In the space before her, in the blink of an eye, three giant mechanical beasts over ten zhang tall appeared.
One was a mechanical fire tiger covered in bronze scales, spewing flames from its mouth.
One was a mechanical thunder eagle whose wingbeats created piercing sonic booms, with claws like knives.
And one was a mechanical earth dragon forged entirely from dark iron, with thick limbs.
The giant mechanical beasts immediately surrounded Aogusidu and Laiyin.
Aogusidu seemed to have no intention of fleeing either. He glared darkly at Su Fu.
“Su Fu! Since you refuse to cooperate, then come to my Endless Hell!
[False God’s Seal: Fallen Apostle]!
A black imprint appeared in his palm, and he struck directly at the three mechanical beasts. The core control of the beasts was instantly corroded and twisted. The originally loyal mechanical beasts were forcibly controlled and became puppets. All the mechanical beasts turned around and charged at Su Fu.
Following them came the black imprint.
Chesia screamed in Su Fu’s mind: “Su Fu! Run! The Fallen Apostle can forcibly twist and control all non-living things! Once tainted by that imprint, you’ll become a devil’s puppet!”
Su Fu was not flustered at all. She directly activated her divine power—
[Vast Righteousness: Flowing with Heaven and Earth]!
Hum!
An immense, supremely just and righteous energy erupted from Su Fu as the center. The golden righteous aura slammed into the mechanical beasts, and the corroded beasts instantly froze.
Sizzle——!
All the corrosion, as if meeting its natural enemy, rapidly melted and dissipated. The righteous aura was the natural counter to evil and corruption! The mechanical beasts returned to Su Fu’s control.
Aogusidu was enraged: “You’re asking for death!” He chanted a taboo prayer:
“My Lord Satan, who holds the authority of the apocalypse!
“Today, in Your name, I declare—
[Pseudo Apocalypse: Doomsday Judgment]!
The sky suddenly darkened, clouds roiled, and thunder cracked. Then, behind Aogusidu, four terrifying phantoms appeared—the white horse symbolizing plague and disaster, the red horse of war and slaughter, the black horse of famine and scarcity, and the gray horse of death and end. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse descended.
Su Fu’s heart skipped a beat. ‘No way? He’s unleashing a big move right off the bat? Summoning the Four Horsemen? He’s going to destroy the entire dungeon. He was going to bring down a true apocalyptic disaster of plague, war, famine, and death upon this land.’
Aogusidu revealed a mad smile. “Since you refuse to follow my Lord’s footsteps…
“Then together with this world that has long been abandoned by the gods and is rotten to the core—
“Welcome the final judgment and destruction!”
He raised his hands high, and the Four Horsemen also raised their weapons.
But just then, Aogusidu noticed that Su Fu was not panicking at all. Why?
Before he could process this strange dissonance, Laiyin beside him moved.
[Forked Path of Fate: Parallel Replacement]!
The next second, Laiyin’s expression suddenly became dazed and confused, as if he didn’t know what was happening, staring blankly at the scene.
Aogusidu felt a strong ominous premonition surge in his heart. ‘Laiyin had actually used a time technique to abandon the battle at the critical moment? Replacing himself with the parallel timeline self? Something was wrong.’
But it was too late to stop. Just as the Doomsday Judgment was about to be unleashed—
Boom!
A dazzling holy light fell from the sky, a golden radiance as supreme and majestic as the sun, descended. Sacred bells rang through heaven and earth, and the entire world was dyed in an inviolable gold.
Aogusidu turned his head sharply.
He saw that the originally gloomy sky was now replaced by an endless phantom of a divine kingdom condensed from holy light. At the very center of the divine kingdom phantom, the Pope, draped in a pure white sacred robe, wearing a crown of thorns, and holding a golden staff. Around her circled countless phantoms of six-winged seraphs singing hymns.
The Pope of Vatican! The supreme leader of the contemporary Paradise Pantheon, known as the “Angel Walking the Earth,” possessing terrifying power comparable to gods—Cecilia.
Not only was Aogusidu shocked, even Su Fu was stunned.
‘Wow. She had previously only asked Houchu to summon a big shot to deal with these Twilight Judgment guys. She never expected he would actually bring the contemporary Empress of Vatican?!’
Cecilia’s emerald eyes calmly swept across the battlefield below, finally landing on Aogusidu and the phantom of the Four Horsemen behind him.
Her expression was blank. She simply raised the golden staff in her hand.
[Divine Kingdom Descends]!
The Pope spoke, and the divine kingdom phantom in the sky instantly solidified.
Endless holy light poured down, forming a massive sacred domain.
“No—!”
Augustus had been arrogant before, but now he was panicked. He let out a miserable wail, suddenly falling to his knees. His divine power, authority, and even his soul were suppressed and purified.
Chesia’s voice broke with excitement: “Divine Kingdom Descends! It’s the Divine Kingdom Descending! This is one of the strongest moves of the Popes throughout history! Once activated, it’s equivalent to forcibly projecting a small piece of ‘Heaven’ into the mortal world. Within the domain, all heretics and demons are directly judged!”
Sure enough, the phantom images of the four Apocalypse Knights hadn’t even had a chance to take effect before they vanished into ash in the holy light.
The Pope’s voice rang out again.
[Curia Decree: Silence]
Chains of gold materialized out of thin air, instantly binding Augustus tightly. Augustus tried to struggle, but all his divine powers had failed.
Su Fu was shocked: “What kind of skill is this?!”
“Didn’t that Augustus just use [Twisted Gospel] to temporarily disable your [Prohibition]?” Chesia explained. “The Pope’s version is a super plus enhanced version! Plus the absolute sacred domain suppression formed by [Divine Kingdom Descends], it silences all heretics completely, nullifies all divine skills, turning them into ordinary people!”
Su Fu understood. It was the Heaven version of the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation.
“This Pope is really formidable.”
“Right,” Chesia explained. “The current Pope is the strongest being in the entire Heaven Divine Pantheon. Actually, Cecilia has a third even more invincible divine ability: [Holy Shroud: Pain of the Martyr]! Once activated, she can share all the damage she receives through faith links to all devout believers in the entire Heaven Divine Pantheon. Furthermore, all believers who share her damage will enter a state of undying, fearless frenzy for a short time, and their combat power will skyrocket.”
Su Fu sucked in a cold breath. “So as long as the believers don’t die, the Pope is indestructible? This is simply too amazing.”
Chesia said deeply, “So… she is called the angel walking in the mortal world.”
After controlling Augustus and Laiyin, the next part was simple. The Temple Knights behind the Empress stepped forward and directly captured the two. In the blink of an eye, the two of the “Twilight Judgment” had become prisoners.
At the same time, Houchu also came before Su Fu.
“Su Fu, long time no see.” He placed his right hand over his chest and gave a knight’s salute.
Su Fu was stunned for a moment. Houchu in front of her was also dressed in knight attire. Silver-white light armor fit his form, and a gem-studded knight’s longsword hung at his waist. His black hair was neat and crisp, with a few strands of hair lightly tousled by the wind. Truly a young man. With a change of outfit, he felt like a completely different person.
Su Fu blinked. “Nice new look!”
Houchu had a hint of a smile in his eyes. “Thank you for the compliment. Thanks to your timely intelligence this time, the Pope was able to intercept them in time. By order of the Pope, I specifically invite you to the Heaven Holy Land for a discussion; His Holiness has important matters to discuss. Of course, the reward for this intelligence and the sincerity of the invitation have been prepared. Regardless of the outcome of the talks, you will be safely sent back before the instance completely ends.”
‘Getting paid and being able to visit the Heaven Divine Pantheon’s holy land for free, of course that’s good.’ She smiled brightly. “Then I’ll be in your care, Knight Houchu?”
Heaven Divine Pantheon, Great Radiance Realm.
A pure white hall hovered in the air. Su Fu followed Houchu inside and saw countless reliefs of angels, saints, and mythological legends carved on the surrounding walls.
Houchu walked beside her and said gently, “Please wait a moment. His Holiness the Pope needs to deal with Augustus and the other person first.”
“No hurry, no hurry.” Su Fu waved her hand. She asked curiously, “By the way, what exactly is the origin of those two?”
Houchu was silent for a moment, as if choosing his words, then explained: “Augustus was originally a highly gifted prophet of the Heaven Divine Pantheon, even hailed as one in a millennium. He could listen to the guidance of the Holy Light and foresee future fortunes and misfortunes. But unfortunately… Later, he was seduced by Satan, ultimately betrayed the Holy Light, and became the fallen great prophet of Twilight Judgment. He always wanted Satan to descend again.”
“Fallen prophet?” Su Fu was startled. ‘No wonder that Augustus’s ability was so eerie and powerful.’ Fortunately, she had stayed calm and let the Heaven Divine Pantheon, who knew him best, take action.
“As for the other one, Laiyin…” Houchu paused. “He is a member of the Time Traveler clan, a very special existence. He can freely travel through different timelines, going to the distant past and the unknown future. And he can replace his own selves at different time points in various parallel universes.”
Su Fu understood. “So the real Laiyin—no, this timeline’s Laiyin has already run away? That innocent Laiyin had no idea what was happening.”
Houchu nodded. “Indeed.”
‘This is practically a god-level escape skill.’
“Wait!” She suddenly remembered something. “Before, Laiyin seemed to have foreseen that I would bring helpers. What ability is that?”
Houchu explained, “That should be [Hourglass of Time], which can glimpse fragments of a certain future timeline. But you don’t need to worry. The Time Traveler clan, due to their special abilities, are restricted by many cosmic laws. They themselves have almost no powerful attack abilities, so they have always maintained a position of absolute neutrality and never easily intervene in any conflicts. This time, Laiyin getting mixed up with Augustus was probably due to some degree of coercion or manipulation by Twilight Judgment. In fact, if he had truly exerted his full strength, this battle would not have ended so quickly.”
Su Fu understood. ‘Laiyin was a super support with top-tier “vision” and “escape” abilities, but he himself was a glass cannon. So the enemy support (Laiyin) hadn’t even tried. So the damage dealer (Augustus) directly threw the match. Maybe, not only did he not try, but he also secretly set up Augustus. Because Laiyin didn’t want to make enemies with the Heaven Divine Pantheon or herself, so he coasted through the whole thing. Why fight? Just go through the motions.’
‘So Twilight Judgment has great ambitions. To welcome Satan’s descent, Augustus likely spent a huge price to capture or “cooperate” with the Time Traveler Laiyin. Then, he probably wanted more than just using his ability to find certain opportunities, like herself, and even the Tree of Life before was likely information provided by Laiyin. Probably he also wanted Laiyin to provide temporal security for his great cause at critical moments.’
“But…” A thought suddenly occurred to Su Fu. ‘Is the “My Lord Satan” that Augustus mentioned the true Lord of the Abyss from legend, or a false god acting under Satan’s banner?’
At this moment, she shifted her gaze and stared at Houchu. This guy’s identity was definitely not ordinary. He could easily take out an Angel Feather Pen before, and now he actually directly summoned the Pope?!
Houchu was flustered by her stare and instinctively stepped back half a step. “Wh-what’s wrong?”
Su Fu circled around Houchu slowly, looking him up and down carefully. “You’re suspicious.”
Houchu: “?”
Su Fu raised her hand and waved, directly condensing the scene from the dungeon into an image floating in the air. In the image, the boy rushed straight into the arms of Elder Metatron. Elder Metatron gently stroked the little boy’s head, his eyes loving.
Su Fu raised an eyebrow. “This little guy, wouldn’t it happen to be you?”
Houchu was startled, but kept his eyes fixed on Metatron in the image, his Adam’s apple bobbing as he said in a low voice, “Yes.”
Holy light fell upon him, his profile like a painting, the shadows cast by his eyelashes hiding the emotion in his eyes.
“Elder Metatron is my grandfather.”
Grandfather?!
Su Fu was puzzled. “The ages don’t match, right? The world-destroying tsunami in which Elder Metatron sacrificed himself to save Atlantis, according to historical records, should have been several epochs ago.”
Houchu admitted honestly, “Due to some special reasons, I once slept in the Holy Land for a very, very long time.” Between light and shadow, there was a hint of sorrow and loneliness.
Su Fu’s heart jumped. ‘Oh no, she had brought up his painful memory?’ “Ah… sorry, I didn’t know…”
“It’s okay.” Houchu looked up at the image and said softly, “Actually, I’m very glad you could show me this image. Some memories had become a bit blurred due to the long sleep. Now, they have become clearer instead.”
At this moment, a knight appeared at the entrance of the hall and bowed to Su Fu and Houchu. “Lord Houchu. Lady Su Fu, His Holiness the Pope requests your presence.”
Su Fu paused. “Alright.”
Following the knight through a long corridor, Su Fu finally arrived at a magnificent hall. There were twelve enormous pillars reaching the sky, carved with statues of Seraphim with twelve wings. Some held holy swords, some held harps, some raised law codes aloft, their expressions solemn.
At that moment, she saw the Pope.
She stood by a floor-to-ceiling window, her dazzling golden hair falling down.
The Pope turned around.
Her eyes seemed even more intense than the finest emerald. ‘Really beautiful.’
As Su Fu was immersed in the Pope’s beautiful eyes, she saw the Pope with a faint smile, teasingly saying: “So, did you have a good chat?”
Su Fu: “?”
‘Seriously, Your Holiness, are you this gossipy? Let’s talk business!’
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