Game of the World Tree

"The Church of Life is hypocritical, evil and cruel. Since its appearance, it has invaded the land of the orcs, plundered the wealth of the human kingdoms, and deceived the ignorant people with heresy, divided the empire's territory, and damaged the authority of our lord..."

"Since Eternal Era 1072, the Blasphemer John has disregarded the stipulations of the True God's Agreement and has privately spread the faith of the Church of Life in various parts of Holy Mania, inciting the people and provoking opposition..."

"Since John the Blasphemer preached, there have been 47 riots of life mobs inside and outside the Empire, of which 34 were related to John the Blasphemer. The riots resulted in the deaths of at least 132 nobles and 27 clergy, including three earls, one The Marquis and the two bishops have affected 31 cities...the sin is extremely sinful and unforgivable!"

"According to Article 53 of Chapter 7 of the Gospel Commandments of the Eternal Canon, what John the blasphemer has done has seriously violated the rights and interests of the Eternal Church, violated dogma and imperial laws, and constituted the crime of blasphemy, incitement, and heresy...etc. Eighteen crimes in total!"

"The glory of my lord cannot be violated, and the majesty of my lord cannot be desecrated!"

"John the Blasphemer is sinister and evil, twisted and selfish, and deceives the ignorant people for personal ambition and self-interest. What he has done is unforgivable. According to the judgment of the Eternal Church Judgment, John the Blasphemer will be burned at the stake!"

"John... are you guilty?!"

The solemn and solemn voice of the Bishop of the Tribunal spread throughout the square.

At the end of the reading, he almost shouted at Old John in a roaring voice, his eyes were round, and his facial features were hideous and angry.

The words seemed to carry some kind of magic, with the power to shake people's hearts.

After hearing his words, the onlookers couldn't help shaking their hearts, and they felt a sense of remorse and guilt from their hearts. They couldn't help but think of all the wrong things they had done in their minds.

This is the divine art of the clergy [Mind Stun].

For a time, many eternal believers in awe of the church or people with weak spiritual endurance couldn't help but bow their heads, or repent and pray, or weep in a low voice.

There are also some emotionally unstable people staring at John the God-Blessed with hateful eyes, and those eyes seem to want to eat their flesh...

The somewhat oppressive quiet atmosphere formed when the Bishop of the Tribunal angrily scolded John was quickly broken, and the curse sounded again. It seems that no curse or curse in this world can express the hatred of the people for the blasphemer...

If it wasn't too far away, I'm afraid many more stones would fall on Old John.

However, unlike the angry people after hearing the words of judgment, Old John's expression was still calm, and the [Mind Shock] of the Bishop of the Judgment did not seem to have an effect on him.

I saw him raise his head slightly, his waist was straight, and his voice was firm:

"No, I'm...not guilty."

"Bold! Blasphemer John, what you have done has already been recorded by our judgment, with the agreement of the true God and the "Eternal Code" as evidence, do you still want to argue?"

The Bishop of the Tribunal scolded angrily.

Old John sneered and glanced at the furious and angry Bishop of the Tribunal with disdain, and then his eyes slowly turned to Pope Benedict II, who had a calm face.

He took a deep breath and said calmly:

"Everything I do has not violated the agreement of the true God... Everything I have done is just and correct."

"Sophistry! Lies!"

The Bishop of the Inquisition shouted.

Old John sneered again and glanced at him:

"Mr. Bishop, you said that the Church of Life is hypocritical, evil and cruel, but what I saw was another scene."

After speaking, he looked solemn:

"Since the emergence of the Church of Life, we have resisted the invasion of the abyss demons, expelled the invading demons, and purified the pollution left by the abyss in the world of Saiggs..."

"Helping the poor out of their predicament, rebuilding their homes, adopting orphans, providing relief to the disabled, treating injuries and illnesses for the poor who cannot be cured without any return, imparting knowledge and skills to the people, helping people overcome setbacks and survive..."

"We have witnessed with our own eyes that every single civilian has broken free from despair and regained hope for the future. We have personally led everyone out of the predicament and welcomed the future..."

"How can such a benevolent church become evil and contrived in your mouth?"

"As for what you said about invading the land of the Orcs and plundering the wealth of the human kingdoms..."

"The former is that the Orcs persecuted the elves, and they invaded the elves first, and my lord and the elves were forced to fight back."

"In the latter case, the Eternal Church has no sense of responsibility. Time and time again, it abandons its people when the evil gods recover and the demons invade. It is our Lord who guides believers and warriors to intervene in a timely manner, bringing peace and salvation..."

"This point, the songs of the bards can prove it, the caravans that come and go can prove it, and the believers who spontaneously immigrate to the area where the Church of Life is located one after another and convert to our Lord can also prove it."

"It took us less than a year to restore the war-torn Maple Moon Territory to life and peace and prosperity; it took us just a few months to free one poor poor after another. poor..."

"So, how does it count as plundering wealth?"

"My Lord is only bringing new hope to the poor people after the Eternal Church has abandoned its own people."

"There is a saying in "The Holy Book of Life" that the eyes of the people are sharp. All of this is not our choice, not our coercion, but the people who choose the embrace of our Lord and become the believers of our Lord. That's it."

"So...how can it be called bewitching the people?"

Old John's words were loud, and they seemed to have some kind of power that couldn't be described in words, resounding in the square and in everyone's heart.

That majestic and calm voice, like a melodious bell, shook in the hearts of the people.

Many people gradually calmed down, and couldn't help but think of the various rumors about the Church of Life that they had heard from various gossip in recent years.

For a while, the swearing voices gradually became lower, and many people slowly woke up from their anger, watching the trial on the stage, and there was a lot of discussion.

The Bishop of the Tribunal changed slightly.

With gloomy eyes, he scolded sharply:

"Sophistry! Lies!"

"The glory of my lord cannot be defiled, and the glory of my lord cannot be defiled!"

"After the war of gods and demons started, my lord led the gods to fight against the abyss and enter hell, fighting for the safety of the world of Saiggs all the time, but the Church of Life expanded its faith while my lord was fighting ahead. This is a shameless betrayal of justice!"

"Such a hypocritical church is not qualified to preach on the mainland at all! Not to mention, it is deceiving believers on the land of our Lord without permission!"

Old John sneered:

"Betraying justice? Bewitching believers? This is even more ridiculous."

As he said that, his expression turned cold:

"As far as I know, after the war of gods and demons, the abyss forces invaded the world of Saiggs on a large scale. The Eternal Church is unwilling to return to help, and intends to use the power of the abyss demon to consume the strength of my lord..."

"It's just that my lord is strong and just, turning the tide at the most critical time and defeating the invasion of the abyss!"

"So, how can it be considered a betrayal of justice?"

"If you really want to talk about betrayal, it is the Eternal Lord who is unwilling to come back! If you really want to talk about betrayal, it is the Eternal Church that wants to use the power of the abyss to weaken the Church of Life!"

"Bold! My lord's name is something you, a blasphemer, can mention?!"

The Bishop of the Tribunal scolded.

Old John was even more disdainful:

"What about mentioning it? Since you talked about betrayal, let's talk about it..."

"Everyone in the world knows that my lord is Eve, the goddess of life, so how many people know that my lord's full name is Eve Uktrahir?"

"My lord's identity is not only the goddess of life, but also the great world tree!"

"He is the incarnation of life, the mother of nature, he is the master of the Silver Era, and was once hailed by the gods as the mother of all gods!"

As he said that, he gave a mocking look at the clergy of the Eternal Church:

"Why the World Tree withered a thousand years ago, why did the Holy Mannia Empire rise, and this history buried by the Eternal Church... Do you need me to talk about it?"

Hearing Old John's words, the expressions of some senior clerics in Eternal Church changed slightly, while the people in the audience instantly cast curious glances.

It is the nature of every mortal to watch the fun without taking it too seriously.

And the true identity of the Goddess of Life named by Old John also surprised many people.

This is a point to mention.

Although it is no longer a secret that the goddess of life is the World Tree with Eve's identity revealed, for the majority of ordinary people, the information of these extraordinary worlds is still out of reach.

For the vast majority of civilians at the scene, this was the first time they knew about it.

However, for the world tree, the creatures in the world of Saigus are no strangers.

The silver civilization of the elves has left a deep influence on the various races in the world of Saigus, even after a thousand years, it has not disappeared, and the most of them are the stories about the world tree.

In various myths and legends, the stalwart World Tree always appears in the identity of benevolence, justice and kindness.

It is also for this reason that when it was learned that the identity of the Goddess of Life was the World Tree, the mood of the onlookers immediately became subtle.

And this subtlety became more and more obvious under the expressions of the bishops and priests who did not deny it, but apparently changed slightly.

The discussion seems to be louder...

As for Old John, he completely let go of himself.

With his head held high and disdain on his face, under the ugly eyes of the bishop and the suspicious eyes of the priests, he poured out the secrets he had seen from the holy scriptures a thousand years ago:

"If you want to say betrayal, it should be the Eternal Church betraying the Church of Life, or...the former Church of Nature!"

"Thousands of years ago, the Eternal Lord who received the help of my Lord and achieved the throne of God, avenged his revenge, and betrayed my Lord!"

"Thousands of years ago, it was the gods in the heavens who blocked my lord from going further and attacked my lord for his own selfish desires!"

"If you want to say betrayer, the Eternal Church is the betrayer!"

"Shut up! You shameless blasphemer! How dare you blaspheme the name of our Lord!"

The bishop of the trial was furious and scolded sharply.

The other clergymen present also cast angry glances, and some of them couldn't bear their temper, and even stood up and glared at Old John.

Even the eternal Pope Benedict II in the center of the high platform had a cold smile in his eyes.

The gaze he looked at Old John grew deeper and deeper.

For a time, one after another powerful breath pressed towards Old John, which was the shock of anger from the archbishops of the Eternal Church.

Old John just felt like a tsunami of mighty power coming from all directions, bombarding his mind and soul, making his face pale all of a sudden, and he couldn't help groaning.

Yin red blood flowed slowly down his nostrils and the corners of his mouth.

However, his waist was still straight and his eyes were calm.

He smiled slightly, mockingly:

"Is this the Eternal Church? The anger after opening the scar is not anger, not hypocrisy, what is it?"

"you!"

Hearing Old John's sarcasm, Bishop Judgment trembled with anger, and his eyes almost burst into flames.

Looking at the angry bishops, Old John gave up as soon as he saw it, and stopped entangled in the old affairs of a thousand years ago.

He sighed softly and said:

"Of course, what happened in the past has passed, like the past, it is no longer important."

"The great goddess also warned us in the "Code of Life" that remembering the history can make us remember the lessons, but at the same time, we must focus on the present and the future..."

"When I mentioned the past, I didn't want to flaunt how innocent the Church of Life is, but I just wanted to remind everyone that to impose the crime of betrayal on our Lord, on our Church of Life, the Eternal Church... is not qualified. "

"In my opinion, for the human world and for the general public, the Church of Life is the future and hope, while the Church of Eternity is just garbage that is about to be swept into the garbage heap of history."

"You... bold! You evil heretic! How dare you blaspheme our Lord and the great Eternal Religion!"

Hearing this, the trial bishop was finally furious.

Saying that, he refuted:

"My lord is bright and just, punishes evil and promotes good. It is because of my lord's protection that human beings can become the protagonists of the era. How can my lord's merits be understood by you, a mere pagan and a betrayer of mankind?"

Old John sighed softly:

"I don't deny the contribution that the Eternal Church has brought to human society, but the Eternal Church is also a shackle, restricting the further development of human society, restricting the common progress of all races and civilizations in the entire Seggs world... "

"Ridiculous! Sophistry! Bewitching!"

The trial bishop rebuked.

Old John chuckled and stood straighter.

The fluttering snowflakes fell on him, making him look a little more free and easy and wanton:

"Mr. Trial Bishop."

He looked into the judge's eyes, his eyes were clear:

"Since you don't agree with my words, then... do you dare to argue with me about your own meaning?"

Hearing this sentence, the Bishop of Judgment narrowed his eyes.