"When Imu emerges from seclusion, that will be the moment Imu tears everything down, settles accounts with the world, and crushes the Holy Knights!"
Their fated opposition had been set in stone from the very moment the Holy Knights were founded.
Meanwhile, the images on the Sky Screen continued, the story unfolding at a rapid pace.
After their founding, the Holy Knights embarked on a path of explosive expansion.
With the irresistible claim that Joy Boy had followed a god, coupled with the Knights' practice of doing good, protecting the weak, and acting fairly and selflessly, their influence swept across the entire Ancient Continent in an instant.
Countless beings who cherished justice, yearned for the light, and revered the divine scrambled to join the Holy Knights.
Even though many harbored doubts, finding the rumors of following a god too fantastical and far-fetched, everyone was willing to take a gamble.
If the rumors were true, then following Joy Boy and drawing closer to the god's will would be a supreme opportunity that was all but impossible to find!
Even if the rumors were false, joining the Knights would still earn them prestige. There was everything to gain and nothing to lose.
For a time, the Holy Knights' name resounded throughout the world, their power expanding at lightning speed, their momentum overwhelming.
But great renown inevitably brought its own problems.
As their forces grew larger and their membership more diverse, their intentions naturally varied.
There were kindhearted people who sought only justice, stayed true to their original ideals, and protected the common people.
There were also opportunists who coveted fame and power, driven by selfish desires.
As time passed, the Holy Knights gradually became more forceful, more domineering, and more arrogant in their conduct.
The vast majority of their members still held