The hall immediately fell silent. Usually, clergymen would not attend private banquets and balls. Laurel had only sent an invitation to Erlini out of courtesy. She had not expected her to come.
Arlene was young and beautiful. She was known as the most beautiful woman in the Imperial Capital. However, she had always lived a simple life. She lived a simple life as a priest. Other than giving Holy Communion, she almost always stayed in the temple and never attended a ball.
Laurel went out with a smile and intimately pulled Erlini, who was wearing a white priest robe, in. Erlini waved at everyone, and the hall immediately burst into warm applause.
In the hearts of young people, Erlini had a very special status. She was the dream lover of many men. In the hearts of the women, although there were many who were jealous of her beauty, because the priests could not get married, there was no conflict of interest with them. This made the women less jealous of Erlinnie and instead sympathized with her.
Trene took the opportunity to pull out her little hand from the white crane's grip and walked toward Arlene.
Laurel pulled Arlene to White Crane's side and introduced them.""This is today's guest of honor, Young Master White Crane. This was High Priestess Arlene from the Temple of the Imperial Capital.”
The white crane kissed the back of her hand and said politely,""It's an honor to meet you, Miss Erlini.”
This action was very abrupt. If it was a noble lady, this would be a very common courtesy to express respect and admiration for women. However, it would be rude to use it on a cleric. Moreover, the White Crane did not address her as the High Priest given by the God of Light, but instead called her Miss.
It wasn't that Bai He didn't understand these etiquette, but the Temple represented his enemy. Under such circumstances, he really didn't want to include this beautiful girl in the list of enemies.
Erlini did not have any special reaction. She only returned the bow politely.
"I really admire your healing abilities. You must know that even the Archbishop can't do anything about Laurel's injuries. Can you tell me what magic you used to treat Laurel's injuries?”
"It's nothing. It's just a coincidence. When I was traveling on the continent, an old priest once taught me a spell that could heal the backlash of mental magic. As for the name of this spell, I don't know.”Bai He said perfunctorily.
"Oh? Are you an adventurer?" Erlini looked at the white crane with a gentle gaze, like a beautiful and pure angel.
However, the white crane could clearly feel the fluctuations of light magic on her body.
"Bright Mirror and Still Water?" The White Crane was secretly on guard. This was a Holy Spell. It was mainly used to detect the magic fluctuations and mental fluctuations of the other party, and then analyze the other party's magic attributes. It could also detect the authenticity of the other party's words through the mental fluctuations.
Bai He sneered in his heart. It seemed that the Divine Hall had already noticed his existence. However, using such a method to spy on him was too child's play.
He met Erlini's gaze nonchalantly and said calmly,""I'm a bard who doesn't know any magic or martial arts. It's my dream to travel all over the Yate Continent.”
Erlini felt that his mental power was unfathomable, and his magic attributes were also very chaotic. It seemed that he had the attributes of wind, fire, water, and earth, but there seemed to be a powerful force above that. As for what kind of power it was, she could not be sure.
"Bard? Then you must know how to play an instrument. Why don't you play a song for us and see if it's better than Miss Laurel's musicians?”The jealous Radman wanted to take the opportunity to humiliate the White Crane, insinuating that he was a lowly person like the musician.
"There's no need for that. The White Crane is no worse than these musicians.”Gray also interjected. On the surface, he seemed to be speaking up for the white crane, but in fact, he still regarded the white crane and the musician as the same kind of person.
Radman's subordinates naturally cheered loudly, saying that since the White Crane was traveling on the continent, it naturally had its own unique place and must have him play a song.
The white crane looked at the farce coldly like a bystander. Although he did not feel that he was superior to the musician, he knew clearly that Radman, Gray, and the others wanted him to lose face in public.
Bai He naturally wouldn't fall for this. He said calmly," Of course I know how to play an instrument. It's a pity that there are no soulmates here. There's no point in playing the lute to a cow."”
Radman lowered his head and pondered the meaning of " playing the lute to a cow " and " bosom friend ". This was the first time he had heard such an analogy.
Gray reacted and sneered,""Are you comparing us to bulls?”His words were sharp, instantly making Bai He the target of public criticism.
"That's not it." Bai He said calmly," If anyone can recognize this instrument, I'll play a song.”As he spoke, he opened the Dimensional Space and took out his homemade flute.
Everyone was shocked. They did not expect this young man who claimed to be a bard to be able to use spatial magic. Looking at the tube-shaped instrument in his hand, no one had seen it before.
Radman and Gray didn't say anything more and walked away resentfully.
Nasha took the flute from Bai He's hand and played with it with interest.
"You really surprise me!" Arlene smiled in a friendly manner. She wanted to say something, but she was immediately surrounded by a group of young admirers.
The unpleasant atmosphere was immediately dispersed by the playful sounds of the young people, and the ball was carried out in a lively atmosphere.
Bai He, Yu Feng, Barker, Evan, and the others were chatting on the side. Occasionally, someone would come over and chat with them. According to etiquette, nobles usually did not take the initiative to get to know commoners. Therefore, although Bai He was the guest of honor, other than a few commoners, the only people who came to talk to him were the people he knew. Bai He was not interested in getting to know those arrogant nobles.
Halfway through the ball, Bai He came to the balcony on the second floor alone. He was really not used to the atmosphere inside.
Yu Feng was surrounded and danced by a group of young ladies. His handsome appearance, prominent status, and powerful martial arts skills naturally made him the center of attention for the ladies.
Treany and Laurel had many admirers as well. Since the start of the ball, the invitations had never stopped.
Bai He didn't have anyone to talk to, so he was happy to come out for some fresh air. He looked at the stars in the sky, his heart filled with loneliness. This world made him feel very tired. He was like a stray bird flying alone in an unfamiliar forest. He was surrounded by danger and had to be vigilant at all times. Thinking about the heavy fate on his shoulders, a feeling of exhaustion arose…
"Why are you standing here alone in a daze?”A crisp female voice came from behind.
The white crane turned around and saw Arlene walking toward him with a smile. Just as he was about to reach Bai He, he suddenly tripped and fell forward.
Bai He didn't have time to think about it and hugged her body. Just as he was about to speak, he felt a slight pain in his chest. He lowered his head and saw that Erlina's hand was pressing against his chest. Her fair and slender palm was glowing with a faint light as she launched a weak Light attack. She was staring at the white crane and using the Bright Mirror Still Water to observe its reaction.
The corners of Bai He's mouth curled into an imperceptible sneer. He knew that the Divine Hall had already begun to suspect his identity, which was why they had sent this beautiful priest to test him. However, the strength of Arlene also made White Crane secretly wary. He had heard from Yu Feng before that although Arlene was young, she had a deep understanding of Holy Magic. If it was just Holy Magic alone, she was the strongest Holy Magician under the four archbishops.
Bai He sneered in his heart, thinking to himself, since you want to test me, I might as well tease you. After making up his mind, he acted as if nothing had happened. He hugged the beautiful priestess in his arms even tighter, and his firm chest pressed against Arlene's soft chest. The soft feeling on her chest made White Crane secretly praise. Under the loose priest robe of this beautiful priest, she actually had a voluptuous figure that was not inferior to Trene.
Such intimate contact was obviously unacceptable to Arlene. She blushed, and her " Bright Mirror Still Water " showed a flaw because she could not concentrate. She secretly blamed herself for not having enough cultivation to be distracted, which was why she still hadn't seen through Bai He's background. She sighed and wanted to push Bai He away, but she found that Bai He's arms were tightly wrapped around her like iron hoops. His face was getting closer and closer to her, and he was actually kissing her lips!
" Ah!" Erlini screamed and turned around in horror, like a frightened bird.
Only then did Bai He stop. A mocking smile hung on the corner of his mouth, but he pretended to be puzzled and said in surprise,"So Miss Arlene is unwilling. I thought you took the initiative to throw yourself into my arms because you had a crush on me!”
Arlene forced herself to calm down. She knew that Bai He was definitely not simple. Her every move was within his expectations. If it was really an enemy, it would be too terrifying.
She revealed a holy smile, but the blush on her face did not fade, adding a bit of charm to her.
"I'm sorry. I was rude."
"The High Priest's greeting is really special.”Bai He said coldly," However, I still have to remind you out of kindness. When using a honey trap, it's best to consider whether you will lose yourself first.”
Irina blushed and said apologetically,""This Holy Spell, Morning Light Spell, will only cause damage to people with dark attributes. Please forgive my rudeness.”As he spoke, he struggled hard, wanting to break free from Bai He's embrace.
"Oh, so now you're sure that I'm not of the dark attribute?”The white crane stared at her eyes and observed her reaction. It hugged her even tighter. It was not that the white crane was trying to take advantage of her, but it was not sure if Erliny had found something on him. There was no lack of masters among the young people at the ball. If they needed to silence someone, it was undoubtedly the best choice to strangle the beauty in their arms. This was because to kill a high priest, they had to use powerful dark magic. This way, it was easy for people to discover the abnormal magical fluctuations here.
" I don't know," said Arlene honestly." Maybe you don't have the dark attribute at all. Maybe you have dark power that even I can't detect. You were unharmed by my full-powered attack."”
"If I had the dark attribute, would you be able to kill me for no reason? And it was a sneak attack!" Bai He said coldly.
However, there was not the slightest hint of guilt on Erlini's face. She met Bai He's gaze fearlessly and said firmly,""That's right, eradicating evil is my responsibility as a believer of God!”
The white crane stared into Erlini's eyes. Was this the persistence of humans? Bai He's heart suddenly sank. This kind of belief made him fearful. He deeply felt that the greatest enemy that stood in his way was not the Gods Race or the Radiant Godking. It was the deep-rooted pursuit of light that humans had. This persistence in faith was the source of human strength. It gave them the courage to face death without flinching, and gave them the breadth of mind to disregard honor and disgrace. If he did not shatter the defense of his soul, conquering the human world would only become an unrealistic fantasy.
Sighing, the white crane let go of Arlene. Her purpose in attending the ball was obviously to test him. She must have been instructed by the Temple. Killing her now would only expose his identity.
Arlene quickly backed away to create a safe distance. "The Archbishop wants to see you."”
The White Crane and Arlene arrived at the temple in the imperial capital by carriage. He could not hide from what was coming. He had matured a lot and would no longer choose to run away like before. However, what gave him a headache was that from the current situation, the Archbishop of the Imperial Capital, Carnot, should already know that he was a person with dark power. With his position, he definitely would not allow him to stay in the human world. It was very likely that he had already set up an inescapable net in the temple, ready to destroy him.
Although Bai He believed that he could easily destroy the Imperial City's Temple, he would definitely expose his identity. The experts of the Gods Race would definitely come knocking on his door, and even the Radiant Godking would appear.
His current strength was not comparable to the original Dark Demon King. In addition, he was isolated and helpless in the human world. The situation was very unfavorable. Perhaps his trip to the human world was about to end! Bai He thought to himself.
Erlini brought the white crane to the main hall of the temple. Elena and Ye Yu followed closely behind.
For Elena, the temple was like her own home. The relief sculptures that symbolized light, the gentle light elements, and the solemn and sacred atmosphere made her feel extremely close. After experiencing more than 300 years of loneliness, she felt like she was home for the first time.
The capital's archbishop Kanuo stood below the divine statue of the Radiant Divine King, holding a scepter in his hand. His eyes filled with wisdom stared intently at the White Crane.
" Let's go!" Erlini gestured for the white crane to step forward. The white crane did not stand on ceremony and walked in front of Kanuo with large strides. Arlene stood behind Kanuo with her hands hanging by her side.
When the White Crane stopped in front of Carnot, the light elements on the archbishop's body suddenly gathered rapidly. As expected of the strongest Holy Mage of the human race." A priest who is recognized by the gods and has the ability to control the light elements is also called a Holy Mage." The White Crane felt that the archbishop's strength was almost comparable to Elena's, who had most of her power sealed. Unfortunately, in the face of such a powerful force, the White Crane seemed to be completely unaffected. It only calmly looked at the archbishop.
"Young man, who are you?”The archbishop's majestic voice echoed in the hall.
"I think the archbishop should already have an answer!”"Otherwise, I wouldn't have sent High Priestess Arlene to test me," the White Crane said calmly.”As he spoke, he shot a mocking glance at Arlene. He deliberately emphasized the word " test " to express his dissatisfaction with Arlene's sneak attack.
The archbishop did not get angry at Bai He's rude reply, but his gaze suddenly became unusually sharp, as if it wanted to pierce through Bai He's heart.
"You possess a powerful dark power. This is not something a dark mage can possess. I think you are a demon.”The archbishop observed Bai He's expression and continued,""I found a dark contract on Treny. I think you forced her to sign it when she was injured, right? As for the cruel Dark Mage in Windrock City, it should be you.”
"I admire your wisdom, Archbishop.”Bai He said coldly, but this praise was sincere.
"If you undo the contract on Treny and return to the Demon Realm, perhaps I can let you go.”The archbishop's words were full of threat. At this moment, Erlini, who was behind him, also gathered powerful light elements and was ready to attack at any time.
"Hahaha!" Bai He suddenly laughed wildly. The powerful dark energy on his body spread out like a tide.
The moment he entered the divine hall, Bai He noticed that there was a powerful barrier around the divine hall. It was obviously to prevent him from escaping, but this way, his aura would not be discovered by the people outside the barrier. Therefore, he released his power without any fear.
The powerful dark energy made Arlene tremble uncontrollably. A huge fear quickly occupied her consciousness, and her beautiful face turned pale.
Archbishop Kanuo's expression also changed slightly. Clearly, White Crane's strength exceeded his expectations.
" You made a fatal mistake." The white crane stared at Kanuo with contempt." You underestimated my strength." Although I don't want to do this, I have no choice but to kill the two of you.”
Facing such a huge gap, Arlene knew that there was no room for redemption. She stood in front of Carnot. Although his face was pale, it revealed a determined expression, and he stared at Bai He with hatred in his eyes.
"Lord Bishop, leave this to me!”
Even though Kanuo was astonished by Bai He's strength, there wasn't a trace of fear on his face. Bai He's heart moved," If your helper still doesn't come out, I'll first tear down that hateful god statue behind you.”
Destroying a god statue in front of a god's believers was a great insult, especially for those who believed in justice.
When the White Crane entered the temple, it had secretly observed and discovered that other than the power of light, there were five people with powers different from humans. However, because their powers were not strong, it did not pay attention to them. At this moment, the archbishop showed no fear in the face of such a powerful difference between the two sides. It was obvious that he had something else to rely on. The most reasonable explanation was that the archbishop had ambushed five experts who could hide their strength, preparing to launch a sneak attack when White Crane was careless.
Sure enough, five figures immediately rushed into the divine hall like lightning, surrounding Bai He in the middle.
They were five beautiful women with slender figures. From their beautiful long dresses, it was obvious that they were not from the Divine Hall, because the women of the Divine Hall always wore loose priest robes no matter what the occasion was. However, the robes of the five beautiful women in front of him revealed their beautiful lines.
Bai He suddenly realized that these five beautiful women had pointy ears. He immediately understood that they were elves!
The elves on the continent were all natural mages and archers. The power of high-level elves was comparable to that of demons with royal blood. The five elves in front of him were the heirs of the five elders of the elf race. They had come to the human world to gain experience.
The elves were also believers of the gods and had a close relationship with the temple. When the five of them came to the temple to meet the archbishop, they happened to hear that the demons had appeared in the imperial capital. They naturally would not stand by and watch, so they followed the request of the archbishop Carnot and prepared to launch a surprise attack at the critical moment. Unfortunately, the white crane had seen through him.
"Hmph, after so many years, you elves still like to hide in the dark and shoot arrows. You really haven't improved at all.”Bai He mocked. One had to know that the most terrifying thing about the elves was their superb archery skills, especially their ability to hide their aura and suddenly launch a surprise attack. This had killed countless demon experts in the war 300 years ago.
They didn't answer. It was obvious that they thought it was a waste of time to talk nonsense with a demon who was about to die. The five elves, together with the original Carnot and Erlini, formed a hexagonal formation and surrounded the white crane.
"Demon, die!"
With a clear shout, the power of the five elves burst out. The five beautiful girls chanted in a low voice,
"Summoning Wind's pentagram! Summoning Fire's pentagram! Summon the pentagram of water! Summoning Earth's pentagram! Please surround the light, in the name of the great Divine King, let the light of the pentagram seal the power of darkness!”
The five beautiful elves each released a power of different attributes. The five of them formed the five powers of wind, fire, water, earth, and light.
A huge pentagram formation surrounded Bai He, Ye Yu, and Elena.
The White Crane felt five powerful magic powers rapidly revolving around it, and the power in its body was constantly being drained away. Magic powers of various attributes were attacking it from all directions without any pattern. His vision was completely locked in the array and he could not see the situation outside the array. Occasionally, a few powerful arrows would fly in from outside the formation, causing the white crane to be exhausted from dealing with them.
Ye Yu's killing intent suddenly soared. Three hundred years ago, she had almost died in the Fifth Elven Elder's pentagonal array. If it wasn't for Mad Demon using his own life to destroy the array to fight for her life, she would have died long ago. The memory of the dead and the unwillingness to accept the past stimulated her powerful strength, as if she had returned to the unforgettable night more than 300 years ago. She wanted to use the blood of her enemies to pay homage to the heroic spirits of her ancestors!
Only Elena was in an awkward situation. When she first entered the temple, her power had been sealed by the white crane. Now, she was surrounded by her believers and former companions as if they were enemies.
For the past 300 years, everyone believed that the First Princess Elena of the Gods had already sacrificed herself for justice and for the great God King of Light. She had already become a legend in the Light World, so whether it was Archbishop Carnot or the young Elves, no one would have thought that this beautiful and holy girl was Princess Elena of the Gods.
Even Elena, who had superhuman intelligence, was helpless in this situation. Even with the Elven Pentagonal Star Formation, the elves and priests in front of him would find it difficult to fight against the Lord God of Darkness. After all, the power of gods in this world was insurmountable. She really wanted to reveal her identity and stop their futile actions, but she was very clear about the consequences of doing so. Bai He would definitely kill them to silence them.
The Elven Pentagonal Star Array was a unique magic array of the elves. During the War of Gods and Demons, the Dark Demon King was too powerful for the elves to resist, so they created this magic array. The five strongest elven elders at that time could almost block the Dark Demon King's attack.
"Is that all you have?" Bai He laughed coldly. With a wave of his hand, a faintly discernible dark barrier appeared in front of him, completely blocking the power of the pentagram formation.
This shocked the five elves, the archbishop, and Erlini. They did not expect the white crane to be safe and sound in the powerful pentagram formation of the elves. Although the five beautiful elves in front of him did not have the strength of the five elders of the elf race, the power of this pentagram array was enough to kill a high-level demon.
"Dark Dragon Seven Kills!" The white crane let out a soft cry, and seven huge dragon-shaped forces immediately flew out from its hands, pouncing straight at the five elves. The seven powerful forces collided head-on with the elf's five elemental powers, causing the ground to begin to tremble.
The five elves 'faces were pale, and they secretly regretted underestimating their enemy. If they had taken out the five great divine artifacts of the elf race, they would not have been so passive. However, they could not be blamed for this. After all, no one had expected that they would be facing the Lord God of the Dark Association.
"You still have some strength!" The white crane laughed teasingly, as if it was admiring the dying struggle of its prey.
"You're courting death!" The five elves were furious and could not help but increase their strength, wanting to kill the white crane.
Bai He secretly observed the pentagram formation. To him, understanding the operation of this magical formation of the elf race was far more valuable than destroying a few elves.
Upon closer inspection, he discovered that although this array contained the five elements of wind, fire, water, earth, and light at the same time, the four elements of wind, fire, water, and earth were all closely combined with the light element. In other words, among the five sprites, the sprite with the light element must have consumed the most energy. Recalling that their hair colors were red, blue, green, brown, and white, it was easy to guess their attributes.
The white crane could tell that this formation required a lot of energy. With the magic energy on the five elves, they wouldn't be able to hold on for long.
In fact, the elves did not want to use this formation to deal with the White Crane. They thought that the White Crane was just an ordinary demon. However, when the White Crane erupted with a terrifying dark power, they realized that the opponent was far from simple. Therefore, they decided to use the pentagram array to deal with him. However, they did not expect the white crane to be able to hold on for so long in the pentagram array. If one of the five elves was exhausted, the pentagram array would collapse on its own, and they could only surrender.
Of course, the white-haired elf with the light attribute was the one who had it the hardest. Although she was the strongest among the five of them, she had to consume five times more power than the others. At this moment, she was almost at the end of her rope.#
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