An intense, holy aura filled the entire valley. The moment the Sacred Barrier rose, it blocked every attack from several Divine Souls, keeping even their curses outside.
The Church's lineage was indeed extraordinary. The more devout their faith, the greater the power they received, and they could even bestow that power on others through "blessings." Of course, the recipients had to share their faith.
"Fool!"
"You could have picked anyone, yet you chose us. Though I cannot purify these filthy things, under the protection of our great God, what evil could possibly penetrate the Sacred Barrier?"
The Sixth Step Red Cardinal sneered at Jiang Chen.
"What could penetrate it?"
Jiang Chen considered this, then slowly took out the Yin God Hammer. Ghost shadows appeared on it one after another, densely packed together, until they soon blotted out the sky.
"Tie Zhu!"
He called out.
With all the Yin God Puppets emerging from it, even Jiang Chen, who was now in the Third-Step King Realm and whose physique far surpassed others at his level, could not lift the Yin God Hammer.
An enormous black shadow stretched out its body. It was two hundred meters long and as thick as a house, with distinct horns on its head and four legs beneath its belly.
It was Tie Zhu, who had recovered its Fifth Step strength.
"Dad, just watch."
Tie Zhu bit down on the Yin God Hammer's handle. Its massive body twisted and stretched, its bones rumbling like rolling thunder.
As it raised the Yin God Hammer high, the ground beneath its feet began to collapse wildly.
The terrifying fluctuations of power made the eyelids of the surrounding Kings twitch violently.
Jiang Chen, meanwhile, stared at the golden markings on Tie Zhu's body, as fine as needlework and almost imperceptible, with a