The enormous diamond chandelier burned like a candle, except its crimson glow stained everyone's vision red.
It was like looking through a bride's red veil.
Here it comes!
Xu Ye's mind sprang into action. He shrank farther into the corner, edging closer to a room so he could retreat at any moment.
"That Spiritual Qi-Sequence 6. Let me think. This is 8-047 [Red Candle]. Watch out. This talent is rather sinister and strange," Bandit Lord said, sounding like a spectator enjoying the show.
Their vision blurred into crimson. The red candle flickered, filling the air with an eerie chill.
"Tsk, tsk, Xu Kid. I was wondering why your Chief Captain's aura felt strange. He was hiding it with his Sequence Talent earlier, but now that someone on his level has appeared, his aura is becoming a little unstable."
"He's been contaminated. Definitely!" Bandit Lord teased.
Xu Ye's scalp prickled.
Just then, a red-robed figure appeared hanging upside down inside the diamond chandelier. He wore no mask, allowing everyone to see his strange eye and scar-covered face.
He looked like a wild beast.
"The Eternal Church's new Bishop?" Cheng Tianming, whose presence was as weighty as a mountain, slowly stepped forward. "Ten years have passed, and you still refuse to give up. You would sacrifice hundreds of thousands of lives to summon what you call a Deity."
"I don't care whether this so-called Deity exists. Here, I am god."
As soon as he finished speaking, he swept his right hand outward. In an instant, the space ahead became pixelated, like a mosaic. Clusters of garbled symbols emerged, spreading to the enormous chandelier.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
The chandelier broke into uniform cubes and fell to the floor. Even the figure inside seemed to have been divided into countless pieces.
Suddenly, the red