I, the leader of the esoteric sect, am doing great things in the infinite world!

Fortunately, the god-killers were all "fools," and their intense pride allowed the others to survive.

Just as people don't pay much attention to ants crawling by, these god-slayers with their lofty pride won't be too demanding of their magical societies.

Even a tyrannical Marquis Voban only plundered a large amount of magical heritage in the past, without destroying their organization.

The Black Prince Alexander deliberately indulged them.

However, at a certain moment, the times changed permanently. After returning from the Tang Kingdom, the Black Prince's temperament changed drastically. He abandoned his former gentleness and became ruthless and cruel. His previous mild treatment of the Council of Sages was gone, replaced by a harsh policy of relentless pressure.

Submit and you live; disobey and you die. There is no other way.

Not only that, but upon issuing the order, the enraged Black Prince completely disregarded his reputation as a god-slayer and launched a decapitation strike against all the magicians belonging to the Council of Sages!

Within five minutes, six of the eight archmages who originally belonged to the Council of Sages were killed. Twelve minutes later, ninety percent of the core members of the Council of Sages were dead or wounded. The violent lightning destroyed all their resistance in an instant, and Alexander's speed brought unimaginable destruction to the Council of Sages.

Although the lightning bolts emanating from the Black Prince could be resisted and dispelled by the combined efforts of several top archmages, when he was determined to assassinate them, the spells that were fixed on the archmages were as thin as a sheet of paper. The Council of Sages had difficulty even recognizing all of this, so how could they organize an effective resistance?

They hastily convened a meeting, only to watch in despair as the lights of their comrades were extinguished one by one under a black lightning bolt.

When the former Speaker, now the Special Advisor, Princess Alice Louise Of Nafal, the daughter of Duke Goddin, hurriedly received the report twenty minutes later, seventy percent of the Council of Sages had been destroyed, and the remaining thirty percent had all surrendered cleanly and decisively, carrying the legacy of the Council of Sages—the Black Prince was too ruthless; those who know when to yield are the wise, and surrendering is not shameful.

This is enough to prove how terrifying a god-slayer can be when he abandons all restraint and integrity.

Even if he lost most of his powers, destroying an organization with decayers would still be a piece of cake.

By the time Alexander's men learned of the situation and tried to offer advice, he had already done everything he needed to do.

Princess Alice was not beheaded in the first wave of attacks because she was physically weak in reality and was more skilled at using astral projection magic to travel outside her body as a spirit.

For normal people, astral projections are merely illusions, at most just a thought, but Princess Alice's projected spirit is no different from her own, and is even more powerful.

In most cases, apart from Princess Alice's true confidants, no one knows whether the Princess Alice who is active outside is her real body or a projected spirit.

So when the Black Prince, accompanied by purple lightning, descended from the clouds and pierced through Princess Alice's chest with a single blow, shattering all her bones, she lay on the ground dead, her eyes glazed over, just like a true victim.

Once the Black Prince had gone to kill his next target, the spirit that had been feigning death immediately returned to its original form. The real Princess Alice, with the help of her trusted servants, fled her manor in a panic and hid in an apartment building in central London.

No matter how crazy the Black Prince is, he wouldn't point lightning at downtown London, which is undoubtedly the safest place.

In the past two days, Princess Alice, whose status has plummeted, has experienced firsthand what it means for life to be unpredictable—the Black Prince is the most cunning of all the demon kings, and although he has become tyrannical, he has not yet abandoned his usual ways of doing things.

All of the Sage Council's assets were strictly controlled, and all the money they kept in their accounts was frozen and monitored in real time through spells.

Over the course of several days, the resistance fighters, who had been barely clinging to life, were dragged out and hanged one by one.

Princess Alice could only watch helplessly as her former subordinates were killed; she was utterly powerless to rescue them.

The only way now is to seek refuge with the Eastern Emperor and pray that he will take pity on me and take me in.

However, the bigger problem is that London is now surrounded by a dense fog labyrinth that has risen from nowhere—this is the power of the Black Prince, the Labyrinth.

This power was usurped from Minos, the god of the earth and labyrinth in Cretan mythology. As Greek mythology developed and invaded, Minos's divine status was gradually reduced to that of the Minotaur, a bull-headed monster.

Although Alexander had this power taken away by Li Lin, he had long ago built all sorts of large mazes throughout England, even using the sky and the sea as the base for them.

Even if the Black Prince himself did not actively control it, the Minotaur appeared in the center of the maze as the manipulator.

However, after his powers were stripped away, the minotaurs scattered throughout the labyrinth centers across Britain disappeared one by one. Without the support of magic, the labyrinths lacked variety and could only survive for a maximum of three months.

So the Black Prince, whose temperament had changed drastically, made a decision that went against his ancestors: he resolutely abandoned the other labyrinths in various places, extracted their magic, and created a nearly permanent large labyrinth based on the London labyrinth.

Because the Black Prince knew very well that his power had been completely usurped by Li Lin, and now he was merely activating the back door that had been left in the maze beforehand. If he did not make a decision quickly, even this remaining flexibility would be completely lost.

It's like facing a stock whose price keeps plummeting; all you can do is sell off a lot and try your best to break even.

On the bed, Princess Alice slowly opened her eyes.

"Miss," the maid said with concern by the bedside, "you used astral projection again."

“Good news!” Alice patted the maid’s hand reassuringly. “Although the Black Prince’s labyrinth has some interference with the Netherworld, it has not completely sealed it off—I just sensed that someone has entered London through the Netherworld.”

"what!"

The maid knew, of course, how dangerous the Netherworld was. On one hand, she felt sorry for her master who was risking the dissipation of her spirit to venture into the Netherworld; on the other hand, she was curious about who could pass through the Netherworld to enter the labyrinth.

“Following the trail they left behind, I’ve found them.” Princess Alice’s face paled instantly, and her voice grew weak and feeble. “So… before I return, I’ll leave you with this…”

Her spirit left her body again, following the flickering starlight, and crossed most of the city to arrive at the park.

......

On a park bench, Li Lin looked at the blonde little girl who had suddenly appeared in front of him with an unfriendly expression.

He was so startled that his hand trembled, and the ice cream cone he hadn't finished eating fell to the ground.

"That's why I hate kids, especially bratty kids."

Li Lin suddenly slapped Meiluxin's ice cream cone away. He wouldn't allow anyone to eat an ice cream cone in front of him when he couldn't eat one himself.

Before the white-haired dragon girl could react, Li Lin shifted the blame, pointing angrily at Alice's spirit body: "It's all her fault!"

Meiluxin pouted; she was just as upset as Li Lin was now.

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Everyone is feeling down right now, which is practically the same as no one feeling down at all.

Princess Alice felt she might have stumbled upon a strange problem... but considering that Li Lin was able to lead people through the Netherworld and cross the barriers of the labyrinth, it was understandable that he might be a little eccentric.

A beam of ethereal light emanated from the astral body's forehead, enveloping the three of them. Tourists around them strolled by, completely ignoring their presence.

“You seem unhappy.” Li Lin was pleased and calmly asked Princess Alice, “Did something happen that upset you?”

Just as Princess Alice was about to speak, Li Lin raised his arm and waved it slightly. "Don't misunderstand, I'm not here to comfort you. I just want to say that everything you've done is your own fault. I just want to have fun."

What's wrong with this guy...? Did I offend him?

Princess Alice's spirit flickered slightly, looking like a distorted movie still, clearly caused by emotional fluctuations.

After a few breaths, the spirit projected by Princess Alice no longer appeared blurry: "I know that the Black Prince's purpose is not simple. He wants to find the legendary Holy Grail. If you are willing to help me, I will give you all the information about the Holy Grail. If the Holy Grail is found in the future, I will not take it from you."

"Oh ho." Li Lin narrowed his eyes and glanced at her sideways. "What's the Holy Grail for?"

"Legend has it that it was a vessel created for the arrival of the final king, containing the magic of the rebellious god and the earth mother goddess, capable of truly making one immortal..."

Alice's spirit took a breath: "Take all of that as fact."

"The true Holy Grail is not the golden cup you imagine, but a vessel used to fill with magical energy. Moreover, it cannot make one immortal; instead, it will corrupt one into a corrupted serpent by the magical energy within. Once the magical energy is full, it will gush out and destroy the world."

“Ugh—” Melusin made a disgusted sound at the right moment.

She certainly has the right to dislike the Holy Grail, because her heart is essentially a furnace core created by imitating the furnace fire of the Si Chen Bai Ri Forge, and Li Lin added the concept of the Forging God, making it both a forge and a power source for the dragon's heart.

Even if the Holy Grail were to accumulate for another thousand years, it would still be unable to touch the heart of Melsin in terms of both quality and quantity.

In other words, she can either fly to the horizon and the end of the underworld as a dragon of the highest fantasy species, or she can don sturdy armor and become the Winged Dragon of Ra, embodying the concept of the sun.

“Sounds good.” Li Lin rubbed his chin. “So, do you have a black Alice Princess for me?”

He was referring to another Holy Grail.

Alice looked horrified and took several steps back.

After calming down, she slowly said, "So what do you think? I would like to formally hire you to help us. As your reward, I will pay you £100 million in the name of the Duke of Goddard family if we succeed."

"How much, how much, how much???"

Li Lin took a deep drag on his RELX 5 and exclaimed, "Wow! From the Tang Dynasty to London, I've made a lot of money!"

"Not only that, but I will also grant you free and permanent access to all the legacies of the Council of Sages." Princess Alice raised her eyes and dropped another bombshell. "Although I am currently in exile, the Council of Sages' secret realm in the Netherworld is still intact. What remains in the mortal world is merely a facade. The true legacies and wealth can only be obtained by going to the Netherworld."

She didn't repeat herself, but smiled slightly: "All you have to do is help us avoid the Black Prince's sight, lead us to the Netherworld, and then wait for the opportunity to seize the Holy Grail along the way."

Li Lin felt that Princess Alice was like Murong Fu, both of them would stop at nothing to restore their kingdoms.

Li Lin said something that made people suspicious at the right time: "Don't worry, I will never sell you to Alexander."

Princess Alice could no longer maintain her elegant demeanor, but her resentment was not directed at Li Lin, but at the Black Prince himself.

In the past, she and the Black Prince were both rivals and friends.

Alice would not hesitate to devise plans against the Black Prince, but she would also always provide him with relevant information free of charge, while teaching him many spells.

The Black Prince will naturally use his wits to retaliate, while also clashing with the Council of Wise Men in many areas, yet he will also put a pillow under Alice's head when she is weak and lost in thought.

In addition, the two are close in age and personality, and their families are also well-matched after the Black Prince became a god-slayer... This battle of wits looks like a flirtatious banter between lovers, just like the romance of a young married couple.

Both the Council of Wise Men and the Royal Factory felt that the two would eventually end up in bed together, and although they didn't submit to each other, it was practically the same thing.

The Council of Wise Men was pleased to see this happen—after all, they did not directly submit to the Black Prince, but gained a higher status through a means similar to marriage alliances.

The Royal Factory is similar. Compared to the Council of Sages, their foundation is still shallow. Apart from a few capable individuals, they have virtually no one to offer. They can take advantage of the Council of Sages to achieve even greater success.

Isn't this how the nobility of old Europe intermarried, with each generation going back three generations and coming from the same grandmother?

More importantly, in the past, the Black Prince himself never objected to them doing this.

Therefore, the Black Prince's sudden change in temperament and attack caught them off guard. Whenever Alice thought about it, she felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

—It turns out that everything was just her wishful thinking; true wisdom can be so cruel.

Shaking her head to release her emotions, Princess Alice regained her previous confident demeanor.

The three outwardly agreed to cooperate, but secretly they knew each other's true intentions.

"So... what should we do now?" Melusin glanced at Li Lin, then glared at Princess Alice.