I am the Pope in the Western Fantasy World

Chapter 255 The selection begins

"This is?"

"Holy Son Yilaizhe! He's finally here. I thought he had given up the position of Pope."

"How can I give up? I guess he was delayed by something."

"Shh!"

The discussion among the believers made Phil Gray realize that the one who appeared after them was the absent Son of God.

only……

He was a little surprised because they had met this Holy Son before!

Isn't this the person who sold him the body of Elder Dawn and evaded the ticket on the train in Lampuga City?

Yi Laizhe panted, looking like he was about to die: "Huh, I finally caught up, I was almost there..."

The undead behind him instantly filled the entire church, floating up and down, looking at everyone present with different expressions.

But no believer showed any surprise, as if they had already become accustomed to this Holy Son and the undead spirits behind him.

Some believers even greeted a certain undead spirit floating beside them.

"Why are you here just now? Why are you late for such an important selection ceremony!" Elder Sid said with regret.

He thought this guy had given up the position of Pope, but he didn't expect that he would be late and even more unreliable than he expected!

"Sorry, sorry, because I couldn't get on the train, speaking of which..." Yi Laizhe suddenly widened his eyes because he saw two familiar faces.

Phil Gray waved at him and Eli chuckled.

"Damn it! It's them! If they hadn't reported me, I wouldn't have been kicked out by the big line, and I wouldn't be late today!"

Yi Laizhe said angrily, and the undead behind him also came over and looked at Phil Gray and Eli.

"I'm so sorry." Phil Gray said very sincerely, but there was no apology at all, and there was a smile in his eyes.

"Why are you here!" Yi Laizhe looked at them standing side by side with the other three saints in great surprise and realized that something was wrong.

Isn't this the Pope's selection ceremony? Why are these two guys here?

Elder Sid said with a headache: "Okay, they are also candidates. Now that everyone is here, let's officially get started."

Are they candidates too?

Yi Laizhe was confused, but he didn't dare to provoke the already impatient Great Elder, so he could only stride over and stand beside the two men.

Phil Gray smiled at him, but to Yi Laizhe it seemed particularly cunning, so he deliberately kept a distance from him.

The bell ringer carefully rang the church's holy bell.

The bells rang again throughout the church.

Elder Sid was silent for a moment, and finally felt relieved when he found that no one interrupted him. He glanced at the six candidates present and said, "The first round of selection will test your views on death. I will preside over it."

As he spoke, a round mirror suddenly appeared in his hand. This mirror was very different from ordinary mirrors. The mirror surface was pitch black and not only could it not reflect a person's image, but when one stared at the mirror, it seemed as if one's soul was being pulled into the bottomless abyss in the mirror.

"This is my sacred object, the Mirror of Life and Death. It is also the main tool for the first round of selection. It can temper your will and strengthen your belief in death. When I activate it or anyone stares at it for more than three minutes, his soul will enter the world in the mirror - the realm of life and death."

Everyone who was curious about the holy object quickly looked away.

"This selection will be held in the realm of life and death, and will be conducted by the Holy Spirit of the Life and Death Mirror. Under its guidance, you will have to relive the most memorable death in your life, whether it was that of a relative, a friend, a stranger, or - your own." Elder Sid turned the mirror towards the six candidates, "Finally, the Holy Spirit of the Life and Death Mirror will score your performance, and that will be your score for the first round."

The Great Elder’s holy object actually produced the Holy Spirit?

You know, holy objects with holy spirits are far superior to other ordinary holy objects. Phil Gray showed a hint of surprise. It seems that this mirror of life and death must be extraordinary.

"Okay, get ready, the first round of selection officially begins!" Great Elder Sid moved his lips slightly and chanted something. The Mirror of Life and Death began to tremble violently, and then flew high into the sky. The mirror surface became extremely huge and shone on the six candidates.

A black light flashed, and the six candidates stood there blankly, their souls having entered the mirror world.

"Great Elder, do we need to continue transmitting the current images to each city?" asked the Third Elder.

There seemed to be nothing to watch in the scene where the six candidates were motionless.

"Well, go ahead." Great Elder Sid sat upright, glanced at the six candidates who were left with only their bodies, and spoke softly.

"it is good."

They bought some materials and props from the Creator God Church and sent them to various cities. Those cities set up receiving arrays as instructed.

The third elder's sacred object "The Moment of Life and Death" can transform what happens here into special divine power fluctuations and transmit them to their receiving array, so that cities no matter how far away they are can witness the selection ceremony with their own eyes.

……

The feeling of the soul leaving the body is really uncomfortable. After the strong feeling of dizziness, Phil Gray looked around. The extremely dark world in the mirror reminded him of the scene on the island that was merged with the fragments of the Kingdom of Night.

He groped forward, but still found nothing.

"Where is the Holy Spirit of the Life and Death Mirror? Why hasn't he appeared yet?"

After walking for an unknown amount of time, he stopped and frowned slightly.

At this moment, something seemed to restrain his body.

It was as if one silk thread after another was wrapped around the body, but it was invisible and intangible, and one could only let the threads embed into the flesh.

As pain and suffocation came over him, Phil Gray could only mobilize the power of his soul to fight back.

"Is this the kind of death that makes you feel the most deeply? Your emotion is fear? Hahahaha, a believer in death would actually be afraid of death? This is incredible. Let's see how terrifying this kind of death is?"

A voice suddenly appeared, followed by a loud and strange laugh.

The Holy Spirit of the Mirror of Life and Death?

Before he could locate the Holy Spirit, the environment around him was changing rapidly.

Phil Gray breathed a sigh of relief when he no longer felt the restraint on his body.

He saw the lush ancient trees all around him, rare birds flying by from time to time, and heard the rustling of insects. Was this the primeval forest he had visited in his previous life?

Looking at his body again, the black robe of the Church of the Dead had turned into the windbreaker he wore during his adventures in his previous life.

"Boom—boom—boom—"

Intensive drum beats sounded, and he turned his head sharply, only to find the familiar altar behind him.

"Praise you, our jungle web, flesh and blood are your sacrifices, souls sing for you, your myriad eyes will eventually see through all the vanity in this world... Great Lord of Flesh and Blood, may your red eyes always watch over us, may the power of your flesh and blood give us strength to completely reshape this world..."