Chapter 658 - 416: Betrayal of Faith

Chapter 658: Chapter 416: Betrayal of Faith

At this moment, to Yelieya, they were the Source of the Secret Sea’s destruction.

Just as Yelieya was about to act and pass judgment on their sins.

But at that moment, Kumironi reached out a hand to stop her. "Wait..."

"There must... there must be something we haven’t figured out."

"It shouldn’t be like this."

Kumironi shook his head, refusing to believe it.

Yelieya’s expression was also complicated. She didn’t want to wait; she wanted to end it all immediately.

However, a hand pressed down on the back of Yelieya’s hand.

"Sister Yelieya, it won’t be too late to pass judgment after we’ve uncovered the truth, will it?"

Seeing Kumironi’s pained and conflicted expression, Lu Cang felt a little sorry for him.

’Still, it looks like this is the truth.’

Lu Cang, who had some understanding of this world’s darker side, had already harbored some suspicions.

’The Light Church colluding with the Nest is probably up to no good.’

’And the other Churches probably aren’t doing anything good behind the scenes either. Birds of a feather flock together, so there’s an eighty percent chance they’re all rotten.’

"There are still Angels here."

Kumironi looked toward the distant Angel.

Even the Angel had been affected by Lu Cang’s Mind, and it was currently in a dazed and bewildered state.

Yelieya looked toward the Angel.

Her emotions fluctuated with extreme complexity.

Part of the reason she wanted to act so quickly was because of this...

Yelieya didn’t want to know the deeper truth.

The Angel’s presence here with these people had given rise to a terrible suspicion in Yelieya’s heart.

But Lu Cang held her hand fast.

Lu Cang’s hand was like a solid boulder. It seemed to rest lightly on the back of her fair hand, but in reality, Yelieya couldn’t move it an inch.

With a slight flicker of his thoughts, Lu Cang acted.

SWOOSH—

The distant Angel’s Space was displaced, and it appeared before Lu Cang.

"Why are you here? Why are you presiding over the same Ritual as them?"

Lu Cang asked in a calm tone.

Besides this planet, there were several others nearby.

Similar things were happening on all of them.

And this was only what they could see.

In the places they couldn’t see, there was no telling how many more there were...

The Abyss of the Sea was deep and vast.

And because of the extreme darkness, one’s vision couldn’t penetrate very far. Perception was practically the best means of observation in the Abyss of the Sea.

Unless one used large-scale Light Magic to illuminate the area.

But doing so would be tantamount to announcing their arrival to everyone.

Lu Cang and his group still had a degree of stealth. If they really lit up the Abyss of the Sea, then everyone would know someone had arrived.

"I..."

The Angel showed a hint of resistance to Lu Cang’s question.

But Lu Cang applied his Spirit pressure.

Its Mind collapsed in an instant.

The Angel before them appeared dazed, only slightly bewildered.

But in reality, its Sea of Consciousness was already riddled with holes, completely shattered... From now on, hoping to be a person with normal cognitive abilities would likely be a pipe dream.

This was the terror of a Mind Attack.

It attacked and killed invisibly.

And since there were too few people in the world who specialized in the Mind, Mind Attacks were often the most effective method of attack.

"Lord Zuya issued an Oracle."

"He commanded us to be here, with the followers of the Church of Life, to offer everything we possess for the Awakening of the Lord of the Sea."

"Lord Zuya himself decreed that our pure and noble souls could make an irreplaceable contribution to this great cause!"

As it answered, its expression was fervent.

To it, this was a noble cause.

It knew it would be sacrificed.

But Yelieya couldn’t help but grit her teeth.

This was the answer she had wanted to hear the least.

She couldn’t believe it was really happening, yet she had a premonition.

She wanted to escape this answer, but there was nowhere to hide.

’Lord Zuya, how could this be?’

’Aren’t Angels supposed to be noble and sacred?’

’Why sacrifice Angels? Even if they must be sacrificed, shouldn’t it be for a righteous cause? Why awaken the Lord of the Sea?’

’Why bring ruin to all life in the Secret Sea?’

Yelieya couldn’t understand.

"The Awakening of the Lord of the Sea will bring ruin to all life in the Secret Sea, and might even lead to its complete destruction. You should know this."

The Angel nodded. "I am aware."

"The awakened Ocean will surely bring Destruction."

Its reply was unhesitating. It knew exactly what would happen.

Yelieya couldn’t help but take a deep breath, then asked, "Are you... finished answering?"

Yelieya slowly exhaled, her expression icy.

The Angel slowly bowed to Yelieya. It seemed to have recognized that Yelieya was Zuya’s Inheritor.

"My answer is complete."

Lu Cang looked at Yelieya beside him and asked calmly, "Sister Yelieya, what do you intend to do?"

"It seems they’re all bad guys."

There seemed to be no hesitation in Yelieya’s eyes.

"No matter what their answer is, I will follow my own principles."

Lu Cang withdrew his hand, folding his arms in front of him.

"Then, I won’t hold you back."

In an instant, Yelieya’s gaze became incredibly sharp.

SWISH!

A stream of pure Light instantly streaked across the entire planet!

「Sin-Burning Stream—Fifth Form: Divine Light of Separation and Destruction」

SWOOSH—

Myriad streams of Light, like dragons and snakes, danced and soared across the planet. The entire world was sliced apart by the Light!

It was torn to pieces in an instant.

And in that same instant, the intense Light had already passed through the body and face of every being present.

Like a superheated wire melting through everything, it severed their bodies and incinerated them!

WHOOSH!

’Yelieya’s power is indeed not on my level.’

’But with a Divine Artifact, her killing other beings of the same tier is a completely one-sided slaughter.’

’If I had to say, Yelieya’s strength would rank among the powerful people I’ve met... it’s just that her rank would be a bit low on the list.’

Judgment...

Reckoning...

Everyone on the entire planet was killed by her in an instant.

Then, Yelieya followed Lu Cang’s Perception and looked toward the other planets—planets that were all more or less the same, extremely similar.

But as Yelieya caused this commotion,

Lu Cang felt Perceptions, large and small, already surrounding the Space they occupied.

At this moment, Rhine finally arrived, fashionably late.

He was trembling.

He cowered behind Yelieya, an awkward smile plastered on his face. ’Did I... come to the wrong place? Maybe I shouldn’t have followed Lu Cang after all?’

There were at least several hundred hostile Perceptions, completely unconcealed.

For their Perception Abilities to be able to scan them like this, they were likely aided by Special Rituals or assisted by a powerful Observer.

SWOOSH—

BANG— BANG BANG BANG—

One after another, the sound of air being torn apart could be heard in the sky.

Many powerful figures began to appear in the surroundings.

And it wasn’t just people.

Some bizarrely shaped Demons also appeared in the distant sky alongside the Angels, looking down on Yelieya and the others from afar.

The Demons seemed to possess intelligence, whispering and conferring with the Angels beside them.

"Sister Yelieya, it seems you’ve done something incredible."

Whether Yelieya killed these people or not was the basis for Lu Cang’s judgment of her character.

As Lu Cang spoke to Yelieya, his gaze was fixed on the distant Demon that was communicating with an Angel.

’That Demon is one I’m all too familiar with.’

’It’s Luo Mo, the Tier Eight Demon I once killed.’

’It seems the Angels really do have a close and cooperative relationship with the Nest...’