The First Knights' golden ship, which had been traveling by air for nearly half a month since departing from the Kingdom of Valen, was finally about to arrive at the holy city on Morning Star Ridge.
With things settled on Aslan's side, it's time to put his return to the Holy City and his succession on the agenda.
Because of the unique way her power is manifested, if something happens in the Holy City that is inconvenient for her to handle herself, it would be safer to do it under Ye Xiao's identity.
Before that, Ella had to instruct her priests to prepare an outfit for Ye Xiao that would fit the role of a "saintly knight".
When you're out and about, you have to choose your own identity. Wearing a black overcoat in the style of Valencia is quite dashing for an adventurer, but it's not really appropriate for a knight serving a saintess.
While the priests were preparing equipment for Ye Xiao, Ella went to Lyra Peak again.
The project that those devilish contractors planned to build their headquarters should be nearing completion by now, and she should go and inspect her new property.
However, as soon as Ella flew out of the spatial portal on Lyra Peak, the scene before her made her heart tremble.
In the depths of the massive crater, a dark and menacing ancient castle stands.
Towering spires made of black marble reach into the clouds, their distorted and bizarre shapes resembling tendrils rising from the earth.
At the very center of the tower, atop a massive eye sculpture, the crimson paint giving it an eerie sheen, is surrounded by tentacles.
Strings of pale white skulls hung on the city walls, and a faint smell of sulfur permeated the air, emanating from the crimson lava river that encircled the castle.
For a moment, Ella even thought she had opened the wrong door and stumbled into hell.
Thankfully, the sky was still azure, reminding her that she was still on Earth.
"Lady Lydia! You've arrived!"
When Haragati, with the head of a bull and the body of a hawk, saw Ella appear, he couldn't wait to flap his wings and fly over.
"What do you think of this castle? I have poured my heart and soul into it these past few days, striving to create the greatest building that can truly reflect your status!"
"Hey! You bull-headed demon, all you do is boast about your achievements! I also put in a lot of effort!"
Another demon leader with a lion's head flew over, holding a serpent staff in both hands. He bowed nervously to Ella and then revealed a fawning expression.
However, listening to the two demons' incessant chatter, Ella, whose forehead veins were showing, curled her five fingers into a slightly claw-like shape in anger.
At that moment, all she wanted to do was twist the heads off those two stupid devils.
This is supposed to be a holy site, a place for her believers to worship!
She had already informed the important believers of the various branches of the Holy Light Revelation Church through the Kingdom of God that they would be gathering here today.
On the one hand, it allows them to meet in real life; on the other hand, it is also a ceremony for everyone to enter the church in the new holy land, marking the official establishment of the Holy Light Revelation Society.
But looking at the eerie, ghostly appearance of the holy site now, who would believe she's still going to preach love and light within it?
Even if the believers didn't mind, she herself found the scene creepy.
How about we reschedule for another day?
Ella dismissed the thought as soon as she considered it.
How can a deity set a lucky day and then suddenly stand up their believers?
If a god can even postpone his own pilgrimage day so easily, then he doesn't seem very reliable!
Seeing the two demons still chattering and boasting, Ella grabbed their heads, one in each hand.
"Hmm? Sir..."
Halagati was suddenly stunned. Just as he was wondering what kind of new reward method this was, a sharp pain suddenly came from his head.
"Ouch! O ...
As the two demons howled in agony, their terrified gazes fell upon the silver-haired girl's extremely gloomy face.
"Give me this place and change it!"
Ella said through gritted teeth.
"I was wrong! I was wrong! Sir, if there's anything you're unhappy about, could you please tell me..."
Halagati never expected that those small, milk-white hands could exert such great strength, almost crushing his bull's head.
But while he was crying out in pain, he was also filled with confusion. He had clearly taken the exterior of the mansions of the demon gods in hell as a reference for the design, so where did he go wrong?
"What's wrong with me?? Of course, I'm not satisfied with anything!!"
Ella huffed, "Can't you use your brain? I'm a goddess of order, a symbol of light, and you built me a demon king's castle???"
Ah? ? ?
Halagati's eyes widened.
No, what I'm saying is, how exactly does this person have anything to do with the word "light"?
She's summoning those dark, sinister tentacles again, and inhumanely exploiting demons. Who would know she's actually a true god?
Chapter 92 The Day of Revelation
A moment later, watching the two demon commanders who were in a panic and went back to instruct their underlings to make emergency modifications, Ella put her hands on her hips, her puffed-up chest calming down slightly.
Hmm... Thinking about it carefully, she did indeed only briefly tell these two demons her divine name, but she didn't say that she should belong to the side of order in the secular world.
So to some extent, it seems reasonable that these two demons mistook her for an evil god.
But the dignified Ella would not admit her mistake in front of these two devils. After giving them a good scolding, she carefully explained the style requirements and ordered them to make changes immediately.
Haragati muttered to herself, "What kind of person is this, a righteous god, who doesn't go to those humans to build her a temple instead of oppressing them demons?"
But considering that she had been captured by the other side, she dared not voice her grievances.
It's a pity that his grand ambitions were dashed. He thought he would fight alongside a new demon god in the mortal realm, but instead he became a prisoner, forced to work as a laborer building houses for the gods.
He was once a powerful commander who dominated the underworld, but now he has fallen to such a miserable end.
A few tears welled up in Halagati's eyes.
"Oh, you two, wait a minute."
Just then, the girl's melodious voice, like that of a nightingale, rang out from behind the two demons.
The two demons immediately trembled, thinking that the other party had thought about it and was still angry and wanted to teach them a lesson again.
"I was so angry with you all that I almost forgot about something else,"
Ella rubbed her temples. "How good are you two at fighting?"
Halagati paused for a moment, then suddenly, a surge of excitement welled up inside him.
Although the true gods will not wage war on the continent, if a demon can make military contributions for the true gods, he may be brought under the command of the true gods!
This is not without precedent; in fact, some angels under the throne of the true gods were once great demons who had been granted amnesty.
Because demons, despite being a race from hell, are actually very complex in composition. If you trace their origins, they are even similar to angels.
They were originally a race created by various gods, some of whom were gods from the Chaos side, and others were gods who had already fallen.
These angelic races, no longer protected, were either suppressed and driven out by the power of the new gods, or they themselves wished to fall into hell, and thus became what are known as demons.
Therefore, although the various demons in Hell are all called "demons," they are not actually the same race. They are just a bunch of abandoned children who once had glory and were forced to live in the same place.
Moreover, they reproduce even in hell, which eventually led to the emergence of all sorts of bizarre and unrelated demon races.
Therefore, even if he could not satisfy his ambition to conquer the continent, it would be a good thing for Hagalati if he could leave the barren hell and even become an angel under this god.
As for loyalty to the demon god? Forget it, he'll be an angel by then, and he won't associate with these hellish races.
Before Hagalati, who was lost in his daydream, could even speak, another demon leader, Volion, preemptively declared, "My Lord!! I am a renowned general in Hell, and my military achievements over the past century have been numerous and illustrious..."
"Hey! You grilled lion's head, shut up!!"
Haragati quickly chimed in, "I...I'm a commander who participated in the war of the Old Gods! Lady Lydia, in terms of war prowess, this lion-headed man isn't even worthy to carry my shoes..."
"What nonsense are you spouting, you ox-headed demon? I never even heard of you when I was sweeping through the Netherworld Mountains..."
"You only know how to bully others in that godforsaken mountain valley, of course you've never heard of your grandpa Ox! When I was fighting against the Sky God with Lord Mammon in the Old Gods, you were probably still using sulfur as a pacifier..."
To be fair, while the other abilities of these great demons may be questionable, their trash-talking skills are top-notch.
Ella could roughly imagine how a demon chieftain would be severely humiliated by his colleagues if he wasn't good at cursing, given the fierce and unruly nature of Hell.
However, the two of them were so noisy that they gave her a headache, so she raised her hand and pressed down.
"Alright, alright, you all hurry up and rebuild my temple. I'll come to you when I need your help."
"It is my honor, Lady Lydia!"
The two demons spoke in unison.
……
After a lot of hard work and renovations, and with Ella's personal involvement, her temple finally looks better now.
All the skulls on the city walls were removed, the black marble towers were covered with a layer of white sand, and the lava river was sent away through a portal, replaced by clear seawater.
The large eye at the top of the central tower was also painted over and altered, barely managing to be gilded into a golden jewel.
Now the castle's shape resembles an upside-down white spider, with several legs bent and pointing towards the sky, except for a golden tumor on its belly.
But regardless, putting aside its somewhat eerie shape, at least the color scheme doesn't give off a creepy vibe.
Add some simple gold decorations, replace the doors and windows with stained glass windows, put on gargoyles with all sorts of plaster heads to play the role of sculptures, and have the little devils wear white sheets and play sacred music on the roof with golden horns.
This makes the whole building look quite convincing at first glance.
Ella finally nodded in slight satisfaction.
It was a tough situation for Hagalati and Volion, who racked their brains to build a temple symbolizing light using demonic ideas.
……
In the afternoon, Ye Xiao, with his hair slicked back and dressed in a white Templar Knight trench coat and exquisite inner armor, watched as the high-ranking believers of the Holy Light Revelation Society gathered in the Holy Land Square through the spatial portal opened by Ella.
Li Cheng and a group of players from the Seven Stars Society, Isaac, the cabinet minister of the Loren Empire, the alchemist Hyde, Captain Morgan of the pirate crew and the orc Francis, the newly appointed vampire chieftain of Valen...
The followers of Ella, who came from different backgrounds but were moving towards the same goal, finally met each other in this real moment.
In the prayer square, Ella, as always, stood on the platform draped in a holy veil, serving as a mascot for worship. Ye Xiao, on the other hand, stood on the amplification circle, and amidst the magnificent music played by the little devils on the rooftop, he held the doctrines compiled by Li Cheng and began to read them aloud with great emotion.
“Dear believers, it is a great pleasure that we can gather here in the name of the great saint on this blessed day to welcome a new future.”
"My name is Ye Xiao, a servant knight of the Holy Maiden of Light, Ella Heville, and a bishop of the Holy Light Revelation Society. I hereby proclaim the beginning of an era of light and hope, a community dedicated to serving our true Holy Maiden."
"—The Holy Light Revelation Society is officially established!"
Chapter Ninety-Three: The Mystery of the Earth Saintess
As mentioned earlier, Ella's tentacles do not have a true brainwashing function. She can transmit a small amount of magic to release some information to the souls of believers who have been "baptized" by her divine power, but in essence, it is like whispering to them and does not change their will.
For example, Aron's terrible and strange injuries were naturally healed by Ayra's tentacles, but Aron still only felt awe towards Ayra; his true allegiance was still to Aslan.
Therefore, this church establishment, to put it bluntly, was actually to give the believers of the Holy Light Revelation Church a sense of ritual.
They went to great lengths to gather everyone together, let them meet Ella, and provide them with a fairly impressive headquarters so that they could truly feel a sense of belonging.
Before this, everyone was fighting their own battles in different places. Although Ye Xiao was like a courier delivering messages everywhere or acting as a telephone operator to connect people through the Divine Kingdom, it was still a bit too amateurish.
The ceremony proceeded without any major mishaps, except that some of the exaggerated content in Li Cheng's compiled doctrine left Ye Xiao speechless.
However, considering that it's reasonable to praise one's own god no matter how much one praises him, Ye Xiao didn't dwell on it too much and shamelessly read it all out.
Fortunately, the believers below were quite devout, and even Morgan and Francis, who were originally only loyal to Ye Xiao, seemed to have been infected by his faith.
After Ye Xiao finished reciting the lengthy prayer, the little devil on the roof played a tune while sprinkling gold dust and petals, which transformed into dazzling, shimmering streams of light under a magnificent golden glow. At first glance, the scene was quite gorgeous and dreamlike.
Then everyone knelt down and solemnly swore an oath to the saintess on the platform, who was draped in a light veil, thus completing the ceremony.
Although Ella sat on the platform with a gentle expression, she was actually quite nervous, worried that something might go wrong with the temporarily renovated temple.
Fortunately, that kind of thing didn't happen until the end.
With the temple in place, Ella selected a large hall, set up fixed spatial portals leading to various locations, and assigned Loren's Templar Knights to guard the entrances.
This place was like a well-connected spatial hub, and thereafter, the high-ranking believers had a headquarters where they could reside and communicate with each other.
This made it much easier for the believers of the Holy Light Revelation Society to move around. Most of them no longer needed to wander around foreign lands like homeless adventurers, but instead had a fixed "home". They could simply use a portal to reach their destination when they had something to do, and then return through the portal to rest comfortably after finishing their work.
However, the destination of a fixed spatial portal naturally needs to be fixed as well. It's easy to say that the portal leads to the Kingdom of Valen or various parts of Loren, but it's difficult to determine the location of Aslan for Morgan and his group.
They are currently on their way to the northern province of Aslan with the Lockwood Merchant Guild. They can only wait until things settle down and then, depending on the situation, secretly set up a portal in some corner of the Aslan capital.
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