Chapter 311 Onward! To Battle! (1/2)

The black wind howled across the world.

That was not ordinary air flow that was formed from the air pressure in the atmosphere. Instead, that was a pitch-black wind that came from the other side of the dimensional rift, carrying destruction and chaos with it.

No matter it was the ruins of the city, the pieces of the golems, the mountains or the forests—everything that came into contact with that evil energy was reduced to ashes and dust. The wind blew the ashes and dust all over the place.

The dust blocked the sunlight, causing the world to be dark. The rivers were severed and the sea was frozen.

The power of the Evil God 'Calamity' was too powerful. It had already brought along calamity that could potentially cause total destruction.

Father Nature should unleash his power and use the Divine Network to purify these tainted winds. Otherwise, there would be no living beings left on earth even before the arrival of the Evil God. This world would become like the dark world on the other side of the crack. Everything would be corrupted and reduced to ashes and dusts.

However, Father Nature remained silent instead. He looked at Joshua as if He just noticed something out of the ordinary.

To be precise, He staring at the thing that the warrior was holding in his hand.

Without being bothered by the fact that the god was shocked, Joshua lifted the Azurite in his left hand. His red eyes were fixed upon the fist he lifted in the air.

The body of the warrior was tough as steel and was completely surrounded with dark red armor that was forged from his dark red Combat Aura. His left fist was also surrounded by the Combat Aura. The dark red Combat Aura unleashed heat hot enough to melt steel.

However, that dark red aura was slowly being replaced by another color.

It radiated light that appeared like the sky and the sea. It felt so sacred and holy—so purifying.

The radiating light of the Azurite.

The holy glow slipped through the gaps between Joshua's fingers and slowly into the surrounding. Regardless of whether it was the ravaging dark wind or the Divine Power of Father Nature, none of them was capable of stopping the light from spreading into the world.

Up to this point, the will of Father Nature was only beginning to tremble. The great and grand will of the god spread in all directions like an unstoppable wave, purifying everything until the edge of the world.

”It's you! My friend, this is your strength—But why, why would you do that?!”

Even in the face of the Evil God, it did not show even the lightest hesitation, nor did it even falter. Even though he was going to sleep forever, Father Nature remained calm as always as it gazed at the radiating light. Then it immediately started asking questions. The branches of the giant tree shook violently. Green, vibrant leaves fell to the ground. Its voice wounded, doubtful and shocked at the same time. ”This is a 'Flame Seed'!”

Earlier on, when it appeared before Joshua, Father Nature could sense and see that the body of the warrior carried strong power of Order. He was just like the thirteen Saints who were the apostles of the Sage himself during the Age of Glory. Because of the age and strength of Joshua, he treated the warrior like the descendant of the Saints. Hence, he called the warrior, the Successor of the Sage.

But now that the true power of the azure orb was revealed, Father Nature was shocked. That was the power that any Saint would be able to possess, that was actually the fundamental power of the Sage himself!

If that power was separated, then now, the Sage must be…

Joshua silently smiled at Roland and Father Nature who were observing him. As he turned back towards the enemy, the warrior was dead serious. He noticed that he was already completely covered in the green radiating light. He could see the flesh and bones inside his left fist. He shut his eyes and suddenly tightened his grip.

Kachak!

A crisp cracking sounded loud and clear from his fist. Father Nature was witnessing everything.

What… what has he done?

Just as the god was puzzled by his action, the green light that had initially spread into the distant was absorbed back to the post where Joshua's left fist was. In a flicker of light, the holy power was absorbed into the body of the warrior. Instantly, light was seen glowing from his left fist as it continued to spread to the other parts of his body. In the end, the light gathered above his head and formed into the shape of a crown.

There were twelve spiral-like sharp thorns on the crown with an emblem of fire. A gem mounted in the center of that crown. It looked holy and unique.

The surge of power covered the entire body of the warrior just like how it did years ago back in the Karlis World. The armor of Combat Aura that covered the entire body of Joshua cracked like porcelain. Between the cracks, across the surface of the Combat Aura, there were ashes and sparks leaking out with irregular gleaming red lights. The sparks and the ashes drifted into the surroundings.

”—even the power of the 'Spiral Crown' has been isolated from it!”

With a single glance, Father Nature was able to recognize the source of this power. The branches of the giant tree shook as strong winds blew. Green light particles drifted towards the ground. The god seemed to be overwhelmed with a complicated emotion. ”That… that…”

”That is the power of the 'King of the Searing Soul'.”

Joshua opened his eyes. His eyes shone so brightly that they appeared to be filled with blazing flames. His pupils seemed to have vanished from his eyes. ”Father Nature, the Sage is long gone. Before he left the continent of Mycroft, he left four Legacy items.”

”And one of the four Legacies is the Azurite that I hold in my hand.”

The Dragon-hunting Gunblade hammered down on earth as it traced a line across the sky. Ashes and sparks were seen flying off from the blade of the Dragon-hunting Gunblade as it radiated with fire that seemed to be bright and then dimmed at times. The voice of the warrior sounded extremely calm and emotionless. ”Its ability… perhaps you know better than me.”

Father Nature did not respond to the warrior. Despite already having a rough answer, it was still quite taken aback by the warrior's answer. However, the god remained in silence as it looked at the shadow of the warrior without responding.

Joshua lifted his head and looked towards the dimensional rift in the sky.

Underneath his skin, red radiating lights flowed out into his surroundings. His heart pounded hard. However, the blood that was flowing in his veins had undergone some changes and had transformed into a liquid form of flame.

Golems had no soul, but their bodies contained the presence of Chaos. The Azurite that was currently on the body of the warrior, combusted the loathing presence of Chaos as its fuel to maintain the form of the 'King of the Searing Soul'.

In that divine form, the entire world appeared completely different in the eyes of the warrior.

Everything seemed to be dimmer. Be it the mountains or the clouds, the forests or the cities, everything in the world seemed to be fading away, vanishing. The only thing that remained was [Existence].

The Initial Flame burned on Chaos as it brought light into the lifeless dark void. The light shone on everything, differentiating 'Existence' and 'Void', making the world reveal its true form. Everything relied on the power of the fire to live. They lived and died under the light of fire. There were boundless multiverses with many things in the universe. However, everything was the power of an 'existence'.

Meanwhile, in the [Existence] called the Illgner world, dark and dead presence spread.

That was the power of the Evil God.

The Chaos in the void combusted fire as its fuel to generate the power of 'existence'. However, a part of it was still able to make contact with the light where they acquired their physical form and turned into the first Evil God. Although they were also some sort of existence, they remained as the embodiments of destruction.

Even though the Evil God 'Calamity' was not the first batch of Evils Gods that returned to the purest form of void, its true form did not differ much from the origin of the Evil Gods. It still resembled Chaos that represented void, death and unpredictable future.

”Lend me your strength, Father Nature.”

Looking at the dark galaxy at the other side of the crack and the dark twisted Evil God in the void, Joshua spoke in a calm tone with a hint of excitement as he looked forward to the battle, ”As you can see, this is the power of the 'King of the Searing Soul'. Initially, my realm was far from reaching its standard. However, the will of the Karlis World has aided me in obtaining this form of power.”

—The King of the Searing Soul was the guardian of the world. The warrior had yet to attain enough power to fully unleash that form of power. It would not make a difference no matter how many daemons he slaughtered. This matter had been proven to be true back in the Karlis World.

However, the circumstance would change if a god could provide aid to him.

”You said that trees are not combat efficient.”

Father Nature remained silent as he thought through some things. Joshua started speaking again, his voice a little muffled underneath the helmet but carried a sense of joy as he said, ”But I am built to battle.”

”I swear by my soul and the blade of my spear. I, Joshua van Radcliffe, will never bring shame to your strength!”