Chapter 530

The trouble with faith was not the destructive power it could display, but the extraordinary bewitching ability of the power itself.

Part of Garfield's bewitching ability was the Devil's talent, and part of it was the Devil's ability to investigate and read the target's mind. It was equivalent to a technical ability. However, the bewitching ability brought about by the path of faith was almost crushing. It could fundamentally and completely change a person's worldview.

Just as Wendy was speaking, Nicholas the Fifth opened his hands and rose into the air. His whole body exuded milky white gaseous energy, which spread out in circles. At the same time, there was an even purer, almost physical energy that formed twelve pairs of wings on his back. A crown and halo condensed on top of his head, and a scepter appeared in his hand.

Hymns sounded on the battlefield. In the magic circle, energy light and shadow gathered to form the appearances of saints, saintesses, angels, and gods. They hovered around Nicholas the Fifth. Nicholas the Fifth inserted the scepter into the magic circle, and the huge power increased the level of the scepter continuously.

"The god of that world is indeed very strong. It is rare to see such a powerful life form in a world that cultivates the path of faith. He should be able to display the power of level nine in this plane." Wendy pointed below and said, "This guy should have been bewitched. Eh!"

Before she finished speaking, Nicholas the Fifth turned around and completely destroyed the summoning magic circle. Everyone heard the god on the other side of the magic circle roaring in an unknown language. Then he raised the scepter and gathered all the external energy into it.

"Nicholas the Fifth. Interesting. He's not too stupid," Wendy said.

He finally knew that this was the world of mages. He knew that the mages would not allow belief systems to exist, and they would not allow him to become a god and rule over the mortals. So he only used the power to promote his body to a real extraordinary. The power was condensed into a tool, leaving himself a way out.

Nicholas the Fifth also seemed to know that he was challenging the mages. So after the promotion, he stopped the charge of his army and waited quietly in the same place. He only felt relieved when he found that no mages came to enforce the law and kill him. Every time the scepter was waved, there would be a large-scale buff. Every time the scepter touched the head of a mortal, the power of the mortal would be greatly increased instantly.

This was indeed a very convenient and powerful system for mortals. At this point in the war, it could be said that nothing unexpected would happen.

But Wendy and Avril didn't like this system. Wendy frowned and said, "It's better to kill him. The belief system is the Path of God. It's a disaster."

"There are no Hyperdimensional Level existences among Anti-Mage. The strongest is only Level Four Ancient Magic. Theoretically speaking, they can't resist Divine Path, right?"

The two of them nodded.

"Then, let's leave Nicholas the Fifth alone for now. He can end this war as soon as possible. He might even be able to take care of Anti-Mage at the same time. Then, it'll be more convenient for us to get rid of them all at once."

"What if he really preached? As long as a mortal comes into contact with and believes in the Divine Dao, it will be very difficult for them to reverse their thinking. "

"You just need to issue a ban."

The all-out war between mortals had engulfed the entire Academy Continent. But that didn't mean that mortals who didn't want to participate in the war had no way to survive. The areas where the academies were located in each city, as well as the areas where the academies were located, were all free zones. Mortals who didn't want to participate in the war could hide in those areas as a safe haven. No matter what reason the three forces had, they were not allowed to attack those areas. Otherwise, it would be seen as a provocation against the mages.

The new ban was announced in those areas. The general idea was that the academies could provide shelter to anyone, but once they stepped out of the area or had participated in the war, they would no longer be within the scope of protection.

After the ban was announced, the lower-class civilians were still oblivious to it. But the higher-ups of the three forces had an extremely ominous feeling. They knew that they had been abandoned by the mages.

But at this time, no one could retreat. Under the pressure of being unable to resist or negotiate and the pressure of survival, they exploded with even more frenzied attacks. In their minds, only by achieving victory and gaining the right to speak among the mortals of the Academy Continent could they save their own lives.

They no longer hoped that they could negotiate face to face with the mages regarding the ruling rights of the Academy Continent. They only felt that it would be troublesome for the mages to find an agent. As long as the mages found it troublesome, they would have a chance to survive.

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The Anti-Mages ushered in their doomsday.

The medium of the summoning magic circle was all provided by them. It could be said that it was the last foundation of all the Anti-Mages. But no one would have thought that Nicholas the Fifth would have an item that could act as a medium, and complete the replacement at the most critical moment of the summoning, drawing in unexpected power.

At first, they did not pay much attention. Without the opportunity to conquer the planes, they thought that although their ancient magic could not be compared to the modern mages, they had an absolute advantage over the foolish natives of the other planes. But feeling and thinking were the most likely to lead to self-deception. Soon, they paid the price for their carelessness.

Nicholas the Fifth did not even wait for the flesh grinder to end. He gathered all the Anti-Mages in his camp and did not give them any chance to speak or resist. He used the scepter to force them to submit to him and worship a scepter. His current identity was the spokesperson of the Scepter God.

With the help of the Divine Path system, he used two years to unify his subordinates at a jaw-dropping speed. He forcefully erased all voices that went against him, established a Divine Kingdom on Earth, and proclaimed himself as the Emperor and the Pope.

When he condensed his power and influence into a rope and melted it into a piece of steel, the other two parties lost the qualification to compete with him.

His people 'volunteered' to donate all of their finances to support him in purchasing war resources. His warriors' volunteered 'to fight for him without fear of death. Even if they were to be attacked, they would shout the name of Emperor Nicholas and perish together with the enemy.

Both the normal graduates and the mage apprentices panicked. They anxiously sought the help of the mages as if they had gone mad. However, all the mage forces in the Academy Continent remained motionless under Adam's management or warnings.

The Anti-Mages were even more anxious than them. They had no other choice. Some of them were forced or voluntarily joined the forces of Nicholas the Fifth, hoping to have a place in the Scepter God's Kingdom that only had a slim chance of being legitimate. The other group was at the end of their rope and could only turn back to their original protectors.