Soul of Burning Steel

At this time, Joshua has been following the guidance of the holy mirror, heading towards the setting sun for three days.

According to the map given by the villagers in Yalein Town, the world of Grandia is also where the sun rises in the east and the night sets in the west. The inheritor of the fourth sage's relic is now located in the southwest where the fighters are at the center. And that is where they said that most of the survivors gathered together to resist the shadow of death.

The light spots flickering from time to time in the mirror of the Holy Emblem, and occasionally there will be some slight changes in orientation, which means that the fourth inheritor is moving at a high speed at this time, but there is no change in the Azure Orb. It seems that the situation has not yet Arrived at the worst.

Joshua's flying speed is not fast. In three days, he just flew out of the mountain range where the town of Arenn is located, and came to a flat plain. Different powers from heaven and earth, and the power to help Yingying and Rin adapt to this world by the way, after a few days, his power liberation rate has reached 41%.

It was evening now, the warrior was suspended in the sky, and he glanced around suspiciously.

Just now, Joshua sensed an obvious and incomparable malice coming towards him - for a strong man of extreme intention, predicting danger and perceiving malice can be said to be the basic skills, not to mention the hostility that was so obvious that he didn't even hide it at all. ? The soldier was very curious about this, so he simply stopped and began to use his life energy to scan around.

Today's Grandia world is indeed the end of the world where the undead are raging. The town of Yalein seems to be the only large gathering place within a radius of thousands of square kilometers. There are only a few dozen or less human survivors at most. Most of the hundred people stayed in the deep mountains and old forests, relying on natural dangers such as caves to maintain.

Joshua walked all the way in the plain area, and passed several large gathering places of human beings, but they were all ruins, with countless skeletons scattered all over the surroundings, without any trace of living people left, only the incomparably deep place, which made people feel Especially uncomfortable dark mist spread.

This is not surprising, there is no danger in the plain area, and the frenzy of undead surges, and any solid fortification will be crushed to pieces.

But it was precisely because of this that Joshua was surprised.

Because he was actually near this plain and sensed a large group of active beings.

Night has come, the light of the sun is completely extinguished, and the dark mist begins to grow rapidly in this world, and endless black phantoms are born as a result, spreading all over the earth.

Joshua did not take action to destroy the group of undead creatures below him. The attempts of the past few days made him realize that it was meaningless to destroy these extremely weak undead creatures. Under the nourishment of the black mist, no matter how many times he killed these shadows , there will be a new batch of undead reborn, and there are no human villages nearby, so there is no need to destroy them.

The sudden extra infinite shadows of death did not affect the warrior's previous perception. After thinking for a while, he turned and flew towards the gathering place where a group of 'existences' with obviously higher energy levels and more active activities gathered.

In the darkness, a bright blue moon appeared in the sky, and the slightly dim light shone on the earth, becoming the only remaining light in this world.

The warrior quickly reached the sky above the place he had perceived before.

This is a large plain lake. Around the lake, there are also tens of thousands of dead shadows wandering around in a daze. However, unlike other places, the temperature in this area is obviously colder than other places. , A gust of cold wind blew by, mixed with the humidity of the lake water, causing frost to condense on the surrounding vegetation, branches and leaves.

And waves of magic fluctuations also fluctuated in response to the cold wind.

Joshua looked at the scene below him with great interest - around the lake, there were dozens of powerful creatures whose aura was far stronger than other shadows of death. They were not shadows that were born after the night fell. It's the existence that the fighters perceive in the evening.

These powerful dead shadows and monsters of different shapes and sizes seem to be negotiating at this time-from the previous actions, it can be seen that these monsters that will not dissipate under the sun's rays are intelligent. The room was faintly divided into three camps, and they were talking to each other.

"Where are the fragments of the Seed of the Holy Stone?"

Among the three camps, the smallest group consisted entirely of dead human figures. A swordsman in armor stepped forward and held a sword. He said in a hoarse voice, "Don't think about taking it all by yourself."

This dead shadow is indeed the first intelligent monster the warrior has seen. The aura floating around him is indeed powerful, and the gray power fluctuations visible to the naked eye can be seen. The grass and trees were all twisted into powder, and no other dead shadows dared to stand beside him, even the other human-shaped dead shadows headed by him.

"Roar."

On the side, a black leopard-shaped beast that seemed to be composed of shadows also roared softly. It was the leader of another part of the dead beasts. This intelligent shadow leopard was united with the previous human-shaped dead shadow. , put pressure on the last remaining force, a team composed entirely of alien shadows, and seems to be asking for information about the Seed of the Holy Stone.

Under the aftermath of the power of the two, after being impacted by the impact, many of the other unexamined dead figures beside the lake exploded to death. The black mist that made up their bodies floated in mid-air, and then they were killed by this group of obviously intelligent people. The dead shadows absorb.

And the last group of dead shadow forces - a team composed entirely of various ghosts, remained silent, ignoring the oppression and threat of the other two powerful dead shadows.

Unlike the shadows of the dead, these ghosts are completely transparent. Under the moonlight, at first glance, they might be considered to be crystal flakes floating in mid-air, but they also possess wisdom. The leading one is at least a few meters high. It is vacillating, and seems to be choosing a retreat route.

These dead shadows seem to have the strength and wisdom to maintain their form during the day due to some accidents, but even so, the level of intelligence is not high. After a long stalemate without getting an answer, both humanoid and beast dead shadows lost patience , a bloodthirsty light flickered in their scarlet eyes, then they raised their swords, bared their fangs, and rushed towards the group of silent ghosts.

But Joshua was in no mood to continue watching this farce. After confirming that none of the opponents showed hostility to him, the warrior stretched out his right hand at the group of monsters in the sky.

As if poured from molten steel, the seemingly indestructible right palm was completely spread out, and the palm was aimed at the ghosts of the dead who were already fighting fiercely. There was no emotion in the warrior's eyes, he just stretched out his hand flatly, and then made a fist.

Then, huge energy rippled in the atmosphere.

On the ground, the leaders of the three teams who were fighting fiercely all raised their heads in horror at the same moment. They looked up into the sky, and a giant red palm with the aura of destroying everything enveloped the area with a radius of hundreds of square meters. Territory, it seems that it wants to hold all existence in its own palm, and then destroy it with one grasp.

The dead figure has no room for nonsense. He stabbed his sword towards the giant red palm above his head. A silver light flashed on the tip of the sword. The sharp sword energy even cut apart all the dust in the surrounding atmosphere. It even left only a white storm of sword energy within tens of meters around him, cutting everything around it crazily.

On the other side, the Shadow Leopard and the giant ghost also fought against it at the same time, only to hear the sound of thunder, and clusters of energy ripples gathered, and they seemed to be showing their full strength.

But it didn't help.

Slightly revealing his life energy field, Joshua pressed down with his palm, and wiped out these dozens of intelligent dead shadows neatly. He also crushed them to ensure that all intelligent monsters were dead The place of burial.

Ordinary dead shadows can still spare their lives. After all, they are endless ants, and killing them is in vain, but these have wisdom, and can even strengthen their own existence by killing other dead shadows, so they must be eliminated as soon as possible.

This is probably the first time in this world that he has actively shown part of his strength. Facts have proved that even if Joshua's strength is only 40% liberated, a casual palm is not a silver-level existence. Next, even if it is a gold level, it is difficult not to be seriously injured.

"They were talking about the seed of the holy stone?"

Slowly descending into the palm print of his own palm, Joshua swept his gaze, and sensed a powerful wave of power at the place where the ghosts were before. With a random move, an ice blue The gemstone drew a curve in midair and fell into the palm of the warrior.

"Is this the highest grade original crystal that Yaren said?"

Joshua's eyes were focused on this gem fragment, which was only the size of an ordinary person's fingernail.

This is a hexagonal light blue gemstone fragment like an ice crystal, with a hazy streamer like ice mist floating on it, and the subtle blue rays of light are constantly refracted inside the incomplete gemstone, and finally formed Stunning magnificence.

Although it is only a fragment, it can be said that it is an unexpected joy to get this original crystal. Joshua naturally knew that the group of intelligent dead shadows must have been running around for a long time, and even planned to launch an endless fight for it, but After watching it for a while, the soldier called up the system first, and appraised this gem. According to rumors, one gem is worth enough to exchange for most of the city.

[...Item appraisal...The judgment of alien knowledge is successful, the judgment of luxury knowledge is failed, and the judgment of strange object knowledge is successful. 】

【Appraisal report:】

【Pronuclear Seed · Holy Stone】

[Other World: The Seed of the Pronucleus is a creation derived from the special steel power in the Grandia world. Its small gemstones contain energy that is so huge that it can easily destroy an entire city. This is the beginning of the creation of the world. A remnant of the power that shaped all things. A sacred stone buried in the ground will spontaneously condense the free energy in all things, and condense other grades of original crystals, which is why it is called the seed of the original nucleus. Holy stones can be used by creatures, and even form an additional power core. 】

[Luxury: The appearance of the Holy Stone Seed is so magnificent that it is also a priceless treasure in terms of artistic value alone. There are five different Holy Stone Seeds on the inheritance crown of the Gelug Empire...]

[Wonderful thing: The value of the seed of the holy stone lies in that if the energy in it can be fully utilized, then it can be called almost omnipotent. It is difficult, but the power at the beginning of the creation of the world can meet the requirements of almost everyone. It is said that if you gather seven seeds of holy stones with different attributes and use the energy in them, you can fulfill any wish of the holder. 】

[This is just a fragment of a complete Holy Stone Seed. 】

"Is it the seed of the holy stone that contains cold energy?"

With a slight nod, Joshua also roughly understood the functions of such precious things.

In the mouth of the old swordsman, the original crystal is the raw material that assists the cultivation of supernatural beings of the magic department. They absorb the power of the original crystal of different attributes to strengthen their body and soul, and obtain various special spell-like abilities. The holy stone The energy contained in the seed is almost endless, and it can also derive other levels of original crystals, and it can be completely absorbed, and an additional energy core can be added. This is indeed a very powerful effect for those who have not reached the realm of extreme intent .

As for the ultimate intention, which is the heavenly realm of this world, the seed of the holy stone is of little significance to them. For example, Joshua, his strength is so strong, let alone destroying a city, as long as he attacks one after another, It is not difficult to destroy a small country, and he can condense as many energy cores as he wants. For existences of their level, this kind of thing is not much expensive.

But even so, Joshua still tried to hold the seed of the holy stone, trying to absorb the power within it.

Soldiers now urgently need to analyze the nature of power in this world. The original crystal is the foundation, and the seed of the holy stone is the best choice. Now that he accidentally obtained a fragment of the seed of the holy stone, there is no need to think about it at this time. too much.

Joshua's will flocked to this small gem fragment, and the abundant life energy touched it, and then analyzed it frantically, searching for the difference between this power and battle energy.

And after a long time, when the analysis was completed for half an hour, the soldier suddenly felt that the Azure Orb on his chest began to resonate spontaneously for some reason.

A heavy heartbeat sounded, and a vast and boundless power of order circulated on Joshua's body surface. At this moment, his eyes crossed a distance of tens of thousands of miles under a certain strange resonance, and cast their eyes on the mainland. The other side of the world, the other side of the world.

He saw a red-haired girl with dragon wings who was just as surprised as he was.

His eyes swept across the opponent's body, the magic robe with strange patterns, the warrior's eyes were focused on the opponent's face, the red-haired elf had large and small scars on his body, and his face was covered with blood, but this was not for Joshua. The words were nothing, he remembered this person's appearance, and then smiled.

"don’t worry."

The soldier said in the lingua franca of Grandia, "I'll be right there."

In the distance, the shapeless black shadow that was using some kind of strange spell to track the warrior's breath froze in place.

"The peak of the heaven realm... is about to reach the sanctuary realm..."

The voice of Roz, the shadow of change, no longer has the bitterness when he spoke to Yaleen before. At that time, it was just a character of the commander of the dead shadow who deliberately pretended to complete the task. In fact, he was good at imitating other dead shadows. Or the human Roz has a cautious personality, with a changeable and secretive mind, and it is impossible for him to be as arrogant and vicious as before.

But now, no matter what the character of this Luoz is, there is only endless fear in his heart: "One palm crushed forty high-level dead shadows that had just awakened, and made them even have no chance of rebirth. No, the energy fluctuations in his body are as high as the peak of the first energy level—if he hadn't been a little stagnant, this guy could immediately break through the sanctuary realm!"

At first, listening to the tone of his commander, Luoz thought that this being from another world was at most a land realm, or just entered the heaven realm. Who knew that the other party was such a terrifying existence. The horror and murderous resentment that made the world darken, this existence is not a kind person who can be threatened.

"Plans need to change."

Without thinking at all, the shapeless shadow completely rejected his previous plan: "We need to report this news to the commander as soon as possible."

"This variable is bigger than expected."

In 4500 words, the world view is roughly described.

It probably needs to be explained, the protagonist’s realm is complete, in other people’s eyes the protagonist is the peak of ultimate intent, that is, the peak of the heavenly realm, but the protagonist can only exert 40% (current) power at present.