Charlotte was pleasantly surprised when she saw the familiar words appearing in her field of vision.
But after she read the magical techniques described in [Divine Magic Countermeasures], she felt a shiver in her heart.
"The Eternal Sacred Realm"...
Charlotte is no stranger to this magic.
She had once browsed through the Boulder Church's collection of books, and she had some understanding of some of the divine arts of the Holy Royal Court.
The "Eternal Sacred Realm" is one of the most famous ones.
This is a very powerful sacred illusion that requires the use of the Holy Court's artifact "Eternal Sun" to cast. It is said that even gods may be affected by it.
After being pulled into the illusion, the subject will completely lose control of himself in the real world.
If the subject cannot escape from the illusion, the soul will sink into it forever. When the subject's "body" in the real world dies, the soul will be purified by the "Eternal Sun"...
According to the church's records, the city-state of Luna Coast encountered the resurgence of the old gods twenty years ago.
At that time, the Grand Inquisitor of the Crescent Parish Tribunal used "Eternal Sun" to display the "Eternal Sacred Realm" to trap the resurrected old god, and finally killed it.
Gods are difficult to kill.
As long as their origins remain intact and there are still people who remember them, it is possible for them to return from history.
However, the illusion of "eternal sacred realm" can interrupt the connection between gods and mortals and trap the origin of gods' souls.
As long as the gods are trapped in the illusion, and then the body where their souls reside is killed, the goal of killing the gods can be achieved.
These more secret knowledge are not just what Charlotte has read in books.
It was the black cat Ness who gave her popular science when introducing the experience of the Grand Inquisitor of Crescent Parish in slaying the God.
Thinking of this, Charlotte's heart sank.
Bernard de Champagne...
The magician described in [Divine Counterattack] is none other than the Grand Inquisitor of Crescent Parish.
Charlotte didn't know if she was under the spell left by the Grand Inquisitor in Lutetia Cathedral, or if the other party didn't go to Castells at all.
But no matter what the situation is, the eternal sacred realm of the Chief Judge shows that the Holy Royal Court may have suspected that she is related to the evil god.
"It should just be suspicion, otherwise...after pulling me into the illusion, the church would be able to take action against me."
"Now it's just creating an illusion to induce me to take action. This shows that the church is still not sure of my identity and wants to see clearly my power..."
Charlotte quickly came to this conclusion.
And soon, she made a new discovery.
She has been in the illusion for a long time.
Even if the flow of time in the "Eternal Sacred Realm" is different from that in the real world, she must have been exposed to sacred magic for some time in reality.
But now, even if she has not modified the judgment of [divine counterattack], under the illumination of the holy light, she only feels the burning sting and dizziness...
The illusion did not end, and Charlotte was not attacked.
This shows that the church's illusion test is still continuing, which means that her real body may not have any corresponding abnormal reactions under the illumination of the holy light, which means that the church may not know what she has experienced in the illusion.
This shows that... her resistance to the divine power has increased.
Thinking of this, Charlotte felt a little weird.
She thought of the red divine fire that ignited in her heart after she fused with the ancient idol.
"Could it be that... after I fused with the idol, my body and soul have also been sublimated to some extent? Not only can I ignore the sunlight, but I can even resist the divine power to a certain extent?"
It’s really possible!
However, now is not the time to verify these speculations.
Charlotte needs to respond to [Divine Counterattack] and be prepared to leave this illusion.
Thinking of this, Charlotte fell into
Thinking.
How to modify the judgment of [Divine Counterattack] is also a problem.
Before leaving the illusion, she must be prepared to face the church.
"The Eternal Sacred Realm" can trap even gods. Before the church took the initiative to end the illusion, she, a mere mortal of Silver Moon, was able to take the initiative to break free. It was like writing "I have a problem" on her forehead.
This is different from the past when she intercepted and modified magical spells. The previous magical spells were not so targeted, but this time they were actually aimed at her.
But Charlotte doesn't intend to do nothing and passively wait for the church to end the illusion.
This approach of handing over the right to choose to the other party is too passive and full of variables.
It would be terrible if the church decided to strengthen the illusion after seeing that she had not used her power for a long time in the illusion.
She is now able to resist the illumination of divine magic, which shows that the current strength of divine magic is not high enough. If the church strengthens the divine power, she really can't control what will happen.
After all, what trapped her was an artifact, something similar to the Blood Scripture, so Charlotte still planned to leave voluntarily.
But how to leave, how to modify the judgment, there must be a charter...
What is certain is that Charlotte cannot simply and crudely identify herself as a devout holy believer as she did in the past.
Because no matter how devout a believer is, it is impossible for him to take the initiative to jump out of this kind of magic.
Not to mention that the church has even used such magic, which shows that the suspicion of her is quite deep, and it is impossible for ordinary believers to hide her identity from the church.
She had to find a way to dispel the church's suspicions.
So...how to modify the judgment?
Looking at the "sun" in front of her, Charlotte's heart moved and she had a bold idea...
…
Lutetia Cathedral, prayer room.
The golden light is dazzling, and an exquisite and simple round crystal mirror floats in mid-air.
The crystal mirror exudes sacred light. The mirror faces downward, like a blazing sun, projecting a golden beam of light, shrouding the beautiful girl in it.
The girl closed her eyes tightly and frowned slightly, still maintaining the same action as when she entered the prayer room.
Inside the prayer room, the Archpriest of Crescent Parish, Charles de Laurent, who was wearing a white holy priest's robe inlaid with gold and white hair and beard, looked thoughtfully at Charlotte shrouded in the beam of light.
Beside him, on one left and one on the right, stood two senior clergymen from the Holy Royal Court.
The person on his right is a judge who looks about fifty years old.
He was wearing a bright red presiding judge's uniform and had a cold expression on his face.
It was Bernard de Champagne, the Grand Inquisitor of the Crescent Parish Inquisition.
This legendary inquisitor who was supposed to go to Castel to investigate the warning incident of the Calming Bell actually did not leave Lutetia at all, but was waiting in the cathedral, waiting 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 magical light shield that enveloped Charlotte.
The side of the sun base is engraved with mysterious and complex patterns and a ring cross symbol representing the Lord of God, which is obviously integrated with the crystal mirror.
The person on the left of the archbishop of the diocese is a relatively young priest, who looks about forty years old.
He is also wearing a white officiating robe, but the edge of the priest's robe is purple.
This is a purple-robed cardinal, who is also a legend.
Joseph de Mazarin.
He is one of the five cardinals in the Crescent Diocese, and he is also the highest priest in charge of the diocese's demon-hunting center. He is also known as the demon-hunting cardinal.
Archbishop Charles de Laurent, Grand Inquisitor Bernard de Champagne, Cardinal Joseph de Mazarin...
These three priests are the three giants at the pinnacle of power in the Crescent Parish 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 may have eyebrows
Frown slightly, or look confused.
"Can't you see her spiritual world yet?"
Charles, the archpriest of the diocese, glanced at the Grand Inquisitor Bernard on the side and asked.
Grand Inquisitor Bernard closed his eyes, and the sun base in his hand flickered slightly.
After a moment, he opened his eyes and shook his head slightly:
"cannot……"
"Her spiritual power seems to be protected by some mysterious power. Although we successfully used the "Eternal Sun" to pull her into the sacred and eternal realm, her spiritual world is still closed to the outside world..."
"Mysterious power? Not the power of a different god?"
On the other side, Demon Hunter Cardinal Joseph frowned slightly.
Grand Judge Bernard hesitated for a moment and shook his head:
"I don't know..."
"The Eternal Sun did not issue a warning, which means that the power that protects her has not been rejected by the divine power. This power is hidden deeply, and I cannot tell what this power is for the time being..."
"Of course, there is another possibility, that is, this kind of power is of a very high level, so high that it can compete with the divine power..."
"Can it compete with the divine power..."
Charles, the archpriest of the diocese, murmured to himself, thoughtfully.
Although he has only been serving as the Archbishop of Crescent Parish for one year, he is very concerned about the Boulder Evil God incident that caused a huge uproar last year.
A god who can directly re-seal the broken fire demon Valaroka after appearing in this world, his real power is definitely not comparable to those gods who have just revived.
Such an existence, whether it is an evil god recognized by the church or an unknown alien god, is a huge threat to the Holy Royal Court.
The former high priest of Boulder, who had already been tried, called the strange god "Dark Night", and the Holy Court also secretly tracked this "God of Dark Night" for a year.
However, after the Bold incident subsided, the "God of the Night" seemed to disappear and never appeared again.
Until Lutecia's divine bell rings...
Thinking of this, the chief priest of the diocese, Charles, looked at the girl shrouded in the holy light again, his eyes gradually deepening.
Charlotte de Castel.
From the very beginning, the whereabouts of this "saint walking in the world" overlapped with those of the "god of the night" in various ways...
If it was just a coincidence that she was in Boulder, then the second God-Calming Bell warned, and the location of the warning happened to be in the Northland where she was, so it was hard not to associate her with it.
Although the church in the North has reported the second God-Suppressing Bell warning as a sacrifice by the Blood Demon Order, Chief 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 report that the church received a few days ago.
The target of this report letter is none other than Charlotte de Castel.
He reported to the church that there was an awakened vampire evil god behind the young count of Castells!
And...the evil god behind her is the "God of Darkness"!
The report letter was not signed.
However, High Priest Charles relied on his superb divine skills to track down that this report letter probably came from within the Blood Demon Order...
This is very interesting.
The Blood Demon Cult actually reported the traces of the God of Darkness to the church.
However, after knowing what the "God of Darkness" did in Bold, High Priest Charles could understand.
It’s just the internal strife of the Bloodborn Myth.
These guys have been fighting for who knows how many years.
However, the other party was the Blood Demon Order after all, an enemy of the Holy Royal Court. Even if the report letter described it plausibly, Chief Priest Charles did not believe it.
The God of Darkness needs to suppress the seal, but the Blood Demon Order also needs to kill them.
Although the church has long suspected Charlotte of Castor, it also has to guard against the Blood Demon Order digging holes for the church.
At the same time, after all, Charlotte of Castel is an important lord of the Crescent Kingdom, and the church cannot take action rashly...
It is also because of this that this relatively "mild" "illusion test" was created.
"Eternal Sacred Realm" is one of the most powerful magical arts of the Holy Royal Court. If there is a problem with Charlotte's identity, there will be no escape.
However, no one thought that even such a magical technique would have problems!
Unable to see the target's spiritual world...
Although this has proved that there is something wrong with Charlotte de Castel, what follows is a suspicion that makes the high priest Charles more and more uneasy...
If the mysterious power that protects the opponent is really a power that can confront the divine power, then it will be troublesome.
The God Lord is sleeping, and the gods in the royal court have not yet returned to their places.
A strange god who can compete with the power of the God Lord will definitely be a huge disaster for the Holy Royal Court.
But on the other hand, if this was really the case, they might have already received the "attention" of the alien gods.
Or... could the girl in front of me be the coming Ability God?
Of course, there is another possibility.
That is, the girl is really a saint protected by the Lord of God, and the power that protects her is the power of the Lord of God, so the magic becomes ineffective.
But then again, if it is the power of the God Lord, it is impossible for priests like them not to be able to sense it.
"Your Excellency, the High Priest, you still cannot see her spiritual world. Do you need me to strengthen the input of sacred power to enhance the effect of the "Eternal Sacred Realm"?"
Grand Judge Bernard said solemnly.
High Priest Charles thought for a moment and nodded slightly:
"Okay, let's enhance the effect of the magic."
After finishing speaking, 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, Grand Inquisitor Bernard and Demon Hunter Cardinal Joseph were both stunned.
Facing the gazes of his two colleagues, Chief Priest Charles said solemnly:
"The prophecies leave us less and less time. For the sake of the church, we cannot take risks. Even if there are possible risks, we must nip them in the cradle..."
Grand Judge Bernard looked solemn and nodded.
He looked at the girl in the holy light, preparing to pray again to enhance the effect of the artifact.
However, before he could pray, the holy light that enveloped the girl suddenly burst out with a dazzling light.
"She exerts her power in the spiritual world!"
Grand Judge Bernard was moved in his heart and said.
High Priest Charles' expression condensed and he looked at the girl in the holy light.
The "Eternal Sacred Realm" can project the power in the "Illusion Realm".
If a girl exerts her full power in the spiritual world, she can also see it in the real world!
Not only that, if there really is a myth behind the other party, it will definitely be brought to the attention, and the church can also use the "Eternal Sun" to locate the other party!
For a moment, the three legendary priests all focused their attention on the girl, and they were ready to take action at any time.
A bright light burst out from the girl's body, like the bright sun.
Feeling the familiar aura, the three legends were stunned at the same time.
"God...holy power?!"
Holy power...
Shrouded in the "Eternal Sacred Realm", what is projected from Charlotte is the purest divine power...