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Chapter 220 - 188 Great Grace (4k Dual-purpose)_2

Chapter 220: Chapter 188 Great Grace (4k Dual-purpose)_2

After a moment, Solamus could no longer hold out. First, the prayer words from his mouth became completely jumbled, followed by his wings tensing up, his body trembling as if struck by lightning, then he fell to the ground, the halo around his beautiful visage burning like the sun.

Chen Yi withdrew the immense power that had spilled out.

The Great Angels slowly lifted their faces, their gazes filled with guilt, some dare not meet the eyes of God.

"You have done very well,"

God spoke in a soft, comforting voice.

"O God... But I heard the disappointment in your voice..."

Solamus said, somewhat agitated and self-reproaching,

"It’s all because our prayers were not firm enough; even to this day, we have not been able to touch the Sixth Rank of Divine Power."

The other Great Angels nodded in agreement, they never lied in the presence of God.

They truly felt guilty for not meeting God’s expectations.

Chen Yi did not blame these angels, but simply said softly:

"Do not panic, nor be hasty.

Here, you have Eternal Life; one day, you will succeed.

Time, for you, almost does not exist."

As the words fell upon their ears, Solamus lifted his face, his eyes brimming with reverence.

As the Angel Leader, he knew that in this world, all things are shackled by time.

Even in the Celestial Kingdom, where countless stars twinkle with magnificent brilliance, there will come a day when they will shatter, converge, and finally, extinguish with time.

But God walks upon the waters named "time."

And the angels created by God, relying on the God who loves them, can also leave those waters if they grasp His outstretched hand.

The emotion in Solamus’s heart was beyond words.

The angels seemed to see from God’s words an endless and transcendent light.

That light made the Great Angel feel blessed, Solamus could not imagine what a world without light would look like.

Light is the greatest grace,

Great because,

This originally dark world indeed has light, rather than no light.

...

Chen Yi gazed into the distance at this time.

Now, His existence was even more stable than before.

Although not yet stable enough to turn dreams into a descent of Heaven,

but the speed still somewhat surprised Him.

The reason for this was partly the Gods of the Celestial Kingdom.

Under the leadership of Shan’en, those Gods fashioned the Country of Divines, established a covenant amongst themselves, thereby restraining each other and allowing the people on the earth to develop an increasingly complex civilization.

Secondly, it was because the child He had chosen, Noen, had established the New Rule Garden on earth and chanted Ancient Language day after day.

However, Chen Yi was merely surprised, still far from reaching the level of astonishment.

He sat upon His throne, and then, He heard a faint call.

God looked towards the earth.

Noen was at that moment kneeling on the ground, chanting the Ancient Language "Prophecy" while praying to Himself for blessing.

The New Rule Garden was surrounded by an innumerable host of Believers, and the Priests from the Great Temples kept a considerable distance, not even daring to breathe too loudly, for fear of disturbing the Prophet.

"Merciful Lord, I beg your protection,

Let me predict the eclipse as well as our future.

O supreme God of all the earth, please grant me a Miracle, guide me forward, illuminate my eyes, and warm my soul."

Xilan crouched on the ground, before him was a sheet of papyrus, and he quickly took down Prophet Noen’s words and actions with a reed pen.

This Elf was keenly aware that all of Noen’s experiences signified a Holy Scripture, just like Prophet Al before him.

He just could not predict that the Church in future generations would also act according to those Holy Scriptures.

God looked at Noen and slowly stretched out His hand.

If He did not provide protection, then Noen, a mere mortal, would surely not be able to predict the truth of the eclipse.

And even if fortunate enough to make the prophecy, he would be countered by the Primordial Will and suffer great harm.

In the New Rule Garden, all eyes were gathered on Noen.

All at once, Noen chanted the Ancient Language:

"Namaususyath."

At that moment, the Priests of the Great Temple, including High Priest Ora, all widened their eyes.

Before Noen’s forehead, there appeared an ethereal Eye of Prophecy.

The Priests had never seen such a scene, their astonishment was like a towering wave.

They had been puzzled as to how a Stone Slave of impure bloodline could make a prophecy.

Before Noen, the power of prophecy was slowly converging, revealing visions only he could see.

In the vision, there first appeared another solar eclipse.

For some reason, while looking at that scene, Noen clearly felt that something was obstructing the sunlight.

He couldn’t help but lean forward.

At that moment, a huge spiritual pressure emanated from the center of the eclipse, as if countless swords were about to shred Noen’s soul.

The darkness that blocked the sun was filled with rage due to the scrutiny of prophecy.

However, when that pressure reached Noen, it suddenly vanished into thin air.

Noen felt that there was light coming from behind him.

He felt a warmth in his heart and continued to gaze at the scene before him.

The vision slowly changed, showing Noen thirty-nine solar eclipses with intervals varying in length—some as frequent as four or five times in a single day, and others as long as fifty days apart.

The words of the prophecy began to take shape.

"That invisible entity will call forth forty solar eclipses."

Noen was astounded; he had never imagined there would be as many as forty solar eclipses.

Then, the scene evolved again, and in front of Noen unfolded the vast expanse of the stars.

Noen looked out.

He saw a colossal deep red star beyond imagination.

Historical Star.

Atop that distant Historical Star stood countless radiant and beautiful temples, layering from the outside to the inside, from low to high, dotting the star’s surface everywhere with their glorious light.

Upon those magnificent temples, Noen beheld the forms of Gods, who, in the vision of prophecy, were gathering strength and making all preparations for the upcoming great war.

Then the scene changed rapidly, almost in the blink of an eye...

This Country of Divines...

...shattered.

The image of destruction flashed by, and Noen saw that an uncountable number of stars began to orbit the invisible darkness, following paths laid out by the Primordial Will, their surfaces casting a pale glow as if engraved with ancient runes.

This was similar to what Kagawus had once seen.

And under the protection of God, the prophecy revealed even more scenes.

Noen saw a Thunder God radiating with brilliance, struggling with all his might against a pale-hued Divine on a star close to the Primordial Will.

Countless claps of thunder roared, and the Thunder God’s body was covered in brilliant golden Divine Blood.

That grand divine war nearly shattered the very stars beneath their feet.

Noen watched this scene in shock.

This time, no words materialized, and the prophetic vision seemed about to fall apart.

Then, a voice came from behind Noen.

"Noen, when the day is full, you shall stand upon the earth and face that invisible entity."

The majestic and solemn words of God replaced the words of prophecy.

The prophecy ended.

Noen suddenly relaxed, nearly collapsing to the ground.

Fortunately, he steadied himself in time, his hands trembling as he touched his forehead.

"Lord, I will act in your will," Noen muttered.

The nearby Priests, seeing the prophecy end, hurried over, with High Priest Ora’s arms trembling uncontrollably, he asked quiveringly:

"Prophet... esteemed Prophet, what happened?

What... did you prophesy?"

Noen turned around and spoke gravely:

"Forty solar eclipses.

This world will witness forty solar eclipses."

The Priests were stunned, their intense and panicked heartbeats echoed throughout the New Rule Garden.

Xilan, who was recording nearby, nearly dropped his reed pen upon hearing this, unable to imagine what the sight of the sun being obscured forty times would be like.

Noen slowly rose from the ground,

his voice had been soft, and aside from those nearby, no one else could hear the prophecy he had made.

However, Noen had no intention of concealing anything.

Compared to the tidal wave of panic amongst the others, the Prophet had already regained his composure.

In the New Rule Garden, countless heads lifted, countless eyes fixed upon the Prophet.

Noen declared the prophecy,

"That invisible entity will call forth forty solar eclipses!"

"But you need not fear, nor be alarmed,"

"The mission of God is bestowed upon my shoulders."