Transcendent Dawn - Chapter 643

Chapter 643: Chapter 0643: Prayer (Third update, asking for subscriptions)

The information Rod brought was a summary from the Empire, detailing the various cults active within the Empire and its colonies during this period.

Among them, the Spirit Lord was the one that required the most attention.

But Su Lu clearly wouldn’t be paying attention to himself.

His gaze was drawn to a name hidden amongst many evil god organizations.

It was an organization called the ‘Eye-worshipping Sect,’ which worshipped a divine spirit known as the ‘Ancient Evil Eye.’

According to their description, this divine spirit had another name, ‘Eye of Death,’ wherever It lingered, death was sure to follow.

The image of this divine spirit was that of a mass of irregular darkness, from which countless eyes grew.

“Death? Lady Moon’s avatar? No… It doesn’t seem so!”

The thoughts of a divine spirit level being flashed through many ideas swiftly.

Su Lu narrowed his lips, quickly zeroing in on a suspect: “Solo Caesar! That ancestral figure of the Caesar family who failed to ascend to divinity and became an Ancient Evil Creature?”

The latter also possessed a ‘death’ domain, and ancient evil creatures, in a way, could be equated to divine spirits!

Or shall we say, utterly crazy and chaotic divine spirits!

“Such divine spirits wouldn’t actively spread faith… so is there someone intentionally guiding this?”

“Hmm. The Caesar family is very suspicious. They are preparing to use faith to call upon the Ancient Evil Creature to prevent any additional rage. Honestly, the hope is very slim, not even one in ten thousand. It appears they are pushed to a desperate situation.”

As the royal family of the Chris Empire, the Caesar family has a profound background, but they have always been under considerable surveillance and suppression.

It wasn’t until three hundred years ago when the Seven Gods Alliance dissolved that they could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

However, their recent failed attempt to make two peak sixth-rank professionals ascend to divinity has dealt a heavy blow to them. The whole Chris Empire is on the verge of split due to this.

At this time, their seeking the power of an Ancient Evil Creature is completely understandable.

“How come this piece of intel hasn’t been sealed off? Is it because they couldn’t seal it off properly? Is it due to the checks and balances from other churches?”

As he was contemplating, Rod also noticed something was off: “Is there any organization in this… that you’re particularly concerned about?”

“Hmm, there’s indeed one.”

Su Lu answered with a light laugh: “Actually… it wouldn’t surprise me if four or five evil gods were hiding among these.”

“I don’t care about other colonies, but in Dylan Port, other than the six righteous gods publicly recognized and the Round Table Knights operating in the shadows, all other faiths will face suppression.”

Rod said decisively.

He came to the colony mainly for this purpose.

“Doing so will surely provoke a strong resistance in the shadows, beware of assassination… You should also upgrade your professional rank.”

Su Lu looked at Rod: “Are you ready to advance to [Hell Demon]?”

“Hmm, I plan to advance soon. I’m confident I can suppress the madness…”

Rod honestly replied.

“As I’ve said before, if you can’t withstand it, you can chant my name…”

Su Lu spoke quite casually.

With his help, Rod was not sure about other things, but there would be no problem promoting to the sixth rank.

“That’s the last option, also a sort of insurance.”

Just as Su Lu was about to say more, his expression suddenly froze.

He heard a call, a very intense one, beside his ear.

“I pray to the voyager of the endless world, the Lord of Spirits, the protector of spirituality… the great ‘Spirit Lord’…”

In fact, since the Round Table Knights was established, there has never been a lack of believers in the ‘Spirit Lord.’

However, as a divine spirit, Su Lu, of course, wouldn’t respond to each and every one of them.

Only a few especially marked ones, with high priority and considered as ‘favorites.’

One of them is in the White Eagle Federation, within the boundaries of Green Tree Castle.

Of course, it’s not Dunstan.

This sixth-rank [Mystery Creator] harbors the ambition to become a god, to completely surrender his belief would be equivalent to sentencing himself to death in the professional path.

However, praying to the divine spirits is extremely convenient.

It can be done throughout the main world, even across worlds.

Therefore, Su Lu and Dunstan agreed that a direct descendant in the Green Tree Castle who covertly places his faith in him will serve as a communication channel between the two.

This time, it is the other party who is praying.

…

White Eagle Federation, Green Tree Castle

Under Dunstan’s gaze, Ivanana, an [Arcanist], nervously performed the ritual.

Using the Spirit Lord’s favored items rich in spirituality to arrange the altar, she offered prayers with fresh flowers and clear water.

“Great Spirit Lord, your devout follower reports to you…”

As these words were spoken, Ivanana’s voice trembled.

This is a real god!

Surely, he can see that my faith is not devout enough. He won’t strike me down with lightning, will he?

Although the chief said not to worry, that he already had an agreement with him, such a great existence can’t be bounded even by an ‘Arcane Contract’.

Ivanana felt her body trembling more and more.

Apart from fearing divine punishment due to insufficient faith, she was also afraid of the deity instilling all sorts of contamination through this ritual.

That’s not something a sixth-rank professional could detect.

In short, if the opposite party shows even slight malice, then she is done for.

However, as a direct descendant of Green Tree Castle and one loyal to Dunstan, Ivanana had no other choice.

Feeling the presence of Dunstan next to her, she took a deep breath: “…These are the recent movements of the Federation. Apart from that, the few people you are concerned with also have different activities, among them…[Necromancer King] Sean is currently in a troubling situation which might involve another evil god, Lady Moon…”

“Your believer is unable to decide, and sincerely prays for your guidance.”

After the prayer, Ivanana ended the ritual.

Just then, a colorful brilliance seemed to appear before her eyes, and she saw a towering figure enveloped by light, a blurred shadow.

“I understand.”

The shadow disappeared quickly, but its voice still echoed in Ivanana’s mind.

“The divine…has responded.”

Ivanana couldn’t describe how she felt at that moment.

But the only certainty was that her unwavering belief in the ‘Arcane’ started to waver.

Seeing this, Dunstan could only sigh.

Most [Arcanists] are non-believers or lay believers. They dare to research everything, and firmly believe that gods are just high-level professionals.

However, after facing divine power directly, the number of people who can persist in their ideals is very small.

“Ivanana.”

He cleared his throat.

“Chief…” Ivanana got up, wiped off her sweat, and felt somewhat ashamed for some reason.

I should adhere to the principles of Arcane.

But immediately, she felt the urge to confess to the divine spirit again, feeling like she was suffering from a split personality: “I got a response, the divine said it knew.”

“That’s good, it’s not our concern anymore.” Dunstan sighed with resignation: “Next is the contest between the gods…”