143 11.4
In the history of the Agamande continent, the melee of the gods thousands of years ago is well known, and it was in this battle that the God of Light crushed other gods such as the Goddess of Fate and the Goddess of the Forest with great strength, and it was the absolute belief of the Holy See of Light on the continent that was truly established. The coalition led by the human powerhouse Felks Manzhe cooperated with the Holy See of Light on the ground to re-establish a new secular order, and many later nations also began to take shape.
As a testimony of that period of history, when the Cardinal of the Holy See settled in the imperial capital, the God of Light placed the Scepter of Light, which had been by his side during the Great War, in the center of the altar of the temple, representing the recognition of the God of Light for secular believers.
For the Holy See of Light, the scepter established supreme authority for the Church for the first few hundred years, but over time, the scepter, known as the artifact, gradually rusted and mottled until no one could touch it again...... Eventually, the actual scepter was moved into the Knights Templar's heavily guarded altar of light, and the Church was nothing more than a beautiful imitation of it.
Ren Jia has seen many accounts of the Scepter from the memories of the Romance Maiden, and although it is only an unconfirmed private account, there are legends that the "True Scepter of Light" can command the Knights Templar and the Church.
Walking along the quiet corridor, the two chief knights with solemn faces kept exchanging glances, each thinking about the sudden thoughts of the Holy Maiden of the Church, of course, whether the Holy Maiden could actually get the scepter in the end, it was a matter of opinion.
The altar is located in the center of the Order's camp and is surrounded by a number of guardian circles, the result of the Church's continuous strengthening of seals over the years.
Compared to the magnificent and timeless statue of the god of light in the center of the altar, the scepter placed in the palm of the idol's hand was too shabby, full of bleak mottled by time, and even inferior to the sword of five copper coins in the knight's hand.
Not to mention any artifact, Ren Jia was even worried that the scepter would be broken as soon as he got it in his hand!
"Your Excellency, I must warn you," Rupert took two steps forward, his eyes a little playful, "the altar is not open to anyone except the Pope, and even if you are a highly revered saint in the Church, it is not without risk to obtain the scepter. As one of the three Grand Knights of the Templar Order, Rupert knew better than anyone else the status and significance of the Scepter, and there were some secrets in the legacy of the Knights Templars that only they could possess, which is why he did not stop the Romance Maiden.
Of course, only if she can get the "real scepter"!
Nelson didn't say a word, just watched the development of the situation, although at the moment he wanted to deal with the news conveyed by the oracle, but as a knight captain, he must be a good witness at this moment.
Ren Jia nodded, slowly stepped onto the altar, when her footsteps touched the first step, a dense magic array suddenly appeared, imprisonment, plunder, rage, passivation, erosion and other attributes of the attack rushed to the face, all kinds of elemental energy collision intertwined into a gorgeous and dazzling picture.
This is probably the place with the strongest energy she has ever seen since entering this world, looking at the attack intercepted by the divine shield, Ren Jia spread out his palms, and the many formation circuits that formed the magic array gradually dimmed and disappeared under the traction of the power of the law, leaving only a lot of huge energy that was decomposed.
During the journey back to the imperial capital from the Dark Forest, Ren Jiadu diligently explored the combat skills he could use. As a Holy Lady of the Holy See, Roman's memory is basically such as divine protection, faith protection, life defense, healing, etc., and Ren Jia alone will not be able to fight against the Dark Holy See or even the Dark God in the future, so after mastering the power of the law, she combined her previous experience of doing tasks in other worlds, and excavated a lot of unique skills suitable for her own use.
Rupert, who had been in a relaxed posture, looked at the disappearing magic circle on the altar with blazing eyes, walked quickly to his companion's side, and met Nelson, whose eyes flashed in disbelief.
They originally thought that this holy woman was only favored by the God of Light, so she had a strong affinity for the light element, but now it seems that this is not the case at all, she can control all the wind, water, fire, gold, earth, and even dark energy! So is that the real reason God chose her?
Ren Jia stretched out her hand to take off the scepter, and her palm even felt the debris on the surface that had fallen off due to the vibration, I'm afraid this thing can really only be used as a mascot, she thought with tears and laughter.
Disappointed, she walked back with the scepter, facing the two knights whose eyes were suddenly ten times hotter than before, she was about to speak, as if her mind had suddenly been pierced by a fine needle, and cold sweat suddenly flowed.
Psychic Attack! After realizing this, Cheng Xin decided to hug Yuan Shouyi and immediately poured into her heart, thanks to the hard work of cultivation in the previous world, she instinctively began to calm her mind and guide the energy in her body to start running rapidly. Although the sudden attack was stagnant for a moment, then it began to fight back more rampantly, Ren Jia trembled his lips, endured the severe pain, and began to pull with the other party.
During the battle, she realized that the strange spiritual power intended to completely destroy her consciousness, which was simply a seizure!
The scepter in the palm of his hand began to heat up, exuding a terrifying power centered on the altar, Ren Jia was greatly annoyed by his negligence, obviously the scepter was attached to the divine thought, although he didn't know why he planned to forcibly possess rebirth, but it was obvious that he was absolutely unwilling to become the other party's container.
Damn it! She closed her eyes tightly, trying to keep herself calm, holding on to the erosion of consciousness.
Under the majesty of the scepter, Nelson and Rupert looked solemn, looking at the holy woman on the altar with her eyes closed and trembling all over.
"Something isn't right." Nelson frowned, originally thinking that it was the recognition of the Lord of the Scepter or the awakening of power, but after waiting for a while, he found that the saint's face became more and more ugly, as if she was struggling between life and death.
"We can't just meddle!" Rupert knew nothing more about his companion's temperament, and even he felt in his heart that the scepter was clearly the weapon that put the saint in danger at this time, "Nelson, remember our duty as Templars!" ”
Recalling the inheritance left by the knights of the past generations, after the two looked at each other worriedly, they could only temporarily suppress their thoughts and concentrate on guarding the people and scepters on the altar.
1528 looked worriedly at the blazing aura that enveloped his master's body, and did not dare to say anything to disturb it, and when it did not understand the situation, it really had no way to make a move.
The attack from the divine thought was pressing step by step, although Ren Jia's spiritual power had been trained incomparably stable in many missions, it was still a little invincible, and she could only hold the last barrier to prevent it from being broken by the other party, her body gradually began to lose control, and in a trance, it seemed that even her thinking was about to be invaded.
Oops, I'm afraid it's planted this time!
"I can't help myself." The deep male voice was somewhat familiar, and Ren Jia was angry when she heard this sentence when she had a splitting headache, although she was stupid and unlucky, but it was really sad to be stabbed so bloodily.
There seems to be another "she" in the body that is beginning to come to life, Ren Jia tries his best to maintain the last calm, the worst result is that she self-destructs and cannot be completely invaded by the other party, just when she begins to hesitate, her consciousness seems to be suddenly in the ice and snow, and her thinking begins to stiffen and numb, thinking that this is a manifestation of the other party's success, but it turns out that the divine thought also began to stagnate.
Fortunately, she had just breathed a sigh of relief and was about to continue this rally, but the divine thought that made her almost encounter Waterloo in this mission was carefully and decisively pulled out of her body by another force, and she finally regained control of her body, and she was almost crying with joy.
After the five senses recovered, she realized that there was a tall man standing in front of her at this time, thinking that this was the benefactor who helped her pull that divine thought out of her body, and her open eyes reflected a handsome face that was not unfamiliar, black clothes, black hair and black eyes, so that the gratitude she intended to express choked in her throat.
The Temple Altar had already become a sea of light elementals, dazzling as the sun and incandescent even when the eyes were closed.
Ren Jia looked at the golden divine thought that was constantly struggling in the palm of his hand, and he was afraid in his heart, if she succeeded, not to mention that her mission in this world would fail, and even her original soul might disappear completely! In any case, next time you must not be negligent and underestimate the enemy!
After hesitating for a long time, Ren Jia saw that it just looked at the divine thought struggling to survive with an indifferent expression, and finally couldn't help but speak, "What are you going to do with it?" ”
It glanced at Ren Jia, who had a complicated expression, before saying in a monotonous low voice, "I escaped the first time, and this time I want to kill it." ”
Ren Jia choked up, didn't know what to say, could only look at the divine thought that struggled more violently after hearing the answer, "No, you can't!" I am the supreme god of light! You evil heretical sinner, the gods will not be blasphemed, and the heavenly punishment will be ......" Just when Ren Jia was speechless by the identity of this divine thought, its palms were closed, and the divine thought had completely turned into nothingness.
There was still a terrible scream in his ears that claimed to be the god of light, Ren Jia was upset, his eyes involuntarily focused on it, and there was no emotion in the other party's black eyes.
It is stronger than when he encountered it in the last world, and it is terrifyingly strong, I don't know if it is because of the awakening of his sanity, Ren Jia's heart is beating fast, and there is no moment more clearly than at this time when he understands that he is in great trouble.
"My heart is beating so fast." There was a hint of imperceptible doubt in its flat voice, Ren Jia stiffened his body, and watched the hand that had just killed a god cover his chest, and the noise of his heart made people dizzy.
"You can't take this heart until I'm done with my own business." Ren Jia worked hard for a long time before he made a dry and hoarse sound, and the raised hand pressed against the palm on his chest.
God knows, how hard it took her to keep her calm, every time before, his hand would not hesitate to pierce her chest and take out her heart, terrible and painful, so she desperately ran away.
Its hand had no intention of moving away, still quietly staying in place, Ren Jia's mind was already a little chaotic, the sequelae of fighting against the divine thought just now began to gradually appear, the pain of the steel needle explosion in her mind almost made her scream, her knees weakened, and her body trembled and collapsed.
It hurts, Ren Jia only has this thought left, and he can't feel anything other than pain, although 1528 knows that the pain blocker only acts on the flesh and is of little use for mental power, he still plans to try it, but as soon as he touches the master's hand, he is frightened by the sudden screams from the other party's mouth and quickly retreats, not daring to touch her again.
Ren Jia felt that she had survived the spiritual body of another world, but it was very likely that she would die of the sequelae, and when she was delirious, something she touched indiscriminately obviously lightened the pain, and she instinctively tried to get close to the object that might help her relieve the pain, and wrapped herself up deadly.
1528 was dumbfounded and watched as his master, koala, wrapped around it, with a stubborn posture, this, this is ......
For the first time, there was obvious doubt in its eyes, looking at the girl who was desperately shrinking into its arms, the other party's slender arms were strangled around her waist, her blank eyes were full of tears, her expression was helpless and frightened, but she was still trying to stick to it unremittingly.
The heart, which was as fast as if it was about to jump out of the chest under the palm of his hand, was much slower at this time, and a small fold appeared between its eyebrows, and after thinking for a long time, it finally raised its hands, followed her example, and hugged it back.
It reminded it of the first time it saw her, when she was so obediently in its arms, that it stopped trying to take out her heart.
If she could be so well-behaved all the time, looking down at the person in her arms, it felt that it might be okay not to take this heart for the time being.