This infuriated Strength, who stretched out two fingers and, quick as lightning, pinched the edge of the white greatsword, freezing it mid-air and preventing it from cleaving down upon him. Although the greatsword was halted, the immense energy it carried did not dissipate. A vast Sword Qi spread out, amazingly splitting the villa behind Strength in two...
The Cardinal was shocked. The sacred blade summoned by the Sacred Scepter was one of the Vatican's Trump Cards, one of the Three Holy Artifacts of the Holy See. Although the sacred blade was but a phantom, it was incredibly sharp and had helped the Vatican vanquish countless formidable enemies. Yet, to his astonishment, today it was easily pinched between the fingers of a vampire.