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Magical Crystal Stones are similar to Magical Crystal Cores, except the former are naturally occurring while the latter are produced by magical beasts.

According to market prices, one low-grade Magical Crystal Stone is worth 10 gold coins, equivalent to the core of a level-three magical beast.

One mid-grade Magical Crystal Stone is worth 100 gold coins, with a quality generally between a level-four and level-five Magical Crystal Core.

One high-grade Magical Crystal Stone is worth 1,000 gold coins, equivalent to a level-six Magical Crystal Core.

One top-grade Magical Crystal Stone is worth 10,000 gold coins, which is not as valuable as a level-seven Magical Crystal Core, as the latter is worth around 50,000 gold coins.

Although Magical Crystal Stones are not as good as the cores of high-level magical beasts, their advantage lies in safety, as one does not need to fight against magical beasts.

Furthermore, they are abundant; a Magical Crystal Stone mine is a place where a large number of these stones are densely packed together.

For the sake of this mine, the Radiant Church and the Dark Church joined forces to wage war against the Baruch Kingdom.

At the beginning, both sides were very restrained and did not dispatch any Saint Realm experts.

After all, the Baruch Kingdom had only recently been established and could not withstand the combined forces of the two major churches.

Even when on the verge of defeat, Linley kept his promise and did not use any Saint Realm powerhouses.

However, when the rodent magical beasts in the Dark Forest, under the command of Bebe, formed a beast tide and began helping the Baruch Kingdom attack the territories of the Radiant Church and the Dark Church, the high-ranking officials of both churches could no longer sit still.

To ordinary Saint Realm experts, worldly power and territory might not mean much, but for the two major churches, worldly territory is their foundation, relating to the faith energy they can offer to their Sovereign.

The two major churches joined forces to negotiate with Linley.

According to the original story, the final result was that the negotiations broke down, Linley fought with the high-ranking officials of the two churches, and Heidens personally took action, using the Radiant Church's heirloom treasure, the "Bible," to cast the Fate Law to deal with Linley.

Liewen had been keeping a close eye on news from the Land of Chaos precisely because of this "Bible."

The "Bible" was closely related to the Fate Law, and Liewen wanted to seize it to see if it could help him gain entry into the Rules of Fate.

When Liewen heard that a rodent tide had appeared in the Land of Chaos, he knew that the time was almost right.

Liewen left Yulan City and flew toward the Land of Chaos.

Holy Island.

The highest level of the Radiant Temple.

The Radiant Pope Heidens, the leader of the ascetics Luoye, the Chief Adjudicator Useno, and the leader of the Fanatic Legion Leiming—these four powerhouses were gathered here.

Besides them, also present were the Dark Pope Affleck, the Grand Elder of Adjudication Ocasio, and the leader of the Fallen Angels, Clemerson.

The Radiant Church and the Dark Church had always been at odds like fire and water. Both the Holy Union and the Dark Alliance were located west of the Magical Beast Mountain Range, with the two sides divided by north and south. Back then, when Linley had just graduated from the Ernst Institute, he had even encountered an assassination attempt by the Dark Church.

It was only after the Day of Destruction that their territories were separated by magical beasts.

The Holy Union lost nearly one-third of its southern territory, while the Dark Alliance lost nearly one-third of its northern territory.

The two sides, once bitter enemies, were now in the same room.

Firstly, it was to deal with their common enemy, Linley.

Secondly, there was a more powerful force pulling them together.

At this moment, the high-ranking officials of both churches were looking at an old woman in a gray robe.

The old woman was short, with withered skin, thin as a rail, and fingers like chicken claws, exuding an aura of death from her entire body.

"Lord Lolita, if we let Linley's rodent tide continue to attack, our territory in the Land of Chaos will be completely lost. Please, my lady, take action to deal with Linley," Heidens said respectfully.

On the other side, the Dark Pope Affleck also looked at the old woman "Lolita" with eyes full of anticipation.

This Lolita was a God-level powerhouse who had appeared west of the Magical Beast Mountain Range three years ago and, with overwhelming strength, had brought both the Radiant Church and the Dark Church under her command.

Lolita did not usually interfere in the affairs of the two churches; she had only one requirement: the two churches had to regularly send her souls.

The souls did not necessarily have to be pure; ordinary people's souls would do, though, of course, the stronger the person, the better.

In return, Lolita would become the backer for the two churches.

The two churches agreed. After experiencing the Day of Destruction and then facing the threat of Linley, they desperately needed a God-level powerhouse as a backer.

Obtaining the souls of ordinary people was not a difficult task for the two churches. Using both overt and covert means, they had provided Lolita with the souls of millions of people over the past three years.

Now, facing the threat of Linley, they needed Lord Lolita to take action.

"This Linley..." A cold light flashed in Lolita's eyes.

Lord Beirut only said not to harm that Shadow Mouse, but he didn't say I couldn't harm Linley, nor did he say I couldn't kill Linley's subordinates, Lolita thought to herself, having already made a decision.

In the Yulan Continent, she only feared Beirut. Having finally escaped from the Gebados Plane Prison, she did not want to be locked back in.

She found the two churches very useful, and the Land of Chaos was also important to her. Over these three years, many of the souls the two churches had offered her came from the Land of Chaos.

She would not allow Linley to unify the Land of Chaos.

Lolita spoke, her voice hoarse and unpleasant, like sandpaper rubbing against each other.

"You will go together to negotiate with Linley. If he compromises, then so be it. If his attitude is tough, then take action."

"Lord Lolita, this Linley is not weak. His human form reached the Saint Realm three years ago. Combined with the amplification of his Dragonblood transformation and the profound mysteries of the laws, his combat power is already comparable to a peak Saint Realm expert. His subordinates are also quite strong. We are afraid..." Heidens said with a troubled expression.

Lolita waved her hand: "Rest assured, I will have A-Da and A-Er go with you."

"A-Da, A-Er!"

As Lolita's voice faded, two figures clad in gray robes and silver masks walked in.

"Master." Both bowed in unison.

"Go with Heidens and the others to deal with Linley, and bring Lao Wu and Lao Liu along as well. Aside from that rodent magical beast of Linley's, which must not be killed, you need not hold back against anyone else," Lolita said coldly.

"Yes, Master." A-Da and A-Er replied simultaneously.

The members of the two great churches were overjoyed; they were well aware of the strength of Lolita's subordinates.

Lolita had eight subordinates, all of whom were peak Saint Realm experts, and A-Da, A-Er, Lao Wu, and Lao Liu were four of them.

Lao Wu and Lao Liu were currently in the Land of Chaos.

Ever since the war between the two great churches and the Baruch Kingdom began, they had been stationed in the Land of Chaos, taking advantage of the turmoil to collect souls.

"Many thanks, Lady Lolita!" the members of the two great churches said in unison.

They were full of confidence. For the past three years, Lady Lolita's existence had been a secret within the two great churches, known only to a very small number of high-ranking officials.

This time, they would catch Linley off guard and would surely achieve victory in one fell swoop.

Not long after, over a dozen streaks of light flew from Holy Island toward the Land of Chaos.

Land of Chaos, Liuyan River.

On the vast and mighty Liuyan River, a large multi-storied ship was drifting along with the current.

There was not a single person on the deck of this ship, but in the top-floor hall, experts were gathered, every one of them a Saint Realm powerhouse.

The experts in the hall were divided into three factions.

Linley, the Radiant Church, and the Dark Church.

Linley's side consisted of Linley himself, Bebe, Barker, and Sessler.

In addition to them, three Saint Realm dragon-kin were lurking outside the ship, while Heilu had gone to invite Desri.