1245 Building a Holy See Part 2 (2/2)

”Baudelaire, I'll...”

”Die already!” 360 beams of constellation power burst from the figure's body, shrouding the great head inquisitor with the Armageddon Codex.

Baudelaire's Scepter of Nature slammed hard against the Armageddon Codex. It was purely a physical attack. However, Baudelaire was a knight instead of a holy master, so he used to much power with that strike. Information from Saleen had been left within the figure's body so he could take on the great head inquisitor.

Although the great head inquisitor ran away, Saleen knew that there was no way he would be able to escape the cemetery. The cemetery's exit was blocked by the Magical Element Tower.

Theisio would have probably been able to escape using the three godly items, yet the great head inquisitor would not have had such luck, given how he had become a weapon spirit whose control of the codex was limited.

As such, Saleen had let Baudelaire leave on his own, specifically for the purpose of baiting the great head inquisitor into making a move. Only by having control of a body would he be able to use all of the Armageddon Codex's power.

Having some knowledge regarding souls, Saleen could not be fooled. The great head inquisitor's tricks were just as laughable as child's play.

Saleen had gone through a painstaking process of getting someone to serve as pope. Furthermore, it was someone who would not be able to betray him. There was no way he would let Baudelaire die so easily.

The area shrouded by the constellation power became a constellation territory.

While level-10 astrologers were not powerful enough to accomplish it, there were some people capable of having territorial powers. In ancient times, astrologers of such levels were common. However, the territorial powers that Saleen had left within the figure were more than enough to take on the great head inquisitor.

The great head inquisitor had lost his body. While his level remained intact, he was unable to use any skills as he was pinned down by the constellation territory. Baudelaire attacked the Armageddon Codex with all his might using the Scepter of Nature.

The Scepter of Nature was actually one of the Three Kings' scepters that Saleen had selected. The scepter was inlaid with chlorite filled with the goddess' divine powers. That thing proved adequate for Baudelaire's use for the time being.

The scepter's properties might not have been suitable equipment for a pope of the Nature Faith, but the scepter's material was extremely resilient, making it a bludgeoning weapon of grades that Saleen speculated to be on par with Sika's staff.

Furthermore, every single attack that Baudelaire executed caused nature power to seep into the Armageddon Codex.

The codex was a piece of equipment created by the Lord of Glory. It absolutely rejected anything that did not originate from him. The divine powers fought each other within and brought devastating, explosive powers to bear. The great head inquisitor was having a bad time in there as weapon spirit.

”Do you fear me now?” Baudelaire kept slugging the Armageddon Codex. All seven signs were knocked out of the book bit by bit, floating within the constellation territory.

The ruling power imbued within the seven signs had originally surpassed that of Saleen's constellation territory. However, the codex did not have a user at the moment, and the great head inquisitor had been overpowered by the two divine powers clashing with each other inside.

He was unable to do anything but look at the seven golden signs leaving the codex.

The seven signs were absorbed into the Ring of Gifts by Baudelaire. The ring was something that could be used without needing any special abilities.

”Baudelaire! You have betrayed two gods!” the great head inquisitor shouted in rage.

”I have. If you want to, I can introduce you to my master. You could become a head inquisitor for the Nature Faith.” Baudelaire acted according to Saleen's instructions and attacked the great head inquisitor with his words.

”Who cares!?”

”Well, die then.” Baudelaire continued to beat on the codex. The seven pages of the codex were being tempered bit by bit. The golden colors faded and the book began to shine with green glimmer.

All of the holy prose markings on the Armageddon Codex had been erased by the Goddess of Nature's divine power. Baudelaire did not spare any divine power within the Scepter of Nature as he knocked on the Armageddon Codex.

The goddess's writings began to appear on the Armageddon Codex.

24 multicolored holy prose began manifest within the Armageddon Codex. The codex of the goddess began to take shape.

Baudelaire held a piece of Eternal Control Shard, waiting for the great head inquisitor's escaping soul, ready to subjugate it. However, he had been waiting for some time. All 24 holy prose had completely taken form, yet the great head inquisitor's soul had yet to leave.

Baudelaire calmed down and found that he had actually shattered the great head inquisitor's soul.

Everything that had to do with the great head inquisitor's memory had been beaten to pieces by the Scepter of Nature. His soul had been rendered blank as it was infused into the codex.

It was not power bestowed by Saleen, but by the rules of the scepter itself.

The constellation territory disappeared all of a sudden. The remaining constellation power returned to the figure's body. Baudelaire bent over and picked up the Nature Codex, flipped it about to take a look inside, then quickly left.

Saleen no longer paid any attention to Baudelaire. He had his eyes on Theisio's party and wanted to harass them.