Chapter 197: The Chosen Saintess (Part One)

“What kind of person?”

A small fairy attempted to sneak into the square, avoiding the church guards, but was quickly discovered.

Vernia was caught by the wings and struggled, shouting, “Let go of me! I am a god… no, I am a friend of your future chosen saintess. If you treat me like this, the future chosen saintess will not spare you.”

“Breaking into the church’s sacred ground, the light punishment is exile, the heavy punishment is death!” The holy knight said coldly.

Vernia was not afraid of his threats at all and pointed to the center, “Look quickly, the ceremony has begun!”

Taking advantage of the holy knight’s distraction, she immediately broke free.

At that moment, in the center of the square, ten candidate saintesses stood side by side, and the Mirror of the Chosen trembled and flew into the air, suddenly enlarging, emitting a golden light that enveloped all the candidate saintesses.

In the next moment, the Mirror of the Chosen went back to its original position, and the smooth mirror surface appeared slightly dim.

The others looked on curiously, as it was their first time witnessing this and they did not understand the specific process. Did it end just like that?

Suddenly, rays of light pierced through the clouds in the sky, and auspicious energy poured down for miles. The pure white clouds rolled like waves, and beams of white light broke through the clouds and descended from the sky.

All the candidate saintesses bathed in the holy light, resembling divine goddesses.

One by one, the candidate saintesses awakened, and the size of the beams falling from them indicated their approximate professions, which were mostly priests.

The candidate saintesses chosen by the church all had decent talents. If they failed to awaken during the awakening ceremony, it meant they would never become the chosen ones and would also lose their status as candidate saintesses.

Therefore, some of them only hoped to become chosen ones, even if it was just the priest profession.

Even being a chosen priest was more powerful than the priest profession granted by the gods. The gods could bestow as many as they wanted, while the number of chosen priests was very small, making them even more precious. Only by becoming a chosen priest could one be worthy of the title of candidate saintess.

It should be known that during peaceful times, in the years when the chosen saintess did not appear, the formally chosen saintesses by the church were mostly chosen priests.

The candidate saintesses awakened one by one, and the people present watched intently, afraid of missing this historic moment.

Outside, although the crowd could not enter the church, they clearly watched the scene inside through the magical images outside.

Their eyes were filled with anticipation as they focused on the screen.

Suddenly, an exceptionally bright light shone on one of the candidate saintesses.

“It’s Lady Anoya!”

“Could it be that Lady Selena has failed?”

“Don’t worry, Lady Selena hasn’t started awakening yet.”

The holy aura released by the candidate saintess named Anoya was clearly higher than that of the other candidate saintesses.

The pope nodded slightly, “Not bad, the high priest has also appeared. In the past, a candidate saintess with the talent of a high priest might have awakened as a chosen saintess, but now there are better candidates for the chosen saintess. The quality of this generation’s talents is indeed very high.”

The scene in the sky changed again, and a pure white halo spread across the sky, with a beam of dazzling light descending from above.

“It’s Lady Selena! Indeed, Lady Selena is the chosen saintess!”

Bathed in the divine light, Selena looked serene, at that moment she overshadowed the other candidate saintesses, appearing as the only one in the world.

“The result has already appeared,” the pope nodded in satisfaction.

As soon as he finished speaking, a similarly brilliant beam of light descended from the sky, landing on Michelle, and the two beams of light shone brightly, equally matched.

“What’s going on? Could there be two chosen saintesses?”

“Lady Michelle is also amazing!”

The crowd was astonished, initially marveling at Michelle’s beauty and temperament, but now they were given such a huge surprise, making the selection of the chosen saintess uncertain again.

“Hahaha!”

The pope laughed heartily, feeling delighted. The talents of Selena and Michelle were enough to support an era. Now that these two were in the same generation, it could only be said to be the tragedy of the demon king. No matter how powerful he was, he could not stir up great waves. Perhaps this era was the only time humanity could achieve complete victory against the demon race.

The beams of light on Selena gradually faded, while the beams on Michelle continued to shine.

“Has Lady Selena finished?”

The crowd looked on with anticipation, eager to know whether her awakening was indeed that of a chosen saintess. If the ceremony had not yet ended, they might have rushed up to ask her.

Selena opened her eyes, looking expectantly in Michelle’s direction.

In the pure white space, Michelle looked at the few large characters that appeared before her, her expression somewhat melancholic.

“Why is it me? Clearly, Sister Selena is more suitable than I am.”

In the past, Michelle had longed for the identity of the chosen saintess, but now her mindset had quietly changed, and she felt hesitant. She did not believe that she was suitable to become the chosen saintess who would save the world.

The white characters in the air disappeared, replaced by a screen.

On it, the demon race was invading in large numbers, countless families were destroyed, and people were brutally slaughtered by the demons.

Michelle’s face showed reluctance; this was exactly the scene she had encountered in her dreams, a fact that had already occurred.

The scene changed, and a young man faced the terrifying demon king, piercing through his own heart while exterminating the demon king.

Michelle’s heart tightened; this image seemed to have become her inner demon.

“What should I do?”

Confusion appeared in Michelle’s eyes. Could the chosen saintess, who was chosen by heaven, still save the world?

The answer was no.

But fate insisted on making her the chosen saintess, guiding her.

The scene in the air changed again.

On the desolate and ruined land, there were deep, dark ravines everywhere, and a strong smell of blood filled the air. A blood moon slowly rose in the sky, casting a scarlet light over everything, and the land was lifeless.

On a hillside piled with countless corpses, several tall figures shrouded in mist appeared, releasing an incomparably terrifying pressure. The blood moon became their backdrop, causing the world to tremble.

The image became blurry, and Michelle could only see the general outline.

Suddenly, an abnormal change occurred. The leading figure suddenly slashed out a beam of light, and the terrifying sword light magnified in her eyes, shattering the entire scene.

Michelle was startled, her heart chilled. She felt as if she were in that scene, and across a span of time and space, she experienced the illusion of death under that attack.

“Is it possible that the threat to the world is not just the demon king?” Coming back to her senses from the shock, Michelle realized in her heart.

All the images disappeared, and the white characters reappeared.

“If becoming the chosen saintess can change Leo’s fate, I am willing.”

However, it was likely very difficult to accompany him by his side again. Just thinking about this made her heart ache, and she truly could not let go.

In the next moment, Michelle’s eyes became determined. She needed power, the powerful strength to save the world, and she could also protect Leo.

“I accept!”

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