Chapter 827: Chapter 465: My name is Lucia, do I qualify to be the Emperor of the Phalan Empire?

On this day, all the Divine Personnel and Temple Knights within the Phalan Empire received such an oracle in their minds, accompanied by the phantom image of a girl.

The content of the oracle was simple: do not interfere with the affairs of the Phalan Empire, and show respect to the girl who appears in your mind.

Some Divine Personnel who exploited the Power of Martial God for personal gain, who suppressed local governments in the name of Divine Authority, and even made those governments serve them, faced Divine Punishment of varying degrees on this day. Those with the deepest sins were struck dead by thunder on the spot.

It was because another three-word oracle appeared in the mind of Freud, the Cardinal of Ansel City: “Thou art guilty.”

The Martial God judged him guilty, yet did not bestow Divine Punishment. The kneeling Cardinal Freud instantly understood the intention of the Martial God.

The girl before him would decide how he should be punished.

If the girl before him desired his death, he surely wouldn’t live to see the night.

If the girl before him allowed him to live, then he would still see tomorrow’s sun.

Even the Martial God himself couldn’t withstand a single bow from this girl; who in heaven was she?

She visibly lacked any Divine Aura, so why was she able to truly stir the Martial God Statue?

He had thought her claim saying ‘let the Martial God punish him’ a joke, but she really could move the Martial God.

In fact, even he, the bishop of the Martial God Temple, might not necessarily be able to invoke an oracle from the Martial God.

“I am guilty. From this day forth, I am no longer the Cardinal of the Martial God Temple.”

After saying this before the Martial God Statue, Cardinal Freud respectfully kowtowed three times to the statue and stood up to remove the fiery red robe signifying his position as Cardinal of the Martial God Temple.

“Now Your Highness can send me to the Judgement Hall or the prison of Ansel City. Your appearance will surely shake the entire Phalan Empire. If you truly are the Emperor of Phalan, then from this day forward, there will no longer be any conflict between Divine Right and Imperial Right in the Phalan Empire.”

“I am not yet the Emperor of the Phalan Empire, but I will be soon. Ah no… you… you’re admitting your guilt just like that?”

Cardinal Freud’s face revealed an expression of ‘just as I thought’; he knew the girl before him could not possibly be the Emperor of Phalan.

If she isn’t the Emperor of Phalan, then why could her existence move the Martial God?

Such a question surfaced in his mind.

This question… he feared he wouldn’t find an answer for some time.

“You…”

Who exactly was she…

Asking such a question now seemed pointless.

“What about me?”

“What do you intend to do with me, Your Highness?”

“I have no right to discipline you, since I am not a member of the Martial God Temple’s Divine Personnel, but… if I were you, I would set aside past honors and glories, and with faith in the Martial God, start anew as an Ascetic, traveling throughout the Phalan Empire.

Using my own abilities, knowledge, and strength, to aid those in need. Asceticism… is also a refinement of heart, allowing you to better understand yourself, and understand the Martial God you believe in, to see the suffering of all living beings, experience separation and death, witness the birth of a baby…

At that time, when you once again become the Cardinal of the Martial God Temple, and you consider the struggle between Divine Right and Imperial Right, you might feel that today’s self… was very naive.”

Now, you can neatly fold your removed bishop robe and place it before the Martial God Statue on the Divine Platform. If the robe symbolic of your position as Cardinal does not inexplicably fall from the Divine Platform, it means the Martial God is willing to give you such an opportunity.

It also means the Martial God is waiting for your rebirth.”

Having said this, the Young Dragon Lucia stepped aside to give Cardinal Freud a clear path to the Divine Platform.

Cardinal Freud gazed blankly at the Young Dragon for a while, his solemn face showing a flush of shame. If he had won, with his nature, he would definitely have sent the girl before him to the Judgement Hall…

Or even to the gallows…

Martial God… Valiant, Resolute, Protective, Loving!

Protection… should not only be for the Martial God but also for the followers who believe in the Martial God as well as the citizens of the Phalan Empire.

He seemed… to have completely forgotten this.

The so-called protection, in his case, has been reversed, becoming a shield for himself by the followers, the citizens of the Empire, and officials serving Imperial Authority…

“So it seems I truly strayed far on the road of losing faith… I have already forgotten my original intention…”

After muttering softly to himself, Cardinal Freud’s eyes grew clearer, his previously fierce countenance softened, and the domineering aura about him quickly dissipated.

“Martial God above, I have forgotten the road by which I came, my mind corroded by my own desires for power, lost in the glory that came with my stature.

Today, with Your Highness’s guidance, granting me the chance to start anew, I am willing to start from nothing, as a person carrying guilt. With my own two feet, to traverse the Phalan Empire, to cultivate my character and mind, to endure asceticism for a lifetime…

May I not betray the [Cardinal’s Robe] when I return again.”

Cardinal Freud knelt again, lifting the [Cardinal’s Robe] with both hands and performed three bows before the Martial God Statue.

After the ceremony, he stood up, carried the folded robe to the Divine Platform, and gently laid it in front of the platform.

Then, he took a few steps back and bowed once more to the Martial God Statue.

At the end of the last bow, Cardinal Freud, smiling, approached the Young Dragon Lucia, “What I previously saw in Your Highness was arrogance, hubris, ignorance, disrespect, but now… now what I see in Your Highness is kindness, valor, determination… and protection…”

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