Although Edmund said it as if there was hope, Elder Zumar still couldn't relax at all. After all, apart from the temptation of the so-called God's Whispers, the difference in strength between Lin Li and Poer was real, and it was not something that could be easily made up for. So what if Lin Li wasn't tempted by the God's Whispers? One was a high-level Sanctuary powerhouse, while the other was at the peak of the Sanctuary-realm. There was no comparison between the two at all.
Although High Priest Poer was surprised that Lin Li could actually hear the God's Whispers, he had the same thoughts as Elder Zumar after a moment of surprise. Even if Lin Li could hear the God's Whispers, it didn't mean anything. He was at the peak of the Sanctuary-realm, and Lin Li was just a high-level Sanctuary powerhouse, so what could he do!?
At the thought of this, the look of surprise on High Priest Poer's face suddenly disappeared, and he revealed a hideous expression. He said with hatred, "Don't play these little tricks on me. So what if you heard something? Do you think I'll let you off because of this? This time, no one can save you. After killing you, the Gilded Kingdom will become the new ruler of the Breezy Plains under my leadership. "
After High Priest Poer said that, he didn't give Lin Li a chance to speak at all. He simply waved the holy artifact in his hand forward, and a large ray of light immediately blasted towards Lin Li and the others. The ray of light was hundreds of meters long, and it was like a crescent moon that was thrown out. Not only was Lin Li the target, but even the other people of the Tower of Dusk behind him were also within the range of the attack.
It was only at this moment that Lin Li finally saw clearly what the holy artifact of the Illuminati that High Priest Poer was holding was. The holy artifact looked like a fist-sized gemstone, or rather a large diamond that was inlaid with an ocean-blue metal. It seemed to be a pendant of a necklace. The reason why it couldn't be seen clearly was because the large diamond was emitting a dazzling light that was as bright as the sun. If High Priest Poer hadn't used the power of the holy artifact at close range, causing the light to dim momentarily, it would have looked like he was holding a ball of light in his hand.
In the face of High Priest Poer's attack, although Lin Li looked calm on the surface, he was definitely not careless at all. Even a lion would go all out to catch a rabbit. After experiencing countless battles, Lin Li had long gotten rid of the mentality of underestimating his enemy.
Seeing that the ray of light was shooting towards him, Lin Li waved the Helios' Scepter in his hand, and the Light and Darkness Sword instantly appeared in front of him. He then swung it towards the crescent light. The attacks from both sides contained terrifying power. When they collided, it was like a collision between heaven and earth. Amidst the deafening roar, the aftermath of the collision instantly swept out in all directions, shaking the yellow sand on the ground into even finer particles, and creating a huge pit that was more than ten meters deep.
As soon as they saw this scene, the people behind Lin Li immediately understood that they could not participate in a battle of such a level. Hence, after receiving Lin Li's hint, Connoris and the two Undead servants immediately protected the mages of the Tower of Dusk, and quickly retreated in the direction far away from the battlefield.
High Priest Poer watched as the people of the Tower of Dusk retreated, but he did not attack them. Instead, he looked at Lin Li with a sinister smile, and said, "Okay, I'll let them live for a while longer. Once I get rid of you, I'll let them accompany you soon!"
As soon as High Priest Poer finished speaking, he suddenly felt a piercing chill behind him. However, he did not turn around to look. Instead, the pair of gigantic light wings behind him suddenly retracted inwards, like a bird retracting its wings, forming a gigantic light shield behind him. Immediately afterwards, a loud roar sounded again, and a Light and Darkness Sword darted out of the void, slashing at the large shield of light.
Although High Priest Poer's body swayed due to the blow, he obviously did not suffer any damage. After stabilizing his body, he laughed smugly, and pointed the staff in his hand at Lin Li. "How can an attack of this level hurt me? Don't you understand? All your resistance is futile in front of me!"
However, Lin Li was not a person who liked to talk nonsense during a battle. Although the sneak attack did not work, he did not seem to be discouraged at all. His body flickered into the air, and at the same time, dozens of Light and Darkness Swords appeared in the void beside him. As he waved the Helios' Scepter, the Light and Darkness Swords spun like windmills towards High Priest Poer.
Besides, after casting the dozens of Light and Darkness Swords, Lin Li did not stop, and instead continued to raise the Helios' Scepter high while chanting a series of incantations. With the chanting of the incantation, the meteor-like Thunderballs in the void flew towards High Priest Poer with rumbling thunder.
Although High Priest Poer's strength had been raised to the peak of the Sanctuary-realm by the holy artifact, he was still far from being comparable to Lin Li in terms of combat. As a dignified high priest of the kingdom, he would naturally have his subordinates handle everything for him. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he lived a luxurious life. There was no need for him to fight personally. Lin Li, on the other hand, was different. Putting aside the numerous adventures he had gone through, he had already gone through tens of thousands of battles in the Barbarous Arena. His combat experience was definitely not something that ordinary people could compare to.
Hence, although High Priest Poer was powerful, it was obviously not enough to suppress Lin Li all of a sudden. If High Priest Poer had really ascended to the divine position, his powerful divine might would probably be enough to make Lin Li unable to move a finger. However, the peak of the Sanctuary-realm was still at the peak of the Sanctuary-realm. No matter how close he was to the divine realm, he was still close.
High Priest Poer was like a raging bull with massive strength, while Lin Li was like an agile cheetah. Even if the raging bull had the power to knock down mountains, it would not be much different from having no power if it couldn't hit the cheetah. Sooner or later, the cheetah would find its weakness and kill it.
High Priest Poer dealt with a wave of Lin Li's attacks in a disheveled manner. Although he did not suffer any injuries, he was a little embarrassed. What did I say just now? It's as if I can get rid of Lin Li easily, but I'm the one who's covered in dirt now. Isn't that a slap in the face!?
"Poer's power was forcibly increased, and he doesn't have corresponding combat experience at all. On the other hand, Felic might be weaker, but he has ridiculously rich combat experience. It's really uncertain who will win the battle between the two of them, "Edmund said. Although Edmund was seriously injured, and did not have the power to participate in the battle, his eyesight was not affected.
After hearing Edmund's explanation, Elder Zumar and the others of the Gilded Kingdom finally felt a little less worried, although they could not see the situation of the battle as clearly as Edmund could. However, deep down, they still didn't think that High Priest Poer would be the one who would be defeated in the end. After all, the power of the peak of the Sanctuary-realm was too much of a pressure. They only hoped that Lin Li could exhaust Poer's power as much as possible before Edmund's strength recovered. Otherwise, it would be more realistic for both sides to be injured.
On the side of the Tower of Dusk's team, everyone was also nervously watching the battle in the sky. Norfeller even wanted to rush up and help several times, but was stopped by Connoris. Although Norfeller had already stepped into the Sanctuary-realm and reached the mid-level of the Sanctuary-realm, his strength was really not enough for the battle in the sky. He would only cause trouble for Lin Li if he went up.
At this moment, although the battle in the sky had just begun, it had already entered a white-hot stage, at least in the eyes of the people below. Besides, Lin Li and High Priest Poer seemed to be acting as if their strengths had been reversed. Lin Li, who was weaker in the first place, was completely suppressing High Priest Poer, who was obviously stronger. High Priest Poer was infuriated, but there was nothing he could do.
Of course, the holy artifact in High Priest Poer's hands was naturally not trash since it could become the holy artifact of the Illuminati. With the help of the power of the holy artifact, High Priest Poer did not suffer any substantial damage even though he was put in a disheveled state by Lin Li. Be it the Light and Darkness Sword or the powerful Sanctuary-level magic spells, they could not shake the defense created by the power of the holy artifact at all.
However, even if he did not suffer any damage, High Priest Poer felt worse than if he had been injured. He was still full of ambition just now, and wanted to destroy Felic, subdue the Illuminati, and lead the Gilded Kingdom to eternal glory. However, he couldn't even deal with Lin Li now, let alone subdue the Illuminati. The Illuminati still had the current lord and three saints. How could he lead the Gilded Kingdom to eternal glory? There were still the three old monsters of the Supreme Council in Anril.
At the thought of this, High Priest Poer felt a burning sensation on his face, as if everyone watching the battle below was laughing at him. He waved the holy artifact fiercely, and it emitted thousands of rays of light that forced Lin Li to retreat far away. He then raised the holy artifact high with both hands, and activated the power of the holy artifact with all his might.
Under the full activation of High Priest Poer, the holy artifact of the Illuminati, the large diamond, emitted an increasingly intense ray of light. It was no longer radiating light, but had instead formed an existence that looked like a white hole. More and more terrifying power and divine might were continuously spewing out of the white hole.
Just as High Priest Poer was desperately activating the power of the holy artifact, the seven obelisks that were suppressing the Ancient God of Light seemed to have been summoned by something, and all of them unleashed their power to the limit. Poer, who was holding the holy artifact in his hand, began to undergo astonishing changes under the illumination of the light. His hair, skin, and bones seemed to have turned into crystals that condensed light, just like the previous Light-winged Angels. However, his strength was many times stronger than that of the Light-winged Angels.
With the changes in his body, High Priest Poer's own strength began to rise rapidly once again. Originally, the peak of the Sanctuary-realm was already the limit of the Sanctuary-realm, and there was almost no room for improvement. However, now, High Priest Poer's strength continued to rise, and his body also emitted a faint divine might. This divine might was no longer provided by the holy artifact, but was produced by Poer himself. This meant that his strength had already approached or even reached the so-called half-step divine realm.
At the same time, the expression on High Priest Poer's face also changed, and he no longer had the resentment and viciousness from before. Instead, he was full of calmness, or rather, there was no expression at all. Of course, even though there was no expression on his face, his eyes were still fixed on Lin Li. Clearly, he still regarded Lin Li as his current most important opponent.
Seeing the changes in High Priest Poer's body, Edmund's face turned pale, and he muttered, "How, how is this possible? How can a person's strength be forcibly raised to the level of a half-step divine!?"
"What, half-step divine!?" Elder Zumar, who was at the side, originally only felt that High Priest Poer had become stronger, and only turned pale when he heard Edmund mention half-step divine.
The realm of half-step divine was said to be the peak of the Sanctuary-realm, but it was also beyond the Sanctuary-realm. That was the realm closest to the divine realm. Why was it said to be half-step divine? It meant that one was only half a step away from ascending to the divine realm and becoming a true deity. However, reaching such a realm was not something that could be achieved by simply accumulating power. It required one to comprehend the various laws and find their own path to becoming a god. That was the reason why Saint Edmund was so surprised. He could not believe that a holy artifact could forcibly raise one's strength to the realm of half-step divine.
Lin Li, who was fighting with High Priest Poer, finally had a solemn look on his face after noticing the changes in Poer's body. Lin Li had encountered a powerhouse who was half-step divine in the big crack of the Eternal Darkness Altar back then. That Flame Dragon Lothar was almost invincible. Fortunately, the Flame Dragon Lothar had just woken up from a long slumber, and Lin Li had the branch of the Tree of Eternity and the Seed of Eternity. Hence, he risked his life to let the Flame Dragon Lothar return to the Fire Elemental Plane to sleep.
But now, Lin Li did not think that he could use that method again. Besides, this time, he was bound to face a powerhouse who was half-step divine alone without the help of powerful Sanctuary powerhouses like Rogge and Nefa.
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