Infinite Begins with Giants

Chapter 1344 The new saint, the old pope, and the question of becoming a god

Saint-Joan Empire, city of Frenje.

Saint Kate followed Captain Richard towards a splendid and majestic church.

If the Glory Temple is the face of the church, then this Emerald Cathedral is the highest holy place in the hearts of countless believers across the Saigon continent.

Most of the power of faith from all over the continent is gathered here.

With a thought in Arturia's mind, her eyes glowed golden, and her pupils turned into the most noble golden color.

She looked up, and within her extraordinary vision, there was an almost endless power of faith that was more majestic and dazzling than the blazing sun at noon, turning into billions of pale golden light waterfalls pouring down...

This power of faith is so huge, broader than the sky and more turbulent than the sea.

Arturia's eyes were shocked and she took a breath.

The power of faith in the crystal ball inherited by the saint is enough, and it is more than enough to confer a god.

But the power of faith accumulated here in the Emerald Cathedral is even greater. Although mortals cannot see this power, any high-level transcendent who comes here will feel his own insignificance and be suppressed, like an ant looking up at the sky.

"Kate, as long as God's spokesperson on earth, our respected and wise Pope, stands in the Emerald Cathedral, he is invincible. Even the false gods and evil gods must bow down..."

Arturia recalled Archbishop Timo's words.

When she first came to the city of Flenje in the St. Joan Empire, the old bishop pointed to this cathedral and said this with great pride.

She didn't believe it before.

However, after accepting the inheritance of the Saint and being able to understand and feel the power of faith more deeply, she believed.

As long as the popes of the past generations stayed close to the Emerald Cathedral, they were almost invincible. As long as they used this huge power of faith, they were enough to fight against the true God.

However, the shortcomings are also obvious. It is limited to the royal capital, and it will not work if it is far away.

Neither kings nor demigods can effectively utilize the power of faith, even with the help of formations.

Only the godhead of the new god can efficiently store, refine, digest and absorb the power of faith, and transform the power of faith into its own divine power.

'The church is too defensive but not aggressive enough...'

Arturia said silently in her heart.

After the Beihai incident, the church seemed a little anxious.

She had only been awake for three days. In order to defeat the brand of the saints of the past, she had consumed a lot of mental energy and was quite exhausted.

But she had no chance to rest at all. In the past few days, Captain Richard hurriedly took her to meet many of the empire's nobles and important figures within the Holy See, and she became familiar with them.

"Thank you for your hard work, because we are pressed for time and you can't rest yet."

Captain Richard seemed to notice the saint's fatigue and said apologetically.

"It's okay, I understand. Go and see His Majesty the Pope."

Arriving under the Emerald Cathedral again, Artoria still felt a little breathtaking, and her mental fatigue seemed to have disappeared.

The Emerald Cathedral is the largest, most famous and most artistically accomplished church in the world.

There are more than 60000 marble statues here, 31590 of which are located on the outside of the building, of which 22450 are carved on the outside. The themes of the statues are mostly religious themes such as the deeds of saints and saints, and the various statues come in various shapes.

There are also 960 beast-shaped drains outside the church, and the beasts at each corner are different. The entire exterior of the building is dotted with beautifully carved window grilles, with a total length of about 10 kilometers.

The front facade of the cathedral is a relief gate made of holy bronze. The front is separated by 10 huge square columns to form a copper gate. From the left, there are double columns, first door, single column, second door, double column, The middle gate (the third gate), the double column, the fourth gate, the single column, the fifth gate, and the double column are arranged.

Each bronze door is divided into many squares, and each square is carved with church history, mythology and biblical stories.

There are three small floating cities above the church, arranged in the shape of "pin".

There are three more sculptures of the goddess of light standing on the floating city. Each one is a hundred feet high and has different postures. One is a powerful female warrior wearing golden armor, holding a spear and a large shield; the other is wearing an elegant dress and crystal slippers. , a beautiful girl dancing gracefully; and a young girl in coarse linen clothes, with flowers on her head and rice ears tied around her waist.

There are also various lifelike angel sculptures standing on the edge of the floating city, overlooking the world...

And these are just the tip of the iceberg of church architecture.

'Big dog owner. '

Arturia subconsciously thought of her brother's words.

If he were here, he would definitely say this.

"Captain Richard! Her Royal Highness the Saint!"

In front of the heavy holy bronze gate, two teams of paladins guarding the church saw the leader and the saint arriving and immediately saluted and said hello.

The knights are already familiar with the leader, and are looking at the new saint more.

She was wearing a light golden saint's dress with a waist and a long skirt. Her already developed and graceful figure was vaguely outlined with curves along the stripes of the dress. Her skin was crystal clear and her figure was bulging forward and backward, with the hem of her knee-length skirt exposed. A piece of pure white thigh.

She is pure and holy, and embodies the beauty of women everywhere, making the knights' eyes light up.

"Everyone has worked hard."

Captain Richard nodded gently to the knights and walked into the middle door of the church without any further pause.

Arturia followed the leader with light steps, not forgetting to nod politely and smile at the knights along the way.

Because she had absorbed and completely digested the power of the saints of the past during this period, her whole body naturally exuded a layer of soft divine radiance. Even her hair was flowing with luster, and she was extremely holy.

Finding that the knights were all staring at her, she waved to them. Her exquisite facial features and fair skin were flawless, and her elegant smile seemed to be clearer than spring water and gentler than the spring breeze, which made people feel sincerely. Relaxing and enjoyable.

Her beauty and holiness shocked everyone's soul.

"This...is the new saint?"

"Kate Reinhardt, from the Kingdom of Falorland, is only 22 years old, very young."

"So beautiful, I feel like I'm in love..."

A young knight couldn't help but look inside the door. The saint had gone away, but he still looked at the beautiful figure reluctantly.

The guard captain immediately scolded with a straight face:

"Shut up and stop talking nonsense. Is Her Majesty the Holy Lady someone you can talk about casually?"

The knights refrained from talking and stood back up, but they could not help but recall the voice and smile of the new saint in their hearts.

She is so beautiful...

"It makes you laugh. These stupid boys can't walk when they see a pretty girl."

With the strength of Captain Richard, he could naturally hear the young knights behind him talking about the saint and shook his head.

Artoria smiled, played with Liu Hai with her bare hands, and said a little playfully:

"I did it on purpose, to tease them."

Leader: "..."

I didn’t realize that Kate still has such a bad taste.

"Let them go. If you smile at them again, I'm afraid their souls will be taken away."

Captain Richard glanced at the saint and said helplessly.

Kate's appearance and temperament are indeed too outstanding. Even he finds it amazing, let alone those young people who are full of blood.

Arturia smiled and nodded, indicating that she would not.

After spending a long time with her cheap brother, she has been affected and sometimes becomes a little sinister...

The two walked towards the nave of the church.

This church is majestic and beautifully decorated. The skylight is inlaid with many small, colorful stained glass, and the window lattice structure is wrapped in a round radial shape, resembling a rose.

Light pours in through the stained glass windows, making the white marble reliefs engraved with various saints' deeds and epic stories shine brightly. The various bronze statues of devils and angel sculptures on both sides of the corridor seem to come alive at this time.

Probably because too much power of faith has been accumulated, every brick and tile here is glowing with a faint holy light, giving it a sacred and immortal charm.

Arturia followed the leader through many corridors and halls, and met the old pope in the Hall of Light.

Pope Gregory II was a white-haired old man with cloudy eyes and wrinkles on his face. He was wearing a gray priest's robe that had been washed a little white. He looked old and sleepy, as if he would die in the next second. Will burp farts.

However, Altria did not dare to look down on him and immediately bowed slightly.

"His Majesty the Pope!"×2

Gregory II sat on a high chair covered with scarlet velvet cushions and decorated with various ancient jewelry.

After hearing the sound, he opened his eyes slightly, looked at the two of them, his cloudy eyes became brighter, and said slowly:

"Kate, you are very good, surpassing all the saints in the past, and you are expected to become a god."

Captain Richard was shocked.

Kate unexpectedly refined the power of more than twenty saints, and her strength increased greatly, and she became a king. The top leaders of the church knew about this.

But she shouldn't be a demigod yet.

The remaining power of the saints of the past generations in the inheritance crystal will be consumed by the new saint every once in a while, and then slowly restored and accumulated. Kate's dual route practitioners are not prioritized. Even if they absorb all these powers, they will not be enough to ignite the divine fire. .

But the Pope said that Kate surpassed all the saints in the past.

You know, there are also amazing people among the saints in the past. Currently, there are 5 kings and 1 demigod.

To surpass all of them, at least to be the best among the demigods, to be close to the giants...

Arturia was slightly startled, her face was as usual, she looked at the white-haired old pope on the high chair and said:

"You flatter me."

She thought the old man might have seen something.

She transferred part of her power into the Holy Sword of Light and the Lion King. On the surface, she maintained a power of around level 34, but after all, she ignited the divine fire, and it was difficult to completely cover up the aura of the divine fire.

Gregory II still looked drowsy. It seemed that the temperature was a bit cold in winter. He pulled up the small blanket on the back of the chair and put it on his knees, and said in a slow tone:

"Kate, if you succeed in becoming a god, will you protect the church and protect believers across the continent?"

Captain Richard subconsciously held his breath.

Artoria said seriously: "This is exactly what I am pursuing!"

The pope's eyes were cloudy and he couldn't see any emotion. He said, "What priesthood are you planning to gather?"

"Light, order, justice, hope!" Artoria said without thinking.

These four are all important priesthoods with a bright future. If any one of them is deduced to perfection, it is expected to have strong divine power.

When Gregory II heard her words, he nodded slightly, opened the space in front of him with his dry palm, and took out the crystal ball inherited from the Saint.

The power of the saints of all ages in the crystal ball has been exhausted, leaving only a trace of brand as a seed, but the massive power of faith inside it is still there, brilliant and brilliant, like a vast golden ocean.

The pope threw the inheritance crystal ball to the saint and said:

"Then this will be kept by you from now on."

Artoria held the crystal ball in her hand, a little surprised.

After she accepted the inheritance of the saint, the eternal crystal ball was immediately recovered.

As the "supreme holy object" of the church, it is not something that the saint can keep.

Captain Richard opened his eyes slightly, hesitated a little, and said:

"His Majesty the Pope, this..."

This eternal crystal ball stores one-third of the total power of faith accumulated by the church over the past fifteen hundred years.

The "Eternal Crystal Ball" itself is also a treasure, so precious that ordinary demigods can't even afford half of it if they lose all their money. If the second path can be passed, this eternal crystal ball is a ticket to becoming a god. Any king who gets it will definitely become a god.

Thanks to the tragedy of Storm War God, otherwise the church would just throw out this eternal crystal, and the entire continent would be filled with blood, and a lot of kings and demigods would die...

Is it appropriate to hand over such a supreme holy object to a newly appointed saint?

The Pope naturally understood Captain Richard's hesitation, slightly tightened the blanket and said slowly:

"It's no problem keeping this thing with Kate's power."

The group leader stopped talking.

Artoria held the pale golden eternal crystal ball in her hand, feeling a little confused and said:

"His Majesty, what is this crystal?"

Eternal crystal, she had never heard of this material.

She had tried to transfer the power of faith in the crystal before, but failed. She knew very well how difficult it was to transfer and store the power of faith, and it was even harder to absorb it.

The Pope said: "As you may have guessed, the Eternal Crystal is a fragment of the Godhead. To be precise, it is a divine object polished and processed using fragments of the Godhead as the main material."

Arturia's cherry mouth opened slightly, she was surprised, but she felt it was reasonable.

Besides godhead, what else can store such a huge power of faith?

Captain Richard sighed:

"It's a pity that the fragments of the godhead obtained by the church are too mutilated and cannot be used to confer gods. Otherwise, Captain Louis would have..."

"Cough cough!"

On the high chair, the old pope suddenly coughed, and a sharp light flashed in his cloudy eyes.

At this moment, the laws of time and space shook slightly, the world became black and white, and everything within sight seemed to be shorter!

This breath is fleeting.

Captain Richard knew that he had said the wrong thing. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead and his face turned pale.

Arturia's eyelashes trembled, and the fleeting breath made her feel suppressed, and the divine power in her body was stagnant and not functioning smoothly.

She was a little surprised by the old pope's strength and threw a "Level Detection" over.

She also met the Pope last time, but that time it was just a clone with ordinary king power.

This time it should be the main body, right?

[Gregory Ladd George Mountbatten...blessed by the Broken Kingdom of God...blessed by the power of faith...pseudo-god level (pseudo-sixth level)...]

Artoria: "..."

(_)?, What is the pseudo-god level?

It should be inferior to the true God.

Better than the demon giant?

It also feels a little wrong...

Arturia was full of doubts, but it was hard to ask questions, so she remained silent.

Moreover, the old pope's reaction just now was a bit excessive. Captain Richard seemed to have committed some kind of taboo when he mentioned the Storm God Louis.

There was silence in the hall, and the atmosphere was a bit depressing.

Captain Richard lowered his head, as if he was a child who had done something wrong.

The old pope did not scold him. He sighed, became sleepy again, and said:

"Kate, is the Archduke Conor your cousin?"

It feels like I'm changing the subject.

Artoria thought in her mind and nodded: "Yes."

"Do you have a good relationship?"

"Yes."

"You like him very much?"

"Forehead……"

Artoria choked for a moment, her pretty face blushing slightly.

Although she quickly calmed down, her strange behavior was still noticed by the group leader and the old pope.

Captain Richard frowned slightly.

Saints are generally required to be virgins and must be single during their reign.

The aristocratic circle is already very chaotic. Archduke Connaught and Kate are just distant cousins. In many countries, they can get married. Blood is not a constraint. If the two have a relationship, once it is leaked, it will be a scandal to the church.

Religion needs to consider secular influence. The image of a saint in the eyes of the world must be holy, beautiful, and righteous...

However, what surprised the group leader was that the Pope did not criticize or admonish Kate, but nodded slightly, with a kind smile on his wrinkled old face, seeming to be very satisfied with the new saint.

Leader: "..."

The sun comes out in the west?

I don’t understand, I don’t understand.

The old pope smiled and nodded, saying:

"Richard, take Kate to Secret Room 01 and let her receive the knowledge of the second path."

"Yes!"

Captain Richard was so surprised that his jaw almost dropped, but he still took the order immediately.

Are the knowledge from the second path also provided?

There is an unwritten ban within the church that strictly prohibits the saints of all generations from obtaining the knowledge of the second way. Although it has been decided to let it go under some pressure, it should still have to undergo a series of tests.

Kate has just joined, has almost no merit, and her qualifications are also an issue.

Moreover, don’t you want your loyalty to be tested?

Captain Richard had too many doubts in his mind, but he resisted asking and left the hall with the saint.

The two men retreated.

After walking out of the Hall of Light, Artoria asked:

"Captain, you just mentioned the Godhead Fragments and Storm God of War, right..."

"Stop!"

Captain Richard immediately interrupted the saint's words, with a serious look on his face, "Stop talking. I don't know much about what happened back then, so I won't talk about it."

Artoria: "..."

Maybe there is some secret behind the death of Storm War God.

Moreover, she had a vague feeling that the church was not monolithic. There were serious differences between the top management and various factions. There might also be some old grudges and secrets involved. The water inside was a bit deep...

In the bright hall, the old pope still sat on the high chair and closed his eyes.

Suddenly, the shadow beside the door frame flickered, and a figure slowly stood up from the ground.

He was wearing a black priest's attire that was rare within the church. His face was mostly covered by a hood. He was slender and had a silver cross hanging around his neck. There were patterns of dark gold scepters and silver scales on his clothes. His breath was cold.

This is the Grand Inquisitor of the Inquisition, a terrifying man known as the "Dark Pope".

He said in a slightly hoarse voice:

"His Majesty the Pope, do you really want to do this? The person who becomes a god does not necessarily have to be a saint."

The old pope closed his eyes, wrapped himself in a small blanket, and said:

"Maybe, but if you allow others to become gods, will it still be the Church of the Goddess of Light?"

"This is not the most important thing. As long as the true God exists, the church can continue to be glorious. I think the name of the Church of the God of Storms is not unpleasant. It was originally called the Church of the Goddess of Light, but it was to compete with the Mother of Darkness who believed in demons."

The presiding judge said something that seemed very treasonous to outsiders.

However, this was the thinking of many people at that time, and it almost led to the schism and civil strife in the church.

"More than 1,500 years is too long, and false beliefs have become true." The Pope said calmly.

"There's no need to take advantage of her. I can't trust her. It's only been a few days since she joined the church?"

The presiding judge said coldly, pointing his finger at the new saint.

"If not, the church will be divided and have civil strife."

The presiding judge wanted to say, if there is a division, then divide, the winner will be king, cleanse all the losers, and the church can be completely reunited.

But the words undoubtedly angered the Pope, and he refrained.

The Pope knew that many people within the Holy See disagreed with his decision, including the presiding judge. He sighed in his heart, sat up straight, and took out a letter from his pocket with his dry palm.

"Look at the letter from Archduke Connaught. It's not without benefits for the church to choose Kate as a saint."

The presiding judge took the letter, read it carefully, and then fell into silence.

After a long time, he said softly: "I understand, I will neither support nor block it."

The content of Connaught's Letter is simple.

If the church supports his cousin's deification, he will support the church with all his heart.

Everyone would be moved by the King of Stars' strong support, and the church would not dare to ignore it.

Now Ren is already one of the most powerful overlords in the Saigon Continent. He stomps his feet and makes the entire Central Territory tremble.

He is the youngest of the strongest.

Son-in-law of the Feuerbach family.

At the same time, he is the successor of the conqueror, the man of the Night Woman.

He has a relationship with Hades.

He could also talk to the Sword Master of the Sky.

He also has a close relationship with the Natural School, and is the vice-president of the Demon Hunter Association...

Therefore, after learning that Archduke Connaught was willing to support the church, the attitude of the presiding judge changed.

He didn't know that there were Blood Queen Audrey and Demon Queen Lilith standing behind Ren, otherwise he would be even more surprised.

The presiding judge looked at the old pope, folded the letter carefully, and said:

"You've convinced me, but it's hard to say for the rest. There are also careerists within the church."

If the second way hadn't been blocked, the church, which has a huge power of faith, would have been in civil strife.

Who doesn’t want to become a god? Who doesn’t want to live forever?

Gregory II shook his head and said:

"Let them be, if something happens, you will have to bear the consequences."

The presiding judge did not reply and his body slowly faded away.

Something is going to happen.

The Pope no longer suppresses the conflicts between the parties, and it can be expected that conflicts will break out soon.

After a while, silence returned to the bright hall. Only the drowsy old man sat on a high chair, stared at the sculpture of the goddess, and let out a long sigh.

"The higher up the church, the less faith there is, and how many sins are prevalent in the name of God."

If you're tired, let the kids do whatever they want.

(End of this chapter)