My mom is waiting for treatment, and you're summoning me to be a hero?

The Holy Light Array of New Tower City erupted in full force in an instant.

A blindingly bright white light pierced through the clouds, like a falling sun shrouding the entire capital.

Pure white light washed away the smoke and blood in the streets and alleys, making the whole city appear especially sacred.

Meanwhile, Lin Mo and his group were flying rapidly in the high sky north of New Tower City.

The direction is due north, which is exactly where Lin Mo's clone is located.

This was also the route Mag led his remaining troops to after abandoning the fortress.

Mag's destination was Holy Village, the place where the Holy Judgment Council was held.

Ten golden dragons formed a cone-shaped formation around Lin Mo, protecting his two sides.

The golden dragon scales gleamed coldly in the night, and its wings flapped, creating a whistling airflow.

Apart from Ajin, the other nine golden dragons were still immersed in the excitement of having just restrained the defending troops.

They huddled together, chattering excitedly, their dragon claws gesturing wildly, their tails slapping the air.

"That city guard was really overestimating himself. He thought he could hold out just because he was wearing platinum armor. I slapped him with my claw, and he couldn't even hold his shield steady!"

A golden dragon grinned, its teeth gleaming coldly, and proudly brandished its claws.

"When I circled around to the west gate, those Crusaders were so scared that they ran away with their heads in their hands, and they couldn't even chant the Holy Light spell properly, hahaha."

Another golden dragon flapped its wings, describing the scene that had just occurred with great enthusiasm.

"Brother Jin is still the best. He engaged the commander head-on, giving us time to disrupt their formation."

"I think these guards from the Holy Kingdom of the Tower are just for show!"

"It should have been done a long time ago. I'm going crazy with the Dragon Clan's seclusion. It's much more enjoyable to follow His Majesty."

……

Amidst the noisy discussion, Ajin was the first to frown.

He felt the deathly silence on Lin Mo's back, and then glanced at Yin Xue, whose expression was solemn, on his shoulder.

He realized that this was not the relaxed atmosphere one should feel after a mission is completed.

He suddenly nudged Jinlong, who was spitting as he spoke, with his elbow.

His cold gaze swept over the crowd, and he gestured with his chin toward Lin Mo on his back.

The nine golden dragons fell silent instantly, their excitement freezing on their faces, and they all turned to look at Lin Mo.

The commotion abruptly ceased, leaving only the howling wind and the flapping of dragon wings high in the sky.

"His Majesty……"

Ajin slowed down his dragon wings, lowered his head slightly, his voice filled with trepidation and unease, and gently retracted his dragon claws.

"Did we mishandle the situation and disturb the people? Or was our restraint on the garrison insufficient, failing to complete the task you assigned us? If you are displeased, please punish us without complaint."

Lin Mo slowly raised his head, took a deep breath, and suppressed the surging anger and chill in his chest.

He raised his hand and waved, and a lustrous white crystal flew out of his storage ring, hovering in mid-air.

"See for yourselves."

Lin Mo's voice was flat.

Akin quickly reached out his paw to catch it, scratched his head, and seemed a little confused.

But he still carefully injected a trace of golden dragon power into it.

The crystal was activated the instant the energy was infused, projecting a light screen in front of Akin.

The other golden dragons also gathered around to watch.

Inside the light curtain, in the dimly lit secret chamber, the obsidian coffin gleamed coldly, and the soul lamps around it flickered.

The two white-robed priests were expressionless, their eyes as blank as those of soulless puppets.

They carefully held a baby girl in swaddling clothes.

The baby looked like it had just been born, with rosy cheeks, tightly closed eyes, and tiny fists clenching the swaddling clothes.

Her cries were soft and helpless.

"The 363rd experiment of Demon King No. 31 has begun."

The pastor's voice was devoid of emotion.

As soon as he finished speaking, one of the priests picked up a paintbrush engraved with holy symbols, dipped it in golden holy light paint, and coldly drew a spell on the baby's delicate skin.

Golden lines covered the baby's limbs and chest.

Looking at all this, Ah Jin and the others scratched their heads, not understanding what they were doing.

Next, the priests placed the baby's body into the stone coffin behind them.

At the same time, an urn containing ashes was taken out. As soon as the urn was opened, a rich aura of souls almost overflowed from the light screen.

"This is... a fragment of a soul?"

"I've only ever seen this level of strength in Tashuk."

"I feel like he's even stronger than Tashuk."

"This must be a fragment of the Demon King's soul."

……

Amidst the murmurs of the golden dragons, the two priests placed the fragments of soul from the urn into the stone coffin containing the infant.

Upon seeing this, the golden dragons' pupils contracted, and their breaths caught in their throats for a moment.

The next moment, the baby's cries became shrill and piercing, its pink skin turned bluish-black at a visible speed, and its tiny body trembled violently.

The light array and the soul fragments collided violently, and she curled up in pain, her little head tilting weakly to one side.

The pastors stood aside, indifferently taking notes with paper and pen.

There was not a trace of pity in his eyes, as if what was in front of him was not a life, but merely an experimental prop.

"This...this is experimenting on babies?"

A golden dragon murmured something, but received no reply.

The rest of the golden dragons were all watching intently as everything unfolded on the light screen.

Before long, the baby's body began to become translucent.

The light array shattered inch by inch, and the physical body was completely assimilated by the fragments of the soul.

In the end, it dissipated into countless tiny wisps of light, leaving only a blurry, phantom-like soul.

The leading pastor spoke to the photo crystal in a flat tone, as if reporting on mundane matters, his voice icy and chilling.

"Experiment failed. Demon King No. 31's soul fragments have been exhausted. The experimental subject and soul have been completely assimilated and have no value for resurrection. Report and destroy immediately."

The light screen flashed and then went out completely.

High above, there was a deathly silence.

The nine golden dragons froze, their scales standing on end.

His previously excited face turned deathly pale, and his pupils trembled violently.

A golden dragon clenched its claws tightly, its knuckles turning white, and it trembled with rage.

"These beasts! How dare they! How dare they use innocent babies for such heinous experiments!"

"The fragments of the Demon King's soul aren't sacred artifacts; they were tools they dismantled for forbidden experiments! Lord Yin Xue's fragments, along with the fragments of the previous 31 Demon Kings, have all been consumed like this!"

The other golden dragon gritted its teeth, its eyes bloodshot, wishing it could immediately return to New Tower City and tear those priests to pieces.

"They constantly claim divine protection and purification by holy light, yet they engage in such shady dealings behind the scenes! This isn't a church; it's a cult!"

……

The golden dragons discussed the matter angrily.

Suppressing his raging anger, A Jin tensed his dragon wings slightly and spoke to Lin Mo behind him in a firm and powerful tone.

"Your Majesty! The entire proceedings of the Holy Judgment Conference will be broadcast to all intelligent races across the continent via the Holy Light projection of the Vatican! This recording crystal is evidence of the crimes! Why not broadcast these experimental recordings simultaneously during the conference, so that everyone on the continent can see them!"

The other Jinlongs all agreed upon hearing this.

"That's right! Expose their crimes to the entire continent!"

"The contents of this book are enough to utterly disgrace the gods and the Holy See of the High Tower Kingdom before the entire continent."

"Yes! Let's do it! Let's see how they handle this!"

……

Lin Mo looked at the indignant Jinlong and nodded slightly: "That's what I think too."