bigabreads Chapter 437 - 68: Version Upgrade, Secrets of the Pillar Gods (2)
Chapter 437 - 68: Version Upgrade, Secrets of the Pillar Gods (2)
Although Cheng Hua didn’t know the specifics, he could guess the general idea.
But none of that mattered anymore!
That’s right!
It didn’t matter!
He, Cheng Hua, had finally returned!
He had even escaped the restraints of the Sinful God and the watch of the Cancer of All Machines.
That alone was reason enough for Cheng Hua to celebrate!
Not to mention, the current Cheng Hua had also become a Divine Tier Giant Dragon!
’A Giant Dragon!’
He recalled his days as a student.
Back then, wasn’t his greatest wish to become a Player in the True Game?
Didn’t he fantasize about becoming a member of the Cloud Court Dragon Clan?
He had done it!
Although he’d achieved it in such a bizarre way, it was enough!
Looking back on the past, Cheng Hua truly felt like crying tears of joy.
However, at that very moment.
Suddenly, a piercing alarm blared across the entire street!
At the same time, a large number of Human Alliance Transcendents rushed toward his location!
Simultaneously, a Barrier shot up, enclosing the entire street.
The Barrier enveloped the street where Cheng Hua stood. At the same time, several beings of at least the High Tier instantly appeared in the sky above!
Seeing the Human Alliance Countermeasures Bureau reacting as if facing a major threat, Cheng Hua was momentarily stunned.
But after a moment’s pause, he just smiled nonchalantly.
’This kind of reaction is normal.’
’After all, the Celestial Net’s eyes are everywhere throughout the Blue Star Alliance.’
’Facial recognition, and even the personal terminal wristband that symbolizes citizenship—I’ve long since lost those important things!’
Therefore, it wasn’t hard to understand why he had been discovered so quickly.
So, looking at the official Human Alliance members who were on high alert, Cheng Hua calmly raised his hands.
「Oakland Continent, Star Realm」
At this moment, just as the True Game was undergoing a version update.
Three terrifying existences suddenly appeared in this Star Sea without any warning.
Of the three figures, only one had appeared in its true form.
The other two were merely projections of power, like lines of sight.
When one of the projections appeared in the Star Sea, it looked at the vast ruins floating above and the Black Flame burning upon them, then immediately reached out to touch the Black Flame.
A cluster of Black Flame was grasped in its hand.
After carefully sensing the power within, the being immediately showed a look of surprise.
"How interesting, this power!"
"It has some similarities to my own power. It pollutes the Spirit, even the soul, and the aura of the Destruction Law is also very strong!"
"For this world to have survived under such power, it is truly lucky. However, with Your Excellency Nidhogg present, I can understand how it managed to survive."
"There’s no need to guess. There is definitely an Authority Level existence behind this power."
"Samantha, what do you think?"
The God of All Machines’ projection looked toward the Mother of All Things, Samantha.
Samantha’s projection transformed into a clear, water-like fluid tentacle. It coiled around a wisp of Black Flame, mused for a moment, and then spoke:
"You’re likely not wrong."
"There’s definitely an Authority Level being."
"Truly interesting, and it certainly tempts me."
"The flesh and being of at least one Authority Level entity... even if we were to divide it, it would be enough for us to advance further in a short time."
"I must say, Your Excellency Nidhogg has brought us so many surprises!"
"The benefits of conquering such a world would be unimaginable."
The Mother of All Things, Samantha, was clearly in a very good mood.
A great and greedy desire for the Black Flame Creatures and the Black Flame World had clearly been stirred within her.
"The benefits are certainly many, but what about the cost?"
Suddenly, the projection of the God of Thousand Faces, who should have left long ago, also appeared!
As one of the highest Authority Holders of the Cosmos, it was not difficult to understand how he could come here.
"Cost?"
The God of All Machines frowned at the God of Thousand Faces’ humanoid projection and said with displeasure:
"We would be besieging a single Authority Level existence with the Cosmos backing us. What cost could there be?"
"Thousand Faces, don’t be a killjoy."
Compared to the arrogance of the God of All Machines, Lince, the master of this domain, was thinking more deeply.
He looked at the God of Thousand Faces, his expression contemplative.
"Your Excellency Thousand Faces, could it be that you know something about this Black Flame?"
"Know about it? No, no, no~"
The God of Thousand Faces’ projection transformed into the appearance of a young man of the Human Race, then waved his hand with a constant smile.
"I don’t know anything about this Black Flame."
"But... I sense a hint of the ’Pillar’ in these black flames."
’A hint of the Pillar?’
Because the True Game had not yet fully merged with the Cosmos, Lince lacked a lot of information and thus didn’t understand what the God of Thousand Faces meant.
But after the God of Thousand Faces mentioned the ’Pillar,’ seeing both the God of All Machines and the Mother of All Things fall silent for a moment, Lince knew that the origin of this Black Flame was anything but ordinary!
Perhaps sensing Lince’s confusion.
The Mother of All Things now spoke in a solemn tone:
"Your Excellency may not know this, but what Thousand Faces calls the ’Pillar’ refers to the Pillar Gods!"
"The so-called Pillar Gods... this is actually the title for the next stage of Deities beyond our own, which Thousand Faces learned of through his predictive abilities after we became Authority Level existences."
"Pillar, as in support pillar!"
"The pillars of the Cosmic Star Sea, which also means the pillars of Law!"
As the Mother of All Things, Samantha, finished speaking, the God of Thousand Faces cheerfully interjected:
"Your Excellency Nidhogg, you must understand that the birth of the Star Sea, the birth of the Cosmos, is essentially constituted by myriad Laws."
"And among these Laws, in the results of my predictions, there are undoubtedly five most powerful ones: Death and Destruction, Life and Creation, Time and Space, Light and Dark, and Matter and Antimatter."
"I believe Your Excellency can understand the first four. As for Matter and Antimatter, the most direct representation of Matter is the Material Interface where we, life and Deities, manifest—that is, the existence of the Cosmic Star Sea. As for antimatter, well, the chaos of Subspace is the manifested representation of the rule of antimatter."
"These Laws are the most fundamental parts of the entire Cosmic Star Sea. Without any one of them, the Cosmic Star Sea could not exist."
"Therefore, these few Laws can also be called the Cosmic Pillar Laws."
"And once a Deity gains control over one of these Laws, grows slowly, and then either completely masters it or coexists with multiple Laws belonging to that Pillar Law, they naturally become a so-called Pillar God!"
"A Pillar God represents the individual, tangible will of a Cosmic Pillar Law manifested in the Material Interface. This naturally implies a symbiotic relationship with the Cosmic Star Sea. Their so-called immortality is similar to the symbiosis between a planet and the divine status achieved by mortals who undergo Ascension to Divinity."
"Therefore, Your Excellency Nidhogg, you can imagine the Power of a Pillar God for yourself!"
However, having said this, the God of Thousand Faces smiled and added:
"But, Your Excellency Nidhogg, you need not worry too much."
"After all, although the Power of a Pillar God is immense, like the ’Star Gods,’ they are subject to many restrictions within the Cosmic Star Sea, especially in the Material Interface."
"Besides, becoming a Pillar God is not so easily achieved. At the very least, we three have never encountered one!"
"Furthermore, in my predictions, it seems that to become a Pillar God, one must implicitly execute other Authority Level existences in the Star Sea who control the same Law."
"So, I only said this black flame has a hint of the ’Pillar,’ but it is far from being a ’Pillar’ God."
"But without a doubt, this Black Flame is a Power that symbolizes the Destruction Law!"
"Also, judging from the fluctuations of its aura, even if this being is not yet a Pillar God, it should be extremely powerful among Authority Level Deities and not far from becoming a ’Pillar.’"
"To be honest, the fact that this world, this planet, can exist under the gaze of such a being makes me very curious."
"But on second thought, it’s not hard to understand. Controlling such immense Power, this Deity of the Destruction Law must have numerous Clans under its command. The worlds it invades must be of a high tier, and there surely must be many of them."
"It’s possible that for this current world, its Clan just discovered it, casually killed some valuable individuals, and then pulled back."
"After all, a being like that surely has many other enemies to deal with. Not having the time to bother with an unremarkable planet like this one isn’t too difficult to understand."
"And I think, if I’m not mistaken, any being on this planet that posed a threat to these Black Flame Creatures must have fallen long ago. Otherwise, the other side would never have let this planet off so easily."
"I’m not wrong about that, am I, Your Excellency?"
The God of Thousand Faces, as if possessed by a chatterbox, launched into a series of self-posed questions and answers that left even Lince somewhat silent.