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After the kiss, Xiao Zhi was like a scumbag who ran away after flirting. He ignored Frost's reluctant look, said goodbye to his newly minted boyfriend, found Alifa and headed towards Lake Aditya together.

Because he wanted to obtain the Holy Flame Crown, Xiao Zhi did not have the ability to activate the Dead Soul Crystal.

Originally, he wanted to see Alifa's reaction, but he didn't expect that Alifa didn't react at all. He was still so enthusiastic and coquettish. It seemed that in its heart, the undead version of Xiao Zhi and the living version of Xiao Zhi were the same.

Of course, it is also possible that Arifa is too stupid to tell the difference.

Lake Aditya is located in the area between Hesse and Bresse. It is covered with ice and snow all year round, and there are many ice and snow monsters growing there.

Originally, this place existed as an ascetic area for the Bresse Cult, and devout believers and clergy often came here to practice.

After being defeated by Hessen, the undead did not like the bright atmosphere that filled the air in the entire area. Therefore, there are almost no people to be seen here at this moment, only the howling cold wind and the occasional monster wandering on the snowfield.

Xiao Zhi was riding Alifa and felt himself being blown into pieces by the wind. He even took out a cloak woven with fire spider silk to keep warm.

Following Gray Tower's instructions, Xiao Zhi headed in a certain direction.

On the way, he saw many collapsed buildings, all of which came from the architectural style of Bresse, and there was even a cathedral that looked very high-end and exquisite. Unfortunately, most of these buildings are now covered with heavy snow, and their previous glory is no longer there, leaving only loneliness.

Finally, Aditya Lake arrived.

The entire lake has been covered with a thick layer of ice. The ice layer completely blocks everything below. You can tell just by looking at it - it's very cold, very cold, and even your big pants will freeze to death.

Xiao Zhi: "..."

To be honest, I don't want to go down...

Alifa stepped on the ice with his big paws made of bones, and carefully dug at it with his sharp nails, feeling that his bones were almost frozen. : "Gu..."

To be honest, I don't want to go down...

Xiao Zhi sighed, took a series of underwater potions, and a bottle of warmth-preserving potion with Alifa's family, and then entered the lake with the shrunken Alifa. inside.

The visibility in the lake was very low, and occasionally lake creatures swam by. Xiao Zhi followed Gray Tower's instructions and came to a large rock at the bottom of the lake.

These stones are stacked in an inconspicuous place, with various underwater algae growing on them. They look unremarkable, just like the most ordinary lake bottom landscape.

Xiao Zhi found an inconspicuous scratch on a certain stone. This was the mark that Greata said.

Then he started moving from this mark, and when he moved one away, there was another one underneath, and when he moved it away again, it was still a stone... He moved sixteen stones in succession. When he was wondering whether he had found the wrong place, he finally revealed a stone. The dark passage.

After the warm-up exercise, Xiao Zhi felt that the bottom of the lake was no longer so cold. He couldn't help but cursed: "Archbishop Grayata, are you a groundhog spirit?"

"Gu." Arifa agreed.

Xiao Zhi took Alifa into the passage.

It was still dark inside and very narrow, without any of the high-end atmosphere and class exclusive to the Archbishop.

After walking for a while, the road ahead came to an end.

Generally speaking, when faced with such a situation, normal people will feel that they have reached a dead end, and then they will choose to return. But Xiao Zhi knew that this was the first layer of seals set up by Greia Tower. Everything in front of him was just interfering with the visitor's perception. In fact, there was still a way ahead.

After twisting and turning in the passage, bypassing countless maze-like forks, and passing through seven seals in succession, Xiao Zhi felt a slight warmth coming from the water in front of him.

There are still three seals left, but the influence of the Holy Flame Crown has been able to penetrate through layers of barriers and reach the outside world.

At this time, Alifa seemed a little uneasy. His shrunken claws gripped Xiao Zhi's shoulders tightly, and his wings flapped subconsciously.

As an undead, it keenly felt the terrifying aura coming from the front, and its instinct told it that if it moved forward, it might be injured by that thing, or even... killed.

Xiao Zhi looked at Alifa: "Arifa, you'd better stay here. I can go there by myself."

"Gu." Alifa grabbed the clothes on Xiao Zhi's shoulders and didn't mean to let go of his claws.

Xiao Zhi gently grabbed Alifa, placed it on a raised position on the wall of the passage, and touched Alifa's head: "Don't worry, I'll be fine."

"Gugu..." Alifa Fa rubbed Xiao Zhi's palm with his hard head.

Xiao Zhi smiled: "I'll be back soon."

Alifa's empty eyes followed Xiao Zhi, watching him go in a direction that looked very dangerous.

·

Finally, Xiao Zhi came to the last seal.

The last seal looks very complicated, and it is also the largest and strongest among the seals along the way, but even this seal cannot completely block the power of the Holy Flame Crown.

The surrounding lake water had become quite hot, and even Xiao Zhi's skin felt burning pain, and his blood volume began to slowly decrease. The decline in blood volume stopped after Xiao Zhi applied a magic shield to himself.

He unlocked the seal according to the method Greata said.

Suddenly, a scorching wave rushed towards Xiao Zhi, almost instantly knocking Xiao Zhi's magic shield to the point of collapse. The surrounding passages were also hit by the heat wave, with gravel splashing, and even the lake water showed signs of boiling. .

Xiao Zhi quickly drank a bottle of potion to replenish his mana, reviving the soon-to-be-broken magic shield.

He then looked forward. There was a small space in front of him. There was no decoration in it. There was only a big stone in the middle, with a gorgeous crown randomly placed on it.

The crown has a white background with complex golden patterns. In the middle is a gem containing powerful fire energy. Every line on the crown increases the effect of this gem, making the entire Holy Flame Crown Become extremely powerful.

The Holy Flame Crown just lay there quietly, not emitting any dazzling light, but the ubiquitous heat showed its presence, making it impossible for people to ignore it.

With every step forward, the surrounding heat increases.

Xiao Zhi couldn't help but wonder, could anyone really wear this kind of thing on their head? The heat is more exciting than the barbecue grill above your head. Is it really not going to turn into a charcoal-roasted pig head?

I always felt that Grayata had forgotten something important and hadn't told him...

·

Hessen.

Grayata, who was complaining about Blaise with his new friends, suddenly stopped laughing.

The undead around him asked: "What's wrong?"

Grayata floated in mid-air, touching his chin: "I seem to have forgotten to tell the regent..."

You must first be recognized by the Holy Flame Crown before you can become its owner. .

Otherwise, it will be burned directly to ashes.

However... Grayata himself doesn't know how to be recognized by the Holy Flame Crown. When he received the crown, the owner of the crown, the former Pope Ernitir, was still alive. With the Pope's will, the Holy Flame Crown would not exclude his contact, but it could not be used by him.

Not long after Graeta received the Holy Flame Crown, he was plotted by Andre, and then entered the Book of Dreamers and stayed for hundreds of years, without having time to accept the inheritance of the previous pope.

He had no idea how to get the ownerless Holy Flame Crown to acknowledge itself.

Forget it, Mr. Regent is an Athanasian anyway, so it doesn't matter if he dies. I believe that with his intelligence, he will be able to find a way to be recognized by the Holy Flame Crown without dying many times.

Well, Mr. Regent will definitely do it.

Another lich asked: "What did you forget to tell the regent?"

"Nothing, just a small matter." Grayata shook his head and shook the thoughts out of his mind: "Come on, come on, I will continue to tell you about Andre. Old guy, how could you be so hypocritical back then..."

The surrounding undead immediately put aside their previous doubts and continued to eat Blaise's... Pope's old melon.

Although the melon is old, it is secretive, exciting and tastes better than fresh ones.

·

Xiao Zhi, who was facing "little things", felt that he was almost mature.

His advance seemed to offend the Holy Flame Crown, and the surrounding water was boiling crazily. The powerful heat flow quickly eroded the magic shield, forcing him to keep replenishing his magic power.

Fortunately, Greia Tower placed the Holy Flame Crown under the icy lake. The temperature of the lake can slightly restrain the power of the Holy Flame Crown. If it had been placed in the Changyue Desert, Xiao Zhi suspected that he might be lying in Athanasi by now. on the floor.

Finally, Xiao Zhi walked up to the Holy Flame Crown with difficulty.

At this moment, he felt a strong pressure, which seemed to make him kneel down in front of such power and completely succumb to the crown.

Xiao Zhi gritted his teeth and stood up straight. He faced the scorching heat and stretched out his hand towards the Holy Flame Crown.

The surrounding temperature increased sharply again.

Almost instantly, the magic shield was shattered, and the unbearable high temperature suddenly rushed towards Xiao Zhi, instantly leaving terrible burn marks on his skin, and his blood volume also dropped at a terrifying speed. Howling, it is about to run towards zero point.

Everything is warning the person in front of you to stop, this is not something you should touch.

Enduring the high temperature that seemed to burn his muscles and bones together, Xiao Zhi desperately stretched out his hand forward and tightly grasped the Holy Flame Crown.

The next moment.

Xiao Zhi only felt that his eyes were filled with dazzling light. The strong light made his vision completely white and he could not see anything.

The high temperature that almost burned him to ashes also disappeared in an instant. Suddenly leaving the high temperature environment, Xiao Zhi suddenly felt relaxed, and the pain on his body disappeared. He only felt warm, as if he was soaked in warm water.

A picture appeared in front of me again, this time it was a dilapidated alley.

There were dirty buildings everywhere, the ground was full of dirty water, and the air was filled with the rancid smell of fermented garbage. Xiao Zhi looked at his body and found that he had become skinny and thin, and his limbs looked thin. Like a malnourished child.

A gust of wind blew by, bringing with it a biting chill.

Xiao Zhi suddenly forgot who he was.

He vaguely remembered that he seemed to be looking for food. If he couldn't find food, he would probably starve to death today...

He struggled to support his weak body and endured the pungent stench. Feeling the smell, he found a few broken bricks to put his feet on, rummaged through the trash can that was taller than him, and finally found half a piece of bread with teeth marks.

An arm much thicker than Xiao Zhi's hand suddenly stretched out from behind him and roughly snatched the bread from his hand.

"Hahaha, kid, this is ours!"

Xiao Zhi suddenly turned around and saw a group of children who were older than him.

These children were just as dirty as him, and their clothes were in tatters. They were obviously children of the poor. Although they were not strong, they were much stronger than Xiao Zhi, who had thin arms and legs like bamboo poles.

Several older children were throwing half a piece of bread around as a joke, laughing at Xiao Zhi loudly while throwing it back.

"Hahahahahaha, only the lowest trash can eat this kind of thing!"

"My dad said he is just a bastard that no one wants!"

"A bastard only deserves to eat garbage!!"

"Hahahahahahaha--"

I'm so hungry . ...

A crazy hunger swept through the body.

This is obviously mine, Xiao Zhi thought.

Looking at the laughing and laughing older children in front of him, he felt that he should do something.

But, looking at his thin arms, he wondered... what could he do?

Suddenly one of the children lost his hand and the bread fell to the ground. There happened to be a puddle full of dirty water on the ground. The bread absorbed the water and suddenly turned gray, which looked a little disgusting.

"Tch--, there's no more fun."

"Let's go, let's go. It's boring."

Several older children were about to leave, arm-in-arm, when they saw the dirty kid suddenly rushing in front of them.

"What, the little bastard wants to fight with us?"

"Hahaha, is it him? Jump up and hit us on the knees?"

They burst into laughter, laughing at the guy in front of them who was overestimating his own capabilities.

When they had laughed enough, the dirty kid in front of them kept staring at them without saying anything or leaving. Several people suddenly felt a fire rushing up in their hearts. How dare such a little bastard dare to look directly at them like this?

The faces of several people gradually darkened. The leading child rolled up his tattered sleeves. He imitated the ferocious expressions of his fathers and walked towards Xiao Zhi: "Teach him a lesson."

Several other children saw this as well. They followed suit and walked towards him with clenched fists.

There seems to be no doubt about the outcome of a half-grown child who is about to be called a teenager against a young and thin child. There were some adults around, but they all had expressions of watching the show. No one chose to stand up for the child, as if he was just a little mouse wandering on the street that anyone could easily crush.

So insignificant.

The older children raised their fists, and their shadows were cast on Xiao Zhi, almost shrouding his world in darkness.

Xiao Zhi heard his own heartbeat. Nervous, rapid, uneasy, angry... countless emotions were intertwined, as if they were about to explode in his thin chest.

The next moment, a burst of scorching flames violently erupted with Xiao Zhi as the center, violently pushing away the besieging older children.

"Ahhhhhhhhh-"

"Fire, fire, fire!!!!"

The tongues of fire licked their clothes and hair, causing them to roll and moan on the ground, fearful in the dirty muddy water. Rolling around, he was countless times more embarrassed than Xiao Zhi, who was laughed at by them before.

"He, he is the favored one of the Holy Flame!!!"

The children burned by the fire screamed, but the people around them ignored their voices just like they ignored Xiao Zhi before. Everyone's eyes fell on the flames surrounding Xiao Zhi, and many people began to kneel and worship towards the flames, as if it was something very sacred and incredible.

Soon after, a whole team of people in gorgeous clothes took Xiao Zhi away respectfully.

In this world, the power of the Holy Flame is supreme. It protects the entire country, protecting its citizens from foreign enemies and keeping them away from natural disasters.

Among the citizens, anyone who is favored by the holy flame will gain the ability to control the flame. The weak ones can only light candles, while the powerful ones can control flames to fight. People like Xiao Zhi who have just awakened and can release a large amount of flames alone are the best among the blessed ones of the holy flame and are known as rare ones in a thousand years. of genius.

From this day on, he transformed from a homeless child who had nothing to eat and was ignored by everyone, to the most talented Holy Flame Blessed in the church.

In this way, Xiao Zhi learned and grew up in the temple with almost no obstacles.

He is always the one who has made the fastest progress among the Saint Flame Beloved at the same level, rising up his level at an almost inhuman speed. Countless geniuses feel ashamed in front of him, countless arrogant nobles are willing to extend a hand of friendship to him, and countless praises and commendations are flowing towards him like water.

By the time Xiao Zhi turned eighteen, he had already stood at the top of all those blessed by the Holy Flame. Even the high priest was far inferior to him in controlling flames.

He finally got the chance to reach the top.

A sunny day.

A grand ceremony was being held on the holy platform where the Holy Flame Crown was enshrined. Nobles and followers of the Holy Flame from all over the country came to watch the ceremony, and countless people rushed here to pay homage to the legendary Holy Flame Crown.

"Are you willing to swear allegiance to the Holy Flame and dedicate your time, life, all loyalty, and soul to the Supreme Holy Flame?" the high priest asked solemnly.

Xiao Zhi looked around. He was standing on the highest holy platform, surrounded by countless prostrate believers. Their figures continued to stretch, so densely packed that there was no end in sight.

As long as he is willing to swear to dedicate everything to the Holy Flame, he will become the most supreme person in the entire country. From then on, countless glory and respect will accompany him for the rest of his life.

Xiao Zhi turned his gaze back to himself and looked at the high holy flame crown.

It is so exquisite, gorgeous and full of power.

It symbolizes status, glory and countless wealth.

As long as he is willing...

everyone is waiting, waiting for the expected but exciting answer.

Xiao Zhi showed a smile, but said softly: "No."

The high priest opened his eyes wide, first surprised, and then seemed to be angry at his rebellion: "Don't think that just because you have a reputation as a genius, you can do whatever you want - "

Shh-" Xiao Zhi put a hand in front of his lips and made a silencing gesture towards him.

Then, he turned around, took a few steps forward, and in front of everyone, took down the holy flame crown that was enshrined like a god from the high platform.

Then, amid the uproar of everyone on and off the stage, he put the crown on his head.

Xiao Zhi looked at the frightened and angry faces around him and said word by word: "I am its owner."

The author has something to say: Small Theater:

Xiao Zhi: Ah Sen, today I am here to check your literacy. In this case, please read the contents of this note.

Asen: ...

Xiao Zhi: Huh? No? It seems like I need to learn it all over again.

Asen: ...Oh my God, why is Xiaoqi so handsome?

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