He became the White-Haired Evil God after wearing the Seven Curses Rings.

holy capital.

"Mmm..."

"Is this the sacred city of life you spoke of, Zoapolis?"

"What a tongue-twisting name..."

Xie Bai shook his head in disdain.

At this moment, Finrod, who was leading the group, stepped forward and explained in a serious tone.

"To be precise, this is the fundamental reason why everyone generally calls it the Holy City, rather than its full name."

"This is usually only covered in church admissions exams. It's considered obscure knowledge. Most people don't even know what the Holy City of Life is; they just call it the Holy City."

Finrod walked to the front and stood before the guards at the city gate.

"By the way, although most towns in the Southern Continent are relatively open, only the Holy Capital is a bit special, with a heavily guarded city."

"However, you don't need to worry about your identities being exposed. As the archbishop of the Church of Life, I still have some privileges."

With that, Finrod confidently turned to the guard and showed the archbishop's badge on his chest.

As he expected, the guards would usually have stepped back and opened the city gates for him, the archbishop.

Unexpectedly, the guard only glanced down at the badge on his chest before immediately raising his spear at him.

"I've never seen anything like it in my life. I never imagined that someone would still impersonate an archbishop these days, and even dare to come to the Holy Capital to mock me so openly. Do they think I'm a freeloader?"

As he spoke, the guard suddenly swung his spear backhand, knocking his companion, who hadn't even reacted yet, unconscious to the ground.

"Sorry, bro, this great achievement isn't enough for both of us, so you'll have to make do for now."

Immediately afterward, the guard turned around and, before Finrod could explain, activated his armor and unleashed a full-force attack at Finrod.

"boom----!!!"

As the smoke cleared, Finrod narrowly dodged the deadly attack and looked back at the massive crater, still shaken.

"No, what do you mean I'm faking it? Even if this badge of mine is fake, does that mean the life force I left in the church is fake too?"

Before he could explain further, the guard rushed in front of him, reassembled the attack he had just unleashed, and prepared to deliver a close-range, face-to-face attack.

"Bang!"

Xie Bai suddenly appeared in front of the two and gently snapped his fingers at the guard.

The next second, the guard's eyes rolled back and he immediately fell to the ground.

"Hmm, just one drop of blood left, it's no big deal."

Xie Bai turned to look at Finrod.

"You'd better get out of here before reinforcements arrive. If nothing unexpected happens, your archbishop identity has already been switched."

Xie Bai, holding two plush dragon puppets in his arms, gently pushed open the closed city gate.

Ivy and Atoris came up, glanced at Finrod with some doubt, and then immediately followed Xie Bai.

After a long while, Finrod finally recovered from his shock.

"My identity has been switched?"

"When did this happen? Was it during the time I was infected with the plague?"

Before Finrod could figure this out, his gaze fell upon the city gates slowly closing.

"Wait, I haven't gone in yet!"

Without time to think about what had just happened, Finrod rushed through the gap in the city gate and entered the Holy City at the last moment before it closed.

"Cough cough..."

The guard, who had been knocked unconscious by his companion, slowly got up.

"Damn it, Lille is utterly wicked! He actually took the opportunity to poison me for a little bit of credit. You better try and avoid getting caught by me..."

Suddenly, the guard saw Riel lying on the ground not far away.

Upon closer inspection, the other person's lips were deathly pale, with a trickle of blood flowing down, as if they were about to die at any moment.

"Gulp..."

He secretly looked away.

"Haha, the sun is really strong today, some people have even gotten heatstroke, they're so careless..."

As for whether any suspicious persons had just been here, he didn't seem to remember.

……

registry.

A tall elf paused as she looked at Xie Bai who had arrived, her hand holding the register pausing involuntarily.

Are you a contestant participating in this competition?

Faced with her question, Xie Bai nodded slightly.

"Yes, sister, if there's no problem, can I sign up?"

The elf touched his face.

"Is there no problem...?"

She glanced at the two plush dragon puppets in Xie Bai's arms, then at the unidentified white glutinous rice ball perched on her shoulder.

"Little sister, are you sure about these three... uh, what should they be called?"

The elf began to struggle with the decision.

"Speaking of which, this little girl with white hair and red eyes doesn't look like she's from around here at all. How did those guards let her in?"

Although she really wanted to reject Xie Bai directly, she couldn't bear to make this innocent white-haired little girl cry because he was just too cute.

Moreover, it wasn't just her; all the other contestants queuing up to register, as well as passersby, were staring intently at Xie Bai.

They all seemed to have completely forgotten what they were doing, their attention drawn to this striking white-haired little girl.

It's safe to say that if she mishandles something and accidentally makes the other person cry, she will definitely be attacked by everyone and suffer an unbearable fate.

But if the other party approves, it seems even more impossible.

Can they really remain undefeated in a highly competitive mainland tournament with just those three seemingly childish gadgets in their hands?

If the opponent can't even win the first match, wouldn't that leave an indelible scar on her young mind?

Just as the elf was caught in a dilemma, a deep voice suddenly rang out.

"What's going on here? Why are so many people blocking the registration desk?"

The elf in charge of registration turned around and looked as if he had seen a savior.

"Your Holiness, it's you...!"

Before she could finish speaking, the man referred to as the Pope walked to the registration desk.

He glanced at the crowded people around him, and when his gaze fell on Xie Bai, he paused slightly.

"Um……"

"I think I understand what's going on."

He turned and left, leaving only one sentence behind.

"Let her participate."

Upon hearing this, the elf was as if struck by lightning.

"Huh? That's it?"

She quickly looked down at Xie Bai, who was still waiting in the same spot.

"Is it because I was only given a glance and His Holiness the Pope allowed it? Is it because my strength is too shallow to see the power of these little things, or is it because even the Pope has to give way to her family?"

Surely the Pope isn't actually a hidden lolicon who just passed the test because he saw the girl was a little girl?

Just then, Xie Bai's sweet and soft voice suddenly came.

"Big sister, does that mean... I can't participate...?"

As he spoke, Xie Bai tilted his head slightly, revealing an expression of confusion and slight disappointment.

"Bang!"

The elf in charge of registration pressed a mark heavily onto Xie Bai's contestant card, then turned his head away and suddenly stretched out.

"Take it!"

……