Free Web NovelChapter 514: Chapter 251: The Ruler’s City
’Interesting! Truly interesting!’
Ye Mingqiu lifted his eyes, sensing from afar the way Modus practiced using the Dark Power. When he sensed the other’s successful transformation of the Holy Sword into the Demon Sword, his heart was shocked beyond measure.
You must know, the Holy Sword is produced by the world and is specifically used to restrain the Black Tide! It is absolutely crucial to the world!
Under normal circumstances, the World Will would never allow a hero to transform it into a Demon Sword. The reason the Holy Sword can be successfully transformed is because the World Will consented.
The World Will actually consented.
What an astonishing conclusion.
A playful smile appeared on Ye Mingqiu’s face. The power of restraint against the Black Tide in the Holy Sword originates from its internal World Origin. In some ways, the Holy Sword is similar to a Raw Stone, except its purpose is to attack rather than suppress.
If the Holy Sword is transformed into a Demon Sword, the original light power [restraining the Black Tide] will turn into [universal] Dark Power, and the combat strength against non-Black Tide entities will directly soar a tier.
Simply put,
Previously, the Holy Sword only restrained the Black Tide. Now, the Demon Sword sees everything as a Black Tide.
"Modus, this guy, can enhance his strength at least threefold after Light and Shadow Transformation, and the Demon Sword possessing World Origin Power unleashed directly on people—that power just sounds stimulating."
The smile on Ye Mingqiu’s face grew even richer. Having interacted with the Holy Sword before, he knew clearly that in its state, the World Origin Power was unusable against non-Black Tide entities, just like any slightly stronger weapon.
Therefore, even though the hero is powerful, he cannot display such overpowered strength when facing non-Black Tide constructs. Coupled with the insufficient power granted by the world itself, it cannot enable a qualitative change post-advancement, which resulted in Modus only languishing despite becoming a hero.
Now, the World Will permitted Modus and the Holy Sword to undergo Light and Shadow Transformation, indicating an awareness of the seriousness of the situation, hence loosening its control.
After all, if it doesn’t adapt, it will cease to exist!
The world is on the brink of collapse!
Meanwhile, as Ye Mingqiu quietly observed the situation on Modus’s side, a small figure quietly approached him.
It was Hikari.
He didn’t choose to look directly but sat beside him, looking down at the fire, and asked softly, "Senior, why did you tell me about the Lord of Light and Shadow?"
"Because I felt it would be very interesting."
"Is that so?"
"Yes."
"But I don’t feel that way."
Hikari raised his head and looked at Ye Mingqiu beside him, his clear eyes seemingly able to see through everything. He said very seriously, "Although I don’t know you, from these interactions and their descriptions over time, I think you are a very direct person."
"Hmm... You’re the kind that has a strong sense of purpose in doing things, doesn’t like to beat around the bush, and wants to achieve goals in the fastest and most efficient way. You’re more decisive than Modus and Adira, very decisive when making decisions."
"I believe that someone like you wouldn’t deliberately do something useless. Moreover, more importantly, you seem to also wield strong Holy Attribute Power."
"So..."
"Do you have some special connection with the Lord of Light and Shadow?"
"Could it be... that you might be the Lord of Light and Shadow yourself? His agent? His avatar?"
"After all, neither I nor the well-informed Adira had heard of the existence of the Lord of Light and Shadow before you appeared. No matter how strong the desire to rebel, no one succeeded, or those trailblazers in history wouldn’t have failed so miserably, right?"
Hikari finally asked sharply.
The flame silently burned, occasionally bursting out a few flashing sparks, the sound of crackling wood resounding, reflecting in Ye Mingqiu’s eyes.
He didn’t answer.
Yet Hikari continued, "So, it wasn’t because Uncle Modus’s faith wasn’t strong enough, but because he wasn’t in the era of your existence, which is why his life was full of tragedies. I was just slightly more fortunate... to appear in the era where you exist."
"Truly, thank you very much!"
"...."
Ye Mingqiu knew very well that although Hikari’s words sounded wise, his thinking wasn’t entirely rooted in theoretical deduction; a large part came from his guesses, based on the intuition of a youth.
His intuition was extremely accurate. He possessed a sharper sense of smell than ordinary people, more detailed insight, and also more... courage.
Ye Mingqiu could certainly choose to deny it. With his knowledge disparity, refuting Hikari’s reasoning would be incredibly simple, but denying such a sincere young man this way, wouldn’t that be somewhat cruel?
After all, being exposed and thanked face-to-face by one’s follower was quite a novel feeling.
"Sorry! Sorry... I said a bunch of inexplicable things on my own, many of which were my assumptions without concrete evidence. If I offended, please don’t mind." Hikari lowered his head again, continuing to speak.
"The premise for the Lord of Light and Shadow to grant power is people’s faith in Him, embedding the concepts of [rebellion], [struggle], and [hope] into their belief, then those who ignite that belief can receive His blessings, so...."
Ye Mingqiu finally spoke. He turned to look at Hikari beside him and continued, "People who don’t even know of the existence of the Lord of Light and Shadow can’t obtain the Lord of Light and Shadow’s power, because they lack faith. Only those with sufficient faith and belief can receive the ultimate salvation."
