Preparing for the Challenge

A new day brought a new atmosphere.

Lately, anyone arriving in the Imperial Capital, Kaliron, couldn't help but look up at the sky over the North District. There, a massive city floated, as conspicuous as could be.

That was Aisrether City!

The existence of a floating city was quite eye-catching in this world; after all, it was not a common sight.

Everyone arriving in Kaliron couldn't help but talk about the change in royal power, as it was undoubtedly the most significant event in the city recently.

However, no one knew that the person who played the greatest role in this matter was a nun named Olivia Melianne.

In the Main District, at the Morning Light Cathedral.

Olivia was in Sybil's office, conversing with her.

Looking at Olivia, Sybil was full of emotion. "You truly achieved a great feat this time.

"Without you, it wouldn't have been easy to produce enough evidence to move against the Frederick family.

"In our original plan, this might have taken years or even over a decade to accomplish, but you significantly accelerated the process."

Olivia said with a smile, "It's only because the Church needed the evidence so badly. Otherwise, the Church could have handled a family like the Fredericks whenever it wanted."

"Evidence is necessary. Although the Church can deal with the Frederick family at will, we cannot lose the people's support; we need to provide a rational justification," Sybil said.

Then Sybil smiled again and said to Olivia, "The past is the past. There's no need to keep dwelling on what has already been done.

"Let's talk about something else. Olivia, your class rank advancement speed has always been very fast. Do you have the feeling of becoming a Skywalker yet?

"It shouldn't take too long for you, right?"

Hearing this, Olivia couldn't help but smile bitterly. "Sister Sybil, you think too highly of me. I haven't even been a Domainist for very long; how could I become a Skywalker so quickly?"

"If it were anyone else, I might think they need quite a bit of time to improve, but in your case, I feel it won't be a long wait." Sybil looked at Olivia with a meaningful gaze.

Olivia spread her hands. "If possible, I also hope to become a Skywalker as soon as possible, or even a high-level class rank transcendent."

As she spoke, she couldn't help but think of Cardinal Charles Miller, whom the Church had sent to destroy the Frederick family.

The strength he displayed at that time could only be described as terrifying; even Cassius Frederick, an Evolver, was easily crushed.

His power was the greatest Olivia had seen since her transmigration.

Although the danger from the Rose Legion was now gone, Olivia still yearned for that kind of overwhelming strength.

Living in a world with transcendent powers, she naturally wanted to become the strongest among those transcendents; it was a pursuit of power.

Sybil then said, "By the way, Olivia, if you were to face the other Protagonists of the Era now, are you confident in your ability to deal with them?"

"Protagonists of the Era?"

Olivia looked at Sybil in confusion.

She knew what Protagonist of the Era meant, of course.

When she had previously fought transcendents from the other two empires on behalf of the Radiant Light Church, she had been considered a Protagonist of the Era by the Fate Walkers of the Moriah Empire.

She had learned about those conversations through the magic mirror.

But what did Sybil mean by this? Were there many Protagonists of the Era?

As if seeing through the confusion in Olivia's eyes, Sybil smiled and said, "Normally, a Protagonist of the Era is the most outstanding and powerful transcendent of an age.

"In a situation where class ranks are equal, no one would be a match for a Protagonist of the Era.

"However, in our current era, something very miraculous has happened.

"People who are invincible within the same rank—those who can be called Protagonists of the Era—have actually appeared in large numbers all at once, distributed across different empires and different transcendent organizations. It's practically a golden age.

"There has never been a time in the past when so many Protagonists of the Era appeared. This seems to indicate that the transcendent world may be undergoing some subtle changes.

"But regardless, as Protagonists of the Era continue to emerge, our Radiant Light Church cannot fall behind. We certainly have our own Protagonists of the Era, and more than one at that; you are one of them.

"Olivia, as far as I know, due to various factors, many Protagonists of the Era are heading to Kaliron, or have already arrived.

"These people will inevitably become a challenge for the Church, and they will also become a challenge for you.

"That's why I'm asking you: if class ranks are equal, would you be confident in dealing with the other Protagonists of the Era?"

Upon hearing this, Olivia was somewhat surprised by the phenomenon, but she still said with great confidence, "If the class ranks are equal, I don't think anyone will be my match."

This statement could be described as incredibly confident.

Sybil reminded her, "Olivia, anyone who can become a Protagonist of the Era is definitely not simple. They all have their own unique traits—the kind of uniqueness that ordinary transcendents cannot possess.

"For example, some non-sealed-grade forbidden artifacts. It's not just you who can master multiple ones; those Protagonists of the Era can also master them through other methods.

"So, every person who can truly be called a Protagonist of the Era has very complex and hard-to-judge methods. Their strength reaches an absurd level.

"Therefore, any Protagonist of the Era is not to be underestimated."

In simple terms, everyone who could be called a Protagonist of the Era was essentially using cheats.

Olivia fell into thought. If they were all using cheats, then normally, whose cheat could possibly surpass the magic mirror?

However, since Sybil had said so, Olivia felt it was better to be cautious. Heaven knew exactly what kind of absurd methods those Protagonists of the Era possessed.

Olivia said to Sybil, "I haven't come into contact with these so-called Protagonists of the Era. The first time I heard such a term was when others said I was one.

"Since the Church hopes I can deal with the other Protagonists of the Era, it would be better to let me understand the strength belonging to a Protagonist of the Era first.

"Besides me, aren't there other Protagonists of the Era in the Church? Could you let them spar with me?"

Sybil thought for a moment and said, "Among the mid-level class rank transcendents, besides you, there is actually only one person who can be called a Protagonist of the Era.

"Since you've put it that way, I can try to apply and see if the other party is willing to come and have a match with you."