Chapter 0427: The Reappearance of the Church of Light

Is the Sea God Kaul of the Sea Folk going after Phoenix Island?
Upon hearing this news, Bog and the others glanced at Yellow Dragon. It was well known that Nicole from Phoenix Island had once been deeply in love with Yellow Dragon. Although Yellow Dragon never accepted her, he had always taken care of Phoenix Island.
However, Bog and the others never expected that Sea God Kaul would target Phoenix Island. After all, in the past, the Four Seas Empire, the Sea Folk, and Phoenix Island had formed an alliance, coexisting together to rule the entire Endless Sea. Could something have happened that caused the Sea Folk and Phoenix Island to turn against each other?
Yellow Dragon remained calm as usual.
“Then will our Emperor of the Four Seas Empire get involved in this?”
“I don’t know, but I don’t think so. Who doesn’t know that our Emperor is as close as brothers with Sea God Kaul?” At this point, the noble young man cautiously glanced around before lowering his voice and whispering to the other person, “I heard that the Sea Folk’s navy targeting Phoenix Island might be related to our Emperor.”
Yellow Dragon was intrigued.
The other person asked in surprise, “Related to our Emperor? How is that possible?”
The noble young man replied in a hushed voice, “I heard that our Emperor has his eye on Madeline, a woman from the Phoenix clan, and wants to marry her as his 38th consort. But the leader of the Phoenix clan refuses. Due to the rules set by the Dragon God back then, the Emperor is hesitant to take action against the Phoenix clan, so he’s using Sea God Kaul to deal with them.”
“So that’s how it is? Is this true?” The other person was skeptical.
“It should be true. I overheard my father talking to the Imperial Marshal about it,” the noble young man explained. “But actually, Sea God Kaul has long wanted to unify the Sea Folk. All these years, because of the existence of the Phoenix clan, he hasn’t been able to truly unify them.”
Although the two noble young men spoke in hushed tones, Yellow Dragon and the others heard everything clearly and gained a rough understanding of the whole situation.
From their conversation, it seemed that the noble young man had a high status—his father being able to talk to the Imperial Marshal proved this. The Imperial Marshal was the highest-ranking military leader in the empire.
The Dragon God? Yellow Dragon understood that this title must have been given to him by the Hengyuan Realm after he entered the Netherworld. Yet, it indeed suited Yellow Dragon’s identity.

“The thirty-eighth concubine?” Huang Long remembered the discussions among the noble youths about the current Emperor of the Four Seas Empire and frowned. Though he didn’t know which descendant of the Huang family the current emperor was, he inexplicably felt no goodwill toward him.

Yet, how dare the current Emperor of the Four Seas Empire use the sea tribes to eliminate the Phoenix clan, ignoring the rules he had set back then? Why hadn’t his father and others stopped him? Huang Long was puzzled—after all, he had established a rule that no matter what happened, the Huang family must protect the Phoenix lineage.

Next, Huang Long extended his divine sense to cover the entire Four Seas Imperial City and palace. “Hm?!” Under his divine sense, he couldn’t find Huang Xiong, Zhao Rong, his elder brother, younger brother, or fourth sister anywhere. Could it be that his father and others had entered the divine realm? Huang Long wondered.

Generally speaking, if Huang Xiong, Zhao Rong, and the others were still in the Hengyuan Realm, they wouldn’t leave the Four Seas Imperial City and palace. Huang Long continued to extend his divine sense around the city, eventually covering the entire Endless Sea. Even after covering it all, he still couldn’t find Huang Xiong, Zhao Rong, or the others. He kept expanding his divine sense until it covered most of the Hengyuan Realm, but still found nothing. Only then did he retract it.

With his current cultivation level, although his divine sense was powerful, it could only cover most of the Hengyuan Realm—places like the Death Sea deep within the demon-dominated hell were beyond its reach. But even though he hadn’t covered the entire realm, Huang Long knew that Huang Xiong, Zhao Rong, and the others were likely not in the Hengyuan Realm anymore.

When his divine sense passed over Phoenix Island, he took note and was surprised to find Nicole still there. Could it be that she was waiting for him to return? Huang Long pondered.

“Young master,” Bog said cautiously after a while. Huang Long returned to his senses. “Should we head back to the Four Seas Imperial Palace now?” Bog asked cautiously.

Huang Long pondered for a moment before saying, “There’s no rush.”

Now that he had heard about this and realized that Huang Xiong, Zhao Rong, and the others were not in the palace, he was even less in a hurry to return. There were also matters related to the current Emperor of the Four Seas Empire that he wanted to investigate first, so he could decide what to do when he returned.

“In two months, it will be two hundred years since our Emperor ascended the throne. I heard that he will order celebrations throughout the Four Seas Empire on that day,” the noble youth continued.

“Two hundred years?!” Bog and the others were astonished upon hearing this. Back then, the Yellow Dragon had decreed that no matter which descendant of the Huang family became the Emperor of the Four Seas Empire, their reign would last only a hundred years—no more than a hundred years, not even a single day. And now, the current emperor had been in power for nearly two hundred years?
A glint appeared in the Yellow Dragon’s eyes.
“That’s right. The empire is already talking about this, and it’s said that the emperor will invite the emperor of the Snowfall Empire to celebrate together,” said one of the young nobles across from them.
The Snowfall Empire? The Yellow Dragon remembered that this empire did not exist when he entered the Netherworld. Could it be an empire that rose after he entered the Netherworld? And it seemed quite powerful, otherwise, the current emperor of the Four Seas Empire wouldn’t invite them to celebrate.
“It seems that quite a lot has changed in the Hengyuan Realm during my absence of nearly two thousand years,” the Yellow Dragon thought to himself.
“I’ve also heard that not only will the emperor of the Snowfall Empire come, but the Pope of the Light Church will arrive as well,” the young noble said again as the Yellow Dragon was lost in thought.
“The Pope of the Light Church?!” Bog and the others exclaimed in shock.
Weren’t the Light Church and its followers destroyed together by the Yellow Dragon, the Sea Folk, and the Phoenix Clan back then? Could it have risen from the ashes again? What was even more unacceptable was that the current emperor of the Four Seas Empire would invite its pope to celebrate!
Could it be that this emperor didn’t know about how the Yellow Dragon, the Sea Folk, and the Phoenix Clan had destroyed the Light Church? Didn’t he know about the hatred between the Huang family and the Light Church?!
The Yellow Dragon’s originally calm expression gradually darkened.
The young noble at the next table heard Bog and the others’ shocked reactions, turned to look at them curiously, said nothing, and then stopped discussing the matter with his companion. Instead, they shifted the topic to other trivial matters.
The Yellow Dragon didn’t stay long. After a while, he left the restaurant with Bradd and Bog and the others.
As the Yellow Dragon and his companions left, the young noble watched their departing direction warily before turning back to discuss the emperor of the Four Seas Empire with his friend.
After leaving the restaurant, the Yellow Dragon walked slowly down the street, with Bog and the others following behind in silence. It was obvious that the Yellow Dragon was in a bad mood.
However, Bog and the others were also depressed. They remembered clearly how they had joined forces with their master, the Yellow Dragon, to destroy the Light Church. Now, the descendants of the Huang family were actually becoming friends with the Pope of the Light Church?
The Yellow Dragon walked with Bog and the others for a long time before deciding to stay at a hotel with them.

Not returning to the Four Seas Imperial Palace immediately meant Huang Long had his own plans. In the following days, Huang Long ordered Bog and the others to find out everything about the current Emperor of the Four Seas Empire, as well as what was going on with the Snowfall Empire and the Holy Church of Light. A few days later, Bog and the others reported everything they had learned to Huang Long. “Are you saying that the Holy Church of Light has resurfaced in the Hengyuan Realm because, two hundred years ago, the Holy Church of Light from the Tianyun Dimension sent people here to re-establish it?” Huang Long asked Bog. Back then, Huang Long, Yi of the World Alliance of Dragons, Neptune Apton, Phoenix Simp, and the couple Belin went to the Tianyun Dimension to search for the Blue Whale Temple. While passing through the Youyuan Star Region, they encountered the forces of the Holy Church of Light on a planet called Hal in the Youwu Star Region. “Yes, young master,” Bog replied respectfully. “Two hundred years ago, after our master and the others entered the Netherworld, the Tianyun Dimension sent over a dozen four-winged angels to re-establish the Holy Church of Light.” Bog and the others had confirmed that Huang Xiong and Zhao Rong had entered the Netherworld two hundred years ago. Huang Long nodded and said solemnly, “It seems we should have made an effort to eradicate that Holy Church of Light back then in the Youyuan Star Region of the Tianyun Dimension.” With a cold tone, he added, “I never expected that in the Hengyuan Realm now, both the Holy Church of Light and the former Leiyan Mansion have revived. Truly, they’re like centipedes—unable to die completely!” Bog and the others learned that the Snowfall Empire was actually the remnants of the Leiyan Mansion! Back then, Ze Wei, a powerful being from the sacred realm of Leiyan Mansion, along with two demon gods who escaped from the depths of the Endless Sea, were killed by Huang Long, leading to the destruction of Leiyan Mansion. Unexpectedly, not long after, the Sel family from Hell, who were behind Leiyan Mansion, also sent godly powerful beings to establish the Snowfall Empire. “Master, Huang De has forgotten your teachings and has become friendly with forces like the Holy Church of Light and Leiyan Mansion. What do you think?” Bog asked cautiously after a while. Huang De, the current Emperor of the Four Seas Empire, was a cultivation genius who had reached the level of a being from a sacred realm. It was even said in the Hengyuan Realm that his talent was no less than that of Huang Long, the Dragon God. He was the 36th descendant of Huang Long’s elder brother, Huang Wei. Two hundred years ago, after Huang Xiong and the others entered the Netherworld, Huang De succeeded to the throne and seized absolute power. Without Huang Xiong and the others around, he acted tyrannically and cruelly. Especially after ascending to the throne, he killed many members of the Huang family who competed with him for the throne. He was also promiscuous and even publicly abolished some of Huang Long’s teachings. “Let’s return to the Four Seas Imperial Palace!” Huang Long stood up, his eyes flashing with cold light. “Yes, young master!” “Yes, master!”