Devil's Bible

The previous Big Black was similar to this, only much larger.

Also, does anyone know where the title comes from?

Chapter 56 "You're still young, it's right to have ideals"

"Excellent. To be able to cast such a high-level divine spell without chanting, Isabella, you are truly outstanding." Upon seeing this, the old priest couldn't help but feel a sense of appreciation for her talent.

"Become my student and help me complete the experiment."

"At that time, you will become a key person for the church to cultivate because of this achievement."

"On the contrary, by sabotaging my experiment, you've gotten in the way of some people, and you might not even benefit from it!"

"So... all you can think about is the good?" Isabella looked at the old priest with deep sorrow, her disappointment almost tangible.

The next moment, she controlled a large amount of holy fire to shoot towards the old priest, while simultaneously multitasking, manipulating the holy fire and casting new divine spells.

"Where is your adherence to justice? Where is your conscience and sense of righteousness?" Isabella questioned.

The old pastor waved his arm, and a cloud of white mist formed around him, isolating the sacred fire.

Force Field Spell: Breath of Isolation.

"You're still young, and it's good to have ideals, but you'll understand when you get to my age."

"Ideals are the most useless things!" the old pastor insisted on his own beliefs.

"Back then, in order to punish the Blood Demon and save the villagers who had been cursed, you willingly tainted yourself with the blood curse and sought out the Blood Demon's true form. Were your ideals at that time also useless?" Isabella shouted loudly.

She had a certain admiration for the old pastor.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have thought of the old pastor when she wanted to resolve the issue of her family's bloodline.

Then he came to this small village to work as an apprentice pastor.

Upon hearing Isabella's words, the old pastor's expression became somewhat dazed.

That kind of pursuit of justice and righteousness without regard for personal gain or loss, that kind of dedication to ideals, seems to be far removed from him now.

Even though he could only see Isabella from afar through her words, he felt a surge of emotion and wanted to cry.

However, the old pastor raised his hands.

In his eyes, blood was dripping from his hands, and a thick, pungent stench clung to them.

That young man, that fearless man, that idealistic man, is no longer who he is today.

"All I want now is to atone for my sins!!" A flush of excited red appeared on the old pastor's aged face.

At this moment, the old pastor began to take things seriously.

A tangible mental fluctuation began to spread, enveloping the surrounding area.

That slightly blood-red spiritual energy stirred the surrounding sensory levels, quickly forming a spell.

Perception Spell: Illusion Manipulation!

The old priest was most skilled in two areas: the study of bloodlines and the spells of perception.

Many priests, after reaching the Ironborn, will not only practice Holy and Divine spells, but also Perception spells.

The reason for this lies in the nature of priestly cultivation, which, starting with the Blackstone race, involves strengthening one's senses through spiritual means.

Upon reaching the steel type, one will integrate the senses and form a preliminary extraordinary perception.

Because of their powerful senses, they also receive a significant boost when practicing perception-based spells.

The old pastor's figure disappeared once again, and then the church environment gradually changed.

Isabella knew that illusions were replacing reality, thus misleading her senses.

This is why it's difficult for low-level priests to fight high-level priests; their senses are too easily suppressed.

At the same time, it also explains why I thought the noise in the cemetery I felt in the church was an illusion. My perception and judgment were interfered with by the old priest, which was most likely a suggestive spell of the perception type.

“This level of perception-based magic is ineffective against ordinary divine manifestations,” Isabella quickly concluded.

Meanwhile, the divine spells that had been prepared earlier have also been completed.

The spiritual power, combined with the power of faith, quickly formed the divine magic structure.

Divine Art - Divine Intervention.

(Image from the game: The Binding of Isaac)

When necessary, it can form a holy magic circle. It can also be actively summoned when attacked by energy. The magic circle will appear to resist the energy attack and reflect it as holy damage.

Even if you don't know what kind of attack the old pastor might have, you still need to protect yourself.

Isabella knew that her margin for error was very low.

She was, after all, just a priest of the Blackstone race.

He is no match for the old pastor in any way.

There's a high probability I'll sacrifice myself here.

At this moment, Isabella felt no fear, only a pure desire for victory.

“My body is protected by sacred fire, which makes it difficult for those black lines to get close.”

"However, the Holy Fire only provides protection against attacks that have a physical form."

"Other magical energies, unless they are evil, generally will not cause it to burn."

“The old pastor must know this. What I need most right now is to guard against the old pastor’s magic.”

"Use this to find out the enemy's true location, and then strike a decisive blow."

Fighting opponents of higher levels is not impossible; Isabella herself is no ordinary priest.

She is among the elite of the elite.

At the same time, the Blood Prayer allows the user to temporarily monopolize the divine magic.

In addition, the old pastor was old and frail, and the decay of his body made his spiritual energy less active, which could be seen from many aspects.

For example, the opponent's spells are much slower in terms of extension efficiency.

Normally, when the old pastor performs illusionary manipulation, the surrounding environment should change instantly.

However, in reality, the illusion was created gradually, bit by bit.

This is due to insufficient mental energy activity.

Analyzing her own strengths and weaknesses in her mind, Isabella began to sing.

"The Faceless God bears witness—"

"Observe the complex fluctuations; this is the light of redundancy."

"In the name of the precepts, I will judge your soul!"

As the chanting ended, a powerful aura emanated from the statue behind Isabella.

Divine Art: The Power of Judgment!

The primary function of this divine art is to adjudicate chaotic energy.

The teachings of the God of Discipline advocate energy conservation and have a strong restraining effect on redundant and chaotic consumption.

Isabella's method at this moment was simply to use the pressure of the God of Discipline to directly treat the illusion as a kind of chaotic energy, thereby breaking the energy illusion.

Most importantly, this is used to transmit pressure and, through the connection of energy, to damage the old pastor's spirit.

"Still too young." The old pastor's voice came from an unknown direction, followed by a ripple.

Isabella heard a noise behind her and turned around. The statue, which had been still, suddenly came to life, as if the God of Discipline had descended.

"To disobey God's guidance is a sin!"

The judgment from the 'God of Discipline' transformed into a powerful pressure that surged into Isabella's heart.

Let's guess again, where did the title come from?

Chapter 57 Take this, teacher!

Isabella suddenly felt nauseous and wanted to vomit.

The damage to her mental strength reappeared once again.

“Spell…no, divine hijacking!” Isabella knew there was a gap between them, but she never imagined the gap would be this large.

The so-called spell hijacking occurs when, after a spell is cast, its control is to some extent detached from the mind's power. Only a portion of the mind's power remains to control the spell's direction, but it can no longer control the spell's changes.

If another powerful and stable mental force intervenes at this time, precisely piercing into the spell's structural model, then it can hijack the spell, manipulate it, and even change the spell's target.

This is a super skill that most spellcasters will never master in their lifetime.

The old priest took this a step further and achieved divine hijacking.

Because divine magic incorporates the power of faith, its structure becomes more complex.

The difference between hijacking spells and hijacking divine spells is like the difference between shooting an arrow at a coin that bounces far away and shooting at the center of the coin that bounces far away.

This requires a strong understanding of divine magic and extremely precise control.

This shows that the old pastor had also completely outmaneuvered him in terms of skill.

The statue moved, and one arm swung out to grab Isabella.

“Furthermore, besides divine magic hijacking, there is also magical fusion.” Isabella endured the discomfort caused by her mental trauma, dodging and analyzing whether she still had a chance of winning.

However, the result was not satisfactory.

As the power of Judgment and the manipulation of illusions merged together, the old priest's spells became increasingly difficult to execute.

Not only would it be difficult to break through with ordinary divine magic, but the opponent's illusion would also become more realistic.

Although Isabella knew that the statue was just an illusion and the real statue remained motionless in the same place.

However, because it is combined with divine magic, once caught, one's mind will inevitably be 'harmed' by the divine magic, and once injured, one will inevitably be further suggested that these illusions are real.

This is the case with perception-based spells, especially illusions. The more the recipient believes in the illusion, the more real it becomes, eventually even causing real harm.

The problem lies in the fact that avoiding illusions also means instinctively treating them as reality, and the subconscious will unconsciously deepen the trust in the illusions.

One is an immediate death, the other is a slow death.

The result will be no different.

"As expected, I was too arrogant."

"After casting Holy Fire, I cast Holy Intervention, and then simultaneously controlled the power of Judgment. With my energy divided into three parts, I gave the old priest the opportunity to kidnap him."

If it were Isabella today, she would understand that in that situation, not fighting meant certain death, and fighting also meant certain death.

Therefore, Divine Intervention was an unnecessary divine spell; she should have just unleashed the full power of Judgment and gone straight for the old priest.

Without any magical protection, he could be killed by the old priest's spells, but at least his Judgment Power could still harm the old priest and clear a path for Nemus.

Better than now, slowly walking towards death.

At this moment, the surrounding environment had completely changed, and he found himself in the church's inquisition.

The circular structure resembled a gladiatorial arena, and he was positioned at the very bottom of the building, on the judgment platform, with numerous chains binding him.

High above, on the judge's bench, were judges whose faces were obscured, dressed in bishop's robes.

And on the top of the building is that statue of a god.

The illusion has entered the next stage.

Isabella gritted her teeth and dodged backward, but as the chains approached, they suddenly stirred, igniting a sacred fire and dripping molten iron.

Those chains could only keep spiraling, waiting for an opportunity to get closer.

"You audacious criminal, how dare you resist?!" The judge's rebuke rang out from the dock, his voice filled with the authority of his verdict.

Isabella knew things were going badly.

The sacred fire only burns the physical, while the chains, which are merely illusions, are now being ignited.

This indicates that the illusion is penetrating rapidly and has begun to hijack one's mind and senses, thereby interfering with the divine spells already cast.