As an "Observer," Tang Qi watched Charles I carry out the execution, watching the respected Holy Prophet beheaded before him.
He was tempted to intervene, even on the verge of doing so.
But at that moment, Tang Qi felt a "Binding," not from any other power, but from the Holy Prophet's power close at hand. After "Jerome" spoke, whether it was the Holy Thorn Tentacles he controlled or his body in the Lake Heart Island Secret Realm, neither could make any move.
Although this binding lasted only half a second, it was enough.
When Tang Qi recovered from the unknowable power of the "Truth Telling Skill," what he saw was the crimson blood, spraying from the old man's body like a fine rain, like a stream, falling among the Holy Thorns in the already wildly spreading Thorny Sky Tower.
The next moment, it directly went berserk.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
It seemed like endless Holy Thorns spread out from the void, intertwining and growing crazily towards the starry sky, towards the heavens.
Suddenly, Tang Qi felt a tingle, that "eyeball" looked downward, the thick, spiky thorn tentacles suddenly produced incredible symbols, outlined by pristine Light, rapidly spreading and covering each Holy Thorn.
Anyone who saw those symbols, which had no repetition and were incredibly harmonious, stacked together, seemed to have all their doubts answered.
At the meeting point of the symbols, within the clean Radiance, a "bud"-like thing slowly formed.
"The Flower of Truth?"
This thought rose in the minds of Tang Qi and the Peeping Toms.
Bang!
Crimson footprints landed on the Thorny Sky Tower, terrifying Holy Light burst forth immediately, effortlessly destroying many thorns; within that vast "wound", a dismissive cold snort sounded, as Charles I holding the "Sword of Punishment" slowly lifted the bladeless sword.
The sword tip, directly pointing to the sky above the Sky-reaching Tower, like the pondering Angel Rafael.
As the "Truth Symbol" spread crazily to the Tower Top, the scenes of "Divine History" that mortals could not directly gaze upon seemed to become clear, infinite Great Power bursting under the starry sky, right in front of Rafael, a crack appeared.
Immediately, it turned into a portal.
"Is that...?"
The same scene was reflected in everyone's eyes.
It was like an ancient relic excavated from deep underground, a thorny, incomplete portal under a starlit Dark Night; countless lifeforms' shadows flickered, an old battlefield, numerous imposing figures, giant dragons roaring, Ancient Gods bellowing... incredibly extraordinary scenes, all revolving around that rugged portal.
And the portal, at this moment, was opening.
As if "the darkest night" had seen the light, within the light, a realm beyond belief was revealed.
That realm existed in the "Mysterious."
Inside there was no pristine Light, no fertile lands, no eternal starlight, no angels serving the Divine... what existed were rotten, desolate lands, dark, twisted thorns, and countless corpses of Divine beings, demons, giant dragons, and Exotic Realm Species entwined by thorns.
"Thorny Kingdom?"
When the Transcendents realized something, at the same time, they also saw in the depths of the realm, a sight that shocked everyone including Tang Qi and Charles I.
In the deepest part of the realm, there appeared a "pathway" surrounded by numerous rotten, black thorns; at the end of the path, was an infinite, layer upon layer accumulated Radiance, inside which was a massive, ancient but shattered battlefield.
In the midst of the battlefield, numerous figures like "giants," and "Divine beings" still battled confusedly; they were like out of control "Zombies," punching and biting each other, their bodies swollen and bizarre, and Tang Qi felt incredibly familiar with them.
Such existences, he had seen long ago, wandering in the "Mysterious," devoid of self, blindly foolish, but possessing unimaginable Great Power, the "Dark Dominator" that polluted everything.
At this moment, great figures roamed the battlefield, fighting each other, still retaining characteristics unique to "Divine beings" on their bodies, but more so like the Dark Dominator, they had completely lost control, they were wildly mutating.
"Great Catastrophe Battlefield!"
As Tang Qi uttered these words.
A terrifying pain that struck the soul swept over unexpectedly, Tang Qi sharply closed his eyes, still unable to prevent the black Blood Tears from streaming down his cheeks, he did not need to see his body to realize, his originally perfect body instantly rotted, accompanied by a foul smell, swollen, twisted pieces of flesh and tentacles simultaneously emerging.
Just before he mutated into a Monster, the Book of Nothingness in front of him suddenly emitted radiance, wisps of pitch-black gas emerged from Tang Qi's body, gradually converging on a corner of the cover, and a new "Chaos Mushroom" formed.
Tang Qi rapidly recovered, other Peeping Toms were not so fortunate.
Screams and wails rang out in various places of the Origin Star, with the Federation being the most severely affected.
Although the "Big Shots" who were observing the battle had anticipated they might be accidentally harmed, seeing the "Great Catastrophe Battlefield" suddenly and witnessing the out of control, mutating gods, even still separated by the "Thorny Kingdom," they had to pay a price.
Fortunately, those who can peep here are all powerful Transcendents, except for a few with low resistance or unprepared, unlucky individuals, the rest have implemented self-rescue measures.
At the same time as actively rescuing themselves, images of what would come next emerged in their minds:
At the top of the Thorny Sky-reaching Tower, after the portal opened, Rafael, who was in a state of "confusion," seemed to have regained some clarity.
Yet, he still paid no attention to Charles I, his focus solely on the Thorny Kingdom, on the dark thorny pathway, on the end of the pathway—the Great Catastrophe Battlefield. He slowly opened his mouth and silently mouthed a sentence.
"I'm back!"
There was no sound, but mysteriously, all the Transcendents heard this sentence.
Charles I heard it too.
He watched "Rafael" lift a foot, about to step into the portal.
Just as he made this motion, within the Great Catastrophe Battlefield, the figure closest to the outer layer of radiance that was out of control—a being with a giant's physique but grotesquely swollen, and a body growing continuously moving limbs—was originally trying to pounce on another mutated god nearby.
But at this moment, it seemed to sense something and violently turned back.
Bang!
A pair of rotten but immensely powerful eyes fiercely pressed against the luminous barrier at the end of the pathway.
In those eyes, Rafael's figure was instantly reflected.
An incredible scene ensued. This crazily mutated god, with eyes filled with pollution, briefly revealed a glimpse of "wisdom." The rotten body began to shrink; those giant limbs turned to dust, rustling as they fell... Was it recovering because it saw Rafael?
Although in the next second, wisdom was again overwhelmed by foolish madness, and it continued to lose control.
But at this moment, all Transcendents understood:
"Rafael is the reincarnation of 'Thorn,' he wants to return to his own Divine Realm, he wants to save the gods who lost control in the last battle... Is the entire battlefield filled with gods from the rebel camp?"
As this thought arose in everyone's mind at the same time, a loud noise suddenly emerged from beneath the Thorny Sky-reaching Tower.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
He moved, Charles I, wielding the "Sword of Punishment," as if a True God walking on earth, his path turned all to dust.
Each step he took almost broke the Sky-reaching Tower.
He moved towards Rafael with terrifying speed.
The bladeless edge of the cross sword in his hand directly pointed at Rafael's still mortal body.
A voice filled with killing intent echoed through the starry sky.
The Master said:
"Vengeance is mine; I will repay!"
Amidst Charles I's chanting of retribution, numerous Holy Thorns tried to stop him, those "Truth Symbols" manifold materialized various tests and difficulties, trying to bind his steps forward, but every obstruction was effortlessly dissolved by him.
At this moment, the power displayed by this Pope completely plunged the observing Big Shots into despair.
No matter what they wanted to do, they dared not make a move.
Even if a hundred "Legendary Level" strong beings joined forces, they probably could not withstand a single casual swing of Charles I's sword at this moment, each burst of Holy Light from him contained supremely mighty, Supreme Divinity.
The sensitive Big Shots even noticed something extremely unsettling at this time.
Charles I's handsome and cold face, had, since when, no longer shown emotions like anger, nor were there tears flowing from the corners of his eyes anymore; he had become incredibly indifferent, extremely calm; he was losing what belonged to a human... humanity.
Atop the Sky-reaching Tower, a wilted "eyeball" could hardly peep anymore.
At this moment, what Tang Qi could feel was the enveloping, destructive Supreme Divine Power; no matter where he looked, he only saw an imposing figure completely radiating Holy Light, without any details, like a true "God," wielding the Holy Sword, slaughtering everything.
No need for Special Ability, Tang Qi instantly judged Charles I's "State" at this moment.
"He is letting go of himself, continuously guiding the Divinity of the 'Lord of Light' into his body."
"Supreme Divinity will erase his self, emotions, memories, body, soul... and everything."
"In the end, He will become a pure Divine Containment Body."
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