Mythology: Spiritual Ruler

“.You guessed it right.”

Lian smiled helplessly. He really didn’t expect that Themis not only guessed the answer at once, but also gave such a reason.

But it’s understandable if you think about it. Among Chaos’ gods, Kronos and Themis are the ones he deals with the most. It is from them that Ryan often hears some more realistic evaluations of himself, rather than like Lyanna, who thinks that everything he does is right.

For example, Kronos once pointed out the ‘arrogance’. Ryan felt that he was more or less alert at that time.

"It seems that Kronos is doing well after his abdication, at least not like our father."

Nodding, Themis looked at the humans on earth, especially the two guys who claimed to be priests of the Temple of Law but had little faith in her, and suddenly asked:

"Ordinary people don't know why the gods give them protection, so they will be shaken by that person's words, which I can understand. But now it seems that these priests know."

"I have never asked them to sacrifice to me, so I don't care whether they believe in me or not. At most, because of their behavior, I will destroy all the temples built for me by humans from today, and prohibit these so-called priests from acting in my name again, but my nephew is different."

"They clearly know that God values ​​faith, and they were even arguing with the unbeliever for this just now. Since they know the pros and cons, why don't they believe in God?"

On this point, Themis really couldn't understand, or rather, few of the current Chaos gods understood it.

They were originally in the exploratory stage of faith, otherwise there would not be such a blessing to mankind with an almost clear price tag.

This is the original state of faith. Without one or two failures, the gods would not understand how to make mortals believe in them to the greatest extent. It's just that one or two failures cost the gods time and mortals life.

In the future, it may be the lives of a few people, but now, it is everyone.

"Because this is human nature, Themis. Fear and awe come from the unknown, and desire comes from not having it. Longing is the farthest from the truth, but conversely, it is the closest to faith."

"That's why the priests would rather be speechless by Mephisto than admit that 'God created humans for mortals to believe in'. Because they can see from themselves that if everyone knows the truth, then what will be welcomed is not a more pious belief in the gods, but like them, no matter how pious they are, they can't cover up the shallowness of their inner faith."

"After all, faith is not something you can believe by saying 'I want to believe, I should believe'. People can deceive others, but they can't deceive themselves."

Shaking his head slightly, this is the importance of humanistic priesthood. However, Ryan's keen sense of fate makes him have a hunch at this moment, maybe it won't take long for the King of Gods to notice all this.

Of course, this is not the reason why he appeared here today. In fact, Ryan has been a little uneasy recently.

This may be the feedback of the spiritual origin, or it may be the prediction given to him by the power of destiny. In short, something unexpected may have happened. He thought at first that it was the core of the next era, and some special changes had occurred among humans, but now it seems that the problem is not here.

If it is not here, then it can only be

"What are you thinking about?"

As if she had noticed Ryan's changing mood, Themis turned around and asked.

"Nothing."

Before there was a result, Ryan did not intend to say much, so he just smiled and responded:

"I plan to go to the sea recently and visit your brother by the way."

"My brother. Do you mean Oceanus?"

"Yes, it's him."

Nodding, Ryan responded softly.

He did intend to visit this ocean god, even if it was just on the way, after all, it was more or less the other party's doorstep.

The main body of Chaos's appearance in the world, the Ring River wrapped around the ocean, and the ocean wrapped around the earth. At the end of the east, the Ocean Lord who was severely injured a hundred years ago stayed in his own temple, and I don't know what the situation is now.

But Ryan was going to a more distant place.

He had already made up his mind, and he would go there in person soon. But what made him hesitate was whether he should find a helper to go with him.

After all, no matter what was there, it would not be something simple to give him such a strong but vague premonition.

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At this moment, when the two gods in the sky were talking, on the ground, the flames of the overhead had completely covered Mephisto's whole body.

His face was already a little unclear, but everyone knew that in the center of the fire, he must still be smiling and looking at everyone like at the beginning.

The atmosphere at the scene was a little depressing, and Devers could feel the doubts in the eyes cast on him. Ordinary humans dare not question God, but it does not mean that they dare not question him. But at this point, he can no longer turn back.

"The result of the trial is obvious. Obviously, God has proved right and wrong with actual results. Mephisto's words are just ridiculous lies."

Devers tried his best to be righteous, but no one in the crowd paid attention to his performance. They just stood there in silence, looking at the burning viaduct.

Even those who did not recognize Mephisto were just watching silently at this moment. If the other party was wailing and screaming in the flames, or begging for mercy loudly, they could at least feel a little joy of victory. But now, they just felt confused.

Is what the priest did really right?

"Cohen, do you think what he said makes sense?"

Standing on the boulder, Evans no longer had the expectant expression he had at the beginning. He didn't know who was right or wrong, but he felt that the goddess Hestia in his heart should not burn the unbelievers like this.

If the goddess would not do this, then the only one who was wrong was the person who executed all this.

"Right and wrong are relative. This is one of the few truths I have learned over the years."

Standing aside, Cohen said slowly:

"If for you, the flames in front of you, whether or not they are from God's instruction, your faith in God has not changed, then what he said is unreasonable. After all, you have proved with practical actions that your faith in God has nothing to do with what kind of God she is."

"What if I think this is not God's intention, but the personal thoughts of these priests?"

Looking at everything on the stage, Evans finally felt that the goddess would not do this. She must be kind and gentle as the Creator said, and be tolerant of all the weak.

If this is really what the goddess meant. He felt that he could not accept this reality.

"Then it proves that for you, one of the words of the unbeliever is right"

"At least you do believe in the goddess because you recognize her thoughts and actions, not because of her blessing to you."

Cohen responded calmly, but his mood was a bit complicated. Unlike Evans, he knew how terrible Mephisto was. Since this flame with a hint of divine breath was useless to him, it would not make any difference to this dangerous person.

It's just that the other party's previous words did touch Cohen a lot. At least one thing, Cohen felt that he was right, that is, faith, a spiritual conversion, not just gratitude.

In the past, the golden humans believed in God in this way. They believed that God was perfect and omnipotent, and all the good things in the world could be given to God. Because God is so perfect, they believe in gods devoutly and try their best to get closer to God.

It is precisely because of this that when Cohen found that the gap between the real God and the imagined God was so big, he felt deceived. The disappearance of the golden human's body actually just detonated this repressed emotion.

"What is that?!"

"——Cohen, look!"

"Huh?"

Awakened from his memories by the shouting of Evans beside him, Cohen looked in the direction of the sound. On the high platform, Devers was still making useless remarks, trying to save his image; and the flames were still burning, and billowing smoke rose and scattered into the sky.

But at the center of the flame, behind Devers, a ball of golden light suddenly appeared. It grew from small to large, from weak to strong, wrapped an illusory figure, and slowly rose to the sky.

"That is-"

"No, it's just an illusion."

Almost instantly, Cohen saw through the true face of the golden light, but among the mortals present, he was the only one who could really see through the truth.

The crowd at this moment was boiling. They all knew that the Creator had told them about the three ages of mankind. The golden humans ascended to the sky because of their noble character, and the silver humans were buried underground because of their disrespect for God.

And now, right in front of them, the legendary myth was staged.

"Impossible!"

Because of the movement of the crowd, Devers couldn't help but turn his head. Looking at everything in front of him, he almost couldn't believe that the legendary ascended heroic spirit was actually in front of him, and he played the role of the culprit who killed this noble man.

And the most terrifying thing is that since Mephisto has ascended to heaven, does it mean that God is about to come to the world?

".Prepare the car, I'm going to see High Priest Orson."

At this time, the crowd had begun to move towards the platform. The ascension of the Holy Spirit was happening right before their eyes, and everyone felt that this was the will of the gods.

The priests on the platform had already retreated to the side, and after a brief panic, Devers made a decision in an instant. He was going to the expanding Aurora City to meet his former friend, the current High Priest Orson.

As one of the two most trusted students of the Creator, he was the only one who could give Devers some comfort now.

As for going directly to see the Creator, that was impossible. Devers didn't dare to see him now.