Chapter 500: Nirvana, Ascending to the Peak, Creating the Extreme Realm (8000 Words Chapter!) Ask for a commuter pass! )
The path to Nirvana
Difficulty: No survivors
Objective: Choose one of the two
1. Slay Thorne and the Legionnaires
2. Defeat the level keeper Sharpshooter Alma
When Zhao Mingwei, Caramel, Curly Remnant Cloud, Black Cauldron Boiled Meat, and the White Emperor appeared in the copy, this line popped up in front of their eyes.
"Why don't we go and kill Alma?" When the black pot boiled meat saw that the task condition was to choose one of the two, his first reaction was to kill the sharpshooter Alma first.
Because Thorne's super strength has left a terrible shadow on the players, in the past, Thorne could kill a group of holy spirits with a wooden stick.
Now with the help of the Legion of Annihilation, the weapons used are definitely better than in the Holy Spirit Ring.
On the contrary, the number of battles with the sharpshooter Alma is relatively small, and the shadow area brought to the players is smaller, it is better to say that only the black pot boiled meat and caramel have a psychological shadow on the sharpshooter Alma.
"My proposal is that Caramel will fight Thorne, I will kill the Annihilation Legion, Xiao Wen and I will add insurance together, and you and the White Emperor will challenge the sharpshooter Alma."
As soon as Zhao Mingwei came up, he said the most unsafe and worst decision.
"Yes."
"No objections."
"Senior, I'll follow you."
Caramel, Emperor Bai, and Curly Remnant Yun agreed to Zhao Mingwei's plan as soon as possible without even thinking about it.
"Holy? You're kidding! Thorne can beat all five of us. "The black pot boiled meat and immediately exploded when I heard this decision, no matter how you look at it, it sounds like a team decision that will be wiped out!
But there was no time left for the black pot to cook meat and complain, because Caramel had already pulled out the moonlight sword in his hand.
A flash of moonlight... In an instant, the sound of the blades striking resounded throughout the entire Ascension Path.
Caramel was already clash with a pitch-black sword that Thorne was holding.
"You don't have to be so angry, right? Holy Spirit... I'm just out doing a small favor. ”
Thorne's outfit was no longer the shabby clothes, but a pitch-black Annihilation Legion light armor.
"Why abstain!" Caramel didn't care if Thorne joined the Abyss or the Legion of Annihilation, he just wanted to know why Thorne had given up the round of sixteen.
"You little games played between the Holy Spirits, I usually accompany you to beat you seriously, do you take it seriously? Now I have important things to do, can you a little... Let's make it? ”
Thorne's words completely infuriated Caramel, Caramel poured too much effort into the Freya Cup, for this championship, all for the purpose of defeating all the enemies in the Freya Cup to win the championship.
But in Thorne's eyes, the so-called Holy Spirit League and Freya Cup are just children's games.
"Do you really think you're invincible?"
There was a piercing grinding sound between the moonlight sword in Caramel's hand and Thorne's black sword, and the moment the two swords staggered, the sound of the blades striking like a torrential rain resounded between the two of them.
The black pot could only see the sparks bursting from the swinging swords of both sides, and nothing else could be seen, and finally under the roar of Caramel, the weapons of both sides slammed together, and Thorne instantly knocked Caramel out with a force in his hand.
"At least among you, it's still too immature, Holy Spirit." Thorne easily put the black sword on his shoulder, but Caramel had already released the Raptor's Sky Slash in the next second, and slashed at Thorne again.
The battle between the two sides also attracted the Annihilation Legion, the Annihilation Legion can no matter what it is called a one-on-one duel, the Annihilation Legion's legion battle Terreus wanted to intervene, but a dragon roar and the sound of guns suddenly hit Dures!
Terres raised the shield in his hand to fend off the dragon and tiger roar from Zhao Mingwei, and with the other hand he held the spear that the cruising cloud stabbed at him.
"Does the Holy Spirit have to stop us?" Dilis stared at Zhao Mingwei with cold eyes and said.
"Block? I just want you to disappear into this world! ”
Zhao Mingwei's fist that slammed into the shield suddenly sent a punch forward, and the furious thoughts hit Diresh's body directly through the shield, which made his body lose its balance.
"Stop them!" As he retreated, Terreus shouted at the other three soldiers of the Annihilation Legion.
He meant to stop the Black Cauldron Cooking Meat and the White Emperor, and when the three soldiers of the Annihilation Legion took out their weapons and rushed towards the Black Cauldron Cooking Meat and the White Emperor, a spear that fell from the sky instantly fell in front of them.
The powerful spear aura attached to the spear even shattered the ground completely, slowing the pace of the three Annihilation Legionnaires for a moment.
Remnant clouds descended from the sky and drew spears that pierced the ground... looked at the three soldiers of the Annihilation Legion from afar, but they still left a back for the Black Cauldron to cook meat and the White Emperor.
"Senior! Over to you! ”
What are you giving me?
Never mind! Slipped!
The black pot boiled meat ran all the way to the depths of the dungeon, and the environment of the entire dungeon was a bit like a road to the sky suspended in mid-air, the dungeon environment was very narrow, and one would fall under the dungeon if he was not careful.
Sharpshooter Alma? Is that really a single player able to win?
But he at least has the White Emperor as a teammate! The Black Cauldron Cook looked at the White Emperor who ran with him to the location of the sharpshooter Alma.
The White Emperor's style of play in the dispute is somewhat similar to Zhao Mingwei, that is, one guarantee four, and the White Sword team only needs to have him alone.
As an enemy, the White Emperor is a very terrifying opponent, but as a teammate, he is relieved to cook meat in the black pot and has the courage to challenge the sharpshooter Alma!
Anyway, there's a thigh to hold, there's nothing to be afraid of!
The black pot boiled meat kept climbing upward, and at the moment when he was about to see the spear Alma, the white emperor suddenly slipped on his foot, and the suspended ground suddenly cracked down, and then the black pot boiled meat watched him fall down the path of ascension.
"No, bro!!" The black pot boiled meat and wanted to rush forward to save the White Emperor, but he was still a step slow after all, and he could only watch the White Emperor disappear into the endless void.
"Are you blind and can't even see the road?" The black pot boiled the meat and shouted into the endless void with some collapse.
But the sound coming from his side made the black pot cook his whole body tense, and at the same time he took out his revolver and prepared for battle.
"Are you the only one who will challenge me? Bub. Sharpshooter Alma held her spear and looked at the black pot of meat that had come to her.
"I still have a few teammates, but they're all delaying the Annihilation Legion, that old lady... Can you just stand there and be beaten by me? You seem to be here for help in the mission statement? ”
A large amount of cold sweat was already pouring out of the forehead of the black pot to cook the meat, and the sharpshooter Alma instantly burst out laughing when he heard this proposal to cook the meat in the black pot.
"This is a Dominator challenge, do you really think this method of cheating is possible?" Sharpshooter Alma laughed, and then the 'eyes' under the brim of his hat looked at the black pot of boiled meat.
This feeling was like seeing through the weakest and fearful part of the heart of the black pot of cooking meat, which made him take a step back slightly.
"You can't, change to another person, I don't know how the God of God Devouring would come to you to challenge the difficulty of the Dominator."
"I want to change too, but my other teammates are very busy, old lady, if you don't stand up and call me, can you put me some water or something......"
Before he could finish cooking meat in the black pot, he suddenly turned sideways to his body, and a bullet grazed his cheek and shot backwards.
"Dead or roll out of here with your tail between your legs like a puppy." Sharpshooter Alma isn't in the mood to mess around with the black pot right now.
"It's... It's not like the attitude of an old lady who asks for help..."The black pot boiled meat, and the smell of gunpowder gradually burned with the death revolver.
"Little one, your body seems to me to be more aged......"
"Sorry! I'm not yet 30 this year! ”
The moment the words of the black pot of cooking meat fell, his figure suddenly appeared behind the sharpshooter Alma, and the two revolvers named 'Dead Undertaker' in his hands were aimed at the back of the sharpshooter Alma.
Headshot!
Two bullets wrapped in the smoke of death shot out of the revolver of the black pot of meat, and the two mechanical hounds were already in the way of the sharpshooter Alma.
The two bullets from the black pot hit the two mechanical hounds, and the skull imprint formed by the gunfire bloomed on the body of the mechanical hound!
At about the same time, the muzzle of the sharpshooter Alma was already pressed against the forehead of the black pot of boiled meat!
Jump back!
The black pot boiled meat raised his head to dodge the fatal shot, and put his hands on the ground to adjust his body posture, but the sharpshooter Alma did not give the black pot to cook meat at all.
Another gunshot rang out, and the moment the black pot boiled meat landed, a bullet pierced his left leg and thigh, and a high amount of damage jumped out of the black pot boiled meat, and his health instantly lost one-tenth.
His feet slipped instantly, and a broken sound came from his ankle, and the pain that pierced his heart poured into the consciousness of the black pot of cooking meat.
But ignoring the pain in his ankle, he suddenly stepped on the sprained foot and quickly maintained an acceptable distance from the sharpshooter Alma the moment it hit the ground, and ran quickly.
Mobile Shooting!
He weaved through the few ruins of the room and locked onto Alma, who stood motionless, with his revolver.
But the army of mechanical hounds on Alma's side of the spear was like being able to see the bullets fired from the black pot of boiled meat, and the sharp blade extending from its tail cut off all the hundreds of bullets fired by the dead mourners of the black pot boiled meat!
The sharpshooter Alma raised his gun again, aimed it at the black pot and pulled the trigger.
I can see it!
The black pot stared at the movements of the mechanical hounds beside Alma, and the bullets he fired, he could be sure that he could clearly see the bullets fired by Alma!
He chose to approach the location of the sharpshooter Alma directly with a sliding shovel, which happened to dodge several shots from the sharpshooter Alma, and the moment he stood up, dozens of mechanical hounds around him pounced on him.
The random shot was released at this moment by the black pot of boiled meat, and the bullet casing of the revolver in his hand fell at his feet like a downpour.
This random shooting has an absolute order in the chaos, and all the Naxi mechanical hounds that are close to the black pot to cook meat are all repelled by the bullets fired by the random shooting through their bodies!
Such a high-frequency micro-manipulation made the waist of the black pot cook meat moan like a nightmare again, and the profession of roaming gunner really relies too much on waist strength!
If you want to achieve all-round accurate coverage, you can't do it by hand alone.
But the real tricky thing is the bullet fired by the sharpshooter Alma... But the black pot boiled meat can be seen!
When he killed all the mechanical hounds, the sharpshooter Alma fired twelve more bullets... But the black pot boiled meat was able to catch the trajectory of those twelve bullets.
He quickly pulled the revolver in his hand again... As the bullet casings were thrown, all the bullets fired from the black pot of meat hit Alma's bullets, and dense skull marks came from mid-air.
Breakthrough!
Black Cauldron Boiled Meat didn't think twice before he thought about blocking Alma's round of shots, and he threw the two revolvers, which were conjured into the spear Alma, and the two conjured revolvers, suspended in mid-air, pouring their ammunition around.
Under the cover of the twin eagles, he rushed to the sharpshooter Alma again.
But as he crossed the cover of the Twin Eagles, he was met by a network of bullets fired by the sharpshooter Alma!
The black pot of cooking meat was also prepared, and the second round of Double Eagle Roundhouse was thrown by him, and the second round of Double Eagle Roundhouse blocked most of Alma's bullets.
But there were still a few bullets that passed through the double eagle whirlwind and shot at the black pot to cook meat.
It's been a long time! The trajectory of the bullet!
When the black pot boiled meat raised the revolver in his hand in the process of rushing forward, wanting to shoot down the bullets fired by Alma, the sharpshooter in the same way... The bullet of the sharpshooter Alma suddenly changed its trajectory!
No way! No way!
The black pot boiled meat, and the three bullets suddenly slashed through the air in several strange arcs, and after the bullets fired from the revolver of the black pot boiled meat, they all hit the chest of the black pot boiled meat.
After the bullet hit, the powerful impact caused the body of the black pot to be unbalanced, and he supported his hand on the ground, ignoring the pain from his wrist and trying to adjust his body again, but the tail of the mechanical hound wrapped around the ankle of the black pot boiled meat.
Damn it!
The black pot boiled meat instantly realized that it was bad, the tearing force of the mechanical hound's tail was amazing, this was almost an instantaneous thing, after one hound wrapped the ankle of the black pot boiled meat, the other two hounds restrained the hands of the black pot boiled meat, and the tail thorn of the last hound pierced through the waist of the black pot boiled meat, throwing him from mid-air to the ground!
Going to be done? Not yet! All you need to do is break free of this shackle!
The Black Cauldron used all his strength to try to stand up from the mechanical hound's restraints, and there was a near-breaking sound from his wrists and waist.
He can still operate! Once he knew that Alma was able to control bullets, he wouldn't make the same mistake next time!
As long as he breaks free, he still has a chance!
But he couldn't!
He never could do it!
The pain in his waist and wrists was like two chains that were so heavy that they would crush him completely, so heavy that the black pot could not breathe.
This feeling of powerlessness has always surrounded the heart of the black pot of cooking meat, obviously he has wings, but his body is bound by shackles that exceed the weight of his body several times!
The health of the black pot boiled meat was rapidly decaying under the bite of the mechanical hound, and he reached out to continue to grasp something, but... Nothing.
Everything in front of him was getting too dark for him to see.
Caramel... Likewise, you can't see anything.
Epee-free!
The short sword in Caramel's hand slashed towards Thorne, and the next second he slashed at Thorne, the short sword in his hand turned into a giant sword.
The sword struck Thorne with a thunderous wind pressure, but Thorne easily dodged Caramel's slash with one sideways turn.
Taidao Flame!
Caramel swung the heavy sword in her hand and made a horizontal slashing motion, and the giant sword in her hand turned into a sword, and the sword swung at Thorne, with the smell of blood and flames.
But Thorne seized the gap between Caramel and switched weapons, and another sword stabbed Caramel on Caramel's wrist, and the Stygian Flame Knife in Caramel's hand suddenly flew out and landed behind Caramel.
And behind Caramel there are already thirty-four swords ... He fell to the ground like a corpse that had been killed after a defeat.
"A swordsman can't even hold his own sword, what can he use to defeat others!" Thorne is using the most heart-wrenching way to consume the caramel's sharpness!
Thorne's black sword has the banishment effect of the Annihilation Legion, and once Caramel has the sword out of his hand, Caramel cannot be used again for a short time.
Caramel's beloved Moonlight Sword has been banished by Thorne, and now there are not many legendary weapons in the Caramel Backpack, but so what?
"It's enough to beat you!" Caramel doesn't know what it means to stand back, since there is no legendary weapon, then use an epic weapon!
Lord Ancor's gavel! Epic Stick!
Caramel took out a giant log and struck Thorne the moment he swung his sword again, but the blade of Thorne's hand suddenly reversed, and then stepped forward.
Caramel had expected Thorne to attack at this time, and a silver-gray stabbing sword appeared in his other hand.
Rianna's Silver Makeup Knife! Epic stabbing sword!
The sword was the fastest weapon of the Holy Spirit, and at this moment the sword stabbed Thorne's throat like a poisonous snake.
Thorne knew that Caramel could use both swords, but with a sudden shake of his other hand, a pitch-black dagger appeared in his hand, and the dagger struck Caramel with unmistakable precision at the wrist holding the silver makeup knife.
The sword had just pierced Thorne's throat before it flew into the sky! The mallet in his other hand was also knocked off by Thorne.
It's not over yet!
Sgener's shield! Epic Greatsword!
A well-made sword! Magic-grade sword!
The moment Caramel swung out, Thorne shot it down in an instant.
After a series of confrontations between the two sides, there are fewer and fewer weapons left in the caramel backpack, and finally... Caramel had to pull out a wooden stick.
Worn-out wooden sticks, inferior quality.
The moment the stick intertwined with the black sword in Thorne's hand, it was directly cut off by the black sword, and the durability was cleared and disappeared into Caramel's hand.
With no more weapons in Caramel's hands, Thorne seized the opportunity and stabbed Caramel with the black sword in his hand towards Caramel's heart.
Caramel finally grabbed Thorne's blade with both hands, but Caramel fell to the ground, her health dropping at a breakneck pace.
"Every sword you lose means you lose a life! I don't have time to play with the kids! Warriors of the Kingdom! Thorne increased the strength of his hand, and the black sword slowly stabbed into Caramel's heart.
Can't you really do it?
Caramel didn't look at Thorne anymore, he was looking at the hundreds of blades lying on the ground beside him, and these swords lying on the ground seemed to be piled up on his corpses.
These were things he was proud of, but they weren't worth mentioning in front of Thorne.
After all, I still don't have this qualification.
Caramel's health dropped rapidly, and his eyes were covered in darkness.
Zhao Mingwei doesn't know if he has any qualifications, whether he is the champion or the third runner-up, now Zhao Mingwei must kill the annihilation army in front of him!
But in his heyday, the fighting power displayed by Dilis far exceeded Zhao Mingwei's expectations.
The Annihilation Legion's 'Banishment' ability is the trickiest force!
The beast and the tiger shook the ground!
Zhao Mingwei unleashed one of his most furious beasts and pounced on Diris! Dilis stabbed the throat of this Nian Beast with a sword, and then a deformed spot appeared in the throat of this Nian Beast, and the dark gray mist swallowed this Nian Beast and disappeared in front of Zhao Mingwei.
"Don't try the Holy Spirit anymore, these are just the powers you borrowed after all, what are you without them?"
After banishing the beast, Dilis swung his sword and slashed at Zhao Mingwei, and the Vermilion Bird Beads surrounding Zhao Mingwei blocked the sword for Zhao Mingwei.
Zhao Mingwei drove the Vermilion Bird Prayer Bead and crashed into Dires with a scorching aura.
Dures raised the shield in his hand, and a large amount of dark gray mist rose from the surface of the shield, and the Vermilion Bird Rosary was captured by the mist, and after a moment of struggle, it was dragged into the banishment space by the mist.
Then Diles took up the knife and directly cut off Zhao Mingwei's tattooed left arm, and then kicked Zhao Mingwei in the chest.
Zhao Mingwei fell on the ground on the other side......
"What do you have left? Holy Spirit? Dires looked at Zhao Mingwei from a distance and asked.
Now all the Nian Beasts on Zhao Mingwei's body have been banished, the Awakening Golden Thunder Tiger is not available, the Nian Beast Dragon and Tiger Roar is not available, the Vermilion Bird Prayer Bead is not available, and the Nian Beast Crazy Tiger is not available!
Even Zhao Mingwei's left arm could not be recovered, and in the eyes of Diris, the current Zhao Mingwei was a lamb to be slaughtered.
"What do you really think......" Zhao Mingwei slowly got up from the ground, his eyes always fixed on Direes.
"Think what?"
"You... Do you really think it can trap us? Zhao Mingwei rushed towards Dilis with his only remaining right hand.
"Stupid!" When Dilis wanted to cut off Zhao Mingwei's right hand again, his shield suddenly felt a scorching touch!
The sound of space-time shattering rang out from Dureth's shield, as if some ferocious beast was about to break out of its cage!
Nian Beast Suzaku!
A scorching flame erupted from the rift, and the flames began to sweep through Dures's body, and then the entire space-time barrier shattered like a fragile mirror.
The flaming Suzaku broke free from the shackles of the gray mist and spread its wings, releasing flames that could burn everything around it.
"You can't trap us!" The phantom of the dragon and tiger appeared again on Zhao Mingwei's right hand, and he suddenly opened his blood basin and bit Direes.
The sound of the Suzaku resounding throughout the path of ascension, and a large number of lit feathers fell from the sky.
Feather......
Shrouded in darkness, the black pot boiled meat suddenly opened his eyes, his vision was already enveloped by a large number of mechanical hounds, but in the darkness he could see the most rays of sunlight, like the light shining through the narrow window into the dark cage.
The black pot was now the prisoner with heavy shackles all over his body, but he still wanted to catch the light, the feathers that fell from the light.
The black pot boiled meat stretched out its hand towards the feathers fluttering in the sky, but... It's so far away!
The shackles on his body began to drag his body back frantically, and the pain in his lower back, wrists, and ankles seemed to crush him!
But at this moment, the pain on the black pot cooking meat that almost tore his body apart is no longer important, he doesn't want to be bound by these heavy shackles for the rest of his life!
Wings that sweep through the sky! Wing...
The body of the black pot boiled meat kept trembling, and the pain of flesh and blood was followed by the pain of bones, and his flesh and blood were twisted into oars, and the pain of bones seemed to be broken and broken.
The shackles around his waist were still so heavy that the black pot couldn't breathe.
Then don't be good! Trade a life bound by chains for a lifetime for a chance to soar! It's worth it!
The smell of blood poured into the body of the black pot of boiled meat, and he clenched the crown of his teeth, and stretched out his hand to hold the feather in the sky with all his strength.
Can... It's still empty.
The feather brushed his fingertips and drifted off into the distance.
Can you just sink down and become a bastard after all?
The light in front of the black pot of cooking meat disappeared, and he lost the strength of his whole body and was overwhelmed by the hounds.
He closed his eyes, and finally chose to give up when he gave up, give up a fart! Lao Tzu is not yet 30 years old this year!
The anger made the black pot boil meat roar, and he gnawed his teeth on the bodies of the hounds, swung his fist at the other hounds, and grasped the head of one of the hounds as if he were in a frenzy, and grasped the feather with all his strength.
The crimson feathers were instantly burned to pitch black... The Hound was still drowning in the black pot of boiled meat, but the sharpshooter Alma suddenly raised the spear in his hand.
Pitch-black feathers fluttered down beside him, along with the figure of the black pot boiling meat.
It's called... The wings of the skimming sky, which means freedom, this is my power! It's up to me to dominate!
The black pot boiled meat at this moment and put the muzzle of the gun against the forehead of the sharpshooter Alma.
The bullet from Alma, the sharpshooter, turned back again, but was dodged by the side of the black pot boiled meat.
"Your bullets can't catch up with me anymore." After the black pot finished cooking meat, he pulled his trigger.
This bullet was like a black wing piercing the sky, directly tearing apart the entire sky above the Ascension Path.
Caramel's eyes widened when she saw the crack in the sky... He heard a voice, a voice that kept urging him.
Draw your sword! Slash! Draw your sword! Slash!
The voice kept echoing in his head.
Draw your sword? I don't have a weapon now! How do you cut without a weapon?
But the voice stopped urging in his head, and Caramel suddenly understood that it was the sound of the blades he had used.
They were urging Caramel to swing their swords and slash.
Do you want to believe them?
Believe it, of course! I don't believe who else they can trust!
Caramel suddenly let go of the hands holding Thorne's black sword, and the black sword instantly stabbed Caramel's heart, but the next second it reached the heart, a touch of moonlight slashed at Thorne's throat at the same time.
Thorne gave up the attack and quickly took a few steps back, because if Thorne continued to follow the sword, he would be the one who died!
"These swords are not my life." Caramel held the moonlight sword back in her hand and slowly tucked it into its scabbard.
The moment Caramel pulled out the moonlight sword slightly, the blades around her that were lying on the ground like corpses seemed to have received some kind of response, and they began to envelop them with powerful sword qi.
"It's... My comrades-in-arms! ”
The moment Caramel's words fell, hundreds of swords that fell to the ground flew towards Caramel, and their bodies were shrouded in sword qi like comrades fighting side by side, floating behind Caramel!
The blades create a wing-like effect behind the caramel.
At this time, Thorne also raised his black sword with both hands, making a gesture of preparing to advance.
"Maybe I'll die......" Caramel crouched down slightly, gripping the hilt of the Moonlight Sword tightly in her hands, "but they won't!" ”
The sword rises, the blood falls!
Caramel and Thorne's figures staggered, and a ten-meter-deep gully was instantly slashed into the ground.
A large amount of blood erupted from Thorne's shoulder, and Caramel had a horrific wound in his chest.
But it's not over yet!
"That's kind of fun." Thorne glanced at his bloodied shoulder, the pain causing him to rush to Caramel with his sword in excitement.
The blade behind Caramel also rushed towards Thorne along with Caramel!
Thorne was still so strong that it made his scalp tingle, and in the face of Caramel's blade's attack, Thorne was still able to block it and then attack Caramel directly.
But perhaps Thorne hadn't been so badly injured in a long time, and he had completely ignored the rate of bleeding from the wound on his shoulder and the wear and tear of his body.
Caramel swung his sword faster and faster, with each swing dozens of blades stabbing at Thorne, Thorne blocked them all, but the energy he consumed increased exponentially, which caused Thorne to swing his sword more and more slowly.
But he still grabbed Caramel's life in the sword array!
"I envy the powerful power of your God-Devouring God, but I'm still too naïve!"
Thorne's chest was pierced by three long swords, and the price was that Thorne's black sword pierced Caramel's chest.
But Caramel also used all her strength at the last moment to pierce Thorne's heart with the blade of her sword.
The two stood together as if they were hugging for a moment, and then they both fell down and disappeared into the path of ascension.