Starfall 837, June 15th, the sound of a pen scratching across paper rustled, and the light of the fluorite lamp was projected onto the desk, glowing with a warm light golden light.
In the study on the second floor of the Moldavia Lord's Mansion, there was the rare sound of writing, and the sound of steady and regular breathing came together with it, proving that the writer's thinking was clear and smooth.
It can be seen that it is a piece of high-quality, neat and white letter paper. A big hand is holding a pen, writing a series of characters on it at a not very fast, but very stable speed.
[Holy Eagle: On the Essence of the Soul's Ultimate Mind]
This is the beginning of the letter, and what follows is a large expanse of text. Because the first page has just been turned, I can only look at the beginning of the second page.
"Based on the above conclusion, you should also understand my views and the words used to describe it."
There is nothing fancy about the handwriting of the person holding the pen. He writes as if the machine is running. Each stroke is exactly the same as the standard font. Even if you look at it with a magnifying glass, you can't find the slightest difference. With this regular rhythm, he continues He wrote: "I can say this: the normal human brain is hardware, then the soul is an additional virtual processor that can optimize the operation of the hardware. Self-awareness loads memory and genetic instincts by running the hardware of the brain. This database enables the entire body to move."
"However, hardware has its limits, and the fragile human brain cannot be overloaded... Whether it is the breathing cycle of fighting spirit or the rune operation of magic, it requires a large amount of resources. Fighting at subsonic and supersonic speeds , the human brain can no longer handle this calculation speed, and at this time, the soul will take over part of the work and process part of the information.”
"During the training of the White Dragon Knights, I used the power of steel to detect every change in each of them during the training and battle, whether in soul or vitality... During high-intensity training, the brain will be affected by life energy or vitality. The magic protects and maintains its overload operation, but when it comes to fighting, the brain will no longer be overloaded, because then the soul will take over the body instead of the brain."
"This is a qualitative change... Baiyin Yaoling, at this stage, the soul will be nourished by energy and develop at a high speed. When the warriors can release fighting energy and the mages can control the energy outside the body, their souls will also be fully mature,' Chapter Abilities such as the "six senses", "prediction of danger", "the way of sincerity" and "eyes of the mind" are basically developed at this stage."
When writing this, the person holding the pen paused. He seemed to be thinking about the wording. After a while, he picked up the pen again: "The soul grows with the growth of extraordinary power. At the gold level, it is no longer optimized. The algorithm of the brain takes over all the complex calculations, and when it reaches the ultimate level or even the legendary level, even the brain is not a necessary existence and can be abandoned at any time."
"I have every reason to conclude that the soul is an organ evolved by human beings in order to master the extraordinary. It was not present when our species was born, but evolved in a high-concentration energy environment. The soul is an ordinary organ It is part of human consciousness, but it is the entirety of most extraordinary beings - its existence itself is the embodiment of 'supernormal power' and 'initial fire' in human beings created by 'steel power' and 'life force'. Fire Fusion with the power of steel.”
"The so-called ultimate soul is when the soul completely gets rid of all constraints and becomes an independent individual."
At this time, the author's writing became heavier: "At that time, the original concept of 'human beings' had disappeared, and what appeared was a brand new, sublimated 'soul human being'. They may still have bodies, but that It is no longer the subject of life.”
"This is my view of 'soul' and 'soul's ultimate meaning'."
"—Joshua Van Radcliffe."
The letter was completed, and the pen-holder, Joshua, placed it in an envelope. On the envelope, a gorgeous magical light flashed. In an instant, the envelope turned into ashes in the ever-changing magical light. And somewhere in the distance, a letter with exactly the same content was slowly emerging in a delicate crystal circle. .
During this period of time, Eagle has been very busy. The old pope has far more work than others: whether it is the Holy Mountain Fortress or the coming of the Seven Gods, all these are the tasks he is responsible for. Because of this, he often Joshua, who had been discussing and debating various supernatural power issues with the other party, now chose to use letters to communicate with the other party and exchange their views.
Although the current communication array has developed to an extremely advanced level and can even span continents, Joshua feels that it is not a bad thing to be nostalgic occasionally. Anyway, he has more time and writing is not bad. He put down the pen in his hand and stood up from his seat. Standing up, the warrior sat on the sofa in the corner of the study room and closed his eyes.
Now, Joshua has got his own answer to the soul's ultimate intention, but he is not prepared to take this path.
For most people in this world, the reason why the soul grows as their strength increases is because the brain as hardware cannot process faster and faster messages, and as a key point, the brain is often attacked by the enemy. Target the attack, so abandoning the brain and choosing the soul is the right thing to do... but not always.
For example, Joshua—his hardware is harder than everyone else combined, and even the 'divine nature' of a virus that can assimilate consciousness algorithms is difficult to erode.
The head is harder than that of a warrior. Perhaps the only one is the python of steel. The body of this great will is actually the whole world. The world is the purest creation of steel, and its soul is naturally the purest fire. Condensation is also the fusion of fire and steel. It's a pity that the 'world' cannot be used as a thinking organ, so Steel Python still uses its soul to think.
Joshua and Steel Python are different from other ordinary people. At this time, his body is completely composed of degenerate matter. No matter what kind of overload operation it is, it is impossible to cause any damage to this material. There is no need to use this If he is a kind of substance, he only needs to assemble a supercomputer for himself with a special secondary extraordinary alloy to carry his own thoughts and soul. Then his pure calculation speed will surpass most legends. If the soul assists, he can even To the extent of 'predicting the unknown'.
But through the soul, Joshua, who has no vital points for the time being, does not intend to create a vital vital point and weakness for himself. His plan is to let every part of his body have independent computing power and independent Survivability: Even a drop of blood, a bit of debris, a touch of dust can be calculated, reorganized, and self-replicated... Does it sound familiar? A drop of blood can reproduce a race, and a drop of debris can transform half of the world. Even if someone has been dead for thousands of years, the particles of thought left behind can still form the mist of divine misfortune, and can preserve most of the thoughts and memories—
This is the "perfect body" of the ancient dragon and the "immortal soul" of the gods. Two existences that are almost at the top of life have almost immortal power and are praised and worshiped by everyone in the world.
Taking the representative abilities of the two as a reference, and supplemented by the 'matter-spirit conversion equation' of the sage Faina, Joshua is also preparing to create his own, unique immortal power - when this power comes true, then Even if the warrior is destroyed by the blast, he can be reborn from the debris of his body anytime and anywhere. His soul is his body, and his body can also be converted into his soul.
At that time, unless Joshua's entire body and soul are completely annihilated in one breath, leaving no trace of matter left, then there is no way to kill him. At most, he can be sealed and wait for the day when he comes back.
After clarifying his thoughts again, Joshua nodded, and then opened his eyes. He had already set his next development goals and path. When he achieved 100% assimilation of the power of steel and advanced to the legendary mid-level , he will begin to perfect his 'immortal power'.
At that time, what was waiting for him was the legendary high level that was endless and heading towards infinity.
"The time has come."
Standing up from the sofa, the soldier walked out of the study. Joshua came to the top floor of the Lord's Mansion. The magnetic field surged around him. He rose slowly, then accelerated in a safe area. The strong wind blew around him, and he instantly surpassed the clouds.
Today is the day that has been agreed upon long ago. After the Boundless Heaven Realm was completely merged into the world of Mycroft and became a stable subspace above the Western Mountains, one of the seven gods of the human race, the God of Power and Justice, launched an attack on the three people of the Northern Empire. The legend sent out an invitation, and the god used an equal tone to invite everyone to meet with him in the middle of the vast sea in the northernmost part of the world to discuss various issues related to the future of the world.
Joshua does not care about the future of this world. In his opinion, the current Mycroft world is good enough. Deliberate interference will cause bad results. Gods and Legends only need to maintain order and stability. It can ensure the normal progress of the world... But he is very interested in the Seven Gods. To be precise, Joshua is very interested in 'gods'.
He wants to know what kind of life form these gods are, and what are they? Why is it so powerful? The cycle of order shaped by divinity allows them to maintain their self-awareness despite the erosion from the source of the multiverse. What is the mystery of this cycle
If he takes God as his opponent, how far can he reach now
Because of this curiosity, Joshua simply agreed and set off at this time, flying towards the northernmost part of the world.
The dim silver light streaked across the sky, over the Nissii Snow Mountains, across the Arctic Icefields, and across the Great Ajax Mountains. The silver light was not conspicuous, but the light around it was slightly distorted. Silently, he We have arrived at the permafrost covered by eternal ice and snow, and at the shore of the frozen white ocean [the Dazed Sea].
The coldness from the end of the world spans the entire ice ocean belt and blows on the frozen soil along the coast. The long-lasting cold wind makes the glaciers as solid as iron. It is summer, but there is still no warming trend around the sea. Mountain-like icebergs stand majestically on the sea, and the ice cliffs are full of carvings of time - these are mountains formed by heavy snowfall day after day. Their existence itself means the collection of all the snowfall in the vast sea for thousands of years.
The main reason for choosing to meet in this place is to avoid other people watching. In addition, if the power of gods and legends resonates with each other, it may lead to horrific natural disasters, so it is best to choose an uninhabited place. Possible hidden dangers are reduced to a minimum.
It didn't take much time to find the opponent's location. Joshua looked around, and a restrained but still terrifying energy wave appeared in front of him. It showed a complex shape in the energy vision, like a circle. The dark gray kaleidoscope is constantly rotating and never repeats its shape. As Joshua approaches, this complex energy kaleidoscope begins to condense, and finally forms a black ring that is constantly rotating.
This is the center of the Boundless Sea, but unlike the raging storms along the coast, it is unexpectedly calm here. Joshua slowly landed here on a white frost plain with no towering obstacles around. The slightly dim sunlight shines through. The clouds shone on this world. After the warrior landed, he walked straight ahead: an inconspicuous gray-haired knight was standing there, waiting for Joshua's arrival.
"They haven't come yet?"
Joshua slowly approached this knight with long gray messy hair. His face was hard, but his facial lines were slightly softer. This god wore a strong and thick full-body armor, with exquisite and detailed reliefs engraved on it, black His cloak fluttered quietly behind him without making any sound.
"No, Joshua, they've all been here."
The gray-haired knight, the god of power and justice, the incarnation of punishment in the world, answered. His voice was majestic, but not as serious as before. The warrior could even hear a hint of relief in it: "I divided it into three. At that time, I made an appointment with the three of you. Israel and Nostradamus have already met and talked with me and left. You are the last one."
"That's it."
Joshua was not surprised by this result, or in other words, he didn't care. The warrior was staring at the incarnation of the god in front of him in the human world. At this time, it was different from meeting him in the void. Now here Under the shell of the gray-haired knight is the essence of the existence of the gods, which is the condensation of their divine patterns, divinity, and divine power. At this time, Joshua can even hear the inaudible prayers coming from the other party, so that This silent land is enveloped in a sacred atmosphere.
The two of them were standing face to face, more than ten meters apart. Both sides were looking at Fang seriously, observing every detail of the other. This silence lasted for nearly five minutes. After five minutes, Joshua belatedly spoke. : "Legends are the most powerful existences in the world. It's normal for gods to want to know them after they descend to the world... But I don't think you want to see us for such a superficial reason. Your Majesty, Xing Zheng, what is your purpose?" "
"Ask some questions, get some answers, confirm some things, and, Joshua, you have indeed become a lot stronger."
Nodding, Xing Zheng answered patiently, and nodded in admiration: "The last time I met you, the divinity in your body was still ready to stir, but now, your will and your body are integrated, and you are about to cross the largest legendary road. Threshold... To say that I am happy is to think too highly of myself, but I am indeed very happy because there is a strong person like you among human beings."
"Haha." Hearing a god praising him so bluntly, even Joshua couldn't help being stunned, and then laughed out loud. He shook his head and said: "Your Majesty Xing Zheng, there are many legends, and everyone is here for I am just one of them who sacrifices to protect this world."
"You deserve this praise, the one who rekindled the flame." Xing Zheng waved his hands indifferently, and he ended the topic. God stood there, then raised his head and looked up at the sky. This was when He was in the boundless heaven. Scenery that I have never seen before: "You ask me about my purpose, and my purpose is very simple. When the seven gods were together in the boundless heaven, we were far away from the human world and just performed our duties to protect civilization and the world. But these days, I hide I have traveled half a continent, I understand a lot of things, and I have a lot of questions.”
Lowering his gaze from the sky, Xing Zheng stared into Joshua's eyes. His eyes shone with a cold metallic luster, which was the light of dark gray divine power. This divine power could control the atmosphere and dust simply by overflowing. The reason why there is no strong wind in the middle of the vast sea may be because of this trace of divine power. The God of Power said in an extremely serious tone: "We gods were born to protect our own tribe and maintain order and civilization... The seven gods joined forces. Maintain the order of the human world, and the gods of other races will also protect their people. Before the threat of the evil god, we can coexist peacefully and work together, but this situation cannot last forever, because even the Seven There were also conflicts between gods, but they did not break out due to various reasons.”
"What contradiction?"
Joshua couldn't help but ask, his brows furrowed, and the warrior was quite puzzled: "You have been cooperating for thousands of years, and you have jointly resisted various foreign enemies, including the God of Orcs, the Five-Colored Dragon God, and even the will of the world. You have jointly suppressed it. , the Lord of the Abyss doesn’t dare to make mistakes because of you... There will actually be conflicts between you?"
"It's not a mortal conflict like grudges...Joshua, it's the most fundamental problem: we have different views on order."
Xing Zheng's voice was calm. He had understood this for a long time, so he didn't have any emotions: "So, we can't join hands forever. Each of us wants to implement our own order. This is the biggest contradiction."
Hearing this, Joshua couldn't help but frown slightly. He understood what kind of conceptual differences the so-called 'different orders' would bring. It was the overall difference in world outlook, outlook on life and values, but people's three outlooks cannot be completely different. , the orders of the seven gods can never go against each other - if so, they would have started fighting because of civil war.
"Order can coexist. It is not a relationship between order and chaos. It has to be divided into life and death." With this in mind, Joshua said: "Your beliefs are not in the same area, so the contradiction is not big."
"... Maybe so, but different orders will cause the division of civilization. If we don't unify everyone under the same order and trend of thought, we will never be able to reach the same glorious level as the Glorious Era."
Regarding Joshua's understanding, Xing Zheng nodded and shook his head. He knew that what the other party said was right, but for various reasons, it was impossible to act according to this statement.
"Order is a well-organized and well-organized society. It is stable and has continuity and consistency even if it changes... And strong power is the root of order."
While saying this, the God of Justice and Power began to move in the direction of Joshua. He walked slowly and said to the warrior in a calm tone: "Justice is my definition of order. Without it, Society will be in chaos, decadent and decadent, and power is the source of support for my justice. Without it, justice is fragile, and children can spurn and sneer at it, treating it as a laughing stock."
"Only those who have the power to control everything have the qualifications to regulate the world. Without power, who can judge the good and evil in the world, and who can calm the chaos of society? Justice is powerless, and only strength can defend it."
"Order is strength, and strength is justice."
When he said this, Xing Zheng had already walked in front of Joshua. The god and the warrior were face to face. The distance between the two was less than half a meter. The cloak behind the gray-haired knight began to flutter slowly. It was the warrior himself. As a symbol of the gravity beginning to fluctuate, He fell silent and stopped speaking.
The eyes of the God of Power can no longer be seen. What is burning in His eyes is the dark gray light of divine power. At this time, He did not speak, but everything is silent than sound. No matter who it is, everyone knows what the silence at this time is for. What, what are the gods waiting for
Joshua, what is your view on order
Faced with this silent question, Joshua did not answer immediately. He first raised his head, looked at the sky, and then lowered his gaze again, returning to Xing Zheng. The God of Power remained silent, and he still stared. Looking at the soldier, the two looked at each other for a while, and then Joshua slowly said: "Your Majesty Xingzheng."
"Are you planning to choose an heir?"
Looking at the form of the God of Power who suddenly froze for a moment, Joshua confirmed this. He sighed, and then said softly: "I saw just now that the aura on your body is stronger than what I saw in the void before. A lot stronger... And in just a few minutes, you became stronger for a moment at a speed that I can observe, you... "
Joshua was not talking, because Xing Zheng was shaking his head with a smile, interrupting the soldier's next words.
"No need to guess, this is the inevitable result."
The god said in an indifferent tone: "We have been looking for the awakened god for a long time. We have been consciously screening the targets since hundreds of years ago, just to prepare for the current result... Humph, while merging the two worlds, suppressing the world consciousness, and then The workload of purifying the dead souls all over the world is indeed too much."
Joshua was silent.
Because of the nature priest, because of the secrets of the descendants of the Earth Goddess, and because of all kinds of knowledge, the warrior clearly knows the wonderful qualities of the gods... For example, the more powerful they are, the closer they are to destruction.
The reason why gods are life is that they can rely on divinity to extract endless power from the source of the multiverse. They have been extremely powerful from the beginning, immortal, immortal, and incorruptible, but precisely because this is too great. It is so powerful that divinity will slowly assimilate the soul and will of the god. The more powerful the god, the more violent the assimilation will be.
Gods use other corresponding divinities and logic to form an orderly cycle to suppress this assimilation. The thoughts brought by faith can also help them alleviate the assimilation caused by divinity. If they want to become stronger, they must maintain this This cycle becomes stronger, which is equivalent to dancing with shackles. The speed is extremely slow. On the contrary, it does not matter if you are injured. On the contrary, it can better allow the gods to maintain their own existence. There is no such kind of god who weakens himself in order to protect himself - He Isn't the reason why we want to become gods is for this power that is so powerful that it surpasses almost all legends
The most important thing for gods is not to use their power that 'goes beyond limits': for ordinary gods, divine power is almost infinite, but this does not mean that they can use it. The size of the faucet is one of them, and the limit is another. If the god uses divine power beyond his control, then he will be partially assimilated by the suddenly stronger divinity. At that time, one will wax and wane, and the god will The nature becomes stronger and stronger, and the order cycle becomes weaker and weaker, until finally, God will be completely assimilated and disappear into the source of the multiverse, which is the so-called annihilation of God.
Now, Xing Zheng is getting stronger at a speed that Joshua can observe. This is undoubtedly beyond the speed of God's normal progress. There is only one explanation for this situation, and that is that in the previous actions of the God of Power, He has used the power beyond his own boundaries... He is being assimilated to divinity.
"It's not surprising, Joshua. Divine power is extremely powerful. If used to the extreme, it can even reverse the logic of reality and make two plus two equal five. How can this kind of power be easily controlled?"
Xing Zheng himself did not have any worries. His expression was calm, and his tone even had a hint of lightness and joy: "Looking for the awakened god... If you don't want to be assimilated by divinity and become an unconscious order machine, let this power disappear in vain in the source of the multiverse. , then this is the only choice, I must find a successor."
"So, can you answer my question? Joshua, what is order to you?"
When he said this, Xing Zheng was greeted by silence. He waited in this silence, full of hope. Even if the answer was not satisfactory, it didn't matter to him. The God of Power just wanted to know Radcliffe's answer. He just wants to know this and nothing else.
But He didn't wait for an answer.
Joshua remained silent. He looked at Xing Zheng with undisguised eyes, but he still did not speak. The warrior did not bother to give an answer that he could not understand. He was unwilling to give an answer that he was not sure of. So at this time, he could only remain silent.
Finally, the gray-haired knight sighed, Xing Zheng turned around slowly, and said in a calm and calm tone: "Joshua, we, the Seven Gods, all have high expectations for you."
"You are the fastest, strongest, and most perfect transcendent in the history of Mycroft's world."
"Your power is second only to the saints in the entire history of the Era of Glory and the Era of Stars, and second only to the saint who even gods can only look up to and cannot understand his realm. You are the only one who is close to him and this general. The same order is imposed on the entire existence of Mycroft's world."
"We cannot estimate your future, and we don't need to estimate it... Your existence makes us very satisfied, happy, and happy. You can help us and protect the world on our behalf."
"But you haven't found your order yet."
Standing in the windless snow, Xing Zheng turned around completely, looked at the endless snow scene, shook his head slowly, and said softly: "What is the difference between Israel and Nostradamus at this point?" Hello, they all have firm beliefs—not that you don’t have them, but they have a world they want to realize and an order they want to achieve.”
After speaking, Xing Zheng's body disintegrated, and the gray-haired knight turned into countless dark gray fragments. They rotated and condensed in mid-air like nebulae, and finally turned into a pure black floating ring. This ring was in mid-air. After a round of rotation, a majestic voice came from it.
"You are the closest thing to a sage... I want to know your answer. The purpose is that simple."
With an almost imperceptible stream of light, the black ring disappeared into the ice in the middle of the vast sea. As the diffuse divine power dissipated, the noisy north wind began to blow again, and the harsh wind could be heard tearing at the atmosphere, with a sharp sound. Howling, Joshua stood in the middle of the snow where there was sound again, still lowering his head and frowning, silent.
"My order..."
After a long time, the warrior whispered to himself, countless fragments flashed through his mind - about fighting, about pioneering, about the distant star sea, about the infinite world in the void... Joshua couldn't help but smile lightly, but Then he sighed slightly.
He understood the purpose of Xingzheng... but he still couldn't give an answer.
Joshua has seen too much and done too much. The warrior's vision spans countless worlds. He has seen the peculiar view of time and fertility of the people in the Midgard. He has seen the unique magic technology of the migrating elves. Xiuya's eyes did not stop at Moldavia, or even at the Mycrof continent. His eyes ran through the multiverse.
From such a broad perspective, how could he come up with an answer to 'order' that could cover all
Although he said this, Joshua was not clueless. Several shadows flashed in his mind: the Empire's External Development Department, the Ten Thousand Worlds Sacrificial Site, and Xiaoguang... He thought of many things, such as becoming stronger, fighting, and continuing. Continuous exploration, these are the beliefs that support him, Joshua. If he wants to come up with an order that belongs to him, then these keys must not be missing.
"My order."
After repeating this word again, Joshua couldn't help but shake his head again.
"That's a really good question."
Because this chapter is too big, I didn't update it yesterday. I posted it after I finished writing this chapter...
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