Chapter 85

His entire being was instantly shrouded in demonic energy!

"A demon, how is that possible!"

Bishop Faelen’s expression changed drastically!

Not just him, but all the bishops nearby had their expressions change simultaneously!

Because the demonic energy erupting from Lance’s heart was too terrifying—not only terrifying, but also vast in quantity!

He never expected that Lance, whom he had chosen as his successor, would have such dense demonic energy hidden within his heart!

Heavens!

Had Lance’s heart really been corrupted by demons to this extent?

Why did the previous examinations fail to detect it at all? What were those divine spellcasters doing?

"How is this possible!!!"

Lance’s expression also changed. Even someone as composed as he was completely stunned!

How could there be so much demonic energy in his heart?

Impossible!

Absolutely impossible!

Did he not know himself? He had never come into contact with demonic energy.

His golden finger dictated that he was destined to follow the path of the Holy See; how could he possibly touch anything demonic!

"It’s you, it must be you playing tricks!"

Lance pointed at Su Mo, shouting.

"Audacious! The energy released by the Count has been checked by so many of us; it is entirely the holy energy bestowed by the Goddess. You are at death's door, yet you still dare to frame the Count!"

A divine spellcaster shouted.

The energy within Lance had first been checked by a Sanctuary-level expert.

Then, it was checked by a group of divine spellcasters, who had personally monitored the flow of this energy.

It was pure, holy energy.

There was absolutely no problem with it!

Moreover, this energy was bestowed by the New Moon Goddess!

What kind of problem could there be?

In their eyes, this was merely Lance’s deathbed struggle.

"This is impossible, it is his trick! He is bent on killing me. I request another examination, even if it means the Goddess herself must examine me!"

Seeing all the divine spellcasters standing on Su Mo’s side, Lance panicked.

Hearing Lance’s words, Bishop Faelen hesitated for a moment.

But immediately.

"Pfft~"

Lance spat out a mouthful of blood.

He looked at his own chest in disbelief; a dagger was plunged into it.

The dagger had struck his heart dead center, causing even more dense demonic energy to emerge from it.

"You... you..."

Feeling his life rapidly slipping away, Lance pointed at Su Mo, his face filled with disbelief.

Before coming out, he had imagined many scenarios for his confrontation with Su Mo.

In his view, it was merely a struggle for power within the Holy See.

Then, he just needed to be wary of Su Mo’s underhanded tactics.

In his opinion, this clash would be spectacular—spectacular enough to produce multiple "legendary moments."

In the future, it would become a brilliant chapter in his record of achievements!

He was destined to step over the Count of Moshiling and march toward a vast sea of stars!

This meeting had also been meticulously designed by him.

He wanted to suppress the Count of Moshiling, who made people tremble, with his sheer momentum!

However.

He never expected things to develop like this!

The Count of Moshiling had done something unknown, causing such terrifying demonic energy to appear in his body!

Not only that.

To prevent him from making a comeback, the opponent had forcibly killed him at the Holy See headquarters, in front of so many bishops!

This method was too decisive!

Too ruthless!

So ruthless that even in his final moments, Lance felt a chill!

Now, he finally understood.

Why the "sign-in" style protagonists had their mentalities collapse!

Why the "sweeping monk" style protagonists were defeated so quickly!

Why, in the entire New Moon Royal City, so many protagonists and villains who were incredibly outstanding before crossing over had failed to defeat the Count of Moshiling!

However.

He still could not understand.

How that demonic energy had appeared!

The Count of Moshiling had clearly used the Goddess’s holy energy!

It couldn't be wrong!

A Sanctuary-level expert and a large number of divine spellcasters were watching!

How could the Count of Moshiling have tampered with it?

Impossible!

If the Count of Moshiling had injected the demonic energy, it would have been discovered immediately, and then the one to die would be the Count of Moshiling!

How did holy energy turn into demonic energy?

He couldn't figure it out!

And he was unwilling to be defeated just like this!

"Save me, this is definitely his trick!"

Lance shouted, believing he could still turn things around even with his heart pierced.

As long as a high-level divine spellcaster used a divine spell to heal him, he could be saved!

"Count..."

Bishop Faelen’s expression changed.

"Bishop, this person has long since become an apostle of the Demon God and is extremely skilled at disguise. A friend of mine was killed by him, and I have been searching for him for years. Today, I finally found him. If the Bishop does not believe me, you can have someone examine his heart; there should be a very obscure Demon God mark at the core of his heart."

Su Mo said calmly.

Lance was so angry he spat out another mouthful of blood: "Save me first, he is intentionally trying to kill me!"

"I will do it!"

A legendary-level divine spellcaster appeared, first using a divine spell to stabilize Lance’s injuries, then probing his power into Lance’s heart.

Upon this probe, the divine spellcaster froze, and then his expression changed drastically.

"It is indeed there, very obscure, and it would have become even more obscure over time. If it hadn't been discovered by the Count this time, by the time he officially became an Archbishop, even the Goddess herself might not have been able to detect it!"

The divine spellcaster said.

"Whoa!"

The surrounding bishops were in an uproar.

"How is it possible, how is it possible, impossible, impossible, this is his trick!"

Lance was in despair and began to scream.

First the demonic energy, then the Demon God mark—he completely did not understand how these had appeared.

He also fundamentally could not understand how Su Mo had managed to do it.