Star Forge Titan

Romulus, with his heart pounding, tried his best to control the last piece of flesh that still had vitality and "ran" at a full speed of 0.00001 meters per second.

"You've tried very hard." A 'high' mountain suddenly appeared in front of the bundle of muscles that were wriggling like maggots.

This time, the person standing in front of Romulus was a young warrior who had landed on the ground at some point.

What a joke! This wasn't his first encounter with demons. These creatures might appear to possess bodies similar to those of ordinary creatures, but once they reached the Great Demon stage, their bodies became little more than vessels for their willpower. How they used it depended entirely on their understanding of that power.

Head? Vital points?

Just a monitor that looks important!

It's important, but it only appears important.

"Until now, I haven't seen you use the authority of the Great Demon. It seems that you really didn't bring that thing here." At this moment, there was no trace of regret on Ivan's face. What remained was a calmness and indifference as unfathomable as the abyss of the sea.

The cancerous plague controlled by Tumor-bearded Romulus is extremely terrifying. If it is released on humans, it will be an incurable poison. If it is released on itself, it will cause its body to multiply infinitely and devour everything around it.

In this regard, Alvin can only say -

Take it away. I'm tired of seeing it.

And that's exactly what he did.

"what a pity."

Before he finished speaking, the sword was already swung.

With one sword, the rift closed.

With one sword, the demon corpse was burned.

Before the third sword strike was even launched, Romulus, whose defenses were severely damaged, could no longer maintain his gentlemanly demeanor. Using the last bit of muscle to transform into a mouth, he endured the excruciating pain brought on by the flames of destruction and launched into a fierce curse.

"[Hellish curse], this is a trap! This [Hellish curse] is simply a [Hellish curse] trap!!!"

"Oh my old father! How could an angel become like this!"

"Uh." Lucifer couldn't help but choke when he heard this.

"I have to say, you're overthinking it. This really isn't a trap."

Thinking of the many coincidences involved, Miss Seraph couldn't help but twitch her lips and almost laughed out loud.

"At best, it can only be considered a coincidence." It would be better if this sentence was not said, but once it is said, it will make people more upset.

"[Hellish curse]! [Hellish curse]! [Hellish curse]!"

"【hell……"

Paji——

Ivan raised his foot with an indifferent expression, revealing a pool of blood.

Soon, just like all the surrounding fragments that were shrouded by the will of the Immortal Holy Sword, only a small amount of floating ash remained in its place.

Chapter 45: Sealing Authority

When the half of the body that Lumpbeard Romulutigos was forced to leave behind was completely shattered, a very small but pure power fluctuation suddenly appeared in Ivan's perception field.

Luminous particles, only the size of dust particles, rise slowly like dandelion seeds blown by the wind, completely unaffected by artificial gravity, and their entire bodies are as vibrant as the tender green color of plant sprouts.

In an instant, Ivan felt a sudden surge of desire in every cell of his body. But he didn't rush to take it. Instead, he cautiously took two steps back.

"what is this?"

The young man stared intently at the glowing particles, and the one who answered the question was naturally Lucifer, who also looked surprised.

"How could it be... Haha, even if that guy can reproduce and regenerate now, he will probably cry out of pain." Miss Seraph's voice was surprised at first, and then revealed an undisguised gloating.

"So, what exactly is this thing?" Suppressing his body's instinctive throbbing, Ivan's expression was very calm.

With his current willpower, he could easily suppress instinct, but this most intuitive manifestation of the body could explain a lot.

"Authority, power, and authority—the various factions use slightly different names for them, but they essentially mean the same thing."

Lucifer couldn't help but take a deep breath. Even an iron angel born from the forge could feel that strong desire.

After all, this is something that any intelligent life cannot resist, and it comes from the instinctive desire to maintain its own existence and stay in the world for a long time.

"As much as I hate to admit it, the Great Enemy, or rather the Four Evil Gods who rule over the Chaos Outlands, truly possess divine power. Even this distorted authority, driven by a powerful will, can profoundly impact the world. This is what we call a divine miracle."

"Could it be!" Upon hearing this, Alvin's eyes immediately became sharp as he looked at the glowing particles in front of him.

"Well, it may seem insignificant, but its essence is such a precious thing. It represents the will of the gods, a division of the gods' authority, the embodiment of the gods' power, the power of the immortal plague..."

Lucifer paused for a moment, then continued under Ivan's increasingly shocked gaze:

"A small part."

“…” Alvin was stunned for a moment, then immediately came to his senses.

Indeed, considering that the Great Demon Romulus had left half of his body in Hell, and that his core essence was likely preserved within that portion, it was no surprise that this portion of his power was missing. Rather, it was surprising that this portion remained.

"I think you must be very eager for this power now, but please think about its specific source."

For some obvious reasons, there was an undisguised mockery in Seraph's words, which made Ivan's expression become strange.

Indeed, the power that comes from the gods is full of temptation, but this power comes from Nurul...

Ahhh——

It's like a piece of completely unprocessed raw pork. Regardless of whether it tastes good or not, the parasites alone are enough to discourage people from eating it, not to mention that this piece of raw pork is more like meat mixed with poison than meat.

Lucifer nodded secretly. Even facing the power of God, this heir did not get carried away. It seemed that his chances of passing the final test were a few tenths of a percentage point higher than expected.

Don't underestimate this increase of less than 1. Faced with an unimaginably large base, even such a small increase means a huge change in the long river of destiny.

But then again, I don’t think I’ve ever failed numerology…

Miss Lucifer, a student with a weak academic record, looked distressed.

"So, how do we contain this thing?"

Looking at the small light still floating in the air, Alvin quickly realized that the so-called sacrifice of the big demon as material, the essence of the sacrifice was most likely this power, rather than a pile of rotten meat of limited value.

In this way, the heavenly realm will naturally have relevant methods to contain "authority".

"Just pray." Seraph quickly gave an answer that did not surprise Alvin.

Lucifer didn't do any complicated movements. He simply raised his right hand like an elementary school god answering a teacher's question. Apart from his serious expression, there didn't seem to be any sense of ceremony at all.

"Praise the ancient god of wisdom, knowledge is power. Requesting remote support to seal the special level one containment object, over."

Sure enough, it’s still this style...

Alvin sighed in his heart, the entire content added up to no more than two sentences, it was more like a WeChat message than a prayer.

But the moment Lucifer finished his prayer, a beam of light suddenly appeared across space and time. Its source was the halo above the Seraph's head. At that moment, the angel's halo emitted a solid, conical beam of light, like a lamp, instantly enveloping the tiny fragment representing authority and immortality.

Immediately afterwards, the conical light beam quickly folded and shrank inward until it became a materialized white square box that sealed the fragments of authority, and then it fell to the ground at an extremely slow speed.

"It's over." Miss Seraph's tone was very cautious, and it sounded like she had just completed bomb disposal.

Considering the terrifying power of the evil god, this is much more dangerous than bomb disposal.

"..." Holding the small white square box in his hands, Lucifer finally let out a long sigh.

"I thought I might have to return to the Crucible this time, but I didn't expect it to end so smoothly."

"Indeed, if that guy hadn't been stuck in the space rift, he would have been much more difficult to deal with." Alvin nodded and agreed with her.

"Well, normally, a big demon can't be described as 'difficult to deal with.'" Lucifer looked at the young warrior with a strange expression.

"Originally, I was prepared to overload my Angel Heart and perish together with the other party."

"Not really." Alvin looked at the other party in surprise.

“As for the demons’ invasion of the inner ring of the star, they have only been successful a few times in the past thousand years. I can’t even imagine what kind of terrible conspiracy they will come up with next.” Lucifer patted his chest, looking a little scared.

Then, she said very naturally:

"There is only one Star Ring, but I am not the only Seraph. If a Seraph needs to be sacrificed to preserve the entire upper plane, that will be my fate."

“…” Upon hearing this, Alvin’s brows immediately furrowed.

Then, the words that came out of his mouth made Lucifer stand there in a daze as if he was hit by a thunderbolt.

"There may be many Seraphs, but there is only one Morning Star, Luciferna."

The boy's voice wasn't harsh, but his expression was serious, and his thoughts were very simple and straightforward.

The heavenly realm is so orderly that it can exist as long as the mountains in nature.

However, within a conservative force, only the so-called "rebels" who are willing to take responsibility and make changes can break the unchanging balance of power and bring a breath of fresh air to the chessboard that has been deadlocked for thousands of years.

In this process, risks certainly exist, but opportunities are also hidden.

However, judging from Miss Seraph's suddenly red and hot cheeks, the good man with the Soul of Steel seemed to have failed to convey his thoughts correctly, and instead caused some misunderstanding.

People can't help but sigh, this is probably youth...

At the same time, a whale-like biological airship was holding its breath and quietly sailing into the Prosperity Ring Belt - Torch Port.

Youth, it seems, is about to become even more intense.

Chapter 46 The Devil Arrives

Space is extremely silent because there is not enough medium to transmit sound.

But the fluctuations of thoughts do not need any medium and can spread outward on the waves of magic.

"Hmm?" The angel on duty at the Torch Harbor's No. 13 Ship Dockage Access Management Office had a strange expression on her face.

He was wearing a strange device with a horseshoe-shaped bracket hanging around his neck, and a fixing strap similar to suspenders was attached to the bottom.

On the right side of the bracket, a mechanical device shaped like a toilet plunger places the tapered cylinder at the end facing the angel's ears. On the left side, it is connected to a thick wire, the other end of which is connected to a square metal box. The metal box also extends another wire to connect to the operating table in front.

"What's wrong?" The colleague next to him gave him a questioning look.

"I seem to hear... singing? How could someone play music on a public channel?" The angel on duty, who was in charge of external communications, gradually relaxed his brows and tilted his head to listen to the beautiful singing coming from the mechanical device.

When he came to his senses, he saw that his colleague had already drawn out his staff and was holding one end of the two-handed long staff against his shoulder in a standard casting posture, with the launch port at the other end aimed closely at this side.

"Hey, hey, hey, don't be nervous, it's just a normal singing!" The angel on duty immediately realized that the other party had misunderstood.

"That's what the corrupted guy in the previous criticism said at the beginning!" Another angel looked serious and nervous. He even took out a whistle-shaped alarm device and put it in his mouth, as if he was ready to blow the alarm at any time.

"No, no, no, it's completely different. This is more like an animal's cry than a song. Oh, like, like the cry of a whale." The angel on duty explained hurriedly, shaking his head to show the brightness of the halo above his head.

While mortals in the material world might not show obvious signs of corruption initially, angels are different. Firstly, they are extremely difficult to corrupt. Most of the time, they are merely affected, and a simple mental reversal can reverse their state. Secondly, the halo above an angel's head symbolizes their spiritual state, a visible indicator set by the gods from their inception.

Just as the two were in a stalemate, a beeping sound came from the communication station, followed by a somewhat puzzled voice.

"Hello, is this the access control office at docking station 13? There's a ship waiting here for a long time. Why hasn't the inspection been completed yet?"

"Uh, there's been a minor misunderstanding here." The angel on duty sweated profusely. As a standard weapon, the two-handed staff's power could easily penetrate ordinary angel defenses. And the one wielding it was a newcomer, fresh out of training, a 'chicken' who enforced regulations with the most rigid of methods. (A joking term used by experienced older angels for newer angels.)

"He said someone was playing music on the public channel. This is abnormal behavior. I suspect he's under the influence of corruption!"

"I told you it's not true! If you don't believe me, just look at the brightness of my headband!"

The office was in chaos until the voice came from the communication station again.

"Well, the one applying for port entry this time is indeed a whale."

"Huh?" X2

After a lot of chaos, the Access Management Office finally completed the relevant review work, and the sealing array of Torch Port No. 13 was immediately lifted.

The light faded, and a ship shaped like a whale leisurely sailed into the berth.

"A Leviathan-class, super-large arcane monster, a new vehicle from the Ancient Dragon Mobile Corps?" the duty angel asked in a low, curious tone, looking at the registration information sent by the incoming ship. Beside him, a young colleague blushed in embarrassment, pressing his staff against his head in apology.

Putting aside the sitcom in the office, the Leviathan, the Leviathan-class super-large arcane monster prototype ship that had been waiting for a long time to enter the port, has also completed the docking work.

This "whale" also has a metal mechanical structure, and most of the internal cabins are covered with bone partitions with a high metal content. Therefore, the environment inside the ship is unexpectedly neat and clean.

The connecting channel connecting to the Torch Port berth is now docked with the metal entrance and exit on the belly of the Leviathan. After the air pressure is adjusted, the passengers on this spacecraft are finally able to enter the Torch Port of the Prosperity Ring.

"Is this where mom works? This is the first time I see you." The red-haired young woman walked out of the connecting passage.

After more than one million words and approaching two million words, the red-haired and horned Afrediya makes a grand appearance again, which is really a cause for celebration and joy.

Since the Star Ring - Upper Plane requires an entry permit, most ordinary crew members do not have the qualifications to enter the port, so Frey is accompanied only by Ms. Maria, the deputy leader of the Royal Guard Knights, who is wearing a maid outfit.