call!
A flame connected everyone in the arena, like a lighthouse suddenly appearing in the fog, guiding them on a path to the truth of fire.
"No!"
The High Priest cried out in alarm. In just an instant, he sensed the change in the truth of flames. If Lin Feng were to get close to the truth, his position as High Priest might be in jeopardy!
This is a war of faith, not a struggle for power. Lin Feng's act of sacrificing himself will completely crush his selfish desires.
"Notify Yor!" The High Priest quickly suppressed his fear. It would take some time before Lin Fengzhen entered the Truth Realm, and that time would be enough for Yor and the others to arrive!
A surge of energy shot into the sky, immediately causing ripples in the tranquil dimension and sending out profound waves towards the dimensional points connecting to the outside world.
But Lin Feng didn't care about any of that. All the fanatics were now connected by him and began to chant the truth of fire in hushed tones.
“I will sacrifice my knowledge, I will sacrifice my understanding, just to hear the truth of the fire and receive its blessings.”
"I will sacrifice my knowledge, I will sacrifice my understanding..."
The repeated chants rang out as they completely abandoned themselves, sacrificing everything to the flames. The knowledge and understanding in their minds transformed into a flickering flame, merging with Lin Feng and the flames.
"The doctrine of truth!!!"
The high priest roared in panic, and immediately began flipping through the book in his hands. The knowledge in his hands burned wildly, amplifying the flames of truth around him, but also diminishing the power of truth.
This knowledge, passed down from who-knows-where, cannot be truly ignited. Even if he could trace its origin, he wouldn't dare to throw it into the flames of truth.
Because once it's all burned up, he will be all alone and lose the gift of truth.
Lin Feng is different. He is burning with hope and burning with his understanding. Unless he dies, the flames of truth will continue to burn him as fuel.
"No!"
"Truth Transformation!!!"
The knowledge in his hands transformed into streaks of fire that surrounded Lin Feng. From the giant humanoid figure beneath his feet emerged a twisted soul-binding entity burning with flames. As Lin Feng neither dodged nor evaded, the two simultaneously enveloped him in a scorching heat capable of easily extinguishing will.
"The source of truth is consciousness!"
A mournful cry emanated from the twisted soul entity, and strange characters flew out from the sound, piercing into Lin Feng's ears and igniting a destructive flame upon his soul, cognition, will, and so on.
Lin Feng's steps toward the truth of flames finally slowed down. A charred patch appeared on the burning brain above his head, and his will was transformed into a burning flame by the truth of flames used by the high priest, twisting his thoughts and ideas into the shape of flames.
As long as he thinks, this flame will burn him wildly; as long as he breathes, the fluctuations of his breath will turn into a flame and explode.
Even a single cell or a tiny particle within him, under the cleansing power of truth, takes the form of flames.
At that very moment, three people appeared in the sky. They flew out from the distorted dimensional point and saw the figures being besieged by the high priest. Without hesitation, they showed their will.
Joel, the fire of agate.
Doreen, the Night-Weeping Witch.
Nath, the Tyrant.
The three men's auras were exceptionally strong, with Nass taking the lead and unhesitatingly swinging a heavy sword at Lin Feng's head.
"Click!"
Nas's human form underwent a drastic mutation. His facial features, along with the swing of his greatsword, left indelible, frenzied afterimages in the air, constantly destroying the stability of the surroundings and suppressing Lin Feng to the spot.
"It was him?"
The next moment, Nas sheathed his sword and took a step back, uttering a questioning voice at Lin Feng's somewhat feeble resistance: "There doesn't seem to be any fluctuation of willpower in his aura?"
"High Priest, is this the one you're talking about?" Joel asked.
“Yes,” the high priest said. “This world cannot produce such an administrator; his faith comes from what you call the outside world.”
Joel's gaze sharpened. He couldn't quite figure out what the so-called "from the outside world" referred to, but he could still tell the difference between the two: "Nas, kill him."
Since that's the case, he didn't say anything more. Regardless of whether the other party was right or wrong, killing him would reveal whether their guesses were true or false.
"Good!" Nas raised the greatsword again, and the material that made up the sword began to surge strangely, expanding the entire sword by a circle and revealing a three-tenths of the ferocious beast's phantom.
"Lord of the Star Swallowers"
At this moment, Lin Feng slowly raised his head, looking at the enormous beast's mouth that could devour the entire earth, seemingly forgetting everything.
The next second, the beast's maw burst into Lin Feng's body, and its violent aura tore apart all living things until it completely annihilated Lin Feng in this area.
"Dead?"
"Dead."
The three exchanged glances. Lin Feng was indeed dead; his aura had vanished, and his will, entangled with the High Priest, had dissipated.
"It doesn't seem to be him..."
"Let's go."
After lingering for a moment, the three of them, leaving only the somewhat alarmed high priest behind, disappeared into the dimensional point above.
Only after they had been gone for a long time did a smug smile finally appear on the high priest's face.
Lin Feng was not dead, of course. Flame Truth protected him at the last moment. The only ones who died were the countless fanatical believers who had gathered because of Lin Feng.
And he can finally enjoy the fruits of this victory.
only...
"Great Flame Truth, I offer you my most sincere faith, and dedicate everything in my heart to you, only asking to obtain the peace of returning to nothingness under the grace of Flame Truth!"
After returning to the Burning City, the High Priest, having digested Lin Feng, knelt before the truth of the raging flames. His crown was undergoing an indescribable melting, and then his brain blossomed from it, piece by piece rising with the flames.
"I..."
Knowledge and cognition were sacrificed, and the former high priest was unknowingly corrupted by certain thoughts, completely forgetting everything about himself.
"I am..."
He forgot everything; he even forgot his name, forgot what such a simple concept as a name even meant, and forgot the meaning of himself, leaving only a blank in his mind.
When everything returns to blankness, when the memories and past that shaped him disappear, and this blank soul begins to move again, will the personality that is shaped still be him?
"Who are you?"
In a daze, the high priest saw a strange will appear before him. The other party was like him, but it had a mysterious quality that he could not understand, which made him feel afraid.
"I am..." This will slowly approached, grabbed the high priest with its backhand, and held him in its palm: "I am the high priest of the truth of fire!"
"you..."
The high priest was confused. He sensed a powerful aura, but he didn't know what to do.
Soon, his will wavered, and he watched helplessly as his opponent crushed him in their hand, powerless to resist.
"I am the High Priest of the Flame of Truth!"
"I am also the truth of fire!"
A shout rang out from his heart, and raging flames immediately enveloped his body, transforming into a sacred skin like lava.
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