Chapter 513: Hymn from the Other World
When Atros heard that Ambersh wanted to make him a god, the opportunity that others dreamed of was like poison to him.
The dragon widened its eyes and roared, "Impossible, I will never give up! I want to unify the world, I want to surpass Arthur Lane, and I want to win back everything I have lost!"
He still has a thousand-year plan to unify the world, how could he leave now?
Once he is forced to ascend, he will never have a chance to win back! The gods are not allowed to interfere in the mortal world, this is the rule of Io!
Amber Xiu shook his head and sighed, "Did the dragon gods give you this power in the hope that you would fight to the death? The gods love their children and gave you the last power in the hope that you could escape successfully. If you had wanted to escape from the beginning, who could stop you? It's just that you couldn't let go of your ambition to dominate the world, and you missed the last chance given to you by the gods.
"Now I let you return to the embrace of the dragon clan, but you still think ambition is more important. You have brought shame to the dragon clan and disappointed the gods."
"I……"
Atros trembled all over after hearing this. Could what the lich said be true? At this time, Arthur Ryan, whose body was broken, supported himself and flew to Amberxiu and asked in a low voice: "Is what you just said true? Do the dragon gods really think so?"
Amber Xiu replied without disguising, "God knows what the gods think. I made it up. It's enough to disgust the dragon. Look, he really believed it and almost cried."
Arthur Lane: …
For a moment, the Holy King was glad that the lich in front of him was not his enemy. If this lich had stood next to the dragon more than a thousand years ago, he might have lost long ago.
"Despicable lich!"
Atros was so angry at Amber that he almost couldn't hold on, causing the colorful light column to rise again. It was almost at its limit, and in the moment when it was out of control, all three of them would be hit by this colorful light.
Amber Xiu was still not idle, and continued to say to Atros: "I have seen many so-called ambitious people like you. After reading a few vernacular novels, you thought you had seen the rise and fall of dynasties, and you dreamed of becoming the supreme king, unifying the world and calming down disputes. In fact, what you think about is power, status, and beauty. You just want to leave your name in history and be praised by others. Once someone opposes you, you use the so-called righteousness to suppress them. This is just the thinking of a tyrant.
“Arthur Ryan rebelled not to become emperor, but just to make others live better. Why did he help other races to build kingdoms and share his power? Because he did not fight for power, but to make people live a better life.
"You always compare yourself to Arthur, but in fact you are far inferior to him. If you were not born as a powerful time dragon, you would be just a giant baby who daydreams all day long."
Arthur Ryan felt quite embarrassed. Although it was a compliment, why did it sound so sarcastic when it came out of the lich's mouth? After saying a lot, Amber took a breath and said to Arthur Ryan, "Are you almost recovered? I'm almost out of words!"
Arthur Lane nodded, and parts of his body flew everywhere, reassembling into a complete arm, holding the sword high.
The holy light was like the morning glow, attached to his sword.
Amber's golden throne had been used up long before this battle, so he just did nothing the whole time. With his spellcasting ability, he couldn't even break the dragon scale defense.
The reason for delaying time until now is to wait for Arthur Lane's sword.
The dragon whose head was chopped off would not die, but the time it took to recover was enough for Karsas' ascension to the godhood to take effect.
However, at the moment Arthur Lane's sword fell.
Atros directly lifted the time barrier, and colorful light shot up into the sky.
Arthur Lane could no longer swing his sword, because at the moment Artros gave up resistance, he used his remaining power of time.
This huge dragon increased its speed to the extreme, rushed out of the coverage of the light column, and took Amberxiu away with it.
Arthur Lane was the only one left in the colorful light.
A huge amount of power gathered there, turning into something like a whirlpool, and poured into the broken mecha.
Those parts were completely shattered under the powerful energy impact, and even the original magic dragon artifact quickly melted under the flow of dazzling light.
Becoming a god is not an easy thing. First of all, one must wash away worldly impurities and transform from mortal to holy.
Arthur Lane no longer has a body, and only his pure soul is left to receive this energy.
Energy was forcefully pumped into the hero's body, and Arthur Ryan couldn't help but cry out in pain.
This was what happened to Karsus back then. Even though the Goddess of Magic allowed him to become a god, he was unable to support the huge magic net and was blown to pieces the moment he became a god.
Atros was hovering in the distance, still holding onto Ambersh's body.
Even though the lich tried to self-destruct and escape, Atreus was able to catch him back with a time reversal. Even Ambers used his last chance of rebirth but was unable to escape the clutches of Atreus.
Artros taunted Amber and said, "Is this your perfect plan? Now Arthur Lane is about to be torn apart by these forces because of your stupidity, and you have become my prisoner. I can easily kill you, and then slowly deal with the others.
"Even though my identity has been exposed, my strength is back. Time is on my side, and I will definitely be the winner. Now, you have lost."
Atros really wanted to see the lich's regretful and painful expression, however, Amber remained calm as if everything was going according to plan.
Artros angrily crushed most of his bones, pointed at the wailing enemy and said, "See, this is your so-called plan. You have failed, lich! All your calculations are no match for my absolute power. If Arthur Ryan can't hold on, he will be killed by your ascension. Even if he survives, he will leave the mortal world forever, and no one in this world will be able to stop me.
"He can only watch me destroy everything he cherishes in the Kingdom of the Lord of Dawn. I promise that I will destroy everything you cherish, too!"
Amber looked at the dragon who had lost his composure, not caring about the damage to his body. He just said calmly, "The dragon gods made a bet with the Lord of Dawn. The dragons lost, but they can still bless you and restore all your strength. What about the Lord of Dawn? He has also lifted the restrictions. Did you see the Lord of Dawn send down the holy light?"
Atlos immediately raised his head in shock, just in time to see thousands of brilliant holy lights hanging from the sky.
Divine intervention!
A priest who is loved by the gods can use some kind of ritual to summon the gods' will, perhaps to grant a powerful blessing, or to attack the enemy...it depends on the specific situation.
This is behavior permitted by Io.
Just as the Dragon Gods can grant the Time Dragon the opportunity to return to its peak, the Lord of Dawn can now take action to ensure that Arthur Lane can successfully become a god.
The holy light and the colorful light merged together, seeming to neutralize the terrible energy turbulence inside.
Arthur Lane did not scream again. His originally translucent body became clearer and clearer, and finally completely restored to human form.
Just at the moment when he regained his human form, divine light gathered in front of Arthur Lane and pushed him into the sky.
"He succeeded." Amber said calmly.
The divine nature condensed and ascended on the spot. The kingdom of the Lord of Dawn opened its doors to welcome the new god.
Atros watched his former enemy ascend to heaven. Although he said that he didn't care, he was already so angry in his heart that he wanted to destroy everything.
He didn't want Arthur Ryan to ascend, he just wanted to imprison this old enemy and let him watch him succeed. Artros wanted everything to be above Arthur Ryan, so that he could feel satisfied.
But Arthur Lane became a god!
Arthur Lane once again surpassed himself!
No matter how he destroys the world, the other party is still looking down on him from above.
And the instigator of all this is this lich.
Atros looked at Amber in his hand and said in a low, resentful voice: "I once thought that if you were willing to assist me, I could give you the financial power after the world is unified, and you could be in charge of all the wealth in this world. It's a pity that you go against me again and again."
Amber Xiu smiled and said, "Are you stupid? The money I earn now is for myself. If I were to be your finance minister, I would be working for you to make money. Which one do you think I would choose?"
Atros was stunned for a moment, then he increased the strength in his hands, completely shattering Amber's body, leaving only a skull that preserved the soul.
"Do you really think I can't deal with you? Do you think that you can ignore pain and all torture just because you are an undead?" Atros gave a cruel smile and said to Amber, "Thanks to Cyric, he reminded me of your biggest weakness. Lich, I heard that you haven't had a good life in the past few hundred years. It was only by becoming an undead that you temporarily forgot the pain. Then I will let you remember it again!"
Amber's skull opened its mouth and shook violently, as if in panic.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
However, what vibrated from his soul were bursts of laughter.
"Idiot, I know I'm going to die, but you forgot one thing! Even if Arthur becomes a god, how could he let you go?!"
Atros snorted coldly and said, "Gods are not allowed to interfere with the mortal world. This is the rule of Io..."
But before the dragon could finish his words, a ray of holy light descended from the sky and landed on him.
Amber smiled and said, "Yes, the rule of Io is that gods cannot directly attack mortals, otherwise they will be severely punished. But will the Holy King Arthur Ryan let you go because he is afraid of punishment?"
The holy light turned into a sharp sword and pierced Atreus' body, not only destroying the dragon's body, but also consuming his soul.
Even the power of time cannot save us, because this is the power of gods, a great power that transcends all mortals!
Below the gods, we are all ants.
Arthur Ryan did not hesitate at all. As soon as he mastered the power of the gods, he slashed at Atreus with all his strength, concentrating all his strength here, leaving no way out for himself.
Just like when he challenged the dragon alone, he was determined to die.
A sigh was heard from the endless holy light, and there was a loud roar of thunder.
The young god who was about to enter the kingdom of God was hit by Io's thunder and turned into a stream of light flying all over the sky.
But the final sword of this god is still killing the dragon. The power of holy light will continue to lock the dragon's soul until it is completely exhausted.
Amidst the screams, Atros felt his soul melting away quickly. Even the power of time could not reverse the sword slashed by the gods who sacrificed themselves. All he could do now was to slow down time and experience death more vividly.
No, that's not right. At this last moment, there is still one thing he can do.
In the slow flow of time and space, Atros covered Ambershu's body with the remaining power of time.
"I curse you with my soul and flesh, and will repay you with all the pain you have endured a thousand times over!"
The dragon blood curse was the evil magic that the dragon cast on Arthur Ryan, which eventually caused the hero's soul to dissipate and even be possessed by the dragon.
But this time, Atreus did not want to take over Amber's body. He used his last strength to reverse time, turning Amber from a skeleton into a hunchbacked old man.
Reversing time and restoring the lich to human form, all the painful memories that Amber had experienced in his life reappeared in an instant. The forgotten past appeared before his eyes inexorably.
The teacher who was buried by his own hands, the torture he endured, the friend who died with his eyes open, the druid girl who once held hands, betrayals and feuds time and time again, starting all over again and again, and eventually all that has been built will be lost.
Teachers, friends, lovers, wealth, status, power... No matter how many times you start over, no matter how high the castle is, it will eventually be destroyed by fate, just like Amberxiu is now.
The prophecy wizard cannot escape the arrangement of fate after all.
Tears flew out of his cloudy eyes and were blown away by the passing wind. Countless repeated painful memories were eroding his aging soul.
The life boxes scattered all over the world lost their magical light at the same time.
He is no longer a lich, and this time, there is no way to be reborn.
When he fell heavily to the ground, Amber's hunched body and soul were shattered.
Because his skeleton had been crushed long ago, his body was not even wearing any clothes at this moment. He fell naked to the ground and died, just as Amberxiu had said before.
Such a death was too undignified. If possible, he really didn't want others to see it.
Unfortunately, there is no chance now.
When the legends who were sent away returned to the arena, all they saw were the remains of the huge dragon and two broken corpses.
One of them is that of the Orc King Lorgar, whose soul has returned to the kingdom of the Orc God.
No one could recognize the other body, but it was certain that the old man was completely dead, because even the spell of talking to the dead could not take effect.
This means that his soul is no longer there.
However, the gods were witnesses, and each kingdom heard this thrilling story from its own gods.
Holy King Arthur Lion, the evil dragon Atreus, and the lich whose real name no one knew, all died on this battlefield.
When Amber's identity was finally confirmed, only the withered rose collected his body.
At a funeral not long after, hymns praising the hero rang out in the arena, but unfortunately the hymns from the mortal world could no longer reach the hero's ears.
(End of this chapter)