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Chapter 125: The Machine That Transforms Faith Power
Chapter 125: The Machine That Transforms Faith Power
After obtaining the information he wanted, Su Nan ruthlessly killed the remaining Starfire Sect members.
He instructed the Stealthy Dragon and the Double-Bladed Spider to guard outside, preventing the gray-robed man from returning, and then entered the building.
At the end of the silent corridor, there was only a tightly closed metal door.
As the Starfire Sect member had mentioned, the door, along with the wall, was cast in tempered steel, much harder than black stone iron.
Even a First-Ring Legendary Knight wouldn’t be able to break through it in a short time, let alone a Second-Ring Legendary Knight.
But it was nothing for Su Nan.
He walked directly to the metal door, looked down at the lock that looked very intricate, and immediately used an Unlock spell. With a click, the lock opened.
The Unlock spell, although a zero-ring spell, was very practical.@@@@
No matter how intricate and complex the lock was, as long as it wasn’t a magic lock or a secret lock, an Unlock spell could solve it.
The secret chamber designed by the Starfire Sect could only block knights and ordinary people, it was useless against a Wizard Apprentice who possessed the Unlock spell.
He pushed open the heavy metal door, and the scene behind the door quickly presented itself to Su Nan.
The entire chamber was empty, without a single piece of furniture, only the cold metal floor, walls, and ceiling.
A figure lay alone in the middle of the room.
It was a man in his forties, wearing a magnificent star-patterned robe, lying motionless on the ground, with a crown inlaid with jewels and a golden staff placed beside him.
Was this the Pope of the Starfire Sect?
Su Nan stood at the door and observed for a while, his face gradually revealing a strange expression.
In his spiritual perception, the man lying on the ground had completely dissipated his soul, unable to sense any spiritual energy.
But strangely, he was not dead, his body still had signs of life.
Like a living corpse!
This bizarre situation confused Su Nan.
He cast a Weaken Ray at the man, but when the spell hit him, it was offset by a strange force.
This force gave him a very familiar feeling.
“Divine Grace!”
Su Nan narrowed his eyes, hesitated for a moment, and still maintained his vigilance, cautiously walking towards the man.
Until he reached the man, he still had no reaction.
Seeing this, Su Nan directly reached out to check.
After a while, he finally confirmed that the Pope of the Starfire Sect had completely dissipated his soul.
The remaining body was completely supported by the Divine Grace within, preventing it from completely ceasing its life activities and decaying.
To Su Nan’s surprise, although extremely weak, so weak as to be almost imperceptible, the Divine Grace within the man’s body was indeed slowly increasing. ṚANȯ₿ЁS
“I understand now.”
After a little thought, Su Nan quickly understood.
This Pope of the Starfire Sect had actually become a ‘machine’ that could receive faith power and transform it into Divine Grace.
He had no autonomous consciousness, nor could he act, he just relied on the Divine Grace to sustain his life, lying in the secret chamber day after day, transforming faith power.
This was also why the people of the Starfire Sect rarely saw the Pope appear. The Pope was actually dead, and what remained was just a body.
The one who was actually controlling the entire Starfire Sect in the shadows was their Grand Priest, Ovidiu.
This also explained why Ovidiu could control so much Divine Grace.
Apparently, all the Divine Grace of the entire Starfire Sect was being kept by him alone.
But the problem was that humans couldn’t transform faith power into Divine Grace. The fact that the Pope of the Starfire Sect could do this must mean there was something else hidden about him.
Thinking of what the gray-robed man had said about the “divine remains,” Su Nan had a faint guess in his heart.
He carefully examined the body of the Pope of the Starfire Sect and soon discovered something strange.
On the Pope’s right hand, the ring finger was completely different from the other parts, containing more Divine Grace.
After perceiving it with his spiritual energy, Su Nan quickly determined that this ring finger didn’t belong to the Pope himself but was sewn on later.
The key was that the strength of this finger was ridiculously high.
Su Nan used the magic emblem core to condense a blade and cut it with all his might, but couldn’t even leave a scratch.
Even with the protection of the Divine Grace, this strength was far beyond that of a First-Ring Legendary Knight.
This was definitely not a normal human body part.
Obviously, this ring finger was the so-called divine remains.
“Fusing divine remains to yourself, I don’t know whether to say you’re bold or ignorant?”
Su Nan couldn’t help but sigh.
He understood wizards better than most.
After all, the royal family used to have a wizard as their patron.
But that wizard, although powerful, wasn’t good at crafting magic puppets, let alone building powerful armies like the magic puppet legions and Blackrock Cavalry Corps.
He had never heard of any wizard who could achieve this, influencing the course of large-scale wars with his own power!
It was this misjudgment that led to the situation we have now.
As he pondered, the Duke of Shining Light reached the door of the secret chamber at the end of the corridor.
He stopped, adjusted his appearance, and then gently knocked on the door, respectfully saying:
“Great-Uncle.”
Silence.
After a long time, a deep voice came from behind the door.
“Come in.”
The Duke of Shining Light breathed a sigh of relief and pushed the door open to enter.
The secret chamber was simply decorated, with only a bed, a table, and a chair.
There wasn’t even a painting hanging on the wall.
A man with ordinary features, seemingly only forty years old, wearing simple clothes, sat on the chair, his eyes calmly looking over.
Looking at that familiar face, which had remained unchanged for decades, the Duke of Shining Light’s heart trembled slightly, and he couldn’t help but feel a surge of envy.
Looking at the Duke of Shining Light, the man showed a complex look and sighed, “You shouldn’t have cooperated with the Starfire Sect.”
“There’s no free lunch in the world, and deities are not benevolent and charitable beings. Seeking longevity through the grace of a deity must have a huge price behind it. Even if you end up extending your lifespan, you may very well become a puppet of those lunatics.”
“This time, you messed up.”
The Duke of Shining Light showed a wry smile on his face, his voice hoarse, “Great-Uncle, it’s all my fault. I was blinded by greed.”
“But now that the Starfire Sect has been destroyed and the rebels are coming in force, they will be here soon. I really have no choice but to come to you for help.”
The man calmly asked, “What do you want me to do?”
The Duke of Shining Light quickly said, “Please, Great-Uncle, kill Su Nan. As long as Su Nan dies, I still have a chance to defeat the rebels!”
The man was silent for a long time and then asked again, “If Su Nan dies, are you absolutely sure you can suppress the rebels?”
The Duke of Shining Light’s expression froze, and after a long time, he gritted his teeth and said, “Even if I can’t win, I will fight to the death. I will never let the Kesler family be shamed!”
This time, the man was silent for even longer.
Just as the Duke of Shining Light was becoming anxious, the man finally spoke.
“Alright, I’ll go find Su Nan.”
“Thank you, Great-Uncle!”
The Duke of Shining Light was overjoyed.
His Great-Uncle had already been a Third-Ring Legendary Knight fifty years ago. With him taking action, there was a high chance of killing Su Nan.
In fact, if it hadn’t been for the Starfire Sect using longevity to lure him, with his Great-Uncle around, he wouldn’t have cared about the threat of the Starfire Sect, and he wouldn’t have cooperated with them.
Who would have thought that the Starfire Sect was so useless. They were always acting high and mighty, pretending to be shepherds, but they were actually completely incompetent.
Before he even faltered, the Starfire Sect was destroyed by Su Nan!
Truly despicable!
No matter what, his Great-Uncle was willing to help. This crisis had a chance of being resolved.
Seeing his Great-Uncle wave his hand, the Duke of Shining Light, knowing his place, said goodbye and left.
But after he turned around, he didn’t see the meaningful look his Great-Uncle cast at him.
Starlight Calendar 1254, Autumn Curtain Moon (October).
The Shining Light Army captured Purple Bamboo Province and completely incorporated it into their territory.
Then they marched north, joined forces with the army led by Baron Stali, their subordinate, and took over the entire Lake Lan Province in just one month.
So far, out of the seven provinces of the Duke of Shining Light, four had fallen into the hands of Shining Light Territory.
Another province, the White Tower Province, was also an allied province of Shining Light Territory.
Only Red Leaf Province and Frost Dye Province remained in the hands of the royal family.
Frost Dye Province hadn’t yet recovered, and its combat power was almost negligible.
The only one that could truly fight was Red Leaf Province.
With the war going on like this, even the most optimistic people didn’t think that the royal family could turn the tide.
Starlight Calendar 1254, Frost Fall Moon (November).
The Shining Light Army and the White Tower Army gathered on the border of Red Leaf Province, and war was imminent.