The Demon Emperor was Saint Emperor

Chapter 344: Chapter 287: War Saint Emperor Rodman (Part 2)

Not only did Lynn not expect the War Divine Hall to suddenly launch an attack, even Akelie, who was very familiar with it, never thought they would strike so boldly.

Moreover, their first move was to attack the Holy City of Light and ambush the Saint Emperor of Light. This action was undoubtedly a crazy provocation against His Majesty the Light God King. In theory, except for the Demon Race, no one would dare to do this.

"Even though you are already a dying person, I can’t say too much to you. Just obediently die, and let the army of our War Divine Hall break through the Holy City of Light. Afterward, you can go and ask the Light God King yourself!"

Rodman might have understood the saying that villains die from talking too much, so while he didn’t speak sparingly, he didn’t arrogantly leave the enemy ample time to recover.

Thus, as soon as his words fell, he swung his blood-colored long saber towards Akelie with a killing intent. With a real strength reaching level 810, even though Akelie was the Divine King Pope, with substantial assets, he couldn’t withstand Rodman’s output indefinitely.

Even though Akelie revealed his trump card during the ambush, he was merely at level 770. He might have hidden his powers, but not as much as Rodman, which destined him to defeat.

"My Holy City of Light is covered with a Light Barrier that cannot be broken by external forces, and at the peak of the Holy Mountain, I am also empowered by Holy Power. Rodman, if you repent in time, I can spare your life and await divine judgment!"

Seeing the War Saint Emperor, stronger than himself, charging, Akelie was fearless. At this moment, he was suspended at the peak of the Holy Mountain of Light; this was his home turf. It wasn’t just an enemy of level 800ish, even a demigod of the Demon Race might not be able to take him down.

This is the benefit of home ground, which might also be the reason Divine Envoy Lynn was at ease in letting him guard against the War Divine Hall. If he couldn’t handle other Saint Emperors on the Holy Mountain of Light, wouldn’t he be a joke as the once greatest person of the age?

"Really? So you have the blessing of Light Holy Power, do you? What about now?"

Rodman charged with a cold smile, slashing at the magic shield in front of Akelie. Seeing it ripple but securely hold, he laughed more wildly.

He retreated two steps from a failed attack, both dodging Akelie’s Holy Light Bomb and seizing the opportunity to drop an item.

The item, upon landing, erupted with earth-shaking demonic qi, fiercely neutralizing with the Holy Power atop the Holy Mountain of Light. Akelie sharply sensed that the blessing he received was reduced by a full one-tenth.

"Damn it! You’ve been eyeing the Light Empire for a while, haven’t you?"

As the knowledgeable Saint Emperor of Light, Akelie immediately recognized the item Rodman casually tossed as the Demon Emperor’s Demon Artifact stripped from the dead Demon Dragon Emperor.

Those Demon Artifacts contained extraordinarily shocking demonic qi and were of high rank, nearly the power of the Demon God. Usually, he would have to wrap them with non-Light Element power to even touch them.

"What else did you think we, the War Divine Hall, bought those useless Demon Artifacts for at a high price? To pass on to descendants as collections? Hahaha..."

Rodman laughed madly as he continuously threw the Demon Emperor’s Demon Artifacts at the key nodes of the Holy Mountain of Light. The array maintaining the massive Holy Power of Light had ten important nodes, and he only needed to seal six of them to negate Akelie’s holy power. However, to be safe, he tossed out the full set of eight Demon Emperor’s Demon Artifacts, ensuring Akelie could not resist.

Akelie was a Light Divine Mage, not known for his force or speed, and he couldn’t stop Rodman, who came and went like the wind, from breaking the array before his eyes.

Originally, the Light Church Court had strong paladins, and even some warriors among the Cardinals, but Rodman seemed prepared. After failing the ambush, he killed the surrounding battle-ready individuals, so none could stop him from suppressing the Holy Power of Light with the Demon Emperor’s Demon Artifacts.

"Rodman, you’re insane! The War God is insane too! His Majesty the Light God King won’t let you go!"

Feeling the sharp decline in his holy power, Akelie’s heart turned cold. Although he had many divine treasures at his disposal, which could forcibly allow him to leave the battlefield alive, how could he flee?

If he fled, what about the Light Church Court? The Light Barrier, which was impenetrable from the outside, could also be compromised from within, and then what of the entire Holy City of Light?

And if the Light Church Court fell, the Holy Mountain of Light fell, and the Holy City of Light fell, how long could the grand Light Empire hold?

If they dared to strike against the Light Empire, wouldn’t they dare to face the other Seven Great Empires and numerous kingdoms and duchies?

Lord Lynn took away the elite main forces of the nations; who else could withstand the War Divine Hall’s onslaught? He miscalculated!

Could they only pray that the battle for the Divine Protection Continent went absurdly well so that Lynn returned in ten days or so, keeping hope for the Divine Protection Continent and perhaps the Light Empire?

"What do you understand! People are born to be self-serving! Otherwise, what’s the point of living? To protect world peace? To ensure people’s happiness? Does that compare to my own longevity and endless enjoyment of wealth and luxury?"

"Don’t think the deity you worship is anything good, hasn’t the Light God King ignored the happenings in the Divine Realm too?"

"Damn it! You agitated me to say more. You’ll have to ask after your death!"

Saying this, Rodman raised his blood-colored long saber high, rushing close to engage in a fierce battle with Akelie.

His strength was above Akelie’s, and he also possessed numerous divine treasures. However, this was fundamentally the territory of the Light Church Court. Even with the Holy Power of Light suppressed, Akelie’s recovery speed was faster than his.

He needed a swift battle, avoiding a war of attrition with Akelie, or else he would not only lose but also face the Church Court’s strong reinforcements.

Even though nearly all notable figures in the Light Church Court followed Lynn, the Church Court was still an agency under the God King, possibly with hidden measures needing caution.

"Die!"

Rodman, in thought, left nothing reserved, going all out with an explosive burst, even igniting the war fire to draw greater power at the expense of his life.

After his Lord ascends the Divine King throne, he would guide Rodman into the Divine Kingdom, where Rodman’s near-infinite life span would make him indifferent to the life he was burning now.

Rodman’s strength already surpassed Akelie’s, and now with his relentless assault, it wasn’t long before Akelie was overwhelmed.

The magic shield that could initially withstand turned to a bubble that burst with a single poke under Rodman’s full power, causing Akelie behind it to lose two lives in an instant.

No matter how many life-saving divine artifacts he had, he couldn’t withstand such consumption. At this moment, Akelie deeply understood the powerlessness that Demon Race fighters felt when facing Lord Lynn.

Overwhelming power is naturally unreasonable.

But if you want me, Akelie Windsor, the Lower Realm’s Pope of His Majesty the Light God King, to die, it won’t be that simple!

Defeating the War Saint Emperor might be difficult, but dragging him to die together and foiling the War Divine Hall and War God’s plans is quite feasible!

"Light Pervas..."

Akelie couldn’t afford to hesitate any longer, he could only forceful execute with Light Divine Power that mortals couldn’t control, breaking through everything, being power invulnerable to any life-saving divine artifact, instantly killing whomever, yet, regretfully, including himself.

However, before he could even shout out the word "Pervasive" in "Light Pervasive," a radiant Holy Sword fell from the distant sky, directly piercing the War Saint Emperor Rodman who was attempting to evade the range of his grand move, nailing him onto the stones atop the Holy Mountain.