SFS Chapter 131 The Vatican City Has Fallen!
Chapter 131 The Vatican City Has Fallen!
A private plane cut through the European night sky, heading towards the Vatican.
Looking down through the porthole, the entire city of Rome was shrouded in a thin layer of black mist, while in the direction of the Vatican, a towering black pillar of light seemed to pierce the sky, turning half the sky inky black. A thick, malevolent aura permeated the air, even interfering with the aircraft's radar, causing it to crackle and hiss.
"It seems the Dark Pavilion has completely taken control of the Vatican." Elder Qingfeng said with a solemn expression. "St. Peter's Basilica is the core of the earth's veins in all of Europe. If they complete the blood sacrifice here and awaken the remnant soul of Chi You, the consequences will be unimaginable."
Elder Mingyue gripped the peach wood sword in her hand tightly: "Not only that, the Holy See must have colluded with the Dark Pavilion. Otherwise, with the Dark Pavilion's strength, it would have been impossible for them to occupy the Vatican so easily."
Su Muyue leaned against Lu Jingchen and whispered, "Lu Jingchen, do you think Master will be alright?"
Lu Jingchen held her hand tightly, his eyes resolute: "No. Master must still be alive, waiting for us to rescue him."
The plane landed in an open area on the outskirts of Rome. As soon as the four people got off the plane, they heard bursts of gunfire and screams in the distance.
"Oh no, the Dark Pavilion is massacring civilians!" Su Muyue's expression changed.
Lu Jingchen looked up in the direction of the Vatican, his eyes icy: "Let's go, we'll go there now. Anyone who gets in our way will be killed without mercy."
The four drove straight to the Vatican.
Upon entering Vatican City, the streets were littered with corpses and burning cars. Hundreds of secret agents in black trench coats, armed with submachine guns, were frantically firing at fleeing civilians.
"stop!"
Lu Jingchen shouted and jumped out of the car.
He flashed into the midst of the assassins. There were no superfluous movements, just a simple punch and a kick. With each punch, an assassin's head was smashed open; with each kick, an assassin was severed in half.
Golden true energy circulated around him, forming an indestructible barrier. Bullets that hit it were all deflected, not even touching the hem of his clothes.
"Monster! He's a monster!"
The assassins were terrified and turned to run away.
"Trying to run? Too late."
Lu Jingchen snorted coldly and formed a hand seal.
"Roar of the True Dragon!"
A deafening dragon's roar echoed throughout the Vatican.
A golden dragon soared from his body and circled in the sky. The dragon opened its massive mouth and spewed out a stream of golden flames.
"ah--!"
Screams echoed throughout the room.
Hundreds of assassins were instantly engulfed by the golden flames, leaving not even bones behind, turning into wisps of black smoke and dissipating into the air.
Su Muyue and the two elders were dumbfounded.
"Big Brother's strength has increased again," Elder Mingyue murmured to himself. "This power has already surpassed the realm of humanity."
Lu Jingchen landed on the ground and patted the dust off his hands.
"Let's go to St. Peter's Basilica."
The four continued forward, encountering several more waves of Dark Pavilion assassins and cyborgs along the way. But before Lu Jingchen, they were as fragile as paper, utterly vulnerable. In less than half an hour, Lu Jingchen had killed over three thousand Dark Pavilion members, staining the streets of the Vatican City red with blood.
Just as they were about to reach St. Peter's Basilica, three dark figures suddenly jumped out from a nearby building and blocked their way.
The three men were wearing identical black cloaks and masks of a wolf, a bear, and an eagle, respectively. They were the remaining three Shadow Masters of the Dark Pavilion—Shadow Ten, Shadow Eleven, and Shadow Twelve.
"Lu Jingchen, your death is nigh!" Ying Shi said with a sinister grin. "Even if a god came, the three of us brothers couldn't save you if we joined forces!"
"That's right! Our lord has already merged with the power of Lord Chi You, and is now invincible! If you know what's good for you, quickly hand over the Dragon Cave Jade Pendant, kneel down and surrender, and we might leave you a whole corpse!" Shadow Eleven shouted.
Lu Jingchen sneered, "You three pieces of trash? You think you can stop me?"
"court death!"
Shadow Twelve roared and charged forward first. He was extremely fast, leaving a trail of afterimages behind him. His sharp claws gleamed coldly as he reached for Lu Jingchen's throat.
Shadow Ten and Shadow Eleven also attacked simultaneously, one wielding a giant axe and the other shooting out countless poisoned arrows, flanking Lu Jingchen from both sides.
The three coordinated perfectly, each move deadly, clearly the result of countless rehearsals.
"A trivial skill."
Lu Jingchen stood still, motionless.
Just as the three attacks were about to hit him, the golden light on his body suddenly surged.
A terrifying pressure emanated from him, pressing down on the three Shadow Masters like Mount Tai.
"Thump!"
The three shadow masters simultaneously knelt on the ground, their bones cracking and sputtering. Their bodies were deformed by the oppressive force, and they spat out mouthfuls of blood.
"Impossible... This is impossible..." Ying Shi stared at Lu Jingchen in horror. "How could you be so strong?!"
"Because you messed with the wrong people."
Lu Jingchen slowly raised his hand and gently shook hands with the three of them.
"Snap!"
Three crisp sounds rang out simultaneously.
The necks of the three film stars were snapped at the same time, and they collapsed limply to the ground, dying instantly.
From the moment the three attacked until they were instantly killed, the entire process took less than three seconds.
Su Muyue walked over with a smile: "Lu Jingchen, you're amazing!"
Just as Lu Jingchen was about to speak, he suddenly heard footsteps behind him.
He turned around and saw dozens of papal monks in red robes, holding crosses, standing trembling not far away. At the head of them was a white-haired cardinal, his face pale and his whole body trembling.
"You...you are Lu Jingchen?" the cardinal asked in a trembling voice.
"It's me," Lu Jingchen said calmly. "Are you here to be the lackeys of the Dark Pavilion?"
"No, no, no!" The cardinal shook his head frantically and knelt on the ground with a thud. "Master Lu, spare us! We were deceived by the Dark Pavilion! They said they were only here to cooperate with the Holy See in fighting evil. We never imagined they actually wanted to use the power of the earth's veins to resurrect Chi You! Now the Pope has been captured, and the Holy See is under their control. Please, please save us!"
The other cultivators also knelt down and kowtowed to Lu Jingchen, begging for mercy.
Lu Jingchen looked at them, a mocking smile playing on his lips: "When you colluded with the Dark Pavilion back then, didn't you ever imagine this day would come?"
"We were wrong! We were so wrong!" the cardinal cried, tears streaming down his face. "If you can save the Pope and stop the Dark Lord's conspiracy, our Vatican is willing to pay any price! From now on, the Vatican will always obey your orders and will never dare to interfere in anything related to the metaphysical world again!"
"That's right! We are willing to give you all the metaphysical texts and ritual implements in the Vatican's collection!"
Lu Jingchen thought for a moment and said, "Alright, I can save you. But remember what you said today. If you dare to go back on your word, I don't mind making the Holy See disappear from this world completely."
"No, no! We absolutely dare not go back on our word!" The cardinal nodded vigorously.
"Get up, take us to the catacombs of St. Peter's Basilica," Lu Jingchen said.
"Yes, yes, yes! This way, please!"
The cardinal immediately stood up and respectfully led the way.
The four followed him toward St. Peter's Basilica.
The afterglow of the setting sun shone on the golden dome of the church, but it could not dispel the thick black mist.
A decisive battle that will determine the fate of humanity is about to unfold deep underground.