I just reached the maximum level, and you want me to be a puppet emperor?

Chapter 438 The Emperor is Convicted of Treason! (Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)

This world is vast, and Charles Stan knows only a handful of Saints. He certainly couldn't guess Li Chen's identity, but one thing is certain: Li Chen is still a top-tier Saint.

Charles Stan suddenly had an absurd idea: if he were recruited into his camp, wouldn't it be a piece of cake to fight the Pope?

Luckily he didn't say it, otherwise Li Chen would have slapped him.

Here we go again, huh? I've been treated like this in two different countries.

If I don't teach you a lesson, you'll really think I'm some kind of lackey?
I was trying to interact with you as an ordinary businessman, but all I got in return was your attempts to recruit me. Don't force me to reveal my true colors.

Before Charles Stan could recover from his thoughts, Dill had already struggled to climb out of the muddy riverbank, spitting out mouthfuls of bloody mud before glaring at Li Chen through gritted teeth.

He was also aware of his opponent's strength, having been beaten before.

Thinking to himself, since his identity has already been exposed, if a hard approach doesn't work, he'll try a softer one.

Then Dill spoke up: "Sir, I am a cardinal of the Eternal Day Empire. I have no intention of being your enemy. My target is the person next to you. If you leave quickly, it will be a favor to me. You can come to the Holy See to find me in the future. Otherwise, you will be listed as a heretic by the Holy See."

If he were labeled a heretic by the Vatican, the fanatical followers would hunt him down to every corner of the earth. And what would come then wouldn't be Dill, but an existence even more powerful than him.

After all, when you're in the game, connections matter.

In other words, they were labeled as heretics by the Holy See and had no place to live on this continent.

"What? He's actually a cardinal from the Vatican!" Many powerful figures in the manor secretly swallowed hard.

They were already furious at being attacked indiscriminately by Dill.

Upon learning of Dill's identity, they dared not be angry at all; the Vatican was a behemoth.

Those who are particularly familiar with the Vatican's modus operandi probably think that Dill intends to kill everyone here to silence them.

If it weren't for that other 'unknown' powerful figure who inadvertently saved their lives, they would probably have become dust here long ago.

He originally wanted to use his gratitude for saving his life as an excuse to establish a connection with Li Chen afterward; that's just how businessmen think.

After all, opportunities to establish connections with Saint-level experts are rare, especially with such a brilliant Saint-level expert; now is not the time to try and build a relationship.

They were thinking to themselves: Dude, don't chicken out! If you chicken out, we're all going to die.

Seeing Li Chen being threatened, Charles Stan immediately became anxious.

If Li Chen backs down at this moment, wouldn't I be doomed?

Faced with Dill's pursuit, he had no chance of survival.

Charles Stan is indeed hiding his true strength, but the problem is that the strength he reveals is only at the Heavenly Observation Realm, while his actual strength is only at the Heavenly Abyss Realm.

There are many Heavenly Abyss Realm cultivators in this world, but very few Saint Realm cultivators, and it is still very difficult to break through to the Saint Realm.

At his level, he's no match for Deer.

Charles Stan's mind raced. Even if he were to grant Li Chen the title of Prince, he would still try to reassure Li Chen and make him feel less afraid.

Then they will promise him great benefits and appoint him as the national advisor and a high-ranking official.

To reiterate, it's good that he wanted to post it, but thankfully he didn't say it out loud.

Li Chen showed no emotional fluctuation in the face of Dill's threat, as if he were looking at an idiot.

Then he waved to Zhu Zhuying beside him, and Zhu Zhuying sensibly stepped forward and said, "What are you barking about? What bullshit Church? This is His Majesty the Emperor of Tian Ce, Li Chen!"

You dare to call the Emperor of Tian Ce a heretic? Do you deserve to?

Forget about strength, Li Chen's status far surpasses yours.

"You're nothing but a dog of the Vatican that bites people. What right do you have to bark here?" Zhu Zhuying's words had barely left her lips when everyone around her was stunned.

I thought Deer's identity was intimidating enough, but this guy is even more impressive.

The emperor of Tian Ce, what does that mean?

To put it bluntly, if Li Chen were to lose his temper, all the southern kingdoms would be wiped out.

Those merchants who had just wanted to curry favor with Li Chen now wanted to even more so, but they knew they weren't qualified.

As the old saying goes, even the king of Tasha Kingdom knows that only someone of his rank is qualified to be Li Chen's dog.

To be able to serve as Li Chen's dog and have contact with him, one's level is already quite high.

Charles Stan looked even more incredulous. The Eternal Day Empire and the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty had recently been engaged in a fierce battle here.

Unexpectedly, the emperor himself and someone else's emperor would meet here. Fate is truly a wonderful thing.

Charles Stan had already abandoned any thought of recruiting Li Chen, because that would be a joke.

No one is more of a clown than Cardinal Dill of the Papacy.

The clown's red nose was the most reliable one in the whole arena.

His expression was worse than if he had eaten shit.

He thought that by making such a threat and relying on the prestige of the Holy See, he could scare away the powerful figure in front of him.

Little did they know that the powerful figure before them was Emperor Tian Ce himself.

Dier had never met Emperor Tian Ce before, but he believed him because Li Chen was at that level, so there was no need for him to lie.

In other words, he would believe anyone who could defeat him, or anyone who claimed to be a god!

Dill could no longer bring himself to say anything threatening to Li Chen, but it would be awkward not to say anything now.

He then said to Charles Stan, "Consider yourself lucky, but I will tell the Pope that you have been colluding with the Emperor Tian Ce. Get ready to be put on trial!"

As he said this, Dill smiled.

If I can't deal with Emperor Tian Ce, can't I deal with my own emperor?
I originally intended to kill him to silence him, but now it seems unnecessary.

Dill's actions this time were not actually on the Pope's orders. The Pope, at that level, was only thinking about ascension and didn't care about so many other things.

As long as the bottom line isn't crossed, the Pope won't take any action.

Dill was brought out of retirement by Charles Stan's younger brother. Even within the royal family, there are many who are close to the Papacy, and Charles Stan's brother was one such person.

In order to ascend the throne, he instigated Dill to attack Charles Stan. After the attack, Charles Stan's brother would help Dill build his reputation and expand his influence, and the royal family would obey Dill. In this way, Dill would have achieved something in the competition for the position of Pope.

With such a generous 'reward', Dill would surely be tempted; who wouldn't want to be the Pope?
So they decided to do it right away and started doing it secretly.

Who knew that the Emperor of Tian Ce would appear here out of nowhere? At first, he didn't take Li Chen seriously, but now it seems that the other side really doesn't take him seriously.

However, when Dill returned, he told the Pope that he had investigated Charles Stan and found that Charles Stan had committed treason.

Yes, you heard right, the emperor himself was convicted of treason! This is probably the first time in history.

If the Pope gets angry, he might replace Charles Stan.

In the past, the Pope had turned a blind eye to Charles Stan, but he certainly wouldn't be so lenient about something that crossed the line.

Thinking about it this way, Dill felt that he was not only not wrong, but also deserved credit!
(End of this chapter)