Chapter 650 - 307: I Am—Even the Lord of the Fiery Sun!

"Tap~tap~"

The crisp sound of footsteps echoed within the Church as Ye Mingqiu followed the Archbishop toward the interior, heading to the higher levels. At this moment, he could still sense the faint murderous intent emanating from the Archbishop.

However, he wasn’t provoked to think "you have chosen the path to your own destruction".

The Archbishop was a Faith System powerhouse, and displaying the Star God’s divine remains in front of him probably felt more severe than publicly taking his old friend flying. He could still restrain himself, still relatively rationally handle Ye Mingqiu, which was quite commendable.

The main reason was that the Silent Council concealed the truth of the Star God’s death from the world, and in facing those unaware of the truth, they must maintain sufficient patience.

Ye Mingqiu followed the Archbishop to the western side chapel of the main altar, a relatively small rectangular room with simple decorations, black obsidian walls adorned with excerpts from the Starlight Church’s Holy Precepts.

"Please sit down."

The Archbishop gestured politely.

"Mmm."

Ye Mingqiu naturally took a seat, his actions simple and straightforward, without any extra movements. Once seated, his gaze shifted to the Archbishop, seemingly waiting for the next step from the other party.

This guy is indeed remarkable...

The Archbishop thought to himself with admiration, then sat in front of him, while a nearby nun smoothly brewed calming tea with magical means, her motions fluid and pleasing to the eye.

"The environment here is very secure. The door is crafted from double-layer oak, with sound-absorbing Demon Spider Silk within the seams." The Archbishop crossed his hands, his smile growing more composed, his gaze carrying a subtle suppression as he continued, "So, during our conversation here, we need not have too many qualms, my respected Saint Heir."

"Mmm."

Ye Mingqiu casually replied.

His greatest confidence doesn’t stem from the fictitious identity the Fiery Sun Heaven’s abilities fabricated, but from the power that could overturn the table at any moment. However, to maximize benefits, he wouldn’t flip the table unless absolutely necessary.

"Child, the Starlight Church may disregard your origins, background, and identity to grant you sufficient respect and trust, gifting you the title of Saint Heir, but can you also grant the Church the same trust?" Augustine asked with a smile.

"Of course I can."

"Then...regarding the Star God, how much do you specifically know?" Augustine’s expression gradually became solemn, not as relaxed as before.

"...."

Ye Mingqiu didn’t answer immediately; he instead glanced at the nun standing aside, slightly squinting his eyes, saying nothing, but the intent was quite clear.

"Pardon me."

The nun bowed her head slightly then naturally exited, showing a slightly impatient expression while her back was turned to Ye Mingqiu.

Given her official role, she indeed shouldn’t linger at this moment.

Soon, only two people remained in the room.

"Can you tell me a bit now?"

The Archbishop asked again.

"Mmm."

Ye Mingqiu nodded then said, "I am a new consciousness born from the God’s eye, having certain ties with the Star God’s Sun Eye, but I am not the former Star God; you may consider me...a New God."

"And precisely because I was born of the Star God’s eye, there is no background identity for you to trace."

Of course, this was because Ye Mingqiu subtly altered his aura and appearance through [Riddle Gauze], otherwise the tyrannical identity accompanies the [Blood Erosion Tyrant] title would exert itself.

"A consciousness born from the Star God’s remains..."

The Archbishop suddenly understood, but simultaneously felt some sadness, lightly biting his lip, his gaze towards Ye Mingqiu growing complex, accompanied by a slight skepticism.

In some respects, this possibility spoken of by the other party does exist, and its likelihood is high.

Firstly, ordinarily, it’s impossible for one to awaken the Sun Eye without preparation and bring down such vast terrifying Divine Power.

Secondly, Ye Mingqiu himself is quite strong. Although he hasn’t undergone combat validation, the Life Force emanating from him is proof enough that he is powerful; within the world of divine remains, power is finite, and a new powerhouse wouldn’t suddenly emerge without reason.

However...

This isn’t without flaws!

"Child, I am willing to believe you, but I still have my duties as an Archbishop to provide a reasonable explanation to the other bishops. Do you have anything genuinely incontrovertible that could verify your authenticity?" The Archbishop asked sincerely.

And this sincerity was both heartfelt and contingent, likely to turn into anger if Ye Mingqiu couldn’t provide proof; he would then show some of his own means.

"Yes."

Ye Mingqiu slowly rose, walking toward the core of the room, simultaneously calmly switching his title to [Lord of Light and Shadow], with the majesty of the [God] trait naturally emanating, an ultimate trait not generated naturally by any artifact.

At this moment, the Archbishop somewhat believed but still harbored slight doubt, considering the [God] trait could be unleashed by those cunning outsiders through some Divine Artifact; the trait is real, but not necessarily originating from him.

Yet he wouldn’t express doubt, merely outwardly showing trust while probing in each casual exchange, testing in passing verification of his authenticity.

"I’m about to start the performance."

"Hmm?"

The Archbishop puzzled, hadn’t he already displayed the [God] trait? Wasn’t this the genuine performance for him? Are there unknown ways a true divinity verifies themselves?