Rose could smile as she watched her best friend take a Thorn Scourge because she understood the nature of this "punishment."
The Court of Justice's Thorn Scourge originated from the power left behind by the Thorn Master. Its purpose was not punishment, but repentance and forgiveness. So long as the scourged person was honest and innocent, the lash would cause no harm.
More importantly, she trusted Tang Qi.
Of course, Dineola herself was a Violent War Goddess. The moment she heard she was about to be whipped, she immediately glared at Tang Qi. Her battle instincts told her this was retaliation from her best friend's petty boyfriend.
Unfortunately, she could not avoid it.
Smack!
With a crisp crack, the thorned whip, tipped at both ends with Truth Flower Buds, easily left a scourge mark across her dark-red skin.
The miserable scene the audience had expected did not occur. On the contrary, after being whipped, Dineola seemed to have received some sort of beneficial replenishment.
Truth Symbols flashed one after another, pouring radiant light into her body.
The weakness Dineola had suffered from prolonged trial, rejection by her people, betrayal by her family, and torture in prison all vanished at that moment.
Her tall body slowly rose, incomparably brilliant light surging in her eyes. A thick, visible crimson aura of battle intent rolled outward like a tide.
In a daze, everyone remembered her title.
War Goddess!
In this region of the Mysteries, countless Supernatural Creatures and races had personally witnessed Dineola's rise. She was a genuine War Goddess who had suppressed many races.
Whether in war or individual combat, the powerful among the Namer Tribe, the Omos Tribe, and other races had all suffered under her oppression. That was why, after her trial, no one aside from her most fanatical loyalists