Hearing this voice, Fang Zheng was startled, then he reacted instantly.
"Fire girl? Am I dreaming? No... I seem to be dreaming..."
"That's right, Master Ashes."
As the voice got closer, Fang Zheng saw a figure slowly approaching his side.
"This is your dream..."
"So I was dreaming? I didn't expect to dream about you..."
Looking at the Fire Keeper in front of him, Fang Zheng couldn't help but joke around. Thinking back to the Dark Souls world, he was badly abused. Only by returning to the fire and chatting and joking with the Fire Keeper could Fang Zheng relax his depression. The Fire Keeper was just a qualified listener beside him, occasionally chuckling. It was the Fire Keeper's soft and cute nature that allowed Fang Zheng to vent a lot of his resentment. Otherwise, if a person died hundreds or thousands of times in that kind of ghost place, his mentality would have exploded long ago!
"But this is more than just a dream."
But what Fang Zheng didn't expect was that the Fire Keeper shook her head.
“This is your heart, and even more so your soul…”
"…So, this wasn't just a dream?"
Hearing this, Fang Zheng was stunned for a moment, then he looked around.
"Is this my soul? Why is it as black as gutter oil?"
"I sense that your soul is extremely weak and your power is slipping away... Lord Ashes..."
The Fire Keeper said softly, and Fang Zheng nodded.
"That's right, I was tricked by a bastard. Luckily, I tied up a Zhan Fu, otherwise I would have been beyond help this time. After all, my current body is not immortal..."
The Fire Keeper stood quietly beside Fang Zheng, listening to his complaints with a smile on her face before she spoke again.
"Lord Ashes, do you still remember?"
"Hmm? What?"
"Back then, when we ended the First Fire, I once said... The First Fire has gradually faded away, and darkness will surely fall soon. However, one day, a small cluster of fire will appear in the darkness. That is the remaining fire inherited by the kings..."
"Uh...you don't want me to help you pass on the fire in my dream, do you?"
Fang Zheng was a little reluctant to accept this. The outside world was already enough for him to deal with. If this happened again in his dream, he would not be able to bear it.
But before he could say anything else, Fang Zheng felt the Fire Keeper reach out and hold his hand. At the same time, he could feel a strange power leaving his body - and that power was exactly the power Fang Zheng had gained when he killed the crazy hunter.
"Of course not, Master Huijin... This is not the flame of inheritance, but the flame of protection."
The Fire Keeper whispered, then she clasped her hands together, then opened them again, and then a small ball of flame appeared in the palm of her hand.
"This is your soul, your heart, your fire..."
As the fire keeper spoke, Fang Zheng saw the small flame leap to the ground beside him with a whoosh, then quickly burned up and turned into a small fire, illuminating the surroundings. It was only then that Fang Zheng could see everything around him clearly. This place looked somewhat similar to the Firelink Sacrifice Field he had been to in the Dark Souls world, but it was much larger and more gorgeous.
but……
"Oh my god, what the hell are these things that look like human pus?"
With the help of the firelight, Fang Zheng was surprised to find that the surrounding walls and the ground were stained with something like dark mud. Even the doors around were closed by it. These things kept twisting as if they had life.
"These are the things from the abyss that suddenly appeared in your body, Master Ashes... They are the ones that devoured your flames..."
...Could it be that these bastards are responsible for my system going offline?
Thinking of this, Fang Zheng suddenly became furious.
"What should we do next? Should we burn the pus of these people into ashes?"
"No, Master Ashes."
Just when Fang Zheng was about to go up and fight these monsters that were contaminated by his soul, the Fire Keeper blocked his way.
"The flame in your soul is too weak now. It is not enough to deter and destroy these monsters. You need to gain more power and turn them into firewood to make your flame stronger..."
...After all this time, the fire is still spreading.
But this time, it was his own fire that was passed on. Fang Zheng thought about it... It seemed that he had to pass it on. And the so-called firewood was the power he gained when he killed the hunter before? But it seemed that not everyone had such power...
"Lord Ashes, please remember..."
At the same time, Fang Zheng felt the Fire Keeper's soft hands holding his hands again.
"I am your fire keeper. I will protect your flame until the last moment... This is the only thing I can do for you right now."
As he said this, Fang Zheng felt a sudden burst of burning pain on the back of his hand, and then, two flashes of light suddenly emerged from Fang Zheng's body and floated in front of him. When the light faded, Fang Zheng saw that the two lights... were his weapons!
The Sky-breaking Sword and Vampires!
"The soul that leaves the vessel is completely different. Purified by the first fire, it enters my body. Because of my darkness, it is spared from the fire. Serve your new master, dwell in the ashes, and reshape into a new form..."
As the Fire Keeper chanted, Fang Zheng saw two forces separated from the burning flames, entwining the vampire and the Sky-Breaking Sword respectively. At the same time, Fang Zheng suddenly heard a soft "ding" sound in his ears, and upon hearing this sound, Fang Zheng was immediately perked up!
Because this is the system prompt sound!
But before Fang Zheng could make any further moves, he saw a beam of light burst out from his body and float beside him. It was a soul stone of a strange shape... It was half black and half white, and in the center of it, there was a sword symbol. That was exactly the equipment soul stone that Fang Zheng had extracted before!
“Swish!!”
Under Fang Zheng's gaze, the soul stone turned into two rays of light, one black and one white, which entered the vampire and the Sky-breaking Sword respectively. Then flames broke out and enveloped the two swords.
"Please hold your weapons, Master Ash, and imagine them as they should be... They will answer your call and fight for you again."
Hearing the fire keeper's words, Fang Zheng stepped forward. He looked at the weapons wrapped in flames in front of him, then stretched out his hands without hesitation and grabbed the hilts of the two swords.
"boom!!"
While holding the two sword handles, flames suddenly burst out, and Fang Zheng felt a warm current flowing into his body along the sword handles, dispelling the chill in his soul. And those things that originally looked like black mud seemed to be afraid of the flames and began to retreat to the back.
When the flames dissipated, the two swords in Fang Zheng's hands had completely changed their appearance.
The vampire in Fang Zheng's right hand became bigger and sharper. Its sword body was almost as long as Fang Zheng himself. The black hilt and jaw were decorated with a simple black blade without any modification.
The Broken Sky Sword in Fang Zheng's left hand became much smaller. It used to be a long sword, but now it has become a short sword. Unlike the simple vampire, the Broken Sky Sword looks much more gorgeous. As a short sword, it has exquisite patterns carved all over its body, and the tip of the blade is curved like a wolf's claw.
At the same time, in Fang Zheng's eyes, the names of the two swords also changed.
【Noble Phantasm Information Update】
[Noble Phantasm: Vampire → Sword of Truth]
[Level: S]
[Effect: Can cause damage to enemies that come into contact with it (Absolute Fate), summon the lightning of death (special skill)]
[Noble Phantasm: Broken Sky Sword → Sword that kills the devil]
[Level: S]
[Effect: Curse that can devour everything (absolute destiny), indestructible blade (special skill)]
"May you be victorious, Lord Ashes."
The Fire Keeper's voice sounded again in my ears, but this time, there was a hint of joy in her voice.
"I will always be here to protect your flame..."