Useno

On Holy Island, at the highest level of the Radiant Temple, the Radiant Pope Heidens gazed at the sea outside his window, his mood restless; he had been having a very difficult time in recent years.

A few years ago, the Radiant Church had captured the level-nine necromancer Sessler and the pure-souled Rebecca sisters, but before they could even be brought back to Holy Island, they were rescued by Linley.

They had gone to great lengths to find five level-eight warrior bodies in the eighteen duchies of the north—these were equivalent to five Six-Winged Angels—and bringing these five level-eight bodies back to Holy Island would have added five peak Saint-level powerhouses to the Radiant Church.

To ensure there were no mistakes, Heidens had specifically sent Steller to handle it.

Steller was a special deacon and a peak Saint-level powerhouse; escorting five level-eight warriors should not have been a problem.

At first, things went smoothly, and although the Radiant Church was once again ambushed by Linley, Linley at that time was no match for Steller, but no one expected the "King of Assassins" Cesare to suddenly appear.

Cesare was the old instructor of the Saber organization; when Helen had assassinated Lewin, she had sought out assassins from the Saber organization.

Cesare was originally one of the six ultimate Saint-level powerhouses of the Yulan Continent, and in recent years, he had taken the final step to become a low-level god.

He loved beautiful women and stone carving, and because Linley had carved "Dream Awakening," he looked upon Linley with favor and intervened to save him just as Steller was about to kill him.

It also happened that the five level-eight warrior bodies were descendants of the Undying Warrior; Cesare had traveled with the first-generation Undying Warrior, Amanda, over five thousand years ago and they were life-and-death friends, so Cesare also protected these five people.

The Radiant Church could be said to have come away with nothing.

To kill Linley, Heidens had sent six angels to the O'Brien Empire, but several years had passed, and they had not found a trace of Linley.

Heidens had thought there would be no more bad news, but today, he received intelligence sent back by Gilmer.

"Lewin Andrew, where on earth did such a genius pop out from!" Heidens gripped the paper containing the intelligence tightly, his eyes cold.

He was, after all, the Radiant Pope, and he acted decisively; since they had already become enemies, he had to cut the weeds and pull up the roots.

"He defeated Beasley while at the peak of level nine and broke through to the Saint level after the battle; even Steller might not necessarily be able to kill him."

Although Steller was a peak Saint-level powerhouse, he had only grasped the surface of the profound laws and did not reach the third tier among Saint-level powerhouses.

Heidens instructed the white-robed priest waiting respectfully to the side: "Go call Useno."

Useno, the Chief Inquisitor of the Religious Inquisition, was the sharpest blade of the Radiant Church; his strength was close to that of Heidens, making him a second-tier Saint-level powerhouse.

On the surface, Heidens was the representative of the Radiant Church, but within the church, Useno's deterrent power was no less than that of Heidens.

"Yes."

The white-robed priest took the order and left.

Before long, a thin, tall man with a hooked nose and eerie purple hair walked into the highest level of the Radiant Temple.

"Heidens!" Useno greeted him.

"Useno, take a look at this."

Heidens handed over the paper containing information about Lewin.

Useno took it, and after reading it, his brows furrowed slightly.

"I estimate that this Lewin should already have the strength of a third-tier Saint-level powerhouse; it requires you to take action personally."

"Fine." Useno did not waste words.

"He is carrying a child, so he shouldn't choose to cross the Magical Beast Mountain Range; you can go to the passage between the Magical Beast Mountain Range and the North Sea to intercept him. I heard that this Lewin's physical strength has reached level eight or higher; if you can capture him alive, that would be best, but if not, kill him decisively," Heidens said coldly, the killing intent in his tone undisguised.

"What if he doesn't take this path? For example, if he finds a place to hide?" Useno asked.

"As long as he is still in the Holy Union, he cannot hide from us. If there is news of him, I will send someone to notify you."

"Understood." Useno turned and left.

Not long after, Heidens saw from the window a black streak of light leave Holy Island and head south.

The north of the Yulan Continent was the North Sea, and Holy Island was located in the North Sea, facing the territory of the Holy Union to the south from afar.

Between the North Sea and the Magical Beast Mountain Range was a wide passage; this passage was the only road connecting the Holy Union and the O'Brien Empire, and countless pedestrians and caravans traveled between the two countries every day.

Located not far to the north of the Holy Union, Holy Island was much closer to this passage than Hess City.

Heidens had great confidence in Useno; as long as Useno could find Lewin, he would certainly be able to complete the mission.

For those who might threaten the Church, Heidens had always been merciless.

A streak of light cut across the sky.

Lewin held Lena, flying rapidly toward the north.

He wanted to pass through the passage north of the Magical Beast Mountain Range to head to the O'Brien Empire.

The O'Brien Empire had the god-level powerhouse known as the War God, and the Radiant Church dared not act recklessly in the O'Brien Empire.

Lewin had thought about crossing the Magical Beast Mountain Range, but the mountain range was, after all, the territory of the god-level magical beast Dylin, and there were many Saint-level magical beasts within it.

If a battle really broke out, he worried he would be unable to divide his attention to protect Lena.

He was not worried about encountering Saint-level powerhouses from the Radiant Church, because the Church's goal was to bring Lena back to Holy Island to offer her to the Lord of Light, so they certainly would not kill her.

But magical beasts were different; they did not worship the Lord of Light.

After leaving Greenleaf Town, Lewin had been traveling continuously; although constant flight would consume a lot of battle qi, leaving the Holy Union a day earlier meant escaping danger a day earlier.

Lewin had not yet fully fused the 256 rays of light into 128, so he had not yet reached the strength of a second-tier Saint-level powerhouse.

According to what he knew, within the Radiant Church, at least four people—the Radiant Pope Heidens, the Chief Inquisitor Useno, the leader of the ascetics Luoye, and the leader of the fanatic legion Leiming—possessed the strength of a second-tier Saint-level powerhouse.

"If the Radiant Church wants me dead, the one who comes should be Useno."

Liewen was not yet confident in his ability to contend with Useno, so he could only hurry on his way as quickly as possible.

Finally, Liewen saw the wide main road that connected the Holy Union and the O'Brien Empire.

The road was long, and it was filled with an endless stream of caravans and pedestrians.

Liewen flew from west to east, following the path of the road.

On the ground, pedestrians saw the streak of light in the sky and let out exclamations of surprise.

"Look, there's someone flying in the sky!"

"A Saint-level expert, it must be a Saint-level expert!"

"I never thought I would be able to see a Saint-level expert with my own eyes in this lifetime!"

Liewen ignored the discussions below; in the far distance, he could already see the black city on the eastern horizon.

Blackstone City, the northwestern bulwark of the O'Brien Empire, was entirely black and featured walls thirty meters high, looking like a giant magical beast coiled there.

Once he entered Blackstone City, he would be on the territory of the O'Brien Empire.

Liewen accelerated, but suddenly, a black light shot up from below, blocking his path.

Liewen hurriedly brought his body to a halt.

Blocking his way was a tall, thin man with bewitching purple hair.

"Useno?"

Liewen had never met Useno, but his intuition told him that this was the Chief Inquisitor of the Religious Inquisition of the Radiant Church.