Xiliu said, "I began pondering those words deeply. Then I felt as if my body had turned into a feather, drifting lightly down from the sky. It felt so comfortable, as though I had found where I belonged."
Then, when Xiliu regained consciousness again, she was already in Bright Dream.
"So I don't know exactly what happened then. But I'm certain it was those words that caused the aftermath."
After hearing Xiliu's account, a look of understanding flashed through Angel's eyes.
The whisper Xiliu had described came from Annihilation Faith, a text examining religion. Its contents recounted the various religions that had existed throughout the long course of Prosperous Continent's history. Nearly all of those religions had already been annihilated—either gradually forgotten beneath the torrent of time, or destroyed by an enlightened people.
On the surface, it was a study of religion, and it did indeed discuss the origins, significance, and certain doctrines of religions. But to the upper nobility of Prosperous Continent's nations, it read more like a work of political science on governing the people.
After all, religion could, in a sense, also be considered a means of manipulating hearts and minds. It offered much to learn from when it came to governing the populace.
There was no doubt that this whisper had been spoken by Onassis.
It had originally come from the doctrine of the Temple of the God of Courage. Within that doctrine, the phrase meant recognizing one's true heart and freeing one's nature; only then could one unleash the courage within.
Onassis had quoted those words without changing their meaning.
He had simply made Xiliu recognize her true heart and free her nature. Her so-called true heart had always been the self Xiliu wished to release, so naturally she felt comfortable, as if she had