When I left, I asked Satan two questions.
The first was whether he wasn't afraid of the Holy See finding out that he was up to something. Judging by the force the Holy See had deployed this time, they were determined to get rid of me.
They had even used something like the World Devouring Insect. Once word got out that the Holy See possessed World Devouring Insects, not only Great Xia but even the Realm of Gods in other countries would grow suspicious of the Holy See.
The World Devouring Insects had always been controlled by a divine domain somewhere in Great Xia, yet the Domain of the Gods had remained peaceful for countless years. That showed how strictly Great Xia guarded them; it was impossible for them to casually bring them out to plague the Realm of Gods.
More importantly, Great Xia had always been a land of courtesy. It adhered to the principle of not offending others unless offended first, and it would not actively stir up trouble like the Holy See did. So even though everyone knew Great Xia possessed World Devouring Insects, it did not cause widespread panic. On the contrary, they felt that having them in Great Xia's hands was relatively safe for the Domain of the Gods.
But the Holy See was different.
For countless years, the Holy See had been expanding. It was a terrifying kind of expansion, one without borders. Through subtle indoctrination of its followers, it achieved actual control over certain countries.
In the end, it created a strange phenomenon: the church stood above the law.
This had already appeared during the Middle Ages.
The Holy See stood above certain Western regimes. Everything was decided by the Holy See, and even kings could only rank below the Pope.
That was