Myth: The Spiritual Dominator

".You guessed it right."

With a helpless smile, Ryan really didn't expect that Themis not only guessed the answer right away, but also gave such a reason.

But you can understand it if you think about it. Among the gods of Chaos, Cronus and Themis dealt with him the most, and it was from their mouths that Ryan could often hear some more true evaluations of himself, rather than like Lyanna, Whatever you do is right.

For example, Cronus once pointed out the 'arrogance'. Ryan felt that he was somewhat alert at that time.

"It seems Cronus is doing well after his abdication, at least not like our father."

Nodding, Themis looked at the humans on the earth, especially the two guys who claimed to be priests of the Temple of Law, but had almost no faith in her, and suddenly asked:

"Ordinary people don't know the reason why gods give them protection, so they will be shaken by that person's words, which I can understand. But now, it seems that these priests know."

"I have never asked them to sacrifice to me, so I don't care whether they believe in me or not. At most, because of their behavior, I will destroy all the temples built by humans from today on, and prohibit these so-called priests from acting in my name again. , but my nephew is different."

"They clearly know how much God values ​​faith, and they were even arguing with that unbeliever about it just now. Since they know the pros and cons, why don't they believe in God?"

Regarding this point, Themis really cannot understand it, or in other words, few of the current gods of Chaos understand it.

They are already in the exploratory stage of their faith, otherwise there would not be such a blessing to mankind with an almost clear price tag.

This is the original state of faith. Without one or two failures, the gods will not understand how to get mortals to believe in them to the maximum extent. It's just that these two failures cost God time and mortals their lives.

In the future, it may be the lives of a few people, but now, it is everyone.

"Because this is human nature, Themis. Fear and awe come from the unknown, and desire comes from not having it. Vision is the one farthest from the truth, but in turn, it is the one closest to faith."

"This is why the priests would rather be silenced by Mephistopheles than admit that 'God created humans just for the sake of mortals' faith.' Because they will know if they look at themselves. If everyone Now that everyone knows the truth, what will come is not a more pious belief in the gods, but just like them, no matter how pious they are, they can't hide the shallowness of their inner faith."

"After all, faith is not something you can believe just by saying, 'I want to believe it, I should believe it.' People can deceive others, but they cannot deceive themselves."

Shaking his head slightly, this is the importance of the humanistic priesthood. However, Ryan's keen awareness of fate gave him a hunch at the moment. Maybe it won't be long before the God King becomes aware of all this.

Of course, that's not why he's here today. In fact, Ryan has been a little uneasy lately.

This may be feedback from the spiritual origin, or it may be a sign given to him by the power of fate. In short, something unexpected happened to him. At first, he thought it was the core of the next era, some special change in human beings, but now it seems that the problem does not lie here.

If you're not here, you can only be here

"What are you thinking?"

As if aware of Ryan's change of mood, Themis turned around and asked.

"nothing."

Ryan didn't plan to say much before there was any result, so he just responded with a smile:

"I plan to go to the sea recently and visit your brother by the way."

"My brother, you mean Oceanus?"

"Well, it's him."

Nodding, Ryan responded softly.

He really planned to go see this Ocean God, even if it was just on the way, after all, it was more or less the doorstep of the other party's home.

The main body of the world of Chaos, the river around the world wraps the ocean, and the ocean wraps the earth. At the end of the east, the Ocean God Lord who was severely injured a hundred years ago is staying in his palace, and he doesn't know what his current situation is.

But what Ryan is going to is a more distant place.

He has made a decision, and just recently, he will go through it himself. But what made him hesitate was whether he should find a helper to go with him.

After all, no matter what was there, it would not be something simple that could give him such a strong but vague premonition.

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At this time, while the two gods in the sky were talking, on the earth, the elevated flames had completely covered Mephisto's body.

His face was somewhat unclear, but everyone knew that in the middle of the fire, he must still be looking at everyone with a smile like he did at the beginning.

The atmosphere at the scene was a bit depressing, and Devers could feel the doubt in the eyes directed at him. Ordinary humans don’t dare to question God, but that doesn’t mean they don’t dare to question Him. But at this point, he could no longer look back.

"The result of the trial is obvious. Obviously, God has proved right and wrong with actual results. Mephisto's words are nothing but ridiculous lies."

Devers tried his best to sound righteous, but no one in the crowd paid attention to his performance. They were just silent, looking at the burning elevated structure.

Even those who didn't recognize Mephistopheles were just watching silently at this moment. If the opponent is wailing and screaming in the flames, or begging loudly for mercy, it can still give them a sense of joy of victory. But right now, they just feel confused.

Are what the priests did really right?

"Cohen, do you think what he said makes sense?"

Standing on the boulder, Evans no longer had the expectant expression on his face that he had been watching at the beginning. He didn't know who was right and who was wrong, but he felt that the goddess Hestia in his heart would not inflict burning punishment on the unbelievers like this.

If the goddess won't do this, then the only fault is the person who performed it.

“Right and wrong are relative, and that’s one of the few things I’ve learned over the years.”

Standing aside, Cohen said slowly:

"If for you, whether the flames in front of you are from God's instructions or not, your belief in God has not changed, then what he said does not make sense. After all, you have proved with your actual actions that your belief in God is the same as hers. It doesn’t matter what kind of god you are.”

"Then what if I think this is not God's will, but the personal thoughts of these priests?"

Looking at everything on the stage, Evans finally felt that the goddess would not do this. She must be as the Creator said, kind and gentle, tolerant of all weak people.

If this was really what the goddess meant, he felt like he couldn't accept this reality.

"Then it proves to you that one of the words of the unbelievers is right."

"At least you do believe in the goddess because you agree with her thoughts and actions, not because of the blessings she gives you."

Cohen responded calmly, but his mood was a bit complicated. Unlike Evans, he knew how terrifying Mephistopheles was. Since this flame containing a hint of divine aura is useless to him, it will not make any difference to this dangerous person.

But what the other party said before really touched Cohen a lot. At least one thing, Cohen thinks he is right, is that faith is a kind of spiritual conversion rather than simple gratitude.

In the past, this was how golden humans believed in God. They believe that God is perfect and almighty, and that all the good things in the world can be given to Him. Because God is so perfect, they believe in God devoutly and do their best to move closer to God.

It is precisely because of this that when Cohen discovers that there is such a huge gap between the real God and the imaginary God, he feels like he has been deceived. The disappearance of the golden human body actually just triggered this suppressed emotion.

"what is that?!"

"——Cohen, look!"

"Ok?"

Awakened from his memories by Evans's shout beside him, Cohen looked for a way out. On the high platform, Devers was still making useless remarks, trying to save his image; while the flames were still burning, and thick smoke was rising and spreading high into the sky.

But right in the center of the flame, behind Devers, a ball of golden light suddenly appeared. It grew from small to large, from weak to strong, wrapped in an illusory figure, and slowly rose to the sky.

"That is--"

"No, it's just an illusion."

Almost instantly, Cohen saw through Jin Guang's true face, but among the mortals present, he was the only one who could really see through the truth.

The crowd was already excited. They all knew that the Creator had told them about the three eras of mankind. The golden human beings ascended to the sky because of their noble moral character, and the silver human beings were buried underground because of their disrespect to God.

And now, right in front of their eyes, the legendary myth is playing out.

"impossible!"

Due to the strange movement of the crowd, Devers couldn't help but turn around. Looking at everything in front of him, he could hardly believe that the legendary heroic spirit ascended to heaven was actually in front of him, and he played the role of the culprit who killed this noble man.

And the most terrifying thing is that since Mephistopheles has ascended to heaven, does that mean that God is about to come to earth?

"Prepare the car, I'm going to see High Priest Orson."

At this time, the crowd had begun to move closer to the high platform. The Ascension of the Holy Spirit was taking place right before their eyes, and everyone felt that this was the will of the gods.

The priests on the high platform had already stepped aside, and after a brief moment of panic, Devers made an instant decision. He is going to the expanding city of Aurora to meet his former friend, the current high priest Orson.

As one of the two most trusted students of the Creator, he is the only one who can give Devers some comfort now.

As for meeting the Creator directly, that is impossible. Devers doesn't dare to see him now.