Chapter 1214 The Seventh Path: War

Dream world, Crystal Mountains.

This was originally a transparent mountain range with ice as rock and snow as soil.

The thousand-mile-long glacier was the eternal prison where the Red of Calamity once resided. When the icy prison was shattered by the wrath of fire, the mountain range was instantly dyed red with blood. The snow turned to black-red soil, and the ice became rock.

The snow on the ground turned into blood, deep red and almost black - that was the color of dried blood on the battlefield.

A murderous aura spread, and weapons, some intact and some broken, were scattered on the sword hill.

Those were the weapons of all the powerful enemies killed by him in the past—as well as Vortigern, who had assumed the name of Arthur, and his subordinates. They were all engraved here to bear witness to the cruelty and glory of each war.

The large library originally built on the top of the snow-capped mountain has also changed its appearance.

In reality, it was a gift from the Great Master to the Supreme Heaven. Perhaps this was ironic. The Supreme Heaven, however, burned all the books within, converted it into a temple with an altar, and replaced the Great Master's statue with its own towering statue.

After the Silver Crown Dragon defeated Supreme Heaven, he gradually rebuilt the temple into a true library. Knights would place their collections of precious books here, occasionally including their favorite novels and other light readings. After their rides, they would return to study—for these heroic spirits on the path of authority, they always remembered their difference from the reckless.

But now, with the change of ownership of the Seventh Source River, its form has also changed.

Not all the books in the library were destroyed, but the idle books—novels, poems, and "impractical" knowledge about literature and art—were reduced to dust. However, the "useful" books, especially those that could be used in combat and war, were preserved intact.

The wooden bookshelf that originally exuded pine scent turned into a black iron texture, covered with scarlet protection runes, and the soft sofa turned into a straight and hard brass chair.

Those exquisite and gorgeous silver chandeliers were transformed into huge skull chandeliers one after another - they were the skulls of dragons and giants. Apart from these, there were no other skulls as huge as these in the world.

Originally made of obsidian and looking like a silent bell tower covered with snow from the outside, the library has now become a war fortress made of molten black iron.

The outside of the library was hung with layer upon layer of skull decorations—the icicles that originally hung from the spire were transformed into spines.

Squeak——

The sound of a door opening was heard.

A strong man with black hair slowly walked in from outside the door.

He wore black leather armor—not full-coverage plate armor, but rather a vest-like armor with a short skirt, like the leather armor of ancient Rome, without sleeves or legs. On his chest hung seven silver plates with seven carved heads.

Among them are humans, elves, lizardmen, dragons, giants...

Those were the seven most powerful enemies he had ever defeated in his life.

In the middle of the seven silver plates hung a larger, crimson breastplate, engraved with the head of a silver-crowned dragon... and considering it was red, it could also be considered his own head.

That is the new Pillar God, Red of Disaster.

Unlike Arthur, who is a "dragon", Red of Disaster is a "human" pillar god - he is not a dragon, but a dragon slayer.

Behind Calamity Red lay a massive cloak, resembling a cape of blood, bear fur, or a quietly burning crimson flame.

The cloak dragged on the ground, leaving a thick, continuous and clear bloodstain wherever he walked, as if a horizontal line was drawn with a huge brush.

Calamity Red looks exactly like Arthur's human form, except that his pupils are scarlet.

Unlike Arthur, who was always expressionless, his mood and inclinations were unpredictable, and his divine power was unpredictable—Calamity Red's expression was noticeably clearer. His brow was furrowed, his eyes were bright, his lips were pursed, serious and earnest... he looked like he was constantly thinking.

As he walked into the library, the structure inside continued to transform.

The giant dragon sculpture gradually crumbled, turning to dust. In its place, his own sculpture emerged—he stood before him, his hands resting on a huge black and red sword, his whole body stern and straight.

And behind the sculpture, the throne made of silver and tin also changed - it was originally the throne of the Most High.

After the Silver Crown Dragon defeated him and seized the Titan's authority, the throne began to change. The Dream Realm undergoes corresponding changes based on the changing concepts of the material world... and the succession of Pillar Gods is one of these changes.

But after that, the Silver Crown Dragon did not live here, but lay on the top of the iceberg.

He wanted to suppress the Disaster Dragon himself, not leaving any possibility of letting him go.

"But in the end, you still lose, Vortigern."

Finally, Arthur slowly spoke: "After all these years... I still win in the end."

This was the first sentence he said after becoming the Pillar God.

Under his gaze, the silver and tin throne also changed -

No longer silver and tin, but brass and black iron. Its shape was no longer regal and elegant, but rather ferocious and rugged. The two massive jeweled armrests had become skulls. This was Arthur's hobby before he became the Archbishop of Coronet... back then, he was known as the Skull Hunter.

Arthur always liked to keep the skulls of his defeated enemies. He believed that he could gain some of their power through this ritual... and perhaps he could.

Calamity Red slowly sat on the throne.

His left hand rested on the armrest, his chin supported by curled fingers, while his right hand rested on the skull armrest.

The next moment, the scarlet new star spread out to the surroundings—

The territory, which had been spreading slowly, now expanded hundreds of times in an instant.

The emerald grassland that was always sunny was transformed into a desolate battlefield burning with fire, smoke and trenches.

The sapphire-like lake surface also dried up and turned into a huge hole.

It's filled with billions of heads—

This was not an enemy he had killed.

But it refers to all those who have died in "war" from ancient times to the present.

These skulls are proof of their existence in the world and their deaths in war. Their existence can serve as a verification of this path in the source of violence, thus becoming the source of power for the Red of Disaster.

Those knights who were banished to the end of the Emerald Grassland by the Silver Crown Dragon and forbidden from participating in the battle under the pretext of "orders" were also instantly transformed under the impact of this power.

Their shiny, new, art-like crystal silver armor instantly turned into matte black armor, covered in wounds, bullet holes, scratches, and dried blood.

And the next moment, they were all teleported in front of Arthur.

Half of the knights knelt on the ground without thinking - the principle of authority is to submit to the strong, not to mention that this was the "real Arthur".

But half of them were unwilling to kneel.

Because in addition to law and order, loyalty is also a manifestation of the authoritarian path. When the change of the path conflicts with loyalty, they choose to stick to their original intentions - they believe that this is not Arthur in any way.

They were even ready to die!

Just like the Silver Crown Dragon of the past, who had driven out and killed nearly all of the Giant Apostles—except for those protected by the other Pillar Gods, the rest had been slain. He also slew all the wild phantom demons that refused to submit to him.

Authoritarianism is absolute.

It cannot tolerate too many "exceptions", otherwise it will only make itself weaker.

But the Red of Disaster unexpectedly did not attack them.

"Why……"

Arthur just waved his hand and sighed.

He waved his hand and with some regret took back the power he had given them.

...He felt a little regretful that he had swallowed the Silver Crown Dragon.

Just looking at these knights, the memories of the adventures they had shared with them were etched in my heart and could never be forgotten.

The former Silver Crown Dragon suppressed these emotions in order to uphold the ideals of the Tao, but that didn't mean he was heartless, nor did it mean these emotions didn't exist.

And now, these feelings have become the "comradeship" that Arthur can never forget.

The matte black armor instantly lost its rust and turned silver-white again. However, it was no longer as bright and brilliant as before, but had become dull and gray.

Arthur felt sad as he saw his former best friends almost drawing swords against him, their eyes full of vigilance and regret.

"You guys go."

Calamity Red said calmly, "I won't kill you... but don't come back."

He said, and waved his hand.

These knights were expelled in the crimson vortex and randomly thrown into the corners of the material world and the dream world.

After grieving for a while, he raised his head.

Just like reaching out to turn a key, reach your right hand into the air and slowly turn it.

The constellations in the material world will shift. The original Crown of the Lord will transform into the Red Dragon amidst a rumbling tremor. The originally bright silver Prime Star will also turn deep red.

"...What a shame, the Warrior's power has been divided."

Calamity Red frowned, "What kind of war is it without warriors?"

He didn't know what career to choose for himself.

Because he felt that he didn't have much strength left on his path...all of it had been given away early by the prodigal Silver Crown Dragon.

I could only send a message to the Eternal Pope of this generation and decide on my own prayers—

Pure White of the Eternal Kingdom suddenly opened his eyes and couldn't help but utter a prayer:

"—I call upon the Red of Calamity, the god whose sacred number is seven.

"The invincible god, the armored god—"

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Continuing to rest——

(End of this chapter)