Soul of Burning Steel

There is a small piece of royal manor behind the Morlaix Palace, which has an artificial lake and exquisite gardens. Unlike other places in the Morlaix Palace, only members of the royal family can come and go here, even the attendants are not allowed to enter.

From the emperor Israel Diamond and his wives and concubines down, there are actually not many members of the royal family, and there are only eight heirs in total, and among them, the eight emperors died at a young age due to blood problems. After Sreier completely advanced to the legendary middle rank, no descendants were born, so now the royal family members only have the eldest prince, the second prince, the third prince, the fourth prince, the fifth prince, the sixth prince and the seventh prince.

This is also a pity for the superpowers. Due to their overly powerful strength and the nature of life, it is difficult for them to combine with ordinary life to produce offspring. A humanoid golden dragon has descendants, and that golden dragon lady is also at the peak of Jiyi's strength, otherwise she would not be able to breed the descendants of the two.

Because the younger sister died due to a defect in the essence of life, the Seventh Prince is now the youngest of all the emperor's descendants. At this time, this boy with dark golden hair and sky blue eyes is in a palace in the royal garden. In a remote corner, he was practicing martial arts rigorously, exercising his breathing, his posture was meticulous, and there was no slack or slippery in the slightest.

It is late winter now, and the leaves and branches in the manor are all white, like ice sculptures, and the surface of the artificial lake is also condensed like a mirror. Speaking of catching a cold, at least he would shiver from the cold, but the Seventh Prince, who seemed to be only in his teens, didn't feel it at all, and even his forehead was sweating non-stop due to exercise, and his whole body was steaming hot.

Breathing and movement are coordinated, mobilizing the energy in the body to run. The astonishing heat turns into white steam and emerges from the top of his head like a column of smoke. Halfway through the exercise, he even feels a little overheated, so he tore off his clothes impatiently , revealing a strong and well-proportioned body under the clothes, the flesh and blood inside the smooth muscle lines seemed to have a layer of dou qi light emerging, blocking the surrounding severe cold.

"Thump, thud, thump."

The seventh prince, Alva, originally wanted to continue to hone his breathing technique, but he saw a small shadow running towards him at a high speed not far away. The boy was stunned for a moment, then smiled, squatted He caught the little tree man who didn't seem to stop the car and wanted to hit him. He whispered to the treant with a violet flower on his head, "Why, does your mother have any news for me?"

"Gee-chi-chi-gu..."

The little tree man made a cute muttering voice, which seemed illogical, but Alva seemed to understand it, and he frowned slightly: "Is that so? I see, I really need to think more about it. "

The Seventh Prince's dark golden hair, appearance and excellent physical fitness are undoubtedly inherited from his emperor's father, and the ability to communicate with tree people is inherited from his mother, but those sky blue eyes are neither like Yisi's. Rael is not like Queen Edna either. It should be a blood mutation or a special ability acquired. After listening to the little tree man explain all the words, Alva patted the words on the tree man's head, Then put it back, let it return to the garden after completing its mission, and become a violet again.

"Earl Radcliffe..."

The royal manor became silent again, but the seventh prince, who was alone, had no interest in continuing to exercise. The young emperor's heir simply sat down on the snow, looked up at the sky, and said in a slightly envious tone He muttered, "It's another new legend..."

A few years ago, Alva, who accompanied his father, Emperor Israel, to receive the news from Nostradamus, was very envious of the Northland who had the inheritance of a sage and advanced from silver to ultimate in just one year. The count, who was still young at that time and still a little immature, thought that if he passed on the inheritance to him, then he could do those things too.

But a few years later, after some incidents, Alva clearly understood that his ability was not as high as he imagined, and the warrior who had become a legend would definitely not be a person relying on luck. Anyone who can sublimate his own life essence by luck and become an extraordinary high-level existence, every strong person has his own unique advantages.

That is indeed a person who is more outstanding than himself.

It is precisely because he kept hearing about the earl and other young masters in the palace that the Seventh Prince has been persevering in his studies and training. With the help of royal resources, profound inheritance and the best teacher, Alva is now He also has the silver realm, and with the arrival of the demon tide, his strength progresses by leaps and bounds. And his silver level is different from ordinary silver. His strength is so strong that he can win even if he fights with several knights of the same level.

But this is not enough.

Don't talk about comparing with that earl, even compared with that one - his brother who has never met, the second prince Di Moore, it is too far behind.

Among the only seven remaining emperor's heirs, only three are worthy of Avar's attention. Among them, the eldest prince is now leading a province in the east of the empire, practicing government affairs, and his strength is to take advantage of the arrival of the demon tide to break through the gold. Although the strength of his men is outstanding, There are also many nobles who support him, but in terms of personal strength, the Seventh Prince believes that he can completely surpass him in a few years.

The fifth emperor is obsessed with painting and magic technology. She is currently studying in the White Tower of Guantian in the Eastern Plains. She is also a popular and well-known painter there. It is rumored that her personal strength has already reached the golden middle level, or even high level. With her mother's Power, the hidden power of this princess should not be underestimated, and the group of powerful mage friends in the White Tower is even slightly superior to the prince. Fortunately, the fifth princess does not seem to plan to return to China to compete, she is devoted to painting. The highest state and above the truth. throne? Don't disturb this princess to delve into the truth!

As for the other princes and princesses, some of them traveled with the powerful members of the royal family, and some of them stayed in the imperial capital, but they were generally mediocre.

As for Alva himself, in terms of potential power, with the backing of Queen Edna and the family behind him, he is actually no less than his brothers and sisters, but his personal strength is really stretched by the age gap. Now, among the three worth noting, even the first prince who doesn't care much about martial arts actually has strength above the level of his peers by virtue of the excellent blood of the royal family, and the fifth prince who pays more attention to knowledge than pure strength also has With the strength of the mid-level gold, not to mention the rumored second prince who has been honing in the army and has the peak gold strength since his return.

This is a world with extraordinary power. Sometimes, one's own power is far more important than the forces behind it. Especially this generation of emperors started with wars. Israel is particularly concerned about this.

The gap between Silver Central and Gold Peak is so large that it is hopeless. Two people with the same talent and the same hard work will determine the outcome between the two. Time and luck, and when it comes to luck, Alva only knew that he was not bad, but by no means good, and time was completely on Di Moore's side.

Now, the father is in good health, and his children don't need to fight, just like young dragons will not compete with their brothers for territory before their parents leave, but Alva, as a smart person, always thinks more, for example, if one day, As the legendary powerhouse who suppressed everything, Israel suddenly didn't want to be emperor and went to travel around the world, so what should they do as heir reserve? No one will give up the position of emperor.

—A father loves all his children equally, so he loves no one.

Thinking of this, Avar shook his head lightly. The young prince had already seen his father's plan, even more clearly than his mother. Israel had no intention of appointing an heir at all. He sent the eldest prince to study government affairs, and let the fifth prince and daughter who liked magic go out to study. The other princes and princesses could do whatever they wanted. Future achievements will naturally be divided into high and low, and the strongest among them will be the next generation of emperors.

However, the father is particularly harsh on the second brother.

Thinking of this, Avar couldn't help clenching his fists. The boy closed his eyes and frowned.

Harsh treatment in the royal family does not mean suppression, but means higher and more expectations. It is precisely because of expectations and dissatisfaction that they will be urged to go through honing. A legendary powerhouse is still the emperor's expectation. It's okay if he can't achieve it, but if Di Moore is really allowed to complete the training of his father, can he really compare to him?

A smart person will weigh the pros and cons, and Avar is naturally a smart person. If he is not in the royal family, but an ordinary wealthy family wants to compete for the position of Patriarch, then Alva will naturally give up. He knows the limit of his ability, so sometimes he retreats. One step will open up the sea and the sky. But the royal family is different. The Seventh Prince knows that standing behind him are several nobles and his mother, and his fight for the next throne is related to the interests of all of them. This is not something he can give up just by himself. .

"Apprenticeship, indeed, worshiping a legendary strong man as a teacher is the only way for me to barely catch up with you brothers and sisters in terms of personal force."

Thinking about the message from his mother, Alva pondered for a long time, then laughed dumbfounded, and shook his head: "But why did the Earl of the Northland accept me as an apprentice? Is there any advantage? My mother really thinks too much... I'd better be myself first, and then think about the next thing."

After sorting out his thoughts, the young Seventh Prince stood up again, and he returned to the woods in the garden. Not long after, the sound of breathing with a wonderful rhythm and the exercise of limbs breaking through the air resounded in the garden again.

Time flies, and a month passes in a blink of an eye.

It is now the 20th day of April 835 in Starfall.

In the northern land, in the lord's mansion, Joshua was about to leave for the imperial capital.

At this time, the spring thunder shook, and even the weather in the Northland began to gradually warm up, and the snow in the fields began to melt gradually. In some places, farmers had already started plowing the fields to prepare for planting, and the workers who expanded the city had once again Starting work, not to mention other parts of the empire that are warmer, they resume work more than half a month earlier than the Northland.

The arrival of spring also means the arrival of the early spring celebration. As the beginning of a year in a real sense, every year's celebration needs to be presided over by His Majesty the Emperor. This is not a complicated ceremony, but an exciting one. The carnival of laughter, the deepest memory of many children in the imperial capital is the annual early spring celebration, they can always live a very fulfilling and happy day on this day.

Of course, this time may be different.

At this time, the scheduled celebration date is approaching day by day, but the atmosphere in the imperial capital is still extremely dull and depressing. Many nobles do not allow their children to go out, but stay in the mansion cautiously, observing carefully. the surrounding situation.

Of course Joshua knew why. Although he was in the Northland, the news was not blocked. Israel and Nostradamus disappeared together for several months without any reason. Of course the soldier knew about it, and he knew it at the time. In an instant, he had already guessed where the other party was.

The mist of God and Evil, and the Void Observatory.

"If you think about it carefully, the reason is still with me."

Joshua stood in front of the mirror and cooperated with Hotaru to take out one set of dresses after another. He didn't know what to wear, so he was happy to let the silver-haired girl worry about him. It didn't matter what he wore anyway. A legendary Even if a strong man wears armor, those nobles will naturally find a lot of plausible explanations for him, but since he can wear it better, it will naturally look better, after all, in addition to taking care of His Majesty's face, He also represented the Radcliffe family himself.

"What is the reason, master?"

At this time, Yingying was constantly taking out all kinds of dresses from the closet, and stood on tiptoe to gesture on the warrior. This magical girl who could not even change her clothes is now under the influence of the maids. Now she has become a master of clothing matching. While muttering 'this is too flirtatious', 'this color doesn't match', 'this is too thin', she took the time to ask her master curiously.

"When I described to them the true function of the mist of divinity, I knew that Israel would definitely take Nostradamus to all the mist of divinity in the empire to experience it."

Looking at the busy Yingying, Joshua chuckled and said with a shrug: "After all, he probably has mastered the mysteries of divinity now. Observing the divinity of other gods is naturally a means for him to improve. Xingsuo, that should be related to Master Nostradamus."

After all, that is the most obvious and fragile place in the trajectory of time and space, and it is also the place closest to the Great Demon Tide in the Mycroft world.

Thinking of this, the soldier glanced at Yingying who was still tangled, shook his head, took a black dress casually and said, "That's all. I wear other colors too brightly, this one suits me better."

"Hey, no, master, you've worn this color too many times, it doesn't feel fresh at all!"

Seeing that Joshua directly rejected the match that she had been thinking about for a long time, the girl couldn't help but wailed: "There is still a lot of time, we can continue to choose more, for example, this silver-gray style looks a bit like a battle armor. It suits you... You are already a legendary powerhouse, so it's okay to be late, right?"

"There is not much time, my firefly, I have to go to the imperial capital early." Patting the other party's little head, Joshua kindly reminded: "The celebration will start at noon, and it is already ten o'clock in the morning, Bran Deng and Verdani are waiting for me in the imperial capital now, and we must do what we promised, and legendary powerhouses are no reason to be late."

"But the important person should appear as late as possible..." the girl murmured, sounding very unwilling.

But Joshua nodded: "You're right." He raised his head and looked at the sky pointingly: "It's true that the later the important person appears, the better."

But sometimes if you don't go early, you won't be able to see a good show from beginning to end.

"I also need to go!"

But at this moment, there was a voice coming from the ceiling.

Miss No. 3's magic power projection slowly fell from mid-air. The winged girl frowned, pinched the corner of the warrior's clothes, and said in a firm tone: "Joshua, I want to go too!"

"...Of course I won't refuse, but how do you go?" Facing No. 3's extremely rare request, it's better to say that it's the only firm request since we met. Naturally, the soldier will not refuse, anyway, as him, he is considered to be the leader of the entire lord. Archbishop Artanis, who brought St. Lauren's Cathedral outside the house, can bring it with his apprentices, let alone bring one more person, but he is a little strange: "Do you want me to bring your body there? It's a little dangerous."

"It seems you forgot...Of course you don't need to bring it!" For some reason, No. 3's voice became a little sullen, and the magic projection that was as exquisite as a real person quickly dissipated, leaving only one sentence in the air: "I'll be right over! "

Joshua and Hotaru looked at each other, at this time Rin who heard the movement also poked out half of his face from the study, the three of them were a little puzzled, and the black-haired boy said in a young voice: "This... what Miss No. 3 said Should it be 'be right back'?"

Whether the artificial intelligence made a grammatical error just now is unknown to everyone, but then, the sound of heavy footsteps approached the second floor step by step following the exclamation of the maids downstairs.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The roar of steel and the mournful sound of the obsidian floor played together, under the shocked eyes of the Shenji siblings and soldiers—a living metal construct weighing 2,255 kilograms (and some other devices were plugged in) The Iron Maiden appeared in front of everyone like this, and where she passed, the stone slabs shattered, the stairs appeared cracks, and the entire Lord's Mansion was in a mess from the basement to the second floor.

"Joshua, this is a gift from you."

Smiling, the petite but substantial No. 3 drove her steel body with her arms folded on her chest. She smiled and said, "I'm a little tired of looking at the Northland, take me to the imperial capital you've been talking about." Go and see!"

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Originally, the emperor would die in a few years, so the queen naturally had the confidence to support her son to the throne... After all, Nostradamus was an outsider, how could he compare with the queen who was temporarily regent at that time... The world has changed, so she will Say the situation has changed.