Chapter 191: Theological Practice
The corner of William's mouth twitched—that wasn't the face you showed when you begged me to do things!
"Please forgive me, Your Excellency Archbishop; this must be the Lord's revelation to me. I will practice behind closed doors after returning today and won't go out no matter what."
He crossed himself on his chest, speaking in a fearful tone.
"Alright."
Joran heard the dissatisfaction in the other party's words.
He just said it out of feeling; every time this kid encountered an enemy, they were not weak.
After the interior cleaning was completed, the door opened again.
The discussions on the square also gradually subsided.
The priests stood on tiptoe one after another, wanting to see clearly what happened inside.
After all, the scene was a bit out of control just now. After discovering Joran's figure, many people exclaimed.
"Even Archbishop Borja is here; has a demon descended into the world?"
"Shh! Be careful not to commit the sin of 'Delusional Speech'."
"With the Archbishop's power, there is no need to fear any evil!"
These voices all reached Joran's ears.
He didn't express any attitude.
In Joran's position, a certain degree of public power was indeed needed.
But he knew very well in his heart that the demon possessing the nun just now was not expelled by himself.
Before that holy artifact dagger arrived, the demon had already abandoned that body one step ahead.
In the past, these guys would definitely persist until the last moment, trying to peddle their "Free Brand" as much as possible.
"Maybe I'm overthinking it." Joran thought to himself.
On the other side.
Although the ground had been cleaned.
But the residual smell of blood in the air and the dark red on the floor still shocked many people.
However, with the Vatican Archbishop present, the Spiritual Awakening Ceremony began again.
A young man wearing a black robe walked in.
He held a book in his hand; the style was ancient, and the cover was slightly damaged, seeming to have some age.
"May the Lord protect you, Your Excellency Archbishop. My uncle Titus Clauso sends you his sincerest blessings." Hall Clauso bowed deeply.
"May the Lord bless you."
Joran nodded.
"Miso Cathedral also has an awakening ceremony; why did you come here?"
Hall said: "Heard you were here, so Uncle asked me to come and greet you."
Then he added: "It just so happens that something happened in Miso Cathedral recently, so for safety, Uncle asked me to come here."
Joran was curious upon hearing this: "Oh? What happened?"
Hall looked strange.
"My cousin Rune Clauso recently encountered evil spirit disturbances frequently in the church."
Joran raised an eyebrow: "Did the holy relic of Miso Cathedral get lost?"
"No, no!"
Hall waved his hands hurriedly; losing a holy relic was a grave sin.
"The holy relic is still there. The evil spirits disturb through dreams, so there are no casualties."
"But... they seem to be specifically targeting Cousin Rune, all claiming that he is a despicable guy and will definitely make him pay the price."
Joran snorted coldly: "Evil will eventually be driven out of the world; no need to care about incompetent words."
Hall crossed himself on his chest: "I will keep your teachings in mind."
"Start the ceremony; I will watch personally." Joran nodded.
Aside, William also heard the news of his old friend.
As for the other party's encounter...
"Should have nothing to do with me." He thought secretly.
"Professor William, why is that priest holding a book?" Roland whispered.
He wanted to accompany Teacher Richie, but was asked to stay by the latter.
William was silent.
He also wanted to know this question; after all, he had been staying in the local church and could only obtain some public information.
He didn't know much about some special customs.
Just as he was worrying about how to respond, Joran's voice came from the side.
"That is the Ancient Bible; there is residual spiritual power from past clergy members' practice on it."
"After entering the Unknowable Space, it can protect the priest's consciousness to a certain extent, allowing the latter to stay for a while longer."
Roland was startled and bowed deeply in a hurry.
Joran nodded and continued:
"The Holy Brand allows priests to feel the Holy Power of Heaven, and each additional one can double the conversion speed."
"Each priest can carve up to seven on their body."
Roland looked longing.
"Don't be happy too early."
Joran poured a bucket of cold water.
"Obtaining one is already the Lord's blessing."
"In the past five years, more than ten million people have participated in the Spiritual Awakening Ceremony, but fewer than 500 obtained more than two Brands."
"Three Brands, only 70 people; four, only three."
"And the number of people with more than five..."
Joran looked calm.
"Is zero."
William estimated silently.
Even if someone participated multiple times, with this probability, it was almost one in a million.
"Then how many Brands do I have?" He couldn't help pondering.
Except for the panel, William didn't find any other abnormalities in his body.
At the same time, he didn't ask how to obtain the Ancient Bible.
With the utility of this item, it must be valuable, maybe firmly controlled by the upper echelons of the Church long ago.
Otherwise, it wouldn't take so long for one to appear.
On the other side, Hall also started the ceremony.
He placed one hand on the Bible Stone and held the Ancient Bible with the other.
The previous strange energy fluctuation appeared again, and this young man also found the "Door."
William carefully observed the movement on the other party.
Evil, deathly stillness, madness.
These auras appeared on Hall in turn.
Whenever William thought the other party's consciousness was polluted, the aura on Hall would transform again.
Finally, when a touch of Holy Light appeared, the aura finally stabilized.
William raised an eyebrow.
He sensed an extremely pure Holy Power on Hall.
Even cleaner than the holy artifacts he made.
This was not the strength of power, but a difference originating from the essence.
"One."
At this time, Joran spoke.
At the same time, an anomaly appeared on Hall again.
Many golden symbols suddenly appeared on his skin.
They swam on Hall's body, finally forming a ring and staying on his arm.
"This is Brand Manifestation."
Seeing Roland looking amazed, Joran explained.
"Theological practice consists of four parts, which are further divided into seven stages. Each stage has a corresponding manifestation."
"Clergy members who obtain a Brand must take the manifestation stage as the main direction of practice, and learning Holy Arts later will also have the manifestation style."
"Otherwise, the speed of practicing Holy Power will be very slow, and it will not improve until death."
Roland nodded thoughtfully.
"Then Priest Clauso..."
Joran raised his chin, signaling those golden texts.
"Those are the mantras on the 'Ten Commandments'; this is the manifestation of the 'Skin' stage. The corresponding Holy Arts can freely control every inch of skin on the body."
Just as William was curious about other stages, he heard Joran say again.
"The four parts of theology are Body, Spirit, Origin, and Soul Body."
"And 'Eyes, Skin, Bones, Blood, Spirit Bridge, Heart, Soul' are the seven small stages, corresponding to the Lord creating the world in seven days."
"Among them, 'Skin' is exactly one of the 'Body' parts."
"Then does the later manifestation mean stronger strength?" Roland asked.
Joran shook his head.
"Every priest must start from the Eyes and practice each stage in turn."
"Brand Manifestation will only help you practice quickly in the corresponding stage, but other stages will be very slow, requiring massive Holy Power to advance."
William narrowed his eyes, understanding Joran's implication.
According to what the other party said, only by completing the practice of the current stage can one break through to the next realm.
If someone is "Heart" manifestation, he can only obtain practice speed several times faster than others when he practices to this stage.
But before that, he has to finish practicing the previous stages first.
In this way, this person might not be able to practice "Heart" in his whole life.
"No wonder multiple Holy Brands are needed..." William rubbed his chin. At this time, he remembered something else.
After [Prayer Recitation] advanced, he obtained three times the Holy Power practice speed.
"Do I have three Brands?" William thought inwardly.
"Then people with later Brand Manifestation, aren't they..." Roland didn't dare to say it out.
"Correct. Priests with earlier manifestation will also grow in strength faster."
Joran pointed out.
"In the Church, such clergy members are also more likely to be reused."
"But don't worry, the Church has been working to solve this problem for thousands of years; today's 'Holy Arts' are an example."
"Allowing clergy members with later manifestation to use the first-stage Holy Arts in the early stage."
"For example, Spiritual Vision can outline the spirit body contour through the eyes; and Psychological Counseling can soothe others' emotions."
William's eyes lit up upon hearing this; so the abilities he used before were all Holy Arts!
"In this way, can priests practice to the later stages?" he asked.
Joran looked a little strange.
"No." He replied.
"Holy Arts only bestow the method of using the Brand. Even if your manifestation is later, you can still shine in the Church."
"Whether you can practice to the next stage still depends on the talent during Spiritual Awakening."
The corner of William's mouth twitched.
So it's to create more tools!
At this time, changes appeared around Hall again.
The Ancient Bible in his hand glowed slightly, and some spiritual power emerged on it.
At the same time, Holy Light appeared on Hall again.
Before long, another pure Holy Power lingered around him.
"Two Holy Brands!"
"Actually seeing it here!"
"Merciful Lord! Please grant me the same luck."
Setting aside those utilitarian prayers, everyone present was extremely surprised.
This was two Brands!
As long as he persisted in practice, he would definitely become a powerful exorcist in the future, and his prospects in the Church were boundless.
Sure enough, Joran nodded with satisfaction.
"Manifestation is early, and possessing two Brands; barring accidents, should be able to practice to the 'Spirit' part."
Subsequently, the Holy Power on Hall gradually subsided, and his consciousness returned to his body.
He opened his eyes, a look of joy on his face.
"Quit while you're ahead; you are very good." Joran smiled.
There was obviously residual spiritual power on the Ancient Bible, enough for the other party to find a third Brand.
Hall bowed deeply:
"This item was specially bestowed upon me by Archbishop Clauso. Obtaining two Brands is already the protection of the Lord and the Church; I cannot be too greedy."
Joran raised an eyebrow, then nodded.
"Hope to see you in the Priest Order one day."
As soon as this remark came out, many clergy members were amazed.
To receive the expectation of a Vatican Archbishop, and it was the Holy See Priest Order.
This was undoubtedly a great recognition of Hall's future.
Some priests looked at the former with more enthusiasm, planning to make friends after the ceremony.
"So the Priest Order is so highly regarded." William pondered secretly.
Previously he thought that was a place to be a tool person.
Soon, a priest certified the Clergy Rank for Hall.
And in the Church, ranks generally fell into two categories.
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