Faerûn: Lord of the Eternal Sun

The main temple of Amanatha, also known as the Temple of the Radiant Sun, is located in the heart of the Upper City and is a colossal building comparable in size to the Colosseum.

The three-tiered pentagonal spire, with a hemispherical dome, reaches a height of forty to fifty meters and occupies a large area.

Viewed from above, the pentagram resembles the sun's corona, and the hemispherical dome resembles the sun wheel, symbolizing the sun itself within the Amana Tower.

The temple's interior mainly consists of a law hall, a sun altar, an underground shrine, and the residences of the clergy.

The Hall of Law was used for divine judgment, and its immunity was even greater than that of the city-state's laws in the town hall.

The sun altar was used for prayers and sacrifices to the gods, while the underground sanctuary was used to store the remains of high priests throughout history, as well as to store sun crystals and ancient legal documents.

As for the residences of the clergy, they were the palaces where the high priest, priests, and ordinary monks lived.

The most striking feature is the sun disk suspended above the main temple.

The solar disk, several hundred meters in diameter, absorbs sunlight and emits bright light all day long. At night, the light shining down makes the temple look like the abode of the gods.

This Temple of the Law Sun is the largest in the entire city-state and the only temple in the Upper City. Only the nobles or middle-class commoners of the Upper City can enter. Under normal circumstances, the Earthcrafters and Shadowbringers are strictly prohibited from entering.

The lower town has several temples of varying sizes that ordinary people can enter, and these temples are the main places for people to pray.

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At 2 p.m., it is the hottest time of day.

The streets of Shangcheng District are clean and tidy, free of camel and livestock droppings, and lined with rare green plants such as cacti, saxaul, and sea buckthorn.

Severely wounded, Isaac entered the upper town under the escort of guards; the blood that had flowed out had dried and congealed on his skin.

Isaac was very weak at this time, and his face was completely pale.

This was not his first time entering the Upper City District. He had been a squad leader of the Huangsha Guards and frequently entered and exited the Upper City District, responsible for daily security patrols.

However, this was indeed Isaac's first time visiting the Temple of the Lawful Sun, which excited him greatly. For him, being able to enter the main temple was already a great blessing, after all, it was the closest place to Amana Tower.

When he saw the sun disk again, Isaac's eyes welled up with tears from his faith, which meant that although Amanatha had fallen, it had not perished.

Upon arriving at the square in front of the temple, four bald monks dressed in white robes greeted the group.

The monk possessed the typical appearance of an ancient god descendant, with fair skin that had a crystalline sheen, amber eyes that shimmered with golden light, and a very handsome face that clearly distinguished him from an ordinary person.

The guards stepped forward to negotiate, indicating that Isaac was this year's "Son of the Sun".

"The High Priest awaits you. Follow me, young warrior!"

The four divine monks turned and left, and Isaac, despite his weakness, followed.

The temple gate is decorated with legal texts and sun disc patterns. After entering the gate, there is a spacious and ancient temple hall with many murals on the interior walls depicting the ancient sun god receiving offerings.

Isaac had no idea how big the temple was, and he didn't reach the sun altar until he had gone two hundred meters deeper.

There is a huge skylight in the sandstone dome, through which you can see the sun disk floating in the sky from the altar hall.

The altar hall was crowded with the city's nobles, who were very curious about the upcoming divine baptism. Although it wasn't the first time they had witnessed it, they were always shocked and could feel the obvious aura of light.

Before the Sun Wheel Altar stood a high priest dressed in a long robe with gold patterns, a golden holy emblem pendant hanging on his chest, inlaid with sunstone, radiating light at all times; it must have been a magical item.

The high priest was not bald; he had long, golden hair, looked young, and had a golden vertical line on his forehead.

The monks led Isaac there and then dispersed.

Upon seeing the High Priest, Isaac quickly bowed respectfully. The man before him was the most powerful person in the entire city-state of Shahramun, above the Senate and the consuls.

He is also a legendary representative of the gods, named "Omanus," which means the guardian of the gods.

It is said that he is over 300 years old this year, but still looks young. No one knows where his lifespan limit is.

Isaac suspects that a human who has lived to this age is a demigod.

High Priest Omanus observed the wounded young warrior, nodded slightly, and gestured for him to kneel before him.

Isaac obeyed and knelt on one knee before the high priest, whose back was the altar of the sun.

Omanus spread his arms, and countless golden patterns appeared on the floor of the entire altar hall. The sun disk suspended in the sky was guided and emitted a strong golden sunlight in response.

Amidst the astonished gazes of the powerful and wealthy, the sun disk suspended in the sky emitted golden rays that enveloped the body of the "Son of the Sun" through the skylight.

Right before everyone's eyes, Isaac's body was undergoing drastic changes, and he couldn't help but let out painful howls.

Isaac felt his blood boiling, the scorching light permeating every corner of his body.

The body is undergoing some kind of mutation, and the wounds are rapidly healing under the protection of divine power, visibly healing and returning to normal in the blink of an eye.

The skin, ignited by golden flames, could not withstand the scorching heat and began to fester, exposing the flesh beneath.

The golden flames seeped into the muscles, bones, and internal organs, and the skin was rapidly repairing and growing back.

……

The divine baptism was completed in 3 minutes, and the golden patterns on the floor of the altar hall slowly faded, while the sun disc also withdrew its energy.

Isaac stood up again, looking bewildered. He looked down at his new body, his pants and shoes burned to ashes, leaving him completely naked.

Her originally bronze skin turned fair and radiated a certain crystalline luster. All the messy scars disappeared, and she became delicate yet resilient.

His body remained strong, his muscle lines became smoother, and when he clenched his fist, he could clearly feel that his strength had increased significantly.

Furthermore, his original black buzz cut was burned and grew back, and Isaac's amber eyes were upturned, with a strand of golden hair hanging down.

The surrounding dignitaries looked on in surprise and suspicion. What was going on?

After undergoing a divine baptism, he transformed from a lowly geomancer's descendant into a descendant of an ancient god? This is the first time I've ever seen such a thing.

High Priest Omanus's eyes also showed some surprise.

"Isaac, it seems you have enough faith in the gods."

Isaac was about to thank him when he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his forehead. He couldn't help but cover his forehead and forcefully suppress a scream.

As the pain gradually subsided, a strange sensation suddenly arose; it seemed as if something had grown on my forehead.

Isaac lowered his hand, revealing a golden vertical pupil that was darting around, observing the surroundings of the altar hall.

Having quickly adapted to the vision of his third eye, Isaac controlled the eye to close, leaving a golden vertical line in the middle of his forehead, exactly the same shape as that of High Priest Omanus.

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"God-given golden eyes!!"

A noble scholar exclaimed in surprise, remembering the origin of the golden eye.

This has not happened in a hundred years; the Son of the Sun has grown divinely bestowed golden eyes after being baptized.

The previous recipient has passed away, and now there are only three people in the entire city-state who possess golden eyes, including Isaac.