Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 141 - 114: The Pope’s Curse!

Chapter 141: Chapter 114: The Pope’s Curse!

Church.

Everyone surrounded Wu Xiaode.

Wu Xiaode gripped the red scepter in his hands and raised it high.

"Let us test your devotion, the vicar of God on earth,"

the crowd said in unison.

Threads of Holy Light flew out from their bodies, landing on Wu Xiaode.

This was the Holy Prayer Skill.

If the person wasn’t a steadfast Believer, the Holy Light would turn into a lethal weapon to punish him; if he was a true Believer, the Holy Light would sense a kindred power and bestow itself upon him.

Several Pastors, bishops, and elders hid within the mist, silently chanting spells, quietly launching their corresponding disarming Magic.

The Holy Light, therefore, found no purchase.

It remained calmly on the surface of Wu Xiaode’s body, eventually being gently drawn away by the Chang Ghosts.

——It looked as though it had merged into Wu Xiaode’s body.

The spectators immediately burst into cheers.

The entire process went flawlessly, without any hint of a problem.

Truly, a fervent Judge!

He was undoubtedly the rightful new Pope!

Knowing he had passed another test, Wu Xiaode’s face took on an added sense of dignity and solemnity.

He said solemnly,

"Give me a quiet room; I want to experience the power of the scepter."

"This way, please."

A bishop led him, heading to the back of the church.

"Pope, can you resurrect others as well?" someone called from behind.

Without turning his head, Wu Xiaode casually pointed.

The Void stirred.

A Pastor appeared before everyone.

"Long time no see."

He said with a smile, walking into the crowd and chatting with a few subordinates from his past.

The crowd cheered again.

"I haven’t fully revived yet, I need more power to meet with you all. Please wait until His Holiness the Pope’s power is restored and he casts the spell again; then I can meet everyone,"

said the Pastor after finishing speaking, his vitality suddenly vanished.

He looked just like a dead man.

——This was because the White Tiger had suppressed the Chang Ghost Skill, making the Pastor’s original corpse-like appearance manifest.

Amid the astonished cries of the crowd, the Pastor vanished into the Void and disappeared.

Elsewhere.

Wu Xiaode followed the bishop into a room.

"You rest well."

After another bow, the bishop withdrew, closing the door from outside.

Wu Xiaode checked the room, confirming it was indeed a private chamber, before he took out the other two scepters.

In fact, the white and black scepters had already joined together.

The white scepter had transformed into a white lizard, the black scepter into a black snake, entwining each other.

The black snake was below, forming a black staff.

The white lizard was above, becoming the head of the scepter.

At this moment, he obtained the red scepter.

——What would happen?

Wu Xiaode silently observed the scepters.

Suddenly, as if sensing each other, the three scepters began to vibrate faintly.

The red scepter slowly began to move, wrapping itself around the other two scepters, tirelessly seeking a position.

It searched for a long time but found that the lizard and snake were tightly connected, leaving no place for it.

In its hesitation, the lizard opened its mouth and bit the red scepter.

The red scepter struggled briefly, then went still.

It gradually shrank, turning into a red gemstone, which the lizard held in its mouth.

The lizard closed its eyes.

The entire scepter slowly became a staff with alternating black and white colors, its head inlaid with a blood-red gemstone.

As the scepter took shape, the Book of the Dead immediately fell in front of Wu Xiaode.

Rows of ice crystal letters emanating a chill appeared:

"White represents God’s enforcers, red the unbreakable covenant between you and God, black the call of the prison."

"The three scepters have fused into one, becoming the Sin Prison Summoning Staff."

"You have acquired the Sin Prison Summoning Staff."

"Before the staff’s power is activated, because you fulfilled a very special condition, a certain Curse lurking on the staff has been activated!"

Wu Xiaode’s heart sank.

Such a coincidence!

Why would I activate a Curse just by arriving?

As he was feeling irritated, a soft whisper came from the staff:

"Stay calm, newly appointed Pope."

"The Curse I have cast is not meant for you; it activates only when you are supported by the people, have acquired the three scepters, and in the presence of a Pastor, a cardinal bishop, an Archbishop, and the elders of the Judgement Court as witnesses."

It was the voice of the Pope!

Wu Xiaode looked around ——

Indeed, there were Pastors, cardinal bishops, an Archbishop, and the elders of the Judgement Court on his sides.

But they were all Chang Ghosts now.

You misunderstand, Pope.

They aren’t here to witness anything; you can’t just Curse me like this!

The Pope then said, "Furthermore, you must at least earn the reverence of seventy percent of the believers to hear my voice."

Seventy percent?

Wu Xiaode looked toward the Book of the Dead.

He saw a line of ice crystal small characters emerge on the Book of the Dead:

"In the previous battle, many followers of the Holy Sect witnessed your power."

"After you performed the miracle of ’Dead Man Resurrection,’ their reverence for you reached an unprecedented level."

"The reason there wasn’t a starburst effect is because your deeds are still being passed around within the Church Court, and the book is waiting for the situation to ferment before making a final tally."

So that was it.

—Come to think of it, the conditions for awakening this curse really are high.

If the Holy Sect had such a person, the Pope should be offering blessings, so why a curse?

What on earth does the Pope want to do?

At this point, Wu Xiaode became somewhat curious and could not help but listen quietly.

The Pope’s voice continued to resound from the scepter:

"I finally realize that everything I’ve done is meaningless..."

"I thought ’God’ would help me resurrect my wife."

"However, her soul was too beautiful, and so ’God’ devoured it and deceived me for many years."

"—It was only in this moment before my death that I came to know all of this."

"Of course, I am no match for ’God.’"

"Yet, I can’t die with peace of mind!"

"Let me tell you a bit of truth, successor."

"For years, ’God’ has cultivated the Sin Prison World into a ’crop’ of souls, growing stronger by devouring them."

"They actually most crave one particular type of exceedingly rare soul:"

"—a truly awakened human soul with the Power of Death."

Wu Xiaode: "..."

On the scepter, the Pope’s voice continued:

"’Gods’ fear true death, they created beings known as ’Death Gods’ in an attempt to weave a ’Death World’ corresponding to the ’crop.’"

"But all of this requires the true Power of Death."

"The ’gods’ keep growing their crops, trying to harvest such a soul."

"That’s all."

"I have said what I needed to say."

"You might wonder, what use is it for me to say this."

"It’s useless."

"I cannot defeat the Demon Gods nor can I change the fate of anyone in the Sin Prison."

"Yes, I understand the power of ’God’ so well that the only thing I could do... was one thing."

A line of burning blood-red small characters suddenly burst forth on the Book of the Dead:

"The curse has been completely unleashed."

"The current curse has started to affect the scepter."

Wu Xiaode was somewhat surprised.

This curse... it’s not aimed at me?

So it’s targeting the scepter?

He saw the scepter tremble and transform back into three objects:

White lizard, black snake, red gemstone.

But this time, the white lizard and the black snake seemed somewhat listless.

Only within the red gemstone did light flicker in waves.

Threads of light flew out from the bodies of the lizard and snake, entering the red gemstone, flowing like water, manifesting in midair as a swirling, ceaseless milky white radiance.

"Take it," he said.

"This is a strand of Holy Origin from which the ’God’ derives the power to wield the Holy Series. Its origins are unclear, but it supports the entire Magic System of the Holy Sect."

"Ridiculous, perhaps this is the real Holy Power, and our ’God’ merely stole its power."

"Now I have pilfered it and hand it over to you."

"If you are a fool, you might as well donate it back to ’God’, but if you possess even a sliver of wisdom, you will know what to do."

"I have finished speaking."

"As the Pope, to steal away the key power by which ’God’ enslaves all beings in the last moments of life, is my act of rebellion against ’God’s cruelty."

"Am I not laughable?"

There, the Pope’s voice ended.

Wu Xiaode sighed.

The Pope had killed too many people; he was not deserving of forgiveness, yet it was unexpected that he would do such a thing in his last moments.

But what is the use of this thing...?

Wu Xiaode reached out his hand.

That streak of white light immediately flew over, coiling around his hand.

The Book of the Dead suddenly flipped open, with ice crystal small characters rapidly emerging:

"You have obtained the Seed of Holy Origin."

"It is an item of extreme rarity that can be integrated into your skills during skill advancement, making your skills stronger!"

"Do you allow the book to collect it?"

—What is there to say?

"Allow," Wu Xiaode said.

That swatch of Holy Light immediately flew into the Book of the Dead, each taking residence on a page of the book alongside the Dragon’s Eye of Bones.

The next second.

The lizard, the snake, and the gemstone merged back together, once again transforming into that scepter.

Different now.

It no longer felt as mysterious and inscrutable as before.

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