"That's the city of heaven?"
Standing on a hill, Xu Cheng looked at an extremely majestic city in the distance, the scale of which was even more astonishing than the City of All Nations he had seen hundreds of years ago.
The entire city is built on a huge mountain range like the Himalayas. The buildings are covered from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, like a strange coat covering the entire mountain range.
What is even more shocking is that on the top of the mountain stands a huge tree that reaches into the sky.
world Tree!
It has existed in this world for nearly a thousand years, and has already grown to its limit, reaching high altitudes in space.
In the clear sky, you can even vaguely see the tree crowns covering the sky.
Xu Cheng, who had become a god, already knew the scale of this world tree. Its underground roots could be found in every corner of the world, and its crown even covered half of the entire planet.
Having grown to this point, the World Tree has become somewhere between reality and reality. It is real, but it is visible and intangible, and it does not block the sunlight and air.
After living in this world for hundreds of years, Xu Cheng came to the City of Heaven for the first time. Such a majestic and majestic scene gave him, a country bumpkin, a little shock.
Behind him were Aying and the goddess of destiny. As for the God of Fire, he had already entered the city of heaven in advance.
"Are you envious?"
The goddess of fate smiled and put her hand on Xu Cheng's shoulders: "After preventing the resurrection of the Great Lord, this city will be your prize. Don't you feel excited?"
"Not excited, I'm a little afraid of heights."
Xu Cheng took off the goddess of destiny's arm to prevent A Ying from watching: "Before we go in, you should tell us the battle plan, right?"
Goddess of Destiny looked innocent: "What's the battle plan?"
Xu Cheng and Aying both said nothing and looked at her in silence.
"There's really no battle plan."
Goddess of Destiny shrugged: "We'll act according to circumstances after we get in. Just take it one step at a time."
Hearing her outrageous answer, Xu Cheng and Aying were shocked.
The two of them had asked about the battle plan before, but the goddess of fate looked mysterious and refused to reveal the secret.
I thought she was hiding it and refused to talk, but now she actually told them to act according to the situation?
What a big-headed idiot you are.
Ah Ying stared at her angrily: "What the hell are you doing?"
"Oh, I really didn't do anything."
The goddess of fate was very helpless: "I can see the fate of the Great Lord. Do you think he will not take precautions? I have been protecting Xu Cheng's destiny from being discovered by the Great Lord, and the Great Lord has also covered the entire city of heaven. Damn it, I can no longer see anything happening inside. There is no point in making any battle plan in advance other than acting by ear."
Now the entire city of heaven is a black hole for the goddess of destiny. She doesn't know the situation inside, so of course she can't make any battle plan in advance.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
“Say it earlier, what’s the point besides damaging morale?”
Seeing the goddess of fate looking like a knife, Xu Cheng and Aying were speechless.
"Even if we really make a battle plan, it's useless."
The goddess of fate continued: "The great Lord dared to commit suicide, which means that he must have left enough back-ups to ensure that he can be resurrected smoothly. We don't even know what back-ups he left behind. What is the point of formulating a battle plan?" Use it? It’s better to play it by ear.”
Ah Ying frowned and said, "Isn't the success rate too low?"
"if not?"
The goddess of fate spread her hands: "We are all homeless dogs driven away by the Great Lord. We only dare to come out after he commits suicide. Even so, we may not win, but can we give up this opportunity?"
Xu Cheng and Aying felt speechless, but still, the gods were already in a desperate situation, and now they just seized the opportunity and made a desperate move.
And Xu Cheng also understood that this woman's previous confidence was all fake, and she also knew how low the success rate of this operation was.
But for the two of them, no matter how difficult it is, they will not be deterred.
"Okay, the Great Lord and the Golden Supreme King are not here. They want to take the opportunity to catch us all. Don't we want to take the opportunity to make him never resurrect? Then we will see each other's methods."
The goddess of fate grabbed Xu Cheng and Aying's arms with both hands and dragged them forward.
"Let's go. In this big event that will go down in history, as the protagonists, we cannot be late."
The city of heaven.
The whole city is very lively now, with lanterns and colorful lights everywhere, just like celebrating the New Year.
Because this year happens to be the centenary of the second Emperor Silver Star's accession to the throne, the Celestial City will hold a grand celebration to celebrate this commemorative day.
Xu Cheng and the other three concealed their identities and entered the City of Heaven without encountering any obstructions along the way. Not even a single knight of the gods was seen. The city's defense was equivalent to nothing.
After all, it has been more than seven hundred years since the Golden Supreme King unified the world. The entire empire has enjoyed peace for more than seven hundred years and has not experienced any wars. Naturally, its armaments have been relaxed and there is no need for any defense.
Walking on the bustling streets, Xu Cheng felt like he had returned to the streets of Wanguo City hundreds of years ago. Except for the different beliefs and locations, the same crowds and the same prosperity seemed like seven hundred years of time did not exist.
The technological progress of this era was very slow and even stagnated for a time, especially after the Golden Supreme King unified the world.
The explosion of science and technology in later generations is caused by many reasons, including wars, geopolitics, geographical discoveries, etc.
None of these reasons exist now, especially since the gods of this era are real. If you dare to engage in ideological enlightenment, I will first give you a set of physical enlightenment.
So hundreds of years have passed, and technology is still stagnant, otherwise Xu Cheng would not feel that the City of Heaven is no different from the City of Ten Thousand Kingdoms hundreds of years ago.
Due to the celebration of the centenary of the throne, the Celestial City has recently received a large number of tourists from all over the world.
Xu Cheng and the other two mingled in, instead of hiding, they pretended to be ordinary tourists, chose a hotel to stay in, and then traveled around.
It was an eye-opener after playing all the way. It is indeed the number one city in the world now, not inferior to the metropolises of later generations. Moreover, because of faith, it has also used its power to build a large number of wonders, many of which cannot even be achieved by science.
Of course, Xu Cheng and the other three were not just here for sightseeing, but also to get familiar with the city and to detect traces of noteworthy enemies.
After the death of the Great Lord and the departure of the Golden High King, the most noteworthy enemy is the original spirit: the Holy One.
The Saint is the first shadow of the Great Lord. His strength is comparable to that of the Golden Supreme King, but he is extremely low-key and almost never appears in front of the public.
In addition to the saints, there is the Knights of God.
Over the past seven hundred years, the Knights of God have been replaced by new generations, but their combat effectiveness is still the same and must be taken seriously.
Xu Cheng and the other three wandered around for a few days. Although they didn't find any news about the saint, they still figured out the movements of the Knights of God.
There are sixty members of the Knights of God, forty of whom are scattered around the world to guard, and the remaining twenty members remain in the city of heaven.
However, they rarely go out and are on duty at three places: the palace, the cathedral, and the World Tree.
"Where are the other gods?"
Returning to the hotel, Xu Cheng asked the goddess of fate about the movements of other gods.
They have been in the City of Heaven for several days, but they have not seen any other gods appear. Except for the God of Fire, they have not found any other gods lurking in it.
"Don't worry, no one is a deserter. They are planning to attack directly from the outside when the celebration begins."
The Goddess of Destiny didn't know much about the City of Heaven, but she was very clear about the actions of the gods: "The other group of guys have already bewitched the youngest son of the Golden Supreme King, and they are also planning to take action at the celebration. Then we can just watch the fun together."
The celebration will be held in three days and is divided into two parts. One part is a folk celebration, where all people enjoy together, and the other part is an official celebration. As the emperor, Silver Star will leave the palace and go to the cathedral to worship the great lord and the golden supreme king. .
The two parts of the celebration are held at the same time, and ordinary people are not allowed to visit the official celebration. Only high-ranking officials and dignitaries can watch.
"Outsiders are not allowed to attend the official celebration. How will we watch the excitement then? Should we sneak in?"
This kind of celebration is very important. Twenty knights of God will also be present. It is easy to be discovered if they lurk inside.
"Do not worry."
The goddess of fate smiled: "I have spent a lot of money to get three spectator qualifications. When the time comes, I can just go in openly."
Xu Cheng was very surprised: "Can this be done?"
This was a celebration related to the emperor, and there were all high-ranking officials and dignitaries present. How could these three strangers spend money to buy the right to watch?
Goddess of Destiny folded her arms and said with a smile: "Do you think the country established by the Golden Supreme King is very clean? Don't talk about us, maybe half of the people watching will spend money to get in."
Xu Cheng was speechless, but the goddess of fate was right. Greed is human nature. This global empire is more than 700 years old. It seems peaceful and stable on the outside, but it has long been decayed internally.
Especially since the Golden Supreme King has left, the Great Lord and Saint are not doing anything, and the second-generation emperor lacks prestige, he cannot suppress the greedy appetites below.
Three days passed in a blink of an eye, and the entire city of heaven was boiling like an ocean, ushering in an extremely lively celebration.
Xu Cheng and the others were not in a good mood to participate in the celebration. Instead, they looked solemn and hired a dragon carriage to go to the location of the cathedral.
There are two highest points in this mountain range, one of which was built as a royal palace and the other highest point was built as a cathedral.
Tens of kilometers away from the cathedral, heavily armed soldiers began to block the road, preventing ordinary people and tourists from continuing to go up the mountain.
Goddess of Destiny showed her purchased qualification certificate and was easily let in.
Along the way, you can see a large number of dragon chariots climbing up to the cathedral on the top of the mountain, forming a long snake formation, and even blocking the road due to too many.
Starting from the morning and continuing until the afternoon, Xu Cheng and the other three successfully arrived at the cathedral on the top of the mountain.
The place is already crowded with people.
Countless well-dressed people gathered in the cathedral, thousands of them as far as the eye could see, it was as lively as a football stadium.
Here are high-ranking officials and dignitaries from all over the country, but according to what the goddess of destiny revealed, at least half of them paid money to come in to watch the emperor.
The poor Emperor, as the supreme ruler of the world, was watched like a monkey in such an important official occasion.
The prestige of the second-generation emperor was very low. It was said that the person who ruled the entire empire behind the scenes was actually a saint who never showed his face. The emperor himself was just a puppet.
Xu Cheng and the other three hid in the crowd and found that there were not too many knights of God stationed in the cathedral, just twenty of them, which was already equivalent to twenty gods.
In the center of the cathedral, Liexing, dressed in costume, stood on the steps, looking at the church door hundreds of meters away.
As the youngest son of the Golden Supreme King, the younger brother of the second-generation Emperor, and a member of the Knights of God, he is one of the most important participants in this celebration.
As time went by, Liexing's heart gradually became tense.
Today's celebration is the most important moment in his life. He will cooperate with the old gods to overthrow his mediocre brother here and ascend to the throne.
So at this moment, he was very nervous, with an expressionless face. The hand holding the weapon gradually became harder, and his joints turned white.
"Lie Xing, what are you nervous about?"
Moses, who was standing nearby, asked.
He is a tall, long-haired man, wearing an archbishop's red robe and a high crown, with a gentle temperament and charming appearance.
Alger. Moses, who simultaneously serves as the leader of the Knights of God and the Archbishop of the Divine Religion, has a status only lower than that of the Emperor, so he dares to call Liexing by his name.
"I'm not nervous, just do your own thing."
Fierce Star replied unceremoniously that because Moses supported his brother, he was quite hostile to this Moses.
When he ascends to the throne, this guy must be fired.
Moses smiled lightly and didn't mind Lixing's bad attitude.
"Your Majesty has arrived!"
As the guard shouted, all the guests in the cathedral looked forward eagerly, and countless pairs of eyes focused on the door of the cathedral.
Outside the gate, two giant dragons landed with a chariot on their backs.
Yin Xing, who was of average stature, wore a golden and purple imperial crown. With the support of the eunuch, he slowly stepped out of the carriage and accepted the audience of the civil and military officials.
After the audience, hundreds of officials gathered into a stream of people, following Yin Xing into the cathedral.
In the cathedral, thousands of guests put their hands on their chests and bowed to the Silver Star.
The same was true for Liexing, but his eyes did not lower. Instead, he kept staring closely at his brother who was walking towards him.
In his eyes, his brother wearing an emperor's crown was just wearing a crown like a monkey, without the dignity of an emperor at all.
Yinxing came all the way to Liexing with a gentle smile on his face: "Long time no see, Liexing, why don't you come to the palace to see me more often?"
Since he became the emperor's empress, his younger brother rarely visited the palace to see him.
"Didn't we see it now?"
Liexing straightened up and answered stiffly.
Yinxing also knew his brother's character well, so he didn't mind and began to hold worship rituals under the guidance of Moses.
Enshrined in the cathedral is a statue of the Great Lord, next to the Golden High King who has entered the Kingdom of Heaven.
Silver Star led hundreds of officials and thousands of guests to worship the two statues in front of them.
Immediately afterwards, five young men who looked like devout believers in the religion were brought out.
These five young men are the holy body.
The upper echelons of the empire were fully aware of the death of the Great Lord. Of course, they also knew that the deceased Great Lord was about to be resurrected.
Therefore, the upper echelons of the empire prepared five living holy bodies for the resurrection of the great Lord.
The five of them all have the blood of the Golden Supreme King, and their adaptability is extremely high. The great lord will be resurrected in one of the five.
Today's celebration is nominally to celebrate the centenary of Silver Star's accession to the throne, but it is actually to hold the resurrection ceremony of the Great Lord.
The resurrection ceremony is only held on the second level. The third level is to use this ceremony to fish out all the gods and eliminate their roots.
Seeing the appearance of the five holy bodies, Xu Cheng and the other three immediately became excited.
Because the big one is coming!
At the moment when all the officials and guests were worshiping the statue, a bright light suddenly illuminated the entire cathedral.
With an astonishing whistling sound, a figure aimed at the five holy bodies and shot towards them, whipping up strong winds that could blow the crowd away along the way.
The two knights of God seemed to have been prepared and immediately jumped out to block the five holy bodies.
boom!
The sneak attacker and the two knights of God collided hard, creating an extremely terrifying shock wave that swept in all directions instantly and hit the walls and ceiling of the cathedral heavily.
The cathedral was strong enough to withstand a nuclear blast, but the hundreds of officials and thousands of guests inside the church were not so lucky.
Under the terrifying shock wave, the crowd set off a bloody storm. Most of the people's bodies were directly torn into pieces, and their internal organs, blood and minced meat were scattered in all directions along with the shock wave.
In the blink of an eye, the entire cathedral became as bloody as a slaughterhouse, and only a few lucky ones escaped.
As the emperor, Yin Xing was of course safe and sound, and there was not even much surprise, because he had known about this scene in advance.
However, seeing the bloody scenes around him, his face looked a little ugly, and his eyes were still quite unbearable.
Hundreds of officials and thousands of guests are all victims of today's drama, not even cannon fodder.
But their deaths can purify the already decadent upper echelons of the empire.
Liexing stood on the steps, looking at his brother's back, his heart beating loudly.
He knew it wasn't the right time yet, but he couldn't help it anymore and tightly grasped his weapon.
The sneak attacker was blocked and immediately jumped back to avoid the counterattack of the two knights of God.
He fell dozens of meters away and stepped hard on the floor. A circle of light appeared out of thin air with him as the center, and the space began to shake violently.
The next second, more than twenty figures appeared around him at the same time.
The leader is Cronus, the god of war, and the rest are gods who agree with his reckless ideas and choose to attack the city of heaven head-on today.
The gods did not sneak in like Xu Cheng and the other three, but chose to jump in space, jumping directly from outside the city to the inside of the cathedral.
More than twenty gods appeared at the same time, forming an extremely terrifying momentum, like a violent wind, roaring fiercely inside the cathedral.
Yinxing couldn't bear it and subconsciously stepped back.
Moses led twenty knights of God to stand in front of him and the five holy bodies.
In this bloody church, the gods and the Knights of God compete.
Regarding the arrival of the gods, Moses was not surprised at all. He stood on the steps, condescendingly said: "Cronus, I have been waiting for you for a long time."
"How dare you call me by my first name?"
Cronus's voice was like thunder, causing the entire cathedral to tremble.
In the eyes of the God of War, he is a C-position on the same level as the Golden Supreme King and the Shadow Goddess.
Who kind of junior is this Moses, who dares to call him by his first name?
"Whether I am worthy or not is not important."
Moses smiled lightly: "But since you are here, don't even think about leaving."
As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his hand and the world changed dramatically.
Around the entire Celestial City, countless light points soared into the sky, forming pillars of light that penetrated the sky. They were connected with the crown of the World Tree in space, instantly forming a huge space that enveloped the Celestial City.
The expressions of the gods changed. In this space composed of the World Tree and the City of Heaven, the spirit content in their bodies was being drained out of thin air by the World Tree at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In seven hundred years, the World Tree has already absorbed most of the spiritual beings in the world.
The only place left with spirit sons now is the secret realm of the gods.
When they came to the city of heaven this time, they relied on the huge spiritual son contained in their bodies, and there was no place to replenish it if it was used up.
As a result, the Knights of God used a big move to create a special alien space using the World Tree to drain the spirits from the gods.
Without a spirit son, it is like a pistol without bullets, unable to even hear the sound.
"Do it!"
Cronus shouted loudly, and more than twenty gods followed him and attacked at the same time.
At this point, they have no choice but to bite the bullet.
The body of a god instantly expanded and became thousands of meters tall. He held a giant sword and aimed it at the cathedral below.
boom!
This cathedral, which had been built for hundreds of years, was instantly turned into ashes under the full blow of the god.
Cronus took the lead, unleashing his famous move, the Fist of the Giant King.
The huge fist shadow hit the twenty knights of God with a momentum that destroyed the world.
Moses, the leader of the knights, rose into the air and raised his hand to catch it.
boom!
The confrontation between the two gods created a tsunami of energy that instantly cut off a layer of the mountaintops within a range of dozens of kilometers.
Moses' strength is not as strong as the God of War, but the World Tree pours massive amounts of spiritual energy into his body, forcibly boosting his strength.
At the same time, the spirit in Cronus' body was rapidly falling at a speed visible to the naked eye as the World Tree violently extracted it.
Between the rise and fall, the two sides ended up in a tie.
"When you set foot in the city of heaven, your defeat is already doomed."
With a smile that said he was in control of everything, Moses summoned thousands of holy lights and shot them at Cronus and the gods.
Cronus's face was ugly, and he already wanted to retreat in his heart, but looking around, the gods were entangled by the knights of God, and they couldn't escape even if they wanted to.
(End of chapter)
