A Colossus rushes in at the start

Chapter 337 The Arrogant Man Suffers a Setback

The sudden arrival of the invaders caused a stir among the followers of the Guishi Sect.

Seeing that these intruders were just a small team of three, the followers of the Guishi Sect wanted to use their numerical advantage to surround them and capture them.

But just as they were about to take action, they heard their pope rebuking them.

"Step back! The Central Court consists of contractors bearing the mark of true gods. Their powerful divine words can rewrite reality at will. Even if you all attack together, you are no match for these two! Step back!"

Two loud shouts of "Back off!" caused the followers to withdraw.

The Pope's gaze was fixed on the two Prophets of the Central Court opposite him, extremely wary, while Stiyl, who had come with them, was taller and more robust, fully armed with a gun, and was ignored as if he were air.

"I originally thought this was some new group that didn't know the rules, but I didn't expect to catch such a big fish."

"The remnants of the Guishi Sect, tsk tsk tsk, those people up there probably won't be able to sleep at night."

The two prophetists from the Central Court were talking back and forth, completely disregarding the hundreds of people opposite them, as if these people were already lambs to the slaughter under their control.

Stiyl, standing next to the two, couldn't help but glance at them with such an attitude. He had seen arrogant people before, but this was the first time he had ever seen anyone this arrogant.

The followers of the Church of the Return to the World retreated behind the Pope, who stared at the two Prophets of the Central Court as if facing a formidable enemy, without making the slightest unnecessary move despite their arrogance.

However, the two Central Court Divine Speakers didn't take his stance seriously at all and simply unleashed their divine speech.

"Give up resistance, you are surrounded."

That power again! No matter how many times I've witnessed it, Stiyl is still so incredible.

Two people told hundreds of people that they were surrounded. In the past, Stiyl would have thought that the people who spoke might be a little crazy, but after witnessing that incredible power, Stiyl now felt it was only natural.

Just when everything seemed to have settled down for Stiyl, something unexpected happened.

"We refuse!"

The pope and followers of the Church of the Return to the World shouted in unison, and a transparent barrier rose up, enveloping the hundreds of people in the Church of the Return to the World.

The two Central Court Prophets, who had been so arrogant just moments before, had completely lost their contempt, replaced by astonishment. "A barrier blessed by the true god? You've come into contact with the true god?!"

To receive blessings from the true God, one needs to contact Him, because the true God needs to know of one's existence before He can bestow blessings.

The blessings of the true God are diverse, and it is necessary to communicate which kind of blessing one desires.

Therefore, when they saw the blessing from the true god, their first reaction was that someone in the Guishi Sect had made contact with a true god in the starry sky and had already signed a contract with him.

But how is that possible?

With the existence of barriers, contact with some indescribable lower beings is already the limit. True gods cannot be perceived, and even the Central Court can only sign a contract with a true god through special methods.

"No! Such a big thing as someone coming into contact with a true god, it's impossible that the barrier wouldn't react at all, and the Central Court wouldn't have only sent the two of us. This is an ancient formation left behind by this ancient ruin!" The prophet of the Central Court corrected his companion's words.

At this moment, the two prophetists of the Central Court no longer possessed the ease and control they had shown before.

Looking at the two, the Pope of the Guishi Cult said coldly, "The purpose of this ruin is not just a barrier."

Suddenly, an invisible, immense force was applied to them, a force that exuded undeniable majesty. Without exception, everyone in the ruins was pressed to the ground.

"Damn it! It's the divine power from the mark of the true god!" The divine speaker of the Central Court immediately recognized the source of the immense force.

The members of the Guishi Sect were also suppressed by the immense force, including the Pope who had actively unleashed his divine power. He said with difficulty to the two prophetes from the Central Court, "From the very beginning, we guessed that the sect's actions would attract your Central Court to investigate. That's why we specifically chose this place for the ceremony, a blessed land where the true god had once left his mark."

"So what if your Central Court is powerful? We don't need to defeat you. We just need to hold you back until the celestial bodies reach the correct positions, break down the barriers, and return to reality. Then everything will be settled."

The two divine speakers of the Central Court looked extremely grim. They never expected that something related to the true god would appear in this mission.

The power of a divine speaker originates from the true God, and the power they wield is exercised through the authority of the true God. However, if they are in the domain of another true God, this authority is as good as non-existent, because everything in that domain belongs to that other true God, and the divine speaker cannot mobilize anything.

"You yourselves are suppressed by divine power, how could you possibly hold a ceremony!" The usually arrogant and domineering prophet of the Central Court had never suffered such humiliation before, and he seemed somewhat exasperated.

Among the followers of the Guishi Cult, someone laughed loudly, "Hahaha, what era is this? You don't even know about mechanization and automation. That's why we hate you Central Court so much, a bunch of pedantic beings unwilling to accept progress!"

Mechanization and automation?

Yes, if rituals could be performed by machines...

The two Prophets of the Central Court have realized the seriousness of the matter.

The two men turned their gaze to Stiyl, who was lying face down beside them. "Hey, what are you still doing lying there? Didn't you say you were going to avenge your dead men?"

When Stiyl heard himself being called, he stood up as if nothing had happened.

From his perspective, he felt no pressure at all. The reason he lay down was simply because he saw everyone else lying down and, without understanding what was going on, he followed suit.

When they saw that someone from the Central Court was able to stand up, the expressions on the faces of the Gui Shi Sect followers were quite interesting.

Stiyl dusted himself off and said, "What can I do? If the two of you can't solve this problem, how can I, a mere guide, possibly solve it?"

He pointed to the barrier that enveloped the followers of the Church of the Return to the World. Although Stiyl did not feel any pressure, he could see the barrier.

"Use your sidearm. The mark of the true god is aimed at us prophetes. It has the least impact on ordinary people like you who know nothing. The firearms' lethality doesn't rely on divine words to summon spirits. There are no restrictions on people like you here," explained the prophet from the Central Court.

"A gun? Isn't that just a toy in your eyes?" Steele asked sarcastically.

"That's not the case anymore!"

The two Prophet's Men were quite angry with Stiyl, but considering they still needed Stiyl's help, they suppressed their anger. One of them said, "Our previous slip of the tongue was our mistake. I apologize to you on his behalf, Sheriff Stiyl. When we get back, we will re-examine those transfers targeting you and your subordinates. We hope you can consider the bigger picture now."

(End of this chapter)