Chapter 193 Miss Shrine Maiden
The elven swordswoman at the forefront was originally worried that Ig would not be able to find the location of the shrine. However, upon remembering the Lord’s strength and identity, as well as his relationship with the Goddess, she was shocked and quickly lowered her head in response.
“Yes, my Lord. The Goddess Princess’s blessing will guide you.”
Ig nodded, signaling them to retreat. With a wave of his right hand, a spatial rift suddenly appeared in mid-air, and he stepped into it.
The last time Ig came here was when the Life Temple had only been shaped by Verafia’s divine power. Thus, he habitually tore open space to enter.
He was somewhat inconsiderate. His act of casually tearing space in the Life Sacred Land was actually an act of extreme disrespect towards the Goddess in the eyes of the elves.
However, the surrounding elves knew that Lord Ig was the Goddess Princess’s only knight, so they did not react much. Instead, they marvelled at his strength in easily tearing open space.
“Goddess above, the World Tree’s space is imbued with the Goddess’s laws and is incredibly strong. Even a Sacred Domain expert may not be able to break it. Even Lord Ariel’s full-power attack couldn’t shake it… Just how strong is Lord Ig’s power?”
“There are rumors that in the Moon Well of the Sacred Spirit Mountain Range, Lord Ig killed the last remnant of the dark elves’ resistance. And with the Goddess’s blessing, Lord Ig must also be a legendary expert above the Sacred Domain.”
“The Goddess Princess’s blessing? But there’s no trace of the Law of Life on Lord Ig?”
The elves’ discussions reached Ig’s ears, and he revealed a helpless smile.
In truth, his current strength was still within the scope of the Sacred Domain. As for being able to kill the dark elf legends, it was because the opponent had already been severely injured within the World Tree, and even a year later, their injuries were even worse.
Even so, that battle could be described as difficult.
As for the Goddess’s blessing mentioned by the elves… Indeed, he was only lacking in comprehension of the laws to reach the legendary realm. That little girl Verafia had also suggested gifting her laws to him.
However, Ig naturally refused the Goddess’s proposal.
Gifting a portion of her law origin to him would be a considerable strain for Verafia, the Goddess of Life. Moreover, for Ig, reaching the legend through Verafia’s blessing would hinder his research into the Eternal Realm.
Ig was determined to be the girl’s knight. If he only relied on her power, how could he protect her?
With various thoughts in his mind, Ig smiled, stepped forward, and the spatial scenery changed as he entered the shrine.
Not having much mood to continue interacting with Verafia’s nuns and priests, Ig went directly to the depths of the shrine.
One must know that as the Goddess’s knight, he would most likely be pestered by these believers, and it would be difficult to refuse. And he couldn’t always use that little girl’s name, could he?
The shrine on the World Tree was a church dedicated to Verafia. In the sacred and magnificent building, there stood the statue of the Goddess of Life. However, it was not carved with the familiar girl, but bore some resemblance to the appearance of Goddess Silusres, whom he had seen in the Sacred Tree Church before.
Initially, Raffalnos had asked Verafia about it, but the girl had refused by shaking her head, not wanting her image to be presented as if she were worshipped as a god by the elves.
Ig could understand the girl’s thoughts.
For Verafia, becoming the goddess of the elves was due to the divine position of Life and a promise made in the past. However, she did not want to be the ruler of the elves, nor did she believe that her achievements were worthy of accepting the elves’ faith with peace of mind, like Goddess Silusres.
This was also why Verafia selected a new elf queen, and he, on the other hand, hid in the shrine.
For all the elves in the Emerald Forest, perhaps after that night, they had a new goddess, but they didn’t know her identity, and even her appearance and name were little known.
Even Ig was often pestered by Verafia’s believers, who wanted to get a glimpse of the Goddess Princess’s radiance through him, their “Guardian Knight.”
Ig waited for a moment when suddenly, a gentle radiant glow enveloped the space before his eyes. This was Verafia’s divine sense touching him, and then a passage was opened.
Ig smiled and walked along the bridge of life built in the void. Before him was a sacred church, but there were no nuns or priests coming and going.
This was where Verafia truly resided. No one would disturb her unless she permitted it.
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Walking into the shrine, the church built with crystals and sacred tree branches was serene and solemn. Glazed stones and sacred wood formed the floor that stretched endlessly. The clear sky served as the dome, winding through the branches and leaves. Ig raised his head and softly called out, “Goddess Princess.”
The space remained quiet, with only his insignificant voice echoing.
Seeing that the Goddess did not respond to him, Ig showed a helpless expression and said, “Veer, come out quickly.”
“Hmph.”
A clear and pleasant girl’s voice, like a crisp silver bell, sounded. Ig could imagine that little girl’s smug and cute expression with her lips curled up. Suddenly, from the floor woven with sacred wood, came a “tap-tap” sound, like a piano key being pressed, accompanied by the girl’s light footsteps.
“Hmph, you idiot Ig, do you know to come back and see this young lady?”
The girl who emerged from the soft divine radiance of Life had her hands placed on her slender waist. She lightly lifted her youthful, snowy cheeks, her beautiful golden eyes slightly askew, putting on a proud expression.
However, upon seeing the girl’s appearance, Ig was stunned, and then showed a wry smile: “Veer, why are you suddenly dressed like this?”
In his eyes, the little girl before him was adorned in a complex and magnificent dress. The pure white base color was harmoniously combined with the luxurious, radiant gold. A few pure white ribbons were cleverly tied into soft bows. Bright golden light gilded through, slightly reflecting on the delicate silk, forming an adornment that could set off the girl’s exquisite beauty.
And within the dress, several intricate divine runes composed of translucent jade made her aura appear sacred and pure.
However, Ig knew that such a dress was not something one could casually buy on the street. He was not unfamiliar with it at all. Verafia was wearing the attire of a high-ranking priest in the Life Temple!
She was clearly the Goddess Princess, yet she was wearing the attire of a priest? Was this little girl doing it for fun?
Ig thought with amusement.
However, as the Goddess Princess walked closer, Ig suddenly realized that Verafia’s attire seemed to be somewhat different from those of the other priestesses?
