Chapter 9: Manifestation: Mysterious Magic Circle
"Massacre?" Sean was stunned and couldn't say anything for a long time.

Although he had anticipated many possible outcomes for Shengyue City, including the possibility that if the Holy See of Light lost, most of the original people would be forcibly expelled, and Shengyue City would be occupied by others, he had never thought of a city massacre.

In the Panlong world, although the strong prey on the weak and masters kill ordinary people based on their mood, it is also very rare to see a large number of ordinary people being slaughtered. Because of the existence of the power of faith, ordinary people are still very useful to gods. Over the years in the Zhongyuan Continent, the fundamental purpose of most of the struggles between the churches is because the god-level masters behind them are fighting for the power of faith.

"Not only Shengyue City, many cities in the surrounding area were also massacred. Moreover, it was the masters of the Holy Domain who did it themselves, killing people indiscriminately." Leilia said with red eyes. Although he did not know most of these people, such a large-scale massacre was in serious conflict with the education he received since childhood.

"Killing one city might be to vent anger or for revenge, but killing so many must have a purpose," Sean said.

Thinking back to the Holy Land Death Magician who was killed by the two of them before, Sean understood that the purpose of slaughtering ordinary people like this must be for the Golden Soul Bead, the seven elemental laws, and the four major rules. Only the god-level of the death system can benefit from the massacre.

No matter how perverted other gods are, they would not carry out such random and ineffective massacres. It would be better for them to find a way to make these people believe in themselves and gain the power of faith to increase their cultivation speed.

This seems a bit similar to the dark turmoil in the neighboring universe. Without benefits, those supreme beings would not massacre indiscriminately no matter how evil they are.

From this point of view, the middle-level god of the Dark Church is most likely from the death department, or maybe he is not, but he arranged a lower-level god from the death department to do this.

The Golden Soul Bead can only be made by a master of death who is a lower-level god. After all, the Golden Soul Bead has a great effect on gods, even more than the power of faith.

It would indeed be a disaster if a god of death appeared in the material plane.

"What's the reason?" asked Leilia.

"I don't know. This kind of thing must have been ordered by a god-level master of the Dark Church. It's useless even if we know it." Sean did not tell Lelia these things. First, it was difficult to explain how he knew it. Second, it was useless even if he did know it. Let alone a god-level master, even if a more powerful sanctuary came, the two of them would be in trouble.

"Now that Shengyue City has been lost, we are not safe here. We are too close." Leilia said, "I know that the forces of the Holy See of Light are retreating to the south. I am also preparing to change my appearance and go there. What about you?"

"I'm not going back for now. I want to go to the nearby dark forest to explore. There's no point in going back unless I break through the holy land." Sean shook his head.

After reaching level 9, there are still many good things that can be materialized. It is not good to appear in crowded places, not to mention that when you return to the Holy See, you cannot explain the superior artifact Purple Blood Sword in your hand, and any god-level will find it.

Although he belongs to the faction of the Holy See of Light, he will not be foolish enough to give his treasure to others. If he encounters others killing people for treasures, that would be an idiotic act.

"Okay, come find me when you get to the Holy Land." Leilia said. If he didn't care about his father and family, he actually didn't want to go back. For these gifted people, reaching a higher level is obviously more meaningful.

But this kind of thing cannot be improved by just secluding yourself every day. Even when the Holy See of Light was powerful, many talented people often needed to go out for training, either to challenge and fight with human masters, or to fight life-and-death battles in places where monsters are rampant, such as the Dark Forest that Sean mentioned.

During this process, many geniuses died. No matter how heartbroken the Holy See was, there was nothing they could do. If they wanted to grow, they had to pay a price. So even a super genius might not be able to grow up. Of course, if they were particularly talented or had a strong background, they might be secretly protected by masters when they went out to gain experience.

But in the current situation, I can only rely on myself to temper myself in life and death. Whether going to the Dark Forest or returning to the new headquarters of the Holy See, it is equally dangerous.

"Okay, no problem. Come, have a drink. The stock is running low." Sean took out some wine and food from the space ring. "Come, have a good meal. We brothers will separate tomorrow and I don't know when we can meet again. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would have died long ago. Thank you very much." Leilia said generously.

Not to mention the Holy Domain Death Mage who died under Sean's sword, even if he was seriously injured during this period, he would probably die without a doubt if no one took care of him. It was actually quite dangerous for Sean to stay with him. Fortunately, he was practicing earth magic, and he had been extending the cave deeper during this period, which greatly increased the safety.

"You're welcome." Sean smiled and said, if Leilia hadn't injured the Death Saint Mage first, it wouldn't have been so easy for him to kill him. And his space ring was also given by Leilia. This thing is very expensive, it should be refined at the god level, and it can't be bought even if you have money.

Without the space ring, it would become very troublesome whether hiding underground or avoiding the Dark Church outside. It is impossible to go without food and drink below the Sanctuary.

The two of them could be considered brothers who had known each other for life and death. However, all good things must come to an end, and they still had to separate in the end.

After the two of them had a hearty feast, they went their separate ways the next day. Before leaving, Leilia gave Sean another treasure, a mask that could change his appearance.

Once this thing is used, if you keep a low profile, you can ignore the wanted order issued by the Dark Church. Unless you encounter a Sanctuary-level master, he will notice the abnormality on your face. However, the probability of this happening is too low. Even if you do encounter one, a Sanctuary-level master will generally not use soul power to check casually, so safety is greatly increased.

Unless his soul breath is known by the other party, then no matter how he disguises himself, it will be useless. But this is basically impossible. Sean has been living in Shengyue City. Only the Holy Land of the Holy See of Light knows his soul breath. When the Holy See of Light was strong, the Holy Land of external hostile forces did not dare to enter Shengyue City.

Unless there is a traitor within the Holy See of Light and he knows Sean, then it would be a bit unsolvable.

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The Dark Forest is located about 13 miles southeast of Shengyue City. It is a very large area, covering tens of thousands of miles, and is home to a large number of magical beasts.

Sean walked slowly all the way, as a warrior, walking in the deserted place. It took him more than three months to reach the vicinity of the Dark Forest.

He walked all the way into the depths of the forest, killing many magical beasts that dared to attack him. He also encountered some mercenary groups, but he did not stay with them for long. After spending some time, he finally found a canyon. There didn't seem to be many magical beasts here.

So, Sean immediately communicated with the "Panlong" book deep in his soul and turned to the fifth volume, Chapter 2, which he had read before: The Four Supreme Planes.

Before, when he materialized the Purple Blood Sword, it was also in this place, before Lin Lei shed blood to recognize his master.

And now, Sean's mind moved, and a huge magic circle appeared in front of him, but the Purple Blood Sword was gone, and the energy seemed to begin to dissipate.

Without saying a word, Sean immediately reinserted the Purple Blood Sword, and the magic circle immediately returned to normal.

"It actually works." Sean was delighted. Before the magic circle was materialized, he couldn't be sure that it would be effective when he inserted it back. If it didn't work, then he would have to run away.

Now that it's successful and the magic circle has stabilized, Sean can immediately feel that the concentration of dark elements nearby is beginning to rise rapidly.

(End of this chapter)