A powerful breath began to rise.
On the tall platform, Chris' aura rushed towards the sky, towards the mid-air.
That aura is so powerful that even if there are various instruments to suppress it, it cannot be suppressed at all.
boom!
Like glass shattering, nothingness around is drawn in, sweeping all directions.
The aura belonging to Chris was rising, sweeping all directions at the beginning, and in the end it spread rapidly, occupying the entire city.
There are tens of millions of people gathered in this city, but at this moment, under the guidance of Chris's breath, they completely changed their appearance, and they were directly guided, and everyone's strength and breath gathered towards Chris.
The strength and aura of a single person is actually nothing, but when the aura and aura of tens of millions of people are gathered together and condensed on one person, that aura is extremely terrifying.
Just like this moment.
A horrifying aura rushed to the sky, suppressing all directions.
In the distance, Jameson and the others kept their expressions unchanged, just staring quietly, and sighed: "What a spectacular sight."
"yes."
Someone on the side also echoed.
For them, although the scene in front of them was terrifying, it was still acceptable.
They are all pioneers, and they are also the closest to that level of existence in this world except Chris, so naturally they have already assumed what kind of strength this level should have.
But at this moment, Chris's performance only confirmed their guess and let them understand that this power is real.
"This is the power that only ancient kings can have."
Jameson looked at the figure of Chris in the distance, with a little complicated look in his eyes.
Ninth level, in the ancient times of this world, it is the level that only those ancient kings can ascend.
Only those ancient kings who are the closest to the ancestors, who are almost the direct descendants of the ancestors, can have this kind of power.
This was unimaginable for Jameson in the past.
But now, someone is using their own power to break the laws of the past, trying to climb to that level with their own power.
For people in other worlds, such as Charlie and others, this is nothing, just the most serious thing.
But for the former bloodline nobles in this world, the occurrence of this kind of thing is tantamount to a myth.
Fortunately, Jameson has seen similar myths many times.
From the past fourth level, fifth level, to the current ninth level, Jameson has witnessed breakthroughs and limits time and time again.
Sometimes he thinks that maybe everything in the past era is itself wrong.
Otherwise, why has this new era been able to achieve such great achievements just at the beginning
After the past years have passed, the establishment of this era is only a few thousand years, but it has changed beyond recognition and achieved such great results.
The earth is so wonderful and prosperous, whether it is an extraordinary person or an ordinary person can have a rich and colorful life.
Those who are willing to make progress have their own way to go, and those who are unwilling to work hard can also live in peace, which will not be the same as in the past.
In contrast, the past era seemed wonderful, but in fact it was like a prison, where everyone was firmly trapped, and it was impossible to break free.
Relatively speaking, the current era is better.
Even an absolute beneficiary like Jameson, a thorough royal family, thinks so, let alone others.
Perhaps to some extent, for ordinary people in this world, this era is like a paradise, a world they dream of.
Of course, nothing in this world is absolutely perfect.
Even though it is an extremely beautiful era in Jameson's view, there are still many people who are dissatisfied with it and even want to subvert it.
But this does not change the fact and truth that this era is more beautiful than the past.
With all kinds of thoughts in his mind skipping, Jameson looked up and looked forward.
At this moment, Chris's promotion has been nearly half completed.
In other words, most of the thresholds have been crossed by him, leaving only the last obstacles.
But this is only a matter of time for Chris.
In Jameson's heart, it was impossible for Chris not to pass this promotion.
Even if he himself fails, Chris will not fail. This is Jameson's confidence in Chris as an opponent.
To some extent, this confidence is accumulated over a long period of time.
On various occasions in the past, no matter what he did, Chris never disappoints and has always been ahead of everyone.
It is this past glory that gave everyone confidence that the other party can succeed.
But if it continues like this, how far will the other party go
Jameson couldn't help flashing this thought in his mind: "After the ninth level, it seems to be"
The term that had almost become an obsession flashed through his mind.
Son.
Above the ninth level is the demigod, which is also called the Son of God in this world, meaning the Son of God.
In this world, demigods are the descendants of the former ancestors, the divine sons conceived by them in various ways.
It is impossible for mortals to peek into that realm.
Not even now.
But not now, what about the future
Jameson couldn't help but this thought flashed through his mind, and his body couldn't help but began to throb.
Countless times, he wanted to see a holy son that he had nurtured with his own hands.
But now, it seems that it is possible for him to reach this step, as a mortal, to reach the level of the once divine heir.
Thinking of this, his face couldn't help but become calm, and the emotions in his heart became more and more firm, as if he had already strengthened a certain belief.
What Jameson and the others didn't know was that while they were watching the promotion ceremony, there were people watching where no one was.
And the viewers are not ordinary people, but three holy figures.
Chen Heng stood quietly in nothingness, looking at the scene on the ground below.
Above that scene, a tall tower stands, on which is the figure of Chris.
He worked hard there, roaring to the whole world.
Looking at his appearance, Chen Heng couldn't help showing a smile: "It seems that the first sacred statue in this world will be born soon."
"What do you think?"
He looked at the two shadow gods in front of him, and asked with a smile.
Regarding Chen Heng's inquiry, the God of Shadow and the Lord of Nature remained silent.
At this time, they looked at Chris under their feet, and they also felt very complicated.
In just a few years, this world has already bred an existence with the divine potential of ascending.
"very impressive."
The Lord of Nature spoke, and his tone sounded a little complicated: "It's only been five or six thousand years, and he has come to this point. If you give him another ten thousand years, maybe it is really possible to ascend to the sacred place."
Chris undoubtedly has the possibility of ascending to the sacred, which is the conclusion drawn by the two shadow gods early on.
It's just that in the past, in the eyes of the two of them, this possibility was not very great, but now it is another matter.
From their perspective, they can already faintly feel a certain degree of destiny trajectory.
Therefore, when they felt the throbbing, they understood that if there were no accidents, a future saint would soon be born.
This speed is really very fast.
"How's the situation over there?"
After watching Chris, Chen Heng shifted his gaze and focused on the God of Shadows.
During these thousands of years, the Shadow God has been trying.
He used the Cardo Empire as an experimental site, and made various attempts to find a balance between belief and development.
However, in the end, what he greeted was a complete failure.
At the beginning, he tried to reduce the priest's obstruction to the world by reducing the priest's lifespan and weakening his strength.
The attempt undoubtedly failed.
Because the God of Shadow soon discovered that if the power of the priests was weakened too much, it would lead to resistance from the secular forces. At that time, the church with the priests as the backbone would be impacted, and the faith would no longer be revered by people.
At that time, the situation will be much worse than before.
This attempt has since failed.
After that, the God of Shadow made various attempts. For example, while strengthening the power of the priests, he also focused on supporting some secular geniuses, making them the sons of destiny for a period of time, and leading the Kado Empire to complete reforms one after another.
This kind of operation is not uncommon.
In a certain period of time in many worlds, there are basically similar situations. A macho man from the sky appears and smashes everything, no matter what is in front of him, he can't stop it.
Of course, in the Kaduo Empire where the power of priests is so strong, it is still very difficult for this kind of routine of a man born from heaven to succeed.
Under normal circumstances, no matter what kind of hunk you are, under the blockade and suppression of the powerful priest power, you have to lie down obediently, and there is no room for you to play.
Both the dragon and the tiger lie on their stomachs.
But with the strong support of the shadow god, the priest's final backstage, this almost impossible transformation was a success.
With the blessing of all kinds of luck comparable to winning the lottery, those reformers have made the impossible possible again and again, and completed the reform again and again.
Then the Shadow God fell silent again.
Because after the change occurred, the productivity developed greatly, but the situation did not develop towards the scene he imagined.
The increase in productivity will lead to a population explosion, but it will also greatly develop the wisdom of the people.
When education catches up, believers will no longer be as devout as before.
Only those who are in despair are the most devout believers.
For the man in despair has nothing but his God.
But after the development of the masses, people were shocked to find that they could rely on their own labor to get everything they wanted, such as sufficient food, gorgeous clothes and a better life.
In this case, faith will inevitably dissipate and retreat.
Perhaps in the traditional atmosphere, many people will still enter the church to visit and pray, and pray to the gods for various wishes.
But this is no longer the so-called belief.
This belief is no longer pure, but just a transaction.
True believers will not give up their faith and worship because the gods do not bestow gifts, but will integrate their faith into their lives.
Is it still faith if you only invoke the gods when you need them and put them aside when you don't need them
Because of this, the God of Shadow is silent, and he no longer knows what to do.
If the productive forces are developed, the people's wisdom will inevitably be greatly expanded, and then the faith will fade away.
But if these are abruptly cut off, the wisdom of the people is suppressed, and everything returns to the original, it will lead to the death of a large number of people and believers.
This is also a serious waste.
Comparing the two, neither seems to be good.
So, is there a way to have the best of both worlds
It seems that there are.
As long as everything is suppressed by the believers, and at the same time provide enough food for them to reproduce, and they can eat and drink without worrying, then naturally the contradictions can be reduced, the riots will no longer occur, and the priests will no longer do anything. Suppression of believers belonging to the shadow god.
To put it simply, it is to obtain materials from the outside world to raise their own believers.
Just like humans keep livestock in captivity, they keep their believers in captivity like livestock.
The priests of the gods became the shepherds who guarded the livestock.
This is the final solution obtained by the Shadow God.
After trying it, it works really well.
Because of sufficient food, the people will no longer have to worry about making a living, and at the same time, they don't have to worry about making a living. Everyone can easily become a living, and they don't have to fight for the limited living space.
At the same time, because of the existence of faith, their inner spiritual world can be filled, and their endurance will be raised to the maximum.
This can be maintained in the long run.
In theory, it is indeed perfect.
But it also has two huge flaws.
The first shortcoming is that a huge amount of food and other necessities must be obtained from the outside world.
Otherwise, as the population grows day by day, conflicts will eventually erupt.
The second problem is that this system can only be used in a relatively closed system.
Because if the system is not closed enough, and there are evenly matched or even more powerful enemies outside, then this system will not be able to survive the competition, and sooner or later it will be affected by external forces, or even disintegrated.
But within the Cardo Empire, this condition can be perfectly fulfilled.
"pity."
The God of Shadow looked at the world under his feet, and at the believers living in the Kaduo Empire with fanatical faces and no worries about food and drink, his mood became complicated.
The God of Shadow is not an evil god, on the contrary, he is a very enlightened god, and he has fought for believers more than once in the past era.
Therefore, when he saw the changes in the world of his ancestors, he hoped that his believers could do the same and become better like the people outside.
However, there seems to be a natural impulse between civilization and faith.
In other words, those people still have beliefs in their hearts, but what they believe in is no longer imposed on them by others, but something they firmly believe in.
(end of this chapter)