Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 2138

The ritual of a Goddess's sacrifice could not be compared to that of the King.

When the King performed the rite, it was merely a prayer to the sky. But when the Goddess offered her sacrifice, it was her life that ought to be given.

The Royal Advisor did not directly name the Phoenix Goddess, but everyone, including Benjamin, knew exactly who he meant.

Still, he asked, "Who did you mean by the Phoenix Goddess, Lord?"

The Royal Advisor, with a solemn and dignified demeanor, responded to Benjamin's cold inquiry without hesitation, "Serelith Ignis, the bringer of the phoenix's resurgence."

Benjamin's face remained expressionless as he pressed further, "Serelith Ignis, the Queen whom I personally appointed by royal decree? Are you suggesting the sacrifice of the Queen's life?"

The Royal Advisor reminded him, "Your Majesty, Serelith has yet to undergo the grand coronation ceremony. Therefore, she is not yet truly the Queen."

Had Serelith already been crowned Queen, requesting her to sacrifice her life would have been a great disrespect.

However, since Serelith, despite the royal decree, had entered the palace but not yet undergone the official rites, she was not yet the true Queen.

Therefore, she could only be the Phoenix Goddess—the Chosen One.

To offer the Goddess as a sacrifice to the sky was only natural.

With the Royal Advisor's words, the lower courtiers felt this reasoning made perfect sense.

If one life could save the people of Northreach from the calamity of the snowstorm, then elevating her to the status of the Phoenix Goddess was only logical.

Benjamin listened to the murmurs rising from below the altar, his eyes growing colder, as if touched by frost.

Without further inquiry, he stated, "The Royal Advisor has been deceived by dark forces, fabricating false omens to harm the Queen, seeking to disrupt the very foundation of the kingdom. Take him away."

He understood that he was merely standing in for Benemir, so he didn't intend to interfere excessively with the matters of the kingdom.

However, allowing these men to handle palace affairs had led them to believe they could manipulate him.

Benjamin was no tyrant by nature, but if these men sought to use a natural disaster to target the wrong people, he was ready to play the role of one.

As the courtiers murmured once again, Benjamin lifted his eyes, then called out loudly to the sky, "If the salvation of Celestria requires the life of a woman, then it is the fault of both myself and all the courtiers in this kingdom.

"If the divine will demands punishment to quell the disaster in Northreach, I stand here, ready to accept the heavenly lightning."

As soon as his words left his mouth, the crowd of courtiers surrounding the sacrificial ceremony fell to their knees, their voices filled with fear as they cried out, "Your Majesty, you mustn't!"

However, Benjamin did not even spare them a glance, his gaze focused on the dark clouds hanging above. The pressure of the Dragon Vein's divine soul radiated out, and he spoke again, his tone resolute…