Black Vatican

This article is based on the official translations of the web novel. The information and terminology in the article will be based on the source material rather than the anime or manga.

The Black Vatican, or Black Church in some variations, is a cult and terrorist organization obsessed with inflicting sadistic deaths upon people. They are a great threat to the world's security, their sphere of influence is spread all over the world, and there are numerous disasters in all parts of the world caused by them. The Black Vatican was the public enemy of the whole world. The seven Red Cardinals were wanted criminals with the highest bounties

Mo Fan becomes the greatest stumbling block of the Black Vatican as he constantly thwarts the plans of the the Black Vatican. He becomes the first person to ever capture a Red Cardinal. His presence is regarded as a thorn in the side of the Black Vatican and they regard him as high on their kill list.

In each situation where Mo Fan is involved with destroying the plans of the Black Vatican, he gains a lot of strength. This can be seen by his achievement in each disaster:

When Ye Xin Xia becomes the Goddess she decides to eliminate the Black Vatican. with the her forces he eliminates thousands of member and just about all high raking members as killed this basically eliminates the Black Vatican as a threat in the future. In order to keep the fact that Ye Xin Xia is the White Pope a secret, thousands of Parthenon Knights kill themselves.

* Catastrophe of Bo: Mo Fan is only a Novice Tier mage and manages not only to survive the ordeal, but he manages to save many people along with his sister, Xin Xia. He also assists the military by leading them to the source of the monsters located at the girls high school.
* Disaster at the Ancient Capital: Although a lot of people die, Mo Fan plays an integral part of preventing the undead hordes from slaughtering the entire population and destroying the city. He fights the Supreme Monarch level beasts which no other mage could even battle. Because of his deeds, the city is saved and the majority of the population survive.
* Northern Xinjiang Incident: Mo Fan, using the power of demonization, defeats the main generals of Khufu and battles toe to toe with the Supreme Monarch level Sphinx. He not only wipes out thousands of Black Vatican members, but captures the Red Cardinal Leng Jue alive.
* War of the Andean Federation: Mo Fan acts preemptively for the first time and manages to prevent a disaster at the Ojos University. Although the war erupts, this was inevitable regardless of the intervention of the Black Vatican. However, Mo Fan managed to obtain valuable information about the identities of members of Black Vatican hidden undercover. He also manages to prevent similar disasters caused by Salan by killing a key member involved with the disasters.
* The Attack on the Parthenon. Salan had co-opted the members of the exiled Tuis clan to release the Golden titan that they had captured. This in turn gave Xin Xia the evidence she needed to unmask Pamish

The organizational structure is summarized as follows:

## **White Pope/Supreme Pontiff**

The Pope is the leader of the entire Black Vatican organization. No one knows his true identity except for the Red Cardinal Leng Jue and Salan. For some undisclosed reason he wishes to see Salan dead.

This was explained in later chapters that Salan had killed many other black Vatican members that followed him also bringing some red Cardinals in her control in a possible attempt to usurp the Supreme Pontiff position.

However, he was claimed to be killed by Salan (who is the only person that knows the pope's real identity) so no one currently knows who the pope really is or was.

The identity of the White Pope was revealed to be Pamish, the temple mother of the Pantheon

## Red Cardinals:

There are 7 total Red Cardinals, who usually operate in different regions of the world. Each of them have different styles of approach, some possess insane strength and cultivation to repel the highest associations while others are good at concealing their identities and executing conspiracies. The name/titles given to Red Cardinals are passed down to the next generation to ensure the fear associated with each name lingers forever.

They number of Red Cardinals are purposefully set at 7 as a form of mockery to the protectors of the Holy City which are also 7 in number. The Red Cardinals only answer to the Pope and do not often coordinate with each other unless it is in their own interests. They are all wanted criminals with the highest bounties in the world. They had become the idols of criminals and the wicked. Many strong Mages were willing to submit themselves to them.

### Appointment

Upon recommendation by the Extradition heads a new red cardinal is ordained by the pope of the Black Vatican. Their blood is then used to create a blood stone, a sort of ID card for the cardinal to confirm their identity. This stone is then chopped in 2 and one of them is given to the cardinal and the other half is stored somewhere secret. Afterwards they take on the mantle and title of the Red Cardinal they replace.

### Known Cardinals

1. **Salan**: The mastermind behind the Catastrophe of Bo, the Disaster of the Ancient Capital and the Uprising in the war between the Andes Federation and the Brown Rebels. Said to be the most gifted Red Cardinal at committing calamities. Mo Fan's greatest enemy. Initially had a foothold in China until driven out by Mo Fan. She is one of the most prolific and evasive Red Cardinals alive.
2. **Leng Jue**: The mastermind behind the Massacre of the Mediterranean and the failed attempt to summon the The Great Pyramid of Giza (Cheops pyramid) and the undead army of Cheops to cause disaster at Northern Xinjiang. This plan is squashed by the combined efforts of Mo Fan, Zhang Xiao Hou and Zhao Man Yan.
3. Brazilian Red Cardinal a.k.a **Shura**: He was known for diverting an entire army into a massive curse field 20 years ago and killing them all, but their ghosts still roam and terrorize the amazon and will for another 30 years. Salan revealed his location secretly to the holy court by feeding the Intel to the Casa family through the extradition first. His capture was used to break Cold Jue out of prison.
4. **Nine Infants**: He is the original red cardinal of china, real name Nan Shouba, high ranking member of the imperial palace of China. After Salan caused the attack on Xi'an, Nine infants decided to lay low for a while until Salan was routed from China. Eventually he found a way to collude with the Kraken in order to hunt down the Joint Chief of the Chinese military.

## Middle Ranking Members

* Heads of Extradition - The people in charge of shuttling member of the Vatican between bases for meetings or different undercover positions, they are ranked second to cardinals and have a complete record of the names and backgrounds, both real and undercover of those they are in charge off. They also ensured the deaths of Red Cardinals never hinder the Black Vatican as they can empower another to take up the mantle of its former Leads, Their approval is what ensures the election of a Red Cardinal. As such they do not take orders from a Red Cardinal, but only from the Supreme Pontiff and can contact the Supreme Pontiff directly. After the Death of the Cold Prince, the Chief Extraditor incorporated the Cold Prince’s faction into Salan’s faction.
* Big Deacon - Leader of the Blue Deacons, receive direct order from Red Cloaks Cardinal and occasionally have direct contact with them.
* Executioners - Assassins under the Black Vatican. They can be ordered by the Red Cardinals but are usually not assigned to them thus they typically have no discernable information on them except what is kept by the Chief Extraditors.
* Blue Deacons - Rather than pledging total submission to the Black Vatican ideology the Blue Deacons only believe and follow their respective Red Cardinals. They regard the Disciples and Clergy as pawns under their control, people whom they could order around like slaves while their own lives are treated preciously.

## Low Ranking Members

Majority of members in this rank are considered pure fanatics who would not hesitate to sacrifice themselves for the church. Considered as lackeys by most ranked Blue Deacons and above, the strong disparities in the rank enforce submission and prevent any from resisting commands or attacks by those higher regardless of their opinions. Majority of low ranking members would typically have signed a soul contract to high ranking deacons to make sure there are no traitors.

* Black Cloaked Priest
* Grey Cloaked Fanatics
* Uncloaked Fanatics, people who has either turned their family/loved ones into monsters but not given Grey Cloaked ranking yet.

## Bounty

* Red Cardinal - 500 Million upwards
* Blue Deacon - 120 - 200 Million depending on the person's position
* Black Clergy - 9 Million
* Grey Priest - 500 Thousand

## Black Vatican's Monster

* Dark Beast Monster. In chapter 112 their combat prowess revealed to be somewhere between a Colossal-eyed Ape Rat and a One-eyed Magic Wolf.
* Cursed Beast.

## Quotes

(Mo Fan) - "Yeah, we can’t afford to underestimate any member of the Black Vatican. The way they hide in the cities and the countries… they are like a cancerous cell in a healthy person; you never know when they will turn into a deadly disease, and when you realize it’s destroying your health, it’s already too late to stop it. You can only endure it, and if you don’t resist it, death will be the only possible outcome"

1. ↑ Chapter 868
2. ↑ Chapter 1351