Let's rewind time for a day.
The night before Varona's coronation as Empress.
Gu Qing Shan had just returned from the ocean, returning to the mountaintop mansion.
Su Cher was still stuck in the crossroads of fate.
Dusk.
The border between the Holy Empire and Fuxi.
A barren town.
Although the town's church was a bit old, it was fortunate that there was an old priest guarding it.
For many years, regardless of the weather, the church's doors were always open.
But today, the church's doors were tightly shut.
The curious townspeople asked around and found out the reason.
The nearly 100 year old chandelier that would creak when the wind blows, finally came to an end. It fell from the ceiling.
The chandelier smashed through two rows of seats, almost hitting the old priest.
Just like that, the church couldn't be used anymore.
Perhaps it was to repair the seats, or perhaps it was because he was still in shock and needed to rest. Either way, the old priest declared the church to be temporarily closed.
The doors closed, separating the inside and outside of the church into two different worlds.
Inside the silent church.
The old priest's voice suddenly came.
He spoke with a hoarse voice: "Your Highness Anna, you are the greatest genius in the history of the Medici clan, the only head of the clan to have fully grasped the ancient techniques"
"This old man believes that you are already the strongest head of the clan, there is no need for you to risk your life here again"
In front of him, the beautiful red-haired girl spoke: "No need to persuade me anymore, I have to give it a try"
Anna.
Anna was here.
She had a large backpack on her back, standing in the middle of the church.
The old priest tried his best to persuade her: "The clan has produced many excellent successors, each of them tried their best to awaken the God of Death"
"A few of them even committed suicide in front of the Sleeping Coffer, hoping that the God of Death would show themselves"
"But no matter what they did, the Sleeping Coffer didn't respond at all"
"Up until now, only the first generation ancestor has ever opened it"
"Your Highness Anna, this coffer is an ominous object, this old man advises you to quickly return"
"Cut the crap, I'm the head of the clan, the head of the clan has to try, this is the rule!" Anna put her hands on her hips and said.
The old priest sighed. "There's no one left in the family. For the continuation and legacy of the family, your most important mission is to ensure your own safety."
Anna nodded: "You're right, I don't think I'm stronger than my ancestors, I just want to quickly end this inheritance mission"
The old priest was slightly stunned.
Anna said, "I've never felt that I'm stronger than those ancestors in history. I also cherish my life very much. As the head of the family, I came here just so that I won't have any regrets in the future."
"… I see."
The old priest looked at her expression carefully and was relieved to find that she really did not have much hope.
He was afraid that Anna would take things too hard and pay a huge price to open the Inheritance Treasure Box.
The Medici clan can't afford any more losses.
"But — Your Highness, why do you look so anxious?" The old priest asked carefully.
Anna said, "Nonsense, let's end this quickly. I have to go back immediately!"
She clenched her fist and declared: "I've completely understood the ancient techniques, I'm no longer the me of the past, I'm going to kill the Pope!"
"Princess Anna, I believe in your abilities."
The old priest smiled, as if very pleased.
"One last question, Your Highness" he said.
"Go ahead"
"Inside your backpack, are you going to use it to awaken the Death God?"
"Tch, a bag that a girl carries with her, of course it's for herself, why give it to the Death God?"
"Ahahaha, very well, please go in"
The old priest walked to a certain part of the church and lit a torch.
He held the torch in one hand and pressed a hidden mechanism in the dark with the other.
A slight vibration.
The ground of the church sank down, revealing an ancient secret passage.
Hoh!
A fierce cold wind rushed out from the secret passage, wreaking havoc in the church.
The old priest turned around and stood on one side of the passage.
"Your Highness Anna, please be careful."
The old priest gave the torch to Anna.
"Alright, alright, you guard the outside, I'll go in and take a look, if I can't do it, I'll come out, I won't force myself" Anna said.
She took the torch, facing the wind and walked into the passage without looking back.
The old priest stared at Anna's back and sighed: "Your Highness has finally grown up"
Anna followed the passage.
A few moments later, the passage became steeper, almost straight down.
A flight of stairs that extended into the darkness appeared under Anna's feet, one step at a time.
Her surroundings became damp and cold.
Only the torch in her hand gave off a faint light that illuminated a small area.
Anna had been walking for over an hour, but the stairs still continued to extend downwards.
She stopped in her tracks, growing impatient.
"How long is this going to take? I don't have much time to waste"
Saying so, Anna tightened her backpack.
She leapt up high and flew straight down into the darkness.
Behind her, a pair of wings made of flames were flapping at full power, illuminating the entire dark abyss.
The stream of hot air whistled as it carried Anna down slowly.
The wind blew past her long hair, whistling past her ears.
Using the light from the wings, Anna could clearly see the rocks, stairs, and fleeing bats along the way.
She avoided these obstacles without slowing down at all.
This flying speed was several dozen times faster than walking down the stairs.
A few minutes later.
Anna arrived at the bottom of the abyss.
It was completely dark and silent here.
The torch was about to go out.
Anna raised it up so that she could clearly see her surroundings.
A large black door appeared at the end of the tunnel.
This door was so large that Anna had to look up to see a single sentence etched on top of the door.
"The God of Death sleeps here, only the dead can see him"
Anna stared blankly at this sentence for a while.
In history, there were a few extremely powerful heroes who managed to find some clues and discovered the Medici clan's secret.
They snuck in here alone.
But no matter who they were, as soon as they came to this door, they died.
Every single Combatant fell into eternal slumber.
Only a member of the Medici clan can safely enter the Holy Temple.
Even so, since the beginning of time, the Medici clan has never been able to awaken the God of Death.
Countless clever clansmen tried everything they could think of, but in the end, they focused on this sentence.
They stood in front of God's altar, attempting suicide to awaken the slumbering God.
But it still didn't work.
Anna wouldn't do that.
She held the Life Substitution Contract, cleared her throat and solemnly spoke to the black door.
"I, the contractor of the God of Death, the new leader of the Medici clan, Anna Medici, request to enter the Holy Temple!"
The Life Substitution Contract seemed to have sensed something and became extremely cold.
Rumble — — -
The black door opened.
As soon as Anna went in, the door quickly closed again.
It was completely dark.
A suffocating silence enveloped this place.
This is the Holy Temple of the sleeping God of Death.
Anna put up a finger.
"Pop"!
A small flame appeared on her finger, illuminating her beautiful face.
Anna lightly flicked her finger.
The flame flew into the air, turning into a raging flame.
The flame illuminated the entire Holy Temple.
Anna looked around.
Even though she already knew about this place from her clan's records, Anna still couldn't help but feel shocked.
There were a total of 12 human-shaped statues that were as tall as a 10-story building.
The 12 statues held long black scythes in their hands, representing the authority to expel demons, slay evil spirits, and protect all living beings.
The statues wore skinny dog masks on their heads, representing the ability to devour the unclean bodies of the dead and purify their souls.
The Black Crow and Hound Deity were the servants of the God of Death, the Gods who spread slumber and death.
These statues were the Death Hound Deity.
The 12 statues stood on both sides, surrounding a tall platform in the middle of the Holy Temple.
It was a lonely platform that looked a bit like a lighthouse, but there were no stairs to go up.
This was a typical structure of the Holy Church of Death.
Every church of the Holy Church, only the place where God descended can be built like this.
This is the Platform of Death's Descent.
No worshippers are allowed to climb up the platform, because that's the highest place of God, not something mortals can violate.
This was explained in the clan's records.
The Hibernating Chest of Death is located on the Platform of Descent.
If someone successfully awakens the God of Death, the God of Death will appear on the platform, open the Hibernating Chest, and grant them the most precious treasure.
Anna walked under the platform.
She looked down.
There were deep scratches on the ground, charred grey, and old black bloodstains.
There were even a few skeletons in the corner.
These were the efforts of the Medici clan's inheritors to beg for the God of Death to descend.
Anna raised her head and looked up.
The Platform of Descent is directly held up by a stone pillar in the air, without any stairs to go up.
This symbolizes the separation between God and mortals.
For hundreds of thousands of years, the platform has remained silent, never once did a God descend.
Anna walked in front of the platform and prayed with both hands.
The ceremony began.
Anna took a deep breath and loudly chanted the incantation.
"The judge of good and evil"
"The guide of the soul"
"The hermit who keeps the secret of death"
"The God of Slumber and Death"
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