"Believers, kind people, last night the gaze of God descended upon this place."
"Under the guidance of the four Divine Envoys, we raised the banner of saving the world."
"This corrupt and decadent world will be gone forever."
"Therefore, last night, through the actions of God's Grace, who received God's Blessing, all sinners in Jerok have been purified."
"Therefore, at this moment, under divine oracle, we establish the Religious State of God, officially beginning a comprehensive cleansing of the corruption and decadence in the world."
After Lord An finished speaking, he slowly stepped aside and bowed.
Shinobu Kocho, Butterfly Kanae, Holy Son, and Sima Wei Zhi stepped forward, radiating a sacred glow.
This was the light they deliberately activated from their 'Blessing' to highlight their sacred status as Divine Envoys.
And under the power of 'Blessing,' ordinary people could clearly feel a trace of God's will.
Those who felt this trace of God's will would not have any doubts about it.
Everyone held their breath.
Shinobu Kocho and Butterfly Kanae were facing such a scene for the first time, but Holy Son and Sima Wei Zhi were much calmer.
After all, Holy Son herself had been trained as a leader since childhood, often appearing in public for large crowds.
Shinobu Kocho and Butterfly Kanae were not very good at handling such situations, so after the four discussed it, Holy Son and Sima Wei Zhi took on the pressure.
"Kind people, the will of Our God has descended upon the earth, please respond with all your heart." Holy Son, enveloped in holy radiance, slowly lifted her toes off the ground, her hands spread open, and her voice gentle, as if she truly were a saintess treating all people equally and delivering God's will.
At this moment, she felt the power transmitted from all the people of Jerok.
The power gathered from all the people was extremely strong, allowing her to do many things; flying was merely the simplest.
"In the future world, there will be no oppression from nobles, no poverty or hunger, and no distinction between high and low, noble and humble."
"In God's eyes, all people are born equal."
"God is angry because corrupt and decadent people hold the power to oppress the kind, and angry that kind people have become fodder for the wicked."
"Therefore, God will absolutely not allow wicked people to exist in the new era from now on."
"God will bestow upon the kind the strength to fight for all that is good, and completely purge all wicked people."
Everyone watched the beautiful saintess, bathed in holy light, spreading the divine oracle to them, and couldn't help but think of the oppression, suffering, and numbness they had endured. Some shed silent tears, while others cried out in pain.
"Do not weep. It is not the kind who should weep. You should be angry, angry at your experiences, vent all your anger on the wicked, and rise up in resistance!"
As Holy Son spoke, several bottles of 'Panacea' appeared in her hand. She tossed them into the sky, then enveloped them in holy light before they exploded.
Under the effect of the holy light, the 'Panacea' dispersed into the air.
Those who were suffering from oppression and exhaustion visibly recovered their health, the emaciated gained some flesh, the blind regained their sight, the lame regained their ability to walk, and those with illnesses were cured.
These few bottles of 'Panacea' were concentrated versions made by Shinobu Kocho. Combined with the holy light, they could restore the health of hundreds of thousands of people in the city, but only restore health; limb regeneration was impossible.
"Oh, oh! A miracle!" People who had been tormented by illness and recovered their health cheered fanatically.
"My eyes, blinded by the bullies, can see! I can see!"
"I'm cured, I'm cured! Wuwuwu!"
"Great God! Great Saintess!"
"My child is cured! Cured!"
But it only restored health; limb regeneration was not possible.
The entire city erupted in fervent cheers.
Meanwhile, some people in the crowd were not cheering fanatically; instead, their faces were filled with fear, and their bodies trembled.
They were spies and scouts from various factions.
There were those from the Revolutionary Army, from the Empire, and from the Western nations.
"God—God actually exists! How is this possible, how is this possible? I've traveled the world and never heard of God's existence. How can God truly exist?!"
The person, completely wrapped in a white robe with a hood, gnashed his teeth, or rather, his clenched teeth chattered. His face was covered in scars, and his eyes revealed ferocity. Anyone who saw his face would immediately know that this was a cruel and vicious person.
"God cannot exist. Only the Supreme Imperial Arms controlled by the Emperor are the true existing gods! And the Emperor's father, who controls the Emperor, is the most powerful person in this Empire!"
Shura ground his teeth viciously, making a grinding sound.
Even though he had felt God's will, he refused to believe it was true, deceiving himself that this was definitely a trick of The Way of Peace.
He had originally been searching the world for villains to form his subordinates and collect Teigu. He had just arrived in Jerok these past two days.
Unexpectedly, something shocking happened that very night.
Hundreds of people capable of using mysterious powers comparable to Teigu Users were hunting down nobles and Imperial officials.
He had no interest in what happened to the Imperial nobles and officials; what shocked him were those individuals comparable to Teigu Users.
He had fought against someone who called himself 'God's Grace.' If not for his Teigu, 'Dimensional Array: Shangri-La,' being a spatial Teigu, he would have been killed.
Are you kidding me?! There are so many people comparable to Teigu Users? The entire Empire only has 48 Teigu, and even with the half-baked pseudo-Teigu, it wouldn't exceed 150.
But here, there were well over two hundred!
This was already a force fully capable of overthrowing the entire Empire.
And not only that, there were four women even stronger than those God's Grace!
Just a glance from two of those women from such a distance made his whole body numb. He had only felt this sensation when facing Esdeath, the Empire's Great General.
This feeling was the certainty of death if he confronted them.
In other words, those two women could instantly kill him.
At this moment, Shura felt a sharp gaze, and his body instantly stiffened. It was the gaze of the woman who called herself the Saintess.
"Damn it! How could I be discovered?!" Shura fearfully activated his Teigu, and his figure vanished in a flash.
Meanwhile, spies and scouts from other factions were also scared to death, turning around and fleeing in terror.
At the same time, the Imperial Capital also received intelligence back from its scouts.
However, the Imperial Capital still maintained an appearance of prosperity on the surface.
In the Imperial Palace, the fourteen-year-old Little Emperor sat on the throne, with a group of civil and military officials below. Minister Honest stood to the side, eating a chicken leg, and spoke to the Little Emperor.
"Your Majesty, you came to court so early today. You are becoming more and more diligent like the late Emperor. The late Emperor would surely be very pleased to know."
"However, as you can see, the Empire remains a picture of song and dance and prosperity, all thanks to Your Majesty's efforts."