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Chapter 380 Li Chuan, the New Pope of the Holy Land (First Update)

Saga is one of the top fighters among the twelve Gold Saints. It would be a pity to kill him. Keeping him alive would make him a great asset in the future Holy War.

Crucially, he also wanted to learn Saga's signature techniques such as Galactic Explosion, Dimensional Exile, and the removal of his five senses.

Now that he has his own cosmos, it means that as long as he is willing to spend the time and effort, he can learn all the techniques developed by the Saints of this world using cosmos as energy.

And he just happened to have plenty of time.

"Li Chuan is right. Let's work together to control Saga first and see if there are other reasons that led him to betray the Sanctuary."

Saori Kido raised her golden scepter and nodded as she stood beneath the statue of Athena.

Just then, the huge stone sphere in the sky shattered with a crash, and Saga, panting heavily, fell from above.

"Get him under control first, I have a way to find out the truth!"

Upon seeing this, Li Chuan shouted, and all the Gold Saints immediately swarmed forward.

When Saga saw that all the Gold Saints were standing around Athena, he realized that the truth had been completely exposed.

Now that he was seriously injured and no match for them, he turned around and ran away without saying a word.

"A Buddhist Kingdom in the Palm of Your Hand!"

Shaka struck first, using his spatial magic, "One grain of sand, one world; one palm, one Buddha realm," to make Saga stand still. Then, the Gold Saints followed suit, raising their cosmos to their peak and putting pressure on Saga together.

"Saga, stop resisting!"

Finally, Saori Kido stepped forward with the golden scepter and unleashed her inner power.

With Athena's cosmos combined with the cosmos of all the Gold Saints, even someone as powerful as Saga was pinned to the ground, unable to move an inch.

"You will regret letting such a little girl rule the Holy Land. When the Holy War is lost, humanity will perish. You will all be sinners, all sinners!"

"You talk too much nonsense!"

Li Chuan arrived behind Saga, unleashing the power of the Human Path from his left Rinnegan:

"Soul Extraction!"

He then pulled Saga's head with both hands, and the two souls were slowly pulled out of Saga's body.

During this process, Saga tried to resist, but could only tremble slightly because his cosmos was suppressed.

"It seems you're the one causing this."

Of the two souls being extracted, one is Saga's original soul, and the other is a dark soul exuding an evil aura. Everyone can tell at a glance where the problem lies.

Li Chuan released Saga's original soul back into his body and used his eye power to extract the black soul from Saga's body with all his might.

"Don't think you've won. Sooner or later, Lord Hades will kill you all. You all must die. This world belongs to Lord Hades!"

Seeing that he had been completely extracted from Saga's body, the evil spirit knew that his plan had failed, so he simply stopped hiding.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, Li Chuan took out the Great Sumeru Profound Yin Cauldron and put it inside.

Evil souls of this level are excellent tonics for the Great Sumeru Profound Yin Cauldron. Refining them can increase the power of the Great Sumeru Profound Yin Cauldron, so they are naturally not to be missed.

"Saga is guilty and will accept any punishment!"

Without the evil spirit's control, Saga's hair returned to its original blue, and he knelt before Saori Kido with tears streaming down his face.

However, Saori Kido did not blame Saga; instead, she comforted him:

"I believe that you must have been in more pain than anyone else when you saw the evil spirits controlling your body and doing so many wrong things."

With the dust settled and the truth revealed, the entire Sanctuary returned to Athena's hands.

Because of Li Chuan, the strength of the Holy Domain was not reduced much. Apart from the deaths of some miscellaneous soldiers, the Silver and Bronze tiers were basically unharmed.

In the Gold Saints, Libra Dohko continues to guard the seal at the Five Old Peaks. After being released by Li Chuan, Cancer and Pisces also return to Athena's camp, accepting punishment and being confined in their respective palaces.

Therefore, with the addition of Li Chuan, the new Sagittarius, to the twelve Gold Saints, there are no missing members, and their strength has returned to its peak.

Three days later, in the Papal Palace of the Sanctuary.

Saori Kido stood above, holding the golden scepter, while below stood eleven Gold Saints, including Li Chuan, and all the Silver and Bronze Saints.

"Sagittarius Li Chuan, in recognition of your performance in this Sanctuary civil war, you are hereby granted the position of Pope of the Sanctuary. It is hoped that you will manage the Sanctuary well and prepare for the upcoming Holy War!"

Saori Kido picked up the helmet and robe that symbolized the papacy and placed them in Li Chuan's hands.

Li Chuan solemnly accepted the appointment and delivered a grand and dignified acceptance speech.

The former Pope Shion was killed by Black Saga, and the Pope's brother Alex was also killed by Black Saga. Sagittarius Aiolos, who was supposed to succeed him as Pope, is also dead.

Even though Saga has regained his senses, it is not appropriate to let him continue to serve as Pope.

But the Sanctuary cannot be without a Pope.

Furthermore, Saori Kido has not yet fully awakened and is unwilling to stay in the Sanctuary, wanting to return to continue managing the Kido family.

Therefore, electing a new pope is imperative.

So who would be the most suitable person to be the pope?

Based on seniority, Tong Hu is undoubtedly the most senior, but he has to guard the seal at the Five Old Peaks and cannot return to the Holy Land to take over as Pope and handle the affairs of the Holy Land.

The remaining Gold Saints mostly played a negative role in this Sanctuary civil war, contributing nothing and almost becoming accomplices of evil spirits, making them utterly unqualified to serve as Pope.

Others simply have a personality that makes them unwilling or unsuitable to serve as pope.

After much thought, it seems that Li Chuan, the new Sagittarius, is the most suitable person to assume the position of Pope.

In terms of strength, Li Chuan is also one of the twelve Gold Saints. He defeated Pisces and Cancer, and even held his own against the controlled Gemini. His strength is definitely not in question.

In terms of contribution, no one made a greater contribution than Li Chuan in this civil war within the Holy Domain. Without Li Chuan, even if the Holy Domain had won the civil war, half of its people would have died, and its strength would have been greatly reduced. Li Chuan can be considered a true hero.

Furthermore, Li Chuan is the Gold Saint who has the closest relationship with Saori Kido, spends the most time with her, and is the most trusted by Saori Kido. He is also the successor of the original Pope, Sagittarius.

Therefore, in the end, Li Chuan became the only candidate to become the new pope.

Although this result was somewhat unexpected for Li Chuan, he accepted it gladly.

Because this is obviously a very good thing for him.

The Pope simply delegates his miscellaneous tasks to his shadow clones, which doesn't waste his time.

With the title of Pope, he could better communicate with the other Gold Saints, learn to improve his own Cosmo, and learn their respective special techniques.

With him in command, dealing with Asgard, Poseidon, or Hades will be much easier, and he will be able to gain more benefits from them.

(End of this chapter)