Myth: The Spiritual Dominator

By the Falling Star Lake, the Centaurs watched their students go and pack their bags.

It's time to go on a mission, but leaving Silvermoon City doesn't mean you can leave immediately after making the decision.

Apart from anything else, if you want to fight against gods, even if the location is on the mortal world, you need a weapon that is sharp enough.

It doesn't have to be a divine weapon, after all, true divine weapons have corresponding powers. But if you just want a weapon that is strong enough, then the difficulty is actually not that high.

Many of the gods' weapons are like this, for example, Ares has no real weapon.

Tools like this that are only tough but have no special abilities are not uncommon.

"But then again, to him, perhaps those sturdy armors are just for show."

"The indestructible body forged by the Styx, or in other words, his 'immortal' body, is much more useful than any armor."

Walking along the shore of Fallen Star Lake, Chiron occasionally greeted a few nymphs passing by.

This was once the place where Artemis, the goddess of the wilderness and hunting and the crescent moon goddess, grew up. Mountain fairies and water fairies then gathered here following some mysterious induction.

Gradually, Falling Star Lake became one of the places with the most nymphs at that time. And after the goddess came of age, the name of this big lake became worthy of its name.

Because there are real stars in the Fallen Star Lake. After Artemis stopped living here, she became the de facto owner of the lake.

Tread-

"Aisiriya, I am here to bother you again."

Following a water bridge floating out of the lake, Chiron came to a small island floating out of the lake.

The only difference from other places is that in addition to soil, the ground of this island also contains a lot of silver-gray rocks, which are flashing with tiny lights.

"Since you know it's a bother, why did you come to me? Is this your home?"

A crisp voice came from the center of the lake, like a little girl who was awakened from her sleep, with a somewhat dissatisfied tone.

However, the next moment, a gray light flashed, and a palm-sized ball of light appeared in front of Chiron's eyes.

A tiny life was stretching its body inside the ball of light, glaring at the tall Centaur angrily.

"Are you here to ask about that thing again?"

"It's green, green, and it hasn't turned black yet! I've already told you that if there's any problem I'll tell you, you don't have to ask me every day!"

"Ahem, Asiriya, I just stopped by to see you."

The Centaur Sage coughed lightly and felt a little embarrassed.

He actually didn't want to come here, but the problem was that although the little thing in front of him was not a bad person, it didn't mean that she was reliable.

It would be difficult to deal with if she was sleeping when something went wrong.

"But it will be soon. Once I verify the stability of this secret ritual, I won't need to bother you anymore."

Taking out some strange little toys from his pocket, Chiron spent a lot of time comforting the little guy.

Only after he made her smile did he breathe a sigh of relief and continue forward.

What Esrea said only proved that there was no problem for the time being, but he still needed to personally review the details.

As we traveled deeper into the island, the soil and vegetation became scarcer, with large areas of exposed silver-gray rock on the ground.

Until one moment, when he crossed the last tree, Chiron's eyes opened up.

On a stone plain that is several miles in radius, pillars covered with symbols are shining.

The light they emit collide and then overlap in the center.

An emerald green crystal stood there, and it seemed that something was sealed inside.

Undoubtedly, this was the 'green' thing that Esrea had called before, and the fact that it had not turned black proved that it was still operating stably.

"【Life Storage】 is truly another pearl in the field of witchcraft, but also another blasphemy against the gods."

"The 'immortality' that only gods can pursue has actually been revealed by them at the tip of the iceberg."

Even though he had seen it many times and even though he was the builder of this mystery, Chiron still made such an exclamation every time.

Because he knew very well that what was happening before his eyes was actually just a degraded version of the ideas of some extremists.

However, their ideas were obviously not allowed by Silvermoon City, but theirs were.

Continuing forward, Chiron walked on the stone plain.

Falling Star Lake, nowadays few people know why it was given such a name in the first place, but according to some rumors, some people say that stars once fell from the sky here.

Then one day later, Artemis accidentally fished something out of the lake and said that this should not be a rumor.

Because there is indeed a fallen ancient star under the Fallen Star Lake. It is suspected that it was a celestial body that was brought down to the human world by the ancient master of the sky in the era when the star god had not yet been born.

It fell to the earth and turned into a huge pit. Then, over the years, Falling Star Lake was born.

Artemis was greatly surprised when she discovered all this. Such ancient and intact celestial bodies are rare in the world today.

So she used her authority to raise the planet from the lake and turned it into an island. Then, in the name of the Lord of the Wilderness, she borrowed the spiritual moon to give the planet spirituality.

So from this day on, Chaos had one more star nymph, and the theocracy of Artemis [Wilderness] also perfected its concept.

The stars falling from the sky and landing on earth are part of the [wilderness].

Although this progress was not much and meant nothing to Artemis, she was still happy.

So the goddess gave the first star nymph the name 'Aesiriya' and allowed her to manage the lake on her behalf.

"I don't know if it's because we left the starry sky, or if the 'sun' today is not actually a real celestial body, but a holiday transformed from the remains of the ancient sun god."

"After so many years, Esrea has shown no signs of growing up."

The thought flashed through his mind and Chiron didn't think about it any more.

It is more important to do the business first. At this moment, he has arrived in front of the huge crystal.

A rich breath of life emanated from the crystal in front of him, and the light scattered from the surrounding pillars also shone on his body.

The net formed by the interlaced light is to prevent the life force here from flowing out, and the green crystal is a concrete symbol of the gathering of life energy.

However, Chiron can be sure that the life energy here has never been reduced even a little bit since the beginning.

That means that the things inside don't need to absorb vitality to maintain their existence.

As for what was inside...Chiron raised his head slightly.

In the center of the emerald crystal, the lid of a box opened.

In the center of it, there is a heart that seems to be still.

"【Life Storage】... So, what those people said is actually true?"

Chiron was silent as he watched this scene. Thinking that it had been like this all these years, he didn't know whether he should be happy or not.

He knew whose heart the heart in front of him belonged to because he had spoken to the other person not long ago.

Achilles, his student, had this heart from him. And this was also the reason why his 'immortality' was perfect.

The "hatred" in the water of the Styx is not something that everyone can come into contact with. Gods will lose their divinity and power, and mortals will lose their lives.

Only a very small number of beings can be baptized by the power of the Styx when they come into contact with it. They are often born in harmony with the laws of the underworld and will not die because of it. They can even obtain bodies that ordinary gods cannot do anything to.

No matter how weak the underworld is, the existence that has been baptized by His laws cannot be harmed by ordinary means.

However, like the pomegranate that Persephone ate, anyone who touches the essence of the underworld is bound to stay here.

Even gods can decide how long to stay or leave based on the amount of contact they have, but once mortals are baptized, they no longer have the ability to choose.

However, there are always loopholes in everything, and the baptism of the Styx is no exception.

As long as she left a part of Achilles' body that was not contaminated by the water of the Styx and extended the time required to complete the baptism infinitely, Thetis could allow Achilles to gain immortality while remaining in the human world.

However, this idea was dispelled by Chiron before it was implemented. The Centaur told Thetis that he had another way to do it.

And his method is the [Life Storage] in front of him

"What a crazy and evil method... Those lunatics discovered ghosts and spirits, and discovered another form of life. So they thought that as long as they could first change themselves from 'life' to 'death' under controllable conditions, they could gain eternal life."

"And the caster's roots are not physical or material, but come from the soul and spirit, so this is feasible. However, they don't want to become completely dead, because with the abilities of mortals, there is no way to complete the reversal of life and death and gain a new life without affecting thinking and rationality."

“So, they chose to split.”

"For all things, as long as time is still passing, the loss of life is irreversible. But if time is stopped, thinking will also stop. For an individual, this is no different from death."

"But if they cut off most of their souls in advance, and then permanently imprison them at the moment of the split, and then let the remaining soul and body embrace death, they can successfully trap their existence between life and death. Neither birth nor death, neither aging nor death."

"Even if the outside part is destroyed, they can be reborn from the original part of the soul. The only loss they have is a small piece of their soul."

"However, the wounds of the soul can heal themselves, whether it is the life in the spiritual world or the ghost. It's just that because their separation involves thinking and emotions, every resurrection will lead to a lack of emotions. This may seem like a high price, but compared to death, it is not an unbearable loss."

"What a genius idea! If this wasn't Silvermoon City, and if the vast majority of spellcasters didn't still have some faith in the Lord of the Spirit World, perhaps this method of eternal life would really spread thoroughly, and even become a mainstream sect."

Sighing once again, looking at his own [Life Preservation] ritual, Chiron couldn't help but be in awe of the wisdom of mortals.

Although he is born a demigod, he can be killed.

In comparison, it is hard to imagine that a group of mortals whose lives are limited could invent such a method.

Especially before the experiment, Chiron could still explain it by saying "this method may not be feasible", but since the modified ritual is feasible on the body, there is a high probability that there will be no problem with the ritual on the soul.

"Vegetables can live without hearts, but can people live without hearts? It was originally a joke, but now it seems that they can really live."

"As long as this heart is not destroyed, unless it is an attack that exceeds the limits of the Styx Law, nothing in this world, whether inside or outside, can harm Achilles' immortal body."

"With such power, I'm afraid there is no rival in the world."

Nodding slightly, Chiron checked the secret ritual once more.

Although judging from the results, the rituals he prepared would not be used at all, he still had to prepare them just in case.

However, while checking, the Centaur couldn't help but think of the wizards who invented the original method of soul splitting.

According to their plan, they had originally intended to conduct the transformation ceremony themselves, and even gave the finished product of their soul seal a name, called "Endless Life Box", which means the secret box for obtaining endless life.

And they also gave the transformed life form a very appropriate name.

Neither alive nor dead, neither human nor god, they can naturally be called demons. And whether before or after the transformation, these spellcasters are wizards who use witchcraft.

Therefore, in their opinion, it is most appropriate to call their newborn "Lich".

Although it was a good idea, Chiron knew that they would not live to see the day of transformation.

Because this ritual was exposed in advance, their behavior of circumventing death and reincarnation by desecrating souls also caused an uproar in Silvermoon City.

As for now…I guess if they had the chance to reincarnate as a human, Chiron would probably be almost an adult.

The witchcraft they created, such as [Soul Split], [Mind Synchronization], and [Stagnation Orb], have long been listed as forbidden techniques, and no one is allowed to study or use them.

"The genius among humans, in the end, will inevitably end up on the path of blasphemy."

"I don't know whether it's because the gods' jurisdiction is too broad, or whether there are ready-made decorations out there, and mortals will subconsciously imitate them."

"But in terms of the soul and mind... I really don't recommend them to get involved. In these areas, humans' understanding is still too shallow, even the gods are the same."

Chiron naturally didn't know the answer to the question.

After all, to be honest, he himself is not human.

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Human world, Athens.

The passionate speeches were over, and no one, no matter what they thought, dared to object to the march to Eleusis at this time.

However, compared to other Athenians who were inspired to fight, Andrea felt a headache when she thought about the many things she had to deal with.

All you have to do is say it, but how to implement it... that's a very complicated matter.