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Chapter 244 - 204: Selection (Please Subscribe)

Chapter 244: Chapter 204: Selection (Please Subscribe)

Several days later.

In the Golden City, a grand celebration took place.

It was said to be in honor of the arrival of candidates for the Holy Daughter in the Tulip territories, and the selection of the Holy Daughter was about to begin.

"The quality of the candidates for Holy Daughter here is quite good..."

At the same time, Fang Xing stood on the balcony of an inn, watching the parade of flower carts on the main road.

One by one, the ’Candidat Saintesses,’ dressed in elegant and dignified attire, sat on the flower carts, their expressions devout and noble.

They even drew whistles from countless citizens and vagabonds.

Sofia wore a simple white robe, but it did nothing to diminish her beauty, standing out among the many Candidat Saintesses.

Fang Xing turned to Wal beside him and said,

"What are you thinking? The Holy Daughter is to serve the Divine and the Saint Heir, and must maintain chastity..."

Wal looked towards Fang Xing with a look of fright.

"Do you think I’m that desperate?"

Fang Xing, lost for words, pulled Wal along to follow the parade and headed towards Saint Maria Square.

Here, the Divine Servants and Divine Shepherds of the Radiant Church had already set up the altar.

On the altar lay a fish and a pig, both of which had already been split open and gutted, their blood continuously flowing down the altar.

Many citizens and Divine Servants, however, were used to the sight and watched respectfully as a Bishop clad in red church garb stepped forward.

"That’s Beimes, the Bishop of the Tulip district... When I first knew him, he was just a Divine Servant fresh out of seminary..."

Wal whispered, "What do you think? Regretting it now?"

Fang Xing rolled his eyes, unwilling to talk to Wal any longer, and continued watching Beimes.

The Bishop was middle-aged, with a full beard and rough appearance, yet his demeanor was very gentle.

At that moment, he was lifting the fish to bless each of the Candidat Saintesses:

"When the heavens and earth first opened, the ocean boiled, and the Leviathan raised tsunamis... bringing disaster upon the land, only Divine... Divine saved everything."

"On the second day, the Divine slew Leviathan..."

"On the third day, Leviathan’s brother Behemoth caused earthquakes in the desert, seeking revenge for its kin... The Divine forged the Holy Sword, split open Behemoth’s belly, took out its heart... Thus, the desert ceased its wrath and the earth trembled no more..."

...

"Leviathan?" But Fang Xing heard a familiar term.

In the Main Universe, this word means a Huge Object, quite close to the phonetic translation here.

This similarity made him think of many more things.

"In the sacred texts, both Leviathan and Behemoth are indeed Huge Objects, their bodies comparable in size to a continent..."

Wal explained, "The fish represents Leviathan, symbolizing the ocean, while the pig represents Behemoth, symbolizing the land. These two are the most suitable as offerings to the sanctified... It looks like Beimes puts great importance on this selection for Holy Daughter."

While the two were talking, the red-robed Bishop on the stage had already finished blessing all the Candidat Saintesses.

Draped in ornate robes, the Tulip Duke made a grand entrance.

"For this selection of the Holy Daughter, after discussing with Bishop Beimes, we’ve decided to center around ’appeasement’ as the theme..."

The Tulip Duke announced with a smile to all the Candidat Saintesses, including Sofia, "The dragon beneath the mountains of Goron has been restless, on the verge of awakening from its slumber... Whichever Holy Daughter can appease or Seal the Dragon Spirit, she will be the true Holy Daughter of this selection!"

Upon these words, all the Candidat Saintesses’ faces changed.

If it weren’t for the fact that the Tulip Duke was of noble rank, and that there was a squadron of guards by his side, they might have all cursed openly.

Dragons!

In the territory of the Tulip Duke, they were synonyms for terror and fear.

Ordinary people would avoid them at all costs; who could appease it?

Furthermore, in all sorts of dark fairy tales, dragons are said to relish capturing princesses and pure maidens, demanding a princess to eat every day!

The Tulip Duke’s smile did not fade, "Bishop Beimes and I will oversee this appeasement... Moreover, you may freely seek outside help, there are no restrictions in this regard... After all, it is all Divine will!"

To the true Transcendents, they of course know there are no dragons in the world, only evil spirits!

But the spirit beneath Goron Mountain had already reached the level of ’great spirity,’ capable of ravaging cities!

The more one possessed Extraordinary Power, the less willing they were to provoke it!

In the true secret realm, a Wizard who can bear the burden of a normal ’spirit’ is already considered powerful.

Even such beings, confronting a great spirit, are merely seeking Death.

Sofia trembled, almost subconsciously looking towards Fang Xing and Wal.

At that moment, Bishop Beimes also looked over, his eyes filled with amusement and encouragement.

"These bastards who should be taken away by the dragon! We’ve been played."

Wal cursed, "It seems that the Dragon Spirit beneath Goron Mountain truly can’t be suppressed anymore..."

"It’s a conspiracy, but the solution is simple, just turn around and leave, far away from the Golden City, or even leave the Duke of Tulip’s territory..."

Fang Xing shrugged, "The question is... will you leave?"

"I will not!"

Wal gripped the Cross Sword in his hands.

"So, the most insoluble plans are open conspiracies, huh..." Fang Xing shook his head and sighed inwardly, "If that’s the case... might as well join forces with Sofia, at least to get the latest intelligence and a bit of support."

He stayed mainly to watch the drama unfold.

He mainly wanted to see if this fairytale adventure duo could take down the dragon without him lifting a finger?

"Hmm?"

Just then, he suddenly looked towards the city gate.

...

At this moment, a merchant caravan was entering the city.

The caravan belonged to the Iron Cup Commerce, well-known in Tulip territory for many years, and the leader was on good terms with the soldiers guarding the gate.

After passing a few copper coins, he asked with a smile, "Is there some sort of celebration today?"

"Yes, finally it’s time to start selecting the Holy Daughter... It’s such a pity, I’ve heard that each candidate is as beautiful as an angel."

The captain of the soldiers licked his lips, revealing a smile full of rotting teeth.

The leader nodded, returned to his caravan, and crawled into the compartment of a carriage.

Inside the carriage, there was a plush carpet, giving off a very soft appearance.

A gaunt old wizard, covered in tattoos, was sitting cross-legged with a pitch-black goose feather cushion in front of him, upon which rested a Crystal Ball.

In the Crystal Ball, one could vaguely see a square filled with numerous figures, though it appeared quite blurred.

The features of these figures were indistinct, the only similarity being that they all had blood streaming down from their eyes!

In the center among these figures stood a young man’s silhouette.

"Foreigner... the foreigner who killed the Mensa Great Witch, no matter where he flees... the ’Great Master’ will unleash his fury and obliterate him!" the gaunt wizard croaked.

"Honorable Elder Priscilla, everything will proceed according to your will..."

The commerce leader respectfully prostrated himself on the ground.

The heritage of the Sado Sect was primitive and bloody with few internal ranks.

Mensa was already comparable to a regional bishop, but this Elder Priscilla was akin to the Black-robed Archbishop of the Radiant Church Court!

Second only to the Pope himself!

Moreover, due to the scarcity of elders within the Sado Sect, Priscilla indeed was one of the most powerful individuals in the cult.

"The Great Master says... let us bring disease, plague, and Death to this city!"

Priscilla revealed an innocent smile, "Only Death, the passing of numerous lives can please the Great Master... When the entire city lies under the shadow of Death, then we will descend with the savior and good news. Even Tulip Duke would have no choice but to submit and kiss the ground I walked upon!"

The commerce leader immediately felt a chill down his spine.

Because this elder was truly capable of such an act!

As an elder of the Sado Sect, she bound a ’Leviathan’ within herself.

This Leviathan had brought endless plague and Death... to the extent that worshipers of it had established a small sect, revering it as the ’Eating Cat’ god!

However, after the Radiance declined, the sect of the Eating Cat god spread its faith and clashed with the Sado Sect.

The outcome was clear, the followers of the Eating Cat god were all sacrificed to the Great Master, even the ’Eating Cat’ god itself was subdued with the help of the Great Master and bound by Elder Priscilla, becoming a source of her power!

"No... Quick! Give me..."

Priscilla was smiling when her expression suddenly contorted, "Give me!"

His expression was ferocious, facial muscles twitching, and his already small eyes grew narrower with green radiance shooting out.

Not only that, but his face elongated, appearing like a giant rat, or rather—a person with the face of a rat, "Give me the Offering!"

"Yes, yes!"

The commerce leader immediately took a tray out from a nearby cabinet, upon which lay many meatballs.

These were offerings made primarily of cat flesh, combined with human blood and various extraordinary materials, meant to suppress the agitation of the ’Eating Cat’ god.

Priscilla quickly grabbed a meatball and stuffed it into his mouth, devouring it messily.

One, two, three...

By the time the tray was empty, he let out a ghastly and raspy voice, "Why? Why isn’t it working? Great Master... are you punishing me?"

The next moment, a hair-raising scream echoed from within the carriage.

All the members of the caravan scattered in panic.

Around the Golden City, an ominous bluish-black fog had formed without notice, growing denser until it enveloped the entire city.

Within the fog, countless shadows scurried across the ground, continuously emitting ’squeak, squeak’ noises.

In the Gollon Mountains.

On a mountaintop.

"It has begun!"

A wizard clothed in the Sado Sect’s garb muttered to himself, "If Elder Priscilla can suppress the ’Spirit of the Eating Cat’, then we will follow his plan... but unfortunately, he is unable to contain that bloodthirsty and cruel Leviathan, and must instead become a mere ’vessel’ to transport it..."

"Using an entire city to accompany the funeral of that foreigner, he should feel proud..."

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