The public trial ended, but the audience did not leave, because everyone knew that there would be an important "sideshow" next - the execution of the God of Fear.
However, to the regret of many viewers, Sui Xiong did not intend to stage some programs on earth that minors are prohibited from watching. He did not even explicitly execute the God of Fear directly, but instead took In a roundabout way.
Taking the audience to the Northwest Republic in the main plane, he first buried a seed in the land on the edge of Void City, and then input his divine power. The seed took root and sprouted instantly, and soon grew into a big tree. At this time, he dug up the tree trunk, put the God of Fear sealed in a golden crystal, then healed the tree, and then continued to input divine power.
After a while, a lush giant tree appeared here. The tree is not very tall, but the crown of the tree is very huge. The whole tree seems to be emitting a faint green light. It is like a vast hall under the tree, and wisps of cool and soft breath are constantly falling, making people feel Feeling relaxed and happy.
"Huh?! Is this the 'root of the world'?" a knowledgeable god asked curiously.
Many gods immediately turned their heads and looked at the powerful forest god Vanason.
The forest god Vanessen is a god who pursues non-alignment. He lives in the "tree world" full of trees and various vegetation, and rarely leaves. Unlike the forest gods of previous generations, this god's concept is the harmonious unity of forests and civilization. He is not opposed to cutting down forests to develop cities, but requires a variety of trees in the city. According to His words, "The forest did not die, it just moved."
Of course this idea did not fall from the sky, it was struck out. The first-generation forest god Sivanat was a very extreme god. He believed that the forest was the source of life and the foundation of civilization. All deforestation was destroying the survival of civilization and a betrayal of life itself. Led by Him, a large number of gods who were hostile to civilization gathered together and formed an alliance to constantly attack those who reclaimed nature.
Later, when the human pantheon joined forces with the goddess of springs to open up the Kingdom of Thousand Springs, this alliance fought a war with the human pantheon. Although the human pantheon was smaller in number, its eliteness was far superior to them. After a battle, they won a complete victory and directly broke up the alliance. Even Sivanat himself died under the hammer of Uther, the main god of the human pantheon, and the remains turned into a giant tree. It still stands in the ancient forest to this day.
About a thousand years after Sivanath's death, Vanathan was born from this giant tree. He completely inherited the power of Sivanat and was born with powerful divine power. But his philosophy is completely different from that of Sivanat. He no longer blindly rejects pioneering behavior, but instead advocates the harmony and unity between man and nature.
Over the years, Vanassen has been living a very low-key life. His followers are keen on planting trees in various cities to green the environment. They also continue to promote the health benefits of this natural-style green life, which is quite popular among the middle and upper classes. influential.
The holy emblem of the Church of the God of the Forest is the big tree that was transformed by Sivanat after his death and gave birth to Vanason. They call it the "Root of the World".
As the most famous tree in the world, many gods have visited the "Root of the World". They didn't realize it when no one mentioned it before. But now that it was mentioned, they suddenly discovered that Sui Xiong had just planted it. This tree is just a smaller version of the "root of the world"!
This matter must have something to do with Vanersen!
Under the gaze of the gods, even if he transformed into a human, Vanason, who still had obvious characteristics of a tree, smiled and nodded, and the green leaves on his head trembled, acknowledging this.
"This happened a long time ago. At that time, His Majesty the God of Justice came to me and asked me for a seed of the root of the world." He said, "Everyone also knows my character. Anyway, His Majesty Joel Gardman is not It would harm me, so I just gave the seeds to Him without asking about the use."
… There is no difference between saying this and not saying it at all!
So the gods turned their attention to Yorgardman, the god of justice.
"This is actually just an idea." Joel Gadman touched his short hair, laughed twice, and said, "Everyone knows that such priesthoods as fear, joy, and love... are actually There are many candidates who are suitable for Him. Often when a god dies, someone will inherit the priesthood in the blink of an eye. So I have been thinking about how to avoid this situation... "
He said this and stopped talking. He was so arrogant that he made the gods, who were originally full of expectations and curiosity, very angry.
However, although the principle is uncertain, the effect is clear. When the God of Fear was sealed into the big tree, all the gods whose clergy were related to him clearly felt his disappearance.
Not death, but disappearance. The aura of His former existence was sharply weakened, and disappeared without a trace after only a moment. Although the traces of His past existence are still very clear, it is impossible to feel even a little bit of His breath. It is like He has fallen for a long time, so long that no one except historians will talk about Him. , worship or hate Him.
This is very abnormal. Generally speaking, even if a god dies, his aura can still exist for a long time. During this period of time, as long as there is enough power of faith and appropriate rituals, it is possible to resurrect Him - such situations of falling and resurrecting are actually not particularly rare.
However, the aura of the God of Fear completely disappeared soon after being sealed in the big tree. It is simply incredible!
"What... what's going on?" the God of Sorrow asked curiously.
"It's nothing special. The so-called 'breath persists after death' is actually nothing more than faith continuing. I sealed Him in this sacred tree, and all the power of faith in Him will be cut off by this tree. , it won't take long for him, who has been completely stripped of his faith, to separate from the priesthood of fear. Of course he himself is dead, but the priesthood of fear will be sealed in the sacred tree for a long time, waiting for me to understand the world's understanding of 'fear' After the direction is reversed, it will be easier to find someone to inherit it." Sui Xiong said lightly, "In fact, it is similar to the method of sealing the Kingdom of God, it is just a little different in details."
… Where’s the difference? It’s a lot different, okay! It is extremely difficult to seal the Kingdom of God, but this is much easier!
The gods secretly complained, while many gods looked deeply at the sacred tree and thought about it.
If this method can be popularized, perhaps future divine battles will have the first goal of capturing the opponent alive...
At this point, the dust has almost settled, and there is no more excitement to watch. So the gods dispersed one after another, and even Joel Gardman grabbed the shadow and the god of assassination that was temporarily sealed by him and walked away. Before thinking about how to let this guy adjust his camp, he planned to kill this fearful god first. God's die-hard shut up for a while. As for how long... no one knows.
When the gods dispersed, the legendary strong men naturally left one after another. In the end, only Sui Xiong was left next to the sacred tree.
He looked at the sacred tree that seemed to be emitting a faint green light and couldn't help but smile.
"You have Zhang Liangji, and I have Wall Ladder. No matter how many means you have prepared to help yourself resurrect, I can directly intercept the beliefs corresponding to the fear priesthood, and I can make them all useless. Speaking of which... you yourself are probably the same. I never thought that I would be sealed one day."
"Your set of ideas will be turned into the dust of history, just like the old concept of 'fear'. The future era belongs to the new generation that can give this priesthood new life, so that it can continue to expand and progress!"
"Don't imagine that I will be like in the story, leaving a lot of gaps in the seal to give you an opportunity. It's better to give up as soon as possible and dissipate honestly."
As he spoke, his clone flew up and landed on the tree crown. The body gradually became transparent and disappeared into the canopy of the tree.
The body of the giant jellyfish turned into the veins of the sacred tree, weaving into a huge net, and combined with the original veins of the sacred tree, intercepted every ray of faith in "fear" without missing a trace. Unable to fall into the crystal sealed within it.
Within the crystal, the God of Fear roared with rage and despair.
As the days passed, the roar gradually became lower and his body gradually lost its vitality.
A few years later, on a sunny winter morning, the last trace of the God of Fear's reserves of power was finally exhausted. His eyes, which had long been dazed and out of focus, finally lost the last trace of vitality and fell slumped, turning into a speck of dust in the crystal.
The dark black priesthood of "fear" slowly emerged from the crystal, but did not disappear. Instead, it combined with the power of faith about "fear" trapped in the sacred tree and transformed into a temporarily stable form.
No one knows about all this, not even the believers of the old God of Fear who are hiding in the world know anything about it, not even the most loyal subordinates of the God of Fear know anything about it.
The God of Fear, who once had a powerful presence in the Pantheon and was the head of the evil gods, had done all kinds of bad things in his life. His reputation was so great that he could cure children from crying at night. But when He died, no one knew about it, not even Sui Xiong. It was only after he discovered that the priesthood of "Fear" was precipitating that he realized that he was really dead.
None of the means for resurrection prepared by Him during his lifetime were effective. He died so silently, without causing any waves.
Just like Sui Xiong said, He was not even dead, he just disappeared.
He would never have imagined that after struggling all his life, he would end up like this, as humble as dust.