“108 half-deities, nine true gods, and the Pope of Light whose cultivation level we cannot tell!”
Ol’ Amos had a grave look on his face as he commented, “As expected, the church’s strength is unfathomably deep. No wonder they could defeat the Dark Church and unify Light Continent.”
Meng Lei also marveled, “Their overall strength is indeed impressive. They are much stronger than Heaven’s Vault Continent.”
“Your Esteemed Holiness, I am the Pope of the Light Church. On behalf of the Light Church and Light Continent, I welcome you.”
Pope Hayes was extremely respectful, as though the person he was facing wasn’t an enemy whom the Light Church bore grudges against but an esteemed guest.
“Your Holiness, let me first introduce to you this man next to me.”
Meng Lei gave him a slight smile and said, “This is my teacher. Of course, he’s also the founding emperor of Kroc Kingdom and the academy president of Kroc Academy.”
“I see,” replied the pope with a slight nod.
“Unfortunately, I had seen something that displeased me the moment I descended upon Light Continent. Four Red-Cloaked Archbishops from the Light Church were actually besieging my teacher and had even wanted to seize Kroc Academy—and even the Kroc Kingdom—for themselves.”
Meng Lei said dispassionately, “Do you think you should give me an explanation for that, Your Holiness?”
“Your Esteemed Holiness,” The pope bowed slightly, “Firstly, we weren’t aware that Academy President Kroc was your teacher. That was why we had unintentionally affronted him. I hope Your Holiness can pardon us for that.
“Secondly, it is the Light Church’s duty and obligation to spread our Lord’s faith and let our Lord’s light shine upon the whole continent. We had only wanted to let the people of Kroc Kingdom bask in our Lord’s glory as soon as possible. We had no intentions to offend at all.”
Meng Lei couldn’t help but laugh and ask, “In that case, the unknowing Light Church isn’t to blame and had been acting in accordance with their duty. Thus, they weren’t in the wrong at all?”
“Your Holiness, the Light Church has always been advocating our Lord’s teachings of showing love and care for the world and guiding people to do good. Perhaps there are flaws in our deeds, but we’ve never made any huge mistakes,” replied Pope Hayes, who had adopted an attitude that displayed great compassion and sadness for mankind.
“Such hypocrisy and pretentiousness!”
Ol’ Amos couldn’t help but snort. The Light Church might look pure and beautiful, but hadn’t they also reached where they were today by trampling upon piles of dead bodies?
Showing love and care for the world and guiding people to do good? What b*llshit!
“Going by what Your Holiness has said, I feel that I am certainly making a mountain out of a molehill.”
Meng Lei said dispassionately, “After all, even if those four Red-Cloaked Archbishops from the Light Church had killed Ol’ President, it’s because he had stood in the Light Church’s way of fulfilling their duty to spread the Lord’s teachings and faith. Thus, he would have had only himself to blame, right?”
Pope Hayes’ expression changed a little upon hearing Meng Lei’s response.
“I understand now. So, that’s the kind of logic that the Light Church believes in.”
Then, Meng Lei flicked his fingers and said, “In that case, I would also like to spread my faith in Light Continent. What do you think, Your Holiness?”
“Your Holiness—”
“The Pope would definitely stop me, right? In that case, none of you would say much even if I wipe all of you out, right?”
A smiling Meng Lei added, “After all, this is the logic that the Light Church believes in!”
“Your Holiness—”
“Let’s cut to the chase.”
Meng Lei waved him off and said, “Your Holiness, don’t hesitate to employ every means at your disposal, lest you argue that I didn’t give you any chances at all.”
“Your Holiness, must we really go to the extent of such an acrimonious falling-out?”
Pope Hayes’ expression had also darkened. The Light Continent had stood unwaveringly in Light Continent for tens of thousands of years. Was there any turmoil that it hadn’t yet experienced?
A lesser deity-level Divine Netherworld Phoenix? The Light Church didn’t fear it in the least!
“An acrimonious falling-out? No, no. I’m just practicing what you preach, that’s all,” replied Meng Lei.
“Since Your Holiness insists on pushing us into a corner, then don’t hold it against us if we don’t show you any civility!” Pope Hayes commanded in a deep shout, “Get into the Angel Battle Formation!”
“Yes, Your Holiness!”
At once, the nine true gods rushed into the sky. They turned into nine streaks of light and appeared all around Meng Lei, instantly surrounding him.
The next moment, a pure and holy milky-white glow arose from around them and converged above them to form the hologram of a sacred and stately-looking angel.
The angel hologram gradually solidified as they continuously infused light-elemental power of divinity into it. Toward the end, the angel hologram had completely solidified and taken on a physical form!
Boom!
Terrifying pressure from the angel swept outward, spreading into the surroundings. The force of its aura had already surpassed the level of a true god and reached that of a lesser deity.
“Suppress him, Angel’s Battle Formation!”
All nine true gods let out a furious shout at the same time. As though wanting to caress Meng Lei on the head, the angel above them reached out its arms and pressed down lightly on Meng Lei.
Boom!
A vast, majestic, and huge force instantly weighed down on Meng Lei as well as the dimension around him, producing soft screeches.
“That’s not a bad move. What a shame...”
Chapter 291: Making A Getaway, The Pope of Light
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas
