1125 The Next Temple Part 1 (1/2)
The teleportation portal that Saleen laid out was not only capable of transporting small items, but it could also be used to transmit sound. The elemental environment of the Skywell was stable. The space had become unusually stable after the space tunnel disappeared.
Saleen only found out after contacting Metatrin City that the Magical Element Tower was not finished. His teacher was adding a greater number of magic power furnaces to it, allowing to have greater offensive capacity.
The Magical Element Tower was only able to defend and fly. It was unable to attack in flight. However, it was hardly trouble for Jason to fix. He designed magic arrays that enabled the tower to cast spells like Water Mirror Reflection in flight.
It was not an active offensive spell, but it was capable of reflecting most energy and physical attacks.
What was more important was that the occupants within the tower would become able to determine how powerful an enemy was by reading the amount of power reflected by the spell, enabling development of countermeasures based on the way the enemy fought and their strength level.
Saleen no longer had much use for the function. However, the modifications held significant meaning, as the Magical Element Tower would serve as his main and most important piece of equipment in the future.
Saleen spoke directly with Jason. Six level nine magic nuclei were thoroughly exhausted with them talking for several minutes before the magic array.
It hardly bothered Saleen. The things he had acquired every time he entered a temple were hardly able to be calculated by value of magic nuclei. He laid out another teleportation portal, and it came with automatic self-destruct function. They would tell the precise coordinates to the Holy See otherwise.
Nicholas finished his brainwashing process when the other magic array was completed. The three holy masters chose to fall and followed Nicholas.
It was hardly surprising, as the holy masters had just advanced to level seven and were only able to do so due to the rise of power across the mainland. Their mental state, combat prowess, AND knowledge were still at level six.
Nicholas, on the other hand, was already a pure level ten holy master. It was an easy feat for him to trick several mid-level holy masters.
Don finished laying out the divine rune charm array. Saleen and the others watched from afar. Don stood in the middle of the array, surrounded by 100 demons. All of the demons wore masks, but blooming flowers were drawn on their masks, and the armor they wore was well-decorated. They looked like walking greenery and seemed to be wearing golden threads.
Don's body hovered in midair, surrounded by over 2000 people who chanted prayers alongside him. While the Goddess of Myers was no longer around, her divine crystal shards that Don possessed and the power of faith stored within the chlorite proved sufficient to support the divine rune charm array.
Power of faith emanated from the piece of chlorite on Don's Heaven Knight armor. In the eyes of the fallen believers, Don's body was covered in holy light. A loud, faraway holy song was vaguely heard, as if countless beautiful angels soared through the sky. The 100 demons also looked rather sacred and pure.
The power of faith showered downwards like flowing water, absorbed by over 2000 believers beneath.
Don's expression was cold. He led the believers to chant prayers that sung praises to the Goddess of Myers. However, his face did not look like a believer at all.
”The goddess is fair and impartial!” Don chanted according to the book and the believers repeated after him, ”the goddess is fair and impartial.”
”The goddess shall grant you power!”
”The goddess shall grant us power!”
”Your souls would live on forever in the kingdom of the goddess!”
”Our souls would live on forever in the kingdom of the goddess!”
”Your sins would be absolved!”
”Our sins would be absolved!”
”You shall fight for the goddess!”
”We shall fight for the goddess!”
”Give her your all...”
”Give her our all...”
Eleanor gave Saleen a peculiar look. ”So this Don guy just keeps saying absurd bulls**t like that?”
”It will be more than enough. Just watch.” Saleen shared his senses with Eleanor. She became able to see Don's power of faith being fed into the bodies of the 2000 believers, and he was almost completely drained.
However, as the believers chanted their prayers, power of faith began to well in most of their bodies, which was fed back to Don. The depleted power of faith within Don's chlorite was gradually replenished and grew even further.
”That is the relationship between a god and their believers. The believers think that everything they are and own was given to them by the gods. In actuality, they're keeping their god alive. It's a very stupid trade!” Saleen said, in deep thought.
Nailisi shrugged. ”Humans herd sheep for their wool and meat, but if the sheep were not herded by humans, they would end up in the bellies of magic beasts.
”Sheep will return to nature someday,but once the believers enter the kingdom of their gods, they stay sheep for the rest of their lives.”
Nailisi's mouth twitched.
”Big sis, I'm just saying that it's better to strive to be powerful instead of a sheep.”