Day after day passed.
After slaying the Lord of Shadows, Soren seemed to have suddenly vanished.
The outside world could learn nothing of his whereabouts. Goria, on the other hand, became increasingly active. Almost every matter in Port Nyanzaru, great or small, had now been entrusted to her. Almost everyone considered Goria the city's current ruler. She had gradually replaced Soren as the public face of Port Nyanzaru's secular power.
Port Nyanzaru continued to change with each passing day.
Every day brought new changes to Port Nyanzaru. Ever since cement, an alchemical creation developed by the Northern Witches, had appeared, the city's transformation had become astonishing. Roads were repaved daily, and tall, magnificent buildings rose one after another. More and more witches pledged themselves to Goria, while even wizards from other regions came to visit her after hearing of her reputation, hoping to obtain knowledge from the era of the Arcane Empire in Port Nyanzaru.
The temple's transformation continued as well.
During this period, the temple held large prayer ceremonies almost every day, and the divine radiance above the Grand Temple grew ever more dazzling.
At last!
When that divine radiance reached a certain threshold, a golden pillar of light shot into the sky!
Then Soren's figure appeared in midair.
It was a hazy golden figure, gazing down upon all of Port Nyanzaru from high above. This was Soren's deity form, which would appear only when he advanced to [Medium Divinity].
Central Square.
Tens of thousands of believers gathered in the square. They were divided into three groups. One was the Adjudication Office, composed primarily of stalkers and assassins. Another was the central hub, composed primarily of Holy Spirit Clerics and other special classes. The last was the College of Bishops, the vast majority of whom were core clerics within