NOVPUBThe arrival of a ferocious-looking floating ship led by a Deity caused all the cultivators and mages residing in that city to immediately fly into the sky to face the newly arrived powerful force.
They felt shocked, afraid, and confused because this force was enough to shake the continent.
"Greetings, Esteemed Deity. I am the city lord of Amland City, Lu Wei. May I know the real purpose of your arrival? I suppose you have a dispute with the Holy Chruch’s Angelic Light Faction. Is it possible for us to resolve it by peaceful means?" Lu Wei clasped his fist to pay his respect.
He observed the people in front of him. Ridiculously, he recognized most of them, and it looked like they were looking for trouble.
He could also faintly feel this six-winged Angelic Deity came with hundreds or thousands of profound experts inside this large floating ship.
"You heard me. We will wait for five minutes." Xentia folded her arms while scanning the entire city, including hidden underground facilities.
"City lord of Yangdong City, Wu Zemin! You are also here looking for trouble? At the very least, can you tell us what the Holy Church in our city has done to offend you all?" Lu Wei looked at a particular person behind the Angelic Deity.
"My friend, you should cooperate and help the Angelic Deity to complete her sacred mission. She is a messenger from Sacred Sakura. She also came to my Yangdong City at the request of the God of Light to punish the heretical followers who deviated and disobeyed his orders and teachings. However, those followers who reside in your city have crossed the line, and even the God of Light has condemned them. This time, Esteemed Deity and her army shall punish them." Wu Zemin sighed and explained the point succinctly.
"!?" All the experts from Amland City gasped in shock after hearing the news.
However, Lu Wei’s expression as the city lord suddenly became grim. The Holy Church’s Angelic Light Faction offended the almighty force and the heavenly punishment had come knocking on his door.
Even though he didn’t really know what sins the Angelic Light Faction had committed, he would still suffer the Deity’s indirect wrath because of them!
"Call all the higher-ups from the Holy Church here right now! If they resist, beat them and drag them here!" Lu Wei turned around, calling out to his people with a firm emergency order.
"Y-yes, sir!" The guards saluted, about to carry out orders.
However, several priests immediately emerged from the Holy Chruch and flew over with varying expressions.
Some felt afraid and anxious, but some were still calm, as if everything was under control.
The high priest went forward to face the city lord. He also observed the Angelic Deity for a moment but was bewitched by her beauty.
This 10th Rank lady possessed a mysterious, angelic, beautiful appearance and had six wings emitting gold particles on her back. Her white gold metallic angel suit perfectly suited her curvy body. Her long hair resembled countless strands of gold thread, and her eyes sparkled bright gold like a divine, holy light.
Unfortunately, her face was covered by a half-face golden mask. Thus, he couldn’t fully witness this Deity-level angelic beauty’s visage.
His heart told him this lady was the Angel of the Holy Light.
"Holy sir?" One of the priests called out, worried because the high priest stared at the Lady Deity for too long.
"Do you know your sins and mistakes?" Xentia asked in a cold tone.
"Greetings, esteemed holy angel. I am Yao Hua, the high priest of the Holy Church in this city. I think there is a misunderstanding. Can we sit down and talk about it peacefully first?" Yao Hua put his fist into his palm with a calm attitude.
"No, there is no misunderstanding. I have found your hidden lab. Unlike the Beatific Light Faction, you are clever enough to hide your dark secrets in the outermost areas of the city. Archangel Project, you tried to summon the Angel of Light. Yet, you created the artificial angel demon powerful enough to wipe out all living things on this continent." Xentia stared in a particular direction.
"!?" Yao Hua was taken aback.
"A liar, hypocrite, and you still dare to ignore God’s commands, abandon the righteous and virtuous teaching, and experiment on your own race inhumanely. You shall receive the punishment you deserve. All units depart! Capture the evildoers!" Xentia raised her hand, relaying her orders to all units within her spaceship.
A thousand humanoid mechas and puppets flew out of the spaceship to carry out the orders from their Supreme Leader. The mech troops went to the underground facility, and the doll troops went to capture the involved parties in the Holy Chruch.
"What, unhand me!"
"I’m innocent!"
"I do not know what happened!?"
"Holy sir, please say something!"
The priests behind the high priest were captured and bound by sealing. They tried to fight back, but their opponents were too many.
"Now, it’s your turn." The 8th Rank puppet raised her hand, about to shackle the Emperor-level high priest before her.
"You forced us for this!" Yao Hua gritted his teeth and threw a yellow pill into his mouth.
*Boom!*
Yao Hua’s spiritual power soared, and he shone like a super bright incandescent lamp. He received tremendous buffs, and his body was enlarged as the gigantification ensued.
*Bam!*
A shockwave sent everyone around him several meters back.
The 8th Rank puppet covered her face from the bright light flare, but the moment she made her move, a large hand had already grabbed her, crushing her into smithereens.
"You’ve chosen the bloodbath." Xentia looked sharply at the giant priest. This human transformation looked demonic but didn’t hail purely from demonic power.
She would discover the truth later. As for now, she had to complete her mission first.
Three 9th Rank puppets went forward to bombard the giant priest.
"This is the divine power! The Angel God of Light shall reform this world into the Heavenly Paradise, but you disrupted our plans. Die!" Yao Hua showed off his enlarged muscles before shooting off like a rocket, breaking through the encirclement to go to the secret underground facility.
Three 9th Rank puppets went after him, and another doll squad also went to hunt him down.
"Catch them all!" Lu Wei shouted out loud to everyone around him before rushing away to ease the situation and minimize the damage.
If the battle occurred in the city, he couldn’t bear the damage that would happen, especially if this 10th Rank lady would make her move. So, the best solution was to arrest everyone from the Holy Church.
"Esteemed Deity, please allow us to help you." Wu Zemin offered to help. He and his fellow righteous cultivators were ready to make their moves.
"Just don’t die. I won’t be responsible for it." Xentia responded indifferently before flying away to the underground facility.
Wu Zemin then went with other righteous warriors to assist the Angelic Deity.
He and the people of his city felt somewhat relieved because the Angelic Deity didn’t mobilize her full force to solve the problem. Regardless, the Holy Chruch’s case was different here.
Nevertheless, they had to evacuate the innocent and capture the Holy Church’s people as soon as possible. They were fighting against time because the Angelic Deity and her army would make their all-out assault soon!
Once everyone had gotten off the spaceship, it went into invisible mode. It raised its altitude, hovering beyond the clouds above the Holy Church’s underground facilities.
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The clashes ensued between the Holy Church’s Angelic Light Faction and Xentia’s troops, assisted by many human experts.
The injured Yao Hua guarded the entrance, blocking anyone who wanted to go further into the underground lab.
Dozens of mechas and puppets had fallen to the ground, crushed into pieces. Only three 9th Rank puppets and four 8th Rank mechs stood strong, though slightly scratched. They tried to destroy Yao Hua’s turtle shell barrier, but it would take them several seconds.
Yao Hua put all his strength into his barrier. He then took out a stone tablet and spoke in a solemn tone. "Release the Archangel now!"
"S-sir? Your spiritual energy is weakening. Did something happen? If we release the Archangel now, it will be very dangerous because we can’t control Her yet." A response came immediately.
"Release Her right now! We have been ambushed and surrounded by Sacred Sakura experts and their allies. A Deity and her puppet army have come to destroy us." Yao Hua’s veins popped out in annoyance.
"We need to receive holy father’s permission first, sir. We can’t-" The scientist underground responded in shock.
However, Yao Hua couldn’t wait anymore. He shouted out loud because of the pressing situation they were in. "Holy father is still in his closed-door meditation. Release Her now, or it will be too late!"
"Oh? So, even the holy father is involved. This faction is truly corrupt from above." Xentia walked over. Her eyes glowed bright golden, emitting a suffocating aura of intimidation.
It was only under two minutes, and this 7th Rank giant human had already destroyed dozens of her 7th Rank and below fighters and scratched her top combatants.
"So what? It’s all for the world of light. The dreamworld of heavenly paradise is so close... Our Angel almost reaches Her perfection. But! Why do you have to come now!?" Yao Hua pressed his fists together, trying to exert dominance.
He felt so intimidated, and because of that, he had to go all-out to stall for time. Unfortunately, his opponent was a 10th Rank advanced angelic mecha-human.
*Pew*
"Eh?" Yao Hua couldn’t even see what had happened.
Something just flashed by. He suddenly felt like he was losing strength and blood... his consciousness and primal qi also slowly left his body. Furthermore, the world became so dark all of a sudden.
"The world doesn’t need to be changed by people like you. Sleep tight and enjoy your visit to hell." Xentia flew past the giant human.
She destroyed the gate and flew straight through the underground tunnel, heading to the secret lab.
Her squad immediately followed, leaving the dying giant human behind. He would meet his demise within seconds but remained firm in his stance, frozen like a giant bodybuilder’s statue.
