The Saint Spirit world.
At the very center of this world, there was a Divine Mountain.
The center of the Pantheon Empress' church in the mortal world was built on the peak of this mountain, and it was surrounded by other mountains.
— — as the Sovereign of the Gods, she naturally enjoyed this honor.
At this point, a resounding chime resounded across the entire Holy Church.
In the Grand Holy Church, 8 Archbishops and 3 Cardinals were kneeling on the ground, sincerely praying towards the statue of the Grand Empress.
It wasn't until they finished chanting the entire chapter of Revelation of Atonement that they slowly stood up.
At this point, an old man wearing a white robe descended from above.
Everyone bowed in unison: "We greet your excellency the Pope, may you bask in the Empress' glory and spread her majesty in the mortal realm"
The old man waved his hand and spoke: "No need to be so polite, the Empress' Bell of Retribution of Fate has been rung, you must act now"
One of the Cardinals was confused: "Your excellency the Pope, I remember the last time the Bell of Retribution of Fate was triggered was due to a world-ending war countless years ago, what exactly is going to happen this time?"
On his left and right, the big shots all revealed nervous expressions.
— — -only when something angers the Empress will the Bell of Retribution of Fate automatically ring.
The Bell of Retribution of Fate has been silent for far too many years, what exactly is going to happen this time?
Under everyone's stares, the Pope's expression suddenly became strange.
He slowly spoke: "The Bell of Retribution of Fate is engraved with 8 Divine Characters, each representing 8 calamities — — - this was the trigger condition that the Empress set up according to her prophecy when she created this bell. Once one of these 8 calamities appears, the bell will ring, the corresponding Divine Characters of the calamity will also give off a divine glow to inform us of the situation"
Everyone nodded, but they were even more confused.
This was something that everyone already knew, so why did the Pope specifically mention it?
The Pope sighed deeply and spoke: "When I went to check the situation of the Bell of Retribution of Fate, I found that there was a Divine Prophecy on the bell"
"What!?" everyone exclaimed in shock.
Who would've thought that the Grand Empress had already set up such a hidden Divine Prophecy countless years ago.
What exactly happened?
Everyone felt uneasy.
Seeing that, the Pope knew that he had to explain this.
"Listen carefully, I will now summon the Divine Prophecy"
With a solemn expression, he recited:
"Mortals look for the gods they can serve during the coming-of-age ceremony, and the devil is also hiding among them. Its eyes moved between the King of Dawn and the Pantheon Empress, and finally decided to hide under the protection of the Empress."
"The devil's plan will not succeed, and it will not receive the Empress's grace. Instead, it will activate the prophecy on the Bell of Punishment, and everyone will be on their guard."
"Go, servants of the Goddess. You must find that devil and purify it with the eternal holy fire."
After reciting the Divine Revelation, the Pope took a deep breath and continued: "Immediately arrange for people to go to the two great empires, the nine dukedoms, over a hundred territories, almost a thousand counties — — - no matter where that devil is hiding, you must find it and cleanse it"
"This is the Empress's oracle!"
Everyone knelt on the ground and said loudly, "We will obey the oracle!"
At this moment, the huge Church was like an awakened beast of war, entering a state of frenzy.
Its terrifying power was like tentacles that reached out to every corner of the Saint Spirit World.
…
The other side.
On the other side of the main road.
An insignificant location on the map.
The village of Ramon.
The biggest house in the village.
"The Pantheon Empress? The god you've decided to worship and serve is the Pantheon Empress? "the Viscount envoy asked.
His gaze fell on Gu Qing Shan with a bit of disdain.
— — -what a country bumpkin, saying that the god he wants to worship is the 'Pantheon Empress, Reneedol'.
As a mortal, how could he casually call the Deity's true name in such an undignified situation?
Whatever, this brat is lucky, the Pantheon Empress is the Sovereign of the Gods. According to the Deity Chronicle, after establishing the Church, this Deity had already left to do other things in the boundless void.
The divine runes and power she left behind were powerful, but they were all for mortals to use.
She isn't in this world, so this Deity shouldn't have heard what this brat said just now.
"That's right" Gu Qing Shan replied.
The Viscount envoy continued: "Very well, I will perform the faith ritual for you, but I must remind you, from now on, you can only call out the Deity's name, not their true name — — - only Deities can call them that, mortals doing so might anger the Deity"
Gu Qing Shan realized and spoke with a grateful expression: "Thank you, sir envoy, for your reminder"
The Viscount envoy nodded.
— — -although he's a country bumpkin, he's a sharp one.
That's good.
The Viscount envoy opened his bag and carefully took out a book made entirely of metal.
Gu Qing Shan looked at the book in her hand, then at the other party's book.
Aside from the material, the two books were exactly the same.
The envoy explained: "This is the true handbook of the Deities, it contains the will of the Gods — — - other than the Churches, only sir Viscount has a copy in the entire prefecture"
Gu Qing Shan commented: "Sir Viscount is truly impressive"
The envoy smiled and said: "Come, place your hand on the book, recite the name of the Deity you wish to believe in, sincerely pray, and you will become a follower of the Deity"
Gu Qing Shan placed her hand on the book as instructed, then recited the words from her memory: "O 'Grand Empress of the Pantheon, I, a tiny and lowly being of the mortal world, desire to become your follower"
A moment of silence.
A flash of light suddenly erupted from the book, knocking Gu Qing Shan's hand away.
Gu Qing Shan was also struck and couldn't help but take a few steps back.
The Viscount envoy's expression warped and screamed:
"Guards! Guards, hurry! "
Instantly, eight fully-armored knights abruptly appeared.
They exuded intense killing intent as they drew their weapons and surrounded Gu Qing Shan.
Crow wanted to draw his sword right away, but was stopped by Gu Qing Shan's hand.
Gu Qing Shan glanced at the knights around her and calmly asked: "Sir envoy, what's going on here?"
The Viscount envoy's expression was grim as he replied in a low voice: "The Deities would never reject the faith of mortals, unless they were wicked entities that were trying to fool their way through, only then would the Deities reject them"
Gu Qing Shan froze.
He glanced at the Soul Points number that was continuously decreasing in the void of space and chuckled: "Could there be a mistake somewhere?"
— — the Deities had died and turned into the current Laws of the world.
They welcomed my Soul Points contribution, hoping that I would be able to help them, and even gave me a blue sword pattern as proof of my existence.
Why did they insist that I'm a wicked entity? It should be the opposite!
This doesn't make sense.
… perhaps the problem lies with the Grand Empress of the Pantheon.
I have some sort of connection with Boss, perhaps Reneedol's will noticed this and rejected my faith.
With that in mind, Gu Qing Shan patted Crow's hand and whispered:
"Money"
Crow took out his bag of money and put it in Gu Qing Shan's hand.
Gu Qing Shan tossed the bag of money to the Viscount envoy and spoke with a relaxed expression: "Sir envoy, just as you said, I might have angered the Deity by calling her by her true name, so I want to try out other Deities and prove my innocence"
The Viscount envoy received the bag of money, silently squeezed it, then understood.
Very well, since this matter is related to wicked entities, I can't afford to make any mistakes.
He stared closely at Gu Qing Shan, then took out a pure-white stone from his bag.
"I am the Viscount's chief priest, so I have the right to conduct the final examination on you"
While saying so, the Viscount envoy tossed the pure-white stone to Gu Qing Shan.
"This is the Detection Stone of the Gods. It's specifically used to determine the attributes of all living beings. If you're a heretic, it'll immediately give you a definite reminder. If you're innocent, it'll show you your faith aptitude.
"Rhode, this is your final chance to prove your innocence, please hold it tightly"
Gu Qing Shan didn't say anything else and held the white stone tightly.
A second later.
The void of space seemed to be filled with the voices of countless children devoutly singing a hymn.
A resounding explosion suddenly resounded — — -
A solemn and vast holy white light erupted from Gu Qing Shan's body, piercing through the roof and into the sky.
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