Tome of Blood

There is some kind of force preventing him from establishing contact with the believers in the north!

Charlotte quickly came to this conclusion.

She was very sure that with the help of Sebastian, she had already established a faith channel with Astrid.

But now, this channel has failed.

Of course, Charlotte can still vaguely feel the connection between herself and the other party.

But just like when she had not established contact with the other party before, she once again returned to a state where she could only "see" but could not "connect".

No, it’s not just the inability to “contact”.

Charlotte was keenly aware that even the ability to "see" seemed to be fading rapidly.

Her originally weak connection with these northern believers was further weakened.

This subtle feeling made Charlotte feel very strange.

If a description or metaphor is needed, it is as if there is an invisible barrier separating these believers in the north from her.

This barrier seems to work on the beliefs of these northern believers, and is... quite resilient.

"It acts on faith...could it be a faith network? The descendants of these free city-states have formed some kind of faith network similar to a totem after years of belief in the 'Savior'?"

"No...it doesn't seem to be the case. Not only the beliefs of these northern believers, but also the connection between Sebastian...and me seems to be weakening."

"No, this is not just a force targeting believers in the north, but seems to be a force with wider coverage!"

Charlotte mused.

Thinking of this, she sank into consciousness again, planning to once again cast her sights on those northern believers through the mysterious connection.

She wanted to see what was preventing her power from coming.

Charlotte sank into consciousness and came to the Dark Night Castle again.

She sat high on the Throne of Blood and once again summoned the Star Sea of ​​Faith.

This time, she used more of the divine power of blood and cast her "eyes" to the north.

The light representing the believers in the north flickered slightly, Charlotte found the "star" representing Astrid, and lowered her gaze again.

This time, she put a lot of energy into it, wanting to see what the power of isolating herself was.

The divine power of blood bloomed, and Charlotte's vision changed again.

However, just when she was about to successfully come into "sight", that mysterious feeling of rejection came again.

"Yes, this is the feeling...this is the power!"

Following her faith connection with Astrid, Charlotte finally discovered the disturbing force.

This time, with the blessing of more divine power, she finally saw the nature of this power clearly.

That's a spell.

No... more accurately, it's a restriction.

"Restriction? It's man-made?"

Charlotte was a little surprised.

She narrowed her eyes, then decisively controlled her divine power, changed her target, and no longer tried to establish contact with the believers. Instead, she aimed at the restriction that blocked her power and rushed directly!

Crimson light bloomed, and Charlotte's divine power collided with the hidden restriction.

Then...Charlotte finally saw clearly what it was.

It was an extremely huge magic restriction that almost enveloped the entire Northern Territory.

"What a powerful restriction! And... it seems to be specifically targeted at gods, able to isolate the connection between gods and believers..."

"Could it be...that this is the reason why the missionary faith of major religious groups in the North has suffered setbacks over the years?"

Charlotte looked surprised.

She looked at the restriction in amazement, unable to imagine what kind of existence could create such a huge magic.

"Could it be...a god?"

"No, it shouldn't be a god. If it were a god, it would definitely use divine power. Then it wouldn't be a restriction, but a divine technique."

Divine power is a more "advanced" power than magic.

It is much easier to cover the Northern Territory with divine magic than to cover it with restrictions.

Obviously... this restriction may not be from the hands of gods, but should be from extraordinary beings.

There are supernatural beings who are preventing the power of gods from coming to the north.

Charlotte quickly made this judgment.

At this time, "Restriction" seemed to have noticed the intruder.

In Charlotte's perception, she only felt a powerful magic power coming along the restriction.

That magic power quickly collided with Charlotte's divine power.

Although the quality is far inferior to Charlotte's divine power, it is far greater than the divine power projected by Charlotte due to the restriction.

Not only that, this magic power is quite weird. Although it is not a divine power, it has some characteristics similar to divine power and seems to be able to be integrated with spiritual power.

"I see... relying on the restriction, using huge magic power to weave a magic network that interferes with mental power and isolate it from the detection of divine power."

"Gods project divine power through the void, but the divine power they can project is still too limited. Without a fulcrum, too much power cannot come."

"In this way...even a god's power will be blocked by lower-level magic."

Charlotte looked surprised, seeing the principle behind this restriction.

Gods need fulcrums to project their divine power, and the so-called fulcrums are actually believers.

This kind of restriction can isolate the connection between gods and believers and prevent gods from projecting power through the fulcrum of faith.

At the same time, isolating the power of the gods can prevent the gods from further strengthening the fulcrum. If the gods cannot strengthen the fulcrum, they will not be able to resist the huge magic power gathered by the restriction.

It's simply a closed loop.

"It is indeed a very clever technique, but...it still underestimates the gods."

Charlotte narrowed her eyes.

This is indeed a very clever technique.

However, this technique can probably only be used when the god is unable to walk on the earth, or has just recovered.

When gods are not walking the earth, the connection with believers is inherently weak, and faith can easily be blocked.

When the gods are revived soon, their power will be relatively weak, and they will also be blocked by the huge magic power of the ban.

But unfortunately...Charlotte is no longer the newly resurrected "god".

As a demigod who walks on the earth and has accumulated a lot of divine power, the connection between Charlotte and Sebas is quite close.

While the bond between her and Sebas was affected, it was nowhere near as strong.

In other words, using Sebas as a fulcrum, she can directly perform divine descent.

Charlotte doesn't plan to do that, though.

At least, not right now.

Sebastian is visiting the Grand Duchy of the North. If he performs Divine Surrender at this time, it will almost directly expose the existence of the gods behind Castel.

Although Charlotte knew very well that the existence of a god behind Castel could not be hidden for a long time, but after all, it was a day that could be delayed.

However, although she did not intend to use Sebas to perform divine descending immediately, she was still quite curious about the extraordinary person who used this restriction.

She cannot break this restriction for the time being.

But she can see who the extraordinary person is behind the scenes.

Thinking of this, Charlotte turned her divine power into a needle, wrapped her own mental power, and followed the restriction back.

As the divine power flowed upstream, Charlotte clearly felt the pressure of the restriction.

Fortunately, she did not aim at breaking the restrictions, and her "infiltration" went much more smoothly.

With the rapid consumption of divine power, Charlotte's mental power also went deep into the restriction.

Following the forbidden magic circuit, Charlotte traveled all the way upstream and quickly located the source of the magic.

"Got you!"

Charlotte perked up.

She immediately increased the output of her divine power and rushed towards the source of the magic power.

The next moment, her mental power entered the "source" and her vision suddenly changed.

She saw a simple temple and the complex and huge magic circle in the temple.

In the magic circle, there are many mages wearing black robes sitting.

The moment she "saw" those mages, Charlotte felt her blood throbbing almost instantly.

Of course she knew what that meant.

"Bloodlines……?"

Looking at those "mages", Charlotte was very surprised.