Capítulo 1638: Chapter 321: My Name Is Legion, for We Are Many
[The Path of Unity transcends limits, the Material Realm is about to ascend – ]
[The Power of Unity completely boils, the Path’s nine rivers grow ever more turbulent – ]
[From today onwards, Phantom Demons acquire the ability of mind sensing, gaining the possibility of symbiosis with the living.]
[The barrier between the Dream Realm and the Material Realm becomes extremely thin, Transcendents may awaken mind sensing abilities, gaining the possibility of learning the “Fusion Technique.”]
[ — Balance Law has been updated, a new point of balance has been established.]
“That is… the Path of Unity.”
Aiwass whispered softly, “Pure White Robe, Silver Crown… a dual Pillar God?”
From the report of the Hourglass, he had already roughly understood the mode of existence of the Path of Unity.
As the latest form of the Seventh Source River, a compromise and fusion of authority and war.
Whether it is the “food” that devours everything to complete itself, the “strength” that decides everything with invincible brute force, the “authority” that rules the weak through power and law, or the “war” that leads the masses to exclude dissidents… the River of Violence’s Source grows weaker and more scattered. Just like the essence of the Material Realm’s ascension, more and more power disperses into the Material Realm, causing everyone to begin to grow stronger.
Ironically… every “God of Unbeaten” chosen by the River of Violence’s Source in each generation, ultimately ended up being beaten to death by a group.
Disregarding the Red Calamity and Supreme Heaven — even the retirement of the Silver-Crowned Dragon had Morgan’s help; and Uranus defeating the Heaven Devouring Titan Nibiru also borrowed the power of the Hunting King. After all, this behavior itself is a kind of hunting, the loser learns from defeat and thus becomes stronger, which is exactly the blessing of the River of Survival.
Perhaps the Source River finally understands… or admits.
The strength of an individual ultimately has limits.
A mere Pillar God cannot surpass the sum of all other Pillar Gods.
Without a doubt, this is the weakest and least “violent” moment of the River of Violence’s Source since its birth, the lowest water level of the Source River.
However, it is also the moment when the Source River has the greatest impact on the Material Realm — as the power of the Material Realm ascends, the Power of the Source River infiltrates more and more individuals.
— And this is also the moment when it is hardest for a Pillar God to fail.
“The Holy Number of Civilization, combined with the Holy Number of Violence… only leads to the Void.”
Aiwass murmured, “But if you add love… then it can [fuse] into a miracle.”
As long as there are enough people, it will not easily fail.
For a giant beast, its death is the end of everything; for a Tyrant, perhaps their death may leave some influence; but for a wise king, not to mention his own death — even the end of a dynasty, the laws and rules he established will be passed down, and for a “war,” merely killing a general is not enough to end it, so the Red Calamity is repeatedly killed but can repeatedly reincarnate — reborn in an increasingly twisted and mad form.
The death of the Red Calamity is not because of the demise of his individual. It’s because there is no one left behind him, because of the Silver-Crowned Dragon’s denial.
A general, if simultaneously abandoned by his Monarch, soldiers, and people, then the war loses its meaning.
Similarly…
The essence of the Path of Unity is that “as long as there are enough people, it will not fail.”
Guinevere is a Priest healing others, Lancelot is a Knight protecting others. That is to say, this is a dual god made up of a healer and a protector.
The Path of Unity emphasizes heartfelt words and Fusion Technique, it is clearly a deity focusing on support.
Support being the core of a team is only natural; the death of support does not mean the team has failed; the support themselves being unable to defeat the enemy is normal, after all, the offense has not yet taken action.
By acknowledging one’s own weakness, then accepting more people… although this is essentially the leakage of the Path’s power, it wisely avoids the “Unbeaten Bond” of the River of Violence’s Source.
The Path of the Silver-Crowned Dragon had a touch of this flavor. Yet he ultimately chose to concentrate all final power in himself, hence his unforgivable failure. Because he remains an embodiment of violence, if not strong enough, if unable to win, then it indicates he is not violent enough.
But for the United Path, even the Pillar God itself no longer represents violence —
The choice of the Dual White is to distribute the authority of the River of Violence’s Source to the other eight Pillar Gods. The greater the power, the greater the responsibility; conversely, the smaller the power, the smaller the responsibility. As long as the Nine Pillar Gods still survive, this community has not completely failed.
Even from another perspective, the River of Violence’s Source is no longer born for fighting.
Because the first Pillar God of the River of Violence’s Source was born from the Void.
— Among the Nine Great Origin Rivers, only “violence” and “error” are derogatory terms. The others are at least neutral terms.
The Source River of “error” has already been polluted by the Void, its original form should have been “Perfection.” The original Tenth Source River should have been a miracle.
And violence is the same —
The Heaven-eating Giant Beast was tainted by the Void from the very start.
The information of this world was decompressed from the Sin Thorn.
And this “ravenous desire to devour everything” ability, its prototype is precisely the behavior of the Dusk Species devouring this world.
Defeating others, devouring others, acquiring their power, and then replacing them — this is precisely the method by which the Dusk Species expand themselves.
Destruction. Consumption. Completion.
— From this perspective, the Heaven Devouring Titan Nibiru is the earliest Void Apostle.
Heaven-eating, heaven-eating… why is there a large hole in the sky? That is a mark left by the Void’s feast.
Aiwass, who inherited most of the knowledge memory of the Reincarnation Celestial Marshal, already knows the essence of the sky curtain of this world.
Those stars… and the brilliant Sun and moon, they are actually false.
This world is not a continent, but a planet. The global travels of the Goblins, and the time difference in various places are enough to prove this point.
So since it is a planet, why is there a Sun that can be shot down? And why would constellations change according to the birth and death of Celestial Marshals and Angel Envoys? What is the essence of the Balance Curtain full of stars?
The answer is simple.
Because the ancestors of this planet once established the “Sky Curtain.”
Perhaps they knew, there were inexorable enemies from the universe. So they chose to cover this planet with an impenetrable shell… only to find out the enemy came from the Dream Realm, born from their thoughts. So after the Void devoured this planet, it would open the sky and leave this world.
This is why the passage left by the Void is only one, and why the Sun of this world can be shot down… and why in the era without Sun and moon, this world was merely darkness.
Every generation of The Sun, rather than simply shining, is more like using its body to block that hole, becoming a kind of “good conduit,” activating this sky curtain.
And the Balance Curtain is the “protective film” that safeguards this fragile celestial dome.
The power of Transcendents and Phantom Demons is extremely formidable, many entities capable of high-speed flight have resilient bodies. The Mage’s rune craftsmanship, inherited from the ancestors, can accomplish many remarkable feats.
Reaching sufficiently high places could be said to be a breeze.
To prevent people from recklessly touching or damaging the celestial dome, already marred by a large hole, the Hourglass, understanding everything, with the help of the Great Sage, who also understands everything, built the “Balance Curtain” to hinder all beings from flying too high.
——This was the initial dispute between the Hourglass and Serpent Father.
The Hourglass wanted to construct the Balance Curtain and even reconstruct the celestial dome, to protect the world once more; while Serpent Father wanted to ascend beyond the world, to see the real starry sea, to see what the ancestors were fearing, searching for a hope that does not exist in this world.
This might seem meaningless to some people… But someone must do it.
Just like when a group is trapped on a solitary island, dense forest, desert, or poisonous swamp, the wisest choice would be to shrink the range of activities, minimize resource consumption, await rescue, or await the occurrence of a miracle…
But there will always be those who choose to leave.
Even if it means dying, they prefer to die on the road seeking hope.
Then, since “violence” cannot defeat the Void, might as well choose a different Path.
Since he couldn’t defeat the Dusk Species… As the weakest Pillar God, at the very least, he must handle the logistics well.
A hero defeats a Demon King, but it doesn’t mean villagers will immediately find happiness; after a hero ends a war, and saves the world, people must still live well, continuing with their peaceful lives.
As Serpent Father once questioned Hourglass: Is eternal unchanging order truly good?
And as the “Change Apparatus,” the United Path of the River of Violence addressed this query with an answer:
——When everyone wishes for it, the world should change.
“From this perspective…”
Aiwass murmured softly, “The United Path, in the form most purified after removing the influence of the Heaven Devouring Titan… might be the most mistaken one, or possibly the most perfect one.”
But another question arose in Aiwass’s mind——
After the final explosion, the Silver-Crowned Dragon, Knight Heavenly Department, and Red Calamity all vanished.
——Who exactly is the one that died?
Although it seemed like it should be the Knight Heavenly Department… because he is the one pulled down by the Ring of Ouroboros, and yet, the Silver-Crowned Dragon didn’t appear to have fallen in battle, though the Seat of the Pillar God indeed changed.
Soon, Aiwass’s question was answered.
Because appearing before him was not a Pillar God.
But rather three people——
Or rather, two people and a dragon.
——Lancelot and Guinevere riding the Silver-Crowned Dragon descended before Aiwass!
“Aiwass!”
Lancelot greeted enthusiastically, “Catch!”
Aiwass instinctively reached out, caught the Knight’s Helmet.
In that instant, he understood what it was——
The power of the Celestial Marshal Shard soaked into his body, with words emerging before Aiwass word by word:
[Celestial Marshal Shard – Fragment of Protection and Loyalty]
[——The Law of Protection and Loyalty, a residue of the Knight Heavenly Department’s power. Used appropriately, could become Shield Heavenly God or Minister Heavenly God.]
…Shield Heavenly God or Minister Heavenly God?
Aiwass was somewhat surprised.
It turned out the Knight Heavenly Department didn’t follow a regular path from the beginning… Ah, understandable. After all, he is not a singular Heavenly God but a two-in-one not formed as a single Knight; behind him is still his Queen Consort.
Whether as Shield or Minister, with Guinevere, the concept would be tainted. Not to mention, he was never merely a vassal or guardian, but a Monarch. “Knight” was the most fitting form after this concept was twisted.
“You are Aiwass…”
At this moment, Guinevere curiously observed him, while the White Dragon seemed somewhat surprised and helpless about still being alive.
The Silver-Crowned Dragon clearly did not permanently die as it wished—rather, it was the Knight Heavenly Department, using an impure method, that weakened itself and rescued it.
The Knight Heavenly Department abandoned its body, chose not to ascend to the Pillar God as Knight Heavenly Department.
But chose to ascend to the Seat of the Pillar God with Voldemort’s “identity card”.
No wonder… the Celestial Marshal Shard of Knight Heavenly Department appeared after the birth of the New Pillar God.
This even wasn’t simply twin gods, it was now a Trinity Pillar God— no doubt, more might be added in the future!
As long as they are accepted, they can become Pillar Gods of the United Path. From this perspective, the United Path fundamentally wouldn’t have an Angel Envoy, as unnecessary— If one can become an Angel Envoy, serving as “the eyes, limbs, and words of a Pillar God”, they naturally can also become part of the God of Unity!
In the future, this is likely to be the only Pillar God referred to in plural…
“… How should I address you all in future?”
Aiwass asked with a relieved smile.
“I am ‘Great Group’.”
Lancelot grinned broadly.
And Guinevere and the Silver-Crowned Dragon spoke in unison: “Because our numbers are many.”