The city gates were wide open, and all residents were notified to come to both sides of the streets; the broad avenues were crowded with people, while the rest of the city was deserted.
The bells of the royal city rang loudly, announcing the triumphant return of the army.
The legionnaires were either riding dragons, or wearing armor and holding weapons in their hands, marching in formation along the streets, bringing a huge sense of oppression.
The band at the city gate played the trumpet, and the sound was long and vast.
General Dark Moon returned from suppressing the rebellion. He defeated the rebellion led by the Stone Demon Tribe, pacified the east of the kingdom, and also intimidated the newly victorious Leize Kingdom.
Tell them that the Leize Kingdom can only win because of its favorable location.
On the plains of pastoral animals.
The world is still dominated by the Ten Thousand Snakes King’s Court.
But at the same time, its own strength was inevitably damaged, and a large amount of national treasury and national power was consumed.
The wealth and resources collected during General Darkmoon's previous purge were all spent, and there were not many magical scrolls purchased from the witch spirits left. The royal court was no longer able to launch the next war.
The benefits are also obvious. General Darkmoon's prestige has greatly increased, and he has stabilized the situation with the help of this victory.
on the street.
The crowds are like the sea, and the crowds are moving.
Although he returned victorious, many people expressed dissatisfaction.
Because life is getting harder and harder, the royal court's taxes are getting higher and higher, and all kinds of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes continue.
Every time you go to war, you will not only collect taxes, but also requisition various materials and a large number of manpower.
Prices in Pans City and around the Royal Court have skyrocketed, and the lives of the lower class civilians have become unsustainable. Many people are also tired of the war year after year.
"There's a war again, it happens every year." Someone was whispering, with impatient eyes, but they didn't dare to say it loudly.
"How many people have starved to death in the west, and no one cares. These soldiers know how to kill people all day long." Not long ago, all the refugees ran to the city of Pance. No one in the city dared to let the refugees in. It was freezing cold and they starved to death.
I don’t know how many people came.
"I heard that many people died this time, and none of the three sons of my next door neighbor came back." Someone lamented that every victory was made of the bones of countless people.
Of course, there were many people who admired and applauded him among the crowd, especially those young people who admired General Darkmoon.
General Darkmoon went on an expedition this time and killed the leader of the Stone Demon tribe, who is now also called a lord; while the lords of several other tribes were captured alive, and are now locked in a cage and dragged across the long street.
People always yearn for the strong and win.
"Wow!"
"Look, it's the general!"
"Are the rebels from those tribes behind you? They deserve it. They dare to betray the royal court."
"Amazing!"
"Won again!"
"General Darkmoon is really awesome."
The young people rushed forward, spat at the rebels in the cage, and cheered for the soldiers.
The first general wearing heavy armor and a helmet is Dark Moon.
There is a dark matte sword on his waist. When he reaches the middle of the street, he will draw the sword and the whole army will line up and shout in unison.
"Wan Sheng!"
The dark matte sword bursts out with bright light. This is a powerful extraordinary item.
He led the army all the way to the palace. His Majesty the King, who was still just a child, was a little frightened by such a formation.
General Dark Moon got off the Earthly Dragon and took off his helmet.
His expression was respectful and there was nothing wrong with him.
"His Majesty!"
"Dark Moon fulfilled its mission and defeated the traitors who dared to betray this country."
The child couldn't say anything. Finally, the mother on the side reminded him and mechanically said the lines he had prepared long ago.
"General, you've done a great job. I'll leave everything to you."
General Darkmoon: "This is my duty!"
After General Dark Moon completed this show, he came to the hall where he handled government affairs without stopping.
The things I'm worried about lately come one after another.
Just as they stabilized the interior of the royal city and prepared to move the capital and restructure it, the Stone Demon tribe rebelled.
The soldiers had just been mobilized to counter the rebellion. As soon as they set off, they received news that famine broke out and a large number of refugees completely disrupted the southwest.
Although General Darkmoon had won a brilliant victory at this moment, it could also be said that he was exhausted both physically and mentally.
General Dark Moon handed the helmet aside, and the deputy general immediately took it and followed him into the hall.
There were many people standing in the center of the hall, waiting for General Dark Moon.
These people are the staff and confidants responsible for assisting Dark Moon in handling government affairs. The leader is a snake man with green curly hair.
Although his hair is inevitably a little messy due to curly hair, his beard is neatly trimmed; his clothes are a blue round-neck robe with white collar and cuffs.
This is a person who pays great attention to image.
Dark Moon was not polite at all, waving everyone to disperse while walking inside to ask questions.
"If there are any important things or situations recently, please pick the important ones and talk about them."
The green curly haired staff member said immediately.
"The main problem is the famine that broke out in Lance Territory. It has affected more than a dozen territories so far, and the victims have already arrived at the foot of the royal city."
"Then, several collars in the south have heard that they have been in frequent contact with Suinhall recently!"
The deputy general holding his helmet also felt that the recent situation was difficult and couldn't help but say.
"The Stone Demon Tribe, the Wind Demon Tribe, and the Zahak Tribe rebelled. We just dealt with these guys."
"There's another problem in the west."
“It’s really unstoppable.”
General Darkmoon was very concerned about the issues in the south. Hearing that several southern territories had recently come into contact with the Suinhall city-state, he immediately asked vigilantly.
"The recent disaster has also affected several southern territories!"
"What do they think over there?"
"Any action?"
When the staff said this, they were extremely angry: "How else can we look at it?"
"They kept driving the refugees towards us, and even sent troops to drive away the flow of refugees, in the name of protecting the homes of the nobles and the people."
"They were asked to provide relief to the victims, but each one excused himself by saying there was no food, and in turn asked the royal court for relief."
"However, they sold a large amount of food to the Land of the Rising Sun, and transported merchant ships from Suinhor to the White Tower Alliance, while watching countless deaths of their compatriots."
"Those guys in the south are just waiting to see us in a hurry, hoping that something will happen to us."
"As far as I'm concerned, these people are just a bunch of damned rip-offs."
"They should all be beheaded."
General Dark Moon still asked calmly: "You said someone in Suinhall had contacted them recently. What happened?"
Staff: "I heard that Suinhor's Fire Protection Temple sent people here to preach. They want to persuade several lords in the south to enshrine their gods in our temple and move the Mother of Snakes out."
At this point, the staff's faces turned red.
"Are these guys crazy?"
The King's Court of Ten Thousand Snakes does not recognize the Red Goddess at all. They have always believed that Suinhor is a traitor, and that they who live under the mountain of the origin of life are the orthodox believers in the dominion of life.
General Dark Moon snorted coldly.
"It seems that they want to draw a clear line with us."
"I don't even want my ancestors anymore."
Dark Moon entered the room, followed by others, and the originally spacious room suddenly became crowded and narrow.
Dark Moon leaned on the chair and waved his hand: "That's it, everyone goes out first."
"I want some peace and quiet!"
The others bowed and saluted, then retreated outside.
But the green-curly haired aide deliberately stayed at the end. When he reached the door, he turned back and whispered something in front of General Dark Moon.
"General!"
"The person who created the afterglow of the lunar eclipse for you said he wanted to meet you."
"You see?"
The remaining light of the lunar eclipse is the name of the sword on General Dark Moon.
This is a very powerful extraordinary item. General Darkmoon's own strength plus this sword can fight against a third-level powerful person.
General Darkmoon was very confused. He had recruited this alchemist many times before, and the other party had always avoided him.
This is a very mysterious person with no fixed abode, and he must be very powerful.
After all, those who can create powerful props will certainly not be weak themselves.
Why does such a person suddenly want to see himself?
General Dark Moon asked directly: "Why did he see me?"
The staff member replied: "He said he has something very important to report to you!"——
General Dark Moon chose to summon this mysterious alchemist in his mansion. Because General Dark Moon was very busy during the day, it was already dark when he summoned him.
This is a training ground with wooden stakes placed inside.
General Darkmoon picked up the sword and practiced the sword skills he had been training since childhood.
General Darkmoon's sword opens and closes, simple but full of deadly murderous intent.
He practiced his sword skills over and over again while thinking about the problems and difficulties he faced and how to solve them.
Between dancing.
From the corner of his eye, he seemed to see a shadow appearing next to him.
A tall snake figure was teaching him and reprimanding him about his sword skills.
"Raise the sword higher!"
"Steady!"
"Don't have the strength?"
"Attach spiritual power to it, so that the power of this sword technique can be maximized."
General Darkmoon's sword skills were taught to him by the other party.
The other person is his teacher and his father.
Some memories come to mind.
When he was young, he hated this boring day-to-day practice. One day he couldn't stand it anymore and asked the other person loudly:
"Why should I learn sword skills?"
His father told him: "Because you will have to fight with people in the future, if you practice seriously now, you will kill others in the future instead of being killed by others."
As a child, he didn't understand: "Why fight with others? Why kill others?"
Father: "Because this is the rule of the plains of animal husbandry. If you don't kill others, you will be killed by others."
"Only those who hold the sword have the right to survive, and those who hold the power can survive."
"The weak are useless and can only be eliminated."
"The weak are enslaved, the weak are bullied, and the weak are devoured."
"Dark Moon!"
"Do you want to be the weakling?"
Dark Moon, who was just a child, hated this kind of order, and he hated learning sword skills even more.
"rule?"
"Who made it?"
In order to arouse his son's interest, the father said to him: "It is made by the strong, by the man who holds the sword."
Dark Moon, who was a child, took the smaller sword in his hand and waved it twice vigorously: "Then what if I am stronger than everyone else? Then can I make the rules?"
My father never thought that Dark Moon would think of this place. He was really brave.
Also full of pride.
"伱?"
"Make rules?"
The father couldn't help laughing, but he didn't hit his son: "When you have enough strength, maybe you can do it."
Dark Moon picked up her energy and trained again.
After he finished, his father couldn't help but ask him.
"Tell me, if you can make rules."
"What kind of rules do you want to make? What kind of place do you want to create?"
When he was a child, Dark Moon said to his father: "A world where weak people can live safely."
These words are really naive, but this attitude is also really big.
The father laughed at his son's innocence and was moved by his high spirit.
but.
Childhood Dark Moon said next.
"so!"
"No one in the future will have to learn this broken sword skill. They can sleep until noon every day."
The father was originally pleased with his son's bold words, but when he heard his son's words, his expression suddenly changed.
The training that had originally ended started again, and he unceremoniously slapped the childhood dark moon with the spine of his sword.
At this moment.
The heroic words of childhood came to mind again.
Thinking of the ridiculous thoughts at that time, and the seemingly righteous and awe-inspiring thoughts, a smile appeared on An Yue's face.
A mysterious figure wearing a cloak entered the general's mansion.
After undergoing inspection, we came to the training ground.
At this moment, General Dark Moon is sweating profusely. The snake-human powers are different from those mysterious life powers. Even though they have power that can reach thousands of people, most of their bodies are still the most ordinary mortal bodies.
.
He ignored the guests beside him and did not stop until he finished practicing.
He held his sword and came to the guest.
"The sword you made is very powerful, I like it very much."
"This time on the battlefield, it shows its full power."
The cloaked snake man replied: "It is an honor for me that the general likes the remaining light of the lunar eclipse."
General Darkmoon: "Say it!"
"What do you want from me?"
The cloaked snake man directly revealed the purpose of his visit, which also made General Dark Moon's expression change slightly: "A large number of believers of the Abyss Religion have sneaked into the royal city, and they started making preparations many days before the general returned.
A shocking plan."
General Dark Moon's face remained calm, but the hand holding the sword was obviously a little harder: "What do they want to do?"
The cloaked snake man raised his head and showed a mysterious smile.
"I only know."
"They may have found the Son of Wrath!"
Although General Darkmoon doesn't know much about the Abyss Order, he has also heard about the Seven Deadly Sins of the Abyss Order.
These believers who believe in darkness and depravity believe that people are born with sin, and sin is also a kind of power. The more depraved you are, the more sinful you are, and the more powerful you are.
"fury?"
"Seven Deadly Sins?"
"I heard that the King of the Demonic Fire Abyss is also called the King of Pride, and the King of the Black Mud Abyss is also called the King of Lust."
"Could it be that the rage is also related to the King of the Abyss?"
There was a trace of surprise in the eyes of the cloaked snake man. It was really shocking that the man in front of him could understand so many things based on such a short sentence. Gu Wabi
"As expected of General Darkmoon."
"That's right!"
"There are seven Abyss Kings in total. Only two have returned to their positions now, and the remaining five Abyss Kings are still waiting to be selected."
"A son of wrath is a person who is chosen to become the king of wrath."
Only then did General Darkmoon realize that the abyss actually had seven levels in total, divided according to the seven deadly sins.
There is also a certain number of kings of the abyss, seven in total.
And these kings of the abyss are selected from among mortals.
As for who picked them.
There is no doubt that he is the god who controls the abyss, the evil god of original sin.
The cloaked snake man didn't stop talking, and also mentioned another news about General Darkmoon's secret anger.
"Not long ago!"
"A famine broke out in Lance Territory, and it is said that several fallen chief priests of the Abyss Order were all present."
"They want to find the Son of Gluttony they want in the Land of Lance and let the King of Gluttony sit on the Throne of the Abyss."
"but failed!"
"The Throne of the Abyss is not so easy to climb. Even the pre-selected king is difficult to find."
"This time they came to Pance City again, and even the chief priest of the Abyss Religion came. I heard that they came for the Son of Wrath."
The cloaked snake man smiled and said shocking words.
"General!"
"There is someone in the city who has been chosen by the gods."
"And the birth of the Abyss Chosen King will definitely be accompanied by terrible disasters."
General Darkmoon asked him: "Is the disaster in Lance Territory planned by the Abyss Order?"
"What do they want in the city?"
The cloaked snake man spread his hands and said, "I don't know about this. What happened in Lanceland may have contributed to the situation."
"But, General!"
"In this land full of corruption, pain, and madness, do you need to plan anything to cause a disaster?"
"Everything here is attracting the people of the abyss to come here!"
"This is the dark place."
The cloaked snake man said what he wanted to say,
"The Son of Wrath is about to be born!"
"General, please be prepared. He is the one who can possess the highest power of an apostle or even surpass an apostle."
After saying that, the cloaked snake man turned and left.
General Darkmoon asked: "Why are you telling me this?"
The cloaked snake man turned his head and glanced at General Darkmoon.
This moment.
General Dark Moon saw the opponent's pupils burning with fire.
That is the demonic fire of horror and corruption.
This person is obviously a fallen person, or he is a believer of the Abyss Religion.
General Dark Moon had just vaguely guessed it.
The other party calls the evil god a god and the evil villains the people of the abyss.
It's just that General Darkmoon doesn't know the situation of Arrogant King Avian, let alone why an Abyss cultist betrayed their plan.
Although the man in front of me is a member of the Abyss Order, he is a loyal follower of the Arrogant King Avian.
He followed the will of the Arrogant King.
"The same to you……"
Before General Dark Moon finished speaking, the other party turned into a ball of flame with a bang and disappeared into the air.——
The outer city of Pens City.
In a prayer hall, a statue of the Mother of Snakes as tall as a person is placed in a small stone room. Such small prayer halls can be found in many places in the city.
Some places that cannot afford to build temples will choose to build such prayer halls for believers to pray.
But no one thought of it.
Behind the prayer hall where the Mother of Snakes is placed, and separated only by a wall, is the statue of the God of Original Sin.
In the secret dark prayer hall,
At this moment, a group of mysterious figures in black cloaks surrounded the statue, raising their hands high and shouting almost frantically.
"The great darkness of all spirits, masters the flesh and blood stars of the seven abyss, and swallows the God of Original Sin."
After reciting the name of God, everyone began to pray, and their voices became much quieter.
But his expression is still crazy, as if otherwise it is not enough to express his pious and depraved heart.
"We followed your will and came here!"
"This time."
"We will definitely find the King of the Abyss under your seat and put him on the throne who is destined to be."
After the routine prayer, everyone sat on both sides.
The mysterious figure on the left is the chief priest mentioned by the followers of the Abyss Religion.
To be precise, he is not the real chief priest.
Just acting as the chief priest.
The person who is truly qualified to become the high priest must be someone who possesses part of the apostle's power. He is still far from it.
However, the Abyss Religion currently cannot find such a person and can only choose an acting high priest.
The acting chief priest of the sect coughed, attracted everyone's attention, and asked.
"You fallen chief priests!"
"did you find it?"
"God's chosen son of wrath!"
The fallen priests came to Pans City before him, and he came here only after receiving the news that the Son of Wrath had been found.
Without definite information, he will not appear.
Just like the fallen priests over at Lance Territory made so much noise, but in the end they didn't create the Son of Gluttony, and he wouldn't even show his face.
As the chief priest of the Abyss Religion, there are people everywhere in the world who want to kill him, even within the Abyss Religion.
But this time there is something different. This time the son of wrath is appointed by the gods.
A fallen priest reported: "We have found it, the high priest."
"We have confirmed it, it is indeed the divine choice."
The acting chief priest of the sect was very excited and said a good word while coughing.
Then he looked at the other person: "Have the arrangements been made?"
"The ceremony of choosing the king!"
The fallen priest nodded: "Everything is in progress, just waiting for your arrival."
Just saying it is useless, the acting chief priest also needs to see detailed information to confirm that the other party is really the person chosen by God, and that everything is really ready.
In the dark.
The acting chief priest reached out his hand from under his cloak, which was a withered right hand covered with spots, and took a piece of paper.
There is a portrait on the paper, and the portrait is of a young man.
With the faint light of the fire, the acting chief priest's cloudy eyes could clearly see the other party's name and information.
He let out a dry, terrifying laugh, filled with anticipation.
"O angry prince!"
"You finally showed up."
His old and skinny body erupted with unimaginable momentum, and his eyes were extremely sharp and terrifying, staring at everyone present.
"This time, we won't miss it again."
"He will eventually ascend to the throne that belongs to him!"——
The seven abyss converged into a broken black dome, which grew bigger all the time at a speed that could not be observed by the naked eye.
Just like mortal desires, they are expanding all the time.
The black-red Mythical Gate supports this world, and behind the Mythical Gate is the core of the abyss.
It rains endless black rain here.
"Xixixixixixi!"
The noisy sound of rain echoed throughout the world, and the flesh and blood stars in the sky were peaceful.
Directly above the flesh-and-blood stars, Xiao, the evil god of original sin, sat on the throne.
He was unusually focused on building something on the long table of bones using bone fragments.
This is a man who looks a little lonely, wearing tattered clothes, sitting alone in the darkness; but when he concentrates, his concentration makes people feel as if the outside world does not exist.
Whether it's in the dark or surrounded by noisy crowds, it doesn't seem to matter.
Small bone fragments were placed in his hands one by one, and he slowly built a pyramid.
He pieced it together bit by bit without taking any trouble or using any extraordinary strength.
This is the Demonic Pyramid.
Next.
Xiao carefully carved a doll out of bones, held it between his two fingers, and placed it gently under the pyramid.
"Lady Elena!"
The doll is very lifelike, and you can tell just by looking at it that he is a proud and stubborn person.
It's Elena.
This is Elena in Xiao's memory.
Next, he started moving again.
He actually started to remove the "Demon Spirit Pyramid" that he had finally built piece by piece.
He plans to do it again and build it more carefully.
In this darkness, there didn't seem to be much he could do to fill the boring space.
at this time.
The little ceramic man suddenly rushed in and opened his pamphlet.
"O God of Original Sin!"
"Look, what do you think of the person I chose?"
The little ceramic figure points to a name on it.
A man named Byron, with the word furious written on the back.
Xiao knew that the ceramic villain was talking about choosing the King of the Abyss.
Xiao didn't care who the ceramic villain chose, he had handed over this matter to the ceramic villain a long time ago.
The King of the Abyss will always appear, don't worry.
You will always find it.
As for who can succeed, he doesn't care, as long as he can strengthen and perfect the abyss.
What he wants to understand more now is the path behind the power of wisdom, and the connection between the Wisdom Crown Oath and the root of wisdom.
He looked at the bone doll of Elena in front of him.
He felt that he could find the path he wanted from the other party.
He is waiting, waiting for Elena to become a myth.
Wait until the Demon Spirit Pyramid becomes a mythical prop.
He thinks it should be very soon.
As for how soon?
At least, it is shorter than 250 million years.
Xiao didn't look at the ceramic figurine at all. He was still immersed in his own game of building blocks and his own waiting.
He responded casually.
"oh!"
"Do you think he can become the King of the Abyss?"
The little ceramic man nodded and jumped up and down on the long table of bones, trying to attract the attention of the God of Original Sin.
It said very happily and excitedly.
"That's right!"
"God of Original Sin, do you want to know why I chose him?"
Xiao didn't ask, and the little ceramic man was a little disappointed.
But he immediately asked and answered himself: "Because he is righteous!"
"Because he is incompatible with this world."
The little ceramic man has been following Xiao for so long, and he seems to have suddenly become smarter.
"A person who firmly believes in justice, and a fool who believes in black and white."
"Once he becomes disappointed with this world, once someone destroys his ideal world, what will happen to him?"
The little ceramic man burst out with an expectant expression, waved his hands and said.
"He would burst into unparalleled rage."
Xiao was still not attracted: "Is it because of this?"
The little ceramic figure is full of smiles, and the face painted on the ceramic is elongated and looks a bit funny.
It finally revealed the real reason why it chose the other party.
"God!"
"Don't you think this man looks a lot like Asai?"
It is very similar to what the little ceramic man said, it is the appearance of Asai after the form of God.
Rather than the one in Xiao's memory, the three-leaf man Anhofors and the three-leaf man Asay.
Xiao suddenly stopped at this time and looked at the little ceramic man.
He said meaningfully: "You know, you now look like a person I used to know."
The little ceramic man became excited. God knows people, so he must be a very powerful guy.
Be like each other.
Doesn't that mean that you are also very powerful?
"O great God of Original Sin!"
"Can you tell me who he is?"
Xiao pulled out a piece of bone, and the entire "Devil Pyramid" collapsed.
Xiao raised a contemptuous smile at the corner of his mouth, as if he was mocking something.
"A fool!"
"one!"
"A fool who thinks he can become very smart if he has other people's memories."
The little ceramic man looked confused. He didn't know who the fool the God of Original Sin was, let alone what the scene of the pyramid's collapse after the God of Original Sin finally pulled out the bone fragments meant.