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Chapter 167 Who am I to establish a republic within the empire? God, the principles of heaven.

After regaining his senses, the Holy Emperor looked at the angel who had appeared before him in disbelief.

Six angel wings, an angelic halo, and a sacred light that brings peace of mind and salvation.

A six-winged seraph!
Joan of Arc looked at the Holy Emperor and nodded in satisfaction.

She has short, silver hair, a delicate face, and lofty aspirations. While she is not entirely unwavering in her commitment to her goals, she is quite steadfast in her beliefs.

Most heroes have the seed of becoming heroes planted in their youth.

"Heavens, angels, you, you actually exist." The Holy Emperor's voice trembled, his heart pounding as if it would jump out of his chest.

She had known since childhood that God did not exist, but the angel before her told her that God truly existed.

“Of course it exists.” Joan of Arc said with a smile, sending the information the Holy Emperor wanted to know into her mind with her divine sense, along with cultivation methods such as ‘Source Awakening’, before her figure slowly faded away.

"God is always watching the world; do not let the lofty aspirations in your heart fade away."

The Holy Emperor covered his forehead, his head spinning from the overwhelming amount of information. He instinctively grabbed the chair for support, but ended up falling to the ground along with it.

The origins of the Gastrea, the process of the catastrophe, God's final judgment on the world, the Seraph's plea to God, the conditions of the three heroes, the ark to the new century, the awakening of the source material, the stigmata...

"Haaah, haaah..." The Holy Emperor breathed rapidly as he processed the information in his mind, his eyes filled with terror. He covered his lips with his hands, trying to suppress the urge to vomit from fear.

The original text of the Bible that I had read before came to mind.

"God saw that the wickedness of mankind on earth was immense, so he announced that he would use a flood to destroy all living things on earth, that nothing would escape death."

'God entrusted Noah with…'

"God has always been watching the world. Humanity has opened Pandora's box with its own hands, tolling the death knell for humanity in this era." The Holy Emperor trembled, his arms wrapped around his shoulders, his eyes brimming with fear.

"No, no! Humanity shouldn't have reached that point yet. If God sees humanity starting to unite and abandon all bad ideas, wouldn't He make an exception?"

"We must tell everyone in Tokyo that the 'cursed children' should be treated kindly. They are human beings just like us. They cannot choose their own birth, and ordinary people should not discriminate against them because of it!"

The Holy Emperor got up from the ground and pressed the button on the table to call for maids and guards.

"I know it's too late now, but I hope God can see that even the slightest chance is enough, that humanity still has a glimmer of humanity!"

Just then, a silver scale pattern appeared on her forehead.

In that instant, I felt a daze, and everything around me changed.

The Holy Emperor was terrified, but the next moment a divine aura calmed her down.

All the fear, panic, anxiety and other emotions in my heart disappeared.

Before her stood the trunk of a massive tree, as large as a mountain range; looking up, she saw a canopy of colorful leaves that stretched as far as the eye could see.

World Tree

"Your Majesty the Holy Emperor!"

"Your Majesty, what's wrong?!"

"My God, you're glowing!"

The panicked voices of the maids and guards reached my ears.

The magical and sacred light around her quickly faded, and she returned to her boudoir.

The door to the boudoir had been opened, and the guards stood at the door, dumbfounded and incredulous, while the maid covered her mouth in panic.

They rushed over upon receiving the Holy Emperor's summons. As soon as they opened the door, they saw a glowing scale symbol appear on the Holy Emperor's forehead, and then his entire body was enveloped in silver light, as if a saintly maiden from mythology had descended to earth.

“World Tree…Stigmata.” The Holy Emperor came back to her senses, touched her forehead, and felt a warm current in her body. This was elemental power. At the same time, she was also given the intuition to perceive good and evil by the 'Stigmata of Justice'.

“I have received a gift from God. Now I must inform the regents, all ministers, all members of the Security Council, and the heads of large private companies and corporations as quickly as possible.”

“Tell them that this concerns the survival of Tokyo, no, the entire world, and that they must be there no matter what.”

"A gift from God!" The guards instantly became fanatical, without a doubt, after all, the Holy Emperor was the ruler of Tokyo and also the most beautiful girl in the world.

"My subordinate understands!"

The Holy Emperor turned to look at the gray sky outside the window, where a torrential downpour was falling: 'Gods, humanity still possesses the brilliance of human nature.'

……

Joan of Arc is searching the world for a third hero, unaware that sensing the radiance of a soul is not enough to find him accurately.

Before gaining their potential to become heroes, most heroes are no different from ordinary people in spirit; their potential is only activated after experiencing some profound memories.

Because humans are not born heroes, and born heroes are definitely not humans.

"No wonder we can't find it this way." Los Saint shook his head as he walked out of the Pantheon.

"Human beings, no matter what world they live in, have always possessed the brilliance of humanity, and it is precisely because of this brilliance that Noah's Ark came into being."

The Holy Emperor's demonstration to him that most people in that world possessed 'human brilliance' was merely a momentary excitement. When he used the power granted by the Holy Mark to see that everyone was evil, he must have felt utterly hopeless.

Los Saint was thinking as he stepped into the space, and after taking two or three steps, he arrived on the street.

However, it is not a modern street, but a street full of medieval charm. The houses on both sides of the street are no more than five stories high, and the walls are painted red and green for aesthetic purposes.

Shop owners in the stores selling goods are greeting passersby, who come and go in various traditional-style clothes.

The carriage wheels on the road made a creaking sound, and some horses couldn't control themselves and defecated on the street, causing passersby to curse and swear. Some drunkards walked into the alley with bottles in their hands and relieved themselves on the spot, ignoring the stares of others.

Such behavior seems to be commonplace in the eyes of passersby.

The atmosphere of medieval life was so palpable that it greatly dispelled much of Los Saint's unhappiness.

“Although it was the end of the empire, at least most people were normal ordinary people, phew…” Luo Sheng smiled slightly.

It's normal for an empire to be in its final stages; it's just that the country's decline was caused by those in power, nobles, and executioners in the hands of the powerful.

Although the nation and the powerful have fallen into depravity, civilization has not; civilization remains in the majority of ordinary people.

"Hey, shopkeeper, give me one of these fruits." Luo Sheng looked at the fruit shop next door and pointed to a fruit he didn't recognize.

"One?" The young woman blinked. Wow, what a handsome man! But then she tensed up. So handsome, he doesn't look like he's ever done manual labor. Is he a nobleman?

The nobles in the capital were already superior to others, and ordinary people could not resist them; any resistance would lead to a tragic end.

“Yes, one.” Luo Sheng smiled. “How much?”

"No, no, it's free, please take whatever you like," the female shop owner quickly said.

Luo Sheng took out a silver coin and put it into the fruit basket. He picked up a fruit, took a bite, and the sweet taste filled his taste buds: "Hmm, it's a good one among ordinary fruits."

The shop owner breathed a sigh of relief as he watched Luo Sheng leave, then carefully picked up the silver coins from the fruit basket.

Los Saint walked along the street for a while, but didn't see anything that disgusted him in public. Even the corrupt nobles in the capital wouldn't do anything too outrageous in public. But behind closed doors, it was a different story. They were as depraved and cruel as could be.

They will use every means at their disposal to plunder the people's wealth as long as they can maintain a semblance of stability.

“Revolutionary Army? Ha, that word is truly an unprecedented insult.” Los Saint looked in a certain direction and glanced at the Revolutionary Army’s headquarters from thousands of miles away.

The revolutionary army, operating under the guise of revolution, was actually only slightly better than the empire.

It's all about who's worse. As long as it's not as bad as the empire, the people will naturally support it because they have no other choice.

The new nation established by the revolutionary army after overthrowing the empire decayed at an alarming rate, far exceeding the empire's level of corruption in just a few years, and its exploitation of the people was even more ruthless.

Furthermore, because of their cooperation with foreign tribes during the overthrow of the empire, the people of the north were almost enslaved, and the revolutionary army was not yet capable of quelling the rebellion.

This period is roughly equivalent to the time of the Five Barbarian Invasions during the Xia Dynasty.

"Humanity's future must be chosen by humanity itself. God will only offer some assistance, but will not decide for humanity." Luo Sheng took one last look at the night raid stronghold in the Imperial Capital Forest.

If the future is chosen by the gods for humanity, then it is not humanity's future, but the gods' future.

"Revolution? We'll have to see what the Xia Kingdom does. Let's give this task to the Xia people and see what they think." Luo Sheng stepped into the space and took three steps forward.

Earth, Xia Kingdom, Southern Vermilion Bird Main Base.

At this time, the Suzaku Base had been expanded from a town-level unit that could only accommodate 100,000 people to a quasi-county-level unit that could accommodate 300,000 people for training.

This is not only where the daily lives and training of the 'Extraordinary Legion' warriors take place, but the newly expanded area is also where the warriors' families live.

A 1200-meter-diameter 'Sky Fortress' floats above the main base, which is very similar to the 'Space Service Station', but it is entirely equipped with combat weapons.

Maintenance personnel piloting small aircraft are flying outside the 'air fortress' to inspect and repair it.

Cheers echoed from the combat arena at the center of the base, where soldiers conducted combat training every day.

The base's general command office.

Tao Jing rubbed her temples, looking a bit of a headache, while holding her work tablet: "Ugh..."

She has been busy ever since she became a lieutenant general in the 'Super Legion' and took over as commander-in-chief of the Southern Theater.

The nation is undergoing a comprehensive shift towards exploring space travel, transitioning from a home planet civilization to a spacefaring civilization. No matter what position one holds, there will be endless tasks to complete.

Even with such a busy schedule, her strength has not stagnated. She is currently at the late stage of the fifth rank, with a total index of [92376].

He ranks third among the world's extraordinary individuals.

The two ahead of her are Irene, the reincarnation of the British angel [98487], and the Pope of the Vatican [93458].

Reaching this level of strength is equivalent to seven of those Little Boys from World War II.

Yu Chengyue, the second-best expert in the Xia Kingdom, is also a late-stage fifth-tier expert, but his index is only [71238].

"Now that we've established the space route between the Earth and the Moon, the next step is the Mars route." Tao Jing put down her work tablet.

The path to Mars is very different from the path between Earth and the Moon, and it is extremely difficult, since the orbital speed of Mars is different, and the journey between Earth and Mars is much longer.

With current technology, a journey to Mars would take at least six months, and more than two hundred 'space service stations' would need to be built.

She could already imagine how lively the future Earth-Mars voyage would be.

However, these national plans have little to do with her; at most, she is responsible for supervising the construction of the 'space service station'.

"I've hit a bottleneck in the late stage of the fifth rank. I wonder what kind of good deeds and great achievements I'll need to reach the sixth rank..."

Tao Jing looked up, intending to relax by looking at the scenery outside the window, but she froze, her expression changing instantly.

“From the moment I bestowed upon you the ‘Eye of God’ until now, you have done quite well. However, reaching the sixth rank is currently unlikely; you need time to mature.” A gentle voice reached her ears.

"You, you've arrived." Tao Jing stood up excitedly from her chair and quickly bowed slightly to show her respect.

She didn't even notice that the deity was standing right in front of her, and had been watching her from such close range for some time.

I first encountered this deity during that stadium incident.

The second time I saw her was on her way to comfort the families of fallen soldiers.

The third time was when he was on the verge of death after the battle in the Tokyo Incident.

Despite these three encounters, she still didn't know who this deity was.

This time, it's the fourth time.

"Tao Jing, I have a divine decree to give to you, no, to be precise, to give to the Xia Kingdom." Luo Sheng calmly looked at Tao Jing, whose emotions were about to overflow.

"Please give your orders, and the Xia Kingdom will certainly exert all its strength," Tao Jing said solemnly.

The gods are moral beacons and would never allow anything to plunge the Xia Kingdom into crisis. This is a tremendous opportunity, which is why she dared to directly represent the Xia Kingdom in her response.

"We don't need to mobilize the entire nation. You only need to select a few hundred elites to go to another planet and liberate that civilization." As Luo Sheng spoke, a large amount of information was transmitted to Tao Jing's mind.

Having already reached the late stage of the fifth rank, she digested this information in just a few seconds, going from surprise to seriousness and finally understanding.

Liberating a decadent empire with a civilization level of medieval decline and helping its people establish a true republic—isn't that the core of the Xia Kingdom? No wonder the gods chose the Xia Kingdom over other countries.

Other countries may also be modern civilizations, but their core is not as advanced as that of the Xia Kingdom.

However, although that other world was in the Middle Ages, it had developed a technology tree, but the technology tree was a bit off, with firearms, supernatural gadgets, and even Gundam.

“You can use this to travel to that planet, but it’s a one-time use. You will naturally return after you have completed the liberation of your civilization.” A silver glass bead appeared in Los Saint’s hand.

The glass bead flew towards Tao Jing. It was a spatial bead that could send three hundred people directly to the Empire.

Tao Jing reached out and caught it, and the moment she held it, she knew how to use it.

"Having accomplished the great feat of liberating a civilization, your advancement to the sixth rank is only natural," Luo Sheng said with a smile. "I have high hopes for you."

The fifth order is a hero of human civilization, celebrated and lauded throughout human history.

So, the sixth rank would be a legendary hero of human civilization, who would be fanatically deified by the world.

Tao Jing snapped out of her daze, realizing that Luo Sheng was about to leave, and anxiously asked.

"Could you tell me your name, great god?"

Los Saint paused for a moment and then said with a smile, "Well, after all, I've already appeared in front of you four times."

"I have many names. Those who believe in me in Western civilization call me God, or God."

"However, I prefer another name, Tianli (Heavenly Principle)."

After speaking, Luo Sheng's figure faded and disappeared under Tao Jing's gaze.

"God... Heaven's justice, the Lord of Heaven..." Tao Jing opened her mouth, utterly shocked. It was actually 'the Lord of Heaven'! The Lord of Heaven and God are the same deity!
(End of this chapter)