Soul of Burning Steel

The mainland of Mycroft, the southern sea, and the far sea.

The endless and vast blue sea in the south is covered with dark clouds and storms all day long, as if rejecting all outsiders.

But in the churning vortex and tide, there is a gray-white island standing, it is hidden in the mist and waves, let the raging waves hit the reefs on its cliff at will, it looks so indestructible.

According to the legends of the people of the sea, this is not the true face of the gray island. If one day, the storm in the far sea subsides and the clouds clear, then, in the surging waves, there will be a pure white and flawless island towering to the top. A sacred mountain that reaches into the sky and is hidden by white clouds.

The Church of the Seven Gods, the Holy Mountain of the Far Sea.

The gray island named Ada is almost surrounded by cliffs, and in front of its only mouth into the sea, there is a huge holy white stone tablet, with several fiery red characters written on it.

'Wherever there is faith, the storm ceases'

There are many white buildings and temple complexes on Gray Island. Tens of thousands of residents live here. They are all priests of the Church of the Seven Gods, receiving training, or serving the trainers.

Some people were born here, and they will die here. There are constantly new people coming here, accepting the tempering of their faith, and then returning to the mainland as a qualified clergyman to fight against evil and expel diseases. There are also many old people living here. After a lifetime of hard work, return here to spend your old age peacefully, enjoying the tranquility of the Holy Land.

As the place where all the beliefs of the human race gather in the world, Gray Island is shrouded in a thick and incomparable power of holy light all day long. Under this light, all evil cannot approach, and there is nowhere to hide. Watch here.

And in the central temple, the transmission center.

Accompanied by a burst of silver-white flashes, a blood-soaked knight stepped out of the teleportation array.

His armor was covered with scars, and the traces of acid and various strange attacks were everywhere, and under the purification of the power of the holy light on Gray Island, the knight let out a pained but somewhat relieved moan, Countless black air emerged from his wounds and armor, and was purified inch by inch, turning into nothingness.

After resting for a while and regaining some strength, the knight passed through the barriers of the temple guards silently, refusing the attendant's request to change his armor and clean his body, and he moved forward all the way, passing through the buildings on Gray Island, as if I want to use this filthy body to walk up to the most holy mountain hidden in the clouds.

Legend has it that you can only set foot on the peak of the holy mountain without stopping for seven days and seven nights.

The guards and attendants on the road seemed to know the knight. They looked at each other hesitantly, not knowing whether they should stop him, but when they hesitated, the knight had already climbed the holy mountain.

The pure white mountain was like a sharp sword, piercing into the depths of the cumulus clouds, lightning flashed on its mountainside, and thunder exploded beside it.

The knight looked up at the high mountain, and paused in his footsteps. No matter how many times he watched it, he couldn't help but be shocked by its majesty and steepness.

But now is not the time to stay still, the knight shook his head, and stepped on the long ladder leading to the top of the mountain. This long ladder has countless steps, and each step is made of pure white solid rock. On both sides of the long ladder, there are countless gray arches, one ring after another, like a series of winding endless chains.

In the holy mountain, there is a mystical chain composed of countless powers of faith and holy light. People who do not have the power of order or holy light will be blocked by it, and time and space will be distorted as a result, making him never reach the goal. Only with faith in one's heart can one find the true path, and this is the truth that one can reach the top of the mountain by walking for seven days and seven nights.

How pious is the knight's belief? He ran towards the top of the mountain as fast as a sharp arrow without any obstacles along the way.

On the way, he passed the statues of the sacred objects of the seven gods, the black ring of the god of justice and power, the withered heart of the god of love and decay, the white snake of the god of order and destruction, and the thorny bird of the god of law and freedom. , the hammer book of the god of protection and change, the forked eye of the god of wisdom and choice, and the bones, soil and grass of the god of life.

The knight had no respect for the statues of these sacred objects. Only when facing the sacred objects of the God of Life did he stop slightly and bow his head to show his respect.

Finally, he crossed the clouds, penetrated the fog and lightning, and came to the top of the holy mountain, the temple that was always illuminated by the sun, the bright moon and the stars.

At the gate of the temple, there are countless guards in white robes with gold patterns. They are different from the guards at the foot of the mountain. Although they know the knight, they will not back down. Instead, they will all step forward to stop him. These guards apologize, They shot without any hesitation, instead of using weapons, they reached out and grabbed the knight's body, hindering his progress, as if they wanted to take him away from here.

But the knight's body was as unshakable as a mountain. He let these guards hug his armor, hands and feet, and his whole body shone with holy light. No one could stop his steps. The knight remained silent, step by step, with an unstoppable momentum Moving forward, all the guards were left behind by a gentle and powerful force, and they couldn't get up for a while.

With firm steps, he entered the temple.

On both sides of the majestic and huge arches of the temple, there are statues of the guards of the holy mountain in ancient times. These statues hold giant swords and shields with a firm look. They seem to have been guarding this place until the end of time.

On the top of the arch, there is a row of clear words.

"The solitary sun, the double moon, and the stars are endless, and on the ground of the millennium, only the light lasts forever"

In the depths of the temple, at the end of the arcade, an old man with white hair and golden eyes, wearing a holy silver crown and holding a pure white scepter sat on his seat, as if waiting for the arrival of the knight.

"Loranda, you're here."

This kind-faced old man seemed to have known what was going on down the mountain. He didn't stop the knight's advance, and even made the guard behind the knight who was about to stop him retreat. He didn't seem to be concerned about the knight's forced entry into the temple. Angry, the old man said gently to the knight named Lolanda, "You don't need to force your way to enter the holy mountain. Why is that?"

The old man was wearing a simple white robe with ancient patterns on it, but the scepter in his hand and the crown on his head were flowing with a light so strong that it was hard to breathe. The white chair he sat on It looks simple, but it is actually carved from rare holy white crystals. Sunlight falls from the skylight of the temple and shines in front of him, shining with endless power of holy light of order.

Facing the old man, the knight took a deep breath. The wounds on his body healed quickly under the healing power deliberately emitted by the old man, and the scars disappeared.

But even so, his breathing was trembling, as if he was suppressing his anger, which was in stark contrast to the unstoppable momentum before.

"Godfather Eagle...Vichy is dead."

After a long time, the knight's breathing calmed down, but it was very heavy: "My comrade-in-arms, Vichy who grew up with me and saved me several times died."

"Yeah."

After a moment of silence, the old man named Eagle shook his head, his voice was still gentle, but contained a trace of calm and cold tone: "Although I can comfort you and relieve your sorrow, Lolanda, As the strongest knight of the younger generation of the church, you should have known that there will always be sacrifices in battle, not to mention that you are fighting with the most evil thing from other worlds, the chaotic family."

"In the face of this kind of existence, death is normal. Not everyone is as strong as you."

Igor said this, as if he had seen through everything: "I thought you were already used to it."

"My lord, no one will get used to this kind of thing!"

The knight said angrily. He took off his helmet covered with brown blood scabs, revealing his platinum hair and resolute and handsome face. His blue eyes revealed real anger. This man is like a marble statue. With an angry expression on his face, the knight said loudly to his godfather, the pope of the church: "Vichy is dead, Greer is also dead, my elders, my friends, and many comrades-in-arms are all dead."

"I was adopted and taught by you since I was a child. I have a pious belief and have been working hard to learn martial arts. In the Temple of Heaven, I swore to protect this world and fight against all evils. Although I have only survived in this world for twenty-seven years, the two In seventeen years, I have not wasted a single moment, but I have completely dedicated it to gods and humans!"

Lolanda's voice suddenly rose, he frowned, and said loudly to the old man in front of him: "Since I have achieved martial arts skills, I have been fighting hard against those most evil things in the Plaguelands of the Western Mountains. My own duty, my heart is extremely passionate, even though I have been close to death several times, I have never doubted my faith, but!"

Speaking of this, his voice slowed down, as if forced out from between his teeth: "...all dead, I have changed people by my side five times, they are all dead, no matter who they are, they are the best of the church." Good knights, their future is very bright, many, many... I thought I could bear it, but in the end I discovered that my heart is not indestructible."

"The death of Vichy this time made me finally start to doubt, the meaning of my oath, and the meaning of the battle—after this battle, I thought about it for a long time."

Speaking of this, Lolanda's voice returned to calm, and he said to the old man who had been silent until now with a blank face: "My lord, my lord, I don't understand. What is the point of letting these chaotic tumors cling to our world in the land of the town?"

"...Blooming flowers need to cling to the soil, and a rootless duckweed also needs to float in the river."

After listening to his godson's question, Igor thought for a while, and then replied softly: "Just as people need food, fire needs firewood, and the orderly world can only be maintained by the burning of chaos as the source. "

"The fire has been dumped thousands of years ago. Without these cancerous tumors as a source of firewood, the fire on the Mycroft Continent would have been extinguished long ago."

In a few words, the old man told the truth of the matter, but the knight was puzzled and troubled. Although he knew that his godfather did not deceive him and gave a real answer, he couldn't understand it.

Seeing Lolanda's expression, Igor smiled slightly. He shook his head and said, "I've already given an explanation, my child. You really can't understand this now. It's too early... 20 The seven-year-old golden peak, although very strong, still hasn't stepped into the ultimate goal, hasn't reached the ultimate goal, and it doesn't make any sense to tell you the cause and process of these things."

"How could it be meaningless!"

Hearing Eagle's words, Lolanda couldn't help retorting: "Godfather, you raised me who lost my parents due to political struggle. Although you are not my parents, you are better than this, but you are always so mysterious , refused to tell any truth!"

"The Plagueland, with your power, could have been completely eliminated long ago. The legendary power is equal to the gods walking in the world. Even if it can't be eliminated, you can completely close the time-space gate and completely seal the Plagueland. Just like the legendary archmage of the Chaos family four hundred years ago in the Northern Empire! But you did nothing, just let us use human lives to fill this bottomless pit!"

"It is sealed, and there will be other sources. Although the time-space gate in the Northland is sealed, there are still remnants. The payment is not directly proportional to the price. You know what Kabala Chaos paid to proceed... Sigh. "

Sighing suddenly, the old man lost his interest, and he said slowly: "Igel, you don't understand, some things can't be done if you want to, the plague land must be left now, the only thing you can do, It is to become stronger in the battle, so that the sacrifice of your comrades-in-arms will not be in vain, only after you become the next pope of the Church of the Seven Gods, the successor of the saint."

He paused for a moment, then said to the knight word by word:

"Then, you will know the truth."

Lolanda seemed to want to refute, but the pure white scepter in Eagle's hand suddenly started to shine.

The eyes of both parties were concentrated on the scepter, watching the light flicker and flow like breathing.

"Aha."

The old man laughed, and the wrinkles on his face were slightly raised, which seemed to be genuine joy.

The knight watched quietly from the side, feeling extremely surprised. He clearly knew that although his godfather was kind, he hadn't smiled so happily for a long time.

After being happy, there was silence.

"Let's go to the North."

Eagle suddenly opened his mouth and said to the knight, his expression was not joking, but very serious: "Because of the oath, I can't tell you anything, but if you really want to know what is the truth, then You can go to the town of Beidi to take a look."

"There are people out there who are similar to me, and also to your future self."

After finishing speaking, the old man raised his scepter and signaled the knight to back down.

Although Lolanda was puzzled, he had already vented his anger, and he was thinking about what Igor said before, so the knight bowed and stepped back slowly.

After the knight left, the old man sat on his crystal seat, quietly looking at the scepter in his hand.

At the top of the scepter, there is a faint flame enveloped by countless halos, burning slowly.

Chapter two! The second chapter that can be divided into 2 chapters!

I am very satisfied with this chapter, but it is estimated that it will be said to be water (not all bedding is water)