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The remains of these Templar Knights were far weaker than when they were alive, barely stronger than cannon fodder.

After eliminating the group of corpses, Xu Ming and the others continued deeper into the palace.

Chapter 518 Rebellion Against an Incompetent God

Deep within the underground palace, Giles stood there, looking at everyone with an air of confidence.

Above his head was a peculiar spherical dome. No one knew how the Knights Templar had managed to do it, but the dome was faintly emitting a white light, and a beam of pale white light shone down from the top, illuminating the central steps.

A golden cross stands in the center of the steps, bathed in a beam of light that makes it radiate a dazzling golden light.

This cross is actually made of pure gold.

Keep in mind that this cross is much taller than an adult. How much gold would it take to cast such a golden cross?

Moreover, the surface of the cross is inlaid with a large number of colorful gemstones, and when the beam of light shines on it, it immediately reflects colorful light like a rainbow.

This priceless golden cross alone is enough to demonstrate the astonishing wealth possessed by the original owner of this underground palace. If the nobles who exchanged territories with Giles knew this, they would probably be kicking themselves.

However, what should have been an incredibly sacred scene is now filled with a sense of blasphemy.

The golden cross was shrouded in an ominous purplish-black mist.

The circular steps beneath the cross were covered in blood, forming an incredibly complex magic circle.

The pedestal was covered with various blasphemous words written in dark red blood.

Xu Ming noticed that most of the cross had been stained a dark gold color and was covered with disgusting patches that looked like tumors. These patches seemed to be alive, constantly spreading and proliferating on the surface of the cross.

The unpolluted parts emitted a faint golden light, fighting against the patches, but the gold was clearly retreating.

When the stains completely cover the surface of the cross, that is when the cross is thoroughly contaminated.

In front of the cross lay a pile of strange offerings: a strand of golden hair, a tattered silver armor, a silver one-handed sword engraved with exquisite patterns, and a tattered battle flag stained with blood, which appeared to be relics of Joan of Arc.

Xu Ming suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

This guy wants to resurrect Joan of Arc!

No matter what the enemy does, as long as they don't succeed, that's fine.

Xu Ming immediately picked up his phone, aimed it at Giles, and pressed the shutter button.

The purplish-gold light ripped through the darkness like a bolt from the blue, shattering a certain balance within it.

The magic circle beneath Giles' feet immediately lit up, and a blood-red pillar of light rose up, firmly protecting Giles, the cross, and other items.

The crimson pillar of light, struck head-on by the exorcising light, trembled and cracked.

Giles didn't even flinch at Xu Ming's attack, and it was unclear what other tricks he had up his sleeve.

Seeing his calm and arrogant demeanor, Xu Ming felt even more eager to give him a good beating.

Tick ​​tock!

Blood suddenly fell from the sky and dripped onto the magic circle.

The magic circle quickly absorbed the blood, emitting a bright red light, and the cracks on the pillar of light were completely healed in an instant.

Xu Ming couldn't help but look up, and his breath caught in his throat.

An incredibly bizarre scene unfolded before his eyes.

He now finally knew where the children Giles had kidnapped had gone.

Children, their bodies covered in bruises, were bound by their feet and hung upside down from the top of the palace in a pitiful state.

Blood flowed from the slit throat, corner of the eye, and mouth, then fell onto the magic circle and was absorbed by it.

The murky eyes of those children's corpses hanging upside down seemed to be making a silent accusation against the world.

Even without activating his spiritual vision, Xu Ming could sense the intense despair and resentment emanating from the children's corpses.

Why was I born in this cruel era?

Why should I be killed?

Xu Ming's gaze towards Giles immediately changed.

They're using children as backup energy for a magic circle?!

This guy has completely crossed the line of humanity; he's utterly beyond saving!

The blood flowing from the child's corpse contained a massive amount of resentment, and the cross was rapidly contaminated by this resentment.

"So that's how it is! So negative emotions really can accelerate the efficiency of magic circles! Is this why the sacrifice is tortured before a blood sacrifice is performed!?"

Hehehe~!

Giles, however, seemed like a mad scientist who had made a major discovery, and he opened his arms and laughed wildly.

Xu Ming said nothing.

He felt disgusted even talking to something that wasn't human.

He immediately activated the 'flash charging module' and then started snapping away at Giles and the magic circle.

A snap! The sound echoed continuously in the empty underground palace.

In just a few seconds, the protective shield of the magic circle was forcibly broken.

"Damn it! You lackeys of God, you dare to interfere with me?!"

Without saying a word, Giles picked up his sword and chopped off his own arm.

The human skin grimoire immediately reacted like a shark smelling blood, emitting an ominous purplish-black light and taking flight.

With a snap, the cover of the human-skin book popped open, and terrifying tentacles with suction cups squeezed out, dragging Giles's arm and the upside-down child's corpse into the book.

In an instant, the human skin book emitted a burst of black light, and a black light shield firmly protected the magic circle and Giles.

Under the light of the exorcising power, cracks appeared on the black light shield, and the human skin book continuously replenished the power of the evil god, quickly repairing the cracks.

Xu Ming was surprised to find that this power from the evil god of the deep sea in another world was showing signs of rivaling the light of exorcism.

However, as a large amount of the evil god's power was extracted, the black light on the surface of the human skin book gradually dimmed.

Destruction is always easier than protection.

Gradually, the speed at which the black light shield repaired began to fall behind the destructive speed of the exorcising light.

Click!

A soft sound signaled that the balance had been completely broken.

The black light shield was utterly shattered by the exorcising light as easily as if it were dry and withered.

However, faced with this scene, Giles' pale face revealed a triumphant smile.

Just a second before the light shield shattered, the surface of the cross was completely covered by disgusting sarcoma tissue.

The cross was completely defiled.

He succeeded!

Wow!

An ominous black mist surged out of the cross like a tide.

The black mist was so dense that the exorcising light had just dispelled a portion of it when it was instantly filled up again.

The black mist quickly engulfed Joan of Arc's belongings and the magic circle.

"Hahaha! I finally succeeded!"

God of heaven! Do you see? I have trampled your sign under my feet and let darkness encroach upon your territory!

"Powerless God! I will make you witness firsthand that you cannot protect your people! And I will grant her new life!"

As he spoke, a black beam of light shot into the sky.

Chapter 519 Dead Zhen? Corpse Zhen?

The beam of light even pierced through the top of the underground palace, like a black pillar reaching into the sky.

Soon, a terrifying aura erupted from the pillar of light, pressing down so hard that people couldn't lift their heads.

In Xu Ming's perception, this terrifying aura was even stronger than the nine-tailed fox he had encountered before.

A ring of purplish-red flames suddenly spread out from the pillar of light, rapidly expanding in all directions like magma.

Xu Ming immediately sensed endless resentment from the flowing flames, and even from a distance, he could feel a burning pain on his skin.

This terrifying flame seemed to be made entirely of resentment, burning away everything beautiful in the world.

A strong sense of warning rose in Xu Ming's mind; his instincts were telling him to be on the safe side.

This flame must never be touched!

Parker seemed to sense the terrifying power of this resentful fire, and it quickly erected an ice wall in front of everyone, which barely managed to block it.

The beam of light gradually dissipated after a short while.

A silver-haired girl, dressed in black armor, with a purplish-black sword hanging at her waist, holding a flag in one hand, with a face as delicate as a porcelain doll and eyes radiating a dark golden luster, emerged from the pillar of light.

A strange expression immediately appeared on Xu Ming's face.

This... isn't this Joan of Arc?

To be precise, it is Jeanne d'Arc (Alter), also known as Black Jeanne.

Oh! Joan of Arc! My Joan of Arc!

My salvation! My guiding light!

Gilles on the other side was even more excited, his face full of excitement at having gotten Jeanne d'Arc Alter with a single amulet.

He shouted as if performing an opera, his bulging, frog-like eyes swirling wildly in different directions, looking extremely eerie.

"Ok?"

Xu Ming suddenly felt that there was something wrong with the Black Jeanne in front of him, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. He could only look her up and down with a puzzled expression.

At this moment, Giles, like a simp who had finally won back his goddess's heart after years of admiration, excitedly went to greet her. However, what awaited him was...

puff!

The black, sharp gauntlet pierced Gilles' chest, and blood gushed out.