In just a moment, the Pope of the Star Sky Church and the other clergy at the venue had already been smashed into mincemeat by that enormous palm.
Everyone was stunned.
They had just been majestically declaring to the world, representing the will of the Divine, and sentencing Lin Yue, the heretic and Evil God, to death.
But... in the blink of an eye, had they all been smashed into mincemeat?
It was as if a group of ants had suddenly been squashed to death, dying without any warning.
Dead silence filled the square.
The scene was too abrupt and shocking, leaving everyone's mind blank as they numbly stood frozen in place.
Whether it was the believers, reporters, or that President, all were dumbfounded.
"Hmm?"
Among the crowd, Lin Yue slightly narrowed his eyes.
He could still feel... that will of Divine Thought stemming from the Divine.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, a terrifying aura burst forth from the Divine Palace, turning the bright sky into an endless night in an instant, with stars shining brightly, and the cold starlight fell with astonishing pressure.
Endless starlight quickly converged in mid-air, instantly solidifying into the silhouette of a woman draped in a veil, becoming more real.
"Great Lord..."
"This... is the Star Sky Mother Goddess!"
"The Great Star Sky Mother Goddess!"
Countless people at that moment recognized the figure, identical to the one described in scripture.
On the spot, a great many believers fell to their knees, overcome with emotion.
"Boom!"
Just as the true body of the Star Sky Mother Goddess was about to solidify, another terrifying, misty blade light burst, sweeping across the rear of the Divine Palace.
Wherever the blade light passed, the Divine Palace immediately turned to nothingness.
"How dare you!"
A cold female voice resounded through heaven and earth, as if the entire starry sky echoed back.
The not yet fully solidified true body of the Star Sky Mother Goddess shouted angrily, grasping with one hand to summon a starlight-infused scepter, waving it immediately to harness tremendous power, trying to block the terrible blade light.
However, the Star Sky Scepter, hastily summoned, failed to fully block the misty blade light.
A flicker of disturbance still swept past the Divine Palace.
The fragile Divine Palace built by mortals instantly turned to dust, along with all the people inside.
And the true body of the Star Sky Mother Goddess, now fully materialized, stood under the starry sky, her gaze coldly sweeping over the crowd below.
"Ha ha ha..." ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ NovᴇlFɪre.nᴇt
The next moment, a wild laugh erupted, and a figure soared from the crowd, "Star Sky Mother Goddess, you want to stop me without even fully materializing?"
In the square, countless tens of thousands of people couldn't help but look up.
At that moment, a tall young man hovered in the air, holding a misty long sword, at the same height as the Star Sky Mother Goddess, staring across the space at each other.
"Are you... Lin Yue?" boomed the voice of the Star Sky Mother Goddess across the heavens.
Lin Yue smiled and said, "Yes, I am the heretical Evil God your followers speak of. How can I not live up to such a description without doing something evil?"
Below in the square, countless people were taken aback, feeling it was utterly absurd.
"To think a Saint Level who hasn't transcended yet possesses such power."
The Star Sky Mother Goddess said coldly, "Divine Soul trending towards collapse...it is the Ultimate Path, isn't it?"
Lin Yue laughed and replied, "It seems you had guessed that I would come? A pope on the surface but another pope hidden inside the Divine Palace?"
"My Star Sky Church has always had a hidden Night Judgment Institute."
The Star Sky Mother Goddess responded indifferently, "Though I didn't expect your ability to conceal yourself to be so surprising, and your strength higher than I anticipated."
Lin Yue just smiled without responding.
He had realized that the Star Sky Mother Goddess had anticipated his appearance but had misjudged his ability to hide; in his sudden attack, she hadn't been quick enough to protect the pope and other clergy on the stage.
But then, the Star Sky Mother Goddess must have also understood that the Ultimate Path may specialize in concealment and guessed that she couldn't prevent his sudden attack.
Thus, within the Divine Palace were still a group of Divine Contractors and believers, also known as the Night Judgment Institute.
The Night Judgment Institute also had the ability to summon the true body of the Star Sky Mother Goddess as a last resort.
However... the Star Sky Mother Goddess underestimated his power, so when he struck a second time, she had not yet fully materialized and couldn't completely block his blade.
Thus, the Divine Palace along with the Night Judgment Institute's Divine Contractors and believers were all gone.
But indeed, his power was beyond common sense, so a misjudgment was natural.
Who would believe that a Saint Level who failed at Harmonization could possess power rivaling a Divine Son?
Even in Ancient Times, the Divine Son Level was considered the absolute top tier, worthy of inheriting the Divine Position from the Ancient Gods. A mere Saint by comparison was nothing but an ant.
"Star Sky Mother Goddess, you have already failed."
Lin Yue's voice was calm, "Now you are nothing more than a kite with its string cut, bound to fall sooner or later."
"Failed?" The Star Sky Mother Goddess raised her scepter, saying coldly, "That depends if you can survive."
As she spoke, her scepter radiated endless starlight, with stars in the night sky sparkling, and instantly a massive invisible power descended, enveloping Lin Yue.
Lin Yue felt an immense power restraining him, making it difficult to struggle while space itself was sealed.
However, he didn't struggle with all his might, merely saying softly, "Make your move."
The next moment—
"Ah..."
A sigh suddenly came from afar, "The red dust is like a prison, all beings suffer, depart, depart..."
A dragon-headed cane suddenly pierced through the Void, heading towards the Star Sky Mother Goddess.