Fortunately, there is always a way out. Just then, two dragon roars suddenly reached Lu Ming and the others' ears.
They hurriedly left the palace, only to find Palkia and Dialga from Pokémon already waiting for them outside.
However, before they could react, the two legendary Pokémon, which represent time and space in Pokémon, used Roar of Time and Space Slash to send Lu Ming and the others into another dimension.
When they awoke again, they found themselves in the Firelink Shrine in the dream world...
Chapter Thirty - The Reason
Standing beside the blazing campfire, Liu Ming, who had transformed back into a human upon arrival, glanced at the people around him.
Yes, besides the six people, there are several other people, the Dark Elf, and a god here.
The humans are Lothric, Queen Mialinas, Regent Pricast, and the king of a small country. The Dark Elves are the Queen of Darkelf and the queen of a vassal state of Darkelf. As for the gods, they are the human god of time, the Old Man of Time, and the ancient Dark Elf god of space and time, the Space Scholar.
However, apart from Liu Ming and the others and Lothric, the only ones awake were the two gods.
But these two gods did not come to help them, at least not to help Lu Ming, Lothric, or those kings.
The two deities offered no explanation, but simply said to Liu Ming, "Of the four people who came with you, two are not suitable to stay here, so the two of us will take them away."
After saying that, the two gods left in a flash, taking the woman in black robes and the beast-like Bishop Amelia with them. Their speed was so fast that even Liu Ming and the others didn't have time to react.
This is a dream, so Liu Ming, who consumed Amigotala's soul, was able to disperse his will from here and find the black-robed woman and her companion within the dream. Only after sensing that they were unharmed and had safely arrived in his own dream did he relax slightly.
However, the Firelink Shrine still put a lot of pressure on him and Lothric. This was something neither of them wanted to do.
After the woman in black robes and Bishop Amelia were taken to safety by the two gods, Queen Mialinas and others, along with the Queen of Darkea and the Queen of the vassal state, also awoke.
Finding themselves in an unfamiliar environment, the two kings of small countries couldn't help but scream and curse until they were reprimanded by Queen Mialinas and Queen Darkea, at which point they quieted down.
"Ming and Lothric, you two are Earls of Miracaissa, so can you tell us where we are and what has happened?" Because he was unclear about the situation, Regent Pricastel looked at Ming and Lothric with a speechless expression, intending to have them explain.
Upon hearing this, Liu Ming and Lothric exchanged a glance, and ultimately Lothric offered the explanation.
"This is the Fire-Borrowing Ritual Ground, but it's not the Fire-Borrowing Ritual Ground of the real world. It's the Fire-Borrowing Ritual Ground built by the gods in the dream world. Just like in the real world, the Fire can be linked here, and there are five thrones so that we can throw ourselves into the fire to link the Fire. As for why you are here, you must have been forcibly brought here by the gods, just like me!"
Upon hearing this, Mialinas knew something was wrong and hurriedly asked, "You mean we're in this place because the gods want us to rekindle the fire here?"
“Perhaps!” Liu Ming nodded slightly, then pointed to the five thrones in the Firelink Shrine and said, “These five thrones are the thrones used by the Lords of Cinder to link the Fire. They are: Aldrich, the Saint of the Deep; the Farron Undead Legion, the Watchers of the Abyss; Yhorm, the Giant King; Ludotus, the Exile; and the Holy King of Lothric. Judging from these five empty thrones, the gods seem to indeed intend for us and you to link the Fire. But neither Lothric nor I intend to return to our own thrones, and the gods have brought in five kings and regents. The implications are quite intriguing!”
Upon hearing Liu Ming's words, Queen Mialinas of Miracaissa immediately asked with some dissatisfaction, "Then don't you have any way to get us out of this awful place?!"
“Your Majesty, that’s a very good question.” Liu Ming smiled slightly, led her and the others to the exit of the Fire Sacrifice Ground, casually tore off a button from his clothes and threw it outside the exit.
As the button flew out, lightning flashed instantly, and terrifying divine lightning suddenly appeared, blocking the button like a wall of lightning and burning it to ashes!
Seeing this, Mialina and the others couldn't help but swallow hard.
"This is divine lightning created by several thunder gods. Although it doesn't have the pitch-black lightning of the god Roya, just this divine lightning alone is enough to make lower-level gods hesitate. Not to mention us mortals." Looking at the wall of lightning, Liu Ming sighed slightly and said to Mialinas and the others.
Lothric then added, "The space here is sealed off, so my teleportation magic and teleportation miracles are unusable. Please don't count on me."
Seeing that both Lu Ming and Lothric had said so, Mialinas and the Queen of Darkea accepted the fact and turned to Lu Ming and Lothric to ask, "What does it feel like to link the fire?"
Hearing the two empresses' somewhat resigned questions, Liu Ming smiled and said, "Your Majesties, your souls are too weak. Even if you want to pass on the fire, you must make some preparations. Asking this question now is too early."
Then he looked at the five thrones and said, "In the Firelinking Ritual in the real world, the King's Sum of Rudolf and Yhorm has already been placed on the throne. But their King's Sum is not on the throne now, otherwise we could control the number of people linking the fire to one or two."
Upon hearing this, the queen of a vassal state of the Darkea Empire hurriedly asked, "Why one or two? Aren't there five thrones?"
“Because Eldridge’s King’s Salvation is now in my hands,” Liu Ming couldn’t help but laugh upon hearing this.
Upon hearing this, Queen Darkea immediately frowned and asked, "Can you take it out now and place it on the throne? That way, at least we can feel more at ease."
After thinking for a moment, Liu Ming nodded, indicating his agreement. After all, this would put the higher-ups at ease and prevent them from taking any drastic actions, so why not?
Thus, 6 Ming placed Eldridge's disgusting King's Heart on Eldridge's throne.
Looking at the utterly disgusting King's Sinner, Mialinas and the others paled, and the fact that King's Sinner was the head made them feel uneasy.
“Now we are missing the King’s Sap of Rudolf and Yhorm, and among us, only three have soul strength sufficient to link the fire, which is simply not enough. So, what are our gods thinking?” Back at the campfire, Liu Ming sat on the stairs not far from the Undead Legion’s throne, frowning and muttering to himself in deep thought.
Upon hearing his words, the others, including the Dark Elf, couldn't help but follow his train of thought and begin to ponder what the gods were really planning.
However, at that very moment, the Space God of the Dark Elf suddenly returned.
He cursed the central throne among the five thrones, raised his hand with a faint divine power, and soon the King's Scepter of Rudolf and the Giant King Yhorm were summoned from the real world into the dream world by His divine power.
Upon seeing this, Liu Ming subconsciously narrowed his eyes, looking at the Dark Elf deity with a very wary gaze.
Perhaps sensing Lu Ming's doubts and dissatisfaction, these grandmother-like deities gave Lu Ming a kind smile and said, "We will not stop Mr. Lu Ming from his idea. At this moment, the alien god you call the Moon Elf is in the flower field over the tower that was originally going to the Fire Keeper's Tower."
After saying this, He glanced at Lothric and said to him and Lu Ming, "Because of the Flame, Mr. Lothric, like Mr. Lu Ming, will not be deceived by Him. However, others still need the umbilical cord blood from the third umbilical cord to do what He can. But there is one thing I hope you two will pay attention to: whatever you do, do not let the Moon Spirit die. Whoever kills Him will become one of those ancient gods!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Ming remained silent, only looking at the deity with distrust. After a long while, he asked, "Aren't you afraid that I will choose to put out the fire?"
The God of Space smiled calmly and said, "Passing on the fire or extinguishing it is the same to us, the gods of Puru. Both are ways to seal the passage between the world of the undead and this world, preventing the curse of the undead from reaching this side. So, whether you pass on the fire or extinguish it, please do as you please. The only thing I must say is that if you extinguish the fire... you two won't be able to deal with the Moon Spirit!"
"So, you're plotting against us? You used the Queen of the Filthy Blood Clan to lure the Blood Princess of the Moon, Mego, and Adan here, forcing us to find a way to deal with them. And the best way is to use them to link the First Flame, to make them replace us, and you, as Lords of Cinder! And that's your goal. You yourselves don't want to link the First Flame, nor do you want to force the two of us to do things you don't want to see, so you took advantage of our concerns about the foreign gods to devise a plan." Liu Ming calmly gazed at the God of Space, stating all the possibilities he had considered. Finally, he clapped his hands and laughed, "I must say, you've really thought of something!"
"There's nothing we can do about it. Why did neither the Church of Light of Miracaissa nor the Church of Shadow of Darkaefa agree to use you for linking the fire? We gods without churches will stop at nothing to protect our believers! We won't let you go just because you have souls and your own will, and let our believers be tormented by the curse of the undead!" Hearing what Liu Ming said, the God of Space did not choose to deny it, but chose to admit it.
"The gods of the Church rejected using the method of linking the fire to seal the passage because they know that the curse was caused by summoning magic. As long as there are humans, elves, and magical beasts who can summon the undead, this curse... no! This mission will always exist in Puru. That's why they rejected the proposal from you gods who don't have a Church." Liu Ming smiled calmly, explaining why the gods of the Church of Light and the Church of Shadow disagreed with linking the fire. Then, a dangerous smile appeared on his lips as he asked the God of Space, "We are still missing two powerful souls to enter the First Furnace. I wonder if the esteemed God of Space could lend us a hand?"
"What!?" Upon hearing this, the God of Space was immediately startled and hurriedly tried to run away.
However, at this moment, He suddenly discovered that His divine power to manipulate space was blocked!
“You are not a combat-oriented god, so once you lose this ability to control space, you will be nothing more than a piece of meat on a chopping board.” Looking at the terrified God of Space, Liu Ming said with a smile.
"What did you do!?"
"What? Ha! I merely had the Amigotalas seal off this section of space and time within the dream. Remember, this is a dream, not the real world. And the masters here are the Amigotalas, a group of lower gods! Moreover, you seem unaware that space and time in dreams are unstable, unlike space and time in the real world, which you and the God of Time can control at will! Now, will you choose to cooperate, or will Lothric and I resort to violence against you?"
"Liu Ming! Don't be so arrogant! You've killed me, do you think the gods will let you off the hook?"
“I am an ally of the God of Light and the Shadow Dragon King, and even more so, the father of the four young gods. Do you think any deity would stand up for you and the God of Time, who disregard the will of the chief gods and attempt to use the linking of the flame to sever Pulu’s connection with the other side? Or would they choose to stand by and watch? I don’t know what kind of promise Lloyd, the chief god on the other side, made to make you and the God of Time make such a decision, but I think you two can’t escape.”
"Well said!" At this moment, the God of Time, who had been forced back by the Amigodala, appeared beside the God of Space. He coldly looked at Lu Ming and asked, "But we two are gods after all. How can you, a mere mortal, be so certain that you can keep us here? Those Amigodala are dream gods, able to control dreams, which is normal. But you are not Amigodala. You, like us, are beings from the real world. We can forcibly use you to rekindle the fire!"
As he spoke, the God of Time revealed a fierce glint in his eyes, glaring menacingly at Lu Ming and Lothric.
But neither of them felt the slightest fear. Instead, they looked at the God of Time and Space with a normal expression and said, "Eldridge has eaten gods, so how do you two know that we wouldn't dare to follow his example and devour you while you are crying out in pain? You should know that the furnace will be extinguished and darkness will come. The time to feast has come. Why don't we feast to our hearts' content?"
"These are the words of a persuader! You've encountered a persuader from another world!?" Upon hearing Lu Ming and Lothric's words, the God of Time was immediately shocked.
"Those guys are always bothering us in our dreams, it's really annoying. But I think that when you independent deities without churches are scheming against us, joining them might not be a bad option. Now, you two deities, choose! Will you sacrifice yourselves and die a glorious death, or will you be devoured by us and become a laughing stock in the divine realm?"
Seeing Liu Ming's dangerous and aggressive gaze, the God of Space was the first to compromise, followed by the God of Time. After all, their combined fighting power was still less than that of Mei Gao's nanny.
After losing their ability to control time and space, they could at best only fight Amigotala. And even then, the outcome was uncertain!
Chapter Thirty-One - The Blood Princess of the Moon
Unable to defeat Lu Ming and his group, the two mid-level gods of time and space had to join Lu Ming and Lothric in dealing with the Blood Princess of the Moon, while Lily and the others chose to wait at the Firelink Shrine.
Step by step, they followed the path to the Fire Keeper's Tower until they arrived at a sea of flowers. Looking at the rows of tombstones standing there, Lu Ming and Lothric felt a deep sadness. Each tombstone represented someone who had chosen to pass on the fire; one person, one tombstone. So here they saw an endless expanse of tombstones. The graves of those who had chosen to pass on the fire were all here, telling them their heroic stories.
Standing among these tombstones, Lu Ming looked up at the blood moon that was growing larger and larger in the sky.
Then, he took out all the third umbilical cords, crushed them with magic, and cut a wound on his wrist to let all the umbilical blood enter his body.
"Didn't I tell you? You and Lothric will not be deceived by that alien god!" Upon seeing this, the God of Space shouted angrily.
But Lu Ming remained unmoved, simply saying, "I don't trust either of you."
Upon hearing this, the God of Space and the God of Time were instantly enraged.
Ignoring the God of Space and the God of Time, Lu Ming stood there, feeling the power that the umbilical blood brought him, slowly immersing himself in it, unable to extricate himself. But soon, an unknown malice roused him from the power that the blood had given him.
Looking up, I saw a humanoid creature pointing with many tentacles suddenly descend from the blood moon into this sea of flowers full of tombstones.
He raised his head, looked at Lu Ming and the others through his face with several holes, and then grabbed Lu Ming, burying his face in Lu Ming's chest. It seemed that he wanted to use this method to implant something into Lu Ming's body, to make him His representative in this dream, and to find the person who could give birth to His divine child.
But at that moment, a flame ignited on Lu Ming's body, unleashing a powerful force that sent the Moon Blood Princess flying, forcing her to release him.
Just as the Blood Princess of the Moon regained her footing, Lu Ming patted his clothes, looked coldly at her, and laughed, "You must be furious or overjoyed right now, right? After all, I can resist your power, and I have enough divine blood within me to inherit your power and become an ancient god!"
As if in response to Lu Ming's words, the Blood Princess of the Moon suddenly roared.
This caused the God of Space to change his expression, and Lu Ming angrily shouted, "Hey! Don't provoke Him!!"
While the Moon Blood Princess's abilities and skills, like those of other deities such as Mego's healer and Amigotala, are somewhat misplaced, she is still a genuine high-ranking god. Neither He nor the God of Time can defeat such a high-ranking god. What if, instead of defeating the Moon Blood Princess, He gets eaten by her?
Unfortunately, Lu Ming completely ignored the two gods, focusing instead on drawing his Irithyll Straight Sword and taking out the Peheim Magic Wand from his phone. The Aries Staff had been taken by Bishop Amelia, so Lu Ming now only had the Storyteller's Staff and the Blue Flame Sword left to cast spells!
Seeing Lu Ming take out his weapon, the Blood Princess of the Moon roared again and quickly pounced on Lu Ming and the others.
Perhaps knowing the powers of the God of Space and the God of Time, the Blood Princess of the Moon, in the instant she lunged at Lu Ming and the others, transformed the entire dreamscape of the Flower Sea into her own dream, firmly grasping time and space in her hands, preventing the God of Space and the God of Time from interfering with her. At the same time, she severed the connection between Lu Ming, who had gained the ability to communicate with the Amigodala after consuming their souls, and the Amigodala, preventing him from remotely deceiving them and manipulating the dreamscape, thus putting her in a disadvantageous position.
These actions alarmed Lu Ming and the others, as His arrangements were far too comprehensive. They found themselves unable to find a way to capture Him quickly and safely.
The Blood Princess of the Moon is a goddess, a goddess with mediocre abilities but capable of controlling other creatures in her dreams.
Lu Ming and Lothric may possess a kind of primordial flame within them, capable of resisting His power.
However, the God of Space and the God of Time did not possess this ability. As mid-level gods, they were controlled by the power of the Blood Princess of the Moon shortly after the battle began, and involuntarily began to attack their own people, namely Lu Ming and Lothric.
Thus, Lu Ming and Lothric began to feel a bit irritated, and they became increasingly harsh on the two gods who hadn't been of any help whatsoever, injuring them in just a few blows.
But it was precisely because of this that the blood of the two deities was drunk by the Moon Blood Princess. Although she did not gain any power from this blood, she at least gained a little bit of the ability to manipulate space and time, allowing the Moon Blood Princess to teleport towards Lu Ming and the other person.
For a time, Lu Ming and his companion were rendered powerless to fight back.
On one hand, they had to be careful to deal with the attacks of the God of Time and the God of Space; on the other hand, they also had to be careful that the Blood Princess of the Moon could teleport over and slap them, sending them flying. Thus, over time, Lu Ming and Lothric, no longer caring about the lives of the two gods, began to launch swift and fierce attacks on the Blood Princess of the Moon and the two deities.
While it's unclear whether the firewood from a deity can be placed directly on the throne to burn, given the powerful soul of a god, it should be possible to use it to start a fire.
So they both pulled out their trump cards, using all sorts of magic to launch a frenzied attack on the Moon Blood Princess and the two gods of space and time, leaving them with one wound after another.
However, Lu Ming and his companion also suffered minor wounds from the scythe of the God of Space and the scimitar of the God of Time, not to mention the attacks from the Moon Blood Princess who would teleport in from time to time.
Therefore, at this moment, the two of them had almost exhausted all their strength, and only one or two trump cards left that could lead to mutual destruction were unused.
But that was meant for mutual destruction, so neither of them would use it until their very last breath. After all, using it would mean certain death for them too!
"Do you have any ideas?" After blocking the Space God's attack with his longsword and retaliating with a powerful spell that sent Him flying, Lothric asked Lu Ming behind him.
Lu Ming's answer was simple, consisting of only one sentence: "Not yet."
“At this rate, we can’t defeat the combined attack of these three gods. So let’s just stop holding back and take out these two gods directly!” Seeing that Lu Ming had no other options, Lothric suggested that they simply eliminate the gods of space and time to save them from causing trouble.
Lu Ming brought these two deities with him to prevent them from running away, which would force two of the three of them—Lu Ming, Lothric, and Mialinas—to go and link the fire. So when he heard Lothric's suggestion, he agreed without hesitation.
"Alright! Let's ignore the Blood Princess for now and kill those two gods who plotted against us!"
Since the Moon Blood Princess and the other alien gods were created by these two independent deities without a church, and now that you are all controlled by the Moon Blood Princess, don't blame us for being ruthless!
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