As soon as the soldier finished speaking, there was a flash of white light that was not bright but extremely soft, and a somewhat illusory figure suddenly appeared in front of Joshua's eyes like a projection. That was the current Pope of the Church of the Seven Gods. , legendary priest, His Majesty Saint Igor.
The reason why Joshua did not chat more with Hill and others just now, but frequently interrupted each other, was mainly because from the beginning, he sensed a trace of spirit trying to communicate with him, and he sensed this trace of spirit. The warrior whose spiritual master is the master understood that if there was no emergency, Eagle would not contact him so suddenly. However, because of his respect for Hill and Fina, he still communicated with the two and then followed the instructions. Contact Eagle on a first come, first served basis.
"I didn't expect you to be meeting other people. It's my fault."
The old pope was naturally not the kind of person who would feel that he should have privileges because of his status. Noting that he had disturbed the communication between Joshua and others, Eagle said apologetically: "I am now in the Seven Saints Deep in the Shanda Temple, there is only a trace of energy, and I have no energy to care about the previous situation, and I can't go to meet you like Barbarossa and the others."
"Nothing, then, His Majesty the Pope, is there anything urgent?"
Joshua still respected the old pope who was perfect in terms of strength, personality and morality. He asked curiously: "If there was something urgent, why didn't you come to Void before and talk to me face to face? "
"Because of some things... related to the internal affairs of the Church of the Seven Gods. But this has nothing to do with what I plan to tell you."
As a projection, the old pope touched his beard and didn't seem to know what to explain, but after thinking about it, he still didn't reveal it to Joshua. He just said softly: "I learned about the Ten Thousand Worlds Sacrificial Site from Loranda. Part of the truth, this is consistent with some information preserved in the books of the Church of the Seven Gods. Because it involves saints, I plan to invite you to the Holy Mountain to talk about related matters in detail. I hope you have time and can come to the Holy Mountain to join me. Narrative.”
"It's a matter of course. Loranda has told me before. I didn't expect you to come and invite me in person."
Joshua nodded readily in agreement. Not to mention that the Church of the Seven Gods is a powerful force with many classics. Pope Igor himself is the holder of the things inherited by the sages. The entire Church of the Seven Gods and even the Seven Gods, vaguely, seem to have something to do with the sages. Due to their close relationship, the legendary warrior had originally planned to have a good chat with the Pope, but this time the other party took the initiative to invite him, which was just right.
Seeing Joshua agreeing so readily, Pope Eagle seemed a little surprised, but his projection immediately said: "In that case, when do you plan to come?"
"immediately."
Before he finished speaking, Joshua took a step forward and arrived in the void. He felt the turbulence of time and space around him, and then easily determined the location of the Holy Mountain in the Far Sea. In the next moment, he stayed in the Fairy Country. The last words reached the ears of the pope's projection, whose eyes were wide open: "I will be there immediately."
“…”
Eagle, who had been shocked by Joshua's decisive character more than once, was shocked this time. He had never seen such a crisp, simple and direct guy. After a dumb smile, the projection of the old pope shook his head and said with emotion: "Hey...it's good to be young..."
As he spoke, the projection of the old pope dissipated directly on the spot. On the side, Yingying and Rin, who sensed a slight wave of something amiss, were thrown out of the gate of the exploration base and stared dumbfounded at Joshua's retreating figure in the void.
"Master... why did he suddenly run away again?!"
"How can there be such a thing! It happens like this every time!"
"Have we... become mascots?"
Not to mention the wailing sisters and brothers of Shenji, the Holy Mountain of the Far Sea, the Grand Temple of the Church of the Seven Gods, the deepest part of the Temple of Heaven, and the secret room.
The white marble is covered with a layer of clean silver sand, and star dust smelted from the most precious mithril is like real gravel. It is spread in every corner of this small secret room, and is made of spiral crystals. , the seven crystal lamps are charged and glowing with the purest power of holy light. At the same time, they release a gentle light but containing the power of pure order, shining like a spotlight on the seven holy emblem statues distributed around the room.
An old man with white hair sat in the center of the secret room. The star dust absorbed all the sounds around him and blocked all elemental energy fluctuations. Only the power of order of the Holy Light was still pulsing in this environment. The old man was surrounded by Covered with an obscure pure white light film, the light inside is as soft and full of life as the morning sun, and as dim and full of silence as the sunset. Countless different types, different brightness, and different bands of light cover his surroundings. , and even formed a perfect and self-consistent cycle.
Seven holy emblem statues, the black ring representing the god of justice and power, the withered heart representing the god of love and decay, the ouroboros representing the god of order and destruction, the thorn-crowned bird representing the god of restraint and freedom, The hammer and book represent the god of protection and change, the forked eye of the god of wisdom and choice, and finally, the bones, soil and grass of the god of life.
The old man closed his eyes and was not looking at any of the statues, but these statues shone in turn, projecting part of the beam of their own crystal lamps onto the old man. They flashed back and forth, as if they were communicating with each other like conveying certain messages and words. After listening for a long time, the old man slowly said: "I don't agree."
His voice echoed clearly in the silent chamber. The old man, Pope of the Seven Gods, Saint Eagle opened his eyes and said in a calm tone: "He is more suitable than me."
"Yes, I am your pope, your agent in the world, and I am your spokesperson. I love this continent, this world, and the people living on it as much as you do, but is it appropriate? Fit has nothing to do with status.”
"I'm old... Yes, I can still live for many years. If there are no accidents, I can even live to see the dawn of the next era. But my heart is already old. I am not suitable for development, only for protection. I His disciples are even more suitable for this position than me."
"The ancient sacrificial site has reappeared, the gates of all realms have returned to their positions, the river of destiny has scattered, and the future has turned towards something we don't know, called the unknown darkness."
The old man said softly, with a calm and indifferent tone: "Gods, the disaster, mourning and death you predicted did not come. This is enough to prove that you are not absolutely right. Mortals can sometimes change their destiny and make everything deviate from the original. Plan. I have long been prepared to sacrifice, but you see, the flame has been rekindled, and the most perfect ending that you dare not even imagine has arrived."
"If that's the case, then why not try to believe it."
After hearing the words of the old pope, the seven holy emblem statues all shook at the same time. Then, with a long silence, under Eagle's silent gaze, all the statues simultaneously released dazzling but different colors of light, and then illuminated them in turn. On the old Pope's arm.
Black ring, gray heart, silver ouroboros, white birds and brown thorns, red hammer and golden book, cyan forked eyes, and white, black and green bones, soil and grass . Seven emblems that are completely different in terms of fluctuations and colors are all engraved on the old pope's arms, forming a tree diagram of holy emblems.
“…”
The light flickered, and endless information flowed, as if he was entrusting something, while the old pope listened quietly, and finally nodded solemnly.
"I am the god who walks on earth, the spokesman of the gods, the pope of Mrs. Mycroft."
Standing up slowly, Eagle stood in the middle of the secret room. He looked around at the seven statues of the Holy Emblem that were releasing light in front of him, and said in the most solemn and solemn manner: "I am Saint Eagle."
"I will naturally find the 'God Awakened One' that you have been seeking for thousands of years."
Just at this moment, in the Far South Sea, where the storm stopped, and above the sky of the Holy Mountain in the Far Sea, a red star fell rapidly from the end of the sky. Then, it quickly stopped at the moment it was about to touch the barrier of the Holy Mountain. , as if completely ignoring the reaction force.
Joshua stayed outside the barrier, holding his hands on his chest, waiting for the barrier to open. At this time, many priests in the holy mountain had discovered the body of the meteorite. They looked up at the warriors. figure, exclaimed, and then quickly notified the upper levels, because the legendary strong man, the hero of the Battle of the Holy Mountain, Earl Radcliffe suddenly came to Yuanhai, but no one knew his purpose.
The old pope in the secret room moved slightly. He had accepted the memory sent back by his own projection. He shook his head with a wry smile. Eagle controlled the Holy Mountain barrier from the air and opened a door for Joshua. After receiving permission, , the warrior landed directly at the foot of the Holy Mountain, and then, just like last time, he advanced step by step from the long stairs to the great temple on the top of the mountain.
With Joshua's strength, he can indeed ignore the Holy Mountain barrier and the rules of the Seven Gods Church on the mountain, but he is not a chaotic person who ignores order. The so-called freedom means that it does not affect other people. He knows what order is and is willing to abide by it.
Soon, he came to the entrance of the great temple. The elite guards on the holy mountain all bowed and expressed respect that His Majesty the Pope was waiting for him in the great hall.
Following the uncomplicated corridor, he arrived at the entrance gate of the hall. Joshua stepped inside and could see the rays of the setting sun from Mycroft Continent shining down from the gap in the dome, paving a golden-red path in front of his eyes. On the road, the warrior raised his head and looked at the end of the sunset road, the statue of the seven sacred emblems located in the deepest part of the hall. In the center of the seven huge statues, there was an old man with white hair who was quietly Watch him.
Joshua and Eagle looked at each other. The two of them could understand each other's intentions without using words. Eagle immediately understood why Joshua agreed to his invitation so simply and came to Seven Sacred Mountains, and why did he meditate in the secret room to reach the best state before coming out to meet the other party.
It was instinct, born from the instinct between two strong men.
He had known for a long time that this day would come eventually, because the other party was Joshua Van Radcliffe, but he did not expect that it would come so quickly and be so joyful.
"Is there any reason, Joshua?"
Standing at the innermost end of the hall, surrounded by the seven sacred emblems, the white-haired old man asked in a calm tone. He and the warrior at the other end of the hall looked at each other across a long distance shrouded in the light of the setting sun: "I Want to know what you think."
Joshua, who was standing at the entrance of the hall, took a deep breath and felt the power bursting out from the deepest part of his body. He shook his head and said calmly: "The arrogance of human beings to become the strongest. There was no reason from the beginning."
"I want to know how far I have arrived, and I can find no one else but you who can confirm that for me."
"Haha, hahahaha."
Hearing these willful, arrogant, arrogant and sincere words, St. Eagle was stunned for a moment, and then laughed naturally, and Joshua also laughed with him. They didn't know why they laughed, but they were equally happy. And easy. Soon after, the old pope stopped his smile and said softly: "You really think highly of me, but I am very happy."
Then, he clapped his hands, and the magic circle that had been engraved in the Great Temple was activated. The next moment, with the gentle fluctuations of time and space, the two of them were no longer on the Holy Mountain in the distant sea, but in a calm but light-filled void. .
This is a space without the turbulence of time and space, but without any matter. It seems to be a void, but it is not, because from here you can’t see the trajectory of the stars, nor can you see the light film of the world. It seems that it is bigger than the sky. High and far away, without boundaries, a territory above the clouds and wind.
This is the residence of the gods, [Boundless Heaven]
"Joshua, since you plan to challenge me."
In just a moment, the two legendary powerhouses were moved to the boundless heaven. The Pope of the Church of the Seven Gods was fully prepared. Behind Saint Igor, countless groups of inexplicable glass balls, formed by countless spectra, slowly emerged. Light bubbles, these light bubbles shrink and expand, merge and split with each other. In just a moment, they seem to have undergone thousands of changes and reappearances, as if they symbolize time and space, destiny, infinity... and light.
The same unpredictable flow of light began to be released all over the body, and Eagle's mortal form began to gradually dissipate and fade away, until finally, only the endless merging and splitting light groups remained in the void, and The last plain question.
"So, do you understand light?"
(End of chapter)