Angel Battle Sword

The one who struck was Lewin Andrew.

He had intended to kill the blond youth outright, but the youth, alerted by Luoye, managed to react just enough to deflect the attack.

Lewin gripped the youth's severed arm in his hand.

On the thumb of the severed arm was a white ring.

"A spatial ring!"

Lewin's eyes lit up; he took it off immediately and slipped it onto his own finger.

Spatial rings could store items, allowing one to carry important belongings at all times.

To those below the Saint-level, this was a treasure, but to a Saint-level powerhouse, it was nothing special; most could obtain one.

For instance, the War God's direct disciples each possessed one, and when Wharton got engaged, the War God even gifted a spatial ring as a wedding present.

Because Lewin had only recently reached the Saint-level and had not joined any major faction, he had yet to acquire his own spatial ring.

However, this ring did not yet belong to him; a spatial ring required a drop of blood to bind it to its owner. Since the blond youth was still alive and had not released the bond, the ring still belonged to him, and Lewin could not open it.

Besides the spatial ring, the severed hand was still clutching that white longsword.

The blade of the longsword was pure white, the hilt featured perfect curves, and the crossguard was shaped like an angel's wings.

"This sword..."

The moment the longsword was in his hand, Lewin felt that its material was extraordinary. Furthermore, judging by the blond youth's words earlier, he and Luoye had come specifically for this blade.

He immediately sliced his finger and dripped a drop of blood onto the longsword.

Generally speaking, anything capable of being bound by a drop of blood was no ordinary item.

The blood seeped into the longsword, and the blade let out a clear hum.

The binding was successful!

"It seems that blond youth was too excited and didn't bind it immediately," Lewin thought with delight.

"You are Lewin Andrew!"

The blond youth endured the pain of his severed arm, glaring viciously at Lewin.

The wound on his right arm was covered in white light; he was using light magic to heal the injury.

Luoye and the Saint-level Two-Headed Silver Dragon also flew over, eyeing him with hostility.

After Lewin's battle with Useno, he had been placed on the Radiant Church's blacklist, categorized as an extremely dangerous target that must be eliminated.

"Lewin, this Angel Battle Sword belongs to our Radiant Church," Luoye said in a deep voice.

"Oh?" Lewin didn't care for Luoye's words. He tossed the blond youth's severed arm aside and swung the Angel Battle Sword, adjusting to its weight.

"Judging by your conversation earlier, this sword should belong to that Purple-Eyed Golden Ape, right?"

Lewin looked toward the cave not far away. The blond youth had rushed out from there, and the Angel Battle Sword must have originally been inside that cave.

The explosion caused by the blond youth's exit had collapsed the cave, and amidst the rubble, Lewin saw some strange patterns.

His expression changed as he recalled something, and a sense of foreboding rose in his heart.

He released a burst of battle qi, sweeping away the rubble to reveal a complex magic array. The array's light was dim, clearly having ceased its operation.

There was a gap in the center of the magic array where something should have been inserted.

Lewin looked closely at the gap; it was a perfect match for the Angel Battle Sword in his hand.

"You pulled this sword out of that magic array?" Lewin's face was ashen.

"So what if I did?" the blond youth replied stiffly.

Lewin ignored the blond youth, his mind flashing back to that cave in the Mist Mountains.

Linley had become a Dragonblood Warrior in that cave, and he, too, had pulled the Violet Blood Soft Sword from a magic array within it.

That magic array had sealed a weak point in space between the Yulan Continent and the Gebados Plane Prison.

Once the magic array collapsed, powerhouses from the Gebados Plane Prison could return to the Yulan Continent through that spatial weak point.

The Yulan Continent and the Gebados Plane Prison were two sides of the same coin.

In the Coiling Dragon World, every material plane had a connected prison plane.

Whenever Saint-level or God-level powerhouses angered the Plane Overseer, the Plane Overseer would lock them away in the prison plane.

The Gebados Plane Prison held the powerhouses who had angered the Plane Overseer over the countless years of the Yulan Continent's history.

Under normal circumstances, several were locked away every ten thousand years, and since the Yulan Continent had existed for endless ages—hundreds of millions of years—one could only imagine how many powerhouses were imprisoned there.

The living conditions in the Gebados Plane Prison were extremely harsh, filled with blood and slaughter; those imprisoned there were desperate to return to the Yulan Continent.

After Linley pulled out the Violet Blood Soft Sword, the divine beast Dylin escaped from the Gebados Plane Prison, triggering the Day of Destruction.

If this magic array was also a spatial weak point, now that the Angel Battle Sword had been removed, it was highly likely that a powerhouse would escape from within.

"Let's go!"

Lewin decided to leave immediately. If a God-level powerhouse truly escaped from there, who knew what their temperament would be? Staying here might lead to his death.

"Want to leave? It's not that easy!"

Liewen wanted to leave, but Luoye had no intention of letting him go.

They assumed Liewen still possessed the same strength he had when he defeated Useno.

They did not know that Liewen had made further progress during this time and was now comparable to a peak Saint-level expert.

Countless thin white threads erupted from Luoye's body, attempting to trap Liewen. His strength was already not inferior to Useno's, and with the cooperation of the Saint-level Two-Headed Silver Dragon, he was confident he could battle Liewen.

"Lord Luoye, you hold him off first!" The blond youth stared fixedly at Liewen, beginning to chant a spell under his breath.

The Angel Battle Sword was something he was determined to obtain; he would absolutely not allow it to be taken away by Liewen.

The blond youth was named Benjamin, one of the two papal candidates of the Radiant Church.

According to the traditions of the Radiant Church, once a generation's pope takes office, they must begin cultivating successors to ensure an orderly succession.

The criteria for a successor are, first, a natural faith in the Lord of Light and loyalty to the Church, and second, strength.

The greater the strength, the higher the probability of becoming the new pope.

Benjamin was one of the two most outstanding individuals of his generation in the Radiant Church; not only was he a Saint-level light mage, but he had also comprehended the Fate Law.

The Fate Law, Nature Magic, and Necromancy are simplified versions of the Rules of Fate, Life Law, and Death Law, respectively, passed down by the three Supreme Gods, and their power goes without saying.

The current Radiant Pope, Heidens, specializes in the Fate Law.

In the Radiant Church, it is not that only the pope can learn the Fate Law, but rather that those who learn it have a high chance of becoming the pope.

However, although Benjamin was very outstanding, his competitor was just as capable and had also comprehended the Fate Law.

This resulted in the two of them having equal prestige within the Church.

To surpass his rival, he had to put in effort elsewhere, such as performing a great service for the Church.

Things like killing Linley, killing Liewen, becoming a peak Saint-level expert, or even a God-level expert.

By a stroke of luck, Benjamin had discovered this Angel Battle Sword.

He could tell that the Angel Battle Sword was at least a divine artifact-level treasure; if he could obtain it, it would certainly be a great achievement.

However, this Purple-Eyed Golden Ape was right near the Angel Battle Sword, and he was not confident he could deal with it alone.

Thus, he reported it to Heidens, and Heidens sent Luoye to assist him.

While Luoye was tangling with the Purple-Eyed Golden Ape, he had successfully pulled out the Angel Battle Sword.

But he had not expected to be ambushed by Liewen.