Chapter 148 Underground Palace
After Xu Mu finished dealing with the matters in the small room, he returned to the corridor and continued to move deeper into the dim passage.

The passage eventually leads to a staircase leading to a basement level, where the core of the Black Church of the Ranch Manor is located.

Along the way, he soon saw believers in gray and black beasts patrolling back and forth with chains around their necks like hounds.

Xu Mu passed through the dark dungeon where many mages were imprisoned. The mages in the dungeon were in a miserable condition, either seriously injured or in a deep coma. Even if they were freed, they were no longer able to fight.

Continuing forward, he came to a wide and straight corridor with ample space on both sides. Torches were hung high, illuminating the entire passage, symbolizing that the flame of the Black Church was burning the road ahead.

There were so many torches and the flames were so blazing that it was difficult for the shadow warrior to completely conceal his figure. Xu Mu decided not to hide anymore and revealed his true identity, striding forward.

The people from the Inquisition are on their way, so there is no point in hiding any longer.

"Who!" Several priests in black robes immediately noticed Xu Mu's appearance. They shouted loudly, their voices full of vigilance and hostility.

Then, the black beast monsters under their feet let out low roars, and they quickly took a few steps forward like hounds. There were more than twenty black beast monsters, including some powerful general-level monsters - cursed black beast monsters.

Such a lineup would be difficult to resist even with more than a dozen mid-level mages present.

Xu Mu was too lazy to talk nonsense with these minions, and his right hand quickly condensed a bright purple-red lightning.

He swung his right fist violently, and in an instant, the lightning condensed in his hand exploded violently like a volcanic eruption, instantly transforming into countless huge purple-red pythons.

As if summoned, these pythons rushed forward frantically along the passage with destructive power. Their roars echoed in the passage, making people shudder.

With the blessing of eighteen times magic amplification and double effects, the power of the fourth-level thunderbolt reached its peak.

No matter whether it is a weaker slave-level black beast demon or a stronger general-level black beast demon, none of them can escape the fate of death under this powerful purple-red lightning attack.

Some of the black beasts were directly blown apart by lightning, with blood and flesh flying everywhere, while others were annihilated by lightning, leaving not even a trace of ash.

Even a powerful curse-level black beast could not withstand the power of Xu Mu's level 4 thunderbolt.

As for those black-robed priests, they didn't even have the chance to resist. They were directly destroyed by Xu Mu's lightning and their souls returned to the underworld.

Xu Mu cleared all obstacles on his way with one punch, and nothing could stop him from moving forward.

After walking about two hundred meters, a red gate appeared in front of him. Its design seemed like interlaced fangs, which looked both fierce and majestic.

The door was tightly closed, but Xu Mu smashed it with a punch without hesitation and stepped into the room on the broken door.

After entering, he found that it was a spacious and large temple.

The temple is filled with the heads of many demonic creatures of different races. They are cleverly supported by thin wooden sticks and hung in a row, as if telling of their former glory and honor.

In front of this row of skull altars, there was a large group of believers in gray clothes, led by several priests in black, who were devoutly performing a kneeling ceremony.

Their movements were in unison, full of awe and piety, as if they were praying for the protection of some mysterious power.

If you ignore the gloomy atmosphere around you, you might mistake this for monks in a temple performing a normal religious ceremony under the guidance of the abbot.

"One, two... five black-robed priests, half a small target, easily accomplished!" Xu Mu looked around, counted the black-robed priests in the hall, then grinned and laughed.

As expected, bounty commissions make money quickly, and in just a few days I’ve achieved almost half of the small goal, and this is just the beginning.

Xu Mu did not give these confused Black Church members any chance to ask questions. With a thought, he immediately constructed a vast thunder constellation.

Seven star maps appeared instantly, interweaving into a huge constellation pattern.

He compressed the purple-red lightning into a ball of light and threw it in front of the black-robed priests as if he was throwing away garbage.

The light ball exploded the moment it hit the ground. Countless purple-red lightning bolts raged, submerging the group of black-robed priests in a sea of ​​lightning.

The destructive power released by the Silent Thunder Death Light launched by Xu Mu was so great that it directly razed the entire hall to the ground. The ceiling had long been unable to bear the weight and sank to the surface along with the soil.

The moonlight shines through the huge cave above, slanting down onto the center of the scorched earth temple, adding a dark and mysterious atmosphere to the ruins.

Those believers and priests gathered in the hall. Although some of them reacted quickly, they still could not escape the coverage of Xu Mu's silent thunder and death light.

No matter how fast they ran, they couldn't outrun the speed of lightning...

……

The Black Church's prayer hall is a place of prayer. It is said that the wishes and ambitions made here can be heard by the God of Death himself, making the faith of every member of the Black Church more unwavering.

Almost every member of the Black Church comes here to strengthen their faith through the baptism of their souls and spirits.

The statues enshrined in the chapel of each Black Church branch are different. The statue in the chapel of the ranch estate is covered with a bright red robe. It is so lifelike that it seems to jump out of the stone, completely obscuring the person's true appearance and making it impossible to identify its gender.

Xu Mu kicked the door of the prayer hall open, and saw a man with a slender figure like a bamboo and an extremely pale face praying devoutly to the "Salang" statue.

The man turned around and stared at Xu Mu with cold and murderous eyes.

"You are not a believer of the Church!"

"Lord Saran, I will eliminate this heretic as soon as possible. It will only take three minutes... No, I will continue to offer my prayers to you in one minute..." the man said respectfully to the statue.

The man's words were suddenly interrupted, and he was pressed to the ground by a powerful pressure. The ground collapsed, and the exquisite floor cracked immediately, along with the statue named "Sarang", which shattered into a pile of rubble.

"Space Department..." The man widened his eyes and looked at Xu Mu in disbelief.

I don't understand why this young man who looks no more than twenty years old can awaken the space system and cultivate it to such a powerful level.

"You have a good eye."

Xu Mu smiled and nodded, then decisively increased the pressure of gravity, causing the man's flesh and blood to explode instantly under the exponentially increased gravity, but he was not dead yet.

At the critical moment, the man summoned a blue magic armor, and with the help of the power of the magic armor, he dispersed some of the pressure of gravity, which barely saved his life.

Xu Mu was surprised by the appearance of the magic armor. This kind of magic armor that could resist his gravity compression attack could only be used by at least high-level magicians.

I didn't expect that this sickly-looking man was actually a blue-robed butler. "Heavenly Punishment - Thunderbolt - Lightning Disaster!"

After the accident, Xu Mu unleashed the fourth-level thunderbolt without hesitation, condensing it into a sharp spear, which easily pierced through the man's armor and penetrated his body.

The man's eyes bulged out, and the intermediate magic star map he was drawing suddenly stopped and disappeared.

"1.5 million in hand." Xu Mu whistled and continued to move forward happily.

1.5 million is actually not a lot compared to his current assets. The essence of the Silver Dome Lord is worth billions. Even if Zhu Meng bought him an elemental soul seed, he still has a balance of more than 20 billion in total assets.

It can be said that he is not short of money at all now.

The Lord of the Silver Dome is really a good man. I will go to Xiling in Hangzhou someday and erect a monument for him.

……

The bridge was covered with all kinds of monsters. Black beasts and cursed beasts were as dense as clouds. They not only occupied the front of the bridge, but also piled up in large numbers on the back, creating an illusion that the entire bridge seemed to be made up of these strange creatures.

Almost all the gray-robed believers and black-robed priests gathered at the other end of the bridge.

They had obviously learned of Xu Mu's existence in some way, so they carefully set a trap here, preparing to capture Xu Mu in one fell swoop.

Xu Mu roughly estimated that the total bounty for all members of the Vatican was at least 70 to 80 million, which was far beyond his expectations.

A large group of black beasts rushed towards Xu Mu frantically. Their figures gathered into a surging black torrent, accompanied by a disgusting stench.

Seeing this, Xu Mu stepped back a little, and the lightning in his hand began to rage and condense. At this time, he heard the mocking voice of a square-faced man in his ears: "Do you really think you are a hero? How dare you break in here alone!"

Xu Mu looked up, his eyes passing through the black beasts approaching him, and immediately locked onto the person who was speaking mockingly - a man in a dark gray robe, who seemed to be the butler of this ranch.

"The mantis blocks the car!"

Xu Mu snorted coldly and took a step forward suddenly. The Thunder Fist in his hand, carrying a dazzling purple-red light and lightning power, surged out and transformed into countless giant lightning pythons, sweeping towards the group of black beast monsters violently.

The black beasts fled in panic, but the Thunder Fist was so powerful, its coverage was so wide, and its speed was so fast that they could hardly escape the attack range.

Thunder and lightning raged like a storm, and the ground was instantly turned into a scorched earth. None of the black beasts were spared, and all turned into cold corpses. Some were directly reduced to ashes, while others were blown to pieces.

"That's it?" Xu Mu raised a scornful smile and took a few steps forward, ready to get rid of this Black Church believer once and for all.

"These insignificant black beasts are nothing more than a drop in the bucket for us, the Black Church."

Although the butler was somewhat surprised at Xu Mu's strength, he still maintained a calm attitude.

He waved his hand, as if he was just summoning a group of ordinary livestock, and suddenly a large group of black beasts rushed up from all directions.

These lowest creatures were natural cannon fodder for the butler.

Before a new group of black beasts launched a charge, the butler waved his hand again, and more than a hundred black beasts appeared in sight. They continued to advance one after another, as if there was no end.

Xu Mu calmly observed the black beasts summoned by the male butler. There were more than three hundred of them, and more than fifty cursed black beasts followed closely behind.

"Black beast, tear it into pieces for me!" The butler clapped his hands, his tone revealing an unquestionable majesty.

The black beasts roared in unison, got on all fours like wild beasts, and pounced madly towards Xu Mu on the other side of the bridge.

The stench in the air became stronger and stronger, making Xu Mu feel extremely uncomfortable and nauseous.

"About 400 of them, not even enough to guarantee the number of spirit essences, and you still want to act arrogant in front of me?"

Xu Mu let out a light click of his tongue, and the power of thunder and lightning gathered in his palms again. His strength had become so powerful that it was frightening. A high-level magic he casually cast was of super-powerful quality.

There are more than 400 black beasts here, and there is not even a commander-level beast. What can we use to fight against him?
Do you really think he is an ordinary high-level wizard?
His fist, carrying tremendous lightning energy, swung out suddenly, and violent thunder descended again, its power far exceeding that before, more ferocious and more violent.

The lightning energy condensed into an ocean. From a distance, it looked like a mid-level violent wave in the water system, completely submerging the entire bridge.

Hundreds of black beasts and dozens of cursed black beasts are in this violent sea of ​​thunder. Once they are touched by lightning, their bodies will instantly explode and turn into nothingness. They will not have any chance to react.

"Super level!"

The butler's eyes widened. The power of this punch was many levels higher than the previous one. It had obviously reached a super-level.

Isn’t this guy a high-level magician? How can he exert such super-level power!
"Stop him! I'll go report to the master!" The butler shouted hurriedly with a hint of panic in his voice.

Xu Mu instantly crossed the space and appeared at the other end of the bridge. At this time, he was facing several priests in black robes.

The black-robed priests heard the butler's call and began to chant their respective magics, most of which were mid-level magics.

Xu Mu's mind moved, and the pressure of the surrounding space suddenly increased, making it impossible for these black-robed priests to stand. They all knelt down, including the butler who wanted to escape.

Without even looking at these black-robed priests, he casually released a fourth-level lightning seal and threw it at them.

The lightning seal was thrown among several people, and it quickly expanded into a huge lightning field, madly releasing lightning energy...

……

The Po Palace is actually a palace hidden underground and is also the residence of the blue-robed deacons.

Xu Mu rushed in and his eyes first fell on the woman sitting in the middle. She was wearing high heels with bloodstains on her heels.

Although her appearance is ordinary, she exudes an indescribable strange and charming aura.

"I know your identity." Fang Shaoli stared at Xu Mu, with a sharp look in her eyes.

"Oh?" Xu Mu looked around and noticed that the black-robed priests and gray-robed believers were gathered around Fang Shaoli, along with the surviving black beasts and cursed beasts.

"You are from Bo City, and you ruined our plan when you were in Mo City before." Fang Shaoli's tone was filled with sarcasm and disdain.

(End of this chapter)