NOVEL NEXT Chapter 179 Hierarchical Holy Maiden: It Seems They Will Become My Hawks and Hounds (Two in One)
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"If there be saints lurking among us, they shall be unveiled under the gaze of the Mother Goddess!"
Bishop Rada had barely finished speaking when the whole place fell into silence.
The alcohol instantly sobered up by a large margin.
Arthur's face turned sour immediately, and he thought to himself that it must indeed be the evil cultists who could conceive such dark methods. As a devout saint, with the spirit of the Sun Spirit as a knight, wouldn't I be exposed in this test?
Lister felt that Arthur was worrying over nothing and believed that Arthur lacked a clear self-awareness of his own virtues.
However, Lister started to worry about himself, thinking in his heart that with his noble noble spirit, he would instantly give himself away under the scrutiny of the Mother Goddess.
An Su felt that the two above lacked self-awareness.
Clearly, he was the one more likely to be exposed.
Meanwhile, Bishop Rada was also sizing up the believers, his demigod gaze sweeping over everyone, seeing through the nature of each person.
He was very satisfied with the quality of this batch of esoteric geniuses. Each of them was the scourge of society, complete scum, with a future enveloped in darkness, surely to make their mark within the esoteric ranks.
Among the crowd, he was particularly optimistic about the Chaos Ladder, the Child of Sacrifice, and the Serpent of Pain; from the aura they emitted, they all seemed to be despicable and shameless. However, these were just first impressions; he would still need to discern carefully.
Bishop Rada snorted, "Come in."
The alchemic magic circle set up in Crow Alley began to activate. The mottled walls cracked and dispersed into a path that extended into a peculiar space. This area was dark and quiet, surrounded by obsidian pillars, the flickering flames casting everyone's uneasy shadows.
It was space magic.
An Su thought to himself, Crow Alley still contained a space within; it seems the Painful Esoteric Sect had been cultivating in the imperial capital for a long time.
He wondered if this peculiar space still fell within the jurisdiction of the God of Law's service region.
He quietly sent a message to Merlin customer service and received an affirmative reply from the latter.
An Su then relaxed and followed the others inside.
Merlin, watching from afar, also relaxed, finally rid of the little brat's incessant chatter in his ear.
It was time to clock out!
As for whether An Su and his companions lived or died, His Excellency Merlin wasn't worried.
The demigod was merely a projection and had no substantial lethal power.
If their identities were revealed, even without a signal, one could crush the soul, and Merlin would receive the notification.
Merlin already knew the location of Crow Alley; he would go there in person to break the space magic when the time came.
Merlin didn't have much expectation for An Su and his companions.
Just don't die.
An Su observed his surroundings, the space magic was a peculiar kind that, following the principles of the Nether World, used an alchemical matrix to fold the original space, creating a second hidden layer within the same space.
He narrowed his eyes slightly, watching the projection of Bishop Rada in front of everyone. Although the bishop's true body wasn't present, the mere projection of his soul caused all the esoteric geniuses to fall silent in awe.
The demigod's aura was indeed extraordinary.
Even the most talented and highest-ranked initiates of the esoteric sect couldn't lift their heads under the vast pressure of the demigod, with only one thought left in their minds—that they were going to die under this divine vigil.
But after all, it was only a projection.
The esoteric high ranks were very cautious and only remotely projected themselves to avoid exposing their real locations.
They had to figure out a way to gain the trust of the bishops and lure out the big fish.
Just then, the space fluctuated once again, and the flickering flames wavered. Another presence projected into the space, causing the esoteric geniuses to inwardly gasp in surprise—yet another demigod had arrived.
Bishop Rada's eyes were dark and his tone was nonchalant,
"Bishop Bram of the Oceanic Sect of the Life Ecclesia, long time no see."
No sooner had Bishop Rada spoken than a huge ripple went through the esoteric geniuses.
It was that legendary figure, His Excellency Bram.
Bram was an old man in a sea-blue robe, with sinister deep blue eyes, dark green hair, a face full of scars, seaweed stuck to his cheeks, sinking into the skin, forming peculiar wrinkles.
He was a fearsome demigod.
No sooner had he arrived than his enigmatic and unfathomable authority weighed heavily on the hearts of the esoteric geniuses, who felt as if they were in the deep dark depths of the sea, the pressure nearly unbearable.
The Life Ecclesia had no Archbishop; various sects operated independently, among them the Oceanic Sect being one among dozens within the Life Esoteric Church.
The character Lister played, the Child of Sacrifice, came from the Oceanic Sect.
He could control the marine life from the depths of the sea.
The Oceanic Sect's sacrifice ritual was also quite unique, pushing living offerings into the sea through a ceremony, offering them to the great Mother of Life.
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It was said that the Oceanic Sect had flourished at the eastern frontier, and at that time it was not called the Oceanic Sect; for some reason, it suddenly moved into the sea.
"Land and forest can no longer satisfy me; only the vast and profound sea is my true path!"
At the time, Bram had left these stirring words and resolutely left the land to begin his conquest of the sea.
"I've heard of Bram's name."
The well-read Arthur began to school An Su on this powerful demigod,
"Legends say that Bram is nearly a hundred years old, his sect was originally called the Forest Life Sect, rooted in the southern great forest of the frontier, commanding the local dragonkin with summoning magic, and extremely powerful."
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