Devil's Bible

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Looking across the table, there was a 'person' holding a book and reading.

"Nemus... how did you do that just now?"

“Just some tricks, Akrimi.” Nemus looked up at the other person.

"After all, this isn't a completely material plane, is it?"

Chapter 856 Earthly Essence Technique

“Just this once!” Akrimi said, then looked at Nemus: “How did you become a god?”

“It’s not like I can’t do both,” Nemus said with a smile. “I’ve left the matter of the Earth Godhood to pure randomness.”

“If Kru receives it and gives it to me, then I will also become the God of the Earth.”

"If Kru chooses to use it himself, then so be it."

"If he doesn't get it, then it's just another god being killed."

Nemus observed the entire Earth Temple, awaiting the final outcome of this matter.

Kru had the advantage of being in the first place; he had obtained the complete 'secret orders' for the first two churches from Nemes, so upon entering this cathedral, his initial role was that of a trainee priest.

If Nemus hadn't ascended to godhood and the Holy Son had come directly, the Holy Son's starting point would have been much higher; he might have started as a full-fledged priest or paladin.

Identity is still quite useful in this cathedral.

Each higher status grants greater privileges.

This means we can detect more things.

The chances of eventually obtaining godhood are thus greater.

Compared to those mythical creatures, Kru is indeed somewhat lacking in pure strength.

He was, after all, just a demon lord. If he were in the Abyss, in his own territory, he would fear no one.

However, within this material plane, he is merely a slightly stronger Gold-type being.

Given this disparity, Kluge's advantage is not obvious.

Fortunately, Kru himself possessed the fictional power of Nemus. The special power he gained by visualizing everything around him and then interfering was an application of the fictional power.

He was not attacked by Akrimi when he stole a file before because Nemus intervened slightly.

“If it were you, I could give you the divine title directly, but for him… you should take a look.” Akrimi said, then closed his eyes.

Nems glanced at the other person but didn't say anything more.

As dawn broke, Akemi opened his weary eyes once more. The previously damaged church began to rapidly decompose into its most basic particles, then reconstructed and restored, and everything returned to normal.

The giant snake that had been pinned to the spot had also disappeared.

The Earth Serpent stood at the door of its dormitory, looking somewhat dazed.

He felt that his current situation was terrible, as if he had died once.

"Di Ming, are you alright?" His companion's voice rang in his ears.

The Earth Serpent turned its head and saw its companion who had chosen the breathing technique with it; it remembered that his name was Morin.

“It’s alright…” Instinctively, the Earth Serpent was fairly certain that it could trust Morin to some extent, but they were still in a competitive relationship, and there were some essential things it couldn’t reveal to each other.

"That's good!" A dense array of scales seemed to flash across Morin's body, and beneath those scales, a completely different life seemed to be wriggling.

On the third day, the church remained peaceful, as if everyone was living an ordinary but tranquil life.

And Klu finally managed to escape from his teaching duties.

His approval to become a full pastor has been finalized, and he is now entering the final probationary period, beginning to dabble in other departments of the church, while also studying other forms of magic.

As long as you don't cause any problems during this period, you can become a full-fledged pastor.

It was at this time that Kru discovered his target—the 'Pope'.

Although the opponent is currently only a Blackrock Priest, it is clear that their foundation is extremely solid.

His department was the treatment department.

Specializes in casting spells and divine magic to heal others.

Every day, many people come to our door seeking treatment for their illnesses.

Throughout this process, divine spells and magic must be continuously cast, and if any major disasters occur, work must be carried out day and night.

This is arguably the most demanding department.

Of course, it is also the easiest way to train people.

Being able to sustain the release of high-intensity divine magic under such circumstances would make one's spirit exceptionally resilient.

Kru joined the department and began to study the advanced techniques of these divine spells.

"Especially the Earth Essence Technique, that's a divine art you absolutely must master," the Pope said earnestly from the side.

"The earth possesses an incredible power to nurture and inscribe."

"The purpose of Earth Essence Technique is to 'lock' the patient in place, using the nurturing power of the earth to maintain their life force, and then imprint their condition on their record."

"In this way, even a fatal injury can be slowed down, allowing for gradual recovery and waiting for better treatment."

"It can be said that the Earth Essence Technique, this exclusive divine art of our church, is the final salvation for all people. You must learn it well," the Pope said solemnly.

Kru nodded, then focused his attention on the divine spell.

However, Kru quickly discovered the problem: he seemed to have seen this divine technique somewhere before.

After a slight echo, Kru remembered that the mental patterns of divine magic seemed to...

During the lunch break, Kru took out the file and then noticed that the file itself seemed to have some textures.

These textures are exceptionally complex, forming each page of the archive.

At that moment, Kru felt a chill run down his spine and couldn't help but look around at everything.

A guess popped into his mind.

"Could this entire Earth Cathedral have been preserved by the Earth Magic?!" Kru carefully flipped through the file.

The contents of the file were not important to him; what mattered was the file itself.

The files appear to be based on some kind of terrifying divine art created from the foundation of earth magic.

Seemingly remembering something, Kru looked at the Pope who was eating on the other side of the cafeteria.

He stroked the file in his hand and reached out to grab one of the pages.

If he tears it even slightly, the file will crumble.

However, Klu quickly stopped moving.

He didn't sense anything; premonitions aren't always reliable.

Instead, it was because Klu suddenly realized something.

If this church is someone's 'last salvation,' then destroying that person's last salvation would actually be detrimental to oneself.

Thinking this, Kru stopped what he was doing and began to carefully examine the divine magic patterns in the file.

Then, during the afternoon study session, the Pope praised Kru's learning ability, saying that he had grasped the essence of the Earth Arts.

At this time, the sky gradually darkened, and the third night was about to begin.

Seeing this, Klub also bid farewell to the Pope, intending to make preparations, as he still had many things to verify that night.

But at that moment, the shadow began to ripple, and a person appeared behind Kru.

Chapter 857 Shadow Courtyard

"Teacher... can you tell me what happened?" the shadowy figure asked.

His eyes would shift between moments of clarity and moments of confusion, as if he were a person on the verge of madness.

"You're asking me for help?" Kru looked at the other person, a strange feeling flashing through his mind.

This shadowy figure seems to have some connection with me, but the connection isn't particularly deep.

and……

Kru suddenly realized that he had previously used his vision ability to see the illusory relationships behind everything.

Of all those fantasies, I chose the one related to the other person's shadow.

I used to think it was just a casual thing to do, but now it seems that it might not be.

“I can vaguely sense some familiar power within you,” the shadowy figure said. “There seems to be an alliance between us…”

Kru looked at the other person, sensing the shadow power within their body, and then detected some fluctuations within it, which roughly confirmed that the other person was not lying.

"In that case, we need to be frank and open with each other."

Kru looked at the shadowy figure, then seemed to remember the figure's name—Atata.

A name that seems somewhat familiar, yet also feels strange.

Klu and the other party then exchanged some information.

After Atata regained consciousness, he felt an unusual intimacy between himself and the shadows, and when he was in the shadows, he always realized one thing—he shouldn't be like this.

This mismatch between self-perception and reality once made Atata think she was going crazy.

But when he woke up this morning, he went to the shadows again and then he realized something.

There was something in that shadow, something that seemed to have been left behind by him.

It was with this feeling that his perception changed slightly.

As things changed, he became aware of some problems with Kru.

As night was approaching, he finally came to Kru to confirm.

From the other person, Kru roughly determined some things.

He needed to be more clear-headed. The presence of the wooden bird gave him more advantages than these people, allowing him to calmly observe the various anomalies in the church.

"If I'm not mistaken, it's probably a cognitive issue."

"Our daytime cognition is entirely compiled by some powerful being."

"He was determined to preserve the existence of the Earth Church."

"But at night, this maintenance loses its effectiveness."

"It can only suppress our original cognitive personality."

After giving a brief explanation, Krue ordered Atata to obey and lie in wait in the shadows.

Klu then observed the shadowy figure of the enemy lurking there, which, in his illusion, resembled a huge pool of water.

And within the pool, it seemed as if countless things were churning.

With that thought in mind, Kru walked into the shadows.

At that very moment, Vision's power solidified, and Kru truly stepped into a world made of shadows.

Atata, who had originally been standing in the shadows, seemed to have sensed something and subsequently appeared in this shadowy world as well.

Klu was taken aback for a moment, and then he received a response.

His visionary powers reconstructed the shadows, thus gaining a new ability—the Shadow Garden.

He can enter the shadow courtyard from any point in the shadow larger than himself.

Once inside the courtyard, one can briefly escape the outside world.

At the same time, the two shadow abilities he had previously acquired, Shadow Wolf and Shadow Cloak, were also enhanced by the Shadow Garden.

The shadow wolf, transformed into a wolf shadow, became much larger and its movements became more agile.

In addition, the wolf shadow can also separate from its own body and be controlled by its own consciousness.

The Shadow Cloak allows for multiple shadow jumps after being worn, but the number of jumps is not unlimited.

Both the shaded courtyard and the shadow jump will bring a certain amount of shadow pollution.