Panlong, starting from becoming Lin Lei's golden finger

Inside the royal palace of the Kingdom of Fenlai.

Clyde rose refreshed from the body of a minister's wife, and servants immediately entered to help him wash and change.

The Kingdom of Finlay is of great significance as one of the most powerful nations in the Holy Alliance.

As the king of the Kingdom of Finlay, Clyde wielded immense power.

Throughout the kingdom, Clyde was the one who had the final say for most of the time.

Even when facing the cardinals of the Holy See, Clyde was able to maintain his royal demeanor.

This is not solely due to his status as the King of the Kingdom of Finlay.

Most importantly, many years ago, Clyde made many contributions to the Church of Light.

In particular, the Pope personally intervened when a woman with a pure soul was handed over, raising Clyde's strength to level nine and bestowing upon him a scroll capable of withstanding attacks from the Sanctuary.

The price to pay is that Clyde's strength will not improve in the slightest in the future.

But Clyde didn't see this as a price to pay.

Previously, he was only a level seven warrior, and it was questionable whether he could break through to level eight in his lifetime.

Now, he is already a level nine warrior, and living for three to five hundred years is no problem.

The minister's wife was quickly led out of the palace by attendants, while the minister waited outside the palace gates.

After relaxing, Clyde began working.

His younger brother, Padson, had recently gone missing, which allowed Clyde to seize control of the kingdom's finances.

Those ministers who had once rallied around Parderson to undermine the kingdom were now returning to Clyde's side.

For example, the minister who just brought his wife to the palace.

When Paterson was around, he conspired with Paterson to smuggle mineral veins into the Yulan Empire.

Now that Padson has disappeared, the minister has to give up most of his fortune, and even his newlywed wife has to be sent to Clyde's bedside.

This is power, and this is why Clyde never thought about grooming a successor.

The allure of power is simply too captivating.

However, Clyde never considered that the power he craved actually came from strength in the end.

A shadow fell over Clyde, who frowned and looked up, intending to reprimand the waiter.

However, when Clyde saw the monster before him, all the words of his rebuke stuck in his throat.

Standing over two meters tall, covered in golden scales, with a tail that is probably almost as tall as it is.

His hands were like two claws, holding a giant sword.

Linley looked Clyde up and down.

This was the second time he had seen Clyde.

The last time we met was also at the royal palace, except that Clyde was hosting a banquet and incidentally promoted his father to earl.

Lin Lei never imagined that he would one day be at odds with Clyde.

Moreover, it's a hatred that's irreconcilable.

Linley desperately wanted to behead Clyde right now.

However, given that her mother has been missing for so many years, the possibility of her survival, though small, is not impossible.

Besides, he had promised to bring Clyde back so that his father could take matters into his own hands.

The next moment, Linley raised the greatsword in his hand and slammed it down on Clyde's shoulder.

However, to Lin Lei's surprise...

"Buzz~"

The greatsword stopped about ten centimeters away from Clyde.

A burst of seven-colored light instantly shone around Clyde.

"A defense scroll?" Linley raised an eyebrow, his voice slightly hoarse. "A mere defense scroll can stop me?"

The next moment, Lin Lei's longsword fell again.

This time, the longsword appeared on Clyde's shoulder as if it had instantly descended from the sky, moving at a speed so fast it was as if it had teleported.

The laws of wind are profound, as is the mystery of speed.

In an instant, Clyde's body shone with a brilliant seven-colored light, but it only lasted for a moment.

"Pop~"

A crisp sound rang out, and the seven-colored light surrounding Clyde shattered instantly. The longsword struck Clyde's shoulder without any obstruction.

"Click~"

A crisp cracking sound rang out, and Clyde, his face deathly pale, collapsed to his knees.

"Ah~~~"

Screams rang out, but strangely, not a single waiter came to check on them.

"I've dealt with all the guards and servants around here," Linley said hoarsely, grabbing Clyde in his hand. "Now, summon your magical beast, the Snow Lion."

Linley had known for several weeks that Clyde was his enemy, so he had done some investigation.

Or rather, these reports don't even need to be investigated.

As the king of the Kingdom of Finlay, Clyde's situation was not yet widely known in Finlay, but it was not far off.

The level 8 magical beast, Snow Lion, is Clyde's contracted magical beast.

As a level nine warrior, and one who was forcibly elevated to level nine, it's already quite impressive that Clyde was able to contract an level eight magical beast.

Clyde tried to refuse, but the next moment, Linley's dragon claw had already dug deep into Clyde's shoulder.

"Ah~~~"

The intense pain caused Clyde to scream out in agony.

"No, spare me, I'll make it come here right now!"

Clyde immediately begged for mercy.

For someone who had always been pampered since childhood, this was extremely painful.

At Clyde's call, in the palace where the snow lion was kept, the snow lion roared and rushed towards where Clyde was.

Clyde watched Linley cautiously, fearing that Linley might kill him if he was displeased.

Meanwhile, Clyde was also wondering when he had offended this demon.

But after thinking for a long time, Clyde still couldn't find an answer.

Aside from robbing ministers' wives and mistresses, he didn't have any other hobbies.

Could it be that the minister was dissatisfied and therefore made a deal with the devil?

This matter must be reported to the Vatican.

However, Clyde didn't consider that, given things had come to this point, would Linley really let him leave alive?

"Roar~"

A roar echoed outside the palace. Linley grabbed Clyde, who was sprawled on the ground, and stepped out with his heavy sword.

Outside the door, Snow Lion saw Linley carrying Clyde out and tilted his head back with his mouth open.

Before he could even roar, Linley's greatsword unleashed a burst of sword energy, instantly cleaving the snow lion in two.

Blood splattered all around, and the guards and servants who had fainted were now awakened.

However, Linley had already grabbed Clyde and flown into the air, heading out of the city.

In an instant, the entire palace was in chaos.

Meanwhile.

Inside the church in the eastern part of Fenlai City, a Saint opened his eyes, a flash of anger in them.

"How dare you cause trouble in the Holy Capital?" The sanctuary instantly flew out of the church and chased after Linley. "Heretics must die!"

However, he was met with Linley's angry roar, "Get out!"

At the same time, Lin Lei also showed no mercy in his attack.

The attack, a profound fusion of the earth's pulse and earth elements, struck the sanctuary of the church from a distance of two or three miles.

"Pfft~~"

As the sword energy entered his body, the Saint Realm member spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed weakly to the ground.

The atmosphere of battle here has already reached the western part of the city.

Compared to the East City, the West City is the true stronghold of the Holy See.

An elderly man dressed in papal robes flew into the air and shouted, "Who dares to cause trouble in the Holy Capital?"

However, it was too late for him to appear. Linley had already used the profound mystery of speed, and his figure had long since left Fenlai City and disappeared completely.

"Something's happened at the palace?" The Pope of Light frowned as he glanced at the chaotic palace from the air. "Did Clyde offend someone outside?"