The ruler of the Holy Alliance, the God Lord, had died.
Cause of death: wanting to test the waters.
Heaven and earth bear witness, the God Lord truly had no intention of taking Tang Luo's life while he was weakened.
He had merely wanted to come and see what state this enemy of Buddhism was in after his fierce battle with Guanyin of the Great Thunderclap Temple, and how much fighting strength he still had.
He had specifically retrieved the Crown of Thorns and golden scepter to test him.
If the other party showed no reaction and was willing but powerless, then the God Lord would leave. That was right, the God Lord would make a strategic retreat first.
He himself was seriously injured too.
The Holy Alliance did not have only this handful of "gods."
He could completely leave first, then have the others deal with this enemy of Buddhism. There was no need to speak of honor when dealing with a heretic demon like him. They could all attack together.
Even if a great number of cannon fodder died, they could still wear him down and kill him.
Yet he had not expected that before he could even finish speaking, Tang Luo would crush him to death in one grip.
This was completely different from the plan, and the price of that difference was the God Lord's life.
Tang Luo, who had crushed the God Lord to death, stood where he was and lowered his head to look at the shattered Crown of Thorns. "What a waste."
Flames still burned over his body, but they were strange. They did not seem to be burning Tang Luo's body at all. Neither the Brocade Cassock nor his white hair showed any signs of catching fire.
Yet scorched black marks had