Chapter 4 Excuses and Justifications
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Standing up from his seat, Eagle looked at the warrior in front of him with his own eyes for the first time, his tone was serious, but not mild: "I know that there are certain beings in this world who have God-given abilities, and since they were born, they have all kinds of special talents, such as manipulating the elements, talking to animals, and being able to easily see through the direction of all energy flows. ”
The old Pope's physique was not strong, and the feeling of old age was even clearer when he stood up. But even so, anyone could feel the tremendous power in this emaciated body, a power as vast and majestic as the mountains and oceans.
Eagle opened the palm of his left hand, he lowered his eyes and calmly looked at the holy light circulating in his palm, and then said lightly: "Whether it is the Emperor of the Empire, Israel, or the Sage of the East China Sea, Faina, or even me, they are all this kind of existence. As stated in the literature, as long as the 'Chosen One' is given a proper chance, their strength will grow rapidly. ”
Speaking of this, the old man's tone changed to puzzlement and curiosity, he raised his head and looked at the warrior: "Joshua, I know your past, in the past twenty years, you have been unknown, just living like an ordinary descendant of a nobleman, even if you join the army, you only rely on family connections to obtain a small position, and there is nothing particularly outstanding. ”
"The first twenty years of your life were as unremarkable as the gravel on the seashore, but two years after your father's death, they were as dazzling as a meteorite falling from the sky—I credited you with the sage lineage before, but now it's a little uncertain."
"Then Your Majesty, do you think I'm the Chosen One too?"
Although Joshua knew that his body was just ordinary and pure human blood, he didn't feel strange about Iger's attitude. At his speed, anyone would find it shocking. Ordinary people will only sigh at the talent of a warrior, and those who know more things will naturally find appropriate excuses and reasons for him.
Whether it is the lineage of the sages or the Chosen One, it is such an 'excuse and reason' that Joshua does not need to say anything at all, someone has written all the explanations for his rapid increase in strength - there are not many people in this world who are so suspicious, and they are more accustomed to putting special things in their own familiar cognitive categories.
But what does this have to do with divinity?
"That's right." Eagle does not hide his speculation: "I think it is possible for you to awaken your talent as the Chosen One after the death of the previous Count of Moldavia - it is not uncommon in history to awaken hidden abilities because of intense emotions, what matters is what your talent really is." ”
"Now it seems." The old man nodded, as if confirming his guess: "I'm afraid it's 'plundering'." ”
"Whatever you defeat, you get, as long as you win all the way, your strength will naturally increase by leaps and bounds—a talent often found by those powerful demons in the abyss."
After hearing the word Abyss Demon, Joshua's expression moved slightly, he didn't have any feelings about the old Pope's speculation, he simply recalled the voice he heard in the Blood Moon Abyss.
After the victory over Mandagar, there was a grand mystery that could not distinguish between male and female voices echoing in the warrior's mind, and it wanted Joshua to stay in that plane and become its lord.
It should be the so-called 'Abyssal Will', which is similar to the 'Steel Python' that Joshua had seen in the worlds of Karlis and Irgena before, and is the embodiment of the will of a world. His initiative to recruit undoubtedly affirmed the quality of the warrior, and now that Eagle said this, he couldn't help but wonder if he really had the talent for it.
After all, the glorious power of a warrior is essentially to collect the soul fragments of the defeated to increase their strength, and it is indeed no problem to say that it is plunder.
Noticing Joshua's expression moving slightly, Eagle shook his head and said with a smile: "Don't be nervous, Joshua, although it is said to be a common ability among abyss demons, in fact, it is not uncommon for humans to have this kind of talent - it is the most normal thing to take power from the loser. ”
"According to the literature, in ancient times, many of the sages who created the Dou Qi and Breathing Methods had similar talents, and it was precisely because they were able to plunder the vitality and magic power of demonic beasts that they could lay the foundation for the human power system itself."
When he said this, the old pope sat back in his place, he was silent for a while, and then shook his head slightly and said: "To be honest, Joshua, no matter how fast your strength progresses, it will only make me feel happy, as a representative of the side of order, the inheritor of the sages, even if you become a legend now, I will only send my heartfelt blessings, but ......"
Eagle sighed, and he stared into Joshua's eyes with a golden light: "Fight, kill, destroy...... Such a divinity is too ominous, but you can make it take shape, prove that it suits you perfectly, and with the talent for plundering, perhaps this is the reason why your strength has progressed so quickly. ”
"Sort of, indeed."
Except for the part of the progress of strength, the old Pope was indeed right, even Joshua nodded in agreement, he himself felt that this kind of divinity was not too much, the battle was fine, it was in line with the nature of a warrior, but killing and destroying sounded like a villain completely.
He is not a thirst for killing, nor is he keen on destroying anything...... Thinking stopped for a moment, Joshua's eyes narrowed, and he remembered the tens of thousands of demonic beasts and chaotic creatures he had killed, as well as the buildings and surfaces he had unconsciously destroyed.
Thinking about what he had done in the past, it was not strange that the warrior suddenly felt that he had this kind of divinity.
"You have experienced the infinite source power behind divinity."
The old and clear voice of the old pope echoed in the hall, he sat on his holy white chair, a golden sun hung in front of him, Igor no longer stared at Joshua, he looked up at the vault of the great temple, on which were painted sculptures of the sky, the sun, the moon and the stars, the ripples of the flowing holy light brought these reliefs to life, and even gave a faint chant sound.
"I can see very clearly, because of your anger, you have unleashed the power of divinity, and the power from the most basic place in the world has filled your body, making it easy for you to kill the crystal demon dragon that is comparable to the original." Iger's eyes were calm: "So you must also understand the strength and limitations of this power. ”
"That's true." Now, Joshua began to understand the old Pope's purpose for calling him to the Great Temple at the top of the Holy Mountain, and he replied in a deep voice: "That power is too great, like a great river that flows endlessly, sweeping all tsunami, even if you touch it lightly, you may be swept into it and turn into an invisible splash." ”
"If I don't get out of it, I will be burned out by this power, and my soul will not be in it, and I will become a part of it."
"Yes, exactly." Nodding solemnly, Eagle said in a voice without hesitation: "'Divinity' is the purest concept in this world, only truly pure people can obtain it by chance, and because of this, it is difficult to control, and if you are not careful, it will swallow itself. ”
"Joshua, you are a belligerent, and you will definitely fight against Chaos in the future, killing and destroying your enemies, if the enemy is too strong, you will definitely not hesitate to use the power of divinity." The old pope suddenly laughed, he shook his head with a wry smile and said: "In that case, you will destroy everything, including yourself, if you are not careful—to put it mildly, the inheritance of the sages has not yet been collected, and I can't let you die for such a stupid reason, it just so happens that the Church of the Seven keeps all the information about divinity, and it tells a little about the empirical methods of controlling it." ”
"And now, I'm going to teach you that."