How did the Radiant Angel know about the things on the Holy Mountain outside the city?
After some questioning, Zheng Dong found out.
It turned out that the Saintess organized a group of angels every year to enter the Holy Mountain to collect the Sacred Earth Milk.
The Saintess would directly teleport these angels to the Holy Mountain.
However, when the Saintess used the authority of the relic space, it would alert the Demoness.
Therefore, these angels teleported to the Holy Mountain would be ambushed by demons.
Less than a tenth of the angels who could collect enough Sacred Earth Milk and be teleported back by the Saintess.
Most of the Sacred Earth Milk collected by these angels would be used by the Saintess, the Light Angel, and the Fire Angel.
The remaining very small portion would be rewarded to other angels who performed exceptionally well.
The Radiant Angel had received rewards, and thus grew into an Emperor-level angel.
This made Zheng Dong somewhat tempted.
He had dug out the Demon Mountain, and digging out another Holy Mountain was not impossible.
However, the Radiant Angel then revealed another astonishing piece of news: the Saintess was preparing to teleport all angels to the Holy Mountain and abandon the inner city.
As for the reason, the Radiant Angel did not know.
This also left Zheng Dong somewhat bewildered.
Currently, with the help of legendary beast tamers from various countries, the angels had gradually reversed their declining situation. Why would they voluntarily abandon the inner city?
This was not only the decision of the Saintess, but also the decision of the Light Angel and the Fire Angel.
Zheng Dong speculated that there was only one possible reason for the Saintess to make such a radical decision, which was that someone on the demon side was about to reach the Totem level.
This forced the Saintess to find a way to obtain more Sacred Earth Milk to break through herself as soon as possible.
Otherwise, the inner city, which the angels were desperately defending, would eventually be breached by the demons.
This was also a crisis for Zheng Dong.
Whether it was the demon side or the angel side breaking through to Totem-level combat power, it would break the balance, and a great battle would inevitably ensue.
Many beast tamers from various countries would surely die. He was afraid that the victorious side afterwards would completely control the entire relic space, and Zheng Dong would have nowhere to hide.
What to do?
Why not dig out the Holy Mountain himself first?
Zheng Dong frowned.
He had finally entered the inner city, and it was not easy to get out now.
After the Radiant Angel confessed everything it knew, Zheng Dong did not keep it. He let the Overlord-level Dark Element enter and crush it, leaving behind a Life Crystal, the Stone of Light.
Ling'er released the Light Element Sprite and let it take the Stone of Light into the Light Element Dimensional Sea to cultivate.
Not long after, the Light Element Sprite absorbed the Stone of Light and became a Monarch level.
It also fed back into the Light Element Dimensional Sea, causing it to expand tenfold.
Then, Ling'er condensed ten more Light Element Sprites and let them all cultivate in the Light Element Dimensional Sea.
Next, Zheng Dong dealt with all the Lord-level angel servants in this palace, obtaining some smaller Stones of Light.
He did not waste them either, and continued to let the Monarch-level Light Element Sprites absorb them.
Zheng Dong hoped it could quickly advance to the Emperor level.
At this moment, Zheng Dong also figured it out.
Only by causing chaos among the angels could he have a better chance of leaving the inner city and heading to the Holy Mountain.
After dealing with the Radiant Angel, Zheng Dong, under the cover of night, infiltrated the palaces of several other Emperor-level angels and dealt with them one by one.
He dealt with a total of seven Emperor-level angels. Using the Stones of Light left by these Emperor-level angels, the Light Element Sprite also broke through to the Emperor level.
This also caused the Light Element Dimensional Sea to expand further, a hundred times larger than initially.
Ling'er also condensed another hundred Light Element Sprites and sent them into the Light Element Dimensional Sea to cultivate.
Such a huge commotion naturally alerted the Saintess, the Light Angel, and the Fire Angel.
To avoid being discovered, Zheng Dong used his ultimate combination skill, Perfect Possession, and hid within a Light Element Sprite that had just reached the Lord level.
The Light Element Sprite looked like an angel, and even the Saintess would not focus her attention on her own people for a while.
She guessed that this might have been done by an Overlord-level demon that had infiltrated the inner city.
Therefore, she also planned to act in advance and head to the Holy Mountain.
Thus, the Saintess summoned all the angels and beast tamers to gather outside the largest palace in the inner city.
She intended to teleport everyone to the Holy Mountain together.
Zheng Dong, who had not yet had time to act, was also forced to have the Light Element Sprite come to the outside of the palace.
Here he met Legendary Yang Li and others.
He also met the Overlord-level Saintess, the Light Angel, and the Fire Angel.
The Saintess possessed perfect beauty, giving people a sense of sacred inviolability. She scanned the surrounding angels and said:
"Because an Overlord-level demon has infiltrated, the inner city has become unsafe. I think it's best to lead everyone to the Holy Mountain. I hope everyone will unite and protect the Holy Mountain together."
After the Saintess finished speaking, all the angels shouted the Saintess's name.
But what was infuriating was that all the beast tamers were not qualified to look directly at the Saintess. They had to kneel on the ground and listen to the Saintess's lecture with their heads bowed.
After the Saintess finished speaking, they had to salute piously.
Even legendary beast tamers had to do so.
In the eyes of the Saintess and all the angels, human beast tamers were slaves.
This was also a rule passed down from the mythological era.
Of course, if it weren't for the fact that they needed the beast tamers from various countries at the moment, the status of human beast tamers would be even lower, and they would not even be qualified to participate in such activities.
This reminded Zheng Dong that it was no wonder the previous Lord-level angels ordered the Grandmaster-level beast tamers with such a matter-of-fact attitude.
Zheng Dong also sensed Mona.
Mona was kneeling on the ground with other beast tamers from the Northern Maple Kingdom, her head buried, not daring to look at the Saintess.
This indicated that Mona had also been brainwashed by absolute faith.
After the Saintess finished speaking, before dawn, she used the authority of the relic space to teleport all the angels and beast tamers to the Holy Mountain.
Subsequently, the Light Angel and the Fire Angel led many angels and beast tamers to build a defense line.
The Saintess organized the angels to collect the Sacred Earth Milk.
She hoped to collect enough Sacred Earth Milk as soon as possible, as she wanted to break through to the Totem level before the Demoness.
However, just as she had arranged the personnel for collecting the Sacred Earth Milk, the Demoness, leading many demons, attacked.
The Demoness was originally cultivating and attempting to break through to the Totem level.
But upon sensing the Saintess using the power of the relic space, she could no longer sit still. She absolutely could not let the Saintess obtain the Sacred Earth Milk.
The two sides started fighting again.
This time it was more intense than any previous time, as it was a matter of life and death.
This was an opportunity for Zheng Dong.
Thus, the angel disguised as the Light Element Sprite found the Xin Angel, who was responsible for collecting the Sacred Earth Milk.
The Xin Angel's growth level had reached Emperor level, and it was also a trusted confidant of the Saintess.
It led five Monarch-level angels and commanded thousands of Lord-level angels to enter the interior of the Holy Mountain to collect the Sacred Earth Milk.
The interior of the Holy Mountain had a complex terrain, like interconnected caves.
The Sacred Earth Milk did not need to be mined; it condensed on the rock walls around the caves, like golden dew.
When collecting, it needed to be put into golden bottles.
Zheng Dong used his ultimate combination skill, Perfect Possession, and was possessing the Light Element Sprite, which was still only Lord level.
This way, the Xin Angel thought that one of its subordinates responsible for collecting the Sacred Earth Milk had encountered some trouble.
It looked at the Light Element Sprite curiously.
The Light Element Sprite did not speak. Immediately, a giant hand extended from the Light Element Sprite's shoulder and grabbed the Xin Angel.
All of this happened in the blink of an eye.
Before the Xin Angel could react, it was controlled.
Zheng Dong, who was possessing the Light Element Sprite, had already prepared Ling'er to have the Overlord-level Dark Element Sprite launch an attack at any time.
Therefore, no matter how the Xin Angel struggled, it was useless. It was directly crushed by the Dark Element Sprite, leaving behind only a Stone of Light.
At the same time, the five Monarch-level angels accompanying the Xin Angel were about to request rescue.
However, more Emperor-level Dark Element Sprites also appeared when the Overlord-level Dark Element Sprite attacked, quickly dealing with these Monarch-level angels one by one.
Next, Zheng Dong had the Emperor-level Light Element Sprite disguise itself as the Xin Angel and command other Lord-level angels to collect the Sacred Earth Milk.
The Sacred Earth Milk must not be given to the Saintess, and she must not be allowed to reach the Totem level.
Zheng Dong planned to leave it for the Emperor-level Light Element Sprite to use, allowing it to quickly break through to the Overlord level.
At that time, with two Overlord-level combat powers, he would no longer need to fear the Saintess.
Outside the Holy Mountain, the angels and demons were fighting fiercely.
No angel discovered the abnormal changes within the Holy Mountain.
In fact, there were no obvious changes.
After the Light Element Sprite absorbed and refined the Stone of Light, it also possessed the bloodline of an angel, indistinguishable from a true angel.
Furthermore, using its mimicry disguise to impersonate the Xin Angel, even if the Saintess herself came, it would be difficult to detect the abnormality in a short period.
In addition, Zheng Dong also had ten Light Element Sprites absorb the Sacred Earth Marrow, quickly growing to the Monarch level.
He also selected five of them to disguise themselves as subordinates of the Xin Angel, supervising the Lord-level angels in collecting the Sacred Earth Marrow.
As for these Lord-level angels, they had been busy collecting the Sacred Earth Marrow since entering the interior of the Holy Mountain and were unaware of the Xin Angel's fate.
Only a few unlucky Lord-level angels happened to be in the Xin Angel's vicinity and were dealt with together.
Therefore, on the surface, there were no problems.
Of course, this was on the premise that the Saintess did not send someone to demand the Sacred Earth Marrow.
This was because most of the collected Sacred Earth Marrow had been absorbed and refined by the Emperor-level Light Element Sprite.
In the blink of an eye, another three days passed.
The battle outside had reached a stalemate.
Both the Saintess and the Demoness were injured.
However, neither showed any intention of stopping and continued to fight.
However, the Saintess also secretly ordered a Monarch-level angel to come to the interior of the Holy Mountain to collect the Sacred Earth Marrow.
With the Sacred Earth Marrow, the Saintess could increase her strength.
Even if she couldn't suppress the Demoness, she could alleviate her injuries.
This Monarch-level angel came to the interior of the Holy Mountain and found the Light Element Sprite disguised as the Xin Angel.
The Light Element Sprite did not give it any Sacred Earth Marrow but directly dealt with it.
After these three days of absorbing and refining the Sacred Earth Milk, the Light Element Sprite was only half a step away from the Overlord level.
Therefore, it continued to pressure the Lord-level angels, accelerating the collection of the Sacred Earth Milk.
These Lord-level angels had not rested for a moment since entering the interior of the Holy Mountain and looked very tired.
However, facing the Emperor-level Light Element Sprite, they had no thought of resistance.
Besides the vast difference in strength, there was also bloodline suppression.
The Light Element Sprite already had six pairs of wings on its back, and its bloodline level was very close to the Saintess's seven pairs of wings.
Under these circumstances, these Lord-level angels could only accept their fate.
They collected desperately, and soon collected five large bottles of Sacred Earth Milk.
The Light Element Sprite poured all this Sacred Earth Milk into its mouth and then returned to the Light Element Dimensional Sea to refine it.
A little over an hour later, this Emperor-level Light Element Sprite also grew to the Overlord level.
Influenced by it, the Light Element Dimensional Sea also expanded again.
Ling'er's strength also increased significantly, but it was still some time before she could break through to the Emperor level.
Afterward, Ling'er condensed another thousand Light Element Sprites and sent them into the Light Element Dimensional Sea to cultivate.
At this time, another Monarch-level angel, representing the Saintess, came to demand the Sacred Earth Marrow.
Zheng Dong still did not let it leave alive and directly had the Overlord-level Light Element Sprite deal with it.
Next, it was time to push down the Holy Mountain.
Zheng Dong inferred that the collapse of the Demon Mountain might have two reasons: first, he had dug out all the Dark Marrow Divine Crystals of the Demon Mountain, and second, he had cultivated in the mysterious cave of the Demon Mountain, exhausting its foundation.
Based on the situation of the Demon Mountain, he inferred about the Holy Mountain.
The Holy Mountain might also have a treasure that accelerates cultivation, or some other treasure representing the foundation of the Holy Mountain.
Therefore, Zheng Dong had the Overlord-level Light Element Sprite join the collection of Sacred Earth Milk with other Light Element Sprites.
He hoped to cultivate ten Emperor-level Light Element Sprites, a hundred Monarch-level Light Element Sprites, and a thousand General-level Light Element Sprites.
In this way, Ling'er's strength in both light and dark elements could achieve balance.
Zheng Dong himself would go to find the secret of the Holy Mountain, to see if there was any treasure that could accelerate cultivation.
Originally, Zheng Dong had also planned to have the Dark Element Sprite help collect the Sacred Earth Milk.
However, the Sacred Earth Milk was the most potent poison in the world for the Dark Element Sprite, and it could not be touched, so he had to give up.
Outside the Holy Mountain, the Saintess was still desperately waiting for the Sacred Earth Marrow.
Unfortunately, after sending two Monarch-level angels, there was no news of them.
She felt that something might have happened inside the Holy Mountain.
However, she could not get away.
The Demoness had never stopped attacking her.
The Light Angel and the Fire Angel also had to deal with the Night Demon General, the Golden Demon General, and the Spirit Demon General, and could not be distracted.
What to do?
The Saintess glanced at Legendary Yang Li and others who were fighting.
She could not completely trust the human beast tamers.
Finally, she decided to send two Emperor-level angels to check the situation.
Zheng Dong's side had already reached the central area of the Holy Mountain.
If the Holy Mountain was viewed as the body of a lower-god angel, his current location was in the heart.
The fluctuation of light element energy here was very strong.
Prying open a stone wall, Zheng Dong discovered a stone chamber.
In the stone chamber floated a bead emitting white light, the Source Bead of Light.
The Source Bead of Light was the power core of a lower-god angel.
Although it was destroyed in the great battle, its remaining value was comparable to a quasi-mythical resource.
If the Saintess obtained it, she might be able to break through to the Totem level very quickly.