From Secret Clan to the Divine Dynasty

Byrne heard the suggestion to surrender, but instead of speaking, he fell into a deep silence. He then looked at the Child of the Sun God with a very subtle expression.

“Are you trying to use me?” he asked directly.

“Yes, but it would benefit you.”

The voice of the Child of the Sun God was calm, hoping with serenity that Karno would consider his proposal.

“Moreover, if you choose to surrender to me and assist me in obtaining the sacred object venerated by the Fischer family, then most of the members of the Fischer family will not die.”

“Otherwise, as soon as they leave the range of the Eastern Four Kingdoms, they will die immediately.”

Karno was silent again for a long time, as he was aware over the years that his counterpart had the ability to kill from a distance, but was unclear about the specific principles and restrictions.

Well, he understood one thing: it was only under sunlight that spontaneous combustion could be triggered. The Lorne noble who died in front of him was hit by a bit of sunlight coming through a window, and for many years he had been careful to avoid exposure to sunlight.

He had thought this would keep him safe, but he hadn’t expected the adversary himself to come in person…

He was well aware of the sacred object his adversary wanted—it was the transparent bottle venerated by the Fischer family in the Grand Hall.

Because the residual power of the Gods still existed, Heavenly Enlightenment could not yet enter the Eastern Four Kingdoms, and even the powerful Child of the Sun God could not enter Cyart; hence, he needed him.

And compared to other Monarch powerful experts, his own power was not the strongest within the Monarch range, but his identity as a direct descendant of the Fischer family made it easiest to sneak into the family and steal.

“I can show you the power of the sun. If I really wanted to kill people from the Fischer family, it would be very easy—unless they never leave the Eastern Four Kingdoms, unless the power of the Gods in the East never dissipates,” he continued.

“Even though the former might be possible, the latter is bound to be impossible,” said the Child of the Sun God, and then he waved his hand.

“Wolf, Cat, come out.”

After he spoke, two beastmen walked in from outside—one a wolf-eared woman and the other a cat-eared man, both dressed in the style of the southern Terrara Church State.

Their expressions were full of reverence; they knelt before the Child of the Sun God with extreme exaggeration, their posture that of a deep bow.

Karno knew this was because in the Terrara Church State, the Child of the Sun God was the spokesperson of Blazing Sun, considered a god among men, and thus they worshiped him from the depths of their hearts.

Even if the Child of the Sun God ordered the people of the Terrara Church State to kill their families and then commit suicide, the vast majority would not defy the order.

“Give me the list of the Spiritual Tunic Secret Priory,” the Child of the Sun God continued.

“Yes.”

The Wolf immediately submitted a list with utmost respect, and the list contained dozens of names. Karno frowned slightly as he watched this unfold.

What exactly would he do next?

In fact, this was the first time Karno had witnessed the display of power by a Heavenly Enlightenment Level legend.

The time he was knocked unconscious did not count since he hadn’t noticed how the other had moved at all.

Honestly, he was a bit excited and curious.

It could even be said that the vast majority of Extraordinary Exponents never got a chance to witness the terrifying power of Heavenly Enlightenment, and in some sense, it was also his honor.

The next moment, the Child of the Sun God slowly placed his hand on the list.

“In the name of the sun, I sanction you… Burn to ash, sinners’ souls.”

Then, the text on the list began to heat up one by one, turning red, and ultimately, it burst into flames!

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Thrums Dukedom.

It was a place locked in thick, cold, and mysterious snow, like a crystal-clear fairy tale world from a dream.

Time seemed to slow down here, freezing every bit of the scenery into eternity.

The sky was always a light blue-gray, with occasional light snowflakes slowly drifting down, like fine pearls scattered from the sky, adding a touch of vitality to this silent world.

The sunlight softened in the cold air, casting a faint golden glow on the snow.

The Spiritual Tunic Secret Priory, an organization under the Primordial Tree, was holding a meeting here, where dozens of Extraordinary Exponents at least at Transmutation Level were seriously engaging.

“Have you found the ‘Book’?”

The speaker was the leader of the Spiritual Tunic Secret Priory, a tall, white-haired woman, the “Spiritual Tunic Sage,” who had long reached the Middle Monarch Level of power.

She obtained the Forbidden knowledge of “Spirit Suppressing Straitjacket” from the Spirit Realm decades ago and thus founded the Spiritual Tunic Secret Priory.

At the same time, the “Spiritual Tunic Sage” was also a member of “Understanding,” one of the members of the world’s top-tier secret organization, the Primordial Tree.

The man in blue robes beside her, whose eyes occasionally burst with flames, was the vice-leader who had once met Byrne and others. He remained at Lower Monarch Level after many years.

The vice-leader slowly shook his head, saying,

“Not yet, not even a clue about the ‘Book.’ After all, it is Forbidden rare artifact number 1, and the entire Primordial Tree has been searching the Claud World for countless years without finding it.”

The “Spiritual Tunic Sage” fell into thought, and continued, “If it weren’t for the ‘Book,’ our native world wouldn’t have been destroyed, and we wouldn’t have come to Claud… In any case, like the ‘Crown’ said, we must find the ‘Book.'”