Ultimate Supreme Soldier King

Chapter 1563 1558: Nock's Background

The clergy of the Holy See who did not react in time were almost instantly overwhelmed by the dark forces of the Bloodline.Except for the few Extraordinary level officers who successfully escaped, the others were not spared.

But this did not change their ultimate fate.

With a Bloodline Duke present, could their warriors without even Saint-level power be spared?

Even Bro, who possessed high-level Saint Realm cultivation, did not dare to say he could protect himself and survive.

Nock's face was equally pale.

He was only at the Initial Rank of the Saint Realm in terms of cultivation.

And before this, he was merely a bishop of a diocese.

His main function was to preach for the Holy See and convert more believers.

As for hunting dark creatures, he had done similar things in his jurisdiction before.

But most of the time, he only dealt with low-rank dark creatures and coordinated with personnel from the Holy See headquarters to provide intelligence for hunting missions.

Facing such powerful dark creatures in a direct confrontation, even though it wasn't the first time, encountering a Bloodline Duke was definitely the first.

Previously, when he went on missions with other clergy members from the Heresy Court, they only encountered figures at the Bloodline Earl level at most.

In his impression, the strongest was merely a Level Seven Werewolf.

That was just a dark creature of Initial Rank Saint Realm strength.

But now they were facing a dark creature that completely surpassed Saint Realm strength.

If it weren't for the fact that the power of this Bloodline Duke had not fully recovered.

Based on just them, they wouldn't be enough to fill the cracks between his teeth.

The Bloodline Duke already belonged to the upper tier among the Bloodline.

But he had not fully reached the top yet, with the Prince standing above the Duke.

And the Holy See?

Hundreds of years ago, it could be said that was the most glorious era of the Holy See.

With the strength of a single religion, they stood firm against the entire Bloodline and Wolf Clan, along with the monsters and demons of the Dark World.

Forcing these 'dark creatures' to unite against the colossal force that was the Holy See.

But now look at the Holy See; the Advanced Deacon of the Heresy Court could only deal with Bloodline figures at a Marquis level.

A Third-class Duke was enough to scare him witless.

If they knew below ground...uh, in Heaven, would they revive with anger once more?

How strong was the Judgment Chief of the Heresy Court in the Middle Ages?

Needless to say more, the Judgment Chief then wasn't a position just anyone could take.

Everyone knew the Heresy Court was an independent entity with a transcendent status within the Holy See.

In terms of status, the Judgment Chief of the Heresy Court was second only to the uncrowned king of the Holy See, the Pope!

And how was this status obtained?

It was achieved through battle and slaughter!

The Judgment Chief then possessed terrifying combat power, able to kill the Blood Prince, a horrifying existence!

But now it's obvious from Bro, the Advanced Deacon's actions—hunting ten Bloodline Marquises qualifies him to compete for the Deputy Director position of the Heresy Court.

It's clear how corrupt the Heresy Court is now.

A Martial Artist with high-level Saint Realm cultivation could become a candidate for Deputy Director of the Heresy Court?

"No, I cannot die!" Nock looked tremblingly at the imposing, terrifying Bloodline Duke.

Nock actually had some background; he was able to be transferred from being a bishop of a diocese to become an Advanced Deacon of the Heresy Court precisely because someone was manipulating things behind the scenes.

The purpose was simple; it was to allow Nock to leave a record in the Heresy Court, and accumulate achievement points through the Heresy Court.

The Heresy Court accumulates merit points through perpetual hunting of dark creatures.

According to the plans of Nock's backer, putting Nock through two years of training in the Heresy Court, acquiring enough merit points, then transferring him to the Holy See headquarters as an Archbishop.

Within no more than ten years, he would be able to become a core bishop of the Holy See—a Cardinal.

By that time, Nock's supporter would be almost ready for retirement.

This step-by-step progression nearly perfectly completes the transition of power and handover.

But unforeseen events always exist in the world, just like now.

Bro had his own ambitions and purposes; the merit points from two Bloodline Marquis's heads were not something he would let pass.

So he assembled his forces for pursuit.

But who would have thought it was actually a trap, leading them to crash into the nest of one of the Thirteen Clans—the Nopheler Family.

Eventually awakening the revival of a Bloodline Duke.

This was a dead end!

Bro's intelligence was flawed, yet Bro couldn't understand why it turned out like this.

Because he could never know to his death that the situation had evolved to its current state due to his new subordinate Nock being inseparably linked.

The intention wasn't for Bro to die, but for his subordinate Nock to die!

Because behind Nock stood a Cardinal!

He represented the interests of a faction.

Nock, as a clergy of the Holy See, could not be touched by any Holy See personnel, because once that matter was exposed, it was a dead end for all involved.

But there's a solution; if Nock's death wasn't caused by the Holy See personnel, it wouldn't matter, would it?

And Nock must die by the hands of the Bloodline's enemy, in other words, the Bloodline's hand!

Hence, now we have this scene, where Nock's group's intelligence was flawed, leading them straight into the arms of the Nopheler Family.

As a member of the Thirteen Bloodline Clans with ancient lineage, surely the Nopheler Family would be able to keep Nock?

On the brink of life and death, Nock glanced at his companions and ultimately decided to escape!

The others were beyond saving; apart from him, only Bro had a chance to survive among those present.

There was no point in persisting here, and he might even die here.

Nock's transfer into the Heresy Court wasn't without reliance entirely.

The people backing him intended to train him as a successor, naturally wouldn't let him perish easily in a battle initiated by the Heresy Court.

So there was a life-saving method on him.

With everyone beyond saving, he gritted his teeth and chose to withdraw alone.

A spatial fluctuation emanated in the air, activating the imprint left on Nock.

It was a space teleportation device, or rather an item.

Upon using this item, the spatial imprint was activated, and he instantly vanished from the Nopheler Family castle, appearing in a magnificent room in the blink of an eye—this was the legendary Holy Land of the Church—Vatican!