Divine Flame Crystal

Chapter 608 The Earl is Back

In the square, the people of the Starfall Territory saw a ray of light.

Someone cried with joy: "It's him!"

"The Earl...is back!"

“Our God has answered us!”

In an instant, everyone knelt on the ground, facing the starry sky, sobbing loudly.

At this moment, Xingluo truly understood for the first time the bond between gods and mortals—

The calling of these people is no longer a bondage, but a bridge to godhood.

Mo stood at the edge of the bed, draped in a tattered cape, his hands tightly clutching the Sky City Mercenary Corps' emblem. His voice trembled, yet still carried clearly into the boundless void: "The Holy See of Light has begun to eliminate all resistance. Pandora... her life or death is uncertain. Only if you return can we lead our counterattack!"

A hot tear rolled down his cheek. At that moment, the darkness, once as still as dead water, suddenly shook.

boom--!

Circles of spatial ripples spread out. As if struck by some force, cracks in the void twisted, contracted, and shattered, emitting a teeth-grinding shriek. It was as if an ancient heart had begun beating anew at the bottom of the abyss.

dong... dong... dong...

Every beat is like the beating of a war drum, stirring up the heaven and earth.

Mo's pupils suddenly shrank: "...He's about to wake up!"

Deep within the abyss of consciousness, Xingluo's body floated quietly. A blinding light suddenly blazed from the surface of the Divine Flame Crystal, and in an instant, the laws of time and space were completely disrupted.

He slowly opened his eyes, a silver-white halo flashing across his pupils. The next moment, an indescribable force swept out—

Space began to fold, the entire room was crumpled like paper, and countless fragments of space swirled around him like a huge star storm.

Time also began to flow turbulently, producing a backtracking phenomenon. The broken moss on the battlefield began to turn green again, the light and shadow that had once disappeared reappeared, and even the tear that Mo had dropped flowed backwards in the air.

Xingluo extended his right hand, a crystal core blazing with energy flames hovering in his palm. It was the core of power he had gained by overdrawing his vitality, and the hope that supported his awakening.

"I am back."

The voice was deep, yet it resonated in the void. At this moment, the tide of magic power surrounding Xingluo completely boiled over!

The darkness deep within my consciousness began to collapse.

The giant dragon living in the Starfall Territory sensed the revival of his aura and let out a long roar. A powerful energy aura surged into the sky, stirring up the storm.

Fire, ice, lightning, storm... the four elements turned into giant pillars of light that shot up into the sky and gathered into a dazzling magic circle in the sky. This was the cheer of the dragons.

Across the continent, the perceptive demigods simultaneously opened their eyes and gazed in the direction of the falling star.

"This is... a power that surpasses that of the Grand Mage?!"

"No! This is a monster that can even tamper with time..."

At this moment, Xingluo has already merged with the Divine Flame Crystal in the sea of consciousness.

In the abyss, in order to escape as quickly as possible, Xingluo risked his body and heart to fuse with the Divine Flame Crystal. The Divine Flame Crystal became his bones and heart. After returning, his soul and Divine Flame Crystal were severely damaged. At the call of his children, they were repaired and began to fuse with Xingluo's soul again.

The vitality burned to the limit, the magic core was completely ignited, a pair of illusory wings emerged behind it, and the time hourglass and countless space cracks appeared from time to time.

The stars fell and disappeared.

Mo and others were startled and looked out the window, only to see a beam of light suddenly appear in the darkness.

The light was faint at first, like a candle flame, but then it became so intense that it was impossible to look directly at it. Countless spatial cracks turned into vortexes, surrounding a person like a pilgrim.

Xingluo stepped into the void, stepping out of the darkness. With each step, the ground crumbled into countless fragments, but the laws of time restored it to its original state.

"I'm back!"

His voice shook the sky, bringing out circles of time ripples, causing everything within hundreds of kilometers to come to a standstill, as if it had become a painting in an instant.

He smiled slightly and stretched his palm into the dark void.

“It was your calling…that revived me.

So, from now on...

I will also answer your call -

Become a true 'God'!"

After Xingluo woke up, the things that made him happiest were his friends and brothers who had fought alongside him.

Of course, the most feared are the remnants of the Holy See of Light. Although Tiffany integrated the remaining forces at an extremely fast speed, the highest combat power is only Tiffany herself, which is still much worse than the previous double-clone demigod pope. However, after all, it is a force that has been entrenched in the continent for who knows how many years, and it still has some foundation. Although it has suffered heavy losses one after another, the remaining troops have been reduced to a level that is not comparable to a mercenary group or even an empire.

Xingluo knew this, of course. He needed time to grow, and the mercenary group also needed time to grow, so he did not immediately seek to settle accounts with the Holy See of Light. Of course, if the other party dared to come, he would not mind teaching them a lesson. After all, his newly crafted equipment might not be enough to fight against other demigods, but it would be much more powerful against the guys in the Holy See of Light who were empowered by the God of Light.

Xingluo took a deep breath and sent all the members of the Holy See of Light who had not yet evacuated into the turbulence of time and space. This move was much more powerful than his previous ones. After all, there were even paladins below, but in front of the awakened Xingluo, these people were no match for him. Now, only demigods could defeat Xingluo. Even if he couldn't win, Xingluo had the confidence to leave. This was the power after the complete fusion of the Divine Flame Crystal.

When Xingluo stepped into the void and slowly descended to the center of the territory, thousands of people knelt on the ground, and only shouts rose and fell in the square.

He slowly scanned this familiar land, his gaze passing over the broken city walls, the streets blackened by war, and the displaced villagers...

——This is the territory he won with blood and fire.

——This is the homeland entrusted to him by tens of thousands of lives.

After dealing with the remnants of the Holy See of Light lingering in the territory, Xingluo began to respond to the calls of his people. As the other party shouted almost crazily, the strength in his body continued to grow wildly. Unlike the hypocrisy of the Holy See of Light, he was truly doing this for the good of everyone. He didn't need to perform any miracles to have countless followers.

Xingluo walked around the territory and arranged a lot of restoration and reconstruction matters. After all, he had finally come back once, and everyone admired him so much, so he still enjoyed this feeling. Of course, Xingluo did not indulge in it. After finishing the arrangements, he returned to the mercenary group's base. This was the main force to resist the Holy See of Light before, so many people died in the battle. This was the first time that the mercenary group had suffered such a serious blow since its establishment.

But at this moment, a cold sense of crisis rose in his heart:

"The holy war launched by the Holy See of Light is rapidly expanding. Even if I have returned, I cannot suppress the storm across the entire continent by myself.

We must rebuild the Moonfall Organization as quickly as possible and restore the intelligence system. We must also rebuild the mercenary group and improve our frontal combat capabilities."

Xingluo first came to the Flame Hammer Workshop.

This huge iron building, renovated and redesigned by dwarven craftsmen and reinforced with fire elemental barriers, was once the most profitable core industry in the entire territory - but now, the dwarves are scrambling to repair the furnace destroyed by the Church.

"grown ups!"

"welcome back!"

When the old dwarf craftsmen saw Xingluo, they all knelt on one knee, pressed their rough palms on their chests, and had complicated expressions. To them, Xingluo was their king. If it weren't for Xingluo, they would have died long ago, not to mention drinking the strongest wine every day. For them, they would all starve to death before the invasion of the Holy See of Light. So after this war, they had no complaints about Xingluo, and even felt that they were too weak to help Xingluo protect his home. So they worked tirelessly to make magic equipment, hoping to play their role.

Xingluo waved his hand, signaling them to stand up.

He looked at the mountains of magical equipment, a cold light flashing in his eyes.

"From today on, the workshop is no longer just an equipment customization shop."

"I will transform it into the mercenary group's logistics core to fully prepare for the upcoming war."

The dwarves are responsible for the research, development, and maintenance of weapons, armor, runes, etc.

The customization of magic equipment has been upgraded to "Mercenary Exclusive Binding", which improves loyalty and combat power. Although Xingluo does not think that anyone will betray him, this measure also protects the equipment to a certain extent, preventing it from being picked up by the enemy on the battlefield and used against them.