At that moment, Li Huailin had no idea that the two feudal lords behind him were planning to set him up under the guise of "doing it for his own good." Li Huailin was still in the cathedral of Brasov. Since Pope Carlo had some matters to attend to, Li Huailin had to wait for a while. Soon enough, the guy came out.
"The Duke of Aquitan … No … Bishop Ruolin, I was just about to meet you. I didn't expect you to show up here," Pope Carlo said with a smile.
"Just about to meet me?" Li Huailin asked. "What's the matter?"
"Do you remember the mission I asked you to find the person who was transported by the slate? That man came to the church in person today, "Pope Carlo said.
"Oh, that. I remember." Li Huailin only came to ask about it when he saw the Pope. However, it seemed like the Pope would tell him himself, so there was no need for him to ask. "What happened to that person?"
"That person … he met the God of Light," Pope Carlo suddenly said in a low voice.
"Met the God of Light?" Li Huailin was slightly stunned. At first, it sounded very cool. However, after thinking about it carefully, he realized that not only had he met a god, but he had also killed a god. It didn't seem that impressive. So, he said, "Then, why did he come to the Vatican?"
"Bishop, you don't look too surprised …" Pope Carlo asked curiously.
"Ugh … I'm not that surprised. Don't be surprised," Li Huailin said.
"Oh …" Pope Carlo nodded reluctantly and said, "He came to the Vatican because His Excellency the God of Light assigned him to complete a great mission. For this, he needed something, so he specially came to get it."
"Something?" Li Huailin asked. "What is it?"
"It's something left behind by the God of Light," Pope Carlo said. "The mission given to him by the God of Light is very difficult, so he ordered the Church to help him complete it."
"Hmm …" Li Huailin nodded his head slightly. Does this mean that I got a lot of good equipment? After some thought, he asked, "Do you know what the mission is? Uh … maybe I can help too. I have a Cardinal on my side too. "
"Oh, that's right." Pope Carlo thought that Li Huailin's reason was reasonable. He looked around cautiously, but Li Huailin and him were the only two people in the room. Seeing that no one was around, the Pope approached Li Huailin and said seriously, "Bishop Ruolin, this matter … hasn't been announced yet because it hasn't been officially verified. But basically, it might be true. If it gets out, it will cause a huge impact, so we must keep it a secret."
"Confidential?" Li Huailin nodded. "Okay, no problem."
"Of course, I'm only telling you because I trust you." Pope Carlo trusted Li Huailin very much. After all, Li Huailin was the one who had slapped him in public. How could he not trust him? He nodded and said, "Bishop Ruolin, have you heard about the six swords?"
"Six swords?" As soon as Li Huailin heard the name, he thought of his weapon, Dim Light. Dim Light had told him about it before, but in order to receive more information, Li Huailin pretended to know nothing. "I haven't heard much about it. You know that I'm an adventurer, so I don't know much about the history of the continent."
"Well, that's true." Pope Carlo nodded. "It's like this. It's said that before the gods were born, there were seven existences similar to the Gods in this world. They worked together to create this world, but they soon realized that their abilities were too strong. Any small move they made could greatly affect the world they created. Hence, they decided to seal their abilities. They made one of them forge six swords and sealed the power of the other six in them."
"Eh? Is that so? " Li Huailin was slightly stunned. He had never heard of this version. "Wait, something's not right. There were a total of seven Gods of Creation, but only six swords. What about the seventh person?"
"It's said that he divided all his power and created the Divine Realm and the current Gods. Naturally, he's the current Lord God, led by the God of Light." Pope Carlo said, "There's only one God of Creation recorded in our scriptures. Generally speaking, it's this one because he doesn't have a name left behind. We can't just give him a random name."
"So that's how it is." Li Huailin nodded. He didn't expect Dim Light's seniority to be so high. Previously, when she said that those gods were fake gods, he felt it was strange. Now that he heard it again, from her point of view, they were indeed fake gods. "But what does this divine sword have to do with us?"
"It's said that these six divine swords are sealed in various parts of the continent. Their power is used to support the entire continent. Nobody knows where these divine swords are, except for a mysterious organization called the Divine Sword Protectors." Pope Carlo said.
"Divine Sword Protectors?" Li Huailin was slightly stunned. This name was a bit familiar. After all, he was also a member of this organization. "What's the origin of this Divine Sword Protector?"
"We know very little about them. However, the God of Light once left behind an oracle. When they need help, we must do our best to help them." Pope Carlo said, "It's said that the Dark Church also left behind a similar message. This should be a common agreement between the gods."
"I see." Li Huailin nodded. "In other words, the God of Light and the others are also very worried about the divine swords. Could it be that the divine swords are more dangerous?"
"Yes, very dangerous." Pope Carlo immediately said. "This is what I want to say."
After taking two steps, Pope Carlo stood up and walked to the side of the bookshelf. He said, "Generally speaking, the divine swords are always in a sealed state. Basically, no one can approach them. Moreover, they are protected by the Divine Sword Protectors. Basically, they are very safe. However, in the history of the continent, there have been a total of two divine swords appearing."
"Two times?" Li Huailin paused in surprise for a moment. He was quite clear about one of the times, which was what Dim Light had told him about the previous master, the Undead Emperor, whose name he couldn't remember. The other time was …
"Because one of them happened a long time ago, there are very few records left. We only know that the divine sword that appeared was one of the six divine swords. It caused a lot of destruction. Almost all the races on the continent were wiped out. Because of this, there are very few records left." Pope Carlo said, "However, the important thing is the second time. It happened about a hundred years ago."
"A hundred years ago?" Li Huailin nodded. This should be referring to the time when the Undead Emperor happened.
"Yes. About a hundred years ago, the Undead Empire was unified by an undead named Hoppes. At that time, we didn't realize that this was just the beginning of a series of tragedies. In a situation that no one expected, Hoppes brazenly launched a war to destroy the continent. He wanted to destroy all the races on the continent except for the undead. "
"Because of the urgency of the situation, all the races on the continent except for the undead joined forces. The five major races, including the Humans, Demons, Elves, Dwarves, and Beasts, as well as other small races with small populations, gathered a military force that was almost fifty times that of the undead."
"Fifty times?" Li Huailin was slightly stunned. This difference was a little too big.
"However, we didn't expect that the power of the divine sword was too great. Even with a military force that was fifty times greater than theirs, the undead led by Hoppes still managed to defeat the allied forces of the various races," Pope Carlo said solemnly.
"Uh …" Li Huailin was slightly stunned. However, after thinking about it, it didn't seem impossible. After all, with Dim Light around, everyone around him would die just by standing there. There was indeed no point in fighting a head-on battle.
"Just when the various races on the continent were facing the crisis of extinction, the Gods also stood out. However, even the Gods couldn't withstand the power of the divine sword. Many Master Gods also died in battle at that time. At that time, another hero who wielded the divine sword finally appeared. His name was Shang Wennuo."
"Another divine sword?" Li Huailin asked. "Is it also one of the six divine swords?"
"Yes." Pope Carlo nodded. "Only another divine sword can defeat the divine sword. This was the answer we came up with later on. Back then, the hero Shang Wennuo only managed to defeat the undead's attack in the end because he had obtained another divine sword.
"Of course, in our announcement to the public, we've always said that Shang Wennuo got the divine sword from Lord God of Light, and that was how he defeated the Dead Spirit Clan. I can also tell you that this isn't true. Even the God of Light doesn't know where Shang Wennuo came from or where he got the divine sword. And after the battle, this person also disappeared without a trace, just like Hoppes over there."
"He disappeared without a trace again?" Li Huailin said. This was the number of people he had heard of who had disappeared without a trace. Could it be that the wielder of the divine sword had the ability to become invisible?
"I'm mentioning this because we've received news that … the divine sword has appeared once again," Pope Carlo suddenly said.
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