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Chapter 1562 - 1102: Sacrifice

Chapter 1562: Chapter 1102: Sacrifice

The priest clearly knew the origins of the Chaos Believers, as well as the horrific nature of the Blood River Believers.

Upon discovering Li Changhe, who was disguised as the Champion Demon General, the priest who normally held a detached state in front of the kingdom, now dared not offend him in the slightest.

This meant that the peculiar Demons of this world had no plans to confront Chaos for the time being.

Or perhaps, the Demons were still doubting Li Changhe’s identity?

Indeed, Chaos is notoriously ferocious.

Which normal world would welcome an encounter with the Chaos Demon armies?

Moreover, the Chaos Demon armies seldom interact normally with the natives like this. Generally, their standard operation would be to corrupt the natives of the world into Chaos Believers.

Especially the followers of the Blood River, who relish in slaughter and war. Now that Li Changhe did not attack them immediately, it seemed that the Demons began to harbor some doubts.

But out of wariness towards Chaos, the Demons didn’t allow the priests to take any conflicting actions but rather respectfully invited Li Changhe back to the kingdom.

As an apostle of a Foreign God, he would be entertained by the Church.

Li Changhe had no objections and followed the investigation team back.

The Church, having received ’God’s’ warning, also quickly took action.

"Whether he is a believer of the Chaos Evil God or not, we need to secure him first. Let the master decide how to deal with him."

"During his time at the Church, it is strictly forbidden for anyone to contact him!"

"If he really is the Champion Demon General of the Evil God, then there’s no need for us to provoke him. Since he seeks war, let him enter the Divine Will Battle. No matter how strong, a Demon General will soon be consumed by war."

"If he desires slaughter, grant it to him. Even if he survives, we can lock him in the Demon Domain!"

"What if not? What if he is not that unmentionable Champion of the Evil God but an imposter instead?"

"My lord said, aside from the apostles of the Evil God of Chaos, if other divine apostles die, they die! That would be their great honor!"

"He seems to have devices on him that have crossed the World Barrier and concealed his strength. But his exact strength, we shall know when the Teleportation Array is set up."

The twisted high ranks of the Church swiftly discussed among themselves.

While Zhu Xiong, a soldier of the kingdom, had no understanding of the Chaos Believers, he too noticed the old priest’s caution and dread towards Li Changhe.

From his perspective, Zhu Xiong found that he had never heard the language spoken by Li Changhe before, yet he could understand its meaning.

Not bound by language and cognition, it was clear that this was a powerful Divine Being!

Moreover, it seemed that this individual had a significant background, one that made ’God’ himself cautious and even fearful.

In these days when the Divine Will Battle is about to commence, the emergence of such a powerful being is uncertain whether it is good or bad...

With a skeptical mindset, Zhu Xiong subtly scrutinized Li Changhe.

Li Changhe, clad in red armor, stood amidst the troop, which was moving too slowly.

The priests of the Church planned to build a Teleportation Array right there to send Li Changhe and a few others directly back to the kingdom.

During this period, the elderly priest chatted and laughed with Li Changhe, mutually probing for the information they needed.

"Is it true, apostle, that you came here actually to pursue a powerful human?" the old priest asked.

"Indeed, that human possesses extraordinary talent, exceptional strength, and is also incredibly charming. He is the very believer that my master most desires to acquire," Li Changhe perfected his persona as a Blood River Demon General and added, "But after all, yearning for someone unattainable can turn infatuation into hatred!"

Well, he was talking about himself. The Blood River’s attempt to corrupt Li Ba was no big secret among players and the forces of Chaos.

As for the whole unrequited yearning turning to hatred bit, that was just something a group of overenthusiastic players made up for fun. Rumor has it they even wrote fan fiction about it, hilarious.

But still, it seems to work as a plausible story.

The priest looked perplexed for a moment, and the Demon beside him was somewhat surprised as well. They obviously were unaware of this piece of information.

"He’s actually so ungrateful?" the priest responded.

"Yes..." Li Changhe’s mind shifted as he sensed that the Demon seemed unaware of this situation and continued to bluff with a mix of half-truths: "To kill that human strongman, my master has offered a generous bounty. Offering his head will grant you a world of Chaos, with all its believers, and you’ll even receive the Divine Inheritance from my master, becoming a Demigod serving him. It is truly a leap toward the heavens!"

Upon hearing this, the priest appeared astounded, and the Demon fell silent.

This was a reward that could even tempt a Demon, who only controlled three worlds, not to mention an inheritance from a Chaos Evil God... Of course, as a Demon, it was the archenemy of all divine creatures and would not align with Chaos.

"And this human has recently been severely wounded, hopelessly lost in the virtual void. I am here in this far-flung void to pursue him... and I happened to sense that a war might soon erupt in your world. Thus, I’ve come, planning to please my master and connect with him," Li Changhe said, completing his persona, and then asked, "Has your lord ever encountered that human strongman?"

After a second of silence, the priest shook his head and responded, "We haven’t heard of it, our master is not well-versed in the affairs of the void. However, there was indeed an incident involving a powerful unknown force intervening previously."

That must have been when a forbidden Divinity took action. An unknown origin...

Now, Li Changhe understood. This Demon really was an ’homebody,’ completely unaware of the events transpiring in the void.

Li Changhe had been worried that revealing his identity might draw the forces of Chaos or Annihilation. It seemed he was overly concerned; this Demon didn’t even know about the forbidden Divine related to Annihilation.

Even if his identity were not concealed, the Demon wouldn’t recognize him.

The name Li Ba, after all, was only known among certain Demigods and factions. This Demon didn’t interact with any factions or Divine, content with his own little patch of universe. Even if he said he was Li Ba, the Demon would have no idea who that was...

Subsequently, the Teleportation Array was set up. The priest invited Li Changhe to teleport with him out of the deep mountains and head to the church.

Li Changhe happily agreed.

As he stepped into the Teleportation Array, he felt a sense of weightlessness. It seemed like if he struggled with his divine essence, he could break free from this teleportation. Of course, that was unnecessary.

The next second, he appeared outside a radiant golden church.

Many church personnel stood around, welcoming the Foreign God’s apostle.

At the same time, they were secretly communicating amongst themselves.

"Being able to use the teleportation array means he’s not a Demigod!"

"And, he seems incapable of contacting the Evil God normally. It requires a large-scale war and slaughter for him to reach out to the distant Evil God in the void."

"Then... he’s a sacrifice delivered to our doorstep!"

And they, even the Demon itself, were unaware that the hidden malice of the church had already turned into Black Mud Divinity, invisibly seeping into Li Changhe’s body.