Chapter 775 - To the Darkness Shrine (2/2)

Pope Rosario also showed great patience when Lin Li consulted him. In fact, he was even more serious than when he was teaching his own disciples. Although Lin Li was not his own disciple, or even a believer of the Brilliance Shrine, and he didn’t show any signs of being related to the Son of The Holy Light, Rosario had already determined that Lin Li definitely had something to do with the Son of The Holy Light the Brilliance Shrine had been trying to find.

Actually, Lin Li had already been living on the Holy Mountain for a month, and time pa.s.sed without him realizing it. Within that short period of time, Lin Li managed to grasp the concepts and all sorts of techniques rapidly. If Lin Li were to change into the robe of the Brilliance Shrine, no one would doubt if he was really a devout believer of the Holy Light.

At this moment, a priest from the Darkness Shrine, who was dressed in a black robe, finally arrived at the foot of the Holy Mountain.

Although Lin Li was still hesitant, it was already the second time that Sendros had sent someone to invite him to the Darkness Shrine, and he couldn’t bring himself to delay it any further. This time, Sendros had sent a Legendary-level priest who flew straight to the Brilliance Shrine using the Power of Flight. Clearly, Sendros had begun to get impatient.

After saying goodbye to Pope Rosario and Englos, Lin Li proceeded to the foot of the Holy Mountain and saw Priest Balesi. If it weren’t for the conspicuous black robe that he was wearing, Balesi would look similar to an ordinary human who was in his forties. Although his face was pale, it was still normal. Although there was some Darkness in the magical wave that he was emanating, there was no death aura, and he was clearly specialized in Dark Magic.

“Master Felic, the High Priest has sent me to invite you to the Darkness Shrine as soon as possible,” said Balesi. Although Balesi had never seen Lin Li before, Sendros had definitely told him what Lin Li was like. The fact that Lin Li was in his twenties and had Legendary strength was enough for Balesi to recognize Lin Li.

“It’s that urgent? Let’s set off immediately, then,” said Lin Li, who immediately used his Power of Flight to travel to the Darkness Shrine.

Of course it’d be urgent. However, they were in the territory of the Brilliance Shrine. Although Balesi did not have to worry about the people of the Brilliance Shrine harming him, the omnipresent aura of light made him feel particularly uncomfortable to the extent that he didn’t want to stay there any second longer. He only managed to pull through because he was a pract.i.tioner of Dark Magic. Unless one was at Sendros’ level, a Necromancer would definitely suffer permanent damage there.

The canyon that the Darkness Shrine was located in was actually relatively close to the Breezy Plains. However, Lin Li had set off from the City of Dawn, which was indeed rather far away. Fortunately, there were no obstacles in the sky. If they were to go there by foot, they would probably take two or three months to reach the vicinity. Even though they flew there, they only managed to reach the canyon on the second night.

The deep Night Canyon in between the mountains looked just like a huge mouth cracking open in the earth. The bright moonlight seemed rather daunting, but everything inside the canyon seemed to be buried in infinite darkness. It was the sanctuary of Darkness where light would never s.h.i.+ne. Lin Li could even feel the dark roaring.

Under the lead of Balesi, Lin Li entered the Night Canyon and looked up. The bright moonlight in the sky was somehow covered with a layer of blood that seemed to symbolize the disastrous war in the Dark Age. Lin Li followed Balesi to the large and gloomy canyon, and a majestic shrine gradually emerged from the darkness.

He had just left the Brilliance Shrine, yet he was now in the Night Canyon of the Darkness Shrine. The stark contrast made Lin Li feel extremely shocked. Although the Darkness Shrine had lost most power long ago, Lin Li could still imagine how glorious the Darkness Shrine used to be.

The believers of the Darkness Shrine believed in the doctrine of Darkness, but they did not discriminate against Holy Light. To them, light and darkness were not natural enemies. Only the presence of light could bring out Darkness. Only then would they treasure the dark more.

Although the Darkness Shrine and the Brilliance Shrine had been against each other for more than 1300 years, they were just competing to dominate the world. Regardless of the difference in strength between the two parties, the stronger party had never thought of destroying the other party.

Even at the beginning where the Darkness Shrine had just experienced the disastrous war which caused it to almost collapse overnight, the Brilliance Shrine had not taken the opportunity to eradicate them. It was because fighting with the Darkness Shrine at that time was no longer meaningful. The Darkness Shrine was extremely weak; hence, there was already an outcome. The Brilliance Shrine rightfully dominated Anril.

Of course, the cessation of the conflict did not mean that the Darkness Shrine had given up, but rather that it became their motivation. After that huge disaster, the Darkness Shrine did not go into a slump, but instead acc.u.mulated their power in the dark. In the recent decades, they even began to show signs of returning to their heyday.

Although the Darkness Shrine still could not be compared to the Brilliance Shrine now, it was second (or rather third) only to the Supreme Council and the Brilliance Shrine in the entire Anril. They would perhaps rise back to glory after a few hundred years of conscientious management.