The Holy City was indeed anxious.
This battle had exposed far too much about Lu Jun, his six Calamity Talents, Fusion Magic, and the fact that he could fight Emperors despite only being at Full Super-tier Level cultivation.
Damn it, how had such a monstrous figure grown up right under their noses and under their surveillance?!
If, during the Battle of the Mariana Trench, Lu Jun had only displayed Emperor-level combat power after fusing with a Holy Spirit Emperor, then the Holy City had merely regarded him with some apprehension.
But now, he had chased down and hacked apart four Emperors.
He had repeatedly danced on their bottom line.
Back then, even a single possessor of a Calamity Talent had made the Holy City regard them as a mortal threat and dispatch an unprecedented force to eliminate them.
How could six different Calamity Talents possibly coexist within one person?
The Holy City could not understand it.
They immediately began searching for traitors within their ranks and eventually traced the matter back to the Holy Judgment Mage Simons and the Great Judicator Kye, who had been responsible for evaluating Lu Jun.
The investigation quickly uncovered something strange.
Both of those individuals were already dead.
They had fallen during the chaos caused by the Undead Emperor of the Parthenon.
It was too much of a coincidence!
Even more coincidentally, both of them had once offended Lu Jun.
Then, considering that Lu Jun had established the Military Strategy Manor within the Ancient Capital's Undead Forbidden Zone, the implications became rather thought-provoking.
Within the Holy City, the seven Archangels had already convened an emergency meeting anonymously to discuss how to handle the matter.
At present, among the seven Archangels, only Ramiel, Uriel, and Raphael had returned.
Among them, Ramiel was the oldest in seniority.
He had returned the earliest and had even been re-elected from the previous generation.
The Holy City's Holy Judgment Court, the Alien Judgment Court, the Holy Shadow Mages, and all the major organizations had been established under his direction.
He was the true ruler of the Holy City.
Ramiel possessed the cultivation of a Twelve-Winged Angel, with combat power equal to the pinnacle of the Forbidden Curse realm and capable of battling an Emperor.
As for Uriel and Raphael, they were even stronger.
The former was a Sixteen-Winged Angel, at the peak of the Emperor level and already standing at the threshold of the Dominator Emperor realm.
Even the later Michael, after cultivating to his peak, had only reached this level.
The latter was a Fourteen-Winged Angel, possessing upper-tier Emperor-level combat power.
If the other four Archangels were also included, then even if they had not yet fully cultivated, the total combat power of seven Emperors was undeniably terrifying.
At the very least, sweeping away the dozens of Forbidden Curse Mages across Europe would not be a problem.
During this internal meeting, Michael announced the prophecy of his own return.
His target was directed at the Undead Emperor who had taken the Healing Divine Soul.
Sariel followed closely behind, pointing his sword directly at Lu Jun.
In some ways, the Seven Archangels were very similar to the Black Vatican's Red Cardinals.
Or rather, the Red Cardinals had modeled their titles after the Holy City.
Whenever an Angel or a Red Cardinal appeared, it had to be accompanied by a grand ceremony.
Either they would eliminate a major threat to human society or create a catastrophe that shook the world.
Only through glorious achievements could they establish their authority.
At this moment, the Holy City was shocked.
The situation had actually caused hidden Angels living among humanity to return and not just one, but two.
It was simply unprecedented.
In the past, no matter how great the disaster that struck magical society had been—provided it threatened the authority and order of the Holy City, only a single Angel had been needed to resolve it.
Everyone realized that a great upheaval unseen for a thousand years was about to descend.
Ramiel remained silent for a long time before asking, "Are you confident?"
Michael almost arrogantly replied in a cold voice,
"I will kill the Ancient King, even if I have to wager my life!"
In terms of strength, the Undead Emperor might actually be easier to deal with than Lu Jun.
However...
Sariel smiled and said. "The undead have no weaknesses, but humans do. As far as I know, Lu Jun has several wives. Once we seize his weakness, even the strongest of experts can be brought down."
Heh.
Michael said nothing.
He was also not above using underhanded means.
Compared to Sariel, he considered himself far more restrained.
Sariel, known as the Angel of Vengeance, possessed the most radical methods among the Seven Archangels and was also the most demonic in nature.
In the original timeline, after Michael discovered the relationship between Zhan Kong, the Ancient King, and Qin Yu'er, he had not hesitated to imprison Qin Yu'er in the Holy City, using her as bait to lure the Ancient King into a trap.
Yet in the end, he had not actually harmed Qin Yu'er.
He had merely laid a heavenly net specifically for the Ancient King.
Sariel was completely different.
His target had been the future Evil Holy King.
He had gone to every length to persecute Mo Fan, from causing trouble during Ye Xinxia's selection as the Divine Maiden to sending Mu Ningxue far away to Antarctica.
Later, after being tricked by Mo Fan, he flew into a rage and actually massacred all the members of the Twin Guards Tower, forcing Mo Fan to take action.
Of course, with the changes in current events, the goals of the two Archangels had also changed.
Moreover, people were capable of growth.
Michael and Sariel had returned earlier than in the original timeline, so they were certainly not as powerful as they would become several years later.
Whether they would succeed remained unknown.
Thus, after remaining silent for a while, Ramiel asked.
"Do you require the Holy City's assistance?"
"No need," Michael replied.
"Every Angel has their own mission, and no one else may interfere. Otherwise, how can one establish personal authority and the authority of the Holy City?"
"Besides, the major powers of the world are currently far from peaceful. The Holy City still needs all of you to suppress them."
"But..."
Ramiel hesitated before saying,
"The targets you're dealing with may actually be one and the same. The two Holy Shadow Forbidden Curse Mages we sent to the Ancient Capital have disappeared without any news. They may have already been killed."
Sariel snorted coldly.
"All the better. No one can stand against the combined forces of two Archangels."
The Archangels present all shared one consensus:
Lu Jun and the Undead Emperor had truly grown into major threats. Sooner or later, they would overturn the authority and order of the Holy City.
Both Michael and Sariel were deeply scheming individuals and revealed none of their plans, partly to prevent certain insiders from leaking confidential information.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Lu Jun and Shao Zheng were discussing how to deal with the Holy City.
Generally speaking, Jiuzhou was willing to bear the pressure alone.
At present, Jiuzhou had consecutively slain Emperors and gained immense prestige. For a time, its momentum even surpassed that of America, leaving the Holy City temporarily at a loss.
Even so, Lu Jun deeply felt the danger posed by the Holy City.
He decided that after dealing with the matters at hand, he would strike first and destroy the Holy City.
After all, there was no logic in defending against a thief for a thousand miles.
At the same time, while the Holy City was secretly plotting, his True Name Foresight was also triggered.
Unfortunately, this once-unfailing Psychic ability had failed this time.
The Holy City was shrouded in a layer of mist.
At most, he could sense that they harbored malicious intentions, but he could no longer perceive the truth as clearly as before.
"Magic Origin..."
Lu Jun fell into thought.
No matter how miraculous the fifth-level Psychic magic was, and even though it had fused with half of a Calamity Talent, it still remained within the framework of magic itself.
Naturally, it was suppressed by the Holy City.
He paid it no further mind and prepared to return to the Ancient Capital.
This time, he brought Ding Yumian with him.
Inside the Pearl Academy apartment, Ding Yumian woke up early in the morning.
Her fair and exquisite face was radiant, her smooth skin flushed red, and her ample chest trembled slightly.
She glanced at Lu Jun, who was still lying on the bed, and her mood was exceptionally good.
At last, she could openly walk out of this cage that had trapped her for more than twenty years.
Lu Jun stretched lazily, looking refreshed and full of vigor.
He looked at the mature and gentle beauty beside him, his heart filled with a faint sense of satisfaction.
Smiling softly, he said, "Let's go. It's time to head home."
Ding Yumian blushed and nodded firmly.
However, before leaving, Lu Jun casually took care of one matter.
He arrived at the vast battlefield on the outskirts of Magic City's base.
As he chanted an incantation, black Death Element energy surged out and spread over a thousand-mile radius.
He could sense the countless bones buried beneath every inch of land and hear the wails of the undead.
Lu Jun had not forgotten that the underwater Undead Queen, the Imperial Veil Skeleton, was also a competitor for the position of the Underworld King.
If she were to make use of the groundwork laid by this deathly battlefield and launch an attack, it could result in unprecedented losses.
"Hehehe…"
"Next time, I'll give you a huge surprise."
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