With that, before Fischl could react, Logan stepped into the Blood Cultivation Realm first.

The priests of The Black Church were shocked.

Normally, letting an outsider enter the sacred Blood Cultivation Realm would get them in big trouble.

Fischl understood their worry and sighed: "Don't worry. He's a helper I invited. If anything happens, it's on me. Go now and get the people out of the city."

The priests didn't say anything else. They hurried off to do their best to save the people.

After sending the message to Vincent, Fischl was about to go help with the evacuation.

But as soon as she sent the message, Vincent called her.

Fischl answered the phone, and right away, Vincent's angry voice came through the speaker: "Your Highness! Are you crazy? Why did you let Logan go into the Blood Cultivation Realm alone? It's too dangerous!"

Fischl frowned. "Vincent, you're overthinking. For one, Logan is now a Legend-stage familiar tamer. His [Slime Battle Style] even beats yours!"

On the other end, Vincent heard Fischl still defending Logan and got even more angry. He hit his head and shouted, "Your Highness! I'm not saying Logan is in danger! I'm saying the Blood Cultivation Realm is dangerous! You let him go in alone — what's stopping him from taking everything in there? The treasures, the resources, the monsters? He might take it all!"

When Fischl heard that, her hand holding the phone started to shake.

Vincent saw she didn't say anything and went on, "Your Highness, do you really not understand? Is Logan going in to stop the rebellion… or to take everything?"

Vincent's voice was sharp and angry. Fischl took a deep breath and said: "As long as you get the pope to send help fast, even Logan can't take too much."

Vincent sighed when he heard her words.

He knew this wasn't the time to argue. He hung up the phone and hurried off to get help.

Fischl saw the call end and turned to look at the gate of the Blood Cultivation Realm. Her eyes were serious. "Logan, this time I'm on your side. Don't let me down."

One hour later, the first sacred city of The Black Church.

Vincent used his Flash ability and appeared in the center of the city square.

As soon as he showed up, he shouted the name of the pope and told everyone what had just happened.

When the pope, known for his calm, heard that the thirteenth sacred city's Blood Cultivation Realm was about to collapse, he appeared in an instant.

At that moment, the whole city felt tense. The pope's anger almost darkened the sky.

Even though Vincent didn't explain everything, the pope guessed the truth quickly. He looked toward the thirteenth city and shouted, "Archbishop Milo, what kind of nerve do you have?"

Then, the pope ordered the most powerful enforcers of The Black Church to go to the thirteenth city and stop the rebellion.

Vincent, seeing the pope wouldn't go himself, frowned and reminded him, "Your Holiness, there's a messenger from the Human Federation who came to guard the Sacred Fire. He's helping to control the Blood Cultivation Realm now. What do you think…?"

When the pope heard that Logan had entered the Blood Cultivation Realm on his own, his eyes lit up. "Wait!" he said.

The enforcers stopped in their tracks.

Vincent was shocked. "Your Holiness, what are you doing? We don't have time to waste!"

The pope saw Vincent's worried face and patted his shoulder with a smile.

Then, both the pope and Vincent vanished from the square.

When Vincent opened his eyes again, he and the pope were already inside the palace.

The pope saw Vincent was still nervous and laughed: "Vincent, don't worry. Logan bringing the Sacred Fire into the Blood Cultivation Realm is actually good news for us, The Black Church."

"Good news?" Vincent looked confused, his eyes full of doubt as he stared at the pope. "If Archbishop Milo takes the monsters out of the Blood Cultivation Realm, or if Logan stops the rebellion, it would still be a loss for The Black Church!"

The pope, David, laughed coldly. "A little kid wants to take down my sacred Blood Cultivation Realm? Vincent, you've been with the Human Federation too long. Have you forgotten the power of our family leader?"

"The thirteen archbishops of The Black Church can each fight ten enemies. They are strong familiar tamers at Legend 5 stars level, capable of defeating three opponents of the same rank!"

Vincent was surprised by the pope's words. He asked: "If you think Logan can't stop Archbishop Milo, why don't you send help?"

"Help?" The pope laughed again. "What if Logan brings the Sacred Fire into the Blood Cultivation Realm, gets killed by Milo, and then Milo steals the Sacred Fire and runs away? What do you think of that story, Vincent?"

The pope's voice was cold, and the words sent a chill down Vincent's spine.

At that moment, Vincent finally understood the pope's real plan. He wanted the Sacred Fire.

But Vincent wasn't ready to give up. He tried again. "But what if Logan kills Milo instead? Then he takes everything from the Blood Cultivation Realm and becomes a hero of The Black Church. His power and fame would grow a lot."

"What are you talking about?" The pope laughed like it was a joke. "Even if Logan reaches Legend 5 stars, there's no way he can beat Milo. And Milo has already joined forces with the ancient dragon, the Ashen Dragon!"

When he heard the words "Ashen Dragon," Vincent's eyes twitched.

Seeing Vincent stay silent, Pope David gently patted his head and said: "Come with me to the thirteenth sacred city. When we get there, you'll help me kill Archbishop Milo. In return, I'll let you use the Sacred Fire."

Vincent knew the pope still wanted him to help steal the Sacred Fire. He cursed under his breath, thinking, "You bastard."

But since the pope wouldn't listen to him, Vincent didn't care about giving him any respect.

Suddenly, he actually started to look forward to seeing Logan take everything from the Blood Cultivation Realm and show up in front of Pope David.

Meanwhile, inside the thirteenth sacred city's Blood Cultivation Realm.

Logan had barely entered when he was shocked by what he saw.

He had explored and taken down many Blood Cultivation Realms before, but he had never seen one this rich.

Spiritual herbs that were thousands of years old grew like weeds everywhere. Rare minerals were piled up like rocks along the roads.

After walking just two hundred meters, the first monster he met was already a Legend 1-star.

As Logan used his [Space Blade] to kill it, two more of the same kind suddenly jumped out to attack him.

In a flash, two more monster reports appeared in front of Logan — both were also Legend 1-star.

He quickly acted, throwing them into his [War Domain], where Nami and Heserion took care of them.

"Kill their souls, but don't destroy the bodies!"

After giving the order to his two familiars, Logan turned back to the real world.

He first went to the monster he just killed, cleaned its body, and put it into his storage ring.

Then he searched around for more of the same kind of monsters. To his surprise, he found a small monster tribe.

These were all Legend-stage monsters. Even a Legend 1-star was worth ten thousand Master 5 stars monsters.

Without hesitation, Logan used his [Slime Battle Style] to trap the whole group.

Logan used his mental power to attack, killing each monster's soul one by one, and kept their bodies completely intact.

"Everything here is money! I can't waste it!" Logan said, then put the bodies into his storage ring.

Just as he was about to look for the next monster tribe, a loud noise came from far away.

"The ancient dragons are going crazy! Everyone, run!"

"Damn ancient dragons! They've betrayed the church!"

"Damn it, even Archbishop Milo has fallen! He's serving the dragons now!"

Logan heard the church priests talking, getting closer. He frowned slightly. "This is more complicated than I thought."

Then he walked toward the noise.

Soon, a group of ragged, blood-covered church priests appeared in front of Logan.

They saw him and looked surprised.

"An outsider? How did you get in? Has the city outside the Blood Cultivation Realm also gone crazy?"

"Go away! This isn't a place for you. If you don't leave, you'll be dinner for the dragons!"

"Hmph! Don't worry about him. Let him hold the dragons back. That gives us time to escape!

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Logan walked past a few priests without stopping them.

What they said made him curious.

Even though he didn't go to class much, Logan knew a lot about monsters.

At the top of the monster hierarchy were some races as strong as gods or demons.

Dragons were among the strongest of them. They were naturally powerful and always ready to fight.

Ancient dragons were the most mysterious and dangerous of all. That made Logan feel a strong desire to conquer them.

And right now, his black ant army was still at Star Lake. He had been looking for a good familiar to fight with. Now he was excited.

Not long after the priests left, a huge dragon-like creature showed up about ten kilometers ahead.

Logan used his [Space Sensing] ability to see clearly. It was 30 meters long, with four legs, two wings, two horns on its head, and spikes all over its body. Its face was scary and fierce.

Looking at the black dragon, Logan smiled. "So this is the Ashen Dragon? It's definitely stronger than the black ants!"

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