After the divine possession ended, Charlotte's consciousness returned to the spiritual world of the Dark Night Castle.
This time, the long-distance descent of God consumed a lot of her energy, and even the divine power on the Holy Book of Blood dimmed.
Charlotte sensed it and calculated based on the standard of 1 point of divine power released by the True Ancestor per second, her divine power value dropped from the almost full 60 points accumulated in recent times to 25 points.
However, it was not without gain.
Charlotte gently stretched out her right hand, and a crimson light condensed in her palm. Gradually, a miraculous statue appeared in her hand.
The face of the statue could not be seen clearly. At this moment, it was only the size of a palm in her hand, shining with a hazy light, as if it contained some kind of strange power.
This is the mysterious statue that the Blood Demon Priest forcibly implanted into the black dragon's body for the Blood Demon Grand Duke's descent. It is also the thing in the ruins that attracted Charlotte's attention.
No, not only in the ruins.
Even now, holding it in her hand, Charlotte could feel a strong sense of calling and closeness.
It seemed... as if this thing originally belonged to her.
Not only that, Charlotte could sense the great power contained in this small statue, or rather... divine power.
Although she hadn't investigated it carefully yet, relying on the Blood Holy Book's perception of divine power, she could clearly sense that the power contained therein was definitely divine power!
"The ancient temple, the mysterious temple left by the blood ancestor Lilith, enshrining the mysterious statue..."
"There is no doubt that this statue is the core of the Ancient Temple. The reason why the Blood Demon Cult chose the Ancient Temple as the location for the ceremony is that they intend to utilize the power of this statue."
"Urst said that the Ancient Temple was probably built by the Blood True Ancestor for his return, or to revive a certain elder."
“Regardless of whether the ‘transmigration’ that I was in sleep before was true or false, since the Ancient Temple was built by the Blood True Ancestor and also stores a certain amount of divine power, it is very likely that it stores the blood divine power!”
Looking at the small statue in front of her, Charlotte seemed to be thinking about something.
After thinking for a while, she closed her eyes and carefully extended her perception to invade the interior of the statue.
At the same time, she also increased her vigilance and was ready to end the investigation in time if anything happened...
After all, she still didn't know the details of this thing. Although she felt it was quite close to her, she should still be as careful as possible to avoid any accidents.
For example... if there is still some true will of the True Ancestor left inside, waiting for her to come and take over its body.
However, it turned out that Charlotte was overthinking it.
After her consciousness entered the statue, she quickly understood the essence of the statue.
In her perception, inside the statue, the sticky red liquid was like blood, emitting a hazy glow.
No, that is not real blood, but the embodiment of blood power.
That was divine power, the purest divine power, and... it was the divine power of blood that Charlotte had always dreamed of!
Charlotte finally understood why this statue made her feel a strong sense of calling and closeness.
This statue contains the power of blood, and she is the successor to the Holy Book of Blood. If she doesn't feel close to it, then something is wrong.
Looking at the enormous divine power filling the statue, Charlotte was almost stunned.
She almost subconsciously calculated how many times this much divine power could allow her to liberate the True Ancestors, and the result shocked her.
The divine power stored inside this statue is likely to allow her to completely liberate her True Ancestor and last for half an hour without any problem!
It can be said that even if she does not replenish her divine power, Charlotte does not have to worry about the consumption of blood power in a short period of time, but can spend it to her heart's content.
"Fortunately, the Blood Demon Cult's ritual did not succeed. If they had succeeded, with the blood power of this magnitude, they might have been able to summon the Blood Demon Archduke to the present world."
Charlotte couldn't help but sigh.
The answer is obvious.
If her judgment was correct, the Blood Demon Cult's infiltration into Castel was probably all about using this statue to perform a divine descent ritual and summon the Blood Demon Grand Duke!
No, or to be more precise, it was to help her quickly recover her strength after summoning the Blood Demon Archduke.
After traveling through time, Charlotte has gained a lot of understanding about the mysterious side of the world of Miriam.
As far as she knew, most of the gods in the world of Miria were currently in a deep sleep.
This is true for the Lord God Harald, the God of Contract Mithra, and even the stargazer Cosi of the Ness clan.
However, there are some exceptions.
According to the records in the classics, the Blood Demon Grand Duke had completed her resurrection, and it was her resurrection at that time that allowed the Dark Clan Shedet to overthrow the rule of the Crescent Kingdom.
Of course, recovery is recovery, and recovery and full restoration of strength are two different things.
Otherwise, the Crescent Kingdom would not have returned to the rule of the Holy Royal Court.
If Charlotte guessed correctly, the Blood Demon Cult intended to use the statue in the Temple of Ancients to allow the Blood Demon Grand Duke to be born and quickly recover his strength, thus avoiding the mistake of being driven out of the world by the Holy Royal Court last time.
Of course, this is just Charlotte's guess.
"The Blood Demon Cult has tried to descend from the sky more than once. It is impossible for the gods to descend so frequently without the instructions of the gods. The Blood Demon Duke is so eager to descend from the sky and invade the world. Could it be that something is about to happen in the world of Miria?"
Charlotte thought.
Unfortunately, Charlotte is not a god after all, and she doesn’t know much.
Although she vaguely sensed that a storm was about to come, she could not stand at the level of a god and could not judge the truth clearly.
"Let's take it one step at a time. There's no point in overthinking. Let's just keep hunting down the Blood Demon Cult. They must know something."
"Also, since this statue is ownerless, maybe I can try to leave my own mark on it..."
Thinking of this, Charlotte gently raised the statue.
She took a deep breath, mobilized the blood power in the Holy Book of Blood that she had already controlled, transformed it into the mark of thorns and roses, and then covered the blurry statue with it.
The next moment, a strange scene appeared.
After being covered by the mark of the thorny rose, the unclear statue suddenly burst into a crimson glow, and its appearance gradually became clearer.
And when the light faded, its appearance was no longer vague, but turned into Charlotte's.
Of course, it’s not the “youthful and childish” version of Charlotte now, but the “adult queen” version.
Charlotte was stunned for a moment, and then she felt that she seemed to be connected to something in some way.
She followed that connection and soon discovered that it was this statue that was connecting her.
A strong sense of seasonal movement came to my mind, carrying with it a mysterious call and guidance.
Charlotte was surprised to feel that the statue seemed to have become a part of herself. She could control it at will, like an incarnation outside of her body.
Her heart moved, and the statue flew up on its own and merged into her body, just as it had merged into the black dragon's body.
But unlike the black dragon, after merging into her body, the statue quickly disintegrated, as if the clone had merged into the original body and the wanderer had returned home.
In Charlotte's perception, the statue quickly turned into a ball of crimson light. After flowing through her limbs, it finally gathered in her heart, bursting out with unprecedented brilliance.
A warm feeling spread from her heart, and Charlotte felt as if she had turned into a blazing fireball, or rather... it seemed as if some new transformation had begun!
Points of light spread and swirled around Charlotte.
In the real world, Charlotte's body flew up on its own, and a bright golden-red light burst out from her heart, quickly enveloping her body...
In an instant, Charlotte's body turned into an ellipsoidal cocoon of light.
A subtle energy wave spread out from the light cocoon, passing through the Earl's Palace, Castel Square, and finally spreading to the entire North Port...
At this moment, all the extraordinary people in Beigang felt an inexplicable sense of anxiety, and the extraordinary blood in their bodies seemed to be stirring.
"Plop..."
A heartbeat echoed in everyone's heart.
The extraordinary people looked confused, not knowing where the voice came from.
"Plop..."
Another heartbeat, much stronger than the previous one.
The extraordinary people in the north were surprised to find that when that heartbeat beat, their own hearts also followed suit, and the rhythm was almost in unison.
"Plop..."
"Plop..."
"Plop..."
"… "
The heartbeat became clearer, like the beat of a drum.
The extraordinary people were in complete turmoil:
"What happened?"
"Do you hear the heartbeat?"
"What's the noise? Where?"
The extraordinary people looked confused and could not find the source of the heartbeat. They just felt that with the heartbeat, their blood and strength were also trembling.
At the same time, in various parts of the North, some children who had not yet awakened their bloodline power suddenly felt as if some kind of shackles in their bodies had broken, and unexpectedly, they began to receive calls for extraordinary awakening...
In the underground liaison office of the Ness clan in Beigang.
The vampires on duty had already prostrated themselves on the ground following the heartbeat. Each heartbeat that sounded like a drumbeat in the ears of other extraordinary beings sounded like thunder in their perception.
At this moment, all the blood descendants in the North felt a strong blood pulsation, a pressure that seemed to come from the soul that continued to strengthen with the sound of their heartbeats, enveloping their hearts.
Even Sebastian and Yust, who were far away at the border, felt this seasonal movement. They looked at each other and saw a hint of doubt in each other's eyes.
In the Castel mining area, in the demihuman tribe that had restored the faith in the True Ancestor, the thorn-rose symbol on the altar suddenly changed.
The crimson light spread, and the holy emblem that was being worshipped quickly "melted" and then "condensed" again.
And when the light faded, what appeared in the eyes of the sub-humans was no longer the holy emblem, but lifelike statues of gods!
Her appearance is exactly that of the adult Charlotte!
Looking at the newly condensed statue, feeling the pressure and movement from the unknown, the demi-human priests were excited and ecstatic:
"It is our Lord! The glory of our Lord! The heartbeat of our Lord! The idol of our Lord!"
"My Lord's power... has been partially restored!"
"Praise you! The supreme True Ancestor! The embodiment of darkness and shadow! The source of all bloodlines!"
"… "
Strange phenomena appeared in various places in the North. Even the bell of the Holy Royal Court in the Crescent Parish sounded a warning bell again, causing chaos in the cathedral of the royal capital...
"Master High Priest! The God-Suppressing Bell is giving a warning! The power of the evil god has revived again!"
The pastor said in panic.
In front of the statue of the deity, the parish chief priest, dressed in a golden and red robe, slowly opened his eyes:
"Which direction?"
"It's northwest!"
the priest said hastily.
"Northwest..."
The parish high priest muttered to himself, then closed his eyes and gently stroked the sacred scepter in his hand. After a moment, he opened his eyes again, with a hint of surprise in his eyes:
"It's the North..."
After pondering for a moment, he said in a deep voice:
"Go and get the chief judge of the court. There is more work to be done."
…
Charlotte still had no idea how big a commotion her fusion of the statue had caused.
After the fusion lasted for about ten minutes, the light cocoon broke and she regained her freedom.
When I opened my eyes, I saw myself in the small mirror on the desk, naked again, and my previous clothes had turned to ashes.
Charlotte picked up a spare piece of clothing from the hanger and put it on, then checked her physical condition.
After fusing with the statue, her strength did not improve significantly, but she could sense that something seemed different in her body.
The most obvious thing is her skin. Her body was already as smooth as cream, but at this moment it looked even more perfect, so exquisite that she no longer looked like a mortal, but a creature created by gods.
And when Charlotte closed her eyes and sensed carefully, she was surprised to find that her heart was no longer the normal red, but turned golden.
It beats vigorously, and every beat seems to be in harmony with some rhythm.
And in a higher field of vision, Charlotte "saw" a slowly rotating crimson crystal appear in the area of her heart, like the image of a heart.
The crystal was engraved with the symbol of a thorny rose, and there seemed to be a flame dancing in the center, as if it was connected to something in the dark.
However, the crystal looked somewhat illusory and seemed incomplete.
Following some instinct, Charlotte established communication with it, and soon found that she could mobilize the power of the "heart" just like she controlled the Holy Book of Blood.
And after she mobilized her strength, her consciousness spread out in an instant.
Charlotte was surprised to find that she had established a more direct connection with the statues worshipped by the subhuman tribes, like a huge network!
The Holy Book of Blood shone brightly, and the cover page opened by itself.
In Charlotte's perception, the chapters belonging to the chapter of God shone brightly, and new words also emerged...
Blood of the Holy Scriptures: Chapter of God
I am the hope of the common people
I am the light of miracle
Faith ignites the divine fire, and the flames build the throne of God
Eternity is with me, God's grace is also a yoke
Chapter of God Ability Unlocked—
Web of Faith (Activated)
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