104: Divine Power

“According to the internal report from Oak Tree Cathedral,”

“There are a total of two powerful evil demons that have appeared in Oak Tree City…”

Inside a room at the Oak Tree Inn,

The fireplace fire crackled, emitting a warm glow.

A pair of pale hands gently unfolded a letter.

The person holding the letter was a middle-aged man, whose demeanor was no different from an ordinary person, except for his excessively pale skin.

However, occasionally, fine tentacles would subtly writhe beneath his skin, Li Ke the root system of some plant.

“One of them is skilled at manipulating the Soul, with Weird methods.”

“The other possesses an extremely powerful Physical Body and exceptional regenerative abilities.”

“Preliminary assessment suggests one is likely from the Evil Sorcerer Path, while the other is from the Living Corpse Path.”

Elvin, controlling this host body, read the letter expressionlessly, his voice very calm.

“For unknown reasons, they devoured thousands of commoners in the Lower City District and performed some blasphemous Holy Light ritual.”

“It is suspected they are deliberately provoking the Holy See…”

Elvin put down the letter, his gaze calmly sweeping over the two people in the room.

“What do you two think of this matter?”

In the room, Marcus, who had already pulled out all the steel needles from his face, leaving it full of holes,

Exchanged glances with Sheila, who was placed on the table,

Both looked bewildered.

“An Evil Sorcerer, an Undead…”

“Isn’t that us two?”

Marcus looked at Sheila in confusion:

“Sheila, did you sneak out?”

“What the hell are you talking about?!”

Sheila immediately shrieked,

“I don’t even have a body, how could I go out? Roll out with my face?!”

Marcus made a helpless expression.

“It’s very easy for you to change bodies, isn’t it?”

“No! Those bodies are too ugly!”

Sheila refused adamantly.

“How could my perfect face be stitched together with those ugly things?!”

“Until I find a good-looking body, I refuse to be stitched!”

Marcus spread his hands, a wry smile appearing on his face.

“You’re completely slacking off. I’m going to report you to Lord Witch King…”

“Alright!”

Elvin’s eye twitched almost imperceptibly, interrupting their meaningless quarrel.

“Are you sure it wasn’t you two who did it?”

He looked at Marcus.

“I swear, it absolutely wasn’t us two!”

Marcus swore to the heavens.

Elvin’s gaze then turned to Sheila on the table,

That pale woman’s face also shook vigorously up and down, indicating strong agreement.

“Then who could it be?”

Elvin’s voice was somewhat heavy.

“From where did another high-level Evil Sorcerer and a high-level Undead suddenly appear in Oak Tree Territory?”

“Uh…”

Marcus was speechless for a moment. After a while, he slowly began to speak.

“Actually, from the very beginning, I felt that Oak Tree Territory was a very strange place.”

“It seems there’s always a group of people doing things under the guise of the Holy Meal Society.”

“The guy who stole the Substitute Death Yin Skeleton is still nowhere to be seen.”

“Now, two more people challenging the Holy See have appeared.”

“I feel Li Ke the waters here are very deep.”

“Exactly!”

Sheila immediately chimed in.

“Maybe it was a group of people who did it, deliberately framing us!”

Elvin was silent for a moment, the only sound in the room being the crackling of burning wood in the fireplace.

“Recently, undercurrents have been surging in Oak Tree Territory, possibly attracting some external forces.”

He said slowly, his voice low.

“Our actions from now on must be even more careful.”

“The ritual is about to begin; we absolutely cannot afford any more mistakes.”

Elvin’s gaze swept over Marcus and Sheila.

“Next, I will temporarily end the cleansing operation, allowing Oak Tree Territory to be stable for a while to divert some attention.”

“During this time, you must be prepared and not disappoint the teacher again.”

“Otherwise… we all know the consequences.”

As his voice fell,

A fine, silkworm-Li Ke sound suddenly came from within the middle-aged man’s body.

Countless slender white roots suddenly emerged from beneath his skin and flesh, writhing Li Ke living things.

In an instant, the host body’s flesh and blood were dissolved and completely devoured by the roots.

“Plop.”

A small acorn fell from mid-air,

Gently landing on the warm oak floor, emitting a faint crisp sound.

…

On the other side, Charles Manor.

The light in the study was soft and serene.

Li Ke sat behind a large desk, playing with a strangely shaped short blade in his hand.

【Blade of Divine Judgment】.

This major item from the Mist auction,

Originally sealed by Kapa in the Yan Jin Manor's storeroom,

Was ultimately packaged and brought back by the Faceless Paper Figure.

Li Ke had not paid much attention to this weapon before.

Although it claimed to be able to instantly kill any Clairvoyance below the Gold rank, it only had one use.

For him, whether it was the direct combat power of the Silver Armor Corpse or the unpredictability of the 【Red Dust White Bone Nail】, both possessed the ability to kill Gold-rank Clairvoyance.

So there was no need for these external items to supplement his methods.

However, this encounter with Tyr, the Punishment Knight Commander,

Made him a little interested in the so-called divine power of this world.

The faint trace of divinity within Tyr greatly elevated his Divine Soul level,

Making it impossible for the illusory-real transformation of 【Phantom Building Fist】 to completely erase him.

Even in the end, when Li Ke brought out the 【Red Dust White Bone Nail】, it didn't truly devour the opponent's Divine Soul.

That trace of divinity firmly protected his last wisp of Soul light.

At this moment, Li Ke was using his spiritual sense,

Carefully probing into the interior of the 【Blade of Divine Judgment】 in his hand.

He could clearly feel a faint, almost imperceptible divine fluctuation entwined around the blade’s edge.

“Even fainter than the wisp on Tyr.”

Li Ke mused inwardly.

“But the level of power is basically consistent.”

That wisp of divinity, to him, felt Li Ke its energy level was roughly equivalent to a Soul Transformation Stage Cultivator in the cultivation system.

Fortunately, this trace of divine power on the 【Blade of Divine Judgment】 was extremely subtle.

Under the continuous attrition of Li Ke’s spiritual sense, it was being consumed at a very slow rate.

“It doesn’t have the characteristic of being indestructible.”

A hint of understanding flashed deep within Li Ke’s eyes.

All along, he knew very little about the so-called gods who were high above in this world.

Those Bloodline nobles also kept silent about it, seemingly deliberately avoiding something.

But this wisp of divine power before him lacked the characteristic of being indestructible.

To a certain extent, this indicated that,

The gods of this world most likely had not reached the level of True Immortal in the cultivation world, which is indestructible.

The greatest characteristic of True Immortal power,

Is that any Realm below it cannot diminish their power in the slightest.

That’s why it’s called, “Below True Immortal, all are ants.”

This judgment made Li Ke feel a little more at ease.

Before, when he saw the vast starry sky,

Legends said they were the divine kingdoms of the gods, and he thought they were all True Immortals hanging in the world.

If that were true, let alone stirring up trouble,

Perhaps his identity as a Transmigration would not even be able to be concealed.

But if they were just a group of “small” Soul Transformation Stage Cultivators, the pressure would be much less…

Li Ke put down the 【Blade of Divine Judgment】 in his hand,

Stretched, got up, and patrolled the Manor.

He generally checked the recent progress of various affairs in the Manor, and everything appeared orderly and smooth.

When he passed the training ground behind the castle, his gaze paused slightly,

Hatties, who usually trained hard at the training ground, was not there today.

“Where’s Hatties?”

Li Ke asked aloud.

Barton, the butler, who was bowing and standing by, immediately stepped forward,

A hint of respect on his aged face.

“Master, Hatties has been going to the Whispering Forest every day recently to hunt those Essence Spirit and distorted creatures.”

Barton explained.

“Spring is coming soon, and occasionally there are traces of activity from some Essence Spirit and distorted creatures near the Crimson Stone Mine.”

“The guard team has been stationed there for the past few days, patrolling to ensure the smooth progress of the mining work.”