Whoosh~ Whoosh~
In the distance, two figures flew over. They were the two nine-star martial artists from the Southern Xinjiang Holy Land.
In the previous battle, the ordinary strong men in the church had already fled, and those who were not strong died directly in the aftermath of the fight between the two sides.
Wow~
Two golden lights flew out from the bodies of the two nine-star martial artists, instantly sinking into the corpses on the ground and began to devour the flesh and blood of the dead practitioners. This flesh and blood was from the nine-star martial artists, and the energy contained was huge, which was impossible for the Southern Border Holy Land to collect under normal circumstances.
"I'm afraid someone will come to investigate soon, so let's leave first." Yang Qi said lightly.
Everyone nodded slightly, and after the golden cicada devoured the flesh and blood on the ground and destroyed the corpse, the group quickly disappeared into the night.
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"You actually met Adams?" In the Dark Castle, North's expression changed when he learned that Adams appeared in the Blue Cathedral.
Adams is the chief judge of the Tribunal. He is quite powerful. It is said that his strength has been further improved after the trip to the Death Desert. Unless one is a strong martial artist, it would be difficult to keep him.
At this time, North was also very fortunate. Fortunately, they waited for Yang Qi and his party to arrive before taking action. In order to be sure, they let Yang Qi, the martial arts master, lead the team. Otherwise, if they only relied on the four corpse demons, it would not be Adams who would be killed, but the corpse demons and their party.
"Adams' strength has reached the peak of martial arts. When he exploded, his strength was close to that of a half-step martial arts master. However, he used a statue to block my attack in the end." Yang Qi looked at North and said, "President North, do you know the origin of that statue?"
"That statue is what the Holy See of Light uses to collect the power of faith. It can temporarily store the power of faith. Once activated, it has great power." North said.
It is no secret that the Holy See of Light collects the power of faith, but because the statues are the objects that carry the power of faith, they have always been kept very secret. It was only after the Dark Council and the Holy See of Light fought many times and even directly broke into the cathedral that they knew that the Holy See of Light used the statues to store the power of faith.
"I see."
Yang Qi nodded secretly. The statue that stored the power of faith had been strengthened by the power of faith for countless years. I'm afraid its power was no weaker than that of a top-grade Xuanbing. No wonder it could withstand his full-strength sword.
"This time, the Holy See of Light lost three nine-star martial artists, and even Adams, the chief judge of the Inquisition, died in battle. This is enough to make the Holy See of Light feel painful for a while." North laughed.
Originally, the Dark Council just wanted to pull out of the Blue Cathedral and strengthen its control over the vicinity to prepare for the next war. Unexpectedly, Adams happened to be in the Blue Cathedral. Judging from the statue in his hand, he should be transporting the statue. But he fell into the hands of Yang Qi and his group.
Even though the Church had a strong foundation, there were not many nine-star warriors, especially those at the peak of the nine-star level. The loss of three of them at once, plus the ascetic monk Mario who had been killed by Yang Qi before, meant that in just about half a year, the Church of Light had lost four nine-star warriors in battle.
If this happened to a holy place in China, it would probably be a devastating loss. As for places like Kagura Palace and the enhanced team, their strongest member only has the combat power of a nine-star martial artist.
"With such a huge loss, will the Holy See of Light start a war early?" Yang Qi asked in a deep voice.
Although they had taken advantage this time, the overall strength of the Holy See of Light was still very strong, especially the Holy Emperor of Light. If the power of the Holy Grail was restored, his strength would be comparable to that of a four-star martial master. The real decision in the war would still be the fight between martial masters.
"Don't worry about that. Although the Holy See of Light is fully prepared for war, it is not yet fully prepared for war. It is impossible for them to start a war prematurely now." North said confidently.
It's not just the Holy See of Light. In fact, the Dark Council and the Chinese cultivation world are the same. Although both sides have made preparations in advance, it will still take some time to fully launch a war.
After all, the war between the cultivation forces is not a fight between cultivators. After so many years of peace, both sides have no experience in large-scale wars, so they must be well prepared. Otherwise, after a war, even if the Holy See of Light wins, it will probably suffer heavy losses.
"It's not just them, we also need time to prepare." Yang Qi murmured.
North nodded slightly. Yes, for the upcoming war, it was not only the Holy See of Light that was preparing, but also the Dark Council.
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The Kingdom of Light, inside the temple.
An old man in gorgeous religious robes sat majestically on the throne, with a golden crown on his head and a silver-grey scepter in his hand. This man was the Holy Emperor of Light of this generation, Austin.
"Your Majesty, I just received news that the Blue Cathedral was attacked by the Dark Council, and Chief Judge Adams and two adults were killed in the battle." At this moment, a cardinal walked quickly into the hall and said respectfully to Austin above.
"Um?"
Austin's expression changed slightly, his eyes fixed, and he said, "With Adams' strength, unless a martial arts master takes action, he can definitely save his life. Did North take action?"
"The war has destroyed the Blue Cathedral. According to the bishop who escaped, the attacker was probably a corpse demon." said the cardinal.
"Corpse Demon!"
There was a hint of disdain in Austin's eyes. The Corpse Demon was only one of the thirteen elders of the Dark Council. Although he was quite powerful, he was only comparable to Adams. Adams had gained a lot in the last Death Temple. His strength had already reached the peak of martial arts, and he was not something the Corpse Demon could deal with at all.
"I didn't expect North would take action himself. It seems they are getting anxious too." Austin's eyes flashed with a sharp light. He knew very well that only North could kill Adams.
Although it was surprising that North would take direct action, this time, the Holy See of Light did suffer a loss.
"Unfortunately, now is not the right time to start a war. The power of the Holy Grail has not yet been fully restored. It will take some time." There was a hint of helplessness between Austin's brows.
To be on the safe side, Austin had been waiting for the Holy Grail to be fully restored, but he did not expect that an imitation of the Holy Grail was lost, which delayed the restoration of the Holy Grail and it has not been fully restored until now.
"Pass the order down and directly clear out the Dark Council in the territory." Austin said lightly.
Before, the Holy See of Light was also eliminating the spies of the Dark Council, but its power was not too strong. This time, the Holy See of Light lost three nine-star martial artists, so they will naturally not give up easily. Austin directly decided to eliminate the power of the Dark Council on a large scale.
"Yes." Upon hearing this, the cardinal respectfully left the hall.
"Hmph~ North, when the Holy Grail is revived, your Dark Council will be destroyed." Austin's eyes flashed with a sharp light. Now that the Holy Grail has not fully recovered, he can only choose to continue to endure, but this time will not be too long. The power of the Holy Grail is about to be completely restored. (To be continued)