After hanging up the communication, Lu Yao prepared to set out, gently laying Liao Qe on the bed.
But the mont she left his embrace, the girl instantly woke up, sowhat groggily saying, "Lu Yao, what's happened?"
"I need to make a trip to the Papal State and take care of that Shakyamuni."
Liao Qe imdiately shook off her sleepiness, hurriedly got up to help the man get dressed, and also cautioned him, "You must be very careful!"
"Don't worry, I should be able to make it back in ti for dinner."
Lu Yao no longer took Shakyamuni seriously.
Even though he deliberately suppressed his cultivation speed, on the Martial Path, he had already ignited 380 Aperture Points, not to ntion the explosive increase in his Soul Strength.
Actually, if the battle comnced at this ti, Shakyamuni would still be considered lucky. If he dared to drag it out any longer, he would have to face a terrifying opponent with both mixed Yuan and Sun God powers.
This wasn't as simple as 1 1=2, it really was about crushing with one finger.
After dressing, he kissed the girl on the forehead and Lu Yao left.
After bidding her husband farewell, Liao Qe clutched her snow-white, flat belly, her face showing a complex expression of nervousness and yearning.
Even though she had been imbued with a surging spiritual machine, she didn't know if it had been successful and didn't dare to probe with Mind Force or True Qi.
The newly sprouted seed was extrely fragile; even the slightest energy stimulation could result in implantation failure.
Liao Qe pressed her palms together and prayed earnestly, "Heaven, please bless with a child. For the sake of Lu Yao's efforts to save the world and secure the nation..."
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anwhile, in the Papal State, inside the conference hall of St. Peter's Cathedral.
The elderly Pope and the 12 Cardinals were gathered together—an uncommon sight.
Among these people were humans, Vampires, and Werewolves, and even hybrids, all mbers of the highest echelon of the Pantheism Church.
They controlled countless believers across the entire planet, and even many national leaders were content to be the "lambs" of their Lord.
Naturally, they also held imnse power, wealth, and—extraordinary abilities!
At this mont, the 13 church leaders dressed in vibrant red robes, each with a Holy Emblem hanging on their chests, looked exceedingly cautious.
The Pope stepped forward and respectfully said to the three people including Shakyamuni:
"Great saints, we will follow the will of the God and launch a holy war against the Yi Dynasty. However, the mobilization of the Knight Order will take ti; we ask for your patience."
It turned out that Shakyamuni had demanded that the Western countries and the Church imdiately send a large army to deal with Lu Yao.
But after a series of devastating losses, especially with the death of Queen Victoria, everyone knew that Lu Yao was not an easy opponent to handle.
Faced with this command that clearly signified being cannon fodder, the church leaders naturally intended to shirk responsibility.
Shakyamuni's eyes revealed a hint of mockery as he said, "You people… forget it, I don't need you anymore."
As the church leaders stood there with indignant, shocked expressions, Shakyamuni placed his hands in front of his abdon and perford the "Zen Seal."
A faint glimr of light flashed across the Holy Emblems on the chests of the church leaders.
The clergy were connected to the Guiyi God through this object, borrowing its might.
What Shakyamuni did was simple; he strengthened the ans of communication between the two.
If originally it was just "texting," now it had directly advanced to "video calling."
Instantly, the church leaders directly beheld their "God," eting the indescribable, terrifying, and great entity!
The group of church officials trembled violently, undergoing a horrific transformation then and there!
Under their clothes, muscles twisted and writhed like snakes. Accompanied by the sound of flesh tearing, nurous bloodied, indistinct tentacles sprouted from various parts of their bodies.
So even had fingers or whole arms transform into tentacles with suckers.
The appearance had drastically changed, and the thought process was similarly affected.
The pope, supported by countless twisting and writhing tentacles, roared, "The master is hungry!"
The others howled in response, "We need souls! Twisted, boiling souls!" "Holy war! Holy war!"
Amidst the discord of monstrous roars, Shakyamuni smiled with composure and said, "Very well, then go and do it."
To Lu Yao's astonishnt, the Church leaders still retained their intelligence, respectfully bowing to Shakyamuni before covering their tentacles with wide, ornate red robes, preparing to arrange the affairs of the "holy war."
The Church was highly adept at such matters.
In the process of the great powers' aggression, the Church had exerted considerable effort.
They were involved in the opium trade, even direct participation in wars, and the formulation of unequal treaties.
When Lu Yao first arrived in this world, every one of the unequal treaties signed by the Shun Dynasty contained clauses favorable to the Church.
Not to ntion the series of "Church incidents" they created and the "Sacred Heart Institute" that Lu Yao personally destroyed, among other ssy troubles.
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At this mont, with a satisfied smile, Shakyamuni said,
"This sad planet, all life upon it, shall beco the feast of the gods. Lu Yao can only watch with his own eyes as the world is destroyed and then et a fate worse than death."
Mother of the Wilderness and Alpha gave no response, and Shakyamuni glanced at them impassively.
It was Mother of the Wilderness who finally spoke, "The True God's awakening this ti seems sowhat different from before... Has He beco stronger? Congratulations on moving a step closer to transcendence."
Shakyamuni, pleased, said, "By following in the footsteps of the gods, we too can achieve the ultimate transcendence. In a way, we are one and the sa, I hope you rember this."
At that mont, Alpha suddenly spoke up with a strange question, "Are we still friends?"
Shakyamuni, who had known him for a long ti and thought the question was directed at himself, said nonchalantly,
"Of course, we will always be good friends. Once we have attained eternal transcendence, the entire multiverse will belong to us, and you can do whatever you wish."
Alpha smiled warmly and said no more.
Shakyamuni glanced back in confusion, the other's gaze seeming to look past him to sothing behind?
But he soon had no ti to wonder, as a violent roar ca from the sky, followed by the shrill sound of an air raid siren!
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Lu Yao descended into the atmosphere, plumting from the sky at a speed of 30,000 kiloters per hour.
The air in front of him was red hot, and his entire figure resembled a dazzling fireball with a long tail of fla.
In the sky, his Divine Thought scanned the ground situation like radar.
There were more than a dozen individuals dressed in eye-catching red robes, radiating an extrely repulsive aura, very similar to that of the Evil God.
Lu Yao identified them as his targets, and with a terrifying howl, he crashed down upon them!
The mutated Church leaders had just enough ti to reveal their tentacles before they were struck by that earth-shattering blow!
Lu Yao hadn't even used any special moves; the sheer kinetic energy alone turned a 5-kiloter radius into a crater!
In an instant, the magnificent St. Peter's Square, a great work of the Renaissance, was turned into a tidal wave of earth and stone that rose high into the air!
When the dust settled, the Church leaders were reduced to writhing chunks of flesh in the crater.
The tentacle-marked remains stirred a sense of déjà vu in Lu Yao.
He extended his left hand, and as if executing the "Six ridians Divine Sword," he shot crimson lasers from the "Nuclear Fusion Acupoint," turning them one by one into charred remains.
The holy war had ended before it even began, and Shakyamuni and his companians also rushed to the scene at great speed!
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