Published at 18th of November 2020 05:45:06 AM
Chapter 948: 948
Chapter 948: Divine Grace
Translator: La0o9
The Cardinal stared closely at the Orb of Lies in his hands .
The Orb of Lies is operating normally without any issue .
…this matter is too great .
“Seal the exits”
The Cardinal hesitated for a single second before giving his order .
The knights of the Church swiftly appeared from hidden corners of the convent and perfectly blocked every exit .
The atmosphere immediately changed .
A sense of dread filled the hall of the convent .
The VIPs who were invited here as witnesses all felt a bit uneasy as they saw this happen .
“Cardinal, sir, what is this supposed to mean?”
A viscount barely managed to force a smile as he tried asking .
The Cardinal gently answered: “Please be a bit patient because this matter cannot be revealed no matter what . I must go and report to the Church’s HQ right away”
After saying so, he ordered the knights: “Anyone who tries to leave this place is to be killed without remorse”
“Understood!” the knights replied in unison .
The Cardinal brought two of his servants and quickly left the scene .
Gu Qing Shan looked at his mother .
His mother was being surrounded by the knights together with the rest of the VIPs, her face was full of fear and worry .
Their eyes met .
“Don’t worry” Gu Qing Shan consoled her .
He waved his hand to let out a mass of white light that gently fell onto her body .
A sense of warmth filled his mother’s body, removing worries from her heart and allowed her to enter a calm state, even her complexion that had gotten worse over the last few days due to sorrow and worry had somewhat improved .
“Look!”
“That is [Divine Comfort]!”
“Oh my god, that really is [Divine Comfort]!”
The people were all shocked .
[Divine Comfort] was a Divine magic that only advanced clergymen could perform .
And yet a 4-year-old child had just performed it in front of everyone, it was completely unimaginable .
From the crowd, an old man stepped forward, knelt in front of Gu Qing Shan, and began to recite a passage from the bible .
He was using his actions to express his attitude .
Facing his first believer, Gu Qing Shan appeared completely calm and collected .
“Why do you kneel in front of me?” he asked .
“God above, I have been stricken with a great disease, from which I can tell that I do not have much time left to live . I only hope that after my death, I would be accepted into Heaven” the old man prostrated with his head touching the ground and trembled as he spoke .
Gu Qing Shan nodded and said nothing .
He gained a believer by performing a simple spell .
——in truth, what he used just now was a common healing light technique that cultivators always used .
This technique worked by gathering the pure spirit energy that lingered in the world to form a mass of light that nurtured a cultivator’s body .
The reason why such a thing was misunderstood as [Divine Comfort] was that after Gu Qing Shan formed the covenant with the will of the world, [War God Quest] had granted him a constant passive——– [Conversion ] .
Every cultivator-type spell or technique he used would be automatically converted into a magic equivalent that fit the common sense and Laws of this world .
So the healing light technique was converted to [Divine Comfort] of the same level .
At this point , almost a dozen different spatial fluctuations appeared around the convent .
Gu Qing Shan was surprised .
So many teleportations in a row, it seems like all the VIPs of the Church had arrived .
A few moments later, a group of people from the Church entered the hall of the convent .
As they saw them, everyone knelt down .
The hall was immediately filled with sounds of prayers .
They couldn’t be blamed for reacting this way, because this was such a shocking sight .
The people who just came in represented the greatest power of the church, as well as living representatives of God on mortal land .
They were 12 Divine Knights .
5 Cardinals .
The Grand Cardinal of the Church .
As well as the man who donned a pure white priest robe——
His Excellency of the Divine Church, the Pope!
He had personally appeared!
“Your Excellency, it was that child” the county Cardinal who left earlier spoke up .
The VIPs of the Church followed where he was pointing .
Only to see an old man prostrating on the ground, praying devoutly to a 4-year-old child .
While the child’s expression was perfectly calm, his eyes slightly drooping as if to listen to the old man’s prayers .
Such a scene was quite shocking to see .
A priest who was responsible for watching over the scene came forward and reported what had happened to the Cardinal of Yorkshire after he left .
“He performed [Divine Comfort]?”
“Yes, he did perform such a thing, everyone here saw it with their own eyes”
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The Cardinal of Yorkshire turned towards the other people of the Church with a wondering expression .
The Pope nodded to express his understanding .
He gestured to someone behind him .
The Grand Cardinal then took out a golden orb and presented it to the Pope .
This was the highest-grade Orb of Lies within the Church, something that had never failed before .
“[Blessing of Truth]” the Pope ordered .
“Yes”
The 5 Cardinals came forward and performed [Blessing of Truth] on the golden orb at once .
After some thought, the Pope continued to order: “Not enough, we need the [Vow of Punishing Lies] as well”
Hearing that, the 5 Cardinals stepped back .
The 12 Divine Knights came forward, drew their knight swords, and pointed them at the golden orb, reinforcing it with the [Vow of Punishing Lies] .
They quickly finished their vows, sheathed their swords, and stepped back .
The Pope looked at the golden orb in his hand, then began to chant a long series of incantations .
Following his chant, his skin seemed to become more wrinkled, his body itself growing visibly older .
The Grand Cardinal hurriedly told him: “Your Excellency , you don’t need to use your power…”
The Pope didn’t take note of his words and continued until he completed the incantation .
The golden orb started to give off a milky white divine light .
It was now that the Pope sighed with satisfaction:
“Cardinals, the current situation is one where we cannot afford any misjudgment, how could I not also put in the effort?”
12 Divine Knights, 5 Cardinals, as well as the Pope’s own power .
There hadn’t been anybody in this world who could bypass the lie detection magic that they performed in unison .
It was the only way for them to assure that there would be no falsehood in the results .
“But your body—-” a Divine Knight sorrowfully spoke up .
“Enough . If everything is true, the embodiment of God is right in front of us” the Pope told him .
Everyone went silent .
Under everyone’s staring eyes, the Pope held the golden orb as he walked in front of Gu Qing Shan .
“Child, are you the embodiment of God?”
The Pope cut straight to the chase .
“To be exact, I am not an embodiment . I am a Pillar God of billions of worlds” Gu Qing Shan replied calmly .
Everyone stared straight at the golden orb in the Pope’s hand .
Even now, the golden orb was giving off a faint milky white glow, gentle and silent .
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Everything was normal .
The Pope gasped .
A bit behind him, the Cardinals and Divine Knights swiftly prostrated themselves .
They were no longer regretful that the Pope had used his lifespan to cast that spell .
“You—- My Lord, why have you only revealed yourself after descending for 4 years?” the Pope asked .
This was a great question, one that even Gu Qing Shan had to praise .
“Because I needed time to recover my power” Gu Qing Shan replied .
Everyone was a bit shocked .
The Pope’s expression didn’t change but he also didn’t ask anything else .
He slowly knelt down in front of Gu Qing Shan, closed his eyes, and spoke: “I wish to receive my Lord’s grace”
Gu Qing Shan silently smiled .
This old fox is quite an interesting person .
According to the teachings of this world’s bible , a divine grace is separated into many different kinds .
A normal clergyman is able to bestow normal people and mortals the most basic form of spiritual baptism .
A higher-ranking priest is able to use and bestow [Divine Comfort] .
The Pope can bestow a magic called [Divine Protection]——- this was a spell that could last for 3 months, capable of shielding the receiver from any evil curses .
As for God, no one knows what kind of grace a God can bestow .
——-but from a normal perspective, a grace from God couldn’t be any worse from the Pope .
Otherwise, how would they be called a God?
Which means…
Even though the golden orb did not react and has proven that Gu Qing Shan was telling the truth, the Pope still chose to maintain a cautious attitude .
However, this wasn’t even worth being considered a test for Gu Qing Shan .
After all, in the Age of old, even the Divine race couldn’t see through his act .
Gu Qing Shan looked at the Pope and whispered: “Very well, you are my representative in the mortal realm, the head shepherd of my mortal believers, I shall bestow upon you my grace”
Without waiting for the Pope to react, he turned to the old man who had been kneeling at his feet .
“And you, as you were the first believer to pray in front of me after the revelation of my identity, I have decided that you shall receive the same divine grace as my representative”
The old man opened his eyes wide, glanced at the Pope , and shrunk back a bit warily .
The Pope gently spoke: “Come, this is the will of God, do not try to fight it”
As he spoke, the old man was being moved by an invisible force right next to him .
And so, the Pope and an old man were both kneeling in front of a 4-year-old boy .
But no one here found that to be ridiculous or laughable .
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Everyone held their breath and waited for what happened next .
—– no one had ever witnessed a divine grace from God, so none of them knew what to expect .
Gu Qing Shan’s thoughts moved .
A sharp sword phantom appeared out of nowhere and slashed through both the Pope and the old man .
The Heaven sword!
[Chaotic Flow], activate!
In the eyes of these people, endless divine light surged forward from Gu Qing Shan’s body and overflowed . Under the sound of the endless divine gospel, the divine light draped over the Pope and the old man’s body .
A miracle had occurred .
The Pope and the old man’s silver hair began to turn black again .
The marks of vicissitudes and age vanished from their visage, their skin slowly turned smooth and full of life once more .
Their backs gradually straightened and their physique appeared a bit taller .
Their bodies returned to the state of when they were 20 years old!
Age regression!
No one in this world could resist against the rules of life and death .
Perhaps those particularly powerful Professionists were able to prolong their lives, but no one had ever been able to move in reverse and regain their youth!
“I am—— I——”
A voice full of vitality resounded .
This was the Pope’s voice .
He had noticed his change .
All of his old wounds and diseases had vanished, his vitality that was like a candle in the wind had been fully replenished, just like the prime of his life .
No, I’m at the prime of my life right now!
Even with the Pope’s mental fortitude, he couldn’t even utter a word at this unbelievable miracle .
Gu Qing Shan looked over him and calmly said: “It is not yet time for you to go to Heaven, I still need you to remain in this world and contribute your power to the Church”
The Pope finally regained his senses .
He prostrated down to Gu Qing Shan’s feet and said in a solemn voice: “God above, I am your most loyal servant, your will is my goal, thus I shall contribute all that I am to you”
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