Chapter 344: Four Elements, Two Pontiffs

The wheels began to turn, and the startled horses, after being calmed, resumed pulling the carriage.

*Rumble—creak—*

The sound of the wheels rubbing against the ground was faint.

The blond youth, however, felt that this minor sound he hadn't noticed before was now grating, and he looked with fear and tension at the other two people sitting in the carriage.

"It's too big here, I got lost by accident, Tang." "Black" Pa Beier sat bolt upright, speaking in a somewhat formulaic manner.

It was as if he were explaining to Tang Zheng and the blond youth.

Lost?

To be able to pinpoint this carriage and intercept it—how did that look anything like being lost!

The blond youth's cheeks twitched. If it were before, he would have scolded him, but at the thought of that terrifying, dangerous gaze, he pressed his lips together.

A single glance had been enough to startle the well-trained horses, making them afraid to move, and even for him, a user of Third Rank faith-based magic, it had brought a suffocating sense of impending death.

This was absolutely not the kind of gaze or aura that could be trained by an ordinary warrior!

"I see."

Tang Zheng smiled in surprise, then looked at Pa Beier: "Then just come along with me, Pa Beier."

The blond youth's expression shifted, and he could no longer sit by idly, so he had to speak up: "Um, Mr. Tang."

"I am acting under the Pontiff's orders to invite you for a discussion on important matters. This Mr. Pa Beier is not on the invitation list."

"Black" Pa Beier's mask covered most of his face, revealing no emotion: "Since there are important matters, I wonder if you could help me find our Holy Kingdom's team."

"I must refuse. Such a thing..."

Facing that pair of narrow, sharp eyes, the blond youth braced himself and tried to appear firm.

His priority now was to lead Tang Zheng to the meeting location; how could he have time to help the other party find the Holy Kingdom's team!

"Then let Pa Beier wait in the carriage."

Tang Zheng smiled at the blond youth, then looked at Pa Beier: "How about it?"

"That works." "Black" Pa Beier nodded.

"After the Hill incident ended last time, you left in such a hurry. What about your wife's affairs?"

Tang Zheng sighed softly and spoke comfortingly.

"To be able to sacrifice oneself in the fight against the undead—as a Paladin, this is her destiny, and her pride." "Black" Pa Beier shook his head, a trace of sorrow flashing in the depths of his eyes.

Watching them make decisions on their own, leaving him completely unable to interject, and chatting about the great feat of the Hill incident—

The blond youth opened his mouth, but finally fell silent.

In the process of communicating with Pa Beier, Tang Zheng had basically confirmed the Holy Kingdom's intentions.

"Testing my thoughts, are they?"

Tang Zheng understood in his heart.

The act of intercepting the carriage must have been a last resort.

On the Silian Sect's home turf, the Holy Kingdom didn't have many options.

"Black" Pa Beier was familiar with him; the purpose of sending him over was nothing more than to further confirm his attitude, and whether or not he invited Pa Beier into the carriage was the answer.

The carriage finally stopped at a cathedral.

The blond youth lifted the curtain, respectfully leading Tang Zheng off the carriage, while "Black" Pa Beier remained inside.

This was a massive cathedral temple.

The first things to catch the eye were two layers of towering steps, each with eleven tiers. On both sides of the steps were placed rice ears and flowers, with a prominent brown diamond-shaped pattern as the main motif.

This proved it was the temple of the Earth God, one of the Six Great Gods!

"Mr. Tang, my mission is to deliver you here; I am not qualified to enter."

The blond youth bowed respectfully and spoke softly: "From here on, they will guide you."

Just then.

Two priests wearing priestly robes, with brown divine seals hanging on their chests, were already standing at the bottom of the steps waiting.

"Sorry to trouble you."

Tang Zheng smiled warmly, looking at this cathedral temple filled with solemnity, and gave an imperceptible smile.

With the achievements of the Six Great Gods, humanity in the Other World should indeed be grateful for a long time, especially the Silian Sect, which inherited the legacy of the Six Great Gods.

"Mr. Tang."

"Our Pontiff is already waiting inside." One of the two priests spoke first, his voice calm but faintly tinged with dissatisfaction.

A mere adventurer, actually making their Pontiff wait.

Tang Zheng's smile remained unchanged: "Then let's go, gentlemen."

He climbed the steps and entered the temple.

Along the way.

Tang Zheng observed many patterns of shields, swords, wheat ears, and the like in the temple. He had also been cramming on "knowledge" about the Six Great Gods during this time.

The Earth God worshipped in this temple, among the powers proclaimed by the Silian Sect, held "guardianship," "forging," "harvest," and a series of other divine authorities.

This information itself didn't mean much to Tang Zheng, but by analyzing these so-called "authorities," he could indirectly analyze the power system of the Six Great Gods.

For example, the "Earth God" player among the Six Great Gods.

Tang Zheng speculated that the other party must have had a "tank" class build, or perhaps a forging-related class.

The air inside the cathedral temple was filled with a special beeswax-like incense scent—a sacred aura that had never ceased since the temple was built!

The incense spread through the air, combining with the sunlight outside to turn into an illusory amber color!

The two priests led the way, passing through the main hall of the cathedral, entering a straight and spacious corridor, and finally stopping in front of a heavy wooden door.

The two priests stood on either side of the wooden door, silent.

"So, your Pontiff is inside."

Tang Zheng examined the wooden door covered in patterns, as if he could see the scene inside through the wood, a strange glint flashing in his eyes.

There were three people's auras.

—And a very familiar sacred energy fluctuation!

An angel?

The intensity of this energy fluctuation was at least 40lv or higher!

Since Tang Zheng had obtained the Dragonman Overlord class, his perception ability seemed to have received a partial bonus from the Dragon King.

Even with the obstruction of a wooden door, he could still faintly hear the breathing sounds from inside, as well as a rich sacred energy.

Someone was walking toward the door!

*Creak—snap—*

The heavy wooden door, which looked to be three meters high and covered in patterns, was easily pulled open, revealing a wide gap.

What appeared in front of him.

Was a middle-aged man with a gray-white complexion, wrapped in a rough black robe that looked out of place with the atmosphere of the temple.

The loose black hood covering his head obscured his forehead, and he gave Tang Zheng a blank look before saying: "Please enter."

Hero Realm?

The rich magical power rushing toward him immediately confirmed the other party's strength.

Not only that.

The magical power radiating invisibly from the middle-aged man was filled with the power of the four conventional elements; the other party must be proficient in elemental magic.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be such intense four-element energy!

Hero Realm!

Proficient in four-element magic!

The Silian Sect had the greatest overall strength, but the number of powerhouses who had stepped into the "Hero Realm" was limited; meeting these conditions wasn't hard to guess.

This middle-aged man was likely the Third Seat of the 【Black Scripture】, codenamed "Four Elements"!

Tang Zheng walked into the hall, still reeling from the speculation that this "Four Elements" scripture member was here.

He saw an angel, four meters tall, with a massive body, constantly radiating sacred light.

"Dominion Authority?"

Tang Zheng remained calm in his heart, pretending to be stunned on the surface.

He had long since sensed the rich sacred energy fluctuation, so seeing this Dominion Authority wasn't unexpected.

However.

As he entered the hall, two gazes were already fixed on him, and the "Four Elements" who had opened the door was also staring at him.

"May the light of the gods shine upon all; welcome, Team Leader Tang."

A hoarse and peaceful voice came.

Tang Zheng withdrew his gaze from the Dominion Authority and looked at a round table in the center of the hall, where two figures wearing tall hats were sitting.

"I didn't expect to see two Pontiffs."

Tang Zheng continued to pretend to be surprised, quickly saying: "My honor."

"In the process of inviting Team Leader Tang, there may have been some misunderstandings."

"We express our deep apologies, but due to some major reasons, we had to invite Team Leader Tang here."

The Pontiff who spoke, an old man, continued: "Team Leader Tang, please sit."

"Very well, I am also very curious." Tang Zheng shrugged and walked toward the round table in the center.

As Tang Zheng sat down.

The atmosphere in the hall became solemn. The right wall of the hall was a huge glass window, and the bright sunlight shining through the glass fell exactly on this round table.

"Four Elements" stood silently behind the two Pontiffs, and further back was that tall Dominion Authority floating in mid-air.

Tang Zheng sat directly opposite the Silian Sect, and at a glance, there was quite a strong sense of oppression.

"I am named Xieding, serving as the Water Pontiff."

This was an old man as withered as firewood, his complexion earthy yellow, as if one foot were already in the grave, and a glint of wisdom hidden in his narrowed eyes.

"He is the Earth Pontiff, Lei Meng; this territory is his place, haha."

Water Pontiff Xieding spoke in a joking tone, breaking the solemn atmosphere in the air.

Earth Pontiff Lei Meng nodded calmly in response.

The two Pontiffs before him.

Their auras weren't particularly strong.

Water Pontiff Xieding should be a Fourth Rank faith-based magic caster, while Earth Pontiff Lei Meng—Tang Zheng observed the somewhat sturdy body hidden under the loose robe—

Was likely a warrior-type character, and Earth Pontiff Lei Meng's aura was even stronger.

"Greetings, Pontiffs."

Tang Zheng responded, his gaze sweeping imperceptibly over Earth Pontiff Lei Meng's fingers.

There were obvious calluses on the other party's thumbs, but now, these calluses could be seen to have become much smoother, clearly having not held a weapon for a long time.

Of these two Pontiffs, Earth Pontiff Lei Meng's aura was stronger, but the one who was truly threatening was this amiable Water Pontiff Xieding.

Besides!

The "Four Elements" standing behind the two clearly served as a guard and sentry.

"Although it is somewhat rude to say so."

Tang Zheng didn't intend to let the other party control the direction of the conversation, speaking first: "Could you directly inform me of the purpose of inviting me to the Sect?"

Water Pontiff Xieding smiled gently upon hearing this.

"Very well."

"Team Leader Tang, I hope you don't mind if I take the liberty of my age and address you directly as Tang?" Water Pontiff Xieding said with a smile.

"Of course." Tang Zheng didn't care about this form of address.

"Tang, I think you should be clear about the purpose of inviting you to the Sect—it is because of the 'Fusion Potion' you refined."

Water Pontiff Xieding didn't feel embarrassed that the "Fusion Potion" had been snatched from the Holy Kingdom's people, instead speaking quite naturally.

"We discovered that the effects of the 'Fusion Potion' have the possibility of significantly enhancing the power of the Sect... no! The power of all humanity!"

Water Pontiff Xieding's voice had gradually become solemn.

"Cough."

Earth Pontiff Lei Meng coughed lightly, leaning forward and staring at Tang Zheng:

"This Dominion Authority behind us, I think Team Leader Tang must have seen it during the undead turmoil in the Abelion Hills."

"You even experienced this power yourself, so you should understand the strength of this angel."

"Naturally."

Tang Zheng narrowed his eyes imperceptibly and glanced at the Dominion Authority behind him.

He suddenly discovered a problem.

That was, the state of this Dominion Authority was a bit strange, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what was strange about it.

"Team Leader Tang can summon double angels, so you should be very clear about the rank and level of angels. 'Dominion Authority' is not a power that humans can summon through normal means."

"Even with our Sect's ability, we need to mobilize the strength of the entire nation and launch special means to summon the highest-ranking angel with the power of a demon god."

Earth Pontiff Lei Meng's voice revealed a trace of excitement.

"Tang, how long do you think this powerful Dominion Authority has existed?" Water Pontiff Xieding asked with a light laugh.

Before Tang Zheng could respond, Water Pontiff Xieding had already answered: "From the time it was summoned until now, it has been half a month."

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly went quiet.

Even the "Four Elements," who had been acting cold, couldn't help but take a deep look at Tang Zheng.

The biggest drawback of summoned creatures is the time limit, especially the highest-ranking "Dominion Authority" before them; every summoning requires massive manpower and resources.

For this, they even had to pay a greater price, using the super-specification item "Crystal of Sealing" for storage.

Now, if it could exist for a month.

It could completely serve as a trump card on the battlefield; the power of a Dominion Authority alone could easily dominate a war!

A month?

Tang Zheng's eyes tightened. He was both surprised and puzzled by how the Sect managed this, and he understood that a summoned creature capable of existing for a month qualified as a conventional war weapon.

This was a huge deal for the Sect, which had the means of "Grand Magic Rituals" and could launch higher-rank summoning magic!

"Is it a combination with some special 'Talent'?" Tang Zheng pondered silently.