Red Lake is not big, one glance can see the end.

But Red Lake is also very large.

Ordinary Transcendents are unable to reach the end in a lifetime.

Don’t mention the end, even trying to reach the center of the lake is extremely difficult, even with a vehicle, you can only stop here... The first half of Red Lake is the Outer Tomb of Qingzhong Cemetery, and the second half is the Inner Tomb.

But at this moment, in Meng Xizhou’s eyes.

This lake is very clear, the lake surface very clean... As for the mist?

The whole Red Lake has no mist.

She can look from the lakeside here to the very far distant end.

Since the mist of Red Lake doesn’t exist, then Meng Xizhou can naturally see clearly... the two figures battling in the latter half of Red Lake.

Actually, she guessed a rough idea when she left the Secret Dungeon.

To ensure Gu Nanfeng safely reaches the Secret Dungeon to rescue herself, it is necessary to ensure that the two top combat forces of Light City are trapped in the battle at Red Lake.

Jia Wei is taken care of by Gu Shen.

As for the Great Elder, it is left to Song Ci to delay.

After she stepped on the lake surface, there was no pause at all, each step was taken resolutely.

She walked towards the latter half of Red Lake, her goal was clear from the start.

In everyone’s perspective, Meng Xizhou soon disappeared into the mist.

...

...

The first half of Red Lake has returned to calm.

While the latter half is still under the assault of raging winds and waves.

Two pages of Holy Book collided, exploding with terrifying power, golden light and black mist continually clashed, evaporating all the water within a hundred meters around Red Lake—

"Heh... hehe..."

Song Ci supported the lake surface with one hand, kneeling on the lake, blood flowed from his nose, yet he couldn’t help but coldly laugh.

Because the Great Elder opposite looked more miserable, already bleeding from his seven orifices.

To Song Ci, the collision of Holy Books is an unprecedentedly "novel" experience.

This page of withered paper, viewed as a forbidden tool by Light City, possesses incredibly strong rule power, as long as it’s driven by spiritual power, it can forcibly "rewrite" a Transcendent’s spirit.

Earlier, Song Ci heard Gu Shen talk about the effect of the [Holy Book], and felt shocked.

However, nothing truly perfect exists in this world.

The [Holy Book] is indeed powerful, but it also has its limitations—

Firstly, it cannot convert "non-believers."

The [Holy Book] can only change the faith of a Transcendent who possesses specific beliefs... At this moment, the Great Elder uses the [Holy Book] because he’s convinced Song Ci rejects Light, and must be aligned with Battle or other existences.

The reason Gu Shen handed Song Ci a page of Holy Book was because he guessed the Great Elder’s move.

Song Ci initially refused, because he thought the [Holy Book] might not be effective on him.

But...

Gu Shen forced him to accept this page of Holy Book and, at a critical moment, collide with the Great Elder... The reason is simple, this battle is crucial and must not be lost due to unknown possibilities, Song Ci, after all, has trained in the Battle God Domain, if the [Holy Book] erases his thoughts, then this fight is over.

Retaining countermeasures ensures no worries.

Aside from that, the [Holy Book] has another flaw.

That is... it is consumable.

This page of withered paper can only blot out limited thoughts, depending on the strength of the one being blotted out.

The stronger the spirit of the Transcendent being blotted out, the greater the consumption of the Holy Book’s power.

That’s why the Great Elder previously said converting Song Ci might consume an entire page of [Holy Book]; he speculates Song Ci, brave enough to venture alone to West Continent, likely carries a spiritual defense item bestowed by the Battle God Throne, breaching these items’ barriers also requires consuming the [Holy Book]’s power.

Years ago Su Ye brought a page of [Holy Book] to Sangzhou Cave, secretly converting local Transcendents.

That page of [Holy Book] was enough to convert a large portion of Storm believers in area W.

For different levels of Transcendents, the energy consumed in conversion varies distinctly... This is an exponentially explosive consumption.

So Light City desperately desires more [Holy Book].

Once they possess enough [Holy Book], the missionary plan laid out for years can be completely reeled in.

Unfortunately, the Great Elder counted everything, but never calculated.

His biggest trump card.

Song Ci has it too!

"Rumble rumble rumble..."

The waters of Red Lake surged and overturned, forming a tornado, two figures endured bitterly before the tornado, this is a battle of wills, both of their spirits are exhausted by the [Holy Book], desperately trying to crush each other, but sadly, this moment two pages of withered paper entangle continuously, until all energy is consumed, this battle of wills will not cease.

Song Ci, after six years of training in the Battle God Domain, his spiritual intensity improved greatly.

Just as the Great Elder said, he is very young.

But at this moment... his advantage is "youth"!

He carries the bloodline of the [Undead], such nose bleeding level injuries can be largely ignored.

On the other side, the Great Elder is different.

Between the two, the one truly enduring is not Song Ci, but him.

Blood seeped from his seven orifices, his facial complexion turned pale, his originally dense and glossy long hair gradually fell off in this spiritual torment, he just absorbed fresh [Undead] blood, but at this moment the activity in his blood began rapidly depleting, he tried his utmost to crush his page of Holy Book towards Song Ci, but no matter how, only managed to gain a slight advantage.

Press further down.

Song Ci, like a spring hitting bottom, started rebounding.

Amidst this grand and intense struggle, both heard a crisp sound of water steps coming from afar...

Someone has entered the latter part of the Red Lake.

The Holy Book game is currently at its most critical balance phase.

What is most forbidden is the intervention of outsiders.

If someone steps into this place and chooses to disrupt the balance, then the attacked side will suffer a severe backlash...

Song Ci frowned, his expression grim... This is the temple’s forbidden area, and if someone enters here, it’s most likely someone from the temple.

On the other side.

The Great Elder’s expression brightens, hearing the sound of stepping on the lake, he immediately raised his arm and shouted.

"Jia Wei! Save me!"

This is the Red Lake, across the entire temple, only Jia Wei can step into the latter part!

It must be that the final selection of the Red Lake has ended, and Jia Wei has come to check the situation!

The Great Elder’s voice echoed in the storm of Red Lake, but there was no response for a long time... After shouting, he was stunned for a moment until a delicate figure emerged from the mist.

The overwhelming storm sound was overshadowed by the woman’s soft words.

"Jia Wei is dead."

These words, like a bolt from the blue, fell on the Great Elder’s heart, causing him to stagger in disbelief as he looked at the woman who appeared here.

"Meng Xizhou?"

Song Ci also turned around, blinking as he looked at the legendary, renowned Light Goddess.

"Thank you."

Meng Xizhou softly uttered two words, nodding slightly to Song Ci to express her gratitude.

She walked straight from the lakeside of Red Lake, and the midpoint was the battlefield between Song Ci and the Great Elder, where she stopped, choosing to stand beside Song Ci.

"You’re welcome."

Song Ci smiled.

The Light Goddess was very beautiful and naturally close to light. Seeing her in person, he now understood Gu Nanfeng’s actions.

No wonder he led the Gu Family Envoy aggressively across the West to raid the Light City Dungeon—

If it were him, he wouldn’t wait six years!

If he had known about the imprisonment, never mind the first year, Song Ci might have gathered friends to smash the secret dungeon of Light City in the first month!

Storms surged.

After Meng Xizhou appeared, the Holy Book game changed subtly.

The tattered paper, originally over Song Ci’s head by the Great Elder, was reversed bit by bit due to his emotional turmoil.

The current situation was now in Song Ci’s favor.

The Great Elder, bleeding from his seven orifices, looked at the Light Goddess, already guessing what happened outside—

Meng Xizhou’s presence indicated that the Gu Family Envoy had successfully raided the dungeon.

He just couldn’t figure out who could have held Jia Wei back.

Even now, he refused to believe the light goddess’s words that Jia Wei was dead... He just considered it fake news to disturb his mind.

He was very familiar with Jia Wei’s strength.

Across the Five Continents, in the Red Lake, only a handful could defeat him.

The three generals of the North Continent couldn’t have crossed West!

Moreover, defeating and killing are two different things!

Taking a deep breath, the Great Elder calmed his emotions.

He sternly rebuked, "Meng Xizhou... do not forget that you are of the Light Church! The temple nurtured you, cultivated you for years, and now you stand beside an outsider?!"

Meng Xizhou quietly listened to the elder’s rebuke.

Her Heart Lake was undisturbed.

After listening, her eyes revealed a self-mocking smile.

"Great Elder, you are only half right."

"The temple nurtured me... but it also imprisoned me in the dark Secret Dungeon."

"As for my mentor who cultivated me, he died just the other day, right before my eyes."

"I now stand by Song Ci, but Song Ci is chosen by the Lord of Light Divine as an [Angel Envoy]; in a certain sense, he is closer to light than you... If one must select an outsider between you two, it should be you, bearing ’misfortune,’ surviving by stealing Light City’s faith."

Each word of Meng Xizhou pierced the Great Elder’s Heart Lake like a blade.

The Great Elder’s complexion turned pale.

"The corpses buried beneath the Heart-washing Pond."

"Those years of torment inflicted on the [Undead]."

"Innocent believers deceived by the Dream of Light..."

Meng Xizhou calmly asked, "Are the deeds you have done truly worthy of the word ’Light’? Everything I do can be revealed under the sun... but you?"

The Great Elder was speechless.

"Finally, you got one thing wrong."

"I was never of the Light Church."

Meng Xizhou enunciated each word: "The light I believe in is the light in my heart, not the church’s light."

"I only feel contempt and disgust for what you have done."

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(Another Chapter tonight! Good luck to those taking the college entrance exam tomorrow!)