Mo Gong kept his hands tucked in his sleeves, his gaze calm as he looked at Chan Zu, a hint of laziness and indifference in his expression.
For any other Central Administrator, facing the current Chan Zu might have been an all-out war, but for Mo Gong, Chan Zu was a minor problem.
"I'm in a hurry, let's start quickly."
"Wuwah…!!!"
Mo Gong's disdain stung Chan Zu's pride. It let out another explosive roar, its fierce sound resonating throughout the Summer Bamboo District, and even the entire Sacred City could hear this astonishing deafening noise.
Inside the Saint Sophie Cathedral, the old priest slowly raised his head, opening his cloudy eyes.
"Alas, that 'great worm' has gone mad, and another calamity has descended. Alas… why must it be so…"
He stood up and took a step towards the Summer Bamboo District. His figure vanished instantly, and the next moment he stood on the rooftop of the tallest building outside the park.
Looking at the devastated park, the old priest's eyes were full of pity.
He made a cross over his chest, and a gentle power radiated from him, isolating the battlefield from the rest of the Summer Bamboo District.
The residents originally around the park had also been affected by the previous battle to varying degrees. The most noticeable was that most of them had been deafened by Chan Zu's calls.
But after the old priest arrived, the injuries of these people began to recover at a visible rate.
Moreover, the strange influence of the Chalice of Divine Blood on them completely disappeared. They all realized the strangeness of the situation and moved away from the dangerous place.
The power required to accomplish all this was but a drop in the bucket for the old priest, but his expression was not good.
As if insects were moving under his skin, the skin on his back made sizzling sounds and emitted wisps of white smoke, clearly indicating he was enduring immense pain.
Every force that had been passed down for a thousand years was not as simple as it appeared. The Glory Church was no exception.
Perhaps an unintentional act a thousand years ago had become a powerful foundation that was passed down to the present, some foundations even being unknown.
And this old priest was perhaps the strongest among all the existing foundations of the Glory Church!
He was born in the chaotic era a thousand years ago, when the Eastern Oil Region was in the midst of a great famine.
In that famine, people could no longer be called people; to survive, they would even eat their own children!
Witnessing the tragedies of the human world, the young old priest vowed to save all those in hardship.
So he joined the Creation Church, became a priest, and established the first completely public welfare-oriented rescue organization in the history of the Eastern Oil Region.
In that disaster, the old priest and his public welfare organization saved at least hundreds of thousands of lives.
Because of this astonishing benevolent act, the old priest's prestige among the common people at that time even surpassed that of the Pope, and he was hailed as Saint Kante.
In the process of saving people, the old priest's understanding of the Creation Scriptures gradually deepened, and he became increasingly devout in his faith.
Unknowingly, he became the most shining rising star in the Glory Church at that time, though he was occasionally privately called the most foolish fool by others.
With his kind of power, others would pursue better enjoyments and higher power.
But only the old priest, who had always been dedicated to saving people, remained an ordinary priest.
The old priest seemed to be a favorite of the Creator, and he quickly broke through to a realm that was unimaginable for other clergy. However, because he disliked fighting and only focused on saving people, no one noticed his strength.
Originally, if he continued like this, he would have become the strongest in the Glory Church.
But after a certain breakthrough, the old priest, whose faith was originally firm, suddenly became lost.
Because in his increasing power, he drew closer to the essence of God.
This was something every clergyman dreamed of, but it almost caused the old priest's faith to collapse.
Because he discovered…
God does not love the world!
The Creator was high and inscrutable. To Him, all the humans on Earth were dispensable.
If, one day, the Creator accidentally wiped out the population of a city.
He would never feel sorrow, nor would He find it amusing; He would simply feel indifferent.
Even the emotion of 'indifference' was something humans imposed on the Creator.
And the most core tenet of the Creation Church's scriptures was that God loves the world!
In fact, a simple logical deduction could lead to this conclusion.
If God is omnipotent, and truly loves the world as the scriptures say.
Then why are there still exploitation, oppression, and war in this world?
If God cannot do it, it means He is not omnipotent.
And if He does not want to do it, it means He does not love the world!
Why should one still have faith in such an existence, why dedicate everything to Him?
After reaching this conclusion, the old priest was on the verge of collapse. However, because the divine power within him had become too strong, he did not lose his power even after losing his faith.
After that, he disappeared from the sight of the Church and the public, becoming an ordinary priest.
He watched the Glory Church slowly decline from its peak to its current state. He also grew tired of being an ordinary priest and eventually became an inconspicuous gatekeeper.
Due to the loss of faith, the old priest suffered great pain every time he used his power.
Only when fighting for the interests of the Glory Church could he exert his full strength, but even so, it did not hinder his power.
Mo Gong sensed the presence of the old priest from afar, paused for a moment, and showed a look of nostalgia, then smiled slightly in that direction.
Afterward, he looked at Chan Zu and said, "An old friend has sealed this place. That's good… at least I don't have to hold back when I fight you!"
What Chan Zu could not tolerate the most was Mo Gong's contemptuous attitude, so it immediately launched an attack.
The aftermath of Chan Zu's actions alone forced Wen Wen and others to slowly retreat. When they reached the edge, they discovered a soft, transparent barrier.
They lightly touched the barrier, and it opened a gap, allowing them to exit and join Sifor Mo and the other two.
The beams of light released by Chan Zu were dazzling, forcing everyone to cover their eyes.
Wen Wen took the opportunity to take out several pairs of sunglasses from the containment facility and sold them for a hundred demon-hunting coins each…
The battle inside seemed grand, but it was slightly tedious because every attack from Chan Zu was easily blocked by Mo Gong.
Even Mo Gong had not moved from his position, and his hands had not been pulled out of his sleeves.
Chan Zu was strong, much stronger than an ordinary True Order, but for Mo Gong, it was merely a troublesome affair.
Calamity-level beings were gods, while beings below the Calamity-level, no matter how strong, were merely mortal creatures.
Chan Zu, at most, due to its own uniqueness, was a demigod. A mere demigod could not defeat a god.