Ring of Fate

Chapter 1091 Divinity and Humanity

Mr. Fool tapped the edge of the bronze table with his fingers a few times:

“To understand the difference between divinity and humanity, we must understand what divinity is and what humanity is.

"What is divinity?"

Hearing Mr. Fool’s question, Ms. Magician replied thoughtfully:
"The divinity in 'everything has divinity'?"

“A crazy, chaotic, destructive mind?” Lumian tried to answer based on his own situation.

Mr. Fool chuckled:
“This is divided into the true divinity, the divinity in manifestation, and the divinity in the vague cognition of many people.

"The true divinity naturally comes from the true God. In a narrow sense, only the original Creator, His different personalities, His children, and the first batch of creatures conceived by the 'Great Mother' can be called God.

"The spirit they left behind in their own essence and corresponding extraordinary characteristics will never be erased. This is the divinity that every newcomer needs to fight against, the real divinity."

Sephiroth...different personalities that split apart...Lumian had too many questions to ask, but in the end he chose the most important one at this moment:
"After taking the magic potion and walking on the path of God, the divinity we have to fight against is the indelible and indelible spirit left by the original creator in the extraordinary characteristics?"

"Most of the 'Paths of God' are like this, at least you are, she is, and I am too." Mr. Fool glanced at Ms. Magician and said with a smile, "But this is not complete."

Without giving Lumian the Chariot and Fors the Magician a chance to ask questions, Mr. Fool, who was shrouded in gray mist, said with a little emotion:
“The original Creator is the collection of all things. He is crazy and rational, chaotic and sober. He creates everything and destroys everything. He loves everything and hates everything. He has the strongest desires and is cold and ruthless and is not affected by anything. All of His actions are random and even He Himself cannot predict them.

“He created the entire world and all things, which eventually split into six kinds of essences, sixteen uniquenesses, and countless extraordinary characteristics. From this perspective, all things have divinity.

“The extreme point at which most Beyonders lose control is when their divinity gains an absolute upper hand and they become what I just described, completely losing themselves.

"But that's not all the divinity we're fighting against."

Lumian recalled his conversation with Mr. Fool in the Dream City and roughly understood what he had to fight against:
"The different personalities that split off from the original Creator are also gods in the true sense. The corresponding extraordinary characteristics and uniqueness left by them, uh, the spirit in the source substance is also the divinity we need to fight against, for example, that Heavenly Lord?"

Mr. Fool nodded slightly and said:

“Yes, after the original Creator woke up, he naturally decomposed. Before that, His spirit and consciousness had been completely split. Different spirits controlled different essences, uniqueness, and extraordinary characteristics.

"Among them, the 'diviner', 'apprentice' and 'thief' paths belong to the celestial master, and the 'audience', 'sailor', 'reader', 'secret prayer' and 'praiser' paths belong to the original God. They are all personalities of the original creator. As for the names of the great beings corresponding to the other personalities, I don't know.

"I can only tell you that Tianzun is the incarnation of 'Source Castle', and the original God is the symbol of 'Chaos Sea'. Other source substances include 'City of Disaster' from the 'Hunter' and 'Witch' paths, 'River of Eternal Darkness' from the 'Sleeping Man', 'Warrior' and 'Corpse Collector' paths, 'Wilderness of Knowledge' from the 'Secret Peeper' and 'Educator' paths, and 'Key of Light' from the 'Destiny' path. All of these come from the original Creator.

"That is to say, the divinity that the extraordinary people of the 'diviner' path need to fight against is a mixture of the spirit left by the original creator and the consciousness and spirit left by the Tianzun.

"Similarly, the Beyonders with different origins will fight against different divinities, each with its own emphasis, which will reflect the characteristics of their own paths and corresponding origins."

“City of Disaster”… Why is it the Ancient Well and the Wicked Dragon? Moreover, Mr. Fool only mentioned six types of essences and sixteen paths… Hearing this, Lumian suppressed his doubts and asked as if to confirm:

"The deity I need to fight against is based on madness and chaos, and tends to be destruction, conquest, and yin-yang intercourse? The deity that the Great Mother's subordinate Beyonders need to fight against may have crazy fertility?"

"I see..." The "Magician" lady also roughly understood her own situation.

Mr. Fool nodded and answered Lumian’s question:
"yes.

“This is the general idea, but there are still some problems when it comes to the details.

"For example, the Beyonders of the three paths that correspond to the 'River of Eternal Darkness' actually have some spiritual imprints of the Heavenly Venerable mixed in with the divinity that they need to fight against when they reach a high position. This is because in ancient times, in the First Epoch, the Heavenly Venerable accommodated the 'River of Eternal Darkness' and the 'Country of Disorder'."

“Can it hold multiple Essences?” Lumian, who had just been promoted and had poor emotional control, blurted out in astonishment.

“For Tianzun, it’s obviously impossible.” Mr. Fool seemed to have thought of something funny, “I’ll talk about this knowledge later.”

“Yes, Mr. Fool.” Lumian controlled himself.

"I can't see who has contained the other essences. I can only speculate that the City of Disaster was once contained by the original God." Mr. Fool continued, "The one you need to fight against naturally also includes part of his spirit."

The "City of Disaster" was once accommodated by the original God? Lumian suddenly remembered the images of Grisha and Penden in the dream city, the arrangement that Arrodes saw through the magic mirror, and the fact that the "Blood Emperor" and the "Original Witch" had intercourse under the guidance of the "Imaginary Angel" Adam to create that special mirror world. He also remembered that he was also arranged by Adam, and the divinity that Adam was currently fighting against was obviously based on the consciousness and spirit left by the original God!

Thinking of this, Lumian suddenly felt his scalp tingling and his hair stand on end.

Such a feeling was quickly suppressed by the courage of the "Weather Warlock".

Mr. Fool's voice returned to its gentle tone:

“What I just talked about is the true meaning of divinity.

“When we have to use most of our energy, emotions, and feelings to fight and suppress our true divinity, it will manifest differently on the outside:
"Some are indifferent, some are gentle, some follow an idea and a goal, and resolutely carry them out without any obstacles. Of course, there are other manifestations.

“That’s what I call divinity in manifestation.”

The divinity in expression... Lumian suddenly felt a little empty inside, as if a fist that had been gathering strength and waiting to be thrown out in the future would most likely fall into nothing.

"Then what is divinity in the vague perception of ordinary people?" the "magician" lady asked curiously.

She seemed to be accustomed to chatting and communicating with Mr. Fool.

Mr. Fool sighed and said:

"Let me first talk about what human nature is."

Is this related to the vague divinity in his mind? Lumian guessed secretly.

Mr. Fool continued:
“In my understanding, human nature is divided into two levels.

"The first level is the most basic, and it is the core self-cognition and various instincts of a living being, selfishness, greed, survival, indifference, only valuing oneself, only doing things that benefit oneself, and not being influenced or constrained by group morality, group interaction, or group cognition.

“In fact, great beings like Tianzun also possess this level, but since they are defined as true gods, there is no need to put them here.

"Mythical creatures born like Amon, the Hidden Sage, and the Red Angel Medici also possess humanity, the first level of humanity. If they don't even have self-awareness, how can they fight against true divinity? They have long since become chaotic, crazy, and extreme, and have been resurrected in their bodies by great beings like Tianzun, completely taking over.

"The divinity in the vague cognition of many people is the first level of human nature, which is cold, selfish, and utilitarian, with its main goal being its own continuation and strength. When true gods stay at Sequence 0 for long enough, and are washed away by the long years, and watch the anchors corresponding to those strong emotions and important experiences in the past disappear one by one, human nature will slowly degenerate to this level.

“In a sense, this is indeed the ‘divinity’ we need to fight against.

“And those in high positions who only have this layer of humanity left are likely to gradually become passive in the fight against true divinity, until they are defeated. In the long run, this is inevitable.

"In this regard, Amon, the Red Angel Medici, and other natural mythical creatures are influenced by their birth methods, upbringing, strong relationship interactions, and the team needs and desire for conquest brought about by their own extraordinary characteristics. They will more or less go beyond the first level of human nature. For example, the Red Angel has a proud and unyielding side.

"In contrast, the Hidden Sage came to life suddenly, and his interactions with other creatures are just imparting knowledge and accepting prayers. Therefore, he is still basically at the first level of humanity. He does not think that begging for mercy is shameful. He does not even have the concept of dignity and pride, which are only possessed by humans or human-like tribes and societies. He only has the instinct to survive and continue.

"Because we often fight and play games with mythical creatures, high-ranking beings who have degenerated to the first level of humanity to a certain extent, so we vaguely think that this is divinity."

Both Lumian the Chariot and Fors the Magician understood and agreed with what Mr. Fool had just said.

Mr. Fool laughed again, his tone seemed a little lighter:
“The second level of humanity is the humanity in the broad sense, which is the beautiful words we have learned in our short life, such as love, kindness, courage, sacrifice, compassion, justice, and respect for others.

"Of course, there are also bad human natures at this level."

“I understand, Mr. Fool,” Magician Fors and Charioteer Lumian responded in unison.

Mr. Fool leaned back in his chair and turned to Lumian the Chariot.
"Are you still wondering what Sephiroth is and why I only mentioned sixteen divine pathways?"

“Yes, Mr. Fool, please answer.” Lumian intuitively felt that what he was going to say next was the reason why Mr. Fool asked him to come above the gray fog.

(End of this chapter)