At this moment, the Ice and Snow Goddess' eyes widened even more.
"That's—"
If I wasn't 100% sure that Herbert was a man, I would have thought I saw a snow witch!
The long snow-white hair fluttered and spread to the waist, and the scattered ice crystals extended and expanded from the feet of the white-haired boy.
"Give it to me! Freeze it!"
The lake water within a radius of ten meters instantly froze and quickly spread to the distance, forming a rapidly growing ice track.
The tentacle seemed to be aware of something and subconsciously wanted to retract, but was blocked by the frozen lake water.
Although the pause lasted only a brief moment, the ice surface cracked the next second, and the tentacles successfully retracted into the water, but the effect achieved was quite shocking.
It was actually trapped successfully!
The ice and snow goddess opened her mouth slightly, she really was a little confused.
The young man was clearly only of high-level strength, and was clearly a melee Paladin, but at this moment, he had burst out with power close to that of a legendary spellcaster. What on earth was this...
After getting closer again, the Ice and Snow Goddess finally discovered the clue.
It's water!
Herbert's feet never left the lake.
At this moment, he and the entire lake are integrated into one, and the two can be seen as an indistinguishable whole.
But Herbert was not like other spellcasters who controlled the water elements of the lake by relying on his true strength, nor did he suppress and knead them by force.
Instead, he completely relies on the power of the water element and his special charm to make his subordinates willingly obey his commands.
Such high charm.
What an exaggerated affinity for water element!
At this moment, the Ice and Snow Goddess suddenly felt a little regretful.
He clearly possesses such amazing talent in casting spells with ice and water, so how did he become a paladin
Who made him a paladin
This is simply a waste of God's gifts and a complete waste of precious talent!
While the Ice and Snow Goddess was in her heart blaming the person who wasted his precious talent, Herbert still stood by the water without leaving.
But in fact, it was not that Herbert didn't want to leave because he was trying to be cool or fearless, but that he simply couldn't leave.
Although he still stood tenaciously without falling down, all the strength in his body had been completely drained.
If we only look at the scene just now, Herbert seems to have performed very well, and he was sure of victory and easily forced the opponent to retreat.
But in fact, the truth is not that beautiful.
Behind a well-decorated circle of friends, there must be a life like a broken house.
Herbert was actually harmed by the water elements.
He is actually passive.
In just a few breaths, he had already stimulated all his spellcasting abilities.
Including but not limited to enhancing affinity with water elements, hypnotizing water elements, inciting water elements—as well as the ability just obtained from Filia.
[Body of Ice and Snow] can transform oneself into an elemental being for a short period of time, making oneself immune to certain fatal injuries and greatly increasing one's ability to control ice and snow.
By the way, in Herbert's opinion, this ability can actually be replaced with another easy-to-understand name [Ice Magical Girl Transformation! ]
Transform!
Her hair grew longer, her clothes fluttered, and she gained special powers. How could this not be a magical girl
Of course, this power is not that exaggerated, and it is impossible for him to become a powerful warrior who can fight against opponents of higher levels all of a sudden.
The power displayed by Herbert this time was actually beyond his imagination. The power of ice and snow in the Misty Mountains was much stronger than he thought!
When using it, it really feels like "being helped by God".
As for his other trump card, it is his control over the water element of this lake.
As soon as Herbert entered the lake, he felt the water element's crazy kindness towards him. It felt like he had walked into his own dog-licking base camp...
But at the same time, Herbert did not let his guard down, always remembering clearly that this was the Misty Mountains, an extremely dangerous restricted area for life.
Just before the monster attacked him, Herbert felt a strong sense of foreboding—something was coming.
And very quickly!
Although the other party seemed to have no ill intentions and seemed to just want to take him away, Herbert did not dare to take the risk and immediately decided to fight back in self-defense.
Just as he made the decision to retreat, the water elements also noticed his thoughts.
He didn't even have to persuade them; the water elements spontaneously poured into his body.
One after another, they rushed in, fearing that they would not be able to squeeze in if they were late.
Tons, tons, tons—Herbert felt himself being filled up in an instant, and his whole body was filled with strength.
But the problem is that the water elements are a little too enthusiastic.
The power that poured in far exceeded the limits of what he could achieve.
Too, too many, too many people came!
If it weren't for Herbert's own elemental resistance and his tough body that had been upgraded many times, he even felt that he would be blown up.
No, it really can’t!
Alas, you have really caused me so much trouble!
I really don't want to be the emperor, it's you who forced me to do it!
In this critical state of the Lord of the Lake who was about to explode, the only thing Herbert could do was to vent this crazy power and spray it out fiercely.
If the tentacle had attacked ten seconds later, Herbert himself would have been the first to collapse.
And now, when the crisis subsided and the power was fully released, the water elements reluctantly withdrew from his body. Herbert felt a sense of emptiness again.
It was full just now—Alas!
It’s powerful, and it feels really good, but why does it only last for three seconds
This is too short-lived.
Herbert complained in his heart about the water elements' short-lived nature, but on the surface he thanked them profusely and kept expressing his gratitude.
Thank you thank you!
Even though you only have three seconds, it's already pretty impressive!
[“Ahaha, you really scared it away!”]
At this time, Nenasha, who had just been enjoying the fun for a long time, laughed with glee and said happily:
[“Haha~ If you bully it this time, it will be difficult to lure it out next time~”]
Herbert raised his eyebrows and asked, "Don't keep me in suspense. What on earth is that?"
He recalled the purple tentacles he had just seen, while slowly moving the limbs of an octopus that was gradually regaining consciousness from its stiffness
But why are there octopuses in the lake
Of course, Herbert did not ask such an idiotic question.
In a fantasy world, anything outrageous that happens is reasonable.
Like zero-gravity skirts, bikini armor, three times stronger when blackened, a savior without a high school diploma—"
These things are more outrageous than each other, but everyone just loves to watch them.
It’s better to leave it alone.
But Nenasha did not answer Herbert's question directly, but asked another question: ["Herbert,
You know this is the remains of my kingdom of God, right? ”]
No, man—why do you want to keep octopuses in your kingdom of God
You, the ancient god, are you really that kind of ancient god
But I chat with him every day and I don’t feel like I’ve lost any SAN.
[“That’s right!”]
Nenasha was immersed in her memories at the moment and did not notice Herbert's strange thoughts. She continued to talk about the secret knowledge of the Kingdom of God:
[“The Kingdom of God is the foundation of a god. It contains the divine power that we have accumulated over countless years. It is a world that we created with our own hands, and there live a large number of heroic spirits in it.”]
The God of Harmony smiled happily, and then whispered in a nostalgic tone:
[“Then can you guess, what is the most desired thing for these heroes in the Kingdom of God?”]
Herbert thought about it briefly, then said uncertainly: "A reward from the gods?"
Although he was not very clear about the relationship between the gods and believers in this world, he could actually get some clues from Bishop Leila's previous reaction.
Even for believers of her level, the reward and favor of the gods are still what they desire most, and everything else can be put behind.
Everything they did was not for personal gain, but to gain the approval of the gods.
But Herbert's answer was not recognized by Nenasha.
[“No, what you said is not wrong, but in fact, it is not the case.”]
He said:
[“They still long for the favor of the gods, but not as much as they did when they were alive.”]
Chapter 157 Holy, Holy Grail
[“Every heroic spirit in the Kingdom of God was an elite who had received extremely high honors during their lifetime. They did not expect higher honors.”]
Nenasha told Herbert the secrets of the kingdom of God that outsiders could hardly know.
Not all believers are qualified to become heroic spirits after death.
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Although almost all gods of faith have promised that every believer will come to their kingdom and be reborn after death... the truth is not so.
The kingdom of God is not infinite, and the power of gods varies in strength. It is impossible to permanently accept the souls of mortals, and the god of death who reaps souls will not agree to it.
Some weak believers with unsteady faith will be taken away by the messengers of the god of death after death. After traveling through the spirit world, they will return to the Sea of Chaos and become the raw materials for new life.
Most believers with firm faith will be led into the kingdom of God by heroic spirits, and based on their merits and contributions in their lifetime, they will be given a new life of no more than two hundred years.
It seems like I have lived my life again, but in fact, this also comes at a price.
During this time, they will still make contributions to the gods and respond to the priests' call to descend to the mortal world.
He fought everywhere and continued to struggle for the great cause of the Kingdom of God throughout his life.
And in the process, one gradually forgets everything about his life, until the past is completely forgotten, and after losing consciousness, he reintegrates into the foundation of the Kingdom of God.
And only a few extremely outstanding believers will truly have a new life in the Kingdom of God and become powerful heroic spirits.
These people were legendary figures in the world when they were alive, and had all been favored and rewarded by the gods.
So, for these heroes, they have already succeeded.
They have already been extremely favored and have obtained almost eternal life, and do not need to gain more favor after death.
Already, no need to work harder.
How far can we go if we work hard now
From "Heroic Spirit" to "Holy Spirit", then to "Angel", then to "Belonging to God", and finally to "Follower of God"
Disaster.
There is basically no possibility of success.
This process is extremely difficult. Not only does it take a hopelessly long time, it also requires a huge amount of merit. Almost no one can do it.
After learning this part of secret knowledge, Herbert thought about it and frowned.