The Pope was very old, his face covered with age spots. Had it not been for a lack of successors in God's Country, it would have been impossible for someone over a hundred years old to still occupy the Papal seat.
The Archbishop of Light had indeed successfully taken that step, but those close to him knew the truth. The Archbishop of Light was already seventy. Under normal circumstances, how could he possibly break through? It was only because the Pope used the Holy Grail's power to infuse him that he achieved this so-called 'breakthrough.' In reality, it couldn't even be called a true breakthrough, merely... a Half-step Star Soul.
However, the successor cultivated at such a great cost had been killed by ridiculous rumors. If the Bishop of Justice was the most furious one here, then the Pope must have been the most heartbroken.
"Audacious!" A Cardinal Bishop shot to his feet. "Mula, how dare you speak to the Pope like that?"
