Although Hao Ren was extremely curious about Izax's "soul interrogation," he hadn't dared follow along to watch, for the sake of protecting his worldview. Instead, he went with the others to Becky's house to see the elves off and collect some information about the Return Sect. By the time he led the others back to the royal capital, the interrogation had just ended.
With Ofra leading the way, they went straight to the Grand Cathedral and met the pope and several bishops in a plain but extremely spacious room. The pope still looked somewhat listless. The assassination attempt that had happened today remained a considerable burden to him, but with divine magic supporting him, he recovered quickly. Izax and his daughter were also standing in the room. Apparently, their "work" was done.
When little Elizabeth saw Hao Ren, she immediately rushed over excitedly to greet him. "Uncle Ren! It's done! Pain Rune is super useful!"
Hao Ren patted the exquisite little horns on Elizabeth's head. After spending some time with her, he knew that the Little Demon loved having people stroke her horns—it was a sign of affection. Then he looked up at Izax. "Old King, speaking of which, is it really okay for you to have your daughter learn all this?"
Izax nodded in agreement. "It is indeed a little late for her to learn Soul Extraction and Pain Rune at this age. But this child's bloodline is impure, after all, so she should be a little slower at learning demonic spells than demons her age."
Hao Ren said, "...That's not what I meant. Ah, forget it. There's no point discussing worldview-related matters with you two. What did you find out?"
"That monster was a 'fusion corpse.' The Return Sect created it using a type of 'divine magic' they