Soul of Burning Steel

Starfall 833 years.

The undulating mountains and hills of Moldova are like layers of solidified waves, covered by the colors brought by the deep winter snow. It is late at night, the beasts are lurking, and the birds are silent. There is a scar-like gap in the sky, letting the moonlight fall .

The frost refracted the double moons, and the shimmering silver light made Mount Mordus shine. At the same time, Saint Eagle passed through the barrier of space and came to the Northland.

Stretching out an old hand, the pope smoothed the ripples of time and space beside him. He looked in front of him, the target of his trip, the soldier who had repeatedly surprised him.

——He became stronger again.

This was the first thought that flashed through Igor's mind after seeing Joshua.

Getting stronger is a matter of course. Every warrior in his prime should become stronger all the time. Only after more than a hundred years, their vitality and blood decay, their bodies decay, and there is a disharmony between their soul and will. It will gradually reduce its strength and turn it into decay.

But obviously, the strengthening that can make the Pope of the Church of the Seven Gods feel emotional is definitely not this kind of natural growth, but a more essential change.

Eagle stared at Joshua now.

Compared with a few months ago, when he was in the holy mountain of the far sea, the warrior's body now contains several times the majestic vitality of the past, and the terrifying energy complies with the warrior's will, and in his extremely strong and indestructible torso Flowing, layer after layer of sophisticated and special structures, even more vertically and horizontally between the muscles and blood vessels, they constitute a natural rune-like structure, releasing the power that belongs to Joshua.

From it, Igor could feel a familiar aura, which transcended the mortal things in the world, the power of direct source steel and fire, which was different from the last time when it was just beginning to appear. At this time, Joshua had already grasped Once he has grasped the essence of this power, he only needs a little bit of comprehension, and he is very likely to cross the biggest barrier in the world, and comprehension can grasp the power of destiny.

The power of legend.

"One step away, Joshua van Radcliffe."

Closing his eyes, and then opening them again, Igor couldn't help sighing softly. He looked at the pale-haired warrior with a complicated expression, and said with a hint of admiration in his tone, "You are only one step away from us. I originally thought This day will come in a few years, or even more than ten years, but I never imagined that it will come so soon."

This terrifying speed even disrupted his thoughts, and the old Pope was so shocked that he forgot his purpose of coming to the Northland.

"One step away is a world of difference. Your Majesty the Pope, you shouldn't be here to talk about these things."

After saluting, Joshua slightly turned his head and looked at the distant sky. After confirming that there was no reaction from there, the soldier understood that Pope Eagle's arrival was not unexpected, but something that had been planned long ago. , maybe his battle with Herras happened under the eyes of several legendary powerhouses.

So, what is it that can attract the leader of the Church of the Seven Gods from the southernmost tip of the continent to the extreme north? Is it the sealed fragment of the evil god, or the death of Herras the Blight?

And the old pope seemed to be able to see through Joshua's thoughts. He shook the pure white scepter in his hand, shook his head with a smile and said, "Don't guess, Joshua, I didn't come here for those trivial things, but for you."

"Of course." While saying this, Igor cast his eyes on Brandon who was still talking softly with Verdani not far away, and his eyes were cast on the double blades on the swordsman's waist: "It's also related to this friend of yours."

The arrival of the old pope did not alarm anyone, except for Joshua, neither Brandon nor Verdani had any reaction, let alone the gold powerhouses of other forces, they did not notice the slightest abnormality, as if It's as if this legendary powerhouse doesn't exist here at all. Igor's figure is like a faint light, which no one can see except the warrior.

"He's important."

Staring at Brandon for a while, Igor said softly: "Without you, he might be the best choice...but since you have it, no one else has any chance."

What is going on?

Joshua couldn't help frowning, the old Pope's mysterious tone made him a little confused, so the soldier asked directly: "Your Majesty, did you ask me for anything?"

"That's right."

Without denying this, Igor seemed to have thought of something, he clenched the scepter in his hand, nodded and replied, "But this is not a good place to talk."

With that said, the old pope stretched out his hand towards Joshua.

"You stay here."

Seeing this, the soldier turned his head to look at the Shenji siblings beside him, and said softly, then he also reached out and grabbed Igor's palm.

——This is not a body of flesh and blood.

The moment of contact, Joshua realized that Pope Eagle's old palm was not made of human flesh and blood, but was condensed by countless energies and 'lights'. The weight, however, can be condensed into the shape he wants according to the old pope's mind, and has the nature he wants.

"Let's go." Eagle said.

The next moment, accompanied by a hazy white light, the figures of the two suddenly disappeared, completely disappearing from Mount Mordus.

In the distance in the sky, Israel and Nostradamus watched a beam of light that ordinary people couldn't see rising from the earth to the sky, like a retrograde meteor.

"Let's go." After staring for a while, the ruler of the empire shook his head, and he whispered: "Mr. Nostradamus, we still have a lot to do."

"You're right, Your Majesty." The old mage nodded in agreement, and then the two of them stepped across a blue-blue portal that appeared in front of them and disappeared.

The world of Mycroft, the outer void.

In the cold and dead darkness, a warm arc suddenly lit up.

When Joshua came to his senses and opened his eyes, he was already outside the endless and vast world.

No gravity, no air, extreme cold. The feeling of coldness and suffocation came quickly, but the soldier didn't panic about it. The life energy in his body circulated, and a transparent diaphragm immediately formed on the surface of the skin and his eyes. The black and red fighting spirit surrounded Joshua's body, forming a halo of light. , to intercept the faintly transmitted void energy radiation.

After doing this, he has the energy to look around.

But what the soldier saw made him slightly taken aback.

In the void, the stars are shining brightly. In the endless dead darkness, there are endless stars shining brightly. Without the obstruction of the atmosphere and dust, brilliant galaxies appear in front of Joshua's eyes. Flickering, also moving with the warrior's breath.

But Joshua didn't always focus on the brilliant sea of ​​stars in the distance. On the contrary, he lowered his head and looked down at himself.

It was an invisible barrier flowing with indescribable, hazy light. The soldier's eyes were concentrated, penetrating through this barrier, and he could see behind it, there were layers of distinct white clouds, black and green interspersed The complex land and the deep blue sea.

That is the Mycroft plane.

The world is now under his body.

After staring silently for a moment, Joshua turned his head and looked at his side. Pope Eagle was standing beside him, also staring at the world below him.

Noticing Joshua's gaze, the old pope smiled slightly, and said with some emotion: "This should be the first time you have come to the outer void, right? I didn't expect you to be so calm. I was really surprised."

It's just that I have seen a similar scene before.

Joshua didn't want to explain further, he was not a polite and tactful character, so after thinking about it, the soldier asked directly: "Now we are in the void, under the Pope's crown, what can we do now? Have you said it?"

"Of course." As if he had expected the character of the warrior long ago, Igor was not dissatisfied with Joshua's straightforward words, he simply asked: "Joshua, do you know about the 'Great Demon Tide'? ?”

The soldier nodded, of course he knew about the Great Demon Tide. Ever since Joshua crossed over, he had been waiting for its arrival.

In the year of starfall, the tide of magic is approaching, and disputes are gradually starting. With the tide of magic power sweeping across the multiverse, the barrier between worlds declines, causing time and space channels to appear frequently, gods fall into the sky, the seal of the abyss is opened, and the relationship between chaos and order The wrestling eclipsed the stars and revived the demons.

The tide of magic is the source of all future disputes. It brings great progress that is enough to propel civilization to leap forward for thousands of years. It is also the end of the world that is more terrifying than hell. And the strong wind burns the seas, and the sky is covered with fire clouds and ashes. People struggle and cry in it, and there will never be a peaceful day.

Igor didn't know what Joshua was thinking in his heart, he just raised his head, looking at the vast stars shining in the darkness with some ecstasy.

Then, the Pope of the Church of the Seven Gods calmly raised his hand, pointed to a direction in the void, and said, "Look, Joshua."

The warrior followed the direction he pointed and looked to the side of the starry sky.

It was a star field that was brighter than other voids, except for the brilliant starlight and a shining Milky Way, there was nothing unusual to pay attention to.

No. etc. In the process of continuous observation, the soldier's eyes suddenly moved. He frowned, stared at the star field seriously, and then said in a deep voice: "...that group of stars is a bit weirdly bright!"

The stars in the void are the rays of light projected by countless worlds. The brightness of these rays of light represents the quality of their worlds, but all the stars in that star field are brighter than normal.

Their rays of light interlinked with each other, and even produced a nebula-like light mist, which was spreading towards other star fields at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In this chaotic void, between the stars and the distance between the stars, and under the barrier of the world and the world, this light and mist can spread at a speed visible to the naked eye!

Seeing the shock in Joshua's eyes, the old pope showed a faint smile. He looked at the bright star field with the soldiers like this, and said softly: "That is the magic tide."

"Across the stars and worlds, the tide of magic power that sweeps across the entire multiverse will bring powers that we cannot imagine, as well as horrors that we have long known."

Although Eagle's voice was soft, it was extremely clear. His words echoed in the ears of the warrior in line with the energy resonance of the two of them: "Giant beasts don't dwell in bushes, and whale sharks don't swim in streams. It is an evil god, and there is no exception. The magic tide makes the world emit dazzling light, which will naturally attract those giants in the void and chaos. Complying with the huge energy wave that even the gods can't imagine, they will be active like never before. action."

There is no need to explain who 'they' represent, Joshua nodded, he understood what Igor wanted to say.

The old pope turned his head and looked at the azure orb in the heart of the soldier. The pure white scepter and the orb in his hand resonated obviously, and the divine and orderly breath overflowed, even making the cold and dead void, A circle of pure white halo also emerged.

"One of the things inherited by the sages has been lost."

Sighing deeply, Eagle's expression was unprecedentedly heavy, so that the wrinkles on his face became more obvious: "If it was before, we could still let it go, but it's different now, Joe Xiuya, we need to gather all the forces we can, and gathering the four pieces of sage inheritance is the most important thing, it hides the mystery about the primordial fire, and we are bound to obtain it."

"Do you know where it is?"

The soldier asked suddenly.

"...Yes." Taking a deep look at Joshua, Igor replied extremely seriously: "According to the speculation of the Seven Gods, the church has already grasped the location of the last sage inheritance and its successor. , which is located on a fringe world of the extremely distant class."

"You want me to go get it back?"

There was an inexplicable smile on the soldier's face: "Go to that distant fringe world?"

"...That's right." After being silent for a while, the old pope said hesitantly: "Joshua, I'm not trying to make things difficult for you, the Church of the Seven Gods has been severely damaged, and there is no way to send a large-scale team to another distant place." The world, to find an unknown successor, and the successors resonate with each other, this is the best choice."

"I... have a big responsibility, and I can't get away." Having said that, Igor turned his head in pain and looked at the Mycroft Continent below him. There was a trace of bitterness and determination in his voice: "Lolanda You are currently retreating, and the inheritors of the Double Blades of Order have just broken through the Ultimate Intent, none of them are the best choice, only you can do it."

"I know that this business is extremely dangerous, it is a completely unknown world, even the legendary strong may die, but we have no choice,"

The old pope seemed to want to explain, but the soldier interrupted him immediately.

"I agree."

Joshua shook his head, and he said with a smile in a tone that Igor could not understand: "To another world?"

He thought for a while, and then said relaxedly: "It's a really good idea."

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