Chapter 102: Original Sin
With a loud sound, the steel door slowly opened, and strong wind pressure erupted from the crack in the door, and at the same time there was a sharp sound of wind.
Charlotte, who was standing in front of the door, closed her eyes tightly and subconsciously raised her hand to block the strong wind that erupted from the crack in the door.
Half a moment later, when the screeching and loud sound had ended, Charlotte came to her senses to find that the door had long since been pushed open. He looked up at the back of the door, only to see that the room inside was pitch black, and he couldn't see the objects inside.
When I wanted to ask the creator what the projection was, I found that the projection was long gone.
"Doesn't it seem?"
The boy took a deep breath and stepped out into the dark room.
Phew. Phew.
The sound of his own footsteps constantly echoed in the dark room, and even though there was no light source around and no objects could be seen, it was not difficult to guess how large this room was.
Eventually, the boy stopped.
A familiar figure appeared in front of him again.
It's the Star Creator.
However, the appearance of the projection this time has changed a lot compared to the previous one.
In the darkness, the projection of the star creator is very conspicuous, and the man in front of him is the star creator he has just seen, but it seems that due to the baptism of time, the originally handsome face is a little more handsome and sharp, the short blue hair looks energetic, and he has sea blue eyes compared with before, a little more tenacious.
If the age of the star creator just now is about 20 years old, the star creator in front of him should be in his thirties.
Didn't the Star Creator finish the video all at once?, Charlotte couldn't help but guess.
"It looks like you've made your choice. The projection of the Star Creator spoke, his voice very calm.
"So, let's pick up the last topic. About that pitch-black book..."
"I've used it too..."
It's not hard for Charlotte to imagine that the Creator used the pitch-black book as well, as the grooves in the altar and the steel doors were all keyed to it.
But what exactly was he trying to say?
What kind of power does this book have?
What kind of relationship does it have with the traverser?
"Or maybe you have a lot of questions you want to ask, but unfortunately, a lot of things have happened on my side, and the 'platform' has collapsed a lot..."
"So I can only talk to myself, and I hope you can get the answer you want from it. β
Charlotte wanted to ask, but the projection in front of her was just a video and wouldn't answer his question.
"When I got a new lease of life and set foot in this world from the very beginning, I was a little more hesitant than surprised and curious. β
"I still remember very clearly that year that I was tested for 'human' blood. β
(People...) Is it?)
Exactly like yourself.
"I think you know better than me what the consequences of having the blood of a 'human' will be, right?"
In this world, the bloodline can be classified into three classes: beast level, ghost level, and god level bloodline, each of which has indescribable power that can burst into endless power.
The class of every bloodline is a huge gap that is difficult to cross, and it is a gap in strength. For example, some people are born with the bloodline of the god level, and they have the power to shake the world.
And the bloodline is possessed for the rest of your life, and it cannot be changed even if you change your life against the sky.
Of course, there is a fourth class, which is the "man" who has nothing.
"'Human' can't have endless power like the beast level, can't have terrifying spiritual power like the ghost level, and can't have the power to shake everything like the god level. β
"Man, who is weak, has nothing. β
That's right, bloodline is a force that cannot be ignored, and it is also a force that cannot be crossed.
"The world is really unfair. The handsome man raised the corners of his mouth, "Fight has been frozen since he was born." β
"It's like the power hierarchy of this world, soldiers, generals, handsomes, ministers, kings, emperors... Every class is uncrossable. β
"With the bloodline of the god rank, maybe just after birth, it is the strength of the emperor rank. But what about the bloodline of the human rank? I'm afraid it is quite difficult to become a 'soldier'. β
"In my opinion, the pattern of power in this world is equivalent to that of a chessboard, where the 'king' can easily kill every chess piece on the chessboard, and has no power to resist in the face of overwhelming power and other low-level chess pieces. β
"The handsome and the prime minister are not bad, they have the mission of keeping the 'king', and the general has the power to lead tens of thousands of soldiers to kill the enemy. But what about the 'soldiers'?"
"'Pawn' is the weakest pawn. β
"But don't forget that in this chessboard pattern, the 'pawn' who crosses that line has the same power as the 'king'. β
"'Soldiers' are capable of killing 'kings'. β
"But how many 'soldiers' crossed that line? Even if you look at the hundreds of eras in this world, I am afraid that you will not be able to find one. β
"So I took advantage of the power of that book. β
The handsome man stared at Charlotte with a meaningful smile.
"The power of original sin. β
(Original sin...) Charlotte subconsciously touched her chest.
"I've paid a lot of money to figure out that having a 'system' is not enough to get a foothold in the world. β
"By chance, I got it and used it..."
"That was until I got the name 'Star Creator'. β
With a wave of his hand, a pitch-black circular hole appeared on his chest, and the incomparably black liquid juice in the hole gradually flowed.
Just like the one on Charlotte's chest, the only difference from Charlotte is that there is no sign of a flame burning around the annular hole.
The young man's pupils contracted instantly, and he took half a step back in surprise.
"The moment the black ring hole appeared in my chest, I felt endless power emerge from it, and every time I became angry, the more power the ring hole gave me, it was amazing. β
"When I first started researching this power, I naively thought that this pitch-black circular hole was nothing more than a simple way to elicit seven extremely negative emotions hidden in the depths of the soul in order to gain power. β
"Anger, arrogance, gluttony, greed, envy, laziness, and lust. Do these names sound familiar?"
So I call it the power of original sin. β
"The Ring of Original Sin. β
"As long as you can draw out different negative emotions, it seems that you can get different powers, but even if I have studied for decades, I can only use three original sins at most. β
"This heaven-sent power has succeeded in reversing the fate of my mortals, and I have finally become the 'Star Creator'. This kind of power is equivalent to the golden finger in the story, which is fascinating, right?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Star Creator's smile froze, and his eyes stared at Charlotte like ice.
It was as if a cold chill clinged to the young man's back, and he shivered involuntarily, even if it was just a three-dimensional image in front of him, a video that could be played repeatedly, Xia Luo could still feel the chill emanating from the Star Creator.
"But alas, it's not. β
"It wasn't until that time that I made an irreparable mistake that I discovered its true nature. β
"Listen, this is my admonition to you, as someone who has used it: when you try to devour it, it is devouring you at the same time. β
"The moment the dark annular hole appears in your chest, it begins to devour your soul, devours everything about you, until you die, and will continue to devour until you disappear into darkness altogether. β
"Devourβ" Charlotte muttered sluggishly, perhaps because the Creator was so shocked by the fact that he had spoken.
"Maybe you won't believe what I'm saying, but if you want proof, it's in that book. β
A puff of black smoke floated out of the circular hole in the creator's chest, and a pitch-black book appeared in his hand, and the creator quickly opened the first page and handed it to Charlotte.
I saw that the two Chinese characters engraved on the pages of the book were faintly floating, and thousands of different voices gradually whispered in Charlotte's ears, each different voice emitting the same emotion.
Wrath.
"Ah--!!h
But the sounds continued to flood Charlotte's ears as if they could penetrate everything.
(Obviously it's just an image, why --!)
Syllable.
The Star Creator slammed the book shut, and the pitch-black book dissipated into black smoke.
"I think you heard those voices too. β
"Those voices are the devoured traversers. β
"Like you, me. β
Charlotte was half-kneeling weakly, large drops of sweat constantly running down her face.
"Over the decades, I have spent every effort to research this book, and I have come to three conclusions... It's a bit of a madness, so to speak. β
"First, anyone who has the Ring of Darkness undoubtedly has the blood of 'human'. β
"Second, they're all like you and me..."
β... It's all traversers. β
"Third, the traverser with the Ring of Darkness disappeared from this world like evaporation in the end, without exception. Even if they were undead or became gods of this world, they would disappear without a trace until the end. β
"Even in the tomb where I found the book, it was an empty tomb. The Star Creator shrugged, "So when you see this image, I'm afraid I've already evaporated from this world." β
After Xia Luo exhaled a breath, she stood up again, only to see the smile on the creator's face again, but Xia Luo felt that this smile was a little bleak and cold.
(With the Ring of Darkness, the power of original sin...) That's why when they saw my chest, they called me a 'sinner.' οΌ
Mortal blood, the power of original sin, the Ring of Darkness... It turned out that Charlotte was not the only one who owned the book.
Where did they all disappear until the end?
Also, how many time-travelers like Charlotte exist in this world?
"As many as the stars. As if reading through Charlotte's thoughts, the image of the Star Creator smiled, "If a time-traveler is compared to a star in the night sky, then the world is as numerous as the stars. β
At this moment, the Star Creator snapped his fingers, and the originally dark room gradually brightened, and behind the Star Creator's stereoscopic image, an extremely beautiful drawing emerged.
A drawing that looks like a starry night.