Die, princess, the devil is mine!

The sword that fell from the sky could not completely kill the War Emperor.

Of course, Lynn does have this ability. He also has the Guardian Refraction given to him by the Guardian Demon God that he has not yet used. Let alone the mere War Saint Emperor, if he could kill Victory once, he could kill him directly.

"The Holy Emperor's Sword! Damn it! Lynn, how could you possibly have returned!"

Rodman, who had been pierced through the heart by the holy sword, stared at the hilt of the sword stuck in his chest, his face full of surprise and horror.

He made so many preparations, how could Lynn possibly make it back in time!

"Oh? What makes you think I can't come back? Just because you cut off our escape route?"

Lynn gracefully descended from the sky, landing right in front of War Saint Emperor Rodman. Looking at his impotent and furious appearance, he asked with great interest.

"Ha, do you think I would say that? Don't underestimate my loyalty to the Lord!"

Rodman gritted his teeth, trying to pull out the Holy Emperor's Sword that was piercing through him. However, how could a peak Saint-level with a level of over 800 break free from a Holy Emperor's artifact that had recognized its master? After making a futile effort, he gave up struggling, but his face still showed an arrogant expression.

"Although you seem to have said nothing, it's as if you've said everything."

Lynn narrowed his eyes, savoring the words of the War Emperor.

The Temple of War undoubtedly destroyed their escape route, but to be certain that Lynn wouldn't return was beyond the capabilities of the Temple of War alone.

Even the Temple of War's collusion with the Demon Realm is forbidden, because the entire Demon Realm's high-ranking officials are now his demons, while Victory is a complete newcomer; the Demon King's wives had never even mentioned this demon dragon before.

Moreover, Victory didn't show much fighting spirit today; he was clearly there to negotiate and make a deal, which didn't seem like the demons secretly colluding with the Temple of War.

What else could have caused him to leave and never return?

The demon god who controlled the demon army to self-destruct in preparation for forcibly ascending to godhood!
Grass! (a plant)
I originally thought that the Temple of War was already guilty of heinous crimes for instigating wars in order to gain power, but I never expected that they could go even further!
If they collude with the demon god to assassinate the savior hero and succeed, not only will Lynn not be able to return, but the eight holy emperors, his wives' group, and tens of millions of elite troops from the Divine Blessing Continent will also not be able to return.

Then they'll eliminate the Holy Emperor Aklie, who remained on the Divine Blessed Continent, and take down the only threatening power they face: the Holy Empire of Light...

In this way, the Temple of War would be the only one in the Divine Blessed Continent, able to do whatever it wanted, and decide whether or not to wage war. Wouldn't the power generated by war be endless?
They were indeed good at manipulating the abacus beads, but they miscalculated the most important point: even the Demon God couldn't do anything to Lynn, and their attempt to destroy his escape route failed completely because he was able to force his way through the spatial turbulence.

"Lynn, I can't tell you the details, but I must give you this advice: the era of the God of Light is about to end, and the future world of miracles belongs to the God of War!"

"Although you possess unparalleled strength, even the most powerful near-god is nothing more than a slightly larger ant before a true deity. Moreover, my god lord is the God of War, who is about to ascend to the position of God-King!"

Despite being held captive and unable to move by Lynn, the War Emperor showed no fear on his face, but rather a look of madness.

He was shouting in a language that Lynn and Aklie couldn't quite understand, saying things like "War God King" and "Does He even have a level of 10,000 to call himself God King?"

And yet you're shouting in front of us, a messenger of light and a holy emperor of light, that the era of the God King of Light is coming to an end. Aren't you worried that your own life will end first?
However, both Lynn and Aklie knew that although the Temple of War was full of rotten lunatics, no one would ever call them fools. Since the Holy Emperor of War could so confidently spout nonsense, it was very likely that it wasn't just nonsense.

Aklie was unaware of what was happening on the continent of Godsbane and might still have some doubts, but Lynn, as someone who had experienced it firsthand, could guess some of the inside story.

Those who can collude with demon gods are definitely not small fry like the War Saint Emperor who is around level 800. At the very least, they must be true gods or even heavenly gods. It is not impossible that they are the War God himself, who is the strongest main god.

The realm of gods has probably changed drastically by now...

No, it might not be now, things have changed a long time ago. The Demon Dragon Emperor's dying words are quite relevant to the current situation.

It's important to understand that it was replacing its own ascension to godhood, meaning it was heading towards the realm of gods, not the upper realm of demons.

Not necessarily. After all, he ascended to godhood through his soul, and he might be taken to the upper realm of the demon realm. But if you think about it carefully, he was yelling "It's all fake and I don't want to become a god." So, could it be that the upper realm of the demon realm and the god realm together are what constitute "all"?

Lynn couldn't figure out the key points for the time being, mainly because there was too little known information and he couldn't verify it himself, so he could only get stuck here for the time being.

"Based on my understanding of the Temple of War, I am not surprised at all that you have betrayed humanity and the world of miracles. But I still want to know why now? Wouldn't it have been easier for you to make your move a year ago when I wasn't around?"

As Lynn spoke, he moved closer to War Emperor Rodman, staring at him with sharp eyes.

"Because we can accept a short-term ceasefire, but we cannot accept the possibility of a permanent... or at least an extremely long era of peace."

Despite his severe injuries and vomiting blood, Rodman answered Lynn's questions, explaining that these were simple reasons that could be given and did not need to be kept secret.

"It seems that those who least want me to annihilate the demon race may not be the demon race itself, but rather your Temple of War..."

"I know you tipped off the demons in advance, almost allowing them to escape the encirclement. I also know you cut off the expeditionary force's retreat, fearing we would have to turn back. But there's one thing I'm about 70-80% sure of, but I still want to ask you..."

"Has the God of War already sided with the demons? Is he considered a chief god of humanity or the demon lord of the demon realm?"

As Lynn finished speaking, even Akre looked at him with a face full of shock.

If Rodman's previous arrogant pronouncements that the God of War should ascend to the position of God-King and replace the God-King of Light were merely excessive overstepping of bounds, then Lynn's questioning of whether He was the chief god or the demon lord could be described as earth-shattering.

Is it possible that the God of War, one of the ten main gods of the divine realm and the head of the main gods, has switched allegiance to the demon race?
Although Akre has always disapproved of the actions of the Temple of War and therefore does not have much respect for the God of War, the reason why He became the strongest god is because He killed the most demon gods. This is a real achievement known to all the gods and the lower realms, not just empty talk.

It wouldn't be surprising if the God of War committed other heinous acts, such as heinous crimes and disregard for human life, but to say that he sided with the demons...

The demons probably hate Him more than they hate the God of Light. Would they accept His allegiance? "Hahaha, Lynn, you're too funny. No wonder you can deceive so many women... The God Lord is a supreme deity. How could he possibly side with the demons? The God Lord's goal is to become the supreme God King. Can the demons give him that?"

Hearing Lynn's question, Rodman couldn't help but laugh even though he was suffering excruciating pain. Of course, he couldn't tell Lynn the truth and admit that the God of War had secret dealings with certain demon gods, but the idea that he had sided with the demons was too absurd. The God Lord only wanted to become the Supreme God King, not to fall into evil.

"Wouldn't a god-king who betrays his own people, launches wars, and harms all living beings in order to become the god-king, attempting to forge his throne with endless blood and bones, be more demonic than a demon?"

Lynn could tell that the War Emperor wasn't telling the truth, but as a warrior, he didn't have any means of soul-searching or forcibly uncovering the truth.

But Akre...

"Do you have a way to get him to confess everything clearly? If all else fails, torture is also an option."

Hearing Lynn's question, Akre also stepped forward and unleashed two spells of divine light amidst Rodman's cold laughter.

The spells of Truth and Holy Word are twofold: one forces one to speak only the truth, and the other compels one to answer every question. The combination of these two divine spells creates an unsolvable form of interrogation.

Unfortunately, this unsolvable problem is based on the premise that the divine spell can take effect, and Rodman is dozens of levels higher than Aklie, so Aklie's mantra and holy words cannot take effect on Rodman at all.

Rodman knew this all along, so he wasn't worried at all.

"No, my level isn't high enough. If the level difference were within 30 levels, it might be somewhat useful..."

Akre shook his head upon seeing this. This wasn't something that could be helped by having more treasures; it was a difference in raw strength. Level was, after all, fixed; if you weren't good enough, you weren't good enough.

"This……"

Upon hearing this, Lynn looked around. There weren't any large numbers of demons or groups of monsters nearby that he could help Aklie level up. He was at a loss.

No! Something's strange! Actually, something's strange!

The War Temple Legion is currently besieging the Holy City of Light!
Not only does he possess a demonic profession that allows him to classify people from the Divine World as enemies, but even without his demonic identity, the current Temple of War can also be directly classified as an enemy.

Despite being an independent temple affiliated with the Endless Empire and lacking its own kingdom, the War Temple possesses a formidable number of war fanatics. Consequently, the War Temple can assemble an army exceeding that of the relatively weaker empires of the Heavenly Mandate Empire, the Loran Empire, and the Endless Empire, with a fighting force exceeding ten million.

If he takes Akre to wipe out the madmen of the Temple of War, he'll definitely come back at a higher level than the Holy Emperor of War. Then he can interrogate them however he wants.
Even the holy mages who are skilled in forbidden spells are still on the continent of God's Protection, while the area-of-effect attacks of a warrior like him are limited, so the main damage dealer might actually be Aklie himself.

"Take him with you! Let's go!"

Lynn gestured to Aklie with his eyes. Aklie didn't understand at first, but after seeing Lynn use the imprisonment item to capture Rodman, then casually gather the scattered Demon Emperor artifacts, and then fly out of the city with Rodman, Aklie immediately understood.

Although killing each other among humans usually does not increase strength level, the world rules have their own system for judging enemies. Once someone is judged to be an enemy, killing each other is the same as leveling up by killing demons.

Now that the Temple of War has openly betrayed the human race and the world of miracles, they can no longer be called enemies, but true mortal enemies. Killing them will certainly increase your strength level, and you might even get the same extra bonus as killing demons.

On the way out of the city, Rodman obviously thought of this as well, and began to struggle violently. However, although Lynn pulled out the Holy Emperor's Sword that was stuck in his body, the sealing artifact that imprisoned him was at a level of 950, so how could he break free?

"Damn it! You won't get the God's secrets out of me!"

The crazed Rodman roared loudly, and then his body visibly swelled up.

"Lord Lynn, be careful! He's about to self-destruct..."

"boom!"

Even without Aklie's reminder, Lynn could tell that the War Emperor was determined to keep the secret even at the cost of his life. However, due to the power being sealed, the War Emperor's self-destruction was not very powerful, and he didn't even kill himself, let alone injure Lynn.

"Now you're out of energy, aren't you? Just stay put!"

The War Emperor's self-destruction only injured himself with a "bang," without causing any other damage. Instead, it completely exhausted all his available power.

"Is that so? You, Lynn, are indeed invincible, able to kill whomever you want, but no matter how strong you are, can you make me live?"

As he spoke, a desperate madness flashed in Rodman's eyes, and at the same time, his life force began to drain away rapidly.

He wanted the God to take him into the divine kingdom after His Godhood was established, so that he could enjoy an endless lifespan. However, before his selfish desires, he was first and foremost the most fervent believer of the God of War, and he was absolutely willing to die for Him. Otherwise, he would not have become the Pope of the Temple of War.

His power was sealed by Lynn, so much so that even the energy from his self-destruction was insufficient to kill him. However, self-destruction wasn't the only simple and brutal way to end one's life. He was a Saint Emperor-level powerhouse! A peak Saint-rank!
If he wants to die, he can release his life force directly, and once all his life force is gone, any living being will only face death.

Heh, you want to stop me from committing suicide? That's God... umm, glug glug...

Rodman was feeling his life slipping away, counting down the days until he was on the verge of death, when Lynn casually shoved a bottle of red potion into his throat and forced it down his throat.

Then he felt his life force rapidly recovering, and in no time he returned to the state he was in before he self-destructed.

If there hadn't been so little of that red medicine, he estimated it might have even covered up the penetrating wound in his chest.

What the hell is going on?! They won't even let you die?! Is there no justice in this world?! (End of Chapter)