Soul of Burning Steel

At the beginning of the creation of the world, the fire blazed the void, adjudicating existence and nothingness, life and death and light and darkness. The original "only" fire differentiated into other existences, and a complex multiverse came into being.

Since then, anything, even if it is just a concept, as long as it has existed and its name has been recited, it will be supported by real power.

It's like there was no thunder, rain, wind and waves in this world, but one day, the friction of the atmosphere in a certain world produced electric fire and water droplets, and the air pressure surged on the ocean of a certain world. When typhoons and huge waves are produced, at the root of the multiverse, 'thunder', 'rain', 'gale wind' and 'waves' appear and are recorded. After that, mages can use magic power, the power from the beginning, to connect these concepts, turning elements and magic power into new thunder and rain.

The primordial power of existence has been differentiated layer by layer, becoming more and more complex and diverse, especially since the appearance of life. In addition to various natural phenomena that actually existed, countless "symbolic powers" have also appeared one after another, such as healing , rights, wisdom... These concepts without entities are also supported by the power from the source.

Divinity is actually an unexpectedly complicated thing, and it takes a lot of time to explain it, so to make a long story short, it is a gateway to the source of existence, through which the holder can arouse the power behind it, but this The power is too pure, it is easy to assimilate the soul of intelligent life - you must know that the holder of divinity itself is quite pure, and this can resonate with the source power, so it is easier to be assimilated.

As for the method of controlling divinity, the pope gave two options.

The first one was actually not beyond Joshua's expectations, just as the god of luck and despair, Organa, said, by constructing two completely different thinking in the heart, so as to oppose the divinity, this decisive method , to balance the torrent of source power that is enough to drown the soul.

The second is to use divinity to weave a cycle of order.

To put it simply, the first choice is to restrain the power through self-control, and to suppress the output of the power to narrow the portal to the source stream to the point that the soul can bear. Is this method difficult to say, but it is easy to be schizophrenic. After all, ordinary people don't have two brains like the double-headed Ogle. If they suggest too much, they may really go crazy and even close the door.

The second method is more interesting.

According to the old Pope, the first method is only a part of the second method, and the second method is the real sense of 'controlling' divinity, not suppressing it.

The entire multiverse is built by the power of existence. The so-called divinity is just a tiny hole leading to these powers, but such a huge power is intertwined, not only not destroyed by conflicts, but instead constitutes a solid, extremely stable. Universes - that's why they form a circle of order.

Because power is pure, it is difficult to control, but as long as the order is built with divinity, it can be controlled, whether it is the seven gods of the human race or the ancient gods. Doctrines explain the order of the world and constitute their own cycle.

Back in the central shrine area, in the room the church had arranged for him, Joshua sat on a chair and recalled what Pope Eagle had said to him.

"Is it more recommended that I choose the first method?"

Looking down at his hands, the warrior whispered to himself: "Power and justice, love and death, wisdom and conspiracy... These divinities constitute a small cycle of the seven gods' own order, allowing their own logic to be justified, Then control this power with your own spirit."

"But what kind of cycle should be constructed for fighting, destroying and killing?"

After thinking for about two seconds, Joshua gave up thinking, closed his eyes and sat on a chair to fall asleep.

This kind of complicated thing can't be thought of now, so it's useless to worry about it in such a short period of time. He has worked hard enough in the Abyss of Anos, and now it's time to rest. He won't get into trouble because of such trivial things.

The room arranged by the Church of the Seven Gods for Joshua and others is located inside a temple. This temple called the Hall of Justice is usually a high-end warehouse for storing magical puppets, but now it is a time of war, and most of the puppets have been transferred. The original warehouse was transformed into a residence for the priests.

The temple made of steel and rock gives people a feeling of coldness. In fact, the internal temperature is suitable. The holy light circle will adjust the indoor temperature to the most suitable for living things. This is the benefit that extraordinary power can bring. The room where Joshua and the others lived was extremely spacious, but there were actually no decorations inside. After all, it was just a warehouse before, and the steel brackets and ritual circles where the magic puppets were placed could even be seen in the corners. No. is standing there now, the huge steel element seems to regard itself as a puppet, standing in the steel bracket, looking in a good mood.

And not far from Joshua's seat, there is a big bed, black lazily lying on the bed, letting the silver-haired girl and the black-haired boy poke her corners and face curiously, the table next to it is full of The delicacies just delivered, and even the cherished far sea specialties, stone heart fish roe and blue holy white tree fruit.

Unlike Lolanda and the others, in the final analysis, the warriors and his party were invited guests, so after the mission was over, Joshua could rest comfortably for a while, and the three of them had just left the ark and not long after receiving treatment. He was quickly transferred to various positions and worked hard to deal with various matters.

This kind of thing is not uncommon. According to the words of the previous life, most of the clergy are social animals, and they are all willing. Hiring a clergyman can at least hire several mercenaries. You will never be lazy if you work hard on the task - the premise is to pay enough.

The Shenji sisters and brothers had a good relationship with Hei before, and it was the same after the Heilong transformed into a human form, especially Yingying. She touched Hei on the bed, groped everywhere, and whispered while touching: "Here It should be the bone spur on the back, right? Then the bump here is the carapace? It’s so strange..."

The silver-haired girl was amazed by the black human figure. She used to be responsible for scrubbing the half-dragon's carapace. Now that she had nothing to do, Yingying began to use the armor worn by the black dragon girl to distinguish which part of the armor it was wearing when it was in the dragon form.

Regarding this, Hei murmured weakly: "...Itchy, don't scratch, don't touch my tail.

But Rin was not interested in this. After touching the black and sharp dragon horns, he turned into a prototype in a somewhat boring manner. He placed himself on the bed, and the black giant ax over two meters pushed down the entire mattress by at least ten centimeters. Make a deep depression.

Since the Shenji brothers and sisters have been strengthened, they can freely switch between human and weapon forms, and the weapon form can also move. I saw that Rin was probably annoyed by the silver-haired girl and black around him, and the huge black ax was facing the bed. The other side moved slowly for a certain distance, and the white sheet was torn, and a big seam was instantly opened.

After playing with Hei, whose head was still a little dizzy due to brain-eating worms, to fall asleep, Ying turned to look at the soldier sitting on the chair with his eyes closed, and asked curiously: "Master, why don't you come to bed to rest? "

"No." Shaking his head, Joshua glanced at the out-of-the-way bed from the corner of his eye, and sighed, "I'd rather sit."

Such a leisurely day lasted for a long time. Although there will be harassing dragons every few days, the five-color dragons have never launched a general attack. They seem to be waiting for the storm on the far sea to form, and then use the power of the typhoon Oppress the defensive magic around the holy mountain and take this opportunity to attack.

According to the words of the Pope, Joshua has already completed the task, and he can not participate in the battle at all. He can return to the empire after the decisive battle between the Church of the Seven Gods and the Dragon is over. Harassment, he will try to shoot, and then frighten off batches of flying dragons before returning without success.

After doing this several times, even Hei's record is better than Joshua's. However, there was one time when the other side probably didn't believe in evil, and a few giant dragons who were not afraid of the coercion of the warriors mixed in the group of flying dragons with the intention of making a surprise attack. Wave.

That battle, to be honest, was a bit risky. The cooperation of a few extreme-level blue dragon leaders and a few gold-level old dragons was enough to instantly kill any ordinary extreme-level warrior. Unfortunately, Joshua was already there. He could smell something wrong just a few kilometers away, so he did everything he could, and then cooperated with several other powerful members of the church to leave them all behind.

The death of an extreme-level giant dragon and several golden dragons is a heavy loss even for the five-color dragon clan. Since then, the mad dragon's harassment has become a lot more cautious. Both sides are waiting for the final decisive battle. Joshua also gained considerable prestige among the clergy of the Holy Mountain.

"Good day, my lord count."

Below the central temple area, in the complex and vast underground facilities, a middle-aged paladin wearing full body armor gave a knight salute to Joshua, and said politely: "Are you going to the No. 3 warehouse ? Then let me show you the way."

"I'm sorry to trouble you." Wearing a white coat specially provided by the church, Joshua nodded slightly, and let the other party lead the way for him.

On the ground of Ada Gray Island, there are all kinds of temples and residential areas, but just like the dungeons at the bottom of all churches on the mainland, there is also a large underground fortress directly under the holy mountain in the far sea. In addition to detaining some heretics Except for the punished clergy, most of the time it is vacant and used as a warehouse and experimental area. It will only be activated during wartime, allowing ordinary clergy who have no combat effectiveness to take refuge.

Joshua came here, naturally not to visit, but to receive his reward.

Whether it is going to the Abyss of Anos or helping the Church of the Seven Gods, the soldiers have made a lot of contributions. If the anti-dragon potion provided by the empire to the church and the Far South Kingdom is counted, then the contribution is even greater. So according to a certain bishop's proposal, Joshua could go to the warehouse of the church's collection and take whatever he saw at will.

Originally, the warrior was too lazy to get this kind of reward. He is already a strong man with extreme intentions, and most of the magic items in this world are useless to him, but Rin reminded him that even if he didn't need it, Joshua would It can be brought back to the territory for other people to use, especially the group of students from Winter Castle College.

Under the leadership of the middle-aged paladin, Joshua walked along the spacious rocky road, and arrived at the warehouse area of ​​the underground fortress after a few minutes. The warrior could see a wide corridor stretching forward, with numerous forks and huge warehouse doors on both sides. The top of the corridor is inlaid with huge pieces of pyroxene. Under the white light, this place is even brighter than the surface temple covered by clouds.

There are many guards patrolling around the warehouse. They all look calm and full of confidence. The mad dragon blocked the sea area and besieged the holy mountain. These clergymen did not show the slightest panic and uneasiness, because no matter who they are, they firmly believe that the church will definitely be there. Great victory in this battle.

It's not that they are blindly confident.

Unlike the previous life, the Church of the Seven Gods, which received the mad dragon plan very early, has now gathered the strength of all the elites. The elite priests wandering on the mainland were not stopped by the mad dragon, but long before the other party blocked the sea area. Back to the holy mountain.

Although the power of the mad dragon is much stronger than that of the previous life due to the lack of players, but compared with the two, the holy mountain still has the advantage in terms of basic combat power.

The guards in front of Joshua are all of peak silver strength, and a leader not far away even has gold-level strength. On the mainland, that is the leader of a local church or knight order, but In the holy mountain, they are all ordinary patrol members.

After seeing the warrior's arrival, the guard knights who had received the news for a long time showed a respectful smile to Joshua. They bowed and opened the warehouse door.

Midnight...is it night?

Anyway, this is not an update today, there is another update

To be honest, I noticed that the previous outline was too watery, so after deleting and rewriting, a part of the plot was shortened, and the decisive battle of the dragon disaster was about to begin.

This battle is the stage for the legendary powerhouses. The protagonist has not yet participated in it, so it is not the main plot of this volume, which disappointed everyone.