Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 1214 The Seventh Path: War
Dream world, Crystal Mountains.

This was originally a transparent mountain range with ice as rock and snow as soil.

The glacier that stretched for thousands of miles was the eternal prison where the Red of Disaster was previously. When the ice prison was smashed by the rage, the mountain range was instantly dyed red with blood. The original snow turned into black and red soil, and the ice turned into rock.

The snow on the ground turned into blood, deep red and almost black - that was the color of dried blood on the battlefield.

A murderous aura spread, and weapons, some intact and some broken, were scattered on the sword hill.

Those were the weapons of all the powerful enemies killed by him in the past, as well as Vortigern who pretended to be Arthur, and his subordinates. They were all engraved here to witness the cruelty and glory of each war.

The large library originally built on the top of the snow-capped mountain has also changed its appearance.

——In fact, it was a gift from the Great Master to the Supreme Heaven. Perhaps it could be considered as a kind of irony. The Supreme Heaven burned all the books in it, rebuilt it into a temple with an altar, and replaced the statue of the Great Master with his own statue that stood tall.

After the Silver Crown Dragon defeated the Supreme Heaven, he gradually rebuilt the temple back into a real library. The knights put the precious books they collected here, and occasionally there were some novels and leisure books that the knights liked to read. After they galloped on their horses, they would return here to read and study - for these heroes on the path of authority, they always remembered the difference between themselves and the reckless men.

But now, with the change of ownership of the Seventh Source River, its form has also changed.

The books in the library were not all destroyed, but the idle books - novels, poems, and "impractical" knowledge about literature and art were turned into dust. However, the "useful" knowledge, especially that which could be used in battle and war, was preserved intact.

The wooden bookshelf that originally exuded pine scent turned into black iron, covered with scarlet protective runes, and the soft sofa turned into a straight and hard brass chair.

Those exquisite and gorgeous silver chandeliers all turned into huge skull chandeliers one after another - they were the skulls of dragons and giants. Apart from them, there were no other skulls as huge as these in the world.

The library, which was originally made of obsidian and looked like a silent clock tower covered with snow from the outside, has now become a war fortress made of molten black iron.

The outside of the library was hung with layer upon layer of skull decorations—the icicles that originally hung from the spire were transformed into spines.

squeak-

The sound of a door opening was heard.

A strong man with black hair slowly walked in from the door.

He was wearing black leather armor—not full-covering plate armor, but a vest-like armor without sleeves and legs, like the ancient Roman leather armor. On his chest were seven silver plates with seven carved heads.

Among them are humans, elves, lizardmen, dragons, giants...

Those were the seven most powerful enemies he had ever defeated in his life.

In the middle of the seven silver plates hung a larger, crimson heartguard, on which was carved the head of a silver-crowned dragon... and considering it was red, it could also be considered his own head.

That is the new Pillar God, Red of Disaster.

Unlike Arthur who is a "dragon", Red of Disaster is a "human" pillar god - he is not a dragon, but a dragon slayer.

Behind Calamity Red, there was a huge cloak. It looked like a cloak made of blood, or a bear's fur, or a quietly burning crimson flame.

The cloak dragged on the ground, and the ground he walked on looked like a horizontal line drawn with a huge brush, leaving a thick, continuous and clear bloodstain.

Red Calamity looks exactly like Arthur's human form, except that his pupils are scarlet.

He was not like Arthur, who always had a blank expression, could not tell his mood and inclination, and his divine power was unpredictable. Calamity Red's expression was obviously clearer. His brows were furrowed, his eyes were bright, his lips were pursed, serious and earnest... It looked like he was thinking all the time.

As he walked into the library, the structure inside the library continued to transform.

The huge dragon sculpture gradually collapsed and turned into dust. His own sculpture took its place - he stood in front of him with both hands holding a black and red giant sword, standing straight and serious.

And behind the sculpture, the throne made of silver and tin also changed - it was originally the throne of the Most High.

After the Silver Crown Dragon defeated him, as he took away the power of the giant, the throne also changed. The dream world will undergo corresponding changes due to changes in the concept of the material world... The change of the pillar gods is one of them.

But after that, the Silver Crown Dragon did not live here, but lay on the top of the iceberg.

He wanted to suppress the disaster dragon himself, not leaving any chance of letting him go.

"But in the end, you still lose, Vortigern."

Finally, Arthur spoke slowly: "After so many years...I still win in the end."

This was the first sentence he said after becoming the Pillar God.

Under his gaze, the throne of silver and tin also changed -

It was no longer made of silver and tin, but brass and black iron. Its shape was no longer luxurious and elegant, but rather ferocious and rough. The two huge gemstone armrests had become skulls. This was Arthur's hobby before he became the Crown Celestial Master... At that time, he was called a skull hunter.

Arthur always liked to keep the skulls of his defeated enemies. He believed that he could gain some of their power from this ritual... and maybe he could.

Calamity Red slowly sat on the throne.

His left hand rested on the armrest, his chin supported by curled fingers, while his right hand rested on the skull armrest.

The next moment, the scarlet new star spread out to the surroundings - the territory that was originally expanding slowly now expanded hundreds of times in an instant.

The emerald grassland that was always sunny was transformed into a desolate battlefield burning with fire, smoke and trenches.

The sapphire-like lake surface also dried up and turned into a huge hole.

It was filled with billions of heads—

These were not the enemies he had killed.

But it refers to all the people who have died in "war" from ancient times to the present.

These skulls are proof of their existence in the world and their deaths in war. Their existence can be the verification of this path on the source of violence, thus becoming the source of power for the Red of Disaster.

The knights who were banished to the end of the Emerald Grassland by the Silver Crown Dragon and were not allowed to participate in the battle in the name of "orders" were also instantly transformed under the impact of this power.

The crystal silver armor on their bodies, which was shiny and new and looked like a work of art, instantly turned into matte black armor, which was covered with wounds, bullet holes, scratches, and dried blood.

And the next moment, they were all teleported in front of Arthur.

Half of the knights knelt on the ground without thinking - the principle of authority is to submit to the strong, not to mention that this was the "real Arthur".

But half of them were unwilling to kneel.

Because in addition to lawfulness and admiration for strength, loyalty is also a manifestation of the path of authority. When the change of the path conflicts with loyalty, they choose to stick to their original intentions - they believe that this is not Arthur in any way.

They were even ready to die!
Just like the Silver Crown Dragon in the past who expelled and killed almost all the giant apostles - except for those who were protected by other pillar gods, the rest were killed. Those wild phantom demons that were unwilling to submit to him were also killed by him.

Authoritarianism is absolute.

It cannot tolerate too many "exceptions", otherwise it will only make itself weaker.

But the Red of Disaster unexpectedly did not attack them.

"Hey……"

Arthur just waved his hand and sighed.

He waved his hand and with some regret took back the power he had given them.

...He regretted a little bit that he swallowed the Silver Crown Dragon.

Just looking at these knights, the memories of the adventures they had shared with them were engraved in my heart and could never be forgotten.

The former Silver Crown Dragon suppressed these emotions in order to implement the Tao philosophy, but that doesn't mean he is heartless, nor does it mean that these emotions don't exist.

And now, these feelings have become the "comradeship" that Arthur can never forget.

The matte black armor instantly lost its rust and turned into silver-white armor again. However, it was no longer as bright and dazzling as before, but had become gray.

Arthur felt sad as he saw his former best friends almost drawing swords against him, their eyes full of vigilance and regret.

"You go."

Calamity Red said calmly: "I won't kill you... but don't come back again."

He said, and waved his hand.

These knights were expelled in the crimson vortex, and randomly thrown into the corners of the material world and the dream world.

After grieving for a while, he raised his head.

Just like reaching out to turn a key, reach your right hand into the air and turn it slowly.

The constellations in the material world will change. The original Crown Lord will turn into the Red Dragon in a rumbling tremor. The original silver and brilliant Prime Star will also turn deep red.

"...It's a pity that the power of the 'warrior' has been divided."

Calamity Red frowned, "What kind of war is it without soldiers?"

He didn't know what career to choose for himself.

Because he felt that he didn't have much strength left on his path...all of it had been given away early by the prodigal Silver Crown Dragon.

I could only send a message to this generation's Eternal Pope and decide on my own prayers -

Pure White of the Eternal Church suddenly opened his eyes and couldn't help but utter a prayer:
"—I call upon the Red of Disaster, the god of the sacred number seven.

"The invincible god, the god armed with weapons—"

(End of this chapter)