Chapter 517: Gabriel
Soon, all the phenomena vanished.
"High-level Source Energy +15."
’I used up all my Source Energy just to condense 15 units of High-level Source Energy. I want to see just what effect these 15 units will have.’
A fervent glint flashed through Shu Feng’s eyes. He left the task of cleaning up the battlefield to Lisa and Adnan before vanishing.
Inside the Energy Evolution Tower in the Base Space.
"Let my soul transform!"
The moment Shu Feng stepped into the Energy Evolution Tower, he commanded, his eyes flashing with fervor.
Countless fluids sprayed from the pipes within the Energy Evolution Tower, enveloping Shu Feng’s body and forming a large, mysterious egg.
Streams of Subordinate Divine Souls and a ray of blue High-level Source Energy surged into Shu Feng’s body.
’This feels so good. My soul... it’s transforming and evolving!’
Shu Feng kept his eyes shut tight. An unparalleled comfort washed over his soul, so pleasurable that he almost cried out.
The Holy City of Light in the Jiasen Republic is home to the Light Church, one of the world’s three major religions. The Cathedral of Light serves as its headquarters.
As one of Blue Star’s Three Great Empires, the Jiasen Republic has a population of over two billion. Its major financial groups have established numerous colonies in the Erosion Realm and maintain close ties with the Andoras World.
Of Blue Star’s Three Great Empires, the Qianyuan Republic is closest to the Black Tortoise Realm, the Jiasen Republic is closest to the Andoras World, and the Brentania Republic is closest to the Gulondo World.
’So this is the Cathedral of Light. The Power of Faith is so dense! What a pity none of these fools know how to use it.’
A tall young man with brown hair and gray eyes, dressed in a suit, slowly walked into the Cathedral of Light. His gaze fell upon the Divine Statue of the Lord of Light in the center of the cathedral, a covetous gleam in his eyes.
"Hello, sir. Are you here to pray?"
A Priest with a kindly smile strode up to the young man.
"I am Gabriel, the Angel King who walks the mortal world for the great Lord of Light!"
The young man smiled faintly as a pair of incomparably holy wings of light unfurled from his back, just like an Angel. Waves of sacred light swept out in all directions.
Bathed in the sacred light, the people praying in the Cathedral of Light felt a wave of comfort wash over their bodies as their various aches and illnesses began to heal.
"It feels so good! This is the power of an Angel!"
"Lord of Light! This is a miracle! A miracle bestowed by the great Lord of Light!"
"..."
Excitement flashed in the eyes of the people praying in the Cathedral of Light as they prostrated themselves on the ground in reverence.
"O, great Lord! You have finally cast Your gaze upon Your lambs! I praise You!"
Feeling that incomparably divine power, the Priest prostrated himself, tears streaming down his face, and kissed the young man’s feet.
According to the doctrine of the Light Church, the Lord of Light was the one True God, who created the entire Blue Star in seven days.
At the Lord of Light’s side were countless Angels, and among them, the Blazing Angel Gabriel was one of the great Angel Kings who commanded them all.
Streams of Power of Faith, invisible to the naked eye, poured continuously from the Divine Statue of the Lord of Light into the young man’s body, making his eyes grow even brighter.
’Angel King? How is that possible? The Lord of Light can’t possibly exist!’
Inside the Cathedral of Light, Andrew knelt on the ground. A chill rose in his heart, yet his face, like the other believers, was a mask of fervent piety.
Andrew was a Spirit Sect Realm expert from the Jiasen Republic’s Spiritual Intelligence Bureau. He was worldly and knowledgeable, and also a member of the Light Church. However, he was a false believer who didn’t believe in the existence of the Lord of Light in the slightest.
The sudden appearance of this so-called Blazing Angel Gabriel sent a terrifying chill down Andrew’s spine.
The young man who called himself the Blazing Angel Gabriel smiled faintly, strode before the Divine Statue of the Lord of Light, and placed another statue upon it—one depicting a ferocious, demonic-looking figure holding a Long Sword and covered in black scales.
An endless torrent of the Power of Faith surged from the Divine Statue of the Lord of Light and poured into the demonic-looking one.
The bizarre, ferocious Divine Statue began to transform inch by inch, slowly taking on the form of the Lord of Light as mysterious ripples of energy spread out in all directions.
After the believers in the Cathedral of Light finished their prayers, they departed one by one.
’I have to report this to my superiors!’
The moment Andrew left the Cathedral of Light, he immediately reported what he had seen to the Jiasen Republic.
「Late at night.」
A two-meter-tall old man with a white beard and hair, his eyes glinting sharply, slowly stepped into the Cathedral of Light.
"Kao, Gun Master of the ’Dragon of Judgment’ and controller of the Jiasen Republic’s Bando Financial Group. You’ve come."
Beneath the Divine Statue of the Lord of Light, the Blazing Angel Gabriel quietly watched Kao walk in and spoke with a faint smile.
"Who are you? The Light Church was created by our Bando Financial Group. There is no Lord of Light!"
Kao calmly stated a truth as he looked at the Blazing Angel Gabriel.
Back when the Jiasen Republic was founded, it was invaded by two great religious powers: the Lord of the Origin and the Primordial Daoist Cult. The Bando Financial Group had created the Church of the Lord of Light in response.
Many of the Light Church’s doctrines were even taken from the church of the Lord of the Origin. For this very reason, the church of the Lord of the Origin was extremely hostile toward the Light Church.
"No! My great Lord has always existed!"
A handsome, middle-aged man with a refined air, wearing the Light Pope Robe, slowly walked out and spoke with a faint smile.
Kao’s eyes narrowed. "Calod III!" he said slowly. "You’ve regained your youth. Have you betrayed us to side with this false Angel?"
Calod III was the Pope of the Light Church and one of the Jiasen Republic’s Spirit Saints. He had once been an incredibly old man, but now his youth was restored. It was clear he had sided with the false Angel.
"Kao! I have not betrayed anyone! The Void Demon Battlefield has already embedded itself into Blue Star. It’s only a matter of time before our world is pulled into the Erosion Realm. If Blue Star has no Divine Spirit to protect it, we will all eventually become fodder for the Void Demon Clan."
"Even in the worst-case scenario, if Blue Star is pulled into the Void Demon Realm, we will still need the protection of a Divine Spirit Level expert for the Human Race to survive."