The star fell in 833.
The undulating mountains and hills of Moldova are like layers of solidified waves, covered by the colors brought by the heavy snow in late winter. It is late at night, wild beasts are lurking, and the birds are silent. Only a scar-like gap in the sky is seen, allowing the moonlight to fall. .
The frost refracted the twin moons, and the sparkling silver light made Mount Modes shine. At the same time, Saint Eagle passed through the barrier of space and came to the Northland.
An old hand stretched out, and the Pope smoothed the ripples of time and space beside him. He looked in front of him, at the target of his trip, the warrior who surprised him again and again.
-He became stronger again.
This was the first thought that flashed through Eagle's mind after seeing Joshua.
Becoming stronger is a matter of course. Every warrior in his prime should be getting stronger all the time. Only after more than a hundred years, their Qi and blood decline, their bodies decay, and there is disharmony between their souls and wills. It will gradually reduce the strength and lead to decay.
But it is obvious that the increase in strength that can make the Pope of the Seven Gods Church feel emotional is definitely not this kind of natural growth, but a more essential change.
Eagle looked at Joshua attentively.
Compared with a few months ago at the Holy Mountain in the Far Sea, the warrior's body now contains several times more majestic vitality than before. The terrifying energy conforms to the warrior's will. In his extremely strong and indestructible torso Flow, layer after layer of sophisticated and complex special structures, criss-crossing the muscles and blood vessels. They form a structure like a natural rune, releasing a power unique to Joshua.
Eagle could feel a familiar aura from it, which transcended all mortal things in heaven and earth and directly originated from the power of steel and fire. Unlike last time, when it was just showing its initial signs, Joshua had already grasped it. Knowing the essence of this power, and with just a little more trivial understanding, he is very likely to cross the biggest barrier in the world and realize that he can master the power of destiny.
Legendary power.
"One step away, Joshua Van Radcliffe."
Closing his eyes and then opening them again, Eagle couldn't help but sigh. He looked at the pale-haired warrior with a complicated expression, with a hint of admiration in his tone: "You are only one step away from us. I originally thought This day will come in a few years, or even more than ten years, but we never imagined that it would come so quickly.”
This terrifying speed even disrupted his thoughts, and the old pope was so shocked that he forgot his purpose of coming to the North.
"One step is a world of difference. His Majesty the Pope, this is not what you came here to talk about."
After making a salute, Joshua turned his head slightly and looked at the distant sky. After making sure there was no reaction there, the soldier understood that Pope Eagle's arrival was not an emergency, but something that had been planned long ago. , maybe his battle with Herras took place under the eyes of several legendary powerhouses.
So, what is it that can attract the leader of the Church of the Seven Gods from the southernmost tip of the continent to the extreme north? Is it the sealed fragment of the evil god, or the death of Herras the Blighter
The old pope seemed to be able to see through Joshua's thoughts. He shook the pure white scepter in his hand, shook his head with a smile and said: "Don't guess, Joshua, I'm not here for those little things, but for you."
"Of course." While saying this, Eagle's eyes turned to Brandon, who was still chatting softly with Veldani not far away. His eyes focused on the double blades on the swordsman's waist: "It's also related to your friend."
The arrival of the old pope did not alarm anyone. Except for Joshua, neither Brandon nor Verdani had any reaction, let alone the golden powerhouses from other forces. They did not notice any abnormalities, as if It was as if this legendary strongman did not exist here at all. Eagle's figure was like a misty light, and no one except the warrior could see it.
"He's important."
After staring at Brandon for a while, Eagle said softly: "If it weren't for you, he might be the best choice... But now that you are there, others won't have any chance."
What's going on
Joshua couldn't help but frown. The old pope's mysterious tone made him a little confused. The soldier asked directly: "Your Majesty, do you have anything to tell me specifically?"
"That's right."
Without denying this, Eagle seemed to have thought of something. He clenched the scepter in his hand, nodded and replied: "But this is not a good place to talk."
With that said, the old pope stretched out his hand towards Joshua.
"You just stay here."
Upon seeing this, the warrior turned his head to look at the Shenji siblings beside him, and whispered instructions. Then he also reached out and held Eagle's palm.
-This is not flesh and blood.
At the moment of contact, Joshua realized that the old palm of Pope Eagle was not made of human flesh and blood, but was condensed from countless energies and countless 'lights'. It was intangible and without quality. The weight can be condensed into the shape he wants according to the old pope's will, and it has the properties he wants.
"Let's go," Eagle said.
The next moment, with a burst of hazy white light, the two figures suddenly disappeared, completely disappearing from Modesz Mountain.
In the distance of the sky, Israel and Nostradamus watched a pillar of light that ordinary people could not see rising straight from the earth to the sky, like a retrograde meteor.
"Let's go." After staring for a while, the ruler of the empire shook his head and whispered: "Teacher Nostradamus, we still have a lot to do."
"You are right, Your Majesty." The old mage nodded in agreement, and then the two of them stepped through a blue portal that appeared in front of them and disappeared.
Mycroft's world, the void outside.
In the cold, dead darkness, a warm arc suddenly lit up.
When Joshua came back to his senses and opened his eyes, he was already outside the endless vast world.
No gravity, no air, extreme cold. A feeling of coldness and suffocation came quickly, but the warrior was not panicked. The life energy in his body was circulating, and a transparent membrane immediately formed on the surface of his skin and eyes. Black and red fighting energy surrounded Joshua, forming a circle of light. , intercepting the vague void energy radiation.
After doing this, he had the energy to observe his surroundings.
The scenery the soldier saw made him slightly stunned.
In the void, stars were shining brightly. In the boundless darkness of death, there were endless stars twinkling. Without the obstruction of atmosphere and dust, brilliant galaxies appeared in front of Joshua's eyes. They grew with the warrior's breathing. It flickers and moves with the warrior's breathing.
But Joshua did not always focus on the brilliant sea of stars in the distance. On the contrary, he lowered his head and looked under him.
It was an invisible barrier flowing with a hazy light that could not be described in words. The warrior's gaze was focused and penetrated this barrier. He could see behind it, there were layers of clear white clouds, black and green. The complex earth and the deep blue ocean.
That's Mycroft's plane.
The world is now beneath him.
After staring in silence for a moment, Joshua turned his head and looked to his side. Pope Eagle was standing next to him, also staring at the world below him.
Noticing Joshua's gaze, the old pope smiled slightly. He said with some emotion: "This must be your first time in the outer void, right? I didn't expect you to be so calm. It really surprised me."
I just saw a similar scene before.
Joshua didn't want to explain more. He was not a polite person, so after thinking about it, the soldier asked directly: "Now we are in the void, under the Pope's crown. If anything happens, we can always do it now." Did you say it?"
"Of course." As if he had anticipated the warrior's character, Eagle was not dissatisfied with Joshua's straightforward words. He simply asked: "Joshua, do you know about the 'Great Demonic Tide' ?”
The warrior nodded, of course he knew about the Great Demon Tide. Joshua had been waiting for its arrival ever since he crossed over.
In the Year of the Fall of the Star, the demonic tide is coming and disputes are beginning. Along with the magic tide sweeping across the multiverse, the barriers between worlds decline, causing time and space channels to appear frequently. Gods fall from the sky, and the abyssal seals open. Chaos and order are changing. The wrestling makes the stars eclipse and the demons revive.
The demonic tide is the source of all the conflicts that will come in the future. It brings great progress that is enough to propel civilization to the level of thousands of years. It is also the end of the world that is more terrifying than hell. Under the endless invasion of abyssal demons, the scorching heat The seas are burned up by the fierce winds, and the sky is covered by clouds of fire and ashes. People are struggling and wailing here, and there will never be a day of rest.
Eagle didn't know what Joshua was thinking in his heart. He just raised his head and looked at the vast stars twinkling in the darkness with some trance.
Then, the Pope of the Seven Gods Church calmly raised his hand, pointed in a direction in the void, and said, "Look, Joshua."
The warrior followed the direction he pointed and looked to one side of the starry sky.
It was a star field that was brighter than other voids. Apart from the brilliant starlight and a shining Milky Way, there was nothing special to notice.
No. etc. During the continuous observation process, the soldier's eyes suddenly moved. He frowned and stared at the star field seriously, and then said solemnly: "... Those stars are a bit weirdly bright!"
The stars in the void are the light projected by countless worlds. The brightness of these lights represents the quality of their worlds, but all the stars in that star field are brighter than usual.
Their rays of light are interconnected, even creating a nebula-like haze of light, which is spreading towards other star fields at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In this chaotic void, between the stars and the distance between the stars, and under the barrier of the world, this light mist can actually spread at a speed visible to the naked eye!
The shock in Joshua's eyes could be seen, and a faint smile appeared on the old pope's face. He and the warrior looked at the bright star field together, and said softly: "That is the magic tide."
"The tide of magic that spans the stars and the world and sweeps across the entire multiverse will bring power that we cannot imagine, as well as horrors that we have already known."
Although Eagle's voice was soft, it was extremely clear. His words resonated with the energy resonance around them and echoed in the warrior's ears: "Giant beasts will not be entrenched in the bushes, nor will whale sharks swim in streams, even if He is an evil god, and he is no exception. The demonic tide causes all realms to emit dazzling light, which will naturally attract those behemoths in the void and chaos. Following the huge waves of energy that even gods can't imagine, they will become more active than ever before. action."
There was no need to explain who 'they' represented. Joshua nodded, he understood what Eagle wanted to say.
The old pope turned his head and looked at the azure orb at the warrior's heart. The pure white scepter and the orb he held tightly in his hand resonated clearly and incomparably. The aura of sacred order overflowed, even in the cold and dead void. A pure white halo also emerged.
"One of the items passed down by the sages has been lost."
Sighing deeply, Eagle's expression was heavier than ever before, so much so that the wrinkles on his face became more obvious: "If it were before, we could just let it go, but it's different now, Qiao Xiuya, we must gather all the power we can, and gathering the four inheritances of the saints is the most important thing. It hides the secret of the initial fire, and we are bound to get it."
"Do you know where it is?"
The soldier suddenly asked.
"...Yes." After taking a deep look at Joshua, Eagle replied extremely seriously: "According to the speculations of the Seven Gods, the church has mastered the last item inherited by the saints and the location of its successor. It is located on an edge world of an extremely distant kind."
"You want me to go get it back?"
An inexplicable smile appeared on the warrior's face: "Go to that distant edge world?"
"... That's right." After a moment of silence, the old pope said hesitantly: "Joshua, I am not trying to make things difficult for you. The Church of the Seven Gods has been seriously damaged and it is no longer possible to send large-scale teams to another distant world. , to find an unknown successor, and the successors resonate with each other, this is the best choice."
"I... bear important responsibilities and cannot escape." At this point, Eagle turned his head in pain and looked at Mycroft Continent below him. There was a hint of bitterness and determination in his voice: "Loranda is here In seclusion, the inheritors of the Double Blades of Order have just broken through the Ultimate Intention, and they are not the best choice, only you."
"I know that this industry is extremely dangerous. It is a completely unknown world. Even legendary strong men may die, but we have no choice."
The old pope seemed to want to explain, but the warrior immediately interrupted him.
"I agreed."
Joshua shook his head, and in a tone that Eagle couldn't understand at all, he said with a smile: "Go to another world?"
He thought for a while and then said easily: "What a great idea."
4000 words
(End of chapter)