Soul of Burning Steel

"I have to say, what an amazing talent."

Standing up from his seat, Igor looked at the warrior in front of him with his naked eyes for the first time. His tone was serious but gentle: "I know that there are certain beings in this world who have the ability granted by heaven. From the beginning of birth, he has various special talents, such as manipulating elements, talking to animals, and being able to easily see through the direction of all energy flows."

The old pope's physique was not strong, and the feeling of aging was even clearer when he stood up. But even so, anyone can feel the huge power in this thin body, which is as vast and majestic as a mountain and an ocean.

Igor opened the palm of his left hand, lowered his eyes to calmly look at the holy light flowing in his palm, and then said calmly: "Whether it is the emperor Israel of the empire, or the sage Faina of the East China Sea, or even me, They are all of this kind of existence. Just as the literature says, you only need to give the 'chosen ones' a proper chance, and their strength will grow rapidly."

Having said that, the old man's tone turned into doubt and curiosity. He raised his head and looked at the soldier: "Joshua, I know your past. In the past twenty years, you were unknown, just like an ordinary nobleman." His descendants lived like that, even if he joined the army, he only relied on his family relationship to obtain a modest position, and there was nothing particularly outstanding about it.”

"The first twenty years of your life were as unremarkable as the gravel on the seashore, but the two years after your father's death were as dazzling as a meteorite falling from the sky--before, I attributed it to you receiving the sage inheritance , but now it’s a bit uncertain.”

"Then, Your Majesty the Pope, do you think I am also the chosen one?"

Although Joshua knew that his body was just an ordinary and pure human blood, he didn't feel strange about Eagle's attitude. At his rate of advancement, anyone would feel astonished. Ordinary people would only lament the talent of a fighter, but those who knew more would naturally find appropriate excuses and reasons for him.

Whether it is the inheritance of the sages or the chosen one, there are such "excuses and reasons", so that Joshua doesn't need to say anything at all, and someone has written all the explanations for his rapid growth in strength—— Not many people would be so suspicious, they are more used to attribute special things to their familiar cognitive categories.

But what does this have to do with divinity?

"That's right." Igor didn't hide his guess: "I think you may awaken your talent as the chosen one after the death of the previous Earl of Moldavia——Awaken your hidden talent because of intense emotions. Ability is not uncommon in history, what matters is what your talent is."

"Looking at it now." The old man nodded, as if affirming his guess: "I'm afraid it's 'looting'."

"Whatever you defeat, you will gain. As long as you win all the way, your strength will naturally increase by leaps and bounds—the talent that those powerful demons in the abyss often have."

After hearing the word Abyss Demon, Joshua's expression moved slightly. He didn't feel much about the old Pope's speculation, but simply recalled the voice he heard in the Blood Moon Abyss.

After defeating Mandagal, there was a grand and mysterious voice that could not distinguish between male and female echoed in the warrior's mind. It wanted Joshua to stay in that plane and become its lord.

That should be the so-called 'will of the abyss', similar to the 'steel python' that Joshua had seen in the worlds of Carliss and Ilgna before, it is the incarnation of the will of a world. His active solicitation undoubtedly affirmed the quality of fighters, but now that Eagle said so, he couldn't help but start to doubt whether he really had the talent in this area.

After all, the essence of the power of glory of a warrior is to collect the soul fragments of the defeated and use them to increase strength. It is indeed no problem to say that it is plunder.

Noticing the slight movement of Joshua's expression, Igor shook his head and said with a smile: "Don't be nervous, Joshua, although it is said to be a common ability among abyssal demons, in fact, it is not uncommon for humans to have this talent—— Taking power from the loser is the most normal thing."

"According to literature records, in ancient times, many of the sages who created fighting spirit and breathing method possessed similar talents. Lay the cornerstone of the power system."

When he said this, the old pope sat back in his seat. He was silent for a while, then shook his head slightly and said, "To be honest, Joshua, no matter how fast your strength develops, it will only make me feel happy. The representative of the order side, the inheritor of the sages, even if you become a legend now, I will only send my sincere blessings, but..."

Igor sighed, and he stared at Joshua with a golden light in his eyes: "Fighting, killing, destroying... This kind of divinity is too ominous, but you can shape it, proving that it is very suitable You, coupled with the talent of plundering, maybe this is the reason why your strength has developed so rapidly."

"A little bit."

Except for the part about the development of strength, the old pope was indeed right. Even Joshua nodded in agreement. He himself felt that this kind of divinity was too much, and the battle was fine, in line with the nature of a warrior. But Kill and Destroy sounds exactly like a villain.

He is not bloodthirsty, nor is he keen on destroying anything... Thinking temporarily stopped, Joshua narrowed his eyes, and he recalled the tens of thousands of monsters and chaotic creatures he had killed, as well as the buildings and surfaces he had destroyed unconsciously .

Thinking about it, what he has done in the past, it is not surprising that the warrior suddenly feels that he has such divinity.

"You have experienced the endless power behind the divinity."

The old pope's old and clear voice echoed in the hall. He sat on his holy white seat, with a golden sun hanging in front of him. Igor stopped staring at Joshua, and looked up at the vault of the Great Temple , on which are painted sculptures of the sky, the sun, the moon, and stars. The flowing ripples of holy light make these reliefs come alive, and even emit faint hymns.

"I can see clearly that because of your anger, you arouse the power of divinity, and the mighty power from the most fundamental part of the world fills your body, making it easy for you to kill the crystal dragon that was originally comparable." Eagle said His eyes were calm: "So you must also understand the strength and limitations of this power."

"Indeed." By now, Joshua began to understand the purpose of the old Pope in calling him to the great temple on the top of the holy mountain, and he responded in a deep voice: "The power is too great, like a river that flows endlessly, sweeping everything The tsunami, even if you touch it lightly, you may be involved in it and turn into an invisible drop of water."

"If I don't get out of it, I will be burned by this power, and my soul will not enter it and become a part of it."

"That's right, that's right." Igor nodded solemnly, and said in a voice without hesitation: "'Divinity' is the purest concept in the world, and only truly pure people can obtain it by chance. , because of this, it is difficult to control, and if you are not careful, it will swallow itself."

"Joshua, you are a warlike person, and you will definitely continue to fight against Chaos in the future, killing and destroying your enemies. If the enemy is too strong, you will definitely use your divine power without hesitation." The old Pope suddenly Laughing, he shook his head with a wry smile and said: "In that case, you will destroy everything including yourself if you are not careful--to be selfish, the inheritance of the sages has not been collected yet, I can't let you lose everything because of this. It just so happens that the Church of the Seven Gods keeps all the information about divinity, and it tells some empirical methods to control it."

"And now, I plan to teach you such a method."

there is another chapter tonight