The more they oppose, the more it shows that I am doing the right thing

[The City of Free Radiance]

[Quality: High-Rank Epic]

[Consumes ten magic power (Epic-level magic is not affected by the negative effects of the Child of the Curse)]

[Domain Type Magic] Find more to read at empire

[Effect: Constructs a domain with Holy Light, covering an area of one hundred meters in radius, altering the terrain around it, and summoning the dead residents of any street in Farol, with the highest rank of the residents not exceeding that of the caster. They will know the truth of their death, and at the same time, they will regard any cultist within this domain as the true 'An Su Moningsta' for three minutes]

[Note: Will the Mayor be adored or hated by the citizens? Everything is decided by the free will of the Radiance]

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An Su felt this magic was a bit overpowered.

It actually made all the citizens see the kind cultists as himself.

Wouldn't the cultists be ground to dust?

An Su dared not imagine how the kind cultists would be adored by the citizens.

Even though the effect was rather excessive, this magic was also a matter of luck.

If it drew the residents from a slum, they might not take action and could even help the Mayor instead;

But if it were places like Fierce Hell Avenue or other intense scenes, then the cultists would be in for a rough time, surrounded and attacked by the Volcanic Demon, Bio-magic beings, Fairy Legislative Group, Imperial Capital Vampire Visiting Group, and the Dark Legion.

It was a spell with both high ceilings and deep floors.

An Su also felt this magic was quite insulting.

The enemies being treated as himself was somewhat offensive to their personalities.

Regardless, it was finally over.

After exchanging for the blessings at the Radiant Cathedral, An Su could finally rest properly.

He stretched languidly, gazing at the bright and warm sun, feeling a cozy warmth all over his body.

Go back and have a good rest—that's what he had intended.

Until he stepped out of the Astro Church and saw Priest Paxi with eyes red from weeping, panting heavily, along with a host of Order Knights.

——

Priest Paxi hadn't slept all night.

He was the rotating priest for the Order Church last night and had the responsibility of ensuring the safety of the saints.

A Third Order saint had entered the Fourth Order world on her own initiative, and the Holy Maiden who had never conquered a world had also followed her in. If anything went wrong...

He would certainly lose his position as a priest.

In fact, no one had any confidence in An Su and Luojia.

Even many sub-deacons were looking forward with a sense of schadenfreude.

If An Su died, the opportunity to conquer the Fourth Order border world might come their way, a necessary step to be promoted to full deaconship.

But the actual situation turned out to be beyond their expectations.

They found it hard to describe what they had just experienced.

The Astro Church specially brought out the Holy Relic 'Rite of Life' capable of detecting death inside the world,

But from goblins to dwarves, from vampires to elves, the Rite of Life flickered frantically with the names of other races, turning the entire first Astro Church into some kind of disco, leading to collective complaints from the surrounding residents, even startling the reporters from the "Imperial Capital Morning Post" to come for an interview:

"Esteemed priests dancing late into the night, is this a corruption by the Mother Goddess, or the fall of faith; why do a hundred saints gather for a party, is it the destruction of chastity, or chaos within order..."

"Let's interview Priest Paxi, who was on duty last night... This report is exclusively sponsored by Mr. Kavensis—meaning if the interviewee does not wish to reveal their real name, we can broadcast the interview under the name of Mr. Kavensis."

...Is that what sponsorship means?

Priest Paxi sent all the reporters away with a dark expression.

He stared at the continually flickering Rite of Life and sighed helplessly.

Rough estimate, there have already been two to three hundred deaths.

This was the death count of Fierce Hell Avenue.

The Life Rite instrument finally began to slow down its pulsing, and Priest Paxi thought it was finally over. The surrounding saints also let out a slight sigh of relief.

"An Su has finally settled down."

But to everyone's surprise, it was only a momentary lull,

suddenly the entire Life Rite instrument shone brightly, lighting up the Astro Church as if it were daylight, casting light upon everyone's cheeks.

The erratically surging magic power began to rampage, the Life Rite instrument trembled wildly, and the characters composed of starlight twisted and blurred, changing so quickly that they were indecipherable, so fast that they left afterimages.

Another sudden boom sounded, and the magic power exploded violently, sending out a series of crackling sparks.

In the end, the screen completely blacked out.

What in the world is happening... all saints wondered.

The Alchemical Priest next to him said with an embarrassed face, "It seems like... it has crashed?"

Crashed!

Paxi gave him a look like you must be joking.

The Life Rite instrument was, after all, a holy-tier alchemical artifact; how could it crash?

"It must be due to a lack of maintenance over the years," the priest could only think of this possibility.

Most of the surrounding priests agreed with this opinion,

but Paxi felt more and more uneasy in his heart, he always had the feeling that An Su was up to something big inside!

No one knew how long they waited, but the Life Rite instrument did not send any messages, nor was it repaired successfully.

The dawn gradually broke, and the saints were also gradually losing their patience, intending to disperse as it was.

No matter what An Su had pulled off, after all, he was just a newly initiated saint. The best outcome for him would be to come back alive; it's not possible for him to have conquered this frontier world, right?

After standing watch the whole night, it was time to go back and rest properly.

This was what they had thought—

Until the rising sun completely broke through, and the morning light pierced through the clouds layer by layer, the dusk faded, and the church bells echoed in the empty streets. Just at this moment, the previously quiet Astral Terminal emitted a faint rumble.

Priest Paxi's heart tightened, An Su and the others have finally come out.

The specifics were still unknown.

Nor did anyone know their exact achievements.

All these would have to be personally inquired from the individual.

But Paxi had already received the news, An Su and the others had emerged from a church on the outskirts, and he immediately organized the Order Knights,

The news of the missing Holy Maiden had alarmed figures of the bishop-level.

Even the God of Law from the Radiant Holy See, His Excellency 'Merlin' had personally inquired about it, specifically asking to see him.

An Su coming back alive was certainly a good thing,

but Paxi also had a duty as an Order Knight, and he must provide an explanation to the Radiant Holy See.

Although going to the frontier world privately did not violate any laws,

it was nonetheless a behavior that affected order.

If everyone did this, sooner or later all the saints of the Church would perish.

Moreover, he had taken away the Holy Maiden.

Such actions, at the very least, would subject An Su to impeachment.

What Priest Paxi could do was to protect this young boy with all his might; after all, in his eyes, he was just a child.

And moreover, An Su must have made a significant contribution to the conquest of the world, which should be enough to offset any punishment.