Chapter 567 Chapter 565: The Truth!!! (Two in One)
Over the ruins of Lion Castle,
The sacred iceberg rises from the ground, and His Majesty Saint John Stuart stands proudly on the throne.
As he waved his hand, huge ice spikes crossed the sky, as dense as rain, interweaving into a net, making it almost impossible to hide or avoid.
Luo Yi stood in the void, his sacred dragon flame fighting spirit blooming and turning into a big sun. The light and heat from the blooming alone could distort space.
The icy force that froze everything melted into water vapor before it even got close, evaporated into clouds, shone with light, and even showed a rainbow of seven colors.
He swung the divine sword in his hand, and flashes of sword light flashed, drawing out layers of fighting spirit slashes.
These fighting qi slashes were all about ten feet long, crescent-shaped, with disordered trajectories but the same target.
Wherever it passes, ripples appear in space, sometimes disappearing and sometimes reappearing, which is difficult to measure.
The collision between Dou Qi Zhan and Bing Ling caused a sonic boom and shock wave in the air.
Looking closely, the space was cracked with lines like a spider web, but it was quickly repaired the next second.
At a certain moment, Saint John's expression became solemn, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he seemed to have made a decision.
"Get up, give it to me!"
With a low roar, the sacred iceberg under his seat started to move, and with a "crunching" sound, it smashed towards Luo Yi like a violently charging mountain.
Wherever it passed, the power of ice spread in the void, and the sky and the earth turned white, as if they were about to be frozen.
Frozen Throne,
It is both a legendary combat skill and a legendary domain. It is the signature method of His Majesty Saint John. I don’t know how many dark legends have suffered great losses!
Luo Yi's expression became more solemn, and his heartbeat like a drum suddenly sounded. Ripples spread outward, bringing with them unparalleled scorching flames that melted all the ice.
But this is not the end. After [God's Sigh·Heartbeat of Giant Beast], there are holy skills [God's Sigh·Blooming Dragon's Might], [Lion King], [Muscle Overlord], [Protection of Sea God] and [Golden Bone] that are opened one after another.
Every time he activated a holy skill, Luo Yi's momentum increased exponentially, and the ripples in space expanded until they were a thousand meters away, completely suppressing the power of ice.
At this time, Luo Yi was no longer the sun across the sky, but the scorching sun at noon in summer, emitting unparalleled heat waves.
Facing the sacred iceberg, he also moved and bumped into it directly, having a close contact.
The collision between the holy fire and the ice produced a large amount of water vapor, which distorted the vision as it rose.
What the onlookers could see was that amidst the roaring collision, two figures were vaguely seen interweaving and colliding between the dark cracks.
The clanging sounds continued.
Sometimes there would be sword flashes or ice ridges shattering, or cutting through the sea of clouds, leaving huge scars that would not disappear for a long time.
Or it falls on the earth, and frost spreads among the ruins, freezing everything.
At this time, there were not many people who could stand here and watch the battle. Even the fourth-level natural disasters were constantly retreating.
Only the red dragon Virgil stood proudly in the void, with dark dragon flame fighting spirit flashing around him, unaffected by the turbulent elemental shock waves.
In the extreme distance, in the city of Brussels, all the powerful men who were above the extraordinary stopped whatever they were doing.
They stood in unison, looking up and facing north.
With their eyesight, they couldn't actually see anything, but the elemental turbulence was like the tides of the sea, one wave after another, which made them terrified.
However, this was destined to be a sparring match, so it was impossible to have a good time and it would not last long.
About ten minutes later, there was another collision, and the sun and the iceberg exploded completely, forming a black hole in space.
It took more than ten minutes to completely recover and disappear.
On the ground, Saint John was already lying on the ground, gasping for breath.
His forehead was covered in sweat, soaking all his hair.
On the side, Luo Yi also sat cross-legged. He seemed to be still recalling the previous battle. He grabbed and released the air with one hand.
There was no fluctuation of fighting spirit, but there were ripples in the disturbing space.
His Majesty Saint John Stuart turned his head and looked at them, his face full of envy and jealousy.
He knew that he had used all his strength just now, without holding back at all.
However, looking at Luo Yi again, there was not even a trace of sweat on his body, and his clothes were not messy.
After one fight, you can even gain some insights, as if you have gained insight into more spatial rules.
In the past, only others envied his talent and strength, but now, he actually has someone to envy.
After more than ten minutes, Luo Yi finally came back to his senses from his state of comprehension.
In fact, ever since he cultivated the sacred skill [Dragon Heart] and became an ancient red dragon knight, his body seemed to have broken through some kind of boundary and entered a period of rapid growth.
From the physique, to the fighting spirit, from the soul, to the less important magic power, and even the difficult-to-improve holy skills, everything looks new every other day.
His strength was growing so fast that even he was a little scared.
Even the invisible and intangible ability to comprehend has undergone a qualitative change.
From time to time, he would be able to glimpse the rules of the plane from the smallest things, and based on this, he could constantly comprehend and update his own offensive and defensive methods.
However, the more he practiced, the bigger questions lingered in his mind.
Because his growth and progress seemed to have transcended the normal path of cultivation.
If he had continued in the established direction, he would have already touched the boundaries of legend.
But now, he has clearly embarked on a new path, and the ceiling is higher than one can imagine.
Seeing that Luo Yi had regained consciousness, Saint John couldn't wait to ask, "Tell me, how much of your strength did you use just now?"
Luo Yi tilted his head slightly and said, "Eighty percent!"
Saint John's expression froze, and he rolled his eyes: "Even if you want to deceive me, can you at least be more careful?
If you use 80% of your strength to fight a legend like me, then the blood prince and the demigod will be nothing."
After a pause, he continued, "Tell me the truth, how much effort did you put in?"
Luo Yi wanted to tease him: "Do you want to hear the truth?"
"Nonsense! As a legend who still wants to improve, the only way to make progress is to face up to the gap."
"Actually, it's 60%, 50%, 40%, 30%, 20%..."
As Loyi kept muttering this, Saint John's expression became uglier.
He asked directly: "Just tell me, how many sacred skills did you use in the battle just now?"
"Five gates!"
"I heard that you've already mastered fifteen sacred skills, which means you've only used one-third of them, and now, I can't beat you?!
Oh, and the ancient red dragon Virgil isn’t counted either.
If we add this, is it only 30%? Or 20%? "
After thinking about this, His Majesty Saint John's face became even uglier.
Luo Yi was really worried that he might become withdrawn, so he quickly asked, "Then, Your Majesty, you came all this way here just to fight me, didn't you?"
“This is one of my tasks.
Even though those dark legends said you were incredibly strong and that you had beheaded even the blood prince with a single sword strike, they had never seen anything like it.
So, Your Holiness, let me weigh it.”
"Isn't it disappointing?"
"Disappointed? No, no, no, it should be called a huge surprise.
Now, you are already Helka's peak combat power, a rare existence.
Don't worry, in the future, few people will have the courage to show off in front of you, and your status will be different."
Luo Yi did not respond, but asked: "You said this is one of the tasks, is there anything else?"
"The second thing I want to inform you about is the handling of the vampires raising humans and animals!"
"What? Will the church take further action?"
"Of course!"
Saint John immediately became serious, his entire body emitting waves of murderous intent: "Raising humans and animals? Raising humans and animals!
This hasn't happened in years, and it's happening right under our noses. It's a real challenge to the church's bottom line."
"His Majesty the Pope has issued an order for all twelve cardinals to be dispatched. The Inquisition will also be mobilized to conduct a sweep against the entire vampire race!"
Luo Yi said: "There are not many active vampires in the Old World. The New World is the main force.
The thirteen blood clans are basically all within the Glorious Empire. Can your cleanup operation still be carried out in the Glorious Empire?"
In Luo Yi's view, this is a typical face-saving project.
The largest 'vampire den' in the Old World, the Blood Moon Forest demiplane, has been destroyed by Luo Yi.
The Pope's current actions are not even a remedy after the loss of his life. He has simply lost face and vented his anger.
However, Saint John looked over with a strange expression and said, "Do you have any misunderstandings about the church's strength?"
"How do you say that?"
“Yes, there are factions within the church, and the conflicts are quite serious, but there is only one Pope, and the deity they believe in is also the same.
Over in the New World, there are indeed hundreds of races coexisting, but don't forget that the majority of the Glorious Empire is made up of the human race that migrated here."
Luo Yi finally glanced sideways: "What do you mean?"
"This great purge targets all vampires, whether in the Old World or the New World...
The Thirteen Blood Clans are quite a prestigious name, but after this, if we don't completely wipe out three or five of them, we'll be incompetent."
"If we do this, there should be a lot of resistance, right?"
Saint John said, “Before coming here, His Holiness the Pope used the Great Prayer to communicate with the Kingdom of God, and ultimately requested the oracle, which was distributed to each sect.
Therefore, now is not a matter of whether to do it or not, but a divine oracle that must be fulfilled!"
"Then I'll wait and see!"
"Now, let's talk about the third thing, which is also the most important thing.
What do you think of the war between the Allied Forces and the Empire?"
He paused, as if he felt that this was too vague, and added, "To be more direct, which side do you stand on?"
Luo Yi frowned and said, “I thought I had made it very clear.
Flowers are flowers, I am who I am, I don't stand on either side!
"Then let me ask this another way. If someone wants to harm the Helka world, are you willing to fight to protect it?"
Amidst the ruins of the ancient castle, wind blew through, stirring up dust and smoke.
However, the words of His Majesty Saint John reached Roy's ears clearly, like thunder.
Luo Yi suddenly turned his head, his eyes extremely serious, and asked: "What do you mean?"
Saint John said softly, "You studied abroad in the Habsburg Empire and systematically learned about magical machinery.
But, haven't you noticed that there's almost no research data or technical accumulation for the transition from the Mage Tower's elemental pool to the mana pool?!"
"And the Royal Society, so mysterious that no one knew of its existence. The Church tried its best to investigate it, but after decades of investigation, they only managed to find a few peripheral members.
The real core, those great wizards, only left a name.
Then what?
We know nothing about their upbringing, the schools they belong to, or their magical proficiency!"
“It was like it popped out of a stone.
But it was they who pushed the development of magic in a different direction, pointing out the unique branch of magical machinery and creating the power of the Habsburg Empire."
"If you think this is a coincidence, it is a truth that the church has omitted from its long history.
What about the Seven Gods?"
"With the great Sun God dominating the faith of the Old World, where did they come from? How did they become gods? And how did they develop such a complete doctrine?"
Saint John's words were like a bolt of lightning, piercing through Roy's heart and revealing a truth that had been obscured by fog.
"You mean, those people come from outside this dimension?
Something like an invasion from Hell and the Abyss?"
Saint John nodded slowly and explained, "The Church is not unaware that magical weapons have changed the form of warfare.
It's not like I don't know that the magic industry has liberated productivity, which is good for the whole world;
Nor was it that they were unaware that the traditional aristocracy and knight class were hindering social development;
But as I said before, we simply cannot accept all of this technology and knowledge from other dimensions!"
"Even now, we still don't understand what those behind the empire are planning. What conspiracy are they brewing?"
"So, the church's boycott is actually for the benefit of the entire Helka."
Luo Yi agreed with this statement, but not completely.
Because, in his opinion, it is definitely not a good idea to stop eating because of choking. If you are unwilling to learn advanced technologies and systems, you will only be eliminated by the times.
However, Saint John changed the subject and repeated his previous question: "Count Roy, my most important mission is...
If, if there comes a day when the world is about to fall, are you willing to fight for Helka?"
St. John's attitude was extremely serious, and Roy did not hesitate at all.
He sat up straight and said in a loud voice: "I was born here and grew up here. This is my hometown.
If there ever comes a day when the world collapses and foreign enemies invade and want to trample my hometown, I will fight to the death and not give up an inch of land! "
"I'll remember what you said. Everything else is unimportant."
St. John left. His back looked a little disheveled at first, but he straightened his back as he took a step, and became the youngest legend of the church.
Luo Yi didn't move, just watched the other person leave, and then lay on the ground again.
His eyes looked at the sky, watching the changing sea of clouds becoming increasingly distant.
Only then did the red dragon Virgil approach slowly and ask, "Now that you know the truth, is it hard to accept?"
“It’s a little hard to accept, but it also solved a lot of my confusion.”
Luo Yi turned his head and looked at the red dragon Virgil. He asked, "So, that 'Battle of the Shining Stars' that could not be told to anyone was actually the first battle between the two sides?"
"Did you guess it?"
"So who wins? Who loses?"
"Haha, you're so smart, why are you asking questions when you already know the answer?"
After a pause, Red Dragon Virgil continued, "Since you still refuse to give up, I will shatter your illusions!"
"That battle took place over three hundred years ago. They came across the planes and fought with the Sun God's divine war army outside the planes, in the chaos of the astral realm."
"In that battle, terrifying magical beams pierced space, terrifying energy storms shattered meteorites, and violent thunder and divine power intertwined, creating an endless stalemate."
"That battle lasted for a full hundred years. The corpses of the dead legends were enough to fill the void, and the blood of the demigods flowed like a river.
Even among the true gods, more than five fingers of their number perished, and both sides suffered heavy losses."
"The one you are most familiar with, the most powerful god under the throne of the Sun God, the Silver Angel, fell on the way to the charge.
Therefore, that battle is also known as the Battle of God's Weeping."
"That was an era when the stars shone brightly, but you have to know that after shining, they were like shooting stars, fleeting!"
“Overall, that battle ended with the Helka gods retreating, but the other side didn’t suffer no losses either.
Seeing the Helka gods' resolute resistance, they did not dare to push too hard, but instead chose to temporarily suspend their attack and instead invade through gentle infiltration."
"So, the Habsburg Empire is their chosen spokesperson?"
"Yes! The rise of the Hohenzollern family began with their selection.
They are not impatient, or rather, they are not short of time, but are advancing their plans step by step."
"Although, up to now, no one knows what their conspiracy is? What is their purpose?"
Red Dragon Virgil sighed and said, "I admit that the church has many areas where it hasn't done enough; there are many corrupt people occupying positions, but they are just sitting there doing nothing; and there are many policies that are simply exploiting the people's wealth to support themselves.
However, when it comes to protecting the Helka world, they are never inferior to others.
That’s why I’m willing to believe in the Sun God and become a Red Dragon Bishop.”
Luo Yi asked another question, expressing his confusion: "So, the new divine calendar actually starts from the day they arrived, right?"
"Yes, they were very strange. When the victorious party chose to postpone the war, they only made one request - to change the calendar.
The solar calendar became the old divine calendar, and from the day they arrived, the new divine calendar was activated.
It seems to have a very important symbolic meaning for them.”
Luo Yi nodded slowly and asked the most important question: "Who are they?"
"They?"
The red dragon Virgil's voice became distant: "They claim to be the people of Netheril, the cradle of the great arcanists, who control the ultimate secrets of magic and drive huge floating cities that can navigate the astral plane.
You heard right, a floating city came, yet it overwhelmed the entire Helka world for countless years."
"Well, how do you feel after knowing this secret?"
"The pressure is like a mountain!"
At this moment, Luo Yi couldn't help but smile bitterly: "I understand why the church doesn't want others to mention this 'Battle of the Shining Stars'?
It's not just a matter of losing face, but most people really can't handle it!"
“Only the ignorant are fearless. Once they know the truth, they will feel suffocated.”
(End of this chapter)
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