After Black Moonlight revealed her true feelings, everyone panicked.

Why should their world be reduced to the gods' backyard and playground?

How can someone who has caused the deaths of so many people escape punishment by virtue of their status as a priest?

If a deity can arrogantly manipulate people's hearts and trample on life, then she will kill any god or Buddha who gets in her way!

The powerful aura within Lu Sijian's soul imprint, carrying the blade, thrust relentlessly towards the No. 1 priest.

Several exclamations rang in her ears as countless spells rained down on her, blocking her strike.

The black-haired priest's expression changed drastically, his heart nearly stopping. Number 1's palm strike was clearly aimed at shattering Lu Sijian's soul...

Without time to think, he unleashed his powerful magic, deflecting all attacks and taking the palm strike from the No. 1 priest.

A powerful surge of magic rippled outwards, and the black-haired priest pulled Lu Sijian aside.

He couldn't help but turn his head and hiss in a low voice, "Are you out of your mind?"

Lu Sijian looked at the bloodstains on the knife tip and smiled: "Isn't this what you're here for?"

She neither resisted nor dodged, not to throw her life away, but because she was certain that the other party would not stand idly by.

Over such a long period of time, she had spent every day with the system and had thoroughly figured out its bottom line through repeated tests.

This person is the upholder and enforcer of the temple's rules, so he is impartial and will never protect a colleague who has betrayed the Kingdom of God.

Her killing of the fake Lu Ting at the moment of extradition was a final test.

Sure enough, amidst his rage, he was the only one who remained calm and rational.

Neither of them forgot another thing they had agreed on: to find the other traitor in the temple.

Now that he has realized that the No. 1 priest is the traitor, how could he possibly stand idly by and let himself be killed to silence him?

The black-haired priest's eyelashes trembled slightly, her heart seemingly filled with trust.

“You would never let someone who betrays the Kingdom of God go, would you?” Lu Sijian tilted her head.

His evasive gaze suddenly stopped, and he looked at her intently. Was that why he was so sure he would come to her rescue?

The black-haired priest was silent for two seconds before looking away. "...Yes."

No matter what, even if that wasn't the reason, he would still have saved her.

He dared to admit his liking for someone in front of so many colleagues; it wasn't an act, but a genuine expression of his feelings.

It was to send a warning to all his colleagues that this was someone he liked, and if anyone dared to touch her, they would have to bear his wrath.

He liked her and admired her; his heart, which had been as still as a deep well, had long since overflowed into a vast ocean.

Calmness lies only on the surface of the water, while turbulence is hidden deep within.

The more I learned about her, the more I longed for her passionate soul, and I was even willing to do anything to protect her body in the Kingdom of God and to search through all the laws of the temple to save her.

……

"How dare you! You actually hurt me!" The No. 1 priest looked at the wound on his chest, his eyes filled with a terrifyingly sinister glint.

The starlight energy in the wound dissipated, and when magic power was applied, the body did not heal but instead deteriorated little by little.

The other priests were also shocked by this sight. "How could this be?"

It wasn't unexpected that Number 2 was killed. After all, the other party had been extracted from that physical body, and their soul was probably injured when they faked their death. Lu Sijian was able to succeed because she got the advantage.

But the situation is different now. Although the No. 1 priest is not the strongest in the temple, he is the most senior.

Even if the dagger was made from a meteorite from the divine kingdom, it shouldn't render all magic ineffective.

"What exactly did you do to the blade?" Number 14 demanded sharply.

Lu Sijian: "My blood and the power of destiny."

Number 14 was stunned: "You can control the power of destiny?" But how could that be possible? Wasn't she just an ordinary mortal?

"You're talking nonsense! How could your blood hurt a priest?" Number 14 refused to believe it. They were priests, high and mighty gods, how could they be afraid of the blood of mortals?

Lu Sijian looked at the No. 1 priest and smiled, "I was able to discover this secret thanks to you. Back then, you cut my skin again and again, and I bled so much before I realized that the dagger had drunk my blood and was actually shimmering with a dark light."

She didn't know if gods were truly invincible, but since she had decided to kill a god, she certainly wouldn't be unprepared.

She knew she only had one chance, so she had to make sure that one strike was successful.

Actually, she had been gambling before this.

"Back then, when I stabbed you, you were so terrified. Aren't you a god? Why were you afraid? Do you think my blood, combined with the meteorite dagger and the power of destiny, is your nemesis?"

She couldn't guarantee it would work on her own body, but as long as there was a sliver of hope, she would try, even if it meant mutual destruction.

Lu Sijian raised her hand, the dagger slicing through her palm, blood dripping down like blooming blood flowers, falling into the ethereal clouds at her feet.

A strange thing happened: the clouds and smoke did not cover the temple; instead, they gradually dissipated, revealing the scene beneath the temple.

A dazzling Milky Way stretches across the sky.

Tens of thousands of stars are born at the center of the universe, moving in the direction of the Milky Way, drifting towards the unknown future.

Countless white-clad attendants stood in the colorful boat, repeatedly casting their nets in an attempt to salvage those planets.

"We've got it!" The white-robed attendants were overjoyed. They all rushed around, gathered together, and pulled the giant net, dragging the planet away from the Milky Way.

The planet radiated a nascent light, dazzling and brand new, like an innocent child being led by a giant net in a predetermined direction.

Further away lies a desolate port, where countless planets are anchored.

Many of them are newly born and should be in their prime, but they are like old people in their twilight years, dull and lifeless, as if their vitality has been drained away.

Lu Sijian's pupils contracted slightly; she sensed the faint pain and wailing carried on the wind.

Most planets do not want to be bound, struggling in vain in the net, and want to return to that galaxy.

That is where they come from and where they go; that is where freedom resides.

She also saw her own planet, and sensing her gaze, its mournful cry grew even sharper, like a mother calling for her child.

The giant net covering it suddenly loosened, and the planet seemed to drift out of the harbor.

"Oh no!" Inside the temple, the white-robed servants, prostrate on the ground, frantically tried to grab the giant net, but to no avail.

The giant net loosened, and the planet gradually floated away.

Lu Sijian knew that it would definitely drift back to the Milky Way along the way it came, and go to the free future it longed for.

This is one of the reasons why she was determined to complete the mission.

If the mission is never completed, the planet will never have a chance to escape the control of the divine kingdom.

……

She sensed the planet's lingering attachment and cried out in mourning for the return of its most beloved child.

But from the moment she was chosen, she had completely lost her freedom.

Go forth, carrying my hopes, and stride towards a brand new tomorrow.

She took one last, deep look at the planet, then raised her eyes, blood dripping from her fingertips, and pointed at Priest No. 1, "You, I'm going to kill you today!"