Chapter 124: Eternal Life Society
Astral Year 1254, the Month of Books (August).
Marquis Hulan was killed in the Marquis's mansion.
The entire family was destroyed overnight.
When the news came out, the upper echelons of the Principality of Stars were in an uproar.
The nobles of the royal family were all in danger, fearing that Sunan would come and kill them while they were sleeping at night.
The Hulan Province also fell into a leaderless situation because of the death of Marquis Hulan and the extinction of all his heirs.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Baron Starley, who was stationed in Jinmai City, led his troops northward. In just half a month, he successively captured four towns including Ya'an City, and his momentum was unstoppable all the way.
If most of the Flash Territory's troops were not in the other two provinces and Baron Starley did not have many troops under his command, he alone would probably be enough to take over the entire Lakeland Province.
In the same year, it was the harvest month (September).
The Shining Army captured Soman City, the central city of Soman Province, and the new Marquis of Soman was captured.
At this point, the entire Soman Province fell into the hands of the Shining Lord.
After three days of rest, Marquis Shanguang led his troops to set out, heading straight for Zizhu Province. Together with Baron Joden who was stationed in Mengguang City, he led troops to besiege Zizhu Province. In less than a month, they captured more than two-thirds of the territory of Zizhu Province.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the fall of Zizhu Province was inevitable.
On the other hand, the royal family and the army of Red Leaf Province are still fighting with the Marquis of White Tower. Although they have the upper hand, there is still no sign that they can take over White Tower Province in a short time.
As for Ranshuang Province, it is still under reconstruction and its military strength can be ignored.
At this point, the course of the war has completely reversed.
Many people who had been optimistic about the royal family and mocked the royal family for being foolish have lost their voices.
Instead, there is a growing chorus of voices threatening to overthrow the royal family.
In the pub, in the room.
Su Nan stared at the golden light slowly swirling in his palm, a happy smile appearing on his face.
[Divine energy, 12 standard units, completely purified pure energy, can be converted into any form of energy. ]
“Success!”
"Completely pure energy without any pollution!"
After draining all the divine grace from the holy objects, Sunan finally synthesized 12 standard units of pure divine energy.
Without hesitation, he spun his fingers on the spot, wrapped the golden light around his fingers, and then pressed it on his forehead.
Under the guidance of the invisible spiritual force, the golden light slowly sank into the center of the eyebrows and disappeared.
A familiar feeling of sublimation suddenly surged out from the depths of my mind!
This is the feeling brought about by a significant increase in mental power in a short period of time.
Sunan closed his eyes and patiently converted the divine energy into mental power bit by bit.
After an unknown amount of time, the last bit of divine energy was finally exhausted. Sunan opened his eyes and opened the panel immediately.
【Spirit 41.26】
“Not bad, an increase of 3.02!”
Sunan smiled with satisfaction.
The divine energy did not disappoint him.
If a new star ring is not constructed and normal practice is carried out, it will take at least three or four years of meditation to increase this much mental power.
In addition, the growth of mental strength can also increase the speed of proficiency growth in Star Ring Meditation.
"The specific growth rate will only be known after practice."
"But there's no rush for this. Let's deal with the Spark Cult's affairs first."
Sunan stood up and walked to the window, opened it and looked at the street below.
After killing Ovijiu and Marquis Hulan, he went straight to Ju Nan City in Hongye Province.
This is also the headquarters of the Spark Cult.
After Grand Duke Fanxing designated the Starfire Religion as the state religion, Junan City had in fact become the territory of the Starfire Religion.
The entire city has actually been controlled by the Spark Cult, and even the city guards have been replaced by the so-called Holy Order of the Spark Cult.
The warriors wearing armor and star map cloaks that Sunan saw at the Marquis Hu Lan's mansion that night were members of the Holy Order.
Sunan originally thought that after Aoweijiu's death, Junan City would be placed under martial law and the guarding would become stricter.
But when he arrived in Ju Nan City, he found that the actual situation was completely different from what he had expected.
The city was still peaceful, with people coming and going on the streets, no different from a normal town.
On the contrary, the soldiers of the Holy Order stationed at the city gate looked a little worried and absent-minded.
Listening to the discussions of the tavern guests, it seems that there are rarely any members of the Holy Order patrolling the streets these days.
The worship ceremony held every three days by the Spark Church has also been suspended several times.
Analyzing from various clues, the upper echelons of the Spark Cult seemed to have fallen into chaos, to the point that it had affected the people below.
Sunan felt a little strange.
Even if Ovijiu died, the Spark Cult wouldn't be so panicked.
It was only the high priest who died, not the Pope.
Shaking his head, Sunan activated his invisibility robe, jumped out of the window, and walked towards the Xinghuo Cult headquarters.
No matter what, let’s settle this with the Spark Cult today.
By the way, see if you can harvest another wave of holy relics.
The headquarters of the Spark Church is located in the center of Ju'nan City. It was originally the residence of the lord of Ju'nan City, but has now been converted into the church headquarters.
When Sunan arrived there, he was surprised to find that there was no guard at the door.
The door was open and there was deathly silence inside.
Su Nan vaguely sensed that something was wrong.
This doesn't seem like a trap.
Originally, he wanted to use the same trick again and use golem puppets to attack the Spark Cult's headquarters, forcing out all the strength of the Spark Cult and then waiting for an opportunity to act. But now he changed his mind and rushed in directly.
We walked through the gate and the corridor and came to a spacious courtyard.
As soon as he stepped into the courtyard, Su Nan saw densely packed bones scattered on the ground.
Pale skeletons were lying all over the ground, and there were probably no less than a hundred of them.
If you look closely, you can see fine bite marks on the bones, which seem to have been left by some small creature.
There were still many pieces of broken cloth left on the ground around, and one could vaguely see that they were the star map cloaks unique to the Spark Cult.
".It seems like someone got there first."
A look of doubt flashed across Su Nan's eyes.
Apart from him, who else has such a deep hatred for the Spark Cult that he would not hesitate to attack the Spark Cult's headquarters?
Although he was confused, Su Nan did not slow down and walked inside quickly.
Various grizzly skeletons could be seen along the way. Judging from the traces of battle around them, the invaders were extremely powerful. The Spark Cultists had almost no power to resist. It was a completely one-sided massacre.
After entering the backyard, Sunan finally heard the sound of fighting coming from the front.
He slowed down his pace and walked forward quietly.
A fierce battle was taking place in the spacious atrium.
On one side of the battle were hundreds of Spark Cultists, who formed a semicircular defensive formation with their backs against the building.
On the other side, to Su Nan's surprise, there was a group of insects.
They look a bit like bees, but their heads are round mouthparts covered with densely packed sharp teeth, which looks a bit creepy.
Although these bugs are small in size, only the size of eggs, they are extremely swift and have extremely sharp teeth. They can chew a conspicuous hole in the armor of the Spark Cultists with one bite.
Su Nan finally understood where the gnawing marks on the bones he had seen before came from.
Those people were eaten alive by these insects, including their skin and flesh.
"A wizard's apprentice?"
Sunan narrowed his eyes slightly.
No matter how you look at it, these bugs look like the work of a wizard's apprentice.
At this moment, a buzzing sound suddenly came, and another group of insects flew out from another entrance of the atrium.
Seeing this scene, the Spark Cult members all showed despair.
They were already on the verge of collapse, and now a group of terrible insects came, which was simply making the situation worse.
But what happened next surprised them.
The swarm of insects did not fly towards them, but rushed towards another entrance of the atrium with great momentum.
“Discovered!”
Su Nan frowned, opened his mouth, and a huge sound wave suddenly came out of his mouth.
Crushing sound waves!
A mass of twisted and rotating matter visible to the naked eye whizzed out and hit the swarm of insects like a cannonball, and a large number of insects were torn to pieces in an instant.
The originally dense swarm of insects seemed to have been dug out, leaving a blank space out of nowhere.
Sunan then waved his hand, and a large flame surged out, burning the remaining insects to ashes.
The moment he made the move, Su Nan came out of his invisible state and revealed his figure.
The Spark Cult members not far away were stunned.
The swarm of insects that they had tried their best to barely resist was easily destroyed by the mysterious man in front of them. This scene made them feel like they were dreaming.
A person in the crowd who seemed to be of high status quickly recognized Su Nan's appearance and exclaimed in surprise: "Su Nan!"
All the believers were shocked and their eyes changed when they looked at Su Nan.
Is this person Su Nan?
The wizard who single-handedly destroyed the military deployment of the Lake Lan Province and killed the high priest Ovijiu?
A group of people suddenly groaned inwardly.
The enemy in front of me is already difficult to deal with, and now another terrible and powerful enemy comes. It seems that I really can't escape today.
Ignoring the reactions of the Spark Cultists, Sunan turned his head and looked at the entrance to the atrium diagonally opposite.
"Come out, don't hide anymore."
A deep laugh was heard and a man in a gray robe came out from the corner.
His eyes fell on the face of the person who came, and Su Nan couldn't help but frown slightly.
It’s because the person’s appearance is too abstract.
It looks like a mixture of a human and an insect's face. It is hideous and a little disgusting. To put it in one word, it is a bit sanity-depleting.
The grayish-white skin exposed outside would bulge and twist from time to time, as if something was wriggling underneath.
"A wizard apprentice who has merged the blood of some insect beast?"
Su Nan understood something in his mind.
"As expected of a wizard apprentice who can kill Ovijiu, he is really quite capable."
The gray-robed man stared at Su Nan coldly with eyes that were like the compound eyes of an insect.
"You are here for the divine remains as well."
Divine remains?
Su Nan's expression changed.
Is this the reason behind the Spark Cult's possession of the divine blood and holy objects? But where did this person come from, and why did he know the secrets of the Spark Cult?
His mind raced, but Su Nan remained calm and said calmly, "So what?"
The gray-robed man's mouth curled into a terrifying arc, revealing a weird smile.
"I'm sorry, but I have to ask you to give up. We, the Eternal Life Society, are determined to obtain the Starfire Cult's divine remains."
The Immortal Society? The Wizard Apprentice Organization?
If this is true, judging from the name, this group of wizard apprentices seems to have great ambitions.
"You want to pick peaches?" Su Nan sneered.
It can be said that he almost single-handedly defeated the Spark Cult. This so-called wizard apprentice from the Society of Eternal Life did nothing, but jumped out to reap the benefits at the last moment. How could he tolerate such a thing?
"So you're not going to give up?" The gray-robed man chuckled.
Sunan didn't waste any time and directly shot out a magic missile.
Seven magic missiles whizzed and hit the gray-robed man, but the latter's body exploded with a bang, turning into insects that flew everywhere and rushed out of the courtyard, leaving only a few cold words.
"You'll regret this!"
Su Nan was slightly stunned. He didn't expect the man in gray robe to speak so arrogantly, but run away so easily and decisively.
There is no consistency between words and actions!
After confirming that the gray-robed man had really left, Sunan shook his head and turned his gaze to the group of Starfire believers.
As the gray-robed man left, the insects also flew away. The surviving Spark Cult members collapsed on the ground, gasping for breath and looking at Su Nan with fear.
One evil spirit has left, but there is still another one in front.
Su Nan looked at the old man who recognized him immediately and asked, "Who was that person just now?"
"I, I'm not sure either." The old man replied fearfully, "That man had sneaked into the church headquarters once before, but was repelled by Archbishop Oviju."
When High Priest Ovijiu was mentioned, the old man looked at the person in front of him with even more fear.
After all, it is said that High Priest Ovijiu died at the hands of the man in front of him.
Su Nan also reacted at this time. It turned out that the man in gray robe knew that he could not beat him, so he left without any delay.
Are you going back to get help?
However, since he was able to escape from Oviju's hands unscathed, the gray-robed man was at least considered quite capable among the third-level wizard apprentices.
It seems that the Eternal Life Society is not a second-rate force. I have to ask other people at the next gathering.
"Where is the divine remains?" Su Nan asked again.
"I don't know what divine remains are." The old man looked confused.
Sunan frowned, threw a Charm Human spell at him, and asked again, but got the same answer.
Others were equally unaware.
After thinking for a while, Sunan asked again: "Where is your Pope?"
"His Holiness the Pope is still in seclusion." The old man glanced at the building behind him.
Obviously, that was the place where the Pope of the Spark Cult was in seclusion.
Su Nan sneered and said, "Such a big thing has happened, and your Pope still has the mind to retreat. He is quite calm."
Below the Pope, the Spark Cult consists of Archpriest Ovijiu and the three high priests Jensen, Yoris and Black.
Now, these four people have all died at the hands of Su Nan without exception, and it can be said that the top leaders of the Xinghuo Sect have been wiped out.
It is really incomprehensible that their Pope has not stepped forward to take charge of the situation and is still in seclusion.
No wonder the Spark Cult is in such chaos right now, with someone even attacking its headquarters and killing almost all of its believers.
"The secret room where the Pope is in seclusion is made of refined steel. Even a legendary knight cannot break it from the outside. And only Archbishop Oviju has the key to enter the secret room. We can't open the secret room at all, and we can't contact the Pope."
key?
Su Nan thought about it and shook his head.
When he killed Ovijiu, he was too heavy-handed. Except for the holy relic, everything on Ovijiu's body was destroyed without leaving any trace. Even if he had the key, it was gone long ago.
It seems that I need to change this bad habit of being too harsh in the future.
Gathering his thoughts, Su Nan looked at the building in front of him.
He was becoming more and more curious now.
According to the descriptions of these believers, the Pope of the Spark Church rarely shows up in public, and most of the time it is Ovijiu who presides over the affairs of the church.
Even Ovijiu was the only one who could see and contact the Pope.
This is undoubtedly abnormal.
It is almost equivalent to that the Spark Cult is completely controlled by Ovijiu alone, and the Pope is completely dispensable.
This is obviously not a normal church phenomenon.
(End of this chapter)
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