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

"Great!" Lister and Arthur clapped their hands one after another.

An Su's words had the genius Cultists boiling with passion.

Everybody was drunk.

Once the Wine of the Fire God was swallowed, it evaporated reason and ignited a fiery restlessness within their hearts.

An Su, Lister, and Arthur had long been on the Cultists' assassination list, these three were already famous among the younger generation of the esoteric religion, especially that An Su Moningsta, despicable and shameless, who defiled the Chaotic Saintess and was the main culprit in turning the Crimson Cult into the Gorilla Cult,

just waiting to assassinate them during the grand examination period!

"My comrades, after tonight, in the countless long nights to come, some of us may be imprisoned, some of us may die, but no matter what the most dangerous situation we face, we'll rigorously practice, we will never surrender!"

An Su waved his arm with vigor, as if calling his fellows to action.

Rigorous practice = can exchange for more devotion points.

Never surrender = can kill on sight.

Looking at the increasingly excited brothers below, An Su's eyes were filled with tears,

"After tonight, we may all die, but glory will live on with you and me. I'm honored to meet my comrades on this chaotic staircase, as the saying goes, 'Fate brings people together no matter how far apart they may be.' Why don't we take this opportunity to become sworn brothers?"

Arthur and Lister quickly stepped back a few paces, also switching to friendly banter, changing their tones as they joined in the rallying cries,

"I agree!"

"Brother of the Stairs, we want to acknowledge you as our big brother!"

"I also agree!"

The genius Cultists' brains were already fried by the Wine of the Fire God, and their heads were filled with nothing but high spirits.

Seeing An Su speak so passionately and inspiringly, and with so many brothers echoing his call, they too felt they must join in, so they smashed their cups in agreement, "Well said!"

There was a clatter as the cups shattered on the ground.

Especially the Chaotic Elevator, who had been the first to confront An Su upon entering, was now so moved to tears, a true moment of brotherly affection.

"Since we brothers have sworn an oath, we should reveal our true names!" said the Chaotic Elevator first.

The esoteric religion also had its own ritual for swearing brotherhood, presided over by the High Priest, under the watchful gaze of the Mother Goddess, forming a soul contract through blood and flesh, followed by chanting prayers.

But given the circumstances, they kept it simple. An Su made three statues out of mud mixed with rainwater, symbolizing the Mother Goddess, and led everyone to bow before the mud statues.

"Chaos above."

"I, Lorne of the Chaotic Stairs, hereby enter into a covenant with my comrades, offering my soul as a sacrifice; in life and death, we shall aid each other in our sorrows, and in fortune and misfortune, we shall depend on each other. From now on, our comradeship will be pure and profound, joined by the hands in times good and bad. Should I break the covenant, show ingratitude, and betray this kindness, I shall be offered on the altar, to have my flesh gnawed and blood sipped!"

Chaotic Stairs' true name was indeed Lorne, and An Su was not lying.

The little star souls crafted by Merlin were also kept in his pocket.

"Blood Moon above," Lister followed, "I, Rosca, the Son of Life, enter into a covenant with my comrades..."

Arthur also felt his blood boiling, almost forgetting he was with the Mixed Orthodoxy.

"I, the Serpent of Pain, Assyria... with my comrades..."

Seeing three people in a row standing out, the Chaotic Elevator could not be left behind, "Chaos above, I, Galvin of the Chaotic Elevator, enter into a covenant with my comrades..."

More and more genius Cultists caught up in their youthful vigor also bowed down before the mud statues,

"I, John of the Hierarchical Cult..."

"I, Jax of the Orthodox Church..."

By the time twenty-four genius Cultists had completed their oath, An Su showed a gratified smile.

He wrote down the true names of all twenty-four.

With their true names, the rate of return for the sacrifices could be increased.

He reported them first, exchanging for devotion points that could be redeemed for magic at the Magic Guild,

then, before the Church held its investigation seven working days later, he preemptively sacrificed them to get life points from the Mother Goddess,

and finally, he collected faith points that could enhance his magic power value from the radiance. These sworn brothers were truly walking treasures.
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A triple win!

The smile on An Su's lips became even more pure and warm.

But he couldn't act now, he couldn't spook the snake.

It was time to play the long game.

These genius Cultists were all talented, but they were just small fry. The real heavyweights were their superiors.

"My brothers, I, Lorne, do not wish to be born on the same day in the same month as all of you, but I do wish to die on the same day in the same month as all of you!"

His passionate words led to applause from the surrounding brothers.

They all shouted their willingness to die on the same day, exhibiting a great sense of brotherhood, making Lister and Arthur feel that the Cult of Mixed Cult was more righteous than the Mixed Orthodoxy.

After the oath was sworn, it was time to decide the order of seniority. An Su pulled out a notebook and wrote down a list of the sworn brothers, passing it for everyone to check.

The head of the table was Galvin of the Chaotic Elevator, who was on the verge of being promoted to the Fourth Order.

The second was the genius from the Painful Court, also about to become Fourth Order.

Third, fourth, and so on down the list, An Su, Lister Arthur, did not appear until the very end, which touched everyone deeply.

It was an outright rank of power, without any bias, and even the placement of An Su and his friends was rather modest.

To think the Brother of the Stairs would rank himself at the bottom,

Such humility, such awareness of the greater good, such selflessness, brought Chaotic Elevator to the brink of tears.

He took An Su's hand, his voice trembling, "My dear brother, I have misunderstood you. This first position should be yours!"

"Don't worry about it, I have already forgiven you, Brother Elevator," An Su said, with a smile on his face, "This position should be yours, you truly deserve it."