Tower Defense: Public Enemy

Chapter 532 How dare you

At the main gate of the Holy God Palace, as Lei Chi stepped inside, the old man with the tortoise-like back who served as the gatekeeper couldn't help but stare at Lei Chi.

"you……"

He uttered a single word softly, his eyes flashing with a faint light, a clear look of doubt on his face.

Lei Chi took out the inheritance token and showed it to the old man, then cupped his hands in greeting and asked, "May I enter the Holy God Palace?"

The old man actually returned the greeting and said, "The inheritance token is genuine. Since you are an inner disciple, you are naturally entitled to enter the Holy Divine Palace. Please!"

Lei Chi bowed again and then walked away.

Previously, he couldn't see through the old man, but now, after more than ten thousand years of seclusion, Lei Chi has cultivated many secret techniques for investigation, and with the improvement of his own strength, his perception ability is also getting stronger and stronger. Now he can see some clues from the old man.

Lei Chi sensed that the old man possessed immense power, a power akin to a kind of blood and qi. Facing him was like facing a colossal star beast; his strength was certainly not weak, at least far greater than that of the Lan family patriarch, known as the Void Annihilation level in the outer realms.

The old man was still bound by the chains of the Holy Temple. If those chains were unlocked, his strength would likely be even greater.

Soon, Lei Chi arrived at the gate hall.

The hall was bustling with activity; Lei Chi glanced around and found there were 1236 people inside.

Among these inheritors, apart from Megis and Asmi, all the players from the Fallen Temple and the Temple of Light who had previously entered the Holy Temple were present. There were 1024 angel players from the Temple of Light and only seven players from the Fallen Temple.

Among the remaining inheritors, two are God race players, two are Ultra race players, and the rest are of different races, many of whom should be players from previous generations.

Most of these inheritors sat cross-legged in front of the giant tortoise carrying the stele, cultivating silently, and few paid attention to the Thunder Pool.

As for the giant tortoises carrying steles in this hall, there are now five. In addition to the giant tortoises carrying the steles of the three martial arts techniques, namely [Cosmic Sword Technique], [Tortoise Flow Qi Gong], and [King's Overlord Divine Fist], the two extra tortoises carry the steles of the martial arts techniques [Return to Origin Qi Gong] and [Breaking Heaven Sword Technique].

Among these inheritors, Lei Chi was only interested in two: one was the judge of the Fallen Temple, and the other had a pair of golden wings on her back and looked somewhat like the Angel King Asmi; she was also a woman.

The golden-winged angel and the judge of the Fallen Temple sat in the very center of the hall, before the giant stele of the [King's Overlord Divine Fist] technique.

"These two should be the strongest among these inheritors."

Lei Chi understood. He strode forward leisurely, intending to go to the exit at the back of the main hall. He walked straight ahead and soon arrived behind the golden-armored judge and the golden-winged angel.

"Hey, you two are blocking the way, please move aside."

Lei Chi stopped and spoke calmly.

"Um?"

The golden-armored judge visibly trembled, then abruptly stood up, staring intently at Lei Chi.

Lei Chi smiled slightly at him and said, "No need to be nervous, I'm not a bad person, I'm just asking for passage."

Although Zhao Shuibiao described the golden-armored adjudicators of the Fallen Temple as exceptionally talented geniuses, Lei Chi was not afraid of them. In fact, he secretly hoped that these experts would come looking for trouble so that he could test his own strength.

His current actions seem to be deliberately provoking and challenging others. It's also because he's become stronger and thinks he can't always wait to be bullied. He can now take the initiative to "bully" others.

Lei Chi vividly remembered that when he first encountered the Black Armor Hunters of the Fallen Temple, they immediately tried to rob him.

To Lei Chi's surprise, the golden-armored adjudicator twitched his long, thin eyebrows, performed a very polite bow, and then silently stepped aside to make way.

Lei Chi was taken aback; his attempt to find fault had failed!

Are the golden-armored fallen ones, who are even rarer than the elders in the Fallen Temple, so good-tempered?

"This guy's something else, he doesn't play by the rules."

Lei Chi couldn't help but take a closer look at the golden-armored adjudicator. Since the man was so polite and actually made way for him, Lei Chi felt it was inappropriate to continue causing trouble.

However, the golden-winged angel did not get up to make way.

She didn't even turn around to look at Lei Chi, nor did she respond. Instead, two four-winged angels beside her stepped forward. One of them was female with three eyes between her brows. She coldly said, "Who are you, daring to speak to our Angel King like that?"

Another angel shouted, "Get out of here!"

Lei Chi thought it was funny. In his previous impression, the players of the Fallen Temple were arrogant and domineering, while Asmi of the Temple of Light was much better. How come it's the other way around now?

Seeing the angel who had ordered him to "step back" about to step forward again, Lei Chi suddenly exclaimed, "How dare you tell me to step back!"

After saying that, he flicked his sleeve and used the [Bewitching Divine Skill], causing the angel player to start spinning in place.

Suddenly, a ball of light shot out from the top of the palace. It was as big as a human head and golden, and it crashed down on Leichi like a cannonball.

Lei Chi suddenly raised his head, opened his mouth wide, and swallowed the golden ball of light whole.

He had actually used the [Swallowing Divine Skill]. This [Swallowing Divine Skill] was created by Supreme Treasure based on the abilities of the [Iron Kun]. However, this divine skill is slightly different from the abilities of the [Iron Kun]. The [Iron Kun] can only swallow living things, but once the [Swallowing Divine Skill] is mastered, there are no restrictions. Living things, physical objects, abilities, and so on, all kinds of things can be swallowed.

"Fighting is prohibited inside the main hall..."

The "Naga" guarding the exit of the temple spoke up, but then abruptly stopped himself.

Lei Chi smiled and glanced at "Naga," whose expression turned serious, her pupils contracting sharply. He said coldly, "It's you, the cheater!"

"You actually recognized it!" Lei Chi nodded. "Good eye!"

He currently appears as a child, a form he has maintained since mastering the [Free and Blissful Art]. Although his appearance and physique can change at will after mastering the [Thousand Illusions Divine Art], this is still his original form, and Lei Chi is too lazy to transform into any other form.

"snort!"

"Naga" scoffed. "Are you mocking me? You have such strength and methods, yet you didn't show them before. Pretending to be weak, is that interesting?"

At that moment, the angel who had first reprimanded Lei Chi showed anger on her face. Seeing Lei Chi attack his companion, she immediately retaliated. Her third eye between her eyebrows flashed with silver light. The silver light hit Lei Chi, but it was like a mud ox entering the sea, disappearing into Lei Chi's body without leaving a trace.

Lei Chi glanced at him and shouted, "How dare you have three eyes!"

After saying this, he waved his sleeve again, and the three-eyed angel immediately began to spin in place.

Immediately, the other angels around her stood up, and the golden-winged angel could no longer remain seated. She stood up and stood to the side with a wary expression.

Above the main hall, another golden orb of light crashed down towards Lei Chi, which Lei Chi swallowed whole without a second thought.

"Fighting is prohibited inside the main hall!"

The voice of "Naga" rang out again, and dense and frenzied green lightning suddenly flashed from his body. At the same time, a huge fleshy eye appeared above his head. The eye trembled rapidly, and its pupil was bright and dazzling, as if a sun was sealed inside it.

Then, the entire gatehouse began to shake.

Lei Chi remained calm. He looked at "Naga" and said, "As a prisoner and slave, why take it so seriously? Just turn a blind eye."

"you……"

Naga's face showed anger, but she gritted her teeth and said, "This is the last time! Go where you belong. As for these inheritors, once they advance to the inner sect or leave the Holy God Palace, you can kill or beat them as you please. But don't make a move here again, otherwise, I will have to do everything in my power to stop you!"

"Oh well!"

Lei Chi sighed in disappointment, then looked at the golden-winged angel and said, "Move aside a bit, don't block the way!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lei Chi began to walk leisurely toward the exit of the gate hall.

The inheritors in the hall watched him leave, and after his figure completely disappeared, various discussions immediately arose in the hall.

The golden-winged angel frowned, looking at the still angry "Naga," and asked, "May I ask, Guardian, who is that person?"

"Hmph!" Naga said coldly, "Just a cheater!"

Someone immediately asked, "Since he's a cheater, why not expel him from the Holy Temple?"

"Cowards...don't hate cheaters!"

"Shouldn't he be arrested? He wantonly disrupted the order of the Holy Temple and persecuted the inheritors; shouldn't he be punished? Please, Guardian, arrest him!"

"Foolish! Didn't you see that this person couldn't even withstand the barrier's light orb? How are we supposed to capture him?"

"You mean, he's very strong!"

"nonsense!"

"How strong is it!"

"Naga" paused for a moment, then slowly said, "This person's strength is on a completely different level from yours..."

Upon hearing this, the crowd in the hall immediately erupted into discussion again.

"A mysterious powerhouse?" the golden-armored adjudicator of the Fallen Temple murmured, then summoned a red-armored hunter and said to him, "Leave now. Take this information back to the temple and say that a Saint-level powerhouse is suspected to have appeared in the Holy God Palace!"

"Holy God! How is this possible?"

The black-armored hunter was clearly startled.

"Holy God" is a term popular in the Temple of Light and the Temple of Fallen Gods. It refers to a true god who becomes a main god by relying on his own strength rather than the power of faith. There is a Holy God in the Temple of Light, and the thirteen elders in the Temple of Fallen Gods can also be called Holy Gods!

The golden-armored judge, named Nefam, coldly stated, "You don't need to ask any questions. Just obey orders!"

"Yes," the black-armored hunter bowed and retreated.

The golden-winged angel then walked up to Nepham and said, "Nepham, did you already sense that that person was not easy to deal with? Is that why you so humbly gave way?"

"That's not it! I'm just not as stupid as you guys!" Nefam chuckled. "Peris, here's a piece of advice: if you ever run into this person again, stay far away from him."

"Oh, thank you for your advice!"

The golden-winged angel named Platis's expression grew even colder. She stopped speaking and sat down again in front of the giant stele of cultivation techniques.

But the two angels spinning around just wouldn't stop...

In the outer sect disciples' activity area, he revisited the Thunder Pool. He strolled leisurely within it, his divine sense naturally spreading out, and soon discovered Qiukas and the six-winged fallen angel Gengdis.

Now, only these two people remain in the outer disciple activity area. They are sitting cross-legged in front of the trial tower, seemingly cultivating diligently.

Lei Chi already knew that the red-armored spellbreaker Arsh had been promoted to inner disciple, but was killed by Li Luo. Meijis and Asmi should also have been promoted to inner disciples. Therefore, among the disciples who were in the same period as him, Zhao Shuibiao, Lucifer, Mo Lang and Yudara had most likely also been promoted to inner disciples. It was just unknown whether they were alive or dead.

A moment later, Lei Chi found Qiukas and handed him the divine essences he had collected from the alchemical array of the Asar Empire. Qiukas was overjoyed and used them on the spot, and his strength was quickly enhanced.

"Great! In this way, I am not far from my former peak. The thirty-three-story trial tower can't stop me, and I can be promoted to an inner disciple."

Qiukas was slightly excited, but he quickly thanked Lei Chi and then rushed into the Trial Tower.

The six-winged fallen angel kept her eyes fixed on Lei Chi the whole time. Naturally, she couldn't recognize that this was the real Lei Chi, but she still quickly stepped forward respectfully to pay her respects.

In recent days, this six-winged fallen angel had lost all hope in his talent.

She had failed too many times in the Trial Tower, to the point that she began to doubt herself. Now she was half-lying down, thinking that her journey in the Holy God Palace might only end at the level of an outer disciple.

She could tell that Lei Chi was a super expert, so she wanted to ask him for some help.

Lei Chi had no good feelings towards this six-winged fallen angel. After leaving behind the words "Study hard and practice diligently," he entered the Hall of Blessings and then went to the inner disciples' activity area.

"Zhao Shuibiao and the others certainly couldn't possibly advance to the level of true disciples. They're either already dead, or hiding in special places like cultivation caves to avoid my divine sense detection!"

Lei Chi understood something, and a moment later he arrived at the Temple Pool.

His Heavenly Thunder Palace is still in this pool.

Previously, the Azure Flame Incarnation was unable to collect the Heavenly Thunder Palace because there was no suitable storage space, but now it's different.

Lei Chi arrived below his Heavenly Thunder Palace, extended his right hand towards it, and whispered, "I will send you into my first minor universe, my first star acupoint, the Wuji Star!"

As he spoke, Lei Chi began to circulate his cultivation technique, and a patch of starlight slowly appeared before him. The first star in his first microcosm, Wuji Star, opened a passage, and the starlight quickly enveloped the Heavenly Thunder Palace. Then, with a thought from Lei Chi, the starlight dissipated, and the Heavenly Thunder Palace disappeared, having been absorbed into Wuji Star within his body.

(End of this chapter)