Chapter 1242: The Secret That Was Covered by False Images (Part One)

Fei"s body shivered, and a trace of shock and depression flashed in his eyes.

"Could it be that there is a shocking secret hidden behind Emperor Ya.s.sin"s death?"

After all, Messi wasn"t someone who would lie to survive. The [G.o.d"s Son] of Barcelona had his pride, and he wouldn"t lie to stay alive. Even his nemesis, [Battle G.o.d] Ronaldo of Madrid had high praises for Messi and never tried to tarnish the latter"s reputation.

"Continue." Fei was waiting for Messi to say more.

Messi grabbed the winecup before him and chugged the liquor in it. Then, he smiled and said, "This secret has been hidden in my mind for too long. You know that a person could easily become insane once holding a secret that could change the fate of the continent for too long… I have to start from more than 20 years ago. At that time, I was feeling great as I just stepped into the Demi-G.o.d Realm; I felt proud and invincible. I even wanted to challenge Continental Martial Saint Maradona to earn myself the t.i.tle as the most powerful master on the continent."

Fei nodded.

About 20 years ago, Messi was only about 20 years old, yet he entered the Demi-G.o.d Realm. He was above many masters since he broke the cultivation speed record in the last 1,000 years. With his shocking strength and momentum, it was normal for him to want to challenge Maradona who was the most powerful man alive.

"However, just as I was about to issue the challenge with confidence, a mysterious master came to me to challenge me. This battle took place in secret, and only the two of us know about it. At first, I thought that I could easily take care of this man. To my surprise, this mysterious figure"s strength was beyond my expectations. We fought for half a day, yet I couldn"t defeat him. In the end, I used my demi-G.o.dly strength for the first time…" While saying that, Messi shook his head with a bitter smile on his face. "Who could have expected that I was the one who got defeated."

Fei"s brows twisted; he seemed to have guessed who this mysterious master was.

"That is right. He was the Emperor of Zenit, Emperor Ya.s.sin who stated that he was inferior to no one," Messi sighed and said, "To be honest, ever since I stepped into the Demi-G.o.dly Realm, I thought that only the Pope of the Holy Church and the Continental Martial Saint could be my opponents. I disregarded all other masters on the continent. Even [Battle G.o.d] Ronaldo of Madrid got suppressed by me a little. I didn"t think that it was possible for the little emperor of a level 1 empire to defeat me."

Messi looked reminiscent as he recalled what took place a long time ago.

Then, he continued, "I was unwilling to accept the result of the battle. At that time, Emperor Ya.s.sin was only at peak Burning Sun Realm, and he wasn"t a demi-G.o.d yet. However, he defeated me with a lower realm. Later, I challenged him more than ten times in secret, but I lost all of them. Then, I had to accept my defeats and promised him that I would do one thing for him."

"Do what?" Fei was curious.

"I was curious at the time as well, but Ya.s.sin wasn"t willing to tell me. He only told me that when the time is right, he will tell me. However, during these many challenges, I admired his talent and character, and we became friends. It was at that time when I learned about the existence of Polluters for the first time," Messi said slowly.

A glint flashed in Fei"s eyes, and he asked, "Emperor Ya.s.sin told you about them? So, Emperor Ya.s.sin knew about Polluters from long ago?"

Chapter 1242: The Secret That Was Covered by False Images (Part Two)

"That is right. Ya.s.sin sure was a generational genius, and he had the bloodline of ancient G.o.ds and demons. His talent was unparalleled, and he grasped the most important secret of the continent. His charisma and character made me believe everything that he told me. He said that if an item that he had fell into the wrong hands, the fate of the continent will be tragic as it will fall into a bottomless abyss." Messi recalled. "Ya.s.sin"s ident.i.ty was mysterious, and he already noticed the force that wanted to destroy the continent was waking up and looking for this item. The enemy force was powerful, and perhaps even the Holy Church couldn"t protect it. Therefore, he placed his hope in me."

"I see." Fei seemed to have understood something.

Before Dicanio died, he told Fei the real ident.i.ty of the Continental Martial Saint. The latter was a hidden chess piece of the G.o.d Clan, and he had the bloodline of the G.o.ds. Dicanio also seemed to hint that the Demon Clan set up plans on the continent as well.

"Messi just said that Emperor Ya.s.sin had the bloodline of ancient G.o.ds and demons. Could it be that Emperor Ya.s.sin was a descendent of the Demon Clan?"

If this was the case, then it made sense that Emperor Ya.s.sin had a unique item from ancient times that could change the fate of the Azeroth Continent.

However, Emperor Ya.s.sin sure was a great figure. More than 20 years ago, he detected the existences such as Dicanio, and he guessed that the Polluters" force had corrupted the Holy Church. As a response, he started to plan many years ago.

Compared with Emperor Ya.s.sin, Maradona who was known as the most powerful human on the continent fell into Dicanio"s trap and almost did something that he would regret for the rest of his life. This showed how brilliant Emperor Ya.s.sin was.

"Our relationship was like that between two friends and a master and a disciple. However, we only interacted with each other for about a few dozen days. Except for the two of us, no one in this world knows that we are acquaintances." Messi drank another cup of liquor and continued, "Emperor Ya.s.sin"s talent was unparalleled. Although he had been suppressing his strength and didn"t advance to the G.o.d-level, he already figured out how to break the threshold between demi-G.o.ds and true G.o.ds. He taught it to me without hiding anything."

Fei nodded and said, "Therefore, you later broke that barrier between mortals and G.o.ds, becoming a true G.o.d."

"That is right." Messi nodded and replied, "According to our agreement, I didn"t hide my strength and acted arrogantly. Of course, this was to attract the Holy Church"s attention. Since the Barcelona Empire and the Holy Church had been close, I became close with the Deputy Pope of the Holy Church. This was all for figuring out more information about the Polluters, but a war changed everything."

Fei inhaled deeply and asked with an earnest expression, "You really couldn"t stop Barcelona"s invasion of Zenit?"

"I couldn"t stop it. Most people believe that the war between Barcelona and Zenit was waged because of you, but only a few people know that it was waged by the section of the Holy Church that was corrupted and controlled by the Polluters; they were trying to find that key. In other words, they already discovered some clues and suspected Emperor Ya.s.sin," Messi sighed, "I couldn"t stop it. My ident.i.ty, my status, and my standpoint didn"t give me a single reason to stop this war."

"That was why Emperor Ya.s.sin must die?" Fei understood something.