Chapter 18

After saying this, the priest of the Church of Justice glanced at the other two people.

"The test is passed," the priest of the Dawnlight Church said expressionlessly.

"The test is passed," the priest of the Guardian Church said the same.

It really was like that. Jiang Junming saw it clearly, but he couldn't believe that the priests of the church would cheat so openly. The test of receiving divine power had given Jiang Junming confidence. For the next test of using divine power, he no longer felt anxious and was eager to try.

Pride faded from Price's face as he knelt before the holy emblem and prayed devoutly. Jiang Junming noticed that Price's prayer had a unique rhythm, different from the usual prayers of the church's believers. Light appeared on the silver mirror in Price's hand, initially very faint. The strange characters on the back of the silver mirror flickered with light as Price prayed, and then the divine power of the holy emblem began to gather, appearing on Little Price's body.

The light flickered on Little Price's body, bright and dim, with strong fluctuations.

"Lord Price indeed taught Little Price the technique of using divine power. Despite the distance, the light on Little Price's body is so bright, which is quite rare," the technique of Little Price using divine power shocked the onlookers, who commented.

"Of course, with such high talent and early exposure to the technique of using divine power, I think even in the Church Academy, Little Price would be the strongest young man."

"Yes, to learn the technique of using divine power at such a young age, his future is boundless."

Hearing the comments from the crowd, Jiang Junming knew that the rhythm and cadence in Little Price's prayer were the techniques of using divine power. He recalled that although he could remember this rhythm and cadence, he couldn't do it in a short time. Then, Jiang Junming smiled bitterly, thinking to himself that this technique was taught by Lord Price, and it was unrealistic to expect to learn it just by hearing it once.

Next, a few more young men used the silver mirror to amplify and use divine power. Some succeeded, while others showed no divine light and were eliminated. The arrogant young man also had light appear, but his face was flushed red, as if he was using all his strength. The serious testing site even made the three priests of the church laugh at the sight of such a devout prayer.

Jiang Junming was still scheduled to use divine power last. The young men who had already passed the test stood to one side, including the fat Chadus and the thin Aired. At this moment, the two no longer looked ashamed but were rather smug. Little Price's expression was cold, but his eyes were filled with hostility when he looked at Jiang Junming, clearly feeling threatened by the talent Jiang Junming had shown in receiving divine power.

"This poor boy has only come this far," the fat Chadus said contemptuously, looking at Jiang Junming. He couldn't receive divine power, but this poor boy recommended by the Care Church had shown such strong talent, even drawing Little Price's attention, which made Chadus very resentful.

"Exactly, using divine power is not the same as receiving it. I doubt he can even read, let alone pray properly," the thin Aired added.

Hearing their comments, Jiang Junming ignored their ridicule and focused on recalling the content of the prayer. Since Jiang Junming did not worship any deity and had not joined the church, his prayers were just bits and pieces he had heard over time. He had memorized them from hearing them often, but he knew he didn't remember them completely. He could only try his best to see if he could use divine power.

The believers of the Care Church looked at Jiang Junming's small figure with hope, his unexpected performance earlier making them more hopeful.

Outside the room, looking at the distant holy emblem, Jiang Junming slowly closed his eyes and began to pray. He rarely prayed, spending his time reading books instead. At first, his prayer was awkward, and the consecutive mistakes made Jiang Junming feel that it would be strange if he could use divine power.

After a few prayers, Jiang Junming felt no divine power fluctuations in his body. Feeling unable to use divine power, Jiang Junming was somewhat disheartened. The light brain had not yet analyzed and deconstructed divine power, so he couldn't use it. But since the three priests had not declared the test over, Jiang Junming continued his prayer.

"Hey, boy, do you even know how to pray?" the thin Aired looked at Jiang Junming with a mocking face and said loudly. The three priests did not stop Aired's provocation and mockery, watching Jiang Junming seriously, and then saw that he had not used divine power.

After a while, seeing that the silver mirror in Jiang Junming's hand was still quiet, the three priests were somewhat disappointed. Such good talent, discovered too late, was wasted. All three priests thought this.

"Praying so clumsily, do you expect to use divine power? Don't dream," the fat Chadus stood to one side, also mocking coldly. Seeing that Jiang Junming could not use divine power, he and Aired were gleefully mocking, very pleased.

Price, seeing that Jiang Junming's prayer showed no signs of using divine power, the hostility in his eyes disappeared, and he sneered, then continued to watch Jiang Junming coldly.

"See, I told you, the poor boy from the Care Church really can't use divine power."

"Such a talented young man, how can he not even know how to use divine power?"

"Do you think receiving divine power means you can use it? Even the priests of the Care Church sometimes can't use divine power, let alone a non-believer like him."

"The silver mirror didn't even react. This kid is really no good. I saw him praying clumsily. What is the Care Church doing? Sending a young man to the Church Academy test who can't even pray properly is too much."

The believers of the Care Church's eyes dimmed, and they helplessly lowered their heads. Indeed, it was no good... Every word of ridicule from the crowd was like a slap in the face to the believers of the Care Church. Yes, even the priests in the church sometimes can't use divine power...

The three priests exchanged glances, just about to stop Jiang Junming's prayer and declare him eliminated, when the silver mirror in Jiang Junming's hand began to emit a light.

The light appeared so suddenly that the words to stop the test were still in the mouth of the priest of the Church of Justice, who was stunned to see the light flickering on the silver mirror. The words were swallowed back, and he couldn't stop coughing violently.

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