[Fourth Update]
This time, the tremor prevented Salin's laughter from leaving the Elemental Magic Tower, and it was trapped inside. The attack from the Pope's Seal of Godly Might was neutralized by the lightning ball. This Divine Weapon was very powerful and didn't have any effect on Dinicio.
Salin was glad that he didn't use the Puppet Star. Although the Puppet Star wouldn't be destroyed by such an attack, the 500,000 puppets would be pulverized. It would take a long time for 500,000 puppets to slowly revive. In other words, if the Puppet Star suffered such damage, it could only help Salin cast Earth Elemental Magic and lose its effect as an area of effect attack.
Blood seeped out of the armor of the Divine Kingdom Knights. None of them could stand up again.
Dinicio was no longer angry. Salin didn't do it on purpose, it was just a coincidence.
The earthquake was also a coincidence. The flood was also a coincidence. The energy shock was even more of a coincidence. Salin didn't know that this would happen, but the Vatican suffered heavy losses.
These 10,000 Divine Kingdom Knights were worth as much as a million-strong army. Dinicio didn't feel bad for the dead troops. As long as there were believers, he could gather more troops at any time.
However, these Divine Kingdom Knights were trained by the Vatican. They were all extremely loyal. Not to mention their combat power, the value of those 10,000 warhorses was unimaginable.
What shocked Dinicio was that the level-13 Divine Spell, Wrath of God, stored in the Seal of Godly Might, was neutralized by Salin's magic.
One had to know that the Wrath of the Gods could pass through all obstacles and directly attack the target's body. In other words, this thing was like a lightning ball that could penetrate the Elemental Magic Tower.
This was specially prepared by Dinicio for Salin after the lesson he learned last time.
However, although Wrath of God was only a level-13 Divine Spell, it was very difficult to store. Two level-12 Oracles failed over a hundred times before storing one Wrath of God in the Seal of Godly Might.
This success rate was terrifyingly low for level-12 Oracles.
What magic did Salin use?
"Your Holiness, let's give up."
Beside Dinicio, a pale-faced, slender young man said to the Pope. This young man's words clearly didn't have much respect for Dinicio.
"Chief Inquisitor, are you going to tolerate this blasphemous fellow showing off here?"
"Your Holiness, didn't you send two Divine Envoys to destroy his country?" After the Chief Inquisitor's body was changed by the Divine Throne Technique, he became very young, and his level had increased to Level 11.
However, in front of Dinicio, his level seemed to be negligible.
The power emitted by the Crown of Thorns on Dinicio's head was not inferior to that of a Level 11 powerhouse.
"Do you know what secrets are hidden underneath?!" Dinicio's expression was extremely cold. He really wanted to kill the Chief Judge, but behind the Chief Judge was Black Prison.
The Warden was the most frightening person. Thinking of the Warden's appearance, Pope Dinicio's heart turned cold. He didn't even know if the person who had controlled the Dark Prison for a hundred years was still considered a human.
Perhaps the devil God was referring to was the warden.
"The Cardinal Institution isn't willing to divulge the secret below. Who would know?" The Chief Judge directly expressed his dissatisfaction. If he didn't dare to speak just because Dinicio had the three Divine Weapons, then he wouldn't be the Chief Judge.
"It's the graveyard of an Ancient Giant. This Giant is related to the First Dynasty's Emperor."
"A Level 18 Giant?"
"Yes, a Level 18 Giant." Dinicio finally told the truth. The Chief Judge's pale face regained some color.
"Dinicio, you've been hiding it for a long time." The Chief Judge smiled. He roughly knew what was below, but if the Pope didn't say anything, he wouldn't be able to convince the Warden to send more people to him.
The Dark Prison was too powerful, and he couldn't do anything about it. Fortunately, the Warden didn't care about power and only cared about the people around him. This way, the Chief Judge could continue to maintain the Inquisition. Otherwise, the Dark Prison would have long been separated and become one of the four powers of the Vatican.
The Chief Judge didn't even dare to think of a way to change this. He knew that even if he advanced, he wouldn't be a match for the Warden. If one offended the Warden, the best outcome would be death.
"Salin's Flying Magic Tower is blocking one of the entrances. If we enter from the other entrance, Salin can follow us at any time. We'll be attacked from both front and back." Dinicio explained to the Chief Judge.
"So, we have to get rid of this Magic Tower first?" The Chief Judge's face was still red, and he looked like a red carrot. His expression was unusually hard.
"We have to." Dinicio nodded. However, he didn't tell anyone that Salin was still alive and kicking after being sent into the Holy Kingdom.
"Me?"
"You're the Chief Judge. These heretics are your responsibility."
"Yes, you're the Pope. Ordering us is also your responsibility!" The Chief Judge said in the rhythm of a hymn.
"Don't say that. If you kill Salin, this Magic Tower is yours. I think the wealth in the Giant's Graveyard can't be compared to this Magic Tower."
"That's true. But if I encounter danger …"
"I'll help you." The Pope raised the Scepter of God's Grace.
"Give me an Eternal Blessing first." The Chief Judge smiled strangely. The Pope's face stiffened, but he still raised the scepter and chanted a prayer to the Chief Judge.
The Eternal Blessing was a fixed divine spell. It didn't matter what level it was. It had to be bestowed by God. Within the Scepter of God's Grace, there were a total of three Eternal Blessings. They were the Pope's way of protecting himself. Every pope would receive these three divine arts from the gods. Now that the Chief Judge wanted one, Dinicio hesitated for a moment, but he still agreed to the Chief Judge's request.
Salin was very strong. If he didn't support the Chief Judge, the Chief Judge might die in Salin's hands.
Divine radiance emitted from Dinicio's body and slowly entered the Chief Judge's body. At the location of the Chief Judge's heart, a black shadow slowly disintegrated, as though it was trying to avoid the Divine energy.
The light was like mercury, and it entered the Chief Judge's body.
The Chief Judge opened his thin lips and smiled at Dinicio. "Thanks. I'll go kill Salin. That Flying Mage Tower is mine."
Dinicio's smile was uglier than crying. The Chief Judge used the ultimate skill of the Inquisition. Not only did he absorb one of his Eternal Blessings, but he also took away a large amount of his Divine Power and Life Force.
This skill was called the Price of Darkness.
The Inquisition walked between darkness and light. They had great power, but they had to pay a price for this power that came from darkness. The fundamental skill of the Inquisition was the Price of Darkness. Every mage in the Inquisition had to learn it.
If they didn't learn the Price of Darkness, they would fall into depravity and be abandoned by God forever.
The Chief Judge used the level-11 Price of Darkness, which was equivalent to measuring the danger level of dealing with Salin. Even though Dinicio's Life Force had been absorbed, the Pope still couldn't make it public.
It seemed that if he wanted to kill Salin, he would have to pay a huge price.
The Chief Judge didn't mention this matter. He also knew that Salin wasn't that easy to kill. He only did this to let Dinicio know that the Inquisition would never do anything that would make them lose out.
When he paid the price, Dinicio should also pay the price. This was only fair.
The Chief Judge stopped the skill, but he didn't know that the shadow in his heart had condensed again. The Eternal Blessings had been washed away. It didn't look like a divine spell bestowed by God at all. Instead, it looked like a low-level priest had cast it.
"Lend me a Gold Knight." The Chief Judge didn't call for his subordinates. Instead, he asked Dinicio.
Dinicio nodded. Behind him, a knight clad in purple armor took a step forward and followed behind the Chief Inquisitor.
"From now on, he belongs to the Inquisition. He's yours." Dinicio didn't feel bad at all. Gold Knight, not Gold Sword Saint. This was just the name of a profession. The Gold Knight that he gave to Dinicio happened to be level-10.
"Then I'll go." The Chief Judge stretched out his finger and pointed at the surface of the water. A white passage immediately opened up. The dark green seawater separated, unable to merge on either side. The Chief Judge leaped up and jumped down from the bow of the ship. The Gold Knight wearing purple armor followed. There was a divine light following the bottom of his purple battle boots. With every step he took, his speed was astonishing.
Naturally, Salin could see what was happening on the surface. He even heard the conversation between the Chief Judge and Pope Dinicio. Salin said to the people around him, "Listen. What kind of people are they?"
Zola and the others also shook their heads. They had only heard about the internal strife in the Vatican. Now that Salin had used magic to replay the entire process, everyone felt that it was unbelievable. The Vatican was so disunited, yet they still wanted to unify the continent.
"Nicholas, what is the Eternal Blessings?"
"Master, it's … the power bestowed by God. Even if every pope can't contact God, three of them will appear in the God's Blessing Scepter. That's why everyone wants to be the pope for the Eternal Blessings. "
Salin didn't think much of it. Wanting to be the pope wasn't a great ambition. The water elemental sprites all wanted to become God directly, but they didn't want to become God's spokesperson.
Since Dinicio and the others had chosen to believe in God, they were destined to be too narrow-minded. They were not as good as Faka. Faka wanted to create his own Holy Kingdom and escape the control of God.
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