Soul of Burning Steel

Starfall 833, winter, Moldavia, on the banks of the Immaculate River, in the evening.

The sun was setting and the sky was filled with clouds and clouds. The light of the stars and the moon was covered by thicker and thicker clouds, making the sky and the earth dim.

But suddenly, a gust of wind blew up, thunder exploded in the air, and an astonishingly strong light flashed between the sky and the earth like lightning. Different from real lightning, this crack-like, dark red huge light streak did not disappear, but solidified in mid-air for a long time.

After a while, the light dissipated, and the dark red crack revealed its true face—it was a gap that seemed to be cut by a sharp blade, hanging above the space, and there were irregular crack lines at both ends of the gap It spreads towards the surroundings, and on the other side of the crack, it seems to be able to see a strange and terrifying world, in which countless fungi and poisonous insects multiply, and the blasphemy aura is rapidly spreading towards the surroundings from it.

"boom!"

As if drawn by this aura, a thunderclap suddenly sounded in the cloudy sky above the Mai Zhe Unfrozen River, and the next moment, thunder and light intersected, and the sound of thunderclap spread across the mountains. Freezing rain mixed with blizzard poured down, turning the whole world into a Made a dark and misty cold world.

Accompanied by a flash of lightning piercing the night sky, a deformed figure suddenly flew out of the crack in midair, he drew a long arc in the snow curtain, and finally fell to the ground.

And a man with a spear in his hand, whose muscles and bones were distorted by a terrifying force, also walked out of the huge space-time rift.

Joshua stood in front of the time-space rift that was rapidly closing, circulating the life energy of his body to repair the injuries on his body. The moment he used the dragon hunting sword gun to confront Herras, his body suffered a huge impact. , most of the flesh and blood in his body were torn and deformed by the extremely terrifying traction force. If it weren't for the divine power in the warrior's bones, maybe even the skeleton would be twisted and squeezed, and even turned into pieces of bone dregs.

The last magic technique used by the high priest of the cult contained inconceivable power. If it wasn't for Herras himself being unable to control himself so that it dissipated in the middle, Joshua couldn't guarantee whether he would survive, but no matter what Said that now everything is as he expected - with the power of the two men's full blows, the warrior broke through the space-time rift to return to the Mycroft Continent, and forced Herras out of his home of the Plague World.

The air was filled with a stench. It was the result of atmospheric circulation during the few breaths between the Plague World and the Mycroft Continent. The high-heat and high-energy clouds from the battle between the two extreme powerhouses overflowed from the crack. When it came out, it caused freezing rain and blizzard, and the extremely cold temperature also suppressed the evil plague that spread in the air, making it impossible for them to spread wantonly.

Not long after, Joshua had roughly recovered from the damage to his body, and in the distance, the forest where Herras fell had also withered rapidly.

"good!"

A deep, angry voice sounded from the ground. In the center of a forest that had withered into tree trunks, the high priest of the cult who had also healed himself raised his head and looked up at Joshua in midair. Although his tone was annoyed, , but still with a hint of admiration: "I didn't expect you to have such deep knowledge of time and space, and you can accurately find the weak point of time and space to return to the Mycroft Continent... It seems that you are indeed the strongest under the legend. One of a bunch."

The subspace opened by Herras is located in the void outside the world. In the void, the distance between the world and the world is infinitely far and infinitely close. Except for some natural narrow passages of time and space, only those who are proficient in the rhythm of time and space, Only the strong who can determine various precise coordinates can go to various worlds with their own strength. Otherwise, it is easy to get lost in the endless void. The warrior can find the coordinates to return to the Mycroft Continent in an instant, which really makes him admire .

But at this point, he really overestimated Joshua... He just wanted to make a hole in the space-time barrier. No matter which world it leads to or the endless void, it is better than letting Herras be in his own space. At home, it is better to launch terrorist attacks that shocked him again and again. Even if it is empty, the most dangerous void can at least expel Herras temporarily, and maybe seal the almost A powerful transcendent who can't be killed.

Without the support of the life force of the plague world, the various biological weapons deformed by Herlas's body have gradually become normal human arms and organs. Because of his shortcomings, he couldn't use his full strength in Mycroft Continent.

The body of Herras is located in the plague world, and the person who usually walks in the world of Mycroft is just a spare body. In the past, there were legendary strongmen in the Xishan area who surrounded and suppressed him, but at most he lost a body. But the main body is still safe and sound, and it will continue to wreak havoc on Xishan after a while.

But this time, he thought he could defeat Joshua, but the spare body was unable to defeat the warrior, so he absorbed him into the plague world and used his body to fight against the enemy, but then he was kicked by Joshua in a way that hurt both Out of the plague world. Now, it is the main body that is damaged, not the indifferent incarnation, and the energy consumption of the two is not at the same level.

But even so, the current Herras gave Joshua an extremely dangerous feeling.

"It's unimaginable that you are obviously less than thirty, but you have such a huge vitality. If you can't only sense the wailing of wild beasts and monsters from the power in your body, I would even suspect that you have slaughtered hundreds of thousands, millions of people. counting human beings."

Stretching out his hand that had been restored to its original state, he grasped the atmosphere, and the patches of black mist spread and condensed. Herras held a growing sword condensed by dim streamers. His eyes were full of thoughts: "The whole northern empire The number of monsters is limited, even the Kuroshio cannot gather so many powerful monsters... You cannot be the life force gathered in Mycroft Continent."

The high priest of the cult pondered for a while, then chuckled and said, "Yes, seeing you are so familiar with opening cracks in time and space, you must have gone to other worlds to plunder and kill, the soul fragments around you are howling, tell me these information."

"You are hesitating."

But Joshua didn't answer, he held the spear in his hand, the blade of the dragon hunting sword hung down, and pointed at Herras: "There is no need to talk too much about the battle."

He has already seen that the body of the high priest of the cult has not adapted to the environment of the world of Mycroft because of the rapid change of form, so if he wants to delay time with words, how can the warrior let the enemy do what he wants? Naturally, he took advantage of his illness to kill him!

hum!

The spear in Joshua's hand shook, and in the next moment, his whole body turned into a stream of light, rushing towards Herras like this!

A spear pierced out, like a meteor falling to the ground, Joshua circulated the breath of scorched prison, and the high temperature of thousands of degrees was concentrated on his arms and the tip of the spear, condensing into an energy-gathering spear blade capable of vaporizing everything, when the fusion star exploded The generated energy flow method is also used in it, and the aftermath brings bursts of orange-red high-heat smoked wind in the air.

But Herras also showed a swiftness not inferior to Joshua. With a cold snort, he held a long sword and headed forward.

In an instant, the bloody rain exploded.

This is not a battle between ordinary powerhouses, but two people who are close to the legend and the pinnacle of extreme intent. You can only hear the two rays of light rapidly contacting and separating in midair, and then sticking together again, sending out There were continuous roaring noises, spears and swords colliding with each other, and there was a tooth-piercing sound of friction and screeching. Herlas and Joshua fought at a high speed in a narrow place at more than ten times the speed of sound, twisting The air in the air and the vacuum created caused the light to be temporarily distorted, making it impossible to see the details of their battle.

The bodies of these two people are already extremely strong. Even giant dragons and giant beasts of the abyss don't have such tough bodies. If they collide a little, the aftermath will cause Mai Zhe's Unfrozen River to explode. violent explosion,

After a while, the two separated and confronted each other for a thousandth of a second.

At this time, Joshua's chest was torn open, and the ribs on the left side protecting his heart were severed by the long sword containing evil poison and plague. In the beating chest, blood seemed to have his own life flowing, and the soldier's legs The bone was also broken by the huge kick, and it bent slightly.

Herras was even more unbearable. His body had fifteen large holes that were completely scorched and transparent. They smashed the spine of the cult high priest into three pieces, pierced his heart, and even his forehead Above, there is a big hole that is overflowing with brains.

But this kind of injury is harmless to both of them. After a thousandth of a second, the two converged together like teleportation, and started fighting again.

Spears, sharp swords, fists, kicks, the skills that humans can use, were swayed by these two people wantonly on each other, attacking each other like a storm, making their bodies tougher than steel burst into sparks, Huge wounds appeared one after another, but under the effect of the high-speed self-healing ability, these wounds all healed quickly, as if they began to recover back in time at the moment they were hit.

The land near the Mai Zhe Unfrozen River was completely in a mess. The continuous shock waves and storms caused the ground within a few kilometers to collapse. If it weren't for the aftermath of the battle between Joshua and Herras , the river has already poured into this place, turning it into a lake.

In an instant, the energy long sword in Herras' hand was shattered by the dragon hunting sword gun, but the powerful explosion also shook the sword and gun away. Seeing this opportunity, Herras rushed into Joshua's body instead of retreating. The inner circle grabbed the warrior's left shoulder. He circulated his energy and exerted a sudden force. The thick and tough layer of flesh and blood was completely torn away, revealing the skeleton with divine runes shining beneath it. But at the same time, Joshua He also simply threw away the spear, smashing the flesh and ribs in Herras's chest with one blow, and crushing his heart and lungs completely.

It was another blow for wounds, but unlike Joshua, Herras's heart was just a decoration. Although he was indeed slightly inferior in close combat, but because of this characteristic, neither of them suffered fatal injuries. .

At this time, the high priest of the cult has long been alienated from his body, and there is no such thing as a vital point. The life form of Herras, who is only one step away from the legend, is already somewhat similar to the larva of a void behemoth. Never die.

And Joshua needs an explosive core for energy operation and a thinking center, so there are two important weaknesses in the body, the heart and the brain. Although it is not irreparable, if the damage is serious, then the combat effectiveness will be great for a period of time There is also the possibility of being killed by a sudden sneak attack.

While Joshua was worrying about how to kill Herras, Herras was also thinking about how to kill this enemy that caused him trouble for the first time.

The magic is invalid, the magic is invalid, and the warrior is surrounded by a layer of inexplicable power. It is not the power of life, but the breath of order that makes the high priest feel extremely disgusted. Some weakening curses and magic spells, and the magic of the evocation system can't even do close quarters, and they are washed away by the majestic vitality.

Melee combat is even more disadvantaged. In terms of martial arts, Heranas considers himself one of the few masters in the world of Mycroft. He has learned how to use various weapons since he was a child, whether it is swords, spears, knives, axes or The staff, longbow, and the high priest are all proficient, and they can use them skillfully in battle, but Joshua's martial arts are so superb that they simply surpassed his imagination. It is difficult for Herras to understand that a man who is only half his age can How can a young man who has never been born be so much better than him in this aspect? Even if he has been practicing martial arts since birth, it is impossible to hone his skills to this level.

The only thing he can beat Joshua is his huge reserve of vitality and the [War Mode] that can only be used in the Plague World.

Neither side gave the other much time to think. The dragon hunting sword and spear were recalled by the soldiers, and another new energy weapon was condensed in the hands of the high priest.

And above the distant sky.

A white-haired old man and a strong warrior with dark golden hair stood on the clouds, watching the battle in the Moldovan territory.

"Israel, are you really not going to make a move?"

Just returned to the world of Mycroft from the Void Star Observatory, and hastily teleported to the north, the Archmage of Extreme Intent said to the ruler of the empire next to him in a playful tone: "You hurried back from the holy mountain, is it just to see Is it lively?"

But Israel shook his head, and said to his teacher in a flat tone: "I did intend to stop it, but now it seems that it is completely unnecessary."

"He's here."

The two watched the battle on the banks of the Mai Zhe Unfrozen River, their eyes filled with emotion.

With the power of Herras, even Nostradamus would not dare to say that he will win lightly. Even in the most optimistic situation, he would use the space-time magic he is good at at most to temporarily seal this monster with almost endless vitality in the In the void, the more likely situation is that he, an old man, was dragged down by infinite endurance, and finally died of being absorbed by the other party's innate ability.

As for Israel, although he is confident that he can kill Heranas through some special methods, the other party is not a fool. When he sees the legendary strong man making a move, he will naturally run away directly. Power, even the emperor of the empire cannot say that he will definitely be able to grasp the opponent.

"A strong man, no matter how powerful he is, no matter how ambitious he is, even if he is targeting my position, I will not be afraid."

"What I'm afraid of is that he has no desires. A person without desires, who doesn't even know what he wants, how can he lead everyone forward?"

Israel, slowly talking to himself, his cloak rattling by the high winds: "Joshua is not interested in power, money, beauties, fine wine...he has nothing against most things. Any desire is just looking forward to the battle with the strong."

"How can I take what others like?"

Suddenly, the pupils of the Legendary Dragon Knight shrank, and he said coldly: "It's time to decide the winner!"

The facts are exactly as he said.

As if it was a mistake, the spear in Joshua's hand suddenly stagnated for a moment in the middle of the thrust, and was shaken away by the long sword in Heras's hand, leaving a gap in his chest. Naturally, the high priest of the cult would not miss this opportunity. Although he also wondered why the fighters showed such low-level flaws, even if it was a trap, he could afford the price.

Therefore, Herras exploded the long sword in his hand, turning it into a mighty shock wave, temporarily stopping the warrior's defensive posture, and then he rushed into the opponent's body, gathering life energy in one hand, and directly sinking into Joe with his right palm. In Xiuya's left chest.

Flesh and blood splattered, and the two extremely different life energies produced a huge repulsive force at the moment of contact. Joshua's life force surged wildly. He wanted to push Herras' palm out of his body, but the life force of the high priest of the cult Originally stronger than fighters, it doesn't matter if it is a fight between fists and feet, but since it has penetrated into the body, it is unstoppable.

"This time, you lost."

The powerful force broke Joshua's ribs, Herras' right hand pierced through the visceral diaphragm, and directly held the soldier's heart, a smile lifted from the corner of his mouth, the innate ability was activated, and the power of void energy began to rush rapidly. Extract Joshua's vitality.

The soldier's complexion turned pale visible to the naked eye. It felt like a dam had collapsed, and his strong vitality was flooding away. He clearly felt that his life was rapidly decreasing. However, Herras' face was also ugly. The warrior's vitality contained the power of order that made him extremely uncomfortable. But at this moment, he couldn't stop, so he could only continue to extract Joshua's vitality, and tried his best to get rid of it all at once. Kill the opponent completely, so as not to have any side effects.

It was extremely strong, and the high priest of the cult felt surprised energy pouring into his body. Joshua's life force seemed to be still active after being absorbed, stirring and destroying his body. In order to avoid killing Joshua, before killing Joshua, His own body collapsed first, and Herras could only forcefully control it, gathering the vitality belonging to Joshua into a nucleus, suppressing it in his body, and waiting for it to be absorbed slowly in the future.

But at this moment, the soldier also showed a smile.

"We've been waiting for this moment."

A cyan flash suddenly lit up at the soldier's heart, and the power of order burst out from the azure orb in an instant like a tide, and mixed with Joshua's vitality poured into Herlas's body. Suddenly, the high priest of the cult was shrouded in blue light, unable to move.

Lifting his trembling arm, he pulled out the palm that Herras had inserted into his chest. Joshua inserted his hand into the wound without changing his expression, and corrected the position of the already shriveled heart. With a slap on the chest, high-temperature fighting energy flowed through the chest like fire, and a flame mixed with ashes burst out from behind, and the wound had healed.

The soldier's face already had many aging wrinkles, and most of his black hair turned pale, but even so, his eyes still released a scorching light like lava. Joshua was approached by the power of order. The restrained Herras grabbed his left arm without hesitation, and then yanked it violently.

For a moment, flesh and blood splattered, and he pulled out an arm bone that still had tendons and blood vessels, but what was surprising was that no blood flowed from such a serious wound, and the arm bone had , There are also black and red lines flowing, and the rune light belonging to the divinity flows on it.

"I knew that you, who are too greedy and selfish, would definitely not directly crush my heart, but would want to take advantage of this flaw to directly suck up my vitality and kill me completely."

Holding his arm bone with his right hand, Joshua didn't hesitate at all. He pointed at the core formed by Herras's life force and condensed it, and stabbed neatly.

"You sucked it in yourself." The soldier said mockingly, "I can't even do this."

Pooh.

The black-red arm bone, after penetrating Herlas's body and the life force core condensed by himself, suddenly burst into infinite light, majestic and shocking, and a bloody and cruel breath emanated from this amputated arm bone , releasing infinite majesty - the vitality belonging to Joshua, stimulated by Joshua's divinity, immediately got rid of Herlas's suppression, and began to crazily spread towards the opponent's body.

Like cancer cells.

Get it done... I didn't finish writing last night, so I finished it quickly after waking up this morning... 5800 words