Only God

On the evening when the Ascension Ceremony was completed, Eden confirmed his abilities.

First was the most straightforward physical ability.

In his own room, Eden tried moving his body, performing a few actions. He first attempted to throw a punch, faintly hearing the sound of air tearing through space, then he tried swinging his longsword, realizing that the previously one kilogram heavy longsword now felt as light as a slightly thick wooden stick.

The Holy Chorus path, this Divine creation, was not like those of the Dragon Slayer or Ranger which significantly enhanced physical capabilities. Compared to the spirit, the enhancement of the Holy Chorus to the physical body was not particularly significant.

Eden took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and silently recited scripture, entering a state of spiritual cultivation.

He quickly found that entering the state of spiritual cultivation was much faster than before. Previously, entering this state often required chanting about two or three lines of scripture; now, only a single brief phrase was needed.

"Next, it's the abilities of the Second Rank Holy Chorus,"

Muttered Eden. He then chanted in Ancient Language:

"Kanu, Orosismor."

Orosismor meant "Spirit Realm," Kanu meant "Teleportation."

As his words fell, Eden felt his soul being pulled out of his body.

When he looked back, he saw his own body sitting still in the distance, while he himself was drifting above the world in his soul form.

"This is truly… strange,"

Commented Eden, looking at his ethereal form.

The core ability of the Second Rank Holy Chorus was Spirit Realm Teleportation; its other abilities were all based on this foundation, such as Soul Possession, Holy Enchantment, Infiltrate Dreams, Holy Conversion, Purification of Evil Spirits, Spiritual Shock, and so on.

Each ability required the Miracle Worker to know the corresponding Ancient Language.

In this regard, many mortals mistakenly think that the Divine creation paths do not require Ancient Language to use their powers. This is incorrect. The fundamental unit of the Divine creation paths is the Ancient Language, and the abilities on these paths can only be used by knowing the corresponding Ancient Language.

The emergence of the Divine creation paths, compared to the era of the second Prophet, the most significant difference was that in the past, only by fully comprehending the Ancient Language could one fully harness its powers. Even Prophet Noen learned very few Ancient Languages completely in his lifetime. Now it's different. Through the Divine creation paths, through the Sea of Souls, Miracle Workers could gaze directly into the depths of their souls and fuse the Ancient Language into their spirits directly.

"If… we are to confront that church head-on, the Second Rank Holy Chorus is far from enough,"

Mused Eden in his soul form.

He was not prejudging that church which converted Ausenco as guilty, but rather preparing for the worst.

The Second Rank Holy Chorus did have a certain self-protective ability, but this was minuscule.

Upon performing Spirit Realm Teleportation, the soul would leave the body, which meant one's physical form would be entirely unprotected.

"I must ascend as quickly as possible, as long as I reach the Third Rank Holy Chorus, I'll be able to use Spirit Realm Teleportation and remotely control my own body from afar, even when my soul is detached."

Eden made up his mind.

Compared to other Divine Paths, the Holy Chorus has very low combat ability in the early stages, with almost all abilities only targeting individual subjects.

However, monks within the Church, through their research on the Nameless Book, believe that although the Holy Chorus lacks combat ability in its early stages, after reaching the Third Rank, they will gradually reveal an extraordinary power. This power is very similar to the legendary Angel Grace, and hence the Holy Chorus is occasionally referred to as the Angel Path.

In short, the Holy Chorus has decent support capabilities in the early stage and will unleash power that is difficult for other Divine Paths to match in the late stage.

Nevertheless, it seems that in this world, there are very few people who truly reach the late stage of a Divine Path.

According to the classifications made by Belvan and other scholars, Divine Paths of the Fifth Rank and above are considered the late stage. It is said that Prophet Xilan is the only Miracle Worker in the world who is at this late stage, possessing power comparable to the First Rank to Third Rank Divine beings.

Of course, it's just hearsay, perhaps there are other Miracle Workers in the late stage who remain unknown.

Returning to the subject, Eden recalled that monks from the Divine College mentioned that Belvan's ranking method was rather hasty and, in many areas, even inconsistent.

Yet, despite being widely criticized to this day, since Belvan is the Founder of this field, almost no one adopts other ranking methods.

For a scholar, this is probably the best epitaph imaginable.

...

Several days later, with the help of the Queen's secret agent, Nun Cassandra, Veldor and Eden completed their disguise.

Nun Cassandra had accompanied the Queen when she got married, and now nearly fifty years old, was said to have served as a military medic in her early years, followed the Emperor into battle, and performed multiple Scout duties. Because of this, she had learned quite a few combat skills.

It's worth mentioning that Eden found out that Arsia seemed particularly afraid of this nun.

This fact surprised Eden; he would never have guessed that this woman, who loved to infuriate her parents, could also harbor fear of someone.

Moreover, Cassandra seemed kind and amiable with a gentle and friendly face.

"It must be some childhood trauma that she had left behind."

This was Eden's guess.

In any case, with the help of Nun Cassandra, they successfully joined the retinue of Night Watchmen accompanying the convoy; Veldor changed his name, but Eden did not need to, since there were six people called Eden among the Night Watchmen, including himself.

Under the grand celebration, the Princess's bridal procession set out from the Imperial Palace and slowly moved towards the city gates. The luxurious carriages traversed the Imperial Capital's seven city walls, receiving a warm welcome in every district, with streets strewn with flowers and palm leaves. The enthusiasm of the citizens greatly astonished the envoys from Ausenco, who exclaimed that in their Kingdom, there were not so many loyal and patriotic subjects.

What the envoys from Ausenco didn't know was that for this overwhelming reception, the Emperor had announced a new, one-year tax exemption policy.

Arsia sat in the carriage, occasionally peering through the window at the bustling Danschel; the sunlight shimmering on the cobblestones, casting a golden hue. The cheers and blessings of the citizens seemed blindingly bright. She shed clear tears upon thinking that before long, she would marry the Crown Prince of Ausenco whom she had never met, and live in a barbaric country where she would never see such cobblestones again.

Her tearful misty blue eyes did not cease until they left the Imperial City, and she spent the entire day in a daze. Her lackluster serenity might well be considered the highest gem of the Empire.