Chapter 657: God Blood Messenger? Kill!

Shhh—

Brilliant golden light burst forth over the entire Peter Square.

People in the square—those who were ill recovered instantly, while the healthy felt as if they had just undergone a rejuvenating massage.

Even Xu Jingming felt his vital energy increase by roughly five to six points.

Although it was still before ten o'clock, for him, a sixth-rank upper-tier adept,

an increase of five to six points in vital energy would normally require four or five days of rigorous training.

"Is this a miracle?" Xu Jingming silently marveled.

Catherine's holy light could not only be used against enemies but also possessed some healing properties.

Yet compared to its destructive power, this healing effect was negligible.

It could never achieve such an astonishing mass-healing and enhancement effect as this.

Even a dedicated seventh-rank master of healing might not be capable of this.

More importantly, apart from Catherine's own aura, Xu Jingming detected no other anomalies whatsoever.

"Eva, can you analyze where Catherine's healing effect is coming from?" Xu Jingming asked inwardly.

"This healing effect seems to have appeared out of nowhere—I can't trace its origin," Eva replied.

Upon hearing this, Xu Jingming furrowed his brow.

Even the intelligent lifeform Eva couldn't detect any anomaly.

Could this truly be a divine miracle?

"Ahh! Help!!"

Just as Xu Jingming was puzzled, a piercing scream suddenly erupted from the crowd!

This scream stood out sharply amid the waves of cheers and celebration.

As if triggered by this scream, powerful auras suddenly exploded from within the crowd across Peter Square!

Boom! Boom! Boom!...

In an instant, the people surrounding these powerful auras were crushed into crimson mists of blood!

From above, it looked as if:

Clusters of blood mist bloomed like vivid red roses amid the brilliant golden light.

"Blessed by heaven, the Divine shall endure! You are all offerings to the Divine Lord!"

A bloodthirsty, frenzied voice rang out across the square, sending those who had been confused into panic.

"It's the Sect of Heavenly Mandate!"

"Run! Flee! This is their blood sacrifice!"

"Don't panic! With the Divine Maiden here, we don't need to run!"

"......"

Large crowds surged toward the exits of Peter Square.

Although a few remaining rational believers tried to stop them, their warnings were useless against the terror of death.

Many even died in the ensuing stampedes.

Meanwhile, the hidden members of the Sect of Heavenly Mandate began their slaughter.

What had been a peaceful Peter Square instantly transformed into a living hell.

"The Sect of Heavenly Mandate?" Xu Jingming was surprised.

The central district was the most critical part of Mo City.

For the Sect of Heavenly Mandate to choose this location—wasn't that recklessly bold?

"The Sect of Heavenly Mandate?!"

Catherine, hovering mid-air, was equally shocked and enraged.

But she quickly regained composure and ordered:

"The Holy Order's Guard, evacuate all civilians and eliminate the Sect members!"

"Yes!"

Firm voices echoed as squads of Holy Order adepts surged into the crowd.

Yet at that moment, four terrifying auras erupted simultaneously from four different directions.

The overwhelming pressure made everyone on the square feel a jolt of dread, slowing even their movements!

"Four eighth-rank Grand Masters?!"

Catherine's pupils contracted as she shouted urgently: "Lord Allen! Please have the Archbishops intervene!"

"Understood."

The eighth-rank peak Grand Master who had been accompanying Catherine immediately reacted.

Three more eighth-rank Grand Masters swiftly joined the battle.

Peter Square descended into chaos—screams erupted everywhere as countless civilians were slaughtered by the Sect's adepts.

"Roar—"

Some of the Sect's adepts emitted strange, bestial roars, their bodies suddenly sprouting monstrous limbs like those of ferocious beasts.

But unlike those who use enhanced beast-type abilities and are filled with wild powers.

these newly grown limbs appeared as if the result of genetic mutation.

Some have tails emerging from their abdomens, while others even grow a beastly claw from their necks!

They looked both grotesque and gory.

Yet simultaneously, their auras surged dramatically.

"Blood of the Divine!"

Xu Jingming's eyes lit up from within the inner zone.

He still remembered how much adept energy these Blood of the Divine had once granted him back when he was at Magic University.

He never expected to encounter them again!

"S-rank! The Sect of Heavenly Mandate has likely marked you as a target—let's flee immediately!"

Eva's anxious voice echoed in his mind.

"Flee?"

Xu Jingming grinned, a powerful aura exploding outward from his body: "Just a bunch of trash—I don't need to run! Thunder Extreme State!"

They're nothing but trash—no need for me to run! Thunder Extreme State!

Violent, brilliant golden lightning erupted violently from his center!

Golden lightning swirled in his eyes, and a radiant Thunder Ring materialized behind him.

As it spun wildly, it magnified his figure, making him appear towering and majestic.

As he spun wildly, his figure appeared even taller and more majestic.

He pointed his right hand, and a bolt of lightning, as thick as a bowl's mouth, shot toward the Blood of the Divine in the crowd.

With a flick of his right finger, a thick bolt of lightning, as wide as a bowl, suddenly blasted toward the Divine Blood Envoy in the crowd.

The first Blood of the Divine to be struck let out a single scream before being instantly reduced to a charred corpse.

The first Divine Blood Envoy to touch the lightning had barely time to scream before being instantly reduced to a charred corpse.

The lightning chain arced to the next Blood of the Divine.

In mere instants, six Blood of the Divine and dozens of ordinary Sect adepts were obliterated!

PS: Family member hospitalized, surgery scheduled for tomorrow and the day after—updates may be unstable these two days.

PS: My family member is hospitalized, with surgery scheduled for the day after tomorrow; updates may be unstable these two days.