Chapter 601: Who Dealt the Blow?

"George, I know you are very upset right now, but our most important task now is to report this matter to the Pope and let him make the decision. At the same time, we must also find the person who dealt the black hand to Joseph. Our Holy See will not tolerate provocation!" a Cardinal said to George.

"Could this matter have been done by that woman?" another person asked.

"That possibility is not very high. After all, she had already defeated Joseph at the time; there was no need to do something extra," George shook his head.

"I remember that Joseph was eroded by her Star Power, wasn't he? If she had let the Star Power erupt inside Joseph's body, it would have been possible to achieve this effect."

"After bringing Joseph back, in order to avoid such a thing from happening, I used a Great Purification Art scroll left to me by the Pope on Joseph, completely clearing the Star Power from his body," George said, shaking his head.

"Great Purification Art?"

The few people present looked at each other silently; clearly, they had not expected George to use such a precious item on Joseph. However, if it was the Great Purification Art, it could indeed completely clear the Star Power from Joseph's body.

"Wait, didn't Joseph possess the seed of Angel Power in his body? This seed could have given Joseph a chance at resurrection; why didn't it take effect?" the Cardinal asked again.

"Sorry, the seed of Angel Power in Joseph's body completely dissipated when he was blasted off the ring," George said, clenching his fists.

"The seed of Angel Power, dissipated? How is that possible?" the Cardinal let out a cry of shock. "This was a grace bestowed by a high-ranking Angel; how could it dissipate?"

"It must be because of that sword in her hand. After all, that sword even cut the Sword of Judgment in two," George's expression darkened. "It should be said that in front of that sword, the Sword of Judgment can only be considered scrap metal!"

When Chen Jing walked off the ring, he had once tried to use the Prophecy Art to peer at the Wind Holy Sword in her hand. In just an instant, he experienced the intersection of life and death; the invisible Wind Power contained within the Wind Holy Sword instantly shredded his power into pieces.

"Is that sword really that powerful?" the Cardinal looked shocked, and then a trace of greed flashed in his eyes. "Then can we get our hands on that sword? A sword more powerful than the Sword of Judgment should be enough to make up for our current losses."

"Then you must have the life to get that sword!" George glanced at the Cardinal coldly. "That sword possessed the power to sever the Sword of Judgment and destroy the seed of Angel Power just in Chen Jing's hands. If it were in Lingyun's hands, all of us combined might not be enough for him to cut down alone! Moreover, they have at least three Half-step Nascent Soul cultivators on their side, and for some reason, our Angel Descent has lost its effect; how are we supposed to fight?"

"Yes, yes, I understand." The Cardinal, having been reprimanded by George, dared not retort and could only answer yes repeatedly.

"Our most important task now is to find out who exactly dealt the black hand to Joseph in the dark!" George said, clenching his fists.

"Judging by Joseph's state of death, the person who used the dark hand must have used the Nanyang Descending Head Art," the Cardinal said. "However, for the Descending Head Art to take effect so quickly and with such great power, the perpetrator's strength must be at least at the Golden Core Peak. This way, the scope can be narrowed down significantly."

"Not necessarily!" George suddenly spoke up. "The situation you are considering would only happen if Joseph were in his prime. But given Joseph's condition at the time, anyone above the middle stage of the Golden Core Stage could have assassinated him by launching the Descending Head Art."

"But there shouldn't be many people who know about Joseph's current condition."

"There is a possibility that the other party is on this island and knows that Joseph was seriously injured."

"There are not many people from Nanyang on the island; if we want to rule them out, it is not very difficult."

"But why would they deal a black hand to Joseph?"

"Have you forgotten? Didn't Joseph go to Nanyang once before? I remember that in order to fight for a heaven-sent treasure there, he seemed to have slaughtered several villages clean!" the Cardinal's tone carried a trace of sarcasm.

Hearing the Cardinal's words, the faces of everyone present sank. This matter was Joseph's dark history, and it was forbidden to spread it within the Holy See. However, if it really was because of this matter that he brought a fatal disaster upon himself, it was not impossible; after all, Joseph's methods at the time were truly too ruthless.

"Besides the people from Nanyang, there are others who have the same possibility," the Cardinal added.

"Who?"

"First, the Dark Council. They hate our Saint Son to the bone; their previous generation's Saint Son died at Joseph's hands. With the resources in their hands, learning a bit of Nanyang's Descending Head Art is completely fine, and they could even frame the Nanyang people for this matter. Second, that Huaxia person who was knocked off the ring by Joseph earlier."

"The Huaxia person who was knocked off the ring by Joseph?"

"Have you forgotten? That person is from the Hao Family. What kind of people are those from the Hao Family? Don't the books in our Holy See have clear records of them?" the Cardinal sneered. "And I see that person is clearly not a good person either; secret retaliation and such are simply daily occurrences for them! Moreover, with their foundation, it is not a difficult problem for them to come up with a Descending Head Art."

"In short, we now have three directions, and all three directions are suspicious," George took a deep breath and said. "Let's leave this matter to those people in the Judgment Bureau to solve."

"Wasn't that Chief Judge killed in Huaxia some time ago?" the Cardinal asked.

"That Chief Judge was just a target on the surface to attract attention. Where the real Chief Judge is, even I don't know. However, if we really let that person take action, no matter how well the perpetrator hides, they will be dug out!"

"You mean?"

"That person is a monster rarely seen in the Holy See for hundreds of years, a guy who has completely mastered the Great Prophecy Art." Mentioning that person, George's tone also held a trace of dread.

"Great Prophecy Art?" Hearing George's words, the Cardinal could not help but gasp, "Does such a person still exist in the Holy See?"

"That's right, with him taking action, we will definitely be able to catch the real culprit. Then I will grind him to dust to avenge my student!" George said, clenching his fists.