Versatile Mage: Get the Desert Emperor clone at the start

Chapter 269 The Essence of the Holy City: Obsession, Narrow-mindedness, and Arrogance
The firelight from the fireplace danced on Soraka's serene profile, casting deep shadows.

She reached out and grabbed Qin Yu'er, who was standing next to her.

An invisible force slowly calmed the turmoil in his heart.

"Oh?"

"heresy?"

"Tell me, what exactly did Qin Yu'er do... that angered the heavens and the people, that brought chaos to the world, that deserves to be labeled a 'heretic' by your Holy City and sent here to 'arrest' her?"

Eric felt his throat go dry, and an invisible pressure made it almost impossible for him to breathe.

"Reporting to the senior!"

"Qin Yu'er's crime was not due to her own will, but rather to her innate destiny! She is... a victim of the ice element!"

Qin Yu'er's body trembled violently; those three words were the root of all her nightmares.

Because of her status as a "victim," she was abandoned by her family at a young age.

However, after she managed to control this power, she was imprisoned by the Holy City.

Soraka patted her cold hand, signaling her not to panic.

Eric continued, "The victims were cursed by magic! The magical power within them was inherently violent and unbalanced, far exceeding what their own will could control!"

"Qin Yu'er possesses the ultimate ice power. If this power goes out of control, it can freeze hundreds of miles in an instant, causing widespread devastation! It is not her subjective will, but her very existence is a walking source of calamity!"

"The Holy City took pity on its misfortune and placed it atop the Tianshan Mountains, using the extreme cold to suppress its magic. This is already an immense grace!"

"Yet they actually fled on their own and stepped into this land teeming with life. Such an act is tantamount to placing countless innocent lives in a frozen wasteland that could erupt at any moment!"

"For the sake of all living beings, the Holy City has defined this uncontrollable and unpredictable source of disaster as 'heretics' and has taken it in and purified it. This is... a helpless measure, but also the only righteous path!" He spoke more and more fluently, seemingly immersed in the "righteousness" he was describing.

"I hope you won't get involved in this mess and will hand her over to the Holy City."

However, Soraka only had one word to this: "Get out!"

"senior!"

"You...you really want to make an enemy of the entire Holy City just to protect a 'heretic'?! Do you know the consequences of making an enemy of the Holy City?!" The final question was a blatant threat, attempting to intimidate the other party with the colossal power of the Holy City.

Soraka showed no fear whatsoever.

"'heresy'?"

"Your Holy City is as ignorant as a frog in a well..."

"It's outrageously narrow-minded! Possessing power, yet knowing only fear and confinement, regarding the power bestowed by heaven and earth as a calamity? How foolish!"

“Define the magic cultivators who are born with a soul seed as ‘victims’…”

"The innate soul seed is the most generous gift of the laws of heaven and earth! Its potential is limitless."

"Your Holy City..."

"It's just because of their own incompetence, their inability to understand or control this powerful force originating from the source, that they feel fear, just like cave dwellers fearing heavenly fire!"

"So you use that hypocritical 'order' and 'salvation' as a fig leaf, forcibly branding those who possess this power as 'victims'! Imprisoning them in a bitter, cold land."

"They call it 'suppression,' but in reality, they are stifling geniuses and imprisoning the future!"

"In the name of fear, you commit tyranny! Is this your Holy City's... 'righteous path'?!"

Soraka's words completely shattered the holy city's facade of righteousness, exposing its fanaticism, narrow-mindedness, and fearful nature!

Every word is heartbreaking!

“Now…” Soraka’s voice returned to its initial calm, but with a chilling undertone, “with your rotten fears and ignorant arrogance… “get out of my sight.”

boom--!
An irresistible, immense repulsive force suddenly erupted!

Eric and the holy judge mages behind him didn't even have time to scream before they were grabbed by an invisible giant hand and instantly dragged and thrown away by an irresistible force.

Inside the wooden house, tranquility returned.

When Eric returned to the Holy City, he reported this matter to the Archangel Far.

"Your... Your esteemed Archangel of Punishments..."

"Your subordinate... Your subordinate is incompetent! The mission to capture the heretic Qin Yu'er... has failed!"

"Failed?"

Eric dared not hide anything and immediately recounted everything that had happened in the Finnish cabin.

He described Soraka as unfathomable, reiterating her chilling accusations of “ignorance” and “narrow-mindedness” against the holy city…

Eric dared not look up, only feeling the increasingly violent aura emanating from the direction of the throne, like a live volcano about to erupt!
"Useless!" Far's voice was filled with rage.

"How dare an unknown woman... how dare she do this?!"

The Holy City has recently suffered a series of blows.

The terrifying attack by the Emperor-level Void Creatures caused heavy casualties in the Holy City!
Even more unacceptable is that just recently, Archangel Raphael, who was traveling among humans, was killed by the Silverwing Ant Queen of the Shurima Empire!

The Holy City lost its pillar of strength, shocking the world and damaging its authority.

The glory of the holy city has been trampled upon time and time again!

And now...

A mere monk whose name is unknown!
How dare they so contemptuously rebuke the envoys of the Holy City, and even claim that the Holy City is "ignorant" and "narrow-minded," openly denying the Holy City's millennia-old definition of "victims"?!
This is no longer a simple mission failure!

This is a blatant provocation against the Holy City!
"Fine! Very well!" Far's voice was distorted with extreme anger. "This wild mage who appeared out of nowhere dares to ride roughshod over the Holy City?! Does he really think the Holy City is without anyone?!"

He suddenly stood up from his throne!
Rumble——!
The entire courtroom trembled!
Centered on where she stood, pure holy light burst forth from her body, illuminating the entire hall!

"take me!"

Far has decided to personally descend to the mortal realm!
However, this happened right after those people from the Holy City were driven away by Soraka.

Another group of figures approached silently from afar.

They were from the Parthenon.

The uniform moon-white robes fluttered gently in the breeze, like solidified moonlight, a sacred symbol of life, healing, and peace.

The leader was tall and had a steady gait.

The wide hood hung low, completely obscuring her face in deep shadow. Only the outline of her jawline was visible, making it impossible to guess her true age. Only an invisible sense of authority quietly permeated the air.

She was a highly respected sage in the Parthenon.

She walked straight up to Soraka and stopped.

After a brief silence, a cold voice rang out, but the words were somewhat inexplicable.

"Starry Sky... Goddess?"

This pause is meaningful, carrying a detached, judgmental tone: "Do you know your crime?"

(End of this chapter)