When they were stopped by the guards at that Spiritual Church post, Minos and his two first wives remained silent while Gloria spoke in their place.
"We are from the Temple of Payton. We are passing through the area..." She gave a brief explanation as she presented her identification.
Noting that she was at the peak of the 7th stage and could soon become a Matriarch, those Spiritual Emperors did not make it too difficult for Gloria.
"So, you are friends of the Flaming Empire..." Someone said with a smile on his face, but not so sincere.
The Spiritual Church was an organization that had its ideals above those of states like those in the northern region, Albano, Vogel, Flaming Empire, etc. But every power consisted of living beings with their freedoms and preferences.
As such, there were factions within the Church, groups that could be more or less friendly or hostile to others.
These groups could be influenced by power disputes within the Church or other problems. For example, some factions more or less behaved more favorably toward the nobility and royalty where they were located. In other words, they took the problems present in those states and brought them into the interfactional relations of the Church.
Case in point, the Church branches in the four kingdoms north of the Flaming Empire were of the same faction, one opposed to the one in the Flaming Empire.
Hence, the people of that temple naturally did not look favorably upon the presence of Gloria's group there, despite their respect for someone of her level.
In the future, she could be strong and leave her faction in the Flaming Empire, but even though it was positive to have relations with someone like that, they preferred not to have her around.
One of them then questioned. "Why are the people in your group hiding your identities? In fact, we want the IDs of each of you."
Minos then massaged one of Gloria's shoulders, indicating for her to step back and make room for him.
At the sight of this, the stronger ones there frowned.
How could a weaker individual be so intimate and still tell the stronger one to get out of his way? It was truly remarkable behavior that indicated how unusual these people must be.
Therefore, the elders there paid twice as much attention to Minos, even considering his low level.
"I am an outer member of the Church. These are my wives." Minos showed the token Margot had given him while he pointed to his three women with his other hand.
"What, outer member?"
"That's the first one I see..."
"He married an Archbishop who is stronger than he is?"
People in the surrounding area commented, finding the situation unusual.
'Outer member... Only someone with a lot of merits, potential, or greatness has what it takes to get the status of an outer member.' One of the elders there, a white-haired man, thought about it.
The same man who had asked Gloria the previous question then insisted. "And what's wrong in showing your identities?"
"That you don't need to know," Minos said as he looked in the direction of that person's eyes.
"What? I think I do need to know!" He stepped forward, annoyed at the arrogant manner of these strangers. "We will not allow unknown people into our temple. So, show your identities, or you'd better leave!"
Minos then raised his head as if looking up at the blue sky above this area. He then said. "According to the rules of the Spiritual Church, an outer member like me can command those weaker than him in any place."
"Of course, as long as his orders are not contrary to the laws of the Church." He smiled from beneath his mask and looked at the stronger man there. "Are you contradicting your superior?"
The man who had asked such questions looked at the old man behind him, waiting for that individual to give the order for them to expel these people.
The white-haired old man looked with narrowed eyes at Minos and questioned. "Are you saying that you are stronger than all of us? Is that it, or did I misunderstand?"
Minos looked at these Spiritual Emperors who worked as guards in this place, knowing that, unlike Gloria, they had humble backgrounds.
Spiritual Emperors were not necessarily the same. Some were already at their full potential, like the old man who asked Minos such a thing. Others had a long journey ahead of them, like Gloria.
As such, while she was the leader of an entire region, these people had the humble job of ensuring the safety of this temple.
So, their knowledge was undoubtedly different from Gloria's since, while she was groomed to lead, they just grew up to become pawns.
"Do you want me to show you?" Minos asked, but he did not even wait for the answer from that level 65 man.
Chaotic Gravity!
He activated his 7th technique and pointed one of his fingers downward, instantly making the half dozen guards kneel.
"What?"
"How can it be?"
"Something is attracting me to the ground..." Someone spoke in difficulty, barely able to breathe. "It's as if my body is heavier..."
"Ahhhh!" Some of them let out sounds of pain as their bones made strange sounds, and it seemed as if their bodies might explode at any moment.
Some of them were only one or two levels above Minos, so if he wanted to, he could even kill them by using gravity to crush their bodies!
Thus, the current situation was uncomfortable for these Spiritual Emperors dressed in black!
Minos continued to hold his finger in that same position for another second before looking in the direction of that strongest fellow in that group. "Are you still going to make things difficult for us? Will I have to punish you for your disobedience?"
Outer members were highly valued in the Church, as only people who deserved it or had a lot of potentials earned that status.
Why had Margot given such a thing to Minos? Besides him being the father of the baby in Gloria's womb, she knew he was talented. So, it was beneficial for the Spiritual Church to connect with him this way!
As such, Minos was using his advantage at this moment, something those individuals knew could harm them since this masked man was stronger than all of them.
"No, Your Excellency need not worry..." That white-haired man said with difficulty as he looked at Minos' feet.
With that, Minos raised his finger, and the tremendous pressure on the bodies of those individuals passed, causing some of them to fall to the ground while hurriedly breathing.
The man who had caused trouble for them looked in Minos' direction with terror in his eyes while ignoring the sounds of smiles coming from Minos' three women.
'Does this fellow have such tremendous power?' He swallowed his saliva in fear.
He had never witnessed anything so terrifying in his life!
Not only were they more numerous than Minos, but they were also all stronger in terms of level than this masked young man. In other words, such a person was defiantly off limits and still possessed a power that was extremely difficult to counter.
That was why this man had been so shocked to realize who he had angered!
As Minos departed that area, another person who had been watching the situation from afar smiled, finding it all interesting.
'Who is that? He has a lot of personality and confidence!'
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