A few days later, a Muslim named Ahad came to the island of Aina. The god-king has always believed in Zoroastrianism and has a particular rejection of other religions. Erhard was on a mission on the island of Ainah, and the God-King was furious and wanted to kill or expel Erhard, but on second thought, in order to prove the superiority of Zoroastrianism, the God-King was going to hold a festival and have a fair game.

The puja was held at the Aina temple and after the high priest presided over the worship service, the god-king announced the start of the puja. The God-King sent Shegol, the messenger of light, to compete with the Muslim Erhard. First there was a literary fight, mainly about doctrinal understanding and debate, which is needless to say here. First, because the teachings are so profound and complex that I, as a recorder, cannot understand their essence; Second, they are worried that if the expression is wrong, they will be unhappy if they are seen by their followers, and it is not a joke to offend these believers.

At the end of the doctrinal debate, each with its own reasoning, the god king could not tell the winner from the loser, and said: "The two masters, there is no first in the text, there is no second in the martial arts, and the theories in the doctrine are difficult to judge, so I have to let you decide the victory or defeat through the fighting method." ”

In the first round, both sides will test their hearing and listen to God's voice. The King of God ordered forty tables to be brought, twenty of which were made for a high platform, and one on top of the other. The priest said, "The platform is set up, so go up." ”

The light made Shegol and the Muslim Ahmad have a spell, and they sat on the two high platforms, without climbing with their hands or with ladders, and each riding a cloud. The priest placed a chest fifty paces away, and inside it was a prodigy. At that time, the prodigy has to say a word in the box, and Shegol and Erhard listen on stage, and whoever can hear is victorious.

"Game on!" The priest shouted.

"Let the world be filled with seven colors of sunshine, and the world will be full of love." The prodigy said softly inside the box. Shegol and Erhard each took a piece of paper and were to write down what they had heard. In Shegol's heart, these were the words of the God of Light. In Erhard's heart, these are the words of Allah.

The prodigy's voice was so soft that ordinary people could only hear it clearly within ten steps. Shegol and Erhard were fifty paces away from the prodigy, and they were sitting on a high platform with twenty tables, and it was very difficult to hear what the prodigy was saying. They mobilize every cell in their body to capture the vibrational information transmitted in the air when the prodigy speaks, and then convert it into sound and words. With modern instruments and equipment with high sensitivity, it is not difficult to accomplish such a thing. However, the two masters relied on all their bodily organs, and in their view, only by receiving divine instructions could they translate what the prodigy said.

While Shegor was meditating, Erhard had an evil thought in his heart, plucked a hair from his head, blew it with his mouth, turned into a bedbug, and flew to Shegol's neck. He felt unbearable itching, his neck was constantly stretching and rubbing, and he wanted to touch it with his hands. The rules of the game are not to scratch your head and ears, otherwise you will lose, and Shegol has to endure it. As a result, he had to be distracted to fight the itching, and he felt unable to capture and translate what the prodigy was saying.

While Shegolech was itching, Erhard wrote down what the prodigy had said, and the priest saw that the score was correct, and Erhard was awarded the victory in the first round. The God King was not happy, and his face was very ugly. Trembling, Shegol said to the God King, "God King, just now a bed bug crawled on my neck, and it was so itchy that I lost to Erhard. ”

"These are excuses! The god of light did not bless you because you had dirt on your body and it was not clean, otherwise how could bed bugs crawl on you? "The God-King rebukes Shegol.

"God King, don't put pressure on him now, the second round is about to begin." The priest said.

In the second round, the two sides will test their eyesight. The priest ordered the prodigy to place a tray on top of the chest, which was filled with an object, and covered it with a black cloth so that Shegol and Erhard could guess what was in the tray. With the blessing of the God of Light, the God-King believed that Shegol would get more light, see better, and see more clearly.

What the prodigy kept on the tray was a sacred bird item. This sacred bird is half human and half bird, resembling a peacock or a roc or a condor. Most birds have four toes, but the mythical bird has only three toes, and it is difficult to compare the prototype of the mythical bird to a known bird. The sacred bird has a human face with a pair of lion's claws, and can regenerate in flames and become immortal. Believers believe that the bird is able to make the land fruitful and unite the heavens and the earth. The bird has some connection to the god Hevalena, which is recorded in the ancient Persian scripture Avesta and can also be traced in the Book of Kings: the bird gave a feather to Zar (father of the hero Rustam) as a symbol of its aura, so that it could be lit if necessary to summon the divine bird to appear. Some scholars believe that the mythical bird may only be a more common symbol of luck, not a special symbol of the king, and the god Hevalena is the famous "king aura".

How can the details be seen with the human eye when they are placed in a tray covered with a black cloth? It's not hard for Erhard. He plucked out an eyebrow, blew it with his mouth, turned into a bee, and flew towards the box. Although Schegol couldn't see what was inside the tray, he could see clearly the bees flying past Erhard. During the first round of the competition on the high platform, a bed bug flew around Schegol's neck for some reason, and he suspected that Erhard was playing tricks. Sure enough, Erhard conjured up another bee and wanted to peek at the fetish in the tray.

Not to be outdone, Shegol conjured a dragonfly and flew over, caught up with the bee, flapping it with his wings. The bee was petite and no match for the dragonfly, and was thrown aside. The dragonfly came to the black cloth, but the gap between the black cloth and the tray was too small for it to fly into, so it hit the black cloth with its body and wings, and drilled into it with all its might, and saw the holy objects in the tray clearly. Just as it flew back, it saw that the gap in the black cloth was closed again. Suddenly, the bee flew in, saw the holy object in the tray clearly, turned around and flew out again. The bees are petite and can pass through the gaps in the black cloth and come and go freely without the slightest obstacle. The dragonfly slammed into the black cloth and finally flew out, catching up with the bee, and the two insects fought in the air. The bee tries to sting the dragonfly, but the dragonfly dodges to the side and uses the strength and inertia of its body to crash into the bee. The bee was knocked unconscious and fell to the ground. The dragonfly flew towards Shegol and told him with a unique means of transmitting information, and he wrote the answer accurately, winning the second round.

After two rounds of competition, the two sides have reached a draw. Next, the third round will be played to test the soul perception of both of them. The contest was as simple as the priest took out a deck of cards that resembled a deck of cards, with different suits and points. The priest randomly shuffles the order of the thirty cards, asks them to look at them, and then says the suit and number of cards within the allotted time. In their view, people who can give the correct answer have a better memory, a stronger sense of the soul, can be able to communicate with the mind, and are more worthy of people's faith and respect.

The temple square was crowded with gods, soldiers, congregants, and ordinary people watching the contest between Shegol and the Muslim Ahmad. The female soldiers Anya and Hu Kehao did not join in the fun here. It turned out that most of the guards were in the temple, and the deployment of troops in the temple was weak, and Anya saw this opportunity to help Hu Kehao infiltrate the palace to rescue Lin Xueyi.