Apocalypse: Become stronger by absorbing flames at the start; my name is the Flame Emperor.

Soon, the Black Warrior and Chizuru left the shrine and went to a deserted area.

"You two, just test them out once, don't use too much magic."

The person in charge cautioned, "This is at the foot of Cherry Blossom Mountain. If we use too much power, we might cause something out of control."

Upon hearing this, everyone felt a chill run down their spines.

Since the end of the world more than five months ago, Sakura Mountain has experienced several unusual events.

Frequent tremors sent shivers down the spines of everyone on the Sakura Continent, who feared that one day Sakura Mountain would erupt and molten lava would destroy the world.

Therefore, the shrine has always coveted the territory of Great Xia.

They devised one plan after another to invade the Great Xia.

"Boom!"

Soon, terrifying fluctuations were heard from afar.

Black Warrior and Chizuru have officially clashed.

However, the very first move caused the eight watching gods to change their expressions.

Because the energy unleashed by the Black Warrior contained a trace of nuclear power, it easily shattered Chizuru's attack.

"They can actually use the power of nuclear energy!"

A tremendous storm raged within him.

Before the apocalypse, nuclear energy possessed terrifying power; any living being, let alone being exposed to it, would die a terrible death simply from the radiation it released.

At this moment, Darth Vader was actually able to utilize nuclear energy, although not in large quantities, it was still extremely terrifying.

It's practically a humanoid nuclear weapon.

Half an hour later.

The battle between the Black Warrior and Chizuru has come to an end.

The two returned, but Chizuru's expression was very unpleasant.

"Chizuru, how are you feeling?"

Seeing Chizuru's discomfiture, the shrine's leader smiled and spoke.

He scoffed inwardly.

Do these arrogant evolved beings really think that having super S-level strength means they can break free from control and disobey the shrine's orders?

"Indeed very strong."

Chizuru's expression was not good, but she still spoke in a deep voice.

A C-level talent, after absorbing the flesh and blood of a nuclear beast, actually gained terrifying strength comparable to a super S-level talent.

This cast a shadow over his heart.

If he doesn't obey the shrine's orders, not only will his status as a super S be greatly diminished, but those few might not tolerate him.

After all, having an obedient and powerful dog, one naturally wouldn't like someone like him.

"No, I must become stronger, otherwise..."

Chizuru thought to herself.

"President, I'd like to double-check, is there really no problem absorbing that nuclear beast's flesh?"

Upon hearing Chizuru's words, the person in power understood that the other party had already made a move, and immediately beamed with joy.

He drew his katana and said solemnly, "Don't worry, Chizuru. You are all the hope of the empire today. How could we let anything happen to you?"

"We have conducted countless experiments to cultivate this nuclear beast, and we even had Black Knight and his men test it first and found no problems before bringing it to you."

"If there are any side effects, we naturally won't take it out."

The person in power said solemnly, "Rest assured, I swear by my samurai sword that if I am lying, I will commit seppuku."

Hearing this, Chizuru and the Eight Pillar Gods breathed a sigh of relief.

"Okay, we'll take it."

"You should advance to the fourth rank first! Once you reach the fourth rank, consuming the flesh and blood of the nuclear beasts might be more effective."

As the person in power spoke, he had two more boxes brought out.

Each box contains 30 fourth-order crystal cores, which is the stockpile they have managed to acquire with all their might during this period. It is enough to allow the two powerful Super S-ranks, Chizuru and the Eight Pillar Gods, to directly break through to the second level of the fourth order.

"Go to the shrine's trial space to break through and absorb power."

"yes!"

As the plan proceeded smoothly, smiles finally appeared on the faces of the people in power.

"What a pity, two promising talents—"

One of the leaders showed a hint of regret on his face.

"There's nothing to regret. So many powerful people have already died, these two won't make a difference," someone sneered.

Nuclear beasts are second-tier sea beasts that they captured at great cost in the waters surrounding the Sakura Kingdom. They survived in nuclear wastewater and have adapted to nuclear power, even being able to use some of it.

Having been researched and cultivated to the current third tier, its flesh and blood contain a large amount of nuclear material. If one can withstand the effects of consuming it, one will gain even more terrifying power.

Like that Black Knight, a mere C-level talent suddenly gained the strength of a Super S-level talent.

but--

Only a few people in power knew about it.

This carries enormous risks; the probability of surviving after ingestion is less than one in ten thousand.

Moreover, even if one survives, the nuclear energy will continuously erode the body, and at most, one will die suddenly within two months.

This is one of the reasons why they cannot mass-produce them.

In addition, the difficulty of cultivating nuclear beasts is too great.

"We still need to capture more nuclear beasts; in the near future, we may need a lot."

Those in power have sharp eyes.

This continent is ultimately not suitable.

The Great Xia Kingdom, that was the place they longed for.

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at this time.

Similar great things are happening in heaven.

Although Michael, the strongest fourth-tier warrior, died on the battlefield of a hundred nations, the overall strength of the Heavenly Kingdom was still very strong.

At least among the top angels, aside from Michael who died and Metatron who withdrew, the rest are still alive.

And this moment.

The Pope is leading a group of powerful figures, preparing to implement their plan.

Surrounding them, besides a group of archbishops, were powerful individuals of the angelic sequence, as well as thousands of evolved beings with both negative and positive talents.

Today, they are preparing—

Summon the angels!

And they enslave the angels!

"Your Holiness, are we really going to do that? That's an angel! If the believers find out about blaspheming an angel, the consequences will be unimaginable."

The archbishop looked worried.

The entire Kingdom of Heaven worships Jesus, Heaven, and the angels.

If people were to find out that their great Pope and the major bishops actually wanted to enslave angels, it would be as if they had ripped open the sky.

The papacy is insecure.

"Heh, those are just fools. As long as we can subdue the angels, then even if there are any bad rumors, we can just let the angels handle it, right?"

The Pope was somewhat excited.

He had been in a state of excitement ever since he saw Michael actually summon the angels.

After a period of continuous planning, everything is finally ready today.

If successful, he might sweep across the West and lead the Crusades to conquer the world.

It's the same everywhere; what faith do people at the top of power have?

They only have faith in themselves!

The so-called angel faith is nothing more than a means to restrain and control the people of the Kingdom of Heaven.

Let's begin!

The Pope looked at Lucifer and spoke calmly.

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