From the God of Lies to the Lord of All Worlds

Chapter 186 The Troubles of the Elderly Pope

"The spirituality of these souls is truly remarkable!" Bai Yang exclaimed, gazing at the so-called "Thirteen Clans."

These "vampires" are, of course, living "life forms," ​​but before that, they were just data located in the "central database."

By shaping the underworld, Bai Yang completed the complete reconstruction of these data, which naturally restored these people from their soul state, changed their identities, and turned them into members of the Thousand-Year Blood Clan!
This is true justice, because it doesn't matter what these people were like before, whether they were male or female, good or bad. They all completed the reconstruction of their identities in Bai Yang's hands, transforming from "souls" that were just data into extraordinary individuals on this planet.

This is the Creator's method: to create something from nothing and directly change it. Even if their existence is still a lie in a certain sense, this is still a very powerful form of "evolution"!

Besides these souls that he "repurposed," there was another group of souls that were also within his scope of use: those souls with names and identities.

For example, there was Ivan, the Native American warrior, and his wife Lyra; there was Remus O'Connor, the veteran who had already given up his soul; and there was Professor Torrey Evans, who had just died...

The souls of these people are also kept in the central hub, becoming part of Bai Yang's collection, or rather, his treasure trove.

Compared to ordinary souls, these souls that are remembered by others have clearly undergone a completely new change after the "world of death" was opened up.

They are more refined and have more substance, clearly the result of being nourished by the power of will.

This led him to discover another way to use the power of will. The power of will is indeed an "omnipotent" force, giving one the feeling that what you see is what you get.

It seems to be no less powerful than ordinary divine power, and in this world, because of the will of the people, it appears even more outstanding!

Alvin was marveling at Bai Yang's design. "Your Majesty, you actually completed the design of an entire race in such a short time? This is incredible..."

"And there's something even more incredible. For example, somewhere in the Vatican right now, records about vampires are slowly being generated, and some elderly people will also have legends about these ancient creatures left in their memories!"

Bai Yang casually remarked, "This is the power that the divine fire can possess after it is embedded in history. If we continue to pay attention to the divine fire, the history it ignites may even correct some errors that we did not anticipate!"

As time went by, the divine fire he first ignited began to silently influence the entire world. The history that was ignited, and every person who was affected, became a real and authentic part of this history.

Every movement of Bai Yang adds richer flesh and blood to this real and authentic world, making the originally illusory "God" position incredibly real.

It's a pity that this kind of action can only be done little by little, and cannot be done all at once. Otherwise, Bai Yang felt that he could definitely create more than ten super god systems, and then rely on their power to launch a counterattack on the Dylan Continent!

But it's not so bad now; he actually enjoys this feeling of controlling the world!

Moreover, given time and the capacity to accumulate resources, this future will definitely happen; he is confident of that!
“Since the power of the vampires has already appeared, it’s only natural that the power belonging to the Holy See should also be brought out for a test!” Bai Yang said with a smile. “Our Pope seems to be lacking a power that he can command with ease. I think this is a good idea!”

His eyes were already fixed on the Vatican, and he could see that our Pope Mario was indeed not having a good time lately!
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"Your Majesty, yet another cardinal has declared he will disobey the Vatican's orders and chooses to leave on his own!"

St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City.

Hearing the message from below, Mario nodded without changing his expression. "Alright, I understand. You can go now!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The messenger was also a bishop, but he didn't dare utter a sound in front of the Pope.

Because this elderly pope was radiating a pure white light, letting everyone know that he had received extraordinary "favor".

This extraordinary quality naturally comes from the "Crystal of the Holy Cross" on Caroline's chest. This crystal has been recorded by the Vatican as a divine artifact comparable to the "Holy Lance of Longinus" and the "Shroud of Turin," because in a certain sense, it replaces the divine revelation of the Lord! Pope Mario is one of those who received this "divine revelation." He obtained the disciplinary power called "Bishop" through his absolute faith.

Caroline could not possibly have the "Pope's" commandments, since that is a power that only the Lord can bestow, not even Jesus.

The bishop was already the limit of the precepts she could grant, but even so, only Mario and two other people from the entire Vatican's College of Cardinals passed the initial selection for the precepts.

This disappointed the hardline pope. He couldn't understand how someone who came from the South American jungle and entered the Roman Catholic Church through the power of liberation theology and the Jesuits could be more devout than these people who had been believers for generations.

This group of people prays, worships, and receives offerings from all over the world every day, yet they can't even pass the precepts.

So he simply dismissed all these people from their posts. Under the Lord's watchful eye, no one could say it was wrong, and no one dared to say it was wrong!
Mario gaining power is certainly a good thing, as it means that his identity has been recognized by the Lord, and he can continue to implement his plans and carry out the reforms!
Even with real power, news of the Lord's coming, and comfort from the Holy Light, his reforms still faced enormous obstacles in their implementation.

After all, even if a god were to appear before certain people, they would not hesitate to shoot if their interests were infringed upon; this is the greedy nature of humankind.

Therefore, even Mario, who, through the coming of the Lord, asked them to follow the Bible, suffered several setbacks in certain places.

For example, he sent people to a region in northern Italy to inform the bishops there to prepare for reforms and assessments, but the results were already obvious.

To use a Chinese proverb, it would be something like, "This is a chaotic order, I am afraid I cannot obey!"—Even if God descended to earth or Jesus was reborn, some members of an established interest group would probably still try to resist, let alone in a situation that is not so dangerous.

"Sigh..." Mario sighed with some regret.

Of course, he wasn't expressing disappointment, but rather regret that his old friend was about to be eliminated and that his desire to keep Catholicism clean and pure would have to be postponed.

Mario is a bigwig in the liberation theology. He may not have fought in guerrilla warfare back then, but he certainly had no shortage of fighting monks and nuns under his command. He also knew how decadent Catholicism was at the time.

He didn't have the opportunity before, so he could only do odd jobs and patch things up like a repairman.

Now, everything is different. His faith, which he had upheld for eighty years, has finally been rewarded, and the world has finally witnessed the arrival of the Messiah.

If he can't restore peace and order to the Vatican, then he's not Mario!

"I will slowly calculate for you, every single person, every shepherd who has blasphemed the Lord, will become a sacrifice for this great transformation!" the elderly pope said slowly, kneeling down again before the cross before him and beginning his prayer.

His faith became stronger and more focused under such circumstances, and naturally, his body also improved further under the influence of the precepts.

Mario could feel that although he was eighty years old, he could exert the strength of a forty-year-old through the power of the commandments. This was the Lord's reward for the devout, and also an enhancement for every bishop with a devout faith!
"You are one, and you are all..."

This is a very normal prayer, but for Mario it seems novel and not at all tedious—if you pray and receive a response, if you receive the light of the Holy Light, probably not many people would feel annoyed by it.

The light of his prayer seemed to merge with that of a statue in the room at that moment, and a faint, deflecting sound began to emerge...

To Mario's greatly enhanced ears, the sound was like a resounding bell. After slowly finishing his prayer, he turned his gaze to a relief sculpture on the other side.

It was a relief from the Renaissance period, depicting a scene of priests fighting against demons. Mario strolled over, wanting to take a closer look at what had happened!
Just then, a cardinal entered the room. "Your Majesty, news from Milan!"

“Speak!” Mario’s fingertips traced the edge of the relief, but his voice reached the cardinal’s ears.

(End of this chapter)