An Su's current authority is that of a Prepared Saint, so he could only exchange for low-level blessings.
Among the low-rank blessings of the Holy Light series, there are countless magic books.
Most importantly, some Holy Light magic seems useless, but when coordinated with dark magic, they can produce extremely explosive effects.
This is precisely the strength of the Light and Dark Priesthood School.
For example, the low-rank magic that An Su can now exchange for: "Growth of All Things."
[Growth of All Things]
[Blessing Magic]
[Low Rank]
[Magic Point Consumption: 2 (originally 1)]
[Magic Effect: Blessed by the Goddess of Holy Light, the age of all living creatures affected by this magic increases by half a year, their body's state transitions to that of half a year later, lasting one minute]
[Magic Introduction: Child, let the Holy Light shine on your growth!]
This is an amplification magic, and its effect is easy to understand; the state of the body becomes that of half a year later, which also means the magic point capacity inside the body increases by an amount equivalent to half a year's growth, lasting one minute.
It sounds quite good, but it is quite weak in actual combat.
One, the duration is short, one minute isn't enough to produce much effect, and two, the magic points gained aren't as many as those consumed by using this ability.
A saint of average talent... can only naturally increase by about two blue points in half a year.
Subtracting the consumed points, the pure gain is just one blue point.
And this skill still takes up a memory slot, a pure waste.
For magicians with better talents, they disdain to use this low-rank magic—they can use amplification magic with better effects.
So, its position is quite awkward.
However, if you combine Growth of All Things with the Gift of the Mother Goddess, the effect is incredibly overpowered.
First, use the Mother Goddess to make the enemy pregnant, then cast Growth of All Things.
But the target of the spell isn't the enemy, it's the void life in the enemy's womb.
Originally, after ten minutes the effect of Mother Goddess's Gift would end, and the void life would naturally wither away.
Increase the age of that baby by half a year, use Growth of All Things twice, and in ten months, a full-term birth is induced, causing the void life to emerge from the body!
And it will exist on the scene for one minute, until the effect of Growth of All Things ends.
These two weak magics combined become the most disgusting cancer in the previous life's PVP, which An Su named "Child Summoning Spell"!
——This is the play of the Light and Dark Priest.
He decisively used faith points to exchange for "Growth of All Things."
Low-rank magic doesn't cost many faith points, it only used five points; after exchanging, An Su still had ten points left.
But An Su decided not to continue exchanging for magic.
There aren't many low-rank Holy Light magic he can use, and indeed, An Su's talent for Holy Light is poor; for the same Holy Light magic, he has to consume twice as many magic points.
To truly form a system of the Light and Dark Priest, intermediate stage or higher Holy Light magic is needed.
Hence, becoming an official saint is essential.
He intended to use the remaining faith points to enhance himself.
The faith points of Holy Light can be used to enhance saints, which is also the strength of the Witch-Hunting Saint School.
At first rank, the ratio of magic points to faith points is ten to one, which is just enough to increase by one point.
But at the second rank, the required faith points doubles, that is, twenty to one.
An Su felt a warm sensation penetrating down from the crown of his head, spreading to his internal organs, every inch of skin bathed in the baptism of Holy Light, slowly transforming that light into his own strength.
[An Su]
[Magic Points 3→4]
The setting sun lay upon the mountains outside the church, the sky clear and transparent after the rain, with the sunset clouds caught up into waves.
An Su knelt before the statue of the goddess, his noble robe trailing on the ground, with the sunset light gilding the edges of his robe, reflecting a golden hue.
It must be said, just in terms of appearance, he was naturally striking.
His body and talent were that of a naturally wealthy second-generation with Sacred Body, but his face was that of a natural-born saint.
That delicate and devout profile, bathed in Holy Light, with silver-white strands of hair scattering in the wind and entangling with the light rays, it was hard to tell where the light ended and the silver hair began.
It made the girls beside him become somewhat infatuated.
"Look, the light on that young man... it's his first prayer, isn't it... that light means he has gained the favor of the goddess?"
She quickly nudged her companion, "Could it be he's about to receive a title granted by the goddess?"
"It seems like...?"
"Really?"
Of course not.
The light on An Su was merely a special effect for boosting mana.
The first time one's mana was boosted, there would be this Holy Light special effect.
How could he possibly receive the title from the Goddess of Holy Light?
His talent was pitch black; the Goddess of Holy Light wouldn't like him at all.
His relationship with the goddess was purely transactional, he gave faith points to the goddess, and she strengthened his body.
But...
The corners of An Su's mouth lifted in a degree hardly noticeable to others.
This could be exploited.
[The Neophyte]
Originally named [The Life Priest Embarking on His First Journey], it was renamed [Bloody Baptism] by the [Baptism] skill and was the first gift from the Mother Goddess to An Su.
But since getting this title, An Su had never once worn it.
Because he was waiting for a moment like now.
During the first prayer, under the cover of the Holy Light's blessing effect!
The special effect of raising mana with Holy Light and the special effect of getting a title was identical!
In front of everyone's eyes, beneath the statue of the Goddess of Holy Light,
"Wear it."
He silently thought about donning the title in his heart, and under the cover of the Holy Light's effect, he casually placed the gift from the Mother Goddess on his head!
This tactic is called—taking credit for someone else's merit.
From now on, this title would be attributed to the Radiant Goddess.
...
"Why is it so noisy outside?"
In the church's third-floor corridor, in the room at the very end, sat the study of Priest Rowan Kaz.
The positions in a diocese were divided into bishop, priest, and deacon.
And above a bishop was the metropolitan bishop, the bishop of the capital. Higher up were the archbishop, the primate, the cardinal, and even the Pope.
In this diocese of the border city, the highest authority was the bishop, followed by several priests.
"Something must have happened, Your Excellency Rowan."
Opposite Rowan sat a young lady with dazzling golden eyes. She was cloaked in pure white nun's attire, her feet shod in deer-skin boots, and her silver hair cascading down to her waist, as white as snow.
"Luojia, there is no need to address me with such formality. When you officially become the Holy Maiden, I'll be the one calling you Excellency," said Rowan with a smile, his hair already turning grey, his demeanor amiable.
"I still have a long way to go,"
Luojia replied calmly,
"Besides, without your support, An Su couldn't have had the opportunity to take part in the saint's test—other priests wouldn't have agreed, thinking it tarnishes the Church's sanctity."
"I was just paying respect to the future Holy Maiden,"
Rowan said with a smile, "Indeed, the Child of the Curse is concerning... however, to speak frankly, I don't believe he will pass the test, so there won't be any impact."
"Speaking of which, today should be the day he reports here."
As the hubbub from the outside didn't cease, the old man shakily stood up, "Let's go see what exactly has happened out there."
...
——Someone received a title blessed by the Goddess of Holy Light the moment they prayed for the first time.
The old priest at the entrance of the church heard the news from inside.
Who could it be?
He grew curious.
There were several candidates for sainthood inside who had come to pray,
Was it Deacon John's nephew John, or was it Priest Sunny's young lady?
With curiosity stirring, he neatly arranged his papers, put away the pouch of gold coins An Su had given him into the lining of his coat, threw on a jacket, and pushed the door open to go inside.
He could bask in the reflected glory.