Chapter 131: Great Divine Official

After leaving the City of Bathing Fire, the group rode fast on their horses. Although there were many twists and turns along the way, they arrived safely. More than two months later, they finally reached the distant Glory Castle.

On a vast plain that stretched for thousands of miles, a majestic castle stood tall. It was more than ten times larger than the massive Blackwater City. The dense Watchtowers and Magic Towers made no one doubt the powerful strength of this castle. The patrolling soldiers almost all had the strength of a Swordsman or above; they were burly and tough.

Centered around the massive Glory Castle, countless Settlements were scattered like stars. People came and went, and it was extremely lively. Many Settlements even had the prototype of a castle, guarding the Glory Castle like fortresses. Dusty Demon Hunters, caravans carrying goods, and nobles riding in carriages… could be seen everywhere. Inside the Monastery in the center of the castle, a crystal-clear Crystal High Tower pierced the sky. The Holy Bead on the top emitted vast fluctuations of Holy Energy, covering the entire castle and even the entire Agassi Plain.

Although they were prepared, looking at such a huge castle, both Cinia and Hu Feng were deeply shocked. Compared to the magnificent Glory Castle, castles like Cold Moon City and Sand City were at most just crude strongholds!

“What pure energy fluctuations!”

Hu Feng got off the carriage and opened his arms to absorb the ubiquitous Holy Energy in the air to his heart’s content.

Different from ordinary castles, Glory Castle was a unity of church and state. The City Lord was a Great Divine Official of the Divine Court, with a transcendent status within the Monastery. Every guard was a carefully selected Faith-guarding Knight, battle-hardened and well-trained. Here, one could say, was the largest base of the Divine Court in the Wasteland, gathering a large amount of resources and elites. The Holy Bead, symbolizing the Divine Court and the Monastery, contained Holy Energy even vaster than all the Holy Beads the group had seen on their journey combined!

If he could swallow the power of this Holy Bead, Hu Feng was one hundred percent confident he could directly break through to the realm of a Holy Step Magician. It might even allow the injuries of the Holy Angel Taliana to recover mostly. Unfortunately, after carefully sensing the energy fluctuations around the Crystal High Tower, he quickly gave up this crazy idea.

Besides pure Holy Energy, there were several obscure energy fluctuations on the Crystal High Tower. Their auras were weak, but every wisp was extraordinary.

Demi-god Stronger?

Hu Feng slowly opened his eyes, deeply realizing how powerful the strength of Glory Castle was. An ordinary castle would be considered doing well to have a Sword Saint sitting in charge, enough to stand tall in the surrounding power struggles. He didn’t expect that inside Glory Castle, there were several Demi-god Stronger, or perhaps even more. Such power was enough to deter all enemies with evil intentions.

If several Demi-god Stronger attacked together, who could stop them?

Hu Feng restrained the energy fluctuations in his body, compressing the evil Death Aura into a tiny cyclone, acting with caution.

“Lord, this is our City of Glory, our castle!”

Returning to the Agassi Plain and looking at the magnificent Glory Castle, the knights, who had been tense all the way, could not help but cheer. Randolph, who was always calm and serious, also showed a sincere smile on his face. He had been anxious all the way, and now he finally breathed a sigh of relief. He jumped off his warhorse, walked up to Hu Feng with big strides, pointed around, and introduced the surrounding buildings.

Returning to Glory Castle smoothly meant that after a narrow escape, they had finally successfully completed the mission. No matter how serious the knights usually were, at this moment, they couldn’t help but be excited, their faces full of smiles. Only Saliel, who was handcuffed, looked gloomy. The happier the others were, the more lost he felt, his heart filled with sadness, unwillingness, and resentment.

Why? Others returned with merit and honor, while he not only became a cripple unable to fight but also a prisoner?

Looking at the magnificent and sacred Glory Castle in the distance, Saliel had a hideous look on his face, looking resentfully at the cheering knights beside him. Abbas was not killed by him, nor did he desecrate Nun Bella. He knew he never had such thoughts. Unfortunately, no one believed him when he said it. Randolph and others would rather believe Hu Feng, a small Divine Official with unknown origins, than listen to his defense.

“One day, you will all die!”

Seeing the passersby pointing at him, Saliel felt an unprecedented humiliation, gnashing his teeth.

After resting for a while, the group set off again, following the crowd and gradually approaching the massive city gate. Seen from afar, the massive Glory Castle was magnificent. Observed up close, it was even more shocking. On the solid city walls, Angels with spread wings and dense Runes were carved. The entire castle was actually a peerless Magic Array.

“Make way, make way!”

“Open the city gate…”

…

Before Hu Feng could observe carefully, a commotion came from behind. In the queue waiting to enter the city, whether they were fierce Demon Hunters, merchants as rich as countries, or high-status nobles, they all got off their horses and prostrated themselves respectfully.

In the distance, a golden carriage appeared. Pulling the carriage were actually four powerful Unicorn Holy Beasts, pure white without a single strand of mixed-colored hair. Before and after the carriage, over a hundred Nuns with veiled faces gathered, following the carriage as it drifted closer. As they walked, they chanted praises in low voices, waving their hands to scatter hibiscus flowers that symbolized holiness and beauty.

The praises of the Nuns were not loud, but they clearly seeped into everyone’s mind, as if whispering right beside them. The voices became faster and faster, carrying an ethereal invisible force, making people involuntarily prostrate on the ground, unable to raise any other thoughts. In an instant, they seemed like the most devout believers in the world, with a fluctuation of pure Holy Energy rippling in their bodies.

Angel Hymn?

Hu Feng was shocked in his heart and quickly lowered his head, pretending to be devout. Out of the corner of his eye, he secretly glanced at the speeding carriage.

The Angel Hymn had a pleasant name, but it was actually a Soul attack spell of the Divine Court with a notorious reputation. Even within the Divine Court, it was only mastered by the Saintess and some Great Divine Official. Its power was boundless. An ordinary Undead would have their Soul Scatter and Spirit Dissipate just by listening from afar, purified until not even a bone remained.

Although he had been careful long ago, compressing the Death Energy in his body into a tiny cyclone, under the praises of the Nuns, fine beads of sweat still appeared on Hu Feng’s forehead. The massive Death Energy was almost uncontrollable and about to spread out completely, and a faint mark of the Eye of Destruction emerged on his brow again.

The Black Sky Demon God, the Destruction Demon God, and the Slaughter Demon God were known as the three giants among the ancient Dark Demon Gods, controlling darkness, destruction, and slaughter respectively. After seizing the Eye of Destruction from Elder Aurora in Gulan Town, Hu Feng touched upon the boundlessly powerful Great Art of Destruction. Unfortunately, he was still far from condensing a Demon God Phantom; his cultivation was still shallow.

“Hmm…”

When passing in front of Hu Feng, a surprised voice suddenly came from inside the carriage, and the speed immediately slowed down. Following that, the thick cloth curtain was lifted a corner, revealing a slender, white finger. Suddenly, Hu Feng felt a cold wind brush past him, carrying an irresistible aura. That feeling of danger far exceeded Redelson.

Discovered?

Hu Feng was shocked in his heart. At critical moments, the more dangerous it was, the calmer he became. He showed no sign of panic and tried his best to restrain the energy fluctuations in his body, lowering his head and remaining motionless with Randolph and others beside him. The mysterious person in the carriage gave him an unprecedented sense of danger. It was fine not to move, but if he moved even slightly, he might instantly expose some clues.

The Death Aura in his body could easily deceive Randolph and others, but in front of a truly top-notch Stronger, he didn’t have a shred of confidence and secretly prepared for the worst. Fortunately, the golden carriage paused for a moment before speeding away again, passing through the heavily guarded city gate and disappearing into the distance. A long time later, after the rear-guarding Golden Armor Knights disappeared, people slowly stood up.

“Amazing. I feel that Lord Moss’s power is even stronger than last time!”

“Of course. As the direct disciple of the Grand Divine Official of Judgment, even at the Bright Summit, Lord Moss is one of the top Great Divine Official. He is the most likely to be the first to break through the bottleneck and step into the Divine Domain Realm!”

…

People whispered and continued to queue to enter the city, long accustomed to the scene just now.

Great Divine Official Moss?

Hu Feng silently memorized this name, as well as that slender finger.

According to people’s discussion, the person who just passed by was the City Lord who controlled the wind and rain in Glory Castle. At the same time, she was also a high-ranking Great Divine Official with a prominent status. No wonder her aura was so powerful!

Under Randolph’s leadership, the group entered Glory Castle not long after and stayed in the Monastery in the city. The knights who returned victorious received a warm welcome. But to Hu Feng’s surprise, over a hundred Candidate Saintess from various places had already gathered here, waiting for the opportunity to go to the distant Bright Summit together through the Teleportation Array. It seemed that Cinia’s competition would be difficult; the Saintess training plan was far from easy.

As soon as they entered the Monastery, Cinia had to separate from the knights and live in a special courtyard. Saliel, who had committed a serious crime, was also taken away by the Faith-guarding Knights. Before leaving, Nun Bella secretly nodded to Hu Feng. Next, without Hu Feng saying anything, she knew what to do. As soon as the two of them were taken away, a Nun with a veil came before everyone. “My Lords, Divine Official Moss invites you over. Please!”

“What? Divine Official Moss?”

The knights were stunned, then immediately excited.

After successfully completing the task, they originally thought they would at most receive congratulations and rewards from the Elders of the Monastery. They didn’t expect to be personally received by the Great Divine Official Moss. What did this mean? For a Glory Knight, this was the greatest honor!

“Could it be that we revealed some clues somewhere?”

Under the guidance of the Nun, Hu Feng left quickly and low-key with Randolph and others. But unlike the excited knights, he felt a trace of uneasiness in his heart. On the surface, he remained calm, but secretly he had to prepare for the worst.