"How is that possible… Th-that's…"
Perceiving that his will, once infused with the Holy Spirit's boon, was swiftly shriveling like a deflated rubber ball, beads of sweat promptly trickled down Sigmond's forehead.
Within the Holy Spirits Church, the nobility of status was divided according to the distance between man and the Holy Spirits. Each rank of clergy has absolute dominance over subordinate believers, including but not limited to weakening, distorting, or even directly invalidating the other party's abilities through edicts.
However, the Living Saint was an exception. As an existence that exceeded all ranks, the Living Saint surpassed the 10 man-defined levels and was the right-hand man of the Holy Spirits to carry out Their 'wills.'
Especially after one wore the Holy Spirit Protection Ring, their strength wouldn't be affected by anything—even the Patriarch of the Second Order couldn't diminish the boon Sigmond received at all.