Chapter 484: The Path of Fire
"Great fire kings, the fire has died down and no one can see the king."
On top of the five tall thrones, the firewood of the fire kings was burning, but the flames were not big, just sparks.
After all, the burning firewood is the residue after burning, and this residue is enough to ignite the remaining fire.
Xia Yu knelt on one knee in front of the campfire, while the fire keeper stood beside him and chanted a blessing.
"Everyone, please hand over your fire to the inheritor."
As the Fire Keeper spoke, a flame that seemed to be eternal floated out from the firewood, and the throne fell into cold darkness as the flames left.
Five clusters of sparks gathered in the Fire Keeper's hands, and she reached out to catch the flame passed down by the Fire Kings.
After holding the spark in her palm, the Fire Keeper turned to face Xia Yu, then slowly spread out her palm.
The sparks then floated down and merged into Xia Yu's body from his head, causing the power in his body to surge again.
At this moment, he has reached the level of Fire King.
“And he will strike hard—swing his sword at the ancient gods who inherited the First Fire.”
The Fire Keeper's voice faded away, and the world seemed to have lost all light and became dim. When Xia Yu regained his sight, he came to the furnace of the Original Fire.
The Furnace of the First Flame is no different from the Firelink Shrine, but this is the starting point of everything. Since the first Lord of Fire Gwyn, successive Lords of Fire have passed on the fire here.
Xia Yu walked out along the stone stairs. The sky outside was not like the sky at the Fire Sacrifice Site. The sky was dark and there was a sense of decay everywhere.
Above the pitch-black sky, a black sun was suspended in the center. The center of the sun was a twisted black vortex, and the edge was a halo of orange and dim yellow.
The black sun in the darkness seemed to be shedding tears, and a thin stream of fire like flowing water flowed out from under the halo and extended into the empty earth.
This doomsday-like scene made Xia Yu stop for a moment. Although he had seen this scene countless times in the game, this was the first time he saw it in reality.
Take photos as souvenirs.
Looking around, time and space were in chaos under the black sky, and magnificent buildings collapsed everywhere.
Xia Yu recognized these buildings. After all, he had walked past them countless times. These collapsed buildings were the city of Lothric.
Because the world of Dark Soul is constantly moving closer to the First Flame, and the time and space around the First Flame are extremely chaotic, this incomparable and shocking scene appears here.
In the center of this collapsed and compressed building is the real original furnace, and the first fire that continues the world is also burning in that furnace.
Feeling the fire stirring in his body, Xia Yu took a deep breath of the decaying air and walked towards the furnace of the primordial fire step by step.
Looking back, he felt extremely desperate when he woke up after hearing the bell.
Because he traveled to this world that was about to be destroyed, even if he wanted to do something, it would be useless in the doomsday.
The world of Dark Soul is destined to be destroyed, and passing on the fire is just a drop in the bucket. He does not want to accompany the world into destruction.
Go and carry on the flame.
Until this voice sounded in his ears, he sneered at it. After all, everyone who has played the game knows the ending of this world. Even putting out the fire or usurping the fire is better than passing on the fire.
But staying in the Ash Cemetery all the time was not a good idea, so he went to challenge Guda.
Who would have thought that it was at that time that he had an intersection with his self who had traveled to another world.
With his own company and the power of sharing, his journey of passing on the flame began.
But unlike the blood and tears he had envisioned, his path to passing on fire was a bit simple, so simple that it seemed to have lost the flavor of the Souls series.
But the Souls series is the Souls series after all, and some of the enemies are genuinely powerful. What's more, in the first few worlds, it was these Souls series guys who provided the most help.
After all, they can upgrade and become stronger step by step, but other worlds do not have such benefits.
Slowly, his footsteps covered most corners of the world.
Ash Cemetery, Firelink Shrine, Lothric's Wall, Undead Settlement, Sacrifice Road, Faran Fortress, Deep Cathedral, Irithyll of the Frost Valley...
Finally, he succeeded in moving forward little by little, lighting bonfires along the way, and arrived at this final place.
Looking at the empty land in front of him that looked like a broken battlefield, Xia Yu pursed his lips, and his mood inevitably became a little heavy.
Under the orange-red halo of the black sun, the original furnace was not dim, and broken swords were stuck all over the ground, as if telling the hardships of passing on the fire.
But in the sword tomb, there were red and white flowers growing. Those flowers with tenacious life swayed in the wind, which was incompatible with the doomsday scene.
Iron, blood and life intertwined to form the desolate beauty before us.
Xia Yu took a deep breath and stepped in. On this road of passing on fire, there were many people traveling with him, but in the end, he was the only one who could accompany him.
[Dark Souls III]: Come and witness the final ending of the story.
After entering the initial furnace, a knight suddenly stood up at the campfire with the spiral sword inserted.
The knight's charred helmet was burnt and deformed, like a flame, and also like a crown. In his hand was a twisted sword, which was the spiral sword inserted into the campfire.
The incarnation of the fire kings!
He is the incarnation of the great Cinderlords who inherited the original fire after Gwyn, and is also the god who guards the flames.
"Huh, it's finally this moment."
Xia Yu exhaled a breath of hot air, and sparks ignited on his body. Like the incarnation of the Fire King, his body began to flow with hot power.
There is no way. His strongest power now is the power of fire. It’s because his true body is ashes.
Looking up at the incarnation of the King of Fire walking towards him, Xia Yu raised his hand and a big sword appeared in his hand.
Twin Prince Great Sword!
The weapons of the twin princes Lothric and Lorian were originally two different swords, but now they have been combined into a seamless whole.
Just like the owner of the sword, because of the curse, the fate of the two princes are intertwined and inseparable.
boom!!!
With a loud roar, blazing flames spread in all directions.
It was as if a flame that burned everything formed a circular shock wave, which submerged the surrounding sword tombs with an unstoppable force. The swords and knives inserted into the hills were melted into molten iron in an instant, submerging the growing flowers.
Two great swords burning with red flames collided, and cracks appeared under the feet of Xia Yu and the incarnation of the Fire King. The two sides were wrestling with each other, and the winner was not determined for a moment.
Xia Yu did not borrow strength from other selves at this time. This was his story, and he should end it himself.
At this moment, the only strength he used was the strength he gained from fighting hard in this world.
Feeling that the power was evenly matched, the incarnation of the Fire King suddenly withdrew one hand, and then clenched his fist and smashed down.
As the incarnation of all the Fire Kings, the Fire King incarnation naturally mastered the martial arts of all the Fire Kings. It's just that he has been burned for too long, and his strength is simply not as good as any Fire King who has not yet started to pass on the fire.
In other words, the two people who are fighting at this moment are just the remains after being burned.
Xia Yu noticed the movement of the incarnation of the King of Fire, and he thrust his sword-holding hand upwards suddenly, knocking the incarnation of the King of Fire away with one blow.
Then he compressed the flame on the sword, emitting hot sparks, and then slashed it down suddenly. The space was distorted where the sword passed, leaving traces of burning.
Seeing this, the incarnation of the King of Fire also learned from Xia Yu to compress the flame on the sword and increase the temperature of the flame, and blocked it with a sword.
The heat wave was so intense that it burned the hair inside Xia Yu's helmet and twisted it a little.
Obviously, in terms of flame, the incarnation of the King of Fire is better, both in temperature and quality, far exceeding Xia Yu at this time.
The incarnation of the Fire King pressed down with the Fire Sword, forcing Xia Yu's figure to get lower and lower. But the next second, Xia Yu's body suddenly burst into a dazzling white light, and an immense force pushed the incarnation of the Fire King back again and again, until he inserted the sword into the ground and slid for several meters before he was able to keep his balance.
After distancing himself from the incarnation of the Fire King, Xia Yu revealed the small item in his left hand.
Yurshika Holy Bell!
He had just used the miracle "Wrath of the Gods" through the Holy Bell. This was the ancient prototype of the miracle "Force" that could release strong shock waves.
Wrath of the Gods is a story of extreme anger that can cause great damage along with shockwaves.
After widening the gap, Xia Yu did not stop attacking. He shook the holy bell with his left hand again, and a holy white shock wave burst out, crushing everything in its way and rushing straight forward.
Upon seeing this, the incarnation of the Fire King raised his greatsword high, horrific flames erupted from his body, and the scorching pressure spread all around.
The surrounding space could not bear it for a moment, and began to break and collapse under the flames that seemed to be able to destroy the world. The broken fragments failed to reduce the flames, but instead expanded its range.
He swung his sword and chopped it down, and the extreme flame shrank into a thin red line.
Click!
The space along the way shattered into pieces, and the holy white shock wave was split into two under this attack. The red line carried the melted space fragments and consumed everything in front.
In a moment, vast power rushed to Xia Yu.
The raging flames burned the sky, as if they were the power to destroy the world.
Flames were surging in Xia Yu's eyes and sparks were flying between his teeth. Facing this unstoppable attack, he stepped on the ground without hesitation, and darkness rose from the ground in an instant.
boom!!!
The two collided, and the red and black seemed to separate two worlds. At the point of collision, the shattered space scattered like debris in the sky, and then evaporated into nothingness under the flames.
Large areas of void emerged, but they were stained with red and black. Huge space cracks like branches continued to shatter and spread.
At this time, Xia Yu was covered with black mist, like the legendary lord of the abyss. Although the power of the abyss could not match the fire, it could still restrain him for a moment.
puff!!
But at the moment when darkness and fire were struggling, a light blue sword suddenly split the wall of darkness, and the incarnation of the King of Fire, holding a magic sword, rushed straight towards Xia Yu's face.
At this time, the Fire Sword in the hands of the incarnation of the King of Fire had turned into a staff, and behind the sword and fire were the staff and magic.
The Fire King's incarnation's Fire Sword can transform into four modes in total, namely greatsword, spear, scimitar and staff, and the Fire King's incarnation can perform each mode with great vigor.
However, as the saying goes, the seller's show is different from the buyer's show. The Fire Sword looks very impressive in the hands of the Lord of Fire, but in the hands of the player, it is just a greatsword.
When Xia Yu saw in the game that the soul of the incarnation of the Lord of Fire could be exchanged for the Fire Sword, he was so excited that he exchanged it without thinking.
How could the Sunshine Spear possibly compare to the Fire Sword that could change its form? However...
When he actually got the Fire Sword in his hand, Xia Yu was silent. His Fire Sword could not be transformed into Fire Lance, Fire Staff, or Fire Scimitar. He could only hold the Fire Sword that once dominated the world in the hands of the Fire King and could change constantly, and use the same greatsword attack module in his hand.
What the hell is this? I should have exchanged for the Sunshine Gun earlier.
Thinking back to this, Xia Yu looked at the Fire Staff in the hands of the Fire King incarnation with gritted teeth. Since he couldn't get the authentic Fire Sword in the game, he would defeat the Fire King incarnation here and then snatch it away.
The Fire Sword in the hands of the incarnation of the Lord of Fire should be able to change its form!
Coincidentally, at this moment, the incarnation of the Fire King had already slashed down with a sky full of brilliance. Xia Yu did not hesitate. He shook the Youershika Holy Bell and immediately gave himself a great magic protection.
This is a story based on "Magic Protection", which can greatly increase the magic attribute damage reduction rate by covering the whole body with a strong white protective film.
The story describes Javier "Solid Stone". As the enemy of the white dragon Seath, Javier hates magic very much, so he is very diligent in finding ways to fight against magic.
boom--!!!
As expected, Xia Yu's body flew backwards, with a huge wound on his chest. Blood flowing with firewood gushed out and turned into clusters of flames when it fell to the ground.
After crashing into one towering sword tomb hill after another, Xia Yu finally fell completely into the bottom of a huge rocky tree.
The original furnace was actually the roots of the rock tree, but due to the burning of the first fire, the trunk of the rock tree had long been burned, and now only the roots remain as the furnace.
Seeing Xia Yu sinking deep into the ground and disappearing from the surface, the incarnation of the Fire King did not stop, but jumped high again, with golden thunder flashing in his hand, turning into a solidified thunder gun.
The miracle of Gwyn, the "Original Lord of Fire", the Spear of Sunshine!
This is the story of Gwyn's hunt for the ancient dragons - the beginning of the Age of Fire.
Boom!!!
At the end of the sight, the golden sunlight gun tore through the space, creating huge cracks along the way, and shot towards Xia Yu's direction in one fell swoop.
The next moment, as if a thunderbolt from heaven was striking down, the terrifying lightning tore through everything around it, and the violent explosion carried a mushroom cloud that soared into the sky.
Golden arcs of electricity and shock waves followed closely behind, and the residual power swept across the surrounding hills. All traces of past battles and sword tombs left behind were shattered to dust by the residual power of the Sunlight Gun.
Just this one strike greatly changed the terrain of the original furnace, and all the past memories left by time disappeared.
At this moment, in the pit.
"Tsk, I almost flipped over."
Xia Yu grabbed the edge of the pit with one hand and pulled himself out with force. He was in a miserable state at this moment. The armor on his body was burned, melted and twisted, and was no less damaged than the fire-transmitting armor of the incarnation of the Fire King.
But other than that, his body didn't suffer much damage. As mentioned before, Xia Yu and others have the chat group as a backup, so it is difficult for them to be seriously injured and lose.
Looking at the incarnation of the Fire King hanging high in the sky, Xia Yu gripped the hilt of the sword tightly, squatted slightly, jumped suddenly, and rushed straight into the sky.
