High in the northeast of the Northern Empire, the ink clouds at night were torn apart by a black dragon shadow, and a long trajectory was pulled out between the thick clouds.

You can see that there is a golden crystal in the middle of the dragon's chest, releasing the sun-like light. It emits a straight light, sweeping across the earth along the way like a searchlight. Just above the dragon's head, a figure looming in the darkness.

"The more you want to exert your full strength, the more you understand that human posture has its limits."

Standing between the two black corners in the air, Joshua whispered to himself in a low voice: "From the recent battles, I have deeply learned that simply being in a human posture and soul can never exert my power."

"unless……"

“—Unless you are not a human being!”

Behind Joshua, No. 3, who was sitting on a raised scale at the neck of the black dragon, suddenly muttered quietly. She had been silent, holding the wings in her hand and staring blankly, but when she heard the warrior talking to herself, she couldn't help but interject.

Joshua immediately turned his head, stared at No. 3, and said strangely: "Who taught you this?"

The girl of artificial intelligence did not do it perfunctorily, but thought about it seriously, and then replied: "Many lichs, druids, and all kinds of extraordinary professionals who can transform like to say this... But Joshua, these are all things that only evil villains can say."

You were already quite scary. If you kept saying something that didn't act like a human being, you would be regarded as a villain! The girl wanted to say this, but in the end she didn't speak.

"But on this alone, they are not wrong."

He noticed that there was something in No. 3's words, but Joshua didn't care. He thought about it carefully and found that there were really many people who were not human in the extraordinary world. After learning about this, Joshua did not go into it. He shrugged, turned his head, and continued to stand on the head of the black dragon, looking at the clouds and horizons that were constantly extending forward in front of him.

He whispered: "But No. 3, the most important thing is not to be a human being."

“But transcend.”

“What’s beyond?”

On the 3rd, she became interested in the content of the warrior talking to herself. She stood up and changed to a position closer to Joshua, and asked: "Beyond humans? But have you already had the power to surpass humans... No, even the dragon has been surpassed by you. Can there be creatures in the world of Mycrov to beat you in pure power?"

"Yes. But it's not just transcendence in that sense."

Nodding, Joshua shook his head again, and he said calmly: "Objectively speaking, the human body is actually very perfect - a developed brain, a nature of gathering and cooperating, strong endurance, and the ability to run fast for a long time. You can eat the digestive system of most plants and animals. You can only rely on water to maintain your life for a long time. If you encounter too strong mental shock, you will protect yourself with coma and amnesia. You are born with the most perfect tool in nature. "

"It can be said that in an era without extraordinary abilities, it is actually a necessity for humans to stand out from all things by their physical body alone. Such physical body and brain, and even the spirit and soul, have been perfected without changing. The emergence of extraordinary abilities is nothing more than becoming stronger on this basis. Until the golden level, the basic body of human beings is perfect."

When Joshua said this, it was not only not just No. 3 who was listening, but even the flying black diverted his attention and listened seriously. Joshua has always been taciturn and talked little, even when communicating with friends, and only occasionally said a few words. The warriors have always been thinking alone. If it weren't for sharing his thoughts with them this time, he would rarely see him talking so much about this.

"But that's the bottleneck - fighting beyond the gold level, the human body and body shape will be insufficient. Why is my combat form a steel giant a hundred meters high? Because with my strength, if I am still a normal person, I cannot cause effective blows to other targets at all, and I will only simply "pass" through it. And the four arms are better understood. Compared with two hands, four hands are twice as effective in attacking efficiency, and can take into account both front, back and left and right. If possible, I might add a few more in the future."

Speaking of this, Joshua sighed: "The muscles driven by carbohydrates cannot move mountains and rivers even with the huge amount of energy. Even with the power that can evaporate lakes and rivers, your body will not be able to withstand it first. In order to break through, our ancestors created the ultimate intention of strength and smashed this bottleneck. This is what I said is 'beyond humans'."

“It’s not just the physical body, but also the limits of skills and soul.”

"No matter how complicated the skills are, they are ultimately the methods of body and energy operation. As long as you can perfectly control all the organs and energy in your body and have the ability to respond to match your own strength, then no matter what skills you are, you can even master them. Even the skills of foreign races can be seen through their own vision and through energy simulation. The ultimate meaning of skills is the ultimate meaning of skills."

"The spiritual power that is too strong due to meditation and exercise even suppresses the soul. The senses that are too sensitive make people become crazy and extreme. In order to regulate their own hearts and balance this spiritual power, our ancestors thought of many ways, whether it is lichification, soul transformation, or persistent meditation. However, these methods cannot be standardized because of the differences of each person, and those who have overcome this bottleneck can only be called the ultimate intention of the soul."

"The three extreme intentions, after all, were created by humans to break through the limit of "humanity". The legendary powerful man has simply reached the extreme on this road, completely sublimated from the simple human bloodline, and become a super life existence, just like me. The transformation of lichs and druids, as well as the various secret techniques of other extraordinary professions, are all another way to break through their own limits. I came here to explore the fog of divine mist, just to find the truth about the ultimate intention of the soul. Thanks to Ger, now I have very clear about what the ultimate intention of the soul is."

Speaking of this, Joshua paused slightly. He seemed to have fallen into a brief meditation, but after a moment he woke up again. The warrior said: "The lich transformed his body and soul through secret techniques, and had an absolute advantage over magic and spiritual power. The druid also took a different approach and broke through the limits of human beings by imitating all kinds of powerful beasts in nature. But no matter what method it is, there is one thing in common... No. 3, Black, do you know?"

“…”

After waiting for a few seconds, Joshua didn't wait for the answer. He knew that the two people were still accepting the message they said, so he smiled and said, "That's wisdom."

"The skills of tempering the body are summarized from generation to generation, sort out the ways to break through the limits, summarize the skills one by one, and determine the most perfect way of running energy... Imitate wild beasts, learn nature, sublimate what is already there, and create a brand new one. This is wisdom."

"Human wisdom is the first and most powerful weapon of human beings. Its existence itself is to transcend the past and break through the limits. Because of it, there will be countless attempts and hundreds of results in the present."

At the 3rd and the Black Lord Clock, Joshua raised his hand and pointed to his brain: "Although I am not good at government affairs and do not like cumbersome things, I still have confidence in how to strengthen my wisdom. His Majesty Ger blesses us and says that we hope that our descendants will surpass them... This refers not to simple power, but to stand on their shoulders and let wisdom go further. No. 3, you have the inheritance of Ger. If you can integrate the contents of that moment and create your own things, it means you have surpassed Ger, and even if your power is not as good as Ger at that time."

He smiled and said, "That's right, you're beyond God's artificial intelligence - does it sound great?"

"The same is true for civilization. As long as latecomers stand on the shoulders of their predecessors and keep researching and making continuous progress, civilization will continue to become stronger, constantly surpass itself, and keep moving forward.

"Ha ha……"

I don’t know how to answer, No. 3 can only respond with a chuckle, but for some reason, since she got the seal of Ger, she suddenly felt a little motivated in her heart, which was an unreasonable emotion, but she just felt that there was an inexplicable impulse to make her want to keep moving forward as Joshua said.

"Jothia..."

Suppressing this emotion in her heart, No. 3 looked at the warrior who was now in deep thought again, and she couldn't help but say, "Have you broken through the extreme intention of the soul?"

"not yet."

Hearing the question from the girl of artificial intelligence, Joshua shook his head and replied, but then he said in a relaxed tone: "But it's too soon, I already understand what is making me restless."

He stared at the earth that kept passing by, the lights that kept appearing and disappearing in the darkness. Joshua looked at the plains, mountains and cities in the northeast of the Northern Empire. His heart had calmed down. Even though the power of divineness was still pulsating in his body, the warriors could calmly look at the things that contained unparalleled power and extremely dangerous.

——I already understand.

The so-called strength does not require patience or suppression at all.

There is no need to care whether your power will damage other things or affect your friends and relatives. There is no need to restrain your desires at all.

"Divine nature is part of me, and the desire it arouses is also my desire, so."

Joshua said softly: "People who are affected by their own desires and those who will make their own power uncontrolled will say everything is the sophistry of the weak and the manifestation of insufficient ability. There is only one reason why I am influenced by divinity and think about how to fight it, that is, I was too weak before, and I could not even bear my own power."

“Now, I am willing to accept the influence of divinity on me—I accept this power and regard it as a part of myself.”

"And still act according to my ideas."

After seeing the figures of gods such as Xing Zheng and Geer, Joshua has a deeper understanding of divinity.

Although they are the "Gods" who stand out from humans and winged people, they have maintained their true hearts and have not been swallowed by divinity. Ger has not turned into a storm and sky, and Xingzheng is not a madman who simply relies on power to implement "justice". They all use their own methods to achieve their ideals and wishes while satisfying divinity.

All this is because, ‘Divine’ is only part of them, and their faith and will are enough to tolerate and control this power.

Thinking of Ger, Joshua turned his head and looked at the seal in No. 3's arms. He asked curiously: "I just wanted to ask, but I was anxious to leave, so I didn't speak... No. 3, don't you put this thing away?"

"What? Ah, is this... engraved?"

No. 3 blinked and looked at her arms, as if she was a pair of complex rune engravings like ‘expanded wings’. She paused for a moment, and then said hesitantly: “Actually, Joshua, don’t be angry… Actually, I think His Majesty Ger was right before, I’m not a winged man.”

Speaking of this, No. 3 closed his eyes, as if he was afraid of Joshua's reprimand: "Indeed, I am just ordinary artificial intelligence. The No. 3 Mobile Fortress Control Center has more than a dozen existences like me, but I just survived... And this is the inheritance left by His Majesty to the Winged Man. Even if I take it, I will not have a real body to exercise."

"You're not ordinary artificial intelligence."

But after hearing this, Joshua did not rise up. He just shook his head, and then smiled in the surprised look of No. 3 and said, "You are the unique artificial intelligence, my good assistant, No. 3."

"A dozen or so existences? Your soul is unique, just as the souls of all living beings in this world are the same. You don't need to care about what race or identity you are. You are just yourself, just as I am just Joshua."

Speaking of this, Joshua shook his head a little regretful: "It's obvious that you didn't listen to me just now. You can't exercise without a body? You are underestimating the inheritance of the gods. Didn't I say before that the essence of extraordinary lies in the transcendence of the soul, body and skills. Even if you don't have a body, you can start with the ultimate intention of the soul and the ultimate intention of the skill. If your soul reaches my level, it's a trivial matter to condense matter out of thin air to shape the body. In this regard, I will help you."

With Joshua's personality, it was already the limit to expressing this level of comfort and encouragement. No. 3, who knew how the warriors trained the members of the Knights before, couldn't help but chuckled after hearing the warriors say such gentle words. But after laughing, the girl still sighed deep in her heart.

"Just...assistant?"

“Woo——————”

Suddenly, accompanied by a long black whisper, Joshua and No. 3 looked at the earth together. The golden and red lights on the plain were brightly lit. The Maizhe River shone brightly under the illumination of such light, like a golden silk.

The lights of Moldavia can already be seen.

They're back home.
Chapter completed!