Templar Sun King

Chapter 586 Pope (2) Coronation

The first Pope Clement I of the Holy Church will be crowned in the Holy Radiance Cathedral on June 4901, 6 AD!

This explosive news spread half a month in advance throughout the main material plane, from Uppler to Yasha, from the Naga Empire in the deep sea to the three underground worlds.

As we all know, although the Holy Church, the Church of the Sun God, has long been in the sight of the major forces following Adam's deeds, established a kingdom in Celtic, and has a strong influence in the entire world, but it is worth mentioning that Since then, the Templar has not had a real leader on the main material plane.

Adam declared his identity as the Holy Son, Simon as the Holy Inquisitor, and Teresa as the Confessor.

Especially as Adam, Simon, and Teresa were consecrated to the gods successively, the church entered a period of power vacuum.

It was also at this time that the Holy Church announced that it was about to welcome its first Pope, Clement, a silver-ranked priest.

According to the pope's naming rules, he was honored as Clement I.

A few years later, if there is a pope whose name is also Clement, the latecomer will be honored as Clement II.

"The first pope of the church!"

Along with this news, invitations were sent to many forces on the main material plane, inviting them to attend the ceremony at the Holy Radiance Cathedral on June 6.

If it is the coronation ceremony of an ordinary demigod pope, the heads of the major forces may pay attention to it, but they may not necessarily go there in person.

Just like the Church of the Goddess of Wealth and Commerce, how many people can call out the name of the Pope of the Woking Church?

The church is different. As the spokesperson of the main god in the world, Clement's weight is far from that of the Pope of the Woking Church.

As the pope, there are also three, six, five, and five ranks. This is based on the reality of strength and strength.

What's more, the first pope, the word first itself has extraordinary meaning, no matter how much they attach importance to it, they will not pay too much attention to it.

Time passed day by day, and soon came June 6.

At this time, Griffin City has already welcomed many important figures from all over the world, elves, orcs, Naga, and even giants who have not officially shown their traces on the main material plane for a long time.

"As expected of the capital of an empire, even the roads are so spacious and tidy."

An arcanist who didn't receive an invitation but didn't want to miss such a grand event crowded the crowd and looked at the road paved with sapphire stones and said to his companions beside him.

This kind of road will not be muddy even under heavy rain, and he also noticed that there are drainage facilities on both sides of the road, which is even more amazing.

When the palace was first built, the entire Griffin City was re-planned (distributed in concentric circles) and rebuilt according to the dual core (the palace and the Holy Radiance Cathedral). Go forward with six horse-drawn carriages side by side to ensure flat and spacious.

In addition, trees such as hemlock fir and sycamore or various flowers are planted on both sides of the main road, serving as green belts and beautifying the environment.

"But having said that, although the environment is good, but I don't know what's going on. Ever since I entered the inner city of Griffin City, I have an uncomfortable feeling." The arcanist complained softly.

"Not surprising. Remember what our guide said when we entered Griffin City?"

"Uh, you mean the space magic circle called the Nine Layers Labyrinth?"

"Yes, it is said that the entire inner city of Griffin City is shrouded in this space magic circle arranged by the dimensional tower forest nine-ring arcanist, the sky garden arcanist and the high priests of His Majesty the Space Lord."

With the popularity of the magic net, the gap between the traditional magic factions is getting smaller and smaller. The previously rare space magic can be downloaded and used from the magic net as long as arcanists are willing.

But the priests who are most proficient in space magic in the entire world are still the priests of the Lord of Space—this stems from the authority of the law held by the Lord of Space—they master many space spells that are not available on the magic net.

This is the same as the holy light spells of the priests of the temple, and the chaos magic spells and transformation spells of the priests of the God of Truth, which are derived from the priesthood and authority of the gods.

"Once the magic circle is activated, the entire Griffin City will fall into the overlapping maze. Without special magic props, you can only be trapped in it, making it difficult to move."

"Moreover, according to the guide, this magic defense system called Igor has just reached the first stage, and there are two magic circles called Dimensional Independence and Space Blockade that have not been added."

After a long time, the arcanist exclaimed: "Wow, I thought the space teleportation array was already a very remarkable achievement, but I didn't expect there to be something even more miraculous."

What they need to thank most for being able to arrive at Griffin City on June 6th is the space teleportation array. It only takes ten seconds from Lyon to Griffin City.

Moreover, it is said that similar space teleportation arrays are set up throughout the Griffin Empire, managed by an organization called the Department of Magical Transportation.

If there were any flaws, it would probably be the expensive cost of using the space teleportation array.

100 gold coins once, one-way, the magic power required to activate the teleportation array needs to be paid by oneself.

"However, with the current strength of the Holy Griffin Empire and the Holy Church, I think there are very few people who can't think of making trouble in Griffin City."

This is the capital of the Holy Griffin Empire and the headquarters of the Holy Church. Arcanists dare say that there are more than seven legendary masters in the Holy Radiance Cathedral who are always paying attention to the dynamics of the Griffin City, not to mention...

He raised his head and looked at the Griffin Rider flying across the sky from time to time.

They are the royal griffin guards of the holy griffin empire. There are not many of them, but every knight is a silver warrior or arcanist.

Of course, there is also the kind of divine swordsman who shook the whole world once he was born, a kind of powerful professional with the ability to cast spells.

The way to become a divine swordsman is not a secret. Considering that the premise is to believe in the knight god Andrew of Mount Paradise, the Holy Church and the Griffon Empire are very happy to announce the correct method to obtain spellcasting ability.

It has to be said that the Templar's trick is very beautiful, and Andrew himself is the professional god of knights. In the past six months, there are not a few knights, warriors, and other powerful professionals who have declared their belief in the god of knights.

Especially after a knight from a small principality also gained the ability to cast spells and changed to a divine swordsman.

"It's true to say so, but some defensive measures are still necessary. Look, that is the new queen of the Naga Empire, Ellie Lancaster, the daughter of Her Highness Juana, the goddess of the sea."

Like last time, a curtain of light rose from the top of every cathedral in the Griffin Empire, showing the scene in the Holy Radiance Cathedral at this time——with Adam’s personality, he would never miss any propaganda church and opportunity for faith.

"let me see."

The Empress of the Naga Empire is not difficult to recognize. After all, Naga is very conspicuous in the crowd, but the big figures of other forces cannot be recognized by arcanists in a short time.

Fortunately, there was a woman who knew the leaders of the major forces inside the square with them. While introducing them, she wrote and drew in a small notebook:
"Those who are arranged to sit on the left side of the temple are all forces that have good relations with the temple or the empire. The emerald forest elf court, the new elf queen, and the elder of the sun elves; the high priest of His Majesty the space lord; Del of the Harvest Church Fei III, King Damans I of the United Kingdom of Sauk; the High Priest of the Death Church..."

"Arranged on the right is a relatively ordinary relationship, the new saint of the Truth, the foreign minister and princess of the Romano Empire, the permanent director of the Bafison Business Alliance, the king of the Keqi Kingdom, and the Lizardman tribe. Chief..."

The Arcanist stared blankly at the other party who reported their names with great admiration.

"Uh, what about the one sitting in the middle? The high-level empire and the high-level temple?"

"That's right, let me take a look, Arras, the first ruler of the empire, Garon, the minister of war, Arman, the minister of magic, the land lord of the sky garden, the legendary elder of Tallinn, the elder of the senate..." Each name is in the This land is well-known, "It's a pity that Her Majesty the Queen is pregnant, and now she is recuperating in the twin Eden, so she cannot attend, otherwise it will be another grand occasion."

"That, ma'am—"

"Joey, just call me Joey."

"Okay, Ms. Joy." The Arcanist asked curiously, "Can you introduce us to the Holy Church? So far I only know that Clement I is about to be crowned as the first Pope, but about St. Church organizational structure or something—"

"Of course there is no problem. Clement I is about to be crowned Pope of the Holy Church. His full titles are the Patriarch of the Holy Radiance Cathedral, the living representative of the Lord of Radiance, the first elector of the Sun God, the chief priest of the Holy Church, and the Pope." .”

Well, a rather long title, the arcanist evaluated silently in his heart.

"Below the Pope, the church is divided into a cardinal group composed of gold-ranked patriarchs and a knightly group composed of powerful professionals."

The more famous ones are the Hand of Justice, which is composed of Templar knights, and the Knights Templar, which is composed entirely of knights.

Similar to the relationship between Templars and Swordsmen of Power, Honor Knights are members of the Knights of the Sun when they join the Empire, and members of the Knights Templar when they join the Temple.

As for the Knights of the Round Table, that is an institution that governs the Templars.

Speaking of this, Joey shrugged and said mysteriously: "It is said...there is a secret organization inside the church called the Priory, which is composed of a group of ascetic monks who abandon worldly pleasures and devote themselves to the sun god. Of course, It’s just that I won’t let him report this kind of uncertain news.”

The arcanist nodded contentedly, pointed to the priest on the light curtain who was dressed somewhat differently from the other patriarchs and asked, "Who are those two priests?"

"Priest Eric and Priest Summers are both candidates for Pope, and they are very likely to become patriarchs of the Southern Diocese and Zion Diocese respectively in the future."

"Ahem, ma'am, I have a doubt." The arcanist's companion lowered his voice and asked in a low voice, "When Clement I was crowned, what was the supreme ruler of Celtic—I mean— —”

As far as he knows, the entire Holy Griffin Empire was established with the support of the Holy Church, but the current Emperor of the Empire is still the Lord of Radiance, and there is no conflict between the two.

But the emperor of an empire cannot always be held by a main god.

"I thought what was the problem." Joey explained with a chuckle, "Faith belongs to the church, secularism belongs to the empire, the two realms do not conflict with each other. This is the oracle issued by His Majesty after he ascended to the Lord God, regardless of whether the temple or the empire will follow."

What's more, the second emperor of the empire will be succeeded by His Majesty's heirs, no matter in terms of identity or legal system, there will be no conflict with the Holy Church.

when!when!when!
During the speech, three melodious bells rang, marking the official start of the coronation ceremony.

Amidst a burst of loud chants, Clement I, the first Pope of the Church of the Sun God, finally appeared.

"What a grand ceremony!"

In fact, what the Arcanist really wanted to say was 'what a big show'. Considering that he was stepping on the territory of the Holy Griffin Empire, he quickly changed his words when he came to his lips.

I saw Clement I wearing a gorgeous priest's robe, holding a scepter, and entering the main hall surrounded by a group of light elements, seven angels and three holy spirits.

These little guys, who are somewhat different from the traditional light elements due to the intervention of the sun god, are only the size of a palm, singing hymns while waving their small hands to spread the holy light.

Every time the angels with wings on their backs flap their wings, they will radiate thousands of milky white fluorescent lights.

As for creatures with the ability to move at the speed of light, just standing there with their own holy light is dazzling enough to make people unable to take their eyes off.

The Arcanist and countless people watched this Clement I who was slowly walking towards the main seat. After about a few minutes, he officially became one of the most powerful men in the entire main material plane. Not much.

This is the first time that the Arcanist has seen the main hall of the Holy Radiance Cathedral. It is sacred and magnificent, and it is the best interpretation of him.

The sunlight is refracted by the colorful glass, and there is a bit of darkness and mystery in the golden color, but it does not affect the onlookers to see clearly the rows of thin columns and the exquisite religious oil paintings on the wall that go straight to the dome.

At the end of the main hall are the statues of the gods of Tiantian Mountain. In the middle is the icon of the Lord of Radiance, holding the Holy Cross and Sun Scepter in one hand, and the holy scriptures in the other. It is obviously just a statue, but it gives people a sense of sacred peace, fraternity and benevolence. , A feeling of compassion and forgiveness.

On both sides of the statue of the sun god, there are the other seven gods of Mount Paradise, the angel of dawn Andrew, the angel of evangelism Raphael, the angel of punishment Uriel, the angel of judgment Simon, the angel of salvation Teresa, the god of knights Andrew and the guard of the temple. Lars, all are tall, sacred and beautiful.

When Clement walked in front of the main seat, beams of holy light descended from the sky, revealing a total of three angels with four wings on their backs.

The right angel on the left holds a tray on which is a sacred crown decorated with thorns;
The angel on the right is also holding a tray with a thick holy book on it.

"Treasure, definitely a treasure!"

"It's two treasures at once!"

Those who came to watch the ceremony were not ordinary professionals. They quickly deduced the ranks of the two from the breath of the crown of thorns and the book of creation, and talked and discussed in low voices.

However, who said that the sun god is a main god?

For him, refining and creating two treasures to give to the church is absolutely a piece of cake.

What's more, the generosity and humanity of the Sun God are well known to everyone, unlike some gods whose divinity and rationality have the absolute upper hand, they require the church to work hard to preach, but they are unwilling to spend precious divine power to create treasures.

As everyone sighed, the angel of power in the middle held a scepter and took a step forward. Under his leadership, all the priests in the Holy Radiance Cathedral began to pray in unison, including Clement.

As the only cathedral and the headquarters of the holy church so far, the main hall of the expanded Holy Radiance Cathedral can accommodate 3 people to pray at the same time.

Except for the observers of the major forces on the main material plane, the rest are basically the high-level officials of the Holy Griffin Empire, the priests of the church, and the devout believers who were lucky enough to participate in the Pope's coronation ceremony.

Therefore, when more than 2 people began to pray at the same time, the scene was extremely spectacular.

Not only the solemn voice coming from the cathedral, but also the holy light visible to the naked eye permeating the main hall.

Half a minute later, with a bang, the eight holy statues at the end of the main hall burst into dazzling and holy radiance at the same time.

The Arcanist knew that the Lord of Radiance led the will of the gods of Heaven Mountain to descend!

The Lord of Radiance is coming!

Blazing Angels come!
The God of Knights Comes!

The Birds of Paradise have arrived!
All the spectators bowed slightly to express the most basic respect for a main god, and the saints of the God of Truth were no exception.

Even if there are two main gods standing behind her, it is still necessary to maintain the most basic respect for the gods.

"My Lord has come!"

"That's His Excellency the Holy Inquisitor and Mrs. Teresa, no, Your Highness Teresa!"

The Arcanist narrowed his eyes and saw the five Seraphs clearly through the milky soft light.

The three pairs of wings stretched out on their backs seemed to be the source of the holy light, covering the entire Holy Radiance Cathedral with infinite holy light.

The God of Knights is benevolent and generous, the Bird of Paradise is holy and elegant, but only the will of the Sun God is incarnated, shrouded in a layer of divine light, and his face cannot be seen clearly.

"Clement!" A sacred and majestic voice echoed in the main hall.

"My lord!" Clement stepped forward and knelt before the icon.

"Clement, I ask you. Are you willing to believe in me forever, practice my way, honor my will, shepherd all beings, and be with the holy light?"

"I am willing, my lord! I will always chant your holy name, stick to your way, obey your will, and spread glory forever!" Clement replied loudly and firmly.

"Your letter is true, I am very pleased; your piety, I already know. Today, I will grant you a prophecy in front of all living beings!"

A beam of holy light appeared out of thin air, turned into a big hand, brushed across Clement's forehead, and turned into a flashing sun cross.

This is the symbol and holy emblem of the church, and it is also the sacred seal that Adam bestowed on the first Pope to represent his identity and legitimacy.

"Give you the treasure crown of thorns, let everyone know that you are my favor!"

Adam stretched out his hand and pointed, and the brilliant and sacred crown of thorns was worn on Clement's body, and twelve swirling holy lights hung down.

"Give you the treasure book of creation, let everyone know that you hold my authority!"

The thick book of creation automatically flew up, hanging in front of Clement, flipping through it, and a paragraph of text flashed quickly on the first page: On June 4901, 6, the first Pope of the Holy Church, Clement I, and then fell into his arms.

The divinity hidden in the two treasures submerged into Clement's body, and immediately the first pope of the church was bathed in divine light, bursting out with a powerful aura.

In a place that no one else can see, Clement's spiritual sea is tumbling with a rich and substantial holy light, and the aura of faith radiates outward wave after wave, breaking through the shackles of the golden rank in an instant, and being promoted to the main material plane. The last rank, legend!

Some of the professionals present looked at Clement, who instantly skipped gold and became a legendary professional, with complicated expressions. This is the priest's biggest advantage!

Unlike power-type professionals who work hard to practice martial arts, temper their bodies, acquire fighting spirit seeds, and develop alienation abilities; they are also not like mages who meditate and chant spells, explore the mysteries of magic, overcome obstacles, and create their own path.

Pastors are walking a path that has been walked by the predecessors. As long as they practice God's ideas and ensure piety, they can continue to walk along the path opened by God and gain strength.

The most important point is that if a priest can gain God's favor, his strength level will increase very quickly!

Of course, divine grace is not given lightly, otherwise faith will lose its value and meaning.

It is even rarer for the gods to personally improve the priest's strength. Usually, it is in the early days of the new church that they will spend their divine power to improve the strength of the Pope and the first electors. This is God's first feedback to the believers. It's absolutely impossible.

Even though it was pushed by the Holy Church and the Griffin Empire, the Lord of Dawn and Order did not raise all the archbishops of the Church of Dawn to the legendary rank. From this, it can be seen that the gods abide by the basic rules of the belief system.

Three seconds later, Clement opened his eyes, full of energy, reaching his peak.

In his perception, the entire holy magic system from black iron to legend is open to him, and the legendary magic seven-star heaven and doomsday apocalypse that he has only read in holy scriptures are no longer longing for and out of reach.

He can release it whenever he wants.

Of course, as a priest, especially as the pope of the church, Clement would not waste any divine spells, neither in the past nor in the future.

"By the grace of the Lord, I praise you, the great Lord of Radiance, the Lord of Holy Light, the God of the Sun!"

"En." Adam nodded in satisfaction, and swayed two holy lights again.

Do you want to continue giving treasures?

No way, the sun god is too generous.

Everyone stared at the two holy lights without blinking, thinking wildly.

"Roar--"

"Yan—"

The holy light shattered, and two sacred magical creatures jumped out of it.

The one on the left is golden and looks like a giant dragon, but its wings and tail are made of feathers.

The holy and mysterious one on the right is an extremely beautiful giant snake with a pair of wings on its back.

"What kind of magical creature is this? Never seen it before."

"The one on the left is the giant dragon, only the giant dragon has such a forceful power."

"The Feathered Serpent, the most mysterious magical creature in the Merika Continent!"

Ordinary spectators were simply shocked by the sight of two brand new magical creatures of the legendary rank, while the Holy Maiden of the God of Truth remembered the message that the church had received some time ago, that a red dragon was thrown at the church, and this brand new giant dragon……

"This is the Golden Dragon Clan and Feathered Serpent Clan that signed the sacred covenant with me. From today onwards, they will be members of the Holy Church, spreading the holy light together and defending the glory of Heavenly Mountain."

"Yes, my lord!"

The crowd was in an uproar. Although it was only a short sentence, the news contained in it was explosive.

First of all, these are two legendary creatures called Golden Dragon and Feathered Serpent, with extraordinary potential and powerful combat power.

Second, what they represent is not one or two legendary combat powers, but a real race!
Race means that there will be a steady stream of masters born in the future. Although it is limited by the low fertility rate and the long growth period of infancy, it is not a problem at all for a church that is often passed down for thousands of years.

Third, the giant dragon and feathered snake are the sacred covenant signed with the Lord of Radiance, which means that as long as the sun god Adam is alive, these two races will always be an inseparable member of the temple!
The strength of the sanctuary has become stronger after being joined by two legendary creatures.

"Go, Clement, and receive the applause of the crowd."

The vast will of the Eight Paths receded like a tide, leaving behind a hall of holy light.

"Clement I!"

"Your Majesty the Pope!"

The east front balcony of the main shrine of the Holy Radiance Cathedral was opened, and Clement, who was wearing a Pope's robe, wearing a crown of thorns and holding the Book of Creation in his left hand, looked at the cheering believers of the Empire.

What a pious belief, what a lovely believer, what a surging power!

For a moment, Clement felt that his decision to follow His Royal Highness Simon's persuasion to join the Holy Church could not have been more correct.

(End of this chapter)