He wished he could tear that despicable couple to pieces and feed them to his Ghostfire Bone-Armored Bear!
"Indeed, there is something very important that requires your personal attention," the Pope said.
The Holy Son of the Church of Justice frowned, his displeasure evident in his expression.
He is the reincarnation of the Holy Lord of the Church of Justice, whose status is above yours, the Pope. How dare you repeatedly order him around? If he hadn't failed to awaken his past life memories and regain his former strength, he would have made you, an insubordinate, grovel at his feet and beg for mercy long ago.
"I've broken through to the Early-Stage Fourth Rank for some time now, and I'm currently aiming for the Fourth Rank Middle Stage. I don't have time to deal with your matter; you should make arrangements for others."
The Pope narrowed his eyes slightly, his dark, unreadable eyes revealing no trace of joy or anger.
His tone remained as gentle as ever, "I have witnessed the Holy Son's efforts, but simply staying in seclusion for cultivation is not a promising path to breakthroughs. Moreover, the Holy Son is the reincarnation of the Holy Lord, a chosen one. His cultivation method differs from that of ordinary Martial Artist. He needs to go out and gain more experience to stimulate his awakening, recover his former strength as soon as possible, revitalize our Church of Justice, and restore its former glory."
Seeing that the Holy Son's attitude had softened considerably, he continued to patiently guide him:
"That's precisely why I've specially assigned this task to you, Holy Son. And I believe you'll really enjoy it."
It must be said that the Pope knew the Son of God quite well; a few words were enough to pique his curiosity.
"Oh? I'd love that! What mission?"
The Pope's cold smile vanished in an instant. "You call yourself His Son? You really think you're His reincarnation?"
Such a mindset is not even as good as a single hair on that person's head.
" Jiang Fan, do you know?"
" Jiang Fan?" The Holy Son of the Church of Justice paused slightly, thought for a moment, and replied, "You mean that so-called prodigy from Fortress No. 31?"
"Yes, it's him."
You want me to kill him myself?
The Holy Son was somewhat unwilling; to be precise, he was too lazy to make a move against such an insignificant person.
"At only seventeen years old, you've already reached the Early-Stage Third Rank, which is indeed not bad, but you're still far behind me. Surely you don't require me to do it myself?"
He is currently at the Early-Stage Fourth Rank.
The Pope's words made the Son of God stand up abruptly.
"What did you say? He—he's already at the Early-Stage Fourth Rank? How is that possible?!"
"I have no reason to lie to you. You've been in seclusion cultivating lately and haven't paid much attention to the outside world. He has indeed broken through to the Early-Stage Fourth Rank. Almost everyone in the Great Xia knows this."
The Holy Son's face was grim, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
He had just said Jiang Fan was barely passable, but the next second he was on par with him. He felt like he'd been slapped in the face.
The Pope continued, "There's something else you don't know. Do you remember that small beast tide at Fortress No. 31?"
"Of course I remember. Back then, my sect kidnapped a group of children at Fortress No. 31, only to be wiped out in one fell swoop. It was undoubtedly a Guoguo provocation. It was precisely to save face for my sect and let Great Xia know that our Church of Justice is not to be trifled with that we arranged this small-scale beast tide."
"That's right. Actually, the reason for choosing Fortress No. 31 is also related to Jiang Fan," the Pope added. "Such a genius emerged from the outermost fortress of the Great Xia Dynasty, and he even comes from a slum, a place with no resources. This shows his extraordinary talent. We originally wanted to nip him in the bud, but we didn't expect Yan Tianyang to take action personally."
"Furthermore, even if you've been in seclusion, you should have heard that Jiang Fan is also an exceptionally talented Beast Tamer! In the Five-School League, he summoned twenty-three Earth-Splitting Rhinoceros, twenty-one of which were three- Three Star monsters, and the remaining two were Four Star."
Upon hearing this, the killing intent on the Holy Son's face had reached its peak.
He hated geniuses the most, especially those who were even more brilliant than him.
As the reincarnation of the most legendary figure of that era, he should be the most dazzling existence of this time, and should be looked up to by all the geniuses.
Therefore, he cannot stand people who are more outstanding than him.
"I must kill him!"
A barely perceptible, cold smile once again appeared at the corner of the Pope's mouth.
"I just received confirmation that Jiang Fan will be heading to the Outer Wilderness Zone with the senior students. You will lead a group of experts to ambush him and make sure he is killed."
"Huh? Jiang Fan is only a freshman, how come he's going to the Outer Wilderness Zone with seniors?"
"I won't go into details, but also, Ye Qizhen will be going too. A few days ago, my sect arranged for someone to assassinate Ye Qizhen at Fortress No. 31, but it failed. This time, she chose to go with Jiang Fan, so let's kill them both. Great Xia will suddenly lose two geniuses. Yan Tianyang's face will definitely be quite a sight then, hahaha--"
For the Holy Son, Jiang Fan was someone he wanted to kill even more than Ye Qizhen.
Perhaps he wasn't Spirit Master in his past life, which is why his hatred for Spirit Master isn't as intense.
But Jiang Fan is different; he is also Martial Artist and Beast Tamer.
Moreover, Jiang Fan's talent as Beast Tamer is clearly superior to his own.
Of course, he would never admit that.
In his view, he was simply outshone by Jiang Fan because he hadn't awakened his true potential.
Once he awakened, he had only contracted twenty-three demonic beasts, and they were of such low rank at that.
He was different; in his previous life, he had contracted with four guardian Divine Beast of his sect!
If he can find the four guardian Divine Beast again in this life, wouldn't he be able to dominate the world?
The more he thought about it, the more excited and thrilled he became, as if he had already found the four guardian Divine Beast of the sect and was standing on a cloud looking down on all living beings.
Just as the Son of God was envisioning a bright future, the Pope's voice rang out once more.
"With both Jiang Fan and Ye Qizhen, two geniuses, entering the Outer Wilderness Zone at the same time, both Yuanwu and Divine Wind Camp will definitely send experts to protect them secretly. Therefore, you should bring more experts with you, and ask the Fourth Elder and the Seventh Elder to go with you. Also, have them each bring a few guardians."
"We need to call two elders? Isn't that making a mountain out of a molehill?"
"This operation must succeed. We must not miss such a golden opportunity, even if it means making a big fuss and mobilizing a large force."
"Okay, I'll go arrange it right away."
The scene changes.
At the entrance of Yuanwu School.
Lan Shengxue watched the departing vehicle, her fists clenching slightly at her sides.
She also wanted to go with Jiang Fan Ye Qizhen, but her strength was too weak, and she would only be a burden if she went.
"Grandpa, you're already in the Outer Wilderness Zone. I wonder if you've found that rare and precious herb yet?"
Of course, she was never one to sit idly by and wait for death; she wouldn't place her hopes on anyone other than herself.
Ultimately, you have to rely on yourself.
With this thought in mind, her eyes filled with determination, and she resolutely headed towards the Inner Wilderness Zone.