Chapter 1559: Chapter 501: Summit of Pride, Judge Saine (Part 2) Then, Rone recounted the names and identities of the nine Night Gods. Four Popes, five Holy Maidens, Laisha was one of them. After listening to Rone’s account, Wayne felt great disappointment. Sukra had Laisha as her Holy Maiden teacher, and although Laisha herself had a teacher, she wasn’t born a Holy Maiden. Among the five Night God Holy Maidens, Laisha was the least experienced. The other four Holy Maidens also had no direct teacher-student lineage, and as for the teachers’ teachers, that’s just wishful thinking. In Hades, there’s only one meal combo available, not a full family set. The reasons for this are twofold: the harshness of the belief wars and the operations of sealing the God-chosen Continent by Heavenly Father Yeloin in the later stages of the belief wars. During the belief wars, the Death Church was either fighting in battles or on the march. Being a Holy Maiden was a high-risk occupation, and they often fell without warning. During the long belief wars, Hades accumulated a total of four Holy Maidens, who entered Hades to become Demigods, served at The Eternal Hall, and alongside Aztemo, acted as the court ladies of The Eternal Hall and were extraordinary Night Gods. After the belief wars ended, Yeloin dominated the God-chosen Continent. The five Goddesses couldn’t contend with him and watched him seal the God-chosen Continent, gradually diminishing the concept of magic in the Mortal World. The Five Churches experienced a disconnect in the Mortal World, and the Death Church was no exception. During this period, neither the Popes nor the Holy Maidens displayed outstanding magical prowess, struggling to perform even basic magic. It was also during this time that the divine power of the Heavenly Father’s Court faced challenges from the royal authorities in various countries, as science replaced magic and the God-chosen Continent set off an industrial revolution. Afterwards, Yeloin lifted the seal, allowing Mages to continue their training. The churches rekindled their faith in the Mortal World, making a strong comeback. Starting from scratch, magic was no longer monopolized by the Church. Royal Families in various nations established their own Magic Departments, forming the Magic Realm Wayne encountered after his journey. Laisha was the Holy Maiden at that time, and after entering the Divine Nation, she passed the title of Holy Maiden to her student Sukra. The latter was quite unlucky, barely enjoying a few days of peace before Aztemo moved from the bedroom to the gym, doing sit-ups all night long. “Wayne, this is the key to the Heart of Nature. Keep it close and don’t lose it,” Rone said, clasping his hands together in front of his chest. As he opened them, a blood-red crystal hovered between his palms. Wayne accepted the key, finding it very similar to the Philosopher’s Stone, and with a howl, he felt its taste far surpassed the Philosopher’s Stone. The little eye representing nature brightened considerably, The Book of Greed thought it was fine and wanted Wayne to have more. Look around, there’s no Philosopher’s Stone left. This is all Aztemo secretly saved from Yalien, and yet you complain it’s too little, as do I! Wayne weighed the Philosopher’s Stone Plus edition in his hand and, ignorant, asked, “Rone, there are twelve layers in Hades. Does each layer have a key?” Rone answered all questions, shaking his head, “Not so. The Heart of Nature is special and stands apart from Hades. The twelve layers of Hades are a whole, forged by the Goddess herself, with no separate keys.” The scene shifted as Wayne met the nine Night Gods, shaking hands with each of them as Rone introduced them. The four Popes had nothing much to say about them, as they were uniformly little old men. As for the five Holy Maidens, they each possessed silver-gray long hair, all beauties with great looks. After Aztemo fell asleep, the nine Night Gods were thrown into the Prison of the Lost for defying orders, but were rescued by Rone, meeting daylight again. As the core of the team, together with the Heart of Nature key held by Rone and his exceptional charisma, the rebel forces snowballed into an increasingly formidable power. If it weren’t for the three Subsidiary Gods seizing Hades’ authority, Rone would have been fully capable of breaking through, wiping out the forces of the three Subsidiary Gods with this group of Demigods. If unable to fight, there’s no point in saying more; the critical thing is whether the subsequent plan can be smoothly executed. The nine Night Gods placed great trust in Rone, and with his guaranteed promise, they warmly welcomed the arrival of Death Knight Wayne. Laisha rolled her eyes playfully, and when shaking hands with Wayne, couldn’t help but give him two beautiful eyerolls. For no other reason than finding out the truth. During the interrogation by the veteran Holy Maidens, Sukra confessed everything. This “kept” was not that “kept,” she lay down and didn’t move, and neither did Wayne. Throughout the keeping, they ate vegetarian, never switching to meat, staying quite plain. It was Wayne’s deliberate conceptual confusion that led to the misunderstanding of Sukra losing her purity. As proof, what Sukra said was right; Wayne is quite adept at deceiving women. He barely arrived in Hades, and he had already greatly deceived Laisha. If pursued, one might even counter-question why the former Holy Maiden was full of inappropriate thoughts. The plan to stir up trouble wasn’t complex; it only lacked a Death Knight to replace Rone. Wayne once played the Headless Knight in the Underworld Great Tomb. With no shame, acting as Rone only required restraint… Just staying silent was enough. The nine Night Gods were in charge of arranging the troops. Wayne was responsible for staying silent and playing cool. After an extensive discussion, the nine Night Gods presented the strategic plan. Rone reviewed it thoroughly, confirmed there were no issues, handed the documents to Wayne, and instructed him to strictly follow them, absolutely avoiding direct combat with the three Subsidiary Gods. Wayne agreed, patting his chest, scanning through the documents quickly, and dubbed it the “muddy water strategy.” Striking unpredictably from different sides, it creates the illusion of prairie fire, draws the attention of the three Subsidiary Gods, binds their steps, and gives Rone the chance to approach The Eternal Hall. Simple yet dangerous. With careless actions, Wayne might directly face the three Subsidiary Gods. Discover more novels at NoveI★Fire.net “Wayne, have you thought it through? We can still switch places now,” Rone reminded again.