Evening Bell Church

"After countless years, I thought we had no more encounters." The grand and cold voice of the Holy Lord continued to be heard.

The old king stood under the glory like the little sister of the Holy Lord, and said calmly: "You have your goal, I have my mission. I came here to see you on the one hand, and to take back my own name on the other hand."

The Holy King was silent for a moment: "What do you want to do?"

"I want to see the bright stars in the world again."

"Even if it will cause the destruction of the world?"

"Yes." The old king replied coldly.

The Holy King slowly stood up from the throne, and the silver-white armor fit her body perfectly, setting off her goddess-like perfect figure.

The hard boots hit the marble floor with a crisp sound, and the Holy Lord walked to a distance of about one meter from the old king and stopped.

It can be seen that the Holy Lord is a full head taller than the old king.

Compared with the Holy Lord, the old king is like a girl who has not yet begun to develop.

"What if I refuse?" The Holy King replied coldly. The old king replied with a normal look: "Then I will turn around and leave directly."

"This is not like you." The Holy King commented immediately.

The old king said casually: "You have been living in the future and have been away from the world for too long. Humans now are different from before."

"Yes, weaker and more fragile than before." The Holy King added coldly.

"But there are more possibilities and futures." The old king looked up and refuted in a strong tone.

The Holy Lord looked up at the roof, which was not an ordinary roof, but an extremely bright starry sky.

"I have looked up at it for countless years, and I have not found a way to continue."

The old king looked up and looked over: "I found it."

"Suger Sothoth?"

"Yes."

"He can't do it. I have seen his destruction 4.6 million times." The Holy Lord's tone did not fluctuate.

The old king slowly took off the black mask on his face, and a pair of green eyes that were almost identical to the Holy Lord looked at him.

"What the starry sky shows is not accurate. When you think you see the future, the future has already changed."

"So I have been sitting here for countless years, not interfering with the operation of the world, hoping to complete the most accurate prophecy." The Holy Lord then took off the mask, revealing a beautiful and mature face, which was surprisingly similar to the old king's face.

The two looked like sisters, or mother and daughter, or some other relationship that people could not understand.

The old king shook his head: "You have already left the level of human beings. Only human beings can control the fate of human beings. You and I are just relics of the past. There is no need to continue to interfere."

The Holy Lord's green eyes emitted a dazzling golden light, and he said in a grand voice: "I must interfere. This is my duty and the goal of my existence."

"Such a god is not a god."

"So I am a demigod, not a god."

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Suddenly, the two fell silent and could not speak for a long time.

After an unknown amount of time, the old king said, "I know myself, so I know I can't convince you. Since you think this is the way to salvation, just carry out your own will. Now, give me my name back."

"You once hated this name, so you left it with me for safekeeping." The Holy Lord did not answer directly.

The old king said calmly, "I used to be different from me now. Although I have been on that rotten throne for countless years, I have experienced the changes of the world, witnessed some people and scenery I have never seen, and witnessed possibilities that I have never believed in."

"It is this hesitation and doubt that made you lose your only chance to become a god and lose your position in that era." The Holy Lord seemed to understand the old king very well.

For the first time, the old king's face showed other expressions, which seemed to be reminiscing and fortunate.

"Perhaps I saw through the essence of the gods at that time, so I gave up everything. After all, people are people. If they evolve blindly, perhaps after becoming gods, they have become what we once hated."

The Holy Lord fell into deep thought.

The old king continued, "From the palace to here, I have witnessed many interesting things. Perhaps it is these seemingly contradictory and filthy things that have allowed us to continue to this day."

"I cannot accept this view."

"Of course, because you are a demigod, not a human."

After a pause, the old king suddenly asked a question.

"Do you know what will happen after today?"

The Holy Lord was stunned and shook his head suddenly.

"After today, it will be tomorrow." The old king said a very boring nonsense.

But it was this nonsense that made the Holy Lord fall into deep contemplation.

Because in the world of gods, there is only the concept of time, and there is no such thing as today and tomorrow.

The old king turned and walked to the edge of the room, looking through the window at Sheryl who was pushing a stroller on the ground: "A tomorrow full of unknowns, this desire and yearning for the unknown, has created countless possibilities for human beings. This is also the reason why many gods desire offspring."

"It's not that they want their own children, they just want to become human again."

The Holy Lord interrupted immediately after hearing this: "This is just your one-sided analysis."

The old king smiled: "Don't rush to deny it."

The Holy Lord seemed to think of something and fell silent again.

"Okay, now you can give me my name back." The old king said.

The Holy Lord came back to his senses, took a step forward, and his plump body almost stuck to the old king's body.

She lowered her head and whispered a few words in the old king's ear.

Then, the old king was like a student who got the teacher's answer and suddenly became enlightened. His eyes flashed with an indescribable brilliant light, and he raised the corners of his mouth and said, "So that's it."

The old king turned and left.

Watching the old king leave, the Holy Lord frowned slightly, and after a second of silence, he asked, "What are your plans next?"

"Do what you promised. Since you promised that little girl, you naturally have to go twice more." The old king said and pushed open the door.

"The power of the stigma is not the key. You should do something important." The Holy Lord gave his own advice.

The old king tilted his head slightly, put on the blindfold again, and said calmly, "I said that when you see the future, the future has changed."

"Do you also believe in the existence of the heart of the world?" The Holy Lord asked.

"He existed."

"But in the 346 billion futures I saw, He did not exist."

The old king said casually: "It means you haven't seen enough."

After that, he closed the door and left.

The old king left, and the Holy Lord put on the mask again and sat back on the throne.

She still looked up at the starry sky and said to herself: "Standing at the highest point of the edge of this world, can't I still see everything in the world?"

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In the snowy wasteland of the North Wind Continent, a strange-looking carriage was moving rapidly under the pull of a big dog.

Suddenly, accompanied by a strange black light, ten disaster hunters in armor appeared around the carriage.

These disaster hunters are the lowest level of disaster hunters, and there are not even four-eyed hunters.

They rushed towards the carriage like cannon fodder, and suddenly fell to the ground when they were about to get close, and died completely.

"This is the first wave, so annoying." Jilu in the car said with an irritable face.

Today is the third day since they left the Storm Emperor. With Erha's powerful mobility, they have come to the northwest side of the entire North Wind Continent, the coldest place in the world.

The temperature here has reached a terrifying minus 70 degrees.

In three days, the carriage was attacked by seven disaster hunters, all of which were the lowest-level soldiers.

The purpose is obvious, which is to constantly interfere with Su Ge and his will.

Su Ge, who was reading a book, put down his right hand and said casually: "Stay focused, don't let these little things affect your attention."

After hearing this, Ji Lu immediately looked educated, and immediately calmed down and studied the rune technique in his hand.

"Teacher, what kind of existence is the holy mark?" Lin En, who was learning the sealing technique, put down the book and asked curiously.

Su Ge closed the book and asked, "Do you think you are ready?"

The five people pricked up their ears at the same time, took a deep breath, and said very seriously, "We are ready!"

Su Ge did not refuse, and said directly, "The stigma is a sublimation of a rune. As we all know, today's runes are divided into basic Keynes runes and advanced Kaldin runes. Keynes runes symbolize all the basic elements of this world, such as iron, silver, water, fire, sulfur, etc. The Kaldin rune represents the composition of this world, including the sky, earth, mountains, seas, lakes, rivers, etc."

The five people nodded seriously, they had already learned all these.

"And the stigma is a sublimation of the Kaldin rune. It has changed from a rune that materializes the world to a symbol and method of connecting to the root."

"The symbol and method of connecting to the root..." The five people fell into deep thought after hearing this.

"The most intuitive understanding is that the stigma is a contract. And the object of your contract is not a human, but a certain origin of this world." Su Ge continued to explain.

The students understood what they had heard. Lincoln asked curiously, "Teacher, what are the stigmata now? How many are there?"

For ordinary mystery students, stigmata are extremely powerful and mysterious. While they yearn for them in their hearts, they also want to peek at their true faces.

Su Ge is no longer the mysterious white before. He calmly explained, "There are six kinds of stigmata that have been passed down from ancient times to the present."

They are:

The Sky Stigmata held by the Holy Blood Church.

The Earth Stigmata held by the Healing Church.

The Thunder Stigmata held by the Nighthawk Church.

The Sun Stigmata held by the Radiant Church.

The Star Stigmata held by the Extreme Universe Research Institute.

The last one is the Moon Stigmata, whose whereabouts are still unknown.

Hall sighed, "Stigmata, I don't know which sage invented such a powerful existence. This ability is comparable to that of a god."

Su Ge still answered directly, "The stigmata have been passed down since ancient times. If someone invented it, it should be the six ancient kings."

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Hearing this, the five students were stunned and shocked.

Su Ge explained: "According to the records in ancient books, the stigmata were originally called the royal seal, which was the symbol of the six ancient kings, similar to the national flag today. It carries a trace of the power of the six kings, protecting their own warriors."

"After the end of the ancient dynasty, this mark of power was preserved in a special way, and then gradually discovered by others in the mysterious development, forming the current stigmata system."

The students murmured in shock: "I didn't expect that the stigmata were actually related to the six ancient kings."

"In addition to the traditional six stigmata, there are two lesser-known stigmata."

"They are the special stigmata of the Elf Cult: the Stigmata of the Lake. And the special stigmata held by the Wolf Blood Legion: the Stigmata of the Covenant."

"Teacher, does each stigmata have a very powerful ability?" Giroud asked excitedly with his eyes wide open.

Suger nodded and said: "Each stigmata has a special ability. Of course, the premise is that you can be selected by the stigmata and make a promise that you cannot break for your whole life under the stigmata."

Speaking of this, Suger recalled the hardships and pains he had gone through to obtain the Stigmata of the Lake.

It hurt so much that tears came out at that time.

"Teacher, if the stigmata is a kind of original power, then what will happen if the original power takes back the stigmata?" Lin En, who was the most curious, asked.

Su Ge replied calmly: "Not dead, but will fall into a special state, a hazy and inexplicable state."

"The stigma is part of the world. If the world feels unhappy one day, it may be taken back." The innocent Sally said with a smile.

"Sally, we are discussing seriously. Don't jump to irrelevant things." Lincoln said seriously.

Sally stuck out her tongue and lowered her head to take notes.

The speaker is unintentional, but the listener is intentional.

After Sally finished speaking, Su Ge was stunned. He seemed to have grasped something important in this sentence, but he felt that he had no idea where to start.

"Why?" Su Ge didn't think it was an illusion.

Su Ge, holding the Holy Grail of the Soul, had a premonition of the soul that had reached a terrifying level.

"Wait! The Heart of the World is broken and needs a lot of components to assemble. The seven holy grails are an important part of it. The holy grails represent the seven origins of the world. The stigmata represent other origins. Does it mean that in order to achieve the perfect heart of the world, all the power of the stigmata must be recovered?"

While thinking, there was a sudden brake in front.

Su Ge raised his head and saw through the glass that a group of people wearing heavy clothes and with the evening bell logo on their chests stood in front of the carriage.

At this time, Erha rushed out directly and rubbed against someone on the other side.

Su Ge smiled and said, "Get off the car, our people are here."

The five students saw the neatly dressed people outside with neat and solemn expressions, and their eyes gradually lit up.

"Is this the Evening Bell Church? The overall feeling it gives is indeed completely different from other churches."

The five students thought at the same time.