His words were out.
The Pope was stunned, as were Hill and the other fallen angels, as well as Samuel and the others.
"Hmm?"
Samuel looked at Zhang Wei.
Hill also looked over, his eyes filled with undisguised confusion.
[Ding! Fallen Angel Commander… Hmm? What does that mean?]
[Host gains System Points +1000]
Zhang Wei ignored their gazes, reaching out and opening his hand towards the sky, scattering over a dozen golden "candy beans."
The next moment.
Under the watchful eyes of Hill, Samuel, and the others.
Blinding light erupted from the scattered "candy beans," as if ten more suns had appeared in the sky, hot and dazzling. The brilliance, carrying a majestic heavenly might, seemed to dispel all darkness and evil.
Immediately after.
Hill and the others heard it.
Sounds like clashing armor and galloping horses played out, like ancient cavalry, with thousands of soldiers riding steeds with iron hooves. The thousands of hooves and the clanging of armor resounded, shaking the heavens, as if about to explode over the entire Vatican.
The momentum was so great that it felt like even gods, demons, immortals, and Buddhas would be awestruck.
For a moment.
[Ding! The fallen angels' hearts fluttered… What's going on?]
[Host gains System Points +20000]
Even the fallen angel commanders who had reached the half-step Town-Guard level felt a tremor, a sense of shock. As if sensing something, they all looked up at the sky.
And when they looked.
Samuel, Hill, and the others, as well as the Pope, were stunned:
"Look, what is that?!"
"My God!"
It could be seen.
The dozen or so "candy beans" that had previously emitted sun-like radiance in the sky, as they bloomed with light like the Great Sun Divine Light of the East, their radiance converged, finally merging into a colossal gateway.
The gateway was hundreds of meters tall, entirely golden, resembling an ancient Great Xia palace gate. Majestic stone pillars flanked it, carved with auspicious beasts like dragons, phoenixes, and qilin, as well as ancient Great Xia deities, who appeared majestic and powerful.
Upon closer inspection.
The gateway had a huge ancient plaque, with a golden frame, inscribed with three Great Xia ancient characters in an immortal gold hue.
"That is..."
Wilber, a fallen angel commander who had been to Great Xia, noticed the characters on the gateway. His pupils contracted, and his expression was one of disbelief.
"South Heaven Gate?!"
As he spoke.
Samuel and the others, already shocked by the scene in the sky, heard him and looked over. The Pope also heard him and couldn't help but widen his eyes towards the South Heaven Gate.
Although they didn't know as much about Great Xia as Wilber, they knew what the South Heaven Gate was. It was the legendary dwelling place of Eastern immortals, the entrance to that realm, akin to the Gate of Heaven. 138 Reading Network
Thinking of this, Hill looked at Zhang Wei with awe.
[Ding! Fallen Angel Commander… Are you kidding me? It's already connected to the Eastern Divine Realm?!]
[Host gains System Points +1100]
With this shock.
The next second.
Hill and the others all discovered that the sound like clashing armor and galloping horses was emanating from the South Heaven Gate. Listening closely, the sound was gradually approaching. It was at this moment that they also saw figures of majestic bearing emerging from within the colossal South Heaven Gate in the sky.
"That is..."
"My God, immortals, Eastern immortals!!"
Many exorcist priests became excited. Even if they didn't recognize the Eastern immortals, they could all feel the divine and sacred aura emanating from those majestic figures.
That aura was like that of angels, filled with divinity, an aura only gods possessed.
In other words.
They were a group of gods from the East, clad in the armor of generals, responding to Zhang Wei's call, coming from the East and descending upon the Western lands.
On the other side.
Hill looked at the scene in the sky and couldn't help but ask Wilber beside him:
"Wilber, those are..."
Before he could finish his question.
Wilber seemed to know what he was going to ask and murmured first:
"Heavenly soldiers and generals, those are the Heavenly soldiers and generals from Eastern mythology! Just like God's angels, they are the enforcers of the Eastern Divine Realm. Damn it, how can summoning gods to the mortal realm in the East be so easy? Is it the legendary 'scattering beans to create soldiers'? Damn! So scattering beans to create soldiers is real."
In his words.
Wilber's gaze did not leave the heavenly soldiers and generals emerging from the South Heaven Gate. He recalled Zhang Wei scattering the beans and thought of the folk legend of "scattering beans to create soldiers" he had heard when he was in Great Xia.
[Ding! Fallen Angel Commander is shocked… This is scattering beans to create soldiers, I'll be damned. If Satan creates soldiers, can they be heavenly soldiers?]
[Host gains System Points +1200]
However.
He didn't have time to ponder these things, and neither did Hill and the others.
At this moment.
The heavenly soldiers and generals stepped out of the South Heaven Gate. There weren't many of them, only a dozen or so, but the aura they exuded shook the entire venue. Each of them was a half-step Town-Guard level, coupled with divine might, each was overwhelmingly powerful, like towering mountains, pressing down on the hearts of all in the dark church and the fallen angels.
Zhang Wei looked at the scene before him, a smile on his face, and thought to himself:
"Fortunately, Xiao Xuan gave me half-step Town-Sect level, the artifact itself is powerful, plus my System Points, and the strength boost for the one-time collectible Sun Wukong. Now each of them is half-step Town-Guard level. The situation has reversed."
Thinking this.
Zhang Wei patted the Pope's shoulder and grinned, "Your Holiness, our Eastern deities have answered my call and come from afar. Is it really appropriate for you to be stunned right now?"
His voice was not loud.
But it was clearly heard by Hill and the others present. For a moment, they all looked at Zhang Wei intently.
Among them.
Samuel's gaze was the most intense.
[Ding! Samuel… Damn it, you actually invited Eastern gods?!]
[Host gains System Points +1300]
It was at this moment.
Zhang Wei took a step forward, standing before the people of the church, raising his hand and shouting:
"Where are the Heavenly soldiers and generals!"
The response to Zhang Wei was a series of clanging sounds.
Clang!!!
The heavenly soldiers and generals standing in the sky seemed to have heard Zhang Wei's command. In perfect unison, they drew their spears, creating a resonant clang that echoed across the heavens.
The next moment.
As Zhang Wei's hand fell towards the direction of the fallen angels.
The Heavenly soldiers and generals charged, like soldiers guarding the frontier, like an army defending a city alone. Their blades pointed forward, fearless even of Western gods and demons, ready to cross their swords and strike them down, defending the bravery of the Heavenly soldiers and the might of the Heavenly generals.
For a moment.
A scene that the Pope, Hill, Samuel, and everyone else, whether from the dark church, fallen angels, or the church itself, would never forget appeared.
Heavenly soldiers and generals from the Eastern Divine Realm!
A great battle!
Fallen angels from the Western Underworld!
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