Blood Holy Scripture: True Ancestor Charlotte de Castel

So, given that maintaining stable output of Blood Divine Power is still beyond her means, is she not essentially indistinguishable from those true resurrection myths?

That really seems to be the case, Charlotte thought carefully.

After comparing her current conditions with the myths recorded in Albrecht's memory and the recognition of myths by the Roman Sword itself, Charlotte was astonished to find that her present self… really had no discernible difference from the resurrected myths.

"Wait a minute… doesn't this mean that the bottleneck before reaching demigod status in my original self has completely disappeared?"

It seemed that something occurred to her, and Charlotte felt invigorated.

The ascension of the Transcendent also has its bottlenecks, and Charlotte was no exception.

However, she possessed the Blood Holy Scripture, a cheat code that allowed breakthroughs by lighting the Talent Tree.

But the resurgence of a deity is limitless.

Thinking thus, Charlotte got a bit excited.

This meant that as long as she continued to integrate the Faceless Divine Statue and absorb more Blood Divine Power, it was even highly probable that she could directly elevate her own innate strength to that of a Saint!

At this thought, Charlotte could hardly wait to integrate the Faceless Divine Statue she had confiscated from Albrecht.

However, Charlotte did not act recklessly.

Even with no bottlenecks, she was not sure if she would fall into a slumber after fusing with the Faceless Divine Statue this time.

No… rather, she had an inkling, a sort of premonition that she was very likely to experience a situation similar to the last time she ascended.

Charlotte had a lot of faith in her own premonitions, especially after igniting the Divine Fire, which might be a qualitatively different change in her life; her premonitions were often quite accurate.

Therefore… before fusing with the Faceless Divine Statue, she needed to make arrangements in case she really did fall asleep and her domain and Church encountered problems.

The domain was not a major concern, as it had already set on the right track. By following Charlotte's various plans and arrangements, even without her presence, Nisi and Sebastian could manage, and her identity could also be assumed by Nisi.

But as for the Church… Charlotte remembered that before her last slumber, she was preparing a laborious task to replace her in "bestowing Divine Grace."

Originally, Charlotte planned to have Nisi, whose body was a "Divine Artifact", handle this if she could not.

But now…

She had a better option in mind.

With this thought, Charlotte looked towards the Roman Sword again, her demeanor becoming more pleasant:

"Roman, you frequently organize ancestor recognition rituals and should be quite adept at bestowing mundane powers, right?"

The Roman Sword was startled by Charlotte's sudden gentleness.

"Uh… well, I have some experience, true… Lord Charlotte, is there a problem?"

"You can draw mortal consciousness into your spirit space, right?"

"Yes, indeed it's possible, although it doesn't last long. Yet… rather than calling it a spirit space, I prefer 'Artifact Spirit Space.'"

"Hmm… Artifact Spirit Space. You can change your illusory appearance in your Artifact Spirit Space, correct?"

"That's true… I have done that in generations of ancestor recognition rituals. I rather enjoy pulling descendants of Roman into my consciousness for testing."

"Very good!"

Charlotte nodded slightly.

She smiled and said:

"I plan to further enhance my power, which might cause me to fall into slumber. During this time, I need someone who can replace me to connect to the Faith Network and bestow Divine Grace."

After saying that, she turned to the Roman Sword, her smile even warmer:

"Roman, I see that you have unusual talent – an astonishing bone for swords, a once-a-millennium prodigy, the wisest Divine Artifact in history!"

"During my slumber, are you willing to replace me and help maintain the normal operation of the Faith Network and the bestowal of Divine Grace?"

Charlotte's excessive praise left the Roman Sword a bit dizzy.

It became excited almost instantly and responded without a second thought,

"Willing! Of course willing! To serve as your Divine Artifact is the greatest honor for Roman!"

So easy to handle.

Looking at the joyful Roman Sword, Charlotte and Nisi simultaneously thought to themselves.

Nisi glanced at the Roman Sword with pity.

The nexus of the Faith Network?

A deity who ignited the Divine Fire might afford to be lazy, able to block out most of the believers' voices and maintain the network at a minimal level, but if it were a Divine Artifact…

Ah, wait to enjoy the prayers from thousands of believers, around the clock, 360 degrees with no blind spots!

…

Half coaxing, half commanding, Roman Sword to take over the duties of the Faith Network's nexus during her slumber, Charlotte finally relieved her last concern.

She issued the "Oracle" to all her Favored, except Albrecht, that she would further restore her power and once again "sleep" for a short period, and then entered the dim chamber Sebastian had long prepared for her.

Three layers inside, three layers outside, the seals and barriers of the chamber were secured, and Charlotte re-laid herself into the luxurious crystal coffin prepared by Sebastian.

To prevent re-triggering the Church's God Suppressing Bell alarms, she even had Nisi prepare a huge shielding Array that could nearly cover the entirety of North Port in advance.

Once everything was ready, Charlotte took out the Faceless Divine Statue and placed it on her chest.

She gently closed her eyes and began the merging process.

A crimson glow bloomed, and the Faceless Divine Statue on Charlotte's chest began to "melt"...

Charlotte felt a warm power seeping into her body, entering her heart.

Her heart, already dyed a reddish-gold, beat powerfully, its central Divine Fire blazing fervently.

Rich Blood Divine Power surged toward her limbs, quickly intensifying the flames in Charlotte's heart.

Gradually, in Charlotte's heart, where the Divine Fire burned, a space capable of accommodating Divine Power formed. This chapter was first seen on MV^LEM^PYR.

And all the Divine Power that Charlotte had stored in the Blood Holy Scripture, as well as the powers scattered throughout her body and deep in her mind, were drawn together, converging into a "Divine Power Pool."

A golden-red brilliance radiated from Charlotte's body, a breathtaking aura slowly rising, causing the entire chamber to subtly tremble.

Layers of light lit up as various Arrays Charlotte had left behind began operating automatically, suppressing the increasingly powerful force and aura in the chamber.

Even so, as the Divine Power spread, a dense magical power also began to disperse from Charlotte's body, the Power of Elements becoming more agitated, and gradually… even crystalline red crystals began to precipitate throughout the chamber.

Those were condensed Demon Crystals.

The concentration of magic power in the entire chamber had even reached the level of precipitating crystals!

Even outside the chamber, the hidden guardian Nisi noticed the change in the magic power in the air, its eyes widened in astonishment,

"Is this… a precursor to Domain Resonance?"

"Lord Charlotte… is your true form returning to that of a Saint?!"

Of course, Charlotte no longer knew any of this.

At the moment of merging with the Divine Statue, she felt an unprecedented wave of drowsiness.

Soon, she fell into a deep sleep…