The witch thought I am a Demon God
Chapter 970 - 498

Chapter 970: Chapter 498

Ivita quickly had the Alsace’s intelligence division observe the entire route of pigeon messengers provided by Saint Vestia.

A day later, he received an abnormal surveillance signal from the intelligence division of the Alsace Kingdom. His body swayed, and he transformed into a Dragon Hawk to reach the skies above The Mediterranean, where he saw a pigeon flying high above.

But the pigeon rapidly withered and decayed, turning into a pile of ashes at a swift pace, and in its place, an identical pigeon appeared, flying towards the direction of the heretics.

Ivita reverted to human form, standing in the sky as he watched the departing pigeon, saying, "In this way, we won’t be enemies with the states of the heretics for now."

After some thought, Ivita used Spatial Magic to teleport repeatedly, taking an hour to traverse the gaps of the various Laws, returning to the border between Alsace and its eastern neighbor, the Lorin Duchy.

The Grand Duke of Lorin, the Duchy of the Lorin, was the cousin of the current Emperor Aoyue III, which is why he let the current emperor’s army station on the border of his country.

Ivita, in the sky as a Dragon Hawk, hovered and observed. He couldn’t get close to this army because Universal Law: Divine constantly surrounded them.

The scale of this Law, even if just in terms of quantity, was still above that of the Law of Frank.

But it was not as potent as the Law of the heretics.

Ivita observed the army, comprising more than thirty thousand men, noting the situation within. "The main composition is feudal levy troops and mercenaries, with at least three Law Knight Regiments among them. If we launch a frontal attack, they could face the Kingdom of Frank from both east and west, gradually carving into Alsace."

Ivita knew the danger. By then, even if he could easily extricate himself, Alsace would fall into the hands of others, and he would also lose the Fire Dragon Law, losing a significant source of strength.

At that time, Aoyue III would turn his hand against Ivita’s other lands.

Even if he wanted to sacrifice a pawn to save a king and temporarily avoid the limelight, it wouldn’t work.

Ivita located Aoyue III among the troops, a very robust middle-aged man, dressed in a military outfit nearly identical to that of his generals.

He may be one of those who, even stripped of the emperor’s robe, would still stand out in a crowd.

He looked like the traditional Knight Emperor, strong in body, whose commanding presence naturally inspired confidence.

His powerful hands were capable of destroying any of his enemies.

Aoyue III was an emperor who had fought his way up from the position of a mere prince. He was certainly no incompetent.

Aoyue III appeared to be discussing something with his generals, and some debates broke out among them, which piqued Ivita’s curiosity. Ivita immediately wanted to get closer to see if there was an opportunity to exploit.

As Ivita approached, he sensed a strange force sweeping towards him, which was the power of Universal Law.

Seeing that he could not escape from Universal Law, he directly used the Light Soul to change the definitions of time and space, and Dark Soul to endow the changed definitions with an existence of value. Then, he forcibly distanced himself from the broken Universal Law: Divine.

Even so, the voices of the prayers of all beings rang in Ivita’s ears, and images of statues stood tall before the Imperial City, the scene of all people celebrating this grand occasion.

A figure with an indistinct appearance appeared in the center of the scene, seated in a position revered by the masses. Ivita recognized it as the God Charlemagne, the divine emperor.

The people cried out loud, "Never has anyone achieved such a feat, to bring together different nations, languages, and cultures into one, eliminating all differences in the world underneath the Empire’s banner."

"A criminal who has committed a grave offense within the Empire will have nowhere to hide, for wherever civilization shines, there lies the Empire."

"You are the emperor chosen by God, naturally divine, and you can rule over your people simply because you are chosen by the divine."

"Your deeds are so magnificent that all things and beings are under the guidance of the Lord of All Things, choosing you as their protector. Your nation enjoys eternal glory, and your capital shall become an extension of the Lord of All Things’ heavenly domain on earth, a city that is immortal both spiritually and physically. In front of such a grand Empire, all enemies shall become your captives."

Ivita utilized both Light Soul and Dark Soul to free himself from the hold.

He no longer approached the camp, and a severe headache struck him. "My rash approach just now has made Universal Law: Divine attempt to counterattack me. Universal Law: Divine indeed uses the power of faith to strengthen the imperial authority, and the concept of divine right of kings has established the people’s recognition of the emperor."

"The Oriental Emperors and the Imperial Emperors are very different. The Ancient Civilization once abandoned the Republic to choose an imperial system, but the emperor of the Republic is more like a position, a tyrant, rather than a true emperor."

"Later, the Ancient Civilization reinforced the concept of the emperor with religion, strongly binding the emperor to religion. The God Charlemagne went a step further, with the participation of the Pope, completely binding the emperor to theocratic power, creating the decentralized and peculiar Holy Empire."

Ivita murmured to himself, "The Holy Empire inherited part of the legacy of the Ancient Civilization, but not all of it."

"No matter."

Without getting closer, he too had ways to eavesdrop on Aoyue III and his people.

Ivita used the Light Soul and Dark Soul to create a pigeon, and at the same time, he imbued the very essence of the pigeon’s existence with Mind Magic to establish a connection. In this manner, he could use the body of the pigeon to conceal his own presence.