178. What is the Spirit?
The fierce Bright Moon Night jumped up from the ground and grabbed Amun's arm, and his sharp claws cut through his clothes, tearing several gaps in the snake scale soft armor inside. Amon punched him in the shoulder, and after the transformation, Ming Yueye was able to take his punch hard, roaring in his throat, and biting Amon's hand when he lowered his head.
Amon flicked his hand and flicked his finger on his chin, a bullet powerful enough to shatter a tough boulder, and even if it were a normal beast, its head would be knocked into meat sauce. Hearing a click, Ming Yueye's jaw was dislocated, and he was able to rely on his extremely fast reaction to fall backwards and unload his force, and tumble into the water in the air.
The water splashed, and it was as if it had been suddenly wiped out by a giant hand, and he strangely regained his calm, and his breath disappeared between the mud under the water. Amon didn't chase into the strange tree-lined water, and the bones of his whole body made a series of crisp noises while standing at the water's edge, and the diffuse manic aura slowly disappeared.
Amon would have used a similar amount of madness, borrowed from John's experience, but had never used it before. Although that berserk state can increase speed and explosiveness, it also has obvious flaws, making people angry and even mentally lost. Amon can control nature and not lose his mind, but it will also affect the subtle sensing of divine art, and limit the use of a wide range of mana, so he can only impact the fight with amazing energy, and it is easy to accidentally injure his own people in the melee.
When he faced Enqidu on the battlefield, he was not as powerful as he is today, and he did not understand how to master and control this state, but today he encountered such a difficult opponent, and Suo surnamed a tooth for a tooth. Bright Moon Night obviously understood the characteristics of this manic state very well, and knew that Amun's entry into the state would affect the detection of divine magic, and when he escaped, he dived into the water and disappeared from his tracks.
At the speed of a bright moonlit night, such a moment of kung fu may have escaped far away and hidden. Amon secretly screamed a pity, it was difficult to find out this assassin in this black fire swamp, if only Yunmeng was here, if there was that ironclad beast king on the side, Ming Yueye would definitely not be able to run away just now. Just thinking like this, Amun's eyebrows suddenly moved slightly, as if he noticed something, and raised his head and shouted, "What person!"
A low voice was heard far away in the night sky, and a man in mid-air replied, "God Amun, it's me!"
Amon frowned slightly, "John, didn't I ask you to wait with Link at the edge of the swamp?
John flew down the hillside, retracted his shuttle and saluted, "Link and I have built a fortress checkpoint on the edge of the Black Fire Swamp as you ordered, and I calculated that you should have arrived, but I didn't see you coming out of the swamp for a long time, so I came to answer it." Just now, I heard the sound of a fierce fight in the distance, so I drove the shuttle to speed up. ...... Hey, what's going on here, is there a big army fighting?"
The hillside was in shambles, the bushes and rocks had all been leveled, who could make such a big move?" Amon shook his head and said, "The time I said is a month, and three days later is a month, and I rested on the road for three days, which is a little slower than expected. As for this, of course, there could not have been an army, just an assassin. ”
John was taken aback, drew his sword, looked left and right, and said, "Assassin, where is it? What a bold man to assassinate you!"
Amon waved his hand and said, "Don't look for it, he has already escaped with injuries." This person's courage is indeed not small, claiming to be the king of killers in the Tianshu Continent. You've come just in time for something to do with this Assassin, and I'm trying to talk to you about it. ”
Amon told John about the assassination just now, and after listening to it, John gasped and said: "This person is so powerful, but it's a pity that he met Amun, the god You, and this time he suffered a big loss, and it is estimated that he will not be able to show up for at least several months." ”
Amon said "oh" and said: "He failed to succeed in two sneak attacks, and then fought with me, that violent state feels very familiar, and I think of you back then at the first thought." ”
John blinked his eyes and said, "Are you trying to say that if I hadn't been guided by you back then, the manic power would have been uncontrollable, and if I continued to cultivate, I would have become like him?"
Amon shook his head slightly: "No, if you can't control it, you will only lose your mind in the end, and it's hard to say whether you can survive or not, let alone continue to cultivate to such a high and profound realm." I think this person is similar to you at the beginning, and he has also been awakened to that manic power, but he has been guided in a different way. ”
John frowned, "What kind of guidance?"
Amon muttered, "It is to teach him how to control and use this power to make it stronger and stronger, and to remain calm and sober in normal times." This person is on a different path than yours, he is specifically pursuing this kind of power, and when he reaches a certain level, he can even change his form. ”
John's brows tightened: "Who can guide him to cultivate like this?"
Amon thought for a while, and suddenly sneered: "I have learned from your experience that you can also enter that kind of violent state, limit some other abilities, and greatly improve your speed and explosiveness in a short period of time. This is something I can only do after I have an endless ninth-level achievement, but this person is specialized in cultivating like this. Whoever can guide him to do so will surely achieve as much as I am at this time. The assassin claimed to be a messenger of the gods, and I guess it was sent by Enriel, and the person who guided him should also be Enriel. ”
John asked puzzledly, "Why did Enriel guide him to specialize in cultivating this kind of power, and in the end he could turn into a monster?"
Amon asked rhetorically, "What do you say?"
John suddenly slapped his thigh and said, "I see!" Enriel guided the bright moon night, not so that he could one day become a god who truly transcended immortality, but to cultivate a terrible killer. ”
Amon nodded and said, "I think that back then, the goddess Amat of the Anuna Enlightenment Department guided the nine powerful monsters, and its purpose may be the same. But I know both the Scorpion King and the Lion King, they still cultivate the true source power, Amat taught them this, just let them cultivate on their own, and did not give a hint of true transcendence from eternal life, but in the end, this path still leads to the right end.
But Enriel did even better, he just instructed Ming Yueye how to control and cultivate that violent power and cultivate a terrifying monster killer. Actually, I can do this now, but since I am guiding the disciples, whatever their own gifts, we must also point out where the sealed path leads, not an unknown lost. ”
John sighed, "I am glad to have met you, O God Amun! I am afraid to think about it now, and I can infer from my own experience that it was a moonlit night, and perhaps he would have enjoyed it in this way." ”
Amon also sighed: "Yes, maybe he himself doesn't think it's lost, because there are indeed unexpected gains. You said he wouldn't be seen again for at least a few months, why are you so sure?"
John smiled: "I've experienced it myself, of course I know it very well, although I don't know why he transformed, but overusing that kind of berserk power will make you very weak afterwards." He's been fighting you for so long, tossing the mountain like this and still being defeated, and you've dislocated his shoulder and jaw, and once he's recovered from his berserk state, he'll feel doubly painful and weak. If it were me, it would take at least half a year to fully recover, and he was lucky to have escaped a life just now. ”
Amon breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It seems that he can't shoot indefinitely and frequently, otherwise it would be too terrible." In fact, I think the most dangerous thing about him is not the violent transformation, but the sudden assassination when he is calm.
John laughed, looked up at the full moon in the sky, and said: "O god Amun, this place is far away from people, so he will transform into a violent power without fear, otherwise how can an assassin make such a big move, and he can't openly turn into a monster to swagger." And today is when he is the strongest, still not your opponent, but instead exposes his secret methods. You will also use that kind of power, but after all, it is not a separate awakening and special cultivation of it, I am more experienced in this, it is a kind of irrepressible restlessness, like a strong ** impact, it changes with the environment, and the moon is strongest when it is at its fullest. ”
Amon narrowed his eyes and said, "It seems that he has indeed been hiding for a long time, and this black fire swamp is not a good place to recuperate." ”
At this moment, a cloud drifted through the sky to obscure the moonlight, darkness shrouded the swamp, the wind rose all around, and the sound of rustling came from all directions, as if there were countless invisible dangers lurking, and the jungle was particularly gloomy.
John said, "What about Yunmeng, if the assassin hadn't fled far, Yunmeng might be able to find it, and now is when he is at his weakest." ”
Amon: "Speaking of Yunmeng, I'm a little worried, I don't know how badly the assassin was injured? This man's sneak attack is unguardable, and when he is the strongest, none of you are opponents. Yunmeng ran out of strength and was resting and recovering, with only Raphael by his side to protect him. Since you are here, you will do something, and drive the shuttle to Yunmeng immediately to remind Raphael to be careful. After Yunmeng recovers, the three of you will come out of this road together, and be careful not to leave anyone alone. If Yun Meng can find traces of the bright moon night on the road, he will work together to take down this person. ”
...... Raphael, the young great magician, stayed on a hill in the swampy jungle to rest and protect the exhausted Iron Beastmaster Yunmeng. Yunmeng always bends his tail and lies on his stomach when he meditates, and there are only the two of them in the boundless swamp, chatting together when they have nothing to do.
Yunmeng had never been to places outside the Youngdi River Valley and the Duke Plain, and was as curious about the prosperous world as Link back then. Raphael was born into a great nobleman of the lineage, had the best education on the continent, and had experienced a lot under the cultivation of Gore. Yun Meng was very interested in what he said, and always pestered Raphael to tell stories in his spare time.
When he was with Amon, Yun Meng didn't dare to do this, because he was in awe of Amon like a god, so it was naturally not good for the East family and the West family to inquire around, but in front of Raphael, he was much more casual. Raphael's cultivation is very good and patient, no matter what childish and ridiculous questions Yun Meng asks him, he will answer them very carefully, sometimes it is like coaxing a child. The conversation between the two was not to speak, but to communicate directly in the soul using means similar to information magic.
After Amun left, it rained in the swamp for two days, and finally cleared up on the third night. The soft moonlight sprinkled on the hillside, and there were still water droplets hanging between the blades of grass, Yun Meng lay on the side of the tent and sighed: "What a beautiful moonlight, dimly illuminated." Strange to say, I have seen the moon so many times in the mountains before, but I have never felt this way, I have not noticed its beauty. ”
Raphael sat in the tent and said with a smile: "I really didn't expect that the ironclad beast would also admire the moon, is this because of the opening of the spiritual intelligence? I am very curious about your situation, can you tell me what it is like to open the spiritual intelligence? and how is it different from the ironarmored beast in the past?"
Yun Meng replied a little embarrassed: "If I say it, don't laugh at me." ”
Raphael squinted his eyes and turned his face blank: "Okay, I don't smile." ”
Yun Meng looked at the moon and replied in a daze: "I was an ironclad beast at the beginning, but then it became different from other ironclad beasts, I don't know how it happened, in short, stronger and more powerful, and have magical instincts." In retrospect, the so-called opening of the mind may have been a fantasy for me at the earliest. ”
Raphael asked, puzzled, "Fantasy?"
Yun Meng replied a little shyly: "Yes, I learned to fantasize. It's ridiculous that an ironclad beast can fantasize inexplicably, right? I don't know when I realized my existence, and I also understood what I had, and how it was different from other ironclads. ”
Raphael said, "Is there self-consciousness in the soul?
Yun Meng shook his head slightly: "You can't say that, other creatures in the world, including ironclad beasts, have self-awareness, but the situation of opening spiritual intelligence is even more special. From then on, I would fantasize about what I couldn't get, what I couldn't possibly have as an ironclad beast. For example, when I see a bird flying by in a waterhole, I wonder if I can fly one day, and what would it be like to fly like a bird?"
Raphael: "You learned to think?"
Yunmeng: "At that time, it couldn't be called thinking, my mind was just some simple thoughts, and I couldn't organize these thoughts with the meaning of words like now, it was just a fantasy beyond my actual existence. How do you describe it? It's like people say it's a white dream. ”
Raphael: "How does it feel to learn to fantasize?"
Yun Meng blinked and said, "It feels very good, it's a joy I haven't experienced before! For example, I fantasize about flying like a bird, not because I can really fly, but because I imagine my happiness when flying." ”
Raphael asked with interest: "At that time, did you notice a change in yourself?"
Yunmeng: "I didn't realize it at the time, but looking back now, I am indeed changing. Ironclad beasts inhabit caves near the water, and as long as they can survive comfortably and forage for food every day, they will not do anything else. But I'm different, I've made my caves bigger and bigger than I need to live in, and I like to collect things to decorate my caves, which other ironclads don't do.
There are also habits that have changed, and I have found pleasure in instinctive behavior, taking it out of instinct. For example, after the ironclad beast has eaten enough, it will no longer forage for food, and the ironclad beast of my size will sometimes hunt some animals in the mountains and forests. With my skills, I don't have to worry about not having enough to eat in the mountains and forests, but sometimes I find it more fun to chase prey than to catch it. So when I'm bored, I chase prey, beyond the necessity of pure eating, just for fun. I've heard you say that the nobles in the world also hunt, but they don't do it because they lack food, it's similar to my situation, right?"
Raphael sighed and said, "You mean the nobles' safaris, they are indeed not hunters for a living, just a kind of fun. If this is the case with the opening of spiritual intelligence, it is actually a double-edged sword, and it is unknown whether it is a curse or a blessing. You didn't know what it meant to hunt, you just experienced the joy of hunting. If you indulge unrestrainedly or even run away to the world, you will be regarded as a terrifying monster or demon. I was ordered to destroy such monsters, and they raided the villages of the kingdom of Hati. ”
Yun Meng was frightened and said, "Fortunately, I only met you now!"
Rafael said slightly apologetically: "I won't interrupt you, please continue." ”
Yun Meng lowered his head and said, "I have nothing more to say, I want to hear from you." ”
Raphael turned his head and said, "What do you want to hear from me?"
Yun Meng said in a low voice: "It's the kind of situation I just said, what do you think? People are more fantastical than ironclad beasts, and they are born to behave like monsters or demons, what do you think? Among the people I know, except for the god Amun, you are the most knowledgeable, please tell me?"
Raphael also looked up at the moon and said: "This issue is often discussed by human scholars, and some people think that fantasy is one of the origins of human surnames, because it always transcends the reality of one's own situation. Like an ironclad beast, it wishes it could fly like a bird. The meaning and pleasure of flying is not in the flight itself, but in the hope of flying. Therefore, people need gods in their minds, and it is the origin of the human surname that contains the existence of this divine surname, so that the brilliance of the gods can shine into people's hearts. ”
Yun Meng blinked when he heard this: "Where did you learn this?"
Raphael smiled slightly: "Of course it's the Hatti Academy, I have received various trainings there since I was a child, and my teacher Golie is now the chief honorary patriarch there. ”
Yun Meng said in an admiring tone: "I won't interrupt you, please continue." ”
Raphael continued: "It has been said that fantasy is always beyond reality, not because you can get it, but because you know you can't get it, so you have expectations, just like you want to fly when you know you can't fly. An ironclad wouldn't fantasize that it could crawl in a swamp, because you would.
Some people are immersed in white dreams to experience the joy of dreams, and some people are constantly approaching their dreams, which is the change in the world since ancient times. Many people think that they can be the greatest happiness in the world if they want anything, but if they can really get what they want, they don't care about happiness. ”
Yun Meng tilted his head and interjected, "I didn't understand too much. ”
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(To be continued)