Scepter of God

When Jiang Hao reconnected to Mirror Ve, he found Mirror Ve and the adventurer praising a god.

"Praise be to you!

"Great Sovereign of Order!

"Creator of all order!

"Supreme One, fair and just!"

Jiang Hao made Mirror Ve praise the god in the language he had learned from the adventurer's lips, while turning his attention to what lay ahead.

A few steps in front of him, three Priests stood on the writhing mass of flesh. The Scepter before them shone with rays of light, and the tentacles that had thrashed like demons now hung motionless in midair, as though entranced by the hymn.

Green worms with human faces crawled down the stairs one after another. Wearing devout expressions, they loudly praised the god.

That settled it?

After his report, Jiang Hao had trusted the Three Great Churches to come prepared. But they had subdued this Elder Evil the moment they arrived. The churches were more formidable than he had imagined.

"Is this the power of the Scepter of God?" Duncan's deep voice held a trace of shock.

"However powerful an Elder Evil is in the void beyond, it's restricted to a Demigod's strength once it enters the Main Plane," Macefield said evenly. "Besides, this one is still a larva. It hasn't matured, and the great Lord of Dawn wounded it. Otherwise, it wouldn't have hidden here and set a trap to Devour the souls of Church clergy."

As soon as he finished speaking, he gave a surprised murmur. "Someone can resist the Scepter of God's call?"

At his words, the green worms before him burst apart. Green blood splattered everywhere, and the human faces fell to the floor. All at once, they spoke to the three Priests.

"The gods are not omnipotent, but Cyric can do anything..."

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