Chapter 87

Without needing to use his power of perception, Ymir could sense Father Terence's inner excitement, his heart beating like a drum within his frail body. The look in his eyes was even more kind, almost bordering on the reverence a subordinate has for a superior.

Ymir looked at the animated Father Terence and asked with a bitter smile, "Father, why did you choose me?"

Father Terence smiled, shook his head, and said mysteriously, "No, no, I can't tell you now. When the time is right, someone will reveal your identity to you. Child, you must believe that it wasn't I who chose you, but rather the infinite divine grace of the Lord that accompanies you."

Ymir thought cautiously, "The Lord's divine grace? Is it about growing up in Hell's Kitchen, being bullied by small-time thugs since childhood, and finally being stabbed in the outskirts of New York?"

He wasn't sure how powerful Sister Magdalena's mind-reading ability was, so he didn't dare to think too deeply.

However, his wandering expression made Father Terence smile awkwardly. He shook his head and said, "Child, the Church has a history of over twenty centuries. We all know that in the course of history, there are always things we don't want to see that fade away with the passage of time."

Even if Father Terence didn't say it, Ymir could guess a bit and probed, "For example, the Longinus family?"

Father Terence looked as if he had been frightened, but quickly turned to a warm expression and looked at Magdalena, as if claiming credit, "This wasn't what I told the child; he himself received the Lord's guidance in the unseen."

Ymir pursed his lips; even without attending Columbia University's divinity school, these facts weren't exactly a secret.

It was just that he hadn't expected the surname "Longinus" to have such a powerful effect, not only driving Father Terence to madness but also prompting the Vatican in Europe to send a nun like Magdalena, who seemed quite extraordinary.

"The round-trip airfare must have cost a pretty penny..." Ymir began to daydream again.

Magdalena smiled lightly and said calmly, "The Longinus family has been away from the Church for over a thousand years. If I couldn't sense the call of a divine object within him, I wouldn't be able to confirm his identity."

Father Terence added, "I don't know what divine object, but Ymir's body contains a trace of divine blood, something that only a few Longinus have ever awakened in the history of the Church."

Magdalena shook her head. For the Longinus family, awakening the divine blood wasn't actually that difficult. The thirteen Holy Knights had speculated that the Longinus were the only family of saints to have been tainted by the blood of Jesus.

According to the Bible, when Jesus was crucified, his hands and feet were nailed to the cross, but he did not die. After three days, almost all his blood had drained. The Jews demanded that his body be removed from the cross, as they said it was improper to execute a criminal on the Sabbath.

To remove Jesus, a centurion named Longinus, to verify if Jesus was truly dead, pierced his body with his dagger.

At that moment, blood spurted from the wound and entered Longinus's body through his eyes, marking the beginning of the Longinus family of saints.

Given the origin of this divine blood, it's not hard to deduce the condition for its awakening—resurrection from death.

However, it's easy to say, but how can a truly dead person come back to life? Not everyone has the power of the Son of God, Jesus Christ. Even during the centuries when the Longinus family served the Church, the awakening of divine blood only occurred occasionally.

This is why Ymir, who had died twice, was able to awaken the divine blood. His body in this world was truly devoid of all life. If not for the awakening of the divine blood, even if Ymir had been reborn, he would have become a revenant or a dark creature, never able to live so freely.

To have a truly "living" body and still possess the abilities of a ghost, Ymir had indeed struck a good deal.

"However, I will never admit that he is my Master," Magdalena glanced at Ymir and walked out of the church's nave. "Unless he can meet my requirements and become a qualified strong person."

Ymir, who was sitting ten meters away, felt a sudden itch on his buttocks as he saw Magdalena's glance. What was this woman thinking? That look was definitely disdain! Absolutely disdain!

Feeling inexplicably disdained, Ymir could only look at Father Terence with a gaze that was a mix of a wronged wife and a hopeful plea, conveying his thoughts: "Father, what's going on? I don't understand what that nun meant."

Ymir understood every word and phrase Magdalena said, but when combined, it all felt like a fog to him.

It seemed that not only the people from his past life liked to beat around the bush, but these believers also enjoyed leaving things unsaid.

"Magdalena, hey!" Father Terence sighed when he saw Magdalena walk away. "She's a real hot and fiery woman, but I can understand. Despite losing the lineage, to inherit the title of Spear Nun at such a young age, she's truly a genius! By the way, Ymir, do you know what a Spear Nun is?"

"..." Ymir intensified his grievance and added a touch of pitifulness to his gaze, conveying, "Isn't this just a waste of words? If I knew, would I be so inexplicably disdained?"

"Actually, Magdalena has a deep connection with your family," Father Terence half-closed his eyes and spoke slowly, as if reciting an epic: "Two thousand years ago, Jesus Christ was nailed to the cross. Through his suffering and death, he redeemed all of humanity."

Three days later, the Son of God was resurrected. Mary Magdalene, a sinner and a woman, a lowly prostitute, repented before Christ and was chosen by the Son. She received the first blessing of the newly born Savior—thus, the first Spear Nun was born.

The Spear Nuns have been named after Magdalene for generations. They are the most loyal saints to Jesus Christ. One of the thirteen ancient divine weapons, the Spear of Destiny, is their essential weapon. They serve the Church, purifying the world through killing and upholding the faith in the Holy God through the deaths of the most heinous sinners.