In the Name of Empress-Chapter 539 - 334: Thank You, Christine

Destruction is easy, construction is hard.

With the technology and industrial capabilities of the Vladimir Empire, building a giant airship is impossible, but once close, Sofia can easily destroy it.

She uses the recoil of three artillery shells to leap high into the air, approaching the airship.

The distance between Christine and Sofia is less than ten meters, allowing them to clearly see each other’s facial expressions, every detail in sight.

At this deathly distance, no one can help Christine, except herself...

and the blessing of the Goddess.

The ancient, ivory Holy Grail appears in her hand, Christine’s entire body enveloped in a sacred aura, her eyes emitting a penetrating chill, fixed intently on Sofia.

A rich ivory liquid flows out of the Holy Grail, the white mist forming a shield around Christine.

The Goddess of Light, skilled in defense, healing, and exorcism, naturally grants powers that can protect her faithful.

If her opponent wasn’t Sofia, Christine wouldn’t even need to panic, or waste the power granted by the Goddess. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

This power is pure and potent, suitable for attack or defense, and under the pressure of survival, she chooses to use this precious power for protection.

As long as she stops Sofia from boarding the airship, she will soon fall down.

With her abilities, she won’t die from the fall, but getting back up would be difficult.

"Heretic, face judgment!"

Christine’s clear voice is filled with a holy flavor, also calming the chaotic crew on the airship.

With the Saintess blessed by the Goddess present, does Sofia really intend to kill everyone with a single sword?

The white mist quickly spreads to the back of the airship, blocking out the azure cold air.

The once azure sky, because of this confrontation, now has a touch of white, like clouds floating in the blue sky.

The invasion of the cold was halted.

The dozen or so soldiers accompanying the airship also realized what was happening, raising their rifles, firing a volley at Sofia floating in the air under the adjutant’s command.

In this era where hitting a target with a rifle relies solely on faith, muzzleloader rifles cannot cause substantial damage to a Tier Seven Transcendent.

The soldiers’ volley is more of a warning and a deterrent.

Bullets whistled by, the closest one even grazing Sofia’s nose, lifting her smooth azure hair, slicing past her face.

From beginning to end, Sofia didn’t look at these soldiers as if they were mere ants.

She silently gazed at Christine, her rapier that had just unleashed azure sword energy now returned to its scabbard.

The corners of her lips slightly curled into a charming smile, seemingly an acknowledgment of Christine, yet her deep eyes showed no hint of joy, with glaciers cracking deep within her pupils.

If Angelina were here, she would surely recognize this as a sign of Sofia developing murderous intent.

The Empress’s smile, life and death are unpredictable.

Although Christine didn’t understand Sofia as clearly, she could feel the biting killing intent emanating from her.

Cold sweat rolled down her cheeks as Christine distinctly felt the breath of death.

In order to struggle free from this despairing suffocation, she uttered a sharp rebuke, launching a verbal assault against Sofia.

"Sofia, you freeze the Holy Spring of Light, this is blatant desecration, aren’t you afraid the Goddess will obliterate you when she descends? Repent to the Goddess now, and there’s still..."

Christine’s words were cut off halfway.

Sofia’s brow furrowed slightly, her cold voice piercing the eardrums and striking the soul.

"Verbose!"

For some reason, the mention of the Goddess of Light stirred an innate loathing within Sofia.

It was as if a disdain ingrained within her soul, making her equally hostile toward everything related to the Goddess of Light.

She didn’t even understand the source of this hatred.

In recent years, she has hidden beneath the Arctic Glacier, absorbing the purest and coldest energy, continually breaking through barriers in controlling cold, achieving a level of mastery.

While absorbing energy, a pure surge of negative emotion continuously tried to influence her.

It was pure bloodlust and the most extreme hatred.

The existence providing her energy seemed to want her to embrace this hatred.

The target of this hatred was the three Goddesses who successfully ascended to divinity in the Age of Gods.

Light, Feng Rao, and the Goddess of Nature.

They represent order, justice, and goodness, and in the simple minds of people, opposing the three Goddesses equates to being a devil, an abyssal visitor, an exotic celestial demon.

In short, the three Goddesses represent absolute correctness.

Sofia instinctively believes that this consciousness comes from a fallen evil existence.

She only wants to accept the power, not these evil thoughts.

However, as the mysterious consciousness revealed more secrets, she gradually realized that beneath the glamorous surface of the three Goddesses, there was no difference from mortals.

They pursued power, seeking the path to greater strength.

They were no different from her, the only difference being they embarked earlier and further down the path of the powerful.

As the ultimate return day approached, the mysterious consciousness entered a slumber, leaving Sofia with a final warning.

"Anyone could fall on the ultimate return day."

"The three Goddesses are not perfect divine beings, their soul states are not stable enough, they must return to the Material Plane before their ascension to fill the gaps."

"Gods cannot descend on the Material Plane, but gods who ascended from the Material Plane can return to the place of ascension at specific times."

"On the ultimate return day, old gods fall, new gods are born, but the old gods also have a chance to break through the shackles to become new gods."

"We are all the same."