Chapter 826: Section 551: Vows (Part 1)
After Malin Gaiate took his son away, Manheim glanced at the headless corpse on the ground: "Was that really Spiritual Energy just now?"
As a Transcendent, Manheim wasn’t adept at Spiritual Energy, and to put it bluntly, there was a gap as wide as one rendered powerless between him, Spiritual Energy, and Spell Formation; this contrasted with his strength and physique, which had entered a transcendental realm from birth.
"It was Spiritual Energy." Old Hagelberry nodded emphatically: "There was a moment when I felt the world change color."
Old Hagelberry was susceptible to Spiritual Energy. Hearing him say this, Manheim’s expression solidified as he looked at his military Marshal: "Marshal Constantine, what about you?"
Marshal Constantine was also susceptible to Spiritual Energy, and Manheim thought that what Old Hagelberry said might be somewhat exaggerated.
"His Grace the Duke Hagelberry did not misspeak. I am even more sensitive than he is. The moment Lord Malin spoke those words, my entire field of vision turned red, as if some supreme existence was commanding me, and I was utterly unable to resist. If it weren’t for the fact that Lord Malin’s target wasn’t me, I would have already been dead." Constantine looked towards the corpse as he said this: "Karin has a Winter Wolf tattoo, which in itself is a magic-resistant tattoo, providing decent resistance against Spell Formations and Spiritual Energy. I don’t know the properties of the potion he drank, but look at his belt, that should be a sacred belt, imbued with the blood of a Saint from the Noble God Church, offering extremely high resistance against Spiritual Energy... I am certain that this is a conspiracy targeting Lord Malin. Had it been someone else, the outcome might have been different."
After hearing Constantine’s remarks, old Hagelberry smiled: "But in Malin’s eyes, it seemed as insignificant as a layer of paper."
"No, even less than paper," Constantine said.
While the representative of the Benevolent Church went over to inspect the body and confirmed Karin’s situation, then provided a response that entirely supported Constantine’s analysis: "The belt didn’t activate, the tattoo circuitry didn’t burn out..." After summarizing the situation, he looked up at His Majesty Manheim: "Your Majesty, I can assert that Lord Malin’s Spiritual Energy performed a fully penetrative attack. All the protective measures on Duke Karin’s body were ineffective."