Chapter 60: Secrets
That night, Clark arrived at Richard's apartment and met him in the parlor on the first floor.
In addition to Richard, there were also Reilly and Quicksand. When he saw Reilly, Clark opened his mouth wide and showed an expression of extreme shock.
Richard secretly raised his vigilance, but his face was impassive: "Mr. Clark, why are you looking at Reilly like this?"
Clark saluted Reilly and said respectfully, "I didn't expect to meet a demigod here!"
This time it was Richard and Quicksand's turn to be shocked, they never thought that their companion would be a demigod!
Reilly turned on the divine vision, looked at Clark, and said, "I see, you have a trace of divinity in you, no wonder you can feel my power." ”
Clark took a deep breath and said, "Because I'm a Sunset Templar." ”
"I've never heard of that name, can you elaborate on that?" said Reilly, curious.
Clark nodded, the strangeness on his face slowly calming down. He looked up at the moon outside the window, and said, "The history of the Sunset Sanctuary dates back to the catastrophe that the Star Beasts invaded a long time ago. At the beginning, the three-headed star beast from the heteroplane defeated most of the legendary powerhouses and began to inject star power into the faro plane. If they succeed in establishing a passage, the Faro plane will gradually alienate under the influence of star power, and eventually become another astral plane. The gods ignored the backlash of the rules of the plane and directly participated in this war, and they paid an extremely heavy price to kill these star beasts. In that catastrophe, not only did the god of war fall directly, but several gods were severely damaged. Among them, the most seriously injured is the Night Lady. ”
"Lady Night, isn't she missing?" asked Reilly, curious. He had read in Essien's notes that more than half of the top powerhouses of the Faro plane had died in that war, including a god with great divine power. In addition to this, there are several devastated gods who have been missing for a long time.
"This is not the case. The Night Lady did not disappear, but fell after the war. At that time, her divine kingdom was destroyed, and she had to pin her divinity on the mortal incarnation in order to slowly recuperate. However, the God of Daylight sent his most elite warriors to raid the Night Lady's avatar and kill it, ultimately leading to the fall of the Night Lady. At the end of the Divine War, these warriors were judged to be god-killers and hunted down by the gods, including the god of day. ”
"It's stupid!" Reilly sneered and said, "This group of warriors can be cultivated into a real god-killing force and play a decisive role in the god-killing war. ”
Clark sighed and said, "Originally, those people were the most powerful warriors in the Daylight Church. In order to attack and kill the Night Lady, they were all endowed with a hint of divinity by the god of day. And after successfully killing the gods, these people got a trace of divinity from the Night Lady. Faced with the pursuit of the gods, they chose to resist. Over the next seven years, all nations participated in the siege of the Sunset Sanctuary, with two Legends alone falling, and countless Sanctuaries killed in battle.
Although the first one hundred and nineteen Sunset Sanctuary had all died, they had already used the power of divinity to complete the inheritance ritual and spread the seeds of hatred throughout Faro. Every once in a while, someone awakens the power of the Sunset Church and inherits it. They either died in obscurity, or they became heretics in the continent. Still others choose to hibernate and quietly accumulate strength. ”
Hearing this, Reilly nodded thoughtfully and said, "I think, the original god of the day is the current self-proclaimed god of time, right?"
"Your wisdom is truly admirable!" Clarke's face was full of shock, and he saluted Reilly again before he said, "After the fall of the Night Lady, her divinity and priesthood were all absorbed by the God of Day, so the latter jumped from a weak god to a medium god, and changed her name to the God of Time. ”
"So, Mr. Clark. Reilly smiled and said, "If you want to get out of this enemy alive, you have to find a way to convince me that you won't reveal my identity." ”
Without waiting for Clark to speak, Quicksand, who was originally sitting on the side, suddenly said, "Mr. Clark, you once burned divine power, right?"
Clark shook his whole body and looked up in disbelief, staring at the quicksand. At this moment, the eyes of the divine favor were as black as ink, and there was a little pale golden light in the depths of his pupils. Under her gaze, Clark only felt that his soul was being seen through, and all the secrets were hidden.
However, he quickly calmed down and said, "Yes, I used to be the great priest of the highland god of war, but twenty years ago, I angered the gods, and was punished by burning divine power, and I luckily didn't die, and I live to this day. ”
"Grand Priest?" Richard stared at Clark tightly and asked, "I heard that only a Divine Officer above the sixteenth level has this title. ”
"Originally, I was a seventeenth-level priest. Clark said calmly.
"Seventeenth-level priest, it's a miracle that you can survive even if you burn your divine power!" Quicksand exclaimed. She was also a clergyman, and she knew better than anyone how incredible this was. Under normal circumstances, a seventh-level priest would lose most of his life by burning divine power, and a clergyman above the tenth level would almost certainly die. At least, there has not been a record of a level 10 priest burning divine power without dying on the Norland continent.
Reilly playfully said, "You can survive because of that little bit of divinity, right?"
"Definitely. Clark smiled wryly and said, "After that, there is not much left of my divinity." ”
Quicksand rolled his eyes and asked, "So, you need a new faith?"
Clark nodded and said, "If I don't find a new faith, my life will soon come to an end." However, I still have a few unfulfilled wishes, so I have to live. ”
Reilly smiled and said, "That's the real reason you came to Richard, right?"
"Yes. Clark bowed to Reilly and said, "If I can get your favor, I can continue to fulfill my wish." So, as long as the new faith does not conflict with my unfulfilled desires, I will be loyal to you. ”
"So, what can you give me for?" Reilly looked him in the eye and said, "I don't need mortal faith. ”
Clark's face changed, but he had already prepared for this question: "After all, I am a former great priest, as long as I can get your favor, I can quickly restore to my former level." For the newborn gods, a great priest walking in the mortal world can play a great role. In addition, my personal unit at the Demon Hunter Spear will be at your service, including fifteen unfaithful priests. ”
"That's not enough. Reilly shook his head and said, "If you are willing to hand over the scroll in your arms, I will make you an eighteenth-level Great Priest." ”
Clark struggled for a long time before taking out a small scroll from his bosom and said, "Its name is the Book of Gods, and it records the divine power of most of the gods in the Pharo plane, and this is one of the artifacts handed down from the Sunset Sanctuary. Be careful, it must be opened in a special way so that it can be hidden from the perception of the gods. ”
Reilly took the scroll and said, "So, what is your wish?"
Clark was silent for a moment, the expression on his face gradually distorted, apparently recalling some unbearable past. Eventually, he let out a long breath and said, "I want to burn Cardinal Macville, the god of war in the Highlands, at the stake!"
The Highland God of War is a god of weak divine power, and his cardinals are usually around level sixteen, with occasional level fifteen priests joining in. Of course, the most important thing is not rank, but the identity of the cardinal, and the method of execution such as burning at the stake. Killing a cardinal against heresy is bound to lead to a war!
Reilly nodded and said, "Let's go, let's go outside for the ceremony." ”