December 1st, within the Divine Eagle Federation, the Extraordinary Organizations of the Old Continent, several organizations on the other side of the vast ocean, organizations in the Southern Continent such as the "Red Hat Dog"… After the revival of the Spiritual Tide, the strong who would dominate the order of Origin Star in the future, at this moment, lost their ability to speak and even think due to the scene they witnessed.

A second!

Or perhaps, a bit longer.

The Peeping Toms regained their thoughts, and they realized simultaneously:

The "Civil War" in the Light Church is unlikely to end peacefully; Charles I is a true madman.

Most of the Transcendents agree with the idea that "Gods are not to be gazed upon directly"; therefore, even those at the demigod level maintain respect for Divine entities, even those from other camps.

But at this moment, under everyone's scrutiny, Charles I questioned the reincarnation of the Lord of Thorns.

"He is questioning 'Thorn'. In the Age of Ignorance, when the two brothers made a covenant, thorns agreed to give all glory to his brother 'Light', why did he establish the so-called 'Rebel Camp' and betray his own brother during the last battle of the Great Catastrophe?"

Even organizations like "Mam Sanatorium" and "Mysterious Deformed Show," which are essentially filled with madmen, quieted down at this moment, no longer transmitting condescending thoughts and voices.

All Transcendents are waiting for the outcome.

Or rather, waiting for "Rafael's" response.

The content of the Holy Covenant mentioned by Charles I was indeed correct.

Since the Age of Ignorance, the brothers Light and Thorn embarked on conquests, gradually establishing the "Light Camp". Thorn had always followed the contract; indeed, the glory belonged to Light, as could be seen by the sheer number of Light Churches across the Origin Star.

By contrast, Thorns Church was pitifully few in number.

This meant that "Thorn" had always been fulfilling the covenant he had made with the Lord of Light, surrendering all glory to Light; he had spread only one thing to Earth, his ideology, encapsulated within the "Thorny Law Code".

Although many believers agree and even revere the Codex, nominally, most believers belong to the "Lord," naturally referring to Light here.

Of course, there are some who truly believe in the Lord of Thorns, such as Saint Confessor Martin Sims, or the Holy Prophet, or saints from the Dark Era and Age of Ignorance with extraordinary reputations.

Even the Transcendents from the Chaotic Camp had to admit:

"Those who believe in the Lord of Thorns are both independent and devout; they follow more of an ideology, or what could be called a 'Path'... They are a group of solitary Ascetics."

"Unlike Martin Sims and others, Charles I believes in 'Light', but he also profoundly agrees with 'Thorns', considering the Thorny Path as a means to refine himself, believing it could bring him closer to the 'Lord'. So in his youth, he greatly praised the ascetic 'path of bodily practice', gaining power within the Church later on and studying swordsmanship alongside York Sims using his influence."

"Perhaps it is precisely for this reason that Charles I is so angry, believing himself to have suffered an unforgivable betrayal, hence the current questioning?"

As the thoughts of Transcendents flickered, the castle unexpectedly fell silent.

Charles I was waiting!

Everyone was waiting, awaiting "Rafael's" response.

But at this moment, the figure emitting supreme Divine Radiance within the Holy Thorns, appeared to be in a very peculiar state, standing on a structure made entirely of Holy Thorns that resembled a sky-reaching tower, slightly bowing his head, seemingly deep in thought.

The Sky-reaching Tower continued to extend upwards, towering into the clouds.

In the void, various "Anomalies" emerged.

As thorns wrapped and spread, the people saw around Rafael the emergence of night, stars, giant dragons, demons, Ancient Gods... scenes of Divine Wars that mortals cannot imagine, nor gaze directly at, constantly appeared, seemingly to awaken "Rafael", with Holy Thorns evolving history.

For a moment, anomalies appeared everywhere on Origin Star, especially among scholars, who simultaneously realized that the scenes now being evolved may represent the very moments of "Thorn's" birth, conquest, and growth since the Age of Ignorance.

That is to say, all of this was the true "Divine History".

None of the scholars would want to miss such an opportunity, including Tang Qi.

Other scholars could hardly ever glimpse the truth.

Those "Anomalies" evolved to awaken the bewildered and contemplative Rafael, meaning that only gods or "demigods" present on the scene were qualified to witness.

The Big Shots could use their special powers or various Curios to sneak a peek, but to pierce through the layers of illusion and view the growth history of the "Lord of Thorns" was an entirely different level of difficulty.

But Tang Qi was different from other scholars.

...

On the fourth floor of the Library Tower, Tang Qi was ingesting Secret Medicine, healing his almost shattered forearm, while watching the terrifying Light Army approaching the Lake Heart Island Secret Realm.

No hint of surprise appeared on Tang Qi's face; although the Magic Portal is a highly secretive spell, it has a very obvious "range limitation", any bishop within the Church could deduce it.

Secret Phoenix City is a bustling metropolis with many Extraordinary Organizations, but the only major organization capable of employing such a Magic Portal to rescue the entire William Castle and willing to do so, was the Witch School, which is in great terms with the Ancient Castle Bureau.

For the Church, the Ancient Castle Bureau had already been marked as "blasphemers".

By saving William Castle, the Witch School was declaring opposition to the Church.

While the outcome of the Civil War had not yet emerged, the officials would not provide aid to the "Ancient Castle Bureau" in the short term, thus if the Ancient Castle Bureau along with the Witch School could be eliminated during this period, the officials couldn't do much about the Church afterwards.

Once the Civil War was over, the officials would immediately have a reason to protect the Ancient Castle Bureau.

With the background of the "William family", the officials would undoubtedly intervene.

Tang Qi adjusted to his restored arm and glanced at the "Temporary Leader" who was about to attack the school. The feminine figure enveloped entirely in Holy Light, even with an angelic phantom emerging behind her, instantly brought corresponding information to his mind.

His gaze retracted, and he nodded, saying, "There's still time."

Immediately, with a thought, the "Book of Nothingness" appeared before him. Chaos Mushrooms quivering, spewing spores that could contaminate divine entities. In the center of the cover, an eye situated deep within the Dark Universe suddenly blinked.

Inside William Castle, a Holy Thorn radiating pristine radiance momentarily turned into a bizarre, illusory tentacle.

At the tip of the tentacle, an "eyeball" emerged.

This transformation, completely concealed by Divine Radiance, aligned in nature due to a Stone Slab appearing inside the Book of Nothingness. At this moment, in the castle, Charles I, the dying Holy Prophet, the contemplative Rafael… none of them noticed.

"One should not gaze directly at a deity, yet now I too am a deity."

"Indeed, the weakest of deities, but still a deity."

As Tang Qi muttered to himself, the eyeball did not follow Charles I to look at "Rafael" but instead focused on the soon-to-die Holy Prophet, an old man named "Jerome," "MH-046."

After becoming the Sovereign of the Dream Kingdom, Tang Qi discovered that he possessed many unbelievable powers. Among them was that his Special Ability could extend, but it required the tentacle of the "Divine Source."

It seemed because of the imminent death, the anticipated "incomprehensible" did not occur.

In his eyes, information fragments related to the Holy Prophet burst forth intermittently.

[Extraordinary Creatures: Holy Prophet.]

[State: Dying.]

[Information Fragment One: An ancient, unknowable mystical existence, born in the early Dark Era, a follower of the Lord of Thorns, a very special creature capable of multiple reincarnations or splitting into separate entities, which randomly carry strong Pollution.]

[Information Fragment Two: He possesses a high-level 'Truth Telling Skill' and 'Prophetic Technique' but cannot learn other abilities. The only thing that can keep growing is his Knowledge, but each reincarnation makes him lose some of this Knowledge... this almost prevents him from becoming a Divine entity through Knowledge.]

[Information Fragment Three: He is about to undergo his next reincarnation; this body is also his last split individual.]

...

On receiving this astounding information, Tang Qi, however, was not surprised. When he realized Jerome was Piers, he had already speculated.

Having quickly digested information related to the Prophet, the eyeball turned to look at Charles I.

An exceedingly difficult fragment appeared in Tang Qi's mind.

"Extraordinary Creature: Charles I, a mad and furious Pope, making a horrific act, He is becoming divine…"

"Boom!"

Unexpectedly, Tang Qi seemed to see something inconceivable, his eyes wide open.

When the word "He" appeared, it immediately displayed the unimaginably abnormal and incredible state Charles I was in at the moment.

"Divinity?"

"Having received a revelation from the Lord of Light and possessing strength far surpassing the 'Legendary Level,' along with the enhancement from numerous Holy Relics, Charles I is nearly divine, able to slay the Lord of Thorns even before his reincarnation completes."

"But before that, the Church doesn't know that the Saint Confessor and Holy Prophet had left many arrangements, surely able to stop Charles I from slaying a god."

"Unless Charles I also transforms himself... even then, he would lose his identity, from body to soul, completely assimilated, erased."

An intense heartbeat once again rose within Tang Qi, under his control, the eyeball was now about to look at Rafael being held high toward the starry sky by the Holy Thorns.

Suddenly, footsteps echoed.

"What a disappointment!"

In a supremely calm sigh, blood-red shoes stepped beside the "Holy Thorn Tentacle" controlled by Tang Qi, without waiting for an "answer" or explanation from Charles I.

He held his head high, tears imbued with Holy Light continuously flowing from his eyes. His drawn "cross sword" hovered over the neck of the Holy Prophet.

The Pope of the Bright Church, at this moment seemed like an executioner about to behead a criminal, his voice hoarse:

"I confess to the Lord, like a lamb strayed off the path, entangled by sinful thorns, I wish to wield the Sword of Punishment, to cut through these thorns blinding the eyes of the world…"

In this terrifying chant of confession, Tang Qi suddenly locked eyes with a pair of calm eyes.

The Holy Prophet!

The old man, already so ethereal to the verge of vanishing, had discovered Tang Qi.

He blinked at Tang Qi, as if they had known each other for a long time and not just met for the first time.

Unmoved by the "cross sword" destined to fall, he issued a firm voice, instantly overwhelming Charles I's confession.

"The Flower of Truth shall surely bloom amidst the thorns!"

"Boom!"

As predicted by Charles I, the blade-less Sword of Punishment fell.

The Holy Prophet, decapitated.

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