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Upon seeing this, Zhou Kai was overjoyed, his face beaming with a fawning smile. He quickly led Chen Yang and his group toward the Church of the Almighty God in the very center of Balin City.

The closer Zhou Kai got to the church area, the more his doubts dissipated, and he felt completely at ease.

At first, he was secretly on guard. Chen Yang and his group were all profound and powerful, and their origins were definitely not simple. Their rash entry into the city was really hard to fathom.

But now that everyone had entered the heart of the church and was very close to the central altar, he finally felt completely at ease.

This area is under the oppressive influence of the Sacred Fire Altar. People are imprisoned by the altar's power. No matter how strong these people are, they will have no chance of escaping if they have any other thoughts!

A short while later, a heavy, metallic clang rang out, and the solemn and ancient church doors slowly opened inward.

Bahrain, the second largest city in Europe, boasts an extremely luxurious and magnificent headquarters of the Church of Almighty. The floor is paved with white jade, gold patterns surround the pillars, and the dome is painted with strange holy fire totems, exuding an atmosphere that is both sacred and eerie.

Passing through the long corridor of the front hall, one sees a dense crowd of believers kneeling neatly before the altar, their faces filled with fanatical worship. However, their eyes are empty and numb, their gaze dull and lifeless, their souls and spiritual energy having already been largely absorbed by the holy fire blazing with black flames, making them like manipulated puppets.

Chen Yang's cold gaze swept across the entire room, his vigilance and disgust for the Holy Fire Sect's insidious methods growing ever stronger.

The Holy Fire Cult doesn't treat lower-level cultivators as human beings at all, regarding its thousands of believers as burning fuel and energy-draining materials. These devoutly kneeling cultivators, before the sacred altar, are nothing more than a continuous source of spiritual and physical waste!

That's what makes the Holy Fire Cult so awesome.

They absorb the essence and spirit of most of the lower-level cultivators, and then simply distribute these benefits to the most core group of people.

The cultivators at the lower levels thought their strength had greatly increased, but in reality they were just empty shells. Once they stopped coming into contact with the Sacred Fire Altar for a long time, their strength would plummet, or they would be completely drained and become numb walking corpses.

Zhou Kai chuckled, turned to look at Chen Yang and his group, the deliberate respect he had maintained earlier quietly fading away, replaced by an arrogant air of control in his eyes, and slowly said, "Since you gentlemen are interested in joining my Omnipotent God Cult, then follow me."

"The rules for joining the cult are very simple. In a moment, you only need to close your eyes, calm your mind, and sincerely communicate with the divine will in front of the core altar of the Omnipotent God Cult. Before long, you will personally experience how terrifying the speed at which your cultivation and strength can improve with the blessing and protection of the Omnipotent God!"

After saying that, Zhou Kai raised his hand to lead the way, leading everyone into the core of the main hall at the deepest part of the church.

In the very center of the main hall, a strange sacred fire altar stood silently, with dark and eerie flames rolling and leaping above it. Wisps of sinister pressure permeated the entire area, instantly enveloping Chen Yang and his group.

Chen Yang's gaze narrowed slightly, and he subtly scanned the area with his divine sense, understanding dawning on him.

This should be another Sacred Flame Altar containing 1% fragments of immortal energy, of the same origin and quality as the altars he had previously seized, all being fragments of immortal artifacts contaminated by the Sacred Flame Cult.

At the same time, a greedy glint flashed in Zhou Kai's eyes as his gaze lingered unabashedly on Liu Qingxia and Eliza.

Eliza wore a wide-brimmed hat and a light veil, concealing her stunning beauty, yet her tall, slender figure and perfect curves, exuding an aura of strength, still captivated hearts. Beside her, Liu Qingxia possessed unparalleled beauty and figure, gentle and graceful, far surpassing any woman Zhou Kai had ever seen, igniting an intense longing in him.

Greed surged in Zhou Kai's eyes, and he raised his hand and swung it sharply!

With a loud boom, the black flames on the altar suddenly surged several times over, and the rolling fire waves instantly swept out, completely engulfing Chen Yang and his group.

Having done all this, Zhou Kai sneered smugly, turned around, and strode out of the main hall.

He was certain that once they stepped into the core of the altar and were enveloped by the sacred fire, no matter how strong their skills were, they would be confused and assimilated by the sacred fire, and eventually become puppets at his mercy!

Zhou Kai strode into the secret chamber in the adjacent side hall, stroking his chin with one hand, his face beaming with a triumphant expression.

Seeing this, his subordinate immediately understood his thoughts and quickly stepped forward, cupping his hands in a salute and smiling, "Congratulations, Bishop Zhou! Recruiting over twenty powerful cultivators today means our Baling City altar will definitely exceed its offering quota this month! It won't be long before the Bishop receives a generous reward from headquarters!"

Zhou Kai threw his head back and laughed loudly, full of pride: "Of course! When luck is on your side, nothing can stop it! I never expected that more than twenty cultivators at the Divine Power Realm would willingly walk into our trap!"

He abruptly changed the subject, a lewd and greedy glint in his eyes: "Those two female cultivators just now had exceptional temperament and top-notch looks. I will personally guide them in their quest for enlightenment later."

His subordinates immediately joined in with laughter: "The bishop has quite the refined taste; it's truly a fine thing!"

"No rush." ​​Zhou Kai raised his hand and pressed down, a sinister calculation flashing in his eyes. "Let them have their first wave of spiritual power and faith power drained by the sacred fire. Once their minds are weak and they are completely shackled by the altar, I will then activate the sacred fire to confuse the two women's minds. At that time, I can do whatever I want."

At this moment, in the empty and solemn main hall of the sacred fire, only the ever-rolling black sacred fire altar and Chen Yang and his group stood quietly.

The Holy Fire Cult had long considered them as easy prey, certain that no one could resist the pressure and illusionary power of the altar. So they simply withdrew all the guards and let them be assimilated by the Holy Fire.

Chen Yang raised his hand and touched his chin, his divine sense fully activated, sweeping across the entire hall and the adjacent secret room like a tidal wave, allowing him to hear Zhou Kai and the other man's scheme clearly.

A cold smile slowly crept onto Chen Yang's lips. He turned to the crowd and said in a deep voice, "Alright, there's not a single good person in this church. Get ready to fight. I'll take care of this sacred fire altar. Now, it's time for us to unleash our killing spree!"

Yang Hongyuan, Zhou Heng, and the others instantly grinned, their fighting spirit surging.

Yang Hongyuan responded loudly, "Fellow Daoist Chen, rest assured and subdue the altar! Leave the rest of the trash to us! Without the blessing of the Sacred Fire Altar, the fighting power of these Sacred Fire Cult cultivators is simply too weak to withstand!"

Chen Yang nodded slightly, and his figure flashed suddenly, appearing in front of the Sacred Fire Altar like a ghost. Without hesitation, his palm was firmly placed on the scorching hot surface of the altar.

The next second, a system notification suddenly sounded in my mind:

[Ding! Host has obtained 1% of corrupted immortal energy fragments!]

[Ding! Consume 20 spirit stones to purify the immortal energy fragments?]

"Purification confirmed!" Chen Yang responded without hesitation.

With a soft hum, the previously raging, sinister, and domineering black holy fire was instantly extinguished and vanished without a trace.

The entire Sacred Fire Altar instantly lost all its strange power, and Chen Yang simply raised his hand and put it directly into his storage ring.

At this point, Chen Yang had accumulated a full 27 percent of the immortal energy fragments!