Chapter 1346: The Oath System
Chapter 1346: The Oath System
“Hearing this title come from a traitor like you only sullies my ears,” Qi Xuansu said coldly.One of Sun Zhongnu’s prosthetic eyes flickered faintly. “Sage Qi, you’ve come to purge traitors from your own ranks.”
Qi Xuansu did not deny it. “You could say that. But I am a reasonable man. As a traitor, your death is certain. However, there’s still room for negotiation for Mr. Lopez. If you hand over a list of traitors within the Tawantin Empire or the Western Daoist Order, I can show you some leniency. Don’t you think this is fair?”
Dennis finally reacted. “Qi Xuansu! You are insulting my faith!”
Qi Xuansu was not disappointed. “So you don’t wish to talk. Very well. I don’t mind sending you on your way either. After all, you have quite a few blood debts on your hands.”
Dennis signaled for Sun Zhongnu to step back and moved forward himself. “Qi Xuansu, I hear you came from the Tiangang Hall and later joined the Beichen Hall. Coincidentally, I was once a Paladin as well.”
Paladins and Knights were not the same. Although both required divine power, the difference was similar to that between Shamans and Spirit Guards.
During the upheaval at Wuxing Mountain, the Great Xuan Emperor had employed a wandering Western Paladin. Although he required divine power granted by the emperor, his strength was not solely from external sources. It still originated from himself.
Due to differences between Eastern and Western systems, a Paladin could not be fully equated with a shaman. Their use of divine power involved an extra step, constructing an oath using divine power and then drawing strength from that oath.
In fact, Shamans also had an extra step by using divine power to construct a Spiritual Statue, and then drawing strength from it. The various stages of a Shaman’s cultivation fundamentally revolved around expanding and developing this Spiritual Statue.
In contrast, Spirit Guards and Knights used divine power directly through their armor, without the need for such an intermediary step.
Drawing power from oaths was essentially borrowing power, leveraging a small cost to gain access to power that did not yet belong to oneself.