Sword and Sorcery and Martial Arts

Chapter 584

Every time he took a step towards the center of the plain, Rhodes would feel an inexplicable sense of oppression that would increase by one point.

On the chaotic battlefield in the distance, countless people will fall every second. They belong to different camps, but everyone is fighting for the gods they believe in, to compete for a position closer to the center.

Some demigods with few or no believers have already left the field in person, and those evil gods are not in a hurry to fight for a position near the center. They wander around the battlefield looking for suitable targets to devour and absorb.

Weaker and lonely demigods, as well as mortal believers who are not surrounded by demigods and guarded by them, are their targets.

However, once these evil gods are exposed, they will be besieged by everyone. Of course, there are also powerful evil gods who don't hide themselves at all and kill to their heart's content.

Far away from Rhodes, the golden dragon enjoyed the same treatment as the evil god, and a dozen demigods formed an alliance temporarily and led their followers to besiege it.

However, the golden dragon was not at a disadvantage. It was difficult for these demigod attacks to really hurt it. Even if its scales were torn to make its body bloody, it could recover almost in a few breaths.

There are restrictions here, neither Rhodes nor the golden dragon with wings can fly into the air.

After continuing to advance towards the center for a while, Rhodes felt a burning sensation on his arm. He lowered his head to find that the golden pattern on his arm lit up, and the light floated into the air to condense into a human shape. Then disappear.

"The other me is coming soon." The golden figure said, her voice sounded very soft and gentle, but it gave off a feeling of being aloof and inaccessible.

"What do you mean?" Rhodes stopped and looked at the golden figure and asked.

When Misail was seriously injured and was dying a few years ago, the Lord of Radiance, who was trapped in the world of the dead, used the body of her devout disciple, Misail, as a medium to return to reality from the world of the dead and reside in Misail. In Purcell's body.

Later, with the help of the Chief Grand Maester, Rhodes entered Misaier's consciousness and convinced the Lord of Radiance. In the end, she was resurrected in the body of a girl who died in an accident in Rhodes' territory.

The golden pattern on Rhodes' arm was left after that. Although Rhodes has been unable to erase it, the golden pattern did not have any bad influence on him, but helped him once or twice.

"It's already reached this time, and I don't need to hide anything from you anymore." The golden figure said.

"Let's talk." Rhodes nodded.

"At that time, you didn't actually convince me. I stripped the divine side from my soul, put it in the body you provided me, and left the part that is completely mine in your body. inside.

This not only solved the hidden danger that I would lose myself in the prayers of countless believers at any time, but also left a way out for myself.

But now things are out of my control, my divine side is completely lost and out of my control.

Your soul is fused with an incomparably powerful thing. It became even stronger a few days ago. If I continue to stay in your body, it may swallow me up. "The golden figure said.

Rhodes stood still and thought about what the Lord of Radiance said. The retreat she said might be to devour his soul and occupy his body.

As for the thing that merged with his soul, it should refer to the system, and the time was just right. The system was upgraded a few days ago, and the power to devour the soul became stronger, and it could quickly absorb the soul of the dragon.

Rhodes has always been curious about what the system is, where it came from, and whether it poses a threat to him.

"What's the purpose of you telling me this? Are you not afraid of me doing it if you expose it to me in this form?" Rhodes asked.

"I plan to cooperate with you, if you want to attack me, then just come, but I can tell you that you can't pose a threat to me.

As long as I still have believers alive, I am immortal, and the strength I have accumulated over the years is enough for me to be reborn countless times. "The golden figure replied.

"Why do you want to cooperate with me? I'm just a mortal." Rhodes asked again, noticing that the darkness had swallowed up the plain a lot.

"It is because you haven't embarked on our wrong path that I plan to cooperate with you." The golden figure fell from the sky to the ground.

"What do you mean?" Rhodes asked suspiciously.

"What do you think is the essence of the gods worshiped by us mortals?" The tone of the golden figure was somewhat self-deprecating.

"A creature born of a mortal but stronger than a mortal." Rhodes replied.

"We are actually just containers for food." The golden figure shook his head, "Whether it is the evil gods or us gods who have not lost themselves, they are all containers for food in this world.

After taking this wrong path, no matter how powerful you are, you can only stay in reality for thousands of years at most, and then you will be excluded from the world of the dead by the rules. Even if you can survive the next digestion, you will eventually die. Come here at the end of the era as a sacrifice to sacrifice everything to this world.

But if you want to transcend and become the only omniscient and omnipotent true god in this world, you must also come here. "

"Since the true god is the only one, why can we still cooperate." Rhodes has been running internal power, and if he finds that the situation is wrong, he will take the lead.

"I plan to help you become the only true god, but you have to promise me that you will rewrite the rules of this world so that I can truly live forever...

The Holy Spirit that you Nords believe in has proved that our path is wrong. Even if he has reached the end, he cannot escape the fate of his predecessors.

The current me is not as strong as he was then, even if he can't really escape, then I can't do it either. "The golden figure explained.

"Then do you have any plans now?" Rhodes asked.

He was alone in this place and really needed an ally.

Even if the Lord of Radiance has evil intentions, as long as he is always on guard, there shouldn't be any major problems.

"First of all, you and I will defeat my divine side. She will bring my followers here soon. If the Son of the Holy Spirit is not prepared to participate this time, she will have the most powerful power." The golden figure Said.

"Son of the Holy Spirit? Son of the Holy Spirit? Why can't he come here?" Rhodes asked.

"He only embarked on this path in this era, and I embarked on this path in the last era. Most of the people here are like me, and only a very small number of people take advantage of the lack of power now. Fading fantasies can fight for a lifeline.

If this world can continue, the Son of the Holy Spirit must also come to this place when the next era is about to end, but by that time, his power will definitely be far weaker than it is now. "The golden figure explained.

"What should we do next after defeating the other you?" Rhodes asked again.

"Kill most of the people here, and their power will be directly absorbed by the world after they die. After gaining enough power, the world will lower the throne, and then I will help you block all competitors and let you ascend the throne." The golden figure replied .

"After that? How can I become the only true god?" Rhodes asked.

"It will be up to you at that time..." As soon as the golden figure's voice fell, the whole world began to shake, and the sound of horseshoes trampling the ground covered the sound of fighting on the battlefield.

Rhodes turned his head and looked, at the edge of the plain, countless knights in heavy armor rushed out of the place that was about to be dark. The armor styles that were popular in various eras could be found on them.

Their numbers continued to increase, rushing out from all directions on the edge of the plain, forming a terrifying torrent of steel and charging towards the center of the battlefield.

"She has arrived..."

Rhode followed the eyes of the golden figure. On the other side of the battlefield, a figure riding a white horse shrouded in pale holy light was running in front of the knights.

To Rhodes' surprise, the white horse under her was the one he brought out from the conscious world.

"Take out the sword you got a while ago." The golden figure said.

"The sword in the stone?" Rhodes asked.

"Correct."

Rhodes took out the sword in the stone, because he thought the sword looked very gorgeous and more valuable for collection, so he didn't hand it over to the system for absorption.

"Pierce this sword into her body, and I can regain all the power." The golden figure dissipated and merged into the sword in Rhodes' hand.

"It sounds easier." Rhode tried to swing the long sword shining with golden light twice.

For some reason, he always felt uncomfortable holding this sword.

All along, he has spent more time on swordsmanship than fist and palm kung fu. From the basic swordsmanship and Baihong swordsmanship that he practiced at the beginning of time travel, to the Dugu Nine Swordsmanship and Tai Chi swordsmanship later, he has practiced all of them. It has reached the state of proficiency.

If he were asked to learn a very advanced sword technique now, it would only take a few days at most to achieve great success.

At present, the reason why his strength is temporarily stuck in a bottleneck is that his understanding of internal strength is not enough. If he can make a breakthrough in this area, the total amount and quality of his internal strength will be raised to a very terrifying level.

Rhodes' three-point return to vitality has reached the state of heart and mind, and there is only the last state left, the three-element unity has not yet been comprehended.

In order to achieve the unity of three elements, one needs to practice Tianshuang Fist, Fengshen Leg, and Paiyun Palm to the highest level, comprehend the essence contained in these three martial arts, and integrate the three energies of frost, wind, and cloud that they represent. confluence one.

After mastering this power of fusion and unity, one can open up the world with three lives and all things, or return everything to chaos.

Rhodes felt that the unity of the three elements seemed to be similar to Wuji in Taoism. They are all powers that can give birth to all things and return all things to the chaos of the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty.

If the road of ternary unity is difficult, Rhodes thinks that he can try to take another step in martial arts such as Taijiquan and Taijijian to understand the true meaning of Wuji.

Rhodes held the sword and rushed towards the central battlefield. The Lord of Radiance was on the other side of the battlefield, and all the mortal believers who stood in front of him fell to the ground.

The golden dragon in the distance sensed that Rhodes' breath was approaching it, and it roared and rushed towards Rhodes, its huge body rampaging in the battlefield, and no one could stop it.

"This place is indeed filled with weakened demigods." Rhode swung his sword and split a demigod attacking him and the believers behind it in half.

The strength of this demigod is not even comparable to the "God of Hunting" that Rhodes once encountered. If it doesn't have some other special means, it is estimated that even staying in the world of the dead will be life-threatening.

Behind Rhodes, the Legion of the Lord of Radiance had already rushed into the battlefield. Most of them were knights who had experienced battles during their lifetime, and many of them were heroes in epic legends.

The believers of other demigods were vulnerable in front of them, and they fell under their lances in groups. Even though those demigods still had some believers with very strong personal strength, they were just mayflies shaking trees, and they were still in the hands of countless knights. Trampled to pieces by horseshoes during the charge.

Roar!
The roar of the dragon resounded through the sky, and Rhodes stopped to face the golden dragon rushing towards him.

"Unfortunately, you won't be able to taste the meals you've connected to."

While the golden dragon was speaking, streaks of golden lightning jumped from his body, and then the lightning flew around and exploded.

Rhodes used the Tai Chi Sword Technique, and a phantom of a Tai Chi Diagram emerged around his body, and golden lightning bolts bombarded the slowly rotating Tai Chi Diagram with great momentum, without harming Rhode's body in the slightest.

The lightning disappeared, and only Rhodes and the scorched ground under his feet remained where the lightning bombarded. Those demigod believers were all reduced to ashes under the lightning bombardment.

Rhodes held the long sword in his hand, and rushed towards the golden dragon not far away with light work.

"Don't use this sword to resist attacks anymore, it will consume me a lot and may make my plan fail." The long sword in Rhodes' hand made a sound.

Didn't you say that you are powerful not long ago?

At this time, Rhodes rushed to the front of the golden dragon, and after avoiding a claw shot by the golden dragon, he crawled along the dragon's claws towards the dragon's body.

Now the golden dragon can't fly, and its claws can't reach behind it. After Rhodes climbed on its back, it can only use spells to deal with Rhodes.

Feeling the numbness coming from the soles of his feet, Rhodes used his internal strength to the extreme and rushed towards the head of the golden dragon.

At the same time, the golden dragon immediately lay down on the ground, trying to use a roll to throw Rhodes off it, but Rhodes was already standing on its neck.

Rhodes held the long sword high, Yin and Yang qi circulated around the blade, and the sword qi from the tip of the sword shot straight into the sky, the powerful aura seemed to shred the surrounding space.

"Stop." The long sword in Rhodes' hand made a sound again.

His aura has reached its peak, and if he stops, the backlash will cause him to be severely injured. It is very dangerous to be injured at this time.

Without any hesitation, Rhode swung his sword down at the neck of the golden dragon.

Roar!
The golden dragon let out a painful roar, its neck was almost severed by the sword, and blood gushed out from its neck continuously, dripping down and being absorbed by the earth.

Rhodes' strength was not exhausted, and he continued to chop off the head of the golden dragon with all his strength, and the huge dragon's head hit the ground with a dull and loud noise.

He noticed that the golden light of the long sword in his hand had faded, except for a huge gap in the sword, it looked almost the same as when he first got it.

Even though the head has been cut off, the golden dragon is still alive. Its body is standing in place, and the eyes of the separated head are still turning.

Rhodes jumped off the dragon's back and walked towards the head of the golden dragon, its expression looked very hideous.

"What else did you do to me?" The golden dragon was full of pain and fear.

"Also?" Rhodes, who raised his long sword to make the final cut, stopped.

At this moment, the head and body of the golden dragon suddenly began to twitch violently, and the blood gushing from the wound gradually changed from red to black.

But Rhodes is not in the mood to think about what caused it to have such an abnormal situation.

Rhodes turned around, and the Lord of Radiance on a white horse stopped not far from him.

"We meet again." The Lord of Radiance said.

"You two also know each other?" the white horse under her asked excitedly.

After feeling the powerful power contained in the main body of radiance, Rhode hesitated whether to act first.

But it seemed that the Lord of Radiance in front of her was not an enemy, otherwise she wouldn't have stopped to say hello.

He was brought to this place by this golden dragon. Before that, his main purpose was to solve the intrusion of wandering spirits into the real world. Now he has another goal, which is to return to the real world. As for becoming the only true god in this world It's not his goal for the time being.

This goal is a bit too big for him now. If he is allowed to return to reality and practice honestly for decades, it is estimated that he will be able to practice the unity of the three elements or comprehend the true meaning of Wuji. This state and the so-called true god should be almost the same.

Except for those evil gods who don't know the race, all the people present are human beings. If there is no accident, the next era will still belong to humans, so there is nothing to worry about.

"Where's the mark I left on you? How did it disappear?" the Lord of Radiance continued to ask, and she didn't seem to have any intention of attacking.

After hearing her words, Rhodes felt very puzzled. After thinking for a while, he recounted the words of the golden figure in full.

"That imprint is a part of my soul, and it carries some of my power. It stays on you thinking that it can save your life in a dangerous moment.

I lost touch with it not long after you entered the world of the dead, it seems that at that time it was out of my control and gradually becoming self-aware, maybe something in there made it happen this change. "The Lord of Radiance said.

"Part of your soul?" Rhodes asked.

"Yes, from the time when I descended on Michelle and returned to the real world, to the time when I finally left her body, my soul believed in the enhanced power.

Countless believers prayed day and night, so that my spirit, magic power, and soul have always been strengthened, but this kind of enhancement has a limit, and I will soon reach this limit. "The Lord of Radiance explained.

Nord's holy spirit should have reached this limit at that time, even though there is still an epoch, it still came here confidently.

But if he hadn't come here, then he wouldn't be the winner of the last "event", and humans wouldn't be the protagonists of this era.

At this moment, Rhodes felt a sense of danger coming.

"Be careful!" The Lord of Radiance suddenly reminded.

Rhodes immediately turned around and shielded himself with the long sword.

The sight in front of him surprised him very much. The golden dragon that had lost its head moved, and the incision on its neck was covered by the darkness, which looked similar to the darkness that was devouring the plain.

"It should be that the abyss has eroded that part of your soul." The white horse said.

At this time, the body of the golden dragon had rushed to Rhodes, and Rhodes retreated rapidly with light work.

It stretched out its claws a little, and a cage made of darkness appeared beside Rhodes, trapping him in it.

There is still some room for movement in the cage, but the darkness is constantly expanding.

The yin and yang qi circulated around the long sword in Rhodes' hands. With a soft drink, he stabbed forward with the sword. The darkness in front of him rippled, and then quickly returned to calm.

He pulled out the long sword and found that the part pierced into the darkness disappeared.

Rhodes performed various martial arts against the darkness, but none of them broke the cage formed by darkness.

It didn't take long before the ever-expanding darkness swallowed him up.

……

The glare of the sun made Rhodes couldn't help opening his eyes. Looking at the white ceiling above his head, he felt that he had slept for a long time, as if he had had a long dream, but he couldn't remember the content of the dream clearly now. .

"You're awake, do you have any stories to tell today?" A middle-aged doctor wearing glasses and a white coat walked over with a smile.

Rhodes sat up from the bed, looked at the hospital clothes on his body and asked with some doubts: "Where am I?"

"Have you forgotten? This is a psychiatric hospital. You have been delirious for the past few years, and you are talking about stories that no one can understand."

At this moment, the door of the ward was pushed open, and a group of people walked in.

"What did you do? I don't know if this guy is sick and likes to pretend to be a doctor in front of other patients?
How many times have I reminded you, why did he find a chance to sneak into the office and steal a white coat? Fortunately, he was discovered in time, before he had time to give this patient blind medication, otherwise it would be troublesome. "The oldest doctor at the head reprimanded, and several young doctors next to him lowered their heads and did not dare to make a sound.

"You, what's the matter with you patients? Why are you pretending to be a doctor together this time?" The middle-aged doctor pointed at them and said excitedly.

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