The maid squad is too strong, what use is there for me, the Demon King?

The statue is located behind the altar; it is a statue of a goddess.

Is this the statue of the deity worshipped by the Church of Holy Light...?

The goddess statue is about three people tall, carved from pure white stone with a smooth, mirror-like surface that reflects the surrounding light. Her face is serene, and her eyes are full of compassion, as if she is watching over every worshipper who comes to pray.

The statue's face is noble and mysterious, her eyes deep, as if nothing in this world can escape her insight. Her long hair falls like silver threads, each strand seemingly trembling gently, emitting a faint silver glow.

She gently unfolded her arms, palms facing upwards, holding a huge magic crystal ball, though at this moment no magic could be sensed from it.

The material used to carve the goddess statue was clearly not ordinary stone, otherwise it wouldn't have emitted such a dazzling light.

As Philippa looked at the statue of the goddess, she felt a sense of familiarity.

Perhaps it's because the goddess before them is the goddess of "holy light," and Philippa's main magic and martial arts after awakening as a hero are all light-attribute. Being both light, they naturally feel a sense of familiarity.

Despite being both beings of darkness, the demons within the Netherworld Prison are locked in a relationship of mutual dislike.

Philippa glanced at Sophia beside her and noticed that the saintess showed no respect for the statue of the goddess, not even nearly as much as Taric.

Philippa couldn't help but sigh inwardly, wondering how this guy became a saintess of the Holy Light Church.

Sofia was extremely sensitive to gazes, especially those of pretty young women. She noticed Philippa glancing at her and was delighted. She immediately made a face in response.

Sweeping her with the Pope's stern gaze, Sophia's sense of crisis rose sharply, and she quickly closed her eyes and pretended to pray devoutly.

After warning Sophia, the Pope's expression returned to calm, and he smiled kindly again.

"The blessing of the holy light will be held at the altar in front of the statue. Please stand at the altar."

Following the priest who was in charge of guiding them, the three of them stood at the altar.

Beside the altar stood priests, responsible for performing "divine arts" to pray to the goddess for blessings.

The Pope slowly rose and walked steadily toward the altar.

With the priests and the pope in place, the ceremony officially began.

The Pope clasped his hands together, closed his eyes, and prayed devoutly. Throughout the hall, the prayers of the believers and the chants of the priests mingled, creating a solemn hymn.

As the high priest's voice rang out, the atmosphere in the entire hall became solemn and dignified. The deacons walked slowly along the edge of the altar, and colorful smoke swirled in the air, draping the entire hall in a hazy and enchanting veil.

The priests proceeded methodically according to the established ritual steps. The chief priest opened the sacred book and began to read the blessing incantation, while the other priests formed a semicircle behind him, their voices rising and falling, creating a sacred symphony.

The priests shouted in unison, "May the holy light bless us, may the grace of the goddess descend upon us!" At that moment, the magic crystal ball on the goddess statue began to twinkle, radiating light.

At that moment, the Pope stood up, his voice piercing through the priests' chorus: "Goddess, hear the prayers of your people, and bless these heroes with your holy light." As the Pope spoke, beams of holy light shot out from the crystal ball, shining on each priest, who then passed them on to every believer present.

Finally, the holy light focused on the trio of heroes, enveloping their bodies as if they were draped in the armor of a goddess.

Philippa, Sofia, and Taric, who were among the recipients of the blessing, were the ones who felt it most deeply.

So warm… Philippa’s pupils dilated slightly.

This reminded her of the time when she awakened to become a hero.

It is the same kind of light, and the same kind of warmth.

When she came to her senses, a sword-shaped mark symbolizing a hero had already appeared on her wrist.

Philippa was a princess who received etiquette education from a young age, and her behavior was subtly influenced by it. Therefore, she unconsciously developed a certain elegance, which Grey did not notice when he first met her. At that time, Philippa was still a daring and reckless girl.

Now, under the royal family's education, their behavior has become more elegant, and they have become more reserved.

Ultimately, it was "trained" into this shape by the royal family...

In contrast, Sofia appears very easygoing (high emotional intelligence but rudeness (low emotional intelligence)).

This is evident from her straightforwardness.

Ah...that feels so good!

Sofia's cheeks flushed.

So this blessing of holy light is this comfortable?

It's better than Philippa... You can't draw conclusions so quickly without experiencing it yourself...

Tarik felt the most deeply.

As he channeled his magic, a faint glow appeared in Taric's palm.

A talent with the light attribute!

Tariq was extremely excited.

Professionals with magical abilities cannot learn just any magic or martial arts; their magical abilities are also limited by their innate attributes.

Only those professionals with that attribute talent can learn magic and martial arts of that attribute.

The basic attributes are fire, water, ice, wind, rock, and wood, while the advanced attributes are space, light, and darkness.

Basic attribute talents are possessed by almost all professions; the only difference is which talent is stronger and which is weaker.

But this advanced space, light, and darkness are not talents that everyone has.

The hero is bound to awaken the light attribute talent. Humans have a higher probability of awakening the light attribute talent compared to other races. The light attribute can be said to be exclusive to humans.

The Demon King is guaranteed to awaken the Dark attribute talent. The Dark attribute talent of the Demon race has a higher awakening probability than other races. In addition, demons and their subordinate creatures are also Dark attribute, not exclusive to the Demon race.

Space is even rarer, and Ipsy Dragon is one of those with a spatial attribute talent.

But you can't say that space is stronger than light and darkness, although space is definitely more convenient.

The main selling point is convenience, such as creating portals and making storage devices.

Who wouldn't want to be able to teleport hundreds of meters with a single leap and possess a spatial device capable of storing a large number of items?

Taric's light attribute talent came from nothing, so his feelings and joy were naturally greater than those of Philippa and Sophia, who already had light attribute talent and whose talent was only enhanced by the blessing of holy light.

It's worth it. Just for that alone, joining the hero's party is worth it, not to mention the fame gained from defeating the Demon King later on...

Thinking of this, Taric shuddered, recalling that terrifying figure and the overwhelming purple-black light curtain.

Taric immediately calmed down. The monster they were supposed to defeat was something else entirely. Was his current improvement really enough?