Soul of Burning Steel

If it is said that the act of an admirer 'advancing' towards the place where the object of his admiration is, is called 'chasing'.

Then, the strong man's act of constantly searching for the 'target' in the unknown ocean of almost nothing can be called 'searching'.

Whether it is chasing or searching, there is no difference in essence, there is a way to find, both the goal and the purpose are exactly the same, but the meaning of this behavior itself is completely different-or it is a bit arrogant, but the former It is just passive, being dragged forward, while the latter is actively advancing, embarking on the journey on its own.

No one is stronger than the other, and no one is taller than the other, and even the latter is more likely to be confused and lose his way... It's just that the latter is easier to 'understand' the goal he is looking for, and it is easier to understand his own path. This alone is certain.

Unless, the former realizes that although the existence he admires is the most admirable one among the peaks encountered in life, it is not a goal that cannot be surpassed. Perhaps only by holding such "arrogance" or 'Confidence' can enable admirers to find their own way.

It's just that Joshua doesn't need this process.

From the beginning to the end, he was 'finding' the location of the sage, not 'chasing' the footsteps of the other party.

His goal is to become an existence that can be "compared to or even surpassed by saints", not to become a new "sage" - for this, the power of emotion is the first step for him to take the back of a saint , but also the cornerstone of the future.

In the spiritual realm, countless races in the star world have accumulated for thousands of years, and the emotional vortex of tens of thousands of years is burning. Among them, there are dying people who feel guilty for their families, old people who are unwilling to die, and those who are satisfied before returning home. There is only a trace of nostalgia for their children, and there is also the unreasonable jealousy of the crazy and happy people, the perverted destructive desire of the abnormal, and the absolute and pure disappointment of the depressed people in this world.

Beautiful, ugly, distorted, clean, persistent, and indifferent—in the multiverse, it is probably the first extraordinary power created by civilization to transform the world. The power of psionic energy is converging, and it and The life itself resonates, and then ignites a nearly infinite flame, and under the hammer of the giant god from another world and the strongest psionic holder in this world, it turns into four almost substantive god rings.

Where did ‘God’ come from, and what exactly is it?

A long time ago, when Joshua and the god of luck and despair looked up at the starry sky of Mycroft, he was thinking about this question, and tried to answer it in his own way, to reproduce the power of the god.

He created matter, created life, created the world, created his own family, even revived the memory of civilization in chaos, and created civilized heroic spirits—everything Joshua did except that he was not a god in a narrow sense, It is enough for him to get the honorable name of God.

Even, in the world of stars, he has been worshiped as a new god by the people in the courtyard.

But at the beginning, Joshua, who had done all this, still couldn’t fully understand the nature of God... He originally thought that God was just an adjective, as long as he did something similar to God, he was already a God, no matter what The god of creation, the god of war, the god of destruction, those are the names he can get.

But later, the warrior discovered that the essence of God is actually a higher level of life form, which surpasses ordinary civilization, just like the existence of strong artificial intelligence to human beings.

This metaphor is not appropriate and accurate. The relationship between gods and humans, and civilization is far from that simple. They are individuals who have initially memetized themselves and obtained the divine power from the source of the multiverse, which is far from being comparable to strong artificial intelligence. You know, after Joshua completely cleaned up the chaotic memory in his body and suppressed his divinity, he reached the peak. He obtained a lot of information and materials from his divinity that were impossible to obtain. After all, he could not go to Find one of the seven gods, and let them show you that they are on the verge of losing control.

But now, Joshua has begun to practice in reality based on his own thinking.

The Ring of the Four Gods is the practice of Joshua's understanding of gods, and now it seems that the practice is very successful, and it proves that the direction chosen by the warrior is correct, he can already create real gods—although this One point is to use the external force of the emotional vortex of the star world, but this is not important.

The important thing is that Joshua now has found a way to become a god by himself without relying on the great source, the primordial fire and divine power, and to explore the essence of memeization! He could have created a few gods as he is doing now, observed their sublimation process, and then gradually stepped into the "fourth realm of life" without being bound by the initial fire.

"The main body of the Ring of the Four Gods has been roughly completed, and the rest only needs to be gradually tempered and forged by relying on the psionic net of the star world."

With the end of the mass-spirit conversion, Joshua put down the 'hammer' in his hand after forging, his huge soul body in the spiritual world began to shrink gradually, and then dissipated into nothingness, leaving behind four groups of flames that had been refined to almost the limit Churning, the entity of the rune ring sinking and floating in it.

In the real world, the four-armed giant opened his eyes, and in front of him, the incarnation of the immortal lighthouse, the psychic crystal ball also lit up again.

"Extreme 'emotions' have been communicated to Dayuan and obtained the corresponding divine power-although now, I am still not very clear about what those essences are, whether they are destruction or fighting, whether they are resourcefulness or conspiracy, but there is no doubt that'four The Ring of God' has been successful, it can be said to be a real 'artifact'."

This so-called artifact is not a vessel, weapon, or other tool used by the gods, but an "artifact" that holds the "position of the gods" and has no self-will—in other words, the four without The god of self-will relies on the emotions entrusted by countless civilizations in the vortex of burning emotions, resists the pull of the source, and maintains the personality of the gods and divine power.

[Analysis: I understand your thoughts, Radcliffe, you want to refine your emotional power to create four gods to rule the sea of ​​psychic energy]

[Analysis: You want to rely on four artificial gods to replace you in the work of suppressing chaos—at least, when you are not around, you can replace you in the work of destroying chaos]

"Yes, indeed."

Joshua didn't hide it, he nodded, the warrior looked around the dim Milky Way in front of him, and he said calmly: "I can't spend hundreds of thousands of years fighting chaos in the world of stars - even if it takes decades , It’s impossible for more than ten years, my civilization is also facing an imminent crisis, I can’t even stay in the world of stars for a long time, I can only temporarily relieve your urgent needs.”

"I also know that a few months, or even a few years, is almost negligible for a galaxy-level battle, so I took another method."

The ancients often said that it is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish, which is exactly what Joshua thinks.

Instead of helping the world of stars to kill tens of thousands of chaotic families in galaxies, it is better to leave behind a powerful force to strengthen the Atrium civilization and even the Guardians of the Galaxy Alliance, so that the opponent can have an advantage over Chaos. Discovered by Joshua, the mixed extraordinary power that brings together psionic energy and life energy may be a good choice.

In fact, there are not many mixed supernatural powers. For example, recently, the "divine power" used by the Patriarch of Thakur Annihilation Order in the middle of the battle is the product of a mixture of divine power and spiritual power.

In the world of Grandia back then, the extraordinary power 'magic power' used by most people was also a mixture of magic power and life energy, while the innate ability used by some psionic warlocks was a mixture of psionic power and magic power or ether , the force of nature itself, and among the life energies, it is more inclined to the power of ether magic power, not to mention fighting qi, elemental fighting qi, and holy light fighting qi have long been systems. It is a very traditional life energy and elemental, holy mix of light.

By the way, there are also magicians. Any magician must practice magic power, elements, and ether at the same time. There are basically no accidents. Many high-level magic spells are even a mixture of three lines of extraordinary power, so the difficulty is extremely high.

However, this kind of mixed extraordinary power did not form a solid theoretical system building from beginning to end-most of the mixed power was just because the predecessors discovered that it could be used in this way, so the latecomers continued to use it like this, and they practiced. When using this power, most of them use two or three extraordinary powers to practice together. When necessary, they can be adjusted on the spot, and in the end, because of energy problems, most people will choose a path to specialize in instead of eating. Go both ways.

The difference in the power of 'emotion' is that from the very beginning, Joshua wanted to separate emotion from psionic energy and life energy, as an experiment to create a new supernatural power. It has a complete theoretical system , and from the very beginning of practice, spiritual energy, life energy, and energy are integrated, and the two can upgrade the realm together regardless of each other. The rings of the four gods in the star world, and even all subsequent individuals who want to choose this path, are all Joshua's voluntary observation subjects.

With the number of intelligent beings calculated in trillions of capitals as a reference, and as a big data collection, Joshua can be sure that the speed of his exploration of the emotional system will definitely be faster than anyone imagined - backed by thousands or even tens of thousands of people. Thousands of civilizations are united, backed by an entire super-large galaxy world. This is the so-called symbiotic relationship between the strong and the civilization. The strong provide a beautiful possibility, and the latter perfects it into a truly extraordinary power system!

all in all.

Under the guidance of the four categories represented by the rings of the four gods, theoretically, any intelligent mind can awaken emotional power, plus they probably already have the basis of psionic power, the practice of emotional power will definitely be faster and stronger In this case, when the collective strength is advanced to one level, it will only be a matter of time before the civilization of the star world suppresses or even counterattacks Chaos, which is far more effective than Joshua doing it himself.

certainly. The real solution in Joshua's mind is to kill the evil gods—how come there are so many twists and turns, killing the guy who caused the problem, wouldn't the problem disappear?

However, judging from the current situation, the people in the star world are all family members. Although there are many in number, they are not indestructible. If it is not for the triple curtain to protect the wisdom and civilization of the entire world and suppress the emotional vortex, the three of them should be Can cope with the current situation, if there is an evil god, the situation of the Galaxy Guardian Alliance will definitely be ten times more miserable.

However, just when Joshua was thinking with his eyes closed, controlling the large number of metal Dyson balls and battleships he had made before to wipe out the chaos around him, the Immortal Beacon raised a question.

[Praise: A very perfect idea, Radcliffe, you are indeed the successor of the sage, you have already surpassed most extraordinary people, and you are at the forefront of the limit]

[Sentiment: So far, in the world of stars, the number of civilizations that have discovered compound extraordinary power is 762, the number of civilizations that have unearthed its power is 27, the number of civilizations that have built theoretical systems is three, and the number of civilizations that have analyzed their essence The number is zero, your arrival is indeed a great strengthening of the star world, and supporting the summoning plan of the Atrium people is the most correct choice for the triple curtain]

[Question: However, your plan still has a very serious problem]

"I know the problem you're talking about."

The giant god nodded, indicating that he already knew, Joshua's expression remained unchanged, and he even smiled, and replied: "You mean, the 'ring of the four gods' has been forged and shaped, and possesses god-level power, but They're not born with a will of their own, so they're easily influenced by emotion, right?"

The Immortal Beacon didn't answer because it was such an obvious question.

Just as the sea of ​​psionic energy is polluted by the souls of countless dead, the emotional vortex itself is an extremely impure force. Even if it is extracted jointly by Joshua and the triple curtain, it is easily polluted by the emotions of all living beings. , after all, they themselves are existences born from all living beings.

To explain it in a relatively simple way, the rings of the four gods are just objects after all, not life. Although they are powerful, they can be used as a lighthouse to guide the emotional practitioners in the star world to continue to climb upwards, making the dreamers follow the light, and make them feel better. Curious ones seek the way, but herein lies their weakness: the emotions of all beings can affect them too.

If the emotions of all living beings in the star world are mostly good intentions, then the ring of courage is the ring of courage, and the ring of wisdom is the ring of wisdom. Those who are resolute are persistent, and those who love are full of determination.

But if, on the other hand, the emotions of all beings in the star world are mostly malicious, then courage will become hatred and madness, wisdom will become greed and indulgence, what was once resolute will become stubborn, and what was once love will become jealousy.

When all men do good, God forbids good; when all men do evil, God forbids evil. This is the difficulty of not having self-wisdom. After all, emotions are two sides of one body. This kind of unconscious god is too easy to be influenced by people, and it is even possible to complete the reversal of the camp of good and evil in just one day.

"It's easy to fix."

So Joshua replied naturally: "The reason why I made them look like rings is precisely because they will find their own owners—or, I know that one day in the future, someone will wear these rings."

As Joshua, currently, he is the strongest and the most proud of him. He has already thought about all the problems that may be encountered by grasping the existence of the sage's back, and the ring of the four gods, and he has thought of a solution.

The Rings of the Four Gods are easy to be influenced by others, so just a few people who are so determined that they will not change in the slightest even in the face of the emotional vortex to settle in and master these four rings will not be enough?

Isn't the ring just for people to wear... Without hands, it's not surprising that it's a pendant.

Seeds, the practice of 'emotional power', exercise both the spirit and the body. If someone can practice in the future to the point where he can touch the ring of the four gods in the spiritual realm, then his willpower and ability will be in the hands of Mycroft. The world can definitely become a true god-the standard of the strong is common, and this is the same in the entire multiverse.

"With the will of the 'artifact' settled, one can naturally become a god."

Having said that, Joshua lowered his head, closed his eyes, and eight figures representing the Seven Gods appeared in his mind. After a moment of silence, he opened his eyes, and then whispered to himself: "This is also what I understand, the method of 'man-made gods'... Maybe this is the origin of the 'Seven Gods', that is why the sages can A way to use the remaining souls of your disciples and friends to resurrect them and turn them into gods."

"In other words, this is the way to transcend the original god, the god of heaven and earth, the god of faith, and the birth of the real 'true god'."

——I can probably understand what the sages thought at the beginning.

Thinking of this, Joshua turned his head, looked at the immortal lighthouse, and said with a smile: "I have brought an 'emotional system' to the world of stars, and you and your companions should find something for it that can lead this system forward." Perfect person, this is the division of labor between you and me...Speaking of which, I just met your two companions, and next time I will pay a formal visit."

After all, the "Triple Curtain" intelligence of the "Life Custody Program" is the intelligence program left by the psychic sage, in a sense, it is the successor of the other party-this is the same as the knowledge taker God knows how many generations of the magic sage The identity of the inheritor is different. Although the other party has not wandered in the multiverse and may have less knowledge, the original information kept by the triple veil is definitely enough!

——Look for a chance, let these two meet... The devil sage is the first sage born after the psychic sage, and there must be a lot of successors between these two civilizations Things can confirm each other and get more truth.

After a while, I will send a message to the Ten Thousand Worlds Sacrificial Field to see if the knowledge takeover can send some high-level officials over.

Joshua was thoughtful. In this case, if the Mycroft civilization can represent the inheritors of the sages, then this is a grand occasion for the inheritors of the three sages to gather together. I don’t know whether in the history of the multiverse There were ancients before.

[Answer: No problem, second, the first curtain looks forward to your visit]

Immortal Lighthouse replied immediately, but soon, he expressed doubts.

[Question: Radcliffe, what's the matter? You are in a daze]

"……fine."

When communicating with the Immortal Lighthouse, Joshua blinked his eyes suddenly, and the iron giant turned his head and looked at the side of the bright galaxy in the dark universe. His tone was quite strange, and while he was puzzled, with With obvious joy, he said, "I really didn't expect it to be so long."

"So quickly, someone got the echo of emotional power and became the first 'ring-bearer' who can control emotional power?"

The 'ring bearer' was either directly recognized by the ring to become a god, or simply comprehended the power of emotion and became the first practitioner of the 'system of rings of the four gods'.

This chapter is difficult to write, I wrote it and deleted it, asking for a monthly ticket