Ten days ago, in the Supreme Assembly of the Holy Flame of the Middle Kingdom, an extremely secret meeting was held.

Presiding over the meeting was the supreme leader of the Holy Fire Cult, Archbishop Latins.

Lattings looked at the high-ranking members of the Holy Fire Cult gathered in the audience, but he frowned.

There is no other reason.

A few days ago, the Dark Guard squadron he sent to Valrhona's kingdom failed in its mission.

Not only did the executive Girud and several secret guards mysteriously disappear, but even the treasure bestowed by the Lord God, the tenth-rank magic scroll, was also lost.

How did this make Lattings not be surprised?

He knew how terrifying the magic of the "Gate of the Dead" contained in that magic scroll was.

Even if some extremely powerful Otherworldly Warriors can resist the Elemental Tenth Order Magic with defensive artifacts, it is absolutely impossible to resist the Grim Reaper summoned by the "Gate of the Dead Realm" and attack the Grim Reaper, who can ignore all resistance and defense.

Valrhona Kingdom is only a small border country, and it stands to reason that it is even more impossible to have such a powerful existence.

"Lord Latins, my subordinates heard that the dragon in Valrhona's kingdom died, will there be a connection between the two?"

It was Hillman the Scarlet Flame, who was in charge of the Holy See's punishments.

Cardinal Hillman, who has always been known for his strict law enforcement and loyalty to the Holy See, is undoubtedly Lattings' right-hand man.

His opinion is certainly taken seriously by Lattings.

"If it's reasonable to say that the dragon and the god of death died together, but what about the 'evil god' in the mouth of the secret guard who escaped?"

The bishop who spoke, dressed in red and blue robes, was named Justin.

Justin "Blue Flame" is in charge of the compilation of the Holy See's statutes and the collection of holy scrolls, and is also a very powerful figure in the upper echelons of the Holy Fire Cult.

There has always been a feud between Justin and Hillman, and they will quarrel when they meet, and the top brass of the Holy See has long been accustomed to it.

"Schubert, tell me your opinion."

Lattings rubbed his temples and looked at a middle-aged, bare-haired man beside him with his head down.

"My archbishop...... This crisis is a dereliction of duty on the part of my secret guard, and I should punish myself. ”

The bald man looked very thin, and his eyes were slightly sunken, giving people a haggard feeling.

This person is none other than Schubert, the Pale Flame who is in charge of the Holy See's secret guard.

Schubert lifted his robe and took out three steel needles about ten centimeters long from his waist.

Before everyone could react, the three steel needles pierced his arm.

The steel nails were piercing, and blood was flowing.

Schubert's expression was not only painless, but narrowed his eyes with pleasure.

His arms were densely interspersed with countless steel spikes, which looked terrifying and eerie.

"The Secret Guard has always been fearless of life and death, but this time dozens of people fled back, which is really a great shame!"

With Schubert's screams, more than twenty gray-robed elite guards escorted more than a dozen bloodied men into the secret council chamber.

"My archbishop, they are the only ones left to flee back...... The others, however, could not withstand the baptism of the flame and sacrificed for the glory of the flame. ”

Looking at the horrific group of Secret Guard deserters, Schubert's face appeared with a twisted smile.

"So what?"

Rattings only said three words, and Schubert was so frightened that he immediately fell to his knees.

"Lord Latins, subordinate...... The subordinates tried all kinds of methods to interrogate them, but ......"

Looking up at Latins, Schubert first trembled, and then gritted his teeth and said, "It seems that someone has applied some kind of disturbing magic on them, and the subordinates can't find the reason for it anyway......"

Torture, memory extraction, magic detection.

Although Schubert is a pervert, he is still very reliable in handling business.

Otherwise, Lattings would not have given him such an important position as the Dark Guard.

"I see."

Seeing that Lattings's expression did not change, Schubert also breathed a long sigh of relief.

His fear of the archbishop was deep in his bones.

"Is it magic that interferes with information? Interesting. ”

The archbishop paced over to a dying Dark Guard deserter and pulled a fist-sized crystal ball from his bosom.

This crystal, called the "Imperial Celestial Sphere", was originally an initial artifact belonging to a certain otherworldly warrior, but it fell into the hands of Latin for some reason.

Lattings slowly brought the crystal ball close to the Dark Guard's head and activated the Celestial Orb's skill.

"Magic Extraction!"

The Imperial Celestial Sphere can absorb magic below the eighth rank five times a day, and then release it by the controller of the celestial sphere, making it an extremely powerful treasure.

However, it has another purpose.

Once the absorbed magic exceeds the eighth rank, the Orb will take on a different color.

As such, it can also be used to determine the level of magic.

White is the magic below the 8th rank, yellow is the magic of the 8th to 10th ranks, orange is the magic of the 10th to 12th ranks, and red is the magic of the 12th to 14th ranks.

Lattings couldn't help but look at the black mist swirling in the Imperial Orb, and his expression couldn't help but change greatly.

"This is fifteenth-rank magic?"

Hearing what the archbishop said, all the high-ranking members of the Holy See present exclaimed.

"Lord Latins, you can't be mistaken, the academic world is still inconclusive whether magic above the fifteenth rank really exists......

Freda, the "Verdant Flame" who is in charge of the Holy See's secret rituals and spell guidance, is not calm.

As the highest-ranking spellcaster in the Holy See, she has a deep knowledge of magic.

In the War of the Elder Gods, the god-king Isaas self-destructed his godhead before releasing the fifteenth-rank magic "Ragnarok".

If there is a higher level of magic than Ragnarok, what kind of existence will it be that unleashes it?

"It's hard to ...... Could it be that the 'War of the Changing of Ages' is about to restart again......"

Freda, who was elegant and steady, was now twisted into a ball of fear.

According to the legend in the secret texts of the Holy See, every one thousand and twenty-four primordial epochs, the world of Alpha itself will break out due to the constraints of the "system law".

In the War of the Epoch, the best of each Initial Era will resurrect and fight for their own race for the right to survive in the world of Alpha after the Epoch.

An initial epoch is as long as 1,020,000 years, and 1,000 and 24 primordial epochs are enough to give birth to countless strong men.

Once these supreme beings have appeared as a result of the "War of the Changing Eras", it is not surprising that some of them will be able to perform fifteenth-rank magic.

"Don't jump to conclusions."

Lattings looked at the panicked crowd and shook his head slightly.

The "War of the Change of Eras" is nothing more than an ethereal legend, and it is not to be believed at all.

What's more, the ability of the Imperial Celestial Sphere to determine the magic rank is not absolute.

Certain bizarre arcane spells can also cause it to malfunction for a short time.

"As long as it's magic, it leaves traces, and all traces can't escape my eyes."

Rattings' majestic voice echoed in the secret clubhouse, and the crowd that had been arguing until now fell silent.

"I am the chosen one, the bearer of 'God-given traits' and 'greed'!"

Lattings slowly stretched out his left hand forward, and said in his mouth: "Ten thousand demons and ten thousand laws cannot escape the mouth of greed!" The Secret Ritual of Greed, 'Devouring All Laws'! ”

As he chanted, one of the Dark Guard deserters howled wildly.

Soon, though, the Dark Guard stopped struggling.

Countless flesh and blood were pulled out of his body little by little, merging into the void condensed in Latins' hands.

skin, muscles, blood vessels, bones.

Eventually, all that floated in front of Lattings was a blood-soaked brain.

"The secret ritual of greed, the origin of ten thousand laws!"

The brain burst instantly, and the traces of magic hidden in it gradually weaved into a magic picture.

In the center of the scroll is the handsome and cold black-haired youth.

Lin Xiao.

Gasping for air, Lattings barely managed to stand still with the support of the crowd.

The "Greed" trait, one of the Seven Deadly Sins, grants the wielder the ability to devour magic and trace its origins.

With a stunt that only the Chosen One can possess, Lattings has reverse-tracked down the initiator of the information interference magic.

"Schubert, you personally lead someone to find him and find out what he is doing."

"Do the holy thing."

Looking at the back of Schubert's departure, a strong sense of unease suddenly appeared in Rattings's heart.

He looked at the black-haired man in the scroll, and the dark-haired man in the scroll seemed to be observing himself.

This made the archbishop, who had always been calm and composed, feel a chill in his vest.

"No, the 'God-given trait' is the privilege of the Chosen One by the 'laws of the system', and there can be no being above it."

Rattings, with a frightened face, roared hoarsely.

"Go and ask Lord Augustine to come down, I want to ask him for the creation artifact!"