1155 Barging into the Sacred Mountain (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
There was not much dispute in the private meeting. Most Magistrates believed that the Cardinal Blood Stone was the best evidence they had. If the Cardinal Blood Stone could not identify a member of the Black Vatican, their Stone of Guilt would be useless, too.
When a person was chosen as a Magistrate, they would place a drop of blood on the Stone of Guilt to imprint it. The Clergymen would hold the Stones of Guilt. They would only be given to the Magistrates during a private meeting to cast their votes.
They strongly believed it was impossible to fool a Stone of Guilt. It was tightly bound to a Magistrate. It was the main reason why they strongly believed that the Cardinal Blood Stone was the best way to prove a person was the Red Cardinal of the Black Vatican.
As for why the young woman looked nowhere close to Salan, the reason was fairly obvious, too. The Amnesia Bug had been proven. The only thing left was for the woman to admit that she was Salan herself. Unfortunately, due to the Amnesia Bug, even she had no idea she had Salan's memories and personalities. As such, it was quite meaningless for her to admit anything. Besides, would a criminal really admit they were guilty?
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Finally, two Holy Court Mages opened the door of the room. The Holy Court Mages were responsible for the execution of the criminal once they were sentenced guilty.
What was even scarier was that each Holy Court Mage was a Super Mage!
Old Bao was waiting outside the room. Even though he was once a Clergyman, he was not allowed to enter the room. He could only wait for the outcome outside the room. That being said, he could easily use his influence to learn the decision from the thirteen Magistrates.
”I tried my best, old friend,” Leonard let out a sigh and patted Old Bao on his shoulder.
Old Bao's surname was not actually Bao. He only decided to conceal his identity after retiring and opening the Clearsky Hunter Agency. His real name was Song Qiming.
Song Qiming glanced at the other Magistrates, and they all gave the same response.
Song Qiming knew that the guilty verdict had been placed.
”A rare guest, if I'm not mistaken. It's been ten years since you bothered to care about the Holy Judgment Court?” the Great Magistrate Dulanc said with a smile when he saw Old Bao.
”I have nothing to say to you. You will end up just like Essendale!” Old Bao said coldly. He turned and left immediately.
Dulanc's face darkened as he glared after Old Bao.
Since Old Bao had already known the outcome, he was most likely going to do the same thing as Zhu Meng, Han Ji, and Pang Lai.
However, even he could not guarantee that the four of them could protect Mo Fan from the Parthenon Temple and the Holy Judgment Court.
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Going up the mountain path, Mo Fan passed the Hall of Faith, skipped the Hall of Judgment, and soon arrived at the Starry Mountain Path leading to the Mountain of the Goddess.
Old Bao was already waiting for him at the Starry Mountain Path.
Han Ji immediately went up and asked, ”How was it?”
If the Holy Judgment Court was able to make a fair judgment, they would be able to keep the situation under control, instead of worsening it. Han Ji was hoping that they could resolve it the easy way.
Old Bao shook his head and said, ”I'm afraid they are going to announce it before night falls.”
”Mo Fan, if you really want to see her, you have no choice but to take the challenge. She's still a member of the Parthenon Temple until the announcement. If you manage to overcome the challenge, you can request to see her in person. Even though the Parthenon Temple will not let anyone get close to Xinxia, I believe they have no choice but to obey the rule,” Pang Lai told Mo Fan.
Mo Fan nodded.
It was obvious that the people of the Parthenon Temple would not let him enter the Mountain of the Goddess, nor would they let him go any closer to the Hall of the Goddess. The challenge was the only way!
Old Bao walked up to Mo Fan and said to him in a low voice, ”You have to use your own strength to overcome the challenge.”
”I understand,” Mo Fan replied.
Pang Lai had already mentioned that the Starry Mountain Path was protected by a powerful, ancient magic formation. Even the strongest power would be suppressed by it.
Even though Mo Fan had the Demon Element, if he really wanted to overcome the challenge and meet Xinxia in person, he would have to rely on his own strength!