Immortality begins with Swallowing the Stars.

Chapter 49 The Fall

Clouds floated in the azure sky, and a strange bird flew through the clouds, shooting towards the horizon like an arrow.

This "flying bird" is none other than Lu Jing.

With a single flap of his enormous wings, which radiated a blue aura, he could propel himself hundreds of meters.

His flight path was exactly the destination the Hyde family had fled from Otto's capital, the Land of Chaos, as provided by Born Dawson.

"Grandpa is a Silverflame Warrior. Since Born said he's missing rather than dead, the chances of him surviving are still quite high..."

As Lu Jing flapped his wings, he pondered how to investigate his grandfather's disappearance and how to take revenge after settling in the Chaotic Territory.

Suddenly, Lu Jing's mental energy jolted, and he immediately turned around to look.

Seven red dots appeared sporadically in the distance.

In an instant, the red dot transformed into seven red lines, flying toward him at an incredible speed.

"That is..."

Lu Jing felt the surging fire element fluctuations and his expression changed slightly.

The speed of those seven red lines far exceeded his flight speed.

Before long, they were only a few hundred meters apart.

Those seven red lines were actually seven enormous fire serpents, each tens of meters long and with distinct scales.

Its crimson eyes, the size of a fire serpent lantern, stared at Lu Jing, hissing incessantly. Even from hundreds of meters away, one could feel an intense heat wave emanating from it.

Level 8 Fire Magic - Dance of Fire Serpents!

However, its power far surpassed the original might of the Dance of the Fire Serpents.

Lu Jing's pupils contracted, and he stopped flying away. His blue wings stopped flapping and he actually stopped.

He was surrounded by seven enormous fire serpents.

"It's at least a level nine archmage's Dance of Fire Serpents..." Lu Jing knew he couldn't possibly outrun those fire serpents.

Accompanied by a fierce cry, a golden light landed in the air hundreds of meters away from Lu Jing.

It was a giant eagle with golden feathers all over its body.

"The level eight magical beast, the Golden Sun Eagle!" Lu Jing's gaze fell on the figure standing on the Golden Sun Eagle's back: "It really is him, the suspected mastermind behind my assassination attempt six years ago, Cardinal Felix!"

Felix, not wearing his red robe, stood atop the golden eagle, staring at Lu Jing in astonishment: "Incredible... incredible... an eighth-level mage..."

"Who are you? Why are you stopping me?"

"Heh." Felix barely suppressed his shock, forcing a half-smile. "Haven't you been having the Dawson Company investigate you? How come you don't recognize me?"

Lu Jing was shocked. It was indeed Felix who had instigated this!

For six years, the Dawson Chamber of Commerce had been investigating Lu Jing's assassination by using the incident of Calvin being lured away by his subordinates. In the end, they pointed to a cardinal of the Vatican, Felix, who had met Lu Jing once.

This is also an important reason why Lu Jing has kept a low profile and suppressed his emotions for the past six years. Being targeted by the Cardinal for unknown reasons naturally makes him more cautious.

Lu Jing feigned anger and demanded, "I have no grudge against His Holiness the Bishop, why would you send someone to assassinate me!"

"I never intended to assassinate you."

Felix looked at Lu Jing and sighed, "If I had known beforehand that you had already reached the level of an eighth-level mage, I would have recruited you into the Church no matter what. It's a pity..."

Unfortunately, you already know that I sent people to arrest you.

As for why you were arrested?

"A pure soul is the Lord's favorite sacrifice!" Felix said, almost as if chanting.

A pure soul?

A storm raged within Lu Jing's heart, but he struggled to control himself and not reveal any weakness.

In an instant, he recalled his previous two encounters in the Panlong World.

The necromancer whose eyes lit up when he saw him.

That's why he readily believed the lies that Schörler fabricated.

"I see... Is a pure soul the function of the mysterious gate?"

Compared to his own naturally pure soul, Lu Jing believed more that it was caused by his soul passing through the mysterious gate.

Being sacrificed to the Lord of Light and directly reincarnated as an angel from the angelic reincarnation pool is certainly a way to become stronger in one step.

Unfortunately, Lu Jing vaguely remembered that in the original story, every angel in the Angel Reincarnation Pool was connected to the soul of the God of Light.

Like a magical beast that has signed a soul contract, the chief god can kill an angel with a single thought.

Not to mention that during the process of angel reincarnation, the soul is modified and all memories are wiped away. They will only be absolutely loyal to the God of Light. Only by severing the soul connection and regaining freedom can they regain their memories.

Lu Jing was completely unaware of the process, and no one knew whether his mysterious door or his memories would be exposed.

Even if it seems like a path to instant success, it's definitely a path Lu Jing wouldn't choose.

"So you've got your eye on my soul?" Lu Jing sneered inwardly, but he was also completely relieved.

Given this, Felix would definitely want to capture him alive unless absolutely necessary.

Lu Jing remained silent for a long time, looked at the huge fire serpent that tightly surrounded him, and seemed to have made a decision. He then removed his wings and fell from the sky to the ground.

Felix paused for a moment, then quickly landed on the ground. The Golden Sun Eagle and the seven fire snakes tightly surrounded Lu Jing, while he himself remained several hundred meters away from Lu Jing.

"I am willing to surrender."

Lu Jing, his eyes bloodshot, said, "But you have to agree to one condition, or I'll commit suicide. Let's see if you can capture me alive faster, or if I can kill myself faster!"

"What are the conditions?" Felix asked, both surprised and wary.

"Since you are a cardinal, you must know about my grandfather's disappearance, right? I demand the Vatican's protection of my Hyde family, and that I avenge my grandfather and wipe out the Hammuri family!"

When Lu Jing mentioned his grandfather, a strange light flashed in Felix's eyes. He then laughed and said, "I didn't expect you to be so loyal to the family. Alright, I promise you. I swear in the name of the Sovereign that I will protect the Hyde family and avenge your grandfather by wiping out the Hanmu family."

After saying that, Felix tossed out a pair of black shackles, and said with a half-smile, "These are magic-suppressing handcuffs. Only warriors of level eight or above can break free from them. If you sincerely agree to this deal, put on these magic-suppressing handcuffs."

Lu Jing hesitated for a long time, gritting his teeth, before being handcuffed under the watchful eyes of the seven fiery dragons.

As soon as Lu Jinggang put on the handcuffs, a strange energy emanated from the intricate and unique magic array carved on them, quickly sealing his mental power.

Lu Jing showed a hint of surprise. His mental strength could not shake the powerful sealing force at all unless someone unlocked the handcuffs or physically destroyed them.

Seeing Lu Jing obediently put on the anti-magic handcuffs, Felix's deep-seated wariness relaxed considerably. Just as he was about to approach, he seemed to suddenly remember something.

He took out a dark gold rope from his spatial ring once more.

Two balls of flame instantly appeared, which transformed into human figures. One of them, holding one end of a rope, came to Lu Jing's side and, after turning around a few times, tightly bound him with the dark gold rope.

"This Felix is ​​extremely cautious..." Lu Jing thought to himself, his mind a mixture of calmness and murderous intent.

"Haha." Felix seemed completely relieved now and walked towards Lu Jing: "This rope is the binding material used by the Holy See to capture those angelic vessels with extremely powerful physical bodies. Even your Hyde family's blue flames would take some time to melt it."

"It is your honor to have your souls return to my Lord. When you reach the Realm of Light, you will know that this is the highest glory, and you will be grateful to me then..."

Felix came to Lu Jing's side and was about to grab Lu Jing and throw him onto the back of the Golden Sun Eagle.

Suddenly, Felix saw Lu Jing, who was bound by dark gold ropes, reveal a mocking smile, and his originally black pupils instantly emitted a silvery-white light.

"you……"

Before Felix could even process what was happening, he saw Lu Jing engulfed in silvery-white flames.

The dark gold rope wrapped around his body melted away as quickly as putty!

At the same time, there was a click.

The magic-suppressing handcuffs had clear cracks.

Just as Felix was about to fly backward in horror, a blinding light flashed!

As Lu Jing broke free of the magic-suppressing handcuffs, he lightly touched his waist with one hand, and a silver-white soft sword wrapped around his waist shot out like lightning!

This is a battle weapon that Lu Jing forged over six years using precious ores and metals brought by his family, and then carefully nurtured daily with his Silver Flame Battle Qi.

A weapon exclusively for Hyde family warriors that cannot be melted by fire or battle aura!

The main material is serpentine. Although it is not as precious as black jade, it is still an extremely rare material on the Magnolia Continent. It has very good compatibility and ductility, which will make it easier for Lu Jing to refine more and more precious materials in the future and continuously improve the quality of the weapon.

Lu Jing and Felix were too close.

Although Felix reacted extremely quickly, he wasn't riding on the back of the Golden Sun Eagle, so his speed was no match for Lu Jing's sword.

Felix unleashed countless fireballs from his body, attempting to entangle the soft sword.

Even for a level nine archmage, the power of an instantaneous spell is unlikely to exceed that of a level seven!

However, the seven enormous fire serpents and the golden sun eagle had already pounced on Lu Jing.

"You'll be buried with me! The Vatican will not let you get away with this!!"

The sword tip pierced through the flames and plunged into Felix's skull.

Disbelief, regret, despair, and other emotions flowed through Felix's eyes.

Then Felix suddenly shot out crimson flames from his seven orifices.

His entire body suddenly swelled up.

With a loud bang!

As if the god of fire had descended, terrifying flames raged wildly in all directions, like a fiery lotus blooming on the earth.

Felix's desperate, self-destructive attack, nearing its end, actually possessed power approaching that of a level nine spell!

To be precise, it is a level nine spell – Fire Lotus Wrath.

As the flames subsided, only the dying level-eight magical beast, the Golden Sun Eagle, and Lu Jing remained unharmed.

His level nine defensive magic scroll was the only level nine magic scroll accumulated by the Hyde family over thousands of years that was used up.

However, Lu Jing was not very happy, because when Felix made his desperate attack, a point of light flew out of Felix's head at an incredible speed, and Lu Jing had no time to intercept it.

Lu Jing didn't know what kind of light magic this was, but he realized it must be a method used by the Holy See.

Killing a cardinal is not the end; it is merely the beginning of an even more terrifying storm!

"Unfortunately, this method can only be used once..."

Although Lu Jing found it troublesome that the behemoth that was the Papacy was going to become his major enemy, he wasn't particularly afraid.

It's just a pity that I could only deceive people once in the past six years.

Once his reputation as a Silver Flame Warrior and an Eighth-Level Archmage spreads, no Ninth-Level expert will fall for it.

(End of this chapter)