Su Nian casually opened the System interface.
The faint blue light screen, visible only to her, unfolded before her eyes.
Among the dazzling array of goods in the Mall, she quickly found a suitable spell.
This spell could perfectly maintain her current “Saintess” persona, leaving a flexible and adaptable identity for the future.
At the same time, it allowed her to openly refuse to heal the very Knight Commander she loathed.
[Holy Judgement Radiance]
[Category: Holy Light Composite Magic.]
[Effect: When cast, it automatically detects the target’s soul essence, determining their inclination toward good or evil. The holy light power contained in this magic cannot provide any form of healing or purification to targets whose souls are heavily stained by sin and classified as great evildoers.]
[Price: 20,000 Humiliation Value.]
[Purchase.]
A cold smile flickered in Su Nian’s heart.
This wasn’t because she was cruel or intentionally refused to save him.
It was because his sins run so deep that even the holy light rejects him.
‘I’ve already given you a chance.’
The next moment, Su Nian moved gracefully to Leon Morsen’s side.
She lowered her eyelids slightly, looking down from above at the pitiful human-shaped mess on the ground.
Her amber eyes exuded a proud and sacred expression, as if a deity were judging a lost, filthy soul.
“Your injuries have penetrated to the bone and internal organs; ordinary healing spells are likely powerless.”
Her voice was ethereal and calm, without a hint of emotion, as if stating an objective fact.
“There is only one special magic that might still offer a glimmer of hope. But…”
Her words paused slightly, carrying a certain hidden meaning.
“This magic is somewhat special.”
Leon Morsen, whose eyes had been vacant and nearly losing consciousness, suddenly had his cloudy pupils contract sharply, a surge of intense will to survive bursting forth.
Hope!
There’s still hope!
He never expected that this “Saintess,” whom he regarded as prey and insulted harshly, would actually be willing to save him!
“Sa… save me…” His throat emitted hoarse, ragged breaths, each word accompanied by fresh blood foam spilling from his mouth.
“What… what conditions… I… I’ll agree to anything…” Leon Morsen’s voice was hoarse and weak but full of boundless desire to live.
Su Nian extended a slender, pale finger.
At its tip, a gentle yet undeniably powerful holy light slowly swirled and danced like a living thing.
The glow was pure, radiating warmth.
“This magic is called ‘Holy Judgement Radiance,’ and its healing effect far surpasses ordinary healing spells — it’s nothing short of a miracle.”
Her voice remained ethereal and distant, as if reciting a divine edict, each word clearly reaching the ears of everyone in the square.
“But its power is not without limits.”
“Holy Judgement Radiance can discern the good and evil within a soul. If your heart holds goodness, with minor faults but no unforgivable, heinous sins, then the holy light will cleanse your wounds, purify your sins, and grant you a chance at rebirth.”
Su Nian’s gaze swept over Leon Morsen’s face, twisted by agony and fear.
“But… If your evil deeds are overflowing, your hands stained with the blood of innocents, your soul already completely corroded by darkness, then the power of the holy light will be ineffective, and even…”
She didn’t finish the sentence, but the unspoken meaning was chilling beyond words.
“Now, are you sure you want me to use this ‘Holy Judgement Radiance’ to save you?”
Su Nian’s words rang like thunder, echoing clearly in the silent square.
The townsfolk below almost held their breath.
Their eyes turned even more fervent and reverent as they looked at Su Nian.
The Holy Lady not only had a merciful heart and was willing to heal the Knight Commander who had insulted her.
But her power could also judge the sins of a soul!
This… this was the true messenger of the gods!
A true miracle walking among mortals!
Hearing these words, the flickering flame of hope in Leon Morsen’s eyes suddenly blinked wildly.
Fear, like an icy tide, instantly engulfed him.
A faint sliver of desperate luck still struggled deep in his heart.
‘I… I was just a bit greedy…’
‘Just a bit arrogant…’
‘Just oppressed some insignificant commoners…’
‘Just schemed against some troublesome people for my future…’
Those… those shouldn’t be unforgivable sins, right?
Leon Morsen didn’t dare think too deeply about his collusion with the Undead Mage Mal Morsen to spread the plague…
If exposed, the holy light would surely reject him.
But everything he had done was to climb upward, to become a true noble!
To escape this damned knight status.
What’s done is done!
He had no regrets!
He might still have a chance!
As long as he lived, he would become someone above all others!
“Sa… save me… please!”
Leon Morsen no longer dared hesitate or refuse.
If he rejected this only hope, with his shattered sternum and ruptured organs, death was only a matter of time — and a short time at that.
He could only pin all his hopes on this so-called “Holy Judgement Radiance.”
After receiving a definite answer.
Su Nian said no more.
The holy light swirling at her fingertip suddenly brightened, shining with dazzling brilliance as if condensing a small fragment of concentrated starlight.
The glow was sacred but carried an undeniable majesty.
She slowly extended her finger, gently pressing it against Leon Morsen’s mangled chest—his flesh torn, armor caved in, dark red blood seeping out continuously.
The movement was gentle, as if brushing away a speck of dust.
The sacred light, like a living stream, flowed slowly from her fingertip into Leon Morsen’s shattered body.
Where the light touched, it seemed to carry a warm aura.
However…, the next moment all the expected scene of wounds healing, bones reconstructing, and vitality bursting forth never came.
Not even a trace!
The holy and warm light, upon contacting Leon Morsen’s internal body, not only failed to manifest any healing power.
Instead, it was like pure spring water suddenly encountering the world’s filthiest mud.
An extreme, violent repulsion erupted between the two!
The holy light flickered violently, its glow unstable and wavering, as if ready to extinguish at any moment.
At the same time, Leon Morsen’s face, already contorted in agony, instantly became even more grotesque and terrifying, his features nearly crushed together.
He felt an indescribable burning pain, as if from the very depths of his soul!
This pain, originating at the chest where the holy light touched, spread like worms gnawing at the bones or a raging wildfire, rapidly engulfing his limbs, bones, and even the depths of his soul!
Pain!
Pain that pierced the heart!
Pain that reached the marrow!
This was not healing!
This was not salvation!
This was… this was torture a thousand times worse than having his chest crushed by that horrifying Knight!
This was the holy light’s… judgment!
“Ah—”
“Ahhhhh!!!”
Leon Morsen’s throat emitted a piercing scream unlike any human sound.
The shrill cries overflowed with endless pain, terror, and despair.
His body twitched and jerked violently on the cold wooden platform like a fish out of water.
What spewed from his mouth was no longer bright red blood but thick, sticky black clots emitting a pungent burnt smell!
“No… no… why…”
His eyes were filled with incredulous terror and utter despair.
Su Nian expressionlessly withdrew her finger.
The light at her fingertip gradually dimmed.
She quietly watched Leon Morsen writhe in agony on the ground, his life force flickering like a candle in the wind, rapidly fading.
She maintained that look of sorrowful compassion, as if filled with endless regret, gently shaking her head.
Her voice ethereal, with just the right hint of a sigh, clearly reaching every ear.
“It seems the holy light has given its answer.”
As her words fell.
Leon Morsen’s violent convulsions slowly ceased.
His body stiffened suddenly, limbs limp and sprawled.
The last spark in his eyes flickered out like a candle snuffed by a gust of wind.
His mouth hung slightly open, as if trying to say something but no longer able to utter a sound.
His life force was utterly extinguished.
Leon Morsen, Knight Commander of the Gale Knights granted the Morsen Family name by the Red Maple Kingdom, was dead.
This once arrogant knight who tried to kidnap Su Nian and offer her to the nobles was, after being grievously wounded by the terrifying Knight Da Hei, finally killed by the outbreak of injuries “rejected” by the holy light.
Or rather, he died because of his own sins.
The square fell into a deathly silence once more.
Everyone was stunned dumbfounded by this sudden, yet somehow inevitable outcome.
The Holy Lady tried to heal him.
She really did take action.
But… because this Knight Commander’s sins were too heavy, even the holy light rejected him!
What was this?
This was judgment from the light!
Justice served!
After a short, suffocating silence.
The square erupted into an even louder, more overwhelming roar of fervent shouts than before!
“Holy Lady, your wisdom shines!”
“Evil has been judged!”
“Thank you, Holy Lady, for ridding us of this villain!”
“This is the true messenger of the gods!”
The townsfolk’s eyes toward Su Nian were now filled entirely with reverence and fanaticism, not a trace of doubt remaining.
Meanwhile, the terrifying Knight Da Hei had disappeared and returned, and the Gale Knights’ Deputy Commander was stunned again by Su Nian in her Saintess state.
For a moment, he seemed to realize something.
He took out the Photography Crystal Orb he had purchased for a large sum and captured the girl’s stunning appearance in her radiant light-imbued robe.
Su Nian also breathed a sigh of relief.
She hadn’t expected that a sudden attempt to heal a townsman would stir up the Knight Order; luckily, this farce was finally over.
At that moment, the Magic Phone in her arms vibrated faintly once again.
It was that Horned Demon Bastard.
[Horned Demon Lord]: The performance is over. Time to go home.
‘Home…’
Seeing those two words, an absurd and indescribable sense of relief swelled in Su Nian’s heart.
It was as if… after visiting relatives for a long time, she had finally heard the call to return home.
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