Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 591 - 592: Holy War

While bluntly refuting Anliya’s words,

The Holy Envoy, dressed in a platinum-colored robe, slowly raised her hand and removed the white mask that hid her face.

The exquisitely delicate and luxurious face beneath was revealed in front of Anliya.

With red lips and white teeth, hair black as raven wings, her emerald-green eyes shimmered like exquisite gems, and her full lips resembled blooming peach blossoms. Her graceful figure was like a masterpiece from a divine artist’s brush. Her short aqua hair, pinned up neatly, added to her elegance and nobility.

"If we really follow your plan, Northern Queen, the Red Leaf Imperial Family will undoubtedly be doomed. No, not just Red Leaf Imperial Family, the entire empire will fall into an abyss from which there is no return."

The holy envoy’s emerald eyes showed a hint of disdain as she spoke.

"Nora... you... what nonsense are you spouting?!"

Anliya, having been contradicted, furrowed her brows tightly, glaring fiercely at the woman before her.

It’s well known that besides the forces directly under the Pope, the Asumos Church has three special units,

The Sun’s Light, the Dark Moon’s Shadow, and the least numerous, the Goddess’s Heart.

These three units are managed by three Heavenly Apostles and three high-ranking church officials.

And this blue-haired woman named Nora-Sivros was once the leader of the Dark Moon’s Shadow unit, a former Heavenly Apostle of the church. Like all Heavenly Apostles, Nora often opposed the Red Leaf Imperial Family, making her a past arch-enemy of Anliya.

However, like the previous Heavenly Apostles, after resigning as the unit leader, Nora became a Holy Envoy directly under the Pope’s command, rarely appearing in public. Since then, she hadn’t met Anliya.

Despite not seeing each other for a long time, upon encountering her old adversary once again, Anliya’s anger was instantly reignited.

She rushed forward furiously, pointing accusingly at Anliya’s chest,

"Then why don’t you explain? Why would it lead to ruin?! Don’t tell me our ancestor can’t even handle a newly born demon king?!!"

"He can’t handle her."

Nora bluntly stated,

"You?! How dare you look down on us and our ancestor!"

Anliya, feeling belittled, began to emanate an intimidating fighting aura.

For a moment,

The grand hall was suddenly enveloped in a tense and hostile atmosphere.

Fortunately, at the crucial moment, Emperor Ojin spoke up in time to stop the furious Anliya:

"Enough, Liya. Lady Nora is my guest and must not be disrespected."

"But Bro..."

"Liya! Step back for now."

"Understood."

Anliya, chided, grudgingly dissipated the aura raging around her, crossed her arms over her chest, and stepped back.

Ojin shook his head in resignation and then turned to address Nora with due gravity, the envoy sent by the Pope Kael:

"So, Lady Holy Envoy Nora. I am curious, why do you say so?"

"Because Bloody Butterfly is not an ordinary Demon King. Not just you, but even if our Church acted against her, we would face a fate of destruction."

Nora spoke earnestly,

Her emerald eyes filled with an unprecedented seriousness. As she spoke the name ’Bloody Butterfly’, a fleeting shadow of fear crossed her face.

Clearly,

This Holy Envoy was not speaking without basis.

Realizing this, the high-ranking officials of the Red Leaf Empire exchanged looks of deep concern.

After a moment,

Ojin continued to inquire.

At this moment, he seemed to vaguely understand why Kael had, uncharacteristically, sent a Holy Envoy for negotiations.

"Lady Nora, why do you say she is not ordinary Abyssal Demon King? What is your basis for this?"

"No, calling her an Abyssal Demon King is not quite right; she is not an abyssal demon at all."

"What do you mean?"

"She is not an abyssal demon, nor is she a lady of the Black Rose family. That individual is the very the Demon Temple Itself"

"What?!"

"What did you say?!!"

Hearing this, Ojin’s eyes widened in disbelief, as did those of the royal family members and the empire’s high officials, all staring at Nora, who had made this startling claim.

In an instant,

The atmosphere became incredibly tense, a heavy mod descending upon them.

Ojin: "The Demon Temple, a mere Temple, has consciousness? And it took human form?"

"There’s nothing impossible, Your Majesty. An object enveloped in powerful forces, gradually developing sentience, is not unheard of. Remember the Elves’ Holy Sword - Eshufier? It’s not strange for the Demon Temple, which has been shrouded in such terrifying power for years, to develop consciousness."

As she spoke,

A wave of spatial energy gently rippled,

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Nora took out a stack of documents from her spatial ring,

"These are our investigative findings. They include Apostle Kain’s exploration results in the eastern part of the Winter Forest, the location of the Demon Temple, soil extraction analysis results, energy analysis of Bloody Butterfly, post-SkyDome Incident investigation results, and the memory projection from when Pope Kael attacked Winter Forest over four hundred years ago... You should take a good look."

As her words ended, the magically wrapped documents were handed to Amon.

Seeing the Pop’s seal on them, Amon took a deep breath, slowly ascended the steps, and handed the confidential documents to his father, the Emperor.

The next moment,

The grand hall fell into a dead silence once again.

The only sound in the hall was the rustling of papers as Ojin flipped through the documents. Observing the Emperor’s increasingly solemn expression, a wave of unease enveloped everyone present.

Time ticked by, minute by minute.

Finally,

After reading the last document, Ojin looked seriously at Nora:

"I understand the situation now. If it’s as you predict, Bloody Butterfly – no, the Demon Temple – her strength may have surpassed the peak of level 8, even several times that of Higanbana. If we act against her, it indeed equates to self-destruction. Even our ancestor would likely be unable to confront her."

After stating this unsettling conclusion, Ojin voiced his most pressing concern:

"Since Pope Kael sent you to negotiate, I assume there is a suitable method to deal with this Creature? The reason you are here, I presume, is to discuss this ’method’?"

"Yes."

Nora nodded slightly.

"Yes, Your Majesty. The Pop’s intention is that facing such a powerful enemy, we need to set aside past grievances and cooperate."

"Cooperate?"

"Yes, cooperate. And not just between our Church and your Red Leaf Royal Family. We need more allies – the Holy Tower, Skye City, Holy Lomari, the Snow Night Empire... even the Elves, Dragons, and Beast Races. We need to initiate a new Holy War, integrating all the top forces and top warriors of the continent to confront this woman."

"Are you serious?"

"Absolutely, Your Majesty. The last SkyDome Invasion incident and this Anvika disturbance have once again made it clear to the world that abyssal demons are a threat to our racial survival. The increasingly powerful demons will eventually consume our world. This is a matter of World’s survival, and I believe they will choose to cooperate. Moreover, this time the Demon Temple is not in the Winter Forest but in Luminous Academy! Now, she is without the protection of abyssal demon hordes or other Demon Kings, presenting a rare opportunity! If we don’t act now, once she retreats to the Winter Forest, our hopes will be even slimmer."

"Has Kael already sent messengers to the other empires?"

"You are astute, Your Majesty."

Nora nodded ambiguously:

"Therefore, before the strong from various forces gather in Anvika, I urge you, Your Majesty, not to act rashly to avoid alarming her. Please try to appease her and keep her in Anvika for now. You don’t need to worry about Bloody Butterfly suddenly running amok; at least for now, Miss Yu doesn’t seem to have any intention to act directly."

"..."

After a moment of silence, Ojin slowly nodded:

"I understand. However, if Bloody Butterfly is so powerful, how are you confident of defeating her?"

"You need not worry about that. When necessary, the Goddess’s power will intervene. Besides, we have the Girl of Destiny as our trump card."

Ojin: "…"