Extremely meaningful.
Now a legend, Joshua has a deeper understanding of these two words than before.
If the ultimate meaning of strength is to break through the shackles of talent and obtain a powerful evolutionary ability that transcends the limitations of species, then the ultimate meaning of skill is the understanding that skills are close to the Tao and are not bound by rigid moves.
Huge strength, rapidity, superhuman senses and bloodline awakening are all manifestations of the ultimate power. With it, you can gradually transform yourself into a more powerful life form. Just like what Joshua did back then, his body became stronger and stronger, almost indestructible. Even the dragon's flames and lava were as harmless to him as warm water.
The meticulous control, the reaction speed that exceeds the limit, the instinctive warning that can predict the future, and the perception that can directly grasp the flow of energy are a manifestation of the ultimate power of skills, and it is a sublimation of the means of observing the world. . Because you can see clearly and understand thoroughly, you can use your power as you wish, and then form various skills - this is the truth about unlocking skills.
Of the two, one allows humans to wrestle with dragons, and the other allows mortals to create a school. In the Mycroft Continent, there are the most powerful people with these two extreme intentions. Initially, most of them were soldiers and generals who fought on the battlefield, hunters and adventurers who hunted monsters in the dense forest. Because of their existence, The human bloodline became increasingly rich in talents and schools of fighting skills, and the entire race was promoted as a result.
When the holder of the Ultimate Intention of Power improves the bloodline of himself and his descendants, it is equivalent to spreading his optimized bloodline to the entire human race, causing the human race to continue to evolve to this day. In the same way, there are no identical holders of the ultimate skills in the world. The techniques and branches they have developed for magical fighting spirit and various extraordinary abilities are enriching the heritage of this extraordinary civilization. Just like the original spell casters, they have now become It is subdivided into categories such as alchemists, blood warlocks, psykers, elemental mages, diviners, etc., and will continue to branch out into various branches in the foreseeable future.
The two ultimate intentions, according to Joshua's previous life, are equivalent to the sublimation of hardware and software. The ultimate intention of strength improves the basic quality, while the ultimate intention of skill expands the width and upper limit.
But the last one, the ultimate intention of the soul...
"The original and oldest ultimate intention, but also the ultimate intention that least people have awakened to."
Starfall 836, April 27th, evening in the Northland. The setting sun sank into the horizon, and the dim light enveloped the main city of Moldavia. Joshua stood on Black's head, while the Black Dragon flew slowly in the high-altitude clouds. From the dragon's head, he looked down at the stars and lights in the city, as well as the stars emerging in the night. His eyes looked at the daily lives of hundreds of thousands of people, but in his heart he was thinking about the ultimate meaning of the soul.
Legend has it that the Ultimate Meaning of Soul is the first Ultimate Meaning to be understood in this world. It is far earlier than the Ultimate Meaning of Strength and far earlier than the Ultimate Meaning of Skill. It was first recorded in the ancient books of the Glorious Era. Among them, and there are only a few sporadic strokes, it is rumored that the Awakened One is a sage from the ancient times of human wilderness. He and several other sages created the original spiritual energy and magic system, and transformed the future Extreme Soul into the future. The original name of the meaning was determined. He is also the first recorded undead creature in this world. Only after him did the term 'spirit' appear.
In the past, Joshua's understanding of the ultimate meaning of the soul was that the soul was immortal after the body decayed and the strength of the soul was far higher than that of ordinary extraordinary people. However, this kind of power was not absolute. Many legendary strong men did not understand the soul even if they did not understand it. The strength of the ultimate intention and spiritual energy far exceeds that of the powerful person who has understood it. Joshua originally thought that he was this kind of person, and there was no need to deliberately practice this aspect, but now it seems that the ultimate intention of the soul is likely to be not only It is simply 'strong and solid', but means a 'perfect' state.
"Control power, rather than being controlled by power... Hei, what do you think of spiritual perfection?"
Parading over his own territory with his horse for a long time, Joshua and the black dragon shuttled through the clouds at night. He looked at the tops of the concave and convex clouds illuminated by the moonlight and stars, and casually asked this question that confused him. The warrior did not expect to receive an answer, but there were still some holders of ancient marine dragon blood who were afraid of heights. After thinking for a moment, they cautiously gave an answer: "Don't retreat in the face of threats, don't bow in the face of power? Face it head on. Dangerous, brave and fearless, never timid, never look back... Well, I really can't think of the master... "
"... This isn't perfection, it's just a bad temper."
Joshua paused for a moment, then patted the black dragon's horn with great satisfaction: "But it's not wrong. It seems to be the same as what Yingying said. You have indeed been reading recently, and your cultural level is a bit higher than before. .”
"Hehe." Heilong giggled, then flapped her wings slightly to control the direction of her flight. She said proudly: "After all, besides eating and sleeping, I don't have anything else to do lately, Xiaoguang. He no longer wants to play with me, so he can only make a living by reading books..."
"Sure enough, I still can't let you idle - I will report to Winter Castle tomorrow, and you will go train with those white dragon cubs. The amount of training will be twenty times. If you can still breathe at night, double the amount the next day."
"Master?! Master!!"
Ignoring Hei's wailing, Joshua did not get any useful advice from his mount's words, but he did understand one thing, that is, everyone's mind is different, just like two trees. Because the branches and leaves are different, their perfect forms are also different. No one in the world is exactly the same, nor do they have the same mind, nor do they have the same requirements for perfection.
"What kind of existence is the ultimate meaning of the soul? What are the limits of the soul? It seems that I should really ask those who have achieved it."
It may be difficult for ordinary people to visit a strong person who holds the ultimate intention of the soul, but with Joshua's current strength and reputation, it is not difficult, not to mention that he already knows many people who hold this ultimate intention. people.
"You are affected by divinity, so you want to try to solve it from the soul's ultimate intention? No wonder your previous behavior was so strange, this makes sense."
In the experimental aerostat over the Great Ajax Mountains, William, who was conducting experiments, raised his head from the experimental table thoughtfully and looked at Joshua. He thought for a while, then frowned and said: "But you asked the wrong person this question. Although I am good at controlling loopholes in the soul and dissecting the messages deep in the soul, in fact, it is my extreme skill that makes me a legend - I have seen too many imperfect souls, and I never feel that I am perfect. I even sneer at the word perfect. As for divinity, although I have some methods that may be able to suppress it, I guess you won't be able to use it. "
Just when Joshua was still shocked that [Mind Master] was not the holder of the Ultimate Soul, he learned another fact that shocked him even more: the rune controller Barnier, this rune aspect The most powerful mage actually advanced to legend with the utmost power - he engraved runes on every cell in his body and completely sublimated his life form before gradually advancing to legend. This man was first a Ancient Dragon - Master of Biology, then a Mage.
But it’s not surprising if you think about it carefully. How could a person who is obsessed with ancient dragons not be proficient in biology? It's just hard to imagine that Barnier's expertise in this area has even surpassed his talent in runes, which is really amazing and surprising.
And William didn't pay attention to Joshua's surprise, because he had been shocked by this incident for decades. He explained his plan to suppress divinity to the soldiers in detail. It was an extremely complex spiritual network, and There are ten layers of restraint rings composed of 2,048 mental traps and soul seals. Each mental trap is interlocked with the other rings and can produce various chain reactions. It's not like Joshua can't do this. A little, but he suspected that after he really added this thing to his soul, his divinity would be suppressed, and his mind would probably be suppressed into an idiot.
"This is the seal I plan to use against the Demon Lord. It is still experimental at the moment." William explained concisely and concisely. He looked at Joshua with bright eyes: "But, if you can help test it..."
"excuse me."
(End of chapter)