"I didn't expect that the real controller of the bookstore on 23rd Street would be a heretic evil god … But only the moon is the real god in this world. The others are all fake gods that live in dreams. But according to Vanessa's description, this evil god's power can't be underestimated. It must be eradicated."
The image was cut off, and the image of Vanessa bowing her head respectfully disappeared in the ripples.
The old man in a gorgeous platinum robe looked away from the holy water pool in front of him. He stood up with a serious expression, and the three-meter-long golden scepter in his hand struck the ground with a dull thud.
Tobias Rodney, the current Pope of the Church of the Dome, one of the few God-level Extraordinaries in Nuo Jin!
The scepter in his hand was the symbol of his identity as the Pope. The two golden concentric rings on top of the scepter represented the Holy Daughters of Light and Darkness.
The decorations of the moon on the rings represented the seven apostles. The one pierced by the tip at the top was the complete Plenilune. The right side of the outer ring was the New Moon, First Quarter Moon, and Night Moon. The left side of the inner ring was the Last Quarter Moon, Waning Moon, and Waning Moon.
The scepter could use the powers of all the apostles and Holy Daughters. In other words, these powers were bestowed by the Pope and could be taken back at any time.
The old man walked to the center of the church. There was a slanted circular hole in the middle of the huge dome. Moonlight shone down from it, illuminating the holy object enshrined on the stone platform in the middle — the Silver Placenta.
Rumor had it that it was the remnant of the First Holy Daughter's birth of the Moon.
In addition, in this church, there were two sacred objects, the "Ancient Ring" and the "Sleeping Son of the Moon". In the surrounding niches, there were full-body sculptures of the popes of the past. They were solemn and respectable, causing one to feel deep veneration.
"The evil god needs to establish faith …"
Rodney stopped in his tracks, his eyes flashing. "In other words, that Lin Jie, who appears to be the owner of the bookstore, has been in frequent contact with various factions. But in fact, he is secretly cultivating believers and strengthening himself. He is waiting for the right time to establish a new religion, and he is trying to use the brain of the Holy Moon to shake the foundations of the Church.
"At the same time, this means that the evil god is not powerful enough, so he cannot expose his true identity. He has to hide to prevent himself from being discovered and killed in the cradle.
"However, he probably didn't expect that Vincent's holy emblem would become an opportunity for him to be exposed …"
Rodney faintly smiled and gently stroked the "silver placenta" enshrined on the stone platform. He shook his head and said, "The effects of the earliest batch of Sacred Moon Brain have already solidified. They will become the most fanatical believers of the moon … they won't fear death."
"Wait a little longer, wait a little longer. Very soon, you will be able to try it out. Very soon, you will be able to descend from the dreamscape, and you will no longer have to fear the ugly gazes of the world."
The Pope's gaze was fervent and benevolent, as if he was looking at his own child, staring at the strangely shaped "silver placenta".
The placenta-like object wriggled slightly.
It was as if it was alive …
Suddenly, Rodney frowned and turned his head. Through the painted glass window, he saw a faint light flickering outside.
His heart skipped a beat, and an ominous premonition arose. He squinted his eyes and saw a line of light at the end of the horizon. In the middle of it, there was a round spot of light that was particularly dazzling, as if it was the rising sun.
But it was clearly the middle of the night!
"That direction … I remember it's the direction of the seventh parish. What happened to Vanessa?"
Before Rodney's voice fell, he heard a sound like strong acid melting.
Sizzle …
His gaze paused, and he raised his head to look at the moon ornament at the bottom left of the inner ring of the scepter. The ornament that represented the dark moon was melting on its own!
The metal melted into a heavy golden liquid, dripping down drop by drop. Before it even dripped down, it was as if it had been directly vaporized by the high temperature, disappearing without a trace!
The entire dark moon ornament was gone in the blink of an eye!
"What's going on?!"
Rodney's expression instantly became extremely ugly. It was frozen, horrified, and shocked. This moon ornament was not only a symbol, but also a crystallization of authority.
Even if Vanessa died, the authority would only return and not disappear.
And the current situation not only represented Vanessa's death, it also meant that the other party's power, on the level of the laws, had completely wiped out the authority of the Dark Moon Apostle!
Rodney reached out to press on the gap of the scepter, but he immediately retracted his hand from the heat.
He trembled as he looked at his palm. That extremely hot temperature was just the surface. What was being burned along with it was … the divine power of the moon!
"Your Holiness, the seventh parish has been attacked. It's suspected that the heretic Vincent caused a large-scale explosion. It's confirmed that all 233 priests, including Dark Moon Apostle Vanessa, have been killed. We've already notified all the other parishes to issue the highest order of arrest."
A beautiful woman wearing a white nun's habit silently appeared in the corner of the church and bowed to Rodney.
It was one of the two Saintesses, Shirley.
Rodney took a deep breath and stared at the wound on his palm. He said, "That means Vincent escaped, right?"
Shirley lowered her head even more. "Yes."
Rodney's gaze was cold, but the smile on his face was kind. "I remember that this is a good child. He had a good relationship with his baptismal priest. Oh, right, I remember that old priest. He lives in the seventh parish's Church of Compassion, right? Let Waning Moon go over and ask him. "
The sixth apostle, Waning Moon Buck, was the leader of the Heresy Tribunal. He had the power [Heresy Tribunal].
If Vincent panicked and didn't go to find the old priest, then he could use him as a threat. If Vincent went to find him, then it would be like catching a turtle in a jar.
Shirley nodded and disappeared.
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"Huff … Huff … Finally … I'm here …"
Vincent stumbled as he ran, panting heavily. He almost slammed into the door and slid down, leaving behind a trail of blood.
He was in an extremely sorry state. His face and body were covered in charred wounds. His eyes had become bloody holes, and blood kept flowing out. His priest's robe was tattered.
The power of the Holy Scripture of the Sun had not only flattened the entire seventh parish, but it had also ignited all the divine power of the moon in his body and expelled it. At the same time, it had also changed his body into something unknown. However, there was no doubt that before he could find out, he would first have to endure the intense pain of his entire body being torn apart.
After escaping from the seventh church, his first reaction was that the church would definitely lock down all the areas and issue an arrest warrant. Now that he was heavily injured, there was no way he could escape to the bookstore. It was too far.
He had nowhere to go … except for one place.
Vincent raised his head. There was a sign above the wooden door that said "Church of Compassion." This was a small church of the Dome Church located in the slums. There was only an old priest and two priests. There were very few people, and the place was very small.
He had received his baptism here and joined the Dome Church.
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