The Seal Pontiff looked at Hu Xinzhu in delighted surprise. He had originally thought he would lose face badly today. After all, the emperors of the Dragon Mountain Empire were all followers of the Dawn God. If the Divine System of Punishment did not have a single believer within the Dragon Mountain Empire, he truly would not be able to hold his head up before Gries Gao Dawn.
Hu Xinzhu had now solved his urgent problem perfectly. Judging by the High Judge's uniform Hu Xinzhu wore, this young man was clearly a candidate for the Dragon Mountain Empire's Minister of Justice! This was a genuine high-ranking minister of the imperial court. It was only perfectly reasonable for such an important official to be a follower of the God of Laws!
"Laws of justice and fairness!" The Seal Pontiff shot Gries Gao Dawn a smug look, and the two pontiffs then turned together toward the Scepter Pontiff, whose face had turned purple. As the Temple of War's highest representative in the Church, if two followers of the God of War did not emerge among the Dragon Mountain Empire's court officials today, the Scepter Pontiff would have no face left at all.
Long Cheng stepped forward at precisely the right moment. Together with Long Tiebi and the other retainers behind him, he bowed to the Scepter Pontiff.
"War is the meaning of our existence as men. To sweep away all enemies with our weapons is our greatest glory!" Long Cheng and his retainers straightened, and crimson-gold divine radiance erupted from all of them at once. The radiance around Long Cheng in particular was dense to the extreme. Suddenly, a brilliant flash streaked through the sky, and a beam of divine light descended from above, blessing Long Cheng's body.
The Scepter Pontiff grinned