Inside the Great Cathedral, the rune lamps glowed brightly on the stone walls. Ancient runes floated on the stone floor, and I could faintly hear hymns echoing in the air. This was the holy land of the Holy Church of the human alliance. At least to Floating Ice City, the priests of the Great Cathedral were the symbol of light and the gods.
Tap tap...
My Shadow War Boots tapped against the ground with a clear and rhythmic sound. I gripped the Purgatory Sword and walked steadily toward the core of the Great Cathedral. My blood-colored cloak fluttered behind me, and I looked murderous.
Xinran looked down and held my hand. I didn't know what she was thinking, or maybe she didn't dare to look at me at all.
"Xinran?"
"Hmm?"
"Are you afraid?" I asked.
Xinran looked up with a bit of confusion on her beautiful face. She shook her head and said, "No, I'm just … just a little nervous …"
"Nervous?
Is it because you can become a priest of light? "
"Hehe, maybe …"
… …
We continued forward. Soon, a group of about a dozen templars with heavy swords appeared in front of us. The leader was called Templar Captain Buck. He raised his arm and shouted, "This is the holy land of the Holy Church, no trespassing!
If you have any business, you can find the priest outside the temple. You are not allowed to enter the holy land! "
I swallowed my saliva. The Grand Priest outside?
I didn't think I saw him just now. I was too busy leading Xinran to the center of the Great Cathedral.
"Xinran, should we go outside?" I asked.
Xinran looked up at me and said pitifully, "Big bro, I want to see the archbishop. Only by meeting him can I truly understand the true meaning of light …"
I stilled. Understand the true meaning of light?
Hmph hmph, this doesn't sound like something Xinran would say.
Still, I turned around and said to Templar Captain Buck, "My little sister wants to meet the archbishop and receive his personal inheritance of light. Is that okay?"
I licked my lips and said, "I know Princess Karinshan. During the battle to reclaim Floating Ice City, I helped her kill Undead Magus Cardilla!"
"Oh!?"
"So you are the young warrior that Princess Karinshan has been talking about all the time?
Haha, that's great. Since she's your sister, I'll introduce you to the Archbishop. You should know that the Archbishop has always been in seclusion and doesn't usually meet with people! "
I nodded with a smile. "Thank you!"
"Please wait a moment!"
Barker turned around and went to the main hall of the Great Cathedral. Not long after, he returned, his face glowing. "Young hero, His Eminence has accepted your request. You can bring your sister in to see him. However, please don't ask for too much. His Eminence has already put in too much effort to spread the Doctrine of Light!"
I nodded. "Don't worry!"
I turned around and grabbed Xinran's hand. "Xinran, shall we go in?"
"En, big brother!"
Xinran nodded as a smile appeared on her face. It was a smile that I couldn't understand.
… …
I entered the hall and saw that the main hall of Floating Ice City's Great Cathedral was shrouded in holy light. This was probably one of the important places of the Light Church because Floating Ice City was one of the cities on the continent that resisted the Night Creatures. It was also the border between the Light Alliance and the Night Creatures, so it was easy to imagine how strong the power of light here was.
At the center of the hall, a white-haired magus sat on a throne. He held a scepter that glowed with flowing light. The tip of the scepter was embedded with an azure gem that glowed brightly. The power contained in the gem looked like it was about to overflow. It was incredibly powerful.
It was none other than the archbishop — Alves?
Dias!
In fact, I couldn't even see Dias' level, but he was at least a Level 100 boss. He was definitely not an NPC I could defeat. Of course, he was an NPC of my own faction, so I didn't need to fight him at all. Maybe this old man could give me a super heal or something if I was about to die.
Next to Archbishop Alves stood 10 Red Deacons. Deacons were important positions in the Light Church, and they were held by powerful believers. These people were the spokespersons of the gods, and they had the ability to see and read divine decrees. Their status in the Light Church was extremely high, and they were second only to bishops!
This time, I could see their stats. These 10 Red Deacons were all Level 95 Dark Gold Rank bosses. Yeah, four or five of them could one-shot me if they attacked me at the same time.
… …
I walked into the hall fearlessly and looked at the people who could summon the wind and summon the rain in the Light Alliance.
Archbishop Alves looked at me and said in a trembling voice, "Young hero, are you the person who helped Princess Karinshan resurrect and killed the evil Undead Magus Cardilla?"
I nodded. "Yes. Fans also like to read:!"
"What is the purpose of your trip?" The Archbishop asked with a smile on his face.
I took half a step to the side and revealed Xinran behind me. I smiled and said, "My sister believes in the power of light, so she wants to become a priest of the Silver Moon Alliance. I want you to perform a holy baptism on her!"
"Oh?"
Archbishop Alves looked at Xinran and smiled. "Girl, can you please raise your head?"
"Mn."
Xinran answered indifferently. Then, she slowly raised her head. Her beautiful face was expressionless, but her black eyes were slowly turning blood-red!
I was shocked. Something bad was about to happen!
"Heavens!
You!
Who … who are you? "
The solemn Archbishop Alves suddenly trembled all over and pointed a withered twig at Xinran. He shouted angrily, "Why!?
Why do you have such great power of darkness hidden in your body? Show yourself, you heretic! "
Xinran abruptly opened her eyes wide and turned even redder than before. Her long hair danced in the wind, and her dress was torn to shreds. Black energy surged out of her body, and in the next moment, the pitch-black armor reappeared behind Xinran. Her blood-red cape fluttered in the wind, and she grabbed a spear from thin air. It was none other than the missing Dragonbone Spear!
I took two steps back and shouted, "Xinran, what are you doing?!"
Xinran didn't answer. She glared angrily at Archbishop Alves and shouted, "Old bastard, didn't you burn a woman at the stake in Frost Mound Town half a year ago?!"
Alves' eyes turned sharp and angry. "Woman?
Burn?
That's a heretic who disobeyed the will of the gods. She deserves to die, hmph! "
Xinran gritted her teeth as tears flowed out of her purple eyes. She said murderously, "That's … that's my mother. Everyone else, just look at her normally.
How dare you burn her to death! Who do you think you are, you old bastard? Who do you think you are to decide the life and death of others on behalf of the gods? You killed my mother, so I'll make you pay with your life! "
"Pooh!"
Alves couldn't care less about maintaining his image anymore. He raised his scepter and shouted angrily, "I know your face, you devil from hell!"
Xinran stood there and stared at the archbishop with murderous eyes. "Yes, I come from hell, but I'm not an evil demon. I'm here to end you, you old bastard! I don't care if you're an archbishop or not!"
Xinran turned around and shot me an emotionless glance. "Will you help me?"
I was caught off guard by the sudden turn of events, and I didn't know how to answer her.
In the end, Xinran smiled. "Never mind, I shouldn't have made things difficult for you. I'm nothing to you, am I?"
"I …"
I wanted to say something, but I didn't know what to say. I was conflicted. Xinran was fighting against the people of Light Temple, and it wasn't right for me to help either side.
… …
Alves suddenly raised his scepter and shouted, "Ten deacons, summon the templars immediately! We can't let this girl leave today! I can feel the power of hell from her … she should be at the level of a Hell Angel! Once we kill her, the temple of Floating Ice City will become famous in the entire empire!"
The ten deacons immediately unsheathed their swords. Outside the entrance, Templar Captain Barker was followed by a large group of templars. They were all Level 90 elite NPCs, and Barker was a Level 95 Dark Gold Rank boss. He was incredibly powerful, and with my current strength, I probably wouldn't be able to take more than a few hits from him.
The ten deacons shouted and attacked in unison. They moved like lightning and attacked Xinran with the power of thunder!
"Hehe …"
Suddenly, Xinran made her move. She flew into the air and raised the Dragonbone Spear. Wind blades that were about 10 centimeters thick appeared on the tip of the Hell Divine Weapon. Everyone could see how powerful the weapon was when the spear energy exploded. The next moment, Xinran charged into the crowd and tore through flesh and blood with her spear energy. Tiny wind blades cut through flesh and blood like a bloody mess in the blink of an eye!
My eyes widened. It was like this was the first time I had seen Xinran like this. Four deacons had fallen to the Dragonbone Spear in the blink of an eye. Xinran's strength was far beyond my imagination.
Pu pu...
The spear energy shot out twice in a row, and two deacons were forced to retreat with huge bloody holes in their necks. Their eyes were wide open as if they couldn't believe that they had died just like that.
"Crack …"
Sparks flew everywhere. Another deacon's sword cut a corner of Xinran's cloak and hit her war boots, leaving a deep gash on her legs.
Archbishop Alves raised his scepter and chanted loudly, "Me?
Alves?
Dias, offer up the contract?
O 'great God of Light, please send down your holy light and burn the beasts of hell — Holy Word! "
… …
Swhoosh!
A beam of golden light pierced through the roof and landed directly on Xinran!
"Ah …"
Xinran let out a painful groan as the snow-white skin on her arm ignited into flames. It was the holy fire of God Domain that dealt double the damage to hell creatures. The pain Xinran was enduring right now was unimaginable!