Soul of Burning Steel

Just when the Balrog Syndicate was engulfed by the silver light gushing from the depths of the spirit.

In Mycroft's world, Joshua broke the spiritual link with the far side.

"Just treat it as the reward for being my weapon last time."

So he said to himself, the soldier closed his eyes, and then stood beside him, "Wait, master, what are you talking about?" ! ’ With an exclamation, he stretched out his hand and rubbed the silver-haired girl’s head, telling her to shut up and stop talking.

"Don't let me down, my 'First Saint'."

- A few days later.

"Are you ready?"

On the outskirts not far from the main city of Moldavia, the grass has begun to germinate, and now it can be seen that the land is covered with scattered green, but full of vitality, and in an empty plain, Joe After tidying up her luggage, Xiuya asked loudly to the two people behind her.

"Ready, Master!"

As soon as the soldier finished speaking, the black dragon girl responded loudly without hesitation. It could be heard that she was very happy now: "You can go anytime!"

As he said that, Hei transformed into a majestic and huge black dragon in a flash of intense magic power. It spread its wings in the wilderness, and then raised its head and let out a roar that shook the mountains in the distance.

"Don't get too excited."

Seeing his mount so excited, Joshua was also in a good mood. He patted the black dragon's front paw, then turned to look at another girl: "No. 3, are you ready?"

"Ready is ready..."

With the magic power slowly fluctuating, the magic power projection of No. 3 slowly appeared beside Joshua. Unlike Hei who was happily going out for a circle after the painful exercise, the girl looked a little confused at this moment. , she said softly: "Do you really want to take me with you? I feel a little shy with my body..."

As he said that, No. 3 looked at Joshua's right hand. The warrior was carrying a silver steel box covered with densely packed runes flowing with purple-blue brilliance.

"Of course, in order to ensure that my mental state will not be distorted like last time, I really need you to help me monitor all mental changes."

Joshua replied naturally: "If it's just a projection, the computing power is not enough, so this time you must bring your body."

"It's true to say so... But in that case, wouldn't the city be unable to monitor it?"

"There is no need for such strict monitoring."

Joshua didn't care about No. 3's practical worries, he jumped at will and came to the top of Hei's dragon head. Joshua stood between the two horns of the black dragon, and explained to the artificial intelligence girl who was also floating into the air and standing beside him: "Everything is in order, without any conflicts and contradictions--of course it's good. But you have to Consider the type of city."

"The prosperity of Moldavia depends on the adventurers who go to the Great Ajax Mountains and the extraordinary practitioners who admire my strength. The conflicts between them should not be resolved by ordinary people. As long as there is no crime Behavior and influence ordinary people, those adventurers and practitioners who want to fight privately, let them do it, that is their way of life."

Having said that, Joshua seemed to recall something, showing a nostalgic expression: "Regardless of men and women, as long as they want to fight, let them decide whether to win or lose, otherwise anger and annoyance will accumulate in their hearts, which will cause even bigger troubles. "

"……Um."

Of course, No. 3 didn't understand Joshua's logic and explanation very much, but she knew that the method proposed by Joshua, who was more like an adventurer than a nobleman, should indeed be better than her rigid monitoring and defense .

Even artificial intelligence understands that in the face of floods and people's hearts, what is needed is sparseness rather than blocking.

The three of them had already finished their preparations, and after Hei was determined, he was already preparing to take off, and the projection of No. 3 was floating in mid-air like this. As the giant dragon took off and raised its height, she looked at it with strange eyes. With the suitcase in Joshua's hand, he muttered, "I'm there now, and here again, this feeling is so strange..."

She rarely looked at her body from the perspective of projection. After all, most of the time, the violet rune crystal was placed in the central room in the deepest part of the lord's mansion, and only Joshua could enter there. Just a few people.

These scattered thoughts finally disappeared in the wind. Under the instructions of his master, the black dragon that had already ascended into the clouds urged the method he had just learned, and began to accelerate violently amidst a long dragon chant. Immediately, Moore The residents of Davia all raised their heads, and they saw a black dragon shadow roaring through the clouds, piercing the sky, and flying towards the end of the horizon like a black meteor.

And its purpose is to be located in the northeast of the empire, around a fortress in the mountains.

In other words, the location of the mist of God's Evil.

A few days ago, after communicating with the old Pope Eagle, Joshua planned to go to a place where the mist of God and Evil was located to explore the mysteries of the soul. For this reason, he even asked Emperor Israel a few days ago, wanting to know where there is the fog of divine evil that has not yet been successfully challenged.

"To be honest, it has been so long, and most of the fog of God's Evil has been breached by the endless stream of challengers, making this world a group of inheritors of ancient inheritance."

Israel was not surprised by Joshua's sudden inquiry. At that time, he said to Joshua on the other side of the communication circle in a somewhat helpless tone: "These people who have obtained a strong inheritance and power are currently in the empire. The territory stirred up wind and rain, and many people returned to their hometowns and clashed with the original nobles and official forces... But so far no one has successfully challenged the fog of gods around Bolin Fortress, and it is still expanding. I even had to Order to block the mist with a crystal wall and block it between the hills."

"Be careful, Joshua, that's not an ordinary mist of God's Evil. Compared with other marks, it doesn't exist on the same level at all."

Turning back his thoughts, Joshua stood on top of the black dragon and flew towards the northeast of the empire.

"Boundless Heaven has become more and more unstable during this period, but even so, the imprints of gods falling from it are at most the second-class existence of the gods and gods of the Guangyao Era."

Hei is above the clouds, flying at supersonic speed, while Joshua folded his hands on his chest, looked straight ahead, and thought in his heart: "But even if it is a second-class god, it is still a powerful god, and it should be slightly weaker than Xingzheng. It is already obvious what exists that can draw a clear gap with the second-level gods."

"That is the Lord God."

Did the imprint of a major god fall ahead of time because of some accident? So who exactly? The ruler of the seas, the mother of the earth? The god who gave birth to the storm, or the lord of thousands of rivers? Joshua didn't think too much about it, he just felt very happy that when he needed it, he was able to find a main god-level Mist of Divine Evil. Compared with ordinary gods, the masters of the gods who once stood shoulder to shoulder with the sages and created the glorious era of the Glorious Era, the secrets contained in their souls are more worth exploring.

Hei's speed was very fast, the clouds and the earth were thrown behind him like flying, the endless mountains and lakes were stretched into a line, and the violent burst of air formed a ring of extremely obvious sonic boom clouds behind the black dragon. With such rapid speed, Joshua and his party quickly arrived at their destination - the surrounding area of ​​Bolin Fortress on the east side of the Ural Mountains.

"Is this the divine mist?"

Stepping on his feet, he motioned for Hei to stop flying, and slowly descended. Joshua immediately saw his target after descending from the cloud cover: a ball spanning several valleys, bounded by a thin water feature wall. A sea of ​​pale mist among the mountains.

It seems like a real ocean. There is no color, and it cannot be described in any language except white. The sea of ​​white mist, like the empty sky, is churning endlessly among the mountains at this moment. Huge waves tens of meters high are churning, as if Intending to break through the crystal wall set up by Israel. It has engulfed several mountains, and put all the creatures in it into its own dreams, whether it is plants or animals, insects or birds, they are all brought under its control.

This is the last wreckage of the ancient gods after their fall, the inheritance engravings left by their souls, the mist called 'God'.

Standing on top of Hei's head, Joshua looked down at the sea of ​​mist. He had seen a similar scene in Moldavia, where the god of rivers and rivers was located. Obviously, the fog around Bolin Fortress is far larger than that of the river god. Xinur's soul can at most cover a lake, but this one can cover several peaks and surrounding valleys.

"It's really beautiful."

Looking at the sea of ​​fog that was churning inside the crystal wall, the soldier said with emotion. He stretched out his right hand and grabbed the void. Immediately, the sea of ​​fog was filled with waves, and a few scattered thought particles left the fog he was originally in and flew to the sky. In Joshua's hand, he looked down at the white glowing particles flying in his hand, his gaze was serious.

How to describe it? This is a soul that has not been decayed and weakened even after thousands of years have passed. Even if the spiritual core and thinking center have been destroyed and defeated in the battle, the divinity and body have long since disappeared, but this remaining soul is still full of vitality. It is so active that after falling from the Boundless Heaven Realm into the Mycroft Continent, it can turn into a mist of God that can engulf everything.

There are no other adjectives other than extreme, perfect, and unbelievable. This may be the most perfect form of the 'Ultimate Soul'.

For Joshua, the fog of divine eternity itself is the best reference target. He raised his hand, and continued to gather the scattered thought particles in the surrounding air. The smallest thought units of these gods contained mysteries, and the warrior used the vision of steel to observe them carefully.

After a period of time, Joshua sent the cloud of mist in his hand back to the sea of ​​fog under No. 3's rather curious eyes. There is no doubt that this is indeed a realm that his soul warrior has not yet reached. Except for attacks by nuclear fusion or even higher levels, the particles will basically not have any wear and tear, and can be called indestructible. If converted into muscles, at least it is at the level of his current degenerate physical body.

However, he came here today not to lament the power of the pioneers, nor to imitate the power of these gods. Although with Joshua's legendary level of control and strength of steel, he could easily use the surrounding mist of God's Evil as raw material to convert his soul into an almost equal texture, but he didn't intend to do so at all.

What Joshua wants is to find.

Find ways to find those gods and sublimate their souls to where they are today.

Does it make sense to lament that other people have strong muscles and bodies? No.

Is there any difference between the strong muscles obtained through genetic modification and the people who have developed a tough body step by step?

Although many people will feel that there is a difference, in fact, there is not. The strength obtained through external force is also strength, which is no different from that obtained through hard work.

The problem is that the level of the former will always stay at the moment after the transformation is over. Unless he finds a better object to imitate, there will be no room for improvement. He shunned all hardship, effort and most precious experience. He never knew how to get this power. If the power of this person disappears, then he will become weak again, falling from the sky into the quagmire.

The latter put in a lot of effort and time. The process of gaining strength is itself the most precious treasure. He has honed his will and knows how to become stronger. Even if he loses this strength, he can stand up again, and climb the long The well-cast ladder to the sky, return to the clouds, and become a strong man again.

And, he can also find out how to get stronger and go further.

Joshua naturally did not intend to be the former. He is strong.

So he ignored the god-level thought particles that were within reach and grabbed a handful of god-level thought particles around him. Instead, he carried the box and stepped on the black dragon's head.

"Descent, Black."

He squinted his eyes, and there was a light in his eyes: "Don't stay."

"Let's go inside and have a look."

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An ancient city suspended in the sky.

Above is the blue sky, below is the endless sea, the wind is whistling, a dozen huge black tornadoes are like giant pillars supporting the sea and sky, moving slowly between the sky and the earth, and a majestic and majestic ancient city like a work of art Located in the center surrounded by these tornadoes.

Huge towers and sharp pointed buildings constitute the main body of the city, while countless rotating gears and runes are the base of this ancient city. The huge magical energy obeys the orders of alchemy machines and runes, forming a layer The translucent stand cuts off all gravity and external gusts, allowing the city to float smoothly in mid-air even when a tornado is raging.

This is a self-disciplined city. As the runes shine, you can see that the streets in the city can move forward automatically. Pedestrians only need to stand on it, and they can be automatically led to walk. Although it looks ancient, it actually contains With extremely advanced technology.

And it is such a city that combines history, technology and art into one, but now it is mostly in ruins. A large number of towers and buildings collapsed and cracked, and the remains of rubble and gears are scattered in every corner of the street, and there are even traces of something being burned to ashes.

Time seems to stand still here, and the damage caused by the war thousands of years ago is still intact. Even though the tornado is raging across the sea and sky, this huge floating city is still peacefully and lonely hanging in the middle of the sky, maintaining a silent peace.

And just when everything seems to go on like this forever.

A black dragon, carrying a human and an artificial intelligence, suddenly appeared above the city.

Time thus begins to run.

Today I went to the airport to pick up my mother for the New Year, the update is late...