A chilling thought!
Ascension Day was a day the Ecclesiarchy had established specifically to honor the Emperor. It was also a new holiday created after the Holy Terra Alliance was founded.
In the past, on this day,
the Ecclesiarchy would represent the Emperor's faithful and spread the Emperor's Gospel to humanity across the world.
In the old days, Li Ye wouldn't have cared in the slightest. The Emperor or God, it made no difference to him. He had no faith to speak of.
The Inquisition of this era was nowhere near as fanatical as the truly deranged. To them, faith in the Emperor was more like a useful tool, one for maintaining stability within Holy Terra.
But things were different now.
The Emperor was no longer some ethereal "tool," fabricated by people to control the masses. He was a genuine god!
Of course, Li Ye didn't care whether the Emperor was a god. What he truly cared about was this: if humanity lost this line of defense, what would it face?
"Luo Ji, answer me this!" Li Ye's voice was low and grave. "Suppose the Ecclesiarchy really has been corrupted by Tzeentch, as you said, and is spreading his influence on a massive scale. What impact would that have on human society?!"
"Destruction?"
Luo Ji shook his head bitterly, deep fear in his eyes. "Honestly, I don't know exactly what would happen, but based on what I've learned, if we let his influence seep into human society, our perceptions will be distorted first, and our knowledge corrupted. People will stop believing in truth. The edifice of industry and physics will collapse, and no one will believe in the facts anymore. Everyone will be caught in a crisis of trust. Even more terrifyingly, sorcery will combine with technology, giving rise to