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CHAPTER 181 WHY?

"Father?" Melinda was startled at first, but then she understood that her father must have heard her sleep talking when he came in. She knew that she couldn't tell her father about herself and Ji Feng yet, because the time was not ripe yet. So she said, "The Eight Commandments was a child I met in the Business Alliance. He was very pitiful and had no parents since he was a child. When I met him, he was being chased by a rich young magical beast. When I was dreaming, I dreamt that he was being chased by a magical beast. "

Mat Jensen stared at his daughter for a few seconds. Although his eyes were always soft, but the depths of her heart was very nervous. She even made the decision to confess.

Just as she was about to speak the truth, she heard her father say, "I'll be waiting for you outside."

Watching her father turn around and leave, she secretly let out a sigh of relief. Since she was young, her father had never been very strict in front of her, but from the bottom of her heart, she was truly afraid of him. This was the first time she had lied to her father, to the point where her heart was filled with apprehension. However, when the image of Ji Feng appeared in her mind, those nervousness disappeared. And then he was replaced by worry. She knew that Ji Feng would most likely have died when he went to the elves. If it wasn't for Janson and Leit, she would have definitely gone with him. If he failed, she would have accompanied him on his final journey, even if it meant losing her life. She had been forcing a smile ever since she was separated from Ji Feng.

In the Business Alliance, she had paralyzed herself with her work. Otherwise, as long as she stopped to rest, she would be worried about the safety of Ji Feng.

When she came out, she saw her father sitting on a bench in the reception room, the table in front of him was filled with sumptuous food.

At the sight of her, Matt Jensen smiled warmly. "Hungry," he said.

Seeing the food on the tea table that she loved the most, she felt very strange. She had predicted that something would happen and wanted to see something on her father's face. However, other than a gentle smile, there was nothing else on his face.

After the two of them finished eating, a maid came in to pack up their things. Melinda followed behind her father and left the room.

Although there were many strange things in her mind, she did not ask. She hadn't seen her mother since she was young. When she was young, whenever she asked about her mother, her father would always change the topic. This situation continued until now. Thus, her impression of her mother had always remained with her imagination. She had tried to ask others about this, but when they heard her question, there was a brief silence, and then they changed the subject. Later, as her mind matured, she stopped asking. Instead, she investigated secretly. The results made her feel very strange. She was unable to find any information at all. This result made her feel very strange.

They were headed for where her father worked, as she had seen. The place where her father worked was a very important place. Even if she wanted to come over, she would have to get permission to do so. This was because there were many secrets of the Radiant Church. She couldn't think why her father had brought her here, and she hadn't explained why. After all these years of habit, she didn't ask about it, even though she felt it strange.

Because this was the most important place in the Holy Church. They couldn't enter without getting permission. So they didn't meet anyone else along the way.

At the door, Matt Jensen quietly pushed it open, and was the first to enter. As Melinda entered, she turned and closed the door softly behind her. Although this was an important place for the Radiant Church, as the current Holy Emperor's daughter, the number of times she had come here was something that others would find hard to bear. As such, she was very familiar with the environment and furnishings.

At last, she couldn't hold back her silence and was about to ask when she saw her father walking directly to the wide desk. There was a bookcase that took up the entire wall, and inside the bookcase, there were many books of different thickness. As a pope, knowledge was essential. Therefore, the books here covered many aspects.

Melinda saw her father standing behind the chair, pulling out a thick book from the second shelf, and reaching into it. At once, the wide bookshelf slid aside soundlessly, revealing a passage. Seeing this passage, Melinda's face was filled with astonishment. She had come here many times, but she had never seen her father open this passage.

This time, instead of going in, Met Jensen said to Melinda, "Come in, Melinda."

"Dad, where does this lead to?"

"You'll know soon enough."

With a question in mind, Messalind entered the passage from her father's side. The passage was long, and overhead was a row of magic lights that glowed softly.

After about a hundred meters, they reached a right turn. After turning the corner, they saw two closed doors. Before the two of them reached the door, it opened soundlessly. After entering, Melinda discovered that this was a great hall. Aside from the main door, three other walls had statues that were about the size of a human being. The statues were of young men and women, and they were all handsome. The one who had lived here since she was young, a Holy Maiden, naturally recognized these statues. These statues were all Angels of the Holy See. Every statue here was lifelike, and it was unknown what material they were made of. At first glance, they looked just like real people. Moreover, these statues belonged to high-ranked angels recorded in the ancient books of the Church. The statue in the middle of the wall facing the door was two-thirds larger than the others. This statue was the legendary God of Light, Hercules.

Melinda quickly shifted her gaze away from the statues. She saw that there was a praying mat placed on the ground in front of the deputy chief angel, Joanna.

According to the Holy See, Joanna was once an Angel of War and later promoted to the position of Deputy Archangel. Her status was second only to that of the Archangel Godfrey, so her statue was also in the hands of Godfrey.

At this moment, Matt Jensen spoke up. "Messalind, sit down on that prayer mat as you usually do when you're meditating."

With a stomach full of doubts, Melinda glanced at her father, walked towards the praying mat, and then slowly sat down. When a mage meditated, it was actually a very natural posture for ordinary people. Because the praying mat was rather short, for the sake of comfort, Melinda had to slightly bend her knees.

After sitting down, she finally couldn't help but ask, "Dad, what are we doing?"

"Tomorrow is the day that the Holy Maiden will be crowned. She asked you to come over to receive Joanna's inheritance."

"Father, can I really accept the Angel's Legacy?" Melinda's face was full of surprise.

"Of course."

"What do I need to do to obtain Joanna's inheritance?" At this moment, there was a faint excitement in her heart. It was for no other reason but that she would be able to fight alongside with the Eight Trigrams, and not be like before where she could only be a spectator.

"You just close your eyes and meditate." Matt Jensen's tone was as gentle as ever, and his eyes were full of tenderness and love.

Looking into her father's eyes, she thought that she could fight alongside Ji Feng in the future. She forcefully suppressed the excitement in her heart and allowed herself to enter a state of meditation. She had already secretly made a decision. Once the inheritance was successful, she would go to the territory of the elves to find Ji Feng and fight together with him.

Seeing the reverence and solemnity on her delicate face, Matt Jensen's eyes flashed with an unwillingness that was only present in a blink of an eye. Then he walked softly behind her, looked at the statue of Joanna, and began to pray devoutly.

The hall was very quiet. If a needle were to fall onto the ground, the sound it would make would be magnified to the extreme.

With hope in his heart, the previously unable to enter a meditative state, Melinda soon forgot about everything else. Her mind was completely immersed in the meditation of her spiritual force. A holy light slowly appeared on his pious face. At that moment, Joanna's statue lit up.

When Joanna's statue lit up, Matt Jensen stopped praying and stared at it.

The light from the statue grew brighter and brighter until it was almost impossible to look at it directly. However, Matt Jensen did not seem to be affected by the growing brightness. His eyes remained fixed on Joanna's statue.

A few moments later, the statue of Joanna was completely obliterated by the light. The entire palace was filled with dazzling light. All of this was something that Melinda, who had entered a deep meditative state, did not know about.

Although it was already very bright, the light from Joanna's statue continued to increase. Matt Jensen's eyes, finally unable to bear the light, slowly closed.

The instant his eyes closed, a beam of light shot out from the top of Joanna's statue, piercing through the ceiling and into the depths of the sky. The beam of light seemed to have opened up a passageway.

This pillar of light could be clearly seen even from the outside. As the headquarters of the Holy Church was at the top of the mountain, there was a very big city at the foot of the mountain. This city was called Holy City. All of the natives of the Sacred City were loyal supporters of the Radiant Church. They saw the pillar of light that shot into the sky from the top of the mountain. They stopped what they were doing and began to pray.

As time passed, a pressure came from the pillar of light. This pressure increased as time passed. In addition, the light beam was dazzling.

Everyone who saw this thought that it was a miracle. Someone then kneeled down, and they began to pray and praise. As the first person kneeled down, so did the rest of the people. Even the few atheists present were shocked to see this. At the same time, they were also forced to kneel by the increasing pressure.

The pressure grew stronger and stronger, as if an expert was trying to pass through a tunnel made out of light pillars and wanted to bring the high-ranking officer here. The increasingly powerful pressure caused the pious people to tremble. The prayers of the people were even more pious.

Within the hall, Joanna's statue suddenly shot out a beam of light that was as thick as a person's arm. The moment it appeared on Joanna's forehead, it instantly reached the center of her brows, forming a tunnel of light.

As the person involved, Melinda could naturally feel the increasing pressure. She also sensed danger, but then she realized that her father was still here and wouldn't be watching her fall. Thus, he forcefully dispelled the feeling of prestige and focused on meditation. Waiting to receive Joanna's inheritance. In order to fight alongside the monsoon, she could ignore danger.

However, the pressure was getting more and more intense, and she was no longer able to calm her heart and meditate. She tried to open her eyes, but it was suppressed by the blinding light. She could only keep her eyes shut and raise her wrist to wipe away the tears from the intense light.

Before she had even let go of her arm, she felt the pressure increase even further, causing her to be unable to catch her breath. The sense of danger became increasingly obvious. She had no choice but to use her hands to support her body, preventing herself from being overwhelmed by this pressure.

Her actions didn't lighten the burden on her. She wanted to change into a more comfortable position, but she found that because of this pressure, her body was no longer able to move.

At that moment, she felt something on her forehead. She wanted to open her eyes, but she could see some blinding light through her eyelids. She didn't dare open her eyes at all, lest she be blinded by the blinding light.

However, the pressure was becoming more and more intense. She felt that she was no longer able to withstand the weight of her own body. She wanted to call out to her father for help, but she found that she could not open her mouth at all. When she thought of her father, who was watching her from the side, she felt slightly more at ease. She still did not think that her father would harm her.

In the streets and alleys of the Sacred City, many low level cultivators and ordinary people could no longer withstand this pressure. Their seven orifices began to bleed. They thought it was because they weren't usually pious, so their prayers were even more pious. Many even made a promise from the bottom of their hearts, that after this disaster, they would donate all their wealth in exchange for the forgiveness of the God of Light.

The pressure became more and more intense, to the point that it was almost unbearable for Melinda. At this moment, she felt something enter her body from between her eyebrows.

Following that, she felt the pressure suddenly disappear. Because the pressure disappeared too suddenly, her body was simply unable to adapt. However, her attention was quickly diverted from her body. It was not because her body had already adapted, but because she felt that something had appeared in her mind. Then, she saw what appeared in her mind. It was a person, a woman, a woman who looked exactly like the statue of Joanna.

At this moment, she understood why her father had asked her to come here and why he had allowed her to remain in a state of meditation. This was not some legacy, but rather, an descent.

Descending, just as the name implied. The existence of the God Realm had descended into this world through some kind of secret technique. This sort of true descent was not the body, but the soul. The descending soul would occupy the body that was prepared beforehand and replace it until it returned through other means. The process of descending required absolute obedience, without the slightest resistance. Otherwise, he would fail the moment he descended. Failure to descend is a disaster for both sides.

Furthermore, after descending, in order to achieve absolute control, in order to avoid any accidents at critical moments, the descending would choose to absorb the original soul of the body, or to directly destroy it.

Although Melinda was a Holy Maiden, she did not know much about Descent. The reason she knew about the descent was because she had occasionally seen it in a book. Later on, she wanted to know more about the news of the descent, but she could not find the book of the auspicious light. Since there were ancient books in the Church, this meant that the descent was real.

In fact, she had sensed something was wrong from the start. However, it was her father who had brought her here, so she did not express any doubts. At most, he would just express his confusion. But she didn't expect that her father would use her as his descending body. At this moment, she couldn't help but think of the details that she had previously ignored. She and her father ate together in her father's dining room, never in the place where she lived. Not to mention having waited so long for her, it was also her favorite food. At that time, she was even moved by this. "Now, it seems that he was simply atoning for his sins.

Thinking of her mother, whom she had never met and had no information about, she could not help but cry out in grief, "Father, why?!"