Chief High Priest Gregory XII's expression was sincere yet apologetic.

After slightly bowing to Charlotte in greeting, he looked at Cardinal Priest Filiberto and others imprisoned by Holy Power, a disappointed gaze suppressing his anger:

"I never expected that on such an important day, such a disgraceful farce would be enacted within the cardinal ground of my Royal Court!"

After speaking, the Chief High Priest then turned to the Judgement Knights who followed him, coldly saying:

"Judgement Knights, heed the order, escort these fallen betrayers to the dungeon of the Heretic Judgement Court! Use all means to interrogate those behind them!"

The Heretic Judgement Court?

Upon hearing the Chief High Priest's words, the priests present all changed complexion.

Holy Royal Court is the most powerful religious organization on the continent, and the Judgement Court of the Holy Royal Court is also the religious judgement department that makes all heretics shudder with fear.

And within the vertical structure of the Judgement Court, the most fear-inducing is the famous Heretic Judgement Court, a department that even Holy Royal Court's priests speak of with trepidation; any existence suspected of heresy, upon entering, faces grievous consequences.

Cardinal Priest Filiberto opened his eyes wide again.

He "mmm... mmm..." wanted to speak, but his mouth sealed by Holy Power could only emit muffled sounds.

In the end, amidst continuous struggling, he and the other rebels were escorted away by the Judgement Knights.

"Your Highness Saintess, regarding today's matter, our Church Authority Country will certainly give you a satisfying explanation!"

Gregory XII once again bowed to Charlotte, speaking solemnly.

Charlotte's expression was enigmatic.

Although the other's attitude was sincere and respectful, having already had doubts and been advised by the guarding Divine Artifact, she did not believe their words.

Perhaps to other priests, the Chief High Priest arriving in time seemed quite timely; a second later, and Filiberto might have activated the Divine Artifact causing greater casualties. But Charlotte knew, the timing of their arrival was too coincidental.

Not everyone can control Divine Artifacts; perhaps to Second Judge Aaron and Holy Hall Knight Order Deputy Commander Fabio, Filiberto controlling the Divine Artifact posed a threat to them. But Charlotte, possessing mythical status and mastering Holy Power, did not fear the already powerless Cardinal Priest.

Rather than stepping in to suppress, it seemed like an act to silence them swiftly, preventing Filiberto from falling into Charlotte's hands.

Only, what surprised Charlotte somewhat was that Chief High Priest Gregory XII's information remained within the Faith Network.

This indicated he was still a Holy believer, and had not betrayed his faith.

But... is that truly the case?

Recalling her conversations with the guarding Divine Artifact and its cautious plea for help, Charlotte had some vague suspicions in her heart.

"Your Eminence Chief, thank you for your concern; with the Royal Court's knights present, my safety hasn't been threatened."

Charlotte said.

"Only..."

Her tone shifted, looking at Filiberto and others being escorted away:

"You said you want to investigate the instigator behind these fallen, could it be... that the upper echelons of the Cardinal Priest Team have also been infiltrated by external forces?"

As these words emerged, the priests slightly paused, showing varied expressions.

The Cardinal Priest Team is directly subordinate to the Chief High Priest's Main Priest Group, also the highest religious institution of the Church Authority Country.

Filiberto is ranked among the top five cardinals within the Priest Team and is widely recognized as a confidant of the Chief; this...

Second Judge Aaron looked at the Chief, slightly frowning.

"Your Highness Saintess, you may not know, before becoming a cardinal, Filiberto constantly served in the Eastern Diocese. I suspect... His Eminence Chief fears the involvement of the Salem Clan's Bloodline in this matter."

Great Judge Francesco calmly stated.

The Salem Clan?!

A group of priests subtly changed expressions.

Good grief...

Are they shifting the blame onto the Bloodline now?

Charlotte squinted slightly, her mind recalling the relevant information she browsed.

Furthermore, the Holy Royal Court has a total of five major dioceses.

First is the Central Diocese, including the Xi Younai Empire and various countries of the northern Yonette Peninsula, also the core diocese controlled by the Church Authority Country.

Second is the Western Diocese dominated by the New Moon Kingdom, including Falling Star Kingdom and city-states along the Moon God Coast in the southern Yonette Peninsula, second only to the Central Diocese in terms of size, also known as the New Moon Diocese.

Third covers the Northern Diocese, including Eastern Yonette Black Land, Northern Territory Grand Duchy, and the entire general northern region radiated by Northern Territory Grand Duchy.

Fourth is the Eastern Diocese, centered around Coria Kingdom and encompassing Dragon Ridge Mountain Range and numerous eastern small countries.

Lastly, the Southern Diocese comprises the continent's southern part frequently referred to as the Southern Continent, located across the sea from the northern Mireya Continent, a multi-clan united tribal region bordered by Moon God Sea.

Among all dioceses, the status of the Eastern Diocese is most delicate.

This is because the most powerful regime within the Eastern Diocese is Coria Kingdom controlled by the Bloodline, and the Eastern Diocese's relationship with Coria Kingdom is likewise quite ambiguous.

The Bloodline secretly ruling Coria Kingdom is originally from the Salem Clan, which is the clan of the Pure White Witch who has pursued Sebastian for years.

"Your Eminence Chief, could it be... this is a scheme of those Salem Bloodline?!"

Holy Hall Knight Order Deputy Commander Fabio's expression turned solemn.

Gregory XII sighed:

"It's just speculation, recently the Bloodline tribe in various regions of the continent have been quite active. The Great Judge and I speculate that perhaps there's a problem within the Bloodline tribe; there are rumors saying that an ancient mythical figure has revived."

A Bloodline myth has revived!

Priests and Church Knights visibly changed their expressions.

"A prince within the Bloodline has revived? Could it be... the news from the New Moon Diocese from years ago is true?!"

"If that's the case... isn't that precisely what..."

"Watch your words! This attack was aimed at the Saintess!"

"But the Bloodline tribe is already not united, perhaps..."

Priests discussed spiritedly, some couldn't help but glance at Charlotte, and even some Cardinal Priests hesitated to speak.

Charlotte squinted her eyes.

She knew what the priests were discussing.

That was probably the phenomenon she caused when she ascended to Demigod years ago.

Although the Holy Royal Court didn't catch any evidence, according to Nisi, the New Moon Diocese did report the incident to the Church Authority Country, along with a theory about the 'Evil God's revival.'

Not only that, even the Blood Demon Church was causing trouble behind the scenes, spreading lots of information about the 'Dark Night God.'

According to Charlotte's deductions, although everyone has not openly confronted each other, the upper levels of the Holy Royal Court are actually aware that the Falling Star Kingdom has a Demigod deemed the Dark Night God, and probably still belongs to the Bloodline tribe.

This is also why the Church Authority Country invited Charlotte to observe the ceremony, the core of this observation is their probe towards Charlotte.

It must be said, this Chief High Priest is indeed formidable.

Clearly starting with the topic of traitors within the Holy Royal Court, but with a few words, he shifted the topic to Bloodline's infiltration and internal conflict within the Holy Royal Court, and subtly involved her as well.

After all, everyone knows that the control over the Falling Star Kingdom's Church division is actually in Charlotte's hands now.

"Whether this is the doing of the Bloodline tribe still requires further judgment. I hope Chief could allow me to participate in the interrogation; I too want to know what kind of force dares to act in front of the Holy Palace in the presence of a deity."

Charlotte spoke calmly.

Upon hearing this, many priests calmed down.

Indeed.

They had just witnessed the 'Radiant Track.'

The 'Radiant Track' is a proof of Divine Grace, historically appearing only when an Oracle descends, representing the gaze of Creator God Lord Haral.

To be able to evoke the 'Radiant Track,' even bringing the phenomenon of all things' revival that only the 'Creation Power' could bring, Saintess's identity is undoubtedly affirmed, she must be the Saintess of the Royal Court!

Thinking of this, those priests who were just discussing felt ashamed.

Divine Lord above!

Even the deity has personally bestowed blessings upon her, they... shouldn't have doubted the Saintess's identity!

Chief High Priest Gregory XII kept a composed demeanor.

He nodded in agreement, saying:

"What the Saintess said is very true, today's incident likely involves a clash of myths, mythical powers are not something we mortals can imagine, bizarre and unpredictable, so we need to be cautious."

"However, the interrogation matters should be left to the Heretic Judgement Court, there light and darkness coexist, sometimes requiring the use of some special methods, which should not appear under sunlight, to tarnish the sacred sight of the Divine Lord."

With these words, he turned to look at the Great Judge Francesco beside him, solemnly stating:

"Your Excellency Judge, please do your utmost, we must find out the people behind these Fallen ones!"

"Of course, Chief, all for the Divine Lord!"

The Great Judge stated with a solemn expression.

After speaking, he looked at the Judgement Knights beside him, coldly commanding:

"Take these traitors away!"

The Judgement Knights saluted in unison, then escorted several legends and a group of rebellious knights, who were restrained by Holy Light, down.

"Saintess..."

Gregory XII then turned to look at Charlotte, expressing sincerely:

"You have traveled a long distance to the Holy Capital, and now have encountered today's incident, it's my negligence."

"Please rest assured, regarding this turmoil, I will certainly give you a satisfactory explanation!"

After saying this, Gregory XII made a gesture, slightly smiled, saying:

"You've had a tough journey, and today's ordeal was frightening, you must be tired. The Royal Court has prepared the best rooms and the most comfortable baths, and arranged Royal chefs from the New Moon Kingdom to prepare your meals, please move to the Holy Palace for rest."

Listening to Gregory XII's words, Charlotte's gaze deepened.

She looked deeply at him, then slightly smiled, saying:

"In that case, I thank Chief for the hospitality."

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