Arcanum: Chaos Path

Chapter 310 The Possibility of Suppressing God

The sun god paused for a moment, looked at Osekus, sighed, and then, as if thinking of something, looked at Roland beside him.

"Why are you looking at me like that? Do you expect me to improve the situation of the Eternal Sun?" Roland faced the Sun God's gaze without flinching. He shrugged and said:
"Unfortunately, my power is only good for suppressing external pollution. It's really no good against this kind of spiritual imprint that comes from extraordinary characteristics. If you want to suppress the will of God, you can only rely on yourselves."

Hearing this, the Sun God felt a little regretful, but not surprised.

He knew all along that Rolin was not omnipotent, but because of the other's miraculous abilities, He couldn't help but have some unwarranted expectations.

“However…” Just then, Rolin suddenly spoke again, looking at Osekus as if he were looking at some novel toy, “Although I cannot completely suppress God’s will, if I were to study it, perhaps I could find a way to temporarily suppress God’s will.”

The resurrected ancient god's will within extraordinary characteristics is not something that cannot be suppressed by external forces. For example, in the original work, the Goddess of Night used a drop of water from the River of Eternal Darkness to temporarily suppress the resurrected Celestial Will within Klein. However, this suppression was only temporary and could not be used many times, and it also had negative effects.

Since the River of Eternal Darkness can temporarily suppress the will of the Celestial Venerable, Rolin pondered that the Nyarlathotep Fragment, whose status is no lower than that of the River of Eternal Darkness, might also have a way to temporarily suppress the will of God and the Celestial Venerable.

However, Luo Lin only had some ideas about how to do it, but no specific plan yet.

Moreover, Rolin was certain that even if Nyarlathotep's power could indeed help beings like the Eternal Sun temporarily suppress the will of the ancient gods, it could only be used for a short time. It was uncertain whether it would be effective if used for a long time, and it was very likely that Nyarlathotep's will would corrupt the other party's soul.

This is different from simply using Nyarlathotep's power to achieve a balance with the corruption of the Outer Gods. Corruption is an external thing and is not one with the soul, so Rolin can control the degree to prevent Nyarlathotep's power from truly corrupting the soul of the person involved. However, even so, it still inevitably caused some impact.

However, the spiritual imprint on the extraordinary characteristics is already inseparable from the person to some extent. Therefore, if Nyarlathotep's power is really used to fight against it, it will inevitably cause Nyarlathotep's power to invade the deepest part of the person's soul.

This is not a good thing. Just look at Roselle. Not everyone can withstand Nyarlathotep's power. In fact, apart from Rolin himself, there is no one in the world who can withstand the deep intrusion of Nyarlathotep's power for a long time.

If that were actually done, it's hard to say whether, after a period of time, the person who survived would still be the one in question, or just another Nyarlathotep.

Nyarlathotep's power is immense, and it is precisely because of this power that Rolin must be extra careful, because the souls of mortals are far too fragile in the face of this power, and the slightest carelessness could lead to their destruction.

Thinking of this, Rolin looked at the Sun God and Ocycus, and without hiding anything, said with an unusually serious expression:

“I can try to help Osekus suppress the will of God, but I cannot guarantee success. Even if it succeeds, this approach is still quite dangerous, so it can only be used for a short time. If you really want to suppress the will of God, you must rely on your own strength.”

The sun god seemed relieved upon hearing this, and then nodded, saying, "Thank you, Lucifer, this is already very good."

Even if it only temporarily suppresses God's will, it will at least give Ocycus more breathing room and more time to gain humanity and find an anchor, thus truly confronting God. As for whether Rolin can succeed—although it might be a bit blind, the sun god certainly has considerable faith in him.

Osekus stared at Roland in astonishment, his lips moving as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't know what to say.

Ocycus was just a little confused. The problem that had troubled him for thousands of years had suddenly become a source of hope for a solution?
“However, I’m not one to work for free.” Rowling’s tone suddenly changed as he smiled at Osekus and said, “If my treatment is truly effective, Mr. Osekus, you probably wouldn’t mind paying a price?”

“What do you want?” Osekus paused for a moment, then asked.

"I haven't decided yet, let's leave it at that for now!" Roland said with a smile, without suggesting that the Church of the Eternal Sun join the reform.

After all, the reform wasn't his own undertaking. With the Sun God as the main figure, why would He waste His own favors?

Ocycus is different from the goddess of night and the earth goddess. Although the latter two have a good relationship with the sun god, their personalities mean that they cannot join the revolution just because of the sun god's words. Rolin also does not want them to be too close to the sun god, otherwise what if they really unite to fight him?
But Ocycus is different. He was originally a staunch supporter of the Sun, and unlike Medici, he did not suffer Adam's betrayal, which complicated the situation.

Rolin could tell that Osekus even felt extremely guilty towards the Sun God because of what happened back then. Under these circumstances, it was destined that he could not be won over to his side, so Rolin simply didn't bother with it.

As for whether the Sun God could persuade Ocycus to join the change... Rolin glanced at the Sun God, having considerable confidence in his morality and ability to act.

Moreover, Rolin believed that the Sun God would never let go of Osekus, his ally, since it would be too much to ask of the true creator to fight against him in this era.

The sun god trusted him, but was also wary of him, so he would never let go of Oscythus, a staunch ally.

Rowling didn't care about that. He just looked at Osekus with interest and suddenly said, "Mr. Osekus, would you mind if I examined your soul?"

“Uh…” Osekus hesitated noticeably for a moment. He instinctively turned his head to look at the sun god, and only after seeing the other party’s agreeing attitude did he nod and look at Roland, saying, “Okay.”

So Rolin then used his power to examine Osekus's condition with great interest, focusing on the sun-like properties within him.

Throughout the examination, Ocycus frowned, because the feeling was so strange, as if he had unsuspectingly handed his vital organs to someone else. Even though this person was trusted by the sun god, Ocycus still felt very uncomfortable, as if God was crawling all over his body.

This is so weird!

(End of this chapter)