Chapter 22: The Devil's Tide is Coming
There was no nonsense, the fight began the moment the two left the imperial capital. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
In ancient times, two warriors who would have been worshipped as demigods or even gods broke through the defensive barrier between the imperial capital and the Three Mountains Fortress in just a few seconds, and arrived at a position about 5,000 meters above sea level on the Mycrof continent.
At this time, Israel's whole body has been covered with materialized life energy, and his fighting spirit has condensed, forming a black-gold armor, he arrived at the region chosen by both sides earlier than Joshua, but he did not strike first, His Majesty the Emperor crossed his hands in front of his chest, and his eyes looked calmly at the warrior, revealing the conceit of 'whatever you want'.
And the momentum and pressure that seemed to be shattering the heavens and the earth, just like a falling mountain, pressed straight down towards Joshua, but the warrior did not waver at all, if the momentum of the legendary powerhouse was like a catastrophe in heaven and earth, then now he is a piece of iron and stone that has been forged and tempered.
Indestructible.
Located at an altitude of five thousand meters, surrounded by gray thick cumulonimbus clouds, Joshua's eyes were slightly closed, his whole body moved up and down, condensing his strength, and in the next moment, he suddenly took a step forward, and the whole rushed forward.
Charge, the basic of the basics, is a skill that even ordinary warriors without fighting spirit can skillfully use, but under the power of Joshua, this simple action is made, and the air is pierced, and the surrounding tower-shaped cumulonimbus cloud tops are like sand castles in a storm, completely blown away by the aftermath of his stepping.
In an instant, he could see that the warrior had crossed a distance of hundreds of meters and came to Israel's body, and an incomparably condensed beam of high-temperature fighting qi was one step ahead of his body, enveloping the emperor's entire body, and Joshua was also holding the Divine Greatsword, and slashed towards the other party without hesitation.
This time for revenge, Joshua didn't call Rin, who was still on official business, he only brought Hotaru. In the face of legendary powerhouses, warriors use weapons without psychological pressure, even if the opponent is empty-handed.
"Good!"
In Israel's eyes, it seemed that the charging was not a human being, but a meteorite that tore through the sky, and the big sword larger than the human body seemed to be just a disorderly, rough and domineering slash, in fact, there were vertical slashes, counter-flirts, as well as thrusts and horizontal slashes in the air, the silver blades cut through deadly straight lines and arcs, and the power of each blow was meticulous and flexible.
With Joshua's strength and the quality of the giant sword, every random slash can easily reach ten times the speed of sound, bringing hundreds of tons of instantaneous impact, attacking with such power, not to mention flesh and blood creatures, even if they are like hundreds of meters high steel structures and deep-sea beasts, they will be chopped into the sky full of broken flesh and residues, ordinary weapons can't bear such a load at all, and they will shatter in an instant, only the strengthened divine machine can withstand it.
In the face of the onslaught of Joshua's meteorite crash, Israel could not take it casually, and in the face of the black-red sword momentum flame that almost engulfed him at his waist, his eyes froze, and the substantial fighting spirit covered his hands, and then he broke into it without hesitation.
The high temperature fighting spirit was dispersed, the sound of steel resonating sounded, and the invincible divine machine giant sword was actually blocked by force, and Israel showed his superb and incredible skills, blocking every attack of the warrior head-on, and a thunderous explosion sounded in the sky, making the people of the imperial capital at the bottom doubt whether it was real thunder.
The legendary powerhouse did not attack, but just condensed the materialized fighting qi into a pair of pairs of armor, and then no matter how Joshua attacked, he would hard-catch them one by one, but even so, the heavy and incomparable anti-shock force was transmitted to the warrior's hands through the Divine Greatsword.
This time, Israel did not stay strong, nor did he suppress his strength to the realm of extreme will, every time he counterattacked, it was a genuine, a blow with legendary power, Joshua indirectly slashed out a thousand times in an instant, not only did he not gain any results, but his arms were a little numb, and his movements were sluggish for a moment.
"It's already pretty good."
Israel still had the strength to speak and express his appreciation, and he naturally sensed the flaw in the fighter, and then slammed forward slightly, and a straight punch slammed into the center of Joshua's chest.
This blow was swifter than lightning, and the sun-like golden fighting qi stirred, causing the sky to glow at a height of thousands of meters, and the wind pressure dispersed the clouds, sending a torrential rain to the imperial capital. Israel didn't spare much, but kept it to the point where he didn't kill as much as possible, and if he actually hit, even Joshua would lose his combat effectiveness in an instant.
But the warrior did not panic, Joshua's heart flashed with thoughts, his eyes narrowed slightly, and then the big sword in his hand came out of his hand and slashed at Israel's waist, and his arms were twisted horizontally, like a steel rolling mill, to break the opponent's direct arm.
He had long expected this scene - how strong the legendary powerhouse was, Joshua himself knew that it was reasonable that his attack would be blocked, even if he used a weapon in his hand, in the face of His Majesty the Emperor's punch, he naturally used all the strength of his strength, and the boiling life energy flowed through every most subtle part of the body, they resonated, resonated, and then condensed into a whole in an instant. At this moment, Joshua is no longer a human being composed of nearly a hundred trillion cells, but a transcendent life composed of life energy.
The strength of Jiansheng Steel's arms gathered, and the energy around his body increased and increased, only to see Israel punch him, and the moment his fists and arms touched, the explosive air flow and impact completely blew away the clouds within a radius of a kilometer, bringing a strong wind to the imperial capital. Within seconds of seeing the glow, residents who had just woken up in the early hours of the morning experienced torrential rain and strong winds, and the sky changed so violently that it even caused a panic.
The strength of the warrior is subtle, and so is Israel, Joshua throws his sword and slashes at his waist, and his arms winch straight fists, if it were an ordinary person, he would definitely be in a hurry, but this method cannot hinder him. Israel didn't even stop his attack, he just turned slightly sideways, dodged the greatsword, and then folded his fists and elbows, broke through the defense of his arms, and slammed towards the warrior.
This lean, containing the condensed fighting energy that vibrates rapidly, even if it is a mountain composed of diamonds, it will be completely knocked out of a big hole, and the flesh and blood body will be easily scraped into flesh and mud, and the layers of terrifying life energy flow will repel all the elemental magic around it, and the time and space will be temporarily closed, and even the magic circle in the Three Mountains Fortress of the Imperial Capital will be out of control for a moment.
Dodge, or hard-hit.
Joshua was naturally not stupid enough to take this blow that could knock the dragon into flesh, he was belligerent, and he was not stupid, the warrior simply dispersed the strength in his hand neatly, and then avoided the edge of this blow with the energy flow stirred by Israel's fighting energy, and then followed the aftermath to the opponent's side, catching the divine sword that hit the air, but even the aftermath easily tore through the warrior's outer layer of fighting qi defense, bringing out white marks on his body.
With ten fingers in his hand, and with another step, Joshua rushed forward again and slashed straight towards His Majesty the Emperor.
This blow is completely different from the previous moment of a thousand blows, in the face of the endless chaotic army, the mad dragon army, the more attacks the better, the more average the strength, the better, but in the face of the strong who surpasses themselves, of course, it is meaningful to use every bit of their own strength, and even super level play.
Spit out a mouthful of fiery steam, Joshua's body seemed to become a high-speed fusion furnace heart, the strength of the fighting qi and the muscles resonated in harmony, and then exploded at the same time, the black and red energy was channeled into the silver greatsword, turning it into a red crystal-like color, this sword slashed, and only a small aftermath rolled a tornado storm at a height of thousands of meters.
At this moment, he had already used countless techniques and amplitude skills, and his life energy was surging like a tide, causing the void to crack.
Even Israel felt a tingling pain in the skin under the Douqi armor, and the smell of burning steel came from the tip of his nose, which meant that if Joshua was allowed to hit him solidly, then even he would be injured. Surprised by the accuracy of Joshua's strength and the terrifying condensation of his fighting spirit, which was no less than a strong man who had just entered the legend, His Majesty the Emperor couldn't help laughing, but then, a trace of golden light flashed in his pupils, and he began to seriously respond to the warrior's attack.
-- In order to prevent the aftermath of the battle from reaching the people in the imperial capital, he could not spare his hand. If the power of Joshua's sword is slashed in the imperial capital, then half of the city on the northwest side will be cut in half, and the heat that is higher than the high temperature on the surface of the sun will ignite a fire that will affect the entire city in an instant, and if it hits elsewhere, it will be a vertical cut off of the mountain peak and a large river.
Clenched his fists, Israel solemnly gathered strength.
Dou Qi is the power of life, a tributary of the power of steel that derives all things.
The so-called legend is to cross the boundary between the essence of life and the origin of the world, and the essence of fighting spirit is not limited to the power of life, but can freely carry out the transformation of quality and energy, which is the gold that embodies the essence of oneself, and cannot be done by breaking through the individual's extreme will.
Above His Majesty's right fist, unprecedented ripples appeared, and the fragments of the world began to appear, surrounding, around his arm, the stormy waves, the power of the monstrous tsunami came, and then condensed into a point.
Immediately, it was time to punch.
This punch slammed straight towards Joshua's big sword, without the slightest hesitation, Israel's fist was like a dragon-killing spear, with the intention of penetrating everything, and the illusory will was embodied into substance by the fighting spirit at this moment, so that the warrior could really see that this was indeed His Majesty the Emperor holding a riding spear and stabbing at him decisively.
Sword handover.
After a moment, the air rippled and shook.
The path of light was extremely chaotic by the violently fluctuating air and blood mist, and a figure flew out upside down, like a fire meteor, so that the entire imperial capital people could see it clearly. Since there were almost no obstacles in the air, he flew like this for several kilometers before stopping.
After stabilizing his body, Joshua let out a deep breath with the smell of blood, he still clenched the big sword in his hand with ten fingers of both hands, but the muscles and blood vessels in his arms burst open due to the huge force reflex, dripping little by little.
But between breaths, blood flows backwards, muscles move around, blood vessels come together, and nerves and slightly dislocated joints return to their original state in an instant.
In the same place, Israel frowned, looked at his split Douqi hand armor, which had already exposed the white bones of the forest, and even saw a trace of splintering, and then laughed again.
"Amazing."
He nodded, and said to himself in admiration: "Originally, I thought that blocking the Ember Earth Long Sword was just because the red dragon was not well controlled and did not fight solidly, but now it seems that it is his own strength. ”
His Majesty the Emperor didn't go anywhere else, he stayed where he was, and then spread out his Douqi armor, revealing his underwear behind it, and a few seconds later, a streamer flickered, and Joshua was back here.
"Well, do you want to continue the challenge?"
Israel flicked his right fist, which was already intact, and he looked sideways at the warrior and nodded, approvingly, "You're a little stronger than I guessed, I thought this blow would hurt you and keep you out for a few months." ”
"Almost." Joshua also withdrew the big sword, and after a flash of magic power, he hugged Ying and came to the front of His Majesty the Emperor, and said with some regret: "I originally thought that I could still have a little power to resist, but I didn't expect to be knocked away by Your Majesty in a few clicks." ”
After Israel heard this, his face was strange, although he didn't wear armor or weapons this time, he basically dealt with Joshua empty-handed, but that punch was a serious blow, even those legendary five-colored dragons were unwilling to take it hard, but Joshua slashed down with a sword, and the condensed fighting qi split more than ninety percent of the fist power, and also broke through his fighting qi armor and physical defense, and the whole person flew out with the power of his fist, avoiding the power of the shock that could bombard the hills into flat ground.
This skill is no less than that of a legendary powerhouse, which is called no resistance power, so what is resistance? Kill him?
At this time, there is no need to continue to fight, Joshua knows that he has not reached the legend, it is basically impossible to beat other legends, the disadvantage of a few rounds represents complete suppression, the span between the extreme intention and the legend is larger than the gold and the extreme intention, there is no such thing as a leapfrog challenge in this world, no matter how much you think about it, it is better to improve your strength as soon as possible.
In Joshua's arms, Hotaru looked a little dazed, and he didn't know if it was because of the dizziness from the backshock, or because of other reasons.
Israel straightened his dressing gown, he ran directly out of the dormitory after sensing the explosion of Joshua's power, he looked down at the ruins of the Feltao family, and then sighed: "The battles between the nobles of the imperial capital basically take place between agents, because it involves the blood of the family, it is revenge that will never give up." Although it was a little ruthless, but with the danger of life, those who supported the agents also got what they wanted. ”
"Money, power, status, the opportunity to become a nobleman, just in this matter, it's a fair deal."
Turning his head and looking at Joshua, His Majesty the Emperor said calmly: "Your anger, I can understand it, but this is the order of this world, you are stronger than the Feltao and Suward families, so you can ignore it and kill them, but you are not as strong as me now, you must be punished." ”
"Okay."
Nodding simply, Joshua didn't hesitate, he already knew how serious it was to kill people in the imperial capital, and it was still nobles who were killed, which was equivalent to saying that directly slapping Israel in the face would make the emperor's majesty questioned, but since he was ready to make a move, he was also ready to accept punishment.
"Starting today."
Turning his head and looking at the broken through Three Mountains Array, Israel shook his head: "You just stay in the Northland, be grounded for a year, no special circumstances, you are not allowed to go out, and the matter of Feltao and Suward's family ends here." ”
After waiting for a long time, Joshua's brows furrowed, and he said, "That's all?" ”
No need to beat me half to death, and no other substantial punishment?
"You want something heavier?" On the contrary, Israel was a little inexplicable: "You are a strong man, the patriarch of the Radcliffe family, your father is my staunch supporter, the most staunch royal party, and you killed several hostile noble sons because of revenge...... I teach you because you acted in the imperial capital and did not follow my rules, if you are in the wilderness, what does the family feud of you nobles have to do with the royal family? ”
This is a bit too biased. Joshua honestly said what he thought, and he himself felt a little incredible. The warriors were mentally prepared to be seriously injured and sent back to the Northland, so they ran to the imperial capital.
Israel, on the other hand, was unimpressed.
"A heavy penalty for a genius who can become a legend in the future?" He said with some sarcasm: "Just for this little thing? I might as well find another excuse, say you're trying to rebel...... You know, you just swung your sword at me. ”
Without waiting for Joshua to reply, His Majesty the Emperor shook his head.
"A few months ago, I thought I was going to die."
Israel lowered his head and looked down from above, looking at the Morlay Palace in the center of the imperial capital. His tone was flat, as if he wasn't talking about himself: "Ten years, twenty years? No, it's too extravagant, I think it's only even five or six years. All in all, my life has been going on and on, and for the past ten years, death is a visible countdown. ”
"In the whole empire, there are not many people who can believe it, Teacher Nostradamus is already old, he may die before me, this stinky old man has no desire to break through the legend at all, he wants to teach more good students and become the pillar of the empire wholeheartedly, I can't count on him."
Joshua listened quietly, and His Majesty the Emperor also spoke expressionlessly.
"But he doesn't understand that it's not enough to have a pillar in this world, you need a pillar that can support the entire hall on your own, so that the entire empire will not fall. Without the power of legends, no matter how large and unified the country is, it is just duckweed, and it will split at any time. ”
“…… Do you think I can do it? Joshua's expression changed, he understood what Israel meant, so he felt extremely incredible: "To be honest, Your Majesty the Emperor, we haven't met a few times, and you plan to ...... in the future Aren't you afraid that I have any ambitions? ”
"Ambition?" Israel scoffed, as if he had heard a joke: "What ambition does a simple hungry wolf have?" Eat meat? There are so many strong people in this world waiting for you to challenge, would you care about an empire? ”
That's right. Joshua kept his mouth shut, he really didn't care about this aspect at all, if he wanted a warrior to run an empire, he was afraid that he would just leave the stall and travel to other worlds.
"I really don't have ambitions." After thinking about it, Joshua said seriously: "But others may not - the imperial family can't always have legendary powerhouses, so before that, what did you do?" ”
"This question goes straight to the core." Israel nodded, he seemed to know that Joshua would ask such a question, so he had already prepared the answer: "Then why do you think the imperial family has been able to rule this empire with many powerful men for nearly a thousand years?" ”
The fighters said they did not know.
And His Majesty the Emperor did not answer directly. He said in a flat tone: "The Radcliffe family, it was more than four hundred years ago that they moved to the Northland in order to guard the sealed land, and no one can do this except you, no one can do it - the Dalmond family rules this land, it is the same, even if there are other legendary powerhouses that surpass the royal family, it is impossible to replace us, at most the royal family will be weak for a hundred years." ”
He didn't say more, but revealing the information made Joshua frown, and Israel didn't give the warrior time to think, he looked at the flickering magical light below, turned to Joshua and said, "Okay, you go back to the Northland now, in a few weeks, the natural mentor will personally lead the team, you have to prepare for the reception, Pope Eagle will also look for you soon, although I don't know why, but it is also a very serious matter to think about." ”
"This year's time for the lockdown, prepare your territory well, and prepare accordingly to deal with the impact of the Black Forest beast tide."
After hesitating for a moment, Israel shook his head and said softly with a wry smile.
"Because the tide is coming."