Chapter 2413

Thin mist drifted above. If viewed from above, one could see that the outer wall of the Redemption Church was already dilapidated, with large layers of rock peeling off. A wisp of pale golden mist drifted from above the church; that was a skull, being embedded at the very top of the church.

The giant metal door of the Redemption Church opened, and wisps of cold air drifted out from the gap. Before long, warm candlelight lit up inside, thoroughly dispelling the cold air.

Su Xiao walked into the Redemption Church. The terrain here wasn't complicated; it was circular as a whole. At the center were rings of stone steps. These stone steps gradually stacked higher, and a stone pillar nearly three meters thick stood on top, reaching all the way to the ceiling, ensuring the structural stability of the church.

The stone pillar was covered with names, one of which was Arus Lake, the Immortal Man.

"Arus Lake: Gate Guardian, did not worship the gods, may you be immortal."

A very simple record, but it contained too much—bloody slaughter and a final blessing.

The Immortal Man could have become stronger without having to endure the pain of Ancient God power erosion, provided he went to worship the gods. Doing so, however, would mean he had surrendered.

Below the Immortal Man, there was another name. This name was covered in cracks, and only the character 'Prison' could be seen.

There were too many names on the stone pillar, and most of them were covered in cracks. This should have been caused by worshipping the gods; worshipping the gods meant betraying the Redemption Church.

No longer looking at the tall stone pillar, Su Xiao looked around. The interior of the church was circular, about several hundred square meters. Statues were placed in front of the surrounding walls. These statues were all over three meters tall, fourteen in total, all in human form.

Of the fourteen statues, thirteen had been damaged—either the head was shattered or the entire upper body had been smashed.

Behind the only intact statue, there was a wooden door. Su Xiao walked forward and pushed open the wooden door. A faint scent of dust drifted out. Inside the wooden door was a small room with a wooden bed, wardrobe, and other daily necessities. A fluorescent white stone was embedded in the wall, emitting a soft light.

The small room was somewhat messy. If tidied up, it would be quite good to rest here—well-ventilated, dry, and with a suitable temperature.

Closing the small wooden door, Su Xiao looked at the very inner side of the church, where there was a slightly concave stone wall, the surface uneven like natural crystal.

Arriving in front of the black stone wall, Su Xiao pressed one hand on it. A scorching heat came from inside. This thing was very solid; it wasn't impossible to slash it to pieces, but it would take a long time.

Doing nothing but slashing this stone wall every day would take several days, not to mention Su Xiao had the mission of exploring Omen Town.

Su Xiao entered a state of spatial penetration. Extremely strong resistance appeared in front; this black stone wall didn't know what material it was, but it actually blocked spatial penetration.

There should be quite a bit of space behind the black stone wall. Observing from outside the church, the place where Su Xiao was only occupied about one-third of the total area of the church, while the rear two-thirds were in an inaccessible state.

Right now, there was only one statue and one giant stone pillar inside the Redemption Church. The stone pillar couldn't be touched; the reason the Redemption Church was a safe area was because of its existence. Once this three-meter-thick stone pillar collapsed, the church wouldn't be safe.

Su Xiao walked to the only intact statue. This statue was in the form of a woman, wearing a long dress that dragged to the ground, with waist-length hair draped behind her, tied into several strands. At the end of each strand of hair, there was a small ring, like some kind of restraint.

On the base of the statue, there were also a few lines of small characters engraved.

"Do not help her open the hair rings, unless you can let her know what happiness is."

"No crying! This is your mission."

"Do not desecrate her, outsider. Use her abilities to your heart's content; treat her as a tool, but do not desecrate. When you have a heart of desecration, the blacksmith will let you taste the hammer. The angry blacksmith... is more terrifying than the orphans of the town."

Su Xiao knocked on the statue with his knuckles; the life force inside was faint and intermittent.

This statue couldn't possibly come to life; the life aura wrapped inside it was the point. Smashing the statue wasn't feasible. Fortunately, Su Xiao had an item that was used for current use.

When killing Gru, Su Xiao had obtained a Redemption Stone Slab. On the front of the base below the statue, there was a groove.

Taking out the Redemption Stone Slab, Su Xiao pressed it into the base, the patterns on it perfectly aligning with the patterns on the base.

*Snap, snap~*

Cracks appeared on the stone statue, which then shattered. A frail figure lunged forward, her drooping pale golden hair restrained by several ring-like hair rings.

A very soft figure lunged onto Su Xiao. He smelled a very strange scent, like cotton dried in the sun. Of course, this was just a description. After the characteristics of light and holiness reached a certain critical point, this unique olfactory sense would appear. This wasn't a scent that truly existed.

"Woof."

Bubu Wang twitched its nose; it clearly liked this 'scent' quite a bit.

The woman who had been imprisoned in the sculpture was now lunging onto Su Xiao. Su Xiao grabbed the back collar of her dress. This woman had the same image as the statue—a beige long dress dragging to the ground, waist-length pale golden hair draped behind her, the ends of the hair restrained by hair rings.

"Doesn't look like a nun."

Su Xiao was somewhat confused. The Redemption Stone Slab he obtained was suffixed with the word 'Nun', but the woman awakened right now didn't look like a nun in any way.

"Hey, wake up."

Su Xiao patted the woman's cheek. The woman's eyes slowly opened, and after a moment of confusion, they gained some spirit.

【You have consumed the Redemption Stone Slab (Nun, Saintess, Redemption Priestess).】

【You have awakened the Saintess.】

【Hint: You can no longer awaken the Nun or the Redemption Priestess.】

【Nun: Knows many hidden secrets, cannot leave the Redemption Church.】

【Priestess: Can assist in combat, combat power is 11.6% higher than the Hunter, can leave the Redemption Church.】

【Saintess: No combat power, knows fewer hidden secrets, not eroded by Ancient God power.】

Seeing this hint, Su Xiao didn't have any change in expression, but Baha's eyes widened. The Redemption Stone Slab could awaken one of the three sculptures: Nun, Priestess, Saintess.

The Nun was in her early fifties. Although she was past her prime, she knew a lot. She knew over 70% of the secrets of Omen Town.

The Priestess was even older, belonging to the old hag stage, but her combat power was extremely fierce, even stronger than Su Xiao. She was a battle-hardened old hag who could easily take on an Immortal Man.

As for the Saintess, her appearance was indeed pleasing to the eye, but she neither knew as many secrets as the Nun nor was she as capable of fighting as the Priestess.

"Whether her combat power is strong or not doesn't matter; I mainly respect the elderly."

Baha started talking nonsense again. Su Xiao ignored him and continued to check the hints.

【Awakened the Saintess, you have obtained 50 Redemption Church Reputation.】

【Hint: Do not harm the Saintess. If you kill the Saintess, your Redemption Church Reputation will be -84000 points, reaching permanent hatred.】

【Current Redemption Church Reputation: 50 points.】

【Due to the Hunter's low Charm attribute, you cannot increase your reputation rank by consuming Redemption Church Reputation.】

【Redemption Church Reputation can be used to exchange for rare items (Specific areas within the Redemption Church have not been opened, so exchanges cannot be made at this time).】

Seeing these hints, Su Xiao couldn't quite figure out the faction sequence of the Redemption Church. The situation right now was that his Charm attribute prevented him from increasing his reputation rank, but he could normally obtain reputation points and normally interact with people within the Redemption Church.