Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2077 The Roman Catholic Church, Jehovah, and the Greek Gods of Olympus

After this battle, although Jehovah and Jesus, the most core members of the new faction, survived, only a handful of others remained.

Moreover, these people are facing a relentless manhunt by the Vatican.

People like Socrates, though they disobeyed the Papacy, were not specifically targeted by the Papacy with a large number of people to hunt them down.

Within the territory of Xirong, even if the Holy See is domineering, it wouldn't go so far as to prevent anyone else from surviving.

Of course, this is on the premise that there is no fundamental ideological conflict, especially in the case of Jehovah, where there is not only a difference of opinion but also a desire to develop into a new sect.

Once such signs appear, it's tantamount to undermining the foundation of their papacy, and they will not rest until they are completely eradicated.

The Papacy can tolerate the smaller kingdoms beneath it that outwardly obey but inwardly defy its commands; however, it will not tolerate the rise of a new sect.

Just as the Dark Church of yesteryear was like this, so too is Jehovah's Protestantism today.

Just when Jehovah was almost driven to the brink of extinction, Julius Caesar of the Roman Empire accepted them and supported their re-establishment of the Papacy within the Roman Empire. From then on, the Roman Catholic Church was officially established.

Within the Western Rong region, imperial power had been suppressed by divine authority for far too long.

However, within the Western Rong region, the power of the divine authority was too great. If the royal power wanted to develop, it would be too weak to rely solely on its own strength and had to rely on the power of the divine authority.

Now that Jehovah's divine authority was being hunted down to the brink of extinction, Caesar was finally willing to accept them.

Only Jehovah, in his present state, could give Caesar the confidence that even if he supported the establishment of the Roman Catholic Church, he could once again suppress divine authority under royal power.

If it were the entire Church of Light, even just one of its halls, Caesar would keep his distance.

He couldn't control the entire Holy See; if he brought them in, it would be like placing a de facto emperor on his own.

Therefore, the already weakened Protestant denominations were the best for the Roman Kingdom, and this was the best force for the establishment of the Papacy.

As for Jehovah being the most powerful expert in the world, so what?
Compared to the Roman Empire, what are a few high-end combatants?
If a few high-level combatants could suppress the power of an entire kingdom, they wouldn't have been hunted to the brink of destruction by the Temple of Light.

Moreover, Jehovah is different from those in the Dark Church. Jehovah has a bottom line, and it's not a low one. But those in the Dark Church have absolutely no bottom line. And if someone has a bottom line, then they can be deceived by those who are supposed to be virtuous.

However, Caesar absorbed these people and supported Jehovah's group in establishing the Roman Catholic Church. But this also meant that they would draw fire from the Papacy together with Jehovah's group.

The reason why the Roman Kingdom was able to continue to develop was that, although they no longer obeyed the orders of the Papacy, they had not openly opposed the Papacy or openly raised the banner of rebellion.

Therefore, even if the Papacy disliked them, it no longer mobilized its main forces to deal with a few small kingdoms. Instead, it left the task to the other kingdoms around them, which gave them the opportunity to grow stronger.

Furthermore, the Roman Kingdom hadn't yet developed to the point where the Papacy was afraid to intervene directly. After all, the Papacy itself had been too busy dealing with its own affairs in recent years!

However, from the moment the Roman Catholic Church was established, the nature of the Roman Kingdom was completely different from before. Within the Papacy, at least the Papal Palace and the Temple of Light were going to be seriously reformed.

Given the current size and influence of the Roman Empire, it lacked the confidence to do so. After all, it had not yet developed into one of the five great kingdoms.

However, Caesar's willingness to accept Jehovah's followers and establish the Roman Catholic Church was not without prior preparation. At the time of the Church's founding, Caesar also exposed the existence of the Dark Church.

The Dark Church is essentially the same as the previous Jehovah; it split from the Temple of Light due to ideological differences and was branded a heretic.

Although the Dark Church has shown signs of activity in recent years, they are still trying their best to hide their whereabouts and prevent the Church from truly catching them.

The Dark Church, having lain dormant for centuries, has dared to resurface, indicating a certain recovery of its strength. However, compared to the behemoth that is the Holy See, it remains utterly insignificant.

Therefore, they dare not truly expose themselves to the sunlight.

This time, thanks to Caesar's presence, the Dark Church, which was originally hidden in the shadows, was not completely exposed to the light of day, but a large part of it was revealed by Caesar.

The Kingdom of Rome itself was not capable of withstanding the wrath of the Papacy, but if the Dark Church was also brought along, then it might be worth a try.

After all, the Temple of Light is not the only temple in the Holy See that has recently encountered problems. Among the three major temples, the Temple of Oracle and the Temple of Judgment have also run into trouble.

Caesar learned of the existence of the Dark Church from the Persian Kingdom.

Darius of the Persian Kingdom was unwilling to be infiltrated by the Dark Church. However, when the Persian Kingdom was at its weakest, Darius, in order to grow stronger, was forced to accept the Dark Church's funding.

When the Persian Kingdom accepted funding from the Dark Church, the Dark Church began its infiltration of the kingdom. Over the years, while the Persian Kingdom has grown stronger and more powerful, the Dark Church has also continuously deepened its influence within it.

Darius, who was determined to change this situation, did not take any drastic actions on the surface, but that did not mean he did the same behind the scenes.

Therefore, the Persian Kingdom also played a crucial role in enabling Caesar to learn about the Dark Church.

Speaking of the Temple of Judgment, one of the three great temples of the Papacy, it must be said that Zeus truly possessed considerable talent and ability.

Jehovah established the new religion to its limit, and he actually gleaned some insights from it, or rather, sensed some opportunity for a breakthrough.

However, while he had some understanding, he did not fully grasp it.

Even so, he learned from Jehovah, developed his own doctrines, and prepared to follow Jehovah's path again, copying his work. Zeus's actions were almost a carbon copy of the primordial Styx.

In fact, Zeus, in order to ensure his copy was 100% accurate, even copied the scene of Jehovah being burned alive. Fortunately, he didn't sever his own meridians before being burned, and he could still exert his full power. Even if he didn't break through his limits like Jehovah did during the fire, he didn't actually burn himself.

However, in the end, Zeus's actions, just like Jehovah's, earned him the same treatment within the papacy.

This is precisely why, during the Papal Palace and the God of Light's relentless pursuit of Jehovah, the Temple of Judgment, which wielded the Papacy's military power, did not intervene; instead, they handled the matter internally. Even the Temple of Oracles became involved.

Zeus and Jehovah were both at the pinnacle of celestial beings, but in fact, before Jehovah broke through, Jehovah had not gone as far as Zeus in reaching the limits of celestial beings.

However, he instead achieved a breakthrough, which naturally provoked Zeus.

Those who reach the pinnacle of the Celestial Realm are all individuals of unwavering willpower. But it is precisely because of their unwavering willpower that they will never give up any opportunity, even if it drives them to madness, as long as they still have a pursuit of martial arts.

Like the Kunpeng of yesteryear, who, in order to explore the secrets of entering that realm, recklessly launched a sneak attack on Donghuang Taiyi. And Donghuang Taiyi, for that position, struggled for decades, and even now, after recovering from his injuries, he continues to struggle relentlessly.

Zeus was in the same boat. He had been completely clueless before, but Jehovah had given him a strange new perspective. It was this slight perspective that made him willing to do anything, even something that would amount to rebelling against the Church.

Although Zeus was the master of the Temple of Judgment, the Temple of Judgment did indeed control the largest armed force of the Papacy, the 100,000 Judgment Cavalry.

However, these 100,000 Judgment Cavalry are only in the hands of the Judgment Temple, but not in the hands of Zeus.

The moment Zeus had effectively severed ties with the Papacy, he was no longer able to control the 100,000 judgments and revelations.

The Vatican, to put it bluntly, is a religion, and the largest religion in the world at that. Religions control human nature through thought. The same applies to the Judgment Knights of these temples.

Zeus's ideology had already diverged from that of the Papacy, so the stance of these ruling cavalry was predictable.

This is why, like Jehovah, those standing beside Zeus were also a small minority of the Temple of Judgment. More precisely, this was because most of the high-ranking members of the Temple of Judgment were Zeus's own brothers or children, or at the very least, blood relatives.

Therefore, the internal conflicts within the Temple of Judgment ultimately evolved into a conflict between a small number of high-ranking officials and the vast majority of middle and lower-ranking officials.

While the majority of the middle and lower ranks are numerous, they lack senior figures with sufficient experience to guide them. The few high-ranking members of the Temple of Judgment, though aligned with Zeus, are not Zeus's own people and had long been marginalized by him, thus lacking the authority to effectively guide those below them.

Therefore, while the vast majority of the middle and lower levels possess immense power, without a unified leadership, they have consistently been unable to suppress Zeus's small portion of high-level power.

It was precisely because the Temple of Judgment itself was unable to effectively handle these contradictions that the Temple of Heavenly Decree entered the scene later.

With both the Temple of Light and the Temple of Judgment in such turmoil, the Temple of Oracle is overjoyed, as they ambitiously desire to have the next Pope chosen from within the Temple of Oracle.

It was precisely for this reason that they took the initiative to intervene in the internal strife of the Temple of Judgment, hoping to take advantage of the fact that the Temple of Light was preoccupied with its internal strife and had no time to deal with the matters of the Judgment Trials, in order to gain control of the Judgment Cavalry and give them more leverage in the future competition for the Pope.

Jehovah's Protestantism failed in the struggle and was eventually taken over by Caesar, establishing the Roman Catholic Church within the Roman Kingdom.

Zeus, who also lost in the struggle, left the Papacy in a rather helpless manner and eventually entered the Kingdom of Macedon.

With the support of his son Alexander, the Greek Papacy was formally established on Mount Olympus, north of the Greek Duchy of the Kingdom of Macedon.

Despite the Papacy's victory in this internal struggle, both Jehovah and Zeus were expelled after their defeat.

However, due to the intervention of the Roman and Macedonian kingdoms, the Papacy did not eradicate the evil completely in time, which led to the formal establishment of the Roman Papacy and the Greek Papacy.

These two major papal courts, along with the exposed dark papacy, are jointly undermining the foundation of the papacy's rule.

In particular, the Kingdom of Britain and the Kingdom of Gaul, two of the five great kingdoms, were eager to see the drama unfold and wanted to take this opportunity to kick the Papacy while it was in the air, and they did just that.

Among the Western Rong, there are many who want to break free from the Papacy, which is like an emperor to them, but they just haven't seen the opportunity before. If they had the chance, many would have jumped out.

The Kingdom of Britain was already the weakest of the five kingdoms in terms of papal control, so their intervention at this time was almost expected.

Almost immediately after the establishment of the Roman Catholic Church, the British Empire openly supported it.

This also signifies a complete break between the Kingdom of Britain, one of the five kingdoms, and the Papacy.

As for the Kingdom of Gaul, although its national strength was relatively low among the five kingdoms, it was stubborn and full of martial spirit. The Papacy itself was split, and the Kingdom of Britain, which was also one of the five kingdoms, broke with the Papacy. The Kingdom of Gaul almost jumped out of its lap.

The Kingdom of Britain chose to support the Roman Catholic Church, while the Kingdom of Gaul chose to support the Greek Catholic Church, which was relatively closer to them.

In fact, the Kingdom of Beidun, another of the five great kingdoms, was also eager to try its luck. The retired emperor above them had long wanted to rebel.

Unfortunately, we have different positions.

As the Macedonian Kingdom expanded, friction between it and the Northern Kingdom intensified. The Northern Kingdom became the first major obstacle on the Macedonian Kingdom's path of expansion.

Therefore, the relationship between these two companies over the years is quite predictable.

The Greek Papacy was clearly a puppet regime of the Kingdom of Macedon. Even if the Kingdom of North Macedon was dissatisfied with the retired emperor above them, their position dictated that they could not stand with the Kingdom of Macedon.

Therefore, at this point, they could only stand with the Papacy and denounce the Greek Papacy.

The situation is the same for the Kingdom of Aovi, the southernmost kingdom of the Western Rong, and the Kingdom of Beidun.

As for the Kingdom of Dangu at the very center, as the kingdom with the most solid foundation of the Papacy's rule, it has long since become a puppet of the Papacy. Although it is one of the five great kingdoms, it is fundamentally different from the other four kingdoms.