Chapter 1996 - 1986: Pope vs. Supreme Emperor
"I don’t care if you understand what I’m saying; since the Death Tomb that our Bright Church painstakingly built was destroyed by people from Divine Sky Sect, you will pay the price today!"
As he spoke, the Pope’s tone turned icy cold.
"I..."
At this moment, Shen Wuheng was utterly bewildered. Even though the people of Divine Sky Sect destroyed the Death Tomb, it couldn’t be blamed on him personally, right?
And the other Eastern Kings saw that the Bright Church was here to trouble Shen Wuheng. Instantly, everyone appeared extremely indifferent.
Anyone would probably think that Divine Sky Sect got into trouble this time.
However, for now, neither Lin Zifeng nor the Holy Hall has been destroyed. The appearance of the Pope from the Western Bright Church certainly harbors many ulterior motives. Even a fool could see it.
Moreover, the handsome guy earlier was just bluffing. He claimed Lin Zifeng was favored by the Pope. Now, even the handsome guy himself was in a tough spot.
"Damn! Can you guys stop staring at me like that? This has nothing to do with me at all. Stop staring at me like that, please." The handsome guy shivered all over.
Earlier, he was just bluffing. Who could have thought that the esteemed Pope would actually come here?
"Your Excellency Pope, this is Huaxia. Today Huaxia is subduing demons. Even if you have grudges with Divine Sky Sect, could you set them aside for now?"
Supreme Emperor stepped forward, hands behind his back, with sharp tiger-like eyes. As Huaxia’s most ruthless person, he certainly had his arrogant credentials.
Nonetheless— Supreme Emperor’s appearance instantly emboldened the Eastern Kings’ morale. Except for Supreme Emperor, Yao Chenfeng, Yao Qingjiao, and a few other Great Powers present, who else would dare to confront the Pope head-on?
"You think our Bright Church should just let it go when Divine Sky Sect’s people destroyed my Death Tomb?" Shika narrowed her eyes, her voice icy and penetrating. It echoed in the ears of everyone present like a high-explosive ticking time bomb.
"I know nothing about the Death Tomb incident at all. Even if it was done by people from my sect, you should seek out the person responsible. Why target me? I have no conflict whatsoever with the Bright Church."
Shen Wuheng quickly frowned and explained. Seeing Supreme Emperor willing to step forward, a sense of relief settled in his heart.
The happiest person was still Lin Zifeng.
The destruction of the Death Tomb was his doing. Moreover, he intentionally lied, claiming to be from Divine Sky Sect; the Pope’s appearance now, regardless of intent, was advantageous for him, so he was quite pleased.
"Since it’s already done, why bother saying more to cover it up?" As Shika spoke, two gleaming cold glimmers gathered in her eyes.
Shen Wuheng seemed to notice something unusual. He quickly retreated backward.
With the Cultivation level of a Saint, how could she continue engaging in lengthy reasoning with Shen Wuheng?
"Your Excellency Pope, you went to such lengths just to support this child, didn’t you?" Supreme Emperor strode over.
"Hmph, if I want to support him, do you think you all could stop me?"
Shika’s gaze coldly landed on Supreme Emperor. Her tone carried an unparalleled arrogance. No one doubted the sincerity of her words.
"If that’s the case, I, Supreme Emperor, can only bravely embarrass myself before Your Excellency Pope," he said as his broad eyebrows slightly furrowed. With the sound of a flash, he quickly grabbed the Heartless Sword beside Taihuang Demon, then the Forget Love Sword hovering above his head swiftly fired towards Shika.
Those on and off the stage only felt a purple light rush through their eyes, before they could even see the battle clearly, Supreme Emperor had already attacked.
The Pope stood firmly, body straight like a javelin.
As Supreme Emperor’s assault arrived, she suddenly opened her hand, five fingers spread wide, a menacing energy formed in her palm creating a black storm-like vortex, a circular black hole appeared in the palm! The dark energy within the black hole continuously rotated, seemingly wanting to open endless darkness to swallow Supreme Emperor.
"Swipe, swipe!"
Heartless Sword, Forget Love Sword, left and right combined, slashing through the void, even the air was pierced with explosive sounds.
"Come on!"
Supreme Emperor was indeed wild. The expression in his eyes revealed a strong sense of provocation.
"Boom!"
The Pope opened her palm to clash with the Dual Swords. Instantly, an astonishing energy erupted centered around them.
The ground exploded into a massive pit three or four meters deep. But Supreme Emperor was already struck into mid-air by a single palm from the Pope.
"Kill!"
Yao Chenfeng and Yao Qingjiao rapidly reversed slashes towards her, these two Eastern Kings wielding supreme Holy Artifacts, were undeniably formidable. But defeating the Pope in a short time seemed too difficult.
"Bang!"
The Bright Pope casually formed a giant handprint in mid-air, directly sending these two Eastern Kings flying hundreds of meters away!
"Today, you all will die!"
The Pope shot into the sky with a swift sound, facing thousands of cultivators below. Her pupils turned extremely cold. She was never a kind person. Nor was she a soft-hearted woman.
When she acted, she would surely destroy everything. Even the pharaohs of Bright Church, she has slaughtered many.
"Ahhh..." Chaos erupted among the crowd of cultivators who came for a viewpoint below the stage.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."
In the sky, the Pope Robe moved without any breeze, hair flying. She raised her hand, every finger wrapped with multiple purple electric threads jumping like serpents.
With a sweep of her fingers, over ten purple electric lights shot towards the crowd below.
"Boom, boom, boom!"
After the purple electric threads struck down, the crowd immediately exploded with booming sounds, seventy to eighty people were bombarded into the air, before they even landed, puff, puff, puff... blood spurted sky-high, their bodies were torn apart by the overflowing energy, remains and bones drifted mid-air.
"Run away!"
"Help! The devil! The devil is killing!"
"Quickly leave this place."
"..." Below the high platform, everyone was frantically chaotic like mad dogs. The Pope in the sky had no mercy to speak of. Lin Zifeng was her cherished confidant. Witnessing him now badly battered.
Her only redeeming trait was her extreme protectiveness. Utter protectiveness. No one touches her friends. If they do, they’ll be killed! Besides, wiping these people out meant nothing to her emotionally.
Having achieved the title of Bright Church’s greatest Pope over three thousand years, through those years, even she doesn’t know how many she has killed in the West! How many factions she’s destroyed. Those before her aren’t even enough for her appetite.
"A golden opportunity!"
Lin Zifeng noticed the unfolding situation; though he didn’t understand why the Pope wished to assist him, now was not the time to question.
"Qingchi Saintess!"
Lin Zifeng wielded the Heavenly Painting Halberd, amidst the chaos, he dashed like an arrow to the closest Qingchi Saintess beside him.
"You!"
The Qingchi Saintess was injured earlier by the Pope upon her arrival. Now seeing Lin Zifeng wielding the Heavenly Painting Halberd charging at her, she was nearly scared out of her mind.
"Heh heh, don’t worry. Before you die, I will fulfill your wish, three days from now, I shall single-handedly level Qingchi Holy Land, bloodbath Qingchi!"
"Slash!"
"Splatter!"
A fresh head rolled onto the ground. Simple, yet direct!
Boom!
The Heavenly Painting Halberd cleaved explosively. He gathered the Elemental Power Seed, seized the Qingchi Divine Sword, and continued battling the next target!