[Energy Absorption Shield: Mind Mystery Skill. Generates a shield that absorbs (187) points of energy damage from each enemy attack, converting it into equivalent Shield Value. During the duration of the shield, it continuously drains the caster’s Spiritual Power.]

Bai Pu received detailed intelligence, feeling a bit peculiar.

It wasn’t the skill itself that felt peculiar, but rather the fact that he ’could obtain detailed intelligence’ was strange!

Obtaining combat skill intelligence requires Hidden Attribute Perception as support, and the Perception Attribute is positively correlated with Spirit Attribute!

This means Bai Pu’s Perception should currently be inferior to the twisted state of Bishop Yajino, and since Bai Pu didn’t personally attack the shield, there shouldn’t be such detailed intelligence available.

"Could it be... the Spirit Realm Will is exerting force behind the scenes?"

Bai Pu could only have this one explanation.

Coming back to this shield skill itself, it’s quite practical.

Absorbing 187 points of energy damage, converting it into equivalent shield, means facing enemy energy attacks, or attacks with attached energy, the Energy Absorption Shield provides 374 points of Damage Reduction!

The key is, the Energy Absorption Shield takes from the enemy, doesn’t require the caster to expend Professional Energy, only Spiritual Power to maintain, allowing it to stay activated continuously. In this respect, it’s stronger than Bai Pu’s [Volcano’s Face].

However, it ultimately is just a shield-type skill.

Bai Pu took large strides, his Chainsaw Greatsword carrying the phantom of a mountain collapse, slicing down with a roar.

The instant the greatsword touched the colorful shield, cracks appeared on the surface of the colorful shield, like delicate porcelain shattered by a hammer, spreading from the point of contact.

Bishop Yajino’s tentacles trembled violently. He could feel his output Spiritual Power being rocked like an earthquake, unable to maintain the skill’s stability!

Pop! With a light sound, the colorful shield disintegrated.

After that, it was straightforward. Bai Pu withstood Bishop Yajino’s various rays, while other Thorn Cutters under the lead of Bozo and Bonnie frantically attacked.

As Bishop Yajino’s Life Value fell to rock bottom, Bai Pu raised his hand, stopping everyone.

A drop of Pure Blood dripped onto Bishop Yajino’s forehead.

Sizzle—

As if a drop of water fell into a boiling oil pan, thick smoke and white mist rose from Bishop Yajino’s head! He roared painfully, his fat body and frenzied tentacles constantly flailing.

Bai Pu felt a strong resistance. It was Bishop Yajino’s will, desperately resisting.

Only can say, he truly was an Enhanced Warrior, compared to Warriors and Elite Level natives, the resilience of his will was much stronger.

However, after Bai Pu went through the Professional Plane trial, his own base priority increased by 1 point, effectively equating to the Lord’s base priority!

And Bishop Yajino was beaten to near death, his own consciousness somewhat blurred, resistance reduced to the minimum.

Under such ebb and flow, Bishop Yajino’s twisted energy within was finally conquered by the evolutionary instinct carried by Pure Blood.

He reverted to human form, but his tattered Priest Robe and crisscrossed wounds hinted at the intensity of the previous battle.

At this moment, sounds came from outside:

"Lord Bishop! Do you have any orders?"

It was the nearby patrolling holy warrior squad.

The Silence Barrier set up by the Thorn Cutter hadn’t failed, but the battle earlier, Bishop Yajino’s rays swept the entire hall, causing load-bearing pillars to break and buildings to collapse, noise that the Silence Barrier couldn’t conceal.

Fortunately, Bishop Yajino’s courtyard was located in the most prestigious part of the Church deep within, with no other Priests or Holy Warriors residing nearby; otherwise, it would have been impossible to hide.

Bai Pu signaled Bishop Yajino to respond.

"I’m fine."

Bishop Yajino’s voice was somewhat stiff, quite different from usual.

Bai Pu frowned and took a glance. The patrol team of Holy Warriors outside also sensed something amiss and then asked, "But we saw the buildings collapsing outside the walls... Do you need us to provide protection?"

"It’s just, I, accidentally, revealed, the divine bestowed true form." 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Bishop Yajino said dryly, "You all, continue patrolling!"

"...Yes!"

The voices of the Thorn Saint Warriors disappeared.

"Dior Fulri, is this Bishop really under your control? I feel like his demeanor and actions are quite unnatural." Bozo breathed a sigh of relief, frowning as he asked.

"Probably his resistance is too strong... The evolutionary instinct erased part of his personality when it’s affecting him."

Bai Pu shook his head, "Under my manipulation, saying simple words is fine. But expecting him to cover us while we swagger into the Thorn Church Headquarters isn’t realistic."

"So what do we do? Your initial plan was to control a Thorn Bishop to cover us infiltrating the Church Headquarters, but the first step of the plan can’t be completed now."

The black-robed Thorn Cutter who cast the Silence Barrier spoke.

She was Dorag Neil, originally a priest of the Night Goddess Church, now part of the Thorn Cutters.

Aside from Bozo, the other Thorn Cutters still had doubts about Bai Pu, especially wondering if Bai Pu indeed had sufficient ability to lead everyone.

"No worries, I still have a backup plan."

Bai Pu smiled lightly, "If infiltration doesn’t work, we’ll switch to strong attack."

"Strong attack?!"

Black-robed Neil shook her head repeatedly, "With our strength, attacking a division might work, but a frontal strong attack on headquarters is absolutely impossible."

"The current strength isn’t enough, but what about adding him?" Bai Pu pointed at Bishop Yajino, "He might not have the combat intelligence he once did, but if I focus on controlling him, he’s at least a qualified cannon mage."

After a pause, Bai Pu raised one finger, "Next we head to another city, control another Bishop Level expert! Our strength will continue to grow."

"You can control a second Bishop?" Black-robed Neil widened her eyes in astonishment.

"Not just that."

Even Bozo was surprised.

He had seen the Divine Techniques that manipulate the enemy’s mind but knew they occupy the manipulator’s Spiritual Power Limit! Generally speaking, a mind manipulator can control one enemy of the same level, almost reaching the limit.

Clearly, Bai Pu’s Heart of Evolution Talent ’Source Lord’s Descent’ had a far greater ability in recruiting slaves than regular mind manipulation Divine Techniques. Controlling Bishop Yajino didn’t feel like it gave Bai Pu any Spiritual strain, and Bishop Yajino wouldn’t occupy Bai Pu’s Spiritual Power Limit.

"How many Bishops can you control?" Bozo couldn’t help but ask.

"Keep moving, and you’ll know how many Bishops I can control."

Bai Pu waved his hand, "Let’s set out, head to the next city... Farie City!"