Advanced Archmage, Changes in the Church of Light! (5000)

The Frost Wolf at Assam's feet was in the [Wolf Soul Awakening] state at all times, and its movement speed was even faster than a commander of the same tier!

Combined with Assam's powerful attack power, wherever he passed, he would also sweep away a large area in one go!

As for Hilda, needless to say.

Although there were no corpses here for her to hatch, she possessed another bug-like ability, which was stacking Blood Poison.

It could also pose a huge threat to the enemy.

Therefore, Cao Xing directly called out the names of these two.

A knight and a Blood Spider Queen walked towards him respectfully.

Without saying much, Cao Xing directly took out the Master-level Heart of Power.

The two simultaneously reached out their hands and solemnly received it.

"Thank you, Lord!"

Hilda on the side also said indifferently, "Thanks."

Although this Blood Spider Queen had already lowered her pride in front of him, when there were many people around, her performance was still quite cold.

Cao Xing waved his hand, then watched them crush the Heart of Strength.

"Crack! Snap!"

As the power merged into their bodies.

Waves of terrifying auras rose from the bodies of the two.

A soft halo continuously emanated from Assam's body, from which a threatening aura could be sensed; this was the glory belonging to a knight!

On the other side, the blood mist on Hilda's body continuously spread, almost condensing into substance!

This blood mist contained a strong erosive force; if it weren't for the fact that they were friendly units, their bodies would have long been contaminated with the terrifying Blood Poison!

A moment later, these changes on the two of them disappeared simultaneously.

Two system prompts appeared.

[Your territory member: Assam successfully broke through to a Tier 6 Master-level powerhouse, base attributes increased by 100%, health points additionally increased by 100%, status resistance increased by 50%]

[Your territory member: Hilda Bloodkiss successfully broke through to a Tier 6 Master-level powerhouse, base attributes increased by 100%, health points additionally increased by 100%, status resistance increased by 50%]

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At this moment, a look of pleasant surprise appeared in Cao Xing's eyes.

"Haha, both of them actually succeeded. Counting myself, all three succeeded!"

"It seems that Assam's failure last time paved the way very successfully!"

Cao Xing was still very satisfied with this probability.

The two who had broken through were also very excited, feeling the skyrocketing power within their bodies with elated expressions.

And Cao Xing also glanced at the attributes of the two with full anticipation.

[Frost Wolf Knight: Assam]

[Race: Human]

[Level: Level 50 0/1000000 (Tier 6 Boss-level Creature)]

[Detailed Attributes: Click to View]

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[Blood Spider Queen: Hilda Bloodkiss]

[Race: Blood Spider]

[Level: Level 50 0/1000000 (Tier 6 Commander-level Creature)]

[Detailed Attributes: Click to View]

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"Not bad, not bad. As Tier 6 powerhouses, when Assam wields the lady of the lake sword and a full set of knight battle armor, his attack power can even suppress Hilda!"

"And needless to say for Hilda, an attack power of 12,000, after blessings, can reach almost 17,000."

"If Blood Poison is stacked to one hundred layers, it's equivalent to hundreds of thousands of damage per second!?"

"How terrifying!"

Cao Xing felt very gratified.

With a satisfied look, he glanced at his own attributes after breaking through.

[Name: Cao Xing]

[Race: Blue Star Human]

[Level: Level 50 0/1000000 (Tier 6 Frost Mage)]

[Detailed Attributes: Click to View]

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"Damn… 3,400 Spirit! Ice Healing Art restores more than 7,000 health points per second!"

"Coupled with Ice Armor Technique providing an additional 2,000 armor!"

"Isn't this a bit too terrifying!"

Compared to when he was Tier 5, the recovery value per second had increased by a large margin once again.

If Andrew's [Life Bloom] and the Tribal Witch Doctor's [Rejuvenation] were added.

The recovery value per second had already exceeded 10,000!

Except for health tanks like the Dragon Speaker, others could almost recover to their peak state within a few minutes.

Cao Xing even wanted to use the [Ring of Blessing] on the spot to refresh the fighters' statuses once again.

However, this halo only had 11 points of divine power value left, so it had to be used sparingly.

Cao Xing decided to wait until everyone broke through to Master before refreshing their statuses again.

By then, everyone's combat power would be able to increase by another large margin!

At this moment, Cao Xing sighed with emotion once again.

"This battlefield is truly a great place for me!"

"Calculated this way, after I farm enough points, I will exchange all these Master-level Heart of Power."

"Then use the excess points to exchange for Expert-level Heart of Strength to let other Dragon Blood Warriors and Nightmare Archers break through."

"In other words, in this battlefield, I can achieve considerable improvements every day."

Thinking of this, Cao Xing's mood became even better.

Afterwards, he pitched a tent right on the spot and closed his eyes to rest.

Survivors from the other four major camps also found a room each to go inside and rest.

Having not closed their eyes for two consecutive days, coupled with high-intensity combat, everyone was indeed somewhat exhausted.

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Meanwhile.

At the border of the Ice Crystal Kingdom, in a certain secret corner.

The Seed of Light stood in the underground palace, watching the live stream replay.

And he also heard the discussion of everyone in the chat channel.

"Could it be an existence that joined the fifth camp?"

"Cao Xing… Haven't heard of this name."

"However, being able to rank first among the top tens of millions of Survivors globally, he indeed has some skills."

"Among them, that woman who controls the Crystal Dragon even made me feel a sense of crisis."

A thoughtful look appeared in the eyes of the Seed of Light.

"Among the Survivors, being able to possess this kind of power is truly somewhat incredible."

"Perhaps, just like me, he has special opportunities and gained the recognition of such powerhouses as soon as he came to this world."

"When the time comes, after the God of Light awakens, I'll have him investigate this person's background."

However, what he didn't know was that Cao Xing relied on his own strength to make the Dragon Speaker fight for him.

Moreover, after this period of development, the strength of Cao Xing's territory was getting closer and closer to the Church of Light!

Once he possessed the strength to contend against the church, Cao Xing would become a nightmare in their hearts!

At this time, the Seed of Light was still completely oblivious to everything.

Nor did he associate Cao Xing with that demon.

After all, he grasped too little information about Cao Xing.

He didn't even know that Cao Xing was also a Survivor of Gale Snowfield.

Let alone the fact that Cao Xing had never revealed his demon transformation state in front of people.

So he could never have thought that there would be a Survivor disguised as a demon who snatched away their holy scripture.

The Seed of Light shook his head, "Forget it, never mind this Cao Xing."

"No matter how strong these guys are, they are not in the same tier as me."

"What I need to do now is continue to apply pressure to the kingdom's border, and then strive for the plan of the God of Light to succeed as early as possible!"

"At that time, when this being descends, I will leap to possess Legendary power."

"Among the billions of Survivors globally, no one will be my opponent."

Thinking of this, the corner of the young man's mouth couldn't help but curl into a smile.

In his view, his realm had long reached another height, completely out of the same tier as those Survivors.

Right at this moment, a strong vibration suddenly occurred throughout the entire underground palace.

The Seed of Light felt unstable under his feet.

Before he could react, he suddenly heard a terrifying explosion coming from above his head!

"Rumble!!"

The high priests and red-robed bishops in the underground palace suddenly wore puzzled expressions.

"What's the situation? How could this kind of vibration suddenly appear?"

"Could an avalanche have happened above?"

Including the Seed of Light, a look of puzzlement also appeared in his eyes.

However, right at this moment, they suddenly saw bursts of strange black mist seeping in from the ceiling above their heads, the ground beneath their feet, and the surrounding walls.

This black mist contained a certain evil and unknown aura…

The Seed of Light frowned slightly and asked doubtfully, "Michael, what is this black mist?"

The person called by name was a man dressed in a yellow robe holding a strange weapon in his hand.

Gripping this baguette-like prop in his hand, he said in a deep voice, "Seed of Light, these black mists seem to contain a certain evil aura…"

"It looks like some kind of teleportation method."

The Seed of Light asked doubtfully, "Teleportation method?"

A moment later, as if he had reacted, his expression changed wildly!

The Seed of Light shouted loudly, "Be on guard! Be on guard!"

"Quickly disperse this black mist!"

However, the towering black mist poured in, having already occupied half of the underground palace!

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From within the black mist, terrifying figures could be faintly seen, each one emitting a towering demonic aura.

"Demons!"

Those red-robed priests instantly called out the names of these creatures!

"Damn it! It's actually them. These filthy bastards found our underground palace!"

Hearing this, the faces of the priests and bishops at the headquarters of the Church of Light changed drastically!

At this moment, the group of demons opposite them had fully revealed themselves.

The first to appear…

…was a human child dressed in tattered cotton clothes, and a lame peasant woman.

Beside them were priests, doctors, hunters, and other figures commonly seen in everyday life.

All of their faces wore bizarre expressions.

The eyes of the human child revealed a weirdness and cunningness unbefitting of his age.

Looking at the members of the Church of Light on the field, a strange smile curled up at the corners of his mouth.

"The rats of the Church of Light… as expected, they were hiding here!"

"Destroying the Demon Lord's vessel, slaying Beelzebub and Mammon!"

"Now, it's our turn!"

The Seed of Light frowned slightly, also coming to his senses now.

"Xavier, Michael, deal with them!"

He knew that by proactively attacking this group of demons last time, a grudge had already been formed.

Therefore, he didn't even think about sitting down with them for a peaceful conversation.

Since they were exposed, they would let their actions do the talking.

Hearing the order…

…the two Archbishops erupted at the same time!

A powerful aura of light gushed out like ocean waves!

The light was dazzling and eye-catching!

The intensity of this aura even faintly reached the Hero-level!

Meanwhile, among the demons, the child-like figure and the other dressed as a peasant woman erupted with endless black mist.

Their original skins rapidly deformed, like a scroll eroded by dark magic!

In the blink of an eye, they turned into two terrifying demons with twisted limbs and horrifying auras!

The other demons also revealed their true forms one after another.

The two groups had almost no extra exchange of words; they clashed head-on right from the start!

The entire underground palace shook violently because of their battle!

"Boom! Rumble!"

The power of light and the power of demons began their most intense collision!

The two sides fought in a chaotic melee, and the underground palace instantly turned into a tragic battlefield!

If ordinary people entered, they would instantly be eroded to death by the terrifying demonic energy, or have their entire will obliterated by the power of light!

In less than a minute after the battle began, high priests and red-robed bishops of the Church of Light fell!

Their corpses were directly thrown by the demons to the Demon Slaves behind them, who tore them to shreds on the spot!

"Pfft! Pfft!"

Even though this was the headquarters of the Church of Light with many powerful figures…

…this group of demons had also come prepared.

Their eyes were filled with wild, sinister grins!

Seeing this, the Seed of Light behind them frowned, but he did not panic.

He flipped through the [Dawn Chapter] in his hand, chanting strange incantations.

"The dawn can be hope, or it can be judgment…"

"Those who yearn for light in the dawn, we must remember to walk with the dawn from now on…"

"The dawn grants us fortitude, sweeping away the evil shadows. However, it can also punish, purify, and destroy!"

As he kept flipping through the holy scripture in his hand…

…the power of all the priests and bishops of the Church of Light in the underground palace suddenly surged by a large margin!

Not only that, but the black mist released by these demons was also dispersed by the intense dawn light.

Under the illumination of this light, they felt immense pain!

Many of the demons even let out miserable screams.

The advantage that the demon camp had just established collapsed instantly with the eruption of the [Dawn Scripture]!

Watching the demons die one by one…

…and under the illumination of the fire of light, even their souls were directly annihilated, turning into black dust scattered all over the ground.

This also meant that these otherwise unkillable demons had completely vanished.

However, the death of their companions did not make these demons feel fear or retreat; instead, the expressions on their faces became even more ferocious!

They charged forward in waves, each exerting their full strength to slay the members of the Church of Light!

The demons were fearless of death; often, the death of one or two demons would also take the life of a high priest or a red-robed bishop.

However, this was the home ground of the Church of Light.

Not only did they have more people, but they also had the Seed of Light using the [Dawn Scripture] to buff all the church members.

For a time, this group of demons was beaten back repeatedly!

Before long, this batch of demons would be completely slaughtered.

At this moment, the demon child fighting the Archbishop also realized the current situation.

But he showed no fear; instead, the madness in his eyes grew even stronger!

His gaze fell upon the Seed of Light.

Looking at the aura of light emanating from that young man and the holy scripture in his hand, a look of hatred appeared in his eyes!

"Since your Church of Light killed our Demon Child, we will kill your Seed of Light to collect some interest!"

"Everyone, kill that human at all costs!"

Hearing this, all the demons seemed to enter a state of frenzy, charging madly toward the Seed of Light!

Facing this situation, although the young man felt some panic in his heart, his expression remained calm.

Looking at the demons lunging from all directions…

…he ordered in a gloomy tone, "All bishops and archbishops, I command you to stop them at all costs!"

On the field, all the bishops and priests shouted loudly.

"We obey the will of the Seed of Light!!"

Those red-robed bishops constantly unleashed terrifying attacks, causing the demonic bodies of these demons to shake violently!

Boom! Rumble!

However, on the other side, the lame peasant woman also spat out some obscure syllables at this moment.

"…"

"!"

"!"

In an instant, all the demons seemed to enter a state of madness.

Completely ignoring the attacks of those red-robed bishops, they rushed toward the Seed of Light like madmen!

Seeing these ferocious demons closing in step by step…

…one of the demons' attacks almost pierced through the young man's heart!

The Seed of Light dodged this strike by a hair's breadth, but the calmness on his face had completely vanished!

Walking along the edge of death caused endless fear to rise in his heart.

He said in an almost trembling voice, "What are you useless trash doing?"

"Michael! Come save me!"

The members of the Church of Light on the field were burning with anxiety.

They were also doing their best to launch attacks, trying to stop this group of crazy demons.

Seeing another demon about to pounce, its terrifying claws almost touching his face!

The Seed of Light's face was deathly pale!

His heart was already shrouded in a crisis of death!

"Damn it! Get away from me!"

"Do not harm the Seed of Light!"

The priests and bishops of the entire Church of Light also fell into a frenzy.

However, that group of demons was also doing everything they could to kill this young man.

Just when everyone thought the Seed of Light was about to be torn to shreds on the spot by these demons!

The statue at the headquarters of the Church of Light instantly burst with a terrifyingly bright light!

Within this bright light was an infinite fluctuation of divine power!

The entire underground palace was directly filled with this aura.

The moment all the demons came into contact with this bright light, it was like shadows meeting light; they were evaporated and annihilated in an instant…

Even their souls vanished without a trace.

The two great demons fighting the Archbishop felt a deathly crisis in this bright light!

They wanted to flee, but the light spread too quickly!

Having only enough time to flash a single thought, they were directly enveloped, spitting out their last words.

"God… of Light…"

"Boom!!!"

After a terrifying eruption!

The entire underground palace fell into a wild shaking!

Not only that, but even the high mountains above the area where the underground palace was located began to experience earthquake-like movements again!

The snow that had accumulated on the peaks for many years collapsed like a flood!

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Meanwhile…

Cao Xing, who was resting with his eyes closed, suddenly heard a system notification.

[Due to unknown reasons, the progress of the S-rank quest [Uproot] has increased by 8%. Current progress: 24%…]

[You have received the second-stage reward: Ode to Light War Helmet (Orange), Expert-level Crest *2]

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Cao Xing was instantly stunned, his face filled with question marks.

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