In the depths of the sea, in order to survive, Neo ate Mr. Filias's body.

This directly led to a long period of time when Neo and "Mr. Filias" staged a long-lasting love and kill in the same body.

This "fight" continued until after the Dark Moon Island, when there was a final result, accompanied by the giant beast Dorons carrying the group of true believers of the light on another journey...

Neo returned to himself.

Although Karun has always been suspicious, he believes that Neo himself is also suspicious. Who won and who lost in this duel, and who is the true winner of this duel?

But at least on the surface, Neo is "alone."

However, some bonds cannot be easily untied. It is not just a rope that can be thrown away and no longer exists. Its function is that when you first want to struggle, it will tighten and deepen.

Real bonds are not ropes, but the marks they leave on you.

And so, this has nothing to do with eating what you need.

The most direct example is that Karun has more inheritance systems on his body, but he has not eaten people yet, oh, he has only eaten an egg.

Karun opened his hands, and the charm swept out, carrying the Sword of Achilles into Karun's hands. At the same time, its bones were filled with the Order Chain, entwining around Karun's arm, and then entwining around the hilt of the sword.

In the previous confrontation, the Sword of Achilles did not play a big role, because Neo's way of fighting made Karun very uncomfortable, forcing him to give up the sword time and time again.

So, Karun chose to bind himself to the Sword of Achilles in this way, while slowly calming his mind and adjusting his state. In the upcoming fight, he cannot hold back.

Visibly, Neo, who has inherited the bloodline of the mad pope, will gain a greater degree of power enhancement.

But for now, Karun can only wait and do nothing. This opportunity is rare. If he misses this opportunity, Neo may never wait for the next time.

It can only be said that if their roles were reversed, he believes the captain would also choose to wait for himself at this time.

Although they bicker, it cannot be denied that the relationship between the two is still strong.

The armor of the Sea God began to be readjusted to cover a larger area, which would undoubtedly reduce its original defense, but after expanding the defense area, it would give Karun a greater space for a calm response.

Neo's best skill is to take advantage of your frustration and weakness to continuously magnify that advantage, and finally establish his winning position, just like when he "bullied" Ophelia, directly causing her to collapse and give up.

Layers of ice mist flowed on the armor of the Sea God, ready to switch forms to reinforce specific areas of protection.

The Dark Moon Eye flowed in Karun's eyes, and the Sword of Achilles continued to turn red.

After readjusting everything, Karun looked back at the movie over there, which was gradually stabilizing and solidifying.

The two of them are really very similar in temperament, both very crazy.

A smile appeared at the corner of Karun's mouth: Is this the legendary kind of crazy?

Perhaps, even Mr. Filias himself failed to awaken the bloodline inheritance of the mad pope?

So, this brings us back to the argument of who is the true direct descendant of whom, but the captain doesn't seem to worry about this, because he has already given him an example.

Karun wiped the corner of his eye with the back of his hand, taking a deep breath.

Neo's stiff body regained movement, and the shield, great sword, and armor in his hand began to dissipate, but the phantom of the mad pope behind him became more and more solid.

Gradually, the broken great sword appeared in Neo's hand, and his hair began to float, emitting a breath of despair and shock, and the broken armor appeared on his body.

The thing is broken, but it's stronger.

There is no longer pure madness in his eyes, at least it doesn't look so intense, but it has just changed from raging waves to occasional bubbles in the rolling magma, and it has become more viscous in essence.

"Roar!"

After Neo let out a roar, he rushed towards Karun.

This means that Karun can end the wait and start again.

And this time, Karun did not retreat, but rushed up directly.

When the two were about to approach, Neo and Karun almost made the same move, quickly turning sideways and swinging the great sword in their hands.

"Bang!"

After this collision, all the muscles from Karun's wrist to his arm and then to his body began to tremble, and that tingling sensation went straight to his central nervous system.

But there was no time to stop and catch his breath. When Neo once again swung his sword, Karun first blocked the sword with the Sword of Achilles, and then eight Order Chains appeared at his feet and bound Neo.However, this time, the order chain summoned by Karun began to burn directly, and before it could touch Neo's body, it melted away completely.

Neo's speed increased even further at this moment, and he swung his sword down again, with Karun blocking once more.

Icicles appeared all around, shooting towards Neo.

But Neo's speed increased again, and he struck Karun three times in a row. Karun had to step back to block, and the distance between them suddenly widened. The ice spikes summoned by Karun earlier completely missed their target.

"Roar!"

Neo's speed increased once again, and the sword he swung seemed to leave an afterimage.

The intense pressure almost suffocated Karun, and at this point, he had no energy left to change the course of the battle through magic, as any distraction would leave him vulnerable to attack.

Each block caused Karun extreme pain and suffering, but he had to grit his teeth and persevere.

However, after Neo's speed increased again, the next sword strike landed directly on Karun's chest.

The armor of the sea god instantly froze in that area.

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"Bang!"

Karun was directly swept away by the powerful force.

This was no longer a competition of combat experience, strength, or magical abilities. The captain had once again turned the battle into a "one-size-fits-all" situation.

Karun's pride, the armor of the sea god and the dark moon blade, had their high attack and defense advantages nullified, exposing their limitations.

Because Neo's attacks were clearly more ferocious, and as for defense... with Neo's bloodthirsty demon lineage, his ability to endure damage far surpassed Karun's, as Karun's physical qualities were only those of an ordinary person.

But how did the captain manage to increase his speed time and time again?

After being heavily slammed to the ground, a gate of reincarnation appeared in front of Karun. This was a life-saving move, as he feared the captain would take advantage of this opening to finish him off.

But the expected sound of the gate being shattered did not come. When Karun stood up, holding his chest, he saw the captain standing there, panting heavily.

Damn, he's finally exhausted!

This was definitely not a pretense, as he had had plenty of opportunities to end the battle directly.

Karun forcibly suppressed the intense numbness throughout his body and raised the sword of Achilles once again, charging forward!

Neo looked at the charging Karun and raised his greatsword once again, beginning to block when Karun's sword came down.

The power of the dark moon eye was fully activated, and Karun even began to mobilize the power within his body to enhance the dark moon eye.

One benefit of the order is that other attribute powers within oneself take on the appearance of order. Conversely, the power of order within oneself can enhance other attribute powers without hindrance.

Previously, Karun had only been able to convert the power of the light system, which could be called a "translation" of powers of the same level. Now, he could enhance the external release of his own internal power through compression.

After the two great swords collided continuously, Karun's speed increased.

After multiple collisions, Karun's speed increased even further!

Neo began to fall behind, constantly retreating, and facing Karun's increasingly fierce attacks, Neo's defense began to become more and more strained.

"Buzz!"

The muscles on Karun's body began to tremble violently, and his speed increased once again.

This round of fighting was simply a repeat of the previous round, as if the two sides had switched places.

Real combat was always the best way to make progress in training.

Coupled with the characteristics of the faith system of the Inmoleis family... learning.

Karun had never understood where Neo's repeated speed increases came from, but now he understood. Unrestrictedly squeezing the singular power within his body, he could do it too!

The enhancement of the dark moon blade had now reached its limit.

Only a series of afterimages were seen.

Finally, Neo couldn't hold on any longer. But as he retreated, a blazing ring of light appeared behind him.

Karun completely ignored this ring of fire, allowing his body to collide with it, letting the light flames penetrate his body and soul, while he focused entirely on close combat.

"Bang!"

The greatsword in Neo's hand dissipated, and Karun's sword swept across Neo's chest, leaving a huge wound and sending him flying.

Without any hesitation, Karun used the last burst of his body's limit to increase his speed. Before Neo's body even landed, Karun was already waiting for him in the same spot.

At this moment, black long nails grew on Neo's ten fingers, exuding a terrifying power of pollution.

As the two figures crossed paths, Neo's nails grabbed Karun's arms and dragged them down, leaving ten black wounds on Karun's arms.Karun completely ignored it, raised the sword of Achilles, and stabbed down!

"Puff!"

Neo's chest was pierced directly by the sword of Achilles, and the whole person was pinned to the ground.

Karun pulled out the sword of Achilles and stabbed it at Neo's chest again!

Pull out, stab down!

Pull out, stab down!

Strands of colorful breath spread from Neo's body, being knocked down, being knocked down, just like pouring a bucket of cold water on the head, it was time to wake up.

When Karun raised the sword again, ready to strike,

Neo suddenly spoke, "Stop!"

Karun's sword still stabbed down, but it pierced the right side of Neo's head. Karun knelt on one knee, his palm pressed against his chest, using the power of light to extract the flames of light from his body, and threw it aside, and that area immediately ignited.

"Cough..."

Karun began to cough, black blood oozing from the corners of his mouth, the contamination of the bloodthirsty demon began to infiltrate Karun's body.

Spitting out blood continuously, the blackness at the wounds on Karun's arms began to fade, but Karun's complexion gradually turned pale.

His body had a strong resistance to contamination, but detoxification also came at a price, it did not mean that contamination could be taken as lightly as candy.

The sword of Achilles fell, Karun supported himself on the ground with both hands, and his muscles, including his bones, seemed to start twitching at this moment, as if every movement was like being pricked by needles, a feeling that would have made an ordinary person faint long ago.

But at this moment, fainting was actually a kind of enjoyment, but unfortunately Karun didn't have this opportunity.

"Ah, ah..."

Neo made a series of sounds from his mouth, and it took a long time to organize clear language:

"You're so ruthless, you've stabbed my chest to pieces. Honestly, you should be more gentle."

"I've already been gentle by not stabbing you in the head. That's the greatest kindness I can show you."

Neo turned his head and looked at Karun kneeling beside him, seeing him in such a miserable state, Neo grinned and said, "You're still beating me up like this, you really are useless."

"Don't worry, just based on what you said, next time I encounter something like this, I will have no psychological burden to kill you directly."

"I was just trying to lighten the mood with a kind joke."

"Next time, I'll say the same thing to you in front of your grave."

"But, how could this happen? I really thought I would be beaten up by you from the beginning. You could have easily knocked me down, after all, I had deliberately consumed most of my spiritual power before losing my composure."

"You underestimated your own potential, Neo, you are a very talented child."

"Hehehe... cough..." Neo laughed, "I feel sorry for you, deliberately saying things like that to avoid me getting angry."

"Congratulations."

"Congratulations for what?"

"Don't you remember?"

"If I had been clear-headed at the time, why would I have fought with you?"

"Really?"

"Am I so bored that I pretend to be crazy when I'm clearly awake?"

"You did that on Snake Island."

Neo: "..."

"So I'm very suspicious that you were already awake just now."

"I was trying to match you with Ophelia at the time, I was helping you, and why is your memory so good?"

Karun raised his palm, puzzled, "I suspect you are now disguised as a madman?"

Neo responded, "You're being too obvious."

"Hehe."

Karun put down his hand, he had just seen the colorful smoke emanating from Neo's body, proving that Neo was not pretending this time.

"Congratulations for what? You haven't told me yet."

"You have just awakened the bloodline of the Mad Pope."

"I awakened the bloodline of the Mad Pope? What does that mean?"

You can embody the family's faith.

"Heh... I follow the faith of the Wanderer, how could I possibly embody the family's faith system?"

"I am."

Neo opened his mouth, not knowing how to respond for a while, and after a long time, he said, "Even if I admit that my body has undergone some changes because of consuming Phileas, my soul is still my own. Can the bloodline be awakened like this?"

"It can."

"I don't believe it."

"I do."

Neo: "...""I think the last mad pope must have stripped his faith from the church system and turned it into a family faith system. He wanted to pass on his will."

"In Phileas's memories, I didn't find any information about his relatives awakening to the family faith system."

"This kind of family faith system is difficult to inherit. Unlike those that can be activated simply through bloodlines, it's common for many generations to not awaken, and then suddenly one does after many generations."

"Yours too?"

"Yes, mine too."

"Then isn't it very difficult for you to pass it on?"

"Well, my grandfather originally intended it for my use alone."

"That's nice, your grandfather really loves you."

"Yes."

"What about me?" Neo asked, puzzled, "How did I awaken?"

"I'm a lot like my grandfather, both of us are geniuses. You and that mad pope..."

Neo blinked and asked, "Because we're both mad?"

"That's probably it."

"My goodness, can't inherit his bloodline unless you're a madman?"

"You absorbed that gas, which probably exacerbated a certain reaction, ultimately completing this fusion of opportunity. Anyway, you've made a profit."

"Alright, that will make me feel a lot better while I'm lying in bed recovering."

Karun slowly stood up and began to help Neo to his feet. "Ouch, ouch, be careful, don't scatter me."

"It's fine, this part is still connected to bone and sinew, very tough."

Karun helped Neo into his second-hand black Ponce car, watching as Neo dirtied the back seat.

"What are you looking at? I'll pay for the car wash," Neo said, exasperated.

"Team leader, please take my car for a modification. Front the points for me; I don't have any on me right now. I'll reimburse you when I return from my mission."

"Heh," Neo snorted coldly, "You're really pragmatic."

Karun got into the driver's seat and pulled out the seat belt to fasten it around himself.

"So why did they strip the faith system from the church?" Neo asked curiously.

"It's like having a dissenting opinion from the mainstream; they chose to retain their stance."

"That's a profound answer."

As Karun started the car, he asked, "Captain, what was your first method?"

"It's all over, why ask about it?"

"It hurts all over; I'm looking for a conversation to distract myself."

"The first method was for you to initiate the connection, then I would transfer that mass of gas to you, and finally, I would beat you up."

Karun was stunned.

Neo continued, "You were right, the first method would definitely be rejected by you, so whether I say it or not, it's all the same."

Karun sighed and said, "Captain."

"Call me team leader."

"Alright, Neo."

"What do you want to say?"

"Next time, stick to your opinion and finish what you have to say."