Worldheart

"Is this where the Church of Darkness is based?"

Standing on an open plain and gazing at the city ahead, Maolora spoke calmly and coolly.

"Yes."

Behind Maolora stood a group of people, all of them respectfully waiting in place.

Hearing Maolora, Vinal stepped forward and said respectfully, "This is the Church of Darkness's headquarters. Everyone they have left is here."

"Good."

Hearing Vinal, Maolora nodded and looked toward the city ahead, his gaze cold. "The Church of Darkness was left behind by a Saint of old, yet it dared to repeatedly obstruct the Church of my Lord and even kill my Lord's followers."

"Unforgivable."

His face icy, he spoke those words.

Behind him, as his words fell, shouts rang out one after another.

The followers of the Lord of Light were fervent, cheering again and again.

Their cries seemed endless.

Even someone as important as Vinal couldn't help but look pleased when he heard Maolora speak.

The Church of Light had spread its faith with great success.

Backed by a Sage of the present age and a true god, everything they did went remarkably smoothly. They possessed power beyond compare.

The secular kingdoms and nobles understood what this meant. They didn't dare obstruct the Church of Light; anyone with the means and connections instead took the initiative to approach it and pledge their allegiance.

From then on, the Church of Light's power expanded rapidly. Like a snowball, it soon became an extremely formidable force.

Only then did the churches left behind by the other Supreme Experts finally react.

Yet in the face of the newly founded Church of Light, all they could do was remain silent.

No one understood the power of a Sage of the present age better than they did.

The power possessed by a Sage of