When the demonic dragon disappeared and decomposed back into fire elements, returning to the world, the chains of light elements that surged from the ground bound Ruan Qing'an completely, and then slammed him violently to the ground!

Those who had been attacking relentlessly were overjoyed to see that Ruan Qing'an, whom they had been unable to defeat for so long, was finally showing signs of defeat.

"Great! With the archbishop making a move, she definitely can't stop him."

"Yeah, let her be so arrogant just now!"

Despite the schadenfreude, it couldn't hide the fact that when they all attacked Nguyen Thanh An earlier, they couldn't subdue the exhausted Nguyen Thanh An despite outnumbering him, which made them look utterly ridiculous.

The archbishop, holding a staff in one hand, emerged from a small room hidden beneath the ruins, gazing coldly at the sky as if delivering a judgment.

"Dolores, you destroyed my church, what is your crime?!"

"What crime?"

As his body plummeted downwards, Ruan Qing'an chuckled softly, "I lent it to you with all my heart, even promising a fortune comparable to half of your church's, but the bishop treated me like a fool."

"What do you mean by 'borrow' or 'not borrow'?"

The archbishop was somewhat confused. He glanced subconsciously at the cardinal not far away and saw his somewhat embarrassed expression. Then he realized what was going on and couldn't help but curse the cardinal under his breath.

I've already said Dolores is a madwoman.

Is it worth it for him to antagonize a madman who doesn't care about the consequences?!

Regardless of the circumstances, the Archbishop had no intention of reconciling with Ruan Qing'an. He simply snorted coldly, "The dignity of my Church of Light will not be challenged by anyone, including you, Dolores!"

Mid-air, Ruan Qingan couldn't help but frown.

Just before she was about to fall to the ground, she used her last bit of strength to make the sea of ​​fire on the ground gather in an instant. But the moment she touched it, all the flames caught her as if they were holding a loved one.

Despite this, Ruan Qing'an's hands were still bound by golden chains, and she couldn't break free for a moment. Her expression suddenly darkened.

But even her strength to grasp the scepter was waning...

Seeing that Ruan Qing'an was about to attack again, 037 panicked and quickly stopped him: "Ancestor, don't push yourself so hard! If you continue to overdraw your strength, your body will collapse!"

[Male lead, the fluctuations of light element over there have disappeared, the seal has probably been broken long ago, don't continue!]

Upon hearing this, Ruan Qing'an paused in his hand seal.

She instinctively looked behind her, and in the distance—as 037 had said, all the strange things had disappeared. Whether it was the eerie black power or the dense light element, they all seemed to have vanished in the midst of their mutual attacks, and the light element had also dissipated due to excessive losses.

Seeing this, Nguyen Thanh An finally breathed a sigh of relief; this situation could only mean that Aldridge was finally out of danger.

But just as the huge weight in her heart was lifted—

"Dolores, you were careless."

As the archbishop spoke coldly, Ruan Qing'an had just landed when she discovered that the golden chains wrapped around her arms suddenly swelled, binding her tightly and pressing her to the ground.

The excessively intense light was even burning Ruan Qing'an's skin, leaving behind horrific scars.

Under the archbishop's full-force attack, Ruan Qing'an, who was already exhausted, was now even more powerless to resist. Those who had been beaten so badly by her before quickly surrounded her and subdued her when they saw her in this state.

Ruan Qing'an was forced to kneel on one knee, her wine-red hair slightly disheveled, but she still looked at the archbishop coldly.

The archbishop stepped forward, hands behind his back, looking down at her.

"Dolores, on behalf of the Inquisition of the Church of Light, I hereby pronounce your guilty verdict and order your immediate transfer to the Lycas Empire branch church!"

"..."

Ruan Qing'an didn't speak, but as she was being pulled up, she instinctively turned her head and looked at the ruins of the prayer room.

【Affection Level: 65】

【Affection Level: 60】

[Beep, excessive fluctuation, system has stopped detecting.]

Upon hearing this, Ruan Qing'an lowered her eyes and chuckled softly: "Yes, it seems the seal has indeed been broken and things are back to normal..."

Meanwhile, not far from the ruins, a tall man stood calmly gazing at the church, seemingly observing everything unfolding inside. Beside him—

The residents of the capital of the Xisha Empire, coming and going, were discussing today's disaster and condemning Nguyen Thanh An, as if it were a farce.

In the noisy environment, the man's voice was low and hoarse.

"Dolores..."

...

After his strength was exhausted, Nguyen Thanh An was forced into a coma. Moreover, the Church of Light had no goodwill toward those imprisoned in the Tribunal.

Until Nguyen Thanh An woke up again—

She was sitting in an empty room. The room was not decorated at all, except for the magic circle patterns that covered the walls, floor and ceiling. In the very center of the room was a golden chair connected to a chain, the end of which was connected to the wall.

The place where Nguyen Thanh An was sitting was none other than this golden chair.

She could clearly feel that due to the restrictions of the array and chains, she could hardly mobilize any of the elements within her body, rendering all her abilities useless.

037: [Ancestor, are you alright?]

"...Fortunately, it didn't cause any fundamental damage."

Ruan Qingan shook his head and answered softly.

Although she was insane, she was still mindful of her body and was not injured. Her most serious problem was exhaustion, but—if she continued to cast spells at a high intensity, the overexertion after exhaustion would be the real problem.

Just then, the door to the small room in the courtroom was opened.

The archbishop walked in from outside, closed the door again, and looked coldly at Ruan Qing'an: "The church has cleaned up the scene and discovered something unusual about the prayer room. Dolores, I can guess why you did this."

"You're trying to use the magic circle that gathers light elements to achieve some purpose, aren't you, Dolores? What are you planning to do?"

"..."

Ruan Qing'an did not answer, but simply lowered her head, looking at the chain encircling her wrist, her expression unchanging.

The archbishop seemed unconcerned, simply saying, "Tomorrow someone will escort you to the branch church of the Lycas Empire, Dolores. This time, it doesn't matter what your identity is or how important you are."

"After you challenged the authority of the Church of Light, it's all for naught. You will surely face trial and punishment upon your return home."

"According to church rules, you will be burned at the stake."

After the archbishop finished speaking, he turned to leave, but just as he was about to walk out, he suddenly asked, "Do you regret it, Dolores?"

Finally, the girl who had been silent spoke.

No regrets.

"……Yeah?"

The archbishop paused: "I once admired you, Dolores, but you seemed born arrogant and unrestrained. You were too high-profile and too crazy, so—"

"See you in the next life, Dolores."

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