"The majesty of the gods should be used to deter foreign enemies, not to oppress a group of innocent civilians."
Jiang Yan stepped forward, activated the Angelic Heart, and faced the oppressive power of the Starfire God head-on.
A dark jade-colored staff appeared in his hand, and he replied calmly, "If you and those scoundrels in your subordinate temples are in cahoots, then you're not leaving today."
Sheena earned him nearly 3 million Death Essence, so now he wouldn't even care about a single god, let alone seven gods together!
With a thought, the artifact's built-in skill "instant death" quietly locked onto him.
The feedback came from the unseen realm: to kill an ordinary lower-level god, you need 300,000 Death Essence + 200,000 (Faith Protection).
"Ignorance." Starfire God ignited flames in his hand, about to unleash divine punishment, but suddenly felt a shadow of death loom over him.
He frowned slightly, abandoning his plan to act immediately, and said, "If the bishop dares to deceive me, I will punish him. But you, a god from another place, are interfering in the internal affairs of the temple. Are you prepared to go to war with the seven temples?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yan laughed instead.
They've backed down, and are starting to drag other temples into it and label them.
Sure enough, these gods were just stronger humans.
They're not even as good as goblins, at least they're openly bullying the weak and fearing the strong.
"Can't any of you read? The book says that the Holy Lord of Light is the master of all the gods, and you are all his subordinates. Of course he has the right to govern you!"
A clear, youthful female voice rang out, sounding particularly distinct and loud in the quiet atmosphere.
Everyone instinctively looked over and saw the little girl named Ania holding the holy book high with a proud expression.
Her mother's lips moved, but she couldn't say anything for a long time.
I never realized my child was so bold, daring to say such things in front of Starfire God.
Analia, standing to the side, gave a barely perceptible nod. He was a promising talent, and his ideas coincided with hers.
Later, we can ask the Holy Lord to transform her into a divine angel.
"How dare you!" Starfire God narrowed his eyes, and violent fire element condensed, ready to kill this ignorant child.
So that these mortals may know that the majesty of the gods is inviolable.
"It is impolite not to kneel before the Holy Lord!"
Flora's eyes flashed with golden light as she stood in front of them.
An invisible force of law descended.
Starfire God felt a powerful force pressing down on his body, causing him to fall, and even his legs could not help but bend slightly.
What terrified him even more was that even divine power could not stop this force from eroding him.
"Damn it, don't even think about it! Wrath of the Fire God!" he roared, decisively converting the hundreds of thousands of faith points he had accumulated into pure power to enhance the spell. He was afraid that if they continued to hold out for even a moment longer, he would really kneel down.
A blazing red cloud appeared on the horizon, and amidst the endless flames, a giant hand made of raging flames parted the clouds and pressed down.
This spell had appeared before when several mages in the Duchy of Hammank joined forces, but now, in the hands of a deity, its power far surpasses that.
The enormous hand was almost covering half the city; if it were to fall, at least hundreds of thousands of people would die.
"It's over, this is divine punishment!"
"The Starfire God is enraged!"
The oppressed people looked on in despair; they were so insignificant in the face of god-like power.
But then, a clear, cold voice rang out.
"Blazing Flames, Judgment!"
The six-winged angel soared into the air, its golden holy flame sword surrounded by soaring holy light, and slashed down fiercely!
A dazzling sword light, like a sword immortal descending to earth, instantly split the giant hand in two. Golden light arrays that appeared afterward showered down endless pillars of holy light, completely extinguishing the embers of the God of Fire's Wrath.
At the same time, Floria spoke again.
This time, a slender staff appeared in her hand, and she said, word by word, "In the name of ceremony, the Holy Lord has personally arrived, and his radiance shall be boundless!"
The burning red clouds dissipated at a visible speed, and a gentle, bright light pierced through the clouds and shone on Jiang Yan, who stood in front of everyone, making him look like a god.
"you…!"
Starfire God then noticed the two six-winged angels who had deliberately concealed their radiance earlier. Although they were only demigods, their aura seemed to be no less than that of the abyss demons.
"Just because a little girl spoke the truth, you, as a god, want to kill her? Or even all the civilians here?" Jiang Yan coldly interrupted, and the skull on the natural disaster suddenly lit up with a bright red light.
In his previous account, the bishop claimed that he was falsely conveying divine will. He thought that these gods were simply being deceived or that they were too proud to lower themselves due to their high positions, and that their true intentions were good.
Now it seems that if the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will also be crooked; he deserves to die.
not good!
A strong premonition of death washed over him, and Starfire God's expression changed drastically. Forgetting about punishing the mortal girl who had offended him, he focused all his divine power and faith on himself, and hurriedly shouted:
"Lord of Light, how dare you kill me! According to the laws of the Flame Empire, killing another deity without cause will result in being hunted down by the entire empire!"
"You're wrong, I was acting in self-defense." Jiang Yan smiled coldly, putting on the title of "Expert in Internal Strife".
Starfire God suddenly felt his mind go blank, and countless thoughts popped into his head.
Damn it, this guy has publicly offended my dignity.
He even openly declared himself the master of the gods.
What makes a little bit of gold so special!
I must kill him to wash away this shame.
Kill him!
Kill him!
Starfire God's eyes turned bloodshot. He suddenly raised his staff and conjured a fire dragon to attack his opponent.
Two golden holy light longswords were unleashed simultaneously, extinguishing the flames.
Jiang Yan looked up and met Xinghuo's bright red gaze. At the top of the dark jade staff, the skull was flashing with a scarlet light, indicating that instant death was activated!
Countless fine threads of law drilled into the Starfire God's body, and the layer of shimmering faith light crumbled at the slightest touch, instantly absorbing all life force and soul.
A withered body fell to the ground in the wind.
He died.
How could a mere lower-level god withstand the skills of a supreme artifact?
The bright red skull let out a silent burp, then transformed back into its innocent form, surrounded by shimmering holy light.
"Starfire God...is dead?"
"How is this possible...that's a real god!"
"And they were completely powerless to resist, killed in a single glance!"
The crowd stared in disbelief at the falling, shriveled corpse and Jiang Yan, who looked like a god under the perfectly timed sunlight, their minds reeling.
"Praise be to the Lord of the gods! Praise be to the all-knowing and all-powerful Holy Lord of Light!"
The clever preacher from before quietly slipped into the crowd and shouted loudly once again.
The democratic spirit, as if waking from a dream, gradually became fanatical. If even a powerful being like the Starfire God could be instantly killed, then who else deserves to be called a god?
"Holy Lord of Light!"
"The Holy Lord is omnipotent!"
The shouts blended together and lingered for a long time.
The sheer shock of instantly killing a long-established deity under the spotlight was immense.
[In the presence of Seraphim Annalia, Seraphim Floria, and all the people, you killed the lower-ranking god of faith, Starfire, with a single glance. Now, once your divine spell, "Gods Cannot Be Looked At Directly," is fully completed, it will take effect on ordinary gods.]
Before Jiang Yan could even take a closer look, a flood of information arrived.
[Ding! You have gained the power of faith*, and the faith in Ironwall City has risen to fanaticism.]
[You publicly killed the Starfire God, increasing your reputation by 500 points. Your total reputation now exceeds 3000. Smaller factions now have a chance to voluntarily pledge allegiance to you.]
[For your first solo kill of a god of a higher level, you have obtained an exclusive legendary item, Talent Advancement Fragment 3. Collect all three fragments to advance your talent ability.]
[You have advanced to Gold Tier 10. Please use the Advancement Token to level up as soon as possible.]
Jiang Yan flipped his hand and put away the corpse of the Starfire God, a hint of surprise on his face.
This was the first time he had ever heard of talent being able to advance, to reach the pinnacle and then take another step forward... Could it be that it could further enhance the angels' abilities?
Furthermore, divine arts have been further improved.
Starfire God, you deserve to die!
......
Just as Jiang Yan was taking stock of his gains, above the clouds...
"Xinghuo is dead."
"Yes, I didn't expect the temple to be in such a state of disrepair." A blue-robed deity shook his head slightly.
"The Starfire Temple is in charge of money and provisions, so corruption is naturally the most serious there."
"As long as the required soul crystals and faith power are not lacking, who cares about the lives of those mortals?" A yellow-robed deity sneered.
"With the abyss looming ahead, countless small countries and tribes are destroyed every day. These mortals are lucky enough to survive."
"That's true."
"These are all minor matters."
A deity in the center interrupted, "Didn't you see? He, a mere Gold-level mortal, instantly killed Starfire."
"And those two demigod-level holy beings, I felt pressure from them comparable to that of the Abyss Demon God."
A hint of fear flashed across the deity's face, and he declared sternly, "Such power and life should not exist!"
All the gods' faces darkened.
"It's a pity that Xinghuo was too impulsive, otherwise we could have asked the lords of the Fire Flame Empire to kill him." The yellow-robed deity sighed regretfully.
“I do have a way. Even if I can’t kill him, I can at least drive him away.”
The blue-robed deity narrowed his eyes and chuckled, "This guy claims that the majesty of the gods should deter foreign enemies, not oppress mortals. We'll deal with him using mortal methods."
"Don't forget, everyone, in Xilank, we, the Seven...Six Great Temples, are in charge."
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