C274 In the Name of the Light

The Vatican is called the Prophet's Land in Latin!

The night was dark, and according to the usual practice, this place should have been peaceful. However, tonight, the Vatican was brightly lit and noisy.

At the Vatican's St. Peter's Cathedral, countless guards wearing red, yellow, and blue striped knight uniforms walked in and out of the Cathedral with halberds in their hands. Most of them were figures of cardinals and cardinals clad in red.

To the left of the cathedral stood the tall statue of St. Peter, calm and smiling, holding in his right hand the two gold keys to heaven that Jesus had given him, and in his left hand a scroll of the edict Jesus had given him. The curls on his head, the wrinkles on his face, the tufts of beard on his chin, and the layers of robes on his body were carved and sculpted.

To enter Saint Peter's Cathedral, one had to walk through a corridor, which was surrounded by white marble pillars decorated with light colored patterns. The ceiling surrounding the Cathedral was carved with the fragrance of flowers from many religious figures, as well as patterns that represented the mysteries of religion.

The interior of the hall was shaped like a cross. At the intersection of the crosses was the center of the church, and at the center was the mausoleum of St. Peter, and at the top of the altar was the golden canopy, and above the altar was the dome of the church, which was forty-two meters in diameter and one hundred and twenty meters above the ground.

A ray of sunlight shone into the hall from the dome, adding a mysterious hue to the solemn and gloomy church, which seemed to be the gateway to heaven.

At this moment, the Pope Benedict XVI was standing under the light. Under the light's radiance, his entire being seemed incomparably holy, as if he had broken away from the mundane world.

"Esteemed Pope, why did you summon us cardinals here so late in the night?" An old and mysterious bishop, dressed in red clothes, softly asked this after giving a respectful salute.

Many of the cardinals still had traces of sleep on their faces. These people had been called out of bed by the church guards, and seeing that the Pope was still silent, their hearts were filled with doubt. Hearing the cardinal's words, the crowd immediately burst into an uproar. They stared unblinkingly at Benedict's meticulous face, wanting to see something from it.

"November 1095, Ulban II said in Clermonde, 'In the east the Muslims have occupied the holy city of our Christians, and now I command, plead, and call upon you on behalf of Christ to act quickly and to wipe out that evil race from the lands of our brothers!'"

"Today, I want to tell you that the devil from the East once again swept across the continent. He went against the glory of our Church, killed the guards of our Church, and ruined our Holy Church's image. On behalf of Christ, I will give you orders, beg you, act quickly, and once again kill the devil from the East from our land!"

Pope Benedict XVI slowly swept his eyes over the incomparably astonished cardinals before him, and coldly continued, "For the honor of the Church, in the name of the Light, I will personally go to Zurich, where I will slay the greatest heretic, the public enemy of all — Lin Bai!"

The moment he finished speaking, the St. Peter's Cathedral erupted into an uproar. Everyone stared at Pope Benedict XVI in shock, disbelief written all over their faces. None of them had expected that the Church's imperial guards would wake them up and tell them about such a huge matter!

"You are all Christians chosen from all over the world, and among you are priests, nuns, and the Guardian of the Church who has dedicated his life to the prosperity of Christianity. At this moment, I call on you to put aside your thoughts, pray for me, bless me, and help me achieve victory in Zurich!" Benedict snapped, waving his scepter.

The clamor in front of St. Peter's Church immediately stopped. The cardinals and cardinals kneeled down in front of Pope Benedict XVI, placed their foreheads on the ground, and whispered, "Esteemed Pope, we will obey your commands, follow the teachings of the Light, and issue the most evil curses to the common enemies of our people!"

"In the name of the Light!"

This scepter was completely gold in color, about a meter long. It was engraved with profound calligraphy symbols, and at the top of the scepter were two bears hugging a bright red gemstone, describing the sacred fire that would never go out.

"The infidels will be punished!" Benedict raised the scepter and placed it firmly in front of a hexagram spell formation. The moment the Scepter was put down, a mysterious aura began to gather around where Benedict was standing. It was as if the air was about to collapse!

The sounds of prayers were heard in St. Peter's Cathedral, and the lights became brighter. An unstoppable aura suddenly shot out from Saint Peter's Cathedral, as if it was resonating with the constellations in the sky.

"God, how come the stars are so bright today?" At the European Observatory, an astronomer who was responsible for observing the stars suddenly exclaimed in surprise. He discovered that the stars were exceptionally bright tonight. The radiance emitted by the constellations was much brighter than before. They were extremely beautiful!

"Oh my god! What is going on with that old Razor? Why did he stir up such a big commotion?!" In the Swiss Alps, an old man wearing a Daoist robe raised his head to look at the sky and said in shock.

At the nunnery at the foot of the Yan Jing Mountain in China, Xu Fu, who was dressed in hemp, suddenly stood up, pushed open the door of the nunnery and looked towards the sky.

On top of a small boat on the lake, a slovenly old man looked up at the incomparably bright stars, raised his head, and gulped down a mouthful of wine. He mumbled, "Good boy, I've finally forced that old fogey, the Pope, to use a ruthless move.

In front of a small grave at the foot of the mountain, Zhang Sanming knelt down and looked at the grave in silence. After a long time, he picked up the wine jug and slowly poured it into his mouth.

"Master, you said that our Sky Sect is the most protective, and I will accompany you on Mao Mountain for a while longer. If those European fellows dare to do anything to Junior Brother, then I, Zhang Sanming, will risk my life to protect him!"

In the underground temple of Parthenon in Athens, Minerva knelt in front of the Athena statue and murmured, "The curtain is finally drawn on this battle. I hope the Goddess can protect him from harm!"

"Tell me to prepare a sacrifice of darkness. I want to go to the temple of Zurich and see how powerful that fellow is!" Avril clenched the Yang-Pingzhi seal tightly, looking at the dark Magi kneeling at her feet with an expressionless face as she spoke in a cold voice.

At the same time, the expression of Lin Bai, who was holding onto his wine cup without restraint, suddenly changed. He felt the changes in the heaven and earth origin energy even more vividly than those before him. It was as if the entire world's elemental energy had been thrown into chaos at that moment, and the originally extremely thin Swiss energy seemed to have disappeared completely, giving off an extremely strange feeling.

"It's finally here!" Lin Bai laughed coldly as he felt the Fa Li in his body boil up. His left hand formed the shape of a lotus as he drew a mysterious trajectory in front of him. He shouted, "Faster!"

Following Lin Bai's shout, the previously restless Zurich Cathedral suddenly became still. Then, it began to slowly flow according to the trajectory Lin Bai had drawn, gradually gathering into Lin Bai's body. It channeled some of its vitality into Lin Bai's body, nourishing his mana!

"Is he even human?!" Anourd and Dreyfus were watching on the side, stupefied. Lin Bai's actions had already completely surpassed what they could comprehend about magic. The person who was most revered for his martial prowess, Arnuld, felt that he had chosen the wrong side of Lin Bai. He should follow behind Lin Bai and practice this mysterious Chinese technique.

Feeling the energy around the church begin to flow according to his plan, and then draw out the energy from the ground and pour it into his body, Lin Bai felt indescribably excited.

The array formation was complete. As long as there were no mishaps, Lin Bai believed that his body and skills had reached perfection. As long as Benedict 16 and Avril arrived, he would be able to use his ultimate move! Lin Bai felt that this was too satisfying!

Three hours later, Benedict XVI and Avril, their eyes bloodshot, finally met outside the Zurich church. Their faces were filled with grim smiles.

"In the name of the light, I will judge him!" Benedict looked at Avril with a fleeting look of disgust, then glared at the cathedral in Zurich.

Avril snorted. It seemed as if it was about to explode at any moment. "In the name of darkness, history will change here!"

As the two people finished speaking, the star-filled sky suddenly darkened. Countless leaden gray clouds gathered together. Lightning flashed around the clouds, crackling and crackling. Terrifying bolts of lightning were about to appear!