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Chapter 647 Confrontation (please subscribe)

"Your Majesty! A few days ago, our previous Ming King perished in Wanshi Mountain. The cause of death remains unknown. This is a great shame for our Church of Light, and it has caused deep grief among all believers."

Zhan Tian Fa Wang Fei Yi's expression was filled with grief and indignation. "The Great Song Imperial City Department issued an announcement a few days ago, saying that our sect's previous Ming Wang died at the hands of Luo Wangshu and Lin Hao. However, as far as I know, before his death, the previous Ming Wang had fought with our sect's Tianxiang Divine Envoy and Wudi Fa Wang several times, causing the Ming Wang to be seriously injured and unable to recover, and eventually perished in Wanshi Mountain.

This matter is proved by the previous Ming King's letter of request for help! In the past two months, the previous Ming King has sent out seven consecutive request for help runes. In the letters, he mentioned that Tianxiang and Wudi, two rebellious people, rebelled and attacked and hunted down the previous Ming King. This matter can be said to be ironclad evidence! I ask His Majesty the Ming King to capture these two ambitious and ruthless rebels and avenge the previous Ming King! "

Lin Rui's face, hidden behind the mask, suddenly turned slightly blue.

To avenge the previous Ming King? Who are you seeking revenge on?

At that time in the mine, it was Luo Wangshu's "Heavenly Principle Divine Heart Sword" that dealt a fatal blow to Yin Qianqiu, but Lin Rui and Wudi were also involved at that time.

Revenge for Yin Qianqiu? That's absolutely impossible.

But that's not right! Lin Rui remembered that this Zhan Tian Fa Wang was also one of the masters who accompanied Ming Wang to Luojing.

However, after the Shenlin Palace incident, this person completely disappeared and there was no news about him in the following months.

And Yin Qianqiu had actually sent out seven requests for help in the past two months? And yet, no one in the Bright God Cult responded, no one offered a helping hand?
And this Zhan Tian Fa Wang, should he have been near Luo Jing at the time? He didn't go to reinforce, but now he is so sad and angry.

Lin Rui glanced at the expressions of everyone present, and then he understood.

The real purpose of this Zhantian Dharma King is probably not to find out the truth about Yin Qianqiu's death, but to prevent the Wudi Dharma King from taking the throne and gaining control of the power in the sect.

Lin Rui felt a chill in his heart and was deeply alert.

From the experience and situation of Ming Wang Yin Qianqiu, we can know that everyone in the Church of Light, including Tianxiang, is a rebellious person!
Once his actions cause dissatisfaction among these people, he will most likely suffer the same fate as the previous Ming King.

The Judgement God Zhuang Fatian also took the initiative to step forward at this time. He first took a deep look at the set of Heavenly Demon Dragon Armor on the body of this "Ming Wang".

Zhuang Fatian was very dissatisfied with the fact that the current "Ming Wang" concealed his identity and refused to show his true face to others.

However, this person has the "Seal of Light" as proof and cannot disguise himself. He also has the endorsement and guarantee of two previous and current Lords of Light, saying that the "Ming Wang" really has no choice but to not reveal his secular identity. Zhuang Fatian and a group of divine messengers and Dharma Kings can only suppress their doubts about the identity of the "Ming Wang".

Zhuang Fatian bowed slightly, his expression solemn. "Your Highness, before you ascended the throne, I conferred with the two Vice-Chancellors, the Divine Envoys, and the Dharma King, who authorized me to have the Judgment Hall conduct a thorough investigation into the cause of King Ming's death, as well as the rebellion of Wudi and Tianxiang, who are suspected of murdering the leader. The evidence is solid, and Your Highness requests that we handle this case according to the rules of the Church."

At this time, nearly half of the five envoys, seven kings and the red-robed chief priest in the Daming Hall were looking at the Invincible Dharma King with cold eyes.

They actually didn't care much about the death of Ming Wang Yin Qianqiu, but if they could use the crime of murdering the leader to prevent the Invincible Dharma King from taking control of the religion, everyone would be happy to see it happen.

Even Lin Rui's heart was pounding. He had promised the Invincible Dharma King that after he succeeded the Ming King, he would appoint the Invincible as the regent deputy leader.

The problem was that he was forced at that time and didn't want to be the Ming Wang at all.

Moreover, Wudi himself is guilty, and it does not count as a breach of contract if he is dealt with according to the rules.

Lin Rui weighed the pros and cons in his mind before calmly looking at the Heavenly Fragrance Divine Envoy and the Invincible Dharma King. "Heavenly Fragrance Divine Envoy, Invincible Dharma King, do you two have anything to say? Is what the Zhantian Dharma King said true? Are you two willing to plead guilty?"

Upon hearing this, the Heavenly Fragrance Divine Envoy bowed calmly and said, "Your Highness, Heavenly Fragrance can swear before the Divine Fire that I have never laid a finger on Yin Qianqiu!"

She had never laid a hand on Ming Wang, she had only led Wudi to find the leader. This did not violate the rules of the sect, right? As for what Wudi did to the leader, it had nothing to do with her.

The Invincible Dharma King was confident, his hands behind his back and his expression calm: "It is true! However, the reason why Yin Qianqiu was able to obtain the Seal of Light in the past was because Elder Wanxin, when he was in charge of the inheritance of the Holy Fire, colluded with some greedy people in the sect, committed fraud and stole the truth!
My Master Cheng Zaotian and I have never acknowledged this man as the 'Ming Wang'; he is unworthy! So, how can this so-called rebellion be considered a rebellion? Furthermore, Li attacked him to seek justice for the tragic deaths of 790,000 followers on Red Island in the South China Sea.

"Seven hundred and ninety thousand believers on Red Island in the South China Sea were sacrificed and tragically killed? What's going on?"

Lin Ruiyu looked at the Judgment Divine Envoy and the Heavenly Fragrance Divine Envoy with a puzzled look in his eyes. "Can the Holy Fire Inheritance be cheated?"

One of them is responsible for the laws of the church, and the other is responsible for gathering intelligence within the sect.

In fact, Lin Rui knew everything. The Federal Security Bureau had deeply infiltrated the Church of Light. Not only did it know everything about the affairs of the church, it also made personal files for the three pillars, five envoys, and seven kings.

The face of the Divine Envoy Tianxiang was solemn. She bowed slightly and concisely explained the details of the tragedy on the Red Island in the South China Sea and the inheritance of the Holy Fire in the past.

“——Therefore, fellow believers in the sect have always had doubts about the inheritance of the Holy Fire thirteen years ago, and therefore questioned whether Yin Qianqiu was the true Lord of Light.”

Before the Heavenly Fragrance Envoy finished his words, Lin Rui punched the armrest beside him with a "bang".

The huge noise shocked almost everyone in the Daming Hall.

Lin Rui's voice was like thunder, deafening: "The inheritance of the Holy Fire is related to the continuation of our sect's lineage! As the sages and pillars of the sect, are you just going to sit back and watch? And the sacrifice case on Red Island in the South China Sea is even more shocking. Is our Church of the God of Light a cult? Those believers are willing to believe in our sect and the Holy Fire because they pursue light, not to be sacrificed by you! This is simply insane and outrageous!"

Everyone in the hall, including Mr. Wan Yan, was speechless.

Zhuang Fatian, the divine envoy of Judgment, frowned. "Your Majesty, the Vice-Masters, and the divine envoys have not sat idly by. They have previously authorized the Judgment Hall to conduct a thorough investigation into Elder Wanxin's fire transmission fraud case thirteen years ago and the South China Sea Red Island sacrifice case."

Lin Rui sneered secretly, wondering why he hadn't checked it earlier?
He nodded slightly, his tone cold, "These two matters must be thoroughly investigated. The Judgment Hall must thoroughly investigate these two matters and give an explanation to the 2.7 billion believers in the church!"

He paused, "As for the case of the Invincible Dharma King and the Heavenly Fragrance Divine Envoy attacking Yin Qianqiu, we can deal with them after these two cases are investigated. In any case, killing each other and attacking fellow citizens are against the teachings and must not be tolerated!"

Zhuang Fatian was stunned when he heard this, and then he looked up and stared at the "Ming Wang" again, as if he had recognized this Ming Wang again.

The King of Ming wants to investigate the fraud case of Elder Wanxin's fire transmission and the sacrifice case of Red Island in the South China Sea in order to overturn and deny the legitimacy of Yin Qianqiu and thus preserve Wudi and Tianxiang.

At the same time, he did not ignore the "Law of Light".

Judging from the cultivation and voice of this Ming Wang, he seems to be very young, but he is very fair and has a clear understanding of things.

Zhuang Fatian bowed again, his voice tinged with respect, "Your Majesty's command is faithfully followed!"

Invincible Dharma King Li Weiliang also narrowed her eyes, fixedly gazing at Lin Hao. She then snorted softly and winked to the side. Wu Wushuang, the 'Heavenly Sword Dharma King', immediately stepped out from the crowd, clasped his hands, and said, "Your Highness, the Holy Church is currently in decline and perilous. A single misstep could lead to its downfall. Your Highness has just inherited the Holy Church, and your cultivation is still weak, not fully aware of the situation within and without. Therefore, I, Wu Wushuang, boldly request that Your Highness, the Holy Church appoint Invincible Dharma King as Vice-Regent, to oversee the affairs of the Church until Your Highness ascends to the Ninth Realm!"

As soon as Wu Wushuang said this, everyone looked at the tall man with a red face in shock.

Their eyes were filled with surprise, confusion, and even a hint of anger. They all wondered if this senior Dharma King had sided with the Invincible Dharma King. When had it happened? Why?

"No!" Lay Buddhist Wan Yan stopped Wu Wushuang before he could continue. "Your Highness, Wu Wushuang's words are absurd. The Invincible Dharma King's crimes have not yet been clarified, and he has not been punished. How can the Divine Religion allow a criminal who has committed the serious crime of killing his compatriots to take charge of religious affairs? This is simply outrageous!"

At this time, there was an uproar in the Daming Hall and everyone was indignant.

"Your Highness, this is unacceptable. The Invincible Dharma King has only been a member of the sect for six years. With his qualifications, he is already a stretch to be the Dharma King. Why should he be the Deputy Sect Leader?"

"As the leader said, whether Wudi committed treason and hunted down the previous leader is still uncertain, but it is a fact that she slaughtered her compatriots."

"How could the leader allow such a guilty person to serve as deputy leader? The word "regent" has never been used before. Please think twice!"

"Your Majesty! The Invincible Dharma King acts tyrannically and overbearingly. If this woman were to take charge of religious affairs, I'm afraid our sect would be divided from all its members."

Not only the red-robed chief priests and many divine messengers and Dharma Kings, but even the Lord of Thunder and the Lord of Light had frowned.

They neither wanted to see Li Weiliang take control of the church and push the Church of Light into endless fighting, nor did they want to see Li Weiliang become disheartened and start to set up his own sect.

Lin Rui sat comfortably on the high hall, looking at the Invincible Dharma King with a noncommittal look.

——You can ask me to keep my promise, but you can’t ask me to act recklessly under pressure from many high-ranking officials in the church.

Li Weiliang, however, looked calm and composed. He waited until the discussion among the crowd died down a little before he looked at the 'Divine Sword King' Shi Jue.

"Excalibur! You are not only late for today's Bright Assembly, but also look worried. May I ask why?"

Sword Master Shi Jue had long been anxious. With a solemn expression, he raised his hands and bowed, "Your Highness! I have received intelligence that the Second Divine Envoy of the Great Sheng Nation will soon leave the capital, leading five Divine Envoy candidates, seven Deputy Divine Envoys, and the fifteen Jiedushi of the north and their troops to sweep through the Beisheng Diocese of our Divine Cult!"
Their Divine Supervisor has already agreed to this matter and is currently keeping it secret, mobilizing troops and accelerating preparations. The reason I'm late today is to arrange for the diocese to respond to the attack. However, the Beisheng Diocese is weak and unable to resist the Dasheng Kingdom's sweeping army. Therefore, I request that His Majesty the King of Ming and the Grand Council send reinforcements as soon as possible to help our Beisheng Diocese."

At this moment, there was complete silence in the Daming Hall.

The mopping-up army sent by the Dasheng Kingdom this time is as powerful as half of the Church of Light!
Zhao Chongling, the envoy of the God of Wealth, was terrified. He guessed that the Da Sheng Kingdom would take action against the Divine Religion, but he didn't expect that they would act so quickly and with such a big fanfare!
Li Weiliang raised her eyebrows. She stood at the steps in front of the throne of Ming Wang, looking down at the two deputy leaders, the gods' messengers, the kings of laws and the many red-robed priests below with a sarcastic look.

I would like to ask, who in this hall has the resources, spare energy, strength, and willingness to rescue the Beisheng Diocese?

Lin Rui also frowned slightly, and spoke in a solemn voice: "Everyone! Although I'm new here, I know that the northern part of Dasheng Kingdom is one of the largest dioceses of our Bright Divine Church. Not only does it have 230 million Bright Divine Church believers, it is also the most important source of financial revenue for our Bright Divine Church. It is the foundation of our Bright Divine Church and cannot be lost. Dharma King, I would like to know how many troops and masters are available at the headquarters now?"

He looked to his left, where there was a tall, handsome man in white.

That was Bai Xishi, the Dharma King who protected the religion among the Seven Dharma Kings. His position in the Church of Light was equivalent to that of the garrison commander at the headquarters base of the Earth Federation Government.

Upon hearing this, the man bowed calmly and said, "Your Highness, the headquarters has approximately 20 Holy Guardians of the Church. Ninth Realm 'Holy Guards of Light' and 'Elders of Light' can be used to reinforce Beisheng."

Lin Rui shook his head slightly, thinking, how could such a small number of people be enough? Without a core force of Divine Envoys, they would not be able to fight against the Second Divine Envoy of the Great Sheng Nation.

He glanced at everyone present and said, "Everyone, the military strength of the headquarters is slightly insufficient. I wonder where the other dioceses and branches of the church have extra troops and manpower to support the Beisheng Diocese?"

Lin Rui really hoped that someone in the Daming Hall would take the initiative to step forward and take charge of the war in the Beisheng Diocese, but to his disappointment, even Wan Lei Yuanjun, whom he had high hopes for, remained silent.

Lin Rui has read the internal intelligence of the Security Bureau. Several dioceses led by Wan Lei Yuanjun are currently under great pressure. However, with Wan Lei Yuanjun's strength and background, it is enough to mobilize several ninth-level warriors and one or two million divine troops.

Lin Rui also noticed that Monk Wanyan, the God of Wisdom Xiao Xingyi, the God of Good Fortune Zhao Chongling and others all looked as if they wanted to say something but hesitated.

He sneered in his heart, guessing that these people wanted to persuade him to order negotiations with the Da Sheng Kingdom, paying more taxes in exchange for the Da Sheng Kingdom withdrawing its troops and stopping the war.

But if that happens, will he still have the prestige of the new Ming King?
What if after the peace talks, the Da Sheng Kingdom continues to make further demands?
The so-called "Three Envoys, Five Pillars, and Seven Emissaries" of the Church of Light are mostly independent factions, or even warlords, each ruling their own territory. Some even run businesses, support retainers, and maintain private armies like the honorary members of the Earth Federation.

They neither want to be dragged into the war nor do they want the authority of the headquarters and the Ming King to be too strong. Now they are all pursuing their own selfish interests, and there are probably not many who truly believe in light.

This is the reason why various forces dare to take action against the Church of Light, because they are sure that the Church cannot form a united force.

At this time, Lin Rui also saw the Invincible Dharma King turn around and look at him with sarcastic eyes.

At the same time, this person lip-synched four words silently: "Move the capital to Star Harbor!"

Lin Rui couldn't help but secretly sigh, then said in a clear voice: "If that's the case, you can temporarily appoint the Invincible Dharma King as the regent and deputy leader, and the prime minister of the Beisheng Diocese's war!"

This was actually one of the conditions he agreed upon with the Invincible Dharma King yesterday.

The Invincible Dharma King supported him in moving the headquarters to the underground of the Song Star Port in exchange for Lin Hao's support for her to serve as the regent deputy leader.

Lin Rui thought that since these bastards were unwilling to mobilize troops and support the headquarters, then let the Invincible Dharma King deal with them.

As the leader of the sect, he was unable to withdraw a single soldier from these people, but this invincible Dharma King with extremely powerful martial arts and a strong foundation had plenty of ways.

Anyway, we are all puppets of others, so it doesn’t matter whose puppet we are.

There was some benefit in him granting the authority of religious affairs to the Invincible Dharma King, as he could consolidate power in the headquarters. However, if he followed the wishes of these divine messengers and Dharma Kings, then the Church of Light would sooner or later be destroyed.

Lin Rui glanced at Zhuang Fatian, the Judgement Envoy, who looked uneasy. "Judgment Envoy, the Invincible Dharma King is still guilty. Whether her regent vice-chairman can continue to serve and what punishment she will receive will be determined after the war in Beisheng Diocese is over. You can investigate the two cases and then make a decision. At that time, according to the rules of the church, you can reward or punish her accordingly."

The Invincible Dharma King's eyes suddenly turned cold. This 'Lin Hao' was still dishonest. He had caused trouble for her and left a tail behind.

However, this time she was able to obtain the position of regent vice-chairman and control the ecclesiastical power, which has allowed her to take the most crucial step.

(End of this chapter)