An army of wraiths

The main reason is actually mismanagement.

The True Creator of the Aurora Order is insane, and the Abomination Suah of Rose School is not normal either, which is why these two organizations are so crazy.

But Xiya and Haiter from the Numinous Episcopate are normal people.

It was precisely because of the infighting among various factions within the Numinous Episcopate that the management of the Numinous Episcopate's power became lax.

Finally, when Haiter's condition deteriorated, Xiya took over the reins. However, Xiya didn't know how to manage, so the Numinous Episcopate never demonstrated a power commensurate with its size.

Regardless of how chaotic the upper echelons of the Numinous Episcopate were, the lower echelons, who were believers in the Death God, mostly hoped to rebuild the Balam Empire.

Therefore, Mr. Azik still tried his best to give them a better outcome.

Mr. Azik initially chose to come here only to delay Xiya a little, but he has only now decided to actually make his move.

After hearing Mr. Azik's almost reprimanding words, Xiya was truly enraged.

She, a Sequence One Archangel, was being reprimanded by an Angel like this—where did that leave her dignity?

However, she managed to maintain her composure and, suppressing her anger, said, "Your His Highness Azik, you are the Ancestor of our Eggers Family. You should choose to uphold the honor of the family and the Numinous Episcopate. How can you stop me?"

Upon hearing this, Mr. Azik murmured, "The glory of the Eggers Family? The glory of the Numinous Episcopate?"

Then, raising his voice slightly, he said, "Do you know what the Eggers Family was like back then? Do you know what the Death God Church like back then?"

"Given the current state of the Eggers Family and the Numinous Episcopate, what honor do they deserve?"

These words completely ignited Xiya's anger.

It wasn't that Xiya valued the dignity of the Eggers Family and the Numinous Episcopate that she thought it was so familiar; it was just that the words sounded very familiar.

Haiter often said things like this when he was clashing with her.

Haiter's faith in the Death God was unquestionable, but he strongly opposed letting Xiya, who only possessed strength but lacked management skills, take over the Numinous Episcopate.

Even someone as domineering as Salinger knows that professionals should do professional things, Balam Empire has always been under the control of Mr. Azik, the Death Consul.

So Haiter often used past events to warn Xiya, but Xiya always took it as mockery.

Therefore, when she suddenly heard those words, Xiya completely lost her temper.

"I'm giving you face, you're His Highness Azik, and you're just an ordinary Angel, yet you've always been ungrateful," Xiya said sternly.

This statement was not only heard by Kronos and Mr. Azik, but also by the rest of the Numinous Episcopate behind them.

The group was still somewhat dumbfounded by what Xiya said.

The Royalist Faction is very cohesive mainly because everyone belongs to the same family and is connected by blood.

It's quite a surprise that Xiya is now openly defying her own ancestors.

At that moment, Kronos clearly felt a Spirituality pull.

The Angel of Concealment is still in the Death God's Tomb.

Amanises needs to use the Death Authority in the Death God's Tomb to separate the Uniqueness of the Death Pathway from Mr. Azik's half of his soul.

So she had been making arrangements all this time, and now it was time to get started.

As soon as Amanises begins to significantly draw upon the Death Authority within the Death God's Tomb, the Archangel, as the Death Pathway, will surely notice. Therefore, Kronos and Azik's task is to remain busy during this period and not have time to notice.

Kronos coughed softly behind Mr. Azik, the sound reaching Mr. Azik's ears clearly.

This was the secret code the two had agreed upon, so Mr. Azik nodded slightly.

Just as Xiya was venting her anger, Mr. Azik suddenly made the first move.

Death Sentence, an ability unique to the Death Consul of Death, burst forth directly from Mr. Azik's hand.

The Death Pathway is a Pathway places great emphasis on hierarchy, with High Sequence exerting near-absolute suppression over lower Sequence.

If Mr. Azik hadn't been Salinger's son, he would have been virtually powerless to act against the Archangel, Xiya.

Xiya was also taken aback by the sudden Death Sentence.

She truly hadn't expected Azik to strike first.

Just as Death Sentence imminent, Xiya finally realized what was happening and prepared to dodge.

But just as I was about to make a move, I felt like I was trapped in place.

In that instant, Death Sentence struck Xiya's body.

"Disrespecting elders Deprivation one of all vitality!"

Death Consul, which was both Mr. Azik's previous position and the name of Sequence Two.

Death Sentence can be issued within a reasonable scope.

Of course, a verdict that Deprivation someone of all life is unreasonable.

Mr. Azik did this so that Xiya would suffer even more serious injuries.

Even if it means suffering some backlash, it's worth it.

The reason why Xiya suddenly couldn't move was, of course, because Kronos had intervened.

Kronos used all his strength to restrict all outward force from Xiya, trapping her in place for the time being.

Because Xiya's rank was higher, Kronos expended a considerable amount of energy on this.

Just as Mr. Azik delivered his verdict, a slight fluctuation occurred at the Death God's Tomb.

Meanwhile, Xiya was focused on fighting the judgment erupting within her, so she didn't have the extra energy to worry about these things.

Mr. Azik's Death Authority was fully activated within Xiya's body, attempting to harvest Xiya Life Force.

However, since Xiya's Death Authority is stronger, Xiya is still able to suppress it.

Although some Life Force has been lost, it certainly won't achieve the desired effect.

Just as Xiya was suppressing the Death Authority within her, Kronos was also fully activating the Gift of Life in his hand, absorbing the Life Force within Xiya to replenish himself.

Mr. Azik hasn't experienced many battles since his rebirth, but as the Death Consul of Balam, how could he be unfamiliar with combat?

Seeing that Xiya's attention was mostly focused on her internal organs, he chose to make his move directly.

For two people wielding the same authority, abilities that are too high-level have less impact, so Azik chose a different approach.

Mr. Azik immediately mobilized the power of the Underworld and launched a seal against Xiya.

The Underworld is a gathering place for the Death Authority, but borrowing the power of the Underworld is a different concept altogether.

The sealing power of the Underworld, in essence, is a continuous erosion, using external forces to influence the power of an object itself, thus causing the Sealed Artifact's abilities to disappear or be restricted.

The same principle applies to people.

In order to join the Tarot Club, Kronos personally experienced the sealing power of the Underworld.

If the corruption is severe, it will harm itself and even cause more serious consequences, such as turning into a complete Wraith.

Xiya already possessed a strong aura of death, and with Mr. Azik's Death Authority residing within her, if she were to be further corrupted by the Underworld, she might truly transform into Wraith.

Even if it doesn't completely transform in the end, it will still have a huge impact on Xiya.

Xiya naturally understood the reasoning behind this, so even if she had to divert some of her energy from suppressing the power within her body, she would still try to avoid it.

Kronos was already prepared nearby.

He planned to replicate his previous success, with Mr. Azik leading the attack and Kronos controlling the offense, so that Xiya would suffer another defeat.

But Xiya wasn't stupid; she'd already experienced it once, so how could she not be on guard?

Xiya was quite familiar with the power of Knowledge Mentor, having dealt with all the True God Churches.

Therefore, Xiya had a way to deal with Kronos's still not very skilled control of force.

Xiya didn't act immediately, but prepared herself for a while.

Just when it was about to be too late to dodge, Xiya suddenly moved.

With immense strength concentrated in her hands, feet, and body, Xiya broke free from Kronos's control.

The Knowledge Mentor's control over force originates from the physical level, so the best and only way to seize this control is to overcome all methods with sheer force.

The Knowledge Mentor is just an Angel, so if the Archangel is prepared, he can still break through the archangel's control.

Mr. Azik's sealing power just missed Xiya, which disappointed both Kronos and Azik.

If this move lands, it might just seal the victory early on.

The reason the two were able to gain such an advantage at the beginning was simply because they caught Xiya off guard.

Once Xiya realizes what's happening and gets serious, things won't be so easy.

After dodging the attack, Xiya stared intently at Mr. Azik.

She never expected that she would almost suffer a great loss.

Black power began to rise around Xiya, and the power of death within her was activated at full force.

This is the power of the Pale Emperor, capable of slowly killing people and turning them into his slaves.

Xiya didn't think she could kill Mr. Azik with this one move, but a higher level of power would always have a significant impact.

Seeing the rising power of death, Mr. Azik shouted, "Back off!"

This was naturally said to Kronos.

The power of death is highly corrosive; once entangled, it is very difficult to escape.

Mr. Azik can barely withstand this power, but if Kronos gets entangled as well, things could get a bit complicated.

With Xiya holding both of them back by herself, Xiya die-hard followers in the Numinous Episcopate might just seize the opportunity to make their move.

Kronos had one great virtue: he listened to advice.

Upon hearing Mr. Azik's words, he did not hesitate for a moment and decisively stepped back.

Seeing that Kronos listened to his advice, Mr. Azik was relieved and stepped forward, directly blocking all of Xiya's power.

Mr. Azik's strength was still a notch weaker. Even though he could barely hold his own against Xiya with his bloodline power and experience, it was still a struggle, and his face quickly turned pale.

The only way to save Mr. Azik is through Kronos.

Kronos did not act immediately, but instead gave the Numinous Episcopate members a cold glance.

Several of them were already itching to make a move, but after being looked at by Kronos, they restrained their thoughts.

After intimidating the members of the Numinous Episcopate, Kronos offered up his Gift of Life.

To influence Archangel, one must possess sufficient power.

Besides the Charm given to him by Amanises, the only other thing on Kronos's body was this mirror.

Without hesitation, Kronos unleashed Life Force Frenzy upon Xiya.

Even if there is a lot of death power in Xiya's body, as long as it is not Wraith, she must have Life Force.

And the less Life Force a person has, the more important that Life Force becomes.

Xiya was dealing with Azik with ease when she suddenly felt something was wrong with her body.

Xiya has clearly suppressed Mr. Azik's Death Sentence and will not cause trouble for the time being.

But for some reason, the Life Force within her surged again.

The boiling state didn't last long before her Life Force began to surge violently, causing Xiya's body to tremble intensely.

Misfortunes never come singly; just then, the previously suppressed Death Sentence was also triggered.

Given this complex situation, Xiya was naturally unable to continue suppressing Mr. Azik.

Mr. Azik seized the opportunity and struck out with a palm strike, aiming directly at Xiya's heart.

Even in such a complicated situation, Xiya didn't let her guard down and dodged away in a flash.

Mr. Azik was not in good condition, his face was pale, so he was unable to pursue in time, but Kronos was quite free.

To worsen Xiya's condition, Kronos didn't use Sea King's power, but instead used the power of the Visionary Pathway.

A Mind Stone Storm swept towards Xiya.

This power from the Mind Stone is not so easily perceived, so by the time Xiya realized it, it was already too late.

So she had no choice but to calm herself down and prepare to tough it out.

After the Mind Stone Storm Descent, Xiya's mind was further distracted, so her physical condition worsened.

She knew that Azik and Kronos would not let this opportunity pass, so she needed some time to recover her physical condition.

Therefore, Xiya forcefully summoned her power and opened a Gate to the Underworld behind her.

To the Pale Emperor, the Wraith in the Underworld were her subjects, so Xiya naturally possessed the ability to Wraith Underworld.

Therefore, after the Gate the Underworld opened, countless Wraith began to pour out.

No one knows exactly how many Wraith are in the Underworld, but one thing is certain: there are likely more than the number of living beings on earth.

Now that they have assembled a Wraith army, both Kronos and Azik feel a chill run down their spines.