The Blasphemous Wizard of the Weird World

Chapter 141 The Price of Embracing Divinity
It seems that the 'Harvest Goddess' is also quite afraid of the Endless Abyss.

Yang Qizhou took a big gulp of Coke. Of course, this was also free money from "Xiao Douding".

Suddenly he remembered the epic poem sung by the bard who was activated by the fragments of the No. 1 Temple of Truth. According to the description in the poem, the man of destiny will kill the 'Wings of Greed' with the help of the 'Goddess'.

This made Yang Qizhou grin.

"To kill someone with a borrowed knife, to divert the trouble to someone else, to let the 'Goddess of Harvest' and the 'Wings of Greed' fight each other, with the game characters stabbing in the back, it really fits the epic."

"Ha ha ha ha,"

"If I pick up the 'Azure Spear', then my character in the game will become the 'Man of Destiny'."

"Unfortunately, this artifact of 'King of Nature' is extremely hostile to game characters, and there is still no solution for it."

Now the game plot has reached a critical turning point. The game character has gained the friendship of the "Goddess of Harvest". The next step is to take out the good luck coins in the wishing box in Valhalla, which is the key to changing jobs to a wizard.

Yang Qizhou quickly turned his attention back to the game.

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"Before you could say anything, you were enveloped by the stream of light."

"The surrounding scenery flies by, and you are taken away from the vicinity of the dragon's nest of Greedy Wings in the blink of an eye. In a few breaths, you are out of the range of the Northern Abyss."

"You looked back and saw the endless gray fog rolling and condensing into a terrifying demon shadow. Evil, chaotic, twisted, and indescribable power burst out from the bottom like a fountain. However, this terrifying shadow, as if restrained by some mysterious force, quickly shrank back to the bottom of the 'Northern Abyss'."

"what is that?"

"Your scalp tingles, and a bone-chilling chill surges from the depths of your soul,"

"Since you came to this strange and terrifying 'Old Land', you have seen many gods, such as the 'Lord of the Hidden World of Dreams' and the 'Old God of the Abyss'. However, compared to this phantom, they are too weak. Perhaps only the 'Mother of Beauty and Fertility' can compare with them."

"Thinking of this, you are secretly glad in your heart."

"The heavy voice of the 'Harvest Goddess' also sounded at this time... The Sin King God, the strongest subordinate god of the Abyss Lord, the old king of ancient times, did not expect that His interference in reality has reached this level. It seems that with the disappearance of the 'Azure Spear', the seal left by the 'King of Nature' will not last long."

"So that's the 'God of Sin'. You seemed to be thinking about it and wrote down this honorable name."

"You quickly left the range of the 'Northern Abyss',"

"You are on your way back to Asgard,"

"Without the danger from the Endless Abyss, the Goddess of Harvest remembered your question just now. Since She has a great liking for you, She readily gave an answer..."

"Mr. Explorer, do you know what a god is?"

"You thought for a moment and gave the answer given by Okas, the 'King of Titans'... the gods, embracing divinity."

"The 'Harvest Goddess' asked again...Do you know what 'divinity' is?"

"You really don't know. I honestly chose to shake my head."

"I don't know if it's an illusion, but you suddenly feel that the 'Harvest Goddess' has extremely strong emotional fluctuations, and her voice is also heavy... Everything has divinity, but 'divinity' is not a blessing, but a curse, madness, and eternal torment from the 'gods'."

"Isn't this too profound? You are a little confused and don't understand the meaning of this sentence."

"You heard the 'Harvest Goddess's' mad mumbling again... 'Wings of Greed' is a pitiful creature. He was once the most stable ancient god in 'Asgard'. He used the authority of 'greed' and the power of symbols to develop a vast number of believers."

"pity,"

"Just over two years ago, when the Azure Spear disappeared and cracks appeared in the seal of the Endless Abyss, the Sin King used his high authority as the ruler of the Cardinal Sin to inflict a terrible pollution on the symbol of Greed. The followers of the Wings of Greed went crazy and were destroyed almost overnight."

"Without the support of a vast community of believers, the 'old sacrifices' in His hands are completely insufficient to support His current divine status,"

"At that time, 'Wings of Greed' faced two choices..."

"The first is... continuing to occupy the 'God's throne' and using one's own flesh and blood to fight against the madness of 'divinity'. However, in that case, the life form will inevitably show the characteristics of God. That is a blessing. The flesh and blood will transform into the 'symbol' represented by 'authority' and thus be upgraded to a conceptual god. But that is also a curse. The torture from divinity will be unprecedentedly magnified. If it cannot be resisted, the god's spirit will truly combine with the 'concept' and become a part of the 'symbol', completely disappearing from the world in terms of both form and concept."

"The second is... completely giving up the throne of God and becoming a life form like the 'Ancient Ruler'. However, without the maintenance of 'divinity', the flesh and blood that contain 'authority' will go out of control and will no longer be able to resist the 'primitive impulse'. They will become walking corpses that can only act according to the meaning represented by the 'symbol'."

"'Wings of Greed' chose the second option,"

"So he became a walking corpse who could only instinctively collect all the treasures in the world and was unable to make decisions based on self-awareness."

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The text was refreshed very quickly, and Yang Qizhou felt a little confused. It took him a long time to sort out the information revealed by the 'Harvest Goddess'.

"So, the 'Old Festival' is more than just buying special items at the Destiny Shop,"

"It can counteract the side effects of divinity for 'supernatural beings', 'gods', and 'ancient rulers'. Based on the description of the 'Harvest Goddess', the birth of the 'Old Festival' is likely related to believers."

"So, after the followers of 'Wings of Greed' are contaminated by 'God of Sin', they will become irreversibly out of control in a short period of time."

Yang Qizhou thought of the 'Ancient God of Moonlight' again, as well as the conversation with the old man in Valhalla.

"The Moonlight Ancient God obviously chose the first option and still occupies the 'God's throne'. This eventually led to an irreversible deification of the life form, making the flesh and blood move closer to 'symbol' and possess the characteristic of 'not being able to be looked at directly'."

"Of course, the Moonlight Ancient God's loss of control has nothing to do with the exhaustion of the 'Old Sacrifice'. He went completely crazy after listening to the epic poem sung by the bard who was activated by the fragment of the No. 1 Temple of Truth."

"On the other hand, if life forms are deified and conceptualized, although it can make the 'gods' closer to symbols, you will also hear extremely terrifying whispers, and even make the gods completely merge into the symbols, becoming part of the various intertwined concepts of the universe, and disappearing in the true sense."

"This is also why the 'God' embraces divinity and resists divinity at the same time..."

"Then there is the second case, like the Wings of Greed. Although He has given up His divine position, His own flesh and blood represents the authority of greed in the universe. Driven by the corresponding symbol, He will be unable to suppress His primitive impulses and become a walking corpse that can only act according to the meaning of the symbol."

Yang Qizhou's hand holding the snacks shook subconsciously. He originally thought that the gods were noble, eternal, and long-lasting. Although there were differences in status between gods, and even some powerful ancient rulers, such as the giant king Ocas, had power beyond the gods, the gods were still the best choice of all paths.

But now it seems that it is not...

Although the gods hold "authority" and, in a sense, are part of the symbol of the universe, they also face many problems and the costs are unimaginably severe.

However, this also solved another question in Yang Qizhou's mind... They were all 'ancient rulers', but why did some choose to actively embrace divinity, ascend to the throne, and become gods, while others were extremely resistant to becoming gods and even went to war with their own kind.

After thinking about this, Yang Qizhou turned his attention back to the phone. "Keep going, the conversation isn't over yet. What if we can get some other secret information out of it?"

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"Is this the true face of the gods? You are shocked by the truth revealed by the 'Harvest Goddess'."

you asked subconsciously…is there no solution to this problem?”

"The sigh of the 'Harvest Goddess' became even heavier. She said... everything has divinity. No matter if it is the old gods, ancient rulers, extraordinary life forms, or other hidden groups, as long as they hold the 'power', they will inevitably pay these prices. No one can..."

"When she said this, the words of the 'Harvest Goddess' suddenly paused."

“He is saying that no one can be an exception.”

"You guess secretly."

"You suddenly noticed that the Harvest Goddess' tone had changed. Her fear revealed hostility and an unimaginable hatred. What she said next also surprised you."

"He said... there is a group of people who wield the power of the gods but are not directly contaminated by divinity. They are... wizards."

"It actually involves wizards?"

"You were immediately shocked and continued to ask why wizards were not contaminated by divinity."

"The 'Harvest Goddess' has a great liking for you, but the 'Wizard's' secret is too big to be involved. She hesitated for a moment and finally changed the subject, not revealing the secret involved."

"Bathed in the flowing light, you quickly returned to Asgard, led by the 'Goddess of Harvest', and headed towards Valhalla."

"You wanted to continue asking what 'chaos' was, but the vaguely visible 'wishing box' attracted your attention."

"You are so excited that you think..."

"The lucky gold coin is finally in my hands."

(End of this chapter)