even with the Monster Mountain Range in between, the Yulan Empire, caught in the middle, would probably still cause the High Priest to have objections."

"But if necessary, it's not a big deal to shake up the entire Dark Alliance."

Having sorted out his thoughts, Fengyun flew directly to the top floor of the Dark God Temple, where his parents and friends were already gathered, saving him the trouble of getting them together.