The Pope suddenly opened his eyes—as if sensing something—and turned his head to look west.

The clock on the wall sways back and forth, marking the passage of time.

The many cardinals and archbishops who were praying devoutly with the Pope inside the church also opened their eyes and looked at His Holiness, who was turning his head to the west.

"Your Majesty, have you heard the revelation of the Lord?"

One of the archbishops, who was at the very front and closest to the pope, spoke in this manner.

"I heard."

The Pope did not look away, but stared motionlessly at the west side of the Vatican.

His long, pale beard trembled, and he slowly spoke, his voice low and aged:

"I saw it too."

“I heard that the fire of the ‘Godlike One’ was being reignited in the world, just as the ‘Lord’ appeared in the fire on Mount Sinai.”

“I saw many illusory spirits born from the fire, disguised as angels. Though they vanished in a flash, they left their mark on the mortal world.”

"I also foresaw that the other side of the Lord believed in by Tantra, the long-vacant upside-down shadow, the 'Lord of Tantra' of this generation, will reappear in this era!"

The revelation the Pope received was not related to 'Louis'... but rather to 'Secret Buddhism'?

The archbishops behind them exchanged glances, their eyes flashing with surprise.

Since the Church foresaw the "return" of "Louis" and learned of the emergence of the most vicious and evil person who was an enemy of the Church, it has been working to find his specific traces.

This prayer is also for this reason.

They had hoped that they would at least receive some fragmentary enlightenment, as they had before.

But the result was completely different—

"Secret Buddhism?"

The highest-ranking archbishop couldn't help but look at the crowd behind him.

Knowing that he was thinking of the 'Burying Agency,' which had now joined the Papacy and become its shadow, and whose essence was esoteric Buddhism, many bishops lowered their heads, not daring to make a decision.

Although the Burial Mechanism has only existed for less than six hundred years compared to the Church, which has existed for two thousand years, it has become an indispensable force for the Church to eliminate heresy in this seemingly short period of time. The monsters gathered there are definitely not to be trifled with.

Therefore, even if the 'Master of Esoteric Buddhism' returns.

The burial agency may become unreliable.

No one dares to suggest investigating or taking action against them.

The highest-ranking archbishop naturally knew this, but he simply shook his head, withdrew his gaze, and looked at the Pope.

Ultimately, the decision will depend on His Majesty.

And to this.

The Pope simply withdrew his gaze from the west and calmly said, "Pass on the news of the 'Secret Saint's' impending return to the Burial Agency."

They took no action, let alone conducted an investigation.

It was just a 'notification'.

But it's likely that the members of the burial agency will react—those monsters don't seem like they'd willingly submit.

The archbishop suddenly realized.

He also noticed the title the Pope mentioned. The exchange between the two leaders of the Tantric Church, who were not the masters of the Church but only the second-ranking "High Priest"—the gray-robed bishop who left his mark on history—and the Church's rule, was to canonize the then-deceased Master of the Tantric Church, Victoire, and the Tantric saint, Jeanne Darc.

One of them is the 'Secret Saint's' Vic.

The second is the 'Saintess's' chastity.

Both of these are already written into church history and cannot be changed.

Based on this, they were indeed not suited to directly take action against the successor of the 'Secret Saint'.

Let those esoteric practitioners fight amongst themselves; that would be far more appropriate!

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The archbishop spoke in this way, and responded in this way.

...

"Oh, the Holy One... Come to think of it, the Director's upside-down posture was modeled after 'Victor Victoire,' rather than directly imitating Christ the Child!"

Inside the burial agency, the group that had received the news—the director, who was also the second high priest of the esoteric sect in this generation, the so-called 'Cardinal of the Shadow Realm,' codenamed 'The Sinner,' and the seven apostles of the esoteric sect—gathered together once again.

The firelight flickered in the darkness, and Mei Lian, the sixth seat 'Crown', who was both a church member and a 'Dead Apostle', started her performance by complaining about her direct superior's upside-down appearance, as always.

Mei Lian clicked his tongue in amazement. To be honest, although he was a member of the esoteric sect and had joined the burial organization, he didn't actually know much about it.

It was only after joining that I began to learn more about it.

But unexpectedly, this time, faced with Mei Lian's comments, Narubalek, the 'Sinner,' unusually refrained from rebuttal or refutation. Instead, he calmly stated, "The 'Secret Saint' may have returned, riding the dragon that guided the world, just as he prophesied..."

"Huh? You're actually going to admit to that ridiculous claim?" Mei Lian, who looked like a young boy, was greatly surprised.

But what responded to him was a burst of cold light in the darkness—and a jet-black key hovering in front of him, glowing with a mysterious purple light!

Mei Lian looked at the short-haired blue girl who was the source of the black key, calmly raised her hands, and chuckled, "Let's talk this out, I surrender, don't hit me, don't hit me!"

"Stop, 'bow'."

Narubalek also said.

Hier, who was present, then put away the black keys, his eyes filled with hostility.

Narubalek then said, "It seems that the 'Crown' does not want to acknowledge this prophecy?"

“I didn’t say that,” Mei Lian said, still with her nonchalant expression. “But we can’t just accept it like that, can we?”

"By the way, I just received news—among the 'ancestors' I'm supervising."

"Fuhailin Anashu has been confirmed to be the target of the campaign."

"The most powerful and oldest member of the Dead Apostles, 'White Wing Lord' Tefal Ottenrose, who has been active since the beginning of the Common Era, has also been confirmed to be seriously injured, his body has collapsed, and it will be difficult for him to move around the world again in the short term."

"Coincidentally, the place where they were attacked is precisely the northern France where the 'Secret Saints' you mentioned have reappeared..."

"You know, although Bai Yigong even integrated the 'Ancestor's' principle blood ring into his body to refine it to a level of purity comparable to that of a planetary fantasy species in pursuit of the purity of his vampire abilities, while Fu Hailin had no intention of using the principle blood ring at all, these two guys are both extremely troublesome!"

"Aren't you curious about what kind of power could possibly defeat them all at once?"

Mei Lian said, half out of curiosity and half out of temptation.

But it was clear that the seven people and seven shadows on the other side were not falling for the trap.

Narubalek said bluntly, "Since you're so interested, then the task of negotiating with him is entrusted to you."

"Do whatever you want."

"It just so happens that the 'ancestor' you're supervising is also half gone, isn't he?"

Mei Lian was stunned for a moment, opened her mouth but couldn't find a suitable reason to refuse.

The boy's face immediately turned ashen.

"In addition, 'Bow' Hiel, temporarily set aside your mission to search for Luvist—new intelligence has arrived that a traitor to the Church, the latest reincarnation of the Akasha Serpent, has appeared in the Far East—this matter is entrusted to you."

"If needed, you can seek help from 'Heavenly Demon' Jixiangyuan."

"As for Luvist, I will have someone else take charge."

"Disband!"

Chapter 103 News of Hierer, The Next Crowning Ceremony and the Simulation Approach

"So, in the end, both the Holy Church and the burial agency chose to temporarily resign?"

On the mysterious train returning to England, inside the swaying, private carriage, Lu Kang sat casually. Outside the window, the scenery of the northern French countryside rushed past, the vast grasslands swirling into a chaotic jumble of colors. Gazing at the 'projection magic' interface before him, and the pretty face of the blue-haired girl displayed within it, Lu Kang pondered the words that had just been uttered by her, but he wasn't surprised at all.

Whether the Holy Church decided to hand over the news of the emergence of a new 'Master of the Secret Church' to the Burial Agency to handle on their own, or whether the Burial Agency simply announced the matter internally and then handed it over to one of its members as a non-coercive, almost laissez-faire so-called 'negotiation' before ignoring it, it was all within Lu Kang's expectations.

If Luvist, who thwarted the Church's plans at the end of the Tsarist era and blasphemed the mystery of 'God,' was an enemy the Church was bound to want to eliminate.

So although they initially claimed to be in the name of God and were enemies of the Church, they eventually integrated into the Vatican's own 'secret religion'. To some extent, they cannot be considered enemies of the Church.

It can only be described as an internal struggle.

Unlike the Magic Association, which is composed of countless magicians from different factions and is essentially a scattered academic alliance, the Church, with its shared faith and doctrines, has always been united.

Although the three major branches of the church have had internal struggles throughout history, they will always unite against external enemies and heretics such as magicians and dead apostles!

Therefore, assuming that the successor to Luvist has been observed to have appeared.

For them, matters of esoteric Buddhism could truly be set aside.

In other words.

"Did the enemy abandon their efforts to deal with 'me' because they made dealing with 'me' their primary objective?"

A mess.

But it is true.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

In response, Hiel, on the other end of the projection magic, also expressed his approval: "The director of the Burial Agency, who is also the high priest of the current esoteric sect, the 'Sinner'—also known as the 'Unifier' Narubalek, has handed over the matter of negotiating with you to Solomon Melian, the fifth seat of the Burial Agency."

"Before joining the Burial Agency, Solomon Melion was a top-ranking Dead Apostle, the 'ancestor' of the Dead Apostles... He may have already taken an interest in you, so please be careful."

The first-ranking 'Cardinal,' the esoteric representative at the church headquarters, sat at the end of the 124 cardinals, namely Noi Theonator Granfatima.

The second seat was held by Andrei Godebak, whose identity is unknown and who is only known as a priest in the church.

The third seat belongs to Kichijouin Kihara, who was transformed from a monk/nun into a demon and had fought against Lu Kang, who was still known as 'Luvist', decades ago.

The fourth seat belongs to Mr. Dawn, who appears to be just an ordinary middle-aged junior priest, but is suspected to be an exorcist with a dual personality and a terrifying inner personality.

The fifth seat belongs to Solomon Merlin, who was once an outcast among the Dead Apostles and is suspected of being rejected and disowned by the Dead Apostles, thus joining the "Secret Cult".

The sixth seat, the proxy, is the unidentified Agarleon.

The seventh seat belongs to 'Bow' Hiel.

And above them, in imitation of the inverted shadow ritual of the lord of Tantra, the 'Sinner,' the 'Unifier,' Narubalek,

This is what Hier told Lucan: the burial agency of this generation—all the personnel of this generation's esoteric Buddhist headquarters belonging to the Papacy.

Some of these names were already known to Lu Kang, while others were only learned from Hierer.

After careful consideration, he could only sigh that they were all a bunch of monsters.

Correspondingly, if he could subdue this monstrous force as the leader of the esoteric sect, then taking over the church's foundation and allowing the godlike crown to grow to its limit would only be a matter of time.

This is a high-risk, high-reward choice.

Everything is just waiting for the next 'time to wear the crown'!

At this moment, when Lu Kang heard Hier describe the former founder of the Dead Apostles and current member of the Secret Order, whose name contained the common ancestor of both magic and the church, 'Solomon', he simply nodded.

"Do not worry."

He said.

Even 'Fu Hai Lin' has been defeated by him, and Bai Yi Gong was also completely destroyed by him, almost falling into a resurrection cooldown, and it is unlikely that he will appear again in a short period of time.

To some extent, possessing the 'Crown of Gods - Metatron', he is truly not afraid of these Dead Apostles' 'ancestors' in one-on-one combat. Unless he is surrounded by three or more, or encounters those among the strongest, he is capable of fighting and winning.

After all, 'angels' are the most effective counter to 'dead apostles'.

not to mention.

"If he goes to France to look for me, he definitely won't find me."

No one could have imagined that Luvist and Viktorval's so-called 'successor' would be the same person—

"Speaking of which, are you on an airplane?" Lu Kang pointed to the scene around Xier across from him. The blue-haired girl was sitting in a private cabin just like Lu Kang, while outside the window, a pale sea of ​​clouds was moving rapidly.

“Yes.” Hier brushed a strand of hair behind her ear and said gently, “I have also received a new mission... no longer in charge of ‘Louis,’ but going to the Far East.”

Far East...

Lu Kang instantly understood her purpose.

"The Serpent of Akasha, which you defeated back then and was later killed by the resurrected Moon Princess, has now been reincarnated in the Far East."

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