I've Become the King of Villains in the Game

Hearing the words from "Neil," the Port Master, ministers, families, and guests present, including Bishop Youssef and a group of priests, all turned pale.

"Arrogant! How dare you desecrate the Goddess! Damned demon!!"

Father Hardin was filled with furious anger, sternly reprimanding.

His medium-length hair stood upright, swaying with the rising flames, his eyes transformed into blazing blue fire, sparks spewing from his mouth.

Hardin's heart was far from calm.

The demon possessing Nerlucius before him was so brazen, even daring to show disrespect to the Goddess, clearly not an ordinary being...

"No matter if you're from Heaven, the Wasteland, or beyond the realms, whether you're a higher-ranking demon or a powerful entity, this is the Britania Continent, territory of the Nine Great Empires, guarded by the Holy Land Klein... Daring to tread here, you'll face the most dreadful punishment, eternally damned to Hell in endless agony!"

This blue-flame priest vowed fiercely.

In the flames, "Neil" raised an eyebrow.

Chen Lun had long learned through Neil's experiences over the past three years that the Outer Continent, which is the Britania Continent, and the Nine Great Empires have a common enemy, namely the threats from Heaven, the Wasteland, and beyond the realms.

Especially the former two.

Sky Island Heaven doesn't actually exist in the present world but is instead located in a realm similar to the Spirit World, Netherworld, Star Realm, and Dream Realm, only it floats high above, hence the rumors of it being above the continent.

This claim is, in fact, incorrect.

Heaven is located in the "Sky Realm."

The Wasteland is similar, lying in unexplored regions beyond the Nine Great Empires, utterly barren, without civilization or living beings.

The Wasteland is located in the "Primeval World."

Between the two realms, there is a "gap realm" named "Hell."

The environment inside is extremely harsh, filled with the stench of sulfur and lava, difficult even for high-ranked Saints to survive, rumored to be a dead end, the final destination for those guilty of the most heinous sins after death.

The Nine Great Empires collectively refer to transcendent beings from Heaven, the Wasteland, and beyond the realms as "demons."

Their power is divided into lower, middle, upper, and special ranks of authority.

Chen Lun could easily correspond this to the mid-low-high sequences of the Sun Continent, with "authority" specifically referring to "Angel Sub-God Rank."

"Ha, eternally damned to Hell... you? With the Redemption Church?"

"Neil," standing at the center of the Exorcism Ritual Array, bathed in flames, casually crossed his arms and chuckled lightly.

Father Hardin felt the contempt from the other side, and Wrath consumed him.

He snorted coldly, lifting the Bible in his hand.

Rustle!

The Bible fluttered open without wind, pages turning.

Meanwhile, Father Hardin raised his right fist, the blue flames burning more fiercely, the heat wave oppressive.

Whether it was an illusion or not, the shadow cast by the flames danced violently like flames, resembling a grotesque figure dancing quickly, leaving afterimages in the eyes of onlookers!

Crackling!

Blinding lightning burst from Father Hardin's blue flaming right fist, accompanied by faint thunderclaps!

"Hmm?"

"Neil" let out a soft sound of surprise, feeling puzzled.

Chen Lun couldn't help but think:

'Controlling lightning, holding thunder… isn't this precisely the ability of the Deep Sea Path Sequence Four [Catastrophe Apostle]? How did this guy do it?'

Crack!!

Thunder roared.

"In the name of the Candelabra Goddess 'Sitheko,' I hereby suppress you!"

Father Hardin's profound features alternated between light and dark under the high-frequency flickering flames, roaring with fury:

"Repent! Demon!!"

Accompanied by a blinding flash, a blue pillar of fire, surrounded by blue-purple arcs of electricity, blasted from his right fist, directly striking the center of the Exorcism Array, engulfing "Neil's" body.

Due to the ritual's influence, such terrifying high-rank power did not diffuse, firmly locking within a ten-meter radius, forming a dense, profound-colored electric fire hemisphere!

The surrounding erupted into an uproar.

The onlookers were profoundly shocked.

Most people present had never encountered the supernatural, let alone witnessed such a high-level Exorcism Ritual on the spot.

Father Hardin, the blue-flame priest from the Holy Land Klein, his entire being aflame, his anger piercing the sky like a deity, raising his hand to unleash the terrifying pillar of fire, burning the demon-possessed Corps Commander Neil.

"Ah! Ahhh!"

Chilling screams and wails emanated from within the fire hemisphere, and the Port Master, along with ministers, ladies, and guests, wore expressions of tension and fear.

What kind of evil being is this?

To endure such burning and yet remain alive!

Rafaela's tear-filled beautiful eyes were fixated on the glaring fireball, and her heart almost shattered at the thought of her lover suffering inside.

"Demon! Reveal your true name; I can grant you a swift end!"

Father Hardin shouted in a deep voice.

The next second.

To everyone's astonishment, a response indeed emanated from within the fireball.

The hysterical screams and wails abruptly ceased.

Replaced by a light chuckle, a deep, magnetic voice spoke:

"You can call me 'Serpent,' Lord Hardin."

"?!"

Father Hardin was startled by the sudden response.

Whooo——

Before their eyes, that terrifying electric fire hemisphere shrunk within two seconds, and vanished.

Everyone saw clearly that "Neil," at the center of the Exorcism Array, was sitting on the ground unharmed, leisurely and mockingly looking at Father Hardin.

A gleam of interest flashed in his crystalline eyes.

Controlling Neil's body, Chen Lun quietly thought, "Interesting."

Because the pillar of fire just now confirmed his suspicion.

The arc of electricity contained within it was indeed the power of the Deep Sea Pathway!

The Sequence Ability of the "Catastrophe Apostle"!

Not only that, but the flame even harbored an invisible mythical plague! While burning, it corroded his body, hastening his life's decay to rapidly destroy the flesh and spirituality.

"What exactly is going on with this flame that contains the power of both the Deep Sea and Plague Pathways..."

Chen Lun pondered.

"Could it be a characteristic of the Holy Fire Pathway?"

This method was different from the Flesh Pathway and the Path of the Earth.

For instance, the "Sin Eater" could only temporarily convert non-pathway powers, and the effect would be reduced to some degree, while the latter could summon established targets from the river of history, or like the "Grotesque," utilize the corpses of deceased Transcendents to strengthen themselves, essentially treating others' characteristics as a "tool."

But Priest Hardin's Holy Fire was vastly different.

To Chen Lun, it felt like...

They had been integrated into the flame as one!

"Not harmed in the slightest?!"

Priest Hardin stared fixedly at the silhouette sitting cross-legged on the ground, speaking with a slightly trembling voice.

The opponent's "scream" just now was clearly a pretense, a ploy to toy with him.

Serpent...

Who exactly is this person?!

"Mr. Hardin, I told you, this level of holy fire can't kill me. You still have room for improvement..."

"Neil" grinned.

"Even if the Blue Pope of the Holy Land Klein were to descend, I would make Them kneel before me and repent."

"You... you?!"

Priest Hardin was both shocked and enraged, unable to speak out of frustration.

He promptly took a deep breath and steeled his resolve.

Crash!

The Bible in his left hand flipped quickly.

Soon, it stopped on one page.

"Youssef! Lead the clergy with me to chant the Holy Hymn!"

Priest Hardin ordered without turning his head.

"Yes, Priest Hardin!"

The old bishop agreed without any hesitation.

Without needing his vocal command, the blue-robed priests present quickly gathered around, forming a circle of over a dozen people, standing several meters apart outside the Exorcism Array, encircling "Neil" within.

Each of them held a Bible, turned to a specific page.

"Never forget, the hand that weaves flames!"

Priest Hardin sang loudly.

The clergy of the Redemption Church echoed in unison:

"Do not forget, the fire no one can bear!"

Priest Hardin took out a bone match from his robe, lightly striking it on his cheek, and with a hiss, the match ignited with colorful flames.

He seemed to endure some kind of pain, his voice extremely devout, hissing through the last of the Holy Hymn:

"We live, we sigh, we love the flame, we turn to ashes in the fire, yet we refuse to be tainted by corruption..."

Priest Hardin's tone shifted again, turning angry, as if roaring, and started rapidly reciting the follow-up prayer from the Bible in ancient Britania language.

The colorful flames on the match flickered tirelessly.

The high-order divine arts of the Flame Sub-God "Rainbow Seven Gods" took effect at this moment.

Within the Exorcism Array, a spiraling colored fire pillar suddenly ascended, trapping "Neil" inside, even distorting his silhouette.

Chen Lun, through Neil's body, instantly felt an extremely terrifying force surrounding him, attempting to obliterate his existence.

He was very surprised.

Because this pillar of fire, similar to Priest Hardin's punch just now, likewise contained the power of other pathways.

But this time, it contained seven pathways simultaneously!

And, they were pathways Chen Lun was extremely familiar with—

Anita Continent, Seven Gods Pathway!

The sunlight's heat, the dark sun's abyss, the constellation's confusion, the flesh's vitality, the conspiracy's destruction, the deep sea's vastness, and the earth's retrospection...

They merged seamlessly together, forming an unimaginably terrifying force!

"Interesting, too interesting! Is this the unique characteristic of the Holy Fire Pathway... integration! Growth? Infinite potential?!"

Even while amidst the colorful fire pillar, Chen Lun felt no fear at all.

Instead, he marveled quietly:

"This ancient pathway is indeed strong..."

Chen Lun hadn't made his move all this time to thoroughly understand the characteristics of the Holy Fire Pathway, and now he finally did, so he no longer planned to waste any time.

"As I said, at your level, even with such divine arts, it's still impossible to hurt me..."

While speaking, he forcibly walked out of the colorful fire pillar.

Walking while mocking:

"You're truly pathetic, haha..."

"Impossible! This is impossible!!"

Reflexively, Priest Hardin took a step back.