Soul of Burning Steel

As soon as the soldier's words fell, accompanied by a flash of white light that was not bright but extremely soft, a somewhat illusory figure appeared abruptly in front of Joshua like a projection. It was the current Pope of the Church of the Seven Gods. , the legendary clergyman, His Majesty Saint Eagle.

The reason why Joshua didn't chat with Hill and the others just now, but frequently interrupted each other's words, was mainly because from the very beginning, he sensed a trace of spirit trying to communicate with him, and he sensed this trace of spirit trying to communicate with him. The warrior who is the spiritual master understands that if there is no urgent matter, Igor will not contact him so suddenly, but because of his respect for Hill and Fina, he still communicates with Hill and Fina, and then follow the Contact Iger on a first-come, first-served basis.

"I didn't expect you to be meeting other people. It's my fault."

Naturally, the old pope was not the kind of person who would feel that he should have privileges because of his status. Noticing that he had disturbed Joshua's communication with other people, Eagle said apologetically: "I am now in the seven holy In the depths of the Shanda Temple, I only have a little energy, I don’t have the energy to care about the previous situation, and I can’t go to meet you like Barbarossa and the others.”

"It's nothing, so His Holiness the Pope, is there anything urgent?"

Joshua respected the old Pope who was perfect in terms of strength, personality, and morality, and he asked curiously: "If there is something urgent, why didn't you come to Void and talk to me face to face? "

"Because of something... about the Church of the Seven Gods. But it has nothing to do with what I intend to say to you."

The old pope who was the projection touched his beard, and he didn't seem to know what to explain, but after thinking about it, he still didn't reveal it to Joshua, and just said softly: "I learned about the Ten Thousand Worlds Sacrifice from Loranda. part of the truth, which is consistent with some information preserved in the books of the Church of the Seven Gods, because it is related to saints, so I plan to invite you to come to the Holy Mountain to talk about related matters in detail, I hope you have time, you can come to the Holy Mountain with me Syria."

"It's a matter of course. Lolanda has already told me about it before. I didn't expect you to come and invite me personally."

Joshua nodded readily in agreement. Regardless of the fact that the Church of the Seven Gods is a powerful force with many classics, Pope Igor himself is the holder of the heritage of the sages. The entire Church of the Seven Gods and even the Seven Gods seem vaguely related to the saints. Not a shallow relationship, the warrior who has become a legend originally planned to have a good chat with the Pope, this time the other party took the initiative to invite, but it was just right.

Seeing Joshua's willingness to agree, Pope Eagle seemed a little surprised, but his projection immediately said, "If that's the case, when do you plan to come?"

"immediately."

Before he finished speaking, Joshua stepped out and came to the void. He felt the turbulent flow of time and space fluctuating around him, and then easily determined the range of the Holy Mountain in the Far Sea. In the next moment, he stayed in the Fairy Town The last sentence was conveyed to the pope's eyes wide open: "I'll be there right away."

"..."

Igor, who had been shocked by Joshua's decisive character more than once, was still shocked this time. He had never seen such a straightforward, simple and direct guy. After a dumb smile, the projection of the old Pope shook his head and said with emotion: "Hey...it's good to be young..."

While talking, the projection of the old pope dissipated directly on the spot, while Hotaru and Rin, who sensed something strange and fluctuated, were thrown out of the gate of the exploration base, staring at Joshua's back in the void with dumbstruck eyes.

"Master...why did he run away suddenly again?!"

"How can there be such a thing! It happens every time!"

"Have we... already become mascots?"

Not to mention the wailing siblings of Shenji, the Holy Mountain in the Far Sea, the Great Temple of the Church of the Seven Gods, the deepest part of the Temple of Heaven, and the secret room.

The pure white marble is covered with a layer of clean silver sand. The star dust smelted from the most precious mithril is like real gravel. It is spread in every corner of this small secret room, and the roads are made of spiral crystals. , the seven crystal lamps charged with the purest power of holy light, and at the same time released a gentle light that contained the power of pure order, shining like spotlights on the seven holy emblem statues distributed around the room.

A white-haired old man sat in the very center of the secret room. The star dust absorbed all the sounds around him, and also shielded all the energy fluctuations of the elements. Only the power of order of the holy light was still pulsating in such an environment. Covered with a layer of obscure pure white light film, the light inside is as soft and full of vitality as the morning sun, and as dim and full of silence as the setting sun. Countless different types, different brightnesses, and different bands of light cover his surroundings. , and even formed a perfect and self-consistent cycle.

The seven holy emblem statues represent the black ring of the god of justice and power, the withered heart of the god of love and decay, the ouroboros of the god of order and destruction, and the thorn-crowned bird of the god of restraint and freedom. The hammer and the book represent the god of shelter and change, the forked eye of the god of wisdom and choice, and finally, the bones, dirt and grass of the god of life.

The old man closed his eyes and didn't look at any of the statues, but these statues flashed light one by one, projecting part of the light beams of their own crystal lamps on the old man, and they flickered back and forth, as if they were communicating with each other as if they were passing some messages and words. After listening for a long time, the old man said slowly, "I disagree."

His voice echoed clearly in the silent chamber. The old man, the Pope of the Seven Gods, Saint Eagle opened his eyes and said in a calm tone: "He is more suitable than me."

"Yes, I am your pope, your agent in the world, I am your spokesperson, I love this continent, this world, and the groups living on it as much as you do, but is it suitable or not? Fit has nothing to do with status."

"I'm old... yes, I can still live for many years. If there are no accidents, I can even live to see the dawn of the next era, but my heart is already old. I am not suitable for pioneering, only suitable for guarding. I His disciples are even more suitable for this position than me."

"The ancient sacrificial field has reappeared, the gates of the myriad realms have been restored, the rivers of fate are scattered, and the future is turning to what we don't know, the darkness called the unknown."

The old man said softly, with a calm and indifferent tone: "Gods, the disaster, howling and death you predicted did not come, which is enough to prove that you are not absolutely correct. Ordinary people can sometimes change their destiny and make everything deviate from the original Plan. I have already prepared to sacrifice, but you see, the flame has been rekindled, and the most perfect ending has come that you dare not even imagine."

"In this case, why not try to believe it."

Hearing the words of the old pope, the seven holy emblem statues all shook at the same time, and then, accompanied by a long silence, under Eagle's silent gaze, all the statues released dazzling light of different colors at the same time, and then illuminated On the arm of the old pope.

A black ring, a gray heart, a silver ouroboros, a white bird and brown thorns, a red hammer and a golden book, a blue forked eye, and white, black and green bones, dirt and grass . Seven emblems with different fluctuations and colors were engraved on the arms of the old pope, forming a tree diagram composed of holy emblems.

"..."

The light was flickering, and the endless flow of information seemed to be entrusting something, while the old pope listened quietly, and finally nodded solemnly.

"I am the god who walks in the world, the spokesperson of the gods, the pope of Mrs. Micro."

Slowly getting up, Igor stood in the middle of the secret room. He looked around at the seven holy emblem statues that were emitting light, and said with the most solemn and serious attitude: "I am Saint Igor."

"I will naturally find out the 'God Awakened One' you have been looking for for thousands of years."

Just at this moment, in the far south and far sea, the place where the storm stops, above the sky of the holy mountain in the far sea, a red star fell rapidly from the end of the sky, and then, it stopped at the moment when it was about to touch the barrier of the holy mountain , as if completely ignoring the reaction force.

Joshua stayed outside the barrier, with his hands folded in front of his chest, waiting for the barrier to open. At this time, many priests in the holy mountain had already discovered the body of the meteor, and they looked up at the soldier's body. Standing, he let out an exclamation, and then hurriedly notified the upper layer layer by layer, because the legendary strongman, the hero of the Battle of the Holy Mountain, Earl Radcliffe suddenly came to Yuan Hai, but no one knew his purpose.

The expression of the old pope in the secret room moved slightly. He had accepted the memory sent back by his projection, and shook his head with a wry smile. Igor controlled the barrier of the holy mountain from the air and opened a door for Joshua. , the warrior landed directly at the foot of the holy mountain, and then proceeded step by step from the long stairs to the great temple on the top of the mountain like last time.

With Joshua's strength, it is true that he can ignore the barrier of the Holy Mountain and the rules of going up the mountain of the Church of the Seven Gods, but he is not a chaotic person who ignores order. The so-called freedom is when it does not affect other people. He knows what order is and is willing to abide by it.

Soon, he came to the entrance of the Great Temple, and the elite guards on the holy mountain all bowed in unison, and respectfully expressed that His Holiness the Pope was waiting for him in the Great Hall.

Following the uncomplicated corridor, he came to the entrance gate of the main hall. Joshua stepped into it, and could see the rays of the setting sun of the Mycroft Continent shining down from the gap in the dome, paving a golden-red strip in front of his eyes. On the road, the soldier raised his head and looked at the end of the sunset road, the seven sacred emblem statues located in the deepest part of the hall. In the center surrounded by the seven huge statues, there is a white-haired old man quietly watching him.

Joshua and Igor looked at each other, and they could understand each other's meaning without using words to talk. Igor immediately understood why Joshua agreed to his invitation so simply, and came to The Seven Sacred Mountains, and why did he meditate in the best state in the secret room before coming out to meet the other party.

That was instinct, derived from the instinct between two strong men.

He had known for a long time that this day would come, because it was Joshua van Radcliffe, but he had not expected it to come so soon, so joyously.

"Is there any reason, Joshua?"

Standing at the innermost end of the hall, surrounded by the seven sacred emblems, the white-haired old man asked in a calm tone. He and the warrior at the other end of the hall looked at each other from a long distance shrouded in the light of the setting sun: "I Want to know what you think."

Joshua, who was standing at the entrance of the hall, took a deep breath, feeling the power emanating from the deepest part of his body, shook his head, and said calmly: "The arrogance of human beings wanting to be the strongest, There was no reason for that from the start."

"I want to know how far I've come, and I can't find anyone else who can help me confirm that except you."

"Haha, hahahaha."

Hearing these capricious and arrogant, arrogant and sincere words, St. Eagle was stunned for a moment, and then laughed naturally, and Joshua also laughed with him. The two laughed for some reason, but they were equally happy. And easy. Not long after, the old pope restrained his smile and said softly: "He really thinks highly of me, but I'm very happy."

Afterwards, he clapped his hands, and the magic circle engraved in the great temple was launched. In the next moment, accompanied by gentle fluctuations in time and space, the two of them were no longer in the holy mountain in the far sea, but in a calm, yet light-filled void. .

This is a space without turbulence in time and space, but without any material space. It seems to be empty here, but it is not, because from here you can't see the trajectory of the stars, and you can't see the light film of the world. It seems that this place is bigger than the sky. High and far, without borders, a territory above the clouds and the wind.

This is the residence of the gods, [Borderless Heaven]

"Joshua, since you plan to challenge me."

In just a moment, the two legendary powerhouses were moved to the boundless heaven. The Pope of the Church of the Seven Gods, who was fully prepared, slowly emerged from behind Saint Igor, like glass balls, inexplicable balls formed by countless spectrums. Light bubbles, these light bubbles shrink and expand, merge with each other and split, just for a moment, as if they have undergone thousands of changes and reappearances, as if they imply time and space, destiny, infinity... and light.

The same unpredictable flow of light began to be released from all over his body, and Igor's mortal form began to dissipate gradually, gradually fading away, until finally, only the endless light clusters that were merging and splitting remained in the void, and The last plain question.

"So, do you understand light?"