Myth: The Spiritual Dominator

Rumbling--

In the sky, storms collided with lightning, and lava blocked the rivers.

The loud bangs and vibrations could be heard hundreds of miles away, causing the mortals in Heliopolis to pray to the gods even more devoutly.

But in fact, the book in his hand was flipping quickly, and a large number of complicated words flashed in his eyes. Most of Thoth's energy was devoted to the complicated runes in front of him, and only a small part of him was still vigilant.

After all, he would not trust his enemy so easily, and would not really give her a chance to slip away.

Whether the battle between worlds can be won or not has no direct connection with surrendering to the outer gods. At least for Thoth, this is not the first option.

"This kind of ritual, life, soul... It's a pity that Goddess Ra did not give me the authority of her life. Otherwise, maybe I could study the mystery myself."

"Well, not entirely. Judging from the results shown by Isis, does she actually believe that our souls, including those of the gods, are inherently in an 'imperfect' state?"

"A soul that is split into 'Ka' and 'Ba' is flawed in itself - no, she even feels that the fact that God has a soul is a flaw in itself."

Although he had just come into contact with it, with the help of special divine power, Thoth was able to understand the principle of Isis's ritual.

This former goddess of life and magic seemed to have very different perceptions from ordinary people. She felt that the more aggregated and pure things were, the more perfect they were, and the more dispersed and messy they were, the inferior they were.

Only a complete and unified pure soul is a perfect soul, and only a god that has unified spirit and flesh is a true god. In her opinion, if this can be achieved, the god will no longer be restricted by aging and death, but will be able to obtain true "eternal life".

This is a bold conjecture, and Thoth doesn't know whether it is right or wrong. Being in Hermeneus, even as the god of wisdom, he doesn't know that the gods of Chaos are actually so unified. They don't have independent bodies and souls. Their divine bodies exist in a way that has both material and energy forms, and change in different states as their subjective will changes.

He also didn't know that in the records of later Eastern mythology, their ancient practitioners also believed that the cultivation of the soul was to "refine all the Yin residue and return to pure Yang", and the legendary immortals were no exception. They had the state of "taking shape when gathered and becoming invisible when dispersed", and had two bodies of different natures.

Thoth only knew that his divine authority vaguely told him that this method might really be the right way to perfect himself, and the ritual of Isis was based on this.

In her philosophy, the body is one, the torso and limbs are not connected by any medium, so the soul should also be one, and the 'Ka' and 'Ba' should not be separated.

But since Hermeneus was born like this, Isis had no way to merge the two into one. In addition, facing an impending life-and-death crisis, she simply chose another path.

"If a person's body is injured, it can be healed. So, if a person's soul is injured, it can be healed as well."

"But whether the injury can be recovered depends on the extent of the injury. Forcibly severing the connection between 'Ba' and one's 'Ka' is like a person tearing half of his body apart. That is an act that will surely lead to death. But if the person who does all this happens to have the authority of [Life], then the result may not be the same..."

Runes flashed in his eyes, and Thoth couldn't help but admire Isis's boldness.

Since the soul is naturally divided into two and cannot be integrated later, just use external force to eliminate one part, and then grow a new part on the remaining part, and then connect them together.

In this way, the newly born soul is integrated, and it will have both the characteristics of "Ka" and the ability of "Ba". In other words, it is a complete soul itself.

At this moment, Thoth felt that if the world had not been facing external enemies and Isis had not chosen to betray at this moment, with this discovery, she might be able to obtain the priesthood of the soul and further improve the order of the world, so that the life of the entire world can complete the integration of the soul.

By then, she will gain countless faiths and the favor of the world's will, and the existence of all spirits will be the source of her power.

If she could then use her soul as the main body to unify life and magic, and then devour the wisdom he possessed... then Isis might really be able to leap into the abyss above the true gods and become as powerful as the god Ra.

Moreover, the power of Ra is because the sun of the Hemenu world is naturally powerful. It was born as the supreme power of reborn stars, a collection of powers such as light, fire, and purification. If Isis succeeds, she will be able to combine powers by herself and create another godhood that is no less powerful than the sun.

This miracle is simply unimaginable.

"Phew—I can't say for sure."

"After all, if one is not facing the catastrophe of death, who would choose to give up power and destroy half of their soul?"

Shaking his head slightly, Toth could only say that fate was such a coincidence.

If there had been no invasion from outside, there would probably not have been this ritual of Isis. Even if she had further ideas, she would not have done something that could lead to death. But with the invasion from outside, she invented this ritual, but because of it she lost the chance to be promoted.

Indistinctly, it seemed as if fate was stabilizing everything and all coincidences were destined.

"Whatever fate may have been, that is a thing of the past."

"But judging from this ritual, if I want to complete this step, I will need the help of life force. But I don't know how much power the gods need to complete this step, so I have to try my best to ensure that your remaining power is not depleted. Is that right?"

With a calm expression, dozens of pages flew out of the book in Thoth's hand and then scattered into the surrounding void.

It seemed to be an open conspiracy. Even if Isis completed the description of the ritual, he still could not do anything to her, because once the Outer Gods attacked Ka in the Source Sea again, he would most likely face the situation that Isis had faced before.

Although without her interference, the Outer Gods would most likely not target the gods again, but what if? So he still had to leave a way out.

However, Thoth was not opposed to this, because his mission was to prevent Isis from interfering in the disasters caused by the Ennead again, not to kill her personally.

Then he is doing very well now, the void is locked, and Thoth is behaving uprightly.

You don't have to fight, but you don't have to go anywhere. Otherwise, it's better for you to use your remaining power to help the Outer Gods than for me to consume it myself.

If I can't use it, then no one else can either.

"Hmm~ It seems that you are still somewhat loyal to La, and Shu's death did not have that much impact on you."

With her eyebrows slightly raised, Isis noticed the changes around her.

She slowed down her hand movements temporarily and looked at the means of blocking the space.

Maybe it was La's help. After all, he had mastered the power of [Endless Space]. This blockade seemed extremely mysterious and it was difficult to break through again.

"So you want to stay here with me? Well, this option is at least safe enough."

"...Stay here quietly. The victory or defeat between the Outer Gods and our world is not something that Shu can decide after all."

"Don't think I'll be like you and surrender before the other team breaks through. I'm just making preparations in advance."

'After all, even if we win... no one wants to be like Shu, but would rather live to see the fruits of victory.'

He spoke quietly, the last part of the sentence was left unspoken, but Isis understood.

Thoth's words at this moment actually represent the views of other gods to some extent.

Even though Shu was dead, they had no intention of betraying Ra. Putting aside the battle between the worlds, at least they still had some hope of winning this game, so at this moment, the gods were at best preparing for "what if".

Besides, as Toth said, victory or defeat is still unknown. But for Shu, he is sure that he has nothing to lose.

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call--

sough……

Hermeneus was far smaller than Chaos, but the "massive" battle between the two incarnations of the gods was far from enough to affect the entire world.

However, it cannot be used in combat, but it can be used with the authority of the gods.

On earth, the weather changed dramatically in an instant.

Along the Nile River basin, there was a torrential rain that seemed to have no end in sight. The rain poured down like a column, causing the river surface, which had sunk not long ago, to rise again.

In the desert far away from the river, there are no clouds in the sky, only sandstorms raging and wild beasts howling.

Salsa…

Subtle noises came from under the desert. Since the day the sky changed, countless ants, insects and animals gradually gathered at the edge of the desert.

They gathered here but showed no signs of moving. Driven by hunger, they devoured each other, as if they were waiting for something. Their numbers only grew larger.

Until this day, heavy rain in the distance seemed to divide the sky and the earth into two worlds, water and sand, and along the edge of this division, a cavalry team was rushing towards here.

stomping on...

“Ah… stop—!”

At the command, more than a dozen riders stopped immediately.

At the front of the cavalry, the leader was wearing a white robe with gold ornaments and his long hair was wrapped in a turban.

He was obviously of distinguished descent, and his every move bore witness to his education.

In the past years, he must have seen a lot of the world. But now, looking at the densely packed "black spots" in the desert, a sense of tension still surged in his heart.

Perhaps it was the memory of their ancestors passed down through their blood, or perhaps it was because people had a subconscious fear of dense things. Even though they had always regarded the scarab as a sacred object and knew it was not their enemy, they could not hide their panic.

"This... Your Majesty, is this the 'army' God has given us?"

The sound was a little unnatural. Beside the leader, the tall warrior in armor subconsciously tightened his grip on the rope.

He didn't fear death, as he had been at the forefront of the battlefield before. But if he died by being devoured by insects, it would be too cruel.

This is not only a physical death, they also believe that this kind of death is the extinction of the soul.

"...Don't be afraid. This must be what God promised. It is the army we can use to defeat the Egyptians."

"Of course, before that, we still have to complete God's mission and kill those aliens cursed by God."

Taking a deep breath, Cash didn't want to admit it, but this might be his future soldier.

But can human soldiers really fight with them? He doesn't know. But such an army is probably equally powerful.

Decades ago, Kash and his subjects, as well as the entire Nubian people, were head-on defeated by Ramses II, the ruler of the 19th Dynasty of Egypt, who was in his prime.

As the troops approached, the Pharaoh, who was regarded as a god on earth by the Egyptians, showed no mercy to them.

From then on, Nubia was forced to submit to the rule of the Egyptian pharaoh, and Ramses II even personally sacrificed Nubian prisoners of war in the Abu Simbel Temple to demonstrate his own achievements.

Hatred was born, but the gap in power could not be bridged. Kash thought that his generation would have no chance of revenge, and he only hoped that someone in the future would inherit his name, inherit his hatred, and defeat Egypt in the name of Nubia.

But who would have known that at this moment, the god Amon of Thebes actually gave them a response from the oracle.

The gods, who had always preferred Egypt, seemed to have finally grown tired of their incompetence. They made a promise to the Nubians that as long as they could slaughter all the mortals with sinful blood, Kash would be able to keep this invincible army until his death, and the gods would recognize Nubia's status and allow them to march into Upper and Lower Egypt and become the new pharaoh.

“This is our best chance.”

Raising the whip, Cash's expression became firm.

"The Egyptians occupied the best land along the Nile River and were favored by God. Even if all the tribes in the world united, it would be difficult to defeat the Egyptian army."

"But this time is different. Not only will we defeat them militarily, we will also win God's favor. As long as... we complete that mission."

"Walk--!"

Moving forward again, Cash took the lead, with the rest of the cavalry following closely behind.

The black wave in front of them was getting closer and closer, and their faces became uglier and uglier. But if even Cash was willing to move forward, who would dare to retreat?

Tread-

tread.

The horses stopped in front of the black tide, and the dense "rustling" sound made people's nerves tense to the extreme.

Cash noticed that these little lives seemed to be aware of his arrival. They were looking at him, looking at this visitor who exuded a special scent.

"Chong-"

Drawing the long sword from his waist, Cash steadied his shaking arms.

The tip of his sword pointed toward the sky, then slowly slid down toward the direction of the clouds.

"By the command of the great god Amon, I will be your commander. We will cross the rain and kill the source of all evil!"

"Now, line up!"

There was a slight crack in his voice, and Cash looked nervously at the black tide in front of him.

He didn't know whether his actions would be useful, nor whether they could understand his requests, but he still tried his best to make the attempts he could think of.

……

Salsa…

After staring at each other for a long time, just when Kash's courage was about to fade, he saw that the vast black tide finally changed.

The endless 'tide' split into two, as if making way for the sword-raising Nubian king.

"Ho..."

With a sigh of relief, Cash finally let go of his worry.

He rode forward, following the path cleared by the black tide, and arrived at the center of the group of ant beasts.

"Now……"

"They are mine now."

The sword in his hand seemed to be lighter, and Cash looked towards the clouds in the distance.

God still protects him. With this invincible army, what can stop him?

"The whole army—"

"forward!"

The sword pointed in the direction of the oracle, and Kash promised God that he would kill everyone without leaving any alive.