Game of the World Tree - Chapter 876

Chapter 872: Refutation and Debate

“The Church of Life is hypocritical, evil and cruel. Since its emergence, it has invaded the land of the orcs, plundered the wealth of human countries, and used heresy to confuse ignorant people, split the territory of the empire, and undermined the authority of our Lord…”

“Since the Eternal Era 1072, John the Blasphemer has disregarded the provisions of the True God Agreement and privately spread the faith of the Church of Life in various parts of Holy Mannia, inciting the people and provoking confrontation…”

“Since John the Blasphemer preached, there have been a total of 47 riots of Life mobs inside and outside the empire, 34 of which were related to John the Blasphemer. The riots resulted in the deaths of at least 132 nobles and 27 clergy, including three earls, a marquis and two bishops, and affected 31 cities… The crime is extremely heinous and unforgivable!”

“According to Article 53 of Chapter 7 of the Gospel Commandments of the Eternal Canon, John the Blasphemer’s actions have seriously violated the rights and interests of the Eternal Church, violated dogma and imperial laws, and constituted blasphemy, incitement, heresy… A total of 18 major crimes!”

“The glory of our Lord is inviolable, and the majesty of our Lord cannot be blasphemed!”

“John the Blasphemer is sinister, evil, twisted and selfish. He deceived the ignorant people for his personal ambition and self-interest. His actions are unforgivable. According to the decision of the Eternal Church Tribunal, John the Blasphemer shall be burned at the stake!”

“John… do you know your crime?!”

The solemn voice of the Bishop of the Tribunal spread throughout the square.

At the end, he almost roared at Old John, his eyes widened, his features ferocious and angry.

The words seemed to have some kind of magic, with the power to shake people’s hearts.

After hearing his words, the onlookers couldn’t help but feel shocked, and a feeling of regret and guilt emerged from the bottom of their hearts. They couldn’t help but think of all the wrong things they had done in their minds, and they were terrified…

This is the divine art of the clergy [Mind Shock].

For a time, many eternal believers who feared the church or people with weak mental endurance couldn’t help but bow their heads, either confessing and praying, or sobbing softly.

There were also some emotionally unstable people who stared with hateful eyes at John, the God-favored One, and their eyes seemed to want to eat his flesh alive…

The somewhat oppressive quiet atmosphere formed when the Bishop of the Inquisition scolded John was soon broken, and the curses sounded again, as if no curses or scoldings in this world could express the people’s hatred for the blasphemer…

If it weren’t too far away, I’m afraid that many stones would fall on Old John.

However, unlike the people who were furious after hearing the judgment, Old John’s expression remained calm, and the Bishop of the Inquisition’s [Mind Shock] did not seem to have any effect on him.

He only saw him gently raise his head, his back straight, and his voice firm:

“No, I… am not guilty.”

“Bold! Blasphemer John, what you did has long been recorded by our Inquisition, with the True God Agreement and the “Eternal Canon” as evidence, do you still want to quibble?”

The Bishop of the Inquisition scolded angrily.

Old John sneered, glanced at the ferocious and angry Bishop of the Inquisition with disdain, and then slowly turned his eyes to Pope Benedict II, who had a calm face.

He took a deep breath and said calmly:

“Nothing I have done violates the agreement with the True God… Everything I have done is just and right.”

“Quibbling! Lies!”

roared the Bishop of the Inquisition.

Old John sneered again and glanced at him:

“Mr. Bishop, you said that the Church of Life is hypocritical, evil and cruel, but I saw another scene.”

As he spoke, his expression became serious:

“Since the emergence of the Church of Life, we have resisted the invasion of the demons of the abyss, expelled the invading demons, and purified the pollution left by the abyss in the world of Segus…”

“Help the poor out of their difficulties, rebuild their homes, adopt orphans, relieve the weak, treat the injuries of the poor who cannot be cured without asking for anything in return, impart knowledge and skills to the people, help them overcome setbacks and survive…”

“We have witnessed with our own eyes that civilians have broken free from despair and regained hope for the future. We have personally led everyone out of their difficulties and welcomed the future…”

“How can such a benevolent church become evil and pretentious in your mouth?”

“As for what you said about invading the land of the orcs and plundering the wealth of human countries…”

“The former was that the orcs persecuted the elves and invaded the Elf Forest first, and my Lord and the elf believers were forced to fight back.”

“As for the latter, it was the Eternal Church that had no sense of responsibility and abandoned its people again and again when the evil god revived and the demons invaded. It was our Lord who guided the believers and warriors to intervene in time and brought peace and salvation…”

“This can be proved by the songs of the wandering poets, the caravans that come and go, and the believers who spontaneously immigrated to the area where the Church of Life is located and converted to our Lord.”

“It took us less than a year to bring life to the war-torn Maple Moon Territory and make it peaceful and prosperous. It took us just a few months to lift one poor person after another who had nothing out of poverty…”

“In this case, how can it be considered plundering wealth?”

“Our Lord is only bringing new hope to the poor people after the Eternal Church abandoned its people.”

“There is a good saying in the Holy Book of Life: the people have sharp eyes. All of this is not our choice, nor is it our coercion. Instead, the people chose to embrace our Lord and become his believers on their own.”

“So… how can you be called deceiving the people?”

Old John’s words were loud and clear, and they also seemed to carry some kind of power that could not be described in words, ringing in the square and in everyone’s heart.

That majestic and calm voice, like a melodious bell, shook the hearts of the people.

Many people gradually calmed down and couldn’t help but think of the various rumors about the Church of Life that they had heard from various gossips in recent years.

For a while, the curses gradually subsided, and many people slowly woke up from their anger and watched the trial on the stage, talking about it.

The expression of the bishop of the trial changed slightly.

His eyes were gloomy and he shouted sternly:

“Quibbling! Lies!”

“My Lord’s glory cannot be desecrated, and my Lord’s brilliance cannot be tarnished!”

“After the war between gods and demons began, my Lord led the gods to fight against the abyss and invaded hell, fighting all the time for the safety of the world of Segos. However, the Church of Life took advantage of my Lord’s fighting on the front line to expand its faith. This is a shameless betrayal of justice!”

“Such a hypocritical church has no qualifications to preach on the continent! Not to mention, it is deceiving believers on my Lord’s land without permission!”

Old John sneered:

“Betray justice? Bewitching believers? That’s even more ridiculous.”

As he spoke, his expression turned cold:

“As far as I know, after the war between gods and demons, the forces of the abyss invaded the world of Segos on a large scale. It was the Eternal Church that was unwilling to return to help, intending to use the power of the abyss demons to consume the strength of our Lord…”

“But our Lord is powerful and just. At the most critical moment, he turned the tide and defeated the invasion of the abyss!”

“Then how can it be considered a betrayal of justice?”

“If we really have to talk about betrayal, it’s the Eternal Lord who is unwilling to return to help! If we really have to talk about betrayal, it’s the Eternal Church that wants to use the power of the abyss to weaken the Church of Life!”

“How dare you! The name of our Lord is also something you, a blasphemer, can mention?!”

the Bishop of the Inquisition scolded.

Old John was even more disdainful:

“What if I mention it? Since you mentioned betrayal, let’s talk about it…”

“Everyone in the world knows that my Lord is Eve, the goddess of life, so how many people know that my Lord’s full name is Eve Yuktrasil?”

“My Lord is not only the goddess of life, but also the great world tree!”

“She is the embodiment of life, the mother of nature, the master of the Silver Age, and was once praised by the gods as the mother of all gods!”

As he said this, he looked at the clergy of the Eternal Church with a mocking look:

“Why did the world tree wither a thousand years ago, why did the Holy Mannia Empire rise, this history buried by the Eternal Church… do you need me to elaborate on it?”

Hearing what Old John said, some experienced clergy of the Eternal Church changed their expressions slightly, and the people in the audience instantly cast curious eyes.

It is the nature of every mortal to watch the excitement.

And the true identity of the goddess of life named by Old John also surprised many people.

This is something that needs to be mentioned.

Although the news that the goddess of life is the world tree is no longer a secret after Eve revealed her identity, for the vast majority of ordinary people, the news of this extraordinary world is still out of reach.

For most of the civilians at the scene, this is the first time they know about this.

However, the creatures of the world of Segos are not unfamiliar with the world tree.

The silver civilization of the elves has left a deep impact on the various races in the world of Segos. Even after a thousand years, it has not disappeared, and the most common of these is the story about the world tree.

In various myths and legends, the majestic world tree always appears as benevolence, justice, and kindness.

That is why, when they learned that the identity of the goddess of life is the world tree, the mood of the onlookers immediately became subtle.

And this subtlety became more obvious under the expressions of the bishops and priests who did not deny it but obviously changed slightly.

The discussion seemed to be louder…

As for Old John, he completely let go of himself.

He held his head high, with a look of disdain on his face. Under the ugly eyes of the bishop and the suspicious gazes of the priests, he poured out all the secrets he had read from the holy book thousands of years ago:

“If we talk about betrayal, it should be the Eternal Church that betrayed the Life Church, or… the former Natural Church!”

“Thousands of years ago, it was the Eternal Lord who received the help of my Lord and achieved the throne of God, who turned his kindness

against his enemies and betrayed my Lord!” “Thousands of years ago, it was the gods in heaven who, for their own selfish desires, stopped my Lord from taking further steps and attacked my Lord!”

“If we talk about betrayers, the Eternal Church is the betrayer!”

“Shut up! You shameless blasphemer! How dare you blaspheme my Lord’s heroic name!”

The Bishop of Judgment was furious and shouted.

The other clergy present also cast angry glances, and some who couldn’t bear it even stood up and glared at Old John.

Even the smile in the eyes of the Eternal Pope Benedict II in the center of the high platform became much colder.

The look he gave Old John became more and more profound.

At that moment, powerful auras pressed towards Old John one after another. They were the angry shocks from the archbishops of the Eternal Church.

Old John felt that the mighty force like a tsunami was coming from all directions, bombarding his spirit and soul, making his face pale all of a sudden, and he couldn’t help but groan.

The blood flowed slowly down his nostrils and the corners of his mouth.

However, his back was still straight, and his eyes were calm.

He smiled slightly, with a mocking look on his face:

“Is this the Eternal Church? The anger after the scars are revealed, if it’s not anger out of shame, if it’s not hypocrisy, then what is it?”

“You——!”

Hearing Old John’s sarcasm, the Bishop of Judgment was so angry that his body trembled, and his eyes were about to spit fire.

Looking at the angry bishops, Old John stopped when he saw that he had a good time, and no longer continued to dwell on the old things from a thousand years ago.

He sighed lightly and said:

“Of course, what happened in the past is past, like a passing cloud of smoke, and is no longer important.”

“Her Majesty the Great Goddess also warned us in the “Holy Book of Life” that keeping history in mind can help us remember lessons, but at the same time we must focus on the present and the future…”

“I mentioned the past not to show how innocent the Church of Life is, but just to remind you that the Eternal Church… is not qualified to impose the crime of betrayal on my Lord and on our Church of Life.”

“In my opinion, for the human world and for the general public, the Church of Life is the future and hope, and the Eternal Church is nothing more than garbage that will be swept into the garbage dump of history.”

“You… are so bold! You evil pagan! How dare you blaspheme my Lord and the great Eternal Holy Church!”

Hearing this, the Bishop of Judgment finally became furious.

As he said this, he refuted:

“My Lord is bright and just, punishing evil and promoting good. It is because of my Lord’s protection that mankind can become the protagonist of the era. How can you, a mere pagan and a traitor to mankind, understand the achievements of my Lord?”

Old John sighed softly:

“I don’t deny the contribution that the Eternal Church has made to human society, but the Eternal Church is also a shackle that restricts the further development of human society and the common progress of all races and civilizations in the entire Segos world…”

“Absurd! Sophistry! Bewitching!”

The Bishop of Judgment rebuked.

Old John chuckled and stood straighter.

The fluttering snowflakes fell on him, making him look more free and unrestrained:

“Mr. Bishop of Judgment.”

He looked into the eyes of the judge, his eyes clear:

“Since you don’t agree with me, then… do you dare to argue with me about the respective scriptures?”

Hearing this, the Bishop of Judgment’s eyes condensed slightly.

_(:з」∠)_ I feel much better and no longer hurt.

(End of this chapter)