Ussuri Shallow.

After much hurry and rushing.

The horse-faced man and the four elders of the Dead Sore finally reached the border line.

They certainly couldn’t just walk out of the border line as brazenly as Chen Lusi and Xia Yue.

In fact, the few of them expended considerable effort to cross the border line.

And just after leaving the border line, the horse-faced man immediately looked at the female elder responsible for intelligence and asked, "Where are they now?"

The female elder fell into silence, seemingly confirming something.

Then.

About a minute later, a mist spread from her body, and with a tone tinged with disbelief, she said, "According to the reports... they seem to be nearing the Assumption Cathedral because all Russian Orthodox Church churches in Amur Oblast have been completely destroyed."

"... So fast? How is that possible?"

The horse-faced man was slightly taken aback, his expression changing.

He subconsciously felt something was off because it didn’t make sense for it to be so fast; it’s understandable for Xia Yue, but how could Chen Lusi keep up?

However, before he could think further.

The female elder added, "Currently, besides Pope Yorgai I, there are three cardinals planning a palace coup at the Assumption Cathedral, and they might have already realized the arrival of Xia Yue and Chen Lusi."

"..."

Upon hearing this, the horse-faced man immediately reacted and instantly made up his mind: "Catch up with them!"

Xia Yue facing a pope and three cardinals alone, it was uncertain who would win.

He had to see it no matter what.

On the other side.

As the horse-faced man and his group said.

Pope Yorgai I, along with the three cardinals planning a palace coup, had indeed realized the arrival of Xia Yue and Chen Lusi.

But the bad news was, they realized it too late.

Xia Yue had already knocked off the onion-shaped dome above their heads. Both of them had come knocking at the door, and it was only then that they reacted.

"Bold!"

"Heretic!"

Two angry shouts suddenly came, but they were not from Yorgai I, who witnessed Xia Yue descending and Chen Lusi appearing.

Instead, they came from within the White Stone Church where Xia Yue was currently standing.

Two elderly men, dressed in silver-white robes, rushed out in anger.

However, as soon as they came out, they saw Yorgai I and Cardinal Tretyakov standing outside the Assumption Cathedral.

Noticing their expressions, then turning to see Xia Yue standing atop the cathedral, the two cardinals who had just appeared had their expressions change slightly, then began to ask Tretyakov with their eyes... what exactly happened?

"Xia Yue Celestial Strategy."

Tretyakov didn’t pay attention to his two colleagues but instead looked at Xia Yue, who had forcefully intruded into the domain of the Assumption Cathedral, and slowly said, "This is the Holy Land of the Russian Orthodox Church, and the church beneath your feet holds the coffin of the last pope."

"Is that so?"

Upon hearing this, Xia Yue looked down briefly, then ground the break in the dome he was standing on with his shoe: "Then it seems my descent was too slow, I didn’t land directly on the coffin, otherwise the scene now would be more interesting, standing on the coffin of the last pope, looking at the soon-to-die current pope, just like a cycle."

"..."

Tretyakov’s face froze on hearing these words.

The implication of Xia Yue’s words... clearly meant there was no room for negotiation.

For a moment.

He didn’t know what to say.

Because it was too fast, Xia Yue and Chen Lusi came too quickly.

He had just received the news, and the other party had already come knocking; no preparations had been made.

He didn’t even know what exactly Pope Yorgai I had sent Catherine to do inside someone else’s territory.

Under the condition of information asymmetry.

He was extremely passive.

Tretyakov thought of this and couldn’t help but glance at the silent Pope Yorgai I, then forcibly suppressed emotions like anger, took a deep breath, and slowly lowered his head towards Xia Yue: "Xia Yue Celestial Strategy, this time it was my mistake... I am willing to make amends, let’s sit down and talk, the heretics of the other two sects are watching, there’s no need for us to become a laughing stock." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

The Pope cannot be wrong.

As long as Yorgai I remains Pope, he represents not just himself, but the entire Russian Orthodox Church.

No matter what, he cannot be wrong.

Especially with the other two sects’ heretics watching nearby, Yorgai I also represents the face of the Eastern Orthodox, and must not be shamed.

This concerns the issue of orthodoxy!

Of course.

There was also an implied threat to Xia Yue in his words.

After all, although the other two sects were at odds with the Russian Orthodox Church, they were at least of the same origin, worshiping the same God, only with different doctrines.

He wanted to tell Xia Yue that if they really made a move, the others might not stand by and watch.

And at this moment... the heretics from the other two sects that Tretyakov mentioned were indeed watching nearby.

In fact, not only them, but also many empowering organizations from various regions, even the local empowerer organization of the Chamomile Alliance, were nearby to join the fun.

All of them had received the news and came to watch the show.

As for whose joke to watch, it depended on the situation, but it certainly wouldn’t be theirs.

Therefore, the atmosphere among them was very relaxed.

At the moment, they were discussing whether a fight would break out and the odds of winning or losing.

"Only two people from the Celestial Strategy Mansion came... two people forcibly entered the heart of the Russian Orthodox Church, what do you think? Do they have a chance of winning?"

"I reckon it’s unlikely, two against four, facing three cardinals and a pope who has led the Russian Orthodox Church for over two hundred years, it’s hard to say there’s a chance."