Volume 8, Chapter 45 – How Would I Dare Deceive the Abyssal Lord

The Heavenly Father is dead.

To be honest, if these words had not come from Yunchou, the Abyssal Lord’s first reaction would have been disbelief.

After all, as the existence she feared the most, the Heavenly Father’s combat power could be said to sit at the very ceiling even among Throne-tier beings.

And yet such a Heavenly Father, whose strength stood at the peak of the Throne-tier, how could he possibly die so inexplicably?

No matter how one thought about it, such a thing seemed impossible…

But… these words had come from Yunchou’s mouth…

“The Heavenly Father is dead? Are you sure?”

Whether the Heavenly Father had truly died was something the Abyssal Lord could not guarantee. After all, the Sanctuary Plane was a plane independent of the Main World, and unlike Inferno, entering the Sanctuary Plane was not as simple as passing through a portal.

It could be said that it was very easy for angels of the Sanctuary to come to the Main World. However, for beings of the Main World to enter the Sanctuary, without the help of Sanctuary angels, it was almost impossible to enter the Sanctuary Plane at all.

Because of this, information about the Sanctuary Plane was extremely difficult to obtain. Even the Abyssal Lord herself was unable to learn of the Heavenly Father’s death.

“Absolutely true. The Heavenly Father is already dead. And he died a long time ago.”

Facing the Abyssal Lord’s doubt, Yunchou still maintained a calm and unhurried expression.

Not only that, the smile on his face became even more relaxed.

“I can find a way to help you hold back the Fortress Emperor. And without the threat of the Heavenly Father joining forces with the Fortress Emperor, with your abilities, Abyssal Lord… dealing with a mere vessel shouldn’t be anything difficult, right?”

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“…”

The Abyssal Lord stared fixedly at Yunchou, as if trying to find some flaw on his face.

But after watching for quite some time, she was still unable to discern what Yunchou was thinking. Of course, the conditions Yunchou proposed were also enough to tempt the Abyssal Lord.

“You can hold back the Fortress Emperor. But… I still refuse to believe the matter of the Heavenly Father’s death. Outsider, this is only your side of the story. I need proof.”

Even if Yunchou possessed Throne-tier power, even if Yunchou was the Abyssal Lord’s ally, when the issue involved the life and death of a Throne-tier being, no matter how frenzied the Abyssal Lord might be, she had to face it with caution.

This was not because the Abyssal Lord had become timid or hesitant. Rather, she was not the kind of fool who would charge forward brainlessly just because of someone else’s words.

If she chose to believe that the Heavenly Father was dead based on Yunchou’s statement alone, then she, the Abyssal Lord, would have lived all these years for nothing.

Seeing is believing, hearing is illusion. Without absolute proof, the Abyssal Lord would never accept Yunchou’s judgment that the Heavenly Father was dead.

“Ah, that’s indeed the case.”

Yunchou had actually anticipated the Abyssal Lord’s suspicion long ago.

As someone who already had experience dealing with such situations, Yunchou appeared extremely relaxed.

“That the Heavenly Father’s death cannot be judged by my words alone is true. But… as someone who understands the Heavenly Father very well, Abyssal Lord, you should also know some things about how the Sanctuary operates within the Main World, right?”

“Hm? What do you mean?”

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How the Sanctuary operated within the Main World was something the Abyssal Lord, despite being Throne-tier, did not really understand.

After all, in the Abyssal Lord’s eyes, aside from Throne-tier beings, there was only one thing worth pursuing, becoming the End.

As for the Sanctuary’s operations in the Main World, the Abyssal Lord truly knew nothing about it.

“There are not only angels within the Sanctuary. In the Main Plane, the Sanctuary has also established an organization called the Church of the Sanctuary. The Church of the Sanctuary trains priests, as well as their exclusive Holy Hand Knight… and these priests and Holy Hand Knight are the source of most angels in the Sanctuary Plane.”

“In other words, many of the Sanctuary’s angels are not born as angels. The majority are transformed from members of the Church of the Sanctuary in the Main World.”

“And the Heavenly Father, as the sole leader of the Sanctuary, also bears responsibility for assisting the affairs of the Church of the Sanctuary. Not only that… as the only Throne-tier being, the Sanctuary power used by members of the Church of the Sanctuary also requires his existence to mediate and release it.”

Yunchou could be said to have an extremely thorough understanding of certain operational mechanisms of the Church of the Sanctuary. After all, as someone who had been reborn countless times, even if he did not want to understand them, he would be forced to learn through various circumstances.

And coincidentally, the operational structure of the Church of the Sanctuary was precisely something Yunchou had learned passively.

“And now… the operational system of the Church of the Sanctuary has collapsed.”

Just as the Abyssal Lord had begun to piece things together, Yunchou’s voice sounded quietly.

“Without the Heavenly Father, many members of the Church of the Sanctuary in the Main World can no longer communicate with Sanctuary power. And this phenomenon precisely indicates that some problem has occurred with the Heavenly Father, who serves as the Sanctuary’s Throne-tier.”

As for the reason why the Heavenly Father died, Yunchou had actually known it for a long time.

But the Abyssal Lord did not know this, and it was impossible for Yunchou to directly tell her the cause of the Heavenly Father’s death.

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So… Yunchou could only rely on the method of the Church of the Sanctuary to indirectly demonstrate that something had gone wrong with the Heavenly Father.

“Indeed, the Sanctuary has not disclosed news of the Heavenly Father’s death. But I can be certain that the Heavenly Father is truly dead.”

Throne-tier beings are eternal, Legendary beings are immortal.

Although such words have existed since ancient times, in truth, even Throne-tier beings will have a day when they die.

The Heavenly Father’s death was not an accident.

Yunchou understood this very clearly in his heart.

After countless rebirths, the Heavenly Father’s death changed from something Yunchou initially believed to be accidental into something that was destined to happen.

Even if he did not die for Lucifa, the Heavenly Father would still die for various other reasons.

Although the causes of death differed, the result was exactly the same. The Heavenly Father would die… as if it were fated.

Not only that, the Throne-tier beings of the world had in fact already been dying one after another.

The Undead Grand Duke.

The Beastmen Prophet.

The Heavenly Father of the Sanctuary.

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The Black Dragon King hidden within Inferno.

The Academy’s Arcane Magic God.

The Elven Queen.

And the King of Knights who was designed and killed by Yunchou.

Indeed, the power of Throne-tier beings was extremely formidable, so powerful that there seemed to be almost nothing in the world capable of killing them.

But in reality, before the great tide of events, before the will of that being, even the deaths of Throne-tier beings could be achieved through calculation, and then through guidance born of those calculations.

The entire world was a chessboard, and the Throne-tier beings were pieces that had to be sacrificed.

That’s right, Throne-tier beings were expendable pieces. And even the Abyssal Lord standing before him was nothing more than a usable chess piece.

“The Heavenly Father is dead? Outsider… this time, I can choose to believe you. But the price of deceiving me is something you should be well aware of!”

“Of course.”

Facing the Abyssal Lord, whose mere presence made it hard to breathe, Yunchou still wore an incomparably calm expression.

“How would I dare deceive the Abyssal Lord?”