The early morning sun drove away the long dark night, and the Junka Fortress ushered in a new day.

The original majestic city wall has become a pile of broken walls. The corpses of the war dead covered the entire battlefield.

"This is the last stronghold of the Kingdom of Ulster in the south. Evie sat down on the boulder, sharpening her weapon with a whetstone, and said to Alfonso beside her.

The knight with the great sword stood like a statue above the ruins, without saying a word, looking at the great tyrant in the distance.

A dozen warriors knelt in front of Todd, pressed their foreheads to the ground, and listened motionlessly to the words coming from overhead.

"Some of you are gladiators, some are children of the tribe, and some are former captives. Todd entrenched his huge monster body on a collapsed city wall and said to these people, "But today, you have used your performance on the battlefield to win the qualification to go to the Divine Domain!"

Dozens of bone spurs stretched out and bent from the tyrant's arms, burrowing into the skulls of every warrior. Seconds later, with cries and prayers, everyone was singing the praises of everything in the Divine Domain, at their highest volumes.

"I saw it, I saw it!"

"Asgard has taken my soul!"

"The gods are above!"

With a wave of his hand, Todd let the warriors who had fallen into religious frenzy take them down, and he withdrew the bone spurs that had come out of the shift, motioning for Alfonso and Evie to come over.

Looking at his two subordinates, Todd asked, "Have you seen the official letter of the Holy Ministry sent by the church to Twilight City?"

Alfonso nodded.

Evie said, "The Kingdom of Dusk was expelled from the Dioces, and the Knights of Dusk were stripped of their Knights, and as for you, as the king, you were not only stripped of your religious membership, but also defined by the church as a 'demon in human skin'. ”

Todd laughed twice, seemingly unfazed by such accusations, "This is not surprising, the key is what kind of military action the Church will take against the Kingdom of Twilight next. ”

Evie was puzzled: "Your Majesty, the matter has come to this point, why don't you just abandon the Heavenly Father and raise the banner of the gods, and use war to completely conquer all the dioceses?"

"No, this approach is not appropriate. Todd pondered for a moment and explained, "The Diocese of the Heavenly Father encompasses multiple kingdoms, and if the dispute can be resolved by dividing and absorbing, it will avoid many unnecessary troubles. After all, what we are short of right now is time. ”

Instead of continuing on this topic, Evie instead asked, "Now that we have conquered the last southern stronghold of the Ulster Kingdom, what do we do next?"

"The Junka Fortress is the last obstacle between the Ulster capital and the Froststone camp, and there will never be such a strong fortress in the rest of the war. Todd looked at Alfonso and Evie and said, "In the next battle, I intend to hand over the command of the army to you. ”

Evie frowned and asked, "Where are you going to go?"

"I'm going to the Land of Shadows. ”

Todd's answer made Evie's eyes widen, and she asked urgently, "The rumored land of the dead?"

"I've been there once, and I'm no stranger to the people there. I went there this time in search of an answer, an answer that would concern my future. ”

Evie tightened the sword in her hand: "I'll go with you!"

"No, Alfonso is in charge of the ground forces, and Evie is in charge of aerial reconnaissance. The two of you should cooperate with each other on the battlefield, and one is indispensable. ”

Todd raised his head and looked north: "Expand the source of troops, attack the towns, expand the territory." Remember, with each capture, let the shamans of the clan spread the belief in the gods and increase our followers. ”

Alfonso's deep voice came from under the armor: "Your Majesty, as you wish. ”

Rising from the collapsed walls, Todd shook his scales and left the marching camp in the worship of the warriors.

Riding on the back of Henry the Griffon, Todd, who had regained his human form, looked at the sea that flew by beneath him, and fell into deep thought.

These days, Todd uses the Tyrant form to show people, he can perceive the Tyrant virus in his body, he has never stopped evolving, his body is getting bigger and bigger, his bones are getting harder and harder, and his physical strength is getting stronger and stronger, all of which reminds him all the time that the Tyrant virus is accelerating the fusion of cells and xenobacteria in his body. After gaining a series of powers, he began to worry about whether his body would become alienated or even collapse one day.

For example, in the last month, when Todd fell asleep in human form, he must have been in his tyrant form when he woke up, and when he transformed into a tyrant, although it took longer and longer, it took longer to transform back into a human than before.

All of this indicates that a series of unpredictable changes are taking place in his body, and he doesn't know what is the end of this change, and he doesn't dare to guess.

But he knew that there was one place where he might be able to find the answer, and that place was the Shadow Country.

It's still the misty island, it's still the dilapidated temple.

When Todd fell from the griffin to the ground, the first thing he saw was Meredith smiling at him.

Meredith, dressed in a crow's feather and holding a piccolo-like instrument in her hand, saw Todd's first words, "I guess it's almost time for you to come back." ”

Todd patted Henry's neck and motioned for it to leave first, and then looked at Meredith with a little doubt in his eyes, "You know I'll be back?"

Meredith combed the feathers with her hands, turned around, and said as she walked, "Come with me, my master, the Queen of Shadows, has been waiting for your arrival. ”

Todd's mind conjured up the purple-haired, waist-length queen, and her unemotional and red eyes, and asked, "You have hidden something from me about the Trials of Fate and the Dark Gate, right?"

Meredith whispered as she walked forward, "It's not a concealment, because there are some things that my master and I don't know much about. ”

Walking with the woman through the ruins of the temple, Todd looked around and asked Meredith in front of him, "I remember that there is another person here who has passed the trial, and it seems to be called ......"

"Cúchulainn. ”

"That's right, that's the name, what about the others?"

"He has completed a year of training and is returning to the Kingdom of Ulster. Meredith let out a long sigh of relief, "Thank goodness that little bastard is finally gone. ”

Regarding Cúchulainn's identity and abilities, Todd also wanted to ask two more questions, the figure of the shadow queen Skaha on the temple terrace made him choose to be silent.

"My master, Lord of Twilight City, Todd Fischer has arrived. ”

Meredith's words startled Todd, who remembered as if he had never revealed his true identity in the Land of Shadows.

Skaha turned around slowly, and there was a hint of incomprehensible emotion in his cold eyes: "Todd, I know you've seen Leviathan......"

Skaha's words surprised Todd again, and before he could ask, the queen continued: "All those who have passed the test of fate have been given the same mission by Leviathan himself, that is, to find the best balance between species and fate. ”

Todd chewed on Skaha's words, and finally said with a confused face, "I'm sorry, Queen of Shadows, I really don't understand how to understand this. ”

Skaha closed his eyes and shook his head slightly: "It's not just you, after so many years, no one really understands the meaning of this sentence, but we know something at least in constant trying......"

"Something?"

Meredith turned his face to Todd at this time and said, "Before you can continue with this topic, you need to transform into a demigod. ”

Todd glanced at Meredith, the other party's expression was extremely serious, and finally he changed into a tyrant form according to her words.

Looking at the behemoth lying on the ground with a length of more than ten meters, Meredith covered his mouth in shock: "The gods are above! It's not long since you, and your speed of change is too fast!"

Skaha looked at Todd in front of him, frowned and said, "Your current state is a little beyond my expectations......"

Todd, who had transformed into a tyrant, looked at the two women in front of him and said in a deep voice, "Can you explain?"

Meredith and Skaha glanced at each other, the two nodded, and the former began to speak slowly, "Anyone who passes the test of fate will meet Leviathan after passing through the Dark Gate. The latter will give him the opportunity to become a demigod...... That is, the transformation of the tyrant that you once talked about. After repeated use of the transformation ability, the human body will gradually degenerate, and the tyrant form will gradually take its place. The most direct manifestation is that it is becoming more and more difficult for people to control the time and place of transformation, and the power of transformation is getting stronger and stronger......"

Todd looked down at his thick iron claws and said to Meredith, "I guess what you're going to say next shouldn't be a good thing. ”

Meredith sighed, "It's a mixed blessing. As his strength increases, his body changes more and more, and the tyrant will gradually enter the second form......"

Todd interrupted Meredith, "Wait! You just said the second form? What is that?"

"The second form of the tyrant will completely erase the appearance of a human being, and will always manifest itself as a transformed form. ”

Todd's golden eyes widened, "What do you mean...... I'm going to keep this for the rest of my life?!I can't change back?!"

Meredith gave Todd a roll of his eyes, "You stay calm first, I haven't gotten to the worst part." ”

"What?what?, there's something worse?!"

"Halfway through the transition from the first form to the second form, the physical changes put a great strain on the human soul. ”

Meredith's words suddenly gave Todd a bad premonition: "Huge pressure?"

The former added: "You might as well think about what would happen if you let the soul of an ant take control of an elephant's body?"

Todd muttered, "The soul collapsed, the body went into a long sleep, and finally both returned to nothingness. ”

Meredith spread her hands and said, "That's right, that's it. ”

Todd roared in annoyance at this time, "Damn! What is the mixed blessing?! Looking at it this way, no matter how you go, it's a dead end!"

Meredith stretched out a finger and shook it as she said, "Don't worry, the next thing I'm going to talk about is how to control and prevent the soul collapse caused by the second form. After years of trying, there are actually two ways. First, never try to get into the second form of the tyrant. ”

Todd asked, "Never try to get into the second form?"

"Reduce or stop using the shapeshift, and let the human form gradually control the initiative of the body. ”

"What about the other way?"

"Completely abandon the human form and take the initiative to enter the second form of the tyrant. Until then, use training or other means to strengthen the soul and avoid the soul collapse caused by the second form. ”