Inside the shrine, even though the gods had left, the Pope, the Saintess, and the twelve who had accepted the inheritance and become true saints did not have the slightest intention of getting up. They knelt on the ground and kept praying to the gods.
It was not until the early morning that they stood up. However, compared to yesterday, they had undergone earth-shattering changes today. Looking at the young saints and Pope Hodap, who had recovered, they seemed to be able to feel the surging glory of the gods.
Although they did not speak, nor did they try to release their divine power, everyone present knew that they were no longer ordinary mortals. They had become existences that were different from them.
Pope Hodap stood in the center. "I declare that the first of January every year will be the Baptism Day of the Church of Light. It is also the most important festival of the Church of Light. On this day, everyone must pray and praise the gods, and thank the gods for bringing us a new year, as well as glory and hope."
With the end of the Baptism Day of Saints, the scenes and legends about the Baptism Day of Saints were once again spread, especially when the gods appeared and the sun descended with them. Everyone in the world saw it, and the whole continent was talking about it. The influence of the Church of Light expanded once again, and became even greater.
The influence of the divine incantations and saints was not just that. As time passed, their influence would become more profound, and gradually affect the whole of Maria's World.
The healing skills mastered by the saints could achieve a kind of resurrection effect, which made the whole world go crazy. Although healing skills had a miraculous effect on physical injuries, they were useless against various diseases. However, for most common diseases, they could still play a very good role, and that was enough.
The Church of Light publicized that the divine incantations could cure all diseases and bring the dead back to life. For those who could not be cured, they could only say that their lifespan had been determined by the gods, and they had reached the end of their lives.
The other divine spell, Judgment of Light, was said to be able to kill demons and devils. All those who harbored evil intentions and disrespected the gods would be erased under the Judgment of Light. Not even a speck of dust would be left behind, and their souls would be burned in the Holy Flame forever.
The Saints cast their divine spells, and the Cardinals who had participated in the baptism all rushed to their own parishes to perform miracles. The number of believers of the Church of Light also increased, and the originally shallow believers gradually became fanatics. They treated the poor like a show, and also made the lower-class believers believe in the existence of God. They believed that by believing in God, they would be able to escape suffering and ascend to the Kingdom of God.
The power of the Church of Light had the tendency to unify the entire human world. After Elliot VIII launched a plan to suppress the rebels and the aristocratic council within the Crete Empire, a new round of cleansing was carried out in the Crete Empire, from top to bottom. This had even affected other large and small countries.
A large number of nobles were arrested and killed, including many top nobles such as Earls and Marquises. The aristocratic council suffered heavy losses, but because the mastermind behind the aristocratic council reacted in advance, and because the internal confidentiality measures and list of names were not leaked, another part of the council quickly went into hiding and was not caught in one fell swoop.
The other religious sects that had been hiding in the dark under the cover of the aristocratic groups were unable to survive in the central province and all the nearby human countries. Under the high-intensity arrest and trial of the Church of Light, a large number of high-level members were tied to the execution platform and burned alive. The rest fled to the Tuten Dynasty in the east and the Batko Empire in the desert.
The Church of Light was constantly trying to extend its reach to these two countries, but it was strongly rejected. On the other side was the orc kingdom. Their orc priests believed in a variety of different beast gods. They had gradually formed a kingdom with a unique set of civilization that was very different from the human countries. Although the Church of Light had gradually gained a base of believers, it had never been able to expand.
In view of this situation, Pope Hodap and Saintess Kelly of the Church of Light had formulated a new development strategy. Every six years, on the first day of the first month, they would select the most devout believers from within the Church of Light to inherit the divine incantations in the capital of the Church of Light, St. Sarl City. The saints would bestow the seeds of the divine incantations and train priests, meaning shepherds for the gods. This would be passed down from generation to generation, spreading the glory of the gods throughout Maria's World, so that the light could shine into every corner of the world.
Lu Zhiyu circled above Sarl City for a while, looking at the bustling city. He was shocked by the creativity and civilization of mankind. No one could have imagined that a group of uncivilized humans, who had lived in the wilderness, would be able to build such a great city step by step. From a small race, they had gradually developed and spread across the entire Alen Continent.
Lu Zhiyu believed that the seeds of the divine incantations and wizards would gradually spread across the entire continent. Just like how Ahenaten had brought mankind out of the age of ignorance, these people would bring the entire Maria's World into the true age of the supernatural. Lu Zhiyu still didn't know what kind of era that would be, but he was very much looking forward to it.
Would the truth of the wizards control the world, bringing alchemy, wizards, and more knowledge to the world, or would the system of the divine incantations be formed, creating an era of gods that illuminated the sky? Between the two, which would be the founder of the next era?
Lu Zhiyu observed the prosperity of Sarl for a while, then left again. He passed through the dimensional gate and returned to the dimensional castle. Sargon was there to take care of the wizard tower, as well as many second-generation antmen to maintain order. So, there wouldn't be too much trouble in the short term.
Ever since the emergence of the magic net, wizards, and giant dragons, the rules of Maria's World had once again been perfected. The flow of time had once again slowed down to a thousandfold. Lu Zhiyu had been inside for more than ten years, but only three or four days had passed in the outside world.
The older first-generation ant-people in the dimensional castle had not died yet. They were still maintaining order in the dimensional castle. Lu Zhiyu moved Gaia, which was under the Wizard Tower, back, and prepared to carry out a second transformation and strengthening of Gaia. Lu Zhiyu called it the Gaia Life Engineering Transformation 2.0 Plan. However, Lu Zhiyu was really tired, so he wanted to go out and take a rest. He would carry out the transformation plan when he returned.
Lu Zhiyu once again gave orders to the first-generation ant-people to bring some necessary items out and seal them. Then, he immediately passed through the dimensional gate and returned to Earth.
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