Chapter 194: Overlord (I)
"The Goddess Lucia always remained in the capital, which might indicate a lack of true battle power. Maybe she can channel faith and spread her influence, but she cannot truly harness the power into her flesh and soul," Jormungandr said in a serious tone, using the evidence and making several conclusions based on the information they learned about the Goddess.
Vlad, after a brief silence, acknowledged Jormungandr assessment. "Your analysis holds an 80% probability of truth. If that’s the case, our task becomes more manageable. Eliminating the Goddess would remove the Azarin Empier’s access to Divine Force, which will neutralize the Pope and the Emperor."
As he reached this point, all sorts of plans and schemes began to arise in Vlad’s mind, but he frowned, as none had a good chance of success.
"That is true, but I am sure the Azarin Empire’s Emperor and Pope understand their weakness, and assassination of the Goddess will be nearly impossible. She will definitely remain in the capital surrounded by guards with great equipment and all sorts of life-saving treasures created by the Emperor, so assassination will not work this time. The only way to reach her will be to carve a bloody path," Jormungandr frowned as he saw no path to end the Azarin Empire other than a bloody campaign into its capital.
Vlad sighed as he found no way to take down the Goddess without first piercing into the Azarin Empire. "To take down the Church of Glory and kill the Goddess, we must grow more powerful, much more powerful."
Vlad glanced at Jormungandr, and the duo nodded to each other as they knew what their next moves would be. They did not waste time and took the 32 unconscious prisoners from the dungeon.
Thanks to his Champion energy pool, Jormungandr was able to summon dozens of Magic Hands, and they brought all criminals in one go to the Xaos Tower. Some of those people would not endure long, so Vlad did not waste time and placed them in the Soulbinder’s Claim Runic Formation.
Jormungandr did not remain still as Vlad handled the people of the Azarin Empire. He sent a myriad of materials into the energy pool at the center of the underground level and began to work on a new artifact.
Once the souls were marked, Vlad pushed them to the Vengeful Runic Formation and communicated with the Legendary Devil. Once more, the powerful entity of hell remained silent, sending flames for the people and leaving behind spheres with drops of blood.
In a few hours, all the soldiers from the Azarin Empire were sent covered in flames, and Vlad obtained eighteen spheres. Fifteen were Mortal Tier Devil Bloodline, and the last three had reached the Champion Tier.
The bloodlines needed to be purified and cleansed from the Legendary Devil’s spirit mark. However, Vlad and Jormungandr focused on something else that could help the Xaos Kingdom grow much better than those bloodlines.