I wield power with my innate talents, and forge the Heavenly Court.

Meanwhile, in India, Buddhism was rapidly expanding and developing with the help of the sixteen princes.

Many eminent Taoist masters have also arrived in the far west.

They are different from the Buddhist sect. On their way to the far west, they had already been investigating the situation of powerful figures in various places.

Therefore, from the very beginning, they knew that even with the help of the dragon energy of the nation's destiny, the strongest person in the far west was only at the supernatural realm.

Among them, even the weakest are at the Longevity Realm.

The current leader of the Taoist school, Shouxuzi, is even more advanced than Shichan, having reached the mid-stage of the Celestial Realm.

Therefore, after arriving in the far west, they immediately went to different directions, each heading to a different faction.

They are aiming for the higher-ups.

If they can suppress and subdue the leaders of these forces, they can naturally take over these forces and the territories they occupy.

This is enough to save them a lot of time.

However, occupying enough territory is no easy task.

Because the West today is far more chaotic than it actually was in history.

As the heavens and earth ascended, their energy became increasingly concentrated, leading to the emergence of more and more extraordinary and powerful beings.

Originally, with the suppression of the nation's destiny, even if ordinary people reached their current strongest state—the peak of Qi Refining—they would still be far from being able to fight against the king who controlled the dragon energy of the nation's destiny.

However, Western countries were already constantly fighting among themselves, and unlike the East, they did not have a powerful celestial empire to suppress them.

Therefore, the conflicts and wars among Western countries cannot be easily resolved.

The mutual checks and balances gave many forces the opportunity to establish independent states.

Especially later, with the opening of the seas by the Celestial Empire, countless Celestial Empire merchants began to travel to and from all over the world aboard advanced rune-inscribed ships.

Nowadays, it can be said that people from China are present in every Western country.

The arrival of Chinese merchants brought not only a large number of luxury goods and prosperous commercial development, but also, and most importantly, advanced firearms.

They had absolutely no scruples when selling these advanced guns and cannons.

They don't care about the country or individuals.

They'll sell to you as long as you have the money.

As a result, a large number of individuals and forces began to possess substantial armed forces.

Even if kings of various countries can draw upon the power of their nation's destiny and dragon energy, so what?

They can't always monitor and be ready to suppress all sides.

These individual forces only need to seize the opportunity, quickly defeat and occupy a territory, and then establish their own country, and everything will be settled.

Even if their country is weak, they can still gather the national fortune and auspicious energy belonging to their own country.

They rely on these national fortunes and auras, though they cannot counteract the national fortunes and auras of their predecessors.

However, there is still no problem in interfering with and offsetting the suppression of the original national destiny and dragon energy.

With advanced weaponry and the constraints imposed by hostile nations, they were fully capable of establishing a foothold.

But what if this happens in a hostile country?
You do the first day of the lunar month, I'll do the fifteenth; they might not only restrain each other, but also directly help each other.

Thus, powerful figures rose up one after another, and kingdoms were established.

In a short time, new countries were being established all over Western Europe.

Today, there are at least a hundred countries there.

Between the various countries, there is constant infighting and rivalry, with no one willing to yield to the others.

All of this only came to a temporary halt when news arrived that the Celestial Empire was preparing to send princes and princesses to fight.

On this day, powerful figures with overwhelming auras arrived from nowhere, reaching various forces. At the headquarters church of the Catholic Church in the Papal States, a dense white holy light enveloped the area, a large cross stood tall in the void, and the phantom of a powerful deity appeared and disappeared.

All the believers who witnessed this couldn't help but bow down in prayer, and strands of faith flew into it, transforming into white holy light.

Faint hymns drifted from inside the church.

The sound wasn't loud, but it carried throughout the entire Papal States.

The faint, ethereal chants echoed, and the entire Papal States seemed to transform into a heavenly kingdom.

Pope Miguel García, holding a cross in one hand and a Bible in the other, murmured as he celebrated Mass.

His spirit and will resonated with the holy light, and he was draped in a layer of white radiance.

All the believers who witnessed this scene couldn't help but mutter a single sentence.

"My lord!"

To them, Pope Miguel García was God's spokesperson on earth, an extension of God's will, and God's human embodiment.

Just as Miguel Garcia was feeling the holy and glorious light and comprehending God's will, he suddenly sensed that the holy light at the edge of the Papal States was violently turbulent.

Immediately afterwards, a figure from the Celestial Empire, radiating a clear light, suddenly stormed into the territory of the Papal States.

"pagan!"

Miguel Garcia looked up at the east, a gentle smile on his face, but a deep, chilling killing intent lurked in his eyes.

Heretics deserve to die!
Feeling the holy light around him, which made him feel close to God and want to turn to God's holy light, Shouxuzi couldn't help but frown.

"Hehe, it's indeed quite good. It's much purer and more refined than the national fortune and dragon energy of many countries."
Unfortunately, barbarians are barbarians.

When Shouxuzi finished speaking, he couldn't help but shake his head.

The holy light appears pure, but in reality it contains a strange power that repels all foreign forces and distorts people's hearts. It is the collective change in the perception of God caused by the will of all living beings.

Under this force, all non-holy forces will be suppressed and will involuntarily turn their hearts toward God.

The end result was that the entire Papal States were filled with fanatics who fervently believed in God and rejected anyone with weak faith or who was a heretic.

"God says, 'All those who do not believe in me are sinners and deserve to be punished by the sword!'"

The voice was gentle, yet it carried throughout the entire Papal States.

Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but glance in the direction of the church.

"More heretics, neither fully alive nor dead, have come to their deaths."

"These heretics, there's just no way to kill them all."

"All heretics in this world should be burned at the stake."

"Yes, God's name will sooner or later spread throughout the world, and then all the heretics will be killed."

As the crowd discussed this, endless spiritual power rose up, resonating with the holy light and blessing Miguel.

Meanwhile, shortly after Shouxuzi entered the Papal States, he felt a sudden fluctuation above his head.

A holy sword, radiating a sacred light, crashed down, intending to cleave it in two.

"Oh! Such a trifle!"

Shou Xuzi sneered disdainfully, raised his hand, and flicked out a finger.

"Ding!"

The delicate fingers collided with the holy sword, producing a metallic clang.

"Dang~!"

The next instant, the seemingly indestructible, evil-slaying holy blade shattered into pieces. (End of Chapter)