Chapter 764: Chapter 205: Appearance of Gods and Demons_3
Hades glanced at the Pope’s body and smiled, "Well, humans have indeed progressed quite a lot compared to a thousand years ago! Another one who surprises me. You too are a reincarnated angel, who burned your own body; indeed you possess a certain amount of ability. However, do you really think that with your mere cultivation, you can confront me, the master of the Demon Realm? It’s utterly delusional."
All the priests revealed a mournful look. Even though they couldn’t speak or move, they each silently prayed in their hearts for the Pope. To overcome the enemy, the Pope had decisively set his own life aflame. By the power of the Life Flame, he had advanced to a godlike level. The Pope’s expression was extraordinarily solemn. He disregarded Hades, and instead gazed at Ah Dai in his hand, "We must reclaim Yue Yue’s soul. I’ll lead. O, great Sky God! I use my soul as a medium and burn my body as a sacrifice. Open the gateway to the Divine Realm. May the gods descend and eradicate all evil, allowing the human world to return to peace." His body shone brilliantly like a falling star, rocketing towards the sky.
Upon hearing the Pope’s spell, Hades’s face changed drastically. He knew all too well what it meant. Without wasting another moment on Ah Dai, he tossed him aside, created an illusory figure, and furiously gave chase towards the Pope in mid-air. However, he was already too late. What the Pope had initiated was the only third-level forbidden curse recorded in the ecclesiastical teachings. It opened the corridor to the Divine Realm at the price of sacrificing one’s life. This powerful forbidden curse escalated his speed to its maximum limit. Hades, who was a step behind, could no longer catch up.
In fact, as Hades launched his first attack on Ah Dai, the Pope had already made up his mind to sacrifice his body to bring a sliver of life to the continent. The emergence of Hades shook him too profoundly. He knew that even if he burned his life to elevate his cultivation to an unprecedented realm, he still couldn’t contend with this overlord from the Demon Realm. The invocation of the third-level forbidden curse was his only chance. The fearless spirit of the Pope, who was willing to sacrifice, came into play. By the time Hades got halfway, he knew he was unsuccessful. With a resentful snort, he descended to the ground and coldly declared, "Fair enough, since you’ve summoned the Sky God, let us have a good fight. The Demon Realm opens, and all demons come forth." Hades knew that with his sole power, he couldn’t withstand the gods of the Divine Realm. His wings spread out behind him and the blood-red glow of the Demon Realm Entrance intensified dramatically. Silhouettes appeared from the Demon Realm Entrance in succession, and within an instant, several hundreds of demons from the Demon Realm with different forms appeared in mid-air, all reverentially looking at Hades in silence. Without paying any attention to the humans, whom he considered frail, he swiftly prepared himself to face his destined enemies. Swooping onto the back of Harbank, he placed his right hand on Harbank’s enormous horn, and in the flickering black light, Harbank’s injuries swiftly healed. Harbank roared excitedly and constantly, feeling ecstatic for being by his master’s side once more.
While Hades was preparing, the Pope had vanished into the sky. The sky began to change, and the auspicious clouds of color that had appeared when Ah Dai had summoned Nine Heavens God Thunder appeared once again. The broad coverage of the colorful clouds shone brightly, covering the entire Death Mountain Range with peaceful energy, effectively diluting the evil aura brought by the bloody sun and rain.
Hades’s face turned solemn as he spurred Evil Dragon Heralbink to take flight. He looked up at the multicolored auspicious cloud in the sky, the black glow around his body continuously enhancing. The several hundred prime demons of the Demon Clan circled around him, all waiting for the arrival of the Divine Clan. As long as they could defeat the Divine Clan, this human world would become their territory, darkness would envelop mankind, and the Demon Clan would furthermore become the ruler of the three realms. As the overlord of the demons, Hades knew just about every significant event in the human world. He utilized his formidable magic power to help the undead in the Death Mountain Range grow stronger, to help the Church of the Dark Saint develop, and after a thousand years of effort, he successfully opened the Demon Realm Entrance. For this day, he had been waiting far too long and had already made all the necessary preparations. The hundreds of demons he had summoned concentrated more than eighty percent of the Demon Realm’s battle power. Each demon’s cultivation surpassed that of Immortal Evil Witch King Nazgul and each of them governed an area in the Demon Realm.
In the sky, the multicolored auspicious cloud gradually changed, and a gold halo spilled out. A soft and pure voice sounded from the sky, "Hades, are you still clinging to futile hope? Your Demon Realm is vast in territory, why must you invade the human world?" Upon hearing this voice, Hades trembled. A complicated emotion flickered ceaselessly in his profound eyes, and the black light shielding his body fluctuated continuously. Hundreds of dazzling figures descended from the sky, wrapped in a golden light. The oppressive force Hades exerted on the humans immediately vanished. Everyone regained their ability to move. Facing both the divine and demonic clans, the three Red Robe Priests from the Church, no matter how saddened or angry they felt, picked up Ah Dai and Xuan Yue’s bodies and led the human heroes and the Allied Forces to retreat slowly. Though they wanted to avenge Xuan Yue and Ah Dai, they knew that humans were too trivial compared to the divine and demonic clans and everything was impossible. Now, their only chance at the final victory depended on the Divine Clan.
