CHAPTER 1415: CHAPTER 1413: BREAKING THROUGH THE BARRIER

Soon, twelve red-robed cardinals gathered together, forming an enormous arc-shaped shield, completely blocking Wang Dadong’s path.

Three cardinals working together amplify their power ninefold.

Twelve cardinals together wield at least a hundred times the power of one!

Such defense, even His Holiness the Pope couldn’t break through.

"Death Knell, give up. You cannot escape today," the Pope’s indifferent voice rang out.

Indeed, Wang Dadong looked truly unable to escape.

Just the twelve cardinals were enough to stop him, not to mention the four guardian high priests and the Pope himself.

Wang Dadong turned to glance at the Pope, coldly saying, "Pope, if I escape today, I will settle this with you personally!"

"Escape? Even His Holiness the Pope can’t break through the barrier made by twelve cardinals..." a guardian high priest spoke disdainfully but suddenly halted, looking as if he saw something unbelievable.

A golden giant slowly rose, raising its fist and fiercely smashing against the shield wall.

Boom!

The shield wall trembled, and the twelve cardinals all retreated a step!

"What? Impossible!"

The four guardian high priests all changed color.

This was a barrier created by twelve cardinals, even His Holiness couldn’t move it, yet Wang Dadong managed to push back the twelve cardinals!

Though the shield wall remained solid and showed no signs of cracking, it was the combined power of twelve cardinals, repelled by one man, it must be a joke!

Boom boom boom!

The golden giant continued to swing its fists, each punch carrying at least hundreds of thousands of pounds of force!

Yet, the shield wall stood firm.

Seeing no signs of cracking, the four guardian priests breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Though Wang Dadong’s demonstrated battle prowess was terrifying, it wasn’t heaven-defying enough to break the barrier of twelve cardinals.

Now with the shield wall blocking Wang Dadong’s way, the four high priests could easily capture him with little trouble.

No need for His Holiness to act.

"Submit and be captured; you cannot break the shield wall," Cardinal Gado said flatly.

"Submit and be captured? Screw you!" Wang Dadong mocked loudly, showing no respect for these guys quick to imprison at the slightest disagreement.

Originally intending to persuade Wang Dadong gently, Gado’s face turned ashen.

With the twelve cardinals alone acting, Wang Dadong wouldn’t suffer, but if the four high priests acted, he would feel pain.

Well-intentioned advice was met with insults, anyone would be angry.

"Even twelve cardinals can’t stand against me. I suggest you kneel obediently and await judgment!" a pointy-chin female high priest sneered coldly.

"Screw your judgment! Once I’m free, I’ll judge you properly!" Wang Dadong continued to pound the shield wall, cursing at the female priest.

"Stubborn fool, guardians of the southwest, join me in suppressing this blasphemer!" Wang Dadong’s words filled the pointy-chin priestess with extreme anger.

As a guardian high priest within the Holy See, her status was countless times more esteemed than the cardinals.

The cardinals were highly respected already; in an ordinary person’s eyes, a guardian high priest was nearly a divine figure, lacking even the courage to meet her gaze, yet Wang Dadong said he would judge her, an absolute desecration.

"Do you dare call yourself divine? Come alone if you have strength," Wang Dadong sneered with laughter.

The priestess’s face turned red, teetering on the brink of rage.

No one had ever dared show such disrespect to her.

Wang Dadong seemed oblivious to her anger, continuing to strike and said, "Save your self-pity, women like you don’t interest me."

Wang Dadong’s words almost made the priestess vomit blood.

No words needed, he must be subdued first.

The four guardian priests acted simultaneously, forming a lid-like barrier directly aimed at Wang Dadong.

"Heavens, twelve cardinals and four guardian priests acting together, is the Holy See under demonic attack?" The epic battle at the central church drew countless monks’ and nuns’ attention, stealing glances filled with awe at the twelve cardinals and guardian priests like heavenly gods.

Amazement mingled with intense worship and envy.

"Is this the power of archbishops and high priests? So strong! If I could become a high priest, or just a cardinal, my life would be complete!" Feeling the overwhelming sacred aura, someone spoke thus.

"Who is that daring to rampage in the Holy See, not fearing suppression?"

"Indeed, in all these years, it’s the first time seeing all the archbishops and guardian priests acting together. Under their holy light, they can surely suppress any demon!"

The monks and nuns knelt, praying devoutly before the Holy Light.

Seeing the glowing barrier descend upon them with force like a mountain, Wang Dadong’s expression remained cold. He glanced back at the Pope still seated at the throne and asked coldly, "Pope, are you certain about this?"

"As the sacred Holy See, we represent light and naturally must eradicate all darkness," the Pope replied indifferently.

Upon hearing, Wang Dadong burst into laughter, scanning the Pope, the four guardian priests, and the twelve cardinals, saying distinctly, "You really think you’re the heavens? Even if you are, I’ll make a hole today!"

At this moment, Wang Dadong’s eyes bore intense fighting spirit, like a dormant Flood Dragon awakening.

"Useless, no matter your struggles, you’ll face suppression," the pointy-chin female priestess laughed coldly.

Wanting to break through the barrier enhanced by four guardians? Only the Pope wielding the Power of Faith could perhaps attempt.

"Look, the evil one will be suppressed!"

"Nothing surprising, the four high priests act; who couldn’t be subdued?"

"Exactly, high priests are invincible!"

Seeing the barrier press lower, excitement filled the monks’ and nuns’ eyes.

This is the power of archbishops and high priests, able to suppress everything.

Yet, as everyone admired the archbishops and high priests with reverence, the milky-white barrier appeared cracked like a mirror, and with a crunch, shattered.

A towering power erupted like an eternal pillar of light.

The twelve cardinals first flew backward, blood spraying from their mouths, those already injured among them even fainted directly.

Then the four guardian high priests followed suit, flying backward as well.

The light pillar disappeared, revealing a golden war god, standing imperiously where Holy Light had enveloped.

"What? The Holy Light broke?"

"No, impossible, high priests are invincible!"

"It must be an illusion!"

The monks and nuns rubbed their eyes, unable to believe their sight.

The invincible cardinals, the invincible guardian high priests, defeated just like that.

Emotionless until now, even the Pope’s expression changed.

The barrier even he couldn’t break, Wang Dadong dismantled, even without using that power.

This kind of battle prowess was top-tier among the Hermit-level.

With Hermit-level strength and the summoned golden war god, leveraging Giant’s Strength, Wang Dadong’s power wasn’t amplified a hundredfold, but certainly by dozens.

Ordinarily, punching with a strength of a hundred thousand pounds, with dozensfold amplification, reaches millions of pounds.

Such power verges on destruction.

Thus, the barrier crafted by twelve cardinals and four guardian high priests shattered under one punch.

Ignoring the fallen cardinals and high priests, Wang Dadong stepped steadily toward the Pope.

"Protect the Pope!" Though heavily injured, their resolve to defend the Pope was unwavering.