Chapter 26

Chapter 26: The Divine Throne of Doom and Slaughter (2)

Looking from afar, Long Xing Yu let out a sigh, “It looks like the demon race is coming back . Hao Chen, remember, the demon race is powerful, but we mustn’t yield to them . As knights, we have to protect our homeland until the last drop of our blood is exhausted . ”

“Em! 1” Long Hao Chen nodded as he gave this answer . In his heart, his father wasn’t a mere teacher, but a target of his worship . Without personal experience, he couldn’t imagine that a Divine Throne was so formidable . In this vast sea of spiritual energy, he ravaged the heavens and the earth . This bright [Judgement] left in Long Hao Chen’s heart, an indelible mark .

“Father, do we have to leave this place?” Long Hao Chen asked

Long Xing Yu lowered his head towards him and said: “Yes, but, you are not coming with us . ”

“Ah?” Long Hao Chen was astonished, giving a look full of incomprehension to his father .

Long Xing Yu faintly said: “A little chick who never leaves his parent’s protection will never be able to reach the heights of the heaven in the great sky 2 . I had planned to guide you for 3 years, but it looks like we will have to part earlier . I will take your mother back to the Temple Alliance to deal with a few matters and to honor an agreement of mine .

The Temple Alliance isn’t a suitable place for you . If you are to come along with us, I am afraid you will never turn into a Divine Knight like me . You have to walk on your path, step by step, relying on your efforts to gain everything, and you will possess your own honor as a knight . ”

“Father, I don’t want to part with you and mother . ” Long Hao Chen suddenly held his father’s waist, his gaze looking very sad .

Bai Yue looked at Long Xing Yu with an imploring gaze .

Long Xing Yu stroked Long Hao Chen’s head, “Silly boy, if you stay by the our side from beginning to end, your heart will forever be filled with a feeling of dependence and concern . And even if you were to come with us to the Temple Alliance, you wouldn’t be able to stay forever by my side . Thus, I have to leave you for a few years, I have too many matters to handle . I have already made this decision: you have to remain here . ”

Long Hao Chen was still shocked, he tried to control the tears that were dripping from his eyes . Bai Yue had already returned to the log cabin, crying uncontrollably .

Long Xing Yu pulled Long Hao Chen in front of him, and told him in a low voice: “Hao Chen, before we leave, Father has to teach one last thing . ”

Long Hao Chen answered absent-mindedly: “What is it?”

Long Xing Yu said in a low voice: “Spiritual stoves . ”

“Spiritual stoves?” Hearing these two words, Long Hao Chen’s body couldn’t help but shake . During these 2 . 5 years he trained by his father’s side, he heard Long Xing Yu speak about Spiritual Stoves countless times . But at those moments, Long Xing Yu didn’t give him directions regarding his training in the use of spiritual stoves .

Long Xing Yu nodded: “Spiritual stoves are spiritual smelting furnaces . Learning to use them is not really about ability . It is rather one of the most valuable magical treasures in nature . There are a lot of knight abilities that can be chosen . But except from a few that will depend on your inner talent, most will be acquired from practice . But spiritual stoves are not the same . The vast majority of the spiritual stoves enable you to use abilities that cannot be acquired through practice, and spiritual stoves are all different . Each of them has unique properties, and even if different people practice using the same spiritual stove, the result produced will be different .

There are many kinds of spiritual stoves, a total of 74 types have been catalogued at present . Each of them are only suited to some vocations, and there are a total of 23 that are suited for the knight vocation . Some are more suited toward knights, but warriors can also use them . ”

Long Hao Chen was gradually becoming more and more fascinated by his father’s explanation about spiritual stoves, “Father, where can I acquire a spiritual stove?”

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Long Xing Yu answered: “Generally speaking, they can only be found in places where a lot of spiritual power has gathered or in ancient ruins . In whichever vocation, there is, on average, only one person out of 1000 who possesses a spiritual stove . That also applies for knights . However, spiritual stoves are a common goal seeked by all vocations . It is because only by possessing a spiritual stove, can one really become more formidable than those of the same step . ”

Speaking these words, Long Xing Yu took out the black colored ring on the index finger of Long Hao Chen . As if it had synchronized with his finger, this black ring had contracted enough to be a perfect fit .

“This is a six-layered seal . I sealed, in your ring, all the powerful skills used by Retribution Knights from the 4th to the 9th rank . Every time your spiritual energy reaches a high enough rank, you will be able to break through a part of the seal and study each of these skills one by one . ”

Then, he drew out a book and passed it to Long Hao Chen, “All you have to know regarding spiritual stoves is explained in detail in this book . I don’t have the time to show you in person, so you will have to learn by yourself, understood?”

“Father… …” Long Hao Chen let out this word, his eyes uncontrollably red .

“Do not forget the favor you owe to the one who gave you this ring . ”

Long Hao Chen gently nodded; after he awakened his inner spiritual energy, Long Xing Yu had told him to what extent he had to be grateful towards the mute girl who left him this ring .

As spiritual energy was poured into it, the thin golden pattern on the ring looked almost alive, and a thin blue light appeared, shining strongly . Long Hao Chen took the book recording the mysteries of the spiritual stoves .

This ring he received was an extremely valuable space ring; inside, up to 10 cubic meters of various articles could be stored . It originally only contained a defensive ability that created a thin blue shield when stimulated . As long as spiritual energy was poured into this ring, the shield would always exist, and its strength would increase together with the spiritual energy . Long Xing Yu said that it was a rare kind of enchantment .

Looking at Long Hao Chen who was packing his book, Long Xing Yu lightly sighed: “Hao Chen, although I have a lot of pretty good equipment, I don’t plan to give it to you . It is because weapons and equipments are only valuable when you obtain them by relying on your own efforts: this way, you will really be able to treasure them . ”

“Father, I don’t want to separate from you . ” Long Hao Chen’s tears finally stopped dripping .

Long Xing Yu held his son in his embrace, sighing: “Hao Chen, your emotions are your strong point, but also your weakness . Remember, neither Father nor Mother will be by your side in the future; you will have to become a taciturn person, you cannot wear your heart on your sleeve 3 .

Don’t cry, this is only a temporary separation . Father hopes that the next time we’ll meet each other, you will be able to make me look at you with new eyes .

Father and mother are going to leave . I cannot leave you any equipment, but there is a gift that I prepared for you a long time ago . ”

As he said that, Long Xing Yu let go of his son’s hand, putting his right hand on his own chest . Tightly pressing, a strange white light was released .

The white light was gentle, followed by a particular energy undulating before pulsing, giving a dizzy feeling to the ones who looked at it .

This was definitely neither the energy from the Sacred Light nor Long Xing Yu’s spiritual energy . Long Xing Yu slowly stretched his palm under the gaze of Long Hao Chen who looked quite impressed; in his father’s palm, there was a white radiance . A three foot long little cauldron 4appeared in Long Xing Yu’s palm .

The white radiance was emitted from this white cauldron, softly moved up and down, creating a mesmerizing sight .

Notes:

kind of groaning agreeing sound like “Umu” in Japanese the pinnacle level of training (metaphor) idiom, you have to be a person with a big heart . more precisely a 鼎/a ding, an ancient cooking vessel with two loop handles and three or four legs)