Chapter 23 Francis' Words

  It was night, and the moon in the sky was tightly covered by dark clouds. The forest was even darker. Francis sat beside a bonfire, with a pile of animal bones next to him. He patted his belly and let out a satisfied groan. "So full! The meat of magical beasts is much more delicious than ordinary wild beasts, it's so chewy that I couldn't help but eat a bit more!" Dais and Saber were already used to Francis' appetite and didn't pay attention to him.

  Francis looked at Des, who was leaning against a tree with a silver-white ring in his hand. "Des! Is that a space ring?" Francis stared at the ring in Des' hand, where did it come from?

  "Hmm! Yeah! Today's spoils from defeating that Dark Sword God!" Dis flipped the ring over in his palm "Can't tell what material it is, don't know what it's made of?"

  "What good luck, Lila directly beat that Holy Stage Summoner to the point where nothing was left, not even any spoils of war! What's inside the ring? That guy is a Sword God after all, there should be some good stuff!"

  "Except for that black long sword, there are only a few purple gold coins and some strange crystals!" Dismer manipulated his spiritual power, taking out two crystal blocks from the spatial ring and handing them to Favre Francis.

  "Is that it! How disappointing, not even a secret recipe?!" Francis took over the crystal and observed it carefully. The crystal was about the size of a fist, roughly diamond-shaped, with one red side and one green side. Through the flames, it seemed like something was flowing inside. "This is a magic core!" Francis said with certainty.

  "What is a magic core?" Dais didn't know much about this world.

  "The core of magic is the source of magic power, located in the brain of the beast! It seems that the sword god killed a few beasts on the way. These two pieces should be worth a lot, let's keep them!" Francis suddenly stopped and looked regretful "Damn it, I didn't take out the magic cores from those two beasts I killed today, what a waste, they're all gold coins!"

  "It's no big deal, young master! They're just two eighth-tier magical beasts. Once we find the treasure, won't we have all the gold coins we want?" Dais said casually as he put the ring back on his hand.

  "Even a mosquito is meat! You'll understand when you're the head of the house!" Francis, who had lived two lives, knew the importance of money! "By the way, Lila, that Sacred Beast? Did you kill it?"

  "No!" Lila sat with her eyes closed beside the bonfire.

  "Oh! Did it get away? Your battle seemed to end in an instant! I thought you killed it!" Francis recalled the Frost Giant Wolf "Wasn't that because the summoner didn't have the ability to control it, so the demonic wolf left on its own?"

  "It's not like that!" Saber opened her eyes, just in time to see Francis staring at her, and immediately closed them again. "That giant wolf didn't hold back because of the summoner, but because it itself didn't want to attack!"

  "Didn't you make a move! Why? Didn't you promise that summoner back then?"

  "This is what happened, at the time..." Francis simply told the two of them about the process of things!

  Francis listened carefully to Saber's words, not interrupting her. When Saber finished speaking, Francis couldn't help but say, "To think that I'm a giant dragon, really! Where did it see that from? Using this as an excuse to avoid battle, I think it's just trying to have fun!" Rubbing his chin, "However, that giant wolf did mention some unpleasant news. What do you think, Dis?"

  "This is utter nonsense! My seventh sense corresponds to the divine rank of this world, and the seventh sense is already the pinnacle of humanity. How can there be an existence above the divine rank?!" Dis thought for a moment before saying in a low voice.

  "Hmm! You can't say that, Dis!" Francis looked at Dis with a playful gaze. It seemed Dis didn't know about the eighth sense yet? "Listen, Dis, the seventh sense corresponds to the Divine Realm, and the Divine Realm is the limit humans can reach. But what if someone breaks through this limit? Indeed, the pinnacle of all life on the continent is the Divine Realm, but what if someone exceeds it? There must be something beyond that! By then, they would have already entered a new realm, and indeed, couldn't be described as human anymore!"

  "How is that possible?" Dais looked at Francis in shock, and Saber's eyes were also wide open, staring tightly at Francis.

  "There's nothing impossible, like gods or demigods! And in the historical records of this world, there have been appearances of deities." Francis looked at Dis's shocked face and dropped another bombshell: "Dis, did you know? The Seventh Sense may be the pinnacle of humanity, but it's not the pinnacle of the Small Universe!"

  "What!" Dais was struck by lightning, his body stiffened on the spot, and he didn't react for a long time. His mind was still thinking about Francis's words!

  "It's not the end of the small universe... That!..." Dis's face was a bit unsightly, and he looked at Francis urgently.

  Francis's sly smile, his perfect face under the firelight was full of another kind of temptation. "The Eighth Sense! Want to know, Dice? The name of the Seventh Sense, you must have known it by now!"

  Dai's throat swallowed saliva and nodded "Yes! I've got it clear! The name of the Seventh Sense is..."

  "The name of the seventh sense is Manas!" Francis withdrew his wickedly smiling face, interrupting Dice's words. "As for the eighth sense, its name..." Francis said, looking at Dice with a serious expression. "The name of the eighth sense is... Alaya-vijnana!"

  "Alaya consciousness!... Eighth sense!... Alaya consciousness!... Eighth sense!..." Dis repeated these two words to himself, falling into deep thought. Suddenly, the golden holy robes flew out of his spatial ring and dressed themselves on his body. This idea was Francis', as in the original work, the holy robes could shuttle between the mortal world and the underworld, a small spatial ring would definitely not be able to stop it. After putting on the holy robes, Dis' inner universe also ignited with intense burning, the power of the seven senses fully opened, a golden light burst forth from his body, illuminating a large area of the forest.

  Saber hastily ran over from behind Francis, blocking Francis with her own body, and warily watched Dis.

  "Don't worry, Lila! It's okay, Dis must have heard my words and had some realization!" Francis patted Lila on the shoulder, letting her relax a bit. Lila was startled by Francis' touch and stiffened, wanting to move away.

  "Also, Lila! Next time there's danger, don't put me behind you! I'm a man, how can I hide behind you?" Lila's stiff body softened, and she turned around to face Francis' smiling face. "I...I understand! Young master"

  Saber's face was slightly red at this moment, but it wasn't noticeable under the golden light shining on Dis. Saber walked over to Francis' side and stood shoulder-to-shoulder with him, looking at Dis who was meditating in the golden light.

  "Does young master know my training direction? I feel like my power is too weak!" Saber thought that since Francis knew about Dis' situation, what about himself?

  "Is Lila worried about her own strength? To be honest, I don't think girls..." Francis said halfway, looking at Saber's stubborn face "Okay, let me think!"

  "Hmm! Let me think!" Francis raised his hand and stroked his chin "How did Saber advance before?"

  "Accumulate magical power and constantly practice sword techniques! Become stronger through battle after battle!" Saber said calmly, recalling something.

  "Is that so!" Although Francis said it calmly, to be able to obtain the title of Knight King, Francis knew that he must have gone through countless life-and-death experiences. "I'm not sure either! For now, just continue to accumulate your magical powers! I'll teach you the method of meditation and also tell you about the advancement of mages, see if it can inspire you!" Francis gently stroked Saber's hair, this girl has suffered a lot, this method can at least let her rest for a while. Saber was also lowering her head to enjoy Francis' touch, feeling the warmth transmitted from Francis' palm, silently vowing in her heart, I will forever guard you...

  The golden light faded, Francis took his hand off the hilt of the saber and looked at Dee. Dee opened his eyes to see Francis and the two others, a wicked smile spreading across his face "Looks like I interrupted something!"

  His face turned red, but he quickly regained his composure. Francis, on the other hand, didn't change much, rolling her eyes at Des "What are you talking about? Seriously! You're always so careless! How does it feel? Looks like you've gained a lot!"

  "Really!" As soon as he mentioned this, Di immediately became excited. "I was still a bit puzzled in my heart! Now I feel much better! And the small universe has also become stronger by a bit, it's not a small progress! Young Master is really amazing, even my seventh-stage strength can't sense the eighth stage, but Young Master knew, however, how did Young Master know the names of the Seventh Sense and the Eighth Sense? You don't have a small universe, do you?"

  "You're underestimating me too! I know more than just these!" Francis thought with a sense of pride, recalling that he had read the original several times. "And Dis, do you want to know what's above the eighth sense?" Francis tempted again.

  "Indeed, does the ninth sense still exist?!" Dis's gaze was difficult to meet Francis', his voice a bit stiff. "No need, young master, I'm not in contact with the ninth sense now, and I really can't imagine its existence! Knowing too much is actually a burden, so it's better not to say anything!"

  "Really! The eighth sense just now didn't burden you, did it!" Francis was a bit tense, worried that he might have inadvertently caused harm to Dis.

  "No, on the contrary, Master's words gave me a great goal. I was a bit lost before, but now I've found my direction." Dais said with a smile, and the technique he learned when advancing, which was originally unusable, but now...

  "No big deal! I'm sorry for almost causing you trouble!" Francis apologized, looking at Des with a hint of guilt.

  "You're kidding me! Your words have inspired me so much, you truly deserve to be called a young master, knowing the secrets of the small universe like the back of your hand, it's really too amazing!" Dais looked at Francis with reverence.

  "Really! Haha!" Francis felt a bit embarrassed, he just knew the plot. "Then you solidify your current realm first, Lila, I'll teach you meditation!"

  "Yes, young master!" Saber said gently.

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