Chapter 325: The Pope's Judgment
Chapter 326: The Trial of the Ancestor
[Timeline: One Month Earlier – The Surface World]
[Location: The Grand Cathedral, Inner Sanctum]
The splintered adamantite doors slammed shut, sealing them inside the ancient chamber.
Outside, the muffled, thunderous impacts of the Pope's *[Sanctuary of the Absolute Sun]* hammered against the thick walls, shaking the very foundations of the Cathedral. But inside the inner sanctum, the chaos was abruptly cut off.
The air was perfectly still, smelling of ancient dust and ozone.
Lukas collapsed against the barricaded doors, sliding down to the floor as his Magitech Gauntlets hissed, venting scalding steam. Beside him, Elena lay on her back, gasping for air, her pristine white uniform scorched and her mana core completely wrung dry from the sheer terror of bending a 7th-Order Domain.
