When the Blacksmith walked past Su Xiao, he paused. A moment later, he continued on.
"I just killed Zis. You're not planning to avenge him?"
Su Xiao wanted to determine the Blacksmith's attitude. After all, he needed the Blacksmith to reforge his equipment with the Furnace of Ashes.
"Ziserman... died long ago. The Zis in my memories would never accept the power of the Ancient Gods."
The Blacksmith smiled. He seemed unconcerned, but his lips were trembling almost imperceptibly.
The three friends from the Church of Redemption were the true saviors of Doom Town. Unfortunately, the three of them were too weak and isolated, while their superior, the Archbishop, harbored nothing but ill intentions.
When Zis chose to accept the power of the Ancient Gods, Zis had already died in the Blacksmith's heart. There was nothing wrong with using the power of the Ancient Gods—the Blacksmith and the Immortal One would both use it to fight. But accepting it was another matter entirely. It would cause the mind to become corrupted.
The Archbishop, Zis, and the Resentful Orphan were unaware that the power of the Ancient Gods was even more terrifying than they imagined.
This power of the Ancient Gods did not possess only three attributes. Besides light, darkness, and fire, it had a fourth attribute: the mind. Anyone who accepted the power of the Ancient Gods would be affected. Their minds would gradually become godified. Perhaps the Ancient God had only died temporarily. If any one of the Archbishop, Zis, or the Resentful Orphan succeeded, would they become a new Ancient God? Or was something driving them to complete their plans step by step, obtain more power from the Ancient Gods, and become even more godified? By then, they might not even be able to tell who they were—the