Holy Island, Radiant Church core area.
Steller was supported by several Temple Knight, and he staggered into the Pope's Basilica. Although the finger hole on his chest had been treated urgently and was no longer bleeding, the remaining weird power of vibration was still eroding his meridians, making his face as pale as paper and his breath extremely weak.
"Your Majesty..." Steller spoke with difficulty, his voice hoarse, "Your Majesty... you have lived up to your trust..."
In the main hall, Pope Heidens was sitting on a high throne, his whole body shrouded in soft holy light, and his face could not be seen clearly. However, several powerful Cardinal and Saint Realm standing below could feel the anger that was almost solidified.
"Speak clearly." Heidens's voice was calm, but with a biting chill, "Who can hurt Chief Judge like this?"
An accompanying captain of Temple Knight fell to his knees with a thud and tremblingly recounted what happened, focusing on describing how the mysterious young man in black casually severely wounded Steller with two moves.
"... The man just raised his hand and pressed it, Master Chief Judge seemed to be pinned down by the mountain, unable to move. Then he pointed his finger in the air, and... penetrated the master's Holy Light Armor... The subordinates were incompetent and failed to stop them..."
There was a dead silence in the hall. Everyone was shocked by this description. The strength of Steller is the pinnacle of the Saint Realm, which ranks at the forefront among Theocracy. Together with Laws of Light, it is enough to suppress the vast majority of strong men of the same level. How could he be defeated so easily?
"Saint Realm is the ultimate..." a senior Cardinal murmured, his face full of shock, "Yulan Continent, when did such a strange Saint Realm extreme master appear again?"
Heidens's hand on the armrest of the throne tightened slightly, and his knuckles turned white. He took a deep breath, suppressed the boiling anger, and his voice was still calm, but with unquestionable majesty. "Have the identities of the five people rescued by Linley been found out?"
Steller endured the severe pain and raised his head with difficulty. "Your Majesty... According to the observations and inductions of my subordinates, the blood and qi in the five people's bodies are abnormally strong, far exceeding that of ordinary people. Their physical strength is extremely terrifying, and... they have an ancient and familiar aura... most likely, they are the descendants of the Undying Warrior Family, who has disappeared for thousands of years!"
"Undying Warrior!"
This word was like thunder, exploding in the hall. Several Cardinals looked at each other, with astonishing light bursting out of their eyes. As Theocracy senior executives, they knew the value of Undying Warrior bloodline very well! It means near-immortal resilience and unparalleled physical body, which are excellent materials for making powerful Angel Warriors! If they can get these five living "treasures"...
Greed instantly outweighed shock and anger.
The light in Heidens's eyes surged, and he stood up suddenly. "The descendants of Undying Warrior... must be obtained! Pass my order, activate all hidden lines, and find Linley and the mysterious Saint Realm at all costs! This time, I will personally..."
Before he finished speaking, a somewhat lazy and joking voice rang in everyone's ears without warning, as clear as if the speaker was standing next to him:
"Heidens, I haven't seen you for hundreds of years, but you old guy is still so angry? You have to take action personally if you touch Immovable, and you're not afraid of showing off your waist?"
"Who?!"
"Alert!"
The Saint Realm strongmen in the hall instantly changed their expressions, their holy power surged out, and the brilliance of various defensive magics lit up. They scanned the surroundings vigilantly. How could anyone silently break through the layers of Holy Island's barriers and transmit the sound directly into the papal hall?
Heidens The holy light around him fluctuated violently, showing that he was extremely uneasy in his heart. He stared at the slightly distorted space in the center of the hall and shouted sternly, "You guys who hide their heads and show their tails, get out!"
The space rippled, and a figure slowly turned from reality to reality. The person came with long black hair, wearing a seemingly ordinary loose black robe, with a cynical smile on his face, and was picking his ears as if no one was watching, as if the roar of Heidens just now was just the annoying sound of mosquitoes and flies.
"Why are you so anxious? I can't come out right now." Cesar put down his hand and looked at the crowd who were facing a formidable enemy with a smile, "Oh, there are so many people here. Heidens, your pomp is still so big."
"The King of Killers, Cesar!" Heidens's pupils shrank suddenly and he called out the name word by word. The other strong men present also took a breath, Cesar, this is an old monster who has been famous for thousands of years, a legend in the killer world, and is recognized as one of the most powerful Saint Realm! How could he appear here?
"Mr. Cesar," Heidens suppressed the surprise in his heart, and his tone softened slightly, but he was still vigilant, "What is your intention of trespassing on my Theocracy territory?"
Cesar waved his hand, casually like an old friend who came to visit. "It's nothing serious, I just happened to pass by. I heard that you were discussing about the five boys from Barker's family, so I came in to say hello to you."
His eyes glanced at Steller, who had an ugly face, and then returned to Heidens. His smile remained unchanged, but his tone had a hint of doubt. "I'll protect those five little guys. You Theocracy, please stop trying to take advantage of them."
Heidens's face instantly turned livid! He had tried so hard to get the descendant of Undying Warrior, but Cesar just wanted him to give up with just one word? Even if the other party is Saint Realm's ultimate, he Radiant Church is not a fool!
"Cesar!" Heidens's voice was filled with suppressed anger, "What do you mean? Those five are Undying Warrior heretics, it's me Radiant Church must be eliminated! Are you going to make an enemy of my entire Radiant Church because of a few heretics? Even if you are the ultimate Saint Realm, I, Theocracy, have the foundation..."
"An enemy?"
Cesar sneered and interrupted Heidens's words. The lazy smile on his face disappeared instantly, and his eyes became as sharp as ice for thousands of years. An indescribable terrifying pressure, like a sleeping ancient beast suddenly awakening, came suddenly!
This coercion is not a simple energy impact, but comes from absolute crushing at the life level! It is invisible and has no quality, but it instantly fills every inch of the entire hall. Under this pressure, all the holy light becomes dim, and all the surging holy power is like a frozen river, stagnant!
"Plop!" "Plop!"
The weaker Cardinal were the first to be unable to bear it any longer. Their legs weakened and they fell to their knees directly, their faces filled with endless fear, unable to even raise their heads. The Saint Realm strong men were also trembling violently, desperately resisting the oppressive feeling that made their souls tremble. Veins popped up on their foreheads, and sweat instantly soaked their robes.
Even Heidens, who was at the peak of the Saint Realm, felt as if his soul and body were being suppressed by an invisible sacred mountain. The holy light surrounding him was compressed to within inches of his body surface, fluctuating violently, as if he would collapse at any time. He wanted to speak, but found that it was extremely difficult to even make a sound, and his eyes were filled with unprecedented horror and disbelief!
This kind of pressure... far exceeds the limit of the Saint Realm! This is...God Realm!
Cesar... He actually became a god?!
Cesar glanced at the people struggling under the divine power indifferently, like a god looking down at ants. He did not speak, but the vast divine power said everything.
After a few seconds, Cesar slowly regained his breath, and the suffocating pressure in the hall receded like a tide. He returned to his lazy look again, as if the terrifying pressure that shocked the whole audience just now was just everyone's illusion.
But the remaining fear and the almost exhausted feeling in everyone reminded them that what they had just experienced was real.
Cesar picked his ears, as if he had just done a trivial thing. "Now, do you understand? I am not discussing with you, I am informing you. Those five boys are the blood of my old friend Amanda, and I am protecting them. If you dare to touch them, you will have trouble with me."
He paused, his eyes fell on Heidens, who was pale and frightened, and added meaningfully, "As for the consequences of not being able to live with me... you can imagine for yourself. Okay, I have brought my words here and left."
After saying that, his figure became blurry again, like ink stains blending into the water, and quietly disappeared in the center of the hall without causing any spatial fluctuations.
Inside the temple, a deathly silence fell. Only the sounds of heavy breathing and the pounding of the heart were left.
After a long time, Heidens seemed to have been drained of all his strength, and he stumbled back to the throne. His gorgeous papal robe had already been soaked with cold sweat. The color on his face was gone, and there was still deep fear in his eyes.
God-level! Cesar turned out to be God-level! In front of a living strong God-level, all Radiant Church and thousands of years of foundation have become a joke! The other party only needs one thought to wipe out everyone here!
"Your Majesty... we... what should we do?" asked a Cardinal in a trembling voice, with a cry in his voice.
Heidens waved his hands feebly, his face full of decadence and unwillingness, but more of a feeling of happiness for surviving the disaster. He hoarse and spit out the order with difficulty, "Send the order... cancel all pursuits of the five Barker brothers. All outsiders are not allowed to provoke them and those related to them in any form... Anyone who violates the order will be punished as apostate!"
Intimidated by God-level, he had to bow his head. To offend a strong God-level man for the sake of five Undying Warrior descendants would definitely be self-destruction, and might even bring disaster to the entire Theocracy.
The order was quickly conveyed. Everyone in the hall gradually recovered from their fear, but the atmosphere was still solemn.
Heidens was leaning on the throne, with his eyes closed and his chest heaving violently. Cesar's warning words were still in his ears, and God-level's pressure seemed to still linger in his heart. He did not dare, and could not, to take any more chances with the five Barker brothers.
However, the anger and grievance accumulated in his chest burned his internal organs like poisonous flames. The majestic Radiant Church, who has been passed down for thousands of years, has never suffered such shame and humiliation? Chief Judge was seriously injured, and the "material" he was interested in was forcibly saved. He was even frightened by the power of others in his lair, and almost made a fool of himself on the spot...
He couldn't swallow this breath!
His eyes slowly opened, and there was no longer fear inside, but a sinister and vicious cold light. Cesar only said to protect the five heretics... but he didn't say not to touch others!
His eyes fell on the detailed report about Linley and the mysterious Saint Realm (Lin Qin).
Linley! This remnant of the Dragonblood Warrior Clan has repeatedly opposed Theocracy and destroyed the Theocracy plan! There is also the mysterious Saint Realm who injured Steller! If not for them, how could things develop to this point? How could Cesar notice and intervene?
I dare not touch Barker Five brothers, don't I still dare to touch you?
Heidens looked down at Steller, who had barely stabilized his injuries, but his eyes were also full of hatred.
"Steller." Heidens's voice was cold and bone-chilling, "Your injuries cannot be in vain. My majesty, Theocracy, cannot be desecrated."
Steller immediately understood what the Pope meant. He knelt down on one knee, with the flame of revenge flashing in his eyes. "Your Majesty, please tell me!"
"Cesar Master only said about protecting the five heretics... but he didn't say that Linley and the guy who hurt you are not allowed to be touched!" Heidens gritted his teeth, and every word was filled with murderous intent. Meaning, "Mobilize all the hidden lines, use "Shadow Guard", keep an eye on Linley and the mysterious Saint Realm! Find out their whereabouts and weaknesses! Find the best opportunity..."
He paused and his tone became extremely harsh. "I want them to die! Especially Linley, he has investigated his mother's affairs too deeply... He must not be allowed to live anymore! Do it cleanly and don't leave any clues!"
"I will obey His Majesty's decree!" Steller kowtowed heavily, with a ferocious smile on his face. If he didn't dare to touch those five, he would use these two to operate! Radiant Church's anger must be extinguished with the blood of the enemy!