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James and his son revealed the secret they had kept in their hearts for more than ten years. They suddenly felt that their bodies had become a lot more relaxed as they leaned their heads against the back of the chair and closed their eyes gently. It was as if they were resting, but at the same time, they were reminiscing over the past. It was the first time Werther had seen his father show such a tired expression. He smiled softly, as if even the powerful and capable James could be this tired. James suddenly said to himself softly, "So many years have passed. I wonder how she is doing?" She is a person who likes to liven things up. Being locked in the Dark Council for more than ten years, it must be because she's bored to death, right? "

Werther suddenly felt a bit sad. A woman who was forced to separate from her beloved, who had just given birth to a child was taken away by someone and had been imprisoned for more than ten years. This kind of torture and blow was completely applied to a single person, how cruel was that? No matter what, she was still the mother of his life. He had to repay this debt of gratitude. Werther was determined to save his mother. He asked, "Father, what is your mother's name?" James suddenly opened his eyes and laughed bitterly, "Looks like I'm really old. I even forgot to tell you such an important matter." Your mother's name is Bicky. It's a very nice name! "

Werther smiled. James seemed to have come back to his senses, and straightened his back once again. He said seriously, "Child, promise me that you will definitely save your mother and bring her out of that damned Dark Council. And I, ah, I don't have the face to see her. " "What do you mean, father?" A wry smile appeared on James' face. "You've just returned and still don't know it. I've already made an engagement with Sophia." Werther was taken aback. He had been optimistic about his father and Sophia, but now that he had confirmed that his mother was still alive, he received this news. No wonder James was so distressed. After all, his mother was still there suffering, but he was enjoying his wedding.

However, with James' strong personality, if he was unwilling to do something, even if he died, he would not compromise. This was not a type of spirit unique to him, but a will that should be possessed by every person who cultivated dou qi. Werther asked, "Father, I understand that with your character, you would never accept such an arrangement. Did Aunt Sophia finally move you with her sincerity when I was away? Or is there an external force forcing you to do so? "

That night, James revealed a bitter smile and a helpless expression much more than the day Werther had met him. The more it was like this, the more it showed the helplessness and helplessness of this iron-blooded man. He smiled, but there were a lot of reasons that he could not understand. "There are many reasons behind it. I was moved by Sophia in the end, and it was forced upon me by an external force, so I could not disobey." Werther immediately thought of the royal family of Klein. He thought of that old but still stern emperor. He narrowed his eyes and asked, "Could it be His Majesty the emperor?" James could only smile wryly without saying anything. He had also tacitly agreed. Werther's heart stirred. He probed, "Father, I wanted to say this a long time ago. With the strength that we father and son have now, why must you stay here and follow the Emperor's orders?" Why don't we give up everything and go save our mother? "

James suddenly raised his head, his eyes gleaming with an unprecedented solemnity. He said in a deep voice, "Werther, I know that you're very dissatisfied with the emperor's forced marriage to me, but I want to warn you clearly that this rebellious mentality definitely cannot be displayed on you." The emperor's will is everything to the father, son, and me, as well as the entire Rolande family! We are all living for His Majesty. Even if we die, we cannot complain! "You better remember this well, don't ever think of doing something so outrageous again!"

This was the first time he had heard such forceful speech from James. In the past, James had always held a guilty attitude towards his son because his child had lost his mother, so even though it could not be considered as spoiling, it still focused on Werther's will. However, when it came to revolting against the emperor, it immediately elicited such an intense reaction from James. However, the more it was like this, the more clear the thought that even he was unable to confirm what it was appeared in his mind. He smiled and said, "Father, you are too agitated. "I didn't say that I betrayed Klein and His Majesty, I only said that the father and son had joined hands to save my mother. I think that in the Dark Council, other than my heartless grandfather, there are very few people who can stop us."

James also realized that he had lost his composure and calmed down. "I'm sorry, Werther. I've been very upset about this lately. I can only be relieved if I confide in you. "After all, you can already represent your mother now. If I can gain your recognition, my heart will feel better." Werther asked, "Is this wedding absolutely inevitable?" James nodded affirmatively. "There's no avoiding it." Your majesty's orders cannot be disobeyed! " Werther probingly asked, "Father, what kind of favor did the Emperor really give you to be so loyal that you could even ruin your own happiness?"

James' eyes flickered and he said, "When I was young, His Majesty had once saved my life and passed on to me the best training methods in battle qi. It can be said that the fact that our Rolande Clan has this day was entirely bestowed upon us by His Majesty. So, not to mention happiness, even if His Majesty wants my life, I will not hesitate to offer it up! " At this point, Werther knew he couldn't persuade her anymore. He thought for a moment and said, "Since you want to seek my opinion, then I can give you a definite answer. I have no objection to my father's marriage. But this is also my own opinion. In the future, when I see Mother, I still want you to personally say that you want to obtain her forgiveness. "

James heard his son's words and clearly heaved a sigh of relief. His expression also eased up. "Alright, alright. As long as you don't object, my heart will feel much better. As for your mother, I will definitely explain it to her personally and ask for her forgiveness in the future. " "When is the wedding?" James said, "We are currently in the process of preparing. Three months later." Werther nodded. James suddenly asked, "After talking for half a day, I still don't know what you've been through this past year. Tell me about it." Werther nodded. He had long since regarded his father as one of his own. Other than his own origins and cultivation technique, he did not hide anything else from his father. He told him everything.

From the moment he arrived at the northern border, he was ambushed by Jackson, was saved by Martin, met with the incarnation of the Ice and Snow Goddess, Mila. He then rushed to the Dwarves, destroyed the plot of the Kaiser Empire, and helped the Dwarves solve the hidden danger of the volcano. Finally, he came to the elven race, healed the Ancient Tree of Life, received the projection of the Goddess of Nature from the lower realms, and battled against the projections of the three Radiant Sovereigns. In the end, he also focused on the news that he had seized the Dark Grail and the Goddess of Life, telling him that the Virgin of Light also had a projection of reincarnation.

James listened to it without saying a word. In the middle of it, his expression changed many times, and his eyes flashed incessantly. Only when his son had finished did he say with a bitter smile, "Werther, you really surprise me. Your experiences during this year are comparable to the sum of the decades of experience of others. In addition, he had seen so many experts and Sovereigns in one breath. To be honest, I'm a bit envious of you. You're much stronger than I was when I was younger. "Very good."

"From your narration, the situation on the continent is far more complicated than His Majesty and I had expected. Kaiser actually wanted to swallow and control the Dwarves? Fortunately, you didn't mean to destroy us, otherwise we would have been in a much more difficult situation. And you say you've won the Dark Grail? Is this the legendary super divine tool that the Dark God King used to absorb the power of faith? " Werther nodded and took out the Holy Grail from his interspatial ring. There were faint green dots of light flashing on its surface.

However, James did not accept it. He merely glanced at it and said, "Alright, you keep it." If it had been you, I would have taken it and given it to Greenspan. However, your current strength has already surpassed him, so you have the qualifications to keep such a divine tool. "Remember, do not reveal that you have this treasure in front of anyone in the future. Otherwise, not only you and I, the entire Klein will suffer from this and suffer an unpredictable blow!" Werther nodded. Elune had already solemnly discussed these words with him.

James' expression suddenly turned serious as he mumbled, "The Holy Maiden was also projected into the Grace Mainland? No wonder! "No wonder!" Werther asked, "Father, what's weird?" James said, "You don't know yet. The Holy See had suddenly informed the entire continent a month ago that they wanted to select a Holy Maiden. "The young ladies of the various empires and clans of the continent are invited to participate in the Sacred Mountain selection." Werther said, "The Church suddenly wants to choose a Holy Maiden? But the position of Holy Maiden has been vacant for nearly five hundred years. " Holy Maiden's status was only second to the Pope and Holy Knight but she was killed by the dark council elder 500 years ago. Since then the Holy Maiden had never been elected again.

Five hundred years later, the Holy See suddenly announced that they were going to choose a Holy Maiden. However, he was still unable to guess the intentions of the Church. However, James had obviously guessed the intention of the Church, "You didn't think of it? It's no wonder you still don't know enough about the projection of a god. The divine spirit will descend in two different ways. The first is when the entire divine spark has descended, the power of the divine spirit will be weakened to the extreme by the laws of this plane, and even a Divine King will be heavily injured. Unless it is absolutely necessary, the divine spirit will never choose to descend in this way. "

"The other method is for the gods to send their own wisps of projections and divine clones to other planes. This way, although they would also be affected by the backlash of the laws, the ones weakened wouldn't be too severely, and the body wouldn't be affected much. Moreover, this kind of projection required a fresh body to reside in. Otherwise, the divine clone wouldn't be able to hold on for long and would be in great danger. The greater the potential of the descending physical body, the faster the speed and prospects of cultivation would be, as the projection would become one with the physical body. Other than the divine projection of the Snow Goddess, the reason why Mira is able to wield such great power is because the potential of her physical body is one of the indispensable conditions. "

Werther sucked in a breath of cold air and said in amazement, "Could it be that the Holy See is choosing the Holy Maiden under the banner of the Holy Maiden, in fact, they are looking for a substitute with great potential for the newly descended Holy Virgin?" James nodded solemnly. Generally speaking, the fleshly body used for the descent of the god is provided by believers who voluntarily give up their souls. However, the Holy Church has set their sights on the entire continent this time, attempting to choose the most suitable physical body out of all the girls with potential.

"In that case, aren't they afraid that they will be exposed by others sooner or later and be despised by others?" Werther was very curious. James laughed coldly, "The Holy Maiden of the Church is a supreme existence other than the Pope. Once she becomes the Holy Maiden, it can be said that she ascended to the heavens in one step. Even a crown prince like Schroeder cannot resist such a temptation, let alone some other nobles or clans. As long as the information is released by the Church, thousands of young ladies will be waiting for their selection. " Vetch said, "Schroeder? Crown Prince? Did he let Kathleen run for Holy Maiden? " James sighed and scolded, "This bastard, for the sake of his throne, he actually pushed his daughter into a pit of fire! "Damn it!"

Werther instantly fell silent. To tell the truth, he didn't have any aversion towards the incomparably cold and gorgeous Grand Princess. On the contrary, he had an inexplicable feeling of affection towards her, as if she was his elder sister or his younger sister. This surprised even Werther. When he heard that Schroeder had actually ordered Kathleen to run for Holy Maiden in order to climb the giant tree of the Holy See, the first thing he felt was not schadenfreude, but anger and worry. With Kathleen's top-notch talent, she would definitely be chosen by the reincarnated Holy Virgin. That way, even if she became the Holy Maiden, she would only be able to provide the Holy Virgin with a divine host body. Catherine's soul was almost a hundred percent destroyed!

Werther said almost without thinking, "Father, where is Kathleen now?" I'm going to stop her! " James said, "That's fine as well. You must immediately go and stop her before she reaches the Holy Mountain. You can't let her take even a single step into the Holy Mountain!" She has only been away for half a month, and I don't think she has even crossed the border with Klein yet. " Werther immediately turned around and rushed out of the Count's manor without saying anything else. After running all the way out of the City of Dawn, through the feeling of the Equal Contract, the Silver Dragon Beckham was already waiting in a valley. Werther mounted his mount and with a long roar, the Silver Dragon soared into the sky!

After Werther left, James looked at the wall with a complicated gaze and said to himself, "Werther, forgive father. I can't tell you this secret before I and His Majesty's plan has been realized. And Catherine, no matter how many mistakes Schroeder made, could not harm his daughter. Werther, you must save her! "

In reality, Kathleen did not want to participate in the so-called Holy Maiden selection. However, due to the pressure from her father, Schroeder, she could only go once. She hadn't returned to the Mage Martial School of the Loyalty Alliance ever since the competition. In fact, her teacher, the only Saint-rank space mage on the continent, had already advised her to travel the continent to study. In actual combat, her magic would progress even faster, and she might even break through that window to become a Grand Magus Saint.

Kathleen also had the same idea, which was to take advantage of this selection to tour the continent and broaden her horizons. Fortunately, the Holy See's selection was set for next month, and there was still some time to squander. In addition to the Grand Princess' departure, there was a long escort and a fleet of carriages. As a result, Kathleen's journey was not very fast, and she only managed to travel through half of Klein in half a month. Werther could catch up to him in less than three days while riding an extremely fast Silver Dragon.

On the way, through the clouds, Werther looked down and saw that the roads of Klein were packed with carriages, and there were all kinds of beauties inside, some of them noblemen's money, and many guards escorting them. Some were the daughters of commoners. Their clothes were plain and simple, and all aspects of them were rather shabby. Without a doubt, however, their faces were filled with yearning and joy. These young girls had all specially come from various places in order to choose the Holy Maiden for the Holy Church, heading to the Holy Mountain. Witt shook his head. They only knew that once they were chosen, they could rise straight up and become existences above tens of thousands. They didn't know, however, that what awaited them was a meticulously planned killing trap!

Two days later, Werther had already passed through most of Klein. According to Catherine's route, he would be able to find her as soon as tomorrow. Werther sat upright on the Silver Dragon's back, a strong uneasiness suddenly surging in his heart. This was the cultivator's instinctive reaction to danger. It was often used to guide the cultivator in their pursuit for profit and help them solve the dangers they faced one by one. Almost at the same time the sense of danger welled up, Werther suddenly felt the whole space flash once, as if the position had been shifted. The sea of clouds below suddenly became a vast expanse of whiteness.

The first thing Werther did was put the Silver Dragon into his spatial ring before it could react. After that, with a serious face, he stood in the air and said in a clear voice, "Which one of you made a move and wants to test me? Please state your intentions for coming here. If you are an enemy, then don't blame me for being impolite. " A lazy voice suddenly came from the vast void, "Little kid from the Roland family, you really are not bad. Very good, with your strength, you already have the qualifications to fight me. " The sound came from all directions, ethereal and intangible, making it impossible for Werther to pinpoint this person's exact location. Werther sneered. "You want to trap me with a little trick?" "His left palm shot out, and a massive force formed a giant palm print that imprinted itself onto this mysterious space.

This space should be created by a Demigod rank expert using the rules they grasp. The creator of this space is a god with endless power. Once an enemy falls here, they can only allow themselves to be slaughtered." When a Demigod's expert ignites a divine flame and absorbs the power of faith, this space will be infinitely expanded until it possesses the same characteristics as the real world. It will even be able to attract followers and lead lives. This was also a method commonly used by deities. If this space was a bit richer, such as having a world, mountains, rivers, or even life, then it would be even more difficult for Werther to break it.

However, there was only a boundless space in the Spaces. It was only a newly opened space. Werther used fifty percent of his physical strength to strike out with his palm. The immense and turbulent palm power struck the spatial wall, and as expected, it immediately penetrated a hole in the space. Werther instantly transformed into a stream of light and pierced through the space, but the next scene left him astounded! The outside world was not the real world, but another mysterious space. Not only that, this space was practically incomparable to the previous one. It was much more perfect.

There were also mountains, rivers, lakes, and lush greenery. What surprised Werther even more was that there were dozens of goats grazing on the grassland with their heads lowered! This space was very vast, but it was only a few hundred kilometers. That was why Werther's divine will quickly reached the limits of the world, and because of this, he determined that this wasn't a real space. Even so, the space had already given birth to a fresh life. There were still many different magic elements circulating unceasingly, and everything was no different from the real world outside. This meant that this demigod was not as weak as Werther had imagined him to be.

Wei Ming calmed himself down and said in a clear voice: "Who are you? What do you want to do by trapping me in your SemiGod Space? " That lazy voice rang again, "I was imprisoned by that bastard Paul for more than twenty years and had just been released. How could I not tour around and take a look at the continent? Later on, I recalled that Nicholas, that brat, had mentioned to me that the Roland family of the Kingdom of Klein had produced a young genius who came to visit you on a whim. However, I never expected you to be so calm, and you even broke through my little trick. "Very good, it seems that Nicholas, that kid, really has good eyes."

Right now, he could already confirm this person's background. To be able to call the supreme Pope Paul XIII as a bastard, calling him Nicholas the Kid, only the legendary expert who was known as the number one expert of the Church, Victor, would appear. Werther asked, "Are you His Excellency Victor?" You say that you were imprisoned by the Pope for twenty years? However, the continent has always said that you voluntarily decided to live in seclusion and cultivate because you had comprehended the true essence of the Dao of the Sword. "

It was really Victor. He scolded loudly, "Is that what the continent says? It must be those bastards the Pope did! Laozi, no, I was under the Pope's house arrest for twenty years. However, what they said wasn't entirely wrong. At the very least, I have indeed made great progress in understanding the way of the sword. Alright, little brat, let's cut to the chase. I came here to see what is so special about a young expert whom Nicholas praised so highly and whom that bastard Paul treated as a thorn in his side. Just by easily breaking through one of my spatial barriers, your strength is definitely not inferior to mine. I haven't made a move in twenty years. My hands are itchy now. Come and play with me for a bit! "Don't worry, I'll let you win."