909 Chasers of Ligh (1/2)

In the Holy City, the Bright Hall was in the highest place, and the Hall of Scriptures of the Saint Biso Seminary was only second to it.

This building looked like the arena in the Sank Kingdom. It was flat at the center with a magnificent podium. There was not a dome. The seats around rose in circles to dozens of meters high.

Whoever stood at the center would see nothing but the countless people from the auditorium that were staring at him, and the pressure could be enormous. The sun in the high sky shone with a golden brilliance, as if God were watching the place, adding to the sacredness in the environment.

At the sunset, the remaining radiance of the sun beamed into the hall and covered everything in brilliant gold.

In the dazzling gold, however, the whole hall kept a weird silence, as if something horrifying was brewing and was about to break out.

”You are the incarnation of the Lord of Hell and the greatest devil. You stole the Lord's power in the world while He is asleep!”

His words were still echoing in the hall and everyone's heart, so deafening that everybody felt like they were dreaming.

Ever since the establishment of the Church, has anyone questioned the pope in public?

Ever since the establishment of the Church, has anyone disrespect the pope?

Ever since the establishment of the Church, has anyone accused the pope of being the incarnation of devils?

Can devils perform ”God's Arrival” and lead us to defeat sorcerers, dark creatures, and the heretical churches?

Feeling absurd and ridiculous, all the clerics were stunned. They looked at the pope, who was grim on the podium, and Saint Ivan down below, who seemed to be covered in a golden coat!

What's going on?

Why is the strongest and most pious saint opposing the pope?

Is he not scared of ”Excommunication”?

At this moment, some said aloud, ”According to the Cannon, the Lord teaches us not to admire or worship idols. So, we only establish crosses. However, you have publicly announced that you are the incarnation of the Lord and His spokesperson in the world. You ask us to admire and obey you. That's only something that devils do!”

Another… Another person is accusing His Holiness to be an incarnation of the Lord of Hell!

The clerics in the hall were stunned. They then discovered that Saint Felix was walking toward Saint Ivan from the back. Then, they saw that Aleksey and Uriel, another two saints, left the crowd, followed by seven saint cardinals!

So many saints and sirs support Saint Ivan?

Is… Is His Holiness really the greatest devil?

”This is absurd! His Holiness has just heavily wounded the Lord of Hell with God's Arrival and driven him back to hell!” Saint Gwent attacked the traitors angrily.

”How can he convince other people otherwise?” Ivan declared resolutely.

Pope Gregory pressed his left hand and stopped the other saints from arguing with Ivan. He raised his platinum staff and said solemnly, ”Whoever betrays the Lord will be deprived of his glory and caged in hell forever!”

Words were useless. The grace of the Lord would prove everything.

The golden brilliance suddenly turned ivory, sacred, and holy. The holy light on Ivan, Felix, and the rest of them flew out and dispersed in the sky.

”Excommunication?”

”Excommunication!”

All the clerics shivered. That was the best proof of the pope's identity. If he were not the Lord's Executor on earth, why on earth could he deprive the other clerics of the Lord's blessing?

Saint Ivan must've been deceived!

However, they sincerely hoped that the pope would only punish the leaders. After all, it would be a heavy loss for the Saint Truth if so many saints and saint cardinals were lost.

Suddenly, Ivan opened his arms, as if he were embracing the people and the world.

Countless tiny angels surfaced around him, singing and praising him in hallowed hymns.

A giant hole was torn apart in the void up above, and the projection of Mountain Paradise appeared. Spots of holy light flew out and gathered into a pair of sacred, inviolable, lustrous wings!

”Excommunication” was eliminated, and Ivan's vibe rose, giving the clerics feelings that were to the pope's vibe.

”Devil! Open your eyes. This is the blessing of the Lord!” Ivan announced. ”Our divine powers came from the Lord, and nobody except the Lord can take it back. Only devils will try to pretend that they can deprive us of our abilities. That's the evidence that he's stealing the Lord's power!”

Although it was highly illogical, the clerics couldn't tell it now. Even the pope's supporters were astounded. Excommunication did not work! Ivan was close to the demigod level!

Could it be…

They were unwilling and dared not to think further!

”Your power is from the devils. Only devils are immune to Excommunication!” Gregory said before he raised the platinum staff.

Everybody was alarmed. Was it God's Arrival?

At this moment, the sun was disappearing, and a silver moon seemed to be rising in the sky!

After a brief hesitation, Gregory performed ”Light of Judgment”.

Ivan did not intend to fight the pope in the middle of so many saints and saint cardinals. The wings made of godhood on his back flapped quickly and blocked ”Light of Judgment”, and the rebels activated the one-time legendary items they prepared in advance, vanishing from the spot.

Only by a public barrage could the pope's years of intimidation be broken so that they could better develop in the future. They had to take the risk!