Greece.
Athens Acropolis.
The Pathenon Temple declared Ye Xinxia innocent.
The Death of Saint Penny Jia was caused by someone else, and the Death of Saint Ander was also related to this person.
"High Judge of the Tribunal intended to subvert the Pathenon Temple, setting a scheme to kill Saint Penny Jia and Saint Ander, thereby framing Saint Ye Xinxia."
"Thanks to the wisdom and courage of Saint Ye Xinxia, we exposed the High Judge's conspiracy and imprisoned and judged him and many of his accomplices. For this, we reorganized the Tribunal and judged Dulanke with Dark Judgment."
Hailong stood at the foot of the divine mountain, expressionlessly announcing the statement prepared by the Mother of the Temple Pamir.
"Praise Saint Ye Xinxia!"
The faithful prostrated themselves, praising Ye Xinxia's wisdom and courage.
"Alas."
Seeing this, Hailong sighed inwardly.
He didn't understand why the Hall Mother wanted to keep Ye Xinxia in the sequence of Goddess candidates and continue to raise Ye Xinxia's prestige.
Although he knew Ye Xinxia was framed, the Pathenon Temple had so many Deaths because of Ye Xinxia.
Without a certain number of Super-Order Mages, if the Titans attacked, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Perhaps, was she worried that man would come to the Pathenon Temple again?
Having just won the World Academy Tournament, he possessed such powerful strength and acted so recklessly.
"..." Hailong recalled the scene of that day, frowning deeply.
"Hall Master, may I ask about Goddess Yi Zhisha..." At this moment, a rather imposing believer stepped forward, wanting to ask about the situation of Yi Zhisha they saw during the Dark Judgment. Hailong immediately interrupted him and said sternly:
"That was an illusion created by Dulanke, blaspheming the sanctity of Goddess Yi Zhisha. No one is allowed to mention this matter again in the future!"
"So it was Dulanke, that heretic!" The believer believed Hailong without question.
Many believers behind them also spat on Dulanke.
"There is one more thing I need to announce." Hailong said.
The believers immediately quieted down.
"From today on, the Pathenon Temple will temporarily close the mountain ascent path and set up another faith palace at the foot of the mountain."
As soon as this was said, the believers buzzed.
"Silence, this is the foot of the divine mountain!" Hailong reprimanded.
After the believers quieted down, Hailong continued, "The mountain closure is only temporary. We will lift the closure on the day of the Goddess election."
Hearing this, the believers were still not very willing. What was the difference between not letting them ascend the divine mountain for worship and making them abandon their faith?
Hailong also had no solution for this. After all, so many people were dead or injured, and it would take some time to fill most of the vacancies.
Although the Pathenon Temple held a high position, far above the five Magic Associations, it had not been as glorious as before since Yi Zhisha.
If some people were to learn that the Pathenon Temple had lost a large group of Super-Order Mages, Hailong dared not imagine what would happen next.
Closing the mountain was a must!
"Saint Asha Ruiya!"
The believers suddenly cheered.
Hailong looked back at the mountain path, and Asha Ruiya walked down from the mountain.
Hmm?
What was Asha Ruiya coming for?
"Hall Master Hailong."
While Hailong was puzzled, Asha Ruiya came over and bowed, then looked at the believers and said, "I also have something to announce."
"You..." Hailong felt something was wrong and was about to stop her, but then he heard Asha Ruiya say, "I, Saint Asha Ruiya, announce my withdrawal from the Goddess candidate sequence and will no longer participate in the election!"
"Whoosh~~~!"
The whole place was in an uproar.
If Asha Ruiya also withdrew from the Goddess candidate sequence, it would mean that only Ye Xinxia remained in the sequence!
"Have you discussed this with the Hall Mother? Withdrawing from the Goddess candidate sequence is not something you can just say. And once you withdraw, Ye Xinxia will be the only candidate and can become the Goddess directly without an election. She..." Hailong said, trailing off.
"The Hall Mother allowed it." Asha Ruiya said indifferently.
Hailong was speechless.
Was Parthenon still the Parthenon he knew?
How did it seem to have completely lost its former glory since Jiang Yuan arrived?
If the Holy City took action, could Jiang Yuan be deemed a heretic?
A series of questions appeared in Hailong's mind, and he didn't even realize Asha Ruiya had left.
...
The unusual behavior of the Pathenon Temple attracted heavyweight international attention.
It should be known that a Goddess is not only highly respected in Parthenon and Greece, but also holds a very high status in most Western countries.
A Chinese person becoming the sole candidate.
It had never happened in history.
When the news reached the country, it caused quite a stir.
At this time, Jiang Yuan had not stayed long at the Demon Capital Research Institute when over a dozen calls came to his communicator.
Besides calls congratulating him on his victory, most were from Feng Li and other mentors.
They didn't know what had happened at the Pathenon Temple, and even when the old priest Old Bao went to inquire, he couldn't get any news.
They wanted to ask Jiang Yuan what the situation was like that day.
After all, the appearance of the Ancient King at Parthenon was too significant.
Every move of an Emperor receives great attention.
In response, Jiang Yuan explained that his Undead System had received the inheritance left by the Ancient King, allowing him to borrow some power.
Jiang Yuan's Undead System had always been extraordinarily strong, and the explanation of receiving the Ancient King's inheritance was indeed very convincing.
Besides calls from Feng Li and others, General Hua Jun also called him.
He was attending a meeting in the Imperial Capital to exterminate demons and monsters and invited Jiang Yuan to fulfill their previous agreement.
The two planned to meet at a high-end guesthouse in the Imperial Capital that was not open to the public.
...
...
The sun was covered by clouds, and the hot street got a moment of respite.
A car drove down the street, entered a manor, and finally stopped in front of the guesthouse.
Jiang Yuan didn't even need to open the car door himself; a waiter jogged over, respectfully opened the door, and gestured with a smiling face, "Please."
"Hello, please follow me." The waiter had obviously received news long ago and had been waiting here for a long time.
Jiang Yuan got out of the car and followed him into the guesthouse, going directly to a room.
Pushing open the door, only General Hua Jun was inside.
He immediately stood up to greet him, smiling, "Jiang Yuan, you're finally here. Come, sit, sit."
Soon after Jiang Yuan sat down, dishes began to be served.
"I heard you've already advanced to Super-Level?" General Hua Jun asked.
Jiang Yuan nodded: "I have advanced, it's an Undead System Super-Level."
General Hua Jun hummed in acknowledgment and continued, "Before the tournament, I promised you Super-Level advancement resources. Now that your Undead System has advanced to Super-Level, the national treasury can still provide two heavenly treasures to allow your Water System and Space to also advance to Super-Level."