[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-holy-church-begins-with-bestowal-of-blessing":3,"chapter-the-holy-church-begins-with-bestowal-of-blessing-the-holy-church-begins-with-bestowal-of-blessing-chapter-48":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Holy Church Begins with Bestowal of Blessings",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1688771,2156,"Chapter 48 : Divine Word","the-holy-church-begins-with-bestowal-of-blessing-chapter-48",48,"\u003Cp>Chapter 48: Divine Word\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is that?! Alert! Alert!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the sentry shouted and blew the horn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Quick, everyone, grab your weapons and prepare for battle.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reflexively, Noah stood up and shouted loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The warriors who had followed him on the expedition demonstrated exceptional military discipline; within just a few breaths, they had formed two rows of formations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then their bodies trembled violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without needing the sentry to point it out, they saw the eerie blue flames igniting in the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who had participated in the campaign against the necromancer recognized this familiar flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Be careful, it's a necromancer!” Noah roared, and his squire came out holding his armor to help him put it on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There's no time, raise your spears!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eerie blue flames surged forward, tracing a path through the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pushing aside his squire, he drew his sword and stood with his shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a “boom,” the eerie blue flames collided with the spears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without evading, under this impact, the front row's spears pierced through Fur's body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It hurts, it hurts so much.” Fur screamed, but his face showed a morbid joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pierce him!” Noah ordered, and the warriors on both sides thrust their spears through his body, lifting him high into the air with force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hod!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haah!” Hod let out a roar, leaped up, and swung his short-handled axe down hard, chopping at Fur's neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sharp axe severed Fur's neck, leaving only a layer of skin preventing the head from falling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is he dead?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah asked in surprise and doubt; given the speed at which the opponent had charged, he shouldn't have been subdued so easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jie hahaha, of course not dead.” The hanging head of Fur emitted a strange laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eerie blue flames emerged from the severed neck, pulling and reconnecting the head and neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grabbed the spears embedded in his body with both hands and exerted a little force, breaking the spears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is bad.” Noah's eyes trembled; his combat intuition as a prospective knight judged that this guy was not someone they could kill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, that speed just now...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hod!” Without hesitation, he shouted, “Mount your horse and flee quickly, go find Knight Wolf, tell him I'm in trouble here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hod's hand holding the axe trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having made the move himself, he naturally understood that his axe could chop a cow in half, let alone a human neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, there was still a layer of skin uncut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He heard Noah's voice and understood his meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Noah was the knight he had sworn to serve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hod, obey my command! I am a knight, the head of the Hughes family.” Noah's angry roar came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hod no longer hesitated, threw down his axe, turned around to untie the terrified and struggling horse, mounted, and fled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hod! Remember to tell my father that Noah has disappointed him.” Only the voice remained in his ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flower Church, back room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corleon was writing a book explaining all things in the name of the Lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the book's title, he hadn't thought of it yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the candlelight in the room flickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corleon's brows furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spiritual power enhanced by the Commandment · Bishop sensed something amiss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like his spirit was being polluted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of the believers outside wrapped in burlap, sleeping on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corleon stood up, pressed down the parchment, and picked up the Holy Scriptures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pushed open the church door; outside was silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The night wind blew, and Corleon frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His nose could smell a fishy stench.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Closing his eyes, when he opened them again, his eyes seemed to be tinged with gold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Lord says, darkness cannot obscure the eyes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in the night, Corleon's vision was no different from daytime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could see the stacked stone bricks, the sleeping believers, and the excavated foundation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything was normal, as if it were just his illusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, it couldn't be an illusion; after receiving the Commandment · Bishop, he had the ability of revelation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corleon was very sure there was definitely something, and if it wasn't on the ground...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart suddenly pounded, a sense of danger arose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking up, a dark mass pounced from the top of the church, like a predator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grabbed the cross on his chest and raised it high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Lord says, the evil hiding in the dark cannot harm my servant.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thin film unfolded, but it was as solid as a brick wall, blocking the attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is this...” Corleon frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had bloated five limbs, besides its own mouth, there was a vertical mouth at the nose, revealing sharp teeth when opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the eyes were two small mouths, showing crimson eyeballs when opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ears were two mouths, with slender tongues extending and wriggling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its arms and legs were covered with mouths of various sizes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the most conspicuous was the large mouth on its belly, opened wide as if to swallow Corleon whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only this thin film blocked the large mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Squeak, gurgle gurgle...” A low voice came, perhaps that guy was speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Lord says, words should not be a barrier to communication.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hunger, eat, hunger, eat, eat everything...” Corleon could understand the meaning of this voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is... gluttony?” Corleon didn't recognize this creature, but its behavior, this endless hunger, led him to name it thus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then try this.” Saying that, the cross in Corleon's hand suddenly shone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Lord says, let there be light.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ruaaaa...” Gluttony let out a scream; under the illumination of the holy light, its body seemed to be burning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flames ignited, enveloping its bloated body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The intense pain made Gluttony unable to press on the thin film; it released its large mouth, rolled off the film, with all its mouths opening and closing, gnawing on grass, soil, and wood chips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as it kept gnawing, its flesh continuously regenerated; although it couldn't extinguish the flames, it gradually reduced the burning fire, and its skin and flesh kept regenerating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Lord says, I bless the earth to bear much fruit, not to be defiled by evil.” Saying this, Corleon stepped towards it, and with his steps, the turf trembled and sprouted buds; Gluttony's mouth bit into the soil as if biting into iron and stone, unable to swallow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corleon just approached step by step, watching its actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if understanding that all this was caused by this detestable human before it, this pure restraint made Gluttony emit a fearful cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It rolled on the ground, pounced on the piled bricks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Lord says, I bless the bricks made of fire and stone, so that evil cannot disturb.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A squeaky, tooth-grinding sound; its teeth were shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wanted to crash through the bricks to escape, but the piled bricks seemed to have become one with the earth; even its impact couldn't move them at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Lord says, under the holy light, all evil shall be purified.” Corleon raised the Holy Scriptures and cross high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strong holy light rose, illuminating the church area brightly, and under this holy light, Gluttony screamed, its body curling up, its mouths opening and closing, biting its own flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden holy flames enveloped Gluttony, continuously burning its body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dark skin was destroyed, revealing dark red flesh, using this flesh as fuel to burn, purifying the black bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The purification of the flames brought it pain, making it gnaw at itself even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This pain continued until its death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of its body was self-devoured by Gluttony, and the remaining small part was completely burned by the holy fire, leaving no trace.\u003C\u002Fp>",1269,"2026-06-06T13:52:13.653Z",1,"novelbin.me","04bc169f303e591f48f4852c4bc2f8abccd3b5982145a733d129ff68d65cf276","the-holy-church-begins-with-bestowal-of-blessing-chapter-49","the-holy-church-begins-with-bestowal-of-blessing-chapter-47",373,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-holy-church-begins-with-bestowal-of-blessing-cover.jpg"]