Episode 4: Dragon Blood Warriors Chapter 9: Cracks (Up)

“His Majesty the King?”

Linley looked over.

That burly middle-aged man in dazzling golden armor with a burly body and cool lion-like blonde hair was actually the king of the Finlay Kingdom. And a powerful ninth level powerhouse at that, it was simply unbelievable.

As a subject of the Finlay Kingdom, Linley had heard the legend of the Golden Lion ‘Clyde’, the pride of the Finlay Kingdom, a long time ago, and the fact that the king of a kingdom was still a super-strong person would undoubtedly make the subjects of the kingdom extremely proud and honored.

On the square in front of the Temple of Light, hundreds of thousands of people stood in an orderly manner. In front of the angel statue, the Pope of Light, the Cardinal Archbishop, the white-robed priests, the Knights of the Temple, and a group of other people stood quietly, and the Pope of Light, who was surrounded by flocks, was undoubtedly the most dazzling.

The six royal families of the Holy Alliance, as well as the archdukes of the many duchies, also stood in silent silence.

Steeply – with the Pope of Light as the center, a clearly visible milky-white ripple emanated out, and instantly the plaza where hundreds of thousands of people had gathered was silent, with a tranquil smile on almost everyone’s face, their minds unprecedentedly serene.

“To emit holy light that covers hundreds of thousands of people so easily is just too terrifying.”

Linley was a magician, yet he could see how powerful the Pope of Light was.

The entire square was so quiet that only the sound of the breeze blowing by could be heard.

“In the name of the Lord!”

The Pope of Light said calmly, yet his voice resounded through the heavens and earth, shaking the mind.

Everyone on the field felt a pressure emanating from the Pope of Light, and Linley bowed respectfully without any resistance;this pressure was even more terrifying than that of the two Saint Realm powerhouses, as well as the magical beast, the ‘Black Dragon’ that Linley had encountered in Wushan Town back then.

This kind of pressure didn’t need to oppress people, but it made them worship from their souls.

The pressure of God!

In addition to the Pope of Light, hundreds of thousands of people in the entire square, from the Cardinal Archbishops, the kings of the six kingdoms, down to the commoners all respectfully bowed one by one to listen to the admonition.

“May the Lord’s mercy, holy favor, and gifts be with you all.”

The Pope of Light’s voice seemed small, but it resounded through the heavens and earth, shaking the soul.

A ripple of holy light spread out from the tip of the Temple of Light’s tower, covering everyone, and almost everyone in the arena felt a peace in their minds, and their bodies reached an unprecedentedly good state. Every single person was very respectful.

“May the Lord grant you favor and peace.”

At the same time, the Pope of Light emanated a peaceful earthly glory, “People of the Lord, let us confess our sins and devoutly repent of our transgressions in thought, behavior, and speech, and may the Lord be able to look down on us, forgive our sins, and allow us to receive eternal life.”

At that moment – the entire heaven and earth also echoed with the sound of holy chanting, and all the believers of the Temple of Light also chanted reverently, the believers’ chants and the chants echoing in the heaven and earth coincided with each other, and all of them were pious and respectful. ……

The process of the mass was very complicated, from confession, to davening, to glorification, to prayer, then thanksgiving, and finally chanting.

The vast majority of the square was filled with believers of the Illuminati, and most of them were immersed in the light of the Temple of Light. Even those who were not much of a believer in the Temple of Light were driven by the atmosphere of the scene, and when the chanting ended and everyone was fully awake, it was already noon.

The mass ended, and the people on the field left in an orderly fashion.

Linley and Alice walked side by side holding hands, “Big brother Linley, how do you feel? Isn’t it comfortable?”

Linley, however, shook his head, “It feels like I’ve been affected by the atmosphere, and the entire person is unable to remain absolutely lucid and absolutely autonomous. Perhaps those who have no reliance on their souls would enjoy this feeling immensely, but I don’t, I don’t like being affected by other influences.”

One had to admit that during the course of the mass, Linley had indeed been affected, and that feeling of contentment had even gone so far as to mesmerize Linley.

But Linley had, after all, come from a life-and-death battle in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, and came to his senses when the mass ended. Thinking about it was also a moment of fear, this Illuminati’s ability to attract believers was just too terrifying.

“Influence, no, the Lord is like our parents, we are all the Lord’s people, we are favored and graced by the Lord, big brother Linley, why would you think that?”

Alice was a little upset.

Alice had lived in Finlay City since she was a child, and Finlay City, as the Holy Capital, held this large-scale mass every year on the ‘Magnolia Festival’, and the vast majority of the residents in the Holy Capital were followers of the Temple of Light, and Alice had believed in the Church of Light since she was a child, and this kind of spiritual belief wasn’t something that could be changed so easily.

“Alice, you can’t think like this, the strength you have nowadays, isn’t it something you’ve worked hard to cultivate on your own? How could it be the Lord’s favor? If the Lord favored you, why would he let you have a father like that, a mother like that!”

Linley was well aware of Alice’s family.

Alice couldn’t help but fall silent, just staring at Linley.

“Big brother Linley, I’m going back, don’t send me off.”

Alice turned around and headed in the direction of her own home, Linley looked at Alice as she went away, just a little annoyed in his heart, looking back at the Temple of Light that towered like clouds, “This Illuminati, it is indeed harmful.”

It was relatively common for quarrels to arise between young men and women, and when Linley met with Alice for the second time, their feelings were a good mess again. Both of them were interestingly avoiding questions about faith, from seeing each other twice a month, when they were in hot love, the two of them even saw each other four times a month, and the two of them were so good that they even slept together, though they still hadn’t broken through the last line of defense.

According to Alice’s words, “To save the first time, for when we get married.”

The following year, the first half of 9998, was the best six months of Linley and Alice’s relationship.

But after being together for a long time, it was only natural that some minor problems would arise.

On the day of September 29th, 9998 in the Yulan calendar.

“Ugh, Alice doesn’t even talk to me when she has something in her belly.”

Linley and his three brothers were walking on the road to Finlay City, and when he remembered the last time the two of them had a disagreement, Linley’s heart was filled with helplessness.

Alice’s living environment with Linley was different, and many of her ideas were different, and most importantly …… Alice was a very strong, independent girl. Definitely not the kind of girl who compromised easily, and the thing that made Linley feel most helpless was – Alice was a stuffy girl.

“Oldest, having trouble with that Alice of yours?”

Yale teased from the side.

Reynolds and George also laughed, Reynolds even patted Linley’s shoulder and said, “Linley, I feel like you’re paying too much attention to that Alice, be careful of falling out of love and getting hurt badly, look at me, I’ve changed a dozen or so girlfriends, and I’m living more than a little bit free and easy.”

Linley glanced at Reno, unable to help but be speechless.

“Oldest four, don’t talk nonsense, oldest three is preparing to become a couple with Alice.”

Yale said smilingly, after saying that Yale patted Linley’s shoulder, “But Old Three, I’m also going to say that you, men, want more women, don’t condescend too much to yourself.”

Linley smiled and didn’t say much.

In Finlay City, when Linley parted ways with the four brothers, he walked directly towards the Dry Stranger Alice’s house.

“Uncle Hud.”

Linley enthusiastically greeted the caretaker of Alice’s house and said, in these days, Linley had a very close relationship with Alice, and had gotten to know the caretaker, Harder.

Hade looked at Linley with a smile, ”Oh, Linley’s here, see Miss Alice? Ah, Miss Alice hasn’t returned yet, according to the rules she should be back. I don’t know what happened this time.”

“Hasn’t returned?”

Linley was stunned.

Immediately, Linley smiled at Harder and said, “Then I’ll wait by the side for a while, I guess she’ll be back in a little while.”

Linley then walked over to the tavern that was close to Alice’s house, ordered the familiar emerald green wine, and quietly waited while drinking.