The initial rumors of a Radiant Holy Artifact appearing on Verne were confined to the highest echelcheons.
In a magnificent, cosmos-spanning Star Zone of seven hundred worlds and trillions of inhabitants, few even in the middle echelons of the Four Great Forces knew of this news. It was certainly unknown to the uninformed Wandering Mages and Free Knights.
Of course, they wouldn't know that the greatest difference between a Radiant Holy Artifact and a Void Divine Artifact is that once a Holy Artifact leaves its user—one who has received the Divine Emperor's blessing—it becomes useless.
But for a Supreme Holy Artifact—one of peerless strength, imbued with the Divine Emperor's Mighty Power, and capable of rivaling a Void Divine Artifact or the Ancient Black Box—to not be tempted would be to lie to oneself.
The moment Florant's voice fell.
