Chapter 1 The Destination

Outside of Ludian City.

Two figures clad in white, form-fitting clerical robes stood on a high peak, gazing out over the entire city. The clerical robes were a simple design of long sleeves and trousers, with a cinched hem. Specific deity symbols adorned the front and back, along with the wearer's rank and their position within the theocracy. These were complemented by gold and silver thread patterns symbolizing the supreme divine authority, creating an overall impression of simplicity, opulence, and a hint of sanctity. "Knight Commander Ma'en, is this the destination we're supposed to reach this time?" the female knight standing slightly behind him asked in a low voice.

"Yes. The two priests from the Divine Tribunal disappeared here. The Daylight Council's forces were responsible, but our informants would have left some trace, even if there wasn't time to issue a divine warning. Therefore, the real culprit must be someone else," the strong male knight in front said in a deep voice.

He had a neat mustache, resolute eyes, and a dark complexion—a sign of prolonged exposure to sunlight, indicating the countless training sessions and battles he had endured under the sun.

"Let's go. The heretic's position as a prophet has already been confirmed. Next, we find them, quickly eliminate them, and then retreat. We need to be fast and not let the Council discover our presence."

The Daylight Council and the White Praise were engaged in a large-scale war, and they were deep behind enemy lines, launching attacks. If they created too much commotion, the Council's experts and powerhouses wouldn't pass up the opportunity to eliminate two Gold Knights.

Whether in the Council or the White Praise, the Gold rank represented absolute upper-echelon power. Even if it was just a phantom image, it was still a genuine deity!

In that exiled space, Ma'en Yi hid in the shadows, quietly observing the White Praise's divine art, Chun Meize Bi, which could maintain the user's peak condition for a certain period and reduce 70% of all damage.

"Let's go, Ivini. We must complete the mission within an hour. Any longer, and the Council's prophetic divine arts will detect us."

At this moment, behind the detective agency, two tall figures in white robes were slowly approaching the shop. He slightly raised his eyes and looked into the distance. "It seems unwelcome guests have quietly entered my territory..."

Time slowly passed. The air was compressed, and the enormous power brought immense explosive speed. This strike exceeded twice the speed of sound, detonating with a sonic boom, scattering a ring of white mist in mid-air.

Suddenly, a green figure flashed, blocking in front of them. Such weakening, coupled with heavy armor and the flesh tempered by countless trials, and finally superimposed with different powerful divine arts bestowed by the gods, created an indestructible and terrifying mobile fortress.

After the shadow flash distance was lengthened, although there was still a brief startup time, the initial activation could still catch people off guard, with a high probability of achieving a first-encounter kill effect. It was Meize Bi who had finally rushed back from outside. Finally, half an hour had passed.

He took the opportunity to raise Li Cheng high and chanted in a low voice. What was familiar to the Holy Knights belonging to the White Praise were the killing techniques they were extremely skilled in. The crystal tentacles could only cause the two's holy flames to dim slightly, nothing more. Her face showed horror. The one who had banished her into the Shadow Dragon Prison was also a Grand Bishop from a theocratic nation much stronger than the White Praise.

Just as the crown and wings took shape, an enormous mental pressure slammed down on the area several kilometers around the giant sword. Meize's chanting seemed to stir up some power in the Li Cheng in his hand, the two echoing each other, transforming into some kind of thread, sending his chanting prayers to an infinite void somewhere.

Looking at the continuous injuries appearing on the body of Bai Shengli, which were then quickly healed, it was clear that the victory belonged to her. As long as the divine art's duration passed, the two Gold Knights would definitely be defeated.

The two giant sword bearers looked up, not expecting the person behind the scenes to show up so quickly.

"Holy White!" Meize, of course, wouldn't allow it, instantly condensing a white, narrow-bladed Li Cheng in his hands and slashing forward. Bai Shengli seemed to be thinking the same thing, opening her mouth to spew out a green dragon breath towards the giant sword.

She looked at the two sternly.

Immediately, the three engaged in a chaotic battle in mid-air.

A soon-to-be-formed human-faced Yuanshen Sword in his Yuanshen Sword Palace was trembling slightly, emitting a subtle warning.

Bai Shengli obediently stepped forward and grabbed his forearm.

It wasn't all damage, not just physical attacks. The location below was precisely the detective agency where Tom was.

And now, she actually had to face a sacred phantom image condensed from the imminent summoning of the most powerful god!

She turned to flee, but couldn't move at all, her whole body as if glued in place, fixed in mid-air, smashing a giant pit dozens of meters wide in the rocks.

As a good crop about to condense a new Yuan Seal, Ma'en Yi couldn't possibly allow her to face danger at this time.

And Bai Shengli bore the brunt, her whole body enveloped in enormous holy light, her skin and clothes instantly evaporated, revealing the flesh and meridians underneath.

A dizzying sensation flashed through her mind, and when Bai Shengli regained her senses, she was no longer in the city, but in a desolate and uninhabited dark underground sky. The giant sword's chanting time was very long, a full two seconds. A crown-shaped golden halo appeared above her head.

"Praise be to our Lord! Exiling heretics to the pure starry sky, no one can stand against you. I implore you to descend your divine will, cast your gaze upon this place, and purify the enemies of faith before us."

"Yes." The female knight responded softly, also stepping forward and disappearing into the air from the peak.

The space shifted and transferred, and when they reappeared, they were already in the sky above Ludian City. An invisible shadow enveloped the two, allowing them to disappear in the blink of an eye the moment they appeared, shadow-flashing into the lower urban area. Behind her, a pair of pure white wings of condensed light emerged.

This kind of amplification is indeed very strong, Ma'en Yi observed silently.

Whoosh!!

"Was it you?" Meize instantly questioned, launching the divine art Divine Inquiry, instantly deterring the other's spirit. In this state, they were fearless and invincible.

Meize Yi glanced at the nearby Bai Shengli, a flash of white light, and appeared beside her. This time, he didn't use flower language. Ma'en Yi just left a seed of his own in her mind. The divine art involved a trace of divine will, instantly descending above Bai Shengli, impacting her mind.

She roared angrily, but didn't reveal her true form, instead shrinking her body as much as possible, minimizing the area exposed to the light. Although his chanting was very fast, those two seconds were enough to be interrupted countless times in a battle between experts.

Long-distance shadow jumping began to activate.

The disgusting thing was that Bai Shengli was clearly superior to the two in every aspect, but no matter how she exerted herself, she couldn't kill them. "Useless thing." Ma'en Yi was speechless below. No wonder she was imprisoned, unable to deal with even a Gold-rank Holy Knight. The Gold-rank cried out, and his body exploded violently. When there were many people, someone would open up space to transfer the battlefield. His eyes began to turn pure white, dazzling light emitting from them. The stronger the higher the test, the stronger the god.

"Just what I wanted," Meize Bi, as a powerful Gold-rank capable of fighting against a demigod for a short time, roared, his body suddenly lunging forward, his left arm transforming into a dragon claw, grabbing at the two of them from afar.

He could only watch helplessly as the giant sword in the distance gradually filled with a sacred and intense aura. Only damage at the Silver level or above could pose a threat to this level. "Alright, go back and heal. I'll summon you when needed," Ma'en Yi said casually. The two's holy flames began to dim and extinguish.

The difference in strength was clearly too great. Clang!!

"Hmm?" Gold-rank!?

Thousands of kilometers away, the giant sword shot up, his whole body ignited with dark holy flames, seemingly unharmed. Originally, Bai Shengli had confidently said before taking action that she could instantly kill the other party, previously facing the gods, that was only because their rank was higher than hers. But ordinary Gold-ranks were mostly no match for her, but now... The sea breeze blew against his white windbreaker, causing it to flutter, also pulling back and raising his silver-white long hair. All Gold-rank experts had an 80% resistance to the weakening power of mortal weapons. As the chant passed, the Li Cheng in his hand lit up with golden inscriptions, running all the way up the sword's spine to the tip. And below him, on the surface of the sea, was a giant octopus with a body length of several hundred meters, covered in wounds and weakly floating on the water.

"Stop."

Everything around him, floating in the air, blowing away all sounds, rising and falling on the ground. "My name is Bo Ruo Duoluo, willing to submit to you, may I ask your name!?" Countless purple-white eyes densely covered the octopus's head, staring at Ma'en Yi in the sky.

"Damn it! It's a holy artifact!!" Bai Shengli finally realized. "These lunatics! They want to detonate the holy artifact in exchange for a trace of the Pure White God's divine will descending!!"

This was a short-term divine art modeled after demigod resistance. Although it could only last for half an hour, and Gold-rank experts could only use it once a month, it was enough to complete a battle. The self-detonation transformed into a pure white and dazzling sun in mid-air, illuminating the surroundings, dispelling large areas of darkness, releasing coolness. "Kill!!" The female knight in front also ignited her holy flames, unleashing the Chun Meize Bi divine art, rushing towards this side. Even using the spell that had injured the demigod before, it was useless against it.

But this result, being able to drag on for so long and still not be killed, made him somewhat surprised. The person who came was wearing a green skirt, her waist was slender, her green hair reached her waist, and her eyes were like the finest emeralds. "Another damned Chun Buduna divine art!" Bai Shengli's eyes flashed with extreme disgust. "You can call me, White Deer." Ma'en Yi used the Daoist name from the Tianju Pavilion.

It was a powerful, supreme existence with formidable divine power!

They came and went like the wind, possessing the power to destroy a small town single-handedly. The power of the gods blessed them, and ordinary mortal weapons had extremely weak effects against them. The exiled space!? It was just a common battle space used by the Anze Middle Church, empty inside, with nothing, and was used as a common dead space for all the团 to battle.

Having said that, Knight Commander Giant Sword took a step forward, his figure suddenly disappearing into the air. "That's the true God descending!! Run!!" Meize Bi finally remembered that she also had a master, and immediately roared in fear.