Coercion

In Yulan City, Liewen was in his mansion, closed off for cultivation.

News arrived from afar that Linley had unified the Land of Chaos and was about to establish the Baruch Empire.

However, Liewen had no heart to offer congratulations.

On this day, a gray figure appeared in the sky above Yulan City.

"Liewen, come out!"

A hoarse voice resounded throughout the entire imperial capital.

The citizens of the capital looked up one after another.

They began to discuss the matter heatedly.

"Who is that? Daring to shout in the imperial capital!"

"Flying in the sky, could it be a Saint Realm expert?"

"So what if it's a Saint Realm expert? This is Yulan City; with the High Priest here, even a Saint Realm expert shouldn't be so rude."

"Truly lacking in manners; they must not be from our Yulan Empire."

"She called for Liewen. Could it be the White-Clad Light Saint?"

Inside the mansion, Liewen also heard the voice.

He walked out of his room, looked up, and saw the thin, small figure in the sky, a guess forming in his heart.

Is she Lolita?

"Brother Liewen!"

Lena and Kuhn both ran over, their faces full of anxiety.

This suddenly appearing powerhouse made them very uneasy.

"You two leave first, don't worry about me," Liewen comforted them.

He didn't know what would happen in a moment; if the High Priest and Lolita truly clashed, the aftermath of a battle between god-level powerhouses was not something Lena and Kuhn could withstand.

Just then, Liewen suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, a cold sensation surging up his vertebrae.

He looked up and met Lolita's gaze, which was filled with killing intent.

Lolita hadn't just shouted; she was also using her divine sense to search the entire Yulan City.

After becoming a god, mental energy transforms into divine sense, which can search for and discover life forms of the same level or weaker than oneself.

A Lowgod's divine sense was more than enough to cover the entire Yulan City.

Some of the High Priest's disciples were in the Forest of Life, and although there were more Saint Realm experts in Yulan City than elsewhere, there were generally only about ten of them; it was not difficult for Lolita to find Liewen.

"Hurry and leave!"

Liewen shouted.

Kuhn hurriedly dragged Lena away.

Lolita stared at Liewen, and without any visible movement, a phantom gray scythe emerged from her body and slashed toward Liewen.

Liewen's mind tightened instantly; that was a Soul Attack unleashed by a Lowgod of the Death Law.

The Death Law was inherently specialized in the soul, and this Lolita intended to kill Liewen in a single strike.

Even though Liewen could now be called invincible in the Saint Realm, he had no confidence in resisting a god-level powerhouse.

If nothing else, the Divine Domain alone was something he had no way to deal with.

The Divine Domain was an ability mastered by all god-level powerhouses; it was useless against peers, but extremely convenient for dealing with lower-level opponents.

If Lolita were to use her Divine Domain on Liewen, he would likely be unable to move.

Whoosh.

A green light traveled from afar and slammed fiercely into the gray scythe.

The two canceled each other out, dissipating into gray and green specks of light.

The High Priest, dressed in a pale green robe, stood in the air, confronting Lolita.

The two god-level powerhouses were communicating via divine sense; apart from themselves, no one knew what they were saying.

"Liewen."

Master Longers and the Earth Bear Ahuang arrived at the mansion and found Liewen.

"Master Longers, why are you here?" Liewen was somewhat surprised.

"I heard the person in the sky had an unfriendly tone, so I came to take a look," Master Longers said.

Liewen felt a warmth in his heart. Although he had often interacted with Master Longers over the years in Yulan City and their relationship was good, today was no ordinary day; he hadn't expected Master Longers to come.

"Since when did our Yulan Continent have another god-level powerhouse?" Master Longers looked up at Lolita in the sky, his expression grave.

"Kid Liewen, how did you provoke such a terrifying person?" the Earth Bear Ahuang asked.

Liewen gave a rough account of the relationship between Lolita and the two great churches, as well as the battle at the Liuyan River.

Master Longers listened and said, "You don't need to worry. With the High Priest in Yulan City, she won't allow Lolita to kill people at will."

Liewen nodded and looked up at the sky; now, he could only pin his hopes on the High Priest.

"Lolita, go back," the High Priest communicated with Lolita via divine sense.

"Catherine, are you going to fight me over a Saint Realm?" Lolita said coldly.

"This is Yulan City. You are killing a Saint Realm of the Yulan Empire here at will; do you even hold me in any regard?"

"Oh? I wonder if you would say the same if Lord Beirut came to kill him?" Lolita's face was full of mockery.

The High Priest was unperturbed and countered, "Are you Lord Beirut?"

Lolita's expression stiffened as if her throat had been choked, and she said in a fit of rage, "Catherine, I am determined to kill Liewen today. If you stand aside, I will treat it as if nothing happened. If you dare to stop me—"

She didn't finish the rest of her sentence, but the murderous intent in her words was already very clear.

"Ask me to stand aside? Keep dreaming!" the High Priest said indifferently.

"Fine, very well, then I will kill you along with him!"

An illusory gray scythe surged out from Lolita's body and arrived in front of the High Priest in an instant.

"She's attacking!" Liewen's expression changed.

Although he couldn't hear what the High Priest and Lolita were discussing, seeing Lolita make a move, he knew that the negotiations must have broken down.

"This Lolita is dead set on killing me." Liewen's gaze was icy.

Lolita would rather fight the High Priest than let him live, which showed how deep her murderous intent was.

The gray scythe struck the green mask on the High Priest's face.

This gray scythe was a Soul Attack; material defense was useless against it, as it would sink directly into the body to attack the mind.

But the gray scythe was blocked.

A small white flower grew out of the green mask on the High Priest's face.

The white flower was struck by the gray scythe, its petals flying and dissipating into the heavens and earth, while the gray scythe also shrank at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Hmph!"

With a cold snort from Lolita, the gray scythe suddenly exploded, turning into a mass of gray mist that enveloped the High Priest's entire body.

A chorus of exclamations rang out within Yulan City.

Although the citizens of the imperial capital didn't know what was happening or Lolita's identity, they naturally supported the High Priest upon seeing her engaged in a fight.

Seeing the High Priest seemingly hit by the opponent's attack, they all became worried.

The gray mist churned, and within the churning mist, a green dot of light appeared.

At first, it was just an inconspicuous speck, then it multiplied rapidly—one became two, two became three...

Soon, countless green dots connected into a radiance, swallowing the gray mist entirely.

The Death Law excelled at soul attacks, and the Life Law also excelled at the soul; in this contest of souls, the High Priest did not fall behind.

The green light began to shrink, and the High Priest's figure was revealed once more, the green mask on her face unchanged.

All the light condensed into a green leaf on the High Priest's right hand.

The leaf was lush and dripping with vitality; the High Priest flicked her hand, and the leaf shot toward Lolita like a green bolt of lightning.

"Hmph!"

Lolita let out a cold snort, and an invisible ripple radiated forward. The leaf collided with the ripple, and they canceled each other out, vanishing into nothingness.

"The two of them seem to be evenly matched," Liewen thought to himself.

"Lolita, go back," the High Priest said indifferently.

"Catherine, this is only just the beginning. Do you really think you can stop me?"

Lolita sneered, and as she spoke, a cyan figure emerged from her body.