Chapter 1227

The Echo of Blood and Fire

"Authority."

Cheng Shi recognized what that ray of heavenly light was at the first moment. Without a doubt, it was a piece of authority, and it was the 【War】 authority that belonged to Qin Xin's world!

When gods die in the real universe for some reason, the authority formed by their faith does not dissipate, but turns into an untouchable "legacy," drifting in the real universe.

It's just that these legacies cannot be picked up by "those with fate," because the authority of different worlds cannot be exchanged and used; it can only be discovered and "retrieved" by the faith carriers of the original world.

This rule also prevents some "prison breakers" from becoming "fat" in one breath in the real universe.

The world is the soil where faith is rooted. Once the world collapses and faith is gone, the lost authority completely becomes waste.

Cheng Shi and Hong Lin were naturally not the real Cheng Shi and Hong Lin. The two of them had drifted in the real universe for a long time, witnessed the birth of too much waste, and knew deeply how difficult it was to retrieve the authority belonging to their own world under this starry sky.

The real universe is too big, so big that anyone who comes to search will likely return in despair.

And authority is not so easy to find. It is not some conspicuous floating object, but an abstract existence that cannot be explained clearly. To discover it, one must first stimulate the resonance between the authority and divine power.

For example, offering 【Birth】 with gestation, pleasing 【Decay】 with decadence, and calling 【War】 with... war.

So when Qin Xin made the decision to settle the battle with one hammer blow, the 【War】 divine power he stimulated rang out like a great bell, spreading rapidly toward the periphery.

It's just that the fluctuation of this divine power cannot spread without attenuation in the real universe. When it reaches a certain range and the authority is not within it, resonance cannot be produced, and the trace of the authority naturally cannot be seen.

Fortunately, "Fate" is above. Although the 【War】 authority was lost far away, it was not far enough to be out of this range.

So the moment Qin Xin erupted with 【War】 divine power, the authority belonging to his Lord returned in response!

When faith finds a carrier and piety regains its belonging, the unyielding will representing 【War】 roared into Qin Xin's body, igniting every cell of his.

Qin Xin couldn't move. He only felt his internal organs burning and his blood and soul boiling. Before he could figure out what had happened, he inherited the authority of 【War】 with boiling blood.

And during the gap when he inherited the authority and didn't move, the two figures just watched from afar, equally motionless, not knowing whether they were angry or afraid.

The Cheng Shi played by the cheerful figure curled his lips and whispered: "Fight, or leave?"

The big cat played by the cold figure frowned and said: "Even if we can't beat him, we have to finish the act. If we leave now, wouldn't all our previous efforts be wasted?"

The cheerful figure glanced at her strangely and said with disdain: "Usually you're cold, but when it comes to acting, you're fully committed. It seems everyone really wants to be a screenwriter."

After finishing, he didn't make a sound anymore, quietly waiting for Qin Xin to complete the inheritance of the authority.

Qin Xin's consciousness was blank. He seemed to have experienced a great battle, no, countless great battles. The oppressive feeling of the battlefield that made one unable to breathe surged from all directions, drowning him like a sea of blood. He struggled, wandered, feared, and despaired, but never thought of giving up.

From being placed in a dead zone to living toward death, accompanied by his unyielding shouts, a ray of fire was lit in his heart.

This light, which could hardly be called light, illuminated a corner of the thick sea of blood. It was precisely by relying on this faint light that Qin Xin took heavy steps, cut off the shackles on his body, pushed away the surrounding corpses, and walked out of the shackles that were like blood mud, step by step.

The moment he stood on the ground covered in blood, Qin Xin shook off the last trace of mud on his body and brought the fire in his heart back to this battlefield.

Thus, 【War】 returned.

He obtained the recognition of the 【War】 authority, was reborn in fire, and became His only Messenger in this era.

A subordinate god promoted by His will after the death of the True God!

Seeing that the authority was irreversible, Cheng Shi's eyes turned, and he immediately pulled Hong Lin back, cupped his hands, and congratulated Qin Xin:

"Now, you are a true fire-passer.

It's a pity that when you have the ability to truly pass the fire, you have become one of the gods that fire-passers most want to overthrow.

But congratulations anyway, Qin Xin. I don't know what we should call you from now on?

Oh no, it should be you. I don't know your divine name yet...?"

This congratulation mixed with sarcastic words made Qin Xin, who had just experienced a "great battle," feel a bit dazed.

He calmed his mood, frowned and thought deeply, and soon realized that the purpose of Cheng Shi and Hong Lin stepping into the real universe was actually the same as his own. They were also here to find the 【War】 authority!?

But he learned about the fall of 【War】 from the mouth of the Fire of Hope, so how did they know?

Qin Xin just wanted to ask, but saw Cheng Shi explain with a smile one step ahead of him:

"【Fate】, it was 【Fate】 that let us meet here.

We also accidentally learned that 【War】 had fallen, so we came to try our luck.

As for how we came up, everyone has their own secrets, don't they?

I can only tell you that the interior of 【Nothingness】 is not all harmonious. No matter what world-destroying plan the God of Fun is plotting, 【Fate】 is doing its best to save this world.

Hong Lin and I wanted to get this authority to help Him. Now it seems that good luck is not on our side.

However, it is better for you to get the authority than for the God of Fun to get it.

Fire-passers want to pass the fire, and the destined ones want to save the world. Our goals are at least consistent."

Hearing this, the shock and suspicion in Qin Xin's heart were already too big to hold. Although his face was still calm, his heart was already surging.

He suppressed his doubts and calmly probed:

"I always thought your piety was all in 【Deception】, but I didn't expect you to choose 【Fate】?"

Cheng Shi hummed and laughed: "Otherwise? Pretending to be pious is exactly what 【Deception】 defines as deception. I use this to exchange for His support, walking on the blade of faith, so that I can see this world more clearly.

In the past, I only thought that the God of Fun was against the heavens and the earth and against the 【Origin】, and would bring hope to this world. Now I finally understand that only 【Fate】 can save everything.

In fact, all of this has long had traces to follow; otherwise, why would I walk together with you fire-passers.

The Fire of Hope, isn't it the Messenger of 【Fate】?"

"You..." Qin Xin was shocked again by how much Cheng Shi knew, not knowing that this was already the limit of what the other party knew.

Seeing that if they continued to chat, they would be exposed, the Cheng Shi played by the cheerful figure smiled mysteriously, waved goodbye and said:

"This is not a place for chatting. When we return to our world, find a time, and I'll have a good talk with you.

The location can be chosen in the Fire-Passing Hall, or at the gambling table of our destined ones.

The real universe is too dangerous. You have the authority, so hurry back. We still have some other things to do.

This has nothing to do with your world or mine, and you don't need to help.

Rest assured, Hong Lin and I will keep the authority a secret. After all, this concerns the survival of the world.

We never want the world to head toward destruction."

Cheng Shi paused, his tone suddenly becoming sentimental.

"None of them want to."

As he spoke, he and Hong Lin turned and left decisively, leaving only Qin Xin, who was stunned and standing in place, his thoughts chaotic and his mind blank.

The shock of the authority being added to his body didn't seem as great as these words from Cheng Shi's mouth.

The destined one...

Is this organization suspected to be 【Fate】 believers saving the world?

Is 【Deception】 destroying the world?

Since there is a disagreement between the gods, does that mean the best time for fire-passing has arrived?

Qin Xin's expression became solemn, looking at the starting point where he came from, his eyes becoming unusually determined.