Global Evolution: I Transplanted the Supreme Divine Heart-Chapter 282 - 279: Try This One

"What should we do, take action?" Blood Spider was eager.

"We just arrived and don't yet know the depths of this world's waters. Let's not act rashly for now," Bai Pu said softly, "but I do have an idea..."

At this moment, the atmosphere of the gathering had already been incited by Thorn Priest. Under the spread of the frenzied spirit state, more and more curious "embrace the pain" believers appeared. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

The lumberjack, who had been whipping his own thigh with thorns, took off his load of firewood, crying loudly while praising the Holy Mother, and even forced the firewood into his own throat until his eyes bulged and he suffocated to death.

Those crazed believers instinctively felt fear when they saw the dead lumberjack.

Thorn Priest shouted loudly, "This person wasn't pious enough, his suffering was insufficient, so God did not accept him!"

Bai Pu could feel the intangible yet substantial spiritual fluctuations spreading throughout the venue as Thorn Priest shouted.

It was quite awkward that while everyone was performing crazy and bizarre actions to embrace pain, Bai Pu and Blood Spider, the only two normal ones, stood out vastly.

Of course, their appearance and attire made them seem completely incompatible with this world.

"Who are you people? Having heard the miracles of our great Lady of Thorns and other Divine Favorers, how dare you remain completely unmoved? Such cold and hard hearts, even the blood of the Holy Mother cannot free them from it!"

Thorn Priest's shout made the crazed believers seem to find their target to bully and oppress.

"Whoever can take their heads shall possibly receive divine favor!" Thorn Priest shouted.

Suddenly, the crazed believers rushed at Bai Pu and Blood Spider like sharks smelling blood.

"Wait!"

Bai Pu's words, transmitted through an automatic translation function, made him shout loudly, "I am also a believer of the Holy Mother!"

"What evidence do you have?" Thorn Priest stopped and signaled for the believers to halt.

Bai Pu remained silent, took off his upper armor, and then his silk shirt underneath, revealing his strong muscles.

He took out a bottle of ointment and applied it on his body.

Blood Spider blushed slightly as she picked up a wooden stick and swung it, hitting him.

"Praise the Holy Mother! Praise suffering!"

Bai Pu shouted louder than Thorn Priest, "My assistant, please do not hold back, assist me in embracing pain more deeply! Only this way can I receive divine favor!"

Blood Spider gritted her teeth and closed her eyes.

Whack, Whack!

The stick shattered upon impact.

After all, it was just a randomly picked stick, not equipment.

A regular wooden stick that could withstand so many hits before breaking under the recoil force from Bai Pu's strong muscles only proved the world had a strength rating of 3.6.

There were slight blue marks appearing on Bai Pu's skin.

This was equivalent to Blood Spider making empty-handed attacks using her own strength to cause mild blunt damage to Bai Pu. But with Bai Pu activating the defense from Adaptive Evolution, this blunt damage was nearly balanced by his life recovery speed.

"Hmm! It seems your faith is quite devout!"

Thorn Priest looked at Blood Spider, "And what about you?"

Blood Spider pointed to her mouth, staying silent.

Bai Pu said, "Her way of embracing pain is eternal silence; she won't utter a word until receiving divine favor!"

"... Well, it's indeed a path rarely attempted, but I must warn you, young believer! The stronger the pain, the greater the chance to receive divine favor!" Thorn Priest told Blood Spider.

Bai Pu received a prompt.

[Thorn Priest: Arius' favor with you increased by 200 points. Current favor level: Neutral (100/300)]

Blood Spider also received the same prompt, but her favor points only increased by 50. Her current favor level was still Cold (-50/0)!

This showed that the Thorn Church held a rather strong hostility towards outsiders.

Typically in the Spirit Realm Plane, natives usually begin with a Neutral favor level, but this seemingly enthusiastic Thorn Priest had a starting favor level of Cold, a negative 100 points!

Thorn Priest handed Bai Pu a dark iron stick, "I admire your devout faith in embracing pain. With your potential, regular wooden sticks are of no use. Try this one instead."

The iron stick was riddled with sharp spikes, even stained with dried blood. When Bai Pu received it, his palm sunk slightly.

[Admonition Stick (Rent)]

[Equipment Quality: Elite (Blue)]

[Equipment Position: One-handed]

[Equipment Requirement: Basic Power 20]

[Attributes: Additional Attack Power 8~15 points]

[Additional Skills: Pain Admonition: Passive, attacks hitting the flesh cause extra pain.]

[Durability: 66/80]

[Explanation: The admonition stick of the Thorn Church, also the murder weapon for taking the lives of 12 believers.]

Bai Pu could only express his gratitude.

"Your way of expressing gratitude is traversing the path of devotion, accepting stricter admonition!" Thorn Priest motioned for Blood Spider to act.

Clearly, Thorn Priest wasn't fully convinced that Bai Pu and his companion were devout believers, thus requiring further tests of faith.

Blood Spider hesitantly looked at Bai Pu.

It's fundamentally different from empty-handed attacks; when Blood Spider wields a weapon, attack damage calculates her own strength boost, combat specialization boost, and level suppression boost.

With Thorn Priest and his subordinates watching her closely, Blood Spider couldn't afford to go easy.

"Come on! I will prove my faith to God!" Bai Pu's performance reached its peak.

Blood Spider had no choice but to take the admonition stick and strike Bai Pu forcefully.

Bang!

The iron stick's spikes left streaks of blood, and reddish-blue swelling quickly surfaced.

Bai Pu silently activated Steel Skin's active effect, Blood River Fighting Qi coursing over his skin.

Secret rune lines appeared on Bai Pu's skin, this being the pattern in which Blood River Fighting Qi flowed.

As the previously applied ointment soaked in, the swelling began to visibly recede.

Shocked gasps ensued.

"Divine Grace!"

Beside Thorn Priest, a Holy Warrior from the Thorn Church exclaimed excitedly, "My God, I actually witnessed Divine Grace! Praise the Holy Mother, praise suffering!"

Below, the believers knelt down, with foreheads pressed firmly against the ground, many shedding tears of excitement while reciting the teachings of the Thorn Church and shouting praises.

Thorn Priest saw Bai Pu enjoying himself under the full-force assault of the iron stick and hesitated.

But at this moment, everyone was convinced it was Divine Grace, Bai Pu's embracing of pain had granted him divine favor! His doubts quickly faded as he shouted, "Indeed, this is Divine Grace. Young outsider, you have the potential to become a Divine Favorer! Follow me, return to the Thorn Church! I will summon the Holy Thorns to aid you in obtaining divine favor sooner!"