Chapter 180: The Favored, the Power of God, and the Swordsmanship

　　 "Tell me, dark wizard, what do you see?"
　　 Howard, who has never really appeared on the stage, but with his old voice still lingering in the night, replied hesitantly after a moment of silence:
"I saw a kind of'vibration'...a kind of particle, a kind of particle that I cannot grasp. In other words, it is even smaller than the essence of magic element, it is in a crazy and disorderly cluster vibration. ...... Is this the use of the'power of the gods'? No, it is not right, it should be a way to imitate the same effect as the power bestowed by the gods... This is Borgia's family swordsmanship is called' Is there a reason for the name of "Divine Judgment"...?"
　　Because this is a real world where "gods" do exist, it is not a simple thing to be recognized as the term "god". For example, the profession called the Favored
They are the third largest system of Beyonders that can be independent of knights and wizards. The power of this group does not come from the "knowledge palace" that is cast and stored in the minds of Beyonders through exercise and learning. The "tree of faith" planted by the gods themselves is therefore essentially different.
The way for the Favored to obtain extraordinary abilities, to the uninformed, seems to be a process of getting something for nothing, but in fact, compared to knights and wizards, the number of people who can meet the requirements of the Favored is even scarcer. .
　　 They not only need to offer piety and even life to the gods, but they will never be able to escape the control of their own cult, church, and even the Holy See. They must not betray for life, and must not violate various prohibitions and rules.
　　 The blessed ones have completely lost the "freedom" of being born, but this is what the Extraordinary who often have superhuman powers most desire...
　　 The war between the blonde knight and the evil spirit group is still short-lived. Ten seconds later, when the fiftieth monster's huge, hideous head was chopped off by Qiong'an lightly and fell into the mud with a crash, the old wizard who was always observing in secret seemed to be And came to a new conclusion:
"But you just caused this phenomenon that is similar to the'power of the gods', and you can't use the'powers of the gods' and'powers of the gods' as driven by arms like the high-level celestial beings... ."
　　 He responded with certainty, and at the same time regained his indifference and confidence in his attitude.
　　 "This level alone is not enough to produce an'absolute advantage' over my magic."
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　　 The biggest difference between the favored ones and ordinary Beyonders is the "power" they use.
Some of this group of people also use magical powers, but because they don’t come into contact often—after all, the daily work of the favored people is to pray to the gods rather than to exercise themselves—so they will definitely be at a disadvantage compared to knights or wizards of the same level. .
It’s just that, on the one hand, the blessed ones can do incredible things through all kinds of wonderful divine abilities: in the first battle, even high-ranking Beyonders, unknowingly, against those who originally have a difference in rank A surprise attack by the favored ones may suffer;
　　 On the other hand, what they really cannot be underestimated is that they can mobilize the "power of God" in a short time. Although the degree is extremely weak and insignificant, it is indeed part of the supreme power of the Mayan world.
The difference between "power of God" and "magic power" is that magic power mobilizes magic elements, while divine power interferes with more fundamental things. Compared with the magic that is ubiquitous in the Mayan world, it is safer and more stable. Su, the particles of matter interfered by the "power of the gods" are more dangerous and unstable.
　　 Because of the inherent gap, the power of God can completely restrain the magic power. This difference is the "absolute advantage" in Howard Newlen's words.
Theoretically speaking, the Beyonders who have reached the rank of legend can already grasp the existence of the "magic element" in nature through their senses; but they cannot see the more microscopic realm, which is the saint of the human world. , And even the realm of gods, this is the forbidden zone of the power of gods.
　　Of course, the ordinary godly loved ones can't understand this level of mystery either.
　　They are just using the god-given abilities mechanically according to the instructions provided to them by the tree of faith; or, to put it more exaggeratedly, they are just vassals of the "power of the gods", fragile carriers based on the mortal body.
Because of this, they do not have any room for self-improvement in their power and realm. They can only be rewarded by the gods...unless they can inherit the legacy of a fallen ancient like Villette Edward . But this probability is no different from the Chosen Son.
　　 For extraordinary people with self-esteem and ambition, this kind of life like living in prison is not what they want. Even if people are willing to fear or respect the gods, and are willing to be loyal to and serve the gods, they cannot like to be marionettes for a lifetime; at least they can reach the rank of legend and reach the realm of the crowned person, and they are qualified to rule the world as gods' servants
　　 This is the goal of most Beyonders.
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The reason why Howard can judge that the genre of swordsmanship used by Joan Borgia has resonated at the "power of the gods" level is because he is a legendary wizard, although he can observe that the air is heated and cut by the high temperature. The energy turbulence erupted from the neck of the three-headed snake lizard, etc., but the process that caused this phenomenon could not be observed.
　　 And for the same reason, he could confirm that the blond knight is not a favored one~EbookFREE.me~Even in the Holy See, not all faculty members have been "sacred baptism".
　　 On the one hand, it is because the faithfulness and purity are too high to become the gods. On the other hand, the characteristics of the gods make them doomed to have huge defects. Moreover, since the abilities of the goddesses are often determined based on their beliefs, the abilities they are good at are relatively simple. Once analyzed, it is easy to find weaknesses. The regiments will never be opponents of the official forces that actually acted to carry out encirclement and suppression.
　　 A giant organization like the Holy See that can rule over half of the eastern continent and Middle-earth will naturally leave no loopholes. They actively absorb talents in various fields, including the direct clergy they have cultivated. The absolute number is still ordinary extraordinary: such as "templars" and "guardians", and even only differ in their names. A "theologian" whose research scope is indistinguishable from wizards.
"The youngest cardinal in history" before 　　 is one of the best.
　　 "Sorry, Your Excellency Nuren, it was me who made a mistake just now, your eyesight is actually very good. I started to want to meet you a bit. Next..."
The blond young man once again killed more than a dozen howling monsters in that room. He threw away the sticky and dripping blood stained on the "sword of mud" like a real knight sword. After making a standard jabbing posture, he smiled and said.
　　"I'm here to find you."
　　 His figure disappeared abruptly, leaving only the fierce sound enough to pierce the eardrum reverberating in place.