The Shining Star Above The Heaven-Chapter 483: Brought the Traitor Back

The two figures are in a place shrouded in darkness. Their environment is thick with death laws. Sometimes, chaotic noises echo in the distance—like people screaming or the sudden burst of flames. freewebnøvel.com

These two figures are men—one with black hair, the other with white. Their skin is pale, as if no blood flows through their flesh, but they have a young appearance. Their faces are handsome, though right now, their expressions show only relief, as if they have just escaped from something.

Behind the two figures is a kind of portal, and it is obvious they just came through it in a panic, gasping for air.

"Shit, that was close. I thought we were going to get found out," the one with black hair said.

"Yes, to think that the disturbance was caused by the ’absolute one’... We almost endangered the future," the other one replied.

When they stepped into the room where Aldrian had killed Wilmar and the others, they sensed a strong traces of death laws. But then, they felt something else. They sensed the existence of a strange and powerful energy surrounding them, which they instantly recognized as this energy, possessed by only one person.

They also realized that this meant they had already stepped into that person’s domain, which could only mean that person was the cause of the disturbance.

"To think that he has already recovered that much power. If we consider the difference in time, doesn’t that mean it’s been 16 or 17 years in that place? To think he already has the ability to sever someone’s karma with both the underworld and the world itself... his development is terrifying. There’s no way those who claim to be geniuses across all heavens could compare to him. Well, it’s not really surprising, considering he’s a singularity. I think it will be much sooner than expected when he makes his comeback," the man with black hair said again.

"I agree. With the return of the absolute one coming much sooner, we’ll have hope to turn the situation around. ’His Majesty’ already has quite the burden holding those bastards back from taking over the underworld. Each year, we lose control of more parts of it."

The man with black hair sighed. "Let’s go. We’ll report this to His Majesty first. At least there will be some good news for now."

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Aldrian had already entered another room inside the dungeon. In this room, there was only one person. He was seated, chained to his chair, his cultivation sealed. His blonde hair was messy, as if he hadn’t cleaned himself in a long time. Despite his disheveled appearance, the hatred in his eyes as he looked at Aldrian was fierce.

Aldrian observed the man with a calm expression before sitting down in the seat right in front of him, staring at him for a few seconds.

In front of him was Cardinal Carsius.

Aldrian had teleported him here yesterday, at the same time he brought Grand Duke Donovan and Carlson. Aldrian placed him in a separate room, as this person was meant for the pope to punish. He allowed him to hear the screams of pain from Wilmar and the others as they were tortured.

He already gathered much information from this traitor when he looked into this man’s memories, so he no longer had much usefulness. What remained was sending him back to the church’s main territory.

"You will regret this. You don’t understand what you’ve done. I’ve done all I can to give us a chance to pass the prophecy’s time with the lives of many intact. Did you know that?"

Hearing that, Aldrian snorted in contempt at the righteous tone Cardinal Carsius used.

"Don’t give me that kind of bullshit. Even you don’t believe what you just said. You only did all of that for yourself, for your own greed. For a chance at ’our’ survival? Give me a break. You’re willing to sacrifice many people. So, you better save your lies for yourself."

"The sacrifices are necessary to fool the devils. If we don’t do something, we’ll have no chance," Cardinal Carsius retorted.

"Another fool who thinks he can fool the devils," Aldrian said with mockery, which made Cardinal Carsius’ expression turn ugly.

"The moment you decided to work with the devils out of fear of the uncertainty of the future and their power, you no longer have the right to talk about the goodness of the masses."

"I don’t want to hear any of your stupid reasons or justifications. It’s much better if you save yourself with silence and wait for your judgment. I will take you to the church right now."

"Wait!" Aldrian didn’t waste a second. He and Cardinal Carsius instantly disappeared from the room and reappearing inside the area of the main church of the Heavenly Direction Church.

The guards and a few bishops nearby flinched in shock at the sudden appearance of the two. However, as trained guards, they quickly surrounded them, swords already unsheathed and directed toward them. For these two figures to appear here and bypass the church’s formation meant that they were experts.

"State yourself or we will—" However, before one of the guards could finish, he finally recognized the two people. Aldrian and Cardinal Carsius were well-known figures within the main church, so there was no way he could mistake them for anyone else.

"Your eminence!" he finally said, hurriedly sheathing his sword, followed by the other guards. Aldrian simply smiled at the guard.

"Tell the pope that I’m back and have already caught the traitor," he said.

"Yes, your eminence." The guard ran toward the main building while Aldrian was led to a special room to wait. Aldrian dragged Cardinal Carsius by the chain on his hands, treating him like the prisoner he was.

After a few minutes of waiting, the door to the room opened. Seeing the figure that entered, Aldrian smiled.

"Be careful. You shouldn’t run too much, you’ve only just been able to walk not long ago," he said to the beautiful woman with golden hair in front of him.

Angelica’s beautiful face, slightly gasping for air from her run, did not lose its charm. Her expression brightened when her eyes landed on Aldrian.

"Aldrian, you’re already back?" she said as she walked toward him and stood right in front of him.

"Well, I got what I wanted, so I must send it as soon as possible," he said, giving her a slight gesture toward Cardinal Carsius, who was sitting on the floor.

Angelica then looked toward Cardinal Carsius, slightly frowning, but she turned back to Aldrian.

"I see. I heard what you did in the Atria Empire, and you created quite a ruckus there. At this point, I think there’s no one who doesn’t know your face and name."

"Well, many things happened, so it couldn’t be helped that the time came for me to be known like this," he said, but then he noticed another person entering. Aldrian smiled at the incoming figure.

"This child, don’t get too excited and run, or you’ll slip," Pope Claudius said to Angelica with a gentle expression as he stepped inside the room.

"Your holiness," Aldrian said, giving a slight bow toward the pope. Behind Pope Claudius, Arthur followed, also showing a respectful expression toward Aldrian.

Aldrian nodded in acknowledgment to Arthur.

Looking at Aldrian return and stand before him, Pope Claudius couldn’t help but feel satisfied with Aldrian’s achievement. He had truly brought a storm to the Atria Empire, and that storm had ended the civil war.

To be honest, he hadn’t expected Aldrian to act so high-profile, considering how Aldrian had acted in the past. He knew something had triggered Aldrian to act that way when the incident of the gu outbreak happened, and he was curious, wanting to hear Aldrian’s story in detail.

"Young Aldrian, how have you been?" Pope Claudius asked with a warm smile.

"I’m good, your holiness, like never before," Aldrian replied.

Pope Claudius nodded. "Well, I can see that you are much stronger. You’re truly a miracle, young man, for you to already reach the middle duke stage when you just entered the duke stage not long ago." Aldrian simply smiled at the pope’s compliment.

After making the entire Atria Empire his domain, he had another breakthrough to the middle duke stage, and even now, he was already quite close to breaking through to the high duke stage. His visit to the Atria Empire had truly given him tremendous benefits.

"After all that chaos, I’m really curious about your adventure there," Pope Claudius said, but then he looked at Cardinal Carsius, who was also gazing at him with cold eyes. However, Pope Claudius simply snorted and looked behind him, where Arthur was already standing by.

"Take him to the prison. I will come later," the pope said.

Arthur didn’t hesitate and took Cardinal Carsius outside, leaving only the three of them inside before the door closed. Angelica then prepared the tea, which astonished Aldrian. He hadn’t expected Angelica to serve tea herself, and it made him feel honored.

"Now, tell me, young Aldrian. I’m really curious about the details of your adventure. It must have been exciting, right?" Pope Claudius asked with a slight teasing tone.

"Well, it can be said like that."

After that, he began to tell his story about the Atria Empire, accompanied by the tea that Angelica had served herself.