"It's His Holiness the Pope!"
A surviving bishop stared at the figure beneath the scarlet canopy.
He looked aged and imposing, almost exactly like Jupiter III!
The only difference was that he held no Sun Scepter, and his expression was far more furious.
His bloodshot eyes suddenly locked onto one of the bishops.
"Ah... it's Jupiter's conspiracy!"
"He wants to kill us!"
The bishop cried out in terror, his reason being overwhelmed by emotion. Fear and fury had already seized his heart, drowning his mind in darkness...
Having lost his mind, he picked up a musket from the corpse-strewn ground and fired straight at Jupiter.
Bang!
Amid the rising smoke, a bullet was stopped by a radiant barrier and swiftly melted. Molten iron dripped to the ground, cooling into an irregular shape...
"Ibosius... don't let the darkness stir your emotions."
Jupiter III sighed. A streak of pure radiance spread from his hand and fell upon Ibosius.
The bishop's eyes immediately cleared considerably.
But in the next moment, the surviving bishops around him either curled up in corners, hugging their knees and weeping, or screamed and rushed headlong into the unknown depths of darkness...
"Your Holiness the Pope... this is..."
Ibosius felt his scalp go numb. It was as though some monster lurked in the darkness, coldly looking down upon him.
"This is the sixth rank of the pure 'Chrysalis' pathway—the 'Mind Mage,' also known as an 'Apostle of Heart.' They possess the ability to manipulate human emotions... Compared with Weavers, their control is more covert, and more dangerous."
Jupiter III watched the other self that had appeared. "This is my 'anger'!"
Apostles of Heart possessed the ability to secretly manipulate and sever emotions. As the Chrysalis pathway advanced into its later stages, it too became increasingly enigmatic.
"'Chrysalis' symbolizes change