Soul of Burning Steel

The darkness dissipated.

In front of the light of burning flames, the dark mist and its core disappeared in the gale of the desert of gods like the morning mist. The foundation of its material existence was completely destroyed by Joshua, and all nanoscale rune constructs were destroyed. The blazing flames turned into elementary particles and returned to the space between heaven and earth.

In the world of Kronos, the world has returned to clarity. With the complete elimination of this part of the black mist, the originally eroded land and the continuous black rain have disappeared. Although the black mist matrix on the other side of the multiverse still exists, this The black mist has dissipated, and the only thing left to prove its existence is a large crater hundreds of meters deep on the ground. Obviously, if it wasn't for the legendary powerhouses to quickly join forces to deal with it, the black mist would probably sneak directly into the ground, and then erode the world bit by bit.

High above the sky, Barnir and William raised their eyebrows together, exhaled softly, and took a breath. It was the first time they had seen Joshua displaying the power of the King of Burning Souls, and they felt a great deal of excitement from this gesture. Just staring at that figure, they feel that their whole body has been seen through, seen through, a power that can analyze the lowest structure of the world is burning, releasing the light of existence.

Gu Long also stared at this figure. Contrary to the two legendary mages, he felt incomparably kind to the power of flames... The eldest son of steel is the first life at the beginning of the world. It was born directly from the crystallization of steel. It is only natural to feel kindness from the flame of steel. Now, the vigilance towards Joshua and the kindness towards the power of fire exist in Gu Long's heart at the same time, which makes it feel very contradictory.

In the middle of the Kronos Mountains, deep underground, among the ancient ruins, Lisa, who was staring blankly at this scene, suddenly found that the steel chains that were originally wrapped around her body were suddenly broken, and the silver chains that flowed like runes The strange chains formed on her body were gathered on her body due to the power of the ritual, and now they dissipated because of the disappearance of the ritual power. She saw the chains disintegrate, turned into shards of light, and disappeared in the underground secret room. On the crystal wall, the ancient dragon also slowly landed on the ground, and a silver chain reappeared on it, connecting it to the world again.

The battle was over - although Gu Long didn't know it, it was true for Joshua and the others.

Suspended above the deep pit after the black mist dissipated, the warrior was content this time. To be honest, he originally came here to make up for his mistake of awakening Gu Long, and now, this task has been perfectly completed. The Black and White Dragon King, Void Behemoth, the Golden Fleet, and... yes, the transforming demon lord. He fought many enemies and made them give up the idea of ​​competing for the power of the ancient dragon. Make up for some mistakes. He even fought with Gu Long a little bit, and experienced the powerful power of this so-called original life.

It's not bad, and this is the result of it not being able to exert its full strength. If this ancient dragon can exert its full strength in its full state, it may be another unreasonable existence like the old pope.

In addition, there is black fog.

This was an achievement beyond Joshua's prediction. He never imagined that the search for the ancient dragon could be related to the "darkness among the stars". The era of the era has a deeper understanding. It is obvious that it is not the only civilization around the world of Mycroft back then. The sanctuary civilization can span twelve worlds, and it is undoubtedly an extremely powerful existence... Some thoughts of the evil god also strengthened Joshua's belief.

Yes, this multiverse is dark and full of fog. Whether it is evil gods or other orders, they are indeed enemies worthy of extreme vigilance... But it is really necessary to regard this multiverse as a dark forest, where everyone lurks in the darkness and interacts with each other. Peep, and no one dares to walk among them with a torch?

If this is the case, there will be no civilization in this world, and the entire multiverse will become a dark hunting ground, and will eventually be completely swallowed by evil gods and chaos.

Removes the status of King of Burning Souls. Joshua raised his head and looked at the ancient dragon who was gradually falling to the ground, entangled in chains. The two legendary mages kept a very subtle distance and descended at the same time. Joshua thinks that Gu Long may feel that these two people are probably guarding it, and are always ready to prevent it from attacking him... But in fact, the warrior clearly understands that Barnir and William simply want to get closer to Gu Long Forget it, you can tell by looking at the eyes, these two guys are full of fascination and joy.

Barnir even took his own prosthetic eye—that is, the rune center that he used to compete with the black mist core for control of the black mist to take pictures. Gu Long might not have noticed this subtle energy fluctuation, but Joshua could. Clearly!

——The wish came true.

Joshua also couldn't help showing a smile. Seeing the joy from the heart of the two legendary mages, he also felt in a good mood. Turning his head, Joshua looked at the ancient dragon who was still staring at him in the distance again, and he directly used his spirit to communicate with the other party: "I woke you up last time, I'm sorry...I came here this time not to fight, But to help you."

In the case of a language barrier, spiritual communication is the most effective way of communication. Faced with Joshua's abrupt mental fluctuations, the silver ancient dragon hesitated for a while before carefully accepting this piece of information. After feeling Joshua's sincerity, Gu Long shook his head slightly, as if he felt it was ridiculous.

—That’s not what you said when you punched me back then!

But even so, this ancient dragon has relaxed its vigilance a little bit, mental fluctuations are hard to deceive, and these three powerful existences seem to have never peeped at their own power from the beginning to the end... Maybe they peeped Looking at other things, but there is really not much malice.

"Ho Long..."

Because it is bound by the steel chains of the world, it cannot be too far away from the earth, so now, like a giant dragon in its lair, the ancient dragon sitting cross-legged in the center of the desert of gods raised his head and roared softly, and at the same time, an extremely powerful The mental fluctuations surged towards Joshua and the others, and turned into a neutral and soft voice, regardless of gender, in the minds of the three of them.

"Although I still don't know the reason for your visit, since there is no malice, I will not take the initiative to launch an attack...Let's leave this world after a short rest."

Compared with Gu Long's huge and majestic body, which looked like a perfect killing machine, its mental fluctuations were unexpectedly mild, and Joshua and the others quickly accepted this setting after a moment's surprise. This is not surprising, the ancient dragon is the mother of all living beings and the source of life. In other worlds, they have images such as giant trees that support the world and giant tortoises that carry the world on their backs. No matter which one they are, they are not frightening. Existence, they are just touring the worlds, spreading the seeds of life, and they will even fight other powerful beings in the multiverse for the survival of life in a certain world.

As gentle as a mother.

Facing Gu Long's order to drive away guests, Joshua also understood very well. Of course, he knew how terrible a legendary strong man would be to this broken world that had just experienced a lot of devastation. Their every move would have serious consequences for this world. It was a great threat, so the warrior didn't think there was anything wrong with Gu Long's actions.

Anyway, he was going to leave after the fight, but then again, this time was really fun, Joshua felt that he was very satisfied with the fight, but before he really left, he still planned to help Gu Long do one thing, I believe that it will definitely dispel all the other party's doubts and guards.

Leaving aside the two legendary mages who also started to communicate with Gu Long through mental fluctuations, Joshua began to observe the world after a short rest.

"What does this world guarded by the ancient dragon look like?"

He whispered to himself, the pupils of his eyes turned silver, Joshua scanned the world, his eyes pierced through the rocks and gravel, throughout the entire desert and mountains, and after a few seconds, he involuntarily let out a small gasp.

"Strange, the will of this world... has completely dissipated?!"

Speaking of this, Joshua suddenly felt extremely incredible. The will of the world, the great soul like the steel python, has existed since the beginning of the world. They are ignorant at first, but as long as intelligent life is born, They also have intelligence. The world is on the verge of extinction, but it does not mean that the will of the world is dying. Even in a world that is about to be destroyed like Carliss, its world consciousness is still alive and well. There are also world wills that still have clear thinking in the abyss. They are called It is the will of the abyss, and it is the greatest boost behind every abyss lord.

But the world of Kronos is different - Joshua learned the name of this world from a little information passed by the ancient dragon. He was surprised to find that this world was extremely dead and silent, without any trace of the will of the world. ! Maybe other people can't find it, but as a soul burner who can directly communicate with the will of the world, Joshua can be sure that the will of the world in the Kronos world has completely disappeared hundreds of years ago. There is only a trace of anger and hatred that cannot be erased.

What kind of attack was it that would destroy the will of the world? !

In addition, the warrior also saw the steel chains that bound the ancient dragon... The chains connected the ancient dragon to this dead world. Every time the ancient dragon heals itself, it can revive the world with a trace of life, perhaps in thousands of years. Years later, the world can be restored to its original state, and the will of the world can be reborn, but now, Gu Long has taken on the task of will of the world.

That is not bondage and restraint, but the closest connection and glory. Gu Long is connected to this world and becomes a part of this world, so he cannot leave this world.

But before, why was it able to leave the void and attack the darkness?

For Joshua, this question was easy to answer. His eyes followed the steel chains, penetrated the ground, and gradually extended to the distance... He saw the Kronos Mountains, and saw the mountains everywhere. The corpses of demons and flying dragons, he saw the abandoned aircraft of the golden fleet, he also saw thousands of corpses of dragonmen and monsters, abandoned villages were burning, and the corpses of monsters had begun to rot, in every corner of the mountains , the remains of wooden and stone houses are scattered all over the place.

The original civilization of the dragon people was almost destroyed. If they still have survivors, if they want to re-develop to the present point, I am afraid they will have to start again.

Joshua couldn't help being silent. This is the normal state of weak civilizations affected by the war of the strong. This time, many legendary strong men did not choose to fight inside the world in order not to destroy this small cycle of order, but even In this way, extreme weather changes, frequently changing energy tides, and the destruction of subordinates all caused great damage to this primitive civilization.

The line of sight continued to spread, and Joshua looked towards the center of the mountain range. When he got here, the soldier let out a sigh of relief: "There are still so many people, that's good."

The center of the mountain range, the ruins of the original Iron Mountain City. Although the demon and the flying dragon have found this place in the end, the battle between the legendary powerhouses in the sky reached a peak at that time. The weaker demon lord called on his subordinates to return and drive the lava fleet to help him. And the Black and White Dragon King also ordered the flying dragon to suspend its actions and wait for the next instruction, so these guys didn't really invade the last gathering place of the dragon people.

Under the gaze of Joshua, there are more than 50,000 dragonmen on the surface and underground around Iron Mountain City, half of them are in the underground shelter, and the other half have come to the outside of the shelter. , and began to collect edible food and supplies around. Joshua noticed that the refuge seemed to be transformed from an ancient ruin, so he continued to look down with interest.

So, he got another surprise.

"Hey, that Syndicate guy is actually in this world?!"

Feeling the familiar fluctuations of the power of steel, Joshua was really surprised this time. Before he set off for the place where the ancient dragon was, he communicated with himself, the apostle who appeared out of nowhere, for a while. Because of the other party's sincere prayers and supplications, he even specially summarized his experience in controlling the magnetic field, and then sent it with a random name. Because electric current push is a universal skill that no matter what form of creature is, as long as there is energy in the body, he can practice it, so he doesn't doubt that the Balrog can't practice it.

However, no matter how much Joshua thought about it, he never imagined that his apostle was actually in the world he was targeting from the very beginning... So, is the little girl who signed the contract with it an aborigine of this world?

Under Gu Long's watchful eyes, Joshua left his original position and started to fly towards the Kronos Mountains. After thinking for a while, the silver dragon also took off, driving the magnetic field to follow the warrior. Behind him, Barnir and William followed closely behind Gu Long, and the group flew towards the center of the world.

The world of Kronos is actually very small. The area of ​​the entire world is estimated to be as large as a half of the northern empire. This is the most typical example of a plane world. Extraordinary civilization.

Joshua's flying speed is very fast. Without any acceleration, he has already broken through more than ten times the speed of sound by relying on the electromagnetic field, causing the air around him to vibrate with shock waves until he approached Korono. This slowed down only when it was in the Si Mountains, so as not to affect the surviving dragonmen in the mountains. He flew directly to the center of the mountain range, and Gu Long followed closely behind.

"Oh my god... what is that?!"

"Yes, it's the Dragon God!"

On the ground, many surviving dragonmen exhaustedly searched for available materials in the ruins. Their homes had been destroyed, and most of their relatives had lost their news. But even so, life must continue. Sand and gravel, scrape away the soil, and dig out the grain reserves buried in the ground.

But at this moment, with the deep humming in the sky and the rapid vibration of blood power, all the dragon people looked up at the sky—then, the huge figure of the ancient dragon appeared in front of everyone. In the eyes!

"God is still there!"

"The Dragon God has won!"

"It came to our rescue!"

Just seeing the ancient dragon immediately filled many dragon people with the courage to survive, and immediately saw that on the ground, there were many dragon people bowing their heads devoutly in prayer, praying for the passing of all disasters and the arrival of a new day.

Joshua noticed how these dragon people struggled to survive, which made him firm up his determination to do the next thing, but before that, he still planned to see what happened to his apostle whom he hadn't seen for a long time .

The soldier came to the center of the mountain range. He saw the gate of the shelter leading to the depths of the ground, and then disappeared in a flash.

The ancient dragon also came to the center of the mountain range. It was worried that Joshua was going to do harm to the dragon man, but it never felt Joshua's malice, so it didn't stop the warrior's actions all the way. But now, facing the dragon people below him who were bowing their heads and praying to it, Gu Long was a little at a loss. It has been sleeping for thousands of years, and it doesn't know why its former allies regard itself as a god.

In hundreds of years, there are too many things that can change things.

And at this moment, Joshua came to the depths of the ground.

Any secret passages and inductive traps along the way are meaningless to him. The dragon people are superficial, and the checkpoints set with the power of blood can't stop him. Before all the dragon people noticed, Joshua Has gone deep into the depths of the underground ruins. He came to the crystal corridor full of murals, and slowed down involuntarily.

The birth of the murloc civilization...the progress of the murloc civilization...the murloc civilization landed on the earth, and the murloc civilization marched into the void.

The exploration of the multiverse, the curiosity about the unknown, a civilization is optimistic and cheerful to move out of the world, they actively face all difficulties, and treat any life in a friendly manner.

Then, there is the ancient dragon, and the war against darkness... The war is over, the world is destroyed, and the murlocs have also become the current dragonmen under the influence of the ancient dragon's power, and until now.

Another civilization with great potential was destroyed by darkness. This once again strengthened Joshua's determination.

If it is said that the weak hold a torch and walk forward in the dark forest, they are likely to be attacked and devoured by the beasts attracted by the light, then what if it is a hunter with a shotgun?

Is it a soldier in full armor?

Even, it is simply a tank with a steel shell, what about an entire armored division?

Then let alone a beast, no matter how vicious the darkness and chaos, you have to weigh your own weight in a daze, and then think about your next actions, right?

As long as he becomes strong enough, all problems will no longer be a problem. The former Mycroft was about to reach this point, but he fell short in the end. Joshua felt that the latecomers of the Starfall Era would never be able to do so in this respect. Take the old path of the Glory Era again.

After walking through the long corridor, Joshua went deep into the ground. He passed through the crust and the mantle, and finally came to the sacrificial hall in the depths.

He saw the pyramid-shaped altar, smelled the blood in the air, heard the buzzing of energy patterns on the surrounding walls, and touched the girl's weak arm.

Joshua frowned, and picked up Lisa, who had fallen into a deep sleep. He felt the weakness of the girl who had lost too much blood in his arms, and also felt a trace of life essence originating from the Syndicate in her body. Joshua used his vitality to recuperate Lisa, smoothing out all the dark wounds in her body caused by overdrawing.

"Your Majesty... you are here, but unfortunately I don't have a body now, so I can't pay tribute to you..."

The weak mental fluctuations of the great demon came from the girl's heart. At the last moment of the previous ceremony, Syndicate gave up his physical existence and gave Lisa the huge source of life of the Balrog, which made the dragon girl's blood concentration greatly enhanced. At this time, it has almost become one with Lisa, leaving only the soul and the girl to coexist.

"...Syndicate, you are doing very well...very well, exceeding my expectations, far exceeding."

Joshua took a deep breath. Through the spiritual communication with the Balrog, he clearly understood the whole story. He saw the tenacious will of the dragon people in the face of disaster, and saw a father who did not hesitate for his daughter. The decisiveness of the sacrifice, he saw the contribution made by each individual of the dragon people for the survival of civilization, and also saw the determination of the elder dragon people to die with a smile in order to free the ancient dragon from its shackles.

He also saw a girl's depression, curiosity, joy, shock, sadness and confusion. He felt Lisa's despair and her heart to move forward even in despair.

No matter how weak a civilization is, it must have its brilliance. The continuation of life and civilization is not a daily routine, but the result of continuous struggle, continuous sacrifice, and continuous advancement.

The devil is also moved by it. It inspires the girl and acts as the girl's backing, allowing the other party to move forward without any worries. It also makes its own contribution to the continuation of this world.

"I never thought that my random actions would produce such a result... If you hadn't lifted the ancient dragon's shackles, perhaps the direction of the world would have changed."

"This little girl, and all those who died for it, are worthy heroes, and so are you."

This is his mistake. Joshua thought so. If he hadn't disturbed Gu Long, the quiet life of the dragon people would never be interrupted, although even without him, Gu Long would definitely be found by the two legendary mages and other people chasing the power of creation. , the war will happen the same, even more intense... But it is still his mistake. He needs to make amends.

The actions of Syndicate and Lisa are both coincidental and inevitable, and any link is so natural and so incredible. Holding the girl in his arms, Joshua walked out of the underground ruins and came to the sky above the mountains.

He looked at Gu Long, and Gu Long also noticed the girl in the warrior's arms, and recognized the little girl who was performing the ceremony to temporarily free herself and fight against the darkness. It roared nervously, as if it was worried about Qiao Xiu Ya hurt each other.

And in such a roar, Lisa gradually woke up, she felt that her body was not hurting suddenly, and the dizziness and headache caused by excessive blood loss also disappeared. After being dizzy for a while, the dragon man The girl suddenly realized that she was no longer in the depths of the ground, but in the sky above the mountains. A tall and majestic man was holding her and standing in the air. On the other side, the real dragon god was watching with gentle eyes. Myself, the distance is so close, almost right in front of my eyes.

Lisa almost passed out again, but with the tenacity she had been training recently, she survived, but even so, she still felt weak and unable to speak.

"Stand still, little girl."

"Hey, okay, okay."

Lisa heard a deep man's voice. For some reason, although she couldn't understand the language, she could understand the meaning of the man. She subconsciously straightened her body, and then realized that the man put her down from his arms—— There is air under her feet. When Lisa realized it, she subconsciously activated the electric current, intending to strengthen her physical fitness to withstand the impact of falling from mid-air, but it was only after a few seconds that she realized that although the air under her feet was transparent, it had become Hard as steel, strong enough to stand on.

"Tell me about what happened to you in the past ten days."

The man with a deep voice continued, for some reason, Lisa did not dare to refuse the other party's opinion, but in fact she would not refuse, feeling an absolute sense of peace in her heart, as if all disasters in the world would be far away from her. While leaving, the girl had already closed her eyes, and began to stammer about her experience in the past ten days, which was so wonderful that it seemed false.

The loss of not being able to awaken, the surprise of meeting the Balrog, the joy of being able to awaken, the hard work of training, the happiness of being valued, the excitement of going out hunting, the achievement of successful hunting, the shock of being suddenly attacked... various moods and experiences, The girl said it in the simplest and most simple tone, and then, it was the death of her father, her own confusion, the sacrifice of the dragon elder, the dedication of the Balrog, and the final awakening.

"It's really a very sad thing."

Whether it's Joshua or Gu Long, whether it's Barnier or William, they all listened carefully to this girl who was completely insignificant in terms of strength telling her experience, and after listening to everything, the soldier nodded and said softly: "Your name is Lisa, isn't it?"

"Well... that's right..."

Facing the lord whom the Balrog called, the strong man who created the electric current, Lisa still felt a little unbelievable and unreal. She couldn't understand how things turned out like this, but Joshua didn't. Concerned about the girl's confusion and suspicion at this time, he stretched out his hand and touched the girl's small head. The head with hard horns reminded him of Hei who should be at home now. The soldier chuckled lightly and said, "Li Sarah, do you know?"

"Although everything has happened and become an unchangeable fact, as long as the strength is enough, any sad ending can be turned into a happy ending."

When he said this, sparks ignited again from Joshua's whole body, as if crack-like lava patterns appeared on the warrior's body, which also made his voice echo deep and majestic.

"Just watch, little girl."

Even if I give you a surprise, just like you gave me, I will give you and this world a gift as compensation for disturbing your life.

The light of the flame ignited, and the warm light shone on the Kronos Mountains. Suddenly, in various parts of this huge mountain range, countless colorful light spots began to rise and converge... One after another, the light flew up in the warm light of the flame, Those are countless souls that have not yet dissipated, and are now able to act because of the fire.

It is also the soul of countless dead dragonmen,

Among these countless light spots, there are the shadows of thousands of people, including mothers holding their children, demon hunters still fighting, and ordinary people tremblingly taking up weapons to fight against the irresistible enemy.

Because of Joshua's power, the power of the King of Burning Souls, countless souls are able to shine, Lisa seems to have seen, in this light spot in the sky, the shadow of her father appeared, and the phantom of the middle-aged dragon looked at her The daughter's surprised expression showed a faint smile. On the other side, the phantom of the old dragon elder looked around the entire Kronos Mountains. It saw the ancient dragon floating in the sky, who was also shocked by it, and then Bowing his head piously, he smiled and prayed for the last time.

"What are you still doing in a daze? Gu Long! Cooperate with me to rekindle the flame!"

A low voice yelled, and immediately awakened the ancient dragon who was shocked by this scene. Joshua burned the countless chaotic power obtained from killing void monsters and female beasts in the star world before, fully mobilizing the power of the King of Burning Souls. Smiling and spreading his arms, he let the warm fire light fill the world, and he could see circles of light of order spreading like concentric circles oscillating in the whole world, which immediately made Gu Long realize what he should do.

Fire and steel are originally the power to create the world. The King of Burning Soul holds the power of fire, and Gu Long is the eldest son of steel. The combined force of the two is far better than moving forward alone a thousand times.

Joshua's eyes were full of pleasure and firmness.

Now that the will of the world has been annihilated, leaving only life in the cycle of order and life, he, Joshua, will temporarily take over this responsibility and reshape the world.

Yes, he did make a mistake, but fortunately, he was good enough to bear the responsibility for this mistake.

The power of the strong is enough to turn destruction into rebirth, enough to turn tragedy into comedy, and the power of the strong is enough to shift the future and change fate.

Joshua is the strong one.

In the center of the world, a red flame flickered.

This is the ray called new birth.

It's hard to end this story, but it's so dangerous that it doesn't end...

I'm used to summarizing and writing the harvest at the end. If I write it now, it will affect the atmosphere too much. Let's go to the next chapter