"Phyllis, are you sure you're not insane?"
A Fallen Archangel spoke. Although he was dressed in noble attire and exuded an air of nobility, his expression was completely at odds with his bearing. He looked at Phyllis with utter bewilderment, as if he had seen a ghost.
In fact.
The other Fallen Archangels were not much different:
"What a joke. I'd believe you if you said the Pope purified you back into an angel. But you're saying an Easterner purified you?"
"Either I'm crazy, or Phyllis is."
"Impossible, absolutely impossible. How could a mere Eastern human deal with God's punishment?"
"Though I hate to admit it, I don't believe a human can so easily resolve God's 'curse.' Are you sure he's human? Could he be a vessel for an angel descending to the mortal realm?"
"I think so too."
Facing the questioning of the Fallen Archangels, Phyllis shook her head and said firmly:
"I can assure you, I am not crazy, and I can also confirm that he is definitely not a vessel, carrier, or possessed by an angel descending to the mortal realm. He's not even a believer in God, I am absolutely certain."
"Why are you so sure?"
"Because... Zhang Wei cursed me, using extremely vulgar language that an angel would never utter."
Perhaps to prove she wasn't lying, or to drag someone down with her, Phyllis repeated Zhang Wei's insults to her verbatim to the Fallen Archangels present.
Instantly.
The entire Reincarnation Pool fell silent. All the Fallen Archangels were speechless.
After a long pause.
The Fallen Archangel who had questioned her first said:
"It seems he really isn't an angel, or a believer in God. But how did he do it? Speaking of which... what was that phrase Zhang Wei recited when he purified you? Say it again, I think I've heard it somewhere."
"Alright."
Phyllis nodded and then recounted what Zhang Wei had written in his decree.
Unavoidably.
The other Fallen Archangels present looked at the first one. One of the Fallen Archangels asked:
"Welber, did you hear something?"
He knew that although Welber hadn't appeared in the mortal realm for several hundred years, he had been summoned to the mortal realm hundreds of years ago and had visited Great Xia. Compared to other Fallen Archangels, he was the most familiar with Great Xia and had a certain understanding of its history.
As expected.
Welber nodded and said:
"The first two sentences that Zhang Wei recited are the specific phrases ancient emperors of Great Xia used when issuing imperial decrees. This is similar to ancient Western emperors issuing commands with sacred words. However..."
Saying that.
Welber paused for a moment, recalling Phyllis's words, and continued:
"Those two sentences he used were not 'Emperor's Decree,' but 'Jade Emperor's Decree.' In Great Xia, the only one referred to as the Jade Emperor is the Jade Emperor from Eastern mythology. This is equivalent to an imperial decree from the Jade Emperor, which, in the West, would be like a sacred word spoken by God, and the recipient must obey."
As soon as he spoke.
The other Fallen Archangels were stunned:
"You mean... Zhang Wei is an Eastern priest? Or a believer in the Jade Emperor?"
Regarding Zhang Wei's actions, all the Fallen Archangels thought of the Holy See. His actions were no different from those of a priest. Priests also liked to invoke God's sacred words and act upon them, even punishing evil on behalf of God. For example, the Knights Templar, when dealing with Fallen Angels, liked to say they represented God.
However.
Some Fallen Archangels held different opinions.
It was Welber. He shook his head and denied their views:
"I feel like Zhang Wei is not so much a believer as a representative. He directly issued the words of the Jade Emperor, similar to an envoy of a Western emperor. An envoy travels on behalf of the emperor, issuing certain matters for the emperor, and can even exercise certain matters in the emperor's name."
"You mean... Zhang Wei is like God's representative? Is he the Pope of the East?"
"You could say that."
As the words were spoken.
The Fallen Archangels had indescribably strange expressions on their faces:
"So Phyllis wasn't forgiven for her fall by God, but by the Jade Emperor?"
Phyllis also had a strange expression. Then, as if she had thought of something, she suddenly said:
"Let's quickly tell Lord Satan about this. Although I don't know if God will be angry or what when he finds out about this, Lord Satan will definitely be overjoyed. God's masterpiece has been destroyed, this is simply slapping God in the face. Lord Satan loves this kind of thing the most."
Immediately.
The Fallen Archangels were delighted upon hearing this and hurried to report to Satan.
But at this moment.
*Chii!*
A dark light bloomed.
Suddenly, a dark portal appeared beside Phyllis. It was a summoning portal from the mortal realm. Phyllis looked at the portal, examining its patterns, and could feel that it was a portal specifically summoning her by name:
"Is Lord Hill summoning me?"
Phyllis said.
...
On the other side.
In a large manor in Italy.
Hill was unaware of Phyllis's situation, still sipping red wine and caressing a nun from the Dark Holy See.
Just as he felt that the caressing was enough and was about to proceed further.
The door was knocked upon vigorously.
"Who?"
Hill frowned, revealing an expression of annoyance mixed with elegance.
"It's me, Lord Hill. I have urgent matters to report to you. The Archbishop of the Dark Holy See we sent to help Lord Phyllis has died, and according to the news from that side... Lord Phyllis has also... also died."
The moment the words were spoken.
The door was also opened. Upon hearing that Phyllis was dead, Hill could not care about caressing and instantly moved to the door, opened it, and looked directly at the young man from the Dark Holy See standing at the door.
"Are you sure Phyllis was killed?"
"Yes, yes. I don't know what happened over there, but the people from the Dark Holy See who went with her can no longer sense Lord Phyllis's aura, and there was also an incredibly pure and holy angelic aura."
"Angelic aura? Could it be that the Knights Templar summoned an angel? That shouldn't be the case. Would Zhang Wei cause the Knights Templar to summon an angel at all costs?"
"I don't know. The situation over there is sealed, and it cannot be investigated for now."
The young man said, hesitating for a moment before continuing:
"Lord Hill, our summoning ritual is ready. Should we re-summon Lord Phyllis, or another Fallen Archangel?"
"Summon Phyllis. I need to know the situation. If it really was an angel that descended, then it's a bit troublesome. I'll summon it myself."
Immediately.
Hill, led by the young man, went to the summoning ritual site and personally presided over the summoning.
Soon.
With the chanting, the summoning portal was opened, and Hill said:
"Respond to my call, Phyllis."
Then.
The portal stirred and emitted a holy radiance that Hill had not expected. A divine figure emerged from it:
"What the hell? What's going on?"
Including Hill, everyone from the Dark Holy See present widened their eyes, instinctively looking at the dark summoning portal, then at the divine figure, with ten thousand questions swirling in their minds... Did the Fallen Archangel summon an angel?
At this moment.
The people of the Dark Holy See were all dumbfounded, their expressions identical, with only the words 'What the hell? There's an inside job, terminate the transaction' missing from their faces.
It was also at this moment.
Hill, who was equally stunned in place, glared fiercely at the young man beside him:
"Didn't I summon a Fallen Angel? Why did an angel come out?! Damn it, was your summoning ritual an angelic ritual?!"