The more they oppose, the more it shows that I am doing the right thing

"What kind of Divine Beast is that pile?"

Rushing back to Heaven, Merlin asked with an expressionless face.

"I don't know, it should be that a mop became a spirit," An Su said seriously, "It's only reasonable that all things have spirits; even Heaven having a Mop Spirit is not surprising."

"A spirit?" Merlin raised his eyebrow, catching the keyword, "A Mop Spirit? Is there such a thing?"

"Please be mindful of your phrasing," An Su said, "Don't be so depressed."

"Then tell me," Merlin said, staring into An Su's eyes with a cold smile, "why are these Mop Spirits red? Are there red Mop Spirits?"

"Well," An Su fell silent for a moment, realized that he couldn't explain it, and then followed with, "It's because the Mop Spirit also bleeds."

"You're even more downcast than I am."

Merlin didn't care to listen to An Su's nonsense. He looked up at the highest part of Heaven, at thousands of red, fuzzy 'mops' already unrecognizable in shape, which tangled and pulled at each other among the clouds.

Incomprehensible blood-red hair wove together into clouds of crimson mist; clumps of blood-clouds piled upon one another, forming a blood-red twilight;

Grotesque and blasphemous souls howl in the skies above the blood moon. Those desires seemed on the verge of turning solid, making the scalps of mere mortals tingle and their reason boil just by one glimpse. This place was certainly not Heaven, nor the human world, but the deepest Nether Hell.

[Radiant Judgment] is one of the most holy spells in the Orthodox Church. When turned upside down, [Life Amnesty] naturally becomes one of the most blasphemous spells in the Esoteric Sect.

Those lives that had been pardoned, with emotions out of control and completely manipulated by the threads of desire, covered by them, degenerated into beasts of desire, constantly seeking sensual pleasure of spirit and flesh.

"Come on~ live a little~" The leader of the Mop Spirits — Bishop Rada called out, "Merlin~ come hit me~"

Under the dual Radiant Judgment of Merlin and An Su, he changed from one extreme to another. The soul, formerly pursuing the ultimate in brutality and blood, underwent a complete purification. After abandoning the secular life, being tonsured, and then re-entering the secular world, he went through the three phases of life's enlightenment: 'seeing the mountain as a mountain,' 'seeing the mountain not as a mountain,' and 'seeing the mountain as a mountain' once again, finally reaching the pinnacle of life, embracing desire anew. The blood-red hair wrapped around his body once again; after bondage, the path of pain also changed: from inflicting pain on beings to suffering pain on behalf of sentient beings. This was the path of redemption for Bishop Rada, the path to divinity.

Commonly known as 'Bear Man.'

"Your mother."

Merlin sighed deeply, he hadn't expected that after he just left Heaven for a bit, An Su would start causing trouble.

"Mr. Merlin, your words are incorrect," An Su shook his head, his navy-blue eyes filled with sincerity, "I'm just an ordinary hairstylist, after all. It's all for you that I researched this 'hair growth' magic. And now I've achieved a bit of success."

"Please leave it to me," An Su said, eyes locked on Merlin's Head of Radiance, eager to try, "I can definitely bring back the hair you've lost."

"..." Merlin touched his suddenly bare head, then looked up at those Mop Spirits in the sky, and after a long silence, he slowly said, "I think this hairstyle is quite cool."

His mouth twitched as he glanced at the Bear Man army in the sky. Merlin didn't even dare to hit them — he was afraid they would enjoy it.

"Stand down."

Merlin sighed softly, lifting his arm. His crimson bishop's robe fell, and his slender index finger rose to swipe at the sky. The Pure White Eyes flickered with the most brilliant Radiance, and the miles of hair-red clouds in the horizon simply vanished, leaving the sky so clean and clear it looked like glass.

If not for the occasional breeze fluttering by, with sunlight shimmering over the clouds, the entirety of Heaven seemed like a still painting.

In just a moment, Merlin had used his Magic Eye to banish thousands of Esoteric Sect soldiers, including Bishop Rada, out of Heaven.

"Now, it's time to deal with you."

He lowered his eyes and turned his head to look at An Su. The glow in the Pure White Eyes didn't fade, and An Su's face was clearly reflected in those mosaic-glass-like pupils. An Su felt completely exposed, as if not only the rhythm of his breathing, the frequency of his heartbeat, but even the flow of Magic Power in his every inch, was laid bare.

A sharp warning emanated from deep within his soul.

This was the Magic God Merlin, these were the Pure White Eyes; just a calm gaze brought an unprecedented chill to An Su.

This pressure, from the depths of the soul, far exceeded the pressure that Prince Tai Rui had brought to An Su,

In his life, An Su had only felt a similar pressure on his soul once before, on the banks of the River of Life, feeling the roots of all beings.

Fittingly, the Pure White Eyes were the Magic Eyes that connect to the Root.

"I already said, this is a Judgement," Merlin spoke calmly, "You killed the Eldest Prince... that exceeded the plan of the Church, and broke the balance that had been maintained for so long."

His face was expressionless.

"If I hadn't brought you back to Heaven, you would have been captured by the Empire's Saint Army in the Ceremony Hall."

"Mr. Merlin," An Su also lost his smile, staring fearlessly into Merlin's Pure White Eyes, "why should I comply with the Church's plan?"

Still talking back, right... Merlin forced a smile.

In that moment, even the flowing clouds seemed to have stopped.

The Little Saintess was somewhat worried. She looked at An Su, then at Merlin — the Great Mage of the Radiant Holy See, the most powerful person written into textbooks, but Luojia had no hesitation. She stepped forward slightly, standing right beside An Su.