Hail the King Chapter 837: The Praying Of Tens Of Thousands Of Believers

[TL Note: Hey guys, this chapter is longer than an ordinary chapter, so we broke it down into three parts.]
After hearing the arrogant laughter of the golden skeleton, Fei subconsciously inspected that mysterious stone pillar inside his body.

Just as the golden skeleton said, Fei wasn't sure when, but the mysterious stone pillar started to tremble slightly, and it was sending Fei a mystical emotion which was filled with unwillingness.

At the same time, the cosmos which was created by the [Sad Sigh of G.o.dly Grace] started to release a strange energy wave. It was light and gentle like waves on a beach; it wasn't trying to attack Fei at all. However, there was a hidden and vicious power which was hard to detect. It wasn't trying to harm Fei; it was only trying to dilute and weaken the blood-like connection between Fei and the mysterious stone pillar.

“Since the [Sad Sigh of G.o.dly Grace] doesn't attack me directly on the surface, my life is in no immediate danger. As a result, this mysterious stone pillar, which is the [Scepter of Creation], won't release its power and break this G.o.d-tier magic array for me… All of this means that this golden skeleton knows about the [Scepter of Creation] better than me. He tried his best and planned this perfect trap. This trap has no weakness since this golden skeleton has thought of everything.” Fei was quite shocked when he thought everything through.

There were insane secrets on this golden skeleton; its ident.i.ty was a giant mystery in itself.

Fei guessed that this monster was a powerful ent.i.ty during the ancient Mythical Era. Otherwise, he wouldn't call himself a G.o.d, and he wouldn't know so many ancient secrets.

Besides, if he weren't mighty in the ancient times, he wouldn't have appeared beside the Mythical Altar, and he wouldn't have been able to instantly recognize the [Throne of Chaos] and the [Scepter of Creation]. Most importantly, if he weren't insanely strong, he wouldn't be able to escape after his flesh corroded away and his skeleton was the only thing left.

This ent.i.ty was like a living fossil. It didn't matter who was standing against this monster; they would tremble in fear.

In the last few encounters, Fei was able to obtain a little advantage. However, he ultimately fell into the trap that was set up by this monster who calculated carefully.

When Fei pulled that half of the [Scepter of Creation] out of this skeleton, it felt like he opened Pandora's Box, releasing demons and tragedies into the world. However, if he didn't do that, both Angela and Elena would have died.

Could it be that all of this was determined by fate?

“I have to think of a way to break out. D'Alessandro is leading more than 40 Moon-Cla.s.s Elites toward Zenit, and they will probably arrive in about six to seven days. No one can predict what is going to happen next. Both the Zenit Empire and the Chambord Kingdom will be in immense danger. I have to hurry back… but this magic array…” Fei forced himself to calm down and start thinking of a possible solution.

[Support the translators and read on Noodletown Translations for free.]

…

Outside the magic array, that golden skeleton finally slowly calmed down.

While he observed Fei as if he were a cat looking at a mouse, the red light in his eyes finally dimmed down and disappeared, and his white hair which was fluttering without wind also slowly fell back down. The evil and murderous aura could no longer be sensed from him as he returned to the decision maker of the church inside the Leon Empire. No one was able to tell that a terrifying demon was hidden inside this genial and kind body.

As he slowly walked out of the hall of the No.1 Church of Leon, more than 20 priests were standing on both sides of the gate respectfully. They were of various levels, and they were all wearing black uniform robes with white crosses on them. When they saw Priest John, they bowed to greet him.

“Tragedy fell upon the region, and the devil has visited the realm of G.o.ds. Right now, this devil is locked inside the G.o.dly array in the hall of the church. I need all the kids in the Gerland Parish to open their arms and contribute their power. They have to pray to the G.o.ds and increase the power of the G.o.dly array to melt this terrifying devil.”
Bishop John issued an order.

“As you wis.h.!.+” None of the priests dared to voice any objections.

Soon, the bell inside the No.1 Church which hadn't been rung for many years sounded again, and orders were being sent into the Gerland Parish quickly. More than 60,000 people who were priests, priests-in-training, holy knights, holy knight apprentices… All the members of the Holy Church in the region were woken up from their meditation and sleep or disrupted from their work, and they kneeled and prayed the G.o.ds sincerely while holding crosses in their hands.

Streaks of silver holy power flowed out of their bodies and appeared in the air. Soon, these streaks of holy power merged and became thick rivers. Gradually, many thick streams of white energy flowed in the sky and rushed toward the tall and majestic No.1 Church in the center of the region like the milky way, disappearing into it.

This was a type of terrifying force!

With the continuous injection of holy power, the [Sad Sigh of G.o.dly Grace] inside the No.1 Church grew brighter and brighter. The white lines and energy paths emitted blinding light, and the entire hall became a sea of holy power. The white energy flames enveloped everything.

This G.o.d-tier magic array was being used to its maximum, and it was outputting a unique energy, trying to wash Fei who was in its center.

From Fei's perspective, the cosmos which he was in became even more profound and mysterious. The stars in this cosmos grew even brighter, and the s.p.a.ce around him became more real, completely fooling his senses.

Also, that strange energy coming at him from all directions like a flood also became more powerful.

Like a G.o.dly lullaby, Fei became a little dizzy and sleepy, and even his thoughts became slow like snails that fell into a swamp.

Many mystical energy fragments flashed in Fei's mind. Although it seemed like they were orderless, the king could clearly sense that they were rus.h.i.+ng toward that mysterious [Scepter of Creation] in his body.

This process was overbearing, and Fei could only accept it pa.s.sively.

Fei wasn't able to resist, and the mysterious stone pillar was also only shaking lightly, looking like a drunk toddler who was still enjoying more liquor. It seemed like it couldn't resist this energy and absorbed all of it with a little unwillingness.

Fei felt more and dizzier.

…

“This energy…”

Emperor Juninho of Leon was still chatting with Buckingham inside the Royal Palace, and he suddenly detected something. He stood up from his throne abruptly and looked toward the direction of the region of the Holy Church inside Gerland City through the stone window. In the direction, he saw many white flames burning in the sky as if someone were trying to wash the dark sky with milk. It was beautiful yet strange.

“What is happening? How come the Holy Church rang their warning bell and is treating this as a grand invasion?” Emperor Juninho became serious.

At this moment, Buckingham also discovered something. After a moment of thought, he looked shocked and surprised as if he suddenly thought of something.

“You know what is going on? What is happening?” Emperor Juninho noticed Buckingham's change of expressions.

“This… should be caused by the King of Chambord. He must be after that mysterious master…” Buckingham didn't try to hide anything from this great ruler whom he respected and admired a lot, so he told Emperor Juninho everything about that blood-red skeleton, and how much emphasis that the King of Chambord placed on this mysterious master. In the end, he thought for a bit and added, “For something, I feel like the King of Chambord is really worried about this. In fact, he is putting more emphasis on this issue compared to the slandering from D'Alessandro. If I'm not wrong, he must have tried to find this mysterious master in the Gerland Parish of the Holy Church before leaving and saving Zenit.”

“Is there such a thing? How come you didn't tell me earlier?” Emperor Juninho's expression changed drastically as well. After he thought for a moment, he looked at Buckingham and said seriously, “The Holy Church has been inside Gerland City for many years, and they had already set up many powerful arrays and backups. It isn't easy to barge in! It seems like the King of Chambord is already discovered, and he is treated as an enemy. Right now, the conflict between the King of Chambord and the Gerland Parish of the Holy Church can't be toned down anymore.”
“The King of Chambord is insanely powerful. The people of the Holy Church probably can't do anything to him, right?” Buckingham asked with a doubting tone.

“You are thinking about this way too easily.” Emperor Juninho shook his head with a complicated expression.

“Eh… this…. What should we do?” Buckingham understood that there were double meanings behind Emperor Juninho's words, and he realized that there were many things which he didn't know about.

“Let's wait. Perhaps the King of Chambord can break out.”

…

Fei tried to open a portal and get into Diablo World to dodge for a while.

However, under the disruption of strange and mysterious energy in this cosmos-like s.p.a.ce, he wasn't able to summon a portal, and he couldn't construct and activate the long-distance magic teleportation array. The [Sad Sigh of G.o.dly Grace] was indeed a G.o.d-tier magic array. In addition, it was set up by the mysterious golden skeleton, and it blocked all of Fei's escape plans and trump cards.

As time pa.s.sed by, Fei's mind got more and more chaotic.

Like a man who was having a fever, the king had a tough time to tell the illusion from reality apart.

Also, that mysterious tone pillar started to shake more violently inside his body. Under the influence of this mysterious energy, it seemed like it was going to break open Fei's body and fly away.

“If… if want to break a magic array, the most basic idea… If it can't be broken from the inside… an external force can… destroy it. If someone can… disrupt…. Stop the [Sad Sigh of G.o.dly Grace] for one second, I can… find a weakness and escape using the s.p.a.ce-traveling ability of the [Throne of Chaos]… This d.a.m.n array. Right now, I can only bet on King Buckingham. He is the only person who knows about this. Perhaps he will discover something strange and help out!”

…

Time pa.s.sed by quickly. In a flash, one whole day was gone.

Unlimited supply of holy power rushed into the No.1 Church, powering the [Sad Sigh of G.o.dly Grace].

Bishop John looked more and more irritated.

“I didn't expect him to last this long. The [Scepter of Creation] is still not separated from his body yet… However, I don't believe that I can't suppress you using the prayer energy of the Gerland Parish and this G.o.d-tier magic array.

Today, the Gerland Parish of the Holy Church announced that a terrifying devil was attacking it, and it had trapped this devil inside the church. The entire parish was locked down, and no one was allowed to enter and pray in front of the G.o.d statues in the region.

Two more days pa.s.sed.

Bishop John walked back and forth anxiously. After so long, his mission still wasn't accomplished.

“This devil is too powerful; it is hard to purify him! Pa.s.s my order! Tell all the wors.h.i.+ppers and believers in Gerland City to start praying day and night. They have to contribute their prayer energy and power the magic array to purify this devil!”

Starting from that night, tens of millions of believers who didn't know the truth held onto their crosses and prayed in their homes devotedly. Weak streaks of holy power rushed out of their bodies, and these weak streaks merged and slowly grew into one thick stream of powerful energy before injecting into the tall No.1 Church.

The [Sad Sigh of G.o.dly Grace] was being used to its extreme.