Although there is no way to obtain communication, all the human beings still living in this world call this period of time and the future the era of the gods with the great transformation of heaven and earth as the dividing line: the age of the gods.

On the 18th day of April in the first year of the gods, it was just over a week after Xue Feng and the others returned to this world. Located in Kawagoe City, in the Kanto region of Japan, a special stronghold between the front and back of the world that hangs on the door next to the bedroom of the castle lord's mansion.

The base is on the second basement floor, above the martial arts training ground.

Yukikaze was standing quietly on this not very wide field, but it was enough for ordinary battles.

On the other side, Chrissy also stood quietly in mid-air, looking at Xue Feng seriously and with a hint of concern.

At this moment, a trace of black mist surrounded Xue Feng, born from the void, and then attached to Xue Feng's body.

There is no need to touch, no analysis, no explanation, the moment you see these black mist, everyone will realize: this is "sin".

Composed of endless death, killing, destruction, despair, resentment, curses, and other negative elements: the original sin of the world.

The murderous aura possessed by the murderer is actually a kind of "crime" composed of death, despair, resentment and other factors of the killed, although these "crimes" are used as weapons by the killer because of their insufficient weight or the strength of the killer himself. Its essence will still not change in any way.

Just as you can't get out of it when you step into the dark side, you can't clean your hands when you have blood on them, and you can never erase your mistakes.

"Sin" cannot be eliminated!

And even if you kill someone who died voluntarily, the fact of killing still cannot be changed. So not only the sin in your heart, but also your own sin will still be entangled in "sin".

Just as the executioner cannot die well in the second half of his life, these "sins" are not innocent little sheep.

It is called "sin" because it is constantly reminding its host of the sins it has committed. And it's not just a huge amount of mental pressure, once there are too many "sins" wrapped around the body, it is also a great burden on the soul and body (although basically no one can do this to achieve this). At the same time, it will also be marked as a high-risk target and a malicious target by the world, not to mention going to other worlds, just in your home world, you can get any luck without praying, and if you encounter something, you can simply use your power to speak.

Of course, there are times when there is no way to find a host for "sin", such as various natural disasters. At the same time, not all "sins" will be lodged in the body of the murderer, such as various tragic battlefields.

Some of these ownerless "sins" will be transformed into the original sins of the world, directly becoming the "sins" of all civilized races that exist in this world, and some of them will be transformed into subordinate energies such as death qi, evoking the existence of undead spirits, demons, and other beings that represent symbols of death, destruction, judgment, punishment, and so on.

However, the amount of these "sins" is generally not large, and almost every human being who dies will only escape less than one thousandth of a "sin".

But if there are too many "sins" to escape in one breath, then the consequences will be quite serious. It is rare to cause a super-catastrophe such as the collapse of the plane order, but at least some extremely terrifying existences will be born, even more terrifying than the existence of gods and the like!

That being said, these black fogs can only be seen by people who have reached a certain level, such as Chrissy and Snow Wind. Lilian, Yuki, Ellie and the others haven't grown up enough to see this.

If Baihui can already awaken the little knife in his hand: "Count the Blade of Sin", he can see these black mist through the perspective of this little knife.

And Kiriko, who has become a god, in the case of mental concentration, can not only see the essence of Yukikaze through the perspective of the plane (seriously, after Xuefeng's true name is announced, basically more than a certain degree of strong people can see a trace of Xuefeng's essence), but also can see this scene. This is also one of the reasons why Kiriko was frightened and understood the great changes in heaven and earth from the beginning, and Yukikaze was the key.

Now the "sin" entangled in Xue Feng's body is already very thin. On the first day he came to this world, Yukikaze had almost been wrapped in a big rice dumpling by these black mist.

Even if it seems that Xue Feng has not accumulated any "sin", it is just because this level of "sin" has not been able to affect Xue Feng, and Xue Feng has completely converged on it as a kind of momentum.

The "sins" that Xue Feng has accumulated now are enough to make any ordinary powerhouse fall into complete madness, even if it is a true god, he will not underestimate the total amount of "sins" accumulated on Xue Feng's body now.

Because this is far beyond the so-called "evil of this world"!

Compared with the "evil of this world" accumulated by intelligent life on only one planet, the "sin" on Xuefeng's body is now more suitable for the name "evil of this world".

Therefore, the so-called "evil of this world" is just a joke for Xue Feng.

This is truly a curse on the snowwind by all intelligent life and race in one plane, except for humans and a small group of creatures on Earth!

The great changes in heaven and earth are not only the great changes in the earth, but also the great changes that really involve the essential rules of the world!

The most obvious point is the existence of gods.

Kiriko and other gods are not similar to the existence of shoddy gods such as Heroic Spirit Guardians, Cluster Consciousness, and Planetary Will. It's a real god who has been approved by the laws of the world, has the ability to use pure divine power and divine magic, and even has a priesthood! (Although in the classification of Hades, they are still false gods, and Hades only recognizes the existence of beings with the authority and power to create the world as true gods)

You must know that the original Sword Art Online plane is subordinate to the technology side, that is to say, there is no god in the entire universe!

While the earth has undergone great changes, and the area of the entire planet has expanded by a hundredfold, the entire universe has also truly undergone great changes.

Astronomers, and astronomy enthusiasts, are probably the first to discover that the world has changed completely.

Although the sun and moon have not changed, the entire starry sky has completely changed into other beings!

The starry sky at night is no longer the reflection of the brilliance of the stars in the universe, but the real existence of the gods.

Each constellation represents a certain deity that is active on the ground at this time! (Yukikaze's constellation did not rise to the stars, because as the dark side of the world, Yukikaze was not intended to attract attention, so he secretly operated something.) Thus, it was Yukikaze who became a god recognized by the world, but in the starry sky, there was no constellation that represented itself)

As for the other planets?

At this time, there is no real planet in this world except for the sun and moon, and the earth.

Extraterrestrial space?

In a way, the space beyond Earth is still off-limits to the living. But now, this forbidden area for the living is no longer the cosmic space of human knowledge, but even the gods will have a great threat: the void!

That's right, it is the energy turbulence space that surrounds the plane and fills the crystal wall system in those magical worlds!

Not only has the earth been directly transformed from a modern technological society to a medieval magical society, but even the structure of the entire world itself has been completely revised!

At this point, the universe no longer exists, and the structure of the entire plane is more akin to the magical world. The existence of a material primary plane, and then countless half-planes and subordinate planes, are either linked to the material primary plane or floating in the void.

And the only existence, which can now be said to be the center of the plane, is the Earth that still maintains the shape of a planet!

The source of those half-planes and subordinate planes is none other planets.

In the universe, only a small part of the huge number of planets has been transformed into a half-plane or a subsidiary plane, and most of the others have completely disappeared into the great changes in the world.

The sun and moon are no longer mere stars and moons, but have become some special concepts like the existence of a magical plane.

This is also the reason why the accumulated "sins" on Xue Feng's body have such a terrifying amount.

In this universe, except for the human beings on the earth, all intelligent life, racial civilization, organization and everything else rang the final bell from the moment of the great changes in heaven and earth!

Just like the final form of the Azure Two, Heavenly Tilt, under the supreme will of the plane, as long as you have not reached the transcendent level and are essentially separated from this plane, then no matter how powerful you are, no matter how powerful your companions are, no matter how powerful your country is, it is meaningless!

Although all the lives, races, civilizations, organizations, and kingdoms that have died because of this do not know who the murderer is.

But the "sin" when they died, the first time Xue Feng and the others returned to this world, they found the real culprit through the original origin rule:

The true initiator of the T.N.W.P. project, the leader of the Dragon's Legion, and the starting point of it all, Snowwind Watcher!

Of course, Yukikaze bore most of the "sins", but as a member of the Overwatch Dragon, Yuki and the others also bore the corresponding "sins". However, because compared to Xuefeng, it can be said that there is no at all, so almost a few people who have blood on their hands do not notice the "sin" entangled in their bodies after they come to this world.

Once, Xuefeng said to Shino, "I will bear your sins", and it was not a joke. As the commander of the legion, no matter what his subordinates do, Xuefeng will bear a considerable amount of "crime", especially after Xuefeng gives orders to Yuki and others.

This is also the reason why wanton evil in the name of the gods is an unforgivable sin in the eyes of the true gods.

When you kill someone in the name of God, a considerable part of the "sin" of the deceased is borne by the god you praise. Especially, when you are a believer in that deity.

Naturally, the evil gods don't care about this, but the good gods take this very seriously.

When the "sin" that you bear reaches a threshold, then even if you are not an evil god, even the most righteous god of morning light, you will fall in the direction of the evil god who kills wantonly.

Therefore, in a world where there are real gods, the church is actually quite in line with its own teachings, and it is not like a world where gods do not exist, saying that it is for world peace, but secretly for its own interests, setting off wars one after another.

Of course, there is light and darkness, and even the most upright church has its own dark side, such as the Knights of the Inquisition, the Inquisition, and the like.

However, the true gods are the ones who will restrain themselves from the existence of the dark side of the church.

Those gods who don't even know this at all, and don't restrain themselves from the dark side of the church, can be said to be true "false gods" to a certain extent.

Of course, the Church that believes in the Holy Light is still worthy of trust, after all, the so-called Holy Light is the power that evolves from the righteous belief in one's heart, and the various negative forces that have evolved from the desire to kill and destroy are of the same nature. As long as the other party can use the Holy Light, then he must have a righteous existence in his heart.

But at the end of the day, there is no real justice in the world!

The so-called justice is nothing more than the final bottom line recognized by everyone, that is, the upgraded and expanded version of the so-called morality and righteousness.

This also leads to the fact that the true righteousness in everyone's heart is never exactly the same. Naturally, the so-called people who have sinned the most heinous can still use the energy of the Holy Light.

In other words, as long as you firmly believe that you are righteous and that what you do is for the future of the world, then even if you are an undead or demon, you can still use the Holy Light!

(The holy light mentioned here is more similar to the holy light used by the paladin in "World of Warcraft")

To get back to the point, not all life in this universe has completely died in the great changes. In addition to humans, some beasts and monsters were lucky enough to become the first monsters on Earth.

The other part of the surviving life, with the vast majority of their autonomous consciousness erased, turned into veritable monsters, wandering in the dungeon day after day, year after year.

Even to some extent, they are still alive, but they will never be able to reorganize civilization, they will never be able to be promoted. So in this state, the so-called survival is a big joke.

So, like the undead who are forever hostile to the living, they have irreconcilable contradictions with all normal civilizations and normal races!

The two can never be reconciled, mortal enemies!

This is also the reason why Yuki and the others will immediately appear after entering the underground world, and at the same time, the giant will stare at Yuki and the others with a hatred of not wearing the common sky.

Well, the dungeons sealed by the cities are not really dungeons, but the half-planes that have changed from those planets. The monsters inside are the intelligent races that lived on that planet at the beginning.

"That's the last one." In the second-floor underground martial arts training ground inside the stronghold, Xue Feng stood quietly for a while before opening his mouth and said to Chrissy, "After these 'sins' are completely attached, let's start looking for our island." ”

After coming to this world, Xuefeng and the others did not immediately set out to find the island where the main server of the most important "TheNewWorld" virtual reality game is located, but stayed here to analyze the data that was almost worthless in comparison, as well as hone their skills in the dungeon and explore the mysteries of demonic energy.

One of the most important reasons is because after Xuefeng came to the world, he was immediately found by "sin".

In order to prevent accidents, there is also the huge mental impact and soul impact caused by "sin", so Xue Feng narrows his range of activities as much as possible, and at the same time tries not to let others see this.

It's not that I'm worried about my personal safety, but I'm worried about Yuki and the others' worries about me.

"Understood, anyway, we have confirmed the changes in the world, and the scope of the search has been greatly narrowed." Looking at the snow wind in front of her, Chrissy said with a hint of concern, "However, with so many 'sins', is there really no problem?" Snow Wind ......"

Looking at the current situation of the world, the earth has only been expanded by 100 times, that is to say, if the island that records all the data has not moved for some reason, then it must be at the original coordinate point!

It's just that in the absence of GPS and other satellite positioning, it is still quite difficult for Xuefeng and others to find a small island in the endless ocean. Fortunately, Xuefeng is a mechite clan, with the talent of a time beacon, with the original latitude and longitude, as the center of the team, he can sit in a certain location, just like the summer watermelon battle, and command others to find the island.

"I am the existence of the realm of self-realization, and there is only a matter of time and accumulation from the realm of self-consciousness." Xue Feng chuckled and said, "This 'crime' can't affect me. ”

"As long as my heart still sticks to my path, as long as my direction remains undeviated from my beliefs."

"Then, the so-called 'sin', no matter how much it accumulates, will not have any effect on me."

"If I go against my beliefs, there is no need for any 'sin' and I will self-destruct."

Just as the undead who have a righteous heart can use the Holy Light, the strong who have their own beliefs will not be affected by "sin" at all, at most, when they first receive "sin", they will only be affected by some spiritual and soul impact, and they will not even have physical pressure.

In other words, even if there are many evils, when you subconsciously think that you are righteous, you are truly righteous!

If my heart is right, it is righteous!

Because idealism and materialism have been inseparable from the beginning. No matter who is missing, the world will not stop. But when you die, your world stops working.

"What's more, when we decided to launch the T.N.W.P. program, we anticipated this situation, didn't we?" Xue Feng recalled the conversation between the two at the beginning, smiled and said to Chrissy, "Since then, isn't there no turning back?" ”

"That's right, we're thorough, there's no going back." Chrissy's expression changed from serious and worried to firm, and she said solemnly, "Now that we have come here, we must not waste the sacrifices of us, humanity, and all the beings who have paid for it!" ”

"Even if the T.N.W.P. project fails and the T.W.P. phenomenon occurs, we must find the island, and from that data record, we must understand all the truth~ aspects of the great changes in the world, and thus understand the essence of the world!"

What are the contraindications? Those who touch at will will be destroyed, those who do not care will bring disaster, and the most cautious will still make themselves and everything related to themselves pay a terrible price, that is, the existence is taboo!

It's like sacrificing 6,000 people to study catastrophic photons in humans to finally complete an optical quantum computer.

Just as in order to end the war and obtain new energy, mankind began to advance into the nuclear realm, and finally ended the war with the complete destruction of two cities, and the nuclear leaks from time to time became the ladder of progress for nuclear power plants.

Just as in order to conduct a deeper study of "destruction", the "destruction" birth experiment was carried out in the exclusive research site of the Eternal Garden: Endymion, which eventually led to the complete destruction of Endymion three times in a row, and the three legion commanders died for this, because the casualties and costs were too great, and they had to stop this forbidden research, until finally they only got the "destruction cannon" completed by imitating the principle of "destruction".

Any civilization and individual, when they reach the limit of the present stage, must come into contact with the taboo, so that after paying a certain price, they will once again gain an upward path.

But in the process of touching the taboo, whether you want to or not, you will have to pay the price, big or small.

And when you do pay the price, there is really only one thing left for you to do: that is, in order not to let all the sacrifices go in vain, you must complete or get the final result!

Even if it doesn't mean anything to you at the time.

Looking at Chrissy, who had completely made up her mind, Xue Feng also put away her smile and ordered solemnly.

"Chrissy, tell Yuki that it's time for the vacation, it's over!"

PS: The crimping line was successful!!

PS2: Today the new computer finally arrived, but after all the lines were plugged in, the monitor had no signal, and then the TV was changed, and there was still nothing. But the old computer with the graphics card blown up is working fine, and the monitor is showing up properly. So after being busy for a long time, he finally declared that his efforts had failed, and he had to let the man who sold the computer come to see the new computer tomorrow morning. Having said all this, I just want to say one thing, that is, there is probably only this chapter today.

ps3: Although this chapter is worth two chapters, even if it is filled with a lot of water :)

PS4: No matter what happens, I will never stop changing! (To be continued.) )