CHAPTER 778: 194, EMBASSY MISSION 2

Archbishop Gulis slowly said, "I’ve arrived ahead with five white-robed bishops and hundreds of devout followers just to let Lin Yue truly experience the wrath of my lord, and moreover... the Pope is also about to arrive."

"The Pope?"

Chi Tiancheng looked at Archbishop Gulis somewhat surprised, feeling a mix of joy and worry in his heart.

The power of the Sun Church was formidable, which would definitely be a great help to his cause.

After all, the Yin God Sect was weak and alone, only mysterious and cunning in their methods, helping him gather a lot of military intelligence, but the sect had only a few members, nowhere near matching the strength of a single bishop from the Sun Church, let alone comparing to the embassy led by this Archbishop.

But with even the Pope coming to the East Continent, the Sun Church would likely shift its focus here.

By that time, on this land, it was uncertain whether he, Chi Tiancheng, would be in charge, or the Sun Church.

"Governor Chi, my lord only needs to spread the faith and would not care about other matters."

Archbishop Gulis seemed to detect Governor Chi’s concerns and said indifferently, "Originally, General Lu was also one of the candidates our church planned to support, but in the end, we chose you. Do you understand?"

Isn’t it just because my military is strong? Chi Tiancheng cursed in his heart but still nodded with a smile, "Of course, I understand."

Archbishop Gulis nodded slightly and said, "Rest for three days, then Governor Chi, prepare to deploy troops to take over Yihai City, although... it might just be a pile of ash."

...

Yihai City.

"Mr. Lin."

After entering the courtyard, General Chen stood in front of Lin Yue and said respectfully, "As you expected, we just received a telegram from State City stating that the Sun Church’s embassy had arrived yesterday, led by an Archbishop named Gulis."

"Archbishop?" Lin Yue, casually flipping through a book in the courtyard, asked unaffected, "Any other news?"

"Chi Tiancheng was originally appointed by the President as the governor of the Southwest Province and participated in the chaos in Beijing, but he didn’t have strong religious support at the time and was eventually defeated, fleeing to State City."

General Chen said, "Now Chi Tiancheng must have secured the support of the Sun Church. The intelligence I received suggests that even the Pope might come, and the Sun Church’s focus might shift from the West Continent to the East Continent, but this news cannot be confirmed and is probably just a rumor."

Lin Yue pondered for a moment, then shook his head, "It’s probably true."

"Really?" General Chen was taken aback, "The Sun Church would give up the territory it has operated in the West Continent for so long and exert all effort to stir trouble in the East Continent?"

Lin Yue shook his head and said, "The Sun Church naturally wouldn’t want to, but if their divine backing demands it, what can they do?"

General Chen was considering from the perspective of local power, which might not be wrong.

But he was seeing things from a higher level.

He knew that the Ancient Gods were attacking Yanfu realm; the gods in the West Continent had prepared for so long with the aim to seize the faith and unify the East Continent and bring about peace.

Thus, the Church from the West Continent would inevitably put forth all effort, focusing on the East Continent.

This was the will of the Ancient Master and also the will of the Ancient Gods, how could the West Continent Church resist?

"Divine beings?"

General Chen, taken aback, let out a sigh, "Why is our East Continent, with so many legends of gods, being suppressed by the West?"

Lin Yue glanced at him, shaking his head slightly.

In fact, it was precisely because there were too many gods in the East Continent, coupled with continuous natural disasters and calamities, always suffering hardships, that the population couldn’t rise, and the master of Yanfu was also unwilling to develop technology, leading to this situation.

Divine beings also need resources and faith, where the West Continent had only ten major churches, but what about the East Continent?

The East Continent had countless sects and unnamed gods, distributing faith and resources among so many divine beings, which naturally couldn’t rival the divine beings from the West Continent.

Especially the powerful deities, the more resources and faith needed for their descent.

Their foundation lies in mortals; without mortals, even the most powerful gods cannot affect much, while the West Continent progressed technologically, surpassing the East in all aspects.

It could only be said...

Seeing the whole picture, it’s because the master of Yanfu played his hand badly.

"Go prepare."

Lin Yue glanced at General Chen and said, "This is just the beginning."

...

In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.

At noon, the sun blazed fiercely, and the azure sky was devoid of even a wisp of cloud.

Several tens of miles away from Yihai City stood a large mountain, atop which a dense crowd was visible.

Hundreds of followers dressed in pristine white robes knelt on the ground paved with gold, led by Archbishop Gulis and five bishops kneeling in front, gazing toward Yihai City.

Moreover, numerous soldiers transported crates of gold from the foot of the mountain, dumping them nearby. The massive heap of gold blocks was several meters high, resembling a small mountain.

"It is time, this is the moment when my lord shines the brightest."

A book made of gold and gemstones was placed on the stone altar in front of Archbishop Gulis, who gently flipped open the first page, then raised his head to look at the dazzling sun, his expression solemn and sacred, devoutly chanting, "Great Sun Monarch, you are the incarnation of endless light, the master of the primal flame..."

The lengthy prayer and words of praise, augmented by his extraordinary spiritual power, gradually drew the followers behind him into profound devotion and fervor.

It seemed as though the spirits and faith of hundreds resonated at that moment.

"...Great Sun Monarch, we are willing to offer the fresh blood of hundreds of followers and a mountain of gold, in hopes that with a divine hand you will eradicate the heretics from this world!"

The next moment, hundreds of followers turned deathly pale, as if the blood within them was rapidly draining, and in just a short while, all turned into dried corpses, falling to the ground.

The massive heap of gold, weighing countless tons, also evaporated in an instant.

"Boom!"

A colossal will descended abruptly, sweeping over Yihai City and then locking onto one person in Yihai City.

The next moment, the temperature within a hundred miles suddenly rose slightly, with endless essence of heaven and earth furiously converging above, morphing into a gigantic hand almost covering the sun in the sky.

This immense hand was incredibly dazzling; merely gazing at it was like staring directly at the sun, radiating endless heat and light.

The moment it appeared, the nearby bay and rivers in Yihai City began to slowly decline at a visible rate as a substantial amount of water vapor continued to evaporate.

"Ah...the Great Sun Monarch has finally extended his right hand!"

Archbishop Gulis, excited and devoted, looked up at the huge hand replacing the sun and tremulously knelt down.

The officers on the mountain were also immensely shocked, their hearts filled with awe. Was this the power of a deity?

The next moment——

"Boom!"

The gigantic hand suddenly condensed by an unknown factor, transforming into a much more dazzling hand only a few tens of meters long, which fiercely slapped down toward Yihai City below.

With just one descent, it unleashed an endless heatwave sweeping through, causing countless leaves to wither instantaneously.

Within Yihai City.

"They’re targeting me, huh..."

Lin Yue looked up at the giant hand coming down toward him, "An archbishop combined with a group of followers can summon the hand of the Sun Monarch? It seems that if the Sun Church exerts its full strength, it should be able to summon the Sun Monarch’s true form..."

A thrill surged in his heart.

He had heard that the Pope of the Sun Church could, by his power alone, summon the Sun Monarch’s eye.

But this time, with the support of an archbishop and hundreds of followers, they had directly summoned the Sun Monarch’s hand.

Of course, the world rules of the Yanfu World were restrictive, and even Proving powerhouses were weakened.

Otherwise, even a single hand could move mountains and overturn seas without difficulty.

"Very well."

Lin Yue’s heart stirred, and a small portion of the blood within his body suddenly disappeared.

The next moment, a potent power spread out, and a shadow resembling a long sword appeared in his hand.