"Shade, even you cannot step into the water as a living person. Please allow me to grant you my blessing."
The priest also stood up with the help of the ground. He did not avoid the other people around the campfire. The burnt half-white and half-black wings behind him slowly spread out.
"oh!"
Iluna screamed, but when she saw Sister Defulin "watching" the scene calmly, she covered her mouth embarrassedly.
"Death bless you, Shad Suellen Hamilton. When you stand in death's place, death will be your companion."
As he spoke, the two wings grew larger, and then closed forward, completely enveloping Shade. When the wings became transparent and disappeared, Priest Augustus had already sat down again, and Shade looked at the palm of his hand.
On the palm of his left hand was a dark horn symbol, and on the palm of his right hand was a dark sickle symbol. This seemed to represent the power of the original angel, but Shade was not sure.
His body temperature was getting lower, and this power of death did not conflict with the blessing of the Infinite Tree Father:
"Now, you can walk on that body of water safely."
The priest was not tired at all after blessing this time. This old priest felt much better here than in the world of the living:
"Also, if you can hold on for three minutes, I can launch an attack on Joey Barton on the shore. It will take time, but it will definitely help you."
"But your strength is still not enough."
Sister Defulin also stood up, looking at Shade through her silver crown-shaped eye mask. Iluna pulled out the Night Watcher and handed it to Shade. Shade came to the nun holding the sword. The nun raised her hands slightly, holding the cluster of slender flames:
"Shad Sullen Hamilton, not everyone can use the First Fire. Are you willing to try to let this flame attach to your sword?"
Shade nodded, holding the sword in both hands and approaching the thin flame. Although the Night Watchman's sword was made of metal, the flame ignited it in an instant. The burning sword emitted huge heat, and the flame also touched Shade's hand, but it did not hurt him at all.
The sword and the flame were made brighter by the golden cracks on Xia De's fingertips. When the two came into contact, the flame suddenly shot upwards, as if the afterglow of the divinity was boosting the power of the primordial fire.
Sister Develyn's lips curled up slightly, revealing a faint smile. But Shade didn't notice this. He saw the flames on the sword gradually subside until they disappeared completely. But the Night's Watch was heavier, warmer, and more powerful than before.
"Not only will the Primordial Fire weaken the damage of Death, but it will also allow you to deal more damage to Joey Barton."
The nun took back the flame from her palm and sat down again. She had confirmed her guess.
"If you can hold on for about five minutes, I will find a way to assist you in launching an attack from the shore. Even death cannot extinguish the fire in my hands... Don't forget, after the matter at Midhill Castle is over, you have to go with me to the cult's base."
Sister Defulin did not forget to remind him.
Shade nodded, and finally looked at Iluna. The 17-year-old girl was in a very delicate mood. At this moment, Shade had to go to fight the enemy at the end of the story of Midhill Castle, and she, as the only chosen one, could only sit here and warm herself by the fire.
Everyone here has their own skills, and Shade's other friends provided him with various kinds of help. Seeing that the first two had sat down, Iluna stood up quickly:
"Look, it's my turn."
She came to Xia De with a twinkling look in her eyes, with her hands behind her back:
"Joey Barton is too far gone for me to influence him with my gift of balance, but I can give you this."
The life ring appeared silently, and then turned into a golden scale. Iluna raised the scale above Shade's head:
"Life and death should be balanced. In the name of the Judge, the upside-down Judge of the ancient gods bless you. Shad Sulen Hamilton, when the death invasion you suffer reaches the limit of imbalance, that power will be transformed into life."
The golden glow sprinkled on Xia De's head, and Xia De gained a temporary state.
"Also, if I hold on for ten minutes, I can probably use my dark talent, which is the dark vortex I learned after defeating Darkness, to throw a few sunlight guns at Joey Barton. Here, my strength can actually be enhanced. This is the great power given by the ancient gods."
As she spoke, she suddenly stood on tiptoe and kissed Xia De on the side of his face:
"Shad, be careful."
Suddenly, he twitched his nose suspiciously, but did not ask:
"You can chew up a piece of the Eternal Youth Leaf before entering the water. I have read a lot of information. Swallowing this relic can not only effectively heal injuries, but also greatly increase resistance to the power of death in a short period of time... Be careful."
She sat back by the campfire again, her cheeks red from the firelight. It had taken her a lot of courage to kiss Shad in front of strangers just now.
"Thank you. Don't worry about me. In fact, we should think more about how we are going to leave here later."
Xia De said with a smile, hoping that everyone could relax a little.
Put the Eternal Youth Leaf into your mouth, chew it up and swallow it (note). Then, suddenly grasp the red butterfly pendant, and in the scarlet light, the red butterfly flies into Shade's heart.
He turned and walked towards the edge of the shallows with his sword in hand. The campfire was bright behind him and four eyes were watching him.
Finally, it stopped beside the "corpse" of Joey Barton, looking at the white shadows in the distance and the man who was still calling out loudly. He was calling out a name, "Marilyn Handel".
The sixth era, the year 1853 of the Universal Calendar, late autumn, the night of the star whale. When you step into the real death again, do you understand the mystery of death? The first angel gives you blessings, the nun who guards the first fire shares the power of the flame, and even the ignorant protagonist on the stage is willing to help you. The person you long for but cannot get, the person who follows death is now standing at the end. Surrounded by souls and illuminated by the dark moon, are you ready, stranger
"You usually only say things like that after something big has happened."
Xia De said in his heart:
"As for whether I'm ready, with these blessings, it's still hard for me to beat him, but I don't want to fight him a second time..."
He took a step forward, and at the same time, a whistle sounded behind him, and the loud bell rang, breaking the eternal tranquility here.
A huge brass life ring appeared in the gushing white steam. The four-color spiritual light radiated towards this windless dark area like the sun, moon and stars.
The eternal tranquility was completely broken at this moment. Amid the sound of the sonata bells, the dark moon that was half-sunk at the end was moving towards the upper darkness. The wandering white shadows also stopped and looked up at the silent moonlight above their heads.
The afterglow of the divinity turned into a golden stream of light that wrapped around him. Shade took a step forward, but it did not touch the water surface, but slowly rose into the sky.
"Prepare for promotion."
clear.
"She" chuckled in Xia De's ear, and that gentle smile was so similar to Mingyue at this moment.
The bells rang, and the shrill whistles sounded like the cheers of thousands of people. The life rings spun, and the four-color spirit runes resonated, even death was affected.
"Look, it's started again."
Iluna, who was sitting by the bonfire, held her chin up, and together with Father Augustus and Sister Defulin, looked at the scene in front of them, muttering softly:
“Sometimes, I really wonder who is the chosen one.”
Miracle-Yellow Moon-
The golden spiritual rune broke away from the ring and appeared on Shade's left. A witch wearing a cloak and holding a clear yellow moon in her hand walked over from a distance and gradually overlapped with Shade's body:
May the eternal moonlight bless you.
Blasphemy - laziness -
The silver spirit rune separated from the ring and appeared on Shade's right side. The shadows of the Mermaid of Desire and the Evil God's Sleeping Father appeared and gradually overlapped with Shade's body.
Is laziness your sin
Enlightenment - Sleeping Princess -
The brass-colored spiritual rune broke away from the ring and appeared in front of Shad. Miss Fiona Drago, holding a spindle, appeared in front of Shad and hugged him, gradually overlapping with Shad's body:
Sacrifice yourself to save others. When the beautiful princess fell into a deep sleep, the stranger gave her a kiss of salvation.
Whisper - True Death -
The black iron spiritual rune broke away from the ring and appeared behind Shade. A faceless angel with many wings appeared and gradually overlapped with Shade's body, as if a pair of wings also appeared behind him:
You who have come back from the dead have already touched the most real death.
The stream of primordial fire flowed out from the Night Watcher in Shad's hand and entangled the rapidly spinning brass life ring. At this moment, even Joey Barton turned around and looked at Shad in the air with a serious look.
Golden miracle, silver blasphemy, brass enlightenment, black iron whisper, the four-color spirit runes surrounded Shade in a quadrilateral and gradually shrank inward. The four-color strange illusions actually overlapped with his body. The four people who observed Shade from different angles actually saw Shade floating under the dark moon with his head raised. The outline of the dark moon actually overlapped with the outline of the life ring.
Steam mist floated out from an unknown place and enveloped Shade. Bells and whistles rang, and a huge hammer head fell from the dark sky, hitting the high-speed rotating life ring with great force.
Outsider, channel a drop of divinity to imbue the spiritual runes you prepared for the "Word of Ascension".
Outsider, after using this drop of divinity, you will use up all of your divinity. The afterglow of divinity still shines on you, but the effect can only last for up to two months, and the effect of the afterglow of divinity will be greatly weakened over time. If you cannot let new divinity permeate your soul, the afterglow of divinity will disappear completely.
"She" reminded softly.
The soul pulled the bright golden droplet into the huge metal ring that was spinning behind it. The divine light dissipated, and golden ripples spread in all directions. On the dark water surface below, dots of silver-white light appeared, just like a galaxy appeared under the water.
The dazzling light like the sun was all gathered in front of the Enlightenment Spirit Rune Sleeping Princess. At this moment, it seemed as if time had ended, and death was actually trembling. Not only the three people by the campfire, but even Joey Barton in the deep waters could feel the trembling of the water surface.
The countless white shadows stood on the quiet waters lit with stars, looking up at the young man under the dark moon. The spiritual light could not illuminate their faces. At this moment, the steam and fog dissipated, and everything returned to calm. Looking up at this moment was like looking at a living god.
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