Amid the cheers of the crowd, another fanatic who was defined as a Chaos heretic was dragged to the trial stand.
Like the woman before him, he was tied to a metal pole.
The burnt smell in the air frightened the fanatic. He had witnessed the woman's death, and now it was his turn.
"I am not a believer of Chaos. I was wronged. My devotion to the Emperor surpasses everyone else. You cannot treat me like this."
"Then why did you torture and kill those people? Why did you slit their throats and smear their blood on your face?"
The pastor asked sternly.
"I am doing this to redeem the souls of the unbelievers so that they can ascend to the Emperor's kingdom." the fanatic shouted.
"Ridiculous, you just want to use the name of the Emperor to kill the humans she loves. You shameful Chaos traitor, in the name of the Holy Emperor, I sentence you to death, heretic." The priest knocked the trial table with his skull hammer and shouted the other party's verdict.
The priest's trial made the crowd even more fanatical, and they were all shouting things like "execute him".
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Such fanatical trials are not isolated cases.
Espanol is happening everywhere.
Burning, hanging, beheading.
Fanatics who were declared to be minions of Chaos were executed to pay for their terrible deeds.
Some people also questioned whether the original body's approach was correct.
After all, those executed were fanatics whose piety was obvious to all.
This caused some people to feel confused and even doubt the original body.
Guilliman shattered these confusions with just one sentence and sent those who questioned him to the stake.
"There is something wrong with the state religion. Those heretics are lurking around us, fooling you who are ignorant, just like the heretic Barius who was once praised as a saint and killed thirty loyal regiments. They disguised themselves as the Emperor's messengers, fooling and deceiving us. They seem pious, but in fact they want to lead us down the wrong path."
No one can deny the crimes of Barius, this shameful heretic caused the deaths of more than 20,000 Space Marines.
Guilliman's words made the wavering believers firm in their belief in the heresy hidden in the state religion.
The storm of censorship has therefore become more severe and terrifying.
Those radical pastors and believers were subjected to strict censorship, their books were burned, and some were even convicted of heresy and executed in public.
In order to put an end to the madness and extremism of the Ecclesiarchy, Guilliman created another madness.
Believers eager for redemption and repentance sent hundreds of thousands of people to the stake in one day.
Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Guilliman had to give orders again.
People are required to target only those heretics who are unwilling to repent, and excessive attacks are not allowed.
Always remember the Emperor's mercy.
The radicals are hateful, but some of them are also misguided.
To redeem them, not to destroy them.
Fortunately, Guilliman's order came in time, otherwise the whole planet would have smelled like barbecue.
While the believers were examining the so-called "heretics", Guilliman was not idle either.
He asked the bishops to bring over the current canon of the state religion and revise it, defining the radical arguments and dogmas as heresy in the name of the emperor. He also defined a large number of books as banned books, prohibiting believers from reading them.
Libraries open to the public were only allowed to keep books that contained moderate and redemptive ideas.
Guilliman also issued new orders to the bishops, requiring them to go to various planets, spread the distorted ideas of the revised state religion, and purge those fanatics who had lost their minds and committed cruel things in the name of the Emperor.
Any believer who does not obey the revised canon will be declared a minion of Chaos.
These shameless traitors will be hunted down by the New Ecclesiarchy and Guilliman.
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Guilliman spent three weeks in Espandor, solidifying his position as the Emperor's sole spokesman and confirming the texts and main ideas of the new state religion.
A large number of fanatics were purged, and the extreme ideology of the state religion of the world of Espandor was forcibly brought back by Guilliman.
After dealing with Espandor, Guilliman returned to Macragge's Glory.
He cannot stay on one planet for a long time, other places still need his rescue.
In order to consolidate his achievements, he required the bishops to report to him at regular intervals on the progress of the missionary work, as well as which worlds were not cooperating and required him to mobilize the army to eliminate heretics.
Standing on the deck of Macragge's Glory, Guilliman looked out at the gradually shrinking planet of Espandor and couldn't help but sigh: "How unpredictable things are. I was the one who burned down the City of Faith, and now I am the one who claims to be the only spokesperson for the Holy Emperor."
Fortunately, the Primarch of the Word Bearers, Lorgar, was unable to escape from the Warp, otherwise he would have been so angry that he would have vomited blood after hearing what Guilliman said.
The Word Bearers Legion of Sequence Seventeen were the earliest Imperial missionaries, and Lorgar even compiled the Words of the Emperor to preach the Emperor's divinity.
The Word Bearers were the most loyal legion to the Emperor in the early and middle stages of the Great Crusade.
Every world they conquered would be converted to Christianity, ensuring their devotion to the Emperor.
The most ironic thing is that when the Word Bearers rebelled in the later period, the worlds they once conquered became the most loyal defenders of the Emperor.
Traitors often have to pay an extremely heavy price to conquer these worlds.
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During the Great Crusade, the Word Bearers created a perfect city of faith in order to promote the divinity of the Emperor.
The City of Faith is filled with statues of the Emperor, poems praising him, and various scriptures.
This move completely angered the Emperor, a staunch supporter of atheism.
In order to teach Lorgar a lesson, the Emperor sent out the XIII Legion, the Ultramarines led by Guilliman, to obliterate the City of Faith using orbital bombardment.
He used his powerful psychic powers to force Lorgar and 100,000 legionaries of the Word Bearers to kneel before him, Guilliman and the Imperial Chancellor Malcador.
After this incident, the Word Bearers and the Ultramarines became enemies, and they retaliated against the Ultramarines in the subsequent Battle of Calth, killing 200,000 Space Marines of the XIII Legion and countless other ordinary soldiers and civilians.
Who could have imagined that after thousands of years, the Emperor sat on the Golden Throne, the rebellious Primarchs hid in the Warp, and the loyal Primarchs died or disappeared.
As the only Primarch still active in the Imperium, Guilliman became the most legitimate spokesperson for the Emperor and transformed himself into the representative of the Emperor's divinity.
I have to say it's fate.
"Sir, there won't be any problems with this approach, right? Differences between religions can easily lead to war."
Sicarius looked at his lord and asked apprehensively.
"I guess there will be some turmoil, but the problem should not be serious. If we want to cure the cancer of the state religion, there will inevitably be pain." Guilliman whispered, keeping his voice very low to ensure that it would not be spread out.
In this case, he could only talk to his absolute confidants like Sicarius.
If this gets out, there will definitely be a big mess.
As the spokesperson of the Emperor, he said that the state religion was a cancer, which would inevitably cause countless believers to collapse and cause great turmoil in the empire.
"Your Excellency doesn't like the state religion, so why don't you take steps to get rid of it?" Fikris asked in confusion.
"The foundation of the state religion has penetrated into every area of the empire. If the state religion is forcibly uprooted, the already shaky empire will immediately fall apart." Guilliman explained, "We can only take it slowly. By the way, pass the order to Captain Brech and ask him to correct the course. We are going to Talasa Prime."
"Sir, why are you going there? We haven't received any distress signals from Tarasa Prime. That world should still be operating normally. The power of the Inquisition is still very strong. The demons dare not enter their fortress world at will."
"I am not going to support them, but I need to contact the Inquisitors." Guilliman said, "I have a plan that I need their help to realize. Of course, I may not find the right person, but I can first understand the current situation of the Inquisition and select some suitable candidates to work for me."
Guilliman had not forgotten his need for white gloves.
We need to find a few radical inquisitors and ask them to help us develop a few demon spies.
The requirements are not high, but at least you need to have a general understanding of the movements of the evil gods. Otherwise, you will always be in the dark, waiting for them to cause trouble, which is too passive.