Knight Keely was defeated and fell in a pool of blood.

The smoke rippled, the dust and fog filled the sky, and the huge shock wave shook out a monstrous thunderous sound.

Many people were temporarily deaf, and the surrounding buildings collapsed like thin paper, and were reduced to rubble.

Li Jun gasped slightly, the rocks on his body surface turned into energy and dissipated, he still couldn't fully control the origin of the earth yao, otherwise, the power of that earth elemental energy bomb should be even greater.

"It seems that I have to calm down, practice in retreat for a few years, and enter the realm of divination as soon as possible. Li Jun muttered softly.

"Huh, this is an invincible knight? The five people can't beat the Grand Duke Li Jun alone, I think, these five people can join forces to fight with the Grand Duke Li Jun at most, and fight equally. Actor A continued to disgust them, and his mouth was very vicious.

In the crowd, I don't know when there was a beautiful woman.

She is only in her twenties, her skin is better than snow, unusually delicate, and like that slim jade lotus, inviolable, revealing a purity and holiness.

Li Jun just glanced at her, then pretended not to see it and left directly.

The Holy Maiden of Becky looked very calm, and the knights around her were like silent puppets, hugging her in the center and standing still.

Bei Ji looked at the back of Li Jun's departure, her eyebrows suddenly tufted slightly, and after a little muttering, she walked quickly in the direction of Li Jun's departure.

Inside the Castle of Deira.

The only relative of the old man in this world is that there are many of his grandsons, but unfortunately, he was lost in the desert, and now he does not know whether he is alive or dead.

Li Jun also walked through the desert, relying on his personal ability alone, he wanted to walk through a vast desert, few people could do it, even if he had very professional survival knowledge, but in the vast desert, lack of water and food, and the weather conditions at night were so bad, he would die if he couldn't hold on for a few days.

Because the relatives of the old man Della have died, and there is no way to inherit the title, Li Jun once proposed to find a good child and pass it on to the old man Dra, but he refused, perhaps, until then, he did not get out of the pain of losing his beloved grandson.

Therefore, the castle of Dela will become a museum to record the bumpy and glorious life of the old man of Dra.

The basic facilities inside have not been touched, and after some minor renovations in some parts, it will be opened to the public in a year's time.

Uninvited, the Holy Maiden of Becky came to the mourning hall of the old man of Dela, took out a canon, and read it softly.

The chant of Lang Lang suddenly resounded in the huge mourning hall, and the knights outside the door were fascinated by it, and bowed their heads and stroked their chests with reverent expressions.

After a few moments, the chanting stopped, and the Holy Maiden Becky closed the canon.

Li Jun stared at the spiritual position of the old man and did not look back at her from beginning to end.

"The old man was a devout believer all his life, until he died. Li Jun whispered.

"Only by believing in the light can there be hope, and the devout goddess can ascend to the kingdom of God and enjoy bliss after death. The Holy Maiden of Becky said.

Li Jun chuckled, not knowing whether to sneer or lightly laugh.

"The Grand Duke seems to have a lot of resistance to the church?" the Holy Maiden of Beiji looked at Li Jun with sparkling eyes.

"How dare I, although I am not a devout believer, I still worship and respect the great goddess of light. Li Jun said in a flat tone.

The Holy Maiden of Becky smiled noncommittally and said, "Is it because of Angela?"

Li Jun frowned lightly and did not speak.

The Holy Goddess Beiji turned cold, clenched her palms, and her eyes were full of hatred.

"Is Angela good? I am equal to her in terms of appearance, in terms of origin, I am the grandson of the cardinal archbishop, she is just the child of two ordinary clergymen, in terms of support, I have the support of 43 cardinals, and my chances of winning far exceed Angela!" The tone of the Holy Maiden was full of resentment.

There are about 80 cardinals in the current era, each of whom is a titled mage, and the cardinal archbishop who resides in the four empires is the most powerful, and is rumored to have the ability to communicate with the gods, second only to the Sanctuary realm.

The number of cardinal archbishops and titled mages alone, even if all the titled mages of the four empires are combined, that is, one-third of the church, taking the Koro Empire as an example, except for one guardian sword saint, the official number of titled mages is about three or four, even if the secret titled mages are added together, it is less than ten, and the number of titled mages in the four empires is less than forty.

In addition to the 80 cardinal archbishops of the Title Mage realm, the church also has the most terrifying organization, that is, the Inquisition, which has many magicians and sword masters, including many major cultivators of the Demon Sword Dual Cultivation, and this organization alone can destroy an empire.

"However, the final decision is still in the hands of the Pope, including the will of the person of Combes, although you have been presided over by 43 cardinal archbishops, but in the process of voting and resolution, if they suddenly turn against the water and vote for Angela, what can you do? After all, the person that Combis likes is His Royal Highness Angela, and no one wants to offend His Majesty the future Pope. Li Jun said.

On the delicate face of the Holy Maiden of Becky, she was resentful and dissatisfied, and said coldly: "If I can succeed in preaching this time, it will be a great merit recorded in the annals of history, and in order to promote the merits of the Church, His Majesty the Pope will definitely decide that I will become a saint and marry His Royal Highness the Quasi-Pope." Therefore, if anyone stops me this time, I will be ruthless and eliminate him by any means!"

Li Jun smiled indifferently, he turned around and said to the Holy Maiden of Beiji: "Dear Holy Maiden, it's not that I want to deliberately sabotage your missionary work, and I don't have the courage to confront the church, you must have seen it just now, this is the desert, which has been abandoned by the light for too long, and many newly incorporated desert peoples have different beliefs, and this belief has been deeply rooted in the bone marrow, and has been passed down for hundreds of years, even thousands of years, or even longer......

"This is a cult, and those who believe in cults are all heretics!" said the Holy Maiden Beiji in a cold voice.

"So, do you want to burn them all at the stake? Do you want to burn hundreds of thousands of people from the desert people alive?" Li Jun said.

Becky Saintess speaks.

"If you really want to do this, unless you slaughter the people of the entire Desert Principality, move in from the interior of the Desert and send devout believers here, and in a hundred years, the light will spread throughout the desert. Li Jun's tone seemed to have some kind of ridicule in his tone.

It was only now that the Holy Maiden of Becky clearly realized how difficult it was to preach in the desert.

When the light invaded the Canaan continent, the decaying Cult of Deity collapsed, and the independent empires, city-states, territories, etc., collapsed under the powerful armament of the Church.

It took the Church a hundred years to slaughter tens of thousands of people, starting with babies and instilling the faith of light, so that the glory of the Goddess could spread to all corners of the continent.

The Holy Maiden of Becky could not afford to wait, nor could she be able to emulate the Church of that period.

Now that the mainland is stable and everyone believes in the light, if the church slaughters hundreds of thousands, millions, or even tens of millions of people for the sake of mission, it will inevitably set off a monstrous storm, and many devout believers will question the church and question the light they believe in.

"Then what should I do?" said Becky's maiden was a little flustered.

Li Jun shook his head secretly, this little lady is typical of big breasts and brainlessness, no wonder she was counterattacked by Angela.

The Holy Maiden of Becky closed her mouth, and suddenly remembered that the Grand Duke in front of her had long been loyal to Angela.

"Angela, you little '' and 'son', I don't know what kind of ** medicine I gave this stupid grand duke, you are against me everywhere, and you snatch everything that originally belonged to me from my side one by one...... I will never let you go!" Lady Beiji gritted her teeth secretly, and a trace of cold killing intent flashed in the depths of her eyes.

The Holy Maiden Beiji exhaled lightly, walked in front of Li Jun, tilted her head slightly, her expression was different from her heart, she was unwavering, and said calmly: "What Angela gave you, I can also give you, and I will give you more! If you help me to preach, I promise you that within ten years, the Principality of the Great Desert will become independent!"

Li Jun was stunned for a moment, this promise is not something that can be made casually.

You know, there is an iron law in the church, no clergy can interfere in worldly affairs without a reason, such as a coup d'état, the change of empire, and so on.

Even the existence of the cardinal who resided in the Koro Empire, who also went to the banquet to talk freely, maintained a close relationship with the eldest prince, frightened the eleventh prince, and under the operation of Angela, made a high-profile declaration that he would go to the imperial capital with the quasi-pope Combesna.

During the most critical period of the civil war, important figures of the Church were frequently involved with the Great Prince, which had to make people suspect that the Church had shown its attitude to support the Great Prince.

Through all kinds of obscurity, coupled with the spread of public opinion and rumors, it was the last straw that broke the camel's back, and the army of South Koro was defeated, and the eleventh prince committed suicide by throwing himself into the sea.

The Principality of the Desert is a part of the Koro Empire, it is not independent, it is equivalent to a vassal state, a vassal state, and is still a part of the administrative territory of the Koro Empire.

It won't be because of the words of the Holy Maiden Becky, Koro XVIII will make the Duchy of the Desert independent, she is not the Pope, even if it is the next Pope Combisna, some rules must be followed.

"Let the Principality of the Desert become independent? Li Jun said.

"I swear in the name of the goddess that after I become a saint, within ten years, I will make the Principality of the Great Desert independent. ”

Li Jun's eyes flashed, and after a long silence, he suddenly smiled.

It is not impossible to make the Principality of the Desert independent, for example, to make the Principality of the Desert a country of believers in freedom, there is no king, no Grand Duke, no nobles, no army, there are only churches that fill the streets, a large number of clergy.

In the vicinity of the Holy City of Light, there are many independent city-states and territories, which have adopted such a social system and become a free country that believers and believe in light.

The words of the Holy Maiden of Beiji are vague and full of murderous intentions, after the independence of the Principality of the Great Desert, is he still his own?

When the Principality of the Desert becomes independent, will he still be alive?

...... (To be continued.) )