Lin Xiao and Qi Tian returned to this place once more.
They had pondered the situation here before coming. Their relationship with the Pope wasn't inherently antagonistic. The enmity only arose because the Pope was borrowing the Dark Archmage's power from within his physical form. Now that it was gone, there was no longer any reason for conflict.
Upon their arrival, the old Pope showed no intention of fighting Lin Xiao and the other. Instead, everyone's gaze was fixed on the Dark Archmage's physical form.
"You..." At this moment, the body realized that the situation had escalated.
"Come here."
As the old Pope spoke, the Dark Archmage's body directly moved to stand among the five of them.
"This Great Prophecy technique has turned into a verbal spell," the body said helplessly. "It seems I really can't go out and play anymore."
"Going out would only bring disaster."
The Pope naturally wouldn't allow him to leave.
The Pope understood that he had reached this point partly because he firmly believed there were no longer any gods in the world and he needed to become a new one. It was also because he had been beguiled by this entity.
The dark aura was something even the holy light couldn't completely dispel, and his innermost desires had been stirred.
It was these lingering desires that had caused him to lose himself.
If he hadn't come to his senses just now, his soul would have become sustenance for this entity.
"No one can guarantee you won't beguile others if you get out," Lin Xiao scoffed, this being the most worrying aspect.
The level of danger this entity posed was equivalent to the end of the world.
No, this entity was one of the very causes of the world's demise.
"Oh dear, why don't you believe me? I genuinely just want to go out and explore, I have no other intentions. The world is so vast, and I want to see it." As the body finished speaking, Lin Xiao looked at him strangely.
"What's wrong? What are you frowning about?"
"What are you looking at?" Lin Xiao glared at the entity.
As for the young Pope's trio, their Chinese was already poor, let alone the dialects and internet slang. The three of them were utterly bewildered.
Conversely, Lin Xiao was now staring intently at the entity. "You've probably devoured quite a few souls, haven't you?"
"I swear, no, absolutely not. I merely used some tricks and made a deal with some people from Shenzhou, acquiring their memories." The body immediately emphasized, "The allure of painting the world..."
"Enough."
Lin Xiao turned to the Pope. "Pope, you should have the ability to restrain him, right?"
"I do."
Saying this, he pointed his scepter at the body, and golden chains appeared, binding the entity.
"This way, he won't be able to harm anyone."
"That's good."
Lin Xiao nodded. "In that case, we won't interfere with this matter. Now that you, Pope, have become a god, you are capable of dealing with this thing."
"If you decide you don't want to control him anymore, then kill him."
"Don't! Since I can't do anything now, why not let me enjoy life to the fullest?"
The body hurriedly shouted, at least his soul wouldn't be destroyed prematurely.
Previously, when the Pope was absent and lacked sufficient power, Lin Xiao might have simply killed this entity. However, now that the Pope had ascended to godhood, and this was his domain, the decision was left to the Pope himself. Lin Xiao would simply bear witness.