Zuo Dao Becomes a God Starting from American Horror

Chapter 243 Celestial Phenomena Foreshadow Church Policies: Ominous Signs

The office fell silent instantly.

As darkness returned, power within the Church began to redistribute. The papacy, which had previously yielded to secular power, began to reclaim its authority and once again became the core of the Church.

However, the church has not yet regained the power of God's chosen people from a thousand years ago, because it has been divided beyond recognition by various issues.

When the Pope coughs, everyone has to give him face.

Seeing that everyone had calmed down, the Pope said, "According to the Book of Revelation, Chapter 8, Section 7, when the first angel blows his trumpet, a storm will rage and rain will fall on the earth; when the second angel blows his trumpet, flames will come crashing down; when the third angel blows his trumpet, burning stars will fall from the sky; and when the fourth angel blows his trumpet, two hundred thousand people will be drowned in a flood."

"When the fifth angel blows his trumpet, a mysterious comet will grace the world. At that time, Satan will obtain the key to the gates of hell, and demons will break free and launch a massive invasion of the world."

"That would be a calamity second only to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in the Book of Revelation."

"Now that the mysterious comet has appeared, and considering the hellish aura and demonic reactions predicted by the Holy Land Department, it is clear that this matter is related to the United States."

"Although it is only one-fifth of the prophecy of the five angels and has not yet been fully fulfilled, we must still be wary. This demonic child who can open the gates of hell may have already entered the mortal world, waiting for the opportunity to open the gates of hell."

The Pope said this.

In the West, astrology and zodiac prophecies are considered "scientific" just like alchemy, especially celestial phenomena recorded in theological texts, which are seen as omens.

Therefore, everyone agrees with the Pope's interpretation.

But everyone remained silent, because although the Pope was right, it did not change the fact that the Church was currently short-staffed.

The Pope then said, “This matter must be resolved. Since we are short-handed, we should increase our recruitment efforts and inform the Administration Bureau of this news so they can make their own decision.”

"Furthermore, I have decided to order Chief Priest Gabriel Amort to build a cathedral in America and appoint Bishop Irene as archbishop. The two of them will be responsible for leading all church personnel in America, expelling demons, eliminating evil spirits, searching for the children of demons, and spreading the gospel."

For an instant.

All the bishops, archbishops, and cardinals changed their expressions.

These two individuals, one the church's strongest exorcist and the other a saintess who has awakened the bloodline of a saint, are arguably the strongest in the church currently, aside from the sacred objects. Now, they are being sent to America.

Moreover, this appointment is quite unusual. Exorcising demons, eliminating evil spirits, and searching for the children of demons are all normal and urgent tasks, but spreading the gospel is the final task...

This isn't the right place!
The United States is Protestant territory, and the Vatican Church is not very powerful there. Although there are many Protestant groups, they are diverse and fragmented, and even the permissive interpretation of the Bible has led to the prevalence of heterodox religions, it is undeniable that Protestantism is dominant in the United States!

Sending two such powerful individuals to America to establish and lead all churches and spread the gospel—wasn't that really going to start a war against Protestantism?

Faced with the Pope's command and his meaningful gaze, no one dared to speak directly for a moment; things were different now than before.

A moment later, someone realized what was going on.

The Protestant Church was weak and lacked a unified organization, making it unable to rally together to resist the Vatican. Even the United States government, which it feared most, could not stop the Vatican's blatant infiltration under these circumstances.

Thinking about it carefully, now is actually a perfect opportunity to expand our influence (faith) and re-establish our legitimacy!
"For the glory of the Lord."

One of the bishops spoke first.

Everyone followed closely behind.

“For the glory of the Lord!”

The Pope finally smiled.

This is the effect he wanted to achieve. In fact, besides wanting to restore the orthodox ideas, there were also practical factors in his actions.

The United States would become the main location of this return of darkness in the coming days. He would even wake up in terror from his dreams that it would become a scorched hell, a demonic abyss.

As the Pope, every dream he had was extraordinary.

Therefore, his sending Gabriel and Irene to America to build a cathedral was indeed to prepare for the future, and not entirely for personal gain.

"Eileen was still praying in the church when the order was sent to her, instructing her to immediately travel to America and meet with Gabriel to discuss the construction of the cathedral."

“Your Majesty, Bishop Eileen recently went to England,” someone nearby cautiously reminded him.

The Pope was taken aback, then remembered that not long ago Eileen had said she had a premonition guiding her, so she went out and had forgotten about it.

He shook his head. "Pass the message to Eileen, and tell her to go find Gabriel as soon as she's done with her business."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Finally, any entertainment content that criticizes our church will be banned. I will personally communicate with the mayor of Los Angeles."

Los Angeles, the home of Hollywood, and Hollywood, although past its golden age, continues to export its cultural and entertainment products to the world and remains one of the world's core entertainment hubs.

Everyone responded respectfully to the Pope's command.

As for why they didn't care before, but now they're intervening in entertainment industries that slander the church, it's naturally because they were compromising with secular values ​​before, but now...

It's no longer needed.

The church is rising again.

……

A mysterious comet flashed across the universe.

Wisps of black mist that rose from the sky outside Harrisville, Rhode Island, dissipated and spread across the United States as waves, which also affected the celestial phenomena in the universe.

This caused the comet to deviate slightly from its angle, flashing briefly past Earth, allowing humans to observe this celestial phenomenon.

This is the astrological prophecy observed by the church.

Meanwhile, as the astrological prophecy appeared and a mysterious comet streaked across the sky, somewhere in America, under the influence of fluctuations...

Robert, one of the American diplomats, was sitting in his car, anxiously heading to the hospital, escorted by traffic police.

But as soon as he arrived at the hospital, he received devastating news: his wife had given birth to a child, but the baby had died.

This devastated him. He sat on a hospital bench, frantically scratching his head. He knew how much his wife loved their child, and how heartbroken she would be if she heard this news.

"God, this is so cruel."

At that moment, Father Stobby, who was on good terms with him, came over and gave him an idea.

In the next delivery room, a pregnant woman gave birth to a child at the same time as Robert's wife. However, unlike Robert's wife, the pregnant woman here died, while the child was still alive.

and so.

"This may be a child that God has given you."

"Dodby said with a smile."

Robert understood what he meant, and exchanging a child was a simple matter for someone with power like him.

So, how to choose?

After a while.

In the delivery room, Robert brought a baby to his wife. Seeing the joy on her face, Robert knew he had made the right choice.

The family was enjoying a happy time together.

……

Louis was unaware of all this.

After obtaining the Holy Sword, the Blood, and the Silver Box, he flew directly to a hotel.

And they kept a close eye on the situation in Harrisville.

After learning that the army had withdrawn.

Only then did he relax, take the three items with him, and return to the Cleaners Company in Massachusetts.

With its substantial capital and extensive network of connections gained through exorcisms, the Cleaners Company has now established a firm foothold. (Cambridge outskirts)

In a detached villa, heavily guarded, Louis carefully examined the three items before him.

Holy sword, blood, silver box.

The silver box contained the incarnation of the great demon Gura, whose strength was no less than that of a top-tier demon. Of course, now all that remained was a lump of flesh the size of an eyeball.

It just so happens that he can also be considered a member of the demon-refining group. After a little nurturing, we will first search his soul and then refine his body.

"Including this, we're still four demons short. It's not far off."

"Regarding the Yang aspect, if we can't find any treasures, we'll have to rely on self-enlightenment. Let's prepare for both possibilities."

Let's skip that for now and look at the rusty "double crescent scimitar".

"It's not easy."

Louis gently stroked the blade; it felt no different from ordinary iron, neither the iron nor the rust was anything special.

But in Louis's spiritual eyes.

The rusty sword, however, had completely changed its appearance.

Within it, a spiritual aura arose spontaneously, radiating a brilliant white light, concealing a majestic and domineering power. The rust marks were no ordinary items either; under the vision of the spiritual eye, they were clearly chains that firmly sealed the sword, preventing even the slightest trace of white light from leaking out.

Upon closer inspection, the chains clearly extend from the sword itself, meaning that the power source of these chains is also the sword.

Self-proclaimed?

“There are magical items in other places too, but I don’t know what this sword is about.”

Louis carefully examined the sword's unusual features, searched online, and soon found the answer.

Zolefikar's sword.

One of the sacred relics of Islam, it was an item that the Archangel Gibraltar descended from heaven to help the Prophet turn the tide of battle when he was surrounded by enemy forces.

Later, she bestowed it upon her son-in-law...

After seeing this, Louis's expression turned sour.

Islam has a poor reputation, but it is generally considered to share the same origin as Christianity. The mythological figure Gibraltar is Gabriel.

That's the downside of mythology; there are so many conflicting accounts and records that it's impossible to distinguish between truth and falsehood.

It's only in this world that he'd believe it. In his previous life, he wouldn't have believed a single one, because they were all made up by people!

"This thing can be considered a holy sword, but if it gets involved with Islam, that will be a big problem. No wonder it's a forbidden item. If it's exposed, it will definitely cause a lot of trouble."

"However, the archangel's sword is a sacred relic used by the prophet. It has a high status. No wonder it killed a top-tier demon with three swords."

"However, this rust... it seems quite a story has unfolded during its transmission. And this blood..."

Louis squinted as he looked at the blood.

He had a guess.

Could they be descendants of that prophet, or his son-in-law?

Tsk.

Upon closer reflection, it suddenly seemed very likely.

"I don't know how America came up with such a troublesome thing."

"Whoo~"

"If these relics are all real, then the Spear of Longinus, the Ark of the Covenant, and the Holy Grail should also be usable. Damn, when you think about it this way, the Church's power is terrifying. It's a good thing it split up!"

Louis thought to himself.

He casually took a portion of the blood from the pool and dripped it onto the rusty sword.

hum! ! !
Under the vision of the spiritual eye.

The rust on the rusty sword began to disappear instantly, and bright red blood seeped into it, cutting several chains. Unfortunately, the amount of blood was limited, and only a portion of it was removed.

And at this time.

Its power only began to emerge then.

The white light shimmered, giving rise to a sense of majesty and domineering power.

Louis tried to grip the hilt of the sword.

I immediately felt a resistance, and it took a lot of effort to barely control it.

Fortunately, Louis's body had been strengthened several times, so he still had some strength and managed to control the sword, slashing it to the side.

Wow! !

A white light slashed out.

The powerful force transformed into a massive white blade the moment it left the sword.

boom! !

A wall was destroyed just like that.

This is only a small fraction of the power.

If all restrictions are lifted...

This is probably a treasure no less than a high-grade magic weapon. In fact, if it has any hidden abilities, it might even be comparable to a primordial spirit magic weapon.
pity.

It seems that only those with the bloodline of a prophet can use such a treasure. And how many times can that blood be used?

"Perhaps I can try refining it and see if I can modify it."

"Well, if we can succeed, it would be best to change the appearance of this thing, otherwise we won't be able to present it to anyone."

Islam, one of the world's three major religions, has followers all over the world, especially in Central Asia, where there are many extremists. In the United States, there are also believers, and if they are discovered, it will definitely cause a huge uproar.

"Tsk, religious fanatics are something to be wary of."

That being said, Louis felt no fear.

No matter what, this is the present world, not hell.

Now that I'm close to the pinnacle of power in this world, who's afraid of whom?
Having cultivated for so many years, I still have this much confidence.

At this moment, the blood was completely drained, and the white light in the sword's edge dimmed instantly. In the vision of the spiritual eye, chains reappeared, binding the sword, and there were even more chains.

Louis seemed to be deep in thought as he watched this scene.

A bold conjecture came to his mind.

Is there a possibility.

The reason this holy sword is self-sealed and can only be used by those with the bloodline of the prophet is that the seal becomes even more severe after it is used. Is it because it killed someone it shouldn't have killed? Or injured someone it shouldn't have injured?

For example... the bloodline of the prophets.

Otherwise, it's hard to explain why it would self-close and operate in this way.

(End of this chapter)