Thinking about this, Pope David finally felt a bit better.

They had been checking battle traces along the way mainly to figure out how strong Fischl had become.

Now that the [Land of Sins] was in chaos, they changed their plan and started tracking directly.

Pope David turned to Maya Archbishop and gave her a nod, signaling her to search for Fischl's location.

Maya Archbishop nodded and summoned a shadow crow, then told it."Go find your kind!"

After getting the order, the shadow crow searched for a moment, then quickly found a direction and flew off.

Seeing this, Maya Archbishop said."Follow me!" and jumped onto the shadow crow's back first.

With the shadow crow leading the way, Maya Archbishop quickly got close to Fischl's alert zone.

At the edge of a lake, Fischl's shadow crow clone also spotted Maya Archbishop and the group.

Before the clone could send a message, Maya Archbishop's real shadow crow took over the clone's body, completely taking control of it.

Through the clone, Maya Archbishop easily learned Fischl's defensive layout.

Each of the shadow crow clones' positions was now clearly in her mind.

At that moment, Pope David caught up. Seeing Maya Archbishop stop, he asked."Have you found Fischl?"

"Yes." Maya Archbishop reported the positions of the shadow crows to Pope David, then asked."Your Grace, should you show yourself directly?"

Pope David thought for a moment, then shook his head. "No, not yet. Let's see if she can control the entire [[Land of Sins]] by herself."

After saying that, Pope David called all the Archbishops and ordered."Hide your presence with me. We'll only send out our control familiars to check on Fischl."

The Archbishops immediately released their scouting familiars and sent them to track Fischl.

They themselves followed Pope David and entered a hidden magic circle.

Soon, the powerful familiar trainers blended into the lake scenery, making it impossible for outsiders to tell whether they were people or just part of the landscape.

A kilometer away, Fischl didn't sense the presence of Pope David and Maya Archbishop.

After a series of battles, she clearly felt that the number of familiar trainers in the [Land of Sins] was far less than she had expected.

Now, with 108 spiritual bodies, half of them still hadn't found a good host. This made Fischl curious: "Is that all the enemies [[Land of Sins]] has?"

She looked around and ordered."Let's go straight to the end of the Blood Cultivation Realm."

As Fischl and her spiritual bodies were about to leave, the scouting familiars from Pope David's group arrived nearby and hid.

Suddenly, one of the spiritual bodies sensed something strange, turned around, and sent a mental shockwave, which hit one of the Archbishops' familiars[the Cryptic Wasp Queen].

Seeing the transparent familiar, Fischl didn't hesitate and ordered her shadow crow to possess it.

Other scouting familiars nearby, seeing this, quickly revealed themselves to stop Fischl from harming the [Cryptic Wasp Queen].

But as soon as they showed up, they were locked by hundreds of mental thoughts.

The mental bodies, realizing the familiars were too weak, looked disappointed and immediately attacked with full strength.

In a flash, dozens of mental power attacks hit the scouting familiars.

Before long, they were all destroyed. Only three remained, which were then possessed by Fischl's shadow crow clones and turned into her puppets.

Near the lake.

Pope David and the Archbishops stood up, shocked.

Even the illusion they had just set up in the Blood Cultivation Realm was forgotten, and they all started shouting in anger.

"Damn it, what is that thing next to Fischl?"

"That's not our Black Church battle style. Fischl has learned something from the heretics."

"Damn it, my [Cryptic Wasp Queen] was taken by Fischl! Does she want to die?"

Listening to the Archbishops' angry shouts, Pope David's expression turned sharp. He glanced at Maya Archbishop and said."You're her teacher. You should know everything about her skills."

Maya Archbishop looked surprised and tried to make an excuse. "I didn't know she had this ability. Maybe she learned it from the Human Federation?"

Pope David cast a quick glance at Maya Archbishop and coldly snorted."Come on, let's go to the end. I believe Fischl's next move will give us the answer!"

Everyone felt the irritation in Pope David's words and fell silent, then immediately started moving.

Maya Archbishop watched Pope David's back, her eyes flashing with a sharp light, and followed after him.

Logan was sitting at the entrance of the [Land of Sins], watching Fischl and Pope David's group all the time.

Now both groups were heading toward the end of the Blood Cultivation Realm. Logan immediately ordered Nami, Heserion, and Kerparos: "Gather!"

At the end of the [[Land of Sins]] stood the Pit of Sin.

Fischl and her spiritual bodies pushed forward like a storm, driving all the strong enemies in the [Land of Sins] here.

Yet, the closer they got to the Pit of Sin, the stronger the resistance became—whether it was evil familiar trainers or monsters.

Fischl frowned when she saw this. She felt something truly terrifying lurked deep inside the Pit of Sin.

But her spiritual bodies showed no fear. They killed evil familiar trainers and searched for hosts.

Now, all of Fischl's spiritual bodies had found good hosts. These hosts had once been people of Legend 4 and Legend 5 stars.

Hundreds of spiritual bodies with souls of Saint level and bodies at Legend level gathered together. Even against the main force of The Black Church, they had a good chance. And this was just for the big boss trapped at the end of[Land of Sins].

So Fischl steadied herself and ordered again."Keep pushing forward. I need to clear out the Pit of Sin as quickly as possible."

At that moment, a spiritual body that looked very much like the seventh-generation Pope of The Black Church floated over and warned."The one ahead is very strong. You shouldn't go."

Fischl frowned at the concern in the spiritual body's voice. "By what right and position are you telling me this? As the Pope of The Black Church? Or as a familiar pretending to be the Pope?"

The spiritual body said nothing for a moment, then sighed."It doesn't matter. I might not be the Pope himself, but I've followed him for many years. I'm just doing what the Pope would want. Your Battle Style can't control us forever. The more time passes, the weaker its hold on us becomes. Once we break free, you'll be in big trouble."

Fischl's face turned cold. "What are you trying to say?"

The spiritual body that looked like the seventh Pope stared at Fischl and said softly."My name is Castell. I'm not the strongest among the 108 spiritual bodies. But since I can have my own will, others can too. They just haven't shown it. Do you know why?"

Castell paused, then continued."They're waiting. Waiting until they're strong enough to break your control. What do you think will happen then? What will become of you? Will you become the soul container of one of them?"

Fischl's eyes narrowed. "If I can summon you, I can take you back."

She picked up the crystal necklace in her hand and pointed it at Castell's spiritual body.

But Castell's body didn't react at all. He just said coldly."I already told you, it won't work."

Fischl stared at the lifeless necklace in her hand, whispering."This can't be real…"

Castell looked at her and said."I don't know where you learned that Battle Style, but it's clearly flawed. Once it starts, it can't stop. At first, we were all under your control, even our thoughts had to obey you. But now, look at the eyes of the spiritual bodies around you."

Fischl looked around as Castell said that.

Though the spiritual bodies still moved forward toward the deep of the Pit of Sin, their eyes had grown more and more cruel.

Seeing this, Fischl, who was usually calm, showed the first sign of tension. But she quickly regained her composure and turned to Castell.

"You wouldn't say all this out of nowhere. What do you really want?"

Castell smiled. "I just don't want to see the Imperial Princess of The Black Church be betrayed and killed, all while she's completely in the dark. You should know the truth."

With that, Castell waved goodbye to Fischl and returned to the group of spiritual bodies.

Fischl watched them disappear, but her legs refused to move.

She remembered the excitement she had felt when she first learned that Battle Style. She stood there, lost in thought, whispering."Teacher Maya… have you always been using me?"

At that moment, a loud roar suddenly came from the core of the Pit of Sin.

"The Black Church… dies!"

With those words, a Shadow Fiend with two horns and two wings burst from the deepest part of the Pit of Sin.

Its body covered the sky, its wings stretched fifty meters wide, and it radiated dark energy.

All the remaining familiar trainers in the [Land of Sins], upon seeing it, immediately knelt before it.

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