Chapter 483: Calamity is coming; only by letting the whole continent accept God

Just like Li Chen would collect intelligence on the Yongzhou Empire, Charles certainly also collected a lot of intelligence on the May Tian Ce Dynasty.

In fact, after returning from meeting Li Chen last time, Charles investigated a lot.

He didn't know until he looked, and after looking, he was scared quite a bit.

Li Chen, who was originally supported as a puppet, suddenly revealed the strength of the Sage Realm and directly suppressed the entire court.

Seeing this, Charles knew that Li Chen was a person who hid very deeply and could endure.

If it were any other prince, as long as they had a little strength, they would want to show off in front of the Emperor.

As an emperor, Charles could think of a very key question.

That was that these people who supported Li Chen's rise found that Li Chen couldn't be controlled.

At this time, the best way was to replace Li Chen, but Li Chen was the heir in line, and with his strength, who dared to replace him? They would be killed by him in minutes.

Next were some of Li Chen's experiences, all of which were legendary existences.

Whether it was rectifying sect forces, expanding territory, or bringing the prosperity of the May Tian Ce Dynasty to a higher level.

Emperors throughout the ages on the continent, as long as they could do one of the things Li Chen did, could be written into history books.

And Li Chen, he just did it casually; it could be said he was a living legend.

Charles noticed that Li Chen could do these things because of his powerful and unrivaled strength.

There were many Sage Realm experts who fought Li Chen, and it could be said he won all of them.

This "won all" had its own implications.

Many Sage Realm experts said they were undefeated.

Undefeated includes winning and drawing.

Li Chen won all, meaning no one could be evenly matched with Li Chen.

And those Sage Realm experts Li Chen defeated were all relatively strong existences in the Sage Realm.

Charles thought, the Pope in the Yongzhou Empire was known as the spokesperson of God, his strength crushing a crowd of Sage Realm experts, having absolute status and incomparable strength.

If Li Chen and the Pope fought, who would win?

In other words, no matter who won, Charles would profit.

According to Charles's understanding of Li Chen, Li Chen certainly wouldn't allow anyone to be above him.

The Pope's status was sacred, and he wouldn't allow himself to lose either.

So once they fought, it would be like fire and water.

To put it bluntly, no matter who died, it would be good for Charles.

If the Pope died, then no one would be able to interfere with him handling the state affairs of the Yongzhou Empire.

If Li Chen died, then the Pope couldn't say Charles and Li Chen were colluding.

So Charles thought, he had to find a reason to let the Pope and Li Chen meet, and then manufacture a conflict; this was borrowing a knife to kill.

Meanwhile, in the center of the Imperial Capital of the Yongzhou Empire, a majestic and spectacular Pope's Palace stood on the top of the Holy Mountain.

The entire palace was made of pure white marble, emitting a sacred radiance in the sun.

Twelve hundred-meter-high giant pillars supported the dome, and each pillar was carved with scenes from biblical stories, lifelike.

In front of the main entrance of the palace, two teams of Holy Knights stood on both sides.

They wore silver-white armor, with the sun emblem engraved on their chests, their gazes firm, their faith firm.

Every knight exuded a powerful aura, and the weakest had Void Realm cultivation. "May the Holy Light guide you." A priest in a white robe smiled and blessed the passing believers.

Believers knelt devoutly in front of the huge statue in the center of the square; it was a thirty-meter-high statue of the Sun God, made of pure gold, with rare gems embedded in its eyes, as if it were truly watching over all living beings.

It was no exaggeration to say that the splendor of the Pope's Palace was even more magnificent than the Imperial Palace of the Yongzhou Empire.

Passing through the long corridor, they arrived at the core deliberation hall of the Pope's Palace.

The hall was circular, and twelve stained-glass windows refracted sunlight into colorful halos.

In the center was a huge round table, with a pure gold Bible and Holy Grail placed on it.

The Pope sat in the first seat, wearing a gold-embroidered white robe, wearing a triple crown, his face aged but incomparably majestic.

Twelve cardinals were lined up on both sides, each with a serious expression.

Before they came, they had received wind that this meeting might discuss earth-shattering events like "deposing the Emperor."

This was no small matter; even though the status of the Holy See in the hearts of the people of the Yongzhou Empire was quite high, most of the army was controlled by the royal family, and Charles was not an ordinary emperor; he had operated for many years and had strong control over the army.

If they really fought, the whole country would be in chaos.

The thoughts of the cardinals were also different; most were crazy believers who felt that the status of the Holy See must be supreme.

Doesn't the royal family rely on us to stabilize the throne?

How come at this time, you Charles still want to step on us?

Then we need to change to an obedient emperor.

Originally, the Pope had delegated some power in recent years, and some cardinals had complaints.

If the Pope wanted to depose Charles this time, they would definitely support it.

This was the radical faction in the Holy See.

Since there was a radical faction, there must be a conservative faction.

The conservative faction felt that the Yongzhou Empire didn't need an emperor; the Pope should directly manage all affairs and let the entire Yongzhou Empire follow God's guidance.

This was also why the conservative faction often thought the radical faction was too conservative.

The conservative faction looked crazier than the radical faction, but what they conserved was the supreme belief in God.

The hall was silent, and even the sound of breathing could be heard clearly.

The cardinals were either bowing their heads in thought or closing their eyes in prayer; no one dared to speak first.

Finally, the Pope slowly raised his hand, and the scepter tapped the ground lightly: "I have summoned you all today to discuss the issue of education in surrounding countries."

This opening remark stunned all the cardinals.

Wasn't it agreed to discuss Charles's matter?

The Pope's voice was aged and powerful: "Last night, I received God's will; the faith in the northern countries is chaotic and urgently needs the guidance of the Holy Light."

As soon as this was said, the entire deliberation hall was shocked.

Because the cardinals were not fools; the northern countries certainly didn't refer to those small countries.

An elderly cardinal asked cautiously: "Does the Holy Seat mean to preach in the May Tian Ce Dynasty?"

The Pope's gaze was deep: "Exactly; calamity is coming; only by letting the whole continent accept God's guidance can we overcome the difficulties."

The cardinals looked at each other; who didn't know that the May Tian Ce Dynasty's Emperor Li Chen was famously strong? Letting him let the Holy See enter the May Tian Ce Dynasty to preach? This was even harder than deposing Charles!

A cardinal stood up and bowed: "If the May Tian Ce Dynasty can accept God's will, that would be their honor, but May Tian Ce and our Yongzhou have always been at odds; preaching rashly is afraid..."

This sentence had its own implications; the first half was to obey the Pope's meaning, and the Pope's meaning was God's will, which absolutely could not be violated, even if they were cardinals.

The second half was to state his own point of view.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 484 =====