I Ascend to the Divine Throne through Arcane Means

"Fess Martin?"

Lis raised an eyebrow, looking at Leonel's reaction before him, somewhat curious.

It seemed that this Slaughter Knight indeed had some significant background, otherwise, the bishop wouldn't react so strongly.

Looking at the unconscious Fess on the ground, Leonel instantly stood up and then looked at Lis and Taya, his expression slightly grim.

"What do you two intend to do by bringing our church's Slaughter Knight here?"

As he spoke, a strong aura erupted from Leonel.

The position of a Slaughter Knight in the War God Church is quite special; they are both one of the strongest forces of the church and also the cradle for cultivating top-tier warriors of the church.

Every Slaughter Knight is extremely important to the War God Church.

The War God Church does not mind Slaughter Knights dying in battle, but if someone defeats a Slaughter Knight and blatantly brings them to the War God Church, that is a provocation.

Although aware that the two young people before him were quite powerful, Leonel had no intention of being patient.

This was in the War God Church's great cathedral; unless they were a Legendary Strongman, it was impossible to escape.

However, Leonel was also somewhat puzzled since Fess didn't appear to have any obvious injuries.

Anyone capable of capturing Fess would surely understand the danger of coming to the War God Church and wouldn't risk themselves like this, right?

Lis didn't mind the hostility in Leonel's words and, smiling, said:

"I forgot to introduce myself. I am Lis Kain of [Nature's Wrath]."

Nature's Wrath?

Lis Kain?

Leonel found the name familiar, quickly recalling where he had heard it before.

It was at a previous bishop meeting in Ambundo City, where the destruction of Elf Royal Court Jonor City by the Abyss Prince was discussed, and Lord War God issued an oracle to address the matter.

Rumor had it that in the event of Jonor City's destruction by Demon Prince Demogorgon, a human had survived and seemed to have thwarted some of the Demon Prince's plans, becoming an Elf Sage of the Elf Kingdom and forming the Transcendent Organization [Nature's Wrath].

To stop the subsequent plans of the Demon Prince, [Nature's Wrath] cooperated with the Church of the Gods to advance the cause of eliminating the Abyss Demons.

And that person's name was Lis Kain!

Leonel was a bit doubtful. Although he had heard this story before, he hadn't paid much attention to it.

After all, the Elf Forest was too far from Turte Oasis, and the Jianuo Mountain Range stood in between. Even if the elves were looking to eliminate Abyss Demons, they were unlikely to come here.

But now, the leader of [Nature's Wrath] had suddenly appeared before him and brought back the church's Slaughter Knight, making it hard for Leonel to believe.

However, if he was truly the Elf Sage, it wasn't surprising for someone so young to possess such great strength.

Lis noticed Leonel's scrutinizing gaze and took out an emerald emblem from his storage ring.

This emblem seemed to be made of emerald jade, with an insignia of a half-thriving, half-withered giant tree on it. Looking at this emblem, a sense of holiness and mystery could be felt.

Upon seeing the emblem, Leonel no longer doubted Lis's identity.

When Lis had formed an alliance with the Church of the Gods, he had provided these emblems to prove the identity of the elves in [Nature's Wrath].

This emblem carried a trace of the World Tree's aura, and only those who had received the World Tree emblem from Lis could use it, making it impossible to forge.

Leonel had encountered this special emblem before at the archbishop's place, so he naturally remembered it.

Seeing this, Leonel lowered his guard and saluted Lis, saying:

"Welcome to the War God Church, Mr. Sage Lis."

If that was the case, then this Sage Lis was undoubtedly genuine.

Could the problem be with Fess?

Leonel realized something and frowned, looking at the still unconscious Fess.

If they had merely met during travels, even if Lis had saved Fess, there would be no need to control him like this.

Given Leonel's strength, it was easy to see that Fess didn't have any severe injuries, merely fell into unconsciousness due to the effect of a spell.

"No need for such courtesy, Bishop Leonel."

Lis waved his hand and pointed to Fess on the ground, saying to Leonel:

"It's like this. I, along with a caravan, was traveling in the desert..."

Lis then narrated to Leonel how he had encountered Fess and discovered that Fess was secretly directing the desert bandits to slaughter ordinary people.

However, Lis concealed the fact that he knew Slaughter Knights could enhance their strength through Slaughter Aura, as this was a secret of the War God Church, and he didn't bother to explain how he had discovered this.

As Lis narrated, Leonel's calm demeanor turned to astonishment, and eventually, his muscles tensed and veins bulged, looking at Fess with an angered and hostile expression.

After Lis finished his story, Leonel was silent for a moment and then said to Lis:

"I apologize, Lord Lis."

"Thanks to your intervention, we were spared further disgrace brought upon our Lord's glory."

Leonel didn't doubt Lis's story much.

As the leader of [Nature's Wrath], cooperating with the War God Church, Lis had no reason to lie and slander a Slaughter Knight.