Among the bigwigs, the one in the most awkward position was the pope of the Death Holy Church.
After all, Anna was his subordinate, and a powerful figure within the Death Divine Hall.
If Anna really had a problem, the entire Death Divine Hall would face a great purge.
"You needn't look at me," the pope of the Death Holy Church said. "I'm loyal to the gods, and I would never shield a subordinate."
"Is that so? Why don't we summon the will of the gods to appear right now? What do you think, sir?"
The Arcane Pope looked at him with a half-smile.
Before he had risen to power, this pope had suffered at the hands of the Death Holy Church. Now that he had finally gained influence, he went out of his way to trip them up whenever anything involving the Death Holy Church came up.
The pope of the Death Holy Church remained expressionless and said indifferently, "Do as you like. I don't care about this matter at all, but remember one thing: if Anna is innocent, then you alone will answer for disturbing the gods without permission."
The smile on the Arcane Pope's face froze.
Those who had been ready to echo his suggestion also fell silent.
Over the past year, the gods' will had rarely appeared, but whenever it did, it came with a fierce, murderous rage.
If they summoned it and had no valuable or good news to offer, the consequences would surely be horrific.
Important figures from two divine halls had already suffered "divine punishment." After enduring all manner of torment, not even their souls remained.
So the moment the pope of the Death Holy Church said this, no one dared speak up.
No matter how much the Arcane Pope hated the Death