Chapter 305

As the saying goes, one either erupts in silence or dies in silence, but when facing the immortal and the eternal, even if these Dominators were to erupt, the result would still be death; there would be no second path to survival.

The gap between the two was simply too great.

Therefore, even if they were unhappy, they could only remain silent until the Cold Cloud Sparrow flew out of their national borders.

What the rulers of these small countries could be thankful for was that the other party was merely passing through.

"Alright, we are about to enter the borders of the Holy See." Yan Qian didn't care at all about the thoughts of these small-country rulers and reminded everyone.

Hearing Yan Qian's words, everyone couldn't help but feel a jolt of spirit. Several days had passed since they set off, and during this Finish Finish Time, they had done nothing but travel, to the point of being bored to death.

Now, they had finally arrived.

Not long after Yan Qian's voice fell, everyone felt as if they had passed through an invisible spatial barrier.

This was an experience that hadn't occurred when flying over the borders of various small countries before, but everyone wasn't too surprised, even Lu Li and Yan Yuexin were the same.

Over these past few days, Yan Yan Yan Qinyun had mentioned some matters regarding the Holy See to them again, such as the five-star spatial barrier just now, which was actually the Holy See's border alert mechanism.

Not only the Holy See, but the Ancient Kingdom and the Demon Domain also had alert mechanisms on their borders, and in terms of Magic Card civilization, only the three great empires had the ability to set up alert mechanisms on their borders.

As for other small countries, they shouldn't even think about it; the resources consumed by involving an alert mechanism on the border would be enough to drag these small countries down.

Upon entering the Holy See, Yan Yan Yan Qinyun's face was already clearly carrying a trace of excitement; after all, ever since she married into the Ancient Kingdom, she hadn't returned for a very long Finish Finish Time.

Yan Yan Yan Tianlu, who was on the side, couldn't help but reach out and pat her shoulder upon seeing this.

As for Yan Yuexin, although a portion of the young girl's bloodline came from the Holy See, she had, after all, grown up in the Ancient Kingdom since she was a child.

Coupled with the fact that this was her first Finish Finish Time coming to the Holy See, compared to Yan Yan Yan Qinyun's excitement, Yan Yuexin's red eyes carried more of a trace of curiosity.

Beside Yan Yuexin, Lu Li's eyes also carried a trace of anticipation. However, he hadn't wasted these past few days, but had been constantly conceptualizing Magic Cards in his mind.

Merely completing the production of the three special Magic Cards—Fusion, Synchro, and Xyz—was clearly not enough to satisfy Lu Li.

Or rather, producing the three special Magic Cards was merely a beginning.

The Holy See was different from the Ancient Kingdom, and the most essential manifestation of this was reflected in the differences in the operational models of the two great empires.

The Ancient Kingdom, with the Central Court as the center, radiated to the four great domains, and each of the four great domains was equipped with a capital city and lower-level satellite cities; the system could be described as very clear and understandable at a glance.

But the situation in the Holy See was much more complex than that of the Ancient Kingdom.

The Holy See was not divided into different regions, and there were no organizations like capital cities and satellite cities here; there were only different religions, and the places where these religions were established could be viewed individually as special autonomous organizations.

After all, there were different doctrines between religions, and even the Pope, this Supreme-realm powerhouse, could not force one religion to believe in the tenets of another religion; it would only end up becoming a one-word religion.

Of course, the Pope had never had such intentions, otherwise, with his Supreme-realm strength, the other religions would have already disappeared.

Let a hundred flowers bloom and a hundred schools of thought contend—only then could the strength of the Holy See's Magic Card masters be stimulated to improve. This point had already been verified countless times before the Pope ascended to the Supreme realm.

Facts had also proven that this was indeed a path more suitable for the development of the Holy See.

And among the Holy See, the most powerful religions were undoubtedly the six great religions located at the apex.

For no other reason than that the Popes of the six great religions were all Immortal-realm powerhouses second only to the Pope! These six people were equivalent to the two Court Masters of the Ancient Kingdom's Central Court and the four Domain Lords of the four great domains.

As for other religions, there were no Immortal-realm powerhouses within them, which meant they had no way to contend with the six great religions.

After entering the borders of the Holy See, Lu Li and the others were immediately intercepted by patrolling Magic Card masters.

Although there were alert mechanisms on the border, these alert mechanisms had no way to communicate, so the existence of patrol personnel became a necessity.

And because the situation in the Holy See was special, the patrol personnel were jointly composed of Magic Card masters from various religions.

"Is that Saintess Yan Yan Yan Qinyun?" Yan Ming, the leader of the patrol team, was stunned for a moment upon seeing Yan Yan Yan Qinyun's figure, then immediately reacted and quickly stopped the others who wanted to step forward.

Patrols of the Holy See's border were all arranged by the six great religions, each sending a Magic Card master to lead the team, and Yan Ming was a Magic Card master from the Flame Spirit Religion.

Originally, it wasn't the Flame Spirit Religion's Magic Card master leading the team today, but because of the arrangements for Yan Yan Yan Qinyun's party, the Holy See had adjusted the patrol personnel arrangements, with the Flame Spirit Religion leading this patrol.

The purpose was to be able to report the whereabouts of Yan Yan Yan Qinyun's party in a timely manner if discovered. At the same Finish Finish Time, it was also to prevent some ignorant hot-headed youths from treating Yan Yan Yan Qinyun's party as enemies.

Although the Holy See was in an uproar both inside and out when this Flame Spirit Religion Saintess married into the Ancient Kingdom back then.

But now, a long Finish Finish Time had passed since Yan Yan Yan Qinyun married into the Ancient Kingdom, and during this Finish Finish Time, the Holy See had gained a lot of fresh blood and a new generation had emerged.

Perhaps these new generations had heard of Yan Yan Yan Qinyun's deeds, but they hadn't seen that former Saintess of the Flame Spirit Religion with the fiery personality, and there was no guarantee what kind of trouble they might cause.

577. The Tsundere Pope

This Finish Finish Time, it wasn't just Yan Yan Yan Qinyun returning alone, but Yan Qian leading the team, with Lan Lan Lan Xiatong accompanying them; such a configuration, even if the number of people wasn't large, was enough to attract the attention of the Holy See.

Just like now, if it weren't for him, if the others in the team had rashly stepped forward to intercept this party, then things would have been a big deal.

Nonsense, the person leading the party on the Cold Cloud Sparrow was Yan Qian, and the other party was the Domain Lord of the Ancient Kingdom's Southern Domain; the Domain Lords of the Ancient Kingdom were Immortal-realm powerhouses of the same level as the six Popes of the Holy See. If they dared to stop the other party, they probably wouldn't even see the moon tonight.

Even if Yan Qian didn't mind, they would definitely not have a good ending, and might even be seized upon by hostile forces to frame them with the crime of damaging the friendly relations between the two countries.

Even Yan Ming felt a bit of a headache when he received this task back then; if this matter was handled well, then naturally everyone would be happy, but if it wasn't handled well, then he would be the first to bear the brunt.

After stopping the others who wanted to step forward, Yan Ming immediately sent information back to the Flame Spirit Religion.

"Alright, others will come to take over this matter next," a moment later, after receiving the reply, Yan Ming instructed everyone to clear the way and watched Yan Qian and the others leave.

"We are now heading to the location of the Flame Spirit Religion, which will take about another day," Yan Qian glanced at the patrolling Magic Card masters who had cleared the passage and nodded slightly, as a greeting.

Afterward, he didn't pay much attention to these patrolling Magic Card masters, but only reminded Lu Li and Yan Yuexin: "You both be prepared."

Looking at each other, Lu Li and Yan Yuexin nodded.

Watching the Cold Cloud Sparrow's figure move away, Yan Ming couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

If it were just a six-star Cold Cloud Sparrow, it naturally wouldn't be able to put so much pressure on him. The key was Yan Qian and Lan Lan Lan Xiatong on the Cold Cloud Sparrow.

Although it was just a passing encounter, and from a distance, the pressure of the Immortal and Eternal realms was still a bit hard for him to bear.

Even though Yan Qian and Lan Lan Lan Xiatong had intentionally restrained their auras, the long-term aura of a superior was still inadvertently revealed.

Don't look at him as just a patrolling Magic Card master; his strength had already reached the Emperor realm, and if you want to join the patrol team, you wouldn't even pass the first hurdle without some strength.

Unfortunately, the strength of an Emperor had no power to resist in front of the Eternal and the Immortal.

"Lord Yan Ming, is it really okay for us to just let these people leave like this?" A weak voice came, belonging to a female Magic Card master.

Hearing this female Magic Card master's question, the rest of the team also looked at Yan Ming with questioning gazes.

"Regarding this point, you don't need to ask." Unfortunately, Yan Ming just shook his head: "Even with my strength, I am not qualified to come into contact with these things; if you don't want to bring trouble upon yourselves, don't ask."

Everyone stared at each other, not expecting Yan Ming's reply to be like this.

"Alright, continue patrolling," waving his hand, Yan Ming stopped the others from discussing it, and then continued to lead the team to start patrolling.

The most important matter had been dealt with, but that didn't mean their patrol was over; it was still early.

"Your Holiness the Pope, we have received news that the Ancient Kingdom's party has entered the Holy See's borders and is heading in our direction," in the Flame Spirit Religion, Ying Wan looked at Yan Zhen in front of her and reported silently: "The one leading the team this Finish Finish Time is Domain Lord Yan Qian of the Ancient Kingdom."

If it were an ordinary person from the Ancient Kingdom coming, then Ying Wan naturally wouldn't need to report to Yan Zhen, and even for the other two great empires, not just any Tom, Dick, or Harry was worth disturbing Yan Zhen.

But conversely, if it required reporting to Yan Zhen, it meant that the identity of the person coming was not simple.

And Yan Qian, as one of the four Domain Lords of the Ancient Kingdom and an Immortal-realm big shot, was someone who could be compared to the Popes of the six great religions in the entire Holy See.

Coupled with the fact that the goal of their party was very clear—they were coming for their Flame Spirit Religion.

In the entire Flame Spirit Religion, only Yan Zhen was an existence of the same level as the other party, so naturally, it had to be reported to that level.

It's just a pity that Yan Zhen's mood today was clearly very average.

"If they come, they come; there's no need to specifically report to me," regarding Ying Wan's report, Yan Zhen waved his hand casually, looking as if he hadn't taken the arrival of the Ancient Kingdom's party to heart at all: "It's just that old guy Yan Qian, not the Supreme of the Ancient Kingdom coming in person."

I knew you would definitely be pulling that old face!

Regarding Yan Zhen's answer, Ying Wan didn't seem too surprised, but she looked helpless.

She knew that Yan Zhen was still obsessed and counting the fact that his own granddaughter, the previous Saintess of the Flame Spirit Religion, Yan Yan Yan Qinyun, was abducted to the Ancient Kingdom by Yan Yan Yan Tianlu.

They say that serious old people are more vengeful; regarding this point, Ying Wan could be considered to have had a very profound realization once again.

Especially since this vengeful old man had such powerful strength, she couldn't reason with him physically, only logically; it was truly difficult to decide.

"Your Holiness the Pope, although I know you are still quite obsessed with the past, there is one point I must remind you of slightly," if it weren't for the fact that the inheritance trial for the Saint and Saintess candidates was about to begin, regardless of which aspect it was, Ying Wan didn't want to see her own Pope go crazy; she would have just thrown her hands up and quit.

Facing a vengeful Immortal-realm old man, the pressure endured was unknown!

Fortunately, Ying Wan also had a trump card in her hand, which was the only thing that could hold Yan Zhen: "Although Domain Lord Yan Qian is leading the team this Finish Finish Time, accompanying the party are Yan Yan Qinyun and her daughter, Yan Yuexin."

From Ying Wan's address to Yan Yan Yan Qinyun, it could be seen that her relationship with this former Saintess of the Flame Spirit Religion seemed quite good.

"This is also the first Finish Finish Time Yan Yan Qinyun has returned since leaving the Holy See; you wouldn't want your granddaughter to see you with a dark old face the moment she returns."

"Moreover, as one of the candidate Saintesses for this inheritance trial, Yan Yuexin is not only Yan Yan Qinyun's daughter but also your great-granddaughter."

"Of course, if Your Holiness the Pope doesn't wish to meet your granddaughter and great-granddaughter, then I will make arrangements immediately."

Ying Wan was able to stand out in the Flame Spirit Religion and gain Yan Zhen's trust to handle the affairs of the Flame Spirit Religion entirely, not only because she was very capable of fighting but also because she was the only person in the Flame Spirit Religion who dared to contradict Yan Zhen, this Pope.