The 60,000-ton Earth Sword was struck by Gu Qing Shan's full power thanks to the power of the sword phantom.
Most likely, Ivan won't be able to return in a short amount of time.
Gu Qing Shan sheathed his sword.
In reality, in the past life, after much thought, people finally came up with a few ways to bypass [Atonement].
However, these methods all required very brilliant methods, very powerful techniques, and very good control ability.
The only thing Gu Qing Shan did was to avoid the enemy's attack.
After all, he needed to buy 10 minutes for Anna.
Even so, it doesn't affect the power of [Atonement] as a God's Chosen Skill.
Gu Qing Shan looked at the end of the hallway, where there was only a large empty hole.
He then looked at his shoulder, where a pure-white ball of light was silently resting.
This was what Ivan did his best to stick to him when he was flying away.
As soon as the ball of light touched him, Gu Qing Shan used spirit energy to block it off.
This is a type of symbol that represents the Holy Church's enemies. As long as they're close enough, any high-ranking Holy Apostle will be able to sense this symbol.
Luckily Gu Qing Shan was quick enough to block it off, otherwise this symbol would attract even more powerful enemies.
The people downstairs heard Ivan's call, as well as the commotion caused by that sword strike, more and more believers tried to find their way here.
A series of footsteps came closer, mixed with the sound of people talking.
Gu Qing Shan spoke: "Impartial Goddess"
"I'm here"
"I've left the warp device in the display room, after 10 minutes, the king's soul will dissipate, immediately use it to send Anna back"
"Understood, Liao Xing wants to talk to you sir"
"Connect"
Liao Xing's serious voice came from the Holo-Brain: "Ye Fei Li wants to save you"
"Don't let him come, as soon as he appears, if he's found out, it'll be very troublesome"
"I also think so, that's why we still need to rely on technology at crucial times" Liao Xing pridefully said.
"Do you have any good suggestions?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
Liao Xing quickly replied: "My hidden warp point in the Holy Empire's capital is currently charging, Impartial Goddess knows where it is, all you need to do is get there as soon as possible"
Gu Qing Shan replied: "If I go there, the warp point will be exposed"
"It doesn't matter. After you leave, it will self-destruct."
"Very well, after Anna leaves, I will use this method to leave — — - also, where is the Pope?" Gu Qing Shan seriously asked.
"The Pope has always been in the Holy See."
Gu Qing Shan was a bit relieved, saying: "If she makes a move, immediately notify me, I will do whatever it takes to leave the Holy Empire"
"Okay, I'll keep an eye on it."
"Okay, I'll treat you to dessert when we get back."
Gu Qing Shan hung up after saying that.
Several people in black priest robes rushed up the stairs.
They looked at the big hole at the end of the corridor, then looked at Gu Qing Shan, and shouted nervously.
"Who are you!"
"Don't move, tell me your name."
"Where is Mr. Ivan?"
"Quickly notify the others"
As they spoke, Gu Qing Shan shook his head, swung his sword horizontally, and lightly knocked it on the ground in front of him.
As if he was hit by a meteor, the floor in front of him split open.
The floor continued to fall down until it reached the feet of the priests.
Without any other choice, the priests could only follow the falling floor and lightly jump down.
When they finally stabilized themselves, they looked up to see that the man was still standing at the edge of the broken floor on the third floor, resting his sword on his shoulder, casually looking down.
"Who exactly are you?" one of the priests loudly asked.
"Me? Ivan didn't tell you? "Gu Qing Shan casually replied.
The priests exchanged looks, then took out their pagers to contact HQ.
But after trying for a long time, they still couldn't get through.
"Did you do this?" Gu Qing Shan asked the Holo-Brain.
[It was me, sir, I think you'll need a bit of time to calm the situation] Impartial Goddess answered.
"Smart" Gu Qing Shan praised.
The priests didn't use their pagers anymore and ran out while shouting.
[Sir, there are more and more Paladins gathering here, I suggest you leave immediately] Impartial Goddess told him.
"I'll need to stand guard for a bit before I can leave" Gu Qing Shan said.
[According to the Holy Empire's surveillance system, there are more and more Paladins gathering here, your chance of successfully leaving this place is decreasing] Impartial Goddess told him.
Gu Qing Shan pulled a chair in the corner over and sat down.
He crossed his legs, placed the Earth Sword on his knee and said: "10 minutes isn't that long"
The second-floor hallway was originally empty, but after a while, the entire hallway as well as the stairs were filled with people.
The Paladins had already surrounded this place.
A man who looked like an official stepped out from the crowd.
"Who are you?" he looked up at the third floor and asked.
"I am the military officer of the Freedom Federation's embassy in the Holy Empire, Zhang Ren Jia"
"What are you doing here?"
"Sparring"
"Sparring?"
"Hm, your Holy Apostle Ivan told me that he looks down on Professionists of the Federation"
"And then?"
"And then he invited me to spar"
As soon as he said that, everyone here understood what he meant.
Ivan was such a person.
Not only against enemies, but also against those he was familiar with, Ivan liked to use sparring as a pretext to try and destroy the other party's faith in battle, causing them pain.
He took pleasure in doing so.
Hearing that, the official's expression softened a bit and asked: "Then, where is our sir Ivan?"
"I sent him flying" Gu Qing Shan answered.
The crowd went into an uproar.
Everyone couldn't help but discuss.
That's Ivan we're talking about, the undefeated Holy Apostle Ivan!
"What you're doing will cause serious diplomatic consequences" the Paladin official calmed himself down and spoke with a serious expression.
"You're overthinking it, this is only a small after-meal exercise, it doesn't involve national affairs" Gu Qing Shan shrugged, "a Combatant of the Holy Church sent me a request to spar, then we decided the winner and loser, it's as simple as that"
"Where's the witness?"
"It's just a small spar, why would we need a witness?"
"Which means, this is a spar between martial artists, and you don't represent the nation's will?"
"This kind of spar seems to be very common" Gu Qing Shan said as if it was a fact.
Indeed, a spar between Professionists is often used as a show to liven things up in grand banquets, as well as a form of gambling — — - everyone at the scene would place bets on both sides, betting on who would win or lose.
This kind of gambling has existed since ancient royal banquets, even now.
But — — -
Everyone looked at the large hole at the end of the hallway, then at Gu Qing Shan.
Gu Qing Shan apologized: "To be honest, he doesn't like me, and I don't like him either, so I wasn't paying attention and didn't control my strength well enough"
[7 minutes left] Impartial Goddess lowered her voice and said.
"Since your spar is over, please come down, we'll be cleaning up the mess" the Paladin official said without changing his expression.
The reason he was able to sit in his current position wasn't because of his strength, but rather because of his intelligence.
He felt like something wasn't right about this.
Holy Apostle Ivan couldn't be contacted.
There were no witnesses, so no one really knows what happened.
— — -or was there something wrong on the 3rd floor?
The official's eyes scanned around the 3rd floor.
If nothing's wrong after checking, then this really was just a normal spar. Although it's a bit embarrassing for the Holy Church.
This kind of spar is only a small matter, not a big deal.
But if there's something wrong on the 3rd floor, then Ivan's disappearance might very well be because he touched upon some shocking secret.
The 3rd floor must be thoroughly investigated right now!
"Sir, you can come down now" the Paladin official squeezed out a smile.
"I can't, I can't leave right now" Gu Qing Shan shook her head.
The Paladin official's expression changed.
Gu Qing Shan continued: "Ivan told me that if I beat him, he'll have his older brother come instead"
"I'll wait for his older brother, then we can spar again"
"Holy Apostle Ivan doesn't have an older brother!" the Paladin official said.
"Hm? That can't be right, he said his older brother is called Hurt "
Everyone went silent. The Paladin official also kept his mouth shut.
Hurt is the Great Holy Apostle, the leader of the Holy Apostles, the strongest warrior in the Holy Church aside from the Pope.
Hurt is indeed Ivan's older brother from a different mother, many of the higher-ups of the Church know this.
But other than Ivan and Hurt themselves, who would dare to discuss the matters between the Holy Apostles in public? Who would dare to tell an outsider?
The last person to do so was burned to death by Hurt in front of everyone and offered to God.
Since Hurt's name was mentioned, it's very likely that Ivan spilled it out.
"You said he doesn't have an older brother, but — — that's what Ivan said" Gu Qing Shan made an innocent expression.
The Paladin official didn't dare to probe any further.
If he got caught up in the battle between two Holy Apostles and someone else, not even his bones would be found.
"If that's the case, then please wait here" the Paladin official said.
He turned around and quickly retreated.
The only thing he can do now is to quickly notify the higher-ups of this.
"Find the Freedom Federation's ambassador, notify the Holy Church, notify the Holy Apostles, we'll split up, hurry!" he ordered.
"What's the situation? I just heard a loud noise coming from here "a calm male voice came.
The Paladin official turned around and was overjoyed.
A dignified man wearing a luxurious red robe came together with the banquet's beautiful hostess.
Different from the white-robed Ascetic, the red-robed represents the Church's governance of the world, holding great authority.
This was one of the seven Holy Apostles, Cardinal Kid.
"Sir, it's like this …"
The Paladin official quickly explained everything.
"Ah! How did that happen! "the beauty exclaimed.
"Is that so? Ahahaha, that idiot Ivan was sent flying? "the cardinal laughed.
"Seems like this time, that barbaric and ignorant Ascetic finally kicked a metal plate!"
The cardinal shook his head, clapping his hands nonstop, his tone was full of joy.
He turned to the beauty next to him: "It's fine, it was just a small competition"
"But such a big commotion has scared my guests." The beauty complained.
"That can't be helped, that idiot doesn't know how to consider other people's feelings when he fights"
The cardinal thought for a bit, then said: "Go comfort the guests and explain the situation, as for this side, I'll go take a look"
Saying so, he quickly walked towards the loft at the back of the banquet hall.
Seeing that, the hostess also had no choice but to go to the front hall.
The third floor.
[There's 4 minutes left until the warp device activates] Impartial Goddess reported.
"Very well" Gu Qing Shan replied.
Impartial Goddess continued: [Sir, information regarding your battle with Ivan is currently being sent out, your survival rating has been raised to Extreme Danger]
"It's fine"
Suddenly, a luxurious red robe appeared in front of him.
"Hello, I am the Paladin official of the Holy Church, Kid"
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