Chen Rui bowed to the fake angel and said, "So it's the angel of the church! This is all a misunderstanding. We just happened to pass by. "
"Sir Keller! Don't listen to their excuses! " Hugh's voice sounded. "When we arrived, the ruins had just been opened. Only this man and woman were inside. There is no doubt that they are the descendants of evil!"
Descendants of evil? This word that Hugh repeatedly emphasized attracted Chen Rui's attention. In this case, the 'black-robed leader' was the so-called 'descendants of evil'. What did these words mean?
Keller's eyes were filled with murderous intent. In an instant, he had already condensed a huge power of the kingdom. Rolla felt the strength of the other party and revealed a dignified expression. The power of the Six Elemental Kingdom began to rise rapidly.
At this moment, two silver lights lit up in Chen Rui's hands. These were two silver-white chains that seemed to be faintly discernible. Even the strong light around Cook could not cover the brilliance of these two silver-white chains.
As soon as Kuck saw these two chains, his expression changed and he blurted out, "Thought Binding Chains!"
The appearance of these two chains made the fake angel's attention completely turn to Chen Rui.
"Sir, I said that this is just a misunderstanding."
"Sir Keller!" Hugh did not understand the meaning of these two chains. He felt Keller's murderous intent rapidly decrease and quickly asked.
Kuhler ignored Hugh. He just stared at Chen Rui with burning eyes and asked, "You … should have one more thing right?"
Chen Rui did not answer immediately. He just looked around and said, "Sir, don't you think that there are too many people here?"
"Hugh," Keller immediately said, "Evacuate everyone."
Hugh was taken aback and did not dare to ask more. He immediately issued an order for all the referees to quickly leave the ruins.
Chen Rui had an insignia in his hand. It was a circular insignia. This time, even Seuss recognized it and exclaimed, "The Sacred Ring Insignia!"
This badge was not an ordinary item. It represented one of the three supreme angels, Raphael. According to Theseus' understanding, only the Patriarch of the Blessed Sanctuary, the Saintess Eudora, had one. He did not expect that this "sinful descendant" would also have one!
"It really is you!" Kule had completely restrained his aura. "Why are you here?"
Chen Rui smiled bitterly. "I told Lord Seuss that I was just passing by. This is all a misunderstanding."
Seuss was bewildered and asked carefully, "Sir Kule, this is …"
"You should call him … His Holiness." Kuhler smiled. "Although the formal conferring ceremony has not yet been held."
"It turns out to be …" Hugh finally understood, and he no longer had any doubts. He immediately saluted Chen Rui, "Your Highness Arthur!"
Seuss was a high-ranking member of the Church, so he naturally knew that the new master of the Crown of Thorns, Prince Arthur, had been conferred the title of the Holy Son of the Church by Raphael. At the same time, he would also be the successor of the Pope.
The Inquisition was under the direct control of the Pope, so Hugh showed great respect to the future ruler of the Church, who was also his immediate superior.
"You flatter me! I have not officially been conferred the title, just call me by my name, "Chen Rui seemed to have thought of something and said to Rolla," Help me remove the transformation spell first. "
Zola pretended to wave his hand cooperatively, and Chen Rui changed back to the original appearance of "Arthur". He returned the salute to Seuss and said, "I was originally rushing to the Blue Glory Empire this time, but I was assassinated in the territory of the Yang Shao Empire. I even fell into the trap set by the opponent. I was almost mistakenly killed by the dwarves, so I made a plan to divide the troops. I will find someone to pretend to be me and the escort team and continue to move forward.
"So that's how it is." Kule nodded approvingly. "You are indeed resourceful. You are indeed a talent that Lord Raphael values."
"You flatter me, Sir Kule." Chen Rui said a few humble words and changed the topic. "I arrived in Cloud City in the afternoon. I heard that there was something strange here at night, so I came with the guardian to find out what was going on. I didn't expect to meet Sir Seuss, and it led to a misunderstanding."
"Your guardian … is quite powerful." Kule looked at Rolla with admiration. The guardian of the ancient civilization was indeed extraordinary. However, since it was the guardian of the "Holy Son", it was equivalent to the power of the Church. Of course, the stronger the better.
Rolla tilted her head slightly to show respect to Kule. Although the fairy Miss Long was quite close to becoming a demigod, being close to a demigod and being a demigod were two completely different concepts. If it was a one-on-one battle, Rolla was no match for Kule. It would be good if she could escape.
But then again, if both sides really fought, Chen Rui could kill everyone including Kule with a "Crimson Polar Star Transformation". He chose to reveal the identity of the "Holy Son" because he had his own considerations.
"In fact, before Sir Seuss arrived, we had fought with several black-robed men. One of the black-robed leaders was defeated by my guardian and escaped. The rest of the black-robed men committed suicide. Not a single one was left alive. Their methods were quite decisive … What is the origin of these people?"
"This is originally a secret of the Church." Seuss thought for a moment, then looked at Kule and replied, "But for His Holiness Arthur … Uh, Your Highness, sooner or later you will have this information, so I don't have to hide it. Does Your Highness know about the Cloud Empire? "
"The Cloud Empire?" Chen Rui's heart skipped a beat and nodded, "Sir Glalin once told me some of the past events of the Cloud Empire."
The human world once had three holy empires, namely the Long Huang Empire, the Rayo Empire, and the Cloud Empire. The Crown of Thorns that Chen Rui currently possessed was the holy relic of the Cloud Empire. However, the fate of the Cloud Empire was very miserable. It was completely controlled by the Black Death Apostles. The citizens of 30 towns in the country were all brutally and secretly sacrificed. After this matter was revealed by the survivors who escaped, it shocked the entire human world. Under the call of the Church, almost all countries, led by the Long Huang Empire and the Rayo Empire, joined forces to destroy the Cloud Empire and resolve this terrible disaster.
"Since it's like this, I won't go into details. Cloud City is the ruins of the Soaring Cloud Empire. It was once the sacrificial center of the cultists, where the resentment of countless people who were sacrificed gathered. Due to the special dark ritual at the beginning, the resentment has not dissipated for countless years. Until now, the area around Cloud City is still filled with terrible spiritual power. Every night, it will spread out and affect all living creatures. Originally, after the reconstruction, it was a prosperous city, but because of this reason, it gradually fell into ruin. Now, the Cloud City of the Turin Kingdom is already in dire straits. Every year during this week, the power of resentment will continue to increase. According to the latest investigation, this is caused by humans. Because this time is the day the Cloud Empire perished. In other words, the remnants of the Cloud Empire that were completely eroded by the darkness back then … are likely to be the descendants of the royal family who are deliberately carrying out some kind of evil ritual. Therefore, I specially invited Sir Kule to lead the elites of the Inquisition to rush here to prepare an ambush. I didn't expect to meet Your Highness. "
Ritual, the descendants of the royal family of the Cloud Empire, the black-robed leader …
Resentment, blood sacrifice …
In his memories, the words seemed to ring in his ears again, "This is all fate. My fate was determined from the moment I was born."
Suddenly, Chen Rui understood something.
"Unfortunately, I didn't catch the leader. Let me try to eliminate the resentment here." Chen Rui's thoughts turned quickly, and the Crown of Thorns appeared on his head. Rays of holy aura were released, and the dense resentment in the surroundings immediately began to decrease.
"Divine Favor!" Seuss's eyes lit up, and Kule also nodded slightly. As expected of the owner of the Crown of Thorns, the owner of the Glorious Body. Although he was only at the Warrior level, he could exert such a powerful Divine Favor.
However, when the Crown of Thorns' "Divine Favor" power disappeared, the resentment began to return to its original density, and there were no signs of it weakening.
"Arthur, don't waste your energy." Kuller shook his head. "Although the power of the divine favor can restrain the resentment here, the 'amount' of resentment is too great, and the ritual left many hidden dangers, so the Crown of Thorns alone can't dispel these evil forces."
Chen Rui showed a look of pity and asked, "Master Kule, when I used the Crown of Thorns just now, I received some strange feedback. It seems to have words like 'Soul Transformation', 'Blood Sacrifice Soul', 'Abyss Master', and so on. What do they mean?"
This question was the real reason why Chen Rui 'got close' to the people of the church and revealed the Crown of Thorns.
"There's such a thing?" Kule was shocked, and showed a look of shock, "What is the specific feedback?"
"I'm not sure. The information is fragmented. I think we must first understand the meaning of those words."
Kule looked at Seuss, and Seuss immediately understood, "I'll go and organize the judges to clean up the traps and altars in this area."
After Seuss left, Kule's eyes fell on Rolla again. Chen Rui smiled slightly, "Master, this Miss Rolla is the highest guardian of my inherited civilization and my wife. She will never betray me, so there is no need to avoid her."
Kule pondered for a moment and finally said, "This involves some real ancient secrets, so I have to be careful … You have heard Glalin talk about the past of the Cloud Empire, so you should know about the Black Death Apostles. The Black Death Apostles worship evil creatures that destroy everything. These creatures are called 'Abyss', and in the ancient language, it can be interpreted as' Taboo '. "
Chen Rui nodded. When he asked Tetenis about the 'Abyss', the old man with ten thousand years of knowledge thought for a long time and only answered with the word 'Taboo'.
"The beliefs of these heathens are extremely terrifying, especially the fanatics. The degree of madness is terrifying. The Cloud Empire once had a terrible blood sacrifice that shocked the world. Countless living people were slaughtered, and blood flowed like rivers. Their lives were sacrificed to the Abyss creatures. The Abyss creatures are not in our world, but sealed somewhere. The purpose of the Black Death Apostles is to let these creatures break the seal, enter this world, and destroy everything. "
Chen Rui had a deep understanding of this. The ancient alchemy civilization he inherited was destroyed by the Abyss creatures. He thought of a new term he had seen in Skywheel and immediately asked, "By the way, Master, there is another term. What is the 'Main Plane'?"
"You should know that in addition to the Surface World where we are, there is also the Demon Realm in this world. Legend has it that these two worlds were originally one. The gods have descended here many times. The vitality here is the strongest, and it is collectively called the 'Main Plane'. However, apart from the Main Plane, there are many other 'small worlds' in different dimensions. Some of these worlds have intelligent lifeforms similar to ours, but there are basically no miracles to be seen. The Abyss is sealed in one of these small worlds. "
Chen Rui seemed to have understood something. There was already a rough structure map of the universe in his mind. The gods descended on the Main Plane, and the rest were small worlds. The Abyss creatures were now in a small world, trying to use various methods to return to the Main Plane.
On this side, Kule had already continued to explain, "The supreme ruler of the Abyss is the ruler, who can command the Abyss army. There are three rulers in total, named Hatred, Fear, and Despair. Some of the Black Death Apostles with special strength or physique can bear the will of the Dark Ruler and undergo some kind of mutation. They are called 'Soul Mutation'. Soul Mutation is divided into high and low levels. The low levels are affected by the ruler's will, while the high level Soul Mutation can be transformed into a terrifying half-abyss or full-abyss creature. They can even leave the altar and other facilities and directly project a powerful projection with part of the ruler's power. As for the Bloodstained Soul … it can be understood as the existence of the Abyss Ruler passing soul power and strengthening the control of the ruler's will through the main altar. In other words, the more power the main altar sacrifices, the stronger the will that the ruler passes to the Soul Mutation, and the stronger the power it can display. "
"Main altar?" Chen Rui noticed one of the keywords.
"The main altar is an altar that is directly sacrificed to the ruler. It contains special rules and the strongest power, and can automatically absorb all the sacrifices of the secret Abyss altars. In theory, each ruler only corresponds to one main altar. "
Chen Rui's eyes lit up. "So, as long as we destroy the main altar, we can cut off the ruler's control over the Black Death Apostles … especially the Soul Mutation?"
"At least it can greatly weaken them." Kule sighed. "But this is easier said than done. The main altar has always been the biggest secret of the Black Death Apostles. For so many years, we have been trying to find and destroy the main altar, but we have never found anything … The information you obtained from the Crown of Thorns may be very important. If there are more relevant hints in the future, you must pay attention. Actually, my knowledge of the Abyss is quite limited. If you have more questions, you can ask Lord Raphael in the future. "
Chen Rui nodded, a strange look in his eyes — at least he could confirm what the biggest mission of his clone Shura in the mysterious church was.
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