The Death of the Archbishop and the Past of the Kingdom (5200)

Chapter 537: The Death of the Archbishop and Kingdom Past (5200)

Although it was already night, the aura around the Old King was as dazzling as the sun!

When enemies saw him, they could not help but feel a nascent fear.

And when allies saw him, they felt a sense of reverence.

At this moment, a look of fanaticism had already appeared in the eyes of the hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Ice Crystal Kingdom!

They shouted excitedly.

"It is His Majesty the King! He is here!"

"His Majesty the King is invincible, the Ice Crystal Kingdom will surely win!"

Amidst the fervent cheers of the Ice Crystal Kingdom's soldiers,

the expressions of the soldiers on the Velun Kingdom's side grew increasingly ugly.

After all, a Legendary entity was simply too terrifying; this was the power to turn the tide of battle!

If there were no other powerful individuals to hold him back, he alone could secure the victory of this war.

Just at this moment, a vast magical aura erupted from the Velun Kingdom's legion.

A figure wearing robes and holding a staff quickly flew into mid-air.

It was precisely that hot-figured female mage.

A Hero-level mage also possessed extremely terrifying destructive power on such a large-scale battlefield.

And she was also one of the Velun Kingdom's trump cards.

At this moment, the woman slowly raised her head, revealing a charming human face.

There was a black mole beside her lips, and beneath her curved willow-leaf eyebrows was a delicate nasal bridge.

Staring at the Old King, she chuckled and said, "Eldon, I didn't expect you to still be so aggressive at your advanced age."

"Back then, the various countries united to set an agreement that Legendary entities must not personally step down to participate in the war, nor attack those ordinary soldiers."

"Are you going to unilaterally tear up the agreement?"

The Old King shifted his gaze over, his sharp eyes instantly locking onto her.

Just this single glance made it somewhat unbearable for the woman.

"You are all starting a war, so what if I tear up the agreement?"

"Talk any more nonsense, and I'll cut you down as well."

Hearing this, the smile on the female mage's face instantly froze.

Before she could speak,

the Old King said indifferently, "Go back and tell your king that the Church of Light has been wiped out by me, and the God of Light's spokesperson has also died."

"If you want to start a war, just come ahead!"

Hearing this, some of the surviving Church of Light believers below immediately changed expressions.

Archbishop Sullivan said with an incredulous expression, "This is impossible!"

"Lord Seed of Light has the protection of the God of Light, who could kill him?"

Even in mid-air, the female mage's face carried a look of suspicion.

"Eldon, is what you said true?"

Although they all knew that the Ice Crystal Kingdom had launched a surprise attack on the Church of Light's stronghold,

but now, how much time had passed?

Less than half an hour!

Such a massive force was wiped out just like that, which truly made one feel incredulous!

The Old King snorted coldly.

"Whether it's true or not, open your dog eyes and take a look."

At the same time, Cao Xing timely took out the corpses of the Seed of Light and Archbishop Michael.

With a casual wave of his hand, the Old King levitated these two corpses into mid-air.

Then, with a point of his finger, dazzling light radiated from them, illuminating the two pale corpses.

A million pairs of eyes all raised their heads to look at the sky.

The moment they saw these two corpses, the remaining cultists below immediately turned red in the eyes!

"It's the Seed of Light! And Lord Bishop!"

"Damn it! You actually killed them!"

The Old King said disdainfully, "A bunch of lawless outlaws, disturbing the order of the Ice Crystal Kingdom all day long, and even blood-sacrificing a million living souls of Lake Doron City, you deserve to be killed!"

"Now, we have leveled the stronghold of the Church of Light."

"And you remnants of the Church of Light, it's just right to clean you up together."

With those words, he directly raised the long sword in his hand and slashed out instantly!

"Swish!"

A heaven-shaking sword Qi swept across, falling toward the crowd.

The woman holding the staff seemed to want to make a move.

But the Old King asked, "Aurora, have you thought it through?"

"The Church of Light has been wiped out, and your Velun Kingdom has lost its reliance; are you sure you still want to stop me?"

Hearing this, the woman's action of attacking also paused for a moment,

Without the protection of this Hero-level mage,

the group of Church of Light believers below had even less ability to block a Legendary-tier strike.

A large number of cultists were chopped into pieces on the spot by this sword strike!

Including Archbishop Sullivan among them, facing this strike from a Legendary entity, he also felt an oppressive feeling from the depths of his soul at this moment.

He shouted loudly, "Don't even think about finishing me off so easily!"

With those words, dazzling white light erupted from his body, seemingly wanting to escape from here.

However, how could a sword strike from a Legendary entity be so easily dodged?

"Puff!"

This sword strike instantly swept through his body.

Then, a blood stain gradually emerged on Sullivan's body!

Cao Xing saw a damage number appear above his head.

[-20475241]

A full twenty million!

Clearly, this should be one of the Old King's skills.

Although he didn't use the power of the Kingdom Holy Sword, it was still quite terrifying.

Seeing this number at this moment, a thoughtful look appeared in Cao Xing's eyes.

"I see. After using a burst skill, a Legendary entity can deal around twenty-odd million in damage."

"Calculated this way—the Old King's attack power should be over one million?"

"Then with various equipment on his body and skill coefficients, every strike can deal millions in damage numbers."

"It's still very terrifying!"

Moreover, the greatest strength of Legendary entities lies in their even more terrifying attack speed and range, far surpassing Hero-level powerhouses.

Below Legendary-tier, there was simply no chance to dodge.

At this time, after being hit by this sword, Sullivan's health points instantly dropped to zero.

He turned around with difficulty, seemingly not expecting that he, a dignified archbishop, would be cut down so easily!

With a "clatter" sound, his entire body split directly into two halves!

Facing the attack of a Legendary entity, even though Sullivan's strength had reached the Hero-level and his potential was Sovereign, he still had no chance to resist at all.

Just at this moment, from Sullivan's body that was about to split into two halves, strong light suddenly erupted!

This light contained vigorous vitality, as if it wanted to forcibly reconnect his body once again.

In other words, Sullivan was resurrecting at this moment!

As one of the two archbishops of the Church of Light, he also had means to save his life.

The Old King furrowed his brow slightly, just as he was about to slash out a second sword, his blood qi suddenly surged, and his complexion instantly turned as pale as paper!

Cao Xing saw his condition and quickly said, "Sarah, go."

The instant she received the command, the death gods dagger in this Dark Elf's hand emitted a dark aura,

and her entire body vanished directly from the spot.

When she appeared again, she had already arrived behind Sullivan.

It was precisely the special effect of the death gods dagger—Dark Blink!

At this moment, this archbishop had just made a trip through the gates of hell, and his heart was already filled with a strong sense of fatal crisis!

He no longer had any thoughts of blocking; now he just wanted to escape from here as soon as possible!

However, a black figure had already arrived behind his back.

The death gods dagger fell like a phantom, making no sound at all.

"Puff!"

Sullivan, who had just recovered, hadn't even reacted before he felt a stabbing pain in his heart!

A pitch-black dagger pierced straight through his heart from behind!

[-5842351!]

Critical Attack!

He turned his head with difficulty and took a final look at Sarah.

"It's—you—"

Then, he died right there.

[Your territory member: Sarah Blade Dance successfully killed the Church of Light Archbishop: Sullivan the Light Lv75, Tier 8 Sovereign-level entity, gained Experience: 660000]

[Combatants gained Experience: 330000]

Up to this point, both archbishops of the Church of Light had been completely executed.

At the instant of the opponent's death, Sarah picked up the soul dropped on the ground and the staff in his hand, and then turned into a shadow and vanished on the spot.

The soldiers watched this scene apprehensively, all feeling a chill rising down their backs!

After Sullivan's death, a trace of a smile also appeared at the corner of the Old King's mouth in the air.

Then, he looked at that female mage once again.

"Aurora, now, does your Velun Kingdom still want to continue the war?"

"If you do, go call your king over."

"Otherwise, I'm afraid your hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers won't be enough for me to kill."

At this moment, not only the female mage, but the entire battlefield fell silent.

A Legendary entity was simply too formidable.

If he erupted with all his might, these hundreds of thousands of troops would indeed be directly slaughtered by him.

As for the Velun Kingdom, although it also had Legendary combat power, which was their king,

but… that king did not dare to make a move.

Because everyone knew that the Ice Crystal King Eldon didn't have many years left to live.

Yet it was precisely this kind of enemy that was the most terrifying!

After all, they knew their time of death was approaching, and during this final period of time, they could do anything crazy.

If during the battle, the Old King was willing to risk death just to take him down, it would be a damn huge loss!

Therefore, this was also why the enemies of the Ice Crystal Kingdom were so numerous, yet did not dare to pressure him excessively.

Under the Old King's aggressive questioning, the woman in the air sighed.

Although she was a Hero-level Archmage, it was impossible for her to deal with a Legendary.

Moreover, she noticed the figure that had just eliminated Sullivan!

It was actually also a Hero-level assassin!

On the battlefield, this kind of assassin posed too great a threat to mages, so she didn't dare to utter any harsh words at all.

A moment later, she directly ordered, "Fall back!"

"Tu——" The horn of retreat sounded.

The hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Vilon Kingdom simultaneously breathed a sigh of relief, then retreated backward.

Even those terrifying armies of White Walkers receded like a tide at this moment.

This war involving over a million soldiers vanished into thin air due to the appearance of the Old King.

This was the might of a Legendary powerhouse.

It was a power that every long-standing nation needed to possess.

Countries without powerhouses of this level had almost all been destroyed or annexed.

Below, the soldiers were so excited that their blood was boiling, and when they looked at the figures in the sky, fanaticism appeared in their eyes.

Some of them could not even help wanting to shout out loud!

A moment later, seeing that the situation at the border had stabilized.

The Old King turned his head and said, "Let's go, return."

Cao Xing pondered for a moment, then asked, "Your Majesty, now that the Church of Light has been destroyed, should we—simply slaughter all the armies of White Walkers as well?"

Hearing this, the Old King glanced at him in surprise, then shook his head with a smile, "Lord Cao Xing, your murderous intent is actually heavier than I imagined."

"However—we still cannot wipe out the armies of White Walkers for the time being."

"These evil creatures do not belong to the Church of Light; behind them lies an even more powerful and terrifying force."

"If we were to slaughter the White Walkers on a large scale, it might trigger some bad consequences."

"Before that, let us first concentrate our energy on dealing with the Blood Legion."

Cao Xing nodded in sudden realization, with not much regret in his heart. Although the armies of White Walkers could not be directly wiped out this time, the overall harvest was already quite good.

After Sarah killed Archbishop Sullivan, his quest progress increased by another 3%, directly reaching 86%.

Next, as long as he slowly cleared out the other remnants of the Church of Light, breaking through to 90% was just around the corner.

Moreover, Sullivan's death also cut off the last hope of the Church of Light.

The Vilon Kingdom also lost the Church of Light as an ally, so in the next short period of time, the other party probably would not continue to harass the border.

In this way, the Ice Crystal Kingdom could have more energy to deal with the Blood Legion.

At the same time, Sarah had silently appeared behind Cao Xing.

This powerful assassin had successfully completed her mission once again.

"Lord Cao Xing, let's head back." The Old King's voice rang out.

"Alright."

The next moment, the Spirit Vision Goshawk King once again led the group, advancing all the way toward the direction of the Eternal Frost Main City.

However, this time, the Old King did not use that speed-boosting method.

It seemed that this method also required the consumption of divine power.

After they advanced for about ten-odd minutes, they had completely moved away from the border.

And at this moment, the aura of the Old King, who had been immensely overbearing just moments ago, suddenly plummeted by a large margin.

"Cough, cough—"

Accompanied by a fit of violent coughing, the Old King slowly turned around.

Cao Xing saw a trace of bright red blood in his palm.

Clearly, tonight he first fought against that Legendary white-maned snow ape, and then rushed all the way to the border, executing those two sword strikes.

It was equivalent to overdrawing quite a bit of his power.

Looking at his increasingly aged expression, Cao Xing furrowed his brows tightly, while his heart was also shrouded by a cloud of gloom.

Now, he had already established a cooperative relationship with the Ice Crystal Kingdom to jointly resist the Blood Legion and the Watchers.

In other words, with the Old King around, he could help block the attacks of the Legendary powerhouses from the Watchers.

If he died—

Not only would Cao Xing's side encounter a crisis, but the Ice Crystal Kingdom would also fall into chaos within a short period of time, or even be destroyed.

The Old King seemed to notice his worried expression and chuckled as he said, "What's wrong, Lord Cao Xing."

"Are you worried that I don't have many days left to live?"

Cao Xing nodded and did not deny it.

The Old King wiped away the blood from the corner of his mouth and smiled again, "Rest assured, although I am old, holding on for some more time is not a problem."

"Just as I told you before, I will die on the battlefield, not on the throne!"

His gaze looked firmly ahead.

Cao Xing said no more.

He had always adhered to the philosophy that relying on others is worse than relying on oneself.

Everyone could tell that the Old King already harbored the resolve to die, and his biggest obsession right now was to wait for the war to begin and take a few Legendaries down with him.

During this period, Cao Xing himself also needed to possess the power to deal with Legendaries.

Although the Lizardman Statue could instantly kill a Legendary, it was still not enough!

He wanted more, even more powerful strength!

The Spirit Vision Goshawk beneath their feet was still carrying the group forward.

Soon, they returned within the territory of the Ice Crystal Kingdom.

On the back of the goshawk, the Old King sat down in place.

Then he said, "Lord Cao Xing, you should know about the Ascalon Kingdom, right?"

Cao Xing nodded slightly.

"As you can see, a thousand years ago, the territory of the Ice Crystal Kingdom was called the Ascalon Kingdom."

"Later, this country was destroyed by the Watchers and the Blood Legion; the king died in battle, and their royal palace was submerged deep underground."

"The philosophy of the Watchers was to overthrow all ancient dynasties, overturn the feudal system, and not lay a hand on those commoners."

"They did indeed do so, but they never considered what the consequences of doing this would be."

"When the blood receded, the entire territory of the Ascalon Kingdom entered a state of disorder."

"The surviving nobles and generals from all sides instantly plunged into a chaotic melee to fight for territory. They formed cliques and carved out territories to be kings, but no one could truly control the situation."

"It was chaotic back then—truly very chaotic—"

"Without a kingdom and without order, those bandits and vagrants rushed into villages to plunder supplies, grab clothes, and seize people."

"Basically, a huge number of people died every day."

"The commoners suffered indescribably and were displaced. They fled in all directions, only to find that as ordinary people, they couldn't even escape very far in this world."

"Either they froze to death in the snow, or they were eaten as food by those hungry beasts."

"We thought that after the Blood Legion retreated, this land would return to peace, but we never expected it to degenerate into a living purgatory in the blink of an eye."

The Old King sighed softly.

And everyone on the back of the goshawk also cast their gazes toward him.

None of them had heard this story before, and their interest was thoroughly piqued.

"And I was just a teenager back then when a group called the 'New Human Legion' broke into the village. They slaughtered everyone in the village and turned the villagers into emergency rations."

"I narrowly escaped disaster in the tunnel of the village. During those few days, I could hear heart-wrenching screams coming from right above my head every day, along with the cries of the women in the village and the loud laughter of those 'New Humans'…"

"When I came out, I found that the village had been destroyed, and those guys had long since flown away, leaving behind only ruins."

"They didn't even leave behind the corpses of my parents—"

"At just fourteen years old, I knelt in the snow and cried until I had no strength left."

"At that time, I felt that things could not remain in such chaos anymore; order had to be established!"

The Old King seemed to have opened his floodgates of speech.

He began to recount how he stepped onto the path of revenge from an ordinary youth.

And in an ancient ruin, he obtained a swordsman manual, stepping onto the path of transcendence.

Later, day after day, he honed his combat skills, finally breaking through to Tier 3.

Relying on his Tier 3 combat power, the Old King began to gather a group of like-minded companions.

Then, in just a short dozen years, he broke through from a Tier 3 warrior to Hero-level, completely cementing his position as an overlord of one region.

Later on, the Old King charged into the Legendary realm, and then established a new kingdom on this land—the Ice Crystal Kingdom.

He was like an aging old man, sharing stories of his youth with everyone.

Cao Xing and the others also listened quietly, with only the howling wind and the Old King's narration surrounding them—