Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint.

Chapter 694 Secret observation
underground.

Teams of solemn-looking sorcerers were advancing.

These sorcerers were not elves; they wore uniform armor, each piece of which emitted a faint glow, illuminating their surroundings while providing powerful protection.

They silently traversed the underground. Although they couldn't instantly kill any monsters they encountered, they could easily deal with them. Even when their kills reached the critical point and caused the surrounding monsters to react, their speed of progress did not slow down at all.

Hilia watched these people silently from the shadows.

"Are these the support troops of the Kingdom of Phoenix?"

They couldn't find the monster's weakness as quickly as she could, nor did they possess Elena's keen perception of life elements, but they were still able to quickly find the monster's weakness and kill it in battle.

"They're basically squads of one fifth-tier mage leading four fourth-tier mages... With their tactical skill, they could certainly roam freely in this underworld, but Lord Ross said they..."

As she spoke, Celia shook her head.

It's impossible no matter how you think about it.

Fighting gods? Let alone these people, even a sixth-tier mage wouldn't be qualified.

Ross chuckled: "Generally speaking, that's true. However, newly resurrected gods lack the support of faith, and their bodies are severely corrupted, so their strength is already greatly weakened. While they might not be defeated by mages below the seventh rank, there are bound to be more than just these few. There might even be hidden mages who have surpassed the limits."

"A sorcerer who transcends limits."

Celia couldn't help but think of what she had encountered on Dragon Island.

It seems there were seventh-tier mages fighting at that time...

Judging from this, the Kingdom of Phoenix might actually send a seventh-tier mage.

"Can a seventh-tier mage kill a god?"

"Actually, I'd also like to see a seventh-tier god-slaying, but unfortunately, that level of power isn't enough to kill a god, not even a very weak one."

Ross shook his head, then picked up Celia and moved quickly through the underground world.

"You're too slow. Come with me so we can catch the main event."

The surroundings were pitch black, and a faint spiritual energy enveloped her body, so she didn't feel anything. In the blink of an eye, she found herself back in the place where it all began.

The entire foundation of the magic array is stored in the underground space containing that fragment of divine essence.

boom!
As soon as she arrived, she heard a violent explosion.

Upon closer inspection, one could see two groups of people fighting ahead. One group surrounded the fragments of the divine core that served as the foundation, while the other group was outside, charging at them.

Among those guarding the fragments of divinity, Celia saw the figures of Yu Jeria and Ze Lissolin.

They were exceptionally brave at this moment, and with every move they made, the power of life and death emanated, impacting the attacking formation.

On the attacking side, Celia saw a figure in armor at the front, wielding a greatsword. Flames blazed from the figure's body, and each strike burned away the power of life and death.

As for the others, they were also wearing armor. Although it was impossible to tell which unit they belonged to, based on the characteristics of different countries, Celia could tell that these people were probably from Phoenix and belonged to the same group as the large number of sorcerer squads searching underground.

Celia sensed a magical energy fluctuation from the other party that was far more terrifying than that of a sixth-tier being.

She felt that if she got too close to this magical fluctuation, the aftershocks would kill her instantly.

"Who is this……"

Celia quickly searched her memory, but found no trace of the other person.

So she chose to secretly record his face and ask the people of the Holy Court when she returned.

Just as she was writing it down, the other person seemed to sense it and suddenly looked over.

At that moment, Celia felt like she was having trouble breathing.

Fortunately, the other party only glanced at it and then stopped paying attention, and the pressure disappeared.

Celia breathed a sigh of relief. "Are seventh-tier mages really that terrifying? They can sense something just from taking a picture."

“Of course, leaving a trace is also a spell. The other party is the target of the spell and has a keen sense of elemental perception. If they are of a higher rank, they can all sense it. If I hadn’t made you invisible, you would already be a corpse,” Ross said with a chuckle.

"Hmm... I can't just record things randomly anymore."

Celia stopped recording and chose to observe secretly.

The two sides immediately engaged in combat without exchanging a single word, dashing Celia's hopes of knowing the cause and effect of the battle.

However, after observation, Celia still found a few clues.

It seems that these people from Phoenix are after the Heart of the Puppet, which forms the cornerstone.

"Is all this for the Puppet Heart?"

Celia blinked.

Although that Puppet Heart is of the super rare level, such things are useless to ordinary mages. Could it be that the mage who is suspected to be of the seventh level wants it, and only super rare Puppet Hearts are effective for them?

Celia was somewhat puzzled.

The motives of both sides are currently unknown, and this is not what is meant by god-killing.

So she chose to observe quietly.

"I remember those two Death Servants from the Temple of Resurrection and the Twilight Cult were only Tier 6, yet they were able to fight against a Tier 7 mage..."

“They received a gift from Harodias; given a little time, they can break through the barriers and successfully advance,” Ross said.

"So, Lord Ross sent me here to watch, hoping that after they've both been weakened, I'll steal the Heart of the Puppet?"

Ross smiled slightly: "Of course it's not just that, just you wait and see."

"Ok."

The situation quickly changed.

After all, Yu Jeria and Ze Lislin were only at the sixth level and had not yet broken through the confinement, so their resistance quickly ran into problems.

boom!
With a deafening roar, the Flame Greatsword Master's strike landed on Yu Jeria, severing him from his body and sending him crashing into the crowd. The splashing flames burned many of the heretics to death.

Yu Jeria glared at the greatsword mage above and roared, "The gods have awakened, why are you still so stubborn?"

"Give it to me," the greatsword mage said in a deep, muffled voice.

"Guit, aren't you afraid we'll come to your kingdom and cause chaos later?!"

“You can give it a try,” said the greatsword master named Guit indifferently.

“If you leave now, we can let it go. You should be able to see that it won’t be long before we reach your level. At that time, even if you can stop us for a while, can you stop us forever?”

Guidot's attack paused, allowing Ze Lissolin to quickly retreat and avoid being hit by his attack.

The numerous mages fighting below did not stop; they continued to throw spells at each other.

However, everyone understands that the real battle will be fought between Guit and Yu Jeria.

Currently, it appears that Goit has the upper hand.

Just as the two sides were locked in a stalemate, a terrifying phantom slowly appeared above the surrounded fragments of divine essence.

Everyone stopped fighting and looked up at the phantom figure.

“Interesting. I smell the scent of defeated men on you. Interesting. Zhou Ding didn’t come out, but you did? Heh, since you’re here, then stay.”

The phantom raised its hand, and the entire underground world began to tremble.

(End of this chapter)