From the God of Lies to the Lord of All Worlds

Chapter 210 The Rise of the Papacy: Unstoppable

After the thunder, came a long period of silence and even longer dark years.

Although the vampires arrived much later, after so much had passed, the sky remained unchanged, and the clock hadn't actually moved very far.

The trial actually lasted less than half an hour. During that half hour, the two angels made their way out, leaving the two old men standing there, still looking blankly at each other.

"Cardinal Lasinger! Cardinal Nicky!"

Suddenly, a shout jolted the two back to reality, jolting them awake!
Only then did they see the three people standing in front of them, the leader of whom was Bishop Leon Rankocchi.

"Cardinal Lasinger, Templar Lyon reporting for duty!" Lyon announced loudly.
If Lyon's impression of the Catholic Church before this was limited to just the Pope, then after meeting Andrea at the suburban airport and learning about the situation in Milan, he gained a much deeper impression of Cardinal Lasinger, who dared to put himself in the most dangerous areas.

Faith does not lie. Only the most devout can truly remain in this city without fear of death and protect it.

Compared to those so-called bishops in other regions who have no faith whatsoever but are full of ways to amass wealth, this cardinal is truly practicing his faith and will, which is worthy of respect!
"You've come?" Lasinger said with delight. "I've heard your name many times from His Holiness the Pope! Thank you so much for coming!"

As one of the four extraordinary leaders of the American Papacy, and the only one to come to Italy, Lyon certainly deserved his trust.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Lyon introduced Gabriel to Lasinger and Nicky, and the two cardinals gave them a simple explanation of the situation.

"So, the roar and thunder we heard on our way here were actually the power of two angels?" Leon and the others were shocked, especially Gabriel and Andrea, who had never encountered an angel's descent before. They were filled with regret for missing it this time as well.

"The price we paid this time was terrible!" Lasing said. He was exhausted and weak, but that was secondary. The most important thing was that he could feel the "loss" of some element in his body!
This time, they paid a terrible price to summon the angels. This element is probably not something that can be replenished by cultivation, rest, or prayer. In fact, it may not even be a force that can be replenished!

"This price is worth it!" Nikki said calmly. "After this, even if those dark creatures attack again, they'll have to think carefully about whether they want to fight us to the death!"

With the help of the three people, the two slowly moved into the church, letting the observers outside know that the event, which involved few spectators and covered a small area, was over.

Meanwhile, the agents and reporters on the periphery were frantically trying to salvage their machines, which were nearly destroyed by electromagnetic reactions caused by excessive current.

They all felt very lucky that the angels saw them and even punished them, but did not take their lives!

Many believers even feel that this is a test and a reward from the Lord, and that perhaps after being struck by lightning, they will be able to draw closer to their Lord when they pray.

Those who uploaded the video online were overjoyed and ready to go back and collect their prize money, while those who didn't upload it could only look at the ruins and weep silently.

Even if they had a thousand times the courage, they wouldn't dare to shift the blame onto the angels.

This is how ordinary people behave; as for the vampires in the shadows, they had already prepared to run away.

The reason I didn't run just now wasn't because I didn't want to, but because I simply couldn't!
They were superhumans, and only they knew how much pressure they had just been under. The two angels seemed to be dealing with the Tzimish family, but in reality, they had locked each of them in this area, making even breathing a luxury for them.

In the end, the angels only gave them a minor punishment and did not actually go on a killing spree in the city, which allowed these relatively well-behaved vampires to barely survive!

"I knew it! The Toridor family's words were all bullshit. They said they would unite to wipe out the Holy See's forces, but the Tzimisi family believed them, and now the entire clan is reduced to ashes!" one clan member said viciously.
"Is this the weak Papacy they've been talking about? What are we then? Paramecia?"

"The Vatican is back. Should we go further away and stay away from them? What if we are purged again?" Some people were worried about their future.

"This world isn't just populated by the Papacy. Weren't our lives much harder thousands of years ago? We just did what we had to do. Even angels don't just descend to the mortal realm anytime they want!"

After the initial panic, the group recovered very quickly, and some of what they said actually made some sense.

The Papacy is indeed powerful, but their actual strength may not be that great. The reason they were attacked this time is ultimately because the Tzimish family got too arrogant and came to their homeland to act arrogantly. Who can tolerate that?

"The Christian doctrine of original sin can't truly cleanse the world of all evil. Darkness is part of light, and His Holiness Lucifer won't allow them to run rampant. So, let's leave here first; we still have many opportunities in the future!" That's true. Good and evil are inherently dualistic. Even the most devout believers don't think the whole world is benevolent. If malice isn't eradicated, this darkness will continue. As long as they don't act so aggressively, all that will come are exorcists.

Some even suspect that the Vatican keeps them around to maintain its faith and to create a stronger contrast between light and darkness, which is why they are not so panicked.

Essentially, everyone is just getting by; there's plenty of time ahead.

During their escape, someone glanced back at the only light in the city, the Milan Cathedral, so conspicuous in the darkness, and sighed with regret:

"From this day forward, the rise of the Catholic Church is unstoppable!"

"Who says otherwise? If I weren't a dark creature, I'd want to join the Church. These angels are incredibly powerful!"

"You'd better not tell the elders that, or I'm afraid neither of us will see the moon tomorrow when we get back..."

The vampires eventually left. They had to go back and either change the thirteen clans into twelve, or select a new clan to inherit their power.

For a long time, the world will likely not hear their voices.

……

Three days later, in Rome.

"Your Majesty, the willpower of the entire Catholic Church in Italy has increased by more than 50% after this event!" Alvin's delighted voice rang out, causing Bai Yang to nod slightly.

"Yes, just as I expected. After this crisis, an even greater faith will surely follow!"

The Milan evacuation brought more than just a sense of dread among people in many regions for the Catholic Church's guiding power; in truth, they actually needed this ability to unite.

After all, without the endorsement of the Catholic Church, how could the people, who have almost no trust in the governments of various countries, possibly evacuate the city so quickly?
But everyone knew that after this incident, everything else became trivial, and they needed to discuss a far more terrifying issue: the unstoppable rise of Catholicism!

But for Bai Yang, these were just extras; he didn't care about them. What he cared more about was what this crisis would bring him!

As he spoke, he opened his palm, and a ball of flame was slowly burning on it. Compared to the history and gods of the past, this ball of flame now clearly contained something else, namely "rules"!
Yes, it was the rules. Bai Yang guided this trial, which naturally instilled fear in many people. But at the same time, he also truly engraved the attribute called "rules" into people's hearts.

For the Catholic Church, the so-called rules are, of course, God's decrees, the Bible, the Book of Revelation, all the verified books and their practices, as well as the commandments and the words of the angels.

But for Bai Yang, a creator who leads the world's rules, what he truly cares about is the underlying principles.

With the addition of members from the Inquisition and the Holy See, the dark side of the entire papal system was gradually perfected.

“The members of the Inquisition are still missing!” Bai Yang said. “But this divine fire has indeed grown to the point where it can condense a divine spark!”

"Your Majesty, if you don't intend to condense a divine spark, then you should create a divine realm, right?" Alvin asked curiously.

"Yes, that's right. The creation of the Christian divine realm begins with this grand ceremony!"

Looking down at the city of Rome and the bustling Vatican, Bai Yang calmly spoke: "Gather faith, gather divine power, ignite the divine fire, condense divine essence, establish divinity, and elevate the divine kingdom..."

"The world's largest religion, with so many beliefs, is truly going to be wasted if we don't use it!"

P.S.: Christianity will not become the dominant religion, don't worry. Domination is meaningless. Besides, the powerful should not be the tyrannical. Perhaps, under the constraints of faith, such power can actually maintain a better order?
For me, the fundamental nature of religion must be kindness, and can only be kindness, in order to conform to universal values ​​(except for the Indians, who are too abstract, so I'm planning to give them a major makeover!).

(End of this chapter)