Chapter 217: Chapter 48: Baptism of God_3
Xuan Yue gritted her teeth, no longer caring about the prophet Pu Lin’s instructions. She looked at the Pope and said, "It’s because Prophet Pu Lin said that Ah Dai and I might be the Savior who can save the continent."
With her words, the Pope, Xuan Ye and Natasha were all stunned. Xuan Ye’s voice slightly trembled, "What did you say? A prophet from the Pu Yan Tribe said you are the saviors! How is this possible?! No, he must be merely guessing.’’ The importance of the Savior for the church was clearly understood by him, as the Red Bishop. As the millennial catastrophe approached, the Holy Church was confronted with a severe test. It was quite likely that the Holy Church would lose its dominant status in the continent due to this disaster. The only thing that could change this was the new generation of the Savior prophesied by God Feather before his demise. They had been searching for this Savior for many years.
Even though the Pope was also disturbed, he remained relatively calm, saying in a deep voice, "Yue Yue, tell grandpa, why the prophet Pu Lin would say that? I know that the prophet of the Pu Yan Tribe possesses some special abilities that even our Holy Church doesn’t have. Did he tell you anything?"
Xuan Yue nodded and said, "Grandpa, do you remember your initial guess about the savior? That is, those several words."
The Pope said, "Back then, with the help of the prayers of the worshippers, using the Prayer Charm, I calculated the words: kindness, evil, dragon, phoenix, love. The words you are talking about is this, right?"
Xuan Yue nodded and said, "Yes! The prophet Pu Lin did the same thing. The difference is, even though his magic powers are not as strong as yours, he sacrificed thirty years of his life to receive a more precise guidance from the gods, the full text is, ’The combination of kindness and evil, the unification of light and darkness, lead by the Phoenix’s blood, break through numerous barriers, bound by the Dragon’s blood, love is eternal.’
After hearing Xuan Yue’s words, the Pope couldn’t remain seated anymore. He stood up suddenly, turned around, facing the statue of the Sky God, and murmured, "’The combination of kindness and evil, the unification of light and darkness, lead by the Phoenix’s blood, break through numerous barriers, bound by the Dragon’s blood, love is eternal.’ Yes, this must be the true guidance." He turned back again, grasping Xuan Yue’s shoulders, and said, "Yue Yue, continue, what else did the prophet Pu Lin say? Don’t leave out a single word, tell me everything."
Seeing the Pope’s anxious demeanor, Xuan Yue felt somewhat regretful, but at this point she had no choice but to speak, "It was because of this guidance, that the prophet Pu Lin said that Ah Dai and I could be the Saviors. Ah Dai is the major part of it. Consider it, the combination of kindness and evil, doesn’t it refer to the union of Ah Dai’s inherently kind nature and the Sword of Hades? And the unification of light and darkness, prophet Pu Lin said, represents Ah Dai and me. I study holy Light Magic, while he wields the evil Sword of Hades. The next two lines don’t need my explanation for you to understand. This is the reason why the prophet Pu Lin gave the Dragon’s Blood to Ah Dai. Now, the Dragon’s Blood no longer belongs to our Holy Church, and you can’t unjustly snatch it back from Ah Dai!"
The Pope and Xuan Ye were very excited. They had never thought that the Savior they had been searching for could be so close. The Pope kept pondering, then sighed deeply after a long while, saying, "It seems that the prophet Pu Lin’s prediction holds an 80 per cent chance of accuracy."
Xuan Yue joyfully said, "Grandpa, so you won’t call others to snatch the Dragon’s Blood from Ah Dai anymore. Originally, the prophet Pu Lin didn’t want me to tell you all this, suggesting everything to follow its natural course would be better. But if I didn’t say it, you all would’ve harmed Ah Dai."
The Pope slightly nodded, "Xuan Ye, tell the Judge Chief, to dispatch four Holy Judges to protect the child called Ah Dai. However, do not act rashly unless it’s absolutely necessary, understand? Let everything go as Yue Yue said, just let it go with the flow."
Xuan Ye felt immense regret in his heart. He was aware of what a Savior represented. The first Savior, God Feather, was respected by all because he saved the continent and successfully established the Holy Church, which ruled above all countries. If Ah Dai was really the Savior of this millennium catastrophe as Xuan Yue said, then what he represented, would be—God. Yet here he was, always opposing God. This had led the Holy Church away from God’s guidance. What would end up happening from then on, nobody could predict. He had truly underrated Ah Dai. "Yes, Father, I will arrange that."
Xuan Yue visibly let out a sigh of relief. She excitedly held onto the Pope’s arm and said, "Thank you, Grandpa! I am at ease now." The peak position in the Court of Justice in the Holy Church was naturally the Judge Chief, who was equal to the Red Bishop. Following that were the two Deputy Chiefs, and then, the six Holy Judges. The power of a Holy Judge seemed not lower than the second generation of disciples from the Tian Gang Sword Sect. Even compared to the three top Judge Chiefs, the difference seemed to be marginal. However, this was only Xuan Yue’s perception.
The hierarchy of the Holy Church Court of Judgement ran as follows: Judge Chief, Deputy Chief, Holy Judge, Judge of Light, Golden Armored Judge, Silver Armored Judge and Ordinary Judge. With Xuan Ye’s status, he should have taken the Judges of Light with him when traveling, but the twelve Silver Armored Judges, who had grown up with him and always protected his safety, accompanied him instead. The Holy Judges directly obeyed the Pope, and without the Pope’s orders, even the Judge Chief had no authority to command them. Although the Court of Judgement and the Priesthood were two different systems, their highest ruler was the Pope. The accumulated power of the Holy Church over a thousand years was so strong, that even the Red Bishop, like Xuan Ye, wasn’t completely aware of it. Only the Pope could command all of these forces.
