"When our lord awakens, the end times shall come."

"Let our lord cleanse your sins."

"From ancient times to now, how many years, how much suffering, how many separations. People commit countless sins for profit. Humans are born with sin, but as long as you believe in our religion, after the world's destruction our lord will create a new world where there will be no more pain and sorrow, and no more sin. Praise our lord."

"Praise our lord." The people around shouted in unison, their expressions filled with excitement, wanting to immediately offer their lives to forge that flesh and blood anomaly god.

After doing all this, the man tore open a rift in the air and pulled out a sword covered with eyes. The pitch-black irregular blade had seven blood-red eyes on it. The moment this sword appeared, the woman below immediately felt herself being locked onto.

【Not good】

The man smiled contemptuously and pointed the sword at the woman. Something invisible seemed to pierce through. At this critical moment, the surrounding space showed fluctuations, and a man suddenly appeared out of nowhere. He heavily tapped his scepter on the ground, creating rippling waves that dispersed the invisible sword energy.

"We meet again, Archbishop Mercy."

"Oh, what an honored guest. Director Su, or should I call you Heaven's Secret?"

"Thank you." The woman expressed her gratitude.

"No need for courtesy."

"Unfortunately, you're too late." The archbishop stuck his sword into the ground, placing both hands on the hilt as he smiled at Director Su.

"The ritual is nearly complete now. Even if you kill me, you can't stop our lord's descent. Besides, you alone can't do anything to me."

"Is that so?"

Just then, chanting arose. A man covered in golden light, holding a string of prayer beads, flew in sitting on a golden lotus.

"Buddha is merciful."

Then a man in yellow Taoist robes walked in cursing, drinking from a gourd while complaining.

"Damn it, why do I have to handle Egyptian affairs?"

"Who is this?" The woman recognized the others but not this person.

"Oh, just a first-level wanderer," Director Su explained with a smile.

【I can't sense his contracted anomaly. That monk should be Compassion's proxy】

After everyone had gathered, Archbishop Mercy spoke leisurely.

"Anyone else? Just you three?"

Behind him, a huge blood-red anomaly core pulsed continuously. Those believers who had drunk the holy water and become half-anomalized all turned into blood light and merged into it. As the core continuously absorbed flesh and blood, blood and flesh pustules grew on its surface.

"There's also me."

The pyramid suddenly lost its top, exposing the interior. The man representing Incompleteness appeared before everyone.

"Very good. One Anomaly King, two proxies, one Taoist."

Archbishop Mercy suddenly burst into laughter, his laugh full of disdain.

"You think this can stop me?"

He drew his sword and raised his hand. The world suddenly turned black and white. Anomalous domain, deploy!

Seeing this, Director Heaven's Secret extended his hand and clenched it. A small anomalous domain space formed within their black and white space. People and objects in this space seemed to not belong to this world, existing in an independent space, separated from the man's anomalous domain.

"Petty tricks."

The man swung his sword at everyone in the space. The eyes on the irregular blade suddenly opened, emitting blood-red light. In those eyeballs were countless more eyes!

Streams of pitch-black sword energy slashed out, suddenly disappearing mid-air and appearing directly before everyone. Just then, the Buddhist man moved.

"Compassion is supreme. Benefactor, do not harbor killing intent."

Golden light formed a huge golden bell that protected everyone in the space. The man representing Incompleteness also recited his incantation.

"I am the proxy of incompleteness, the incarnation of the imperfect and irregular. Your sword energy also has flaws."

The sword energy seemed to dim somewhat, its power greatly reduced, striking the golden bell and sparking golden glimmers.

"Attack the core!"

The woman urgently called out, as she sensed the core was nearly finished hatching!

Everyone leaped up and charged toward the core, each displaying their abilities. The Compassion proxy shot golden light at the core, Director Heaven's Secret gripped tightly as an air wall formed around the core, continuously compressing it. The Incomplete man would use his ability to weaken attacks whenever Archbishop Mercy struck.

As for that Taoist, he leisurely walked toward the man, pulling out a yellow talisman.

"Sigh, I think this talisman suits you quite well."

"Sigh, don't dodge?"

Archbishop Mercy didn't dare underestimate him. This Taoist's strength was still unclear to him.

His form flickered as he continuously dodged the talisman in the Taoist's hand while slashing out streams of sword energy.

Under their continuous destruction, cracks began appearing on the core.

"Enough!"

Seeing cracks actually appear on the core, the man became enraged.

"I am the incarnation of mercy, witness to the suffering of all beings. But humans are born with sin, and I shall punish those who bring evil. I am sin, and I am punishment!"

The man gripped his sword with an identical shadow behind him. That shadow had a white wing, and the pitch-black shadow also held a sword, but this sword was no longer black—it had a silver blade with no eyes and was no longer irregularly shaped. It was inlaid with rubies, a sword full of sanctity.

"Divine—Punishment!"

The shadow and Archbishop Mercy performed the same action. Two streams of sword energy merged in the air into one brilliant sword energy that seemed capable of cutting through anything. Everyone hurriedly dodged, but this sword energy ignored everything and would definitely hit!

Seeing this, the man representing Incompleteness seemed to steel his resolve.

"Last time it was Time who hid in the time stream to hold back the sword energy. This time I'll do it."

The director hesitated but still agreed.

"I'll leave it to you."

The man representing Incompleteness took out a small statue—an armless figure, a replica of the Venus de Milo.

"In the name of incompleteness."

The Taoist leisurely walked over and stuck a talisman on the man.

"Don't mention it. Just transfer me 100k later."

The statue shattered with a crash. An anomalous domain suddenly formed where everything was irregular and full of regret.

The sword energy in this domain seemed to gradually become incomplete and weak, then struck the man. But protected by the talisman, though the man had a huge wound on his chest, it healed instantly.

Though it definitely hit, though it ignored everything, it was still an imperfect sword energy.

The man spat blood while the woman beside him hurried to support him.

"Husband, did you sacrifice so much?"

"Hah, next time we meet I'll just ask it for another one."

Director Heaven's Secret continued exerting force. The core's cracks expanded, fractures spreading to the top step by step. The core collapsed with a crash, but a mass of blood-red material still escaped from inside, attaching itself to the archbishop's body.

"Don't let him escape!"

"Hmph, our lord has awakened. Your good days are numbered."

After speaking, he merged with the shadow, sprouted wings, and shot skyward, disappearing from everyone's sight in an instant.

Seeing this, the director tried to stop him, but the space he summoned couldn't lock onto that person.

"Damn it!"