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

Chapter 573 What a real man! (Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)
Gwyneth appeared in front of Albert without anyone noticing. With a gentle wave of her hand, a beam of holy light sent the powerful Eternal Day officer flying several meters away!
“Watch your mouth,” Gwyneth said coldly, her long red hair moving without wind.

Although her cultivation level was not high, the holy light energy bestowed upon her by Li Chen was enough for her to challenge opponents of higher levels.

Albert scrambled to his feet, his armor covered in dust.

He glared fiercely at his brother, who was hiding behind Gwyneth: "Alfred, you're only fit to hide behind women!"

After saying that, he stormed out of the hall.

Seeing this, Alphonse snorted dismissively, waved his fan, and walked away.

Alfred looked at his wife with a wronged expression: "Isa."

“Shut up,” Gwyneth interrupted him impatiently. “If you don’t want your two older brothers to look down on you, you’ll have to learn more from the Royal Guard.”

Gwyneth was actually quite angry that he had used up some Holy Light, but when he thought about it, he immediately had an excuse to ask Li Chen to replenish his Holy Light, and he immediately became excited again.

Two hours later, Li Chen emerged from the room feeling refreshed.

As soon as I turned the corner of the corridor, I saw Alfred squatting in the corner like a lost dog, utterly dejected.

Alfred jumped up and lunged forward, his forehead slamming against the flagstones with a loud thud: "My lord! I'm so eager to improve!"

Li Chen slowly and methodically adjusted the holy crystal stones embedded in his cuffs.

Actually, when Gwyneth went into the room to "replenish her holy light," she had already told this story as a private anecdote.

At this moment, he deliberately dragged out his words: "Oh? What progress?"

"As your subordinate, I have just suffered a humiliating defeat and feel extremely ashamed. My desire to improve is simply to prove my loyalty to you!" Alfred said excitedly.

Li Chen smiled knowingly and casually flicked out a golden light that entered Alfred's body: "Practice your technique."

Alfred was instantly energized, and began to perform his family's martial arts techniques with great vigor in the courtyard, techniques that had been approved by the Vatican.

A faint red aura rose around him, and the sword's edge plowed scorched marks into the ground. Unfortunately, during the third move, he tripped over his own feet and almost burned his hair.

Li Chen rubbed his temples, thinking to himself, "Your foundation is really useless. You can't even master your own family's techniques. You deserve to be beaten by your brother."

I only come out to enjoy myself after I've completed all my cultivation. You only think about enjoying yourself and don't cultivate at all, right?

Old Castro, hiding behind the pillars, blushed.

This ancestral martial arts technique is considered top-tier in Holy Radiance City, but it is indeed inferior to the secret techniques of the Holy See, and the son is even worse.

Li Chen suddenly pointed his fingers like a sword, and a dazzling golden light pierced straight into Alfred's brow.

Amidst gasps of surprise, the golden light transformed into countless runes that flowed across Alfred's body, turning his originally crimson pulse points a shimmering gold.

"The seventh chapter of the Holy Light Body Forging Technique, enough for you to use until you reach the Saint rank." Li Chen said, tossing out another bronze short sword covered in rust.

Alfred caught it in a flurry, and the rust suddenly peeled off, revealing the crystal-like blade inside.

When he activated his new technique, the sword blade emitted a three-inch-long golden flame!

"My Lord! This...this..." Alfred was so excited that he couldn't speak coherently.

You must know that in the Eternal Day Empire, privately modifying cultivation techniques is a serious crime, but for the Pope's personal guards to intervene is an immense favor!

Li Chen waved his hand: "I'll practice with your older brother in two days."

Li Chen has already given him a cheat code; if he can't win, even Li Chen can't save him.

Alfred kowtowed excitedly and left as if he had found a treasure.

This time, without any women interfering, his cultivation progressed exceptionally quickly.

He gradually realized that women were hindering his cultivation.

"Thank you, Lord Guard, for taking away all the troublemakers around me." Two days later, the training ground was bustling with activity.

Hearing that the good-for-nothing third young master was going to challenge the commander of the border army knights, half of the nobles of Holy Radiance City flocked to watch the spectacle.

When Alfred appeared on stage in a white robe trimmed with gold, boos erupted from the stands.

“Third brother, it’s not too late to admit defeat now. I don’t want to make you cry and then go to the guards to complain.” Albert’s heavy armor clanged, and the massive sword on his back, as big as a door panel, gleamed coldly in the sunlight.

Alfred didn't speak, but slowly drew his crystal dagger.

The moment the golden flames ignited, the temperature in the entire training ground suddenly rose, and the perfumes of the noble ladies evaporated into a sweet mist.

"Playing tricks!" Albert swept his greatsword across, the resulting gust of wind blowing the hats off the front-row audience.

This "Earth-Splitting Slash" was powerful enough to split the city wall, but when it touched the golden flames, it felt like it was sinking into a quagmire.

Alfred suddenly remembered what his Royal Guard had taught him.

With a flick of his wrist, the light and flame suddenly split into dozens of golden threads, which coiled upwards along the giant sword!

"Chains of Holy Light?!"

A gasp went up in shock from the bishop's seat. This was a high-level divine spell that only a cardinal could cast!

As for why Li Chen could do that, it was too simple for him.

Albert felt a sharp pain in his palm; several small holes had been burned through his steel gauntlet.

In his rage, he activated his family's secret technique, and a blood-red aura surged around him—he was going to fight to the death!

"Brother, no!" Alphonse stamped his foot anxiously from the stands.

But it was too late. Albert's greatsword, wreathed in blood, had already struck down. If this blow landed, the entire arena would be shattered.

At the critical moment, a dazzling light suddenly burst forth from Alfred's chest.

The crystal dagger flew up automatically, drawing a perfect arc in the void.

All that was heard was a crisp "clang" as the supposedly indestructible Xuan Tie giant sword broke in two!

Albert remained in a slashing posture as the broken sword pierced the ground.

His visor clicked off, revealing a look of utter disbelief: "This is impossible! How can you possess such powerful holy light?"

“I’m more devout than you, so what’s impossible about me summoning holy light?” Alfred stood with his hands behind his back, mimicking Li Chen’s usual posture, feeling incredibly pleased with himself.

Especially when she saw the envious and jealous looks in the eyes of the nobles in the stands, she felt that it was really worth it to be Li Chen's lapdog!
That night, Albert smashed seven suits of armor in the family armory.

He knew the third brother was cheating, but there was nothing he could do.

Albert looked at his second son, his voice hoarse, "You're so resourceful, what do you think I should do now?"

Alphonse swirled his wine glass, his gaze deep and unfathomable: "Look at my third brother's wives, which one of them doesn't go to 'replenish the Holy Light' every night?"

“But Mariana, she…” Blood seeped from Albert’s clenched fist.

He had a very deep relationship with his wife, and even refused a princess's arranged marriage for her sake.

Among these descendants of saints and nobles, few were as devoted as him, marrying only one woman.

Alphonse leaned down and whispered, "Think about those golden threads during the day, which could make your useless third brother perform cardinal-level divine magic out of thin air. You almost joined the Holy See Knights back then. If you had been more devout then, you wouldn't be just a commander of a border knight order now."

Albert suddenly sprang into action, punching through the ironwood weapon rack.

Amidst the swirling sawdust, this tough man revealed a look of struggle for the first time: "I refuse. Even if I'm ridiculed by my third brother for the rest of my life, I will not let my wife do such a thing."

Alphonse was astonished by these words. What a real man!
(End of this chapter)