Find a Troubled Girl after leaving the Guild-Chapter 272 - 163: Oath of Glory

His appearance was magnificent, mastering a series of Divine Magic and Storm Magic, with Wind Element and Lightning being his specialties.

"You are the fifth Saint apart from the four Saints recorded in the classics. No, calling you the Saint of Saints of the Guiding Goddess wouldn't be too much," said the Young Bishop.

Li Ang couldn't help but ask, "Are you sure it's okay to say that?"

There was always a Defender Knight standing behind Gregory.

"I understand your concerns; you worry about whether our faith might waver."

"Yes."

The young man smiled, "There are many divergences in the current Wotam Sect, leading to different schools of thought. Ours is the 'Holy Church,' which, besides accepting the Goddess's radiance, focuses on venerating the Saints.

"We place more value on mortals facing adversity with pure hearts, achieving great deeds, and forging their sanctity through character, rather than relying on interpretations of classics to pursue personal gain.

"For example, this Oathkeeping Festival, creating an atmosphere of anxiety is not something we agree with. We hope to allow the believers to freely celebrate and enjoy peace and happiness."

The Holy Church claims to value the people more. Li Ang thought.

Gregory was definitely criticizing some other factions, but Li Ang didn't understand the Wotam Sect; to the Sky Knight, these people all seemed the same, though perhaps in the core areas of the Wotam Theocracy, there were indeed notable differences.

"So knowing that the Goddess was originally human makes my faith even steadier. Her leading people to exterminate demons in a mortal guise is the true ultimate sanctity in the world."

Gregory's eyes overflowed with fervor as he looked at Baal, "Holy Dragon, Saint, Teacher, you think the same, don't you?"

"Do you also call him Teacher?" Li Ang asked.

The Young Bishop looked at Alulu, "I was just surprised earlier. The Teacher, with a compassionate heart, took in orphans like myself and Caladin; it turns out we weren't the only ones, even though the Teacher wouldn't admit it before."

Gregory pointed in a direction at the foot of the mountain; from the cliff, one could see that it was a small town near the Thunder Mountain Church.

"Caladin and I are orphans from that town, also raised by the Teacher. It was quite unexpected to have a junior sister before Alulu."

This guy…

Li Ang thought, since Zoe was set to come to this island in the original game, if one had to find Baal, they'd come to the Thunder Mountain Church and might meet this person, so maybe he's an SSR card that players can draw.

Alulu too; if the game protagonist is searching for the Star Soul, they might encounter her.

The Caladin he mentioned was the Defender Knight in the Excellence Realm beside him; he nodded in greeting when he saw Li Ang's gaze.

Baal made a low hum in his throat, as if sighing.

"The people I've met and bid farewell to are beyond count."

He said slowly, "Over two thousand years ago, this island was called Thunder Island, a place where the Wind Element gathered, thunder roared everywhere, making it difficult to establish large cities.

"Several calendars ago, I discovered this place in the sky. Since it matched my power, I made this island—especially the peak with the strongest thunder my dwelling place—transforming it into the Star Palace."

Baal shook his head, "Until two thousand years ago, a woman passed by this island."

The Star Soul, in the guise of an elder, recalled the past.

Others stood beside Li Ang, quietly listening to the secrets of ancient times.

The woman he spoke of was naturally kind, pure, and straightforward. Perhaps because she had no distractions, her strength was extraordinary. She came to this island only for a rest, but already had many followers.

Baal had also transformed into a human and met this group of people at that time.

During his reincarnation, he traveled to many places as a human, lived different lives, and interacted with more people. To him, this group was just passersby like those in the past, and he wasn't concerned, merely waiting for them to leave on their own.

However, this group provoked the Crimson Demon.

The woman, as a leader, was followed by others because she was always opposing demons for their sake.

Baal, who had a history of fighting demons, stepped in.

Another reason for stepping in was that the woman had great potential, capable of reaching the Legendary Realm.

In those times, the world's traces of demons were far more than now. Baal wished to destroy them completely, but demons knew the Star Soul's weaknesses and, far from creation, its power diminished with use.

Therefore, he guided the woman in cultivating Professional Skills, teaching her not to act rashly with people, to foster the competent among them, select the potential ones, and then cultivate and grow with them.

And the four Saints, Alan Fanuo, Lawrence, Ginufite, and Zephyrinus, were the last chosen to fight alongside the woman as sub-leaders.

"They were my friends too," Baal said.

After decades of relentless battle, the woman swept away most demon incarnations and traces at that time, succumbing to exhaustion and dying young.

That was a magnificent life, even impacting many places in Nebis in the subsequent two thousand years. Still, in the elder's mouth, it condensed into a plain sentence.

Her four companions, in the end, were woven into the earliest followers as Saints by the hands of the Goddess's followers.

"Zephyrinus also had the Power God Bloodline, my previous incarnation was originally called by the Haven Race's name Ginufite, but I felt that giving this name to Alulu was more appropriate, letting her know where her lineage comes from."

This Star Soul's reincarnation indeed rotated using the four's names, Li Ang thought, perhaps out of sheer laziness to come up with new ones.