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Chapter 372: Terrifying Mysterious Figure, Unfortunate Scapegoat Arthur

"...You are the owner of the 'Skull of Prayer for Life.'"

Arthur, the former Speaker who had defected, suddenly had a realization as if a light bulb had turned on in his mind.

The other party is a mysterious person!

I understand now!

The mysterious person stole the Skull of Prayer for Life, used a scheme to force me to defect, and then used me as bait to lure out the strong members of the Prayer for Life Society.

The mysterious person must have intentionally allowed me to be enslaved by Archbishop Perosi, and then used me to attract the other party, and finally take action against her.

This plan is too far-reaching!

This mentality is too terrifying!

Soon.

Arthur felt his thinking gradually becoming sluggish, as if his mind was rusting and thinking became quite difficult, which was obviously due to the deepening of his enslavement.

But he became calm in his heart instead.

There is no other reason.

Archbishop Perosi and the mysterious person are not at the same level of strength.

Whether it is strength or strategy, the latter is more than capable of overwhelming the former.

A few seconds later.

A charming female voice suddenly came from behind a towering tree, "Speaker Arthur, long time no see!"

A graceful figure dressed in black walked out slowly.

Her face was extremely delicate, but strangely, she had no expression, giving people a rather eerie feeling.

On the surface of her black clothes, there were occasionally illusory faces full of pain, which looked extremely terrifying.

It was Archbishop Perosi.

"Rustle! Rustle!"

The black clothes brushed against the grass on the ground, making a slight sound.

The grass instantly withered and turned into flying ashes.

*

Airship.

Inside a single room.

Cheng Han stared at the graceful figure in the halo image and muttered, "This is really damn strange!"

At a glance, he could tell that the black clothes seemed to be connected to a very powerful evil artifact, and the faces of pain were the manifestation of the skull just now.

And the reason why the grass turned into ashes was because the evil artifact had a very powerful characteristic - it absorbed life.

Cheng Han used his spiritual hand to pluck a soul string.

"Buzz!"

An illusory tremor sounded.

A ghostly figure appeared in front of him.

Cheng Han immediately commanded, "Prepare the 'Skull of Prayer for Life'!"

The ghostly figure immediately bowed, "As you command!"

Cheng Han then locked onto the star representing Arthur and flicked his fingers several times, sending a series of extraordinary imprints into it.

The star of the All-Knowing Eye could not only transmit messages, but also bring forth power from a distance.

After this divine technique reached level 8, the power it brought forth increased significantly compared to before.

Cheng Han chuckled, "Hehe, while Arthur was enslaved, his soul was completely opened, otherwise I wouldn't be able to do anything."

Exactly as Arthur had guessed.

Cheng Han deliberately waited for Mr. Former Speaker to be enslaved before remotely sending down the power.

Once the enslavement was complete, Archbishop Perosi would have complete control over Arthur's soul, and at that time, he would not be able to do anything.

In other words.

This was the only window of opportunity.

Soon.

In the halo image.

Perosi gradually approached Arthur, her voice becoming more seductive, "Mr. Speaker, you have to give the Prayer for Life Society an explanation regarding the matter of Anliang Little Spirit Realm."

Arthur's body trembled, seemingly temporarily gaining the ability to speak, and said intermittently, "I... I have already... reported to... the Divine Envoy."

He couldn't control the muscles of his face, and as he spoke, drool kept dripping from the corners of his mouth.

This appearance was indescribably miserable.

Perosi extended a finger and poked Arthur's forehead, "Both the Divine Envoy and I feel that you may have hidden some true information."

Cheng Han watched the action of the "Archbishop poking the forehead" and laughed even more happily.

"Buzz! Buzz!"

The string trembled more intensely.

Cheng Han sensed from the soul link that a superhuman power mixed with a strong devouring desire was rapidly condensing beside the ghostly figure.

Half a second later.

The Archbishop's white finger touched Arthur's forehead skin, and she said, "Since Mr. Speaker is unwilling to speak, then I can only personally..."

Before she finished speaking.

Perosi paused for a moment, a hint of shock flashing in her eyes, "Why do you have the secret power of prayer in your body?!"

The so-called "Mystical Power of Prayer for Life" is precisely the extraordinary power contained within the Skull of Prayer for Life.

Pei Luoxi immediately reacted, retreating like a gust of wind, and shouted sternly, "So you stole the Skull of Prayer for Life!"

Cheng Han witnessed this scene and finally laughed, saying, "Surprised? Unexpected?"

The purpose of this plan, besides forcing Arthur to submit, was also to find a scapegoat for the previous plundering of the Skull of Prayer for Life.

From Pei Luoxi's shocked reaction, she had already concluded that Arthur had obtained the Skull of Prayer for Life.

So.

Naturally, she would think of a logical inference - could the killer who slaughtered their own people in the underground cave that day be Arthur?

In this way, Cheng Han's goal was achieved.

Mysterious person?

Doesn't exist!

*

In the dense forest.

Just as his forehead was about to be pierced.

Arthur keenly sensed a surging power, with an extreme greed for flesh and blood, suddenly descending into the depths of his soul.

Wherever it passed, the shackles of enslavement were swept away like withered wood.

He couldn't help but sigh, "The methods of the mysterious person are truly amazing!"

Although the development of the situation was exactly as expected, Arthur still felt a deep awe in his heart.

In an instant.

His forehead was pierced.

A strange power surged in.

However.

Just as the opponent's power had penetrated a little, the greedy power spontaneously met it, revealing a strong desire for consumption.

Arthur's eyes instantly changed, staring at the Archbishop with a fierce desire to devour.

I want to eat!

I want to devour you!

Pei Luoxi sensed something was wrong, quickly retreated, and angrily shouted, "Damn it! You deceived all of us!"

Arthur didn't say anything, he just silently defended himself in his heart, "I really didn't deceive anyone!"

But the mysterious person had just reminded him that he was the owner of the Skull of Prayer for Life, so he didn't dare to say it and silently took the blame.

Pei Luoxi disappeared into the dense forest, her voice filled with shock, "You're not a member of the Prayer for Life Society, how do you know how to obtain the power of prayer from the Skull of Prayer for Life?"

Arthur stood still, allowing the extraordinary power to surge within him, and sighed again in his heart, "I really don't know, but the mysterious person does."

Regarding the origin of the mysterious person, the former Speaker suddenly had a guess - it was highly probable that the person was a high-ranking member of the Prayer for Life Society.

Otherwise, how could this person know how to extract the power of prayer and be so well-informed about the secret operations of the Prayer for Life Society, wiping out their forces in one fell swoop?

This was the only logical answer!

One second later.

Arthur grinned, "Pei Luoxi, you willingly offered your spiritual imprint, and the Skull of Prayer for Life has locked onto you. Even if you escape to the ends of the earth, I can easily find you."

He turned into a wisp of smoke and rushed out.

His speed was even faster than before.

After a few breaths.

Pei Luoxi was caught up.

An intense battle immediately broke out.

Both sides exerted their full strength.

"Boom! Boom!"

A series of explosions shook the area for dozens of miles.

The dense forest within a radius of hundreds of meters was instantly leveled.

The result of the battle was that Pei Luoxi was defeated.

This was not surprising at all.

The Skull of Prayer for Life was a high-level evil artifact, and the power of prayer contained within it happened to counter the Archbishop's "Chant of Life's Lamentation."

Even if the latter carried another evil artifact, he had no resistance.

Arthur's eyes gleamed with extreme hunger as he took a bite out of Pei Luoxi's face.

"Ah~"

A scream of agony rang out.

He was deeply influenced by the power of prayer and now had an urgent need to feed.

*

On the airship.

Cheng Han turned his face away, not wanting to see the disgusting scene of devouring, and muttered, "The eater eats people!"

According to the deduction, the process of cultivating the Chant of Life's Lamentation required devouring at least a hundred people and assimilating their souls.

Pei Luoxi had done such a vicious thing, so being devoured alive was only natural, right?

Cheng Han remembered the Archbishop's words just now and muttered softly, "Using the Skull of Prayer for Life is not difficult, just study it a bit and you'll understand, right?"

He snorted, "Is it really that surprising?!"

(End of this chapter)