Among the holy city of Reims, the highest altitude is the Great Hall of Light, followed by the Scripture Hall of San Piso Theological Seminary.
The shape of this building is similar to the Colosseum of the Shaq Kingdom, with a flat center, a towering podium, no top, and the surrounding seats go up in circles, reaching a height of tens of meters.
Those who stand in the center can see at a glance that the people on the seats are densely packed, and there are countless eyes watching them on all sides. The pressure is indescribable, and the high-altitude sun passes through the top, shedding golden brilliance, like a true god Gazing at this place, the sense of holiness rose sharply.
At this time, the sun was setting, and the afterglow of the setting sun shone into the hall, dyeing everything brilliant golden.
But under the shining of this golden light, the whole hall maintained a strange silence, as if something terrifying was brewing and waiting to erupt.
"You are the incarnation of the lord of hell, the greatest demon, while the lord was asleep, you stole his authority in the world!"
These words seem to be still echoing in the hall, echoing in everyone's heart, so deafening that it makes people suspect that they are in a dream.
Since the founding of the Church, has anyone ever questioned the Pope to his face
Has anyone dared to disrespect the Pope since the establishment of the church
Since the establishment of the church, has anyone dared to accuse the pope of being the incarnation of the devil
The devil can cast the "god descending technique", and can the devil bring us to defeat the magician, the dark creature and the church of alien gods
Aside from the absurdity, the clergy fell into a state of speechless astonishment. They stared dumbfoundedly at the pale-faced Pope on the high platform, and St. Ivan below, who seemed to be wearing a coat of golden light!
What's the matter
Why would the strongest and most devout saints oppose the Pope
Isn't he afraid of "excommunication"
At this time, someone said loudly: "In the Holy Code, the Lord taught us not to worship idols or statues, so we just set up a cross, but you are blatantly claiming that you are the incarnation of the Lord. Yes His spokesperson on the ground, let us worship, let us obey, such a thing that violates the teachings of the "Holy Code". Only the devil can do it!"
Someone, someone else stood up and accused the Pope of being the incarnation of the "Lord of Hell"!
The clergymen in the hall looked in astonishment, and saw another saint, Felix, walking behind St. Ivan. Immediately afterwards, they saw two saints, Alexei and Uriel, also leave. Come out, and the seven priests of the Holy Spirit, including Sauter, Anlester, and Siresius, followed closely behind!
So many saints, so many lords support St. Ivan
Could it be that the pope is really the biggest devil
"Ridiculous, His Majesty the Pope has just used the 'God's Descent' to severely injure the 'Lord of Hell' and drive him back to hell." Saint Quint angrily accused the group of traitors.
"How can we win everyone's trust otherwise!" Ivan said firmly.
Pope Gregory pressed down with his left hand. To prevent other saints and priests of the Holy Spirit from arguing with Ivan, he raised the platinum scepter and solemnly said: "Anyone who betrays the Lord will be deprived of glory and fall into hell forever!"
Words are useless. The Lord's favor will naturally prove everything.
The golden light suddenly became milky white, solemn and holy, and a little bit of holy light flew out from Ivan, Felix and the others and dissipated in midair.
"Excommunication?"
"Excommunication!"
All the clergy couldn't help trembling slightly in their hearts. This was an ironclad proof of the Pope's identity. If the Pope was not the Lord's "earthly agent", how could he deprive other clergy of the "Gift of the Lord" that he had obtained. Let them no longer be able to replenish divine spells!
Hey, Lord Saint Ivan and the others must have been deceived!
However, they all hoped from the bottom of their hearts that the Pope would forgive Lord St. Ivan for their ignorance, or just punish the leaders. After all, if so many saints and priests of the Holy Spirit were lost, all of them would be lost. Even if the church of the truth has a great career, it will hurt its vitality.
Suddenly, Ivan opened his arms, as if embracing the world, embracing the world.
Countless tiny angels emerged around him. Surrounding him, the singers sang him and praised him, converging into the voice of ethereal and solemn chant.
A big hole suddenly opened in the void above, and the projection of Heavenly Mountain appeared, and a little bit of holy light flew out, gathering behind Ivan's back to form a pair of sacred and inviolable wings, glorious wings!
Time and space oscillated, the aura of "excommunication" was expelled, and Ivan's aura rose steadily, giving the clergy a feeling similar to that of the Pope.
"Devil! Open your eyes and see, this is the Lord's gift!" Ivan said loudly, "Our magic comes from the Lord's gift, only the Lord can take it away, and no one else can, but only the devil, Only then will he try his best to pretend to be able to deprive us of our glory, this is a clear proof that He has stolen the Lord's authority!"
Although the logic is very problematic, how could the clergy be able to distinguish so much at this time? Even the saints and priests of the Holy Spirit who supported the Pope were stunned, and the "excommunication" had actually failed! Ivan is close to the god-like level!
Could it be...
They dare not think and are unwilling to think about it!
"Your power comes from the devil, and only the power of the devil will not be affected by the 'excommunication'!" Pope Gregory said calmly and majestically, then he raised his right hand and raised the platinum scepter high.
Everyone's heart trembled, "God's descent technique"
At this time, the setting sun was gradually setting, and a silver moon seemed to rise in the sky!
Gregory hesitated for a moment, and cast the "Light of Judgment".
For the time being, Ivan has no idea of fighting the Pope surrounded by so many saints and priests of the Holy Spirit. The pair of wings condensed with divine radiance suddenly flapped, the radiance flowed, and time and space oscillated, offsetting the "Light of Judgment", while the other saint The priest and the holy spirit priest inspired a one-time legendary item that had been prepared long ago, and disappeared in place at the same time.
Only by face-to-face rebuke can the pope's majesty formed over the years be broken and a good foundation be laid for future development. This risk cannot be ignored!
Gregory didn't expect them to run away after finishing speaking. He was a little late and ordered with an ugly face: "Ivan, Felix... were tempted and fallen by the devil, and betrayed the Lord. The remaining members of the Cardinals, except guarding all places The rest will follow me to the north to purify them!"
Orenburg, the capital of the Shahran Empire, Seraph Cathedral.
Teams of expressionless knights rushed into the church, led by some clergy. According to the list in hand, the so-called "heretics" were arrested.
After Ivan, Felix and others appeared in the cathedral through the teleportation array, they immediately changed the structure of the teleportation array to prevent the pope from coming directly.
"Is everything going well?" Inside the cathedral, a man wearing a crown asked solemnly. He's as strong as a bear and has a funny rosacea.
"Your Majesty, everything is going well." Felix replied instead of Ivan.
This man is the current emperor of the Shahran Empire, the third-rank epic knight Rostov II.
There was a smile on his face, and he saluted Ivan respectfully: "May Saint Ivan be crowned Pope!"
"May Saint Ivan be crowned Pope!" Felix and others also saluted one after another.
Ivan's face remained unchanged, he raised his right hand high, and said solemnly: "I will lead the pious believers, eliminate heresies, and restore the glory of the Lord!"
425 years of the sacred calendar, above the highest religious council. Ivan and other cardinals rebelled and the church split.
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In the Dark Mountain Range, a night watchman wearing a cloak checked the time, and after confirming that the "Supreme Religious Council" was almost over, he strode towards the headquarters of the initially established "Dark Council".
"I am the messenger of the new God of Truth. Please see Danisos and Lord Dracula."
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When the Supreme Council of Religions was held, Douglas had a premonition and invited forces such as "House of Wizards", "Supreme Soul", "Palmela's Cabin", "Elemental Will", and "Shadow Singer" to gather.
Outside the magic tower, magicians below the archmage exchanged knowledge and exchanged items. Inside the magic tower, legendary magicians such as Douglas, Atlante, Lord of Frost, Congus, and Amana Tower communicated with Fernando, Hai Serve, Vicente and other archmages discussed the situation together.
At this time. Douglas' complexion changed slightly, and behind him a demiplane that looked like the real world stood out and swayed slightly.
"Information from hell, at the Supreme Religious Conference, Saint Ivan stood up and accused the pope of being the incarnation of the devil, using this as an excuse to split the church. A new religion of truth was established in the Shahran Empire, and he got Felic With the support of the three saints, Alexei, Uriel, and the seven priests of the Holy Spirit, including Sauter, they have received the support of the cardinals who stayed behind in the major dioceses in the north, and the support of all the epic knights in the northern countries." Douglas is very happy I almost stabilized my emotions, and solemnly told everyone about this matter.
"What?" The news was too shocking. Many magicians took out crystal balls and performed "astrology" to determine the authenticity.
Since no one concealed and covered up, they got the result smoothly, and looked at Douglas with implicit excitement.
Douglas stood up straight away: "Hathaway contacted His Majesty Hofenberg and asked them to fulfill their promise, and we will stand up openly as agreed, and let them understand that what they support is definitely not just a mouse that dares to lurk in the dark .”
"Kalola, you are in charge of the northern coastal corridor. You don't want to destroy the cathedral in this diocese, you just want to gain a firm foothold. After all, we are not strong enough, and the nobles will not watch us completely expel the church." Douglas looked at "deep Lord of Cold".
"Okay." The Lord of Deep Frost didn't feel dissatisfied with Douglas giving orders. His strength, talent, and achievements in arcane arts all deeply impressed him.
"We are in charge of the Kingdom of Camelot." Congus asked for his order.
"Cursed Eye" is not far behind: "Erica and I are going to the Principality of Calais."
"I'm going to Kux." Vicente said indifferently.
Douglas had heard about him, so he nodded: "Then you and Erica switch places."
Then he looked at the "Lord of Shadows" Amana Tower: "Please go to the Kingdom of Briana."
Amaunata nodded, agreeing.
"Leave the affairs of the Kingdom of Holm to our parliament." Douglas tightened his neckline. "Now, we have to mobilize everyone."
when!
The melodious bell sounded from the magic tower, causing all the magicians in the vicinity to gather, and then I saw your Excellencies walking out surrounded by the archmages.
Douglas stood on the steps, first described the information just now, and the magician below was surprised and excited but couldn't believe it.
"This is our opportunity, we must seize it, and when the church stabilizes the situation, maybe we will never be able to get such a good opportunity again." Douglas said sincerely without agitation, "This time, even if we succeed, we will not Represents immediate comfort and a life free from danger."
"On the contrary, in order to gain the support of the nobles, we must stand up and fight against the church openly. Therefore, this time, our success is only the first step for magicians to rebuild their glory, and every step after that will be accompanied by With great danger, greater danger than now, many of you may not see true splendor and peace to come."
All the magicians present fell into an unspeakable silence.
Douglas continued: "However, if we don't stand up, we will only be paralyzed by the short-term stability in the darkness, and will eventually be swallowed by the darkness a little bit. Our children, our students, and our descendants will never be free and peaceful. to live without external oppression, and to learn arcane and magic."
The magicians felt the same way. Many of them had never experienced the glory of the magic empire. From birth, they were like a mouse in the sewer, living a life of hiding. They don't want their children and future generations to experience this kind of life.
Douglas took a deep breath and waved his arms violently: "The road to the light is destined to be a road paved with our bones and flesh and blood, but we have no choice!"
"Although we live in the darkness, we must never forget to chase the light!"