Chapter 358 Chapter 14 The Trial of the Chief Priest

Chapter 358 -14- The Temptation of the Chief Priest

The soft holy light spread around Charlotte as the center.

Holy, warm, kind...

Although that was just the projection of the girl's power in the "Eternal Sacred Realm", the three legendary priests were very sure that the radiance projected by the artifact "Eternal Sun" was the divine power of the Creator God.

Almighty God!

The power to protect her is the divine power of the God Lord? !

This...how is this possible?

The three legendary priests looked at each other with wonderful expressions.

Looking at the sacred light surrounding the girl, they didn't know for a moment whether they were dazzled or they had also fallen into the "Eternal Sacred Realm"...

"God Lord! This...wouldn't be a problem with the eternal sun?"

Demon Hunter Cardinal Joseph's eyes widened, his expression uncertain.

The chief judge, Bernard, also changed his expression.

He stared at the working artifact, the Eternal Sun. After a while, he shook his head slightly:

"No, everything is normal on Eternal Day."

After finishing speaking, he hesitated for a moment, looked at the High Priest Charles at the side, and asked with some uncertainty:

"Your Excellency, High Priestess, shall we... continue to strengthen the divine arts?"

"Eternal Sacred Realm" can project the hidden power of the subject.

Although they are still unable to penetrate the mysterious power protecting the girl and enter the girl's spiritual world, the girl's hidden power has been successfully projected.

In other words, if you just want to use "Eternal Sun" to explore the girl's hidden secrets, you can barely achieve your goal.

High Priest Charles was silent.

He frowned and looked at Charlotte shrouded in brilliance, and shook his head slightly:

"There is no need to strengthen it."

After hearing the chief priest's words, the chief judge, Bernard, was slightly relieved.

The protective power hidden in the girl has been revealed, it is the sacred power they are familiar with, which shows that the power to protect the girl really comes from under the crown of God.

As the chief judge of the new moon who is in charge of the "Eternal Sun", he can trace the source of the subject's power through the "Eternal Sacred Realm". He also used the "Eternal Sun" to kill the newly revived old god, but Dare to use this artifact to trace back the divine power...

Because that means spying on the Creator God.

No god likes to be spied on by mortals.

If it is other gods who are spying on and locating with the help of the "Eternal Sacred Realm", he is not afraid of anything with the power of the God Lord sheltering him.

But if you spy on the God Lord...

Grand Judge Bernard has never done it, nor does he want to.

As a devout holy believer, he worried that such reckless behavior would draw the wrath of the gods.

He hesitated and said:

"Since her Ability God background has been ruled out, then I will not continue to maintain the magic."

The High Priest Charles was silent for a moment, then sighed:

"Release it."

With permission, the Grand Judge Bernard manipulated the Sun Pedestal again, preparing to wake up the girl shrouded in holy light.

However, before he could make a move, the halo of "Eternal Sacred Realm" flickered slightly and gradually dimmed.

The chief judge, Bernard, was startled.

This is the "Eternal Sacred Realm" automatically lifted.

However, he was not surprised.

The "Eternal Sun" was originally an artifact created by the God Lord, and it was given to the Holy Royal Court by the God Lord to target the heretics.

Now that the identity of the girl has been verified, it is normal for the artifact to dispel the magic spell on its own.

The bright holy power gradually dissipated, and the crystal mirror floating in mid-air also gradually extinguished its light, returning to the sun pedestal in the hands of Grand Judge Bernard.

At the same time, Charlotte who was standing at the door of the prayer room shook slightly.

Her eyelashes fluttered slightly, and she slowly opened her eyes.

...

The white world was shattered, and the strong dizziness came again.

And along with the vertigo, there is a "sense of reality" that returns quickly.

"Phew... I'm finally returning to reality."

Feeling the sense of reality coming from her limbs, Charlotte heaved a sigh of relief.

However, she did not relax, but quickly raised her vigilance.

The "Eternal Sacred Realm" has been broken by her through [Divine Magic Counter].

But disillusionment is only the beginning.

She will then face the legendary clergyman of the Church.

She wasn't sure if the trick she had just done was successful, so she still couldn't be careless.

Sensation was fully restored, and Charlotte opened her eyes.

What caught her eyes was still the prayer room of the Lutetia Cathedral, and she still maintained the movement of entering the prayer room.

The conversation with the high priest, the invitation from the church, the banquet at Duke Gaston's house... are all fake.

From the moment she stepped into the prayer room, she suffered from illusion-like magic.

The vision was restored, and Charlotte quickly met the eyes of the three.

One she knew, the High Priest of the Crescent Parish, Charles de Loren, whom she had just seen when she entered the prayer room.

However, the other two were strangers.

However, although unfamiliar, Charlotte still guessed their identities from their clothes.

The clergyman on the right is clearly dressed as the judge of the court, and he is holding a mysterious crystal mirror that is about to overflow with holy light.

Without thinking about it, Charlotte realized that the other party might be the Grand Judge Bernard de Champagne who cast the "Sacred Eternal Realm" on her, and the sun-shaped crystal mirror might be the artifact "Eternal Sun".

As for the one on the left... the officiant robe with purple borders is obviously a cardinal-officer, and he also wears the symbol of the witcher knight on his chest. It is probably the cardinal hunter who is in charge of the demonhunter in the New Moon Parish as recorded in the data. Joseph de Mazarin.

hiss……

The three giants of the Crescent Parish, the Holy Royal Court really thinks highly of her, and they are waiting for her directly in the cathedral.

Charlotte clicked her lips inwardly.

However, she soon discovered that the three legends looked at her very strangely, and their expressions were also inexplicable.

Surprised, confused, puzzled, curious...

And that Cardinal Hunter even seemed a little excited.

However, there was no vigilance or hostility in their eyes.

At the most, it was just the New Moon Chief Priest Xia Er's surprised and thoughtful gaze.

It seems...it should be a success.

Charlotte is certain.

She probably guessed why these legendary priests showed such gazes.

If her judgment was correct, just before she woke up, she should have displayed the divine light of God Lord Harald.

In "Sacred and Eternal Realm", the fantasy world displayed wants to induce her to use the power of the true ancestor's liberation.

Combined with what she knew about the church from the book, she guessed that the Holy Royal Court probably wanted to use the illusion to draw out her power, and then judge her identity.

So... when modifying the judgment of [Divine Countermeasure], she spent some thought and modified it to [Determine that the power she liberated in the illusion world is the divine power of creation].

Then, she did the opposite, and directly carried out [True Ancestor Liberation] in the fantasy world.

Of course, that's not the real [True Ancestor Liberation].

After realizing that it is her own spiritual world, Charlotte has found a way to wake up, and can also partially mobilize the power of the spiritual world.

Therefore, she just "imagined" herself in the spiritual world to exert the power of the true ancestor's liberation.

Then... under the judgment of "Sacred and Eternal Realm", the power she exerted becomes "creative divine power".

This is a bit convoluted, but who made Charlotte not understand the nature of the divine power of creation.

If you don't understand the essence, you can't imagine it in the spiritual world, so she can only use this tricky method.

But looking at the expressions of several legendary priests now, she should have succeeded.

Of course, this is not the end.

Next, it's time to look at the acting.

Thinking of this, Charlotte's bewildered vision gradually regained clarity, and then quickly showed a vigilant expression, and took a step back.

She watched the three clergymen warily, and quickly took out a hand crossbow from under her skirt, like a frightened kitten, vigilantly making a counterattack gesture.

"Your Majesty, what have you done to me?"

She looked at the head priest of the New Moon, Charles, and asked in an angry voice.

High Priest Charles didn't seem to expect Charlotte to react like this.

His scrutinizing gaze froze for a moment, then he frowned slightly.

The Grand Judge Bernard and the Demon Hunter Cardinal Joseph looked at each other in blank dismay.

Facing Charlotte's angry gaze, the chief judge hesitated for a moment, and then quietly put the Eternal Sun behind him.

Cardinal Hunter pulled his goatee, with a headache and troubled expression on his face.

In the end, it was High Priest Charles who spoke.

He let out a long sigh and said apologetically:

"Sorry, Lord Castel."

"The church received an anonymous report that you are related to the mysterious evil god 'God of the Night' who revived in Boulder a year, and that you are a follower of the God of the Night."

"We had no choice but to make such a temptation after you entered the church, bringing you into a magical illusion to determine your identity..."

"Anonymous report letter? God of the night?"

Charlotte frowned, looking dazed.

However, her heart skipped a beat.

Good guy, he was reported?

Who did this?

Those existences and forces that knew her identity quickly appeared in her mind.

And finally, the name of an organization came to her mind...

It is known that she is related to Boulder's "Cthulhu".

And also hostile to her.

hiss……

Could it be those bastards from the Gorefiend Sect?

Charlotte guessed in her heart, but she didn't show it on the face, but made a puzzled look, frowning, and said coldly:

"This is slander! My belief has always been firm, how could I be a follower of an evil god?"

The chief priest Charles nodded slightly and sighed:

"From the results, we should have misunderstood..."

As he spoke, he drew a circular cross symbol on his chest, and then, under the somewhat surprised eyes of Grand Judge Bernard and Cardinal Joseph, he apologized slightly to Charlotte:

"Your Excellency, Earl of Castel, we are deeply sorry for the shock that this test has caused you. In order to express the church's apology, we will make corresponding compensation..."

"However, please understand that every appearance of the evil god will bring disaster to the world of order. In order to kill the danger in the bud, even if there is a slight possibility, we must treat it with caution..."

Looking at the chief priest who apologized to him, Charlotte was also a little surprised.

As the highest clergyman of the Crescent Diocese, a transcendent whose strength has reached legend, this attitude can be said to be very low.

You know, her ostensible identity is just an earl!

Of course, Charlotte has reason to believe that the reason why the high priest put down his posture was also because he saw "her power".

Considering her own identity and the influence of the Holy Royal Court in the secular world, Charlotte no longer took the crown, but frowned slightly:

“I can understand the church’s concerns, but it’s hard to believe that it’s just relying on an anonymous report letter to doubt the faithfulness of believers…”

After hearing Charlotte's words, High Priest Charles sighed:

"Your Excellency, if you have read the content of the report letter, you may understand the difficulties of the church."

After that, he took out a piece of parchment paper from his pocket.

Charlotte frowned, and took the letter paper from the High Priest.

After some browsing, she suddenly felt guilty.

Without him, the report on her on this letter paper is too detailed.

Starting from Boulder and ending with the Earl of Castel, although much of the content is just speculation, the description of her relationship with the "God of the Night" is clear and convincing.

This was written by someone who has dealt with her before, and she still regards her as a follower of the "God of the Night". To be honest, Charlotte felt that if she was a priest of the church, she would also feel that after reading this report letter. She has a big problem.

There is no way, who made her really the so-called "God of the Night", her whereabouts were consistent with the "God of the Night", and this letter pointed out all of them.

And after reading the letter, Charlotte's guess about the identity of the whistleblower was almost inseparable.

Don't think about it.

It must have been done by the Gorefiend Cult!

The only ones who knew that there was a god behind her were the blood descendants of the falling star, but the blood descendants of the falling star wanted to win her over.

The Ness clan also needs to regain control of the Fallen Star Kingdom and needs her as an ally to fight against the church's interference, and they will certainly not cut off their arms.

However, Luo Xing's blood descendant of Ness had been infiltrated by the blood clan of the Gorefiend Sect before, and the Bloodfiend Sect must have obtained information about Charlotte's status as a "family member of the alien god".

The Ness clan may still be unsure about Charlotte's relationship with the "God of the Night", but the Gorefiend Sect must be able to figure it out. This must have been reported to the church after they got information from the Ness clan.

Thinking of this, Charlotte secretly made another note to the Gorefiend Sect.

She sighed, handed the letter back to the high priest, and smiled wryly:

"Your High Priest, I understand. This letter is indeed very confusing. If I think about it differently, maybe I will make the same choice as the church."

The chief priest Charles nodded slightly, and said gently:

"It's good that you can understand. Now that you can pass the test, it can be regarded as an end to our major worry..."

After finishing speaking, he looked solemn again, and said seriously:

"Your Excellency, please forgive my offense again, can you talk about what you 'saw' in the magical illusion just now?"

After hearing what the chief priest said, Charlotte was about to tell a lie.

However, when she saw the slightly flickering brilliance in the other party's eyes, her heart skipped a beat and she raised her vigilance again.

That is the solidified magic [Eye of Truth] used by the Karma Institute for lie detection.

The high priest's temptation to her...is still not over.