Chapter 151 Paladin
Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu had a common Western friend named Arthur, a demon hunter from the Holy Court Tribunal.
After getting to know Arthur, Qi Xuansu also learned a little Western and could communicate simply with the help of gestures. Later, when Qi Xuansu went to Shanggong to study, he also learned some "Western learning". After all, Daomen's maritime trade business requires dealing with Westerners, and knowledge in this area is indispensable. Only by learning "Western learning" well can you enter the Shibo Hall. On the other hand, Westerners also need "Eastern contacts" to do business with the East.
Westerners have very long names. The higher the family background, the longer the name, to an outrageous degree. In terms of length alone, the combined surnames, surnames, given names, characters, and titles of the Easterners cannot compare. Perhaps only the posthumous titles of later emperors can compete with it.
Qi Xuansu noticed that the word "Feng" often appeared in the names of Westerners. Later he learned that the word "Feng" was a transliteration, meaning where it came from. Westerners like to regard the place where their ancestors were entrusted as A surname proves one's noble ancestry. However, Qi Xuansu thought about it and realized that the same was true for Easterners. Surnames such as Situ, Sima, Changsun, and Tantai were either related to the ancestors' official positions or to the ancestors' fiefdoms. The eldest brother did not laugh at the second brother.
The so-called "Renatus of Dragon Castle", using Western writing habits, should be "Renatus comes from Dragon Castle". In fact, Easterners also have a similar habit. When addressing important figures such as the prime minister, they always add the surname. Their hometowns are usually at the county level. For example, the former prime ministers Xu Huating and Zhang Jiangling were Huating and Jiangling counties. Anyone who can connect his name with the name of a place, no matter what, is a big shot.
From this point of view, Renatus is a nobleman, and a powerful nobleman, but for some unknown reason, he left his hometown and came to the east.
At this time, the two of them got into a stance and faced each other from a distance.
Jiachen Lingguan was not careless. He held his shield in front of him, bowed his body slightly, and then said to the three of them: "Keep walking. If I can deal with my opponent, I will naturally catch up with you. If I am delayed, you don't have to wait. Me, do my own thing."
Without saying anything, the three of them bypassed Renatus and headed towards the opposite exit.
Renatus did not try to stop him because the opponent in front of him was very powerful. Any distraction would be disrespectful to the opponent in front of him and irresponsible to himself.
Jiachen Lingguan exclaimed: "I am a first-grade Taoist Lingguan, numbered Jiachen, and I want to teach you your unique skills."
Renatus held the sword with both hands, without praying or chanting, just striding over in an ordinary manner.
The two approached quickly.
In the process of walking, Renatus's whole body was coated with a layer of sacred white light. If this place is regarded as a picture scroll, then it is as if he was detached from the picture along the edge, and The flame of the big sword in his hand rose and rose again and again, like a huge torch.
Immediately afterwards, a halo appeared under his feet, emitting pure light, and the center of the circle kept moving with his footsteps.
Although both Buddhism and the Holy Court are called Western religions, and both respect light, the light of the two is not connected. The light of Buddhism is either golden light or seven-colored light, while the light of the Holy Court is pure white light. A vast expanse of white, without any impurities.
The aura of an ordinary paladin can only cover a few feet in radius, but Renatus's aura will continue to extend, covering almost half of the cave hall. Rather than stepping on the aura, he looks like he is stepping on a formation.
The halo constantly emits a purifying aura to the surroundings. This purification is very overbearing and even faintly conveys the meaning of "Those who follow me will prosper and those who go against me will perish." Everything that is incompatible with it will be removed, and only what remains Pure light, so this light has extremely powerful offensive power. And things that are compatible with it will be greatly benefited and improved.
Simply put, weaken your opponent and improve yourself.
This is the "sacred halo of purification and protection" that can only be used by the legendary semi-holy knight, or "sacred brilliance" for short.
Immediately afterwards, a second halo appeared under Renatus's feet. It was not as overbearing as the "holy halo", but it was as gentle and silent as moisturizing things. It would hardly have any impact or harm on the human body, but it directly reached the soul, using In Eastern parlance, it means "attacking the heart"
superior".
In fact, the Holy Court and Buddhism have many similarities. The so-called "salvation" is quite similar to the "salvation" of Buddhism. Buddhism has the Mahayana Dharma to save all sentient beings and requires everyone to become a Buddha. The Holy Court believes that everyone in the world is a lost lamb. The Holy Court has the obligation to guide them in the right direction.
"Redemption" is to guide the direction. In fact, it is similar to the "God of Chaos", infusing the opponent with divine power. If the cultivation level of the two sides is very different, the opponent can be made to "repent" and repent according to the teachings of the Holy Court. And becoming the attendant of the Paladin, the specific time depends on the cultivation level, it may be a few breaths, or it may be a lifetime.
If both sides are similar, it can play a role in eroding the opponent's will and softening the opponent's mind.
With the blessing of "Holy Aura", "Aura of Redemption" becomes "Aura of Holy Redemption", and the effect is even higher.
However, Jiachen Lingguan was not afraid at all. The Dao Sect had considered this possibility when it first designed the Lingguan system. Don't forget that at that time, the biggest opponent of the Dao Sect was the Buddhist Sect, and the Buddhist Sect was best at forcibly converting people from the soul level with Buddha's light. If a powerful Lingguan was created, but was converted by Buddhism, wouldn't it be a favor to others? Therefore, the Dao Sect made a special design on the Lingguan's helmet to isolate such infusion methods. So it can also be seen that the Lingguan almost never took off their helmets when on duty.
Jiachen Lingguan was not affected by "redemption" and also strode forward and slashed with a knife.
This knife was different from the weirdness of the "demon knife". It was as fast as thunder and was completely a skill honed on the battlefield. Instead, it was somewhat similar to the man in black. It was simple and pure. The spiritual power of the Lingguan merged with the evil spirit of the weapon itself, turning into a sword energy that was completely different from the Five Immortals system, and directly slashed Renatus who was holding a two-handed sword.
Renatus raised his two-handed sword high and chopped it down fiercely. The white flame on the sword dragged out an arc-shaped flame tail.
The swords collided with each other.
The whole hall shook violently, and countless dust and gravel fell.
The huge aftermath swept across the entire cave hall, completely smoothing the originally slightly uneven ground, comparable to the mirror surface of a glass mirror, without even a trace of burrs or polishing marks.
In an instant, the "holy halo" of the paladin was urged to the extreme, and countless light spots emerged from the huge halo like a formation diagram under his feet, constantly fueling the "arrogance" of the sword, making it rise again and again, almost touching the dome of the cave hall. At the same time, it eroded the spiritual official armor on Jiachen's body.
However, at this moment, a yin and yang double fish pattern appeared behind Jiachen's spiritual official, which was the symbol of the Taoist sect. It slowly rotated, absorbed the white light spots, and then transformed into an equal number of black spots to neutralize with other white light spots to maintain balance.
After a stalemate, Jiachen Lingguan took a step back with his sword in one hand.
Renatus slashed down with his sword.
But at this moment, Jiachen Lingguan shrank his body, hid behind the shield, and rushed forward with the force of an iron mountain.
The big sword fell on the shield, and the shield was instantly stained with a layer of white flames, but it was unharmed. Instead, the big sword was hit by the recoil force from the shield and was bounced back a short distance.
Renatus's eyes were bright and countless white flames appeared.
The tortoise shell pattern on Jiachen Lingguan's shield extended, which was a real formation diagram, even "overflowing" the edge of the shield and continuing to spread to the surrounding void, as if the length of the sword was extended by the sword light and sword energy, which invisibly magnified the shield's protection area by several times, blocking the flames while completely blocking Jiachen Lingguan and obstructing Renatus's sight.
Then, a knife pierced through the formation diagram without any warning. The formation diagram was facing outward but not inward, which could resist Renatus's flames, but would not hinder Jiachen Lingguan's knife.
This knife was very insidious, and the greatsword was not good at defending at close range. Renatus could only choose to use the armor on his body to resist this knife.
This armor was not comparable to the spiritual officer's armor. Although it was not pierced, the two rubies inlaid on the armor were directly cracked, and the runes on the armor suddenly became much dimmer.
Renatus had to step back a few steps to keep his distance,
then stabbed the two-handed greatsword into the ground in front of him, half-knelt on the ground, as if bowing his head to pray.
The next moment, a flame seemed to appear out of thin air, covering Jiachen Lingguan.
These flames seemed harmless, so the shield, the formation diagram, and even the helmet of the spiritual officer did not play any role.
This is the "judgment" parallel to "redemption", also known as the "seven sins torture of the trial department".
Or, ask your conscience.
These flames seemed to come from hell. They were clearly flames that should bring light, but they exuded a dark feeling, as if a bonfire was lit in the middle of the night. The light it brought was very weak, which aggravated the darkness around it. Originally, you could still see things vaguely in the night, but with these little lights, you can only see the square inch of land in front of you, and nothing else. It was completely opposite to the previous light and holiness, and even conflicted with it. Various negative auras surged.
Jiachen Lingguan was not a bloodthirsty person, but his duties and years of battlefield experience still made him kill countless people. The blood debt on his hands would only be more than Qi Xuansu, not less than Qi Xuansu.
Under the torture of "Judgment", those who were killed "bite back" at this moment, as if all their pain before death was acting on Jiachen Lingguan. In fact, "Judgment" caused Jiachen Lingguan's inner self-blame, guilt, and other emotions, which was equivalent to guiding Jiachen Lingguan to kill himself.
This method is not without solution. For those who cultivate their mind, it is almost like a breeze. For those who cultivate their strength, as long as they have firm faith and no negative emotions such as guilt or self-blame, they can remain indifferent. The only thing to worry about is that if you keep killing people and your heart is entangled, struggling, repeating, and wavering, the word "death" will come immediately.