Chapter 393: Exploration
“Professor Snoopy Bill is a top scholar researching the Era of the Gods and prehistoric times. He once wrote a book, ใ*Prehistoric Times and the Origin of the Gods*ใ, which contains several speculations about the birth of the gods.”
Monica looked at the relief in front of her and said:
“Among them are ideas about tribal totems and ancestor worship, but unfortunately, there has never been any evidence to prove his conjectures.”
“Now…”
“If these things really come from prehistoric times, perhaps it’s possible.”
“Iโve read that book.” Blaze shook his head:
“It’s undeniable that Professor Snoopy Bill has achievements in literature and history, but that book is full of all sorts of conjectures, even including records of aliens, mysticism, and astral creatures. It’s not a serious historical record at all.”
Monica smiled without saying a word.
If an ordinary person had written the book, she would definitely think it was full of conjectures and worthless.
But as far as she knew, that professor was a powerful individual with third-order supernatural power.
Under the restrictions of the laws of the gods, the lifespan of a supernatural being is not much different from that of an ordinary person, and the same goes for the third order.
But Professor Snoopy Bill had lived for nearly three hundred years.
It could be called a miracle!
The book he wrote is certainly worth taking seriously.
“Iโve also read that book.”
Barrow’s expression was solemn. As a member of the Night Watchmen organization, knowledge of mysticism was a required course.
“Regarding the speculations about the birth of the gods, the professor believes that the possibility of them migrating from an outer realm is greater than their birth on this land.”
“But if the relief before us really did originate in prehistoric times, then the gods are very likely from this land.”
Blaze was somewhat speechless.
Could he believe such a thing?
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“In ancient times, intelligent living beings feared thunder, fire, storms, and sea waves. They worshipped with devout hearts, and the invisible mental fluctuations condensed into a physical form under the effect of supernatural power, thus creating the most primitive gods.”
At this time, Karl was flipping through the book ใ*Prehistoric Times and the Origin of the Gods*ใ, his eyes flashing from time to time:
“These kinds of deities are also called tribal totems.”
“Totems have their own pictorial symbols. By drawing totem images and calling out totem names, one can communicate with them.”
“Hmm…”
“That’s pretty much like a deity.”
Karl is a God.
He has an exclusive Taiji pattern. As long as someone draws the pattern and calls out “Lord of Source Essence,” he can hear it.
“The spirits of ancestors are passed down through bloodlines. With names and images, the souls of ancestors can be summoned.”
“In tribal conquests, the strong win and the weak worship. Powerful tribes swallow up weaker tribes. The totems of the victorious tribes receive more worship from living beings and gradually become powerful, until they possess the authority of gods.”
“The same goes for the spirits of ancestors.”
“The ruler of a family rules a nation, called a king or emperor. Their ancestral forebears ignite the divine fire and become deities.”
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Karl closed the book, lost in thought.
It has to be said that although this book is full of guesses, it is very reasonable and provides Karl with ideas.
For example,
why do the gods, despite having endless lifespans, always think about swallowing other deities?
Throughout the countless millennia of this world’s history, the gods have been constantly fighting and killing each other, never having stopped.
Fundamentally, it is because they were always born through swallowing other beings with faith.
Swallowing to evolve is an instinct.
Also,
why are ‘humans’ so similar to gods?
The gods of both worlds have attempted to destroy the world, annihilating almost all living beings, and created races that only knew how to worship them. But in the end, the human race was still born and continues to this day.
Because…
the gods were very likely transformed from humans in the first place, such as ancestral souls, naturally accustomed to human worship.
No matter how many times the world is destroyed, it will eventually return to its original form, which is the human race.
“However!”
“Once you reach the seventh order, everything will change.”
Karl’s eyes showed a solemn expression:
“Seventh-order main deities almost no longer need human faith, but instead pursue their own paths.”
“Prehistoric times?”
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“Although the primitive deities of that time were not powerful enough, they already possessed the special abilities of deities.”
“Which is…”
“The fourth order!”
In this world, apart from the angel Remiel who had lived since the Era of the Gods, he had not seen any other fourth-order living beings.
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Barrow and Monica cautiously explored forward.
They were supernatural beings and knew that besides ordinary people, there was also a ‘mysterious circle’ in this world.
And in this circle, deities were undoubtedly the most powerful beings.
Gods,
were equally mysterious in the eyes of supernatural beings.
All supernatural beings knew that most of their power was related to deities, and that the deities would return one day.
“The acquisition of supernatural abilities generally comes in three ways.”
Monica whispered, her voice lingering in Barrow’s ears, but Blaze could not hear a single sound:
“Cultivation, bloodline inheritance, and contact with supernatural objects.”
“You should have cultivated the Path of the Knight, right?”
“Yes.” Barrow nodded:
“The Night Watchmen organization has a complete set of methods for cultivating the Path of the Knight. It is said that the highest one can cultivate is up to the fourth order, but no one has ever reached this stage.”
Third-order knights are also known as Forbidden Knights. To become a fourth-order knight, one must commit the act of slaying a god.
Slaying a god?
There are no gods in this world anymore.
As for wizards…
This kind of cultivation method is very dependent on talent. Even in the Night Watchmen organization, there are very few, and their combat power is not strong.
Wizards are strong in being well-rounded, but they are not suitable for actual combat.
Especially wizards who have entered the first circle, because they cannot sense the Astral Plane, their methods can be said to be extremely weak.
The ‘Black Wizards’ of the Pantheon of Gods are an exception.
“Cultivation is very difficult. If you don’t have talent, you will hardly achieve anything.” Monica nodded:
“But contact with supernatural objects is very simple.”
“As long as you are in contact with a supernatural object for long enough, you can master the ability that the supernatural object possesses, and even directly swallowing it can work.”
“Do you know where supernatural objects come from?”
“…” Barrow pursed his lips:
“Gods?”
“That’s right!” Monica nodded:
“When the gods fell, the power of the deities scattered across this land and merged with various objects.”
“Thus, there were supernatural objects and supernatural beings.”
“So that’s how it is!” Barrow suddenly understood:
“No wonder the people of the Pantheon of Gods have been collecting supernatural objects. Are they trying to revive the gods through this method?”
“That’s right!” Monica smiled faintly:
“But unfortunately, even among the higher-ups of the Pantheon of Gods, there are not many who are thinking about truly reviving the deities.”
“They are more willing to use the power of the deities for themselves!”
Barrow nodded in understanding:
“What about bloodline inheritance?”
“The Blood Alliance!”
Monica’s eyes narrowed slightly:
“The people of the Blood Alliance inherit supernatural power through their bloodlines.”
“Crack!”
Just as the two were communicating, a staff member in the rear mining area unknowingly stepped on something, making a crisp sound.
“Be careful.”
Blaze turned his head back:
“Watch your step.”
“Yes.”
“…”
“Wait a minute!” Monica tilted her head, her ears fluttering slightly, and then her expression changed drastically:
“Run!”
