Chapter 88 The Mysterious Angel

Even as its divine power was gradually drained by those strange chains, the imprisoned angel showed not the slightest hint of submission!

On the contrary, its gaze became increasingly cold and sharp.

"Foolish. Attempting to break through the shackles with a mortal body to obtain power that does not belong to you..."

"Do you think you can withstand my angelic divine power?"

The piercing voice echoed continuously within the empty palace.

Albert turned a deaf ear, his expression already becoming frenzied.

"Withstand?"

"What is there that I cannot withstand?"

"My soul has lived in this world for thousands of years. My goal is to become a god. This is merely a bit of angelic divine power..."

As he spoke, Albert gripped the chains tightly!

In his eyes, the blood-red light grew more intense.

Finally, the figure of the angel in the blood pool seemed to struggle even more violently, and its voice became somewhat weak and wary:

"You... you want to fuse with my power?"

"Hahaha!"

Albert no longer responded, only laughing out loud.

As he continued to extract the power, the aura on the angel's body grew significantly weaker.

As time passed, the stalemate between the two seemed to become evenly matched.

"Mortal..."

A long time later, the angel's voice had become weak to the extreme.

"If you have the ability... let me see your future. Let me see..."

"Whether you can truly withstand this god's power!"

The madness in Albert's eyes gradually calmed down.

When he looked up again, a cruel and triumphant smile hung on the corners of his mouth.

"I told you, one day, I will be the only deity in this world!"

The moment the words fell, Albert's other hand pressed directly into the blood pool!

The imprisoned angel's aura instantly dimmed to the limit, the golden light in its pupils nearly dissipating, leaving it without a shred of resistance.

Feeling that most of the angel's power had been absorbed by him, Albert finally released the chains with satisfaction.

Immediately after, he closed his eyes to feel this unprecedented power!

Blood-colored light surged continuously around his body.

The palace was so silent that only the occasional faint ripples in the blood pool could be heard.

An unknown amount of time passed—

Albert slowly opened his eyes.

Within his golden pupils, the previous madness was gone, replaced by an extreme calm.

Looking at the angel in the blood pool, whose aura was extremely weak, he took a deep breath, and the curve of his mouth slowly widened:

"As expected... I succeeded!"

"This King knew that in this world, only this King is the one and only unique existence."

"Only this King is qualified to become the sole deity of this world!"

Speaking, Albert's gaze turned once more to the angel, whose power was almost completely drained, and he sneered:

"You... just stay here and watch quietly."

"Watch this King... open the Gate of the Divine Realm and truly become a deity!"

With that, Albert didn't spare another glance at the blood pool and turned to stride out of the palace.

Behind him, the weak angel watched Albert's retreating back, the golden light in her pupils slowly fading...

But at a moment Albert was unaware of, a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of her mouth—

"Hehe~~~"

"I hope... you won't let me down..."

...

Inside the Holy Mountain Monastery of the Holy Kingdom—

At the very moment Albert finished absorbing the angel's power, Xu Ruo, who was sitting in the main seat, frowned as if sensing something.

In that instant...

Xu Ruo felt as if a certain aura that he found extremely repulsive had reappeared.

"Xu Ruo..."

Bai Ye's soft call from the side pulled Xu Ruo's thoughts back to reality.

Xu Ruo's eyes regained their clarity, and his expression returned to a calm and indifferent state:

"Continue."

Seeing this, Sister Siri nodded and said to Bai Ye and the other girls:

"Lord Heroes, in the Monastery..."

"Only the Director and the Saintess possess special powers. As for the others..."

"Even I, the Vice Director, am just an ordinary person..."

As Siri spoke, she looked out toward the exterior of the Monastery:

"News just came from the Director; she said they will be able to return to the Monastery by tomorrow."

"But before that... other Lord Guardians might arrive at the Holy Mountain first..."

"Just now, I have contacted several Lord Guardians through the magic stone..."

"After all, this matter already concerns the safety of the entire continent."

Bai Ye nodded in understanding, her gaze passing through the window toward the depths of the Holy Mountain.

She wondered if it was just her imagination...

She suddenly felt...

That her soul perception was several times stronger than before.

She could even sense several powerful auras approaching...

Bai Ye paused and said:

"Rest assured, with us here..."

"Nothing unexpected will happen here at the Holy Mountain..."

"Furthermore, no matter what happens, my Sains Empire will stand together with the Holy Kingdom."

Following Bai Ye's declaration, the three girls beside her also expressed their views.

Their views were consistent with Bai Ye's: no matter what happened, the Fran Empire was their common enemy.

The reason was simple—not only because the Fran Empire had provoked the factions they belonged to, but also because they were companions who spent every day together.

This bond had long since transcended the ordinary.

Sister Siri looked at the determined expressions of the four and finally relaxed, nodding heavily:

"Thank you, Lord Heroes!"

"Once war begins, the Holy Kingdom, being closest to the Fran Empire, will inevitably be the first battlefield..."

"Although I am only the Vice Director of the Monastery, I must thank you on behalf of the thousands of citizens of the Holy Kingdom."

With that, Sister Siri bowed deeply to the four of them.

Bai Ye quickly helped Siri up and said:

"There is no need for such formalities, Sister Siri."

"We are fighting precisely for peace."

"If anyone tries to break that peace, we will certainly take action!"

Just as Bai Ye was speaking these words, a burst of applause came from the entrance of the hall, followed by an old and kind voice—

"As expected of the Lord Heroes..."

"Such determination, this old man is full of admiration..."