“He…… He actually killed Priest Kells!”

  All of the guests were horrified, and they knew that the matter had just gotten very serious.

  Although Priest Kells was just a Mid-level clergyman, he was still a member of the Light Curia. In the Empire of Light, the clergymen represented the Curia.

  To kill them meant going against the Light Curia and provoking them……

  “The Light Curia will never let this slide!”

  “Even if he is a Sacred, the Curia will not let him go.”

  “No, I don’t want to be near him any longer. If the Light Curia mistakes me for an accomplice, things will get really serious.”

  “Right, right! Let’s leave now, quickly……”

  In an instant, many of the guests got up and bade goodbye to the city lord. “Milord, I have something on at my abode, I’ll leave first.”

  “Milord, my mother is about to give birth, and I need to take care of her. I shall take my leave first, please excuse me.”

  “Milord……”

  In the blink of an eye, all of the guests left. They looked at Ling Jiu as if he was plague incarnate, for fear that they would catch the plague if they linger around him any longer.

  Delia and Armando looked at the hall that had still been abuzz a moment earlier before it became empty in the blink of an eye. They looked at each other and felt speechless.

  “Why aren’t you two leaving yet?”

  Ling Jiu raised his glass and asked casually.

  “You saved my life, Sir. Your life-saving grace is greater than anything!”

  Armando sternly said, “How could I stand aside to avoid suspicion while you get into trouble?”

  Delia said nothing but nodded vigorously.

  “A good man who knows gratitude.”

  Ling Jiu smiled slightly and was about to compliment Armando when Sapling Ling’s voice suddenly rang out in his head.

  “Bro, my fruit has ripened.”

  “Hmmm?”

  Ling Jiu said softly as his mind entered the floating island.

  At the center of the vast floating continent stood a towering tree that pierced the sky. It was the Sacred Casmodor Tree, Sapling Ling.

  Over the years, with nourishment from the island, Sapling Ling had finally entered adulthood. At the same time, it had finally produced the first batch of fruits.

  The Sacred Casmodor Tree!

  Just as 9527 had said, growing on a planet with abundant resources, the Sacred Casmodor Tree could mature and bear fruit within a few years.

  If it were to grow in a resource-poor environment, their growth rate will be very slow, and it would be difficult for them to grow even after thousands of years.

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  There was no need to say anything more about the environment of the floating island, more so the abundance of Dark Bio-energy there. So, Sapling Ling…… had matured, and also bear fruit.

  Ling Jiu came before Sapling Ling and noticed that its canopy was densely packed with black fruits that looked like durians.

  At a rough glance, there were hundreds of them!

  “Sapling Ling, these are the fruits you bear?” Ling Jiu looked at each fruit.

  He could feel the surging Dark Bio-energy and life energy contained in these fruits, much greater than a stellar lifeform.

  “Yes, bro!”

  Sapling Ling smiled happily. “This is the first batch of Casmodor fruits I bore. A single one is enough to turn you, Earthlings, into a stellar lifeform.”

  Sapling Ling heaved a sigh of relief. It had been freeloading with Ling Jiu over the years.

  To be honest, even it felt a little embarrassed and afraid that it would be cast away by Ling Jiu for being too useless. That would be too tragic because it never wanted to leave this floating island, this blessed paradise.

  It was all good now.

  After bearing so many Casmodor fruits in a single go, it should be able to help bro right?

  “That amazing?”

  Ling Jiu was skeptical.

  “Bro, just try it and you’ll find out!”

  Sapling Ling was very confident in its own fruit. It remembered witnessing with its own eyes that its mother had used the Casmodor fruit to feed the Direbeasts on Casmodor, helping those Direbeasts to become stellar lifeforms.

  In contrast, its growth environment was better, and its fruit quality was better as well, there was no reason its fruit would be worse than its mother.

  “Let’s give it a try then.”

  Ling Jiu casually plucked two fruits and brought them to the outside world. Then he handed them to Armando and Delia. “Eat them.”

  “Sir, what is this?”

  Armando and Delia looked at the magical fruit in Ling Jiu’s hand with puzzlement in their eyes.

  “You’ll find out once you eat them.”

  Ling Jiu smiled.

  The father and daughter looked at each other before eating the fruit without any hesitation.

  After consuming the fruit, the aura inside their body surged like a rocket, and it was an ascension that could not be suppressed.

  Level 8……

  Level 9……

  Level 10.

  In just a few breath’s time, the auras of the father and daughter broke through the limit and reached a whole new level.

  Right then, the father and daughter floated uncontrollably as their entire body suddenly burst into a bright scarlet light, much like a coat of flames as it rose above their heads and formed a massive behemoth phantom.

  It looked like a giant snake, but with nine tails, a red body, and a single horn on its head……

  It was a Nine-tailed snake!

  Baaam!!

  The moment the Nine-tailed snake appeared, a suffocating aura radiated out from the father-daughter pair. Even though Ling Jiu’s cultivation was high, he still felt a little discomfort.

  “This behemoth……”

  Ling Jiu squinted and stared intently at the Nine-tailed snakes above the father and daughter’s heads.

  “Hahaha, as I expected.”

  Leoux’s voice rang out in Ling Jiu’s mind. “You giving them the Casmodor fruit helped them to break through to a stellar lifeform, and the Nine-tailed snake bloodline hidden in their body was awakened. This father-daughter pair is going to soar from now on.”

  “A nine-tailed snake?”

  Ling Jiu frowned slightly. “Leoux, the red giant snakes above Armando and Delia is called the Nine-tailed Snake?”

  “Yes, the Nine-tailed Snake.”

  Leoux confirmed Ling Jiu’s words. “The Nine-tailed Snakes are a very terrifying creature!”

  “A young Nine-tailed Snake is a galactic lifeform, and an adult Nine-tailed Snake is comparable to a universal lifeform. If the Nine-tailed Snake is lucky enough to transform into a dragon, its power will skyrocket, and it will become a true apex lifeform.”

  “That powerful!”

  Ling Jiu gasped.

  A galactic lifeform when still juvenile.

  This starting point was even more terrible than the Flame Astral Behemoth or the Golden Saiyan Apes.

  “I don’t know why this father and daughter pair has the blood of the Nine-tailed Snake. Perhaps they are its descendants, or there may be other reasons,” Leoux said.

  “But no matter what, that’s enough to explain the Nine-tailed Snake’s presence on this planet before.”

  “The Nine-tailed Snake, huh.”

  “Heh, if the Nine-tailed Snake had really passed by here before, that would explain why the Gene Arcana on his planet is so rich.”

  Ling Jiu nodded silently.

  “Ling Jiu, raise this father and daughter pair well.”

  Leoux continued, “They have the blood of the Nine-tailed Snake, and as long as they continue to purify their bodies, their strength can be greatly improved in a short period of time.”

  “When they transform into true Nine-tailed Snakes in the future, you will have another two powerful companions beside you.”

  “If they can go through a further transformation and become a dragon, you will have truly strike the jackpot.”

  “Understood!”

  Ling Jiu nodded. When he gave them the Casmodor fruit earlier, it was just to test the effect of the fruit.

  Now, however, Ling Jiu was thinking about training both Armando and Delia. Both of them had good potential and were worth the effort in cultivating.

  At that point, Armando and Delia had recovered from their shock.

  They looked at each other, and at their feet of the ground as they stood in the air, and then at the aura around them, how could they not know what had happened.

  It was precisely because they understood what had happened that they were stunned. A black fruit had allowed them to become Sacreds?

  What kind of joke was this?

  However, the father and daughter were also thoughtful people. After the brief shock, they immediately landed and turned to bow before Ling Jiu.

  Chapter 290: Sanctioning Ling Jiu, the Battle Formation of Light

  “Thank you for the great gift, Sir. We are willing to follow you and serve you to the end!”

  The father and daughter were so touched that they immediately swore undivided loyalty to Ling Jiu as their master.

  “Both of you are now Sacreds and are qualified to follow me,” Ling Jiu said lightly.

  “Very well, just follow me from now on then. ”

  “Thank you, Milord!”

  The father and daughter were overjoyed, and at the same time were shocked by what Ling Jiu had said. Only having the right to follow him after becoming a Sacred, then how strong are you?

  Although they were shocked and curious at the same time, since Ling Jiu did not say anything more, they also dared not ask more.

  Ling Jiu motioned them to sit down and made some inquiries as he ate the side dishes.

  “Tell me about your Nine-tailed clan.”

  “Yes, Milord!”

  The Nine-tailed clan had suddenly appeared on Auguland 5,000 years ago, or rather, the first generation of Nine-tailed warriors had been born 5,000 years ago.

  Alongside them were two other ultimate warriors, the Nine-headed warriors and the Nine-winged warriors.

  As soon as the three ultimate warriors appeared, they displayed their unparalleled talents for cultivation. Not long after, they ran rampant across Auguland, becoming the top, unrivaled powerhouses of the realm.

  After that, the three warriors created three ultimate warrior clans, the Nine-tailed clan, the Nine-headed clan, and the Nine-winged clan, becoming the most powerful forces of Auguland.

  For thousands of years after, the three great clans waxed and waned, and until today, 5,000 years since, that they had completely declined.

  The Nine-tailed clan fared a little better, as they still held land at the edge of the Empire of Light, and had a city under its name.

  The other two warrior clans had completely disappeared from Auguland without a trace.

  “The Nine-tailed clan!

  “The Nine-headed clan!

  “The Nine-winged clan!”

  Ling Jiu casually sipped his tea and communicated with Leoux.

  “Their sudden appearance on Auguland 5,000 years ago…… Can that be understood as they arrived on the planet at that time?”

  “Probably.”

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  Leoux supported Ling Jiu’s guess and continued, “If I’m not wrong, the Nine-tailed Snake would have appeared with the Nine-headed Snake and the Nine-winged Snake, the first generation of the ultimate warriors the father and daughter spoke about.”

  “Nine-headed Snake? Nine-winged Snake?” Ling Jiu raised his eyebrows. “Are they also powerful galactic lifeforms like the Nine-tailed Snake?”

  “Yeah.”

  Leoux nodded slightly. “The Nine-tailed Snake, Nine-headed Snake, and the Nine-winged Snake would have appeared together because when these three beings unite, they can exert a force greater than the sum of their parts. So these three beings often form a group as companions.”

  Ling Jiu nodded, expressing his understanding.

  “I wonder what happened to the three, did they leave Auguland or clash with the gods of the realm and get killed?” Leoux said.

  “But it doesn’t matter anymore. No matter how their end was, it is impossible for us to encounter them again.”

  “Yeah……”

  “Where is Lord Armando?”

  At this moment, a cold voice suddenly rang outside the hall. Ling Jiu frowned and looked over as a group of people had arrived outside without them knowing.

  All of them were clad in golden armor and helmets, with golden broadswords in their hands. All of them radiated an aura of sacred light, they were Knights Templar of the Curia.

  And surrounded by the knights was the head of the Curia’s church in Mansfield, a white-robed priest named Ludwig Macmillan.

  Seeing the group, how could Armando and Delia not understand the purpose of their arrival. The two stood before Ling Jiu and said to the members of the Light Curia.

  “Priest Ludwig, what’s your business here today?”

  “Lord Armando, why ask when you already know?”

  Priest Ludwig said coldly. “Someone killed Priest Kells, and this is a provocation against the Light Curia, how can I ignore it?”

  “And what of it?”

  Armando frowned.

  “Daring to kill a member of the clergy is an affront to the Light Curia, a provocation to the great God of Light, a sinner, and a heretic!”

  Ludwig’s voice was cold. “Such a sinner should be put onto a torture rack and be judged and sanctioned by the Lord.”

  “Judged?”

  Ling Jiu’s voice rose, with a tinge of interest in his tone. “With that God of Light of yours, he won’t be able to judge me.”

  “Insolence!” Ludwig yelled coldly.

  “An evil heretic like you dares to besmirch our Lord’s name even at the very end? Templars!”

  “Here!”

  With an order, all of the Knight Templars around him responded in unison as they drew their swords and surround Ling Jiu.

  “Battle Formation of Light!” Ludwig shouted.

  Buzz……

  A milky white halo burst out from the templars, and the thick white light gathered at the top of their heads, and then combined into a white humanoid projection.

  The projection was thoroughly white, with a pair of wings on its back and radiating a sacred aura, not unlike an angel. But this was not an angel, as its head was not a human’s one, but a strange eagle head.

  “Die!”

  Ludwig shouted and the templars all raised their swords and then slashed down at Ling Jiu.

  Instantly, the white eagle-headed projection above their heads also raised its sword and also slashed down at Ling Jiu.

  Vooosh!

  A milky white sword light slashed down and created a black dimensional rift in the void. The white light blade passed through the rift and instantly appeared before Ling Jiu.

  The strength of the templars was generic, at about Level 7 or 8. However, the offensive power of their Battle Formation of Light had reached a Sacred’s level, which was really incredible.

  “Delia, protect our lord!” Armando yelled and drew his sword to block the attack, but Ling Jiu motioned for them to stand back.

  “A group of Level 8s unleashing a stellar lifeform attack power, I have to say, this Battle Formation of Light is quite impressive.”

  As he said that, Ling Jiu stretched out his hand and gently grabbed onto the white sword light, before exerting some strength.

  Krak!!

  With a crisp crack, the white sword light suddenly exploded in an instant, turning into white spots of light before dissipating altogether.

  “He blocked the attack of the Battle Formation of Light?” Ludwig wore an expression of shock as he lost his voice. “You’re no ordinary Sacred!”

  The power of the battle formation was terrifying. Any ordinary or newly ascended Sacred would never be able to withstand its attack.

  Ling Jiu!

  This Sacred-like person who had appeared out of nowhere had actually blocked the Battle Formation of Light’s attack!

  Ludwig immediately knew that Ling Jiu was definitely not an ordinary Sacred!

  “Who told you I’m an ordinary Sacred?”

  Ling Jiu snorted and lightly swept his hand as a terrifying wave swept out and slammed heavily against the projection.

  A crack later, the projection instantly exploded, reduced to light spots before quickly fading away.

  “Urgh!”

  The Battle Formation of Light was shattered, and the templars, as if struck by lightning, spat out blood as they screamed and were blasted away.

  “Pathetic!”


  Chapter 291: The Holy Son of Light’s Coronation, Seize It at Once

  “Pathetic!”

  Looking at the templars flying out spewing blood in their wake, Ling Jiu spat out a single word. He did not even bother to show contempt, because…… these people were just a group of Level 8 powerhouses.

  “Who are you?”

  Ludwig stared at Ling Jiu and asked in a low voice.

  “Who do you think you are, to think that you’re worthy of knowing who I am?

  Ling Jiu glanced at hi, and Ludwig flew away as if struck by lightning, not even having a chance to scream.

  Before he even landed, Ling Jiu waved his hand and Ludwig disappeared where he stood, and he was sent into the Leoux.

  This was Leoux’s idea. It wanted to read Ludwig’s memories to learn more about the Light Curia and Auguland.

  In Leoux’s words, Auguland was much more interesting than it had imagined, and it wanted to know more about it. Ling Jiu of had no objections, of course.

  Next, Ling Jiu, Armando, and Delia continued to eat. Although the father and daughter were eating, they were obviously not enjoying it.

  “What’s wrong?” Ling Jiu asked gently.

  “Milord……”

  Armando hesitated for a moment before he said, “For us to kill the members of the Light Curia like that, the Curia will not let it slide. Let us leave as soon as possible.”

  “They won’t let it slide? Then let them come!”

  Ling Jiu took a sip of wine. “If they piss me off, I wouldn’t mind erasing the Light Curia from Auguland proper.”

  Erase the Light Curia!

  Armando and Delia were shocked. How strong are you? To say something so outrageous?

  “Ling Jiu, big discovery!”

  Leoux’s voice suddenly rang.

  “Hmmm?”

  Ling Jiu raised his eyebrows.

  “I’ve read the memories of this priest called Ludwig and found that the Light Curia’s headquarters, the Holy Mountain of Light is sealing an outland demon.”

  Leoux continued, “Based on this guy’s memories, the outland demon is a big snake with nine heads……”

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  “I guess, this demon could be one of the three ultimate warriors, the Nine-headed Snake! ……

  As the headquarters of the Curia, the Holy Mountain of Light was their symbol and also the center of the Empire of Light’s greatest power. On top of that, it acted as the empire’s center of faith.

  At every moment, countless devotees would go there to pray, and many powerhouses would come to the Curia to seek justice.

  Today, the Holy Mountain of Light was even more lively as this was the coronation of the 127th Holy Son of Light.

  The Holy Son of Light!

  This was an extremely high position in the Light Curia, and it was no surprise that today’s coronation will see the Holy Son becoming the new Holy Father.

  Therefore, the coronation ceremony of the Holy Son of Light is one of the most important ceremonies of the Empire of Light. Not only all of the top echelons of the Curia would be present, other powerful countries and factions of the land would also send dignitaries to attend it.

  On the plaza before the holy mountain, there was a sea of people, as devotees from all corners of the world had long thronged the place.

  The Cathedral of Light stood behind the square.

  Before the cathedral stood an elder with golden pontiff regalia, with a ruby crown and the Scepter of Light in his hand. He radiated a soft and sacred aura of light, looking both noble and divine.

  There were many chairs on either side of the elder, and on the left side were the many top echelons of the Curia. Meanwhile, on the right were representatives of the various powerful factions.

  “That’s the Holy Father of the Light Curia?”

  Ling Jiu and the others mixed themselves in the crowd as they looked at the elder in his pontiff regalia, and could not help but to take a couple more looks.

  Ling Jiu was purely out of curiosity.

  Armando and his daughter were in awe and excitement.

  The Holy Father of Light!

  The supreme ruler of both the Light Curia and the Empire of Light, one of the most important and most revered individuals of Auguland.

  Such an existence, for Armando and Delia, was existence beyond reach.

  However, at that moment, they had witnessed this legendary figure in the flesh.

  How could they not be excited?

  “This Holy Father of the Light is a truly peak stellar lifeform, not bad. Just a step away from becoming a galactic lifeform,” Ling Jiu murmured to himself.

  Being at the peak of a stellar lifeform meant the peak of a Sacred in Auguland, just a step away from becoming a true god.

  Such strength was absolutely not weak. Across Earth, aside from him, even Emperor Might and Vulcan had not reached this level.

  “The coronation ceremony begins!”

  A melodious bell rang, toiling the commencement of the coronation ceremony.

  Clatter! clatter!

  A series of the sound of horseshoes rang out as the crowd slowly separated as a squad of knights riding on unicorns and wearing the armor of light slowly cantered into the pathway.

  These were the templars!

  Through and through Sacred-level powerhouses.

  They were the greatest, most powerful knights of the Light Curia, and any single one of them was an existence that echoed across the empire.

  At that moment, all eyes were not on these Templars but on the handsome young man being surrounded by them. He was riding a white-winged horse twice the size of other unicorns.

  He had blonde hair, as well as light-colored eyes, and he looked handsome and heroic; coupled with petals that were constantly falling from the sky, he was like a prince who had just walked out of a fairy tale.

  “It’s the Holy Son, Lord Nicholas!”

  Exclamations rang out across the crowd, as many girls were smitten, as they looked on at the handsome man with looks of fondness and infatuation.

  If one were to ask who was the most handsome person on Auguland, these girls will definitely call out Lord Nicholas’ name.

  “He’s so handsome!” Even Delia could not help but praise.

  Nicholas came to the cathedral under the protection of the Templars before jumping off the unicorn’s back and ascended the steps as he came before the Holy Father.

  He knelt on one knee as he kissed the shoes of the Holy Father and said reverently.

  “Greetings…… oh great Holy Father! May the glory of the Lord shine eternally upon this land!”

  “This day has finally come, my child.”

  The Holy Father held Nicholas’ head with both hands as he kissed his forehead, and placed the ruby crown that symbolized status upon Nicholas’ head, and handed the Scepter of Light symbolizing power to the latter.

  After this, the Holy Father and the rest of the Curia’s top echelons retreated behind Nicholas, and then faced the Cathedral of Light.

  Or rather, they were facing the statue of the God of Light and started praying devoutly.

  “Oh, almighty God of Light, we beseech you to guide us forth with your grace. May our prayers and deeds ever follow your lead……”

  This was the coronation prayer!

  It was the most important part of the coronation ceremony, it represented whether Nicholas can eventually become the Holy Father still depended upon the God of Light.

  If the God of Light agreed to the coronation, a blessing would be given; if not……

  There was no precedent of such a thing happening in history, as all of the Holy Sons were the most pious and outstanding of devotees. They had been specially raised and trained since young. Hence, they were capable of taking on the position of the Holy Father, so the God of Light had no reason to disagree.

  It was the same this time.

  Amidst everyone’s prayers, a golden beam of light suddenly dropped down from the sky and enveloped Nicholas.

  Immediately after, under everyone’s gaze, a crystal the size of a walnut slowly flew down. It was irregularly prismatic and blood-red. It exuded a mysterious aura and unsurprisingly landed on Nicholas’ head.

  “Bloody hell! It’s actually that!” Leoux’s voice suddenly rang out.

  “Ling Jiu, seize it at once!”