The story of the black silk female knight

"In fact, as long as one completes the overall evolution of life level, that is, reaches the Star Glory level, one will have the foundation to become a false god."

Before that great catastrophe, there were many false gods on various planets in the universe.

On many planets with relatively underdeveloped civilizations, the power of a Star-level cultivator is enough to make ordinary people worship them as gods, and it is easy to obtain the power of faith.

As long as the source of this faith power remains stable, it's only a matter of time before a false god is formed by the condensation of a divine personality.

In fact, this can be considered a kind of symbiotic ecosystem in those backward tribes, where the weak depend on the strong and offer their faith to the strong, and the strong must take on the obligation to protect the weak in order to become even stronger.

Many powerful false gods started out by progressing step by step in this way.

"I see... Now all the clues make sense."

Valensa murmured something and then took over the conversation again:

"That illusory saintess Angela, also known as the Sinful Angel, somehow learned how to become a false god and developed the motivation or ambition to do so."

What was a method of achieving godhood that was easy to succeed before the Great Cataclysm is now very difficult.

Because almost every planet in the universe with intelligent life has a church of the sun, people's faith in the sun goddess is unwavering. Even those powerful extraterrestrial evil gods cannot fool a few devout believers, let alone ordinary human cultivators.

As a former saint of the Church of the Sun, the Sinful Angel must have been very aware of how difficult it was to compete with Her Majesty the Goddess for believers; it was practically impossible.

For so many years, she has been supporting various cults to cause trouble for free. It is very likely that she is observing and learning from the evil gods behind those cults, and wants to find a way to consolidate her own divinity through cult methods such as sacrifice.

I don't know exactly what she learned, but she did find a way.

Since the vast majority of intelligent life in this universe worships Her Majesty the Goddess, we can simply lure people from other worlds to become believers.

So all those crazy researches and heinous crimes that Savat Langdon has done over the years were actually to collect faith power for the Sin Angels to condense their divine status.

Savart Langdon first found a technologically advanced world rife with materialism, and then chose a metropolis with a population of over ten million to run a cult, luring many ignorant and pitiful young people to become raw materials for the Sin Angels to produce faith power.

Perhaps the Sin Angels felt that Savat Langdon had tricked too few people and the rate was too low, so Savat Langdon developed the technology of splitting human souls and implanting them into goblin bodies.

With this technology, Savat Langdon could use a few thousand people as if they were hundreds of thousands, collecting faith power to condense divinity for the Sin Angels with nearly a hundred times the original efficiency…”

Chapter 7 False God

"...So she actually had such great ambitions."

Linglan's body went limp involuntarily, and she sat on the ground in a duck-like position, her face full of bitter smiles and sorrow.

After a moment of thoughtful consideration, the others had to admit that Valensa's analysis made a lot of sense, and they fell silent for a while.

"I need to report this to headquarters immediately!"

About a minute later, Velenkasha suddenly thought of something else, and her expression turned serious:

"If the Sinful Angel is indeed Angela, then Angela's Saint-level authority within the church must be revoked immediately! Otherwise, with her abilities, she can move freely between various church branches and even the headquarters of the Divine Continent, easily obtaining all our intelligence, and might even be hiding within the church!"

After all, Angela's current status in the church records is simply "missing." Although I erected a cenotaph for her for regular worship, this was merely my personal act; the church has not acknowledged her death or revoked her sainthood!

"This……"

The thought that the Sinful Angels might have even higher intelligence access to the Church of the Sun made Valensa sigh, offering a self-deceiving, bitter smile:

"Perhaps the situation isn't so bad? Is it possible that the Sinful Angel isn't Angela herself, but rather her disciple or descendant?"

"Will not."

Velenkasha shook her head firmly:

"Do you remember Tia's analysis about why the Sin Angel never retaliates against the Holy Knights? If the Sin Angel is Angela, then this makes perfect sense."

Angela and I have worked together for hundreds of years. Even if I couldn't see through her hidden ambitions, I still know her to some extent.

She doesn't target her church brothers and sisters, possibly out of sentimentality, but more importantly because she is very cautious.

"Valentha, you're a paladin too, so you should know very well that the first rule set by Her Majesty the Goddess is to forbid brothers and sisters within the church from killing each other, right?"

"Yes, of course I know."

Valensa nodded and guessed:

"Does Your Highness mean that the Sinful Angels never engage in direct combat with the clergy because they don't want to violate this rule?"

"I think that's how it should be."

Vilenkasa affirmed this and went on to explain:

"How do you think the Church ensures the binding force of its rules on clergy? Is it through mutual supervision among clergy? A dedicated internal discipline department? Moral self-discipline?"

No, none of these are the methods that ordinary human organizations would use. As an all-knowing and all-powerful being, Her Majesty the Goddess has better ways to enforce the rules she has set.

Just as the sun will inevitably rise in the east and set in the west, water will inevitably freeze at low temperatures, and air will inevitably flow when there are different air pressures, Her Majesty the Goddess directly wrote the rules she set into the laws.

Therefore, the Sin Angel never retaliates against the clergy who pursue her, not only because she doesn't want to, but also, very likely, because she can't.

Of course, once cultivators possess a certain level of strength, they can influence or even alter the laws of nature. One of the requirements to become a Saintess is to have Moon-level strength; with this level of strength, one can break free from the constraints of the laws and accomplish certain tasks when serious.

But just as violating the laws of the world will result in a backlash from corrective forces, if I forcibly disobey Her Majesty the Goddess's rules, such as if I were to beat you up badly, I would be punished by the gods and might even attract Her Majesty the Goddess's attention.

If Her Majesty the Goddess were to discover what the Sin Angel intended to do, she would be finished. That is why she is extremely cautious and never engages in battle with the clergy.

"Huh? Your Highness will be punished by the gods if you hit me?"

Valensa raised an eyebrow:

"Back when Your Highness was teaching me divine arts, you beat me up every day until I cried out in pain, but I never saw Your Highness suffer any divine punishment?"

"That's because we were just exchanging ideas and teaching each other; I had no ill intentions towards you."

Virenkasha shrugged, then rolled her eyes and gave a mischievous grin:

"Speaking of which... Valensa, as a half-god, even if you haven't reached the Radiant Rank yet, you should be able to forcibly defy the rules and do some things... Why don't you try it yourself?"

"...Let's give it a try."

Valensa thought for a moment, then took a breath:

"I did this to confirm my speculation, and I hope Her Majesty the Goddess won't blame me too much."

"No, under normal circumstances."

Velenkasha laughed:

"After all, even blood relatives can sometimes get into a fight when they get really angry. It's not uncommon for clergy to get into real arguments or even fights because of disagreements or conflicts."

Putting everything else aside, take me for example. In my 900-plus years of service on Eve, I've had my fair share of arguments and even fights with other saintesses… I've also experienced Her Majesty's punishments quite a few times.”

"...Then I'll give it a try without worry."

As Valensa spoke, she clenched her fists and deliberately glared fiercely at Virenkasa, trying to cultivate a malice towards her in her mind.

But... what exactly constitutes evil intent?

Valensa scrutinized Virenkasa from head to toe with intense gaze.

As a saint who personally served the Sun Goddess in the Kingdom of Gods, Velenkasa was naturally very beautiful, with a very attractive figure, and she wore particularly alluring backless bodysuits.

I really want to push her down, play with her, and satisfy my desires on her... Can this feeling be considered an evil thought?

"...Let me warn you first."

Seemingly sensing the fervor in Valensa's eyes, Velenkasa gave a chuckled reminder:

"If you're just looking at me with lustful eyes, it doesn't mean you have any ill intentions towards me."

"Goo~"

Valensa, her pink fantasy interrupted, let out a rather embarrassing sound, which then turned into anger:

"Hmph! I'll show you what true malice is!"

She suddenly thought of the wings of the high-ranking frost demon, which even the sun goddess loved to eat, and instantly found the correct way to generate evil thoughts.

Beat her down, eat her wings, and even more!

The gluttonous evil god's instinct instantly rose in Valensa's heart. Normally, she could perfectly control this impulse, but this time, for the sake of the experiment, she chose to follow her instinct and charged towards Velenkasa with a roar.

Valenkasa neither dodged nor evaded. In fact, in order to ensure the success of the experiment, she even used her strength to suppress her physical abilities, allowing Valenkasa's haphazard attacks to injure her.

Hiss~

Valensa's first grab landed successfully on Velenkasa's purple stockings. Her sharp nails tore the stockings apart in an instant, but did not hurt Velenkasa's skin at all. It was clearly a very skilled move.

As she tore through Velenkasa's purple stockings with her right hand, Valensa pushed her with her left hand, sending her sprawling to the ground. Then, she pounced on her, her mouth drooling, ready to devour Velenkasa.

Snapped!

Just as Valensa pounced on Velenkasa, a slap rang out out of nowhere. Valensa staggered forward and was slapped so hard that she slid face down on the ground for a distance. Her black stockings emitted a peculiar smell, the smell of fabric and clothing that had been exposed to the sun for a long time.

"Ouch~~ Ouch~~"

Valenkasha had already put her new stockings back on, while Valencia lay on the ground for almost half a minute before finally standing up, grimacing and clutching her buttocks.

"Is this divine punishment? It hurts, it hurts so much."

"Okay, stop playing."

Seeing that Valencia and Lily of the Valley both looked gloating and seemed about to make fun of Valencia again, Friedeja interrupted them first, her expression quite serious:

"The rules set by your Sun Goddess are indeed powerful, but don't use them as a shield against the Sin Angels."

Since she has already successfully created at least hundreds of thousands of sources of faith power, her speed in condensing her divine spark should be very fast.

It's important to know that on many planets with underdeveloped civilizations in ancient times, many false gods initially had only a few hundred followers, yet they could still gradually condense their divine status over hundreds of years.

Based on Valensa's discoveries with Savart Langdon, the divine status of the Sin Angels is likely nearing completion or has already been completed.

Once she becomes a false god, the binding force of the laws on her will be greatly reduced, and given her title as the Goddess of Time and Illusion, the powers she gains after becoming a false god will most likely be related to time.

"When that time comes, even if all the saintesses of your church on Eve were to join forces, they would most likely be easy prey."

"Divinity? That's right, divinity! I think I've seen that before!"

Valensa suddenly remembered what she had used to threaten Savat Langdon in negotiations: the off-white ball of light at the top of the golden torch. That must be the divine essence that the Sin Angel wanted to condense, right?

This explains why Valensa's identity was immediately exposed by Savart Langdon... because the divine essence belonged to the Sin Angel, yet Valensa asked about its progress, indicating that she neither recognized nor understood it, thus revealing her identity instantly.

"A creamy-white, light-like cluster..."

After listening carefully to Valensa's description of the off-white light twice, and then pondering for a while with her arms crossed, Friggia nodded gently:

"Although it's not quite the same as what I remember, that should be the divine spark, and it's a divine spark that's almost complete."

"It seems we must hurry up and find the Sin Angel!"

Valenkasha also put away her earlier teasing mood and became serious:

"Although we don't know what her purpose is in becoming a false god, judging from her behavior over the years, it's probably not a good thing... In any case, it's definitely the right thing to do to stop her plan first."

"You can continue discussing other matters. I'll communicate with headquarters regarding the Sinful Angel and have them revoke her Saintess status before assembling an elite Radiant Rank squad to hunt her down."

Without waiting for anyone's reply, Velenkasa turned and walked out of the storeroom, presumably to contact the headquarters of the Church of the Divine Continent in a way unique to saintesses.

Velenkasha took the initiative to stop the discussion about the Sinful Angel, so Valensa and the others naturally turned the topic back to the Rainbow Giant Chicken.

"Then... Sister Freya, can you dispel the illusion within the Giant Rainbow Chicken?"

The material from the wings of the Brilliant Giant Chicken is extremely important. Valensa and Tia are both looking at Friggia with bated breath, eagerly anticipating the arrival of this great witch.

The Great Witch did not disappoint them, and smiled calmly:

"Of course it can be undoed... Have you forgotten what I told you before? A witch's magic is about using her heart and magic to summon miracles. In theory, as long as there is enough magic, a witch's magic can do anything."

"But not yet."

Seeing that Valensa immediately opened her mouth to say that she wanted to dispel the illusion on the Rainbow Giant Chicken, Friedeja interrupted her again:

"For over 800 years, the Giant Rainbow Chicken has been maintaining this state on its own, and its physical and mental energy is already severely depleted. If the illusion spell on it is suddenly dispelled, it may vanish instantly like a mirage, leaving nothing behind."

Therefore, before dispelling this illusion, I must find a way to replenish the Giant Rainbow Chicken's physical and mental energy. This will take some time and requires a sufficient energy source.

When she said the last sentence, Friggia made no attempt to hide her feelings, her eyes fixed on Valensa's silver breastplate.

"Don't worry, Sister Friggia."

Tia subtly stepped in front of Valensa, her smile sweet:

"Starting tonight, I will work hard to ensure that I extract enough primordial bio-energy essence to replenish your magic power, sister."

"Ah."