217: He is clearly an apprentice emperor!

“The operation failed?”

On the semi-circular cloud platform of the Holy Light Tower.

The Pope maintained a benevolent smile, but his eyes hid shock.

The wandering specter, which had roamed for four hundred years, re-coalesced within his body, bringing bad news.

The operation to slaughter the Holy Knights and destroy the holy sacrifice divine mirror had failed.

“Ice Heart Queen, you disappoint me greatly!”

The Pope roared in his heart at the specter within him.

At this moment, he was seething with rage.

He never expected that the strongest Emperor Tier Necromancer in history couldn't even deal with a group of Holy Knights, none of whom exceeded the Monarch Tier.

If he had known this, he would have acted himself!

Even with raging anger in his heart, the Pope still maintained a benevolent smile.

At this moment, he was facing a thousand Professionals.

Although he had hypnotized them with illusions,

he still couldn't easily reveal his true identity.

However, the news brought by Ice Heart Queen was truly too bad.

It made him clench his fists involuntarily.

The existence of the holy sacrifice divine mirror allowed Holy Light Goddess to intervene in the sacrifice ceremony at any time, which could very likely lead to the failure of the entire operation!

That's why he sent Ice Heart Queen to destroy the divine mirror and, incidentally, eliminate the Holy Knights in the Holy Light Tower.

But he didn't expect her to accomplish a single thing!

Now, those enraged Holy Knights must be on their way to find him!

He had tried to steal a chicken but ended up losing the rice.

Things were getting worse and worse!

And as the Pope’s blood pressure rose, Ice Heart Queen added fuel to the fire.

She said coldly, “Little fellow, you are not qualified to speak to me in that tone. Moreover, I want to ask you, why was the operation to attack the Holy Knights leaked to an Emperor Tier expert?”

“An Emperor Tier expert?”

The Pope was slightly startled and asked, “The person who stopped you wasn't a Holy Knight?”

Ice Heart Queen sneered, “Those brats, how could they be my opponents? The one who stopped me was a Professional who could use Domain skills.”

“Domain skills.”

The Pope frowned.

Both Monarch Tier and Emperor Tier could use Domain skills.

And the person capable of stopping Ice Heart Queen must have Emperor Tier strength.

But the two Emperor Professionals in Near Holy City had already been accounted for.

Who could this extra Emperor be?

Could it be that Emperors from other nations had intervened?

“Describe his appearance,” the Pope said to Ice Heart Queen.

Ice Heart Queen said, “A young man, black hair, yellow skin.”

Speaking of which, Ice Heart Queen paused and added, “The summoned creatures within his Domain called him Supreme Emperor.”

“Supreme Emperor!?”

Hearing this, the Pope felt his scalp tingle.

Supreme Emperor, wasn't that Qin Yang!

No way, right?

The Pope even suspected Ice Heart Queen was joking.

The Free Federation had indeed reminded him earlier to pay attention to Qin Yang.

He had also found three Professionals to test Qin Yang’s strength.

The test results indicated he was not a concern.

Those three people all stated that

Qin Yang’s strength was only at the Peak of Elite.

This level was completely incapable of causing any trouble in the operation, so the Pope hadn't paid him any mind.

But now, Ice Heart Queen said she was defeated by Qin Yang?

What kind of twist was this?

The Pope’s mind was in a turmoil.

At this moment, he realized he had been played.

Those three people had deceived him!

Ice Heart Queen was also a Senior.

She wouldn't possibly lie about such a matter.

Where was Qin Yang a Peak Elite?

He could defeat Ice Heart Queen’s Clone.

He was clearly a Provisional Emperor!

No wonder the Free Federation specifically reminded him to pay attention to him!

This person was not only strong but also cunning!

He actually manipulated three Professionals to conspire and deceive him.

Even more terrifying was... he seemed to know his plan.

Otherwise, how could he have appeared in the Holy Light Tower at the very first moment the attack was launched!

“Is the Jiuzhou Federation trying to stop me?”

“But why didn’t they make this operation public?”

For a moment, the Pope felt like his CPU was going to burn out.

His current operation was backed not only by the Free Federation but also by the Child Family.

The objectives of the various forces were all different, involving politics, religion, and economics.

It could be said to be a very large game of chess.

Now the Jiuzhou Federation had secretly joined in, and their motives were unclear.

This undoubtedly made the whole matter even more complicated.

“We can’t delay any longer!”

“The sacrifice must begin as soon as possible!”

The Pope’s mind stirred, and he looked at the thousand Professionals below.

He turned around and first set up a barrier at the large door of the cloud platform.

Immediately, he said to his subordinates, “Notify the Child Family to deploy the Throne of Bones; the sacrifice begins!”

“But, Your Holiness the Pope... the hypnosis has not yet taken full effect.”

A subordinate reminded him.

“We can’t wait!” the Pope roared.

Just now, he had used sound to cast a wide-ranging illusion.

Everyone near the square was currently undergoing deep hypnosis.

The purpose of doing this was to ensure that when the Throne of Bones was activated, these people would not be deterred by the death Qi within it.

At this time, the illusion was still in effect, not yet reaching deep hypnosis.

But the Pope could no longer wait.

The Holy Knights in the Holy Light Tower already knew of his conspiracy.

If he didn't act now, he would lose his chance!

There was no longer benevolence in the Pope’s eyes, replaced by madness and cruelty.

From the first day he became Pope,

he heard the whispers of the “God of Truth” before the holy sacrifice divine mirror, learning that there were Gods above Gods, and Worlds beyond Worlds!

After witnessing the Myriad Realms, he felt how small this world was, so small it was suffocating!

Thereafter, his heart held no Holy Light, no benevolence.

Only the vastness and profoundness of the Myriad Realms.

These thousand people below, the 3 million people of the Holy City, the 9 million people of Near Holy City.

In his heart, they were not even a speck of dust... Dong!

A clear, ethereal chime sounded.

A prompt appeared before the eyes of the thousand Professionals in the square.

【Simulated Secret Realm: Stimulating Battlefield.】

【Rules: Enter in team mode, random spawn locations, mutual slaughter. The last surviving team will challenge the guest player.】

【Note: The Secret Realm has a protection mechanism; death here is not real death.】

【The Secret Realm has now opened. Do you wish to enter?】

... “Has the competition started?”

From a tall building in the distance, a group of Professionals gazed at the Holy Light Tower, their eyes filled with anticipation.

They were all Grandmaster Tier and above, yet they still gathered to watch a competition of Elite Professionals.

Their purpose, naturally, was for Qin Yang of the Jiuzhou Federation and Little Monster of the Wilderness Nation.

One was a champion seed, the other a guest player.

Both were the strongest newcomers of today.

Everyone was eager to see their true strength.

“Everyone, the betting odds are open, come and place your bets!”

A sword-type Professional placed a bet.

“Amitabha is Grandmaster Tier, while Qin Yang’s latest data still shows him as Elite Tier. Logically, Amitabha should have 1860 more attribute points than Qin Yang, so her chances of winning are definitely greater.”

Several Professionals gathered to analyze, all placing their chips on Amitabha.

Of course, many also chose Qin Yang.

A female archer with a longbow on her back said, “I bet on Qin. His skill mechanics are very strong; they can offset the disadvantage in attributes.”

“That’s right, I feel his attributes are also very high.”

The shield warrior beside the female archer echoed.

Just as he was about to place his bet, he frowned and said nervously, “What’s going on!? Such a dense death Qi!”

Everyone was startled.

Before they could react, they felt a chilling power penetrate directly into their Souls!

... 【Retired Emperors: Your Imperial Son sends his daily greetings. It’s Friday again in two days~】