"That's right. Many people nowadays think that magic and fighting spirit are gifts from the gods, but it's actually the opposite." The prophet said, "When we first gained power and became gods, we could only use our innate divine power in a rough way. Even if we gathered together to study for many years, we only developed some very crude techniques.
For example, the first magic of the God of Nature is a magic called Growing Grass, which makes the weeds on the ground grow wildly. The first magic of the God of War is called Headbutt, which makes his head turn into energy and fly out to hit the enemy. The reason why he doesn't use his fist is that he can control the direction of the head's flight through the brain that flies out with it. The God of Death also invented a magic called Death Dance, which makes the dead stand up and dance. And I have gained the ability to turn back time five minutes. "
Xiao Chen and the others listened in amazement as the prophet talked about these spells that were so beautiful that they could not imagine. The awe they had for the gods in their hearts completely collapsed.
The prophet continued, "Later, humans on the ground gradually discovered the remaining magic in the air. They began to learn how to use this power.
They were roughly divided into three factions. One faction tried to use the powerful mental power of human beings to perceive and control these magical powers and apply these magical powers to the outside world. These people later became magicians.
The other group tried to use their mental power to draw part of the magic power into the body, use this magic power to cleanse the body, and use the magic power in the body to attract greater magic power in the world. These people later became fighting spirit warriors.
There are also some people who use the blood of powerful monsters to transform their own bodies and imitate the innate abilities of monsters to exert these powers. These people become bloodline warriors.
At the beginning, the spells and combat skills in their hands were even weaker than those of the gods, but their numbers were too large, and generations of mages and warriors continued to study these skills, and soon humans' understanding and mastery of these things surpassed the level of gods.
We gods secretly learned the skills of humans, but we were afraid that humans would become too powerful and threaten our existence. So we performed various miracles in the world to recruit those who were attracted to us. These people who had faith gathered together and became the predecessors of various temples. In order to make them capable of fighting against magicians and warriors, the gods gave them some of their own divine power, and these people became priests and paladins who could use divine power. This was the beginning of the mythological era. "
"So what led to the War of the Gods in the end?" Xiao Chen asked.
"Of course, it's a fight for magic power. The magic power in this world is limited. As I just said, the gods' greed for magic power is endless. Originally, no god knew how these divine powers would work after a god died, but those smart humans discovered the relationship between gods and magic power. As long as a god dies, his magic power will be released and become ownerless again. Her temple and clergy will also lose the protection of this power and can no longer use divine arts.
So some gods were tempted. There are several theories about the beginning of the war of gods. Because I was rarely with them, I didn't know who started the fight. By the time I realized that this was a war, the god of death had been killed by the god of nature. The god of nature absorbed most of the energy released by the death of the god of death and became stronger than other gods. The god of war, the god of wisdom, and I had to unite to fight him. But we were still no match for the god of nature. The god of nature seemed to have been prepared. He made his family elves and pet dragons very powerful. In the final decisive battle, the god of wisdom was killed first, and finally killed the god of war at the cost of being seriously injured and sleeping.
My power was the weakest, and I had no temple or priests, so he put me last, and fell asleep before he could kill me. But he had said long ago that since the war between gods had begun, the world would not need a second god. One day he would kill me like he had killed the other gods. "
"This is too crazy! This is like killing people and eating their flesh!" Ye Zi said.
"In the face of the thirst for power, these are just the release of instinct. The God of Nature will not let me go, nor will he leave you with any magic power. Therefore, we are truly on the same front." Having said this, the prophet looked up at the surrounding arena and said, "Our time is up."
Luo Ling said: "Wait a minute, I find that you are very familiar with our world. Can you tell me who you were before you became a god?"
"Me? Before I became a god, I had a name, He Xiaoxi. But I'll tell my story next time I have a chance." After saying this, everyone was ejected from the God of War Arena.
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After leaving the Ares Arena, the prophet disappeared without a trace. Xiao Chen and his men gathered the horses pulling the carts, and quickly left the location where the battle took place, using the method of the weak riding horses and the strong flying. Perhaps it was the lack of news from Venegas that delayed Queen Laura's actions, and they never encountered the pursuers. On the way, they forcibly bought the horses of two caravans, and finally gathered a horse for each person.
Xiao Chen announced that he would lead the team to Montenegro, and all mages who did not want to stay could find their own way out. The final result made him very satisfied. Nearly 70% of the mages chose to stay, including the most powerful Master Gordon and three war angels.
At night, Xiao Chen and his friends camped in a small village west of the royal capital.
After settling everyone down, the four people who came out of the God of War Arena gathered together again.
The bonfire crackled, and the silent barrier blocked out the outside sounds. Xiao Chen and his companions sat in the quiet night, each of them lost in thought. They had experienced too many things today, and the information they had obtained was even more astonishing. Everyone needed some time to sort out their thoughts.
Finally, Ye Zi broke the silence. She stroked the tattoo on her hand and said, "It's a pity that the time is too short. We still have many questions to ask, such as what is the connection between the God of War and me."
"There will always be a chance to find out in the future." Xiao Chen said.
"From her description, these gods are really a combination of lunatics and tyrants. I really can't understand how I can have any relationship with such people or gods." Ye Zi said.
"It's not surprising, actually. If people like us suddenly gained power and were pushed into such a position, our mentality would definitely be unbalanced. When the power cannot match the state of mind and there is no restraint, it will cause a disaster." Luo Ling held a branch in her hand and bent it gently.
"Sister Luo Ling, the question you asked today, are you implying that she is the same as us? Also a human being, and also from Earth?" Ye Zi asked.
Luo Ling asked back: "Do people from other places say 'getting a lunch box'?"
Ye Zi nodded and said, "That's right. If she was from Earth, the situation would be different."
"It doesn't matter who she is. What's important is what path we plan to take in the future." Xiao Chen said at this time, "From the beginning when we knew about the God of Nature, we have never sat back and waited for death. Whether the prophet comes or not, aren't we always on our own path?"
Li Tianrui, who had not said a word today, said: "I like what Xiao Chen said. I have been thinking in the arena that what they did in the past is none of my business. It is all in the past. In the end, aren't they just trying to trick us into going against the God of Nature? We can't follow other people's ideas. If we want to go against the God of Nature, we must do it ourselves. This is called independence!"
Li Tianrui's words startled Luo Ling and Ye Zi, who were still trying to figure out He Xiaoxi's identity. Only then did they realize that they were being led by the other party.
Xiao Chen smiled and nodded, saying, "Comrade Lao Li has summarized it well. This is the path we should take. It is true that: the past is gone, and the heroes of the present are still to be seen."
(End of Volume 4: Condensed Mist)