If his previous declaration of Su Mo as the Demon King was merely a mission, then now, the look in his eyes as he gazed at this usurper was tinged with fear.
Seeing his reaction, Su Mo calmly asked in return.
"What, as an angel created by God, do you intend to betray your Lord and obey the commands of God's Son?"
Never one to shy away from a good spectacle, Su Mo further exacerbated the other party's psychological conflict.
"A divine child? No, this is heresy slander!"
Despite saying this, Michael's expression turned fearful.
Information he had been deliberately ignoring came flooding back to him: Why did the Almighty Lord die? Why didn't the Son of God resurrect the Lord? Why, apart from Gabriel, almost all four archangels had been replaced?
At this moment, these conflicting pieces of information led him to begin questioning his own faith.
However, as a Christian war god, he would not be swayed by such a matter, or even choose to defect to the enemy.
No matter what, we must not listen to the words of this heretic who slanders the glory of the Lord.
So he quickly made up his mind to defeat the heretics in front of him first.
Even if ordinary methods are ineffective against him, he must never abandon the duty entrusted to him by the divine child.
and so--
"Lord, protect me! Jesus Christ, protect me, for my greatest enemy is right before me!"
Michael cared about invoking divine words to elevate his spiritual status and bring himself to his best.
At that moment, Su Mo's voice rang out simultaneously.
"I reject!"
The moment the words left his mouth, something unexpected happened.
Michael's spiritual rank, which he had enhanced through the power of words, was stripped away by some invisible force after Su Mo spoke, losing half of its boost.
Upon noticing this change, Michael froze on the spot.
How can it be?
This ritual has never had any problems; even when the Lord is not present, the myth itself will respond to the prayer.
Now, although the Son of God still responds to him, the Lord's response has suddenly disappeared.
The moment they disappeared was the moment Su Mo spoke.
He stared wide-eyed at Su Mo with an incredulous look.
"What...what is this?"
244 Lord, why have you forsaken me, the seven deadly sins?
Seeing the scene before him, Michael's mind went blank.
He was absolutely certain that the moment Su Mo rejected his prayer, the response from the Christian mythology itself ceased instantly.
He had previously thought that the spiritual aura emanating from Su Mo was a temptation from the devil.
Now it seems that the primordial divine spark within Su Mo truly is the divine spark of the Lord.
In other words, the Lord has truly risen from the dead, and is the very person before us?
"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"
Michael could not accept this possibility.
In Christianity, God is a Triune being: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Son and God should have the same identity, only manifested in different forms.
If the person before him is truly the Lord, and the Son of God has given him the task of eliminating the Lord, then whose orders should he obey?
Moreover, he had already drawn his sword against Su Mo before this.
If the other party really is the Lord, wouldn't I become a heretic?
"W-who are you?!"
Michael took a step back and questioned in a trembling voice.
"Are you questioning the Lord? Questioning the faith you swore to uphold with your life?"
Su Mo retorted with a question.
"No, I didn't, I didn't..."
Michael shook his head in a panic. In Christianity, being questioned about one's faith is a serious accusation worthy of being disemboweled and tested.
But he suddenly realized something halfway through his explanation.
"If you are truly God, why did you only realize that God was no longer here at this time? If you are truly God, why did you only come later to impersonate God's divine status?"
He was so overwhelmed by the shocking facts that he didn't have time to think.
Suddenly, a vulnerability was discovered.
One second they confirmed that the Lord was gone, and the next second they pretended to be the Lord. Even if they wanted to deceive people, this was far too careless.
Su Mo answered these questions with the same patience as always.
“Strictly speaking, I am not the Lord you believe in, but I can become the Lord you believe in, and of course, I can also become any god in mythology who has not yet descended.”
“I am a poet who records myths, and any god can become my incarnation. When I use these mythological titles, no one can question that I am a fake.”
"To question me is to question the myth itself."
Beings of a higher dimension than God can naturally become God at any time. This is by no means a fake; on the contrary, it is a projection of some supreme being downwards.
“…〃ˇ …”
Michael fell silent for a moment.
Although he couldn't fully understand Su Mo's words, he could sense that Su Mo's attitude was genuine.
In fact, he might not even care much about the identity of "Master," he might just use it casually.
Do I really want to believe in such a Lord? Do I really want to acknowledge such a Lord?
Ultimately, what is the Lord? Is it an existence with a supreme divine status, or a divine child who is one with the Lord in the Trinity?
Amidst his turbulent thoughts, he unconsciously placed his palm on his chest and began to pray incessantly.
“…whoever raises up a new house in Jericho, be cursed before the Lord. When he lays the foundation, he will lose his firstborn son; when he installs the gates, he will lose his youngest son.”
"...Whoever harms Cain will be punished sevenfold! Whoever harms Lamech will be punished seventy-sevenfold!"
All sorts of blessings and curses were sung out by the archangel's spirit.
In ordinary times, through the Lord's response, Michael was able to use his divine status to accomplish almost all the miracles mentioned in the Bible.
Throughout the battles, the Lord's grace was always a vital force that allowed him to thrive and become the viceroy of the Kingdom of Heaven.
But now, the more he prays, the paler his face becomes.
Even if the Lord is not present, God's word should respond spontaneously, but now no matter how much he prays, his God shows no sign of responding.
The angelic halo above his head gradually dimmed, but Michael did not give up and continued to try.
A series of divine lights appeared, and the divine magic involving the divine son responded to him, but his face turned ashen as a result.
In the end, his expression turned close to despair.
Ignoring Su Mo's threat, the archangel knelt down, looked up at the sky, and spoke with a slight tremor in his voice.
"Lord, why have you forsaken me?"
“I call out by day, but you do not answer; I cry out by night, but you remain silent.”
"Yet you are the God who became holy and was baptized by many hymns of praise in Israel!"
This was his last prayer, his last attempt.
Clearly, God still did not respond.
Michael's expression was sorrowful, but Su Mo's expression was unusually calm.
"Just a reminder, only the Lord of the Old Testament was the God of those Israelites, while the Son of God of the New Testament has spread the gospel throughout the world."
"By the way, isn't my reason for abandoning you very simple? It's simply because you can't see the truth and you're blind."
For Su Mo, shielding Michael from the primordial divine status of God was merely a casual matter.
Of course, this method can only be used on angels or saints. The status of the divine child is no less than that of the gods. The two are not in a superior-subordinate relationship. In the miniature garden, the divine child even has the advantage. Interference with mythological history does not affect the entire domain.
But for an angel, a believer, the blow of being abandoned by God seems too great.
"I don't know what means you used to achieve this, but now that you have such an advantage, do you still want to tarnish my faith?"
After a long while, Michael struggled to his feet. He looked at Su Mo with a pale expression, but his eyes burned with fire.
"If you're just trying to shake my faith, I can't deny that you've succeeded. I really can't tell who you are now?"
"But if you, if you are truly the Lord, then why do you reveal so many flaws? Why do you test me like this?"
"You can't even handle this level of probing?"
Despite the seemingly tragic look in his eyes, Su Mo remained calm.
"Compared to Isaac's sacrifice, compared to forcing people to offer burnt offerings or sacrifices of their children, the trials you have experienced are not the most severe... Of course, the main reason is that the way you call the Lord is too evil and does not quite match my own style."
If the Christian doctrine were truly followed, Michael should have knelt and submitted the moment he saw Michael display his divine nature.
However, conflicts between mythology and doctrine are common. If this system were strictly enforced in the polytheistic world of the Little Garden, the God King, who is good at disguise, could destroy the Church of Christ. Therefore, Su Mo does not intend to be harsh on this matter.
"……what do you mean?"
Upon hearing the first half of Su Mo's sentence, Michael looked somewhat ashamed.
In comparison, his piety did indeed lose to Isaac's. Although he could use the excuse that he was an archangel and had more things to consider, these excuses were meaningless given the requirements of Christianity for faith.
Michael paused slightly upon hearing the second half of the sentence.
Su Mo said "your so-called master," does that mean he no longer calls himself master?
"What I mean is, the role-playing game ends here!"
Su Mo slightly raised his hand and summoned seven swords of different natures.
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