NOVEL WEB Chapter 54: He's Going to Skew the Entire Church's Style!
[Starlight of Order]
[God-given Title]
[Title Effect: You can establish a 'Law' within a certain area, lasting for fifteen minutes]
[Note 1: The law is only effective for targets of a rank lower than or equal to your own]
[Note 2: The established law must be followed, including by An Su himself]
[Note 3: The established 'Law' must revolve around basic order, otherwise it is considered null and void]
[Title Introduction: Under the starlight's gleam, all are equal, within the law, do as one pleases]
The title's effect is not displayed to the public; all anyone can see are the glittering words [Starlight of Order] like twinkling stars.
When the cold, metallic sound of the Scales of Order rang out, the entire place fell terrifyingly silent.
It was broad daylight, yet they faintly saw a starry sky.
Between the clear, translucent firmament drifted pale silver clouds, with stars cascading down the entirety of the sky vault as if droplets of aquamarine paint spilling on a canvas,
and An Su was at the very heart of the starlight's caress, his white robe billowing with the wind, transforming into a canvas smeared with starlight.
[Starlight of Order]
This moment was but an illusion, for at the blink of an eye from the saints, the starlight vanished, leaving only An Su still standing at the center of the hall.
The saints were enveloped in silence.
Without a doubt, that illusion was a blessing from the God of Order.
The silence lasted only a moment before it was drowned by an uproar.
All sorts of discussions were threading endlessly.
They discussed everything imaginable.
"That was a blessing from the God of Order...."
"Does the God of Order bless during a saint's test?"
"How many seconds did An Su take to finish the test, 27 seconds?"
"Worthy of my Ansu, he forced that woman to kneel, compelling her to become Star Fury!"
"This score must be a record-breaking performance, can someone from such frontier be this fierce?"
"If Brother Su were to stir the seas like Nezha, surely he could do it more elegantly than I—Brother Su would definitely dare to drink eight bottles of water... no, Brother Su would dare drink straight eight bottles of urine!"
"Did you understand the principles of the combination magic he used at the end? I was dizzy by the second spell."
"Never thought he wasn't only good at studying, his practical abilities are also impressive..." Discover more content at empire
During this period there were also a few odd remarks mixed in, but the main topic centered on An Su Moningsta.
In the monitoring room on the third floor, all Priests sat up straight, their eyes widened in disbelief at the scene unfolding on the magic screen;
Priest Paxi even abruptly stood up from his seat and walked straight towards the screen.
Is this a [God-given Title]?
He had not anticipated the God of Order granting a title.
[...and defended Order and Law...]
The words of the Scales of Order echoed in Paxi's mind, making him wonder if he was experiencing auditory hallucinations.
An Su?
Was it that An Su Moningsta?
The one who pressured other examinees during the test by handing in his paper early and plastered the hostel with exam answers overnight, he defended 'Order'?
What exactly was his method of maintaining order?
Was it by Sunny's testicular kick, or Lister's urine retention?
Or was it from being verbally harassed by the big sister?
Does the God of Order fancy such conduct....
He rubbed his nose bridge, finding the world too crazy for his liking.
In the future, when they hunted Chaos Followers, should they equip themselves with holy urine before entering the fray? Or perhaps strip naked?
Or maybe dress up as a little boy and entice pedophilic Chaos Followers?
Clearly, it was not only Ai Xueli's train of thought that An Su had led astray, but even Priest Paxi, who was proctoring and watching the battle from upstairs, found his thoughts somewhat skewed.
This man, who had believed in the god of Order and Justice for nearly thirty years, experienced doubt towards Order for the first time.
He shook his head, expelling those messy thoughts from his mind.
The priests of the Alchemical Church fell silent, their complexions now uglier than constipation.
"Ahem."
At that moment.
"This is our Church's." It was still that priest from the Radiant Holy See who first broke the silence, "Our Church's saints are exactly this outstanding."
Why aren't you disassociating yourself this time... The priests of the Alchemical Church stared at him with deep, somber eyes.
The constrained smile on his face was almost too much to hold back, even his eyelids were trembling, but he felt he couldn't laugh too recklessly... No, he couldn't help it.
The examination this morning was indeed the most dramatic one he had ever proctored.
The rule that a saint test might bestow a divine title had actually been forgotten by many since Merlin set the record thirty years ago, as no one since then had received a divine title from a saint test.
And today, their own saint had broken the Law King's record—never mind what principle he used to break it, the record was broken regardless.
The Scales of Order had recognized it, so how could the proctors of the Order Church not?
Mentioning this outside would surely increase his own achievements.
Priest Paxi's lips twitched slightly, and he pressed his temples, "Although we are unclear about the specifics of how An Su passed the test, it feels like..."
An Su had been quietly threatening Ai Xueli, something they hadn't heard on their side.
The true circumstances, only the parties involved would know.
Priest Paxi paused, then said with uncertainty, "...this should not be good, right?"
At this point, Bishop Sharl, who was from the sixth Church of Order and had not yet spoken, finally spoke up.
Although Bishop Sharl's expression was also subtle, he slowly concluded,
"According to the doctrines of Order, anything within the rules is permitted.
The alchemic bio-test is precisely a test of a saint's comprehensive quality, endurance, courage, intelligence... And using rules to eliminate enemies is also a form of intelligence."
"In the Nether World—especially for the final exam tomorrow, An Su's ability to apply rules flexibly is very important."
"Furthermore,"
Bishop Sharl coughed softly again,
"This border student named An Su, his final combination magic, is indeed very interesting... quite novel and creative. It feels suitable for our path of Order integration."
"Plus, his unruly temperament is precisely what needs to be tempered in the Order Church."
Priest Paxi knew trouble was brewing the moment he heard the old man's tone.
Everything he had said before was just a preamble; the real point came in the last few sentences.
The implicit message was clear.
Bishop Sharl was taken by An Su's advanced understanding of magic, his perfect scores in written and combat tests, and his recent blessing from the god of Order. He wanted to pull him into the Order Church.
As had been mentioned before, since all seven gods are one family, believing in one is believing in all. It's completely normal for the saint tests to be occasions for talent scouting.
If it wasn't for scouting, Bishop Sharl wouldn't have bothered to come proctor.
But they can't let this guy be pulled into the Order Church...
One must not be fooled by his appearance.
Priest Paxi always had a vague premonition that if this guy entered the sixth Church of Order, he might end up tempering the entire Church instead.
Then, during witch hunts, Order Knights would truly pick little boys who run naked holding back their urine to eliminate the Chaos Followers.
His hopeful gaze turned towards the priest of the Radiant Holy See, praying he wouldn't agree.
The priest of the Radiant Holy See fell silent for a moment before slowly saying, "We can let An Su go to you, but the condition is to give one and throw in two more."
"What do you mean?" asked the friendly-looking bishop.
"Arthur and Lister are the two to be thrown in."
"...." Bishop Sharl fell silent.
"Excuse me," he said firmly.