# Chapter 10: Lord Qijita!
"Puchi!"
Even though Linley dodged at full speed, the javelin still pierced through Linley's throat, then returned to Balser's hand.
"So fast." Linley's heart trembled. Faint green light enveloped the wound, and the injury on his throat instantly healed.
Balser looked at Linley in surprise and praised, "Unexpected, you actually have a Life Source Pearl. It seems among this group of blasphemers, you should be the leader." Although he discovered Linley possessed a Life Source Pearl, Balser remained extremely confident.
With Balser's single strike, all the experts on Linley's side felt their hearts tremble.
"Last time I only pierced your throat. This time, I'll pierce your soul. Let's see how you dodge." Balser moved, his entire body transforming into a ray of light, instantly crossing the sky. Linley naturally used the 'Speed Essence' to immediately retreat.
Linley was fast, but Balser was even faster!
The violet blood soft sword in Linley's hand carried a faint cyan tint as he slashed directly at Balser's head.
Balser smiled disdainfully, instead retreating to dodge the violet blood soft sword. The javelin in his hand, like a beam of light, shot through the air, stabbing toward Linley's head. The javelin's speed was too fast; Linley had no time to dodge.
"Clang!"
The violet blood soft sword, as if teleporting, directly struck the shaft of the javelin. The javelin trembled, and its tip grazed past Linley's ear.
"Somewhat like a Dimensional Blade, and the speed isn't bad either." Balser held the javelin, smiling faintly at Linley. "Even looking across countless material planes, among Saint-level experts, you should be considered top-tier. Unfortunately..."
Balser's expression turned serious as he directly waved his hand.
"Boom!"
A pale white light directly enveloped Linley. Linley had been tense from the start, and when this pale white light shot toward him, he didn't hesitate to immediately retreat.
"Sizzle sizzle~~~" Wherever the pale white light touched his body, the flesh directly burned to ashes.
"Whew." Finally barely escaping the range of the white light, Linley breathed a sigh of relief.
Cold sweat covered his forehead. His legs, which had been completely burned to ashes, were rapidly regenerating. Linley looked at Balser in the distance with shock and anger: "His speed is several times faster than mine, and it seems he hasn't used his full strength. Even a casual strike is this terrifying."
In terms of energy, Linley and Balser were actually quite similar.
But in terms of law comprehension...
The gap between them was enormous!
"Boss!" Bebe's voice rang in Linley's mind. "If you can't hold on, run." Bebe was also panicking. Desri and the others had already flown far away, watching from a distance. They knew... their strength was far inferior to Linley's.
If Linley couldn't win, they were useless too.
"Sizzle sizzle~~" Suddenly, a Dimensional Blade shot at extreme speed toward Balser. It was Delia who had released it.
"Dimensional Blade." Including Linley, all the experts felt a glimmer of hope.
Balser looked at this Dimensional Blade, neither dodging nor avoiding. Only when the Dimensional Blade reached him did he retreat at extreme speed.
The Dimensional Blade advanced; Balser retreated.
"What?!"
Everyone, including Linley, was terrified. Because they could clearly see... the speed of this 'Dimensional Blade' was actually slower than Balser. Balser smiled, easily maintaining the distance between himself and the Dimensional Blade.
Only when the Dimensional Blade dissipated did Balser stop.
"Dimensional Blade? It's been a long time since I've felt one. I really miss it." Balser said with a sigh.
Linley's face changed.
No hope!
Not a single shred of hope!
"Retreat, everyone retreat quickly, hurry, go!!!" Linley's voice suddenly rang in the minds of Desri, Tulily, and everyone else.
Tulily and the other experts didn't hesitate, simultaneously fleeing at extreme speed in different directions.
"Flee?" Balser's face changed. "Hmph!"
Balser's speed suddenly reached its limit, appearing in front of Linley in almost a single flash. Linley immediately retreated.
But at that moment, Balser's body suddenly froze, and a look of shock and anger appeared in his eyes: "Divine Domain?" Linley immediately noticed Delia not far away and urgently sent a soul transmission: "Delia, go quickly!"
Delia was currently executing the 'Divine Domain'.
However, Balser was merely a plane projection clone, an energy aggregate without a soul, only a trace of consciousness. If it were a true 'Divine Domain', it might have some effect, but this half-baked 'Divine Domain' was completely useless against him.
Balser's body only froze for an instant before he turned his head to look at Delia, his gaze turning cold: "You haven't even fully refined the divine spark yet, and you dare use it?"
"Whoosh!" The javelin shot out immediately, its target—Delia!
"Delia." Linley's heart was filled with alarm.
"Clang!"
The sound of metal striking metal rang out. The javelin returned without success. Balser looked at Delia in shock: "Divine armor? You actually have divine-level armor?"
"Delia, go quickly. I'll distract him. Hurry." Linley urgently sent a soul transmission.
Linley knew that with Balser's speed, if he chased any one of them, he would definitely catch and kill them.
"No." Delia refused to leave, staring at Linley with misty eyes. "If we die, I'll die with you."
"Delia..." Linley's heart was filled with complex emotions in that instant.
He never expected that the Light Pope 'Haydyn' would have such a trick—summoning a divine projection clone, and this projection clone was so terrifyingly powerful.
"I was careless, too careless. If I had been more cautious and killed Haydyn immediately, not giving him the chance to summon this divine projection clone, this wouldn't have happened." Linley's heart was filled with regret. But at that moment, Balser was once again attacking Delia.
Balser had now made Delia his primary target.
"A divine spark and a set of divine armor..." Balser flew at extreme speed. "Unexpected, in this material plane, I would encounter such a foolish person. If she had refined the divine spark, killing her would truly be difficult. But now..."
A cold gleam flashed in Balser's eyes.
"Delia, go quickly!" Linley was frantic, flying toward Balser at maximum speed without regard for anything.
But Linley was behind Balser and slower—how could he possibly catch up?
"Yooo~~~"
At that moment, a piercing sound rang through the sky. A black shadow shot out from behind Delia, charging furiously and recklessly toward Balser. In an instant, it split into eight shadows, revealing cold claws and sharp fangs. It was Bebe!
Linley was stunned.
"Bebe, run!!!" Linley was going mad.
Bebe blocking Balser? How could that be possible!
"Little mouse!" A trace of contempt flashed in Balser's eyes. This magical beast's speed wasn't even as fast as Linley's, so how could it be worth Balser's attention? As for the technique, Balser could see through Bebe's true form at a glance.
Balser moved his javelin.
"Puchi!" The javelin directly pierced into Bebe's body. Even at this moment, Bebe opened his fangs, trying to bite Balser, a hint of madness in his eyes.
"Boss, run, run!!!" Bebe's voice rang in Linley's mind.
Bebe's eyes struggled to look at Linley.
As if in this final moment of life, he wanted to see Linley one last time.
"Boss, run!" Tears of reluctance filled Bebe's clear little eyes.
"Bebe!" Linley felt his mind explode. Seeing Bebe under that javelin, tears flowed uncontrollably down Linley's face. He felt powerless. He wanted to save Bebe, but he had no ability at all! Linley trembled all over in pain.
...
"Hmm?" Balser suddenly widened his eyes in shock and anger.
After his javelin pierced part of Bebe's body, it could no longer go deeper. At the same time, a black light shot from inside Bebe's body into Balser's mind, dispersing that trace of consciousness. A cold voice also transmitted: "Balser, you have quite the nerve. When I have time, I will personally visit your master, Prequel!"
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Prequel's body directly dissipated.
"Boss, boss!" Bebe immediately pounced toward Linley.
Delia also flew over in surprise. Linley himself stood dumbfounded in midair. What happened?
Just moments ago, he was in despair and regret, but now the incredibly powerful Prequel had simply dissipated, and Bebe wasn't dead.
"Bebe isn't dead!" Linley's eyes lit up.
"Bebe." Linley immediately hugged Bebe tightly.
"Boss." Bebe rubbed his little head comfortably against Linley's chest.
"Delia." Linley also embraced Delia. A moment ago, he was in a nightmare, but now... he felt what happiness meant.
...
In a room of the ruined Light Temple, a tall man with goose-feather-like wings on his back and three eyes on his face watched the entire battle through the window from beginning to end: "Even Lord Balser's projection clone was destroyed? How is that possible? This Linley's strength is about the same as mine, but there's no way he could destroy Lord Balser's projection clone."
This three-eyed man thought for a moment.
"It's better to leave. Let Haydyn fend for himself."
From another window of the Light Temple, the tall man shot out. His goose-feather-covered wings flapped once, and a ray of light flashed as he disappeared into the sky. His speed was comparable to Linley's.
...
Haydyn's face was aged, his eyes dim.
Using the 'Divine Descent', a technique only the Popes of the Light Church knew throughout the ages, had done tremendous harm to Haydyn. Not only were his magical power and mental energy completely depleted, but his soul had also been severely damaged. It would take a hundred years to recover.
"Lost?" Watching Balser's body dissipate, he found it hard to believe.
"Your Holiness, what do we do?" The large number of church personnel behind him asked in terror. They had already been celebrating victory, but now...
Haydyn stood up and suddenly turned around, roaring angrily: "Where is Lord Qijita? Why hasn't Lord Qijita come yet? Go find him!!!" At this point, the only glimmer of hope was that Lord Qijita. Haydyn had seen Lord Qijita's strength.
Dealing with Linley should be within his ability.
"Haydyn, what are you shouting about?"
Haydyn turned to look. Linley, holding Bebe and holding Delia's hand, stepped into the main hall of the Light Temple.
"Linley..." Haydyn, who had no ability to resist after using 'Divine Descent', roared, "Linley, don't be smug. The Light Church will never be destroyed. The Lord's glory will forever shine upon this boundless land."
Just then, a white-robed female priest ran over.
Haydyn noticed this white-robed female priest. She was the one he had sent to find Lord Qijita. A glimmer of hope ignited in Haydyn's heart: "Where is Lord Qijita?"
The white-robed female priest cried in panic: "Your Holiness, Lord Qijita is gone. He left. I couldn't find him. I searched everywhere underground, but I couldn't find him!" This white-robed female priest also sensed the current situation.
"Gone." Haydyn was struck as if by lightning, frozen in place.
Haydyn instantly understood. How much commotion had this battle caused? If Qijita truly wanted to intervene, he would have done so long ago. His absence now... clearly meant Qijita didn't want to get involved and had definitely fled.
"Ah!!!" Haydyn roared in unwillingness.
Watching Haydyn, who now seemed almost insane, and the terrified high-ranking church officials around him, Linley's heart was calm. He spoke: "The Light Church will never exist again."
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