There is no nonsense, the fight started from the moment the two left the imperial capital.
Two warriors who in ancient times would have been worshiped as demigods or even gods broke through the defensive barriers of the Imperial Capital and Sanshan Fortress in just a few seconds and arrived at a position about five thousand meters above the Mycroft Continent. .
At this time, Israel's whole body was covered with substantial life energy, and his fighting spirit condensed into a pair of black and gold armor. He arrived at the area chosen by both parties earlier than Joshua, but did not take action first. His Majesty the Emperor crossed his hands on his chest and looked directly at the warrior with calm eyes, showing a proud air of 'do whatever you want'.
And the momentum and pressure that seemed like the earth was shattering were pressing down on Joshua like a falling mountain, but the warrior did not waver in the slightest. If the momentum of the legendary strong man was like a cataclysm of heaven and earth, then he is now. It is an iron stone that has been tempered many times.
indestructible.
Located at an altitude of five thousand meters, surrounded by thick gray cumulonimbus cloud tops, Joshua's eyes were slightly closed, his whole body was mobilized, condensing strength, and in the next moment, he suddenly took a step forward and charged forward rapidly. .
Charge, the most basic of basics, is a skill that even ordinary warriors without fighting spirit can skillfully use. However, under the influence of Joshua's power, this simple action was made, and the air was pierced, and the surrounding towers were thousands of meters away. The tops of the cumulonimbus clouds were like sand castles in the storm, completely blown away by the aftermath of his steps.
In an instant, the warrior could be seen crossing a distance of hundreds of meters and arriving in front of Israel. A beam of extremely solid high-temperature fighting energy was one step ahead of his body and enveloped the emperor's entire body. , and Joshua also held the magic sword and slashed at the opponent without hesitation.
This time for revenge, Joshua did not call Rin who was still dealing with official duties. He only brought Yingying. Facing a legendary strongman, a warrior can use weapons without any psychological pressure, even if the opponent is empty-handed.
"good!"
In Israel's eyes, it seemed that the charging person was not a human being, but a meteorite tearing apart the sky. The sword, which was larger than a human body, seemed to be just a chaotic and rough and domineering slash. In fact, There are vertical slashes, counterattacks, thrusts and horizontal cuts in the air. The silver blade cuts through deadly straight lines and arcs. The power of each strike is meticulous and the steel is soft and changing.
With Joshua's strength and the mass of the giant sword, every casual slash would easily reach ten times the speed of sound, bringing an instant impact of hundreds of tons. Attacking with such power, let alone a creature of flesh and blood. , even steel structures hundreds of meters high and behemoths of the deep sea will be chopped into pieces of meat and residue all over the sky. Ordinary weapons cannot withstand such a load and will break into pieces in an instant. Only the strengthened gods can Only the machine can withstand it.
Faced with Joshua's meteorite-like fierce attack, Israel could not accept it casually. Faced with the black-red sword flame that was almost swallowed up by his waist, his eyes condensed, and the substantial fighting spirit covered his hands. Go up, and then rush into it without hesitation.
The high-temperature fighting spirit was washed away, the sound of steel clashing sounded, and the indestructible divine machine giant sword was unexpectedly blocked. Israel showed incredible skills and blocked every attack of the warrior head-on. A series of thunderous explosions rang out high in the sky, making the people in the imperial capital at the bottom wonder whether it was real thunder.
The legendary strong man did not attack, but condensed the materialized fighting spirit into a pair of armors. No matter how Joshua attacked, he would block it one by one, but even so, the heavy and incomparable counterattack force passed through the divine machine sword, passed to the warrior's hands.
This time, Israel did not hold back his strength, nor did he suppress his power to the extreme state. Every time he counterattacked, it was a genuine blow with legendary power. Joshua struck out one after another in an instant. A thousand times, not only did he not gain any results, but his arms became numb and his movements were sluggish for a moment.
"It's already pretty good."
Israel still had the energy to speak and express his appreciation. Naturally, he noticed the warrior's flaw, and then he slightly thrust forward and struck the center of Joshua's chest with a straight punch.
This strike was faster than lightning, and the sun-like golden fighting energy stirred, causing the sky thousands of meters above the sky to glow with glow. The wind pressure dispersed the clouds, and a heavy rain fell on the imperial capital. Israel didn't hold back much, he just tried to avoid being killed as much as possible. If he was hit, even Joshua would lose his combat effectiveness instantly.
But the soldier did not panic. Thoughts flashed in Joshua's mind, his eyes narrowed slightly, and then he took out the big sword in his hand and slashed towards Israel's waist, while his arms were twisted horizontally, like a steel rolling mill. To break the opponent's arm that is striking directly.
He had expected this scene a long time ago - just how strong the legendary powerhouse was, Joshua himself knew very well that it was reasonable for his attack to be blocked, even if he used a handy weapon. Facing His Majesty the Emperor's In this punch, he naturally used all his strength. The boiling life energy flowed through every smallest part of the body. They resonated, resonated, and then condensed into a whole in an instant. At this moment, Joshua was no longer a human being composed of nearly a hundred trillion cells, but an extraordinary life composed of life energy.
The strength of Jiansheng Steel's arms gathered together, and the energy around his body contracted and increased. Israel punched, and the moment his fists and arms came into contact, the explosive airflow and impact completely blew away the clouds within a kilometer radius, creating a new world for the imperial capital. Brings a strong wind. Residents who had just woken up in the early morning experienced heavy rain and strong winds within seconds after seeing the glow. The dramatic changes in the sky even caused a panic.
The strength of a warrior is very small, and Israel is naturally the same. Joshua threw his sword and slashed at his waist, while twisting his arms and punching straight. If it were an ordinary person, he would definitely be in a hurry, but this method could not stop him. Israel didn't even stop the offensive. He just turned slightly sideways to avoid the divine sword, then closed his fists and turned his elbows, breaking through the defense of his arms and leaning hard towards the warrior.
This support contains a rapidly vibrating solid fighting spirit. Even a mountain made of diamonds will be completely knocked out of a big hole, and the flesh and blood body will be easily scraped into a pulp, and layers of terrifying life energy will flow out. Repelling all the surrounding elemental magic, time and space were temporarily sealed, and even the magic circle in the Imperial Capital's Sanshan Fortress lost control for a moment.
Dodge, or hit hard.
Of course, Joshua would not be stupid enough to take a blow that could knock the dragon into a pulp. He was warlike, but he was not stupid. The warrior simply dispersed the strength in his hand, and then used Israel's fighting spirit. The churning energy flow avoided the sharp edge of the blow and followed the aftermath to the opponent's side, catching the divine machine sword that struck the air. However, even the aftermath easily tore apart the warrior's outer layer of fighting spirit. Defense brought out white marks on his body.
Holding the sword with ten fingers, and with another step, Joshua rushed forward again and struck straight at His Majesty the Emperor.
This blow is completely different from the previous Thousand Strikes in a Flash. Facing the endless chaos army and the mad dragon army, the more attacks, the better, and the more even the power, the better. But when facing a strong person who surpasses him, then Of course, it only makes sense to use every bit of your strength, even to perform at a super level.
Spitting out a mouthful of hot steam, Joshua's body seemed to become a high-speed fusion furnace. The fighting spirit and muscle power resonated in harmony, and then exploded at the same time. The black and red energy was directed into the silver sword, turning it into red crystal. With a similar color, this sword slashed down, and with only a negligible aftermath, a tornado storm rolled up thousands of meters in the air.
At this moment, he had used countless techniques and amplitudes of skills, and his life energy surged like a tide, causing the void to crack.
Even Israel felt a stinging pain coming from the skin under the fighting spirit armor, and the smell of burning steel came from the tip of his nose. This meant that if Joshua was allowed to hit it hard, even he would be injured. He was astonished at Joshua's precise grasp of power and terrifying concentration of fighting spirit, which was no less than that of a strong man who had just entered the legend. His Majesty the Emperor couldn't help laughing, but then, a golden light flashed in his pupils and he began to deal with it seriously. Warrior attack.
—In order to prevent the aftermath of the battle from affecting the people of the Imperial Capital, he could not hold back. If the power of Joshua's sword struck the imperial capital from a distance, half of the city on the northwest side would be cut in half. The heat, which is stronger than the high temperature on the surface of the sun, would instantly ignite a fire that would spread throughout the city. If it struck the capital, Elsewhere, there are vertical mountains and cut-off rivers.
Clenching his fists, Israel gathered his strength seriously.
Dou Qi is the power of life, the tributary of steel power that derives all things.
The so-called legend means that it crosses the boundary between the essence of life and the origin of the world. The essence of fighting spirit is not limited to the power of life, but can be freely transformed into mass and energy. This is the gold that embodies the essence of oneself and breaks through the ultimate intention of the individual. Something that cannot be done.
Unprecedented ripples appeared on His Majesty the Emperor's right fist, and fragments of the world began to appear, surrounding his arm. The turbulent waves and tsunami-like power spread with the fighting spirit, as if a second Haoyang appeared in the sky, and then, all the power condensed into one point.
Then came the punches.
This punch went straight towards Joshua's big sword without any hesitation. Israel's fist was like a dragon-slaying spear, with thoughts that penetrated everything, and the illusory will was at this moment , the fighting spirit manifested into reality, allowing the warrior to actually see that this was indeed His Majesty the Emperor holding a lance, stabbing towards him decisively.
Fist and sword exchange.
After an instant, the air rippled.
The path of the light was refracted by the violently fluctuating air and blood mist, and a figure flew out like a bolide, clearly visible to the entire imperial capital crowd. Since there were almost no obstacles in the sky, he flew for several kilometers before stopping.
After stabilizing his body, Joshua exhaled a deep breath that smelled of blood. He still held the big sword tightly with both hands, but the muscles and blood vessels in his arms were damaged due to the huge force reflection. It burst open and blood dripped out bit by bit.
But between breaths, blood flows backwards, muscles squirm, blood vessels close together, nerves, slightly dislocated joints, and bloody hands return to their original state in an instant.
At the same place, Israel frowned, looking at his fighting spirit gauntlet that had been split open, the white bones of his right fist exposed, and even traces of bone cracks could be seen on his right fist, and then he laughed again.
"Impressive."
He nodded and said to himself in admiration: "Originally, I thought that blocking the Ash-Earth Sword was just because the red dragon didn't control it well and didn't fight hard, but now it seems that it was his own strength."
His Majesty the Emperor did not go anywhere else. He stayed where he was, and then spread out his fighting spirit armor, revealing his underwear. A few seconds later, a stream of light flashed, and Joshua returned here.
"How about it, do you still want to continue the challenge?"
Israel moved his intact right fist. He looked sideways at the warrior, nodded and expressed his approval: "You are stronger than I guessed. I originally thought that this blow could knock you out." A serious injury will keep you out for a few months."
"Almost." Joshua also withdrew his sword. After a flash of magic power, he hugged Ying and came to His Majesty the Emperor. He said with some regret: "I originally thought I still had some strength to resist, but I didn't. Your Majesty will knock you away after just a few seconds of thinking."
After Israel heard this, his face looked strange. Although he did not wear armor or bring a weapon this time, and basically dealt with Joshua with bare hands, the punch was struck seriously. Even those legendary heads The five-color giant dragon was not willing to fight hard, but Joshua slashed with his sword, and the condensed fighting spirit split more than 90% of the power of his fist, and also broke through his fighting spirit armor and physical defense. The force retreated, avoiding the counter-shock force that could bombard the hills into flat ground.
This skill is no less than that of a legendary strongman. This is called having no power to resist, so what does it mean to resist? Kill him instead
At this time, there is no need to continue fighting. Joshua knows that if he is not a legend, it is basically impossible to beat other legends. The disadvantage of a few rounds represents complete suppression, the span between ultimate intention and legend. Greater than gold and ultimate intention, there is no such thing as a leapfrog challenge in this world. No matter how much you think about it, it is better to improve your strength as quickly as possible.
In Joshua's arms, Yingying seemed a little dazed. She didn't know whether it was because of the backlash or other reasons.
Israel adjusted his nightgown. After he noticed Joshua's burst of power, he ran out of the palace. He looked down at the ruins of Fertao's house, and then sighed: "The battles between nobles in the imperial capital basically occur between agents, because they involve the blood of the family, and they will never give up revenge. Although it is a bit ruthless, after taking the risk of their lives, those agents who were supported also got What you want.”
"Money, power, status, the opportunity to become a noble, just in this matter, it's a fair deal."
Turning his head and looking at Joshua, His Majesty the Emperor said calmly: "I can understand your anger, but this is the order of this world. You are stronger than the Fertao and Seward families, so you can ignore it. Kill them, but now that you are not as strong as me, you must accept the punishment.”
"OK."
Joshua nodded simply, without any hesitation. He had long known how serious it was to kill a noble in the imperial capital. This was equivalent to saying that directly slapping Israel in the face would make the emperor His majesty was questioned, but since he was ready to take action, he was also ready to accept punishment.
"starting today."
Turning his head and looking at the three-mountain formation that was breached, Israel shook his head: "You will stay in the Northland and be banned for one year. You are not allowed to go out unless there are special circumstances. Fertao and Seward's family The matter ends here.”
After waiting for a long time, Joshua frowned and said, "That's all?"
No need to beat me half to death, and no other substantial punishment
"You still want something heavier?" Israel, on the other hand, was a little confused: "You are the most powerful person, the patriarch of the Radcliffe family. Your father is my staunch supporter and the most staunch emperor." Dang, you killed several rival nobles out of revenge... I taught you a lesson because you took action in the imperial capital and did not follow my rules. If it were in the wilderness, what does the family feud of you nobles have to do with the royal family?"
This favoritism is a bit too much. Joshua honestly expressed his thoughts, which he found a little incredible. The soldiers came to the imperial capital only after they were mentally prepared to be seriously injured and sent back to the north.
But Israel didn't care.
"Severely punish a strong man who can fight against legends now?" He said sarcastically: "Just for this trivial matter? I might as well find another excuse, for example, you intend to rebel... You know, you just But he swung his sword at me."
Before Joshua could reply, His Majesty the Emperor shook his head.
"A few months ago, I thought I was going to die."
Israel lowered his head and looked down from a high altitude at the Morlai Palace in the center of the imperial capital. His tone was calm, as if he was not talking about himself: "Ten years, twenty years? No, this is too extravagant, I think it is even only five or six years. In short, my life keeps passing by. In the past ten years, Death is a visible countdown.”
"There are only a few people in the entire empire who can be trusted. Teacher Nostradamus is already old. He might die before me. This stinky old man has no desire to break through the legend at all. He wants to teach him with all his heart." I can’t count on more good students to become the pillars of the empire.”
Joshua listened quietly, and His Majesty the Emperor also spoke expressionlessly.
"But he doesn't understand that it's not enough to have pillars in this world. You need a pillar that can support the entire palace alone to keep the entire empire from falling. Without the power of legend, no matter how huge and unified a country is, it is just duckweed and will fall apart at any time. .”
"... Do you think I can do it?" Joshua's expression changed. He understood what Israel meant, so he felt extremely incredible: "To be honest, His Majesty the Emperor, we haven't even met a few times. You are planning to... In the future...are you not afraid of my ambitions?"
"Ambition?" Israel sneered, as if he heard a joke: "How can a simple hungry wolf have any ambitions? Does it eat meat? There are so many strong men in this world waiting for you to challenge, do you care about an empire?"
This is quite accurate. Joshua shut his mouth. He really didn't care about this aspect at all. If he wanted soldiers to manage an empire, he would probably just give up and travel to other worlds.
"I really have no ambitions." After thinking about it, Joshua said seriously: "But others may not - the imperial royal family cannot always have legendary strong men, so what did you do before this?"
"This question goes straight to the core." Israel nodded. He seemed to know that Joshua would ask this question, so he had already prepared the answer: "Then why do you think the imperial royal family can rule this country with so many strong men?" An empire for nearly a thousand years?”
The soldier said he didn't know.
And His Majesty the Emperor did not answer directly. He said in a calm tone: "The Radcliffe family moved to the Northland more than four hundred years ago in order to guard the sealed land. No one can do this except you, no one can do it - Delmon The same goes for the De family when it comes to ruling this land. Even if there are other legendary strong men who surpass the royal family, they will not be able to replace us. At most, the royal family will be weak for a hundred years."
He didn't say more, but the information he revealed made Joshua frown, and Israel didn't give the warrior time to think. He looked at the magic light flashing below, turned to Joshua and said : "Okay, you go back to the Northland now. In a few weeks, the natural teacher will personally lead the team. You must be prepared to receive him. Pope Eagle will also come to you soon, although I don't know why. But it’s a very serious thing to think about.”
"During this year's lockdown, prepare the territory well and make corresponding preparations to deal with the impact of the beast tide in the Black Forest."
After hesitating for a while, Israel still shook his head and said softly with a wry smile.
"Because the demonic tide is coming."
(End of chapter)