Free Web NovelChapter 497: Chapter 244: Do You Believe in Light?
’A hero giving up, even wanting to become an obstacle to salvation, is indeed a catastrophe that could end the world.’
Ye Mingqiu sat on the Golden Boat and sighed. The Spirit Realm chose him as a target not just because of his formidable strength, but also due to his potential to replace or even surpass the hero.
① The power to restrain the Dark Tide
He possesses Holy Power that can directly restrain the creations of the Dark Tide, killing them completely, and the Holy Power is the most advanced force against the Dark Tide, likely stronger than the power of the hero.
② Immunity to negative forces
The Dark Tide disaster comes with erosion. If one only has strong power, it’s very likely they will gradually be infected by the Dark Tide during battle, becoming part of it. Therefore, having strong Abnormal Status Resistance or similar abilities is crucial.
③ Powerful raw strength
To annihilate the Dark Tide, ultimately strength is needed to speak. Coincidently, Ye Mingqiu has this strength, his raw power even surpassing that of the hero.
Thus, in this world-ending disaster, he can completely replace the hero and suppress the calamity.
With this thought, Ye Mingqiu suddenly conceived an interesting plan. He turned his head with a smile, looking at Modus and asked: "Since you are the hero, then you must have the hero’s token, right? Let me see it."
"Oh."
Modus handed the Great Sword to Ye Mingqiu and continued to say: "This is a weapon unique to the hero, only a true hero can make it emit... light..."
His voice choked, because he saw the Great Sword in Ye Mingqiu’s hand suddenly burst into brilliant golden light, the unique golden radiance of the Holy Sword, a divine light restraining the power of the Dark Tide.
Not only was Modus stunned, but Adira was equally dumbfounded.
Only the hero can wield the Holy Sword.
This was a consensus held in everyone’s hearts.
The Blood Erosion Tyrant successfully used it.
Which means....
Adira’s throat moved slightly, recalling the story of the Blood Erosion Tyrant, the Holy Power he wielded, and the current result of wielding the hero’s exclusive Holy Sword, he quickly imagined a story unique to the Blood Erosion Tyrant.
The true hero was denied by the world, the false hero picked up the false Holy Sword, they took away the glory the hero won with his own hands and crowned him with the infamous name of the Blood Erosion Tyrant, cursing him with the Curse of Rage.
Yes!
Adira believed that Ye Mingqiu’s current state was the true normalcy, the Tyrant Form was just a curse maliciously imposed by the nobility.
The curse turned him into a tyrant, making him angry and murderous, but his essence was kind. To suppress his murderous desires, he finally sealed himself until the Dark Tide’s arrival awakened him.
What a great hero!
What a difficult epic!
Moved to tears! Truly moved to tears!
Thinking of this, Adira’s handsome face showed a sorrowful expression, even a few tears slid down the corners of his eyes, he said: "Along the way, you must have encountered many hardships, right?"
"Merely some wind and frost."
Ye Mingqiu casually replied.
He toyed with the Holy Sword, checking its Basic Attributes, and found that the Holy Sword was not bound to exclusive equipment, but its Equipment Requirements were absurdly high, only a hero could use it.
Equipping the Holy Sword requires high Four-dimensional attributes, at least one high-frequency Passive to cleanse negative statuses, high Abnormal Status Resistance, and strong power to restrain the Dark Tide.
Coincidently, Ye Mingqiu had all these, so he could wield the hero’s Holy Sword.
But he wasn’t particularly interested in the Holy Sword because this item’s Basic Attributes were ordinary compared to the Top Dominator Level weapon Blood Spear, and its Attack Power and Sharpness were much lower. Furthermore, this was a Special Weapon specifically against the Dark Tide, with ordinary Effect against other great adversaries.
Too weak.
Of course, this is compared to the Blood Spear; compared to ordinary Dominator Level equipment, the Holy Sword’s Basic Attributes are still very high. Its Traits are just poor, only targeting the Dark Tide, thus useless when not fighting the Dark Tide.
"Here you go."
Ye Mingqiu tossed back the Holy Sword.
Modus caught it instinctively, and his gaze began to change, showing a dazed look as if seeing a peer or a senior.
His mind began to wander, to imagine numerous true stories possibly hidden in the dark corners of history that he never knew.
...
After a day of relentless racing, the Golden Boat controlled by Ye Mingqiu finally reached the outskirts of the Frost Speech Forest’s last human settlement—a decayed town called [Forest Edge Town].
Compared to the strongholds at the core of the Northern Territory, this place seemed more like a forgotten corner. The houses were low, streets muddy, and the air was filled with the smell of burning firewood and snow, vaguely hinting at a sense of loneliness and desolation.
The three of them found a relatively intact inn and checked in.
The innkeeper behind the wooden counter had cloudy eyes and sluggish movements, as if having lost interest in everything. Just as the key was handed over, a sudden jarring noise erupted from outside the inn: cries, curses, and the dull thud of a whip hitting flesh.
’Such a familiar feeling.’
Modus’s back instantly stiffened, and that pair of ever-calm eyes surged with a monstrous wave.
He seemed to return to that cold afternoon, watching his grandfather who raised him beaten to death by a tax officer in uniform because they were three copper coins short on tax.
Three copper coins!
Just three copper coins!
Was this the value of life?
And as a child, he could only clench his fists and watch his grandfather die, powerless to do anything.
