above the sky

Chapter 952

—become human.

Ian was a little confused at first, but soon, he keenly grasped the meaning behind the words of the Twin Popes.

To be human, and to be human, are different words in Terra.

In this world, there are too many beings from different planets and other worlds, and "human" is what all intelligent life calls their own race, and human beings are their division of their own race—in a sense, all intelligent life are human beings. are the 'primates' of their ecology.

But in Terra, simple humans refer to 'Terra humans'.

Huaiguang has shown too many inhuman features and peculiar colors in the past. If it was them, even if the twin popes told Ian the next moment, they were actually not human beings, but some kind of highly intelligent AI, a star god The leftover protection machine is a powerful Void Machine God, a lost maintenance system of pre-era civilization... Even if it is a little outrageous, Ian is not surprised.

Why would such an existence want to be human?This is obviously abnormal. Although Ian himself developed the arcane way to cultivate immortals, Terra is not in the world of immortals, and there is no need for aliens to transform into humans.

Therefore, the "person" in the mouth of the twin popes must have a deep meaning.

"The person you are talking about is some kind of 'spirit' or 'idea'?"

After being silent for a while, Ian thought of a possibility, so he said softly: "The reason why human beings are human is not the essence of beasts?"

Human beings are the shells of most people in Terra now, a kind of higher animal, even after undergoing various transformations, if they completely obey their instinctive desires, they are still pure beasts.

But 'people' are different.

A pure human being is a sublime thought transcending animal nature and sublimated from animal nature.

It is the essence of all order ethics and morals created by human beings in order to restrain their animal nature. It is the will and determination of self-restraint. .

A pure spirit, one that transcends the will.

That is the true essence of the reason why human civilization can continue to this day, and the reason why the upright apes on the planet Terra can be called the foundation of human beings.

It is by virtue of this self-transcendence of the essence of the beast that man breaks away from animals and steps towards the real man, the primate of all things.

And in this world, there are so many aliens, and everyone is human.

However, because of the catastrophe of the sky, because of the catastrophe of the end, more people turned back to the beasts for various reasons, and even the people of Terra turned back. degenerates to a rather primitive level.

Just a little bit - whether it is without the help of alien friends or without the help of real dragons, the people of Terra are likely to lose their civilization and wisdom like other alien life forms, start from apes again, and lose their "humans" name.

In Ian's opinion, what Huaiguang said about becoming a 'person' essentially means this.

The reason why they created a paradise around the holy mountain plain, a safe haven for all those who pray for no struggle, is an attempt to gradually convert these human beings who have retreated from civilization into 'human beings'.

However, in Ian's view, Huaiguang's attempt may indeed be able to cultivate a group of priests with lofty morals, but they are only priests-their nobility and selflessness come from the surroundings of the holy mountain. The small society is not because of the improvement of the atmosphere in the whole big world.

And because of the particularity of Huaiguang, everyone thinks that it is normal for Huaiguang priests to be noble, and few people will be influenced by them.

Therefore, he has to create tools other than morality, country, ethics, law and other tools... Virtual Realm AI, Heart of Terra.

In this way, using human desires to popularize the path of arcane law, from the aspect of the fundamental way of sublimation, the whole world will be subtly changed.

【You understand what we mean】

At this moment, the voices of the Twin Popes were even more relieved, and their tone carried a kind of pure arrogance and joy: 【We are pleasantly surprised, Ian.We are very surprised for you]

[Originally, we were already very pleasantly surprised by everything that Yingguang and Huijian witnessed in the Yinfeng collar, but now it is even more so]

【If you can become our kind, you will definitely be able to lead the sublimation of Huaiguang】

"I must make a statement in advance."

Hearing this, Ian said vigilantly: "I am an aristocrat, and my goal is to unify Terra and rule the world—I don't yearn for it at all, and I don't approve of anarchism."

"Even, I don't intend to build a democratic society, at least not in the last 100 years. I want to monopolize the power, and I don't allow other people to give me 'opinions'."

Even Huaiguang is the same.

In Ian's eyes, everything about Terra's social system and order is terrible, but there is only one thing that is better than Earth's.

That is, the real rulers and superiors are at least 'strong', not only possessing absolute violence, but also possessing extraordinary knowledge and determination.

It sounds a little strange?This dictatorial system is not good by any means.

But in fact, this social system has solved a problem, that is, ordinary people question the ruler.

In Ian's previous life, before the earth was unified into the Earth Federation, there were many leaders of small countries who came to power simply because of their luck, and some even because of their family blood.Even not only small countries, but also some big countries, their leaders may not be the smartest, most rational or even the most suitable one among all people.

This system cannot be said to be bad, but it will definitely lead to many problems. Those in power will be assassinated, their policies will be distorted, and their will will not be implemented-even the greatest leaders cannot do this. The entire society There are too many forces in the order that can be subverted, distorted and exaggerated, and these power holders can only compromise.

The earth is a world of compromise, full of coordination and the taste of almost getting it, so there are some people who are unwilling and questioned, preferring to leave everyone alone and let everyone take care of themselves, which is the source of anarchism.

But Terra was different.

In this place, only the best people can be in charge—maybe not the best, but definitely the strongest.

And if they want to carry out their will, even if there are still obediences and violations, most of the time it is other people who compromise with him, not the other way around.

And the public will not doubt the decisions of these powerful people... Even if it is a bloodline noble, it is an absolute will to become the fifth energy level. Ian has accepted the feeling of burning his own life. , basically put the human soul and internal organs into the sun to boil slowly, and experience the horror of being constantly worn out.

Without a steely will, even the use of strength is impossible.

Therefore, when Ian showed his strength, he said one thing in Nanling, no one would question, inquire, or even violate it... because Tyra, who has the power to judge the law, will really do it himself kill.

There is no need for supervision, and no one will question the individual with the highest force.

It was that simple, and the operation of society suddenly became flat and smooth.

Therefore, facing Huaiguang's 'invitation', Ian was very vigilant... The other party was one of the four orthodox religions, and he was very friendly to him. He was not very good at refusing directly, so he could only state his position in advance: "Although my arcane path looks very similar to what you want, it is just a tool for me to achieve my goal."

"I don't think about the grand narrative of 'what should humans do in the future'? Whether or not humans will die in the future is a matter for future humans. I only grasp the present moment!"

【you misunderstood】

Ian's reaction was a bit too intense, but the twin popes were not surprised, they just said seriously: [We don't intend to make you a Huaiguang—you still have unlimited possibilities, we will never do that]

[Just if, a possibility.After all, we can also imagine]

"Then what are you going to get from me?"

Ian frowned and said, "Talking with me so much, if Huaiguang also wants the technology of the Arcane Way, I can teach you some more in-depth skills, but I will not trade the core advantages."

【No, we don't have this desire】

The Gemini Pope calmly rebuffed: [Actually, Ian, we are not asking you for it, but giving it to you]

[Without you, the demons would invade Terra and take advantage of the world war to take root in the hearts of all living beings, and catalyze the "Demon King of War" at the peak of future wars, completely leading Terra into the most terrifying chaotic world.Kerizen will commit an unforgivable sin, and even parallel time and space will be turbulent because of him]

[But because of you, this apocalyptic disaster disappeared quietly, even without you noticing it. Dragon Island and Mech God only need to eradicate some small-scale demon clusters. The three abyss lords because perish for you]

[This incident itself is a great achievement, and it is precisely because of this that we are willing to protect you.We invite you to come here to give you the reward you deserve】

【But now, you have given us an unexpected surprise, so we have changed our minds】

"Is that right?"

Ian was a little surprised. From his own perspective, he just killed three abyss lords blocking the way—but after thinking about it carefully, he indeed closed the gate of the silver sky, making the capital of knowledge more attractive to demons. Greatly reduced, and killed the leading demon, so that the demon could not expand the teleportation point on a large scale.

In this way, an extremely terrifying crisis was eliminated in this way, and only Huaiguang, a great prophet who had already foreseen the terrible disaster, could know Ian's contribution.

As the saying goes, good doctors don't have a brilliant reputation, and that's probably the case.

So Ian said without hesitation: "You better not change it, just pay me."

The reward is of course not in vain. Although what Ian prevented was a disaster that had not yet happened, Huaiguang is also a prophet. This is his reasonable reward!

What surprised him was that Huai Guang really had no desires or desires.

This is really unbelievable...the possibility of becoming stronger, the desire to prolong life, to obtain greater and more stable power...these are all things that people in the world of Terra dream of.

That's why Ian spread the way of arcana, because he knows that no one in this world can resist this temptation.

But Huaiguang can.

This is so strange.

[The gift of encouragement will of course be given] The twin popes said softly: [It's just that you still don't understand us, but it's not your fault]

As if I could see Ian's doubts, the voice of the twin popes became more ethereal, as if coming from an extremely distant and extremely empty and huge place, with a deep echo: [Because we have always kept our mouths shut, only a very small number of people Have the right to know the nature of our radiance]

【So, do you want to witness? 】

They issued an invitation, and the bright twin popes sent a sincere invitation to the white-haired prophet: [Do you want to come to witness the truth? 】

Ian thought for a while, then nodded slightly frankly: "I am indeed very curious about Huaiguang."

"Please tell me."

[Then, we will show]

The voice just fell.

Suddenly, everyone present sensed it.

"Ian?!" Isengard opened his eyes wide, and he looked around in a daze: "Void—a huge signal came from Void!?"

[Isn't it? ! ] Tutor Dongyu also said in surprise: 【Did you just communicate with the twin popes?They, they... decided to tell you the truth? ! 】

"Ian Yinfeng is indeed qualified to make Huaiguang show his true face..." Even the remnant soul of the road builder showed a look of shock: "But this reaction... this is not right, it is different from what I saw back then no the same……"

This is just the aftermath.

Because, in Ian's eyes, what he saw was an incomparably bright golden mist suddenly rising from the earth, the sky, and the void. From all directions, from every corner of the holy mountain, from every place in the Huaiguang Holy Land, they gather towards the top of the holy mountain in the distance.

A bright light lit up, and at this moment, everyone in the Holy Land could see it, whether it was ascetics deep in the mountains, children playing in the village, or farmers plowing and harvesting in the fields... they all I saw it, the blazing spiritual flames lit up on the top of the holy mountain, and then slowly sank into the heart of the mountain.

Ian suddenly trembled.

"What the hell..."

He muttered to himself: "No way...this is... Huaiguang?"

In the precognitive vision, the gift of the star god, a colossal existence that simultaneously appeared in the material world and the virtual world appeared in front of Ian's eyes. The golden light and mist formed an extremely large and towering figure. Its essence originated from the holy mountain. The peak continued to Ian's feet.

【You have stepped on us】

The soft twin voices sounded, but Ian's eyes were full of data.

【Huaiguang Daqun (Cluster of Life)】

【Fifth Energy Level · Hypermaterial Entity · Leaping Species · Twilight Species】

[The parasitic fungus born on the body of a dying child has undergone multiple sublimation mutations and evolutions, and finally evolved into a super-entity cluster life.Its form is similar to a swarm of insects, but the collective consciousness of plants is different from the AI ​​gestalt thinking. The life revived by the parasite has all its own memories, and can also gain the power of a large group, which is equivalent to getting a second life.]

[The composition of the large group is extremely complex, and each host will provide it with the sublimation of life essence and soul, and change a part of the large group, so each host is a unique individual in the large group.Huaiguang Daqun’s will is a collective subconscious thinking sea composed of many individuals, and the person with the highest authority is the ‘prophet’ with super-ether perception ability]

[The Huaiguang Group does not have all the characteristics of ordinary creatures, but also possesses the essence of all life. It is a unique life form in this universe. It is not an exaggeration to call it a miracle]

【Huaiguang Daqun is watching you】

(End of this chapter)