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Chapter 1538 - Chapter 1538 Chapter 1539 Suppression_2

Chapter 1538: Chapter 1539: Suppression_2 Chapter 1538: Chapter 1539: Suppression_2 At this moment, the numbers leaping out from the sphere indicated real damage, evidently, Song Jian’s god-slaying strike had turned all the attack damage into real damage.

The first strike, the second, the third…

Sword energies emerged one after another. Soon, layer after layer of wings cracked open, and broken feathers fluttered in the air. Dozens of successive sword strikes later, the sphere was finally cleaved apart, revealing Velses inside, his face full of shock.

“Impossible…” Velses had barely finished speaking when the next sword energy directly split open his deep red priestly robe and sent him flying.

Shua, shua, shua~

Grotesque wounds emerged across Velses’s flesh, one of which even completely severed the right hand that held his scepter.

Velses was in agonizing pain and tried to cast a restoration divine skill. The Church of Light’s healing magic was always potent; as long as one had breath in them, the Great Healing Skill could heal them fully, and even the against-nature Resurrection Skill was among the divine skills of the Church of Light.

Great Healing Skill!

Gritting his teeth, Velses cast a Great Healing Skill on himself. Milky white specks of light cascaded down like a waterfall from above his head. However, to his shock, the Great Healing Skill did not restore even a trace of his Vitality Points. The healing divine power, upon touching the wounds, was devoured by a mysterious force and dissipated without a trace.

“No, this can’t be…” Velses was shocked; he even felt as if his faith had been shattered. It should be known that he was still in a god-descended state, and the Great Healing Skill he cast was not of ordinary priesthood. His divine skill was essentially of the same origin as the God of Light. If his Great Healing Skill was ineffective against the damage caused by Song Jian, it was very likely that even if the God of Light himself arrived and performed the Great Healing Skill, it might also be ineffective.

“How could this be…” Velses’s body was like a punctured sack, being slashed by countless sword energies and flying backward. By the time the sword energies dissipated, Velses had hit the ground, already reduced to a corpse.

In a single move, even the red-robed High Priest, who had cast the god-descended divine skill, fell dead on the spot!

On the City of Hope’s square, all the spectators, whether NPC professionals or players, stood dumbstruck as if they were in a dream.

“How is this possible…”

In the distance, at the entrance of the Church of Light, a bishop wearing a white robe felt dizzy and staggered back two steps, instinctively grasping a priest by his side.

Every bishop of the Church of Light’s temples held a status equivalent to that of a red-robed High Priest. If a new region needed a bishop, one would be selected from the Temple of Light among the red-robed High Priests to be dispatched there.

However, a red-robed High Priest who could perform the god-descended divine skill was clearly different from other High Priests, holding half a step higher in status than the regular red-robed ones.

Yet such a red-robed High Priest had fallen to Song Jian in a single move, leaving the bishop of the City of Hope’s Church of Light feeling a chill throughout his body.

Looking at Song Jian standing with his sword in the void, almost all priests and officiants from various divine churches fell silent, feeling an immense pressure.

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“Dead, they’re all dead, all the Legendary Realm powerhouses, are all dead…” An NPC professional with white hair looked up at Song Jian, his eyes revealing a trace of bewilderment.

Song Jian looked far too young, just over twenty. At that age, most NPC professionals would still be at the first or second tier, certainly not capable of slaying Legendary Realm powerhouses.

This time, these NPC professionals deeply understood what it meant to be a favored one of the gods, what it meant to be a prodigy of the Human Race, a Holy Child!

Today’s battle not only shook the City Alliance but also allowed the various god cults with real deities to witness Song Jian’s true strength and immense potential.

All the Legendary Realm powerhouses, none survived; a High Priest who had cast the Incarnation of the Gods, whose power could rival that of a Demi-God Level powerhouse, now lay quietly on the square.

However, all this was still not over!

Song Jian turned his head and looked towards the northeast direction of the City of Hope, where there stood magnificent churches venerating various gods. Each church was guarded by Holy Knights, who had also joined the fight to besiege the City of Hope during the previous Abyss invasion.

Song Jian had always considered them part of the City of Hope, but today’s event made him realize that these god cults were nothing more than leeches sucking blood from the City of Hope.

Soaring into the sky, Song Jian arrived in the district of the god cults, hovered above the Church of Light’s cathedral and loudly decreed, “From today, within three days, all god cults must leave the City of Hope, all prior agreements are hereby null and void. After three days, any clergy members who still linger in the City of Hope will be put to death without exception!”

Song Jian’s voice was thunderous, causing all the clergy to turn pale.

The clergy of the Church of Light remained silent. The moment the Holy Maiden of the Church of Light appeared, the moment she was slain by Song Jian, the moment Velses, who had cast the Incarnation of the Gods, made his move–all the clergy within the Church of Light realized that their fate was now inextricably linked with that of Velses.

If Velses won, they would share in the ultimate victory; if Velses lost, then their years of effort in the City of Hope would be ruined in an instant.

This was not a choice they could make, nor did they have the right to make it; they could only passively accept it. Now that Velses had lost, and the God of Light could not possibly descend to the mortal world, their exile was inevitable.

All eyes turned to the bishop; the bishop, clad in a white robe, gave a slight bow to Song Jian without a word, then turned and walked back into the cathedral. Within three days, the Church of Light must evacuate from the City of Hope–a level five city that players managed. Abandoning it was an even more severe loss for the Church of Light than sacrificing a High Priest who could perform the Incarnation of the Gods.

However, the bishops of other god cults were very dissatisfied.

The Church of the Life Goddess, Church of the Flame God, and even the Church of the Dawn Goddess, which had previously been on good terms with Song Jian, all started to protest.

“Lord Song of the City, we did not participate in this conflict, why expel us?” The bishop of the Church of the Life Goddess rose into the air, speaking discontentedly.

Song Jian scrutinized this bishop from head to toe, the chill on his face growing thicker. To think that this bishop was also a Legendary Realm powerhouse; in the past, this man alone could have captured all the high-ranking officials of the City of Hope.

Moreover, these people, despite possessing Legendary Realm powers, chose to stand by as onlookers when those powerhouses threatened the City of Hope. Such an act was nothing but abetting tyranny in Song Jian’s eyes.

“When those powerhouses pressured the City of Hope, you remained indifferent, with powerful strength yet choosing to stand by, hoping to profit from the fishermen’s quarrel. This has already violated the mutual aid agreement we signed before. Driving you out is merely a punishment for your actions!” Song Jian said coldly.

“Song Jian, do you realize who you just killed? That red-robed priest was the spokesperson of the God of Light in the mortal world, representing the deities on Earth. By killing him, you’ve committed a heinous crime. When the era of the gods begins, the God of Light will definitely descend here, and you will fall to Hell forever, your soul tormented for eternity. Meanwhile, the City of Hope will be reduced to ruins in the God of Light’s wrath!” The bishop of the Earth Mother Goddess rose into the air, angrily pointing at Song Jian and exclaimed, “Under these circumstances, you still dare to expel us, do you really not fear divine retribution?!”

Song Jian listened quietly to the Earth Mother Goddess bishop’s words, then emotionlessly raised the Sky-breaking Sword in his hand and pointed at him, speaking softly, “If you won’t leave, then die right now.”

The chilling intent to kill made the bishop shudder, instantly sobering him up. Looking at Song Jian, whose murderous aura seemed almost tangible, no more words were needed; the bishop of the Earth Mother Goddess held all complaints but dared not speak another word and turned, flying towards the Church of the Earth Mother Goddess.

Song Jian, standing alone with his sword in the void, suppressed more than a dozen temples. At this moment, no one else dared to speak against him, and they began to prepare, dejectedly, to leave the City of Hope.

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