Volume 6, Chapter 33 – Are There Still Trump Cards?

The conference room of the Clavino Presidential Residence had long lost its previous solemnity.

The shattered ceiling continued dropping cement blocks, Ludean’s blood had congealed into dark brown stains on the conference table, and the Corrupted Beast’s corpse was beginning to emit a nauseating stench. Cold wind blew through the wall Xi Xuan had smashed through, stirring up document fragments scattered on the floor.

Seven hooded black-robed figures emanating terrifying auras stood in a fan formation around the conference table, their eyes glowing coldly beneath their hoods. Chains condensed from pale black spiritual power bound Hilgena, Mu Yelan, and others—Hilgena’s silver dress was wrinkled by the chains, her face pale, the lily-of-the-valley mark on her ankle exposed for all to see; Mu Yelan kept his head down, the lily-of-the-valley mark on his neck revealed due to his damaged collar…

The other bound individuals were similarly forced to expose the lily-of-the-valley marks on their bodies.

Obviously, while combat raged outside, the evil god contractors hidden in the conference room had all been rooted out by these mysterious black-robed figures.

Forget about those executives with insufficient strength—even Hilgena, a Divine-Graced Maiden, had been completely suppressed, chained to the ground with her spiritual power sealed.

Damn it, what the hell are these guys…

Staring at the surrounding black-robed figures, Hilgena, blood still trickling from the corner of her mouth, clenched her fists tremblingly.

These people were too strong… much stronger than any Peak Divine Departure Realm experts she knew…

It seemed each one was on the same level as Xi Xuan-West…

Where the hell had these people come from?

Hilgena couldn’t figure it out no matter how hard she thought.

But now she had no time to ponder such things. What she needed to consider was: after her identity as an evil god contractor was exposed, what should she do?

Feeling hostility from all directions, Hilgena lowered her head uneasily.

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Meanwhile, the unrestrained officials watched these black-robed figures with complex expressions—after all, whether these black-robed figures were enemies or allies, they had no idea.

Just as everyone’s minds raced with thoughts,

“Creak—”

The damaged alloy door was pushed open, and Xi Xuan’s figure appeared in the doorway. His black trench coat was covered with dust, rubble, and quite a bit of blood, while his gauntlets still retained traces of silver spiritual power’s glow. The moment he stepped inside, the Divine Kingdom’s new Pope sitting in the main seat immediately stood up and asked alertly:

“‘Serveiling’ and ‘Zengwu’ ¹ Vassal name for dog bro, it means to hate evil(憎 (zeng) = hate/detest, 恶 (wu) = evil/wickedness. Its a bit hard to turn it into one word for english. should I keep it as hatred? … what about those two vassals?”

“They escaped.”

Xi Xuan said flatly.

“‘Serveiling’s’ speed was too fast. Before the capital’s sealing barrier could be completed, she escaped with ‘Zengwu.'”

“Escaped?”

Prime Minister Antongmu of the Republic of Crocy spoke with a suspicious expression:

“Are you sure you didn’t let them go?”

“What do you mean by that?”

“Lord Xi Xuan, the relationship between your Lingyuan family and Gaia Lobir makes it hard for us not to overthink things.”

This statement was like a spark that instantly ignited everyone’s emotions.

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“Isn’t your Lingyuan family working with evil gods to sacrifice people in Wishaven right now?”

“Your good son, Luo Fei-Lingyuan, is still helping Gaia Lobir manage strongholds! Your family members are all evil god lackeys—who knows if you’re the Terran Malevolence’s lapdog too?!”

“When you killed Ludean just now, who knows if you were deliberately putting on a show for us? Are you going to capture us next to sacrifice to evil gods?”

“Lord Xi Xuan, your disappearance for so long and then suddenly appearing at this timing is indeed strange. It’s hard not to suspect you’re acting together with evil gods.”

For a moment, questions and suspicions rose one after another. Someone even drew a pistol and aimed it at Xi Xuan, only to be suddenly knocked away by spiritual power from a nearby black-robed figure—though the black-robed figures didn’t speak, their actions indicated they “wouldn’t harm anyone for now,” making the emotions of these high-ranking officials even more complex: they feared both Xi Xuan and these mysterious black-robed figures.

Facing the barrage of questions, Xi Xuan showed no anger. He simply raised his hand to press the Celestial Augur Knight badge on his chest—that silver badge with a crossed wheel glowed softly amid the chaos, instantly suppressing the noisy discussions.

The Holy Light Cross Badge.

A symbol of the status and honor of the First Celestial Augur Knights.

His gaze swept over everyone present, finally settling on Antongmu, his voice heavy as iron:

“Antongmu, I respect you as a nation’s prime minister, but you need evidence when you speak. I stake my name as Xi Xuan-West and swear by the honor of the Celestial Augur Knights—I absolutely have not colluded with evil gods!”

“But…”

“Besides, please use your brains.”

With that, Xi Xuan’s gaze turned to the bound Hilgena and others nearby.

“The Terran Malevolence’s salvation contracts can even drag down saints and kings to control them. If that’s the case, Gaia Lobir could just directly force you to sign contracts. Why go through all the trouble of having me put on a show for you? Isn’t that unnecessary?”

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“This…”

Hearing this, Antongmu’s expression changed.

After all, thinking it through carefully, Xi Xuan’s words weren’t unreasonable.

“But your family…”

“Those beasts.”

In an instant, Xi Xuan’s expression darkened at a visible rate.

“The disgrace of my family—I’ll handle them myself, even if it’s my own son.”

As he spoke, Xi Xuan’s fist clenched tightly, silver spiritual power flashing across his knuckles.

“Trust me, I’ll lead you in resisting the attacks of the three evil gods and drive them out of human territory. And when that time comes, I’ll personally execute those human traitors in the Lingyuan family.”

Sinister killing intent overflowed from his eyes.

That was genuine killing intent, making everyone present instinctively shudder.

At this moment, everyone exchanged glances and ultimately chose to believe Xi Xuan’s position.

However, the conference room only quieted for an instant before Antongmu stood up again, pushing his glasses with a voice full of suspicion:

“Lead us in resisting the three evil gods? You make it sound easy, but just now you couldn’t even defeat two vassals from the Terrabond Lineage, and they escaped. Any one of the three evil gods is equivalent to a Divine Graced Realm existence. Even as a First Celestial Augur Knight, you wouldn’t dare say such things, would you? Or do you have some trump card?”

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This question voiced everyone’s thoughts. Yes, no matter how strong Xi Xuan was, he was only at Peak Divine Departure Realm—nowhere near enough to fight Divine Graced Realm evil gods.

These surrounding black-robed figures also seemed quite strong… but they still couldn’t possibly oppose evil gods.

From previous major incidents, everyone had clearly realized that evil gods… were absolutely not existences that could be defeated by the Divine Departure Realm.

And from the current situation, the trump card the Westivian Covenant had previously claimed to possess was probably just an excuse to lure them here—it didn’t exist.

Thinking this, everyone’s mood became even more dejected.

However, faced with Antongmu’s question, Xi Xuan actually smiled—not mockingly, but with confident composure. He stepped aside from the doorway, raising his hand to point outside, his voice carrying a trace of solemnity:

“Trump card? Hehe, of course there is one. It’s right here.”

“Hm?”

In confusion, everyone followed Xi Xuan’s gaze—

A figure was slowly walking into the conference room. The man appeared to be about thirty years old with gray-white short hair and an upright build. He wore an ordinary black coat, his eyes calm as deep pools, his steps steady as he walked, naturally carrying an aura of one long accustomed to authority. Even facing a room full of chaos and suspicion, he showed no trace of panic.

“He is…”

Pope Pejieer murmured to himself.

Xi Xuan stepped forward, patting the man’s shoulder and smiling at everyone: “Let me introduce—Ryan Vaden, the new emperor selected by the Shenluo Empire’s AI system.”