Chaos is a strange thing.

Thousands of years ago, before the birth of the sages, the Age of Glory had not yet begun, and humanity had already been exposed to chaos in an era when magic and fighting spirit were not created by the sages.

Oddly enough, in the beginning, chaos didn't exist as a malicious adjective.

It is a neutral word.

'Order' and 'chaos' are opposed, 'being' and 'nothingness' are opposed, the initial fire burns chaos, fills nothingness, produces existence, and all things that exist differentiate into order, after they are extinguished, they are the wreckage of chaos.

When both the wreckage and the initial fire are dissipated, everything returns to chaos, and the flames will be rekindled from the ashes to create all things, which is the cycle of the world that the sages affirmed, the never-ending cycle of fire.

Chaos is not evil, it is not malicious, it is not a symbol of destruction, it is not a symbol of the end, it is the fuel of fire, it represents the original form of all things, and it is the oldest concept.

- It used to be.

In the soul space, Joshua Van Radcliffe controlled his sun-like soul and slammed into the galaxy-like defensive barrier of the debilitating evil god at five times the usual speed.

Simple, direct, simple impact, without any fancy, without any sound from the world of the soul, and without any shock waves.

But it is such a simple impact, but it contains infinite power and incredible skill - time is controlled by one man, which is the power of transcending the world.

So, at the moment when the silver sun hit the black galaxy.

Everything is broken.

The glow of the silver power of steel scorched the chaotic mist, and the black barrier shell of the weakened evil god, which could not be parsed by any method and could not be penetrated by light, finally shattered completely into countless fragments.

It can be seen that those filthy and incomprehensible things no one knows what they are, but they are the bodies of evil gods that can erode people's hearts and corrupt all things, and they begin to decompose and decay rapidly under the dual power of warriors and themselves.

The sound of being able to hear and cry.

“…… The sun, broken?! ”

"What's going on, all the Void Outposts are completely destroyed, and we have no access to news from the outside world at all!"

“…… There is no point, my compatriots, our world is cut off by the storm of space, the world is flooded with high-energy rays caused by the destruction of the sun, the microscopic level is already in chaos, and it is impossible for our technology to make any progress. ”

"Moving underground and living on the heat of the core? Come on, we're a race with wings that soar through the sky! ”

Fragmented sounds, accompanied by looming visions emerging from the shattered fortress of the gods, and endless whispers coming from the unrecognizable void became a disturbing background, and in the midst of those emerging visions, one could see the unthinkable.

With the shocked raising of countless winged creatures, in the sky, a large energy crystalline sun shattered like glass, and the fragments of thousands of suns turned into meteorites and fell to the heavens and the earth, and at the same time, beyond the void, the storm of time and space that made everything tremble was approaching, it pounded the barriers of the world, cut off the connection between all worlds, and countless bright worlds were dimmed because of this, even if there was a little tenacious persistence, but I don't know how long it could last.

"It's been fifty-seven years, and I'm almost forgetting the feeling of flying......"

"There is no sun, technological progress is blocked, you can't go to the outside world of the void, and now you are still engaged in internal strife to seize power, isn't this suicide?!"

"Bang!"

“…… Starting today, the Provisional Military Government of Taidel will take over the management of the seventeen underground shelters in Pola, Dirk, and Aland, and all citizens please submit to the government's management and surrender all their weapons in their possession......"

The silver sun did not have any curiosity or pity, he struck again, and after the barrier, the cantilevered arms of the weakened evil god were all shattered, and he could see that the original huge dark galaxy was only the core of the vortex in the center, and he could vaguely see that in the center of the vortex, there was some deep existence that was drumming.

"They controlled all the key departments, and they hid the technology and implemented a policy of fooling the people!"

"But what's the solution? Their generosity in food and enjoyment is outrageous, and no one will rebel against us. ”

"Even if we were to return to the ground one day, we would no longer be us......"

"Hah...... The important thing is that when that day comes, our race will still exist. ”

Joshua coldly swept away all illusions, and the silver crystalline stream of light tore through the vortex and penetrated deep into it.

Of course, of course, he knew that these illusions were the memories of the debilitating evil god's destroyed world and civilization before he became an 'evil god'—when he completely shattered the chaotic structure of the other party, bombarding out the information hidden in those fogs and shells, it proved that the essence of the debilitating evil god was partially shattered by him.

Pity? Sad? Haha, that's where the idea of a naïve baby comes from, in the face of the destruction of a world, the demise of a race, and the resentment formed by the end of a civilization, no one is qualified to show mercy.

That's an evil god.

A world eater who travels the worlds and destroys infinite civilizations!

These resentments, in particular, are likely to be just weapons made by some more powerful being.

Giving up thinking, listening, and observing, in order not to be affected by the chaotic fluctuations of the weakened evil god, Joshua gave up all his perception, he locked himself in the 'self world', and then with the program he had reserved, he simply crashed into the chaotic vortex.

With the majestic power of steel silently melting into chaos, the warrior completely shattered all the structures of the weakened evil god.

So, in this moment.

The weakened god shattered.

The dark galaxy shattered, and the silver sun was bounced away by a sudden huge force, and then, with a pitch-black flash of light shining through the soul space where Joshua fought with the weakened evil god, an incomparably huge void appeared in the space, and a mighty and strange long river rushed out of the void, quickly forming a sea under the entire soul space.

The silver sun that was bounced away, and Joshua's soul also turned into a human form again in confusion and solemnity, staring at the surging sea under his feet.

"This sea ...... Is it the essence of the evil god after it is broken? ”

Even after defeating the evil god, Joshua still didn't smile, he frowned and said to himself, he couldn't confirm the truth of this guess, but after he had smashed all the structures of the evil god, this might be the only possibility.

The evil god that threatened the warriors was gone, and the sea was the essence of its wreckage.

What makes up the sea is a strange spiritual being, and its form in Joshua's eyes is as if it is translucent, but also like a muddy mucus, these liquids undoubtedly have life, can be seen, there are countless completely different faces that appear and disappear, flickering, they are either wailing, or laughing, some serious, some sad.

Bang bang! With a continuous sound, the nine huge soul points of light that were originally floating on Joshua's side, like satellites, fell one by one, which were the souls of the nine legendary souls of the Glorious Era, and after Joshua regained his human form, these soul light points also returned to human form in turn.

It can be seen that these nine legends are two humans, one winged man, two elves, two dwarves, a fishman and an extremely tall centaur, who seem to have Titan blood.

The souls of these legends all have huge traces of chaos erosion that penetrate deep into the bone marrow, and they fall into a coma the moment they turn into human form, or in other words, resist the erosion of chaos for a long time.

A long time ago, in order to resist the pervasive erosion of the weakened evil gods, they sealed their souls and entrusted themselves to the care of self-running warships. These legendary powerhouses used the power of chaos to fight against chaos, so much so that thousands of years later, even the outer sides of their own warships were proliferated with countless chaotic-like flesh and arthropods, turning into a huge moon floating above the sealed world.

Joshua gathered and laid out these glorious legendary souls and placed them above the souls of the Great Khan, who had also passed unconscious. Because of their own strength, the chaos erosion has not reached the point where there is no cure, and they only need to put it into an area filled with a large amount of holy light, the power of order, or the power of steel, and this situation can be quickly alleviated.

When he had done that, he continued to look down at the sea.

The sea of souls.

Joshua narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the seemingly vast expanse of the sea, in which were the souls of humans, elves, dwarves, and winged men—but most of all, the souls of a strange-looking creature with wings and a bird's head. These souls are mixed together, losing their existence, and only an infinite amount of information and energy is transmitted and stored in the depths of the sea.

"It seems that for so many thousand years, all the living souls in this sealed world have been integrated into the essence of the evil god...... It turns out that this is how the evil god became stronger and recovered? Devouring the soul and all the information in it, and then using it as a source to corrupt the material world—a different form of existence entirely. ”

Joshua muttered to himself, his tone complicated: "It seems that if it is a little later, the souls of the nine legends will probably be corrupted and submerged in this sea...... At that time, the weakened evil god was completely revived, and it could not be as half-crippled as it is now. ”

All the lives and souls that have been eroded by chaos, everything they have been devoured by the evil gods located in the seal of the center of the earth, in this world without the reincarnation of souls and the anaconda of steel, this is the only end for all living beings.

However, Joshua noticed that in this sea, the faces of the elven souls were unexpectedly few, even counting their long lifespans, which indicated that the elves may have relied on some means to avoid the erosion of chaos and preserve the existence of their souls. But others, like dwarves, humans, winged people, and presumably elven souls that didn't evade it, are all here.

They have all been eroded by chaos and completely died, and the wreckage is used as a source of power for evil gods, and is used by chaos - although some souls still have a bright brilliance, they should have just recently died and been devoured, but their souls are being rapidly eroded, plus their own strength is not enough, and they have not reached the extreme intent of the soul, so it is basically equivalent to not being saved, Joshua may be able to save one or two, but it is impossible to pick them all up.

I can hear the endless whispers of souls coming from this vast spiritual sea.

- wailing, pain, despair.

- cursed, boring, decadent.

- Angry, dazed, resentful.

All of it, all all of it, all evil, gathered in this turbid and churning sea of souls, from which the rotten aura of despair spreads, as if it could corrupt everything and destroy everything—just like evil gods.

But that's the end of it.

The warrior clenched his fists - even if he only had a soul now, he was full of power.

He knew that as long as this sea of souls was completely destroyed and purified, the 'Weak Evil God' would be completely destroyed like the several evil gods killed by the Glorious Civilization, leaving no trace. Of course, on the other hand, all the souls in this sea that have been eroded and assimilated by the evil gods will also be completely destroyed and purified.

However, at the moment when Joshua gathered his strength and was about to make a move.

With two huge points of light and five tiny points of light descending, turning into a human form, the Nature Mentor and her legendary Warcraft companions, along with the elite team of five, all appeared in the 'Soul Space'.

“…… How did you guys get here? ”

Joshua frowned and looked at the side where everyone was, and couldn't help but stop the movements in his hands: "And you, this is not a place where you gold-level people can enter at will, if it was earlier, your souls would also end up like this." In the second half of the sentence, Joshua spoke to the five members of the elite team, in a stern tone, but obvious concern could be heard.

"The material form of the weakened evil god had just collapsed, and now the entire interior of the Sealed World was filled with an indescribable strange existence...... It is similar to Chaos, but surprisingly mild, and upon contact with it, it will be entered into this space. ”

The natural mentor naturally shifted her perspective downward, looking at this turbid sea of souls, and she suddenly frowned like Joshua: "Although I want to say congratulations on your victory over an evil god...... But it doesn't seem to be over yet? ”

"Of course not."

Joshua's eyes drooped, staring at the waves tumbling in front of him, as if intending to reunite: "But there is only one last step left. ”

Even if it has been completely dispersed, the essence has turned into a sea of souls, but the powerful chaotic existence of the evil god is immortal and immortal in nature, and it can be seen that because it has not been harmed for a long time, the originally collapsed sea actually began to squirm, as if it wanted to reunite as a whole, and once again condense into the core of the weakened evil god.

Naturally, the warrior wouldn't allow this to happen, so he raised his right fist once again and began to gather strength.

"Old, teacher!"

A faint, but resolute, voice that seemed to have all the courage to do so.

Joshua turned his head sideways and looked at the person who made the voice, that is, the leader of the elite team, his own student, Priest.

Joshua had many students, disciples, some of whom were named, some of whom were anonymous, those who had officially confirmed their relationship, and those who were still under investigation...... Except for the first team of four who are about to graduate from Wintercastle Academy, only Lisa, the dragon girl, and Priest, from the Southern Province, have successfully become his official disciples.

Compared to those disciples who were either accepted because of the guilt of the dragon calamity, or because of the care of the dragon race in the Chronos world, as an ordinary person who was only slightly talented, when Priest became his student, many people expressed great surprise, because whether it was in terms of talent or background, there were many people who were stronger and more competitive than Priest. Why did Joshua choose this mediocre guy as his disciple? Is this really confusing?

But in reality, the answer is actually quite simple.

Because Priest is the only one who dares to tell him what he really thinks during the assessment.

It may sound like a clever thing, but in fact, in the face of a legendary powerhouse who has unleashed coercion, it takes real courage and determination to do this.

Just like now, Joshua stared at Priest silently, waiting for his student to give him a reason to interrupt his actions.

"Down here...... There are still many souls that have not been corrupted by chaos! ”

Facing the direct gaze of his teacher, as well as the bystanders of the nature mentor and the legendary monster, Priest, this tall young man felt that his legs and his soul were turning their backs on him, and began to tremble and tremble wildly, he knew that now was not the time to teach skills and knowledge, now was the battlefield of chaos, it was the decisive battle against the evil gods, and he was a gold-level warrior who had no right to speak at all.

But even so, you must say what you want to say, even if you will be punished, reprimanded, or even die. Priest knew that he would never be able to do it, because of 'fear', 'fear', because of 'cowering', he gave up his ideas, did not make any effort, and let the future he did not want to come.

The chaotic soul ocean is surging and rippling. Countless turbid souls, mixed with dots of colored light, let out a terrible wail of despair.

When Joshua heard what his disciple said, a subtle expression appeared on his face.

"I know what you mean...... You want to save these souls that haven't been corrupted yet—or rather, save someone, right? ”

The subtle expression on Joshua's face gradually became cold, and he said calmly, "Do you know what the occasion is now, and what are you talking about?" Priest. ”

"Yes."

At this time, Priest's words became smoother, and he seemed to understand that he could not turn back, so he replied neatly: "Teacher, you are right, it is true, I want to save them, but I can't, I can save one." ”

- It doesn't have to be Sur.

- It doesn't have to be an elf.

- Anyone can do it.

- But, you just can't sit idly by.

Priest knew that his initial impulse might just be out of fear and fear, fearing that Thur's vanished soul might be in this turbid sea of souls.

But soon, he understood that in this vast sea of souls, let alone himself, even the teacher estimated that there was no way to accurately find out someone's soul.

So just give up? I don't even know if Sur's soul is in it...... So can you give up with luck and face so many souls in need of help?

Of course not.

Priest may not have practiced the gravitational method taught by Joshua to the extreme, and did not really become the successor of the teacher, but he did learn Joshua's stinky temper - that is, never give up, never look back.

He wanted to save people, he wanted to help, so he went to save people, and he went to help. It doesn't matter who he is, it's as simple as that.

"Yes."

But Priest, who had thought he would be reprimanded or even punished, heard Joshua's calm answer, and just when he suspected that he had misheard, Priest heard the next sentence.

"Give you ten minutes, go in and find it yourself."

The warrior's voice didn't have any mood fluctuations, and he said lightly: "Don't rely on the mercy of others...... Since it's you who you want to save, then go in by yourself. ”

If you can do it.

As he spoke, Joshua kicked towards the turbulent sea of souls, and in an instant, with the spread of silver ripples, the waves that were originally squirming and condensing suddenly calmed down, and there was no sign of surging again.

"Yes, teacher!"

Sure enough, it was the teacher's style. Make your own choices and bear the consequences.

But that's how it should be.

Priest, who had calmed down, breathed a sigh of relief, and after answering gratefully, he, who had been protected by the nature mentor from coming into contact with the sea of souls, immediately jumped into the sea of souls, which was now a little calmer.

The soul of the golden rank is undoubtedly beyond the mundane, even if it is chaos, it is difficult to erode immediately, but that kind of chaos is just the chaos leaked out by the evil god family, and in the face of the power of the essence of the evil god, even if it is shattered by Qiao Shuya, it is not easy to enter. It can be seen that after Priest's soul penetrated deep into the sea of souls, it immediately began to emit corrosive green smoke, and countless fine soul fragments peeled off from the surface of his body.

"Team, captain...... Captain, is this crazy? ”

Looking at this scene, the alchemist was dumbfounded and couldn't help muttering in a low voice. Although they had known for a long time that Priest would probably do this, they didn't expect that the other party would be so resolute and not talk nonsense.

"It's over...... Looks like we're going to change the captain. The caster said pessimistically: "Love is really blind.

- Love?

Hearing the whispered discussion in the elite squad, Joshua couldn't help but shake his head. Although he didn't know why Priest did this, and why he was so determined, he could be sure that it was not love that burned in the depths of the other party's heart.

If I have to say it, it is only arrogant, but it is worthy of admiration' and 'compassion'.

At this time, in the depths of the turbid ocean, Purui Industry, which was constantly swimming towards one scattered soul light spot after another, and gathered it in his arms, had a very simple idea in his heart.

"You, you, should look at the outside world."

Sur. You're right. Man is not a fish and should not live in a tank...... The world is so big, we should take a look.

And at the same time, above the sea.

He didn't hesitate...... Really decisive. ”

Looking at the back of Priest, who was getting deeper, the Nature Mentor whispered to himself, "There is no thought at all. ”

"Of course."

Joshua replied without the slightest hesitation, "He's my student." ”

Then, he made a gesture that silenced the open-mouthed Nature Mentor: "Alright, my stupid apprentice thinks I'm going to destroy this sea of souls—don't you think so?" ”

Or else?

Hearing this, Garanord's eyes suddenly widened and looked at Joshua, although she had to admit that the human man in front of her was indeed a little stronger than she expected, and he could really defeat the evil god - even the evil god who had just awakened from the seal was also an evil god - but even so, the natural mentor didn't think that he had any other way to deal with this sea of chaos.

Also, you've already raised your hand and started gathering your strength!

Joshua didn't pay attention to the skeptical look of the Nature Mentor, he just turned his head and looked at the end of this endless sea of chaos.

The evil god, in essence, is a weapon formed by countless souls full of resentment, mixed with chaos, and formed by some kind of extraordinary power that cannot be analyzed yet?

A tool of destruction made from the wreckage of worlds, races, civilizations?

Perhaps, for the time being, it can be inferred that way...... But in any case, the unknown, incomprehension and worry about the evil gods in Joshua's heart all dissipated, because it turned out that they were not invincible and indestructible existences.

Ultimately...... That's it.

The warrior raised his right hand.

He clenched his right fist, and infinite power condensed in it, and misty silver mist and thousands of translucent points of light appeared out of thin air, and then merged into his palm as if pulled by a black hole.

"Perhaps my application of the power of steel has misled you, but in reality, the 'steel of origin' is the source of all things in the world, the origin of all matter."

He said softly, as if explaining to the surprised nature mentors and elite squads, and as if he was talking to himself, "But in essence, it is the power of creation, the power to create all things. ”

The next moment, he lowered his right hand and released his fist.

It could be seen that a magnificent azure gem appeared in the palm of Joshua's right hand.

"Azure Orb...... Unlit fire. ”

Joshua stared at the azure gem that appeared in the palm of his hand, revealing a look of nostalgia: "The Radcliffe family's fight against the origin of Chaos. ”

"Among the four holy relics left by the sages, the Twin Blades of Order are weapons to deal with the chaos that will attack in the future, the pure white scepter is the authority of the Holy Light and the Initial Fire, maintaining the weak flames of the Microve Continent at the beginning, the Robe of Order is the core of the world, the key to activating the great circle of the Grandia World, and the Azure Orb is the source of the rekindling of the fire."

The body of the Azure Orb has dissipated when the Great Circle was activated in the Grandia World and the flame of the Microf World was rekindled, leaving only the Crown of Authority of the Soul Burning King on Joshua's body.

"You, you can actually create the Azure Orb?!"

It was only at this time that the bewildered nature mentor standing aside gasped and understood what Joshua was planning to do—Galanod subconsciously clenched his hand, and a faint tree root burst out on the back of his white hand: "Your creation technique has actually reached this point!" ”

"Of course, I can make it."

Joshua smiled and closed his eyes, and began to communicate with the 'Azure Orb' that he had created out of thin air.

I'm not, the evil god who only knows destruction and destruction.

I can create a repair pillar of light, create a soul abyss ball, and use simple tools to achieve a true resurrection of a legendary powerhouse!

The Azure Orb created by Joshua did not have the profound power of order left by the sage in the original version. But the power of order of the sages is not there, but the power of steel of the warriors is abundant.

The infinite power of steel is rapidly converging into this Joshua version of the Azure Orb.

"I once said to Lisa that the power of the strong is enough to turn the future and destiny, enough to turn tragedy into comedy, and death into rebirth."

Joshua opened his eyes, and the Azure Orb in his hand was exuding an incomparably brilliant silver light like a supernova at this time.

"Priest, this is the power that can change everything."

So, keep that determination – get stronger.

The palm of the hand is released, and the light falls.

The silver orb fell into the sea of chaos.

Radiance lit up, engulfing chaos.

And all that is hated will come to rest.