Super Righteous Player
Chapter 1100 - 158: Annan’s First Bishop

Chapter 1100: Chapter 158: Annan’s First Bishop

As expected.

——The Power of the Chariot can control the "living desert"!

Since Annan’s light can soothe this inferior version of the living desert.

Perhaps the Charioteer is the original master of the "living desert"!

Ingrid... you have indeed sent me a wonderful gift.

...If that’s the case, it would be best to find the ritual site directly. What Poppy materialized is merely an impression in mind, not the entity itself. Destroying it is meaningless.

Ingrid can use it—Annan can do the same!

Thus, an idea struck Annan.

Husky looked enlightened all of a sudden and pointed his right hand towards the sky.

A beam of light descended from the heavens, striking Poppy. Poppy let out a cry of pain, his chest sizzling and burning. He managed to tear it off with great difficulty and threw it away, but a slowly burning wound was still branded on his chest. The flames on that wound weren’t red... they were gold.

And the necklace he threw to the ground was also gold — it was a broken chain made of a special type of gold.

It was the chain from that stone column!

At the moment the necklace fell off Poppy.

The atmosphere of this world changed abruptly.

The desert which had been calmed by the light became wild in an instant—Poppy was torn to shreds and devoured by the engulfing adolescent version of the living desert.

——Death with no remains left!

After Poppy was completely consumed, the world flickered for a moment and faded away like a mirage.

They reappeared at the starting place—the bow of the ship. Those sailors were still alive and were guarding against them with weapons.

But this time... there was not a single person with Transcendent powers left on the ship.

Annan finally relaxed.

——The overall situation was settled.

There was no need to worry about that side anymore, what was left was just wrapping things up.

He would report back when the players returned.

Thus, Annan gradually retracted his power.

Watching Husky slowly land back on the deck, Annan withdrew his gaze and nonchalantly cut off the live broadcast.

Although Husky might have some exposure later... anyway, all those sailors on the ship are doomed.

What remained were good bear brothers and good collection beauties, so there shouldn’t be a big problem...

Annan sat back in his chair, took back the Sun Sigil on his chest, and fell into contemplation.

"...How can Husky pray directly to me?"

Annan was also a bit conflicted: "But I haven’t entered the Truth Rank yet. Although the Gold Rank can share a portion of power... it’s definitely not possible to directly share one hundred percent purity of the element.

"That’s Divine Descent Magic... not the ’Desperate Prayer’ of the Melvin family. I’m not a God, how could she possibly borrow my powers?"

Euphemia Melvin had once faced the Charioteer using "Desperate Prayer" in that endless Cycle of an Otherworld-level nightmare, attempting to borrow the power of the Charioteer to go against Annan.

This was of course an act of heresy, but the Melvin family themselves were not devout followers of any deity.

No deity believes that a wizard from the Idol sect would be their devotee. This means that once you become an Idol Wizard, you will no longer be accepted by the deities.

It’s like the owner of a small diner suddenly applying for a chef position in his own luxury hotel... it always seems suspicious. They’re either there to steal techniques or to poach staff on the sly.

Especially since the Idol sect even has a bunch of spells specifically designed to "deceive and steal Divine Power." Once they acquire the status of a devotee, it’s like bypassing the firewall and going inside.

It’s as if this chef, after starting work in the restaurant, is also given a set of keys to all the rooms in the hotel...

Since the deities will not accept Idol Wizards as clergymen.

Under such circumstances of "we’re not close," if an idol wizard casually uses Divine Descent Magic...

That’s like sliding into someone’s DMs without following them first, with an unabashed message like "You there? I advise you to lend me some money or send me a high-end computer setup, and in return, I might follow you," then not even waiting for a response before sending over personal information and address.

...The most likely outcome is that as long as the spell is established, it would directly invoke the wrath of the targeted deity. It’s probably more akin to making a direct phone call because the deity would sense it immediately.

Being harassed by a stranger out of the blue... Unless it’s someone with an extremely good temper like Paper Princess, most would get enraged.

——Why me of all people?

——Who are you, anyway?

If it’s the shameless type that harasses an UP or a blogger, the most they can do is block or expose the person, since they haven’t really done anything, and they can’t do much in retaliation.

However, the gods can literally "come through the wires to hit you"... After all, to borrow power, you have to leave an "address." And following that address, a deity can directly allocate a portion of their Divine Power to beat up the target.

This makes Divine Descent Magic very impractical.

But the Melvin family’s closely guarded "Prayer of Despair" is not regular Divine Descent Magic.

It directly adjusts one’s essence to "resemble that of a god" and then directly steals Divine Power through the Law of Similarity.

Since the deity is unaware of the whole process and hasn’t even received a request, there’s no need to bear the wrath of the deity, and more power can be used.

It’s not like working in someone else’s store or having a key made for their place. It’s more like launching a knockoff brand, something like "Kang Shuai Bo," "Shang Hao Wa," or "Coconut for Coconut Juice."

And then making the packaging look very similar... Although not advertising as the genuine article, there would always be people with poor eyesight who would buy it by mistake. If it’s similar enough, they might even finish it without realizing anything’s amiss.

——Without a doubt, this is also a form of the Law of Similarity.

For this reason, even when Annan had not yet ascended to godhood, she could still borrow in advance—since the position of Charioteer is vacant, just opening the Tri-Gate would allow direct use of the genuine Power of the Chariot.

This could be said to be the pinnacle of the Law of Similarity—not only is the packaging very similar, but the contents are actually made in the same factory!

However, in this process, because a mortal body cannot bear divinity, there will always be some corresponding backlash...

——Basically, it means kicking the bucket.

So, Divine Descent Magic isn’t useless. Because if permission can be obtained, the side effects of Divine Descent Magic can be greatly reduced.

Aside from the rare cases of "already being a bishop-level clergy" who then plans to embark on the Transcendent path, and just happens to choose the idol school...

——Its greatest practical value is tattling.

Take the idol wizard, for instance, who discovers that a certain deity’s clergy, even a bishop, is being persecuted... and the persecutor just happens to be their enemy.

At this moment, they could directly hold a ritual to inform the deity. Using the excuse of "acting bravely for a just cause," they could invoke Divine Descent to borrow a portion of power to rescue the person... and incidentally, take out that common enemy.

Because most of the time, the clergy’s physical condition is not enough to withstand Divine Power—their bodies are simply mortal, and Transcendent power is stored as divine light marks on the side of the deity.

Husky, on the other hand, actually does not have the authority to directly borrow power.

So, Annan temporarily granted Husky "bishop privileges" and then lent her the power. It’s like in a group where only the admin can share files, giving admin rights to the veteran driver who wants to "drive."

——Although including herself, nobody knows, and Husky received no prompt, she has actually become a "dog admin." In terms of position, she is Annan’s bishop.

Annan can’t be bothered to demote her again—after all, the strongest idol wizard among the players is currently Husky. She might need to borrow power from Annan later on. Moreover, after Annan’s ascension, she does indeed need a group of bishops to act on her behalf.

The main difference between a bishop and a regular clergy is that the former has access to some lower-level privileges.

It allows Divine Arts and rituals that require personal response from the deity to be "prepaid." That is, after use, the process is supplemented during a prayer afterward.

It’s like issuing a special charter.

A Divine Art that requires chanting can be performed instantly without chanting; one that needs rituals can be done with chanting alone, and even Divine Arts that are difficult to complete even with rituals can have some unnecessary steps simplified.

——Although Annan is not even at the Truth Rank.

However, Husky can now be considered Annan’s first bishop.

...Hopefully, more players capable of accepting their power will come along.

At least, Annan doesn’t really hope... for the Pope to be a Husky.

"Isn’t there any reliable Pope..."

Annan muttered under his breath, hands to his forehead and somewhat headache-ridden.

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