Chapter 0026: A Great Earthquake

“What?! Tairuo, the Papal Cardinal Archbishop has been killed!”
“It is said he died at the edge of the Magical Beast Mountains!”
“Even his body was eaten by magical beasts; by the time the Church’s people found it, only half of his body remained.”
“Not only Tairuo, but also over 200 people from the knight order that accompanied him, including their leader Luo Feng, were all killed!”
The Church—its Cardinal Archbishop has been killed!
By the next day, this news spread throughout the kingdoms and duchies around the edge of the Magical Beast Mountains. Undoubtedly, it caused just as much upheaval on the Hengyuan Continent as the news of the magic sword being auctioned at George’s Auction House.
Tairuo, Luo Feng, two sacred realms, plus over 200 members of a knight order—all killed! Not a single one escaped!
More people were shocked by the power that killed Tairuo and the others than by the news of their deaths themselves!
A power that even the five great empires could not ignore.
Tairuo, who was at an intermediate level in a sacred realm, didn’t even get a chance to escape—what did that mean? It meant the enemy’s strength far surpassed Tairuo’s side.
Only some super-powerful forces could do such a thing—like the five great empires, the Hell Fiends, or some ancient families with thousands of years of heritage.
So, who exactly would oppose the Church?
The five great empires and those ancient families couldn’t be that foolish. Could it be the Hell Fiends, who have always been at odds with the Church of Light? But this time, it was a Cardinal Archbishop and a knight order leader who died—although the Hell Fiends have long had conflicts with the Church of Light, they wouldn’t go this far unless they wanted to provoke a war between the two sides.
If it wasn’t the Hell Fiends, then who?
For a time, the seemingly peaceful Hengyuan Continent was filled with hidden turmoil.
Half a month later, Tairuo and the others’ bodies were transported back to the Church’s headquarters on the Sacred Mountain.
On an island bordered by the Dragon Language Empire and the Azure Swim Kingdom, there stood a mountain a thousand meters high and covering hundreds of square miles. Warm, radiant light pulsed around the mountain’s entire perimeter.
This was the Sacred Mountain, which had stood on the Hengyuan Continent for thousands of years.
Above the Sacred Mountain lay a complex of buildings, and at its peak stood a 100-meter-tall structure entirely made of moonstone.
Moonstone—a magical stone imbued with the energy of light.
This was the temple atop the Sacred Mountain, the core of the Church of Light’s headquarters.
Inside the temple, looking at Tairuo and Luo Feng’s bodies, Hades, wearing the papal crown, sighed. With a wave of his hands, a gentle light enveloped the two bodies, purifying them in the light.

“Turei, share your thoughts,” Haides said after a while to a middle-aged man in golden armor atop the grand hall.
Turei, the leader of the Golden Holy Knights of the Light Church’s elite knight order, held a status no lower than that of Tai Ruo. Just over fifty years old, he was already a powerful figure in the Holy Land. His innate talent was comparable to that of Lin Youwu, the great emperor who founded the Youwu Empire over six thousand years ago, and he was also a key figure under the Light Church’s cultivation program.
With a resolute expression and a slight beard, Turei bowed his head slightly and said in a deep voice, “Your Holiness, Tai Ruo and the others died at the hands of the Holy Land’s magical beasts.”
Haides nodded. He had already noticed that.
But what about their motives? Of course, he didn’t think it was the Holy Land’s magical beasts from the mountainous region, bored and idle, who came out to kill Tai Ruo and the others.
After pondering for a moment, Haides asked, “What do you think of their motives?”
Turei thought for a while before saying, “I believe it’s possible that a magic sword inspired their desire to steal it. Of course, it could also be some hidden powerful forces targeting our church.”
A glint appeared in Haides’ somewhat cloudy eyes as he said, “Continue to investigate secretly. Report immediately once that magic sword is found.”
“Yes, Your Holiness,” Turei replied respectfully, bowed, and left the temple.
…
Killing Tai Ruo and the others without destroying their bodies was the Yellow Dragon’s intention. This way, it would have a greater impact. Otherwise, if the bodies were destroyed, the church might quietly cover it up as if nothing had happened.
The deaths of Tai Ruo and the others still affected the prestige of the Light Church.
As for any clues, the Yellow Dragon would naturally eliminate them. If the church investigated, they would only think it was the work of the Holy Land’s magical beasts and would never connect it to him.
A six-year-old child having a Holy Land magical pet? Even if the Yellow Dragon himself claimed it, no one would believe it.
That magic sword had already been taken back by the Yellow Dragon and reforged into three space rings using the Five Pits Divine Cauldron. Those three space rings were given to Bog and the two beasts.
So, that magic sword no longer existed in this world.
However, after intercepting Tai Ruo’s group, Bog, the Holy Land mage, looked at the Young Master Yellow Dragon with a mix of fanaticism, reverence, admiration, and deep confusion. Especially when looking at the Five Pits Divine Cauldron on Yellow Dragon’s finger, he couldn’t help but want to ask about what had happened that night, but he held back, though it was very difficult for him.

Pier and Endi had been following the Yellow Dragon for some time, but what they saw that night shocked them greatly. Their gaze toward the Yellow Dragon became even more fervent. Like Bog, they were most curious about the Five Hells Divine Cauldron on the Yellow Dragon’s finger.

That day, the Yellow Dragon called Bog and the two beasts to the courtyard and said, “You must be very curious about what this ring on my finger is, right?” He raised his left hand, and the Five Hells Divine Cauldron on his finger emitted a faint glow in the sunlight.

Bog and the two beasts showed delight, nodding firmly in unison.

The Yellow Dragon smiled calmly. With a thought, the Five Hells Divine Cauldron flew out from his finger and hovered in midair. Then, under the fascinated gazes of Bog and the two beasts, it gradually grew larger.

Seeing an ordinary ring turn into a huge cauldron once again, Bog and the two beasts could hardly hide their shock and excitement. This was truly a miracle. Especially since they had lived for thousands of years, they had never heard of such a miraculous weapon.

A divine artifact? Apart from its power, a divine artifact was no different from a sacred artifact or an ordinary magic weapon. They had never heard of one that could change size.

So what was this cauldron then?

Seeing the excited expressions on Bog and the two beasts, the Yellow Dragon said with a faint smile, “This is the Five Hells Divine Cauldron, used for alchemy and crafting. It has its own space inside and can also be used to store things, similar to a space ring. But the space inside is only as big as this courtyard—too small.”

Only as big as this courtyard, and still too small? Bog and the two beasts were speechless. Even the top-tier space rings in this world were only this big.

“The Five Hells Divine Cauldron is inscribed with over a hundred magic arrays and can also be used for attacks,” the Yellow Dragon continued, demonstrating its offensive power and various uses before the three of them. The three were stunned, as if listening to something from another world or witnessing a miracle.