"Good heavens! Can it be that after His Majesty captured Linley's mother, he gave her to the Radiant Church?! "
"If that's the case, then Linley has fallen into the hands of the Radiant Church. Doesn't that mean he's a lamb in the tiger's den?!"
"Didn't they say that on the Missionary Day, the Light of God would descend upon him?!"
"Today is the Missionary Day of the Radiant Church!"
…..
After watching the fourth scene, everyone around the ruins suddenly had an epiphany, as if they had completely understood the ins and outs of the matter.
"That damnable Radiant Church! So they were the ones who caused the deaths of the Madame and Lord Hogg! "
Hillman's fists were clenched tightly, and the veins on his face bulged out, filled with a deep hatred.
Just as he was preparing to say something to Chu Bei, the latter waved his sleeve, and the four images in the air disappeared.
In the next instant, an invisible, terrifyingly powerful force began to emanate from Chu Bei's body, covering his entire body.
Immediately afterwards, the scene in front of him began to change, as though he was passing through the Dao of Spacetime.
Not just Hillman. Little Wharton, the Shadowmouse of the ninth rank, the Stoneater Rat, and the disciples of the all-heavens shop all disappeared.
"Quick, let's go to the Radiant Church! There's going to be a good show to watch! "
Seeing Chu Bei and the others disappear, the people in the rubble were first stunned, but then they began to grow excited.
Seeing the excited looks on their faces, it was as though in their minds, they were already imagining the scene of the master of the all-heavens shop battling the Holy Emperor Heidens for the sake of saving his disciple.
…..
Year 9999 of the Yulan calendar. July 23rd.
Every year, on this day, the Radiant Sovereign's glory would be at its most dazzling, as well as the Missionary Day of the Radiant Church.
The so-called Missionary Day was nothing more than the Radiant Church sending out invitations to all the important figures of the Four Great Empires and the Three Great Powers to come and enjoy the blessings of the Radiant Sovereign.
But of course, on this Missionary Day, if someone came uninvited, the Radiant Church wouldn't drive them away. Instead, they would warmly welcome them. In fact, even if someone from the Cult of Shadows came, on the surface, they would still welcome them with smiles.
Because of this, today, the Radiant Church's plaza, which was hundreds of acres, was packed with people.
Some of these people came from the O 'Brien Empire, some from the Yulan Empire, some from the Rohault Empire, and some from the Rhine Empire.
Of course, other than the people from the Empire, there were also many nobles from small kingdoms.
As for their cultivation, the weaker ones were at the second or third level, while the stronger ones had already broken through the ninth level and become Saint-level experts.
"Have you heard? Before this year's Radiant Sovereign bestowed his blessing, the Radiant Church seemed to have a small episode."
"Of course I do. It seems to be related to the proxy owner of the All Heavens shop."
"Are you referring to Linley? This little guy was really something! At the mere age of seventeen, he was already a Level Nine expert! After transforming, he'll be able to battle a Saint expert! "
"It's a pity that such a genius will fall today."
"What do you mean? What the hell happened to Linley?! "
"Don't worry, you'll know soon enough."
… …
In the plaza, powerful practitioners and nobles from all over the continent were fervently discussing the topic of the Radiant Church's Missionary Day. As they chatted, someone brought the topic to Linley.
Those who were familiar with Linley, upon hearing this news, all revealed looks of astonishment on their faces. They wanted to get to the bottom of this.
"Thank you, everyone, for taking the time to participate in this important ceremony of the Radiant Church on such an important day."
In the center of the plaza, there was a large dais. Accompanied by a deep voice, Holy Emperor Heidens flew over from afar, slowly landing on the dais.
A few seconds later, nearly ten figures appeared on the dais after Heidens.
Amongst them were three Cardinals, two Praetor Chiefs, six Special Executors, and King Clayde of the Kingdom of Fenlai.
Of the people seated on the dais, the weakest was a combatant of the ninth rank.
After a while, two white-robed Executors stepped onto the dais. However, they were holding down a youth who looked to be around sixteen or seventeen years old.
"Is that Linley from the All Heavens shop?!"
"A sixteen year old warrior of the ninth rank!"
"How did he offend the Radiant Church? He was actually forced onto the dais by Executor Bai on this Missionary Day.
… …
Countless gazes from below the dais fell upon Linley's body.
When Linley was forced to the center of the dais, a strange, complicated, octagonal magical formation suddenly took shape.
"Your Holiness, what are you doing?!"
Linley's voice was very low. Right now, he didn't know that the Radiant Church was the true culprit behind his mother's death.
When he saw that Clayde was also on the dais, his fists clenched tightly, and his eyes were filled with a murderous intent. He wanted nothing more than to rip Clayde's tendons and break his bones.
"Everyone, this little brother Linley has been bedeviled. He even snuck into the palace to assassinate Clayde. If I hadn't arrived in time, the King of Fenlai probably would have been replaced. "
As soon as Holy Emperor Heidens' words came out, the entire plaza was in an uproar. But of course, those who knew about this beforehand didn't have much of a reaction on their faces.
"For the sake of cleansing the demonic aura from his body, today, I invite the Radiant Sovereign to bestow upon him the Light of God!"
As these calm words came out, Holy Emperor Heidens' body began to glow with a white light, and a thick stream of light-style mageforce immediately poured into the octagonal magical formation.
Instantly, the magical formation lit up, and a golden holy scripture appeared in front of Heidens. His body began to emit a golden light as well.
"Lord, it is you who have bestowed upon us everything. Here is a sinner. I implore you to bestow upon us the Light of God. "
Heidens put his hands together, and his voice was like thunder, echoing in the hearts of everyone present.
At almost the same time, the golden holy scripture in front of him began to glow, and the holy white light within the magical formation began to glow as well.
"Light of God. Isn't that the method which the Radiant Church uses to deal with traitors? Why would they use it on Linley?! "
"Can it be that the Radiant Church wants to recruit Linley for their own use?"
"Based on what I know, this Linley has a Saint-level combatant behind him. The Radiant Church is making an enemy out of him! "
….
Some of the powerful practitioners who had some understanding of the Radiant Church's Light of God stared at the octagonal magical formation on the dais, frowning.
"Crackle …"
Slowly, the large dais began to tremble, and a ray of golden light flew out from the center of the octagonal magical formation.
When this ray of golden light entered Linley's forehead, his entire body began to glow with a faint, hazy light.
"Linley, don't be bewitched! This so-called 'Light of God' isn't anything good at all! "
Just as Linley was reveling in this warm, healing golden light, Doehring Cowart's voice suddenly rang out.
"Aaaaaah!"
But before Linley could respond, his face suddenly twisted, and a miserable, agonized howl came from his mouth, as though he was experiencing some sort of unbearable pain.
This ray of golden light actually had an inner and outer ray. When the outer ray of light entered Linley's body, a warm feeling arose. But when the inner ray of light entered Linley's body, Linley felt as though ten thousand bugs were gnawing at his heart.
"Grandpa Doehring, this ray of light is going to drill into my soul!"
Linley forced himself to endure the pain. Using his divine will, he hurriedly communicated with Doehring Cowart.
But before Doehring Cowart could speak, a terrifying surge of energy suddenly burst forth from the Coiling Dragon ring on Linley's finger, entering Linley's sea of consciousness.
In the next instant, the energy from the Coiling Dragon ring extinguished the 'Light of God' which the Radiant Sovereign had bestowed upon Linley.
Right at this moment, Linley's pained expression finally relaxed. The sweat on his forehead indicated that he had just narrowly escaped death.
"Grandpa Doehring, what was that mysterious energy just now?" Linley's entire body relaxed as he hurriedly asked Doehring Cowart.
"As expected, this Coiling Dragon Ring contains a mysterious power!"
Doehring Cowart clenched his fists, somewhat nervous. "This energy is extremely terrifying. Even in my prime, I wouldn't be able to withstand it.
"Hey? The 'Light of God' of the Radiant Church actually lost its effect! "
"So something like this actually happened!"
All of the experts of the eighth rank and above seemed to have realized something, and looks of surprise appeared on their faces.
The most shocked people present were none other than Pope Heidens and the three Cardinals.
They stared in astonishment at what had just happened to Linley's body. The 'Light of God' had clearly descended, but Linley's forehead didn't show any signs of being a servant of the Radiant God.
"Your Holiness, what should we do now?" A White Deacon looked at Heidens, frowning.
"The second option!"
As Holy Emperor Heidens' cold words fell, an enormous explosion could be heard in the distant skies.
And then, a dazzling beam of light, five meters in diameter and carrying a divine aura, descended from the heavens, smashing down upon Linley's body.
BOOM!
At almost the same time, Linley's body trembled, and then he collapsed.
"Aaaaaah!"
Instantly, Linley's face turned savage. His curled up body began to convulse in agony, the veins on his entire body bulging. His agonized screams were heart-shaking.
A draconic roar could be heard. While struggling, Linley transformed into a five-clawed golden dragon.
But despite that, he continued to convulse. His shining draconic scales began to fall off, and traces of dark red blood flowed from his body. It was a shocking sight.
"What … what just happened?!"
"Wasn't Linley perfectly fine just a moment ago? How did he suddenly become like this?! "
"The Radiant Church received him! Linley has become a cultivation vessel. Someone is trying to take over his body! "
"What sort of deep enmity does he have with the Radiant Church, for him to be reduced to such a state?!"
…..
Around the high platform, the people slowly began to understand, and looks of pity appeared in their eyes.
"Linley, you shouldn't have probed into what happened twelve years ago! You can't blame us for all of this! "Heidens's words were cold and sinister.
"Boss … I will definitely avenge you …"
From afar, a palm-sized rat stared fixedly at Heidens with its blood-red eyes.
"Kid, even if I risk my life, I don't know if I'll be able to save you." Doehring Cowart let out a quiet sigh, then flew out from the Coiling Dragon ring.
However, just as Doehring Cowart was preparing to use his secret technique, a bone-piercing cold wind suddenly arose, blowing towards him.
At this moment, not just him, but all of the tens of thousands of people present felt a chill in their hearts, as though they had been plunged into an icehouse.
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