It's a divine counterattack!
Charlotte was pleasantly surprised to see the familiar words appear in her field of vision.
But when she finished reading the description of the divine spell to counter it, she felt a chill in her heart.
"The Eternal Sacred Realm"...
Charlotte was no stranger to this divine art.
She had read through the books in the Church of Bolder and had some knowledge of some of the divine arts of the Holy Court.
The "Eternal Sacred Realm" is one of the most famous ones.
This is a very powerful divine illusion that requires the use of the Holy Royal Court's artifact "Eternal Sun" to perform. It is said that even gods may fall into it.
After being pulled into the illusion, the subject will completely lose control of himself in the real world.
If the recipient cannot escape from the illusion, his soul will be trapped in it forever. When the recipient's "body" in the real world dies, his soul will be purified by the "Eternal Day"...
According to the church's records, twenty years ago, the Moon Coast City-State encountered the revival of the old gods.
At that time, the Chief Judge of the Crescent Parish Tribunal used the "Eternal Day" to cast the "Eternal Sacred Realm" to trap the resurrected old god and eventually kill him.
Gods are hard to kill.
As long as their origins are not destroyed and there are still people who remember them, they may return from history.
However, the illusion of the "Eternal Sacred Realm" can sever the connection between gods and mortals and trap the essence of gods' souls.
As long as the god is trapped in an illusion and the body where his soul resides is killed, the goal of killing the god can be achieved.
This more secret knowledge was not just something Charlotte read in books.
Instead, it was Black Cat Nice who gave her some basic knowledge when he was introducing the High Inquisitor of the Crescent Parish's experience of killing gods.
Charlotte's heart sank at the thought.
Bernard de Champagne…
The caster of the divine counter spell was none other than the High Inquisitor of the Crescent Parish.
Charlotte didn't know whether she was hit by the magic left by the Grand Inquisitor in the Lutetia Cathedral, or whether the other party had never been to Castel at all.
But no matter which the situation is, the Chief Judge + the Eternal Holy Realm both indicate that the Holy Royal Court may have suspected that she is related to the evil god.
"It should be just suspicion. Otherwise... after pulling me into the illusion, the church would be able to do something to me."
"Now they are just creating an illusion to provoke me to take action. This shows that the church is still unsure of my identity and wants to see my power clearly..."
Charlotte quickly came to this conclusion.
And soon, she made a new discovery.
She has been in the illusion for a long time.
Even though the speed of time in the "Eternal Sacred Realm" is different from that in the real world, she must have been exposed to the sacred magic for some time in reality.
But now, even though she hadn't modified the judgment of divine spell counterattack, under the shining of holy light, she only felt burning pain and dizziness...
The illusion did not end and Charlotte was not attacked.
This means that the church's illusion test is still going on, which means that her real body probably did not show any corresponding abnormal reaction under the illumination of the holy light, which means that the church is also likely unaware of what she experienced in the illusion.
This means... her resistance to divine power has increased.
Thinking of this, Charlotte felt a little strange.
She thought of the red divine fire that ignited in her heart after she merged with the ancient statue.
"Could it be that... after I merged with the statue, my body and soul also received some kind of sublimation, not only can I ignore the sunlight, but I can even resist the divine power to a certain extent?"
This is really possible!
However, now is not the time to verify these speculations.
Charlotte needs to respond to the divine counterattack and be prepared to leave this illusion.
Thinking of this, Charlotte fell into thought again.
How to modify the judgment of divine counter is also a problem.
Before leaving the illusion, she must be prepared to deal with the church.
The "Eternal Sacred Realm" can even trap gods. Before the church took the initiative to end the illusion, she, a mere Silver Moon transcendent, was able to break free on her own initiative. It was simply like "I have a problem" was written on her forehead.
This was different from the past when she intercepted and modified the divine arts. The divine arts in the past were not so targeted, but this time it was aimed directly at her.
But Charlotte didn't intend to do nothing and passively wait for the church to end the illusion.
This approach of giving the right of selection to the other party is too passive and full of variables.
It would be terrible if the church saw that she had not used her power in the illusion for a long time and decided to strengthen the illusion.
She is now able to resist the illumination of divine magic, which means that the current divine magic is not strong enough. If the church strengthens the divine power, she really cannot predict what will happen.
After all, what trapped her was a divine artifact, something similar to the Holy Book of Blood, so Charlotte still planned to leave on her own initiative.
But how to leave, how to modify the judgment, there must be a rule...
What is certain is that Charlotte can no longer judge herself as a devout and holy believer as directly and simply as she did in the past.
Because no matter how devout a believer is, it is impossible for him to jump out of this kind of magic on his own initiative.
Not to mention that the church even used such divine magic, which showed that their suspicion of her was quite deep, and her identity as an ordinary believer could not be hidden from the church.
She had to find a way to dispel the church's suspicions.
So... how do you modify the judgment
Looking at the "sun" in front of her, Charlotte had a bold idea...
…
Lutetia Cathedral, prayer room.
The golden light was dazzling, and an exquisite and simple round crystal mirror was floating in the air.
The crystal mirror exuded a sacred light. With the mirror facing downward, it was like a blazing sun, projecting a golden beam of light that enveloped the beautiful girl.
The girl closed her eyes and frowned slightly, still maintaining the same posture as when she entered the prayer room.
Inside the prayer room, Charles de Loren, the archpriest of Crescent Parish, dressed in a holy white priest robe inlaid with gold and with white hair and beard, looked thoughtfully at Charlotte who was shrouded in the beam of light.
On his side, one on the left and one on the right, stood two high-ranking clergymen of the Holy Royal Court.
The person on his right was a judge who looked to be about fifty years old.
He was wearing a bright red judge's uniform and had a cold expression on his face.
It was Bernard de Champagne, Grand Inquisitor of the Crescent Parish Court.
This legendary inquisitor, who was supposed to go to Castel to investigate the alarm incident of the God Bell, actually did not leave Lutetia at all, but waited in the cathedral for Charlotte to come!
At this moment, he was holding a golden sun base in his hand, connected to the floating crystal light, maintaining the divine light shield covering Charlotte.
The side of the sun base was engraved with mysterious and complex patterns and a cross symbol representing the Lord God, and it was obviously integrated with the crystal mirror.
The person on the left of the parish high priest is a relatively young priest who looks to be around forty years old.
He also wears a white priest robe, but the edge of the priest robe is purple.
This is a purple cardinal priest, also a legend.
Joseph de Mazarin.
He is one of the five cardinals of the Crescent Diocese, and also the highest clergyman in charge of the Diocesan Demon Hunting Institute, also known as the Demon Hunting Cardinal.
The Archbishop of the diocese, Charles de Lorrain, the Grand Inquisitor, Bernard de Champagne, the Demon Hunter, Cardinal Joseph de Mazarin…
These three clergymen are the three most powerful figures in the Crescent Diocese of the Holy Royal Court.
At this moment, the eyes of the three legends were all focused on Charlotte who was shrouded in glory.
They either frowned or looked confused.
"Can't you still see her spiritual world?"
The parish archbishop Charles looked at the chief judge Bernard and asked.
Chief Judge Bernard closed his eyes, and the sun base in his hand flickered slightly.
After a moment, he opened his eyes and shook his head gently:
"cannot… "
"Her spiritual power seems to be protected by some mysterious force. Although we successfully used the 'Eternal Day' to pull her into the sacred eternal realm, her spiritual world is still closed to the outside world..."
"Mysterious power? Not the power of an alien god?"
On the other side, Demon Hunter Cardinal Joseph frowned slightly.
Chief Judge Bernard hesitated for a moment and shook his head:
"Not sure..."
"The Eternal Sun did not issue a warning, which means that the power protecting her was not rejected by the divine power. This power is hidden very deeply, and I cannot determine what this power is for the time being..."
"Of course, there is another possibility, that is, this power is at a very high level, so high that it can compete with the power of the Holy Spirit..."
"To the extent that it can contend with divine power..."
The parish high priest Charles murmured to himself, as if thinking about something.
Although he had only been the high priest of Crescent Parish for a year, he was very concerned about the incident of the evil god of Bolde that caused a sensation last year.
A god who, after appearing in the world, is able to directly re-seal the unsealed fire demon Valarokka, his true power is by no means comparable to those gods who have just resurrected.
Such an existence, no matter whether it is the evil god recognized by the church or those unknown alien gods, is a huge threat to the Holy Royal Court.
The former high priest of Bolder, who had been put on trial, called the strange god "Dark Night", and the Holy Royal Court had been secretly tracking down this "God of Dark Night" for a year.
However, after the Bolder incident subsided, this "God of Darkness" seemed to have disappeared and never appeared again.
Until the bell of Lutetia rang...
Thinking of this, the parish high priest Charles once again looked at the girl shrouded in the holy light, his eyes gradually becoming deeper.
Charlotte de Castel.
From the beginning, the whereabouts of this "Saint Girl Walking in the World" overlapped with those of the "God of Darkness" in various ways...
If the incident in Boulder was just a coincidence, then the second time the God-Suppressing Bell sounded the alarm, and the location of the alarm happened to be in the North where she was, it would be hard not to connect her with it.
Although the church in the north has reported the second alarm from the God-Suppressing Bell as a sacrifice by the Blood Demon Cult, High Priest Charles feels that it is not that simple.
Especially after the church received an anonymous report...
Thinking of this, High Priest Charles once again took out the letter of complaint that the church had received some time ago.
The person reported in this letter was Charlotte de Castel.
He reported to the church that there was an awakened blood evil god behind the young Earl of Castel!
And... the evil god behind her is the "God of Darkness"!
The report was not signed.
However, High Priest Charles, with his superb divine arts, was able to track down the report letter, which was likely to have come from within the Blood Demon Cult...
This is very interesting.
The Blood Demon Cult actually reported the whereabouts of the God of Darkness to the church.
However, after knowing what the "God of Darkness" did in Bolder, High Priest Charles could understand it.
It's just the internal strife of the bloodline myth.
These guys have been fighting for who knows how many years.
However, the other party was the Blood Demon Cult, the enemy of the Holy Royal Court after all. Even though the report letter was described convincingly, High Priest Charles did not believe it completely.
The God of Darkness needs to be suppressed and sealed, but the Blood Demon Cult also needs to be wiped out.
Although the church had long suspected Charlotte of Castel, it also had to guard against the Blood Demon Cult setting a trap for the church.
At the same time, Charlotte of Castel is an important lord of the Crescent Kingdom after all, and the church cannot act rashly...
It is for this reason that this relatively "mild" "illusion test" took place.
"The Eternal Sacred Realm" is one of the most powerful magics of the Holy Royal Court. If there is any problem with Charlotte's identity, it will be exposed.
However, no one expected that even such a magical power would have problems!
The spiritual world that cannot see the target...
Although this has proven that there is indeed something wrong with Charlotte de Castel, what follows is a growing sense of doubt that makes High Priest Charles even more uneasy...
If the mysterious power that protects the opponent is really a force that can fight against the divine power, then it will be troublesome.
The Lord God is asleep, and the gods in the royal court have not yet returned to their positions.
An alien god who can fight against the power of the Lord God would definitely be a huge disaster for the Holy Royal Court.
But on the other hand, if that were true, they would have already been "watched" by alien gods.
Or... could the girl in front of me be the alien god who has descended
Of course, there is another possibility.
That is, the girl is truly a saint protected by the Lord God, and the power that protects her is exactly the power of the Lord God, which is why the magic is ineffective.
But then again, if it was the power of the Lord God, it would be impossible for them, the clergy, to fail to sense it.
"Your Excellency the High Priest, I still cannot see her spiritual world. Do you need me to increase the input of divine power and enhance the effect of the 'Eternal Divine Realm'?"
Chief Judge Bernard said in a deep voice.
High Priest Charles thought about it and nodded slightly:
"Okay, let's strengthen the effect of the magic."
After saying this, he hesitated for a moment and then said:
"If you still can't see her spiritual world, just do it directly."
After hearing the words of the high priest, the chief judge Bernard and the demon hunter Cardinal Joseph were both stunned.
Facing the gazes of his two colleagues, High Priest Charles said in a deep voice:
"The time left for us by the prophecy is getting shorter and shorter. For the sake of the church, we cannot take any risks. Even if there are any possible risks, we must nip them in the bud..."
Chief Judge Bernard looked serious and nodded.
He looked at the girl in the holy light, ready to pray again to strengthen the effect of the artifact.
However, before he could pray, the holy light enveloping the girl suddenly burst into dazzling light.
"She's exerting her power in the spirit world!"
Chief Judge Bernard was moved and said.
High Priest Charles' expression froze, and he stared at the girl in the holy light.
The "Eternal Sacred Realm" can project the power of the "Illusion".
If the girl exerts her full strength in the spiritual world, she will be able to see it in the real world as well!
Not only that, if there really is a myth behind the other party, it will definitely attract attention, and the church will be able to locate the other party with the help of the "Eternal Day"!
For a moment, the three legendary priests focused their attention on the girl and were ready to take action at any time.
A brilliant light burst out from the girl's body, like the shining sun.
Feeling that familiar breath, the three legends were stunned at the same time.
"God... Divine power?!"
Holy Power...
Under the cover of the "Eternal Sacred Realm", what was projected from Charlotte was the purest sacred power...