Chapter 379. Assassinate Sirius! The Strongest Star God!
Area 41, Saint Royce.
The city of Saint Royce was like a brilliant gem embedded in the vast wilderness.
It was adjacent to Helyan City and was the central city of Area 41. The city’s history could be traced back to the ancient Three Religions Era.
The so-called three religions were the three orthodox religions currently worshipped by the Three-part Empire: Black Moon, Element, and Justice.
The initial forms of these three religions all originated in Saint Royce, which is why the city was also known as the Holy City!
It was a place of worship for the three major orthodox religions.
For a long period in history, the three major orthodox religions vied for control of Saint Royce, fighting amongst themselves.
However, after the Justice Holy See became the Spear of the Empire and moved north into the First Area, settling in the Imperial Central Court, and the Element Holy See withdrew from the competition for Saint Royce, the Holy City fell entirely under the jurisdiction of the Black Moon Holy See.
As a result, over the following hundreds and thousands of years, the Black Moon Holy See’s glorious reach gradually extended to every corner of Saint Royce, and people’s lives were invariably influenced by the Black Moon.
However, according to the Holy City Convention, Justice and Element still had the right to enter the Holy Spirit Hall in Saint Royce for pilgrimage.
The so-called Holy Spirit Hall was a grand sanctuary standing in the center of the city. Its spire almost pierced the clouds, and the stained-glass windows of the sanctuary shone dazzlingly in the sunlight.
Around the sanctuary, a series of buildings surrounded it like guards. Churches, monasteries, and charitable halls, their bells often echoed in the air, adding a sense of solemnity and sanctity to the city.
At this moment, above the clouds where the grand bells could not reach, a strange long staff suddenly pierced through the mist.
Its shape was slightly cylindrical, one end bulging and the other pointed. The staff seemed to be made entirely of gold, its luster shining brightly. The surface of the staff was densely carved with various mysterious runes and incantations. Among them, patterns like dragons, birds, and tigers were integrated with the staff. As it pierced the sky, a majestic aura, as if a herd of beasts was galloping, descended towards the sanctuary.
“Buzz—”
It stopped steadily before the grand, golden sanctuary doors, with layers of faint air waves rippling outward.
Before the tall sanctuary doors, only a knight in black armor stood. He wore a black and gold helmet, with a vertically hanging, dazzling golden sword on the helmet. His body was as large as a bear, a full three meters tall. He held two enormous gauntlets clasped together over the hilt of a bronze giant sword, guarding the door indifferently.
“Who goes there?” The knight raised his head slightly, the dazzling golden sword on his cheek lit up with radiance, and he spoke in a majestic, deep voice.
The golden long staff spun in mid-air, and black spiritual light emanated from the staff, forming a piece of ink-black paper.
On it, golden light twinkled, and the names of various organizations flashed across—
[Pilgrimage Approval: Astronomical Bureau, Central Court Council, Black Moon Holy See, Justice Holy See, Element Holy See, Imperial Holy Department.
—Pilgrim: Yuan]
It was clearly not a day for pilgrimage, yet the three major holy sees had agreed to allow entry into the Holy Spirit Hall. The application for entry was even proposed by the Astronomical Bureau. This clearly indicated a major event.
The tall knight nodded, and with a sideways swing of his giant sword, the dazzling golden gate thirty meters behind him opened a slight crack, with golden light spilling out.
Swish—
Yuan controlled the golden long staff and quickly darted in.
According to the celestial chart monitored by the Astronomical Bureau a few days ago, Sirius No. 2 had already advanced to the Fifth-stage.
It had been less than three months since it advanced to the Fourth-stage, and it had advanced again.
It could be foreseen that the time for it to become a Venerable was not far off.
Now, the upper echelons of the empire unanimously agreed that this person must be found and eliminated as soon as possible!
However, unlike Sirius No. 2, Sirius No. 1 had disappeared without a trace since its first appearance. Logically speaking, with each advancement, its corresponding star should emit a dazzling light that could not be concealed by any means.
But Sirius No. 1 was very strange, and it had not flickered even once since then.
According to the theory that advancement must be accompanied by a ‘flicker’, since Sirius No. 1 did not flicker, it was likely still a First-stage Spirit Master now, and did not have the incredibly rapid advancement speed like Sirius No. 2.
For this reason, the upper echelons of the empire unanimously agreed not to bother with Sirius No. 1 for now, and to focus on finding Sirius No. 2 and killing it first.
Based on the tracking over the past two months and the positioning by the Astronomical Bureau, Yuan had already roughly determined the location of Sirius No. 2.
Various forces had begun to mobilize, gather, and prepare for an foolproof assassination.
However, before that, he had to come to the Holy Spirit Hall to do something, and furthermore, to accurately ascertain the specific location of Sirius within the Holy Spirit Hall to prevent misidentification.
Yuan controlled the golden long staff as it streaked through the Holy Spirit Hall.
Entering this legendary place for the first time, the space inside was much larger than imagined, like a relic of an ancient battlefield, desolate and bleak.
Crimson threads of rain were falling from the sky.
What surprised him was that the scene that entered his sight in the distance was incredibly impactful, with unparalleled impact!
!
At the end of the desolate world of crimson rain, a person stood.
A naked person. He was extremely huge, unimaginably huge, like a Pangu Heavenly God supporting the sky, with his feet on the earth and his hands holding up the firmament, standing between heaven and earth. This giant had no organs to distinguish gender. His skin was bronze, and he embodied absolute neutrality like a true god.
And behind him stood a magnificent snow mountain that reached into the clouds, and he was as tall as the mountain.
Looking at this scene, a sense of solemnity, reverence, and desolation spanning several epochs seemed to rush towards Yuan.
However, as he approached, he could gradually see clearly that the sky-supporting giant had no head, and his bronze body was covered with tiny, dense silver-white patterns.
And in the center of his chest was a giant hole, pitch black and constantly overflowing with blood. The blood flowed like roaring rivers, pouring out from the opening and forming a terrifying blood waterfall that fell into the Nine Heavens.
And within the pitch-black abyss-like giant hole, one could vaguely glimpse a green ancient sword inserted in the darkness. Above the hilt, three dazzling golden star clusters arranged in a triangle shape, continuously revolved.
This divine giant was the legendary strongest Star God, the leader of the Twelve Main Star Gods, the Three Saint Star Gods!
The golden long staff floated to within a hundred meters of the blood hole, not daring to approach further. Its front end drooped slightly, and it said respectfully in a deep voice:
“Please grant me an audience with the Holy Lady!”
The blood waterfall flowed silently from the opening. After saying this, Yuan remained motionless.
After waiting for a full ten hours like this, finally, the green ancient sword in the opening hummed, and specks of green spiritual light broke free from the sword body, slowly floating out of the opening.
It formed the figure of a woman with a sacred green token sword imprinted between her eyebrows.
She wore a classical green dress, and her three thousand dark strands of hair were tied up with a green crystal hairpin like a queen’s crown. Her stunningly beautiful face was cold and clear, and her calm, condescending eyes carried a detached and ethereal indifference.
So this was what the spirit artifact consciousness of the Three Saint Star Gods looked like. The pressure was indeed terrifying!
Yuan thought to himself, and in fear, lowered the body of the staff by ten meters, leveling it with the feet of the green-robed woman, and said respectfully in a deep voice:
“Greetings, Holy Lady.”
“What is it?” The green-robed woman looked down with cold eyes.
