Elos could see clearly that those thousands of souls wailing in pain were pilgrims walking on the road of pain.
It turns out that the souls of pilgrims who failed to pass the test of the Path of Pain were imprisoned in this crystal ball after death and were tortured forever. In other words, these pilgrims were intentionally led to the Path of Pain in order to imprison their souls.
But what is the use of imprisoning the souls of these pilgrims throughout the ages?
Eloise couldn't help but step forward, he wanted to take a closer look.
As he gradually approached the altar, Eloise could see it clearly.
It turned out that on top of the crystal ball that imprisoned countless souls, a beam of golden holy light shot straight into the sky from the upper opening of the crystal ball.
That golden beam of holy light was as thick as substance, a thousand or ten thousand times purer than the sacred energy that Joan of Arc and Heathcote could control.
The closer he got to the altar, the more clearly Elos could hear the wailing of countless souls, which was so endless that it made one's heart feel numb.
Countless souls are constantly rolling in the small crystal ball. Even in the burning of the holy fire, several souls who may have experienced countless endless sufferings dissipate like smoke and clouds, leaving no trace, not even the slightest trace in the world.
Nothing left.
At this moment, Elos understood clearly.
It turns out that the function of the crystal ball is to squeeze those souls endlessly. Only the more painful the soul is and the longer it persists, can the power of faith be continuously generated.
The rich and substantial holy light that is transmitted to an unknown place is the power of the soul squeezed by the crystal ball.
It turns out that the legend that pilgrims in the Holy Empire can become the most sincere by following the path of suffering is a cover, but it is actually using such despicable deception to lure devout pilgrims into this despicable trap.
Perhaps death is not scary to these pilgrims, because death is the beginning of endless suffering.
At this moment, Elos was so angry.
The God of Light and the Holy Church are using hundreds of millions of people like animals.
While alive, the power of labor and belief is squeezed out, and the soul cannot be freed after death.
I am afraid that the souls of all the dead people of the Holy Empire have not ascended to the Kingdom of God. They are just like the souls in the crystal ball, suffering eternal torment and pain until the soul fire is exhausted, and they are not released.
This kind of main god, this kind of empire, this kind of church must not be allowed to unify the continent of Toril, otherwise it will be a disaster for all the people of the continent.
Pulling out the Broken Star, Elos didn't hesitate and slashed at the crystal ball with his sword.
When he was about to hit the crystal ball, it was only one centimeter away from the sword's edge and stopped motionless.
Iloth could not chop it down no matter what, even if this evil crystal ball seemed to break at the touch of a touch.
The sky and the earth suddenly changed from bright gold to black and white, and Elos could not move at all.
"Time stands still."
The name of this magic appeared in Elos's mind.
Manipulating time is a skill that only the gods can do. Could it be that the Lord God has descended?
Soon, the answer was revealed.
In the black and white still space, waves of hymns sounded, and waves of strange fragrances appeared. The originally sacred scene made Elos feel bored.
These visions soon disappeared, but the sky and the earth were still black and white.
Finally, there was a faint thunderbolt between heaven and earth, and then an unimaginably huge electric light penetrated the entire space!
This electric light reaches up to the endless sky, it is unknown where it comes from, it reaches down to the vast abyss, and it is unknown where it ends.
After the electric light passed, an invisible pressure quietly enveloped the entire altar.
Eloise's face was pale, and if he could move, his whole body would be trembling slightly.
He discovered that the altar began to change at this time.
The holy flame on the altar is getting higher and brighter. In the blazing holy flame, many tall and majestic figures can be faintly seen.
Then the loud hymns resounded throughout the space, as if the light from the kingdom of God spread across every corner of the space!
Amidst the hymns and glory, the legendary two rows of battle angels with both strength and beauty emerged. They held various strange weapons in their hands, and the armor on their bodies burned with a faint holy flame.
After all the battle angels stepped out of the holy flame, they drifted back to both sides with absolutely synchronized movements, and then bent their knees half-kneeling to welcome the coming noble existence.
After absolute silence, the chants sounded again, but this time the chants seemed very soft.
A shining figure came to the beat of the hymn. Her long golden hair floated slowly, like a rising flame, and the two pairs of wings proudly fluttering behind her and a pair of golden light wings showed that she could overlook all living beings.
of nobility!
After this angel walked out of the kingdom of God opened by the altar alone, the door of the kingdom of God was closed, and the battle angels disappeared.
The angel's golden eyes looked at Eloise without any expression, and his golden eyebrows suddenly raised:
"You heretic! How did you show up at the Altar of the Angel of Purgatory?"
Before she shouted, the angel's eyes lit up, and two light golden threads stabbed at Elos at an extremely fast pace! At the same time, the wings and light wings on her back spread out, and light golden light nets were instantly generated.
It also floated towards Elos at the same time.
The golden threads and golden nets floated toward Eloise with great pressure. Eloise knew that as long as they were touched, they would be destroyed.
But he couldn't even move an inch.
But if he could move, it would be in vain. The angel in front of him definitely exceeded the legendary strength, and was most likely a demigod descended from the Kingdom of the God of Light.
Just when the golden thread and golden net were about to fall on Elos, a sudden change occurred.
A familiar figure fell in front of Elos, and an invisible force field suddenly expanded. Wherever this force field passed, all the light dimmed a bit, and even the golden threads and golden nets released from the angel's eyes also dimmed.
No exception.
"Everything is three!"
Elos didn't expect that the one who appeared here would be the three of all things, the devil and the devil's hybrid.
"Boy, you're fine."
Wan Shi turned around three times, showing his ugly yellow teeth, and greeted Elos casually.
"This time-stopping spell is really annoying. Dispel the spell."
The hoarse and unpleasant words of "Everything is Three" to dispel the spell came, and at this moment, it was no less than the sound of nature in Iloth's ears.
The black and white world quickly returned to normal, and Elos was able to move.
But then he groaned. It turned out that the golden thread in the angel's eyes and the golden net cast by him, even though the invisible force field of everything was weakened a lot, the remaining power was by no means something that Ilosu could resist. If the golden thread were to pass through cream,
Just like that, it penetrated his body easily.
The remaining strands of energy from the golden net also threw Elos away instantly.
At this moment, the angel was trembling with anger, as if he had seen the most evil scene in the world.
"Mixed bastard, you actually smell of the abyss and hell. You dare to appear at the altar of the Angel of Purgatory. What a blasphemy to our Lord!"
"Really? Then I'll let you, a birdman, see what blasphemy is."
After Wan Shiji San said with a smile, he opened his mouth wide, and a gem that shone with a slight black brilliance floated out of his mouth and stopped in front of the angel.
The moment he saw this black gem, the angel's originally calm face turned pale with shock, and said in a voice: "Eye of blasphemy! You evil heretic!"
The angel's eyes suddenly lit up, and two more faint golden lines shot towards Wan Shiji San!
Wanshijiesan laughed loudly, and an invisible force field immediately enveloped the whole body. He did not retreat but advanced, and quickly approached the angel with black blasphemous eyes.
An angry look flashed in the angel's eyes, and in an instant, thousands of golden threads surged out. Like a golden wave, it rushed toward Wan Shi Ji San with great ferocity! If this blow was real, Wan Shi Ji San would not know what would happen to his body.
Thousands and tens of thousands more tiny holes!
At this moment, the whole place suddenly became silent, and then a golden light turned into a deep night, and the night was dotted with endless black stars.
Starlight should be silver, but such a strange black color shocked the angel.
Although the black starlight is weird, it feels strangely gentle, just like the affectionate eyes of a girl.
The black starlight is so indifferent, like an eternal iceberg.
However, no matter what the black starlight that suddenly filled the whole world symbolized in the eyes of Angel and Elos, they all saw one thing in common:
That is the endless power and destructive power contained in these black stars!
[Author's digression]: The second volume is coming to an end, and the true face of the Holy Church and the God of Light will be revealed here.