The oppressive force arrived swiftly and dissipated just as quickly.
Soon, Maria, who lay prostrate on the ground, felt the suffocating terror of the oppressive force lift, and her previously sealed strength also began to return. Yet, even so, the red-haired Angel Witch did not rise but instead maintained her position of complete submission.
came Sophia's voice from ahead.
Only then did Maria cautiously get up and look forward, seeing that the Holy Lady was about to walk away, she then stood up.
The red-haired Angel Witch turned to look back at the gathering area and, seeing that no one had noticed the anomaly here, she sighed in relief and hurriedly followed.
Ahead, Sophia also sighed in relief, knowing she had temporarily subdued the powerfully influential netizen.
Being just newly advanced to the rank of Great Witch, it was naturally impossible for her to truly have the strength to contend with a Peak Witch; her earlier intimidation was merely utilizing a special method, those few seconds were already her utmost effort, and a few seconds more might have made it impossible to continue the act.
Whether Angel or Angel Witch, the Halo of Faith atop their heads is the core of their strength. Once the Halo of Faith is sealed or destroyed, they could greatly lose strength or even completely lose power.
The strict hierarchy among the angels in Heaven is also divided by this, with lower-ranking angels relying entirely on the benevolence of high-ranking angels, and once they receive the Halo granted by a superior, although lower-ranking angels gain strength, their destinies are firmly controlled by their superiors.
Just a thought from a superior angel could strip a lower-ranking angel of their strength, rendering them powerless to resist.
It is the same for Angel Witches; however, their Angel's Rings come from their Talent or specialties, inherited from their mothers, making their superiors their own mothers and further up the direct lineage of their ancestors.
Having blood relations, overall, the Angel Witches are much more comfortable than the low-ranking angels in Heaven, who labor endlessly with no guaranteed advancement—they at least are not subjected to outsiders.
And the only person who has control over all Angel Witches is the God King, as the object of worship for all Angel Witches, he naturally possesses this authority.
And it is only the God King who possesses this authority.
Indeed, it should be so, but Sophia is an exception.
As the daughter of the Lord of Glory, the King of Angels, Sophia's Angel's Ring naturally possesses an exceptionally high rank, and if she were in Heaven, she would be the genuine Heavenly Princess.
Of course, it's of no practical use since the princess of Heaven cannot govern the followers of the God King.
However, who would have thought that aside from being the daughter of the Lord of Glory, the Pure White Witch is also of the direct bloodline of the God King?
The extremely high rank of her Halo of Faith, combined with her legitimate claim to the God King's bloodline, and a little twist of the Power of Fate fused these two, allowing Sophia to briefly adjust her destiny rank to that of the Daughter of the God King, similar to exploiting a bug.
Well, the rank of Angel Princess + the bloodline of the Lord + the distortion of Power of Fate = Daughter of the God King status, no problem there.
This highly dubious logic was the theoretical basis of the crazy theory crafted by Sophia's delusional mother, which created the so-called theory of the God King Holy Child.
And this absurd theory eventually allowed Sophia to be born; in a way, the Pure White Witch truly is the Lady of Fate.
She herself doesn't know if she is indeed the prophesied God King Holy Child, but she can indeed briefly utilize the authority that should belong to the Lord.
The first time the bold idea occurred, and she put it into practice, the Pure White Witch was panicked and worried for a long time, fearing that such audacious action would anger the Lord, and she might be subjected to Divine Punishment from him.
But at the same time, she actually quite hoped that the Lord would notice her since the School of Prophecy says everyone is born with a mission; she was eager to ask the Lord face to face what the meaning of her existence, seen by others as a blight, truly was in terms of Fate.
Unfortunately, Sophia's worries and hopes were in vain; she waited a long time but nothing happened, as if the Lord had tacitly approved her audacious share, or perhaps he simply couldn't be bothered to deal with her, not even bothering to send down a Divine Punishment.
This outcome left the Pure White Witch perplexed and conflicted for a long time; in theory, she was the most powerful Angel Witch in the absence of the Lord.
But she was not bold enough to frivolously use this authority since, what if the previous instance was merely the Lord in a good mood, not bothering to dispute? If she really misused the Divine Authority, she might indeed attract Divine Punishment.
In such conflict, Sophia finally decided to seal away this ability from her heart and began diligently planning to compete for the legally and legitimately recognized position of the real Holy Child of the God King.
But today, encouraged by the courage given by the Miss, she used this authority for the second time, and it was against an Angel Witch of Peak rank.