Chapter 522: Henrys Advice (1/2)

”Wait, actually you know what? Let me think this through. If anything, I need to inform my Supervisor about this. Could you give me a moment?” Raven immediately followed up.

”Sure, Young Lord. Just call me whenever you're done.” Kyrie nodded and promptly disappeared from her seat.

Raven momentarily went silent but in truth, he's actually inspecting his surroundings. He knew that he's still being monitored but he didn't mind, even if he did, he couldn't do anything about it.

He first tried contacting Henry through voice transmission, if this failed then he'll probably create yet another communication device. Thankfully, it went through and he got a reply right away.

'I already received a word from Grand Elder that another candidate emerged. We were guessing who it was but it turned out to be you. Seriously, you just don't stop giving us surprises aren't you? Well, that's fine too.'

'I'm guessing that you contacted me since you wanted some explanations, very well. However, do remember that this will all depend on your decision. Know that whatever you ended up choosing, I'll support you to be best of my abilities.'

'By now, you should already be aware that we worship our Ancestors/Founders very dearly. That much is true since we even refer to them as Gods. We call them Gods not because they are extremely powerful, in truth some people in the sect right now are just as, if not more, powerful as our Ancestors. We call them Gods out of respect, worship, and good will due to their selfless actions in the past and the legends they built before they died.'

'We go over every single one since, who knows when we will be over. Let's just focus on their last act - them using their life in order to seal the Devil Emperor. That sacrifice saves billions of lives and allowed Divine Realm to prosper. Due to their selfless act, the Divine Realm remained standing and entered a state of peace for a long time. It's also due to their actions that we, their descendants, we're treated with much respect outside.'

'To commemorate their existence, the first batch of descendants created places of worship for the Ancestors - the Chalice Rooms. Everyone who joins the sect will eventually have to enter the Chalice Rooms in order to get acknowledgement of the Ancestors. But aside from worshipping the Ancestors, these Chalice Rooms also serves another purpose.'

'Anyone who bore malicious intentions for the sect, impostors, or anyone who planned to free the Devil Emperor, will be slain when they fill the chalices with their blood.'

Raven's pupils dilated when he heard this, however Henry wasn't done talking yet.

'The Chalice Rooms serves as a filter for the disciples. Anyone who tries to doom the sect and the Divine Realm by freeing the Devil Emperor will be mercilessly killed and it doesn't end there. Once we found out who the traitor is, we - War Gods, will pay a 'special visit' to their home, and if we see that they were harboring some malicious plots, we will erase them from existence.'

'It's ruthless but it's a necessity. The Devil Emperor can only be killed inside the seal or be imprisoned in there 'till the end of time. There's no in between. Freeing it would cause the Divine Realm to be destroyed and that cannot happen.'

'With that out of the way, let's focus on the mark you bore. Yes, I know you've been chosen by Forefather Zeus you lucky brat.'

'Like I said, there are multiple Chalice Rooms. Where you ended up arriving will depend on your fate. As for you, you ended up at the Chalice Room of the Brothers - Poseidon, Hades and Zeus. They are the original founders of the sect, the other gods joined them on their fight against the Devil Emperor and they all sacrificed their lives to seal them.'

'The sect has a recurring tradition to pass down the 'Godly Title'. This was created in order to - in a way, immortalize the glorious existences of our founders. I myself don't understand what are the criteria that our founders have for choosing their 'candidates' but I know that being chosen is an incomparably glorious achievement.'

'For me, I was chosen by Ares - the God of War, He who raised his sword against the Heavens. You asked me before how to be a War God, well here's your answer, one of them at least.'

'The War God title is a bit special compared to others. We don't kill each other, instead we are chosen to protect the sect from the Devils and from those who had malicious intentions against us. Having a single War God won't let us do this therefore we have multiple. Aside from the Grand Elder, we don't take orders from anyone else.'

'As for you candidates of Zeus, it's a little more troublesome. Sure, it's up to you if you want to spare your fellow candidates but it doesn't mean that you won't fight. You have to fight. If you don't, then that's when the 'punishment of Zeus' will take effect and your cultivation will be dispersed.'