It's okay to be late, but Joshua can't discuss the importance of punctuality with a world that regards 1,500 years ago as 'not long ago'. After all, it might take half a month for the opponent to just gather his will. , so he did not continue talking, but shrugged and changed the topic: "Xing, you said that because you have to prepare the reward, you asked me to wait for a while before leaving. If you come to me now, do you mean that you are ready? ?”
Not long after Joshua defeated the mother beast and burned it in the giant fire storm of Poseidon, the ruling will from the All Realms Sacrifice began to prepare to teleport him and Nostradamus back to Mycroft. This artificial intelligence created by saints, which was originally almost half-destroyed, has been in its heyday since it received Joshua's remaining 'Psychic Ascension' spiritual energy and repaired many soul injuries that could not recover on its own when it lacked energy. 27 % power, and it is still rising.
But just when the Will of Dominance was about to penetrate the world barrier and use multi-quadrant teleportation to send the warriors and others back, the Steel Python 'Star' appeared and stopped the group. There is no doubt that even if the governing will recovers some of its power, it is far from being a match for the world's will.
This Steel Python, which needs a small light as a focal point to temporarily have a clear self, split itself by imitating the structure of the light ball during this period, creating an aggregate of will that can serve as a focal point, and actively appears. It told Joshua that this time the soldiers came across the border to help its people, which made it grateful, so it planned to give everyone generous rewards. However, because the time was too hasty, Joshua and others needed to wait for a while. . In addition, the Steel Python Star also expressed in a vague way that it hoped that Joshua could stay in its world for a longer time and pass on the inheritance of the so-called "extraordinary way" as much as possible. This may be able to make up for many people like the Midgard. The biggest shortcoming of such civilizations is that they will not be unable to resist when facing super life forms.
Regarding this point, Joshua doesn't mind things like spreading inheritance. After all, the world of stars is too far away from Mycroft's world. There is no competition at all. Even if there is, it will be difficult for the people of Midgard to catch up in a short time. Above... What's more, it's really exciting to accept one race as a disciple at a time.
But in the end, this plan came to nothing: firstly, the free energy in the world of stars is very different from that of the world of Steel and Mycroft, and the original cultivation methods require large-scale modifications before they can be used. Secondly, the people of Atrium are still plant life in the final analysis. , humans and Mycroft as mammals are essentially not the same life form.
With Joshua's background, it is not difficult to modify a set of fighting spirit or vitality cultivation methods suitable for the people of Zhongting, but it will take a lot of time to deduce and verify, and he is just in a hurry to go home—while exploring the demiplane, two empire legends The strong man disappeared mysteriously. God knows how Israel felt after learning the news. The warrior estimated that the emperor must have been very uncomfortable these days. If he didn't go back, he was worried that if the situation changed, there would be some big trouble.
But even so, Joshua still modified a set of the most basic fighting spirit cultivation methods suitable for plant life to exercise vitality in less than ten days. He drew on some knowledge about Druid seedling cultivation. He also explained the essence of vitality from the perspective of a legendary strongman. As long as he practices this set of cultivation methods, the comprehensive physical fitness and spiritual energy growth rate of Zhongting people will be significantly improved. The only drawback is that the speed of progress is too fast. It's slow. It takes nearly two hundred years to go from the most basic black iron to the advanced silver level, which is ten times as long as ordinary people in the Mycroft continent. It is even more difficult to advance to the gold realm. I am afraid that the number of naturally awakened Omega psykers will be as high as 100 years. There are more gold-level warriors in the courtyard than are possible to be born.
It takes fifty years to get started, one hundred years to start, and two hundred years to begin to bear fruit. This technique can only be used by people with long lifespans. In addition to being very stable and almost impossible to make mistakes, this practice was temporarily modified by Joshua. There is no merit in the practice, but even so, those atrium experts still received the manuscript of this practice method from the warriors with great gratitude as if they had obtained a treasure - after all, being slow is one thing, and being slow is another. The real qualitative change of things is never from one to a hundred, but from zero to one.
"indeed so."
The steel python entwining the Milky Way and the starry sea dome above its head nodded slowly. It looked at Joshua with soft eyes: "Whether it is to save my people, awaken my will, or let me learn how to condense myself, It’s enough for me to be willing to pay any price to express my gratitude to you.”
Before he could finish his words, as silver light like stars flashed in front of Joshua, three treasures wrapped in circular energy bubbles, whose true shape could not be seen clearly, appeared in front of the warrior. , Steel Python Star said concisely and concisely: "This is what you deserve."
Joshua was not pretentious. He crossed half of the multiverse to come to the star world to fight with the Evil God Familia. He saved a civilization and a race. No matter what the reward was, he felt at ease, so he directly reached out and touched the first one. Energy bubbles. The energy bubble turned into nothingness the moment Joshua touched it, causing the contents contained in it to fall into the warrior's hands.
"Huh?"
The first reward made Joshua let out a sigh, because what he was holding was an energy core that had been shrunk by some strange method—according to the familiar energy reaction and operation method, this was actually an energy core. A purified female beast-level energy core! Seeing Joshua's surprised expression, Xing nodded slightly and said: "Although those chaotic creatures are the source of destruction, they do have powerful power. I know you want to explore the operation method of the mother beast's energy core, but because of the battle, They were all destroyed... so I used my power to copy a smaller version of the mother beast's energy core, hoping it would be helpful to you."
Of course it helps. Joshua put away the energy core in his hand, which was only half the size of his fist, with a happy expression. Even if the structure and operation of the mother beast's energy core are of great help to the optimization of his core-melting furnace, if the energy contained in this core is directly released, it is enough to temporarily enter the state of 'spiritual ascension'. This is a very powerful trump card for the legendary strongman, and it is enough to turn the tables in one fell swoop in key battles.
With joy in his heart, Joshua opened the second energy bubble, and then, a silver 'Steel Fragment' that released hazy brilliance floated in front of his chest as if it was weightless.
Just like the worlds of Kallis and Ilgnar, Hoshiya, like his kind, divided part of his power and gave it to Joshua. The warrior stretched out his hand and held the fragment of steel in his hand. At this moment, a string of characters about system identification flashed before his eyes, but even without a system, Joshua could still know the purpose of this fragment. .
Compared with the first two powers that can control natural phenomena and make life come from inanimate matter, the power given by the star this time is related to spiritual and spiritual energy. Holding this fragment of steel, even ordinary people can have powers including mind reading, hypnosis, memory tampering, autosuggestion and omnispeakability. Even creatures from other worlds, the holder can also use spiritual language and communicate with each other. In addition, if the holder has not awakened his spiritual power, he can awaken his spiritual power after obtaining this piece of steel.
It is indeed a very powerful ability, but it is meaningless to Joshua. He can see through a person's thoughts simply by observing muscle contraction, heartbeat amplitude and hormone secretion. Mind reading is completely unnecessary, and hypnosis and memory tampering are It can only be used on ordinary people without extraordinary strength, but for ordinary people, instead of using this kind of heresy, it is better to directly use fists for physical persuasion - it is at least ten times faster, and there is no need to worry about backlash, not to mention that he is proficient in it. This way.
So after Joshua put away the fragment, he was already preparing to feed it as dog food to Xiaoguang. The last time the ball of light ate a fragment of steel, it learned the creation of the void, although the current form of expression is just Spray water, but who knows what abilities you will gain after eating this fragment of steel this time? He was looking forward to it.
As for the issue of waste - the fragments of steel do not exist for other people anyway, except for Xiao Guang and himself. Almost no one can sense its existence, and Joshua has a hunch that Xiaoguang, as the prototype of the world's will, will have great benefits after absorbing the steel fragments from other worlds. Now, just because it is still there There is no obvious return during the accumulation period, but soldiers have the patience to wait.
The third reward was a little more upright and plain compared to the previous two. After Joshua opened the third energy bubble, he felt an invisible but pure power of steel pouring out of it, and then submerged into his own body. Body - In this short moment, he found that the progress of his body's steel power had increased by ten percent, and now it had reached 27%, more than a quarter! Although it seems to be only a mere 10% assimilation progress, for a legendary powerhouse, this is at least ten years of hard work. If you are unlucky, it may take decades.
After all, for the legendary powerhouse, the progress may be faster at the beginning of the advancement, but the further you go, the more difficult it is to sublimate the life form. Even the geniuses Pope Eagle and Emperor Israel, They also spent a long time on this step.
Because of the rapid increase in the degree of assimilation of the power of steel, Qiao Xiu Adam immediately felt that his whole body was sinking, and his weight increased by at least one-third. This is the characteristic of the power of steel. The warrior has not yet been able to understand the strength of steel. The only more intuitive feeling of the increase in combat power brought about by his power is the sudden increase in his own mass. Joshua now even doubts that some ancient dragons may not be as heavy as him, because he can even feel the space around him because of his There is a slight distortion in the weight.
"This is the original power that I specially separated from my body. It is the purest power of steel without any impurities."
The Steel Python Star seemed to be very satisfied with its reward. It twisted its huge head and said: "You have reached a point in the evolution of individual life that is beyond the reach of natural evolution. I can only help you speed up your progress in this way." , but that’s as far as it goes.”
Joshua nodded silently. Xing was indeed right. In fact, the sudden increase of 10% in the assimilation progress was even a little beyond his control. Today's warriors could not even speak, but frowned. , try your best to control your body and adjust the concentration balance of steel power in your body. After a while, he slowly breathed a sigh of relief, relaxed his tense body, relaxed his limbs and said: "The adjustment is roughly completed... I almost made a fool of myself."
"My reward has been given."
Looking at Joshua, the huge steel python rolled its body, as if the huge body of the Milky Way was hovering under the dome of the sea of stars. It whispered in a light tone: "Although I am a little reluctant to leave, the moment of departure is about to come. Come, I hope we will meet again in the future, the descendant from the land of saints, I hope that by then, you will have grown into a reinforcement that even the world can rely on."
The Steel Python Star is indeed an existence that doesn't like nonsense and acts decisively. After giving the agreed reward and expressing its gratitude to Joshua, it quickly prepared to send Joshua out of the inner world and let all the people know it. The ruling will of the World Sacrifice picked up the warriors and the group. After all, its body is still spreading the news of the coming war in every corner of the world of stars. The world of stars will soon fall into a grand war sweeping countless galaxies, and Everything pales in comparison to that.
But this time, it was Joshua's turn to speak to persuade the other party to stay.
"Wait, there's one more thing."
After calling the Steel Python who was about to leave, the warrior pressed the palm of his right hand on his chest when the other party turned his head, and the next second, a silver ball of light appeared in the palm of his hand and was then lifted up. Joshua showed the light ball in his hand to Xing, who looked surprised, and said slowly: "I think he is one of your people. Although I don't know why he can enter my spiritual space, I feel that I This brave man’s soul should be returned to you.”
At this time, what was held in Joshua's hands was Alzella, the old Midgardian who used his own life to provide the soldiers and others with news of the siege on the Mother Beast battlefield. The soul of this former Omega psyker was conveying After finishing the message, he entered Joshua's soul for unknown reasons and fell into a deep sleep.
At this time, it is time to send this brave man back to his hometown. Joshua believes that the Steel Python Star is absolutely capable of sending this fragile group back to the home planet of the Midgardians and letting him enter the mother tree. , reunited with millions of compatriots.
"...Joshua, are you serious?"
But for some reason, the Steel Python Star did not directly take over this group of souls. The will of the world clearly expressed doubts and displeasure. It said incomprehensibly: "Do you know what you are giving up?"
But Joshua nodded and said calmly: "Although it is incomplete, I can guess a little bit. After all, in the world I live in, 'god' does exist."
Having said this, he smiled and shook his head: "Although it is just a coincidence, the steps of the Zhongting people are not wrong at all - new gods, temples, monuments, and spreading doctrines. This set is simply a perfect foreshadowing. In addition, the inexplicable I can roughly guess the soul that was sucked into my spiritual space, not to mention that I have personally talked with several gods and know how special the gods are."
"Then are you still going to give up this opportunity?" The Steel Python gave up the idea of leaving. It turned around and looked at Joshua again, its eyes full of disbelief: "You know, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If you wish..."
"I know." Joshua interrupted the other party. He said calmly with a clear voice: "If I want, I can immediately become the god preparation of the people of Zhongting. I only need to spend tens or hundreds of years to accumulate faith and learn how to How to use it to alleviate the erosion of divinity, maybe you can get enough power to kill the Void Mother Beast instantly."
"Then you still..."
"I do not want to."
Joshua did not let Steel Python finish his words. He looked directly at the huge vertical pupils of the world's will that seemed to reflect thousands of galaxies, and his tone did not hesitate at all: "I have no intention of becoming a god in the Middle Garden, and I don't want to be used by others. Let me tell you, if one day I want to become a god, I will take the initiative to establish a sect and promote my faith, instead of borrowing the help of others. I might even create a race specifically to promote my faith. "
Speaking of this, Joshua recalled the Void Mother Beast and its memory engraved in the genetic sequence. The warrior seemed to see the opponent's mother body, the evil god that swallowed the entire ecosystem and swallowed the world into its belly. He smiled, his mouth widening and his eyes fiery.
"What's more, who knows, dozens or hundreds of years later, whether I will be stronger before I become a god than when I become a god?"
(End of chapter)