"Saintess, we have prepared for you to bathe and change clothes. The succession ceremony of the Saintess will be later today." Vivian entered.
Vivian was different from Heidi. She was a very pure girl, and she truly believed in the God of Light. Therefore, towards Gu Shengyin, who was favored by the Light God, she was full of admiration and worship.
Gu Shengyin removed her clothes before walking into the bath.
She didn't like to be surrounded by others when she was bathing, so she dismissed Vivian and Heidi.
So when the Light God looked upon her at this moment, he saw a scene of such a lively and fragrant beauty.
His most devout believer was nude in her bath, and her long blond hair was draped over the curves of her body, covering her private parts.
Normally, the beautiful and holy maidens had an aura of inviolability. At this moment, under the haze of steam, there was a faint blush upon her skin, provoking and irresistible.
A beautiful picture of a beautiful woman bathing.
The Light God propped his chin on his hand, and felt that his heart, which had been quiet for thousands of years, suddenly received a burst of feelings.
Gu Shengyin had completed many missions through many worlds. Her soul strength was incomparable to normal people. At this moment, she could feel an invisible gaze focused upon her.
However, no matter how hard she searched for the source, there was no result.
"System?" She closed her eyes and called for the system.
"Have you noticed a strange presence watching me?" She asked.
The system scanned the surroundings. "No abnormalities were discovered."
The Light God watched as his follower opened her eyes, staring confusedly into space.
Really, unexpectedly sharp senses. He sighed quietly and waved a hand to dismiss the projection.
"Maybe I'm too paranoid." Gu Shengyin said to herself.
Vivan and Heidi re-entered to help Gu Shengyin dress. Vivian carried the robes of the Saintess while Heidi carried the crystal crown that only the Saintess could wear.
Heidi was a bit perturbed. There was something attached to the crystal crown she was holding. She had a secret — her family had always been sensitive to dark magic. This crown should be specifically for the Saintess, but someone had attached a thread of dark magic to it!
Heidi knew that if this crown was worn by the Saintess, the dark magic that was attached would inevitably enter her body, and then...
She bowed her head with respect, and lifted the crown in her hands, preparing to place it upon Gu Shengyin's head.
Gu Sheng did not notice that something was wrong, and bowed her head slightly.
Heidi excitedly lifted the crown in her hands, but before the crystal crown had touched Gu Shengyin's head, she felt a burning sensation on her hands.
"Ah!" she screamed, and reflexively threw away the crown in her hands.
"Hey!" The crisp cracking sound jolted the three people back to awareness. Heidi's face was pale, regretting what she had just done.
"Not my..." She hurriedly defended, but she lost her voice when she looked up at Gu Shengyin. The other side clearly had nothing on the top of her head just now. Somehow, there was now a delicate and gorgeous crystal crown. Compared to this, the crown previously prepared by the Pope was simply shabby.
Gu Shengyin was the first to react, clasping her hands together in prayer: "Thank you for the great God's gift."
Vivian and Heidi hurriedly imitated her and made a prayer to God.
When they finished their prayer to God, the messenger sent by the Pope to welcome the Saintess had arrived.
The coronation ceremony for the Holy Saintess was held in the Holy Cathedral. In addition to the priests of the Holy Church, the royal family and the major dignitaries of the Aoqi Empire were also in attendance.
The Pope looked at Gu Shengyin and saw that she was obviously not wearing the crown of the Holy Church. He was puzzled for a moment, but after he perceived its familiar power, his eyes lit up and did not ask.
As those from the top of the hierarchy of Aoqi mainland watched, Gu Shengyin stepped onto the high platform of the Great Church.
The Pope was waiting for her there.
"In accordance to the will of the God of Light, Hathaway Louis will become the Saintess of the Light God in the human world, and spread the glory of the God of Light to every corner of the Aoqi continent..."
The Pope prayed to the Light God before taking the scepter symbolizing the Saintess from the servants behind him.
As long as this scepter was delivered to Gu Shengyin, the appointment ceremony would be officially completed.
Chapter 6
The Pope held the scepter symbolizing the status and glory of the Saintess with both hands and delivered it to Gu Shengyin.
Everyone was silent, watching this historic scene, and the oil painting masters and the masters of sculpture firmly memorized this scene. In this case, it was necessary to immortalize this historical record.
However, a situation that no one expected occurred.
Gu Shengyin's hand had not touched the scepter. The scepter forged from the strongest and most precious material of the entire Aoqi continent was broken inch by inch, landing on the ground and burned by golden Godly fire into ashes.
Gu Shengyin: ...
The Pope: ......
Without a doubt, there is only one being capable of doing this.
Everyone looked up at the statue of God high above, and many people had already knelt down.
The Pope looked at Gu Shengyin in confusing. Was Hathaway not the appointed Saintess who was favored by the God? But if the God really favored her, why would the scepter be destroyed?
It was common knowledge that if the Holy Saintess has not received the scepter, she will not be recognized by the people.
Already, aristocrats were whispering, saying that this must be because this Saintess must not have pure faith, causing dissatisfaction and anger from the God, which lead to the destruction of the scepter.
Someone began yelling furiously that they must severely punish Gu Shengyin, this Saintess who caused the gods to be dissatisfied. This proposal garnered many people's approval.
Gu Sheng looked over and saw that the people who spoke were of the Blue Sea Empire. The Blue Sea Empire was a recently emerged empire. They became known for its accomplishments in military and wars. Towards the Aoqi Empire, the oldest empire on the mainland, their attitude was never harmonious. Hathaway was the candidate from the Aoqi Empire. The people of the Blue Sea Empire certainly did not want her to become the Holy Saintess.
Unlike the Blue Sea Empire's people, who were enjoying this catastrophic situation, the people of the Aoqi Empire looked up at Gu Shengyin on the high platform with worry.
Heidi bowed her head slightly, and her eyes were full of gloating pleasure. She couldn't wait for Gu Shengyin to be dismissed from the candidacy of Saintess. If she was, she (Heidi) would have a greater chance, wouldn't she?
The Pope did not believe that the God was dissatisfied with the Saintess. It was important to know that the robes Gu Shengyin was wearing were all from the God of Light.
Gu Shengyin was indifferent towards everything around her, she simply stood silently, waiting for a result.
Sure enough, when the people of the Blue Sea Empire began to shout confrontationally, the God high above finally responded.
A golden light rose from the statue of the God, and an illusory figure walked out from the statue.
Many people felt that their eyes were stinging and were forced to bow their heads and look down. They immediately realized who the figure was.
God appeared!
The entire hall of the Great Cathedral was filled with the sound of kneeling. Even the Pope knelt as well.
Only Gu Shengyin alone was still standing. It was not that she was unwilling to kneel, but rather, she could not kneel at all.
When she had seen the figure, her first reaction was the same as everyone else, but an inexplicable force kept her standing.
The figure walked step by step through the air until he reached Gu Shengyin.
"That common mortal scepter is not worthy of your glory, my most devout believer." God's low voice was heard throughout the Great Hall, and it echoed in everyone's heart.
Gu Shengyin looked at the figure before her in surprise. It was just a figure of Light, but it still carried the aura of power to shatter the heavens and destroy the earth. No one would doubt the true identity of the being before them.
The Holy God of Light.