Devil's Bible

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However, a powerful figure quickly helped make the decision.

"If anyone dares to lay a hand on me, I'll call in a priest to treat them!" This was the message relayed by the trainee priest who was with us at the time, transmitted through the network.

“The problem is, we haven’t figured out a cure for this plague yet,” Balthazar questioned.

Then he got the answer he wanted: it wasn't that it couldn't be treated, but the treatment process was too troublesome, and because it required close-range treatment, the Ironborn priests were also at risk of infection, which was too much trouble.

So they simply adopted the most convenient method: killing and burning the animals.

Paladins are physically strong and have high resistance to plague.

And even if the plague continues to spread, only a few civilians with no specific number of deaths will die.

At that moment, Balthazar almost broke down. He had joined the Church of the Guardians because of his belief in the concept of protection.

Now the church, wanting to save trouble, has allowed him to massacre infected civilians.

So Balthazar killed the important man's son and fled the church.

Balthazar was then captured by the local cult, the Sons of the Corrupted Eyes.

Then a demon summoning was performed, and a berserker demon was summoned, possessing his body and beginning to devour his soul.

But just then, the important figure who was protecting the church caught up with them.

They killed most of the Sons of the Corrupted Eyes and disrupted the ritual.

The Berserker's summons ended, and he was sent back to the abyss.

However, an error occurred during the repatriation process, and Balthazar also went to the abyss along with it.

If everything has been normal so far, then the fact that the Berserker's soul unexpectedly merged into his soul during this process is definitely not normal.

At that time, he was both human and demon.

During that fusion process, his soul began to show signs of collapse, and he 'luckily' encountered a berserker demon.

In his agony, he fought the berserker demon.

He devoured the berserker alive. The act of cannibalism brought about a special change, allowing him to advance to the Iron Race and stabilize his soul state.

The heart-shaped red gem on his necklace was actually the processed heart of the Berserker Demon.

It was at this moment that Balthazar's soul exhibited the characteristics of a sinful soul.

"So, the transformation of Balthazar into a sinful soul was actually the work of the Abyss?" Nemus knew all too well the nature of the Abyss's will; there were no coincidences in the Abyss.

What Nemus didn't expect was that the will of the abyss would release Balthazar out of the abyss.

Upon returning to the material plane, Balthazar chose revenge. He stormed into the Guardian Church, found its two sacred artifacts, and jumped off the back of the floating whale with them.

Subsequently, as a sinful soul, he traveled the earth for a period of time, during which he gradually discovered the problem with his soul.

As time went on, he was becoming more and more like a monster.

It was at this time that he encountered the members of the Discipline Church, namely Guilliman and his group.

After initial contact, he chose to trust Guilliman and followed them to the Azure Whale.

The chain collar that restrained the berserker's heart and transformed demonic power into pseudo-divine power, the abyssal stone that suppressed the sins within his body—all were provided by the Church of Discipline.

Furthermore, the Discipline Church has been trying to understand the forbidden origins of his sinful soul.

Their understanding of this is highly consistent with Nemus's—the Sinful Souls must have been formed by the Abyss.

Whether it was being inexplicably summoned to the abyss, the subsequent soul fusion, or the sudden appearance of the berserker demon, all of this was inseparable from the calculations of the abyss's will.

The Discipline Church and the Abyss have long been at odds, and this animosity has permeated every aspect of their lives, dating back to a very long time ago.

In previous years, the God of Discipline even invaded the Abyss and waged war against it.

If Balthazar could be purified, it would undoubtedly be a blow to the Abyss. Even just figuring out what happened would be good.

Having gradually come to understand the cause and effect of Balthazar's story, Nemus retreated after a collision.

Not far away, the elemental fluctuations grew stronger and stronger. Taking advantage of being knocked back, Clement did not rush back to the battlefield, but began to prepare a large-scale spell.

“I’m sorry, Balthazar, I need your soul,” Nemus said, then held his sword with both hands and looked at Balthazar not far away.

At that moment, Balthazar felt a strong sense of life-threatening crisis.

Without time to think too much, Balthazar entered his second form, a state he rarely entered.

A crimson, berserk will exploded in his mind.

Then countless black flames burst forth from all parts of his body.

His originally slender figure swelled up a bit at this moment, and his arms also swelled up, making him somewhat similar to the Berserker Demon.

In the second form, the berserker consciousness within the soul is further released, thereby allowing the forbidden power to activate the alien berserker power within oneself.

Sword of Fortune - Rise with the Wind!

The raging wind converged on Nemus.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Clement's super spell was ready and he released it without hesitation.

In the blink of an eye, soil, air, bacteria, vegetation, and all other elements have grown flesh and blood.

Forbidden Flesh and Blood Magic: Great Demon!

A massive mass of flesh and blood converged, and a fleshy monster tens of meters tall encompassed everything within it.

Nemus could feel everything being squeezed by the life force of the great monster.

This terrifying erosion of life conveys a 'calamity attack' every moment, maximizing the probability of instant death.

In this situation, no matter how lucky Nemus is, he will inevitably die as time goes on.

Furthermore, the Great Monster effectively restricted Nemus's movements.

The flesh and blood of the great monster are filling everything here.

At one point, everything seemed to come to a standstill.

Then, multiple sword energies burst forth from Naimus's body, slicing through flesh and blood to make room for Naimus to swing his sword.

A thin white line shot out from the blade.

Chapter 358 Cause and Effect, Gemini

Blood and flesh flew everywhere, countless pieces of flesh were cut open in an instant, and then a little power was transmitted within the flesh, causing countless pieces of flesh to tremble and fly away.

Wherever that white line goes, everything is being cut apart.

This is pure power, cutting everything with its sharp edge.

The moment the flesh and blood were torn apart, Balthazar, who was also wrapped and restrained by flesh and blood, became Tong Fengqi's target.

The sharp sword energy seemed capable of cleaving through everything.

Even before the sword energy got close, amidst the surging and pure attack, Balthazar already felt as if he was being torn apart.

However, it was at this moment that Balthazar's blood-stained cloak changed.

A bloody mark appeared on it, a very thin mark that perfectly matched the damage caused by the sword energy of Tongfengqi.

During this process, a bloody gash appeared on Balthazar's body.

Then, Tong Fengqi inexplicably passed through Balthazar's body and appeared behind him, continuing to break through flesh and blood and fly to other places.

Then, the bloodstain on Balthazar's body disappeared, leaving only the bloodstain on his cloak, though it was slightly fainter.

"Causality?" Nemus could sense the attack missing its mark and couldn't help but marvel at how worthy it was of being a sacred artifact from another church.

During the fortune-telling process, Nemus could only vaguely see the general turning points in Balthazar's fate and could not obtain very precise and detailed information.

He knew that Balthazar had taken the sacred artifacts of the Church, the Flame of Purification and the Linen Robe of Purification.

However, the specific abilities of these two sacred artifacts remain unknown.

Only at this moment did he realize that the specific function of the Cleansing Dust Robe was actually a causal ability.

The consequences of the attack occur before the attack itself, thus effectively accepting the attack.

After all, the same attack cannot inflict damage on the same target twice at the same time.

Once the result is manifested, the cause can no longer produce the result.

Once the cause has left, the manifested effect is dispersed, and thus the attack is avoided.

In other words, before that cloak went wrong, Balthazar's margin for error was surprisingly high.

On the other hand, Clement was not in such good form.

He originally planned to take down Balthazar by himself, then quickly complete his plan and leave Azure Whale.

No matter what form the Azure Whale takes, it will have nothing to do with him.

However, Nemes intervened, and his swift victory became a joke.

What was originally a one-on-one targeted battle has turned into a chaotic one-on-one team battle.

Under these circumstances, it would be difficult for him to quickly obtain the Sin Souls, so Clement realized that his plan could not be implemented smoothly and he was already planning to retreat.

After all, he wasn't sure whether the Azure Whale would be in danger this time, or whether the demon lord would succeed.

The problem is that once the other side succeeds, the Azure Whale will be dragged into the abyss.

When a large area of ​​things falls into the abyss, a 'sinking' phenomenon occurs, meaning that surrounding things, even those not directly affected by the abyss, are also pulled into it.

Although Clement studies forbidden topics, and the Abyss is the greatest gathering place of forbidden topics, he does not want to enter the Abyss right now.

The abyss is barren, an era where the winner takes all; his entry into the abyss will inevitably lead to a decline in his conditions.

If they didn't want the conditions to worsen, they had to venture into the territories of those demon lords.

Those demon lords, within their own territories, are all no weaker than saints, making them far more troublesome to deal with than saints.

Although he is doing well now, he can only be considered a seasoned golden seed.

Once he completes his forbidden research and the light transformation is finished, he will become a top-tier golden species, and perhaps then he will be able to go toe-to-toe with beings of that level.

But is it necessary?

He would be better off staying in the material plane and finding an opportunity to secretly control a floating whale. That way, he could continuously produce various resources, and his quality of life and safety would far exceed those in the abyss.

After all, while levitating whales have a mating need, they can avoid mating if controlled.

In addition, no other spatial teleportation arrays are set up.

It is extremely difficult for outsiders to climb onto the back of a solitary floating whale.

It can be said that complete control over an adult floating whale is the dream of many golden-breed whales.

If he succeeds, he can even claim to be a god in the real world.

Clement felt the same way; he absolutely did not want to continue working under the church, as it made him increasingly uncomfortable.

Under this mindset, Clement's emotions were also stirred by the forbidden power, and past memories resurfaced.

As he began to cooperate with the devil, his bottom line was lowered little by little.

After all, he did this to protect the children.

Since it's a good deed, then whatever one does in return for it is reasonable.

Later, someone discovered his collaboration with the devil, and he chose to silence them.

It further evolved into the idea that he accidentally revealed information related to children, and he wanted to silence them.

Later, on the eve of becoming a Steel Seed, the Steel Seed who had previously run a pedophile brothel discovered clues and came looking for him.

He locked the children in a cave outside the village.

But they also knew that if they continued, the children would eventually be found, since a group of children couldn't stay in the cave forever.

So... he chose to silence them.

If he can't defeat the Ironborn, then the ones who can silence him are naturally the children for whom he paid the price of corruption.

After that, Clement's facade of kindness was completely shattered.

He discovered that he wasn't truly kind, or rather, as the pressure increased and the cost of kindness grew, he chose to abandon kindness.

He gained a profound understanding of his own true nature.