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

"Void..."

The Pope of Life lowered his head in silence.

This power, which is taboo even among true gods, has now appeared in the Holy Capital.

As the pope of the Church of Life, he should have taken some measures to address this.

However, he knew very well that with his current strength, he was not yet able to contend with the seemingly delicate white-haired little girl in front of him.

"boom----!!!"

In an instant, Sylvanus' magnificent dragon wings suddenly unfurled, unleashing a powerful storm before the Pope of Life.

The Pope of Life calmly brushed away the raging wind before him and looked at Sylvanus with a serene expression.

"Sylvanus, I have said this many times: although I am the Pope of Life, I cannot guarantee the safety of everyone."

"Moreover, the person you mentioned exists outside the Southern Continent and is not within our protection area at all."

As the Pope of Life's indifferent voice fell, Silvanus was instantly filled with anger.

"It's all just shirking responsibility...!"

"If you were truly responsible for the position of Pope of Life, you wouldn't so easily abandon every life, especially since you actively eliminated them...!"

Hearing Sylvanus's rebuke, the Pope of Life shook his head helplessly.

"Every life... Hmph, it's true what they say, every dragon's mind is incredibly naive, always harboring such unrealistic fantasies."

He shifted his gaze and looked again at the emerald green figure below, Fryn.

After a moment of silence, he looked at Sylvanus again.

"There are some things I really don't want to say outright. But since you're pressing me for details, I can tell you about what happened back then."

"However, there are some things that are not suitable to be said here, so before that, please come with me first."

As he spoke, the Pope of Life raised his hand, and the towering tree beneath him instantly emitted a burst of emerald light.

Silvanus looked at all of this in astonishment.

"This is... a super-large teleportation array?"

It raised its head in surprise.

"Where are you taking me?!"

Faced with its question, the Pope of Life casually replied.

"A place where force is prohibited, the most suitable place to discuss matters..."

"Whoosh—!!!"

Before he could finish speaking, a fierce whooshing sound cut through the air, severing his right arm.

"Whoosh!"

A white flame suddenly ignited and covered the wound on his right arm.

His life force was also suppressed at that moment.

The Pope of Life lowered his gaze slightly, looking at the figure riding a white horse that had suddenly appeared before Flint.

"Plague, Pestice..."

A tall knight, clad in ferocious bone armor with his face and the gaps in the armor filled with white flames, rode a similarly fiery white horse and pointed a bone spear at him.

"Frynn, is that the Pope of Life you said killed your parents? He doesn't seem like the kind of person who can bring blessings and resurrect your mother."

"Perfect timing. This person is an obstacle I must overcome on my path of spreading my Lord's last wishes. Let me avenge your parents for you."

Having said that, Pestis spurred his horse and galloped towards the Pope of Life, leaving a long white tail of flame.

Before his true form even arrived, Pestis unleashed a series of incredibly fast and silent attacks at the Pope of Life in mid-air.

"Tsk..."

The Pope of Life looked at Pestis with disgust.

Previously, due to the lack of a frame at the start, he was unable to dodge Pestis's attack.

Now, sensing Pestis's undisguised hostility, the Pope of Life simply turned slightly to the side and dodged the opponent's second attack.

"Buzz—!!!"

The emerald light on the tree of the heavens suddenly dissipated, and Sylvanus's magnificent body vanished in an instant.

Whether it was because Pestis's attack was effective or not, the teleportation array activated by the Pope of Life did not take him away with it.

"But that's just as well. It's better if I personally remove this source of plague that you've brought to your rampant spread."

With a mighty effort, the Pope of Life dispelled the white flames on the wound on his right arm, and a new right arm grew back.

"I'm a little curious, as one of the Four Knights under the Void, why didn't you choose to obtain a bit of power from your master first, instead of directly confronting me?"

"Is it contempt, or arrogance?"

The Pope of Life shook his head.

"Fine, at your level, you're just right to be my opponent."

Upon hearing this, Pestiston, who was about to rush to the Pope of Life, was taken aback.

"What do you mean? Didn't my lord already fall? Where am I supposed to get...?"

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly felt a shaking coming from below.

"Boom! B ...

Under his gaze, the once motionless towering tree began to twist.

The massive canopy extended outwards, and along with the thick, spreading branches, it deformed violently toward the direction of the Pope of Life.

In no time, the towering tree, which had been as majestic as a mountain, transformed itself through its twisted branches into a magnificent dragon made of tree branches, appearing behind the Pope of Life.

【Giant Dragonwood lv.153】

Sylvanus's power originates from the same source as the Sky Tree, and similarly, the Sky Tree also has the ability to mimic Sylvanus.

Judging solely from its aura, the power it exudes is no less than that of Sylvanus himself.

"roar……!"

After the Sky Tree transformed into the Dragon Tree, it immediately let out a deep, muffled roar at Pestis, who was floating in the air.

"Two against one... Hmph, whatever."

Pestis raised the spear in his hand.

"It's not like I haven't fought before. Even if I took on ten enemies one-on-one, I would..."

Wait a minute, something seems off.

He seemed to have forgotten something.

"Damn it, Fryn and the others are still in the arena. Now that the Sky Tree that supports the arena has stood up, doesn't that mean they...!?"

Pestis turned his head sharply and saw a surprising scene.

The arena that was supposed to have fallen remained perfectly still in the air, completely unaffected.

"I was hoping to finally show my skills in the competition, but it seems that opportunity is gone now."

Xie Bai slowly stood up from the rest area and walked step by step to the front.

"But this opponent is not bad either, so I won't be accused of bullying the weak or anything like that."

As she spoke, she gently tossed the two plush dragon dolls she was holding into her arms.

The next second, to everyone's astonishment, the two plush dragon puppets, which looked exactly like toys, suddenly unleashed an immense pressure and then rapidly expanded in mid-air.

"Bang----!!!"

With a deafening roar, two towering, colossal figures suddenly appeared, blocking the path of the giant dragonwood.

【Ice Dragon - Azsharax lv.153】

[Fire Dragon - Ignatius lv.153]

Two majestic dragons stood on the earth, blocking out all the sunlight like two mountains.

Xie Bai stood in the arena with his hands on his hips, displaying an expression of utter entitlement.

"However, since the opponent has only deployed one summoned creature, don't blame me for using numbers to bully the weak."

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