Mystery: Undead don't die from passing fire

In a stone square floating in the void, dark stone pillars support a magnificent and sacred church.

The only flaw here is that every pillar, every arch, and every dome here is inlaid with skulls of different races. Most of them are pale in color, densely packed together, and observing the surroundings with empty eyes.Transparent, twisted, and painful faces stood out on the walls, windows, and doors of the church, completely separating the interior from the outside world.

At the very front of the church stands a cross hundreds of meters high.

In front of the cross, there are rows of black seats with backrests.

Wearing a simple white robe, with a light golden beard and a silver cross pendant, Adam stood under the cross, facing the rows of seats, like a priest preparing to preach to believers.

This is the Church of Bones and the Kingdom of God for the 'ideologues'.

Ever since he obtained the extraordinary characteristics of the 'Eternal Fierce Sun', He has never left here. Everyone thinks that He is seizing the time to digest the uniqueness and extraordinary characteristics of the 'Sun' pathway.

But this does not mean that He has given up his influence on reality. On the contrary, He has been secretly observing the development of the times.

After the prayer ended, the space in front of Adam suddenly opened up like water, and a picture condensed:
The picture is dark, deep and void, with no end in sight.

It was not a starry sky, because even a dark starry sky would have stars twinkling.

There is the underground, filled with black viscous liquid, like a chaotic ocean.

Just like the starry sky that covers the world, the Sea of ​​Chaos is also everywhere. People can enter the Sea of ​​Chaos anywhere in reality - as long as they dig deep enough, they will always find those black viscous liquids.

If it were normal times, Adam would never dare to peek into the Sea of ​​Chaos so unscrupulously.

Because even a true god would be contaminated by the original if he rashly peeked into the Sea of ​​Chaos.

But not now.

Because in Adam's sight, the deep black 'ocean' was boiling.

Yes, boiling!
Although there is no light visible, the Chaos Sea is indeed boiling. One bubble after another bubbles are surging on the 'sea surface' one after another, and then burst, as if they are gestating new life.

Adam knew that the reason why the Sea of ​​Chaos was boiling was because of the spread of the 'First Fire Creation Theory'.And as this theory became more and more intense, the sea of ​​chaos also boiled, which was a precursor to destruction.

Once the 'First Fire Creation Theory' completely replaces the Creator, the sea of ​​chaos will be completely evaporated, and the flame will be 'bred' from it.

By then, the beginning will be completely a thing of the past.

As for Adam, he was not opposed to seeing such an ending, but...

"Too fast." Adam murmured in a low voice, looking up at the huge cross in front of him with clear eyes.

All the suffering in reality comes from the "original", and all the luck also comes from the "original".

What He left behind was not only spirit, will, imprint, and pollution, but also essence, characteristics, and power.

His remaining power formed an invisible barrier outside the planet, preventing those outside gods from directly invading.However, as time went by, because the 'initial' was never truly resurrected, His will and power were fading. At the end of the Fourth Age, this reached a very serious level, and cracks appeared in the invisible barrier. The Seven Gods The Kingdom of God had to be moved to the star realm to make up for the gap.

Now, the God of War and the Eternal Sun have fallen one after another, and no one will fill the remaining gaps.

Therefore, Adam had to personally take action and fill the gap with his own Kingdom of God. This was the price He had to pay for seizing the power of the sun.

Of course, He could also choose not to do this.

But in that case, the outer gods can use this crack to open the world's barrier faster, and finally enter reality to feast.

This is obviously unacceptable to Adam, who has his own plans.Because once the outer gods of the old level enter the scene, these outer gods can completely overturn all plans of reality and use the most primitive and pure violence to seize everything they want.

Therefore, before achieving His purpose, He must eliminate the influence of external gods.

But accordingly.

That invisible barrier actually symbolizes the 'original' current state.

In the first three eras, the 'original' will was the strongest, and it was also the one with the greatest hope of recovery.

However, in the first era, God and Tianzun fought and both fell.

In the Third Age, the 'original' will had been weakened to a considerable extent, and that was almost his last chance.At that time, the 'ancient sun god' was the best choice for the 'initial' recovery.

However, the 'Ancient Sun God' was not willing to be controlled by 'Primary' and committed suicide to break the deadlock.

Although the consequences of this were the fall of the 'ancient sun god' and the division of power due to betrayal, at least Adam and Zhenzo survived.

In contrast, 'initially' is when the chance of recovery is really completely lost.

Because in the Fourth and Fifth Epochs, the gods who already know the truth of the world no longer try to ascend to the past, and they have a tacit understanding to maintain each other's strength at the Sequence 0 level.

Because at the level of Sequence 0, as long as they do not take the initiative to get closer to the 'prime' or to the 'sea of ​​chaos', they can completely rely on faith to anchor their humanity, thereby avoiding further contamination and erosion by the 'prime'.

And once the barrier completely disappears and the end comes, it means that the 'original' will will completely fade away.

The true gods all know this, so they are all waiting for the corresponding opportunity, which is the coming of the end.

Of course, they won't really wait until the end of the world before they start taking action, because the 'original' will at that time has certainly faded, but the threat from the alien gods who are eyeing the outside world is no less than the 'original', and even worse. Much larger.

After all, 'initially' there was only the risk of resurgence, and these alien gods are the real old ones!
Therefore, the true gods must find a balance point, and the period before the end of the world is the best balance point.

During this period, the outer gods coveted the world but have not yet arrived.

And the 'initial' distance of will has completely faded away, and there is only one final kick left.That's why the true gods will take action in unison, attack each other, and compete for the ticket to the past!

But - even if the 'original' will fades away, it doesn't mean they can sit back and relax.

Because the 'original' will will fade away, but the spirit will always exist and will not be erased unless the entire universe returns to one point.Therefore, there is still a possibility of 'initial' awakening in the body of the corresponding high-level being. The higher the status, the greater the possibility, and the more serious the corresponding influence and erosion.

Even if there is no 'original' will, it is only to slightly weaken this influence and erosion, so that it will not be directly 'seized'.

In other words, whether it is the True God or the Old One, their purpose is actually the same, they are all waiting for the 'original' will to fade away.As for the 'original' spirit, actually you don't have to worry so much.

Because as long as they do not stubbornly pursue to attribute all power to themselves, they can use the 'anchor' to fight against the 'original' spirit, preventing it from giving birth to a new 'will', and thus ensuring their own will. be continued.

Therefore, Adam's purpose has never been to become the true 'Creator', because he knew that it was nonsense.What he is pursuing is just to regain his former strength and become the ancient sun god once again.

Because the 'old days' are his limit against the 'original' spirit, and the strength of the three pillars is enough for him to surpass most existences.

That's it.

He was never greedy.

However, the situation now has changed slightly.

Although some of the 22 paths come from external gods, in the final analysis they all come from the 'origin', either directly or indirectly.Only the 'First Fire' is different, it is the real 'intruder'!
What Adam and the Outer Gods want is just more extraordinary characteristics and stronger strength.

The 'initial' attitude was only confrontation and suppression.

But the 'First Fire' is different. What He seeks is the ultimate - to attribute the essence of everything in the world to the First Fire, to completely eliminate the original spirit, so that no one in this world knows the 'Creator' anymore, only ' First fire'.

And the most important thing is that 'First Fire' really has this ability.

Just like the boiling 'sea of ​​chaos', it is actually the first fire that is consuming the original 'will' and 'spirit'!
The original doomsday should have been in 1368, which was the time when the barrier disappeared and the 'original' will completely faded away.

Now it is 1351, and there are at least 17 years left for Adam, and he is confident that he can regain his old strength during this period, as long as Zhenzao is willing to merge with him.

But now, things have changed.

Because under the 'boiling' of the initial fire, the 'original' will will dissipate faster than originally.

The original estimated time was 17 years, but now it is less than 15 years at most.

Moreover, the process of 'boiling' is continuous, and the 'original' will will continue to fade.

Judging from the current progress of First Fire, the final time left for Him is less than three years, or even shorter.

For the outside gods, this is undoubtedly a carnival.

Although more than ten years is just a blink of an eye to the old days, they don't mind starting dinner earlier.

For Adam and other true gods, this is actually a mixed message.

The worry is naturally that the foreign gods will come sooner than expected.

What's gratifying is that along with the 'original' will, the 'original' spirit is also being consumed, which will make their promotion easier.

For example, the Goddess of the Night, who has obtained the uniqueness of the God of Death and the God of War, will be promoted to a certain level.Three years is enough time for her to complete the digestion, and with the help of the ember, the 'River of Eternal Darkness' will not be an obstacle. He can completely advance to the old days before the end.

It was the same thing with Adam.

But the problem is that unlike the 'Night Goddess' who has gathered all the conditions, Adam is now only a dual-path true god, and he still lacks three paths.Not only must he persuade the 'True Creation' to merge with him voluntarily, but he also has to seize the food from the tiger's mouth and obtain the uniqueness of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom and the Lord of Storms.

And even if he does all this, he still needs to consider the consequences - the consequences of a full-scale conflict.

The Fool, the Gate, the White Tower, the Night, Death, the Twilight Giant, the Mother, the Moon, and the Black Emperor.

Among the 22 paths, the Fool's side has nine complete paths, four true gods and one king of angels1.

And on Adam's own side, there are also eight paths: the Dreamer, the Sun, the Error, the Witch, the Red Priest, the Abyss, the Hermit, and the Perfect One, as well as the four true gods and the two kings of angels.

Although the Hanged Man is one with Him, he may not stand unequivocally on His side.

Although the tyrant stands on the opposite side of him, he will still have concerns about the night. Most of the time, he naively wants to remain neutral.And even if the opponent joins the 'Fool' side, 'The Hanged Man' will definitely take action, and the two will cancel each other out without consideration.

As for Wheel of Fortune and The Bound, these three or two paths are incomplete and cannot have an impact on the overall situation.

The only thing left is the judge path.

The only path of the 'Judge' lies in the Church of the God of War. Most of them have now fallen into the territory of Loen, and may eventually fall into the hands of Russell.

In other words, the situation on the surface is still not favorable to Him.

But that's not necessarily a bad thing.

Adam suddenly raised his head, as if sensing something.

boom!
The next moment, the originally stable void suddenly erupted into a raging turbulence, sweeping across the entire star realm like a huge wave.

At the same time, everyone in the Star Boundary sensed a torrent of information that was so complex that it was terrifying, washing away every corner of the Star Boundary and every divine kingdom that stood within it.

That is the 'Hidden Sage', who is seeking promotion.

A ray of dim light passed through the stained glass above, illuminating the huge cross and Adam below.

A majestic will was carried out in the church.

He seemed to be asking Adam whether the original promise still stood.

Adam didn't answer, but calmly withdrew his gaze.

He didn't even move a single step, but he himself had disappeared into the Bone Church and appeared somewhere in the star realm.

The majestic torrent of information completely enveloped an area. The torrent of information formed an impenetrable line of defense to prevent the rising 'Hidden Sage' from being affected by the outside world.

Outside the defense line, misty lights swarmed in from all directions, quickly analyzing and dismantling the defense line built by the torrent of information.

But the Hidden Sage who is about to become a god is not the Lord of Steam at all. Although the Lord of Steam decomposes very quickly, his torrent of information is endless!
And just when the two sides were at a stalemate, a shadow suddenly rushed into the defense line - the torrent of information should have blocked him out, but it 'mistakenly' mistook him as part of the defense line, allowing him to slide smoothly. After passing the defense line, he appeared in front of the promoted Hidden Sage.

It was a young man with slightly curly black hair, a broad forehead, thin cheeks, dark eyes, and a monocle.

He is Amun.

'The Blasphemer' Amon!
Amon showed a bright smile towards the Hidden Sage, and then his whole body penetrated directly into the Hidden Sage's body and merged with him!
Under normal circumstances, angels at the 'hermit' level are very difficult to deal with.

Because they can turn themselves into a pure flow of information, most avenues are powerless against them.

But 'error' is different. What he is best at is finding loopholes and allowing these pure information to regard himself as a part of it.

Adam ignored everything in front of him.

Neither took any action to favor the Lord of Steam, nor did they take any action to help the 'Hidden Sage' consolidate the defense line.

A true god is powerful, but not powerful enough to bring enough benefit to His alignment.

But His presence could bring about another true God, even an Old One.

The huge undead snake swam in the void, quietly sneaking up to the hidden sage, and its bloody mouth suddenly opened.

Adam watched all this indifferently and said calmly:

"It's a necessary sacrifice."

He seemed to be talking to himself or to someone invisible.
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