Chapter 1245: 1245
Saleen chucked the Eternal Control Shard into the figure’s head and Baudelaire’s soul entered it . No one truly wanted to die, especially someone like Baudelaire . He had an intense hatred for the Holy See and, given how Saleen had given him a chance, he had to continue living .
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After all, he had only sold his soul to the God of Purgatory to exact his revenge on them .
It was all the same to him regardless of who he swore his allegiance to, so long as the one he served was against the Holy See . Baudelaire’s soul had already been twisted and he had no other desires . His only meaning in life was to go against the Lord of Glory .
In actuality, much of what the great head inquisitor had done had nothing to do with the Lord of Glory . In fact, the Lord of Glory would not have liked the Divine Tablet Spell at all . The problem, however, was that Baudelaire would not have cared for any of that . The great head inquisitor was a believer in the Lord of Glory . As a god, it was his responsibility to keep the believers in check .
“Alright, now we have a clone of the goddess, a pope, a knights corps, and a Nature City . Shall we begin a war between religions then?” Saleen said to himself as he looked at Theisio .
Baudelaire felt a powerful life force as soon as his soul entered the Eternal Control Shard . Feeding into his soul was a life force converted from divine power . As such, it was incredibly pure .
His soul had entered a place without a chance of escape . Baudelaire gained the power bestowed by the God of Purgatory, enabling him to observe things with his soul .
He would not have been able to traverse narrow spaces freely otherwise . If he had only been able to see his way around with his eyes, he would have been sucked into the spatial turbulence and died .
The place that his soul was in seemed to be cage filled with wormholes, each containing energy that nourished the soul . But at the same time, there were mystical magic patterns all around him which he found unfathomable .
The energies on the magic patterns seemed to be something capable of causing extreme damage to the soul . Baudelaire did not know about lightning magic patterns, but that did not prevent him from fearing them nonetheless .
However, those magic patterns were something that protected the soul at the same time . Any external powers intending to enter that space to cause harm to the soul would have been shut down by the magic patterns’ powers .
So there was some benefit he gained . While he was unable to betray Saleen, he would be spared from the God of Purgatory’s punishment as well . Baudelaire felt rather lost for a moment, not knowing what his life had been for so far .
Saleen cast constellation power into the Eternal Control Shard . The space within the shard seemed to expand by millions of times . Saleen’s voice was heard as well .
“Your life has been to serve me!”
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The thundering sound reverberated throughout the space . Baudelaire felt himself shedding tears, but figures had no tears to shed . Two streaks of constellation power flowed from the eyes of the figure, which were sucked back in through the nostrils .
The Ring of Cosmos on Saleen’s hand was spinning . He was rather shocked himself . However, the sudden comprehension had something to do with the Ring of Cosmos . The ring seemed to have enhanced his mental powers .
No, not mental powers, but the powers of the soul .
Baudelaire had actually been subjugated by him . He knelt willingly before him .
“Master, I, Baudelaire, willingly serve you . ” He did not use any respectful honorifics in his words . In ancient Myers language, such a casual manner of speech would have required the permission of the other party .
“Alright, Baudelaire, get to the Nature City at northern Qin . Take the badge I give you and become a pope . I’ll have Don play along with you . Spread the faith there and deal with the enemy by whatever means necessary . Just bear in mind not to harm the native people of Qin . ”
“Understood, master . ” Baudelaire took the badge that Saleen gave him .
Saleen then added, “You have no equipment . I now bestow you with the Scepter of Nature . As a pope, you shall have a Crown of Nature and the Ring of Gifts as well . Keep these three items well . ”
Saleen no longer had any need for the Ring of Gifts . The power of the Goddess of Nature had been almost drained . It was not an easy feat to use Water Flame Alchemy to create an amplifier .
Saleen’s necklace had consumed too much power, including divine power from the Ring of Gifts and the Constellation Power from the level-19 Star Gathering Needle .
Saleen turned to address the people around him after Baudelaire left . “Well, I’m supposed to return to Metatrin and see what is happening there, but I have confidence in my teacher . Even if there is actually an oracle at Metatrin City’s doors, he won’t be able to harm him . We’ll stay here and plug the exit . Whatever Theisio wants from this place, I’ll have him spit it out . ”
Saleen was most wary of Theisio . That old man just seems unkillable .
Everyone had their own thoughts on Saleen’s words . They were likewise incapable of doing much against Theisio . The defense around Theisio’s territory was just too powerful . Level-9 professionals were utterly incapable of attacking him at all .
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Theisio was wearing a sour look . He’d confirmed that Saleen had taken care of Baudelaire .
None of the 49 red-robed bishops said anything . They had hundreds of knights, yet they were unable to track Baudelaire at all .
Baudelaire made for the exit of the cemetery as the Armageddon Codex pounced on him from above . He was startled and wanted to cast movement skills, but found that his ability to tear space was gone .
The power bestowed by his god had disappeared due to his betrayal .
The great inquisitor’s specter appeared from the codex, laughing maniacally as he enveloped Baudelaire’s body .
“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 .
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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 .
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