Chapter 237: Purification and Conclusion
A few minutes later, a bizarre scene appeared on the stage.
A priest was seen lying on top of the monster, his face almost pressed against the latter's bloody skin.
And seven faint white lights shone on the monster's body, making it unable to move under the effect of Holy Power.
A complete golden pattern surfaced outside William's pupils, and the second circle was also being carved at a speed visible to the naked eye.
At the same time, Holy Power was also projected onto the Smile Entity through his eyes.
This evil spirit truly lived up to coming from an unknowable space; its spirit body contained powerful Origin Power.
For William, this guy was simply a practice resource delivering itself to his door.
"St... Stop!"
At this time, the evil spirit only had a mouth left that could speak; it kept begging the priest.
Who could have imagined that a powerful evil spirit from an alternate dimension would actually fall at the hands of a human in the human world.
Feeling the evil power within its body rapidly being assimilated, its heart was bleeding—if it really had a heart.
Powerful, perverted, cruel...
This was the Smile Entity's evaluation of the priest lying on top of it at this moment.
It was surprised by the other party's speed in assimilating evil.
As an evil spirit feeding on human "Fear," it had some understanding of the Church's methods, but it remembered that practicing the Four Parts of Theology was difficult.
Even the most outstanding Holy Clergy Members had to beware of evil pollution.
How could anyone be like this guy, treating it as a treasure!
Perhaps due to the influence of the [Smiling Face Mask], William's heart actually became even more excited after hearing the begging.
"Your soul body will become the stepping stone for my practice, and your physical body will also become evil remains."
He increased the intensity of evil assimilation again.
"Give up struggling; you will eventually become a part of the Holy Light..."
If there were other people present, the evil spirit would immediately want to ask—Look at this, is this right? Can this be someone from the Church?
But obviously, no one would know its pain.
And facing this dead end, the evil spirit could only concede again: "Wait! As long as you get off me, I will release those peeled souls!"
"Get off you, huh..." William chewed on these words, then revealed his big white teeth.
"You can say more of these interesting words. What a pleasant practice this is!"
Is that the point!
The evil spirit was simply shocked.
Subsequently, the vortex in the mid-air suddenly rotated in the opposite direction, and the sucked-in souls also escaped from inside.
They were quickly attracted by the flesh bodies, floating towards their respective shells.
This was not the evil spirit proactively yielding.
Due to the rapid loss of evil power, it could no longer maintain this powerful curse, and could only watch helplessly as the path to promotion collapsed little by little.
"Damn it! I'd rather permanently lose my soul body than become a human's ration!"
The Smile Entity seemed to have made some kind of resolution.
That scarlet bloody body began to crack, and its soul body also became very unstable.
"I don't think I gave you permission to commit suicide."
As soon as his voice fell, an iron nail pierced through the evil spirit's jaw, and then surging Holy Power rudely interrupted the unstable evil power.
This time, the Smile Entity couldn't even speak anymore. Like a lamb, it watched the priest "swallow it alive."
Dozens of minutes later, the second circle of golden patterns outside William's pupils was completely carved.
And the evil spirit on the ground also became an empty shell; when William got up, it turned into a pile of powder on the stage.
Crack... Crack...
William cracked his neck, then stood in place.
A moment later, he forcefully raised his hand and tore the face mask off.
"Phew... Phew..."
William panted heavily, looking at this item with complex eyes.
While wearing the face mask, he was very clear about what he was doing the whole time, but there was an obvious sense of alienation.
As if the opposite side of his personality was infinitely magnified.
Under normal circumstances, making William proactively get close to an evil spirit would definitely make him feel very anxious, with dozens of examples of seeking death from American Horror popping into his brain.
But just now, his focus was on the evil spirit itself.
Blood, begging, battle...
These things made him feel excited.
"Is the origin of this thing proper..." William couldn't help but complain.
But it wasn't without benefits.
When wearing the face mask, his fighting style completely changed.
The cooperation between Holy Water and magic arrays, and iron nails sealing power.
William seemed to see another "Method of Use" for himself.
This would undoubtedly increase his practical combat experience against enemies.
But after full consideration, William still decided—in the future, unless encountering soul peeling again, he would try not to use the Smiling Face Mask.
No other reason; although close combat was satisfying, the potential danger would also increase a lot.
Once a mistake was made, it was very likely to cause a fatal threat.
After putting the face mask away properly, William felt the power in his eyes.
This time the Smile Entity was indeed powerful, allowing him to complete the second circle of golden patterns in one go.
One must know, previously William stayed in the Exorcism Workshop for a long time before carving just a bit of the second circle.
"Sure enough, only living evil spirits have the best effect." He nodded secretly.
And reaching this stage now, William also discovered some different things.
For example, those slowly descending souls in the mid-air.
William could now see the aura lingering around them; this seemed to be a unique manifestation of living beings.
And he could influence those auras by projecting Holy Power, for example... making the aura block the spirit body's path forward.
When William did this, he actually found a look of doubt appeared on that soul's "Face," and then it lost its direction.
Seeing this, he hurriedly let the other party leave.
But William felt somewhat surprised inwardly: "Would this kind of ability be useful against evil spirits?"
If feasible, then maybe in the future he could restrict the actions of evil spirits and demons from a distance, also saving the risk of getting close.
Temporarily putting his thoughts away, William focused his attention on the inside of the venue.
The large screens had long gone out, the dazzling lights no longer flashed, and the entire concert scene was plunged into darkness.
At this time, without the interference of the Smile Entity, the vortex in the mid-air had become very small, looking like it would disappear soon.
And the people in the audience seats also slumped on the ground. William observed with [Holy Eye]; these people were still alive, they should wake up as long as their souls returned to their main bodies.
"This time seems to have caused quite a commotion."
Ordinary people naturally couldn't see the debris powder on the stage, but this deep pit was hard to conceal.
Fortunately, that Chief Bowen had once said—As long as the problem is solved, everything is negotiable.
"Let them worry about it." William rubbed his chin.
Subsequently, he took out a few more bottles of 30-year vintage Holy Water and poured them into his mouth all at once.
Wearing the face mask, William's fighting style completely disregarded consumption, so the Holy Power in his body had long been depleted.
After resting for a moment, he found Grande behind the stage.
This girl's life wasn't in danger; just like the others, her soul hadn't completely fit with her body yet.
So William carried her to the edge of the stage, then took out the scriptures and flipped to the Gospel chapter.
"Merciful Father, Mother, and Son, these poor people were persecuted by evil spirits, their souls disturbed. I pray you bestow divine power, so their souls can find peace..."
Accompanied by his voice, the souls in the mid-air quickly flew back into the flesh bodies, and the audiences below also moved their bodies; this was a sign of impending awakening.
Subsequently, William took out the walkie-talkie and pressed the talk button.
Outside the venue.
The road was filled with parked police cars.
All police officers had serious faces, anxiously waiting for orders from above.
Inside one of the surveillance vehicles.
Including Chief Bowen, the Warren couple, and Gordon, seven or eight people were gathered around a table, on which lay a walkie-talkie. Everyone's face was tense, staring burning hot at the indicator light on it.
The surveillance screen aside only showed the scene outside the venue; this was specifically requested by William.
Besides preventing the spread of the Smile Curse, he didn't want his battle scenes to be seen by too many people.
Bowen constantly wiped the sweat on his head, wanting to proactively try contacting the other party several times.
But at this time, Judy would step forward to stop him and repeat what William had instructed in advance—in case Mr. Priest is lurking, your proactive contact might expose him.
So Bowen could only suppress the inner impulse and pray to the Lord that the priest would return quickly, even though he was not a believer.
Fortunately, Bowen's prayer was answered.
After a burst of static sound, that familiar voice came from the walkie-talkie.
"It's done."
Just a short sentence brought Bowen's heart to his throat.
He snatched the walkie-talkie a step ahead, trying to keep his tone calm.
"Fa... Father William, you mean..."
Before he could finish, William's voice came out again: "The evil spirit has been purified. Besides some damage to the venue, there are no casualties at the scene."
After getting confirmation again, Bowen was ecstatic.
He patted Gordon's shoulder forcefully: "Ha! I knew the person you brought wouldn't have any problems!"
Gordon's mouth twitched, thinking inwardly: "You didn't seem to have this face at the beginning..."
Of course, he was also very happy; this meant the folks at the Philadelphia Police Department didn't have to be forced into retirement.
He was just about to take the walkie-talkie, but Judy was a step faster.
"Will! You're not hurt, are you!" Her tone was urgent.
Lorraine aside smiled helplessly seeing her daughter like this.
Ed, however, felt a wave of jealousy inside; since Judy learned exorcism with William, the happy times between the parents and daughter had decreased a lot.
But he felt more gratification.
During this period, his daughter's personality had changed a lot. She was no longer as silent as before and could also proactively communicate with classmates when occasionally going to school.
Exorcism truly changed her life.
Seeing Judy like this, the couple also felt much more at ease about their daughter's future.
"Made you worry, I'm fine." William said.
"By the way, give the walkie-talkie to the Chief; there is still some wrap-up work to be done."
"Here you go." Judy handed over the walkie-talkie.
"Father William, what other instructions do you have?" Bowen used honorifics.
"All audiences in the venue need to undergo a complete exorcism ritual. Please contact the police brothers to maintain order." William said, and finally added: "Don't forget the necessary safety measures."
Chief Bowen straightened his body: "I will bear your instructions in mind!"
After this, the police officers standing by nearby all received the news of the successful mission, and everyone cheered and celebrated with each other.
Among them, only over a dozen elite operatives belonging to the Philadelphia Police Department knew some inside stories, and everyone admired that priest endlessly.
Not long ago while waiting outside, everyone sensed the anomaly inside the venue.
They didn't expect evil spirits and demons truly existed in this world; fortunately, they had Father William by their side.
"Oh~ I must go to church with Susie this weekend. I used to use work as an excuse, didn't expect there really is salvation there." A police officer said.
"Ha, getting her husband's approval, Susie will definitely be very happy..."
Such scenes were also playing out everywhere; many elite operatives sprouted the idea of becoming believers.
And this was exactly the purpose for which the Church originally established the "Commission System."
The subsequent purification ritual had no accidents.
With police officers maintaining order, the audiences at the scene all chose to obey arrangements.
And William also eliminated the residual evil on them through a large magic array.
Many audiences raised doubts about losing consciousness, and Chief Bowen had long prepared an excuse.
"According to intelligence from the National Security Agency, an organization named 'Libanta' was discovered to have plotted this concert poisoning incident."
"Fortunately, the local police department acted in time, stopping the suspects' further actions, and the audiences present only inhaled some drugs that can cause mental stupor. Currently, the treatment for the audiences has been completed..."
That's right, the Chief ultimately chose this excuse.
For this reason, a certain organization far away in the Middle East inexplicably suffered a strike.
The upper echelons of America used this as an excuse to gain a lot of benefits from it; these are naturally matters for later.
For ordinary people, a terrorist attack was obviously more acceptable than an evil spirit invasion.
Although there were still many people questioning it on the internet, conspiracies were no longer fresh news in America; most ordinary people just treated the news as after-dinner conversation.
As for the higher-ups in North America, they naturally would get a complete action report.
Because a cooperative relationship had already been established with the Church, the authorities didn't ask William for inquiries, but instead issued him a generous bonus.
The Church level also commended him in writing because of William's positive promotion.
A week later.
The concert incident had gradually subsided. Grande had invited William and Judy to watch the subsequent tour, but William refused on the grounds of being busy with practice.
This was not an excuse; he had been very busy these days.
Besides replenishing holy artifacts, he also sorted out his current theological practice progress.
Currently, the data on the panel was steadily increasing. Among them, [Holy Water Eye Cleansing], [Holy Meaning Study], and [St. Aquinas Body Code], these three items were almost reaching completion.
They were crucial to the progress of theological practice.
Holy Water Eye Cleansing went without saying; it could increase William's speed of assimilating evil.
Holy Meaning Study could quickly restore Holy Power, which was not only very helpful in battle but also indispensable in ordinary practice.
The Body Code could enhance the intensity of Skin practice.
William had studied it; compared to Holy Clergy Members with the same "Skin Manifestation," his reshaped Skin was better than others in both toughness and transfer speed.
Perhaps this was the assistance the panel gave him.
And on the more important Four Parts of Theology, William had also studied a lot recently.
Currently, he had only practiced the three stages of "Eyes," "Skin," and "Soul Body."
Except for the Holy Art of the "Skin" part being at the first level, the other two had reached at least the second level.
And the Four Parts of Theology had a total of seven stages, with each stage having at least four levels of Holy Arts.
It sounded like William's progress was not fast, but it depended on who he was compared with.
Looking at the entire Church, probably no one was like him, practicing three theological stages at the same time.
Perhaps in a place like the Vatican, there were talented people who could open multiple paths at the same time.
For most people, practicing one main stage might consume a lifetime.
Therefore, William definitely counted as a rare rarity, just that he didn't know it himself.
And along with practicing simultaneously, he quickly discovered one thing—many stages required forging the body with Holy Power, such as "Bones" establishing a connection with bones using Holy Power; "Holy Heart" needing to shatter the heart and reshape it with Holy Power again.
It seemed no matter what kind of Brand Manifestation it was, there was a very high demand for Holy Power.
It just so happened that William could restore Holy Power three times faster relying on [Holy Meaning Study], which made his potential far exceed others.
As he accepted more and more commissions, he also realized that different methods were often used when fighting against evil.
So William secretly made a decision to practice all seven stages of Theology to the high-level Holy Art stage.
In this way, no matter what evil spirit or demon he encountered, he would have a way to deal with it.
But what he didn't know was...
If these words were heard by Church Holy Clergy Members, they would definitely think William had lost his mind.
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