I, The Dragon Overlord Chapter 255 - Battle with the Goddess of Morning

Since the Gods had not yet fully returned they could not give their believers any power or elect chosen ones.

The title of ‘chosen one’ could be said to be the highest gift that a god could bestow upon their believers. The gods would directly transform the mortal bodies of believers into saints. By bestowing them a portion of their divinity, the chosen ones would possess the power of a demigod. Because these people could communicate directly with gods, they were more terrifying than some demigods.

Although a god with high-tier divine power could elect many chosen ones, they were still the gods' most favored people.

Today, the rules of the world had completely changed, even that of chosen ones, but Louie was sure of one thing. The paladin in front of him was the Goddess of Morning’s chosen one.

Each god had at least tens of thousands of believers, so they would not waste their precious energy to bless every single one. Only the believers that they truly favored would receive more of their attention, and Roselia, it seemed, had made the cut.

In the era of gods, mutual covenants existed that prevented them from easily influencing the mortal world. No other god would say anything if they just walked around the continent in their incarnations, but if they got too involved in the mortal realm and exerted their will without restraint, then other gods would stand in opposition.

Therefore, a god’s church and its influence were the most important thing. In general, gods let their believers go around accomplishing tasks for them. How strong a god’s believer was represented their power.

Even if their own believers provoked another god, as long as the believer was favored by the god, they would, on occasion bear the brunt of the other God’s ire. And so pleasing their Gods was something all believers strove to do.

This paladin named Roselia was probably favored by the Goddess of Morning and received her protection. This was most likely due to Roselia’s natural willpower and goodness.

The holy light from the divinity of the Goddess of Mor

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