The continent of Helset, the country to which mankind belongs, the Illo Isis Empire.

The Illoesis Empire was further divided into four kingdoms, the "Kingdom of Eastern Loria", "Kingdom of Western Loria", "Kingdom of Northern Loria", and "Kingdom of Southern Loria". Located in the center of the four provinces, a small round land bordering the four countries is the royal capital "Santa Loria".

Ben, who rules the four kingdoms, is the emperor of the empire, the king of mankind, Altros Alvidia.

However, in the holy war a few years ago, the first king died on the battlefield. The whereabouts of the royal descendant, Panicia Alvidia, are unknown, so it is the well-known Priesthood Church in Hellsetz that is currently in charge of governing the empire.

Every year, each country has to pay a certain amount of money to the church as a "donation", and in fact, the finance ministers of various countries secretly claim that they are paying "protection money". But there is nothing to be done, and it will not work if you don't pay it.

Who has allowed the Priesthood Church to sink deep into the hearts of the people?

For those who do not have enough food and clothing, the state is nothing to them. After all, it was not the king who reached out to them in their most difficult time, but the clergy of the Priesthood Church.

The church gave them a chance to work, a chance to be fed and clothed, and a chance to survive.

Not only that, but the Priesthood Church is also scattered throughout the Eloasis Empire, and even the borders have their own church schools, which are compulsory and compulsory. Every human being, even the poorest of the poor, is responsible for all the expenses of his studies until the age of sixteen.

Needless to say, the poor are grateful to the church, and everyone has a good opinion of the church.

Those who come out of school, those who are very talented, are also recruited by the church, and these students are happy to serve the church.

The Church doesn't just worship gods, they also develop professions based on artifacts, the Hero's Proof.

Therefore, even atheists will become loyal believers in the church, after all, only with the help of the church can their skills develop rapidly. The clergy of the Church are the most respected professions, but the living conditions of the other professions in the Church are by no means bad.

This is only a small aspect of the Church, which shows the supremacy of the Priesthood Church in the Empire.

In the Priesthood Church, the person with the highest authority is the Pope, also known as the Holy See, which is elected by the central authorities.

Underneath the Holy See are four high priests, also known as cardinals, also known as cardinals. It is up to them to assist the Pope in high-level ecclesiastical affairs.

Below the cardinal priests were twelve white-clad priests and twelve priesthood knights, all of whom were high-ranking members of the church.

According to legend, when the Holy War Kings fell, the pope of the Priesthood Church came to the battlefield. He led the red-clothed priest and the twelve white-clothed priests to perform a forbidden spell-level light spell at the same time, killing 30,000 elites of the demon clan in one fell swoop and healing the injuries of the surviving army soldiers. Draw the curtain down on the Holy War and retake the human frontier city.

It was the first time in nearly 100 years that the Pope made a move, and if it didn't make a sound, it was a blockbuster! This has laid a more solid foundation, and the people of the church are inclined to a deeper level.

Usually the Church went to the aid of the Inquisition of the black-clad priests, who crisscrossed the battlefield with swords in one hand and canon law in the other. The Mithril Codex, which weighed 100 catties, smashed on the head of the demons, like a hammer smashing a watermelon, one by one.

"Knowledge is power!"

As a side note, smashing people in the corners of the canon code can trigger triple critical damage.

Unlike other clergy, the magistrates of the Inquisition were also responsible for all religious matters.

The black-clad priests were few in number, but they had great authority. They do things without concern, they don't need to report to the church, and the presiding judge is in charge of the whole thing. The presiding judge of the Inquisition has the same supreme power as the cardinal priests, and there is only one person who can govern the presiding judge—the Pope.

As a result, these executors under the presiding judge are called the sword of the priesthood church. Wherever the sword goes, nothing is spared.

They have the right to arrest and try dangerous elements who may threaten the Church of the Priesthood and the Empire, and even to execute them outright. In a way, they have even outlawed the state's management system......

The headquarters of the Priesthood Church, the Central Church of the Holy Church, was founded in the royal capital of Santa Loria.

It was a hundred-storey building and the tallest building in the Illo-Isis Empire, standing at a height of 441.88 meters. Built opposite the Intramuros, travelers from remote areas thought it was the Intramuros when they saw the Central Holy Church.

Priesthood Church, Central Holy Church. Ninetieth floor, Temple of the Oracles.

Four men in red church cloaks stand in the four corners of the temple, their hands raised and chanting in their mouths. They are the four cardinals second only to the Pope, and judging from the cloak that conceals their figures, it is impossible to distinguish their physiognomy, gender, and age.

Standing in the center of the hall was a middle-aged man dressed in a white priest's robe.

There are only two kinds of people in the priesthood church who wear white robes, one is the white priest and the other is the supreme pope. The implication is that even the agents of God have come up step by step from the most basic white-clothed priests.

"Everyone has the opportunity to be God's surrogate, and everyone is a child of God."

But even a three-year-old knows that this is a lie, and to become a pope requires a lot of things in addition to strength. A lot of things that ordinary people can't have in their lifetime......

The Pope held aloft the golden scepter and recited intricate and tongue-twisting arcane methods.

Outside the oracle hall, twelve white-clothed priests sitting on the ground chanted loudly, and the high chanting of magic was continuous and pleasant. The last time such a battle appeared was on the day of the Holy War, a sacred technique that could annihilate the enemy in one fell swoop.

What was it that made them go to such great length?

The royal capital of Santa Loria, the people are in a panic at this time.

A few minutes ago, it was cloudless, and the weather was scorching summer. Some people just took a nap and opened their eyes by the sudden change of cold air, and the darkness in front of them was swallowed up by the boundless black curtain.

The last time this happened was thousands of years ago on the day of the Tribulation—the dimensional rift that befell the capital of the ancient kingdom of Nehlem, the dark clouds that obscured the sky and the darkness that could not be seen.

The nobles want to escape, but where can they flee? From the upper roof of the central church of Santa Loria, the whole of Santa Loria is black and there is nowhere to escape.

"Divine Spell: Exorcism Spell."

With the last syllable ushered in by the high chanting of the secret method, the central holy church hundreds of meters high radiated an incomparably dazzling light! The light scattered in all directions, turning into a pillar of light that soared into the sky, and rushed into the sky in one fell swoop.

It was like a hundred-meter giant holding a spear of light and throwing it away, piercing through the heavens and the earth.

The pitch-black clouds and the white light form a two-level contrast, and the smoky white light and the black clouds are intertwined.

The scene is reminiscent of milky milk being added to a black coffee and a teaspoon stirred in it. The contrasting tones of black and white stimulate nerves, and to some people it looks extremely soft, like two children hugging each other. In the eyes of others, they were as hideous as demons, and the two demons were biting at each other, trying to bite each other's throats.

The people of the royal capital prayed one after another, and in the midst of their prayers, the faintly formed dimensional rift closed again, the black clouds dispersed, and the holy light shone on the earth.

The rich holy light turned into faint light particles and scattered down, and the people who prayed felt the growth of their cultivation, and they could even feel the expansion of blood vessels in their bodies, and the divine aura promoted their blood circulation, which was indescribably comfortable.

A beam of light shone directly at the central holy church, shining with golden light. The church, which was already full of holy breath, was dyed with a layer of holiness and looked like a scepter left by God in the world.

Believers preached the canonical law, and the people folded their hands in heartfelt prayer to the Priesthood Church.

Central Church of the Holy Church and the Church of the Oracle.

After chanting, the white-clothed priests bowed their heads weakly, but their eyes flashed with burning faith.

The forbidden spell-level technique just now drained their spiritual power. But it's worth it, they block the dimensional rift! Prevented the catastrophe that once destroyed the country.

"Divine Technique, Holy Light Protection."

The Pope slammed the scepter to the ground, tirelessly performing the spell again.

Gentle power poured into the ground, and the light overflowed in every corner of the central church of the Holy Church.

Every white-clothed priest could feel the rapid recovery of their spiritual power, and even the thousands of ordinary clergy at the bottom benefited from it, and some even had an epiphany, sitting on the ground and meditating deeply.

Amid the prayers of the white-clad priests, the door to the oracle hall slowly closed.

A cardinal stepped forward slowly and whispered respectfully in the pope's ear: "Your Excellency, the black clouds cover the sun, and the dimensional rift has reappeared, could it be that this is what the prophecy says......"

The Pope sighed and nodded.

The cardinal's body trembled, and he hurriedly said, "That damned man has returned to Helset!" Who else will be able to use the power of space after Yaltroth's death, and who will recall the Heavenly Punisher back to Hellset? ”

"Nangong, have you forgotten the little girl we sent to the royal city back then? She is the only descendant of the royal family, and it is normal for her to be able to use spatial techniques. After all these years, it's time for her to grow up. ”

"Shall we ...... then?" the cardinal quietly raised his hand and wiped it in his throat.

The Pope looked around and said in a low voice: "When the time comes, the plan will be carried out naturally." The remains of God will eventually fall into our hands. ”

"Understood. In that case, what should the Heavenly Punisher do? ”

"Let it be, it's best if you can accept it, if not...... The Trial Chamber is ready. A chill flashed in the Pope's eyes, far chillier than the darkness that had previously covered the sky.

"Yes, Holy See."

The cardinal bowed and walked out of the hall.

The other three cardinals nodded their heads and left together.

The Pope sighed again, echoing through the empty oracle hall, and he looked to the west and muttered to himself.

Will everything be as prophesied...... Heavenly Punisher, it's really exciting. ”