C257 Mantis and Cicada

"Gods of Darkness in the universe, please bestow power upon me, guide me to the other side of the road, honor the name of the night, do the dark things, please punish me!" The black-robed old man clenched his hands into a fist and formed a very strange expression.

As the black-robed old man's voice sounded out, the surrounding air instantly turned ice-cold. An incomparably strange aura gradually spread out from Lin Bai and the rest's bodies. An indescribable feeling of irritation filled the chests of the four people.

"You actually dare to show off your insignificant skill in front of me? I think you've suffered too little!" Lin Bai reprimanded him coldly. He made a gesture with his hands, and the 'Innate Luo Book' began to revolve. Baleful Yin Force rose up, suppressing that incomparably mysterious aura. Although the black-robed old man's movement was fast, it was still inferior to Lin Bai's move.

Lin Bai didn't hesitate any longer. He flew to the front of the old man in black robes and slapped him in the face. After spinning the old man around a few times, he collapsed limply onto the ground.

"Did Avril send you?" Lin Bai grabbed the collar of the old man in black robe and snapped coldly.

The black-robed old man's face was as white as white paper, incomparably cold. He glared at Lin Bai and said with incomparable hatred, "How dare you call out the Great Priest's name, you're truly courting death!"

Looking at the old man's feverish eyes, Lin Bai knew that he had been brainwashed by Avril and her men, and was determined to die.

"It's up to you if you want to kill me or cut me up, just give me a quick death!" The old man glared at Lin Bai and said in a stern voice, "You want to get something out of me? I'll tell you, there's no way!"

"It's not up to you to decide whether we have the door or not!" Lin Bai snorted coldly. He raised both his hands and danced in the air. Then, he formed a sword seal with his middle finger and pointed it at the old man's forehead. He shouted, "Faster!"

After Lin Bai shouted out, the black-robed old man felt his surroundings quieten down, so much so that he could no longer hear the biting wind of the plains. He also felt that he saw a brilliant whirlpool in front of him, causing his eyelids to tremble and his consciousness to become blurry.

Lin Bai closed his eyes and sat cross-legged in front of the black-robed old man. His hands continued to form seals as he continuously gathered Baleful Yin Force into talismans and sent them towards the black-robed old man. At the same time, he kept chanting in a low voice, "All living things in the world, listen to my command.

As Lin Bai chanted his incantation nonstop, the aura around the black-robed old man became abnormally strange. The talismans formed in the air also fused into the black-robed old man's body, corroding his consciousness layer by layer, allowing him to break through the defenses he had set up in his heart and be able to honestly reveal his secret.

"Is this even a method used by mortals?" Shang Zhuo was dumbstruck on the side.

Lin Bai's low and deep chant seemed to have a mysterious magic, causing his head to ache. He also felt that he was gradually losing control of his mind, and had the impulse to pour out everything in his heart.

Sensing that there was something wrong with the situation of the people around him, Lin Bai waved his hand and sent a Heart Cleansing Charm towards the three of them. Only then did Shang Zhuo's entire being become more clear-headed. He hurriedly used both of his hands to cover his ears and then closely guarded his mind!

"..."

In Rome, the rain was still pouring down, enveloping the entire city in a thick curtain of rain. On the northwest corner of Rome, there was a small country bordering Italy on all sides.

By midnight, Italy had fallen into a deep sleep. However, this small country was still brightly lit, and the sounds of prayers and chanting could be heard from time to time.

On the side of St. Peter's Cathedral, which was hung with the papal emblem of the Pope, was a two-storey villa that seemed to be completely shrouded in darkness. It was entirely black in color, and stood out from the rest of the people in the plaza. No one could figure out why there was such a dark building on the side of the Vatican, which was filled with divine light.

The inside of the black villa was abnormally quiet. Several white candles were lit in the living room, and the faint light illuminated the structure of the living room. There were only two people in the living room, sitting opposite of each other quietly.

If there were people from the Gate of Wonders in Europe, they would definitely be greatly shocked. Of the two people in the room, one was the Pope, the other was a dark priest.

"Can Lajolo successfully complete this task?" Benedict asked in a cold voice as he stared at the sunken eye sockets in front of him, his face turning even paler under the illumination of the candlelight.

Avril lightly tapped the seat beside her and replied, "If it doesn't work, then you can't live!"

"Your methods are always so cruel, what do you think human lives are in your eyes?" Pope Benedict XVI was silent for a moment, then displayed a compassionate expression as he sighed gently.

"Darkness is always darkness. If we can't even do this much, what's the use of keeping them around?" Avril shot a glance at Benedict, then snickered, "In my eyes, the Holy See is nothing more than a cover for hypocrisy." If there really is not a single flaw in the light, how can that Arch-Cardinal die!? "

"Sacrificing one person in exchange for a majority to continue to let more people receive the light of the sun, the benevolent Father will be kind to us!" Benedict spoke softly, his face expressionless.

Avril snorted coldly and was about to speak, but a crystal skull in the living room suddenly lit up and began to buzz. The sound was like the wailing of ghosts, stabbing at one's eardrums.

"Something has happened to Ljoro!" When Avril, who was about to mock Benedict, heard the voice from the black crystal skull, her expression changed drastically and she stood up abruptly.

Benedict frowned as he stared at Avril and whispered, "What's wrong?"

He also felt that the black crystal skull was strange and unfathomable. Initially, there was not even the slightest movement from the inside of the room, but instead, the skull emitted a light of its own. Moreover, the sound it produced was extremely surprising.

"Luo Yuluo was defeated, and Lin Bai is probably spying on his memories, trying to find out the secret of our plans from him!" Avril rushed over to the black crystal skull and held it in its hand. After sensing it for a moment, she said in a cold voice, "How can it be so easy to control the deific consciousness of La Yolo?"

Seeing Avril's expression, Benedict could not help but frown. Although the two of them were partners, he didn't know much about Avril's methods. He always felt that this woman was deeply hidden and could not be seen through!

"It's nothing. If I want to master La Yolo's spiritual sense, I'll have to pass through me first!" Avril's eyes lit up. She had thought that such a result would occur before he left so she used a secret method to master some of his divine sense. However, she didn't expect the development to be the same as what she had expected!

Ivy smirked coldly, and with a shake of her hand, she held the black crystal skull in front of her, twisting her body non-stop. Although her body was graceful, it looked like a multicolored snake, which made people's hair stand on end.

"The gaze of Thou shalt be the door of all wonders, Thou shalt be the messenger of darkness, Thou shalt be the hour when the night dwells upon the earth, and all who seek to spy will submit under the authority of the darkness!"

As Avril chanted, her body trembled even more intensely, and the shrieks coming from the black crystal skull became even sharper. As Avril chanted, Avril's body trembled even more intensely, and the shrieks coming from the black crystal skull became sharper, and the temperature in the air dropped below the freezing point.

When the Neanderthals, some eighty thousand years ago, had begun to bury the dead, and had the consciousness and faith of the soul, man had the faith of witchcraft. Avril was using the purest black magic that she had developed over the past few thousand years.

With the rise of human civilization, especially the formation of cities, man and nature have become increasingly separate, and a new spirit has emerged. Natural selection and survival of the fittest are more intense in a city than anywhere else.

Humans began to develop their ambitions and aggressiveness. Only by riding on someone else's head would they be able to stand up for themselves. In this situation, witchcraft became a terrifying tool for personal fights, a dark sorcery that most people feared, and witchcraft was thus despised by most people.

An incomparably high-pitched groan and a sinister black crystal skull filled with dark energy filled the room. Pope Benedict XVI furrowed his brows as he stared at Avril's movements, trying to find her weakness!

Suddenly, Avril's high-pitched incantation came to an end, and the black crystal skull stopped emitting ghostly wails and shrieks. However, two balls of faint green light appeared in the eye sockets of the black crystal skull. Although Benedict XVI did not know what it was, he subconsciously felt that it was full of destructive power!

Avril carefully observed the black crystal skull in its hand, its eyes full of hostility. Moreover, a mysterious aura that was invisible to the naked eye surrounded her. Avril pinched both of her hands together, and the skull shattered. The aura in the room became chaotic, and the green light streaked across the night sky, heading towards where Lin Bai's group was sitting.

"Hehe, you want to fight me? Lin Bai, you're still too young!" I want to let you know what you Chinese people mean by 'the mantis stalks the cicada stalks the oriole'! "