Chapter 256: The Fourth Soul Stone - Five Years of Illusion
Two years had passed since the fall of Gotak, and Jerry had left Xuan Qingyi and the others to go home alone to visit his family, while Xuan Qingyi had taken the Xuan Qing Rebels to the east.
Bella and Charlie also followed Xuanqing to the eastern Andes, taking advantage of the unstable situation on the mainland to carry out arms transactions with various countries, providing a large source of funds and material foundation for the growth and development of the Xuanqing Rebel Army.
During these two years, the Raphael family took advantage of Kevin Las's internal and external troubles to be involved in political and military affairs, maneuvering between the forces of the major parties, and at the same time secretly supporting General Lamander in Uzkohei and Xuan Qingyi in the eastern Andes. No one knows what kind of calculations the Raphael family is having, but one thing is for sure, their ambitions are by no means fillable by a small Kevin Ras.
During these two years of relative stability, the Western Alliance put pressure on Birchney and Calriday by aggressively developing armaments, but neither country was moved, but the relationship between Uzcohei and the Western Alliance became ambiguous, and the last of the last human neutrals in the western Andes disappeared.
Not to be outdone, Byzantium in the east immediately built a hundred large teleportation circles after capturing Kevin Lalir, whose teleportation capacity was enough to transfer a million troops from Burkina, the Byzantine capital, to Kevin Laslir in one day, so after learning this news, the Mecampos Empire did not dare to act rashly for a while.
"The existence of these 100 teleportation arrays means that the madman of Flavi Justinian will be able to move his main forces from the east to the west at any time and at any time, and he will be constantly supplied with energy. GarcΓa Cayside gritted his teeth as he stared at the mountain of papers on his desk and said to himself, "Someday, that madman will come, when he doesn't have to risk fighting on two fronts...... So I had to get the spark in his backyard ablaze. β
"Do as you are told, Your Majesty Cayside!" came the cold, arrogant voice of Albert Raphael from the brazier of communication.
What is the spark in Kesid's mouth? It is the greedy dwarven kingdom of Lombbaton, the mighty Istan and Xuanqing, Cox, Leakin, and the die-hard remnants of Kevin Russ. His Majesty Justinian also knew very well that now was not the best time to launch an attack, and that if he rashly declared war on the west, those dead ashes would surely be revived, and if the teleportation array was cut off by the thieves, his main force would probably be gone. If you go outside, you must first settle inside, this sentence is not wrong at all.
In this way, the East and West entered a delicate period of equilibrium.
Birchney's capital Vara, Empress Lyrela's face turned pale, and she stared angrily at the pile of reports on the table. For a long time she got up and paced back and forth, then sat down again and closed her eyes in contemplation, and before long she got up again and walked back and forth restlessly...... This cycle repeats itself several times.
Silver stood at the table and stared blankly at Queen Lyreira, her eyes swaying from side to side with Queen Lyrela's figure.
Suddenly, Empress Lyreira turned and walked towards Silver, a look of disgust in her eyes, "Silph Sindarin, Dark Elf!"
"Yes!" Silph looked up into Queen Lyrela's eyes, showing no signs of weakness.
"Your master, Renon is right, the humans on the Middle-earth continent are crazy, maybe the second race war is about to break out, maybe it will be even crazier than the first one. β
"Humans are not all crazy, it's just that some people are blinded by fame and fortune!"
"You're pretty good at speaking for humans!" said Empress Lyreira, sneering at the restored Silver, "If it weren't for your master's sake, I would have kicked you out of Birchney." Dark elves are dark elves, born to be slaves!"
After listening to Her Majesty Queen Lyreira's words, she lowered her head and clenched her fists hard.
"How long has it been since Rainon has been sucked into Michelle's staff, hasn't it come out yet?" asked Queen Lyrela, turning her back to Silver.
"It's been more than two years, hasn't it?" said Silver, with a melancholy look.
"Erica and Fiona, are they still waiting?"
"Yes, they've been waiting in the Doom Hills for Ronon to come back! β
Empress Lyreira sighed and said, "I'm sorry for you. Then I will keep the agreement between Birchney and Rainon until he returns safely. After saying that, she closed her eyes and thought: Could it be that the legend is true?
Silver resigned Empress Lyreira to the Badland Fortress in the Hills of Doom. A small tent had been erected at the mouth of the Tomb of the Hero, the blue canvas had faded and whitened, and a small ember of a campfire was still emitting green smoke in front of the tent.
"Sister Erica!" cried Silver.
Out of the tent came an unkempt woman, her face full of tiredness, and she barely squeezed a stiff smile into her face when she saw that it was Silver.
"Her Majesty agreed, and she promised to continue her promise!" Sister Erica!" said Silver, smiling happily.
"Great!" Erica said with a sigh of relief, the haggard look on her face clearly visible, "so that I will have a chance to fulfill Grandpa's last wish." β
"Erica!" said Fiona, as she walked out of Ron's tomb, "is that true Master Constantine's last wish? β
"Yes, Sister Erica. You really need to get some rest, Silf will take a good look at the tomb for you!"
Erica turned her head and snorted, "How can you two elves understand human minds?
"It is true that Sylph does not understand the human mind, but Sylph understands the love of every parent and elder for their children. They don't want their children to be ...... because of them."
"That's enough!" Erica roared, "I don't need you to teach me!
"I think that if Renon came out of it now, and saw that you were such a virtuous man, he would have fainted with fright. Fiona said to Erica with a smile.
"What are you talking about? How dare he not recognize my sister's words, see that I don't strangle him!" Erica roared with a small fist.
Fiona and Silver were dumbfounded when they heard this, and Fiona said dumbfoundedly, "Inner ...... Erica's spirit should be fine, right?"
"Absolutely!" said Silver, in no uncertain terms.
Two years have passed, and Michelle has not been seen once since that war. Ron, on the other hand, for two or three days, or for a week...... Every now and then, it will appear once in a while to guide Ruinon's practice. Although Ron's guidance was patient and careful, Ronon never succeeded in creating souls.
Time flies, and Renon can't remember how long he's been in the illusion of life, only that his robes are in tatters, and his hair is as long as Erica has.
"Poof!" the ball of light in Ruinon's hand dissipated, and he couldn't remember how many times he had failed. Renong sighed and said, "It seems that I won't be able to learn in my life." Let's take a break, and then it's time for strength and fitness. He got up and stretched, and got up and walked to the root log not far away, where he exercised. After Ron's enlightenment, Ruinon no longer practiced desperately like cramming, but step by step.
"Dragon's blood enhancement is important, but if you don't convert the energy that dragon's blood brings you into yourself, then you might as well eat more. Renon stared at the log, recalling Ron's conversation with him in his mind, "The basis for strengthening the source power is the dual cultivation of magic and martial arts, but do you know what is the biggest difference between a Dao warrior and a magician?"
"Flesh?"
"That's right! That's the body, the strength and strength of the body. Without absolute strength, no matter how much fighting spirit is good, no matter how good the martial arts are, they will not be able to exert 100% results, but physical fitness is the basis for a warrior to fight for a long time. As a magician, you lack these two ...... the most."
Rui Nong sat on the log, picked up half a bottle of dragon blood from the ground, and thought: What I lack most is strength and physical strength, and if I want to convert the energy of dragon blood into a part of myself, then ......
He picked up the bottle of dragon blood, dipped it in the cap and put it in his mouth, and after feeling the hot current flowing down his throat into his chest and lungs, he immediately got up and carried the log and galloped towards the distant mountains.
It's been two years, and Rui Nong has been cultivating in the Life Illusion for two years, running for two years, but he still doesn't know how big this Life Illusion Realm is. He carried the heavy log along the trickling stream to the foot of the mountain, and then jumped to the top of the mountain with the log frog on his back.
He had relied entirely on the strength of his physical body to accomplish this journey, without the aid of any source or mental power. It all sounds terrifying, but with dragon's blood, it makes sense.
Standing on the top of the mountain, putting down the logs, looking into the distance, the view is a vast expanse of mountains and mountains and winding rivers, Ruinon couldn't help but feel excited, "Is this the power of God? The power of the creation of the world?" Ruinon said to himself, "So, is the world I live in really the same as the legend, created by the creation god?"
"The legend of the creator god is false, but the miracle of the legend is not impossible. The trembling voice came, "If the goddess of life is still like this, then what can Zeus, the creator god who is stronger than her, not do? As long as you can grasp the mysteries of the universe, you can also be like the creator god." β
"And what about making souls, what can't I do?"
"How many years have you only been studying magic, how long have you been comprehending the source power, you are too weak!" The voice trembled, silky, as if coming from the distant sky, as if it was short but unbreakable.
You're too weak...... Those four words, four syllables, seemed to be four heavy hammers, pounding and pounding, beating Ruinon's chest, beating him so that his chest was tight and short of breath, and he couldn't see through.
"I'm too weak? Am I really that useless? I've tried very hard to practice according to the method taught me by Master Ron! It's not that I'm making excuses on purpose, I've been practicing hard, although I can't talk about working hard, but I've definitely practiced very hard. As a result, there is no progress at all, and the creation of souls is still in its infancy...... Maybe I shouldn't have taken Ron's word from the start. I should have used my stupid method, my desperate way......"
"Idiot!" The trembling voice became extremely angry at that moment, "Is he saving your life, understand? If you continue to cultivate in that way, I'm afraid that in less than a month, you will die in heaven!"
"So what? At the current pace, I'm afraid I won't be able to wait for that day to come. I will be trapped in the illusion of life by Michelle forever until I die of old age......," said Ronon as he sat on the ground in frustration, "It is better to die early than to let me spend my life here!"
"Hahaha!" the trembling voice laughed.
"What's so funny?"
"Others can praise you for being talented, but if you really think you are talented, you are stupid!"
"What do you mean, don't beat around the bush, okay?" Rynon snorted dissatisfiedly.
"I think you're well aware of your age. β
"Age?" Rynon looked up at the sky and stroked the long hair on the back of his head, "I was only fourteen years old when Gotak City fell. It seems like a long time has passed, but what is ...... today?"
"It's been more than two years, and at the age of sixteen, you can already be called an astonishing genius with such powerful strength, a rare genius in a thousand years. β
"It's been two years?" Rynon didn't bother at the praise of the soul of Starmoko, "It's been two years, I wonder how Erica, Fiona, and Silv are doing lately, they must be worried...... Looks like I'm going to have to get out of here quickly!"
"Don't worry, you just do what Ron says, as long as you don't be lazy, you will naturally understand when the time comes!"
β......β
In the border forest of Birchney, the nightmare in the same human form as Gonzas, "How long has that kid been in Rynon?"
"I don't know what to say, I've never had a good idea of time. β
"Two years, right?" said Gonzas to himself.
"What do you think Renon might do?"
"I don't know what to do. But I have a feeling that his strength is growing at an alarming rate......"
The sun and moon alternate, day and night rotate, and the flowers bloom and fall several times. The magpie chirped from its bare branches, as if to report to the people of the barren hill fortress that something was coming.
"Sister Erica, Sister Fiona, look! what a lovely bird!" said Silver, pointing to the birds on the branches.
"yes! very cute bird!" said Erica, her tightly knit eyebrows. Fiona was unmoved, her beautiful eyes staring at the entrance of the tomb without blinking, as if she were afraid that Renon would run away as soon as she came out.
In the realm of life, Renon sat quietly by the stream, his cloaked in the Void Cloak, his long black hair dragging to the ground. Suddenly, he opened his eyes and got up, kicking up a strange gray mist, "It's finally here, Michel Iluvita!"
"I haven't seen you for five years, but you've grown a lot taller. Beautiful Michelle fell from the sky, her white clothes fluttering in the wind, and she couldn't help frowning when she saw the cloak of nothingness draped over Renon, "Seriously, I don't like your clothes very much. β
"Actually, I don't like it very much, but I really don't have any clothes to wear!" Ruinon shook his head helplessly.
"Hmph, even if you put on the Cloak of Nothingness, what then?" Micher snorted dissatisfiedly, "I heard that you can complete the first step of soul making?