"Humph, where did this clown come from? Do you really think we are going to let the real Salan go just because you're pretending to be her?" Dulanc remained calm. He revealed the woman's true intention.
"Great Magistrate, are you saying that the woman isn't Salan, but someone who is trying to distract us so that Ye Xinxia could escape?" another Magistrate said.
"Exactly, otherwise, why would someone as cunning as Salan walk right into our trap!?" Great Magistrate Dulanc said.
How arrogant was Salan? She had shown up on the sacred mountain right in the middle of the magic formation. It was no different than walking right into their trap!
Dulanc's words sounded convincing, but the woman in the lace hat burst out laughing. Her laughter was filled with sarcasm toward everyone present.
"She's Salan!" Song Qiming exclaimed after letting out a sigh.
Song Qiming was an old Clergyman. He was more familiar with the past than most people. As a matter of fact, Song Qiming had already guessed Salan's true identity after Pang Lai told him that Essendale had died!
"Do you dare drip your blood on it!?" Great Muse Méjorat, who was holding the Cardinal Blood Stone, snapped furiously.
Méjorat tossed the Cardinal Blood Stone at Salan. Salan caught it with ease. She gently touched the runes on the stone …
"The Supreme Pontiff has the other half of the Cardinal Blood Stone in order to control the seven Cardinals. The Red Cardinals are not allowed to betray the Supreme Pontiff. How did my Cardinal Blood Stone end up in your hands?" Salan asked curiously while fiddling with the Cardinal Blood Stone.
"Stop trying to scare us, the Holy Judgment Court has sacrificed a lot of our experts to retrieve it from the Black Vatican's headquarters. You demoness, you better hand over the antidote as soon as possible. Otherwise, we won't forgive you!" Holy Court Mage Borl snapped.
The woman didn't even look at Frank. She slowly brought her finger to her lips and gently bit it with her teeth.
Soon, a trace of blood slowly seeped out from her finger and dripped onto the Cardinal Blood Stone.
The thick blood was like a key, unlocking the Cardinal Blood Stone that had been sealed for many years. The seals on the surface of the Cardinal Blood Stone immediately disappeared. The Blood Stone emitted a blinding, bloody glow that shrouded the entire platform!
Everyone was stunned!!
When Xinxia's blood landed on the Cardinal Blood Stone, it only reacted slightly. It was nowhere close to being fully activated. The terrifying red light was like the gates of Hell being opened. The smell of death filled the mountain!
"Long time no see." The woman stared at the Cardinal Bloodstone like a mother looking at her long-lost child. Her sickly love was indescribably strange.
The crowd soon noticed that the woman was holding a blood stone that looked extremely similar to the Cardinal Blood Stone in her other hand. The surface of the blood stone matched perfectly with the Cardinal Blood Stone. When they were put together, it looked like a bright red demon's heart. The frequency of its heartbeat was suffocating!
"This …" the Magistrates were completely dumbfounded.
Méjorat was stunned, too. His face was filled with astonishment.
Not only did the woman fully awaken the Cardinal Blood Stone, she even took out the other half of the Cardinal Blood Stone that only the Red Cardinal possessed. When the two Cardinal Blood Stones were awakened, they were able to unleash such a terrifying evil energy!
She had awakened the Cardinal Blood Stone and possessed the other Cardinal Blood Stone!
The woman was really Salan!
The evidence that proved Xinxia was Salan's Cardinal Blood Stone. Now that someone else had fully awakened it, didn't that prove that Xinxia was innocent? The woman who had admitted to being the Red Cardinal of the Black Vatican, the culprit who had initiated the Festival of Death at the Ancient Capital — Salan!
"I'm here for two things. First, to retrieve my other Cardinal Blood Stone. Second, to take Dulanc's life and chop Iza into pieces. It was just a spur of the moment, I didn't mean any harm. I still have a long time to settle the score with this woman …" Salan admitted her identity. She did not act like a cornered beast even when facing the experts of the Parthenon Peak.
The people of the Parthenon were so infuriated by Salan's words that they felt like their lungs were about to explode.
Iza was the Goddess of the previous generation. She was the faith of the Parthenon, yet she was chopped into pieces by the woman. It was even worse than killing her loyal followers. Most importantly, Salan had the audacity to say it so casually after committing such a heinous crime.
She did not mean any harm on a spur of the moment, yet she was so full of herself!
"Men, take her down!" The Hall Mother could not stand it any longer.
Not long ago, the Black Totem Snake from China had given the armed forces of the Parthenon a huge slap to the face. Now, Salan's actions had completely destroyed the Parthenon's reputation. If they could not eliminate these two heretics today, how could the Parthenon maintain its standing in the world?
"Affirmative!" Seven Golden Sun Knights standing beside the Hall Mother immediately stepped forward.
The seven Golden Sun Knights were the experts of the Parthenon that would protect the Goddess in the future. They did not have any intention of attacking when the Black Totem Snake showed up, as their duty was to protect the Hall Mother and the Great Muse.
The seven Golden Sun Knights were under the Hall Mother's command when the Goddess was not around. Their strength with four Elements maxed out, they could easily defeat any country they went to!
No matter how strong Salan was, there was no way she would stand a chance against the seven Golden Sun Knights.
The seven Golden Sun Knights swiftly made their moves. Salan did not run away when she saw them. Instead, she reached her hands out, as if she was going to let them capture her. However, the fake smile on her face clearly indicated that she had no intention of letting herself be captured so easily!
"Pu ~!"
The seven Golden Sun Knights immediately subdued Salan. However, the Hall Mother spat out a mouthful of black blood in anger. The blood splattered all over the Great Muse Méjorat.
Méjorat's face turned pale when she smelled the stench of the black blood.
The other knights panicked and quickly surrounded the Hall Mother. The rest of the Muses and the servants were also stunned. They quickly surrounded the Hall Mother.
"How … how did you do it!? Impossible! "The Hall Mother pointed at Salan in disbelief as her mouth was filled with black blood.
She was the Hall Mother of the Hall of the Goddess of the Parthenon Temple. Apart from the Goddess, she was one of the strongest Mages with the Healing Element and Blessing Element. She could even neutralize deadly poison with ease. How could the Black Vatican possibly damage her body's tissues?
"You can kill me right now, I won't resist. However, if I die here, your Hall Mother will be buried with me too! "Salan said calmly.
"You demon, what are you trying to do!?" Méjorat yelled furiously.
At first, everyone thought only the Magistrates were poisoned, and their lives were in Salan's hands. To their surprise, the Hall Mother was poisoned too. The Hall Mother's cultivation was outstanding, yet the poison was able to suppress the cultivation of Mages. Even the Healing Element was ineffective against it!
How did Salan manage to poison the Hall Mother? Could it be that the Black Vatican was among the Parthenon too!?
If the Black Vatican was that strong, it would be absolutely terrifying!
Salan did not speak. She glanced at the enormous snake that was about to break through the barrier.
"Song Qiming, you are more familiar with the poison. Why don't you explain it to them?" Salan said.
Old Man Bao, Song Qiming, was not surprised that Salan was able to call him by his name. He let out a sigh and said, "It's a parasitic poison, activated by the Sudden-Death Poison Queen. The poison is hidden in the body of the victim. It has a long incubation period, but it only takes an instant to activate. The queen is most likely in her body. If the queen dies, the poison will spread to the victim's heart at a rate ten times faster. There's no way to save them, unless it's the Spell of Resurrection. "
The Sudden-Death Poison Queen that Blue Deacon Fang Shaoli had was only a prototype. Old Man Bao had only discovered the Sudden-Death Poison Queen's true strength after some in-depth research. Old Man Bao initially thought the Black Vatican did not have full control over the poison. To his surprise, Salan had a higher-level Sudden-Death Poison Queen.
The Sudden-Death Poison Queen was the opposite of the one that Mo Fan had encountered. Once the queen died, the victim's life would be in danger!
The reason why Salan dared to show up on the Parthenon Temple was because she had come prepared, even though no one knew how she managed to plant the poison in the bodies of these people!
"Pamise, why don't you take me down with you?" Salan smiled. She seemed to be quite familiar with Hall Mother Pamise. She spoke as if she was discussing something with an old friend.
The Hall Mother's face was extremely pale. She was struggling to speak, as blood kept pouring out from her throat …
Salan was not bothered by it. She stared at Hall Mother Pamise as black blood suddenly leaked out from her lips!
The black blood flowed out at a faster pace. Salan's life force was rapidly fading away.
"Pfft!"
"Pfft!!!"
Magistrate Leonard and Hall Mother Pamise spat out mouthfuls of black blood at the same time. A foul stench filled the air.
"Hall Mother!"
"Hall Mother!"
"Senior Magistrate!"
The Muses and the Holy Court Mages panicked when they saw this. However, there was nothing they could do. They could only watch from the side.
"Stop … stop …" the Hall Mother could not even finish her sentence. The Hall Mother could feel the deadly poison invading her body as Salan ended her own life!
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