Reigning Supreme in countless worlds With Beast taming-Chapter 323 320: Bring Back the Saint Heir

"What happened?"

Outside, the experts from the Holy Son Guardian Army who had been quietly chatting above the Underground Palace heard a loud noise and then felt the entire Underground Palace shaking, which caused their faces to change color instantly.

"Oh no, the Holy Son is still down there!"

"Quick, quick, quick, let's go down and see, we absolutely cannot let anything happen to the Crown!"

The strongest among them, the Holy Knight and the Sword Saint, burst forth with dazzling Fighting Energy. They ignored all rules about not breaking in rashly and rushed down immediately.

They held high statuses and would not easily covet the treasures within the Underground Palace; even if they did covet them, they would not dare to act recklessly.

Not only because of the strict rules of the Church Court but also because they all had their own families to consider, and they could not afford to ignore their families for the sake of treasures.

Behind the Holy Knight, several Golden Knights also burst forth with Fighting Energy, and even a few teachers arranged by His Holiness the Pope for Qin Feng, regardless of their advanced age, dashed towards the Underground Palace like windmills, running swiftly.

Several priests who were initially in charge of keeping account of the treasures in the Underground Palace also rose and followed.

After all, this incident occurred in their area of responsibility, and it involved the Holy Son; they dared not neglect to go and check on the situation.

They prayed secretly in their hearts, hoping nothing bad had happened.

Otherwise, their lives might be at risk.

The matter of the treasure vault in the Underground Palace was of great importance, and the Holy Son absolutely could not come to harm.

But what exactly had happened below?

Currently, besides the Holy Son, there were only two priests originally guarding this place with the Holy Son below. Logically, nothing should have gone wrong!

A group of people rushed into the Underground Palace like a gust of wind.

The first floor, no one.

The second floor, again no one.

The faces of the priests in charge of the Underground Palace turned ghastly pale.

If there was no one on these two floors, it only meant they had gone to the third floor.

But the Magic Key to the third floor was with the Pope, and other people couldn't open the Magic Array and metal door.

Of course, there was another possibility: forcefully breaking through the Magic Restriction and barging in.

"Force our way in?"

Thinking of this possibility, the priests' faces grew even uglier.

"What's going on? Where is the Crown?"

The fastest Holy Knight and Sword Saint had already rushed into the lowest level of the Underground Palace, but they found only a desecrated and messy altar and ground, without a single person.

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"Are the others gone as well? Could there be another passage here?"

"Quick, ring the alarm bell immediately, notify His Holiness the Pope that the Divine Artifact is stolen, the Holy Son is missing!"

Immediately, two Golden Knights complied, turning and running swiftly outward.

In just a moment, the alarm sounded, quickly spreading throughout the entire Holy Mountain.

Soon, numerous powerful figures soared into the sky.

Among them, many powerhouses looked confused, looking around as they asked strangely, "What happened?"

"Who rang the alarm bell?"

"Why disturb us, was there a Demon invasion? Or has another church's power infiltrated the Holy Mountain?"

They immediately sensed fluctuations coming from the direction of the Underground Palace, and one by one, their figures flashed like lightning, rapidly flying toward that direction.

A moment later, the Pope who had been in the Holy City returned.

He flew back directly from the Holy City.

The sudden alarm on the Holy Mountain startled him, and without caring about anything else or whether the people of the Holy City might see him, he flew straight back to the Holy Mountain.

On the way, before even landing, a powerful individual flew towards him to report what had happened.

Upon hearing that the Saint Heir had disappeared and a Divine Artifact had been stolen, the usually expressionless Pope's face turned as somber as water, and his aura's pressure frightened the heart of the powerful individual before him.

The Pope, without saying a word, flew directly to the entrance of the Underground Palace, ignoring the powerful figures gathering around him, and strode into the Underground Palace, heading straight for the deepest level.

Then, with a gloomy expression, he saw a scene that pained his heart.

Not only had the Druid Church's Divine Artifact, the Jade Heart, disappeared but the Divine Artifact Ring, Holy Light Domain, from their own Light God Church, had also vanished!

If it were only the disappearance of the Jade Heart, it might not have been so bad since it was, after all, the Druid Church's Divine Artifact, and they didn't dare to use it openly but only kept it sealed here to restrict the growth of Druidism.

Since it did not originally belong to their Light Church Court, its loss wasn't as painful.

But the loss of the Divine Artifact Ring, Holy Light Domain, was something the Pope couldn't accept.

Although rarely used, this artifact was treated as a last resort by the Church Court.

Whenever the Church Court faced a crisis, they would take out this artifact to deal with formidable enemies. If used by the Pope within the Holy Light Domain, his strength would multiply several times while his opponent's strength would be reduced by thirty percent, and they wouldn't receive any replenishment of power.

"Who is it? Who did this?"

The Pope suddenly turned his head, looked at the commanders and vice-commanders of the Holy Son Guardian Army, and demanded, "Where is the Saint Heir? How did he disappear? No, why did he come here?"

"Your Holiness, this is what happened, the Saint Heir he..."

The Holy Knight then detailed the entire sequence of events without missing a beat or adding any flare, simply narrating everything he had seen and heard.

Beside him, the Sword Saint nodded, indicating that what he said was completely true.

After hearing this, the Pope did not speak immediately but closed his eyes and thought for a moment to straighten out the sequence of events. Then, he looked around and asked, "Where is Bishop Harrison? Didn't you say he was sent by the Saint Heir to summon me?

He's the only one who entered and left the Underground Palace, so where has he gone with such a big incident happening? Why hasn't he appeared yet?"

"This..."

The Holy Knight and others looked around, only then realizing that they hadn't seen the Red Robed Old Bishop, and their expressions suddenly changed: "Bishop Harrison never returned after he left."

"Hmm?"

The Pope turned his head to look at the Cardinal Archbishop next to him and said with a somber tone, "Go, find him for me!"

"Yes, Your Holiness."

The Cardinal Archbishop immediately turned and left the Underground Palace, activating all the resources on the Holy Mountain to search for Bishop Harrison.

But, no one could find him.

"Your Holiness, could Bishop Harrison have... defected?"

The Cardinal Archbishop carefully reported the absence of Bishop Harrison to the Pope and cautiously uttered that sentence.

Otherwise, he really worried that the Pope, in his fury, might vent his anger on him.

The Pope took a deep breath and did not answer the Cardinal Archbishop's question.

After all, he couldn't be certain.

Although he believed that Bishop Harrison should not have betrayed them, who could be sure about such things?

The Church Court had dealt with highly regarded spies and traitors before.

Pope calmed down his emotions and suddenly, a white light flashed in his eyes. He extended his scepter, pointed it forward, and shouted, "Rewind!"

Instantly, a transparent sphere appeared at the front of his scepter.

Various scenes flashed rapidly across the sphere, then suddenly, a patch of pitch-black fog emerged, corroding the Light Shield.

"Dark System's Great Corrosion Skill!"

An Archbishop, knowledgeable and experienced, immediately recognized this magic.

Next, the images on the sphere changed and suddenly, a crescent-shaped dagger appeared, stabbing into the Light Barrier that had been mostly corroded away.

"Huh? Is this... the Demon-Breaking Divine Artifact, Moon God's Kiss?!"

"Could it be that Shadow Thief Saint infiltrated our Holy Mountain and stole the Divine Artifact?"

"It must be him, after all, the Moon God's Kiss ended up in his hands quite a while ago, and that guy has used it more than once to steal treasures."

"We heard that the Shadow Thief Saint had not appeared for many years; we thought he had retired. Unexpectedly, he had secretly infiltrated our Holy Mountain and even dared to steal the Divine Artifacts of our Light God Church. Hmph, he is seeking his own death!"

Army Commander Rein of the Guardian Knight Order angrily said, "Your Holiness, please give the order. I will lead my troops immediately to flatten the Thief Guild and capture the Shadow Thief Saint to face justice."

The Pope didn't say a word, his gaze remained tightly fixed on the sphere in front of him.

Suddenly, the scenery in the sphere changed again and a tremendously fierce Sword Energy emitted from within. It slashed down as if it was going to cut out from the sphere itself, and with a loud bang, the sphere in front of the Pope shattered into pieces.

The Pope grunted, feeling his spiritual power as if it had been cleaved by a blade, in unbearable pain. He had wanted to continue using the Great Prophecy Technique to trace back time and search for clues, but he immediately abandoned that thought.

"Your Holiness, are you alright?"

Seeing this, many strong individuals present were greatly shocked.

It was unthinkable that the Pope, while using the Great Prophecy Technique, would suffer such backlash.

It was known that the Great Prophecy Technique originally belonged to Divine power, merely granted to the Pope to wield.

Though the Pope could only wield it with great difficulty, with the power of the Great Prophecy Technique, he could easily crush strong figures like Archbishops and Holy Knights.

Yet now, when using the Great Prophecy Technique to trace back time, the Sword Energy that came from within shattered the Divine Arts of the technique, and even backlashed against the Pope.

What kind of power was that?

Could it also belong to the Divine?

Otherwise, how could it be so formidable?

The Pope stood quietly for a while before he barely recovered, rubbing his throbbing forehead, and said, "Rein, there's no need for deployment. Your Guardian Knights are indeed courageous in direct combat but are not skilled at dealing with thieves. Let the Heresy Court handle it."

"Yes."

Rein agreed and obediently stepped aside.

He knew the Pope spoke the truth. If he were to lead the Guardian Army to capture those people from the Thief Guild, he would probably only catch some petty thieves at most. The truly powerful thieves would just hide in the shadows, beyond his reach, and might even plot to assassinate his officers.

From the back, standing in an inconspicuous corner, hardly noticeable, the Director of the Heresy Court, Pasino, stepped forward a few steps and asked, "Your Holiness, do we just capture the Shadow Thief Saint?"

"Destroy the entire Thief Guild!"

The Pope's tone was filled with murderous intent, "A bunch of buffoons dare to provoke our Light God Church. Let's eradicate them all!

This matter must be expedited. We must extract from the Shadow Thief Saint the whereabouts of the Holy Son and rescue him!"

He felt that since they hadn't found the Holy Son's body, it was very likely he was still alive, possibly captured by the Shadow Thief Saint who might intend to use him as leverage against the Light Church.

The Holy Son, before summoning angels from the Lower Realm to aid in battle, was ultimately too weak and could easily be knocked out and captured. With the Power of Shadow, the Shadow Thief Saint might indeed be able to take away the Holy Son without anyone noticing.

"Yes, Your Holiness."

Director Pasino of the Heresy Court replied.

"Additionally, keep a closer eye on the movements of the Druid Church,"

the Pope continued, "and see if the Jade Heart has returned to their possession. Perhaps, the Druid Church and the Thief Guild have collaborated on this.

Otherwise, the King of Thieves would not risk such great danger to offend us.

And even if he obtained the Jade Heart, it would be of no use to him if he hasn't allied with the Druid Church; he would probably sell the Jade Heart to them for an exorbitant price.

We must be cautious of the Druid Church's vengeance from now on. With the Jade Heart, they will be significantly more confident than before."

"Rest assured, Your Holiness. The Druid Church has been significantly weakened over the years and may not dare to make a move at this time. Even if a war does break out, they are unlikely to be our match."

The army commanders of the several legions spoke with full confidence.

After all, the Church has developed rapidly over the years and has become much stronger than before.

...

Qin Feng had traveled a hundred miles underground, away from the region of Holy Mountain. Once he was sure he wouldn't be detected by the powerful beings above, he carefully emerged from the underground.

Looking around and seeing no one nearby, he found himself in a wilderness.

Qin Feng didn't linger; he immediately took to the sky, flying swiftly towards the distance.

This place was still too close to Holy Mountain, which housed too many formidable figures, making it very dangerous for him. It was wise to distance himself.

The reason he chose to fly was that traveling in the air was much faster than moving underground using the Earth Escape.

Using Earth Escape not only consumed more True Yuan but also slowed him down due to the resistance of the earth.

He continued onward until dusk approached, and then Qin Feng found a mountain to land on.

Qin Feng breathed a light sigh of relief; used to traveling on a riding tool, he now realized how strenuous it was without one.

In fact, both the Swallowing Sky Toad and the Fire Ape had formed their Demon Cores and could carry him in flight.

However, unlike in other realms, the Demon Beasts here usually flew with wings, and those without wings would generally gain the ability to fly only after advancing to Super Demon Beasts.

Thinking about staying low-key to avoid attracting the attention of the Light Church, he dared not summon the Fire Ape or the Swallowing Sky Toad as his mounts.

Since he was a thousand miles away from Holy Mountain and no one had caught up to him, it indicated this place was safe.

Qin Feng found a cave and set up a Nine Palace Illusion Array to conceal his presence; then, he excitedly took out the Divine Artifact Ring, Holy Light Domain.

Holding the ring in his hand, he carefully examined it for a while as it faintly glowed, looking very beautiful.

Qin Feng tried converting his True Yuan into Light Power and channeled it into the ring.

After a moment, his Divine Sense detected a fluctuation of energy emanating from the ring.

When he extended his Divine Sense into it, Qin Feng immediately discovered a vast space inside.

This space was several thousand feet in size, quite spacious, and could certainly accommodate some Demon Beasts.

For instance, the Light Giant Dragon he had encountered in the Demon Beast Forest.

Hmph, that Giant Dragon had incinerated his flying mount, forcing him to fly alone. He certainly deserved compensation.

He didn't ask for much, just for that Giant Dragon to come and serve as his mount.

Although his current strength was inferior to that of a Giant Dragon, it didn't matter; he was capable of summoning Angel Beasts to battle.

With the power of a Four-Winged Angel, he could surely match an adult Giant Dragon.