The defeated saint is also on the way to tame the evil god today

"I'm going to St. Auros Cathedral now."

As she spoke, she handed the Angel's Tears to Lucius:

"Teacher, take it. If the seal cannot be maintained, then..."

"No, the choice should be yours..."

Lucius turned to look at Xingmo and smiled:

"You should hold the Angel's Tears. I will do my best to maintain the seal until you return..."

Xingmo and Lucius looked at each other for a moment and nodded immediately:

"I understand."

She pocketed the Angel's Tears and immediately turned and ran towards the door.

Before leaving, Xingmo turned back one last time, his eyes meeting Aurora's across the Superstring Array.

What greeted her was Aurora's icy gaze—she was no longer gentle and cute, and the light in her eyes was like a knife, as if it wanted to pierce through everything within sight.

Aurora...Xingmo clutched his chest, then emptied his mind and ran out.

......

Borrowing the privileges of the Pushit family, Xingmo boarded a flying carriage from the Nefera Beta Island and arrived in the North City in less than ten minutes.

As soon as she landed, she realized that the atmosphere was not right—a large crowd had gathered at the edge of the square, the North City Police Station was controlling the blockade, and rude shouting could be heard from time to time.

what's the situation?

Xingmo quickly walked through the crowd and came to the front of the blockade. Then, she saw Sheriff Laura Williams at a glance.

The sheriff was arguing with a man in a yellow robe. Xingmo vaguely heard rude words like "Get out of my way".

"Sheriff Laura!"

Xingmo squeezed to the front of the crowd and waved to Laura.

Laura turned her head and frowned:

"Are you going to protest against me too? Then I suggest you give up the idea as soon as possible!"

Before Xing Mo could answer, the yellow-robed man beside him shouted:

"Something terrible is happening in the church! You're covering it up!"

A secret? Xing Mo wanted to ask further, but the crowd nearby seemed to be ignited by a fire and started to make a big noise.

She subconsciously tried to use the mark of the Tree of Life to drag the troublemaker to sleep, but her hand just wavered in the air, and then she was slightly stunned.

"..."

Xing Mo straightened up and shouted to Sheriff Laura amid the noisy crowd:

"Let me in! I'm sent by the Xinghai Church!"

Laura frowned and looked at Xingmo distrustfully:

"Who specifically sent you here? State your name."

"Lucius Phillips." Xingmo said.

Laura hesitated for a moment, but she quickly understood the strangeness in Xingmo's expression and immediately made way for the blockade.

"Hurry over!"

Xing Mo leaned down and quickly got through the blockade. Seeing this, the man in yellow robe tried to squeeze in with him, but what awaited him was the black muzzle of a gun.

"Back off! I repeat! This place is blocked! It's the order of the church!" Laura raised her revolver and her voice was cold.

Xingmo no longer cared about what was happening behind her. She trotted across the square, her mind full of thoughts.

What was going on? Why were these people suddenly asking to enter the cathedral?

With so many other times not to gather together, why did you choose the night of the "school festival"?

The man leading the trouble was wearing a yellow robe...which meant he was from the Empire and not a follower of the goddess.

Then why did he ask to enter the Goddess's church?

"..."

While thinking, Xingmo came to the door of the church. She pushed the door open and ran in.

As she entered the church, she was stunned.

The entire church was empty, not a soul in sight. Complex patterns were carved into the church's floor, pillars, and walls, forming intricate string formations.

Xing Mo had seen those string arrays before. They were arrays in the Fire String Realm, and their function was very simple—

——That’s the explosion!

In an instant, a bone-chilling chill crept up Xingmo's spine—the "Xinghai Church" was going to blow up the "Saint Auros Cathedral"?

This is the church of Saint Auros, the Angel of the Blazing Sun! He is the Holy Angel under the command of the Goddess!

Xingmo recalled the scene of last Saturday: that day, she saw Isabella Ducep walking out of the church with her own eyes.

The Decep family is the "disciple" of the goddess, and the queen of Maple Leaf Palace can be regarded as the spokesperson of the "Star Sea Church".

This means... this incident was really done by the "Xinghai Church"...

But why? Even if they wanted to destroy Aurora's influence in the North City... they shouldn't have resorted to explosives, right?

And, why tonight?

What hidden secrets are there...?

Xingmo grabbed her wrist to suppress the trembling of her hands.

She walked quickly through the church hall and came to the front of Xinghai Spring.

The spring water was still clear, and Xingmo could feel the power of faith flowing in it, which then passed the power to Aurora, who was far away in the underground cave of Nefera Beta Magic Academy.

Cutting off the connection is simple. Just use the special mark of the "Tree of Life"...

Xingmo stretched out her hand, ready to dip it into the spring water.

But her hand suddenly stopped and froze in mid-air.

No... No... No...

Something is wrong... Something I haven't noticed... Something I've overlooked...

This is all too strange...why did it all happen tonight?

Like a silver bell ringing in her mind, Xingmo suddenly remembered Aurora's words:

"I've opened up some of the Tree of Life's powers to you. Now, when you pray to the spring, you can resonate with it and access some of its... memories..."

"Memories of what?"

"About the truth."

Yes! Aurora once gave me the ability to read the spring's memories, but my ability was limited at the time, so I fainted after just seeing the angels' shadows...

And now, I am a six-string...

This should be enough to get me through the pressure of looking directly at the angel, and see more...

Xingmo took a deep breath, opened her vision of the "Tree of Life", and was surprised to find that she could still use this power.

Looking at the spring water surging with black and green light, Xing Mo hesitated for a moment, then firmly scooped up a mouthful of spring water and drank it.

The next second, she fell to the ground as if hit by a sledgehammer, her eyes wide open and her breathing rapid.

No...!

Angels hang high in the sky, with light and shadow flickering.

impossible...!

Golden light descended from the sky, piercing the sacred Sun Angel.

Absolutely...absolutely impossible...!

Black gas and the remnant of flames gushed out of his body, but they were like a drop in the ocean in front of the golden light.

No...no...no!!!

Xing Mo held her head, tears streaming down her face, her face grimacing.

She saw it! She saw the truth!

"Saint Auros, the Angel of the Blazing Sun" was long dead! Long dead!

What killed Him was the golden light that fell from the sky!

It was the "Star Sea Goddess" who killed Him!

......

After coming to his senses, Xingmo stared blankly at "Xinghaiquan".

A black aura was pouring out of the spring, like smoke from the embers of a battlefield.

At this moment, she suddenly understood many problems.

"Xinghai Spring" was not poisoned by anyone at all. It was originally the source of the "curse" or "anti-life elements"!

The source of the black air came from the resentment of "Saint Auros" before he was killed - that was the resentment of God, naturally like a deep pool, and it was impossible to purify it by any means.

And this so-called clear spring... is actually the remains of Saint Auros...

Xingmo's gaze was focused on the main body of the "Xinghai Spring" fountain - it was a pale white pillar with intricate patterns carved on it.

But if you look closely through the patterns, you will find that it is actually a spine.

The goddess killed the Sun Angel and used its spine as a "holy relic"...?

Is this why Bishop Fry Sunlighter ran away from the church...?

The bishop who served the Angel of the Blazing Sun witnessed his god being slain by the goddess from the spring, so he fled in haste, even seeking the protection of Prince Austin...

Then, anger made him lose his mind, leading him to be deceived by Prince Austin... and eventually transformed into a "steam man"...

He became a ghost seeking revenge in the dark night... slaughtering the goddess's followers... and also killed several high-ranking officials of the Academy who covered up the truth...

So... the power of faith in praying to the "Star Ocean Spring" was never directed towards "Saint Auros"...

This is why Aurora dared to try to seize the Cathedral of Saint Auros upon arriving at the Citadel... This is also why no "Angel's Descent" occurred after she seized it...

Because God is dead...

Suddenly, Xingmo suddenly remembered Aurora's brilliant and evil smile.

"...The truth will scare you to death..."

Xingmo's brain throbbed with pain - even though she had reached the sixth string, knowing this high-level information still made her feel overwhelmed.

Is that why she didn't tell me anything before?

If she really told me... I would probably die immediately...

Mortals cannot look directly at the taboos of God.

"..."

Xing Mo stood up in a daze, looking around, and for a moment she didn't even know what to do.

The goddess...killed the angels under her command?

Why would the goddess do this...

What is the goddess's purpose? What is Aurora's purpose?

No...Calm down...Think...Think...

Aurora took me to the station this morning and said we'd go to Winter County together after this was over...

The mad wizard who ended up in the port area was from Wintershire... He was a priest...

A priest... the angel who protects Winter County... if I remember correctly, it should be Saint Nero, the "Winter Messenger"...

"...!"

Xing Mo's pupils shrank, and she suddenly remembered the scene she saw when she last peeked into the Xinghai Spring -