Chapter 573: Giving Him a Chance, He's Just Useless

"Ridiculous! Uprooting an entire city! You believe it? You believe it?"

The Sith family's representative, Cole Sith, spoke in a booming voice; the person sitting next to him could even see this guy's spittle spraying out, vanishing into midair.

"It's not just the Exorcists saying this; many others are saying it too." Someone spoke up.

"Don't forget, Exorcists use illusion arts!" Cole Sith waved a hand, declaring categorically.

The others said nothing, frowning; if it was illusion arts, it wasn't impossible either.

A month had passed since Tang Luo led the Exorcists to exterminate the God-Descendants.

At the last Seven-Person Council, the basic policy of making Tang Luo a "Departing Hero" was established.

The Seven-Person Council and the many powers behind them naturally paid close attention to the developments of the battle between the Exorcists and the God-Descendants.

The news that came back was staggering — uprooting a city, annihilating demons and God-Descendants in the pit, then putting the city back?

Who the hell do you think you're fooling!

You think this is a kid playing with mud, digging a small stone out of the dirt, then putting the stone back?

Such a bizarre thing — who would believe it?

The Holy Order has struggled against demons for hundreds of years; even the strongest World-Destroyers have never pulled such an exaggerated stunt.

So it must be fake, it's the Exorcists' illusion arts!

For Exorcists to use illusion arts to create such an exaggerated situation isn't impossible either.

The councilors knew well that among the Exorcists, a single person capable of illusion arts, when deploying them, could make false seem true and easily deceive ordinary people.

Seeing with one's own eyes isn't necessarily real, let alone mere reports coming in.

However, the other councilors merely leaned that way, unlike Cole who was swearing it was absolutely true.

Come to think of it, this guy Cole seems to have gotten someone's backing behind the scenes, and has become extremely active lately.

Who knows who it is, giving Cole such great confidence.

Also, recently he just renovated his family's ancestral castle-palace; that expense isn't something just anyone can afford.

The backer's financial resources are abundant, astonishingly so.

The six councilors' expressions were calm, but their inner thoughts were rich; they'd have to discuss with their own backers after returning.

The matter of swallowing the Sith family should be put on hold for now, or perhaps increase the Council's seats to satisfy the ever-inflating desires of the major powers?

"Since it's not real, why would they stage this show?" Someone asked in a low voice.

"Heh, why do we want to deal with this person, make him a hero — isn't it because he harbors wolfish ambitions?" Cole Sith said.

The others slowly nodded, understanding Tang Luo's intent with this move.

Among the Otherworlders summoned this time, there is a peerless genius whose strength surpasses the Five Great Generals; even those several incomparably unruly generals are wholeheartedly convinced by him.

Possessing a sharp weapon, murderous intent arises of its own.

With such formidable strength, he must be plotting something.

The Holy Order has seen quite a few such Otherworlders; Tang Luo is the strongest one, and also the one who has overstepped boundaries most severely.

He not only demanded that special Sacred Heart, but also integrated the Exorcists into his own hands.

This is something that has never appeared in Holy Order history.

As "knives," Exorcists have never had "independent will"; why have Five Generals?

Naturally to prevent the Exorcists from producing a unified voice and will.

The ones holding the knife are only the Seven-Person Council (the powers behind it), but now the situation is already different.

Tang Luo, together with the Exorcists, fabricated a falsehood, creating a massive momentum; the scale of his ambition is eye-catching.

This ringleader must be struck down!

The Holy Order can only have the voice of "their Seven-Person Council"; the Exorcists just need to serve as knives.

Cole Sith being so eager to deal with Tang Luo is understandable too; he gained a backer, and if he can use Tang Luo as a sacrificial flag, he can surely stabilize his footing once more.

The Sith family's councilor seat can thus continue on.

If his descendants are unpromising, peacefully being a figurehead and enjoying decades of wealth and glory is no problem either.

Unlike you lot sitting here — although bearing the title of XX Family, in reality you haven't been that family's people for a long time.

Some changed in a green-as-grass way, some are collateral branches so distant they can't be more distant replacing the main line.

"Where is Tang Luo now? What's he doing?" Someone asked.

Not every councilor can get detailed intelligence first-hand.

Since Cole "cares" so much about Tang Luo, treating him as a target, he naturally has to make more use of him.

Cole Sith didn't disappoint; he said: "He didn't return to Holy Order Headquarters, but went to seek the last God-Descendant."

After the great battle, the Exorcists each went their separate ways — those nursing injuries nursed injuries, those resting rested, those exterminating demons continued exterminating demons, and those searching for the Sacred Heart put the mission back on the agenda.

The Five Generals rushed back to Headquarters and fully reported and narrated what happened, to form precious records.

Tang Luo went to find the last God-Descendant — Abel.

At mention of the last God-Descendant, the councilors' expressions varied.

Two councilors' expressions were very calm, but precisely because they were too calm it seemed rather abnormal.

Just as Tang Luo "said," named Abel, and having some influence with the Holy Order — the scope of such a candidate is very small.

News about the God-Descendant Abel naturally reached the Holy Order a step earlier than the battle's outcome.

Upon receiving the news, those two councilors were startled — could that Abel be the Abel they knew? There's actually such a thing? He's a dangerous God-Descendant?

No need for painstaking investigation; the Holy Order quickly locked onto Abel, taking no more than a few days.

But that Abel was dead.

He had died a few days ago; cause of death was a misstep while going downstairs, a fall that broke his neck, and he breathed his last.

He died cleanly, neatly, and far too childishly, making one unavoidably suspect — was it a faked death?

In short, the trail went cold right here.

That was why Tang Luo was personally searching for that Abel.

After finishing speaking about Tang Luo's whereabouts, Cole looked around: "Do you all feel..." A perfectly timed pause, giving people time to process the question.

Yet the other six people gave not an inch of face, each and every one silent.

They even looked at Cole Simon with mocking gazes.

You found a backer and that only guarantees the family's continuation; given a little leeway you want to run the whole show?

Keep dreaming!

"Motherfucker! A bunch of dogshit things, acting like dogs and still developing a sense of superiority!" Cole cursed inwardly.

These words were naturally scolded rather harshly.

The councilors naturally had plenty of shareholder daddies behind them, but they themselves were also at the executive CEO level.

Suppressing his anger, Cole continued: "Do you all feel that perhaps there simply are no Divine Scions at all?"

"What do you mean by that?"

Cole's words were shocking.

"In all these years of the Holy Order, has there been any record of a Divine Scion? Even a possible involvement, a few fragmentary words of indirect description?" Cole said.

Everyone shook their heads slightly; before this, regarding information on Divine Scions, the Holy Order was a complete blank.

"Where do Divine Scions come from? Have we really seen a Divine Scion? We've only seen the so-called Divine Scion Abel's corpse, right? No different from ordinary people at all." Cole fired off three questions in a row.

The others' expressions were slightly surprised and doubtful.

No one had seen a Divine Scion; the existence of Divine Scions was only in the mouths of Tang Luo and a few generals, other exorcists!

Put that way...

"I suspect, from the appearance of the Divine Scion to the great war later, it might all be a monstrous lie!"

Cole said, "What a Tang Luo, he set up a scheme and fooled everyone running in circles."

The previous sentence was still suspicion, the next sentence directly settled the verdict.

"Is such a possibility real?"

"Such a possibility exists."

A group of people discussed in low voices.

"I suggest immediately recalling Tang Luo and eliminating him." Cole said, "On the pretext of giving him the Sacred Heart, lure him over."

"Lure him here?"

"Right, right here."

Cole nodded.

The place where the few of them were was naturally not the Holy Order headquarters; although Buis had said he could imprison himself last time, they wouldn't rest easy.

The meeting place was moved to a certain branch of the Holy Order.

And this branch was the Holy Order's den of iniquity; many unspeakable things were all completed here.

In terms of defense and secrecy, this branch far, far surpassed the headquarters.

Not a single fly could fly in, nor fly out.

"In such a rush?" Someone said; they weren't prepared yet.

"Then drag it out." Cole couldn't be bothered to explain, directly stood up, "The day after tomorrow we'll gather again; if there's still no unified opinion then let's disperse, being a figurehead isn't bad either."

Finished speaking, he turned and left.

The remaining people looked at each other in dismay, then each left as well; Cole's words made some sense, delay invites change.

Leaving the branch, Cole boarded his luxurious carriage, eyes flickering.

Returning to the temporarily rented residence, Cole came to the study door, respectfully knocked, and a voice came from inside: "Enter."

Cole Sis then opened the door and walked in.

The man flipping through something behind the desk didn't look up and asked: "How's the progress?"

"Within a month, Tang Luo will certainly be killed!" Cole said.

"Good, you are qualified to follow the Lord with me, together embracing the new world." The man behind the desk only then looked up and said, "Beneath the Divine Scion, you will be the first person."

It was none other than the "dead" Abel; he had actually already become entangled with the Sis family.

"Many thanks, Lord Divine Scion!" Cole knelt, kowtowing repeatedly.

"Alright, go, don't let anyone discover any flaws." Abel said.

Cole withdrew respectfully, a flash of suppressed excitement in his eyes.

Others can at most be dogs! But he, Cole Simon, can become the first person beneath the Divine Scion in the new world!

Which is light and which is heavy, goes without saying.

Walking into the garden, Cole enjoyed afternoon tea, narrowing his eyes as he envisioned a beautiful future life.

Completely unaware that beside him two gardeners were staring at him with a strange gaze.

"Unexpected, ah, Second Senior Brother."

"Yeah, such a coincidence actually exists." Pigsy said, "I was saying how this kid suddenly shook us off and stopped cooperating; turns out he hugged a rock and jumped into the sea."

"Truly pitiful."

Ao Yulie shook his head, "Given a chance he's useless."