The Path to Sainthood from Fairy Tail

One of the female deities spoke up, "We arrived quite early. Your battles caused too much damage, and many people were on the verge of death. We've been saving lives along the way, which is why we're a little late."

"Just now, we noticed that the aura of light had disappeared. Fearing misunderstanding, we rushed to find you."

The man in black robes asked, "So, those two from the Light weren't done by you?"

"Of course!"

"Does this need to be said?"

The man in blue robes continued his analysis: "Demonic beings can sense each other's presence for some special reason. However, this perception is very vague; they can only sense the presence but not the specific location. In fact, this cryptic information only circulates among us divine beings."

"The Church of Light's divine saviors, in theory, are no weaker than the other divine saviors, if not the strongest. I wouldn't even be able to defeat them in a one-on-one situation. Not to mention the knights and mages who are far inferior to us!"

Another man in blue robes said angrily, "Damn it, are there other forces we don't know about?"

Suddenly, two black vortexes appeared beside the two men in blue robes.

"careful!"

A flash of lightning streaked past, and the blue-robed man swiftly shoved aside another blue-robed man, barely managing to evade the attack of the black hole.

However, the two men in black robes did not give them a chance to rest and pounced on them directly.

The man in blue robes roared, "You bunch of rats in the gutter! You just confirmed that the Bright Ones are gone, and you're already in such a hurry to make your move. Aren't you afraid that someone else will reap the benefits?"

The man in black sneered, "Once you're all dead, the remaining forces are nothing to worry about!"

The man in blue robes warned menacingly, "Don't forget those two from the Church of Light. Even if we fight to the death here, no matter who wins, we won't be able to face the forces hidden behind the scenes!"

"Unless, the force behind this is you!"

As the blue-robed man spoke, he didn't forget to launch various elemental attacks at the black-robed man opposite him.

Ice arrows, fire rain, lightning, wind blades—all sorts of elemental attacks flew towards the black-robed man like they were free.

The man in black robes sneered, and his hands transformed into black holes, absorbing and nullifying all elemental attacks.

The man in blue robes stared in astonishment as his attacks vanished completely. "How is this possible?"

"nothing is impossible!"

After one black-robed figure distracted the ranged attacker, another black-robed figure seized the opportunity to lurk in the shadows and charge at the blue-robed figure.

"Hehe, didn't you want to know who's behind this? To tell you the truth, we don't actually know either, but we can be sure that the person behind it definitely can't get here in time!"

The black-robed figure, who had just entered stealth mode, darted out from the blue-robed figure's shadow, shouting, "Die! Shadow Curse!"

"Resist the Ring of Fire!"

The man in blue instinctively assumed a defensive stance, and a ring of orange-red flames appeared around him.

Anyone who dares to get close to the black-robed figure will suffer the scorching heat of the flames.

However, things didn't go as planned. Instead of launching the attack, the man in black robes distanced himself from the man in blue robes.

Another man in blue robes warned, "Fool, he's cursed you! Remove it immediately!"

The blue-robed man, afflicted by the curse, felt a wave of weakness wash over him, and he almost lost the strength to resist the ring of fire.

Fortunately, he held on at the last moment and didn't reveal any weakness. "Tsk! No wonder he's a rat in the gutter, he's shameless when it comes to fighting!"

The man in black robes scoffed, "Hmph, this is a life-or-death battle. If you're envious, you can do the same to me!"

The man in blue robes angrily retorted, "Don't associate me with people like you!"

The cursed blue-robed man suddenly erupted, his body bursting with scorching flames, and then even the air around him began to burn.

"Fire·Eternal Calamity Purgatory!"

The ground beneath the blue-robed man's feet began to crack, and dazzling flames burst forth from the cracks. In an instant, the earth itself began to burn.

"Come on, you damned rat! Today I'll show you the power of fire!"

Seeing the situation was dire, the man in black robes retreated to his companion's side. "So this is the hidden power they used when dealing with the Church of War. They're really formidable!"

"Magic that alters the terrain and surrounding environment, creating a domain that gives them an advantage. Tsk, even the curse has been burned away. It seems this is the power they obtained from the gods."

"Yes, this is the first time I've witnessed the power of an Elemental God Descendant."

"They're strong, but there's a way. We'll focus all our efforts on defense!"

"understand!"

The god-demon, now transformed into a flame man, laughed loudly: "Hahaha! Don't you like ambushes? Why aren't you coming anymore? Come on! Let's have some fun!"

As the Dark Descendant created some distance, he scoffed, "We're not brainless, so why don't you just quit this state if you're so capable!"

"Hmph! You two cowards, prepare to die!"

"Alan, don't be reckless!" another elemental deity warned.

……

Ten minutes ago.

The Pope of the Church of Light, accompanied by two divine beings, set off from the Kingdom of the Eagle. Due to the long distance, they had only just reached the border of the Kingdom of the Golden Rooster when the other divine beings arrived at the capital.

Originally, they planned to go straight to the capital without stopping, but a town along the way caught their attention.

One of the bishops reminded him, "Your Holiness, this seems to be the residence of that new church. I remember it was called Hundred Flowers Village."

"The one that the Church of Life allied with?"

"Yes. This town is probably a temporary settlement for them, but it looks a bit different from when I came here before..."

The bishop who spoke with the Pope was the same one who had come here to participate in the alliance discussion. The meeting lasted for a while before being brought to an end by the bishop of the Church of Life with an exorbitant price.

The Pope frowned as he looked at the dark road and the towering buildings before him and asked, "Was this the same when you came here before?"

The bishop looked up at the sky, swallowed hard, and shook his head, saying, "No, no. Last time I came here, this town was no different from any other town."

The Pope frowned and said, "So, in less than a year, that church has built such a prosperous town? Are you kidding me?"

A divine being in a long golden robe stepped forward, a wicked smile playing on his lips. "Father, if you're scared, just get rid of him. Anyway, in such a short time, even if they had more time, they couldn't possibly create another divine being!"

"Don't be impulsive!"

The Pope was ultimately quite cautious, especially at such a crucial moment, and he didn't want to cause any unnecessary trouble.

After all, they were about to face the main force of other churches, and any loss before the decisive battle could lead to final defeat.

“You’re just too cautious, old man,” the divine descendant said with displeasure.

The Pope did not respond directly, but instead commanded, "From now on, no one should cause any trouble. Our destination is the capital, and our goal is final victory. Do you all understand?"

"understand!"

"Tsk!" Although the divine descendant was dissatisfied, he only made a sound and did not take any actual action.