I Ascend to the Divine Throne through Arcane Means

Leonel glanced at Fess and immediately said to Lis:

"I believe what you said, but regarding whether Slaughter Knight Fess truly violated the commandments, I need to take her to Ambundo City and have the Archbishop examine her."

"No problem."

Lis nodded indifferently. Anyway, handing this person over to the War God Church, how to deal with her afterward is the church's matter, and he didn't care about the rest.

"Bishop Leonel, if I want my companion to receive a War God Baptism, what kind of price would I need to pay?"

Lis sat on the sofa and smiled at Leonel, while Taya sat obediently beside him.

War God Baptism?

Leonel looked at Lis with some surprise, not expecting this Elf Sage to make such a request.

For the War God Church, the War God Baptism is quite significant, and opening a War God Baptism each time consumes a considerable amount of divine power.

The cost is high, but for the War God Church, it is not burdensome.

However, this is not a reason to casually allow those outside the War God Church to receive the War God Baptism, as it holds a more special meaning for the church.

Each person who receives the War God Baptism is a warrior recognized by the War God.

Otherwise, receiving the War God Baptism would only be an experience of enhancing physical strength.

The War God Church rarely provides the opportunity for professionals not belonging to the church to receive the War God Baptism, but Lis was the one making the request.

He had just helped the War God Church with a big problem; otherwise, Leonel could not imagine the trouble a thoroughly fallen Fess would bring to the church.

Companion?

Leonel looked at Taya sitting beside Lis, wanting her to receive the War God Baptism?

It was clear that she was an extremely powerful warrior, and getting the War God's recognition in the baptism shouldn't be a problem.

After a moment of silence, Leonel said to Lis:

"I am sorry, Lord Lis."

"I do not have the authority to decide who can receive the War God Baptism; I will inform the Archbishop of your request."

"I will take Fess to Ambundo City. If you wish, you can come with me. The War God Baptism also needs to be performed in Ambundo City."

"No problem."

Lis nodded and said, this was his plan anyway.

Since there was nothing else to do in Respei City, it was better to go to Ambundo City earlier.

"Please rest here for a while; I will go and prepare."

Leonel lifted the unconscious Fess from the ground and walked outside.

A moment later, church servants brought in clear water and various kinds of crystal-clear fruits.

Taya, who had been silent all the while, didn't show the slightest impatience and happily picked up a bunch of grapes, feeding Lis one by one.

Lis chewed, feeling the sweet juice and tender flesh in his mouth, straightforwardly praising Taya's choice of fruit as delicious, making the girl continue her feeding game happily.

While intimately interacting with Taya, Lis thought of Leonel's somewhat odd demeanor earlier.

Could it be that he guessed it right?

Although Slaughter Knights of the War God Church were equivalent to elite forces in other churches and were much fewer in number, the fact that this Bishop of Respei City could directly call out Fess's name had already revealed some implicit truths.

It must be known that Respei City was one of the core territories of the War God Church, and becoming a bishop here meant significant status within the church.

Lis didn't think it was such a coincidence that Bishop Leonel just happened to know Fess.

Unless Fess's identity was very special.

But what if it was?

Since the Church of the Gods worshipped real existing deities, their faith was genuine, and the church's divine officers couldn't conspire against the doctrines and commandments set by the gods.

Thinking of this, Lis remembered another matter.

Why did the War God Church seem so cautious about the possibility of Slaughter Knights falling?

To determine whether a Slaughter Knight truly fell, they needed to go to the Holy City of Ambundo to seek help from the Archbishop.

Lis knew that the War God Church had a total of three Archbishops, all of legendary level.

Also, the War God Church's doctrine was peculiar; the Slaughter Knights fell so easily, and their method of enhancing their power through slaughter was bizarre.

Could all these issues be rooted in that War God?

... Thinking too far ahead.

Lis shook his head and stopped pondering these matters.

Divine-level beings were still extremely distant for Lis; apart from public information, players knew very little about divine-level intelligence.

Unfounded speculation only added trouble to wisdom.

It was more practical to think about how to gain benefits from the War God Church.

...

In another part of Respei City's War God Church, in a cold basement,

Leonel released his right hand placed on Fess's forehead and sighed in relief.

Unlocking the unconscious spell on Fess wasn't difficult, but he wasn't planning to do so.

Instead, with his authority as a bishop, Leonel used the War God Church's power to impose several seals on Fess again.

Several iron-gray and blood-red lines appeared on Fess's skin, firmly locking her strength.

This was the War God Church's means of controlling believers who violated the commandments.

Though unconscious, Fess still furrowed her brows slightly, seemingly in discomfort.

Leonel shook his head, feeling a bit regretful.

After thinking for a while, Leonel took out a communication tool and briefly sent the information he had gathered.

"I hope His Eminence Abraham can remain calm..."

Leonel felt a headache; he truly did not expect that Abraham's descendant would do something so against the doctrines.

Wantonly slaughtering ordinary people was something absolutely prohibited by the War God Church, let alone by its divine officers.

...

After a brief sensation of weightlessness, Lis and Taya followed Leonel out of the teleportation array,

not expecting that there was a space teleportation array connecting Ambundo City and Respei City; it seemed even the Church of the Gods needed to rely on the power of spells.

He wondered if the War God Church had a space teleportation array to further southern regions; it would save time when going to the Azus Temple.

Stepping out of the room, Ambundo City appeared before Lis and Taya.

This holy city, sheltered by the light of the War God, stood at the heart of the Turte Oasis, seemingly the most solemn place in the world. Sunlight poured down through the gaps in the clouds, coating the city with a golden divine radiance, with every brick and tile telling the glory and honor of the deity.

The most eye-catching landmark in the city was the towering Divine Sword Statue. This enormous divine sword, carved from an unknown pure white stone, had a straight blade, sharp and intimidating, pointing directly at the sky, as if embodying the War God's will, silently proclaiming its dominion over the heavens and earth.

Surrounding the Divine Sword Statue were wide, solemn roads paved with green stones. Believers walked along these stone paths to different parts of the holy city, either kneeling or standing, with expressions of devotion and reverence on their faces, offering their faith to the city.

The true soul of Ambundo City lay at its center, the grand and magnificent Divine Temple.

The spire of the temple, like an arrow, pointed straight to the sky, seemingly piercing the clouds to receive the deity's revelations. The outer walls, constructed from deep gray stones, looked even more stable and dignified, with intricate carvings of war scenes and mythological tales, each sculpture praising the War God's great deeds.

This was the Holy City of the War God Church—Ambundo City!

It was said that the name originated from the War God's first divine son, and the first Pope of the War God Church, Sai En Amendo.

For Lis, this was also a rather special feeling.

He could already sense the power of faith flowing through the entire holy city!

Feeling a bit hungry!

Urgent!