Strength 99999 but the Holy Sister

She turned around, left the void, and went to tell Aisha the news.

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541. Are you interested in Elsa? (8K)

The blonde human nun, the black-haired human with a crow standing on her shoulder, and the black-haired little girl, the three of them stood guarding the throne, one on the left, one on the right, and one in front, looking curious and pointing from time to time.

In the distance is a silver-haired vampire.

Behind her was the only mermaid girl from the sea clan, hiding far away.

The man sat on the throne. After returning to the real world from the projection space with an attitude of looking down on the world, the sea people who he imagined would come to worship him did not show up, but instead saw the scene above.

It was stunned for a moment.

Why are there crows here?

No, who are these people? They're obviously not from the Sea Clan. This is the Sea God Temple!

It suddenly had a terrible suspicion—could it be that after so many years, the temple had been conquered by humans? Could it have become a museum of the history of the sea people?

"I said, it's ugly, like it's been burnt."

Adele's words were vicious, and then Elsa gave her a slap on the face.

"Be polite."

Tricia was more objective: "Its body hasn't fully recovered yet. Judging by the aesthetics of the sea people, it's likely still a beautiful mermaid."

"I'll ask him."

Elsa turned her head.

"Hello," Aisha asked briefly and concisely, "Do you have any memory? Are you awake? Can you speak human language? Who are you?"

This made it stunned again - in the temple of the sea god, you, a human, asked the person sitting on the throne "Who are you?"

"That's my line!" It belatedly realized, frowning angrily. Its still-unformed features actually revealed a hint of the majesty of a superior. "You ignorant outsiders, you're the ones who should state your names!"

It narrowed its eyes slightly and glanced sharply at Elsa.

"Especially you, rude pagan, you have no qualifications to meet me!"

As its sharp gaze descended, the originally calm sea water around it suddenly pressed towards Elsa, and the sea pressure increased sharply. However, what it did not expect was that in the face of its sudden attack, Elsa did not move at all and still stood there.

Seeing this scene, its heart skipped a beat.

He knew more clearly than anyone the extent of his power, but what was happening now? Even the kingly aura he had just raised was stagnated, and most of it was lost.

Tricia observed the scene from the side, her eyes filled with thought.

"Yes, it seems that he can communicate and is very conscious."

Elsa nodded.

"I'm Aisha Faris, and as you can see, I'm a nun."

Elsa briefly introduced herself, ignoring the pressure coming towards her - it was obvious that this man seemed to have been quite influential in his lifetime, and Elsa could understand why he acted this way.

Elsa didn't care. After all, she was planning to have a good talk with the resurrected fish.

However, Elsa looked at the man's unusually ill-fitting clothes and felt that they looked familiar - a bit like the style of those vampires.

"I am Patriculosia en Serilihilda, the sage of this generation."

As soon as Tricia finished speaking, the expression on the man's face changed slightly. He turned his head and stared at Tricia warily.

"A human sage?"

"You know 'Sage,'" Tricia observed the surprise and contemplation in the man's cloudy eyes. She suddenly spoke meaningfully, "It seems you're not an ancient from the Age of Gods. But if the gods are gone, how could you possibly survive until now? So, let's talk. How many Sea Kings are you?"

Tricia had long guessed that the owner of the heart was most likely a mermaid who once had a very good understanding of the sea people and the Temple of the Sea God, and who possessed extremely noble blood. Without a doubt, the Sea Emperors of all generations were the ones who best met this condition.

Then, the Sea King who knows something about the Holy See and also knows about the "Sage" must be someone from the last two thousand years.

After all, the Holy See was not established until many years after the disappearance of the goddess, and the title of sage was born even later. It was not until two thousand years ago that the first extraordinary wizard who was given the title of "sage" was born.

And in these two thousand years, there have been less than twenty sea kings.

One of them died in the Demon King War, but this one should have nothing to do with that guy, otherwise he would not have failed to recognize Tricia.

"Humanity's most powerful wizard, you are truly well-versed in both ancient and modern knowledge. I admire you very much."

The man's expression finally became a little solemn. He stood up from the throne. His height of nearly three meters including the tail and his strong physique made him look quite brave. He looked down at Tricia and Aisha with the attitude of a superior.

It has to be said that it was once the king of the sea clan. Even in its current appearance, it exudes the majesty of a king that makes people want to submit to it.

"Heh, it seems my tribe has indeed declined to this extent since I fell asleep," the man said slowly, his eyes scanning the surroundings until he finally looked at Mela, who had a look of disbelief written all over her face, far away. "Weak, truly too weak. Is this how the people of this era behave?"

He smiled playfully, but also revealed a hint of sadness and disgust, then he averted his gaze and looked at Aisha and Tricia.

"Although I don't know how you humans were able to enter my clan's holy land, since you have seen me here and guessed my identity, you still dare to question me!"

At the end of its words, it suddenly raised its voice, and its eyes swept over the people in front of it, finally landing on Elsa. It was a little afraid of the power Elsa had just displayed, but at this moment, it had to show its power as the King of the Sea.

It took a step down the stairs, and the aura of its whole body suddenly burst out, and the whole Temple of Poseidon let out a howl.

"But it doesn't matter. Under my rule, our clan will once again reach the pinnacle. You ignorant youngsters, I will let you witness the might of God!"

It shouted loudly, and the power boiled in its body, but the next second, Elsa slapped it.

Bang.

All the pressure disappeared in an instant, and the man's figure turned into a residual shadow and flew backwards, passing over the throne, shattering it, and passing over the stone pillars, breaking them in the middle. The terrible impact tore through the sea water, forming a long and narrow cavity. The next moment, the walls of the throne hall shook violently, and spider-web-like cracks covered them. At the very center of the intertwined cracks, the man's face was full of confusion.

The shockwaves echoed repeatedly within the temple, accompanied by the faint sound of something breaking and collapsing.

Elsa had already restrained herself, otherwise she would have been lucky to have been paralyzed from the waist down.

Adele looked gloating.

"Hahaha, you dare to talk about seniority in front of me? Do you know how old I am--" Before Adele could feel proud, she was slapped by Elsa.

She shut up obediently.

Becky in the distance seemed to be accustomed to this scene, her face was calm, even a little bored.

Only Mela widened her eyes, opened her mouth several times, and finally shifted her gaze to Becky beside her.

"That's the thing about Aisha. If you haven't been beaten, you don't understand."

Becky spread her hands, bubbles forming at her mouth.

Tricia grabbed the man in mid-air and threw him onto the throne, which was left with only a pile of rubble. In just a breath of time, the injuries on his body were healed by the nourishment of the sea water, but this did not prevent him from daring to resist.

"Can you speak properly?"

Aisha asked.

Elsa still had many questions she wanted to get answers from the fish, and she wasn't sure whether it was good or evil, at least it hadn't shown anything special yet, so Elsa had a calm conversation with him.

But if they refuse to listen calmly, I will just use my fists.

"can."

The other party seemed to be much more sober and just nodded woodenly.

"Then I ask, you answer—and, open your soul for my friend to see. Don't worry, if I wanted to kill you, you'd be dead by now. She's just checking to see if you're lying."

"This lord..." The man wanted to say something, but when he saw Aisha's slowly raised hand, he swallowed hard and said, "Nothing..."

It crawled up from the rubble, but this time it no longer had the domineering aura and majesty of a superior, and even its tail was retracted.

"So, first of all, what is your true identity?"

"I am..." it began, then immediately changed its tone, "I am Hayes... the 44th generation Sea King..."

"Are you Hayes?" Tricia suddenly showed a rare expression of surprise. She looked at the man again, somewhat incredulous, but said nothing more.

"Young man, it seems you have heard of my name."

No, Hayes' face showed an unconcealable pride, but then he met Aisha's gaze and shrank back in embarrassment.

"Ahem... As you can see, I'm not Hayes. I'm back."

"Your name is short."

Aisha thought this guy was pretty good, and his name was easy to remember.

"Because the Sea Clan was far more prosperous and powerful more than a thousand years ago, their pursuit of bloodlines wasn't as pathological as it is today, and clan names weren't as important," Tricia explained on Aisha's behalf. "It was precisely because of the Sea Clan's immense power back then that negotiations between the Church and the Sea Clan regarding the Storm Sea Region were so difficult to conclude. Later, as the Church grew stronger and the Sea Clan gradually weakened, the Sea Clan was ultimately forced to hand over the sacred object."

Hearing Tricia's words, Hayes sighed again. It was obvious that he knew this history.

Elsa and Adele exchanged a glance. "So, there's no such thing as the Sea King being benevolent and generous, lending the holy relic to the Vatican out of trust in it?"

Tricia was stunned when she heard this: "Where did this unofficial history come from?"

Elsa and Adele both pointed at the mermaid girl Meera in the distance: "This is the official history of the sea people."

"Ok."

Tricia didn't mention it anymore.

Of course, the sea people still have to save face, so the practice of beautifying historical events in propaganda is understandable. It's quite normal to save face.

"Second question, how did you manage to seize the authority of the Sea God Temple?"

This is the question raised by Tricia.

Throughout history, Hayes was indeed a very famous Sea King, but his fame lay in his courage and skill, not in his strength. Since the disappearance of the Sea God, there has never been a Sea King who could obtain the power of authority.

So, how did Hayes do it?

Hayes was silent for a rare moment, then raised his head, looked at Tricia, and answered seriously.

"This can't be said."

"Adele."

Elsa gestured to Adele, but Adele shook her head helplessly.

"He kicked me out. I only saw a little bit - it seemed... related to Poseidon."

No, Hayes looked at Adele deeply.

"Kid, you'd better forget what you saw."

"She's older than all your ancestors—she's the wild god of the Age of Gods, and she's seen the Sea God herself."

Aisha's words stunned Hayes, who stared at Adele blankly.

"Hmph." Adele raised her chin, put her hands on her hips, and the corners of her mouth almost rose to her eyebrows.

"Even so, I can't say it!"

But Hayes was very tough. He saw Elsa's gaze, but this time he didn't back down. Facing Elsa's threatening gaze, he still gritted his teeth and shook his head firmly:

"Even if you kill me, I won't tell you!"

"Let's skip that for now," Tricia said. Seeing this, Elsa didn't press the issue. "Third question, who is helping you behind the scenes? The demons?"

"Yes." This time, Hayes was honest. He took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and tried his best to calm his racing heartbeat. It took him a while before he released the restrictions on his soul again, allowing Adele to verify the truth of his words. He thought for a moment and continued, "One is called 'Aschero', and the other is a guy who calls himself the Silver Demon General, and his name seems to be 'Brucifer'."

"Aschero? Silver Demon General Brucifa?"

Tricia felt more solemn. She had never heard of the names Aschero and Brucifa, but the appearance of the Silver Demon Clan was indeed consistent with her previous guess. This so-called Silver Demon General was probably a self-proclaimed title by the remnants of the Demon King's Army, because the previous generation of Silver Demon General was dead - killed by Tricia herself more than forty years ago.

No. Hayes opened one eye and squinted at Tricia.

"I don't know much about the grudges between you youngsters, but I guess there's a lot of hatred between you humans and the demons?"

"It's indeed not shallow."

Hayes said slowly, "When I first woke up, I was in the Sobron Valley. That was a long time ago."

"The Valley of the Dead?" Tricia seemed to understand how Hayes, who had died more than a thousand years ago, came back. The Sobron Valley is a very special place. It is both a part of this world and a part of the spiritual world outside the domain. In such a place, it is indeed possible for the soul to die but not disappear, which is incredible.

It's no wonder that even Tricia couldn't see through Bu Hayes' heart the first time, because at this time, Bu Hayes was neither a living being nor an evil spirit that was eroded by magic and lost its mind, but a pure dead soul. The soul is something beyond the world, the embodiment of the original rules of life and death. It is elusive in itself, not to mention when it is deliberately hidden.

"At that time, a strange person named Minchis found me. She brought my heart and proposed to cooperate with me."

Tricia frowned. This name was incredibly familiar to her. Minds, the cunning demon general of the previous generation and the Demon King's right-hand man, possessed the pinnacle of magical prowess. Tricia had fought her many times, each winning and losing, but in the final battle, Minds died at Tricia's hands.

"The content of the cooperation is to help their army fight against humans and elves."