Extraordinary pedigree

On the foggy skyline.

Impaling Justice, who transformed into the source of the dead river, stared at the other end a thousand meters away with fearful eyes.

There, the burning ship was crumbling, and a young man with blond hair and golden eyes stood on the deck. The strong wind roared, blowing his blond hair. The blond hair danced in the wind, burning like fire. His robe Also danced along with the flying. The wide robe fluttered in the wind, making a low roar, and the golden Holy Grail was held high in the opponent's hand.

The pure gold base of the Holy Grail is inlaid with 28 pearls, 2 rubies and 2 emeralds, with the inscription "Given to those who bring glory" engraved on it.

Similarly, Xia Xiu, who was thousands of meters away, also stared back at the Impaler, his golden eyes looking towards the huge river of death.

In the Dead River, the terrifying armies holding the [Spear of Sparta] were arrayed in front, and demonic thaumaturgic fluctuations burst out from them; countless ancient Berlin human structures emerged from them, and they held the energy of the old era. The weapons were aimed at the ship; mountains of Daevite sub-age steam war weapons slowly crawled out of the dead river. These [mechanical ascenders] swallowed by the dead river made a dull mechanical sound.

[Clock Tower] The solemn thaumaturgy-casting troops held staffs and stared at the blond young man with hatred for the living; the Iberian hunters held long swords and handguns and stared closely at their prey; magic Lan's skeletal dragon knights surrounded the sky, and the skeletal dragon opened its mouth wide, revealing its extremely smelly mouth.

Edici, Atlantis, Wand Man, Serpent's Hand...

Countless undead crawled out of the Dead River, and the most eye-catching one was naturally the one guarding the Impaler, holding a chain sword in his right hand and a bolter in his left hand, releasing wings of light, and wearing a suit with [+] runes engraved on its chest. The "angel" of magical armor.

They were the Crusaders from the Kingdom of Heaven's era of conquering aliens. However, they had already fallen. Now they are just monsters covered in hatred and despair.

Most of the Dead River army began to split up. Four other elite troops, including the Celestial Crusaders, rushed towards Lando El-Melloi who was standing on Big Ben to initiate the ceremony, while the remaining main force was hungry and thirsty. Looking at the angel on the ship.

At this moment, the terrifying Death River army was looking at the blond angel holding the Holy Grail high. The dark "soil" inside the rim of the Holy Grail was rolling.

"How ugly, Grand Duke."

Looking at the army that gathered together and turned into corpses, Xia Xiu sneered loudly:

"The spirit of hatred overwhelms death, the heart of love despises death, the feeling of honor makes people devote themselves to death, and the heart of sorrow makes people rush to death. And human cowardice and weakness will make the living soul die before death comes. Yes. Life-hater who has merged into thousands of lives, you are so impure, you have lost your pride as a human being, you cannot fully embrace the vampires, and the ether rejects you because of your ugliness."

The Impaler stretched out his hand like a conductor controlling an orchestra, but the music at this moment was a prelude to death.

"Angel of heaven holding a crimson cup, what qualifications do you have to ridicule me? Come on, let's continue the game between us. I'll see what kind of resistance you can do this time."

"The old fellow, whose crown is shattered, should lie back in his coffin."

Angels and vampires taunted each other on the other side of the sky, while the second round of battle officially began.

Boom——

The giant skeletal hand transformed from the dead river reached out to the burning ship without hesitation, trying to drag it down from the sky, while the black mud in the Holy Grail that was held high rolled out completely.

"Follow the contract and respond to me——"

[Crimson Holy Grail·Activation——]

Buzz——

Everything became hazy and clear in an instant.

The originally silent air suddenly becomes lively, as if thousands of voices are whispering in your ears, filled with a charming magical atmosphere, as intoxicating as the fragrance of flowers. At that moment, you can feel as if you have touched the goal of your dreams, and all doubts, fears and confusions seem to disappear at that moment.

The light burst out instantly and shot straight into the sky, as if it was about to tear a hole in the dark sky.

Boom! ! !

The air was filled with a deafening roar, like Thor swinging his hammer in the sky.

The ground began to shake, and stones and dust jumped in the air, as if to celebrate the arrival of this moment.

That power jumped in the air and spread, as if it wanted to swallow everything.

Then, you saw it - a red beam of light shooting out from the center of the Holy Grail, shooting straight into the sky, like a passage to heaven.

Then, a red sphere appeared. It was an abnormally rotating creation, forged by the perfect balance between irreconcilable anomalies and broken minds; an entity created by overwhelming and unavoidable tension. It was the face of the old world. The howl of a cold, gray, meaningless new world.

The terrifying hand of the dead river was burned by the light.

Duke Impaler was not surprised by the power of the Holy Grail. The [Supreme Divinity] covered in it was so familiar, and the inner eternal malice was surrounding the ship.

Looking at the ship wrapped by [Supreme Divinity], Impaler's eyes darkened slightly.

"What, are you planning to use the Holy Grail in your hand to pray for me to be killed directly? I'm afraid that after you say this wish, people will follow me."

On the ship, the crimson Holy Grail floated in the air. The red ball exuded an aura of despair. Black mud began to roll out from the inner wall of the Holy Grail. The extremely viscous liquid soon spread all over the entire deck.

"of course not."

Xia Xiu, who was standing in the black mud, shook his head slightly towards the Impaler. In the praying state, he could get five minutes of phase protection similar to the invincible time. This is why the Impaler was willing to fight him. Lai Lai reason,

From the time they met at the spiritual tomb to now, Xia Xiu has been making time during the breaks with Punisher.

When he was in the spiritual tomb, Lord Impaler was unable to move in the [Ether Tide] cast at level 81, and used various strategies to disgust the opponent; but now, the opponent can move, but he also used the prizes obtained in the second round of deduction to open the category. The invincible time continues to disgust the opponent.

In a situation where no one could do anything about the other, the two of them never stopped using their venomous tongues. In terms of sarcasm, ridicule and vitriol, Xia Xiu clearly had the upper hand.

Both of them had the same purpose, to delay time.

Lord Impaler was waiting for Xia Xiu's invincibility time to end, while Xia Xiu was confirming his preparations.

If you ask Xia Xiu, when did he set his sights on the Impaler?

He would answer from the second day he was entered into the genealogy of the Kingdom of Heaven, from the third day he traveled to Terra.

When facing the most essential problems, he is calm and firm in everything, never loses his composure, and does not like to try new tricks.

In the pursuit of its lofty goals, there are certainly certain restrictions, but encountering any obstacles can change its temperament - just like anything thrown into fire can be melted by it. Small flames may be extinguished by it, but a raging fire can absorb everything thrown into it and burn it. The result is that the fire will become stronger.

What is needed to kill [Crown] with a mortal body?

wisdom? Action force? Ambition? courage?

These are all inevitable, but what about something more specific?

Xia Xiu would answer - Fulcrum.

Give him a fulcrum and he can leverage whatever he needs.

If there is no fulcrum, make it yourself.

What is about to kill the Impaler is not luck, but the chess piece laid out by the 'careerist' from the beginning.

This was a long-planned assassination.

This is the curtain call that [Kingslayer] has been preparing for day and night. He will step on the Impaler to enter a larger stage and world.

[In February 1589 in the Terra calendar, two months before the explosion in the tenth district of Fog City, the Fog City Railway project was started with donations from unknown wealthy people. 】

[In April 1589 in the Terra Calendar, the French Railway Company was purchased by an unknown wealthy man who purchased a large number of shares. 】

[In June 1589 of the Terra Calendar, the Wudu Railway Construction Document was approved, and the [Ouroboros] project was fully launched. 】

[On April 27, 1590 in the Terra Calendar, [Ouroboros] was completed, and the Ring of Fog City Railway project was officially completed. 】

If someone gets the [Ouroboros] project drawings and removes some other trunk lines, they will find that the general structure of this project is to draw a circle on the entire fog city.

Since ancient times, the circle has been the prerequisite that drives all mysteries. It is the [root] of the thaumaturgy circle.

This circle was formed driven by Xia Xiu's will, that is to say, it was the circle he drew.

"All things are originally One, and are created from One through differentiation."

"One is the whole, and the whole is one."

Darkness enveloped the earth, and only the burning flame lit up a peaceful void.

The burning flames reflected the handsome face of a blond young man, reflecting the dazzling laughter.

He stood in the blazing flames, tall and slender, like a mythical hero. He stretched out his slender arms and held the sky, as if he wanted to hold the whole world in his hands.

The golden eyes burned hotly in the firelight, like two burning stars, exuding an extremely powerful intimidation, like a monarch who controlled all things.

Ten gems fell to the ground and naturally formed a formation.

“The splendor of the crown, revealed in the eternal diamond, allows us to perceive pure divine light.”

The holy diamond shatters.

"The wisdom of blue is as endless as the sky, allowing us to gain insight into the mysterious door."

The magnificent sapphire shattered.

“The understanding of red, like mother’s kindness, allows us to experience the love of all things.”

The scarlet garnet shattered.

"The radiance of mercy shines in amethyst, allowing us to feel divine love."

The dazzling amethyst shattered.

“The fiery severity, like a thunderbolt, teaches us the power of righteousness.”

The fiery ruby ​​shattered.

“The beauty of the center shines brightly, allowing us to see the glory of God.”

The brilliant diamond breaks into pieces,

"Eternal life flourishes in emerald, allowing us to realize the infinity of life."

The lush emerald shattered.

"The glory of gold, like the rising sun, allows us to understand the brilliance of truth."

The glorious topaz shattered.

“The cornerstone of dreams, like the twinkling moonlight, allows us to experience mysterious revelations.”

The dreamy moonstone shatters.

"The solidity of the kingdom, dark and hard, allows us to realize the reality of the material world."

The dark obsidian shattered.

When the ten gems shattered, the circle surrounding the foggy city started, and a huge light shone.

Phase 2·Complete.

The first phase of the ceremony began to intersect with the sky.

A ring engraved with a crown is stored in the Tower of Fog; a mirror is stored in the Museum of Fog; a blank book is stored in the National Library of Fog; a bouquet of blue specimen flowers is stored in the Salvation Army headquarters of Fog ; A sharp sword is stored in the National Bank of Foggy; a delicate small shield is stored in Buckingham Palace; an emerald green gem is stored in the Royal Observatory of Greenwich; a silver scepter is stored in University College of Foggy; Pure white water is stored in the foggy metro terminal; leaf specimens are stored in the Nelson Monument in the center of foggy city.

They represent the ten sephirot of the Inverted Tree of Kabbalah.

Crown: The source of the universe, infinite potential, divine consciousness, mystery and the supernatural.

Wisdom: the source of revelation, the driving force of creation, the symbol of God.

Understanding: Goddess of reason, symbol of mother, wise application.

Mercy: Love and mercy, tolerance and forgiveness, loving father.

Strong: impartial judge, restraint and limitation, courage and strength.

Beauty: harmony, truth, compassion, child of light.

Eternity: the natural outpouring of emotion, perception, art and beauty.

Glory: thinking and learning, communication and reason, order and rules.

Fundamentals: Fulfillment and expression, sexuality and fertility, symbol of the moon.

Kingdom: The material world, the abundance of life and nature.

They are also called [Hesid], [Hehema], [Binah], [Chesed], [Gevula], [Tiphiseth], [Nezseh], [Hod], [Yeseed], [Markut].

[The Kabbalah Tree-Inverting Ceremony·Starts! 】

At this time, if someone looks down from a high position, they can see the path of the tree of life transformed by the Fog City subway system. Each subway line can represent a special connection between spirit and matter, and each subway station can be regarded as a Where specific nodes (sephirot) are located, the intersections and connections of the subway lines conform to the configuration of the ten nodes and twenty-two paths of the Kabbalah Tree of Life.

Xia Xiu shouted towards the Holy Grail:

"Now, based on the principle of [Equivalent Interaction], perform [Truth Training] for me, and let the magnificent [Door of Truth] be projected from the ether into the present world."

【Door of Truth·Activate! 】

Click——

The crimson Holy Grail shattered, and driven by the underground magic circle, a virtual portal was projected from the surface, and then opened, and huge ripples appeared in the sky.

A huge portal appeared in the sky.

That is the [Door of Truth] with the inverted tree of Kabbalah engraved on it.

Incomparably huge, standing above the abyss of nothingness, as if connecting the endless universe, defining the boundaries between life and death, the present and the future,

This ancient and mysterious door is composed of countless exquisite and complex symbols, designs and patterns. The most conspicuous one is the inverted Kabbalah tree engraved in the center. This inverted tree-like image is connected by ten particles representing the basic structure of the world and twenty-two channels symbolizing different powers and paths, creating a profound occult symbol. Every particle and channel shines like a star on the door of truth, flowing with incredible light.

Suddenly, the Door of Truth engraved with the fallen tree of Kabbalah made a shrill sound, as if an ancient spell was echoing in the void. At this moment, a terrifying and mysterious energy burst out from the door, seeming to swallow up all the light, plunging the surrounding area into darkness.

boom--

The door opened, and there was a huge eye. Its pupils were as deep as a black hole, and the ever-changing light shone in it, as if it contained all the knowledge and truth of the universe. When you stare at it, you can feel it staring back at you, as if it can see through your soul and all your secrets.

The light transmitted by Him illuminates every corner of the Kabbalah tree, giving it endless power.

The huge eyes of the [Gate of Truth] stare at the Fog City.

The huge light balls on the door crowded together and moved toward the door. The parts that fell off the nearest ball and the eerie outward flowing protoplasm gathered together to form an ominous and terrifying thing from outer space.

"Key to the Door..." Mr. Impaler's face looked as ugly as eating shit.

"This is not correct, old guy. You should really read more books, so that you will know that the relationship between the [Lord of the Gate] and the [Gate of Truth] is one and many; the terrifying one in the starry sky is now But being blocked in the [Crystal Sky], there is no chance of coming to this world. You should call them different manifestations of the same substance."

The blond young man mocked with his usual venomous tongue. At this moment, a halo made of a wriggling ball of light appeared on his forehead.

[Temporary loading——]

[Crown·"Fake" Ring of Truth]

He spread out his left and right hands. At this time, the left hand symbolizes [natural force] and the right hand symbolizes [spiritual force]. The two combined into one are [all things].

"You madman, you want to refine the River of Death into the [Philosopher's Stone]!?"

The impaling male roared and commanded the river of death to flow towards the blond young man, while the other party clasped his hands together, the silver arc flashed, and responded to the impaling male with a smile:

"Each other."

On the [Gate of Truth], from the deep darkness, countless dark arms began to stretch out, like tentacles, squirming and rolling, extremely terrifying and grotesque. These arms were twisted one after another, with different shapes, some were slender, some were thick, some were curved, some were straight, as if they emerged from an endless abyss and expanded in all directions.

What's even more terrifying is that these arms are covered with eyes, densely packed, of different sizes, wide, lifeless, frantic, staring, staring wildly, or wandering. Each eye exudes a strange light, sometimes blurry, sometimes clear. They looked around, and every pupil reflected the bottomless darkness, as if it could attract anyone's soul to fall into it.

The huge river of death and the tentacles collided and fought with each other.

The vampires and angels located at both ends of the Dead River and the Tentacles looked directly at each other without concealing the boiling murderous intent in their eyes.

"I am now burdened with a huge debt. I could repay most of it with the Holy Grail of Joy, but it is far from enough. I need a heart, a heart that can drive space-based weapons. For this, I need to pay a huge sum of money. Surgery fee." The blond young man said words that made the piercing public feel unclear.

At this time, Xia Xiu is a [Tongtiandai] in every sense. Relying on his superb skills and huge psychology, he is now in a state of delicate balance.

This balance is both strong and fragile.

Xia Xiu, who was in the [All Things] experience state, looked at Lord Puncture and said to him:

"Some people die too late, some people die too early, and some people stick to one creed: to die at the most appropriate time."

"You, like Lando El-Melloi Archibald, arrogantly feel that you are special, that you can obtain the truth by giving and pursuing, but you never trust yourself or others. For the so-called freedom and Truth, placing its hope in a distorted existence, remains stuck in its ways without any growth, just like the little man in the bottle.”

"Knowing a lot but wanting to know it all - you are the real arrogants."

"Now, what I want to show you is a kind of death that is close to perfection. In the face of such a death, those who are still alive will definitely be stimulated, and in the hope that those who have completed all their tasks will take it with them. Walking towards death with a strong sense of victory.”

"Give the arrogant the appropriate despair, this is the truth."

The light from the golden eyes of the blond young man made Lord Impaler feel extremely disgusted. He carried the surging river of death towards him.

"Hugh Abraham, I will tear your arrogant face to pieces!!!"

The Impaler roared with rage at the angels of heaven.

Xia Xiu raised his hands, combining [nature] and [spirit] to drive [all things].

boom--

The black arm of the [Gate of Truth] and the undead souls of the River of Death collided with each other at this strange moment, and an incredible battle began.