The Pope's enthronement ceremony has just ended, and the Holy See gave the believers another surprise.
The Holy Son, who was born in response to the oracle, came to the holy city of Josa.
This chosen person, who according to the oracle can drive away the four major disasters and save the world from fire and water, will hold her public baptism in the main hall of the goddess to inform the world.
The invited envoys and distinguished guests ignored their own fatigue and gathered again in the main hall of the goddess in the early morning for this personal baptism.
This matter has little to do with politics. They came here specifically to see the face of the Holy Son.
"Is this the Holy Son? I thought he would be a young boy, but he turned out to be such a... beautiful girl."
A blond young man in a blue-striped dress sighed while staring at the girl on the stage, as if he wanted to use his sharp eyes like a tiger and wolf to skin the girl clean from head to toe.
This unruly young man with his legs openly crossed was out of tune with the others who were sitting upright, but no one came forward to criticize his rude behavior.
After all, few people here dare to touch his bad luck.
Noah's envoy Faust was sitting next to the young man. He explained to the young man: "Your Highness, the Holy Son of Light, generally refers to the "child of the Holy God (Goddess of Light)". This title does not distinguish between men and women."
"But I remember that the Guangming Sect usually establishes a saint, right? I haven't heard much about this saint, so what's going on with her?"
After the young man finished speaking, he waved the glazed bone fan in his left hand and played with the three small balls of different colors in his right palm.
"The Holy Son of Light will only appear when the world is approaching catastrophe. He is the savior chosen by the gods."
"Faust, I think you are talking about Doloncan? Didn't he inherit the Eye of Heaven? The so-called 'Chosen One'."
This young talent who was highly praised by the Holy See expressed disdain, and Faust just smiled and continued to explain:
"The Holy Son is different from the ordinary [Chosen Ones]. Dolonka and the others are capable people chosen by God for the world, and the Holy Son exists to lead them."
"Oh! That's really amazing, haha. I don't know if she can control me."
The young man laughed twice, causing ripples in the quiet venue. People turned to look at the young man dissatisfied, and immediately turned back after recognizing his identity.
"Your Highness, what do you mean?"
"You old guy, stop pretending, don't you understand what I mean?"
Not only did he dare to call the special envoy by his name, but he also made Faust so groveling that even the high-ranking dignitaries present here did not dare to make irresponsible remarks to him.
This young man's background is indeed not small.
He is Eric Carmen Bourbonnais, the second son of the current Noah Emperor Barnero II, who is also the second prince of the Noah Empire, the most powerful human being - His Highness Eric.
Among human countries, the only opponent of the Noah Empire is the magical country of Stiva. In many wars, the Noah Empire has always had the upper hand, and it is likely to restore the ancient Noah dynasty. The princes of various countries have strong feelings for Noah.
The royal family is all in awe, not to mention that this is the favorite second son of the Iron-Blooded Emperor Barnero II, and no one dares to make enemies of him.
Faust wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and whispered: "The Holy Son is indeed different from the Saint. He does not need to follow the nine precepts, let alone remain pure and serve God with his body."
"That's right."
After hearing the news, Prince Eric opened his brows that had been furrowed due to dissatisfaction, and the only worry in his heart was eliminated.
As soon as he finished speaking, the three small balls that Prince Eric was playing with emitted a faint light, and a soundproof circle spread out between him and Faust. The content of the conversation between the two was unknown.
Although Nia didn't know that she had been targeted by some people with impure motives, she could detect some uneasy sights from the people around her.
Although her body was trembling slightly, she still had to brace herself to comply with the priests' rituals.
"Just get used to it, not everyone in the world will be kind to others."
The person standing in front of Nia was the monk on the road. Although it had only been less than a day, Nia felt that she did not recognize him.
This ascetic monk has taken off his shabby long clothes. Now he wears a high crown on his head and his chest is covered with gold ornaments. He is majestic and upright, shining brightly.
And his gorgeous gold-rimmed robe is the papal robe that represents the supreme divine authority.
At this time, Steele was baptizing the girl as the Pope of Light.
"Are you the Pope?"
Nia did not recognize this robe, but this did not affect her guess.
"Well, please bow your head."
Pope Steele reached out and took off Nia's crown, and the priests around him immediately stepped forward to take it. Then he pressed the girl's forehead with his left hand, and took a silver ladle full of holy water from the priestess beside him with his right hand.
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"Can I see Leanna again?"
When Nia saw that this man was the Pope who the maid said could decide everything, her worries were reduced a lot.
After getting along with him before, she also knew that this person could still be trusted to some extent.
"Yes, but you have to wait until she grows up. She is still too young to have contact with you."
"Will you take good care of her?"
"Yes, we will give her the best resources so that she can grow up healthily."
"Then will she be happy?"
"Um?"
"Will she be a happy girl?"
"..."
Steele was silent. He raised the silver ladle in his hand and slowly poured the holy water from the girl's head.
How can the saint who bears the fate of all lives use "happiness" to flaunt herself?
For the happiness of all sentient beings, it is necessary for some people to make sacrifices.
The chosen ones, while accepting God's grace, must also accept their own mission.
"Ugh!"
It was obvious that the pure holy water was refreshing and cold when it first came into contact with the skin. However, just a moment later, Nia felt that the areas where the holy water had been poured became extremely hot.
"Holy water will wash away the filth of your past. From now on, there will be no connection between your past and your future."
Steele dipped his middle finger into the remaining holy water in the silver ladle, then tapped it lightly on Nia's eyebrows to draw a seal.
"Well...it hurts..."
This time the pain felt like she had been put into a furnace, and every inch of her body was being roasted by the fire. She wanted Steele to stop, but she couldn't make any more noises because of the severe pain.
In the end, the girl with a painful expression could only kneel down on the high platform, while the surrounding priests were still singing hymns. No one in the audience saw anything unusual, but they just felt that the girl was moved because of her respect for the pope and the gods.
Kneeling is part of the ceremony.
But this is indeed part of the ceremony.
An ordinary baptism ceremony can only be performed by a respected old priest. This is one of the necessary rituals for new people to join the religion. Most of them are just a formality.
But since the baptism that Nia is currently undergoing is so solemn by the Vatican that the newly enthroned Pope personally presides over it, it will certainly not be just a "formality."
This is the oldest "baptism", which uses the pure blood of angels to remove the dirt of the baptized body, thereby achieving the effect of rebirth.
The blood of angels is extremely precious. Angels are created by the gods and generally only exist in heaven. Every drop of the "angel's blood" in this silver scoop can fetch a sky-high price outside.
Angels have divine bodies and souls in body and mind. Although most of them do not have orthodox divine positions, they are indeed considered lower-level gods, and Seraphim are gods who can master the rules of one party. They are named "angel gods" and are in the light.
There are their own exclusive temples in the temple.
The "angel's blood" in this silver scoop comes from one of the seraphs, and is one of the treasures given to the Light Sect by the Goddess of Light.
Washing the marrow and refining the bones with "divine blood" will naturally cause people to endure great pain, but if this girl survives it, she will have a demigod body that ordinary people cannot have after a lifetime of hard work.
It would be very risky to baptize her directly with this "angel's blood".
It's like you suddenly feed dozens of bowls of rice to a thin man who has been hungry for three days. It is very likely that he will not be able to thank you, and he will be starved to death by so much food first.
Most people who want to take a shortcut and reach the sky by relying on the spiritual creatures of heaven and earth will directly explode and die because they cannot withstand such a huge force.
This scoop of "angel's blood", not only for a girl with no foundation in cultivation to absorb, but even for a holy knight who dominates the world to bear it, there is no guarantee that he will not be injured or even have his cultivation destroyed.
Did Steele want this girl to die?
No, of course not.
The cost of killing someone in this way is too high.
This scoop of "Angel's Blood" has almost exhausted the Holy See's inventory, and they will not be able to replenish this treasure before re-establishing a connection with the God of Light Realm.
Steele was betting that he could use this scoop of "angel's blood" to create an existence that would shock the world.
You must know that one demigod is far more useful than ten paladins.
"The light protects you."
Steele knelt down and put his hands on the girl's trembling shoulders. Seeing the girl's still immature face twisted by the pain she shouldn't have to endure, a hint of unbearable flashed in his eyes.
Nia, you are the Son of God, the chosen one who can save the world.