Chapter 497 - Chapter 497: Chapter 465 White Flower (2/2)
She gazed at Darren Fischer and Chris Fischer, while Flamme also nodded respectfully toward the elf.
Aldrich, Ariel, and others could not help but look at that elf, knowing that she was a top-tier powerful expert of the Salvation Church, definitely possessing the formidable power capable of altering the course of battle.
A cool voice carried forth.
“Cyart people… your lack of reverence for the Divine makes you enemies of salvation, the gravest of sins in this world.”
“Under the watch of the God of Salvation, I shall grant you annihilation.”
“Hahaha!”
Upon hearing this, Darren could not help but burst into laughter, as if he had heard the funniest remark in the world, then he coldly said,
“Your Excellency Lian, that supposedly great God of Salvation has been quiet for decades! Yet you still speak in His name and only act on his behalf—how utterly hypocritical of you!”
His voice echoed between heaven and earth; every Monarch powerful expert present heard it loud and clear, with not the slightest respect.
“You want to expand, to invade, to seize, to vie for every interest in the world—just say it outright! Your current guise is utterly hypocritical!”
The elf stood upon a white flower, her expressionless face locked onto Darren Fischer as she shook her head slightly and spoke slowly.
“You have already defied the will of God, and it is fated that you will die here. The judgment I bring upon you holds no personal vendetta… it is merely the execution of the will of the great Lord of Salvation!”
“White Flower.”
That was people’s impression of Lian, the Elf Cardinal of the Salvation Church.
In fact, “White Flower” Lian’s power of Bloodline was a peculiar plant, and the flowers she bore were not limited to one color of white. However, whenever she made an appearance, the first color of blossoms she released were always white, which also happened to be the most common color seen on and around her.
Thus, people called her the “White Flower.”
As an elf, she was also perceived by many followers of the Salvation Church as the pure white flower, possessing unequaled sanctity.
Lian was born in the Silver Moon City of the western Ouden Continent, but instead of worshiping the Silver Moon Lady, she became a devout person of the God of Salvation after various experiences.
In fact, the story of Lian becoming a believer of redemption is recorded as an important legend in the Salvation Church: it narrates a wager between the Silver Moon Lady and the Lord of Salvation, with both Divine beings feeling confident that the elf would become their devotee.
The Silver Moon Lady bestowed upon Lian many blessings, guiding her to save the good, assist others, always leading her to help the weak, especially women and children.
The Lord of Salvation designed many hardships and dilemmas for Lian, making her overcome obstacles one after another, always managing to save many and receiving universal glory and praise.
In the end, Lian chose to become a devout believer of the Lord of Salvation, leaping to the position of Cardinal within the Salvation Church, and even received a Divine Power belonging to the Lord of Salvation, becoming a “Saint” of the Salvation Church.
The Lord of Salvation’s victory was naturally recorded in the annals of the Salvation Church, teaching the clergy the importance of withstanding tribulations and that glory and praise were their deserved rewards!
Besides the Old Pope of the Salvation Church who has lived for a thousand years, the contemporary Redemption Saint was only her, and even if she was not the strongest Cardinal, her strength somewhat inferior to the “Weird Light,” “White Flower” Lian unquestionably held the highest standing.
However, there’s one thing not chronicled in the Scriptures of the Salvation Church, but rather recorded in the Scriptures of the Silver Moon Church.
That is, upon learning of “White Flower” Lian’s choice, the Silver Moon Lady expressed calmly that it was actually a good thing.
“What I need is not victory or defeat but truly devout, loyal followers.”
According to the interpretation in the Silver Moon Church’s Scriptures, “White Flower” failed to withstand the goddess’s test and revealed her true nature, hence she had no more value in the eyes of the Silver Moon Lady.
If that’s the case, why bother with someone completely unnecessary, even if they are handed over to the Lord of Salvation?
It wasn’t that the Silver Moon Lady couldn’t win her over, but that she had filtered her out.
Followers of both the Silver Moon Church and the Salvation Church have argued many times over who the true “winner” of this incident was, each proclaiming their deity to be the superior one.
Lian has served as a Cardinal for hundreds of years by now.
This time, as a representative of the Salvation Church aiding the Rhea People, her ultimate goal was undoubtedly the destruction of Cyart.
So, for the Fischer family, even if she was some kind of Redemption Saint, she remained their enemy… or rather, faithful followers of other false gods were already enemies of the Dawn Church!