Chapter 571 The Chosen One (Six Thousand)

In the past eight thousand years, only a few people have been able to leave the Soul Burial Forest safely.

It was from the mouths of these few survivors that the mysterious veil of the Soul Burial Forest was finally lifted a little.

It is said that the Soul Burial Forest is full of floating evil spirits. They are the souls of those who once broke into the Soul Burial Forest and died in the Soul Burial Forest. Even if they are dead, their souls still cannot escape from the Soul Burial Forest. This is their eternal destination.

It is said that in the Soul Burial Forest, the ground is covered with a thick layer of bones, which are the corpses that have been piled up for eight thousand years.

All kinds of rumors have not only failed to solve the mystery of the Soul Burial Forest, but have made it even more terrifying, making people want to peek at its true appearance.

What people outside don’t know is that whether it is the floating evil spirits or the piles of bones on the ground, they are just the most inconspicuous scenery in the Soul Burial Forest. No one knows that in the deepest part of the Soul Burial Forest is a huge mausoleum.

In the entire Dusk Continent, perhaps only one person knows the true secret of the Soul Burial Forest, and that is... Philomena.

And the Soul Burial Forest is the secluded place of the Andre family, the inheritor of the guardian of destiny, the hidden clan.

In the Dusk Continent, the Andre family was once famous.

Everyone knows that Saint Patridge is a member of the Andre family.

But only a very few people understand that Saint Patridge is just a son-in-law of the Andre family.

This can be said to be the most mysterious family in the Dusk Continent now. What kind of background it has is impossible to speculate. Even many members of the Andre family do not understand how powerful their family is.

They only know that it is very strong, very strong.

Perhaps, only those truly core members can know how terrible their family is. They can't even find the right words to describe it. Perhaps, they can only describe it as terrifying.

In the family, those ancestors who have survived for thousands of years, even from the fall of the Dusk Dynasty to the present.

The wealth accumulated over tens of thousands of years.

A secret technique that would drive an outsider crazy with just one look.

Equipment and weapons that can only be piled up at the outermost edge of the treasury, but taken out are enough to cause a bloody storm on the Dusk Continent.

Most importantly, there is the gift of being able to often hear oracles and communicate with gods.

All of this makes the Andre family seem so transcendent.

The huge mausoleum is located in the mountains. The mausoleum is built in a simple and ancient style, but it also exudes grandeur and atmosphere.

If you just look at the mausoleum from the outside, you may only regard it as an ancient tomb with many years. You may even have the idea of ​​robbing the tomb in your heart, wanting to see how many treasures are hidden in this ancient tomb.

And once such an idea appears in your heart, then congratulations, you are not far from death.

At the entrance of the mausoleum, countless mechanisms and traps will make you truly realize the dangers of the world.

Not to mention ordinary invaders and tomb robbers, even members of the Andre family have to be cautious when entering and leaving the mausoleum, fearing that if they are careless and touch a certain mechanism, their lives may be over.

If you have the opportunity to pass through the layers of restrictions at the entrance of the mausoleum and really enter the mausoleum, then you will have the opportunity to see what a real miracle is.

The mausoleum is a completely self-contained space.

The entrance to the mausoleum is just a passage to enter this space.

The structure inside the mausoleum is completely a small city, with various buildings that are not too tall but absolutely luxurious. At a glance, it is densely packed, with thousands of various buildings, especially the Babel Tower in the deepest part, which is even more refreshing and makes people want to worship.

The nearly 1,000-meter-high Babel Tower stands in this space like a towering mountain. The outer walls of the Babel Tower are covered with various mysterious runes. The runes are connected to each other to form huge magic circles. It is these magic circles that support the 1,000-meter-high Babel Tower from collapsing.

And this Tower of Babel is where the ancestors of the Andre family used to communicate with the gods.

Of course, gods are not cabbages after all, and you can't communicate with them just because you want to.

Although the Andre family has the ability to communicate with gods, this so-called communication is actually one-sided. The Andre family does not have the ability to actively contact the gods. They can only passively accept the oracle from the upper world.

But it is obvious that this truth may be a bit undecent to tell, and it is not enough to show the Andre family's style, so the Andre family has always used an ambiguous term such as communicating with gods.

Moreover, even if you just listen to the oracle, you don't have this opportunity every moment.

There are no rules for the arrival of the oracle.

Sometimes, there will be several oracles in just one year.

Sometimes, for hundreds of years, there will be no movement in the Tower of Babel, and even the people of the Andre family can't help but wonder if they have lost the favor of the gods.

And now, it is obviously the active period of the oracle.

The thousand-meter-high Babel Tower had faintly turned into a bright pillar of light, with colorful lights covering the tower, shining brightly.

In the sky, there seemed to be Buddhist chanting.

The indescribable holiness, grandeur, and dignity mixed together, weighing on the hearts of every Andre family member in the mausoleum.

Around the Babel Tower, within a radius of 100 meters, there were densely packed figures kneeling on the ground devoutly, praying devoutly in their hearts. At a glance, there were at least 8,000 people, if not 10,000.

These were all members of the Andre family.

As the first family of the Dusk Continent, a behemoth that has been passed down for 8,000 years, the power of this family has reached an unimaginable level. Outside, those so-called rare legendary masters are everywhere here, and are not worth mentioning at all. There are even many who have surpassed the limits of practitioners in the Dusk Continent.

The power of the Andre family can easily destroy any country on the Dusk Continent, and destroy any race except the dragon race. This is definitely not a joke, they really have such strength.

The kneeling posture has lasted for a long time.

Even if these people are quite powerful, they can't help but feel a little sore in their knees.

Obviously, they are all rare strong men. In any country outside, they will be treated as guests of honor by the king, but here they can only kneel on the ground.

When the oracle descended, they could only use this method to convey their respect and loyalty to the gods. Every time the oracle descended, it was a rare opportunity for the members of the Andre family. If they could be noticed by the gods at this time and gain the favor of the gods, and a random gift would be bestowed upon them, it might become an opportunity for them to soar to the sky, and their status and power in the family would rise steadily.

That's why these people were not dissatisfied at all, and their faces were even excited and crazy.

Even though they were very powerful and had a high status, they behaved extremely humbly. What's more, some of them pressed their heads tightly against the ground, pressed their waists down hard, and tilted their hips up as much as possible, making a somewhat funny, but extremely flattering and submissive posture.

They had no dignity as masters at all, and just wanted to make the gods look at them differently in this way.

Flattery, flattery, and humility.

When they faced other creatures on the Dusk Continent, their attitudes were completely opposite, one in the sky and one in the ground.

Of course, there are always exceptions.

Among the group of figures kneeling on the ground, there was an exception. Although she also kept kneeling on one knee, her upper body was straight and her expression was quite indifferent. Even when facing the oracle, there was no fluctuation in her cold ice-blue eyes.

For this woman, all this was just routine and had no special meaning.

She didn't care about the content of the oracle this time, nor did she care who had the opportunity to be favored by the gods.

She lived in the Andre family, but seemed to live in another isolated world.

This was a beautiful and cold woman. She was tall, with long light blue hair falling to the ground, deep eyes like the blue ocean, and a slender and graceful figure that made her look very charming. She was dressed simply and plainly, and a light blue long skirt set off her perfect figure, elegant and decent.

And the woman's talent was even more exaggerated. She was hailed as the greatest genius of the Andre family in 8,000 years.

Her talent is so strong that she even has a tendency to surpass the founding ancestor of the Andre family.

No matter how complicated and profound the secret method is, she can easily learn it with just one look.

No matter which realm she is in, she can break through it at any time. For her, it is like there is no concept of levels at all.

Although she cannot learn the most profound and powerful space secrets and longevity secrets in the Andre family because she is a woman, her strength is no less than that of some ancestors.

The Andre family has always adhered to the ancient tradition of intermarriage within the family. Such a beautiful and outstanding woman will naturally be favored by many men in the family.

Over the years, there have been countless suitors, and even in this solemn occasion, many people's eyes fell on the woman.

These male members do not care about the age and seniority of the woman at all. For the Andre family, no matter how outrageous things are, they can happen. After all, even the oldest ancestor in the family gave birth to a child with a younger generation in the family a few years ago, and there are hundreds of generations between them.

Among the thirteen ancestors in the family, more than half of them expressed their love for this woman and hoped to have offspring with her. They believed that the offspring who inherited the excellent talents of both parents would definitely become the pillars of the new generation of the Andre family.

Unfortunately, even when facing the thirteen ancestors, the woman politely and coldly refused, leaving no thoughts for the other party.

For a long time, there has never been a partner around the woman.

For Andre's family, which adheres to the ancient tradition of internal marriage and tries to maintain the purity of blood and cultivate more excellent offspring in this way, such a brilliant woman has never had a partner. This is absolutely an intolerable waste.

If possible, they don't even mind arranging ten or eight men for this woman.

But unfortunately, the woman seems to be naturally cold and has no interest in this aspect. After trying to force her to no avail, she can only let it go in the end.

There is no way. The strength of this woman is too strong, not inferior to the strength of most ancestors, making all the coercion meaningless.

Buzz.

At this moment, an invisible impact suddenly came from the Tower of Babel.

The members kneeling on the ground felt their hearts tremble suddenly, and the next second they quickly raised their heads, staring at the tower in front of them with crazy and greedy eyes, and their breathing became uncontrollably rapid.

At some point, the light on the Tower of Babel suddenly increased.

The colorful luster became more and more bizarre.

This space in the mausoleum was illuminated by the complex light like a dream.

Red purer than the flames, blue richer than the deep sea, black deeper than the night sky, rich blocks of color entangled together, like a wanton oil painting, all the colors are distinct but overlapped, and the gray light fog began to spread around the Tower of Babel.

Seeing this scene, countless members of the Andre family kneeling on the ground below became agitated, and the madness and greed in their eyes suddenly increased, their chests rose and fell like toads, bulging, and their breathing was rapid and hot.

In the mouth, the inexplicable liquid was secreted faster, and the throats were wriggling non-stop, swallowing saliva desperately.

They knew that this was a sign that the gods were about to bestow a gift.

They didn't know which lucky person would be favored by the gods this time. Everyone was praying desperately that the gods' gaze would fall on them.

Only the girl was quiet from beginning to end, as if no matter what happened in this space, it had nothing to do with her.

Gradually, an indescribable figure emerged around the Tower of Babel. It was transparent, like an ice cube, and it seemed to be carved from glass. It was so transparent that it seemed to be non-existent. Only in the position of the eyes flashed a strange luster. In the depths of the pupils, there seemed to be a clear light shining one after another.

As the eyebrows moved, the sight swept across the whole scene in an instant.

At the moment when the sight swept over the woman, the woman's brows frowned involuntarily, and she suddenly felt very uncomfortable in her heart.

It was hard for the girl to describe the feeling, but it was as if at that moment, all her clothes had been stripped off, and she had been seen through from top to bottom, inside and out.

Before the girl could figure out a way to get rid of this weird feeling, the next moment, an ice-white beam of light burst out from the Tower of Babel, drawing a round arc in the air, and then fell straight towards the girl.

This is... a gift.

At that moment, many people around the girl became agitated, and they subconsciously thought that this time the gift was going to befall them.

Some people even began to imagine their bright future.

Only this girl, a bad premonition in her heart became stronger and stronger, and she even had an impulse to escape from the scene.

However, even if the girl was old enough and strong enough, this was the most sacred place in the secret realm of the entire Andre family. Even this girl did not dare to act recklessly here, and could only desperately suppress the urge to leave in her heart and continue to kneel on one knee on the ground.

In less than a second, with a whoosh, the beam of light had already hit the girl.

It did not cause much impact. After the beam of light wrapped the girl, it suddenly merged into the girl's body and disappeared completely.

When the light completely disappeared, a group of people around stared at this scene blankly, with only strong unwillingness, envy and jealousy in their eyes.

Why, why did this gift fall on her?

Does she still need a gift?

What's more, because they couldn't bear the gap between the deep and the deep, they fainted on the ground with a black eyes, and some people couldn't stop crying and tears.

The various aspects of life are undoubtedly displayed here.

Only the woman frowned more and more.

She carefully sensed the changes in her body, but did not notice any abnormality in herself, nor did she feel that she had received any gift or mastered any new power.

At this time, the light on the Tower of Babel also began to shrink rapidly. When the light disappeared completely, it meant that the oracle had ended.

The gate of the Tower of Babel was finally opened from the inside, and old men with white hair and beards came out one after another.

Those thirteen old men were the thirteen ancestors of the Andre family, the thirteen with the strongest and highest status in the Andre family. Although the woman's strength was not inferior to nearly half of the old men, her status and power were still far behind.

I don't know what kind of oracle these thirteen old men received. I can only see that there was some weirdness in each old man's eyes, as if they were a little surprised by the oracle this time.

But, no matter what, the oracle must be obeyed unconditionally.

The thirteen old men took a deep breath and then walked towards the girl.

The one walking in the front was the founding ancestor of the Andre family, the first ancestor.

The face was wrinkled and drooped, like the bark on the trunk of an ancient tree hundreds or thousands of years old, full of gullies, and the corners of the eyes were drooping downwards. The skin was covered with countless dense black spots and patches, like corpse spots, emitting a disgusting rotten smell.

At first glance, it makes people feel very uncomfortable.

Although the Andre family has a way to live forever, the Andre family has existed for too long. As the founder of the family, the life span of the first ancestor has basically reached the limit.

Now, there are rumors within the family that the first ancestor may fall soon.

But, no matter what, before the first ancestor falls, he will always be the supreme ruler of the Andre family. Even this unruly woman must maintain enough respect when facing the first ancestor.

The ancestor's narrow eyes finally slowly opened a gap, and the decayed sight swept along the girl's body, and the sight made the girl frown like a needle.

Fortunately, this unbearable sight for the girl did not last too long. The first ancestor slowly said: "Montelicia... Congratulations!"

"You are chosen."

Montelicia's eyelids jumped suddenly. Chosen?

What does this mean?

What do you want to do after being chosen?

Before Montelicia asked the question in her heart, the hoarse voice of the first ancestor came again: "Get ready, and hold a sacrificial ceremony in one month!"

...

No one knows what happened in the Andre family.

At this moment, the internal situation of the Spang Theocracy is also different.

Lydia has successfully returned to the Spang Theocracy, and with the support of Balk Copperfield, Barumong, and the Great Saint Isabel, she has successfully become the queen of the Spang Theocracy.

Of course, Lydia's position as queen is not stable. After all, the Spang Theocracy has not experienced a war to completely eradicate the royal family and nobles, and there are still many oppositions in the open and in the dark.

It's just that Lydia's supporters are too huge. Not only does she have the support of the former king, but also the strongest nobles and the church, so those oppositions dare not sit too far. The current Spang Theocracy can at least maintain superficial stability.

As for how long this stability can last, when these hidden mines will explode, that is unpredictable.

Nowadays, Lydia can be said to be the busiest thing. She has too many things to deal with.

Lydia couldn't remember how many days and nights she hadn't had a good rest. It was only now that her strength had reached the legendary realm, and her energy was still strong. Otherwise, long-term hard work would have worn her body down long ago.

But today was a little different.

Lydia, who should have been busy in the palace, put down all the work at hand, and left the palace quietly with two personal guards, Sharin and Ifrit.

Click, click.

There were only three girls left on the quiet street late at night, and the crisp sound of high heels stepping on the ground.

Under the bright moonlight, the three people cast long shadows.

However, none of the three people who were quiet noticed that in Lydia's shadow, a humanoid object quietly emerged from the figure.

It was dark all over.

It was like something condensed from pure darkness.

Just after emerging from Lydia's shadow, this dark humanoid substance immediately floated silently towards Lydia's back like a ghost. He raised his right hand, and a sharp spike appeared silently in his palm.

The next moment, with a swish, the spike went straight through Lydia's back, and the speed was directly increased to the limit in an instant. Under the moonlight, the sharp blade of the spike flashed with a weird blue luster, obviously coated with the most deadly poison.

Sneak attack!

Chapter 1 with 6,000 words is here