Chapter 152: The Seed of Spirituality (Part 2)
In the western sky, a bright star appears in the afterglow, heralding the dawn of night, and the mountains on both sides of the Solna Valley begin to darken.
When Lucien arrived at the agreed hidden cave, El, Francis, and Jacob were already waiting there, and after a long circle to get rid of the false gods and priests who were tracking, they still arrived earlier than Lucian.
"Leviathan, why is it so late?" asked the white-bearded Jacob in a deep voice, casting a magic-like spell to check if anyone else was following Lucian.
El and Francis also looked over with questions, this place is not far from the city of Husum, and the "Leviathan" jumped into the river and left when the moon god Asin appeared, and there is no need to get rid of the search of the false gods and priests, why would it be later than the three of them?
Lucien said unhurriedly, "After I jumped into the Solna River, I was hit by the tidal impact caused by the moon god Ashin, and I couldn't sneak out of the city smoothly, so I was delayed a lot. ”
"Yes. Jacob nodded, and was relieved that he hadn't noticed anyone following.
El's face was slightly pale, but the corners of his mouth kept smiling, and he was very high-spirited: "Although I didn't kill the moon god Ah Xin this time, I successfully deprived him of his divinity and deterred other false gods." You've all done a great job, and I'm going to reward you well!"
"It's our glory. Jacob hastened to answer.
At this time, Francis took out a small laurel box from his bosom, filling the cave with a faint fragrance, and there was a faint hint of magic on it.
This was given to him and Jacob by El to collect the divinity of the moon god Asin, without this box. "Mortals" can neither see the radiance of divinity, nor can they touch, let alone collect.
"The great 'God of Resurrection, Fertility and Redemption', this is the divinity of the moon god Asin. To Lucien's surprise, Francis simply handed over the "Divine Radiance" to El.
El eagerly took the wooden box made of laurel and opened it gently in front of Lucian, Jacob, and others, and suddenly, a cold light like the moon shone out, cold and cold, cool and cool.
Didn't hide his curiosity. Lucien looked intently at what divine brilliance was.
Inside the wooden box. A little bit of fragments like tiny silver moons are like virtual reality, as if in a distant and untouchable distance, difficult to really approach, at the same time. There seems to be a lot of ambiguity in each small silver moon. It gives people an inexplicable sense of sacredness.
The fragments floated silently inside the wooden box as if they were dead. Occasionally, there will be faint contractions and expansion.
"How is it a little familiar...... Lucien had a very familiar feeling as soon as he saw the divine brilliance of this moon god Asin, and his memory flipped over. Begin to try to remember where you've seen.
"The three of you are guarding for me. El's heart was impatient, and he commanded in a deep voice, if it weren't for the fear that the "Leviathan" would attract enemies such as the Lord of War, he would have been unable to control his impulses, as long as he absorbed this serene and symbolic immortal moon god divinity, he would be able to regain his strength and consolidate and expand the priesthood!
"Yes!" both Francis and Lucien watched with slightly burning eyes as El absorbed divinity.
El's right hand was suddenly enveloped in a quiet and distant light, both a dead and sleeping feeling, but also a quiet corner of the mind, and with this light, he reached into the wooden box and grasped the floating silver moon shards.
The fragments began to gather under the drive of El, and gradually, they condensed into a silver-white ball of light, like a small silver moon.
This silver-white ball of light contracted and beat like a heart, far-reaching and vast, lonely and sacred, looking down on the earth indifferently like a real silver moon.
Lucian's mouth opened slightly involuntarily, and familiar memories poured out like a tide!
In the reflection of the Necromantic Realm in the Sphinx's Mausoleum, the rusty bloodstained ball of light floating above the coffin of the Finks......
In the inner layer of the Sun King's underground palace, the light white transparent ball of light held in the palm of the hand of the statue of Tanos......
The pictures are like freeze-frame movies, so clear and so shocking, although they have different colors and details, but the kind of high, untouchable, unapproachable, constantly changing, sacred and inexplicable essence feels so consistent!
Lucien had a flash of inspiration, as if he understood something, and seemed to grasp a trace of the mystery of the gods and ancient devils, but then Lucien's heart rose even more doubts: Silver Moon Etna has existed for far longer than all living beings, and the same is true of the existence of ancient hells and abysses, where did they come from? The existence and manifestation of the seven ancient demons are also very different from the false gods and gods, and what is the reason for this?
Have you fallen into the wrong place of thinking?
"It seems that there are more secrets of the necromantic realm than I thought. Lucien sighed softly in his heart, and a small question surfaced, "Is this moon god's 'divinity' because I am wearing the crown of the sun to see it, or because of the laurel box?"
The silver-white ball of light slowly melted into the light enveloping El's right hand, allowing it to slowly light up with a cold color.
El's face was twisted and hideous, as if it were a very painful thing.
The light swelled rapidly, enveloping El like a cocoon, and his heart contracted and beating.
After a long while, a feeling of coldness, arrogance, and divine indifference emerged from the "cocoon", and the brilliance quickly converged, burrowing into El's body, and completely merging with him.
El opened his eyes, his pupils became deeper and deeper, just like the starry sky at night, and his whole temperament became much softer: "My current three priesthoods of resurrection, abundance, and redemption have been significantly strengthened, and they have returned to the level of the Afando era, and there are also two more priesthoods of undead creatures and moonlight. ”
He was a little confused about what he was supposed to call a god, let alone the flame and destruction priesthood of Afando.
"Resurrection and undead belong to the realm of death, fire and abundance belong to the realm of life, salvation and moonlight belong to the realm of spirit and matter, and destruction contains all, so you are the lord of matter and spirit, the lord of death and life, but there is no need to change the name of the god again, you only need to separate an incarnation of Asin, and you can receive His faith. And changing the name of the god frequently is not conducive to the worship of your true believers. ”
"It is better for you to restore the name of 'Sovereign Lord,' 'God of the Last Days,' and let all the things of the world belong to you, as we will emphasize in our missions. ”
While Francis is still moving El closer to the "one and all-powerful" god of truth, Lucien silently observes and records, hoping that this experiment will explain some of his doubts.
"Very well, that's my true god name. El's eyes lit up with a strong sense of ambition, whether he had believed in it or not. Start now. He is completely convinced of this and has made this his goal, "I will deprive the false gods of the past from their divinity." ”
Obviously, the harvest of this divine fusion made him want to stop.
El looked at Francis and Lucien with satisfaction and said, "Your performance this time has shown your piety. I will give you the 'seed of spirituality'. Make you stronger. Live longer. ”
After speaking, his right hand stretched out, and a silver-white and tranquil ball of light floated above the palm of his hand. Compared with the previous "Divine Radiance", this ball of light has a little less sense of superiority that cannot be touched or approached, but the divine vastness is still there.
"It turns out that this is the 'spiritual seed', the divine brilliance that can be seen with the naked eye after being transformed by the gods...... This is where the priests come from?"
Lucien probably understood what the "spiritual seed" of the false god priest was, but he was even more confused, this spiritual seed would obviously reduce the "divine power" of the false god itself, so the number must be strictly controlled, which is consistent with the number of strong people in the major false god churches in the northwest of the Dark Mountain Range, which can be preliminarily confirmed. But in the Cult of the God of Truth, there are thousands of priests, bishops, and cardinals who can cast spells, and even if the God of Truth has surpassed the level of Etna, such a separation of divinity has long since become an ordinary existence, what is the difference between him and the false gods? Or is his level beyond my imagination?
"Francis, you have shown great strength and helped me defeat the moon god, and you are the most devotive of all. Although this spiritual seed can only give you the strength of the High Priest, it can make up for your lack of magical means and allow you to flexibly adapt to different situations. You take it, you communicate with it with your own piety, and then you can merge it. ”
After absorbing the divinity of the moon god, the originally handsome El's silhouette became softer, and his eyes became narrow and elongated, which appeared very feminine, and at this time, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked at Francis with a smile.
If he has ill intentions, then he will not dare to absorb the spiritual seed, because in this way, if his faith is shaken and he wants to betray, he will be swallowed up by the spiritual seed and the soul and body.
"After absorbing this spiritual seed, there is about a sixth-level god-like strength......" Lucien's eyes drooped, paying attention to Francis's reaction, what means would he use to circumvent this problem?
"My piety is no worse than anyone's. Francis smiled and took the spiritual seed, held it in his palm, and then whispered the prayer of the god El.
Soon, the spiritual seed vibrated slightly, making a buzzing sound, and melted into Francis's palm, causing him to exude a divine and solemn aura.
Lucian's mouth was half open, he, he absorbed the spiritual seed like this?
No kidding? How could he be a devout believer! He wasn't worried about the devouring of the spiritual seed?
Or, does he have a way to circumvent it?
In Lucien's mind, Francis is even more mysterious, and seems to hold many secrets as much as himself.
"Leviathan, you are intelligent, sensible, sharp and brave, and have made great contributions, this is your spiritual seed, and it will give you the strength of ordinary god-blood heroes. El was very satisfied, unexpectedly satisfied, with Francis's piety, and then once again condensed a silver-white "spiritual seed", much weaker than the one he had just given Francis.
Compared to Lucien, who only showed the ability of mouth cannons, Francis, who was superior in strength, was obviously more valued.
This time, the bystanders were replaced by Francis, who smiled and watched with El and Jacob as Lucien took over the "seed of spirituality."
In view of the various failed examples of the ancestors exploring the magic of magicians, Lucien has no doubt that even if he keeps his spirit in a trance and synchronized by reciting prayers and religious rituals, after absorbing the "spiritual seed", he will have a strong conflict with the cognitive world, either the cognitive world will collapse, or he will have the holy light like the mad dog Arthur but cannot use it, which is seen by El and others.
How could something so dangerous be absorbed into it without such a concern as Francis?
"You've only been in the Secret Prayer Society for more than ten days, and you don't have the strength of Francis, so it will be difficult to absorb the 'Spirit Seed' for the first time, and you need to try it repeatedly. Seeing that Lucien was moving slowly, Elle said as if encouragingly, while Francis and Jacob stared at Lucien with inexplicable but different smiles.
Lucien lowered his eyes and brought his hands to his chest, so that the "spiritual seed" touched the middle of his chest. (To be continued......)