Countless beams of Holy Light seemed unstoppable, but they were instantly shattered by the flames.
After a few breaths, the Divine Purification dissipated completely.
Essex let out a long sigh of relief and lowered his hand, retracting the blood-red shield. Even with his strength, maintaining such a massive shield that covered the entire dark cloud was extremely taxing.
Seeing that Leo had withstood the full force of the invincible pope’s attack, the dark clan members were invigorated and cheered loudly. Only Leo knew that he had used two moves to counter Grelio’s Divine Purification and was slightly at a disadvantage.
At this moment, Grelio sneered, “Your strength is merely so. To challenge the authority of the Lord with such petty skills is simply overestimating yourself.”
Leo was furious. He pointed his finger, and the massive flame in the sky instantly condensed into a thin, straight line, shooting towards Grelio like a crimson arrow.
Grelio waved his hand like a sword, his demeanor calm and arrogant. “Holy Judgment!”
A beam of Holy Light shot from Grelio’s right hand into the sky, instantly forming a gigantic Radiant Blade. With a cold glint in his bright eyes, Grelio slashed down.
It was like a comet sweeping across the earth or thunder splitting a mountain. With a terrifying roar, the Radiant Blade descended, meeting the sharp flame head-on. The flame line collided with the massive blade edge of the Radiant Blade but shattered instantly like a speeding train hitting a solid rock, turning into countless sparks.
Seeing the Radiant Blade coming down heavily towards him, Leo’s pupils contracted. He raised his hand and shouted, “Sword come!”
The Dragon Sword appeared out of thin air in front of Leo, bringing up a hundred-foot flame, soaring like a giant dragon towards the Radiant Blade.
In an instant, the Radiant Blade and the dragon clashed. The dragon roared to the heavens while the Radiant Blade rang out. Both sides were entangled in a fierce battle.
For a moment, the sky was filled with scattering Holy Light and sparks, creating a stunning and magnificent scene.
This situation was tough for the cult members and dark clan members below. The uncontrolled Holy Light and sparks rained down on two massive clouds.
The two clouds were filled with screams of agony as dozens of bishops and dark clan members became collateral damage.
Both the dark clan and cult members joined forces to raise massive shields to protect their respective clouds, barely managing to defend themselves.
In the high sky, the Radiant Blade and the dragon formed by the Dragon Sword continued their fierce battle.
Grelio was enraged. His undefeated pride for a thousand years could not tolerate any setback. He raised his hand to launch another attack.
With a loud boom in the high sky, torrential rain appeared out of nowhere, forming a massive water curtain that rushed towards the dragon’s fiery body.
Leo was slightly surprised but unafraid because the Dragon Sword’s flames were Fiery Fire; ordinary water couldn’t harm it!
To his surprise, as soon as the rain curtain touched the flames, the roaring fire quickly subsided, unable to resist the rain curtain.
How could this be?
Leo was shocked and closely examined the dense rain.
The rain was milky white, like diluted milk.
Soon, the dragon’s flames were extinguished, revealing the Dragon Sword’s true form.
The Holy Light Giant Sword, drenched in rainwater, became even more powerful. With one strike, it shattered the weakened Dragon Sword into oblivion.
Leo and the dark clan members were horrified by this turn of events.
Meanwhile, cheers erupted from the Church members as if victory was within reach.
“Go to hell, filthy evil soul,” Grelio chanted as he swung the Radiant Blade towards Leo.
Knowing things were dire, Leo’s figure flashed, and a beam of light shot into the sky. At the same time, a giant blood python appeared where Leo had been.
Seeing the Holy Light Giant Sword coming down forcefully, the blood python fearlessly hissed and tried to wrap around it with its massive body.
In the next second, the blood python coiled around the Radiant Blade but was shaken by its indomitable power, causing blood to splatter.
Even so, the blood python clung to the Radiant Blade with all its might.
Grelio’s face turned cold. His eyes flashed with brilliance as he roared and raised his right hand high again, summoning powerful Holy Power for support.
The Holy Light Giant Sword’s power surged once more, emitting countless rays of light that penetrated the blood python’s massive body.
With a crisp sound, the blood python was shredded by the Holy Light Giant Sword into pieces, turning into a rain of blood.
Witnessing this scene, Leo’s expression grew solemn. Grelio’s power far exceeded his expectations.
As strength met strength, Leo’s fighting spirit surged. He summoned the Purple Radiance Dagger directly.
A beam of purple light streaked like a meteor towards the Holy Light Giant Sword.
In an instant, the Purple Radiance Dagger collided with the Holy Light Giant Sword.
This was followed by a terrifying explosion and shockwave.
Leo felt as if his chest had been struck by a giant hammer. He groaned and flew backward.
Grelio wasn’t in great shape either. He hadn’t expected Leo’s attack to trigger an explosion of Holy Judgment. Before he could raise a Protective Shield, he was engulfed by chaotic light and shockwaves.
Cult members and dark clan members hurriedly strengthened their Protective Shields. However, over ten weaker bishops and dark clan members were killed by the shockwave!
As the power dissipated, silence quickly returned to the sky.
Leo steadied himself, his face pale as paper, sitting cross-legged in mid-air.
Grelio soon reappeared but looked even more disheveled than Leo.
His crown had shattered, his luxurious robe was in tatters, and blood stained his mouth.
Physical training was indeed a weakness of the Church; even for the pope.
After adjusting his breath slightly, Leo stood up. With just one step, he moved like lightning to stand firmly several paces in front of Grelio in mid-air.
Leo looked at Grelio and sneered, “The invincible pope is nothing more than this.”
Seeing that Leo seemed to have gained the upper hand, despite repeated setbacks, dark clan members’ confidence soared with joy.
In contrast, everyone in the cult wore expressions of gloom. Except for a few high-ranking members, most lacked confidence.
In truth, Leo knew his own struggles. Although he seemed to have an advantage now, he had been at a disadvantage during their earlier exchanges.
Grelio’s face changed color as his body trembled slightly. His incredibly proud heart couldn’t bear such sharp ridicule.
A terrifying fighting spirit erupted from Grelio’s body as he growled lowly, “Healing Halo!”
A bright Holy Light suddenly burst from Grelio’s body.
In just an instant, Grelio’s pale face regained its color. Even his tattered robe restored itself to its original splendor and dignity.
Looking again, Grelio stood tall and composed with an air of nobility. Atop his head appeared an ancient crown made of thorns.