The melodious chant sounded faintly, above the sky, in everyone's heart.

Innedil could no longer see what the sky looked like, and the white light was everywhere, huddled around him. He couldn't tell if it was fluttering snowflakes or the feathers of holy light, but it was a reassuring feeling, like a mother's warm embrace.

On December 14, the day of the first snowfall, the north of the city of Rankine was shrouded in a flowing holy light, and it was brilliant, as if the kingdom of heaven had come again, and the god had come to earth.

Exhausted believers, staggering and staring blankly. They had not yet been freed from the Divine Array, and their abundant divine power had already begun to exert their influence. The longing buried deep in their hearts, the longing they dreamed of, under the action of divine power, weaved a sweet illusion, and their hearts were intoxicated and difficult to extricate themselves.

"The most beautiful is the most evil. Sitting on the edge of the high platform, Silves, hidden invisible, commented. He could see the expressions of enjoyment on the faces of the believers in the vicinity, their dreams, nothing more than glory and wealth, wine and wealth, and a beautiful garment, but they could not hide their ugly nature.

"As for the ......," Silves turned his head to the side, staring at the stunned white-robed archbishop, and after a long time, he snorted, "stupid." ”

But this idiot didn't know that someone was scolding him. Innedil sat slumped on the floor, his hands folded over his chest, the bishop's scepter tossed aside, surrounded by crystal clear shavings of light, fragments of the "Holy Eye".

His eyes were wide open, but he couldn't see anything, and he opened his mouth to call, a hoarse sound coming from his throat. Inedir stood up with his hands propped up, and in front of him, the voice of the Pale Lord suddenly sounded, "Child, you did it. ”

"Teacher?" Innedil let out a long sigh of relief. He followed the sound to the place where it came from, and saw the stone statue striding into the air, and wherever it went, the holy light and snowflakes avoided one after another, and took the initiative to make a way.

The appearance of the stone pope is the image of a young man. Suave and elegant, he is somewhat similar to Innedir, but the edges and corners of the knife and axe, and the material of marble, make him full of the vicissitudes of time. He walked up to Inedil and stood still, the two of them were like a pair of brothers, as the pale lord of the elder brother, he smiled and praised, "You have done a good job." ”

"Yes. Really......" Innedil said uncertainly, looking up at the sky. He could feel the pillar of light on the edge of the "Kingdom of Light", but so far, he had not received any response.

"Let me do it. The Pale Lord struggled to suppress the excitement in his heart, gently pushed it away, and stood up himself.

He opened his mouth to chant in the language in which he spoke. Even Innedil couldn't understand it, but felt that every word had a deep meaning. It sounds like it rhymes.

A moment later, the Pale Lord spread his hands, and the four-dimensional hub of the Divine Magic Array, and at the same time, the holy light surged, connecting with each other, almost covering the entire square. All in the middle.

Immediately, all the platforms lit up in turn, and the divine lines were dazzling, and the dots were outlined into lines, forming a set of mysterious patterns. At the core. It was the high platform on which the Pale Lord was located.

Innedil looked around, but saw that every grain of mud and sand in this land was full of divine power. The criss-crossing lines are like the streets of the city, and the stone platforms with high and low levels are the pavilions among them, and the entire "Heavenly Cornerstone" array is just like a flat city miniature.

“...... In the name of the Master of the White Tower, summon you to come!" The Pale Lord's chant came to an end, and he changed to a lingua franca, holding out his hand and pointing at Innedir, indicating that "Master of the White Tower" was here.

Hearing this, Innedir subconsciously puffed up his chest, he is the current archbishop of the Holy See of Light, the master of the Holy White Tower, and the walking of the God of Light in the human realm, so he deserves the allegiance of the "Legion of the Immortals".

Before the Pale Lord could finish speaking, his hands were raised again, and the snowflakes and holy light flying between the heavens and the earth instantly rolled upward. Innedir's eyes lit up, and he saw the city and the tower in the distance.

The vision was clear, the air was as fresh as after the rain, the suffocation in his chest exhaled, and his body was light as if it had grown wings.

At the same time, the pillar of light that pierced through the heavens and the earth trembled slightly, like a folded scroll of paper, from top to bottom, re-unfolding.

"Bright Heaven", finally gave its answer.

In front of Innedir's eyes, the snowflakes carried the holy light in them, absorbed to the pillar of light, and almost instantaneously, condensed layers of ice-carved stairs. With that holy light as a pillar, every eleven levels is a section, zigzag back and forth, straight into the sky.

"Is this ...... 'Stairway to Heaven'?" Inedil muttered. The steps made of crystal were brilliant and beautiful, and he was reluctant to look away for a long time.

"That's right, there are nine layers in the heavens, and there are nine sections in the Heavenly Ladder, each with eleven steps," the Pale Lord asked with a smile, "but there are a total of 100 steps in the Heavenly Ladder, do you know where the hundredth layer is?"

"There are only a hundred steps?" Innedil looked up to count, but he couldn't count them anyway, and the "Heavenly Ladder" was close to the left, and there were white clouds fluttering, and he lost his sight in a flash.

"You don't have to count, just walk around and you'll know. The Pale Lord took his hand and pulled him towards the edge of the platform, where the first staircase to the "Kingdom of Light" was a little higher, waiting for them to set foot on it.

Before raising his feet, the Pale Lord glanced around, he didn't know where the Lord of Shadows was now, but according to the agreement, he should follow the two of them at this time and sneak into the "Sky Temple".

King Nacini looked up sharply at the dark clouds overhead.

The legendary warrior's keen intuition made him feel a hint of danger, as if someone was peeking from behind the clouds, like some kind of extremely evil power.

"I've been discovered. The tall, thin god "Deathbell" withdrew his gaze, and he walked alone above the clouds in an old black cloak and carrying a dim lantern.

However, his speed is even faster than that of King Nacini and Cat Roman. In contrast, it was the "Temple of the Firmament" that was more important, so the "Death Knell" raised his cloak and flew away like a crow to the "Stairway to Heaven" due south.

"Look, Your Majesty!" Carter Roman pointed in the distance.

King Nacini hurriedly turned his head, only to see that in the southern sky, the holy light was surging like a tide, and the originally gray clouds gradually turned pure white, along the pillar of holy light. A staircase twisted and turned, sinking into the depths of the white clouds.

"What is above the clouds?" asked King Nacini with a solemn expression and a frown.

"It's the 'Kingdom of Light'. The old man's voice came with the wind, and he was a hundred meters away at first, and he arrived in front of the two in an instant. Villanoo plucked the starstrings, stepped out, and replied solemnly.

"Isn't the so-called 'Kingdom of Light' a legend fabricated by the Holy See?" King Nacini shook his head. I don't know what to do.

"Don't forget, the 'Road of the Light-Seeker' was also a legend. Standing in the snow, Villanoo rubbed his forehead slightly, relying on the star strings to hurry, requiring a lot of energy to calculate the landing point and the angle of the rebound.

As they talked, things changed again. Above the clouds. A majestic building emerges, which at first glance looks like a phanthropus. But it quickly became a reality, but because of the weather, it was not very clear to look at the shadows.

"The Gate of Heaven," Villanoo introduced, "is said to be a messenger of the Kingdom of Heaven." When the souls of the believers are brought here, the Lord of Light will rain down a sacred fire and consume his worldly thoughts, making him as pure as a newborn child. ”

"Children are not pure," Carter Roman snorted. "Born like a beast. ”

"Perhaps," Bilanoo continued, unwilling to argue with him, "after the souls enter the kingdom of heaven, they will never leave, and without the aura of the kingdom of the gods, their immortal bodies will gradually dissipate...... Therefore, for thousands of years, the gates of heaven could not be entered, and as for what was in it, there were different opinions. ”

"There is a 'Legion of the Immortals', three hundred and sixty-five Immortal warriors, and each of them is not inferior in strength to the legendary warriors," Cartromanan replied casually, and when King Nacini and Villanoo looked at him in amazement, he explained, "I heard Hancent and Ellen Elendil talking before the battle. ”

"This ...... Is it true or false?" Hearing this number, even King Nacini, who had never been fearless, gasped. One Cat Romance can subvert a small country like Anlan, and he really can't imagine what a terrible scene it is for three hundred and sixty Cartro Romans to face him.

"General Ebert has asked me to come to the king to ask what to do and whether he should send his troops south to occupy the cities on the banks of the St. Imas. Villanoo said. An experienced general like Albert was more than enough to run a war zone, but in the face of such an unbelievable thing, he had to ask the old magician to come and ask King Nacini for advice.

"Defend the whole line and stick to the city of Severa," King Nacini pondered for a moment and explained one by one, "In addition, order the 'black flag' and the 'blue coat long shot' to move closer to Severa, and there must be no mistake." ”

"Yes. Vilano nodded, and the starlight twinkled between his fingers, and the order was instantly transmitted back to the city of Severa. There, several of his students were standing in front of the Transmission Array.

"As for the 'Legion of the Immortals', I don't believe they can still exert their full strength in this realm," King Nacini said, raising his head, "no matter what, Snowton will never give up." ”

"Snowton, never say never. Carter Roman and Vilano echoed each other.

The three legendary powerhouses of the Snowton Empire looked out at the southern sky, and behind them, the "Fortress of Sorrows" stood majestically.

Inedil took the first step, hovered for a few seconds, and then stepped down cautiously.

He was afraid that the moment he landed, this delicate crystal ladder would shatter like thin ice.

"Don't be afraid. The Pale Lord smiled and said softly. He took Innedir's hand and stepped forward without hesitation.

Innedil nodded, closed his eyes, gritted his teeth, and stepped on it.

Nothing happened, and the "ladder to heaven" was rock-solid and unmoving.

It's just that the long wind is howling beside him, sweeping across.

Inedil opened his eyes and let out a surprised "huh". It was only one small step, and he was already hundreds of meters in the air. Looking down, the holy light of the divine array flowed, the high platform was like a stone, and the crowd was like ants.

"This ...... ......" he opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say. Even though he is the archbishop of the Holy See, he will never be able to touch the power of the God of Light.

"Let's go, kid. The Pale Lord smiled slightly, and the two of them walked hand in hand, and with each small step, they left the ground a large distance, until the first eleventh staircase was finished, and Inedil looked back, and the entire Duchy of Ian was vividly visible, with its mountains, rivers, and vast fields, and the villages and towns scattered among them.

"You are the ruler of the land and the protector of these people," the Pale Lord admonished like an elder, "so you must not let them fall into the hands of the tyrannical Snowton Empire......

Innedil whispered. In just eleven steps, he exhausted all his strength, but fortunately, between each staircase, there was a platform surrounded by clouds, and the two of them rested for a while and continued to climb up.

"There are nine heavens, and climbing a cloud platform means that we have ascended a heavy heaven," today's pale lord has a lot of words, and he walked up the stairs leisurely while introducing, "When the ninefold heaven is over, you can step on the last step of the ladder, push open the gate of the heavenly kingdom, and lead the 'Heroic Spirit Legion' to sweep across the north and south of the continent." ”

"I ...... Yes. Innedir nodded solemnly. They ascended to the double heaven, the triple heaven...... Until the Seventh Heaven, Innedil could no longer hold on, his knees weakened, and he fell to the ground, and the sky showed a brilliant bright blue, the air was thin, and the birds were extinct, and even the dragon could not fly to such heights.

At this time, if Innedir's eyesight was good enough, he could even look north at Snowton and Buyada in the south, and even the extreme heights of the Cast Iron Mountains and the Aygons Mountains had been left far behind.

"It's coming, it's almost there," the Pale Lord put his arm on his shoulders and lifted him up, "This entire continent will be filled with the glory of the Divine Lord, and you are the King of Light who reigns over the world." ”

Innedir stood up and moved up step by step. Under the heavy pressure, his spine gradually bent, like a hunchbacked old man, his steps were slow, and his mind began to wander.

"It's close, it's only one last step away......" The voice of the Pale Lord seemed to come from thousands of miles away, ethereal.

Using his hands and feet, Innedil climbed the last section of the "Stairway to Heaven" and lay on his back on the gimbal.

In front of him, white clouds and beams of holy light hung down like a match, and the magnificent bell rang "Dangdang", and the gate of heaven was close at hand.

... (To be continued......)

PS: (Fixed typos.) ）