Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 524 Wild Hunt: The Bloodthirsty Storm King!
Legend or false god? Storm King or Night Lord?
This was undoubtedly a happy trouble for Byron.

The "Pirate Kingship" requirement of the fifth-level legend is to steal a country, and "usurpation of power" is to obtain substantial power through a coup d'état.

Although the ritual is universal, the influence of taking over Hastings, an offshore country with a territory of 24 square kilometers and a population of 700 million, is obviously not enough for Byron to have his cake and eat it too. He can only choose to improve one of the paths first.

[Stairs of Glory] and [Bloodline Codex] each have their own strengths and weaknesses.

This choice will also determine the development direction of him and his country for a long time in the future.

Byron knew that he didn't have much time to weigh the pros and cons. Fortunately, he had already considered this issue in advance and distinguished the pros and cons:
“After entering the higher order, the common point between the two is that they will achieve further spiritual sublimation.

Every fifth-level legend in the [Ladder of Glory] sequence will obtain a unique and powerful [Magic] based on their own ability system and individual knowledge differences.

This is also the biggest difference between a fifth-tier legend and a fourth-tier hero.

The [Virtual Ship Spirit] of the Sailboat Collector, the [Flesh and Blood Are Useless] of the Puppet King, and the [Contracted Sea King] of the Ocean Throne are all abilities of this kind.

According to the major breakthrough contribution I made in the Lighthouse Sequence [Storm Knight] profession.

The magic that can be obtained by being promoted to [Storm King] should mainly fall into two directions:

The first one is that it is possible to greatly enhance the [Gun Fighting Technique], creating some kind of ability similar to a carbon-based guided missile. You can throw a weapon in your hand from eight hundred miles away, and you can also blow the enemy's head off with one shot.

In the future, combined with Violet's [Mass-Energy Equation], it will be able to give it powerful airdrop carrying capabilities.

The combination of these two swords can allow the enemy in the target area to maintain super high quality even in a high temperature of 6000 degrees, and they will not say a word when facing familiar people on the street.

If you are a little braver, you can use a palm technique of Mach 38 from 31 kilometers away, and perform a semi-ballistic jump in the middle. No matter what kind of bully it is, he will have to be able to sing and dance well and dare not use hot weapons first.

The other is the electromagnetic force, one of the four fundamental forces.

Because in the macroscopic world visible to the naked eye, apart from gravity, almost all natural phenomena are related to electromagnetic force. The upper limit is too high. It is impossible for a mere fifth-level legend to fully grasp it. Even if you are promoted to a seventh-level true god, it may not be possible.

But there shouldn't be any problem with side quests such as using coins to fire a super-electromagnetic cannon, kicking someone's head at the speed of light, manipulating steel, heating it with an electric furnace, or rotating a castrated version of the magnetic field.

If we are lucky, we can create a new profession [electrical engineer] with this ability and start the second industrial revolution.”

But under normal circumstances, the promotion of the [Ladder of Glory] sequence ends here.

If you want to continue to advance, you can only find a way to establish your own country and formulate the iron laws of royal power.

Based on the high-sequence legendary realm that has reached the pinnacle of this profession, you can further achieve the trinity of king, law, and country, and obtain your own [King Title]!
Even if one has reached the pinnacle of the gathering route, it is also the most perfect answer that an ordinary extraordinary person can theoretically give.

Because the subsequent [Crown] and [Triple Crown] are unique, no one in the entire Silver Age can replicate the miracle from scratch.

Even the most promising Pirate Emperor of the North Sea Empire, Blue Dragon King Reinhardt, who possessed the divine blood of the [God of the Wild Hunt], ultimately failed.

At this point, what is tested is no longer ability, but reincarnation skills.

As for the fact that the Ladder of Glory cannot strengthen the body and prolong life, it is always a disadvantage of mortals and is not a big problem for Byron.

He has already become a mythical creature who has gained immortality, the Night Demon Prince. Even though his level of immortality is relatively low and he needs to replenish his transmutation blood at any time, he does not feel any urgency.

“The most important benefit of taking the other [Bloodline Original] route to achieve a fifth-order pseudo-god is to anchor the immortal ladder, sublimate the essence of life, and completely bid farewell to the birth, aging, illness and death of mortals.

It is almost immune to all diseases and toxins in the material world, and can use various magical abilities under this system at will.

It can also condense the [God's Name] and specific authority based on its own unique immortal ladder and secret spells, and the effect will definitely not be inferior to any magic.

In addition, the fifth-order false gods and subordinate gods have become individuals independent of the main gods by taking the immortal ladder beyond the forbidden knowledge.

Even when facing the source of knowledge, the old gods themselves, they can gain a considerable degree of autonomy (Chapter 436).

What's more, the old gods now are just a group of sixth-level demigods who are still sleeping. If they are managed properly, it is not impossible for them to replace the powerful with the weak.

The longer we wait, the less likely this will be.”

When Byron reached this point, he discovered that at the fifth level of the high sequence, the two routes gradually began to have a sense of convergence.

The Ladder of Glory is to anchor others with systems and laws, to connect many islands floating on the sea of ​​collective subconsciousness into one landmass, to resist the tide together;

The Bloodline Codex anchors both the world itself and the believers that he cultivated when he was at the fourth level, making his island taller and stronger.

When one reaches the sixth level of demigod, he needs to enrich the divine domain, build a divine kingdom on earth, absorb his own clan and establish a system.

At this point the two routes have been completely merged into one, and there are no longer any shortcomings.

The Ladder of Glory system established by the Creator was obviously not completely self-created, but was deconstructed and castrated from the power system of ancient gods.

The most typical prayer is: "Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven."

The disadvantage of the Bloodline Codex is that the power belongs to itself, the anchor point is too isolated, and the stability is not as good as the former. Once the old gods awaken prematurely, it may be more dangerous than the former.

Byron had nearly 20 million people from the Holy Golden Empire and Hastings as anchors, and he also referred to the extraordinary knowledge of using believers as anchors in the Book of Beast Families (Volume 2).

The [Anchor] on his body is stable enough, far superior to ordinary legends and a large group of [King Titles], so there is no need to worry about this shortcoming.

Just consider which of the anchor, sail, and rudder can bring greater benefits.

Byron raised his hand, and the [Sword of Consecration], one of the seven sacred artifacts of the kingship, fell into his hand.

Feeling the added strength brought to him by the complete [King's Title] and countless citizens, he finally made up his mind:
“If I didn’t have the Kingdom of Hattings and the Holy Golden Empire, I would have to take the safest and most orthodox path of gathering people through legends and kingships. Only by not making mistakes can I go further.

But the problem is that I am the Nth generation king. I just won the war for the throne and have inherited the country and title passed down to me by my ancestors.

You can enjoy the best treatment directly without having to advance to Legend and then build a country from scratch.

All the hardships I need to endure were already suffered by my grandfather and my grandfather's grandfather.

The accumulation of hundreds of generations has allowed me to avoid thirty years of detours. This is very beaver!
Hastings's [Royal Title] can be used right away. After it is put together, it has all the necessary abilities to rally people, left and right hands, and the power of a king's army.

Even because of the telekinetic loom's ability to [Gather the Stuff to Make a Coarse Cloth], I don't have to worry about losing signal even if I fight my way into the sea of ​​monsters.

With this prerequisite, apart from [Thaumatology] which is still somewhat worth looking forward to, the Legends that are somewhat duplicated with the existing King Title do not increase my strength much.

Moreover, only by obtaining the throne of God can one legitimately establish a state religion and start the planned annexation of the church through a backdoor listing.

By using the three-part honorific name to respond to the prayers of believers at least within a country, the claim of "Holy Spirit" gradually becomes worthy of its name, and the truth is cultivated through the false.

Then try to touch one percent of the 'Oneness of All Things', communicate with the Messiah Angel that was split from the Creator, and make the third leg of the 'Spiritual Realm' become as long as the other two.

This represents an opportunity to rapidly grow in strength and power. If we miss it, we will have to wait until we conquer the Kalmar Union before we have another chance."

After making up his mind in a split second, he shouted decisively:
"God-level Stairs, open!!!"

A golden beam of light shot out from the top of his head and went straight up into the sky, like an anchor chain or a ladder, trying to anchor the "immortality" in the dark.

Byron's Immortal Ladder has been chosen since he was promoted to the fourth stage and obtained the mythical form of "∞", including the secret spell [River of Blood] which is extended from this core.

"My mythical form [Mobius Ring Ouroboros] itself represents 'infinite cycle' and 'reproduction and rebirth'.

There is more than one type of immortal ladder of the same kind to choose from.

For example: The genetic code revealed in "Genetics" is the common feature that connects all carbon-based organisms in the world, and the original gene is still passed down from generation to generation in all organisms.

However, biodiversity alone is far from representing complete change.

If I stop here, it would be too narrow, and I will never be able to jump out of the knowledge system of [Mother of Creation Lilith].

You may have autonomy when you are in front of her, but that is just autonomy. It is almost impossible to defeat him with this.

If you want a python to swallow an elephant, the purpose of the Immortal Ladder must be higher than His. "

Byron looked up at the long stairway to the gods, with a hint of cultural confidence in his eyes:
"One of the foundations of mysticism is: 'Three gives birth to all things, and every seven brings about change', but there should be another sentence before it: 'One gives birth to two, and two gives birth to three'.

For me, seven is the all-encompassing seven-fold golden rule, and three is the trinity of the golden triangle.
The second is the life-and-death confrontation between the Blood River and the Wild Hunt.

And I myself am the 'one' that created all the changes. All things return to one, and the 'one' that gives birth to all things is also the unified 'one'!
From unity to binary opposition to world differentiation, it represents the foundation of this world's extraordinary system.

The meaning is just like when the Creator created the world, on the first day he said, "Let there be light!" Then there was light, symbolizing the beginning of everything.

When I reach the supreme state of 'all things become one' in the future, the whole world will become a part of me.

Therefore, the only thing that never changes in the world is change, and my ladder to immortality is change itself.

Unlike other people's germ cells or vampire stars. If this world disappears, immortality will also cease to exist.

And the ‘change’ itself, even if placed in the heavens outside the world, will not change its lofty nature! ”

Byron once heard someone say: "When the scientist climbs to the top of the mountain, he finds the philosopher waiting for him."

As a pragmatist, although he thinks this statement is purely empty talk by philosophers of the humanities to gild themselves, it does not prevent him from adopting the approach of taking what is useful.

As this new concept was born, the other end of the long stairway to godhood suddenly stabilized, anchoring something indestructible and immortal.

At this moment, the handwriting on the first page of the [Logbook] that appeared two years ago suddenly glowed with golden light.

"The passion for life, the desire for freedom, the courage to never back down even in the face of a powerful enemy, and an anchor from 'correct history'!
Conditions met! The log is restarted and will begin recording new history (Chapter 2)!" Byron immediately realized that the anchor chain seemed to be connected to not only "one", but also the so-called "correct history".

Before he could figure out what correct history was,
clang!clang!clang!
A distant bell rang, and a vast and overwhelming spiritual light fell on him along the long steps to the gods.

Byron's body gradually became transparent, and a golden-red light shone from the inside out.

Dignity, immortality, eternity. These powerful concepts seemed to become real and were forcibly infused into the minds of the onlookers through visual perception.

A spiritual whirlwind arose, and Byron could not help but once again reveal the mythical form of the Ouroboros, and his body expanded rapidly.

In the blink of an eye, it turned into a huge monster that was hundreds of meters long, with its head and tail connected. The shadow cast from the sky covered several flagships that formed the core battlefield.

His size is not inferior to that of the Ocean Throne's Mosasaurus [King of the Deep Sea], and the original Leviathan whale [Father of Sharks] Pohnpei, and his strength is equally as great.

It just became increasingly stripped of biological texture, and it became difficult for mortal eyes and brains to tell whether he was still in a three-dimensional world.

Gradually, the abdomen remained blood red as before, but the back turned darker than the night.

The authority of the fifth-level [False God] also began to condense in Byron's body, and innate extraordinary characters emerged from his body surface one after another.

Core powers: [Change], [Hades], [Creation], [Storm], [Royalty], the powers vary in level, but they encompass all the abilities that Byron possesses.

When people see it, they can clearly feel an indescribable and unexpressible taste.

The soldiers on the battlefield could not help but bow down and worship him after just one look, saying:
"Saint Byron!"

It was at this time.

The three [Authorities of the Underworld] that Byron had collected bit by bit: the [Lord of Heaven] of the Taino natives, the [King of the Wild Hunt] of the Bay people, and the [God of Funeral] of the countries in the Old World were also quietly integrated.

It is equivalent to the authority of the underworld in the collective subconscious of all races in the Old World, Bantaan, and the Southern Continent, the known world.

Even if you search across several continents, no one can have more complete authority over the underworld than he does.

The moment he successfully ascended to the fifth level [False God], the dormant power of the underworld was finally realized.

This unique and complete authority obviously brought him unexpected and huge benefits.

In an instant, half of the mythical form was dyed black. Looking from above, a river of blood turned into a rushing black [River of Styx].

The fusion of [Authority of the Underworld] and the secret spell [River of Blood] gave birth to Byron's exclusive authority, which can also be called divine magic: [River Styx].

The power of creation symbolized by the River of Blood still exists, but new abilities have been added.

The contents read from the logbook are more intuitive:
"The Styx, also known as the River of Oath-Keeping, symbolizes the endless cycle between life and death, as well as the ultimate 'change'.

Not only can you transform yourself into various living and dead things, you can also turn a mouse into a cup, a cockroach into milk, and a slug into a candy bar, truly achieving a myriad of changes!

In addition, the authority of the underworld represents the power of interference with the collective subconscious ocean and even the dark side of the world, the 'Sea of ​​Source'.

This Styx River runs through the material world, the edge of the world, and the source sea, breaking the boundary between life and death, and seems to connect to other isolated islands on the source sea outside the world.

Its nature is very similar to that of periodic floods. Even if gods were washed by this river, their divinity would be washed away and they would fall from status.

It was even completely digested by the master of the [Styx] and converted into his own power.

Therefore, if you swear an oath to this river, even gods of the same level as you cannot break it, or you will be taken away by the Styx."

After Byron read the information, the dragon pupils all over his body looked strange:

"So I am now the head of the Styx?

Combined with the inherent attribute of witnessing 'integrity', it already has a bit of the flavor of 'young man, did you drop a golden axe, a silver axe, or an iron axe'."

Soon, the transition of his life essence was completed and he returned to human form.

He smiled at the two fiancées who came up to him, calming their emotions which were even more excited than his.

Holding the [Sword of Dedication] in hand, the [Iron Law of Kingship: Magna Carta] resonated with him, the newly crowned god and King of Hastings, at an even stronger level.

After inheriting the crown passed down from his ancestors.

The ocean of humanity's collective subconscious must give Byron the same title it gave to Henry VI, the "Mad King", Henry IV, the "Incompetent", and Margaret I, the "Queen of Eternal Night".

Thinking of the tragic experiences of his predecessors, his heart rose to his throat.

They are afraid that because of the dark history of the past, there will be titles such as Tentacle Lovers, Squid Butcher, Squid Master, Tentacle King, King Beyond Humans, etc.

The next moment, the crown on his head stretched and deformed, gradually becoming as sharp as a halberd blade.

Amidst the circles of golden light, a grand chant of millions of people rang out:

“Across the battlefield, the ships’ guns roared;

Kill all enemies wherever you go.

Wild Hunt, outlaws;
The storm passed through, leaving everything in a mess.

The King has a thousand faces, he is both a night demon and a holy spirit.

The wild wind is the music, the sea and the sky are the score; the warship is the harp, and the black sails are the strings.

Warships are treasures, freedom is heaven; force is law, the sea is home."

Amid the chanting that echoed throughout the Strait of Dover, the two titles, [Wild Hunt] and [Sea Hunter], whose legendary degrees exceeded thirty points, were merged.

It was condensed into his exclusive royal title [Wild Hunt: The Bloodthirsty Storm King], abbreviated as [King of the Wild Hunt].

This is not only the [royal title], but also the [divine name] of his pseudo-god, which is equivalent to inheriting a part of the legendary degree of Woden, the [god of royal power, prophecy and wild hunt] in the mythological era.

At this point, it finally became a complete existence with both individual power and collective power reaching the peak.

Boom——!
The violent and domineering aura burst out from his body as if it were real, stirring up the wind and clouds above his head.

He clenched his fist lightly and felt that he could cut the small warship in half with one sword. If he fought the Puppet King again, he would never give him a chance to escape.

Moreover, the Holy Golden Empire has now met the prerequisites of the trinity of king, law (Golden Code), and state.

As long as you continue to incubate for a period of time, once you are promoted to a legend, it is possible to simultaneously condense the [Title] of the Emperor of the Empire and wear a second crown.

Perhaps others can no longer see the way forward after being promoted to level five, but for Byron, his extraordinary journey has just begun!
Turning around, he discovered that Richard, the [Devil Duke], was really tenacious. Edward IV was almost angered to death, but he was still holding on.

He was crawling towards the shadow emerging from the sea little by little, leaving a long trail of blood behind him, which showed how strong his desire to survive was.

Byron couldn't help but be moved by his tenacity and snapped his fingers.

Snapped!
A [River of Styx] came out of nowhere and swept him in with just one roll.

Instinctively he realized that he could cleanse him, insert memories into him, or divide him into three parts, with the golden axe representing humanity, divinity, and animality, and arrange a body for each of them, and so on.

As long as it is within the scope of power, you can manipulate it at will with almost no consumption.

And as long as the Styx is not empty, Byron will not die.

He did not continue the experiment, but on a whim he dissolved the ambitious [Devil Duke] completely. None of the transmuted blood, supernatural powers, the fifth element, etc. were wasted.

At the same time, I also discovered another shortcut to achieve "all things return to one":
"As long as the Styx can grow to its limit and swallow up the material world, it will definitely be able to reach the realm of the Creator.

And after digestion, all traces of the original owner are washed away, so there won't be any backlash."

He turned around and took Catherine and Violet onto the Golden Deer, where he joined his mother Hathaway, mother-in-law Vanessa, uncle Henry VI, the succubus Therese, and a group of fourth-level warriors on his side, as well as a group of the King's Right Hand.

Together with the Blue Dragon King, which is commanded by Dad himself, we go forward to meet the enemy.

It didn't take long before a green light suddenly lit up in the sea in front of them, indicating that the edge of the world and the material world were converging on a large scale.

Wow.
There was a sound of explosion in the water, and one after another huge ghost ships jumped from the edge of the world to the Strait of Dover.

Unlike the ghost fleet under the Blue Dragon King, most of them are cruisers pulled out from the belly of the sleeping god Kraken.

This ghost fleet under the devil's command is composed entirely of battleships of level four or above.

It is unknown when the ship sank into the sea during a naval battle, but it was eventually transformed into a ghost ship by the Devil Lord.

It seemed as if they all had severe coral disease, with barnacles, corals and seaweed growing all over their bodies.

And no trace of whale oil technology was found at all.

Instead, a large group of undead soldiers armed with swords and guns rushed onto the deck, roaring at them in incomprehensible ways.

Guts, the [Phantom Blade] who had just completed an assassination mission with the Storm Cloak, subconsciously rubbed his eyes:

"Hiss! Why do so many of the undead colonists on these ghost ships look black?
Could this be some special race from the East Continent?"

(End of this chapter)