Nightmare Light

Chapter 228 The Incomprehensible Soul

In the deepest part of Lin Wang's soul, the new god encountered the most incomprehensible thing he had ever experienced in his divine life.

Even thousands of years ago, during that war in which countless gods perished, He did not find this matter so difficult to understand.

Before him, deep within Lin Wang's soul, the new god saw something that was extremely difficult for Him to comprehend.

At the deepest level of a normal person's soul, there is a very "concrete" image—that represents the person's deepest subconscious.

Even gods are no exception to this.

In his past memories, Shinshin had seen the depths of countless souls, most of which were in the form of an infant. He had also seen gourds of wine, brushes of calligraphy, or other things.

By the way, among that group of Crusaders outside, there's one guy whose soul is probably a pot deep inside.

However, what the new god could not understand was that deep within Lin Wang's soul, there was a strange black and white sphere.

No, it's not black and white.

The new god quickly dismissed his own judgment—the small ball was simply too complex to understand due to the sheer amount of information it contained…

That's why it appeared black and white in front of me...

The new god was startled by his own thought: the soul of a mere mortal, I... cannot comprehend it?
A feeling of "unconvinced" surfaced in the mind of the new god.

I was once the god of mountains, with vast knowledge and immense strength. How could I possibly not understand or comprehend anything!
Nothing in this world can escape the watchful eyes of the mountains!

He cried out and lunged at Lin Wang's soul.

"I want to see what's hidden inside this little ball!"

Then, an overwhelming barrage of information appeared before Him.

Tens of millions? Hundreds of millions? Or even more?

The new god didn't know, but in that instant, His soul was flooded with endless, strange and wonderful knowledge, information, fragments... and gossip.

What's the difference between a keyboard warrior and a keyboard? What is that?
Is Michelin a restaurant or a tire company? And what is this?
Door handles can also be a gender... What is this?!
boom!
Almost instantly, the new god's spiritual world was shattered, and it took a long time to painstakingly piece it back together.

He heard another low chuckle behind him.

Those two! They knew about this all along!

They didn't answer me just now...on purpose!

The new god roared in fury: "I refuse to believe it! If I were to directly smash into this mortal's soul, shattering it and devouring it, would he still be alive?!"

He roared and crashed directly into Lin Wang's soul.

The entire spiritual power of a deity surged toward the black and white sphere.

A vast, powerful, and almost inexhaustible spiritual force instantly enveloped the small ball, attempting to obliterate and devour it.

Then, the new god heard a voice that was even more difficult for Him to understand.

[Registry incompatibility]

A chill ran through the mind of the new god.

He trembled for a moment, then seemed to understand something: "I understand. This is what you two want him to do, isn't it?"

"Back then, we couldn't kill that guy because of Him... I understand, I understand!"

"It works! It works!"

He suddenly burst into a hearty laugh: "In that case, I'm willing to retire!"

"No! Not retirement. If this plan succeeds, I am willing to be its vanguard!"

……

After an unknown amount of time, Lin Wang slowly woke up.

When he woke up, he found that he, A-Zhe, Miao-Miao, and everyone in the Holy Army had returned to the secular world.

The battle in the Shadow Realm before felt like a dream.

But Lin Wang knew very well that it wasn't a dream...

Because if it were a dream, the back of my head wouldn't hurt this much.

"Ouch...did I fall down earlier?" Lin Wang rubbed the back of his head and sat up with his hands on the ground.

"You said you rushed up to 'chat' with that mad god, and then you stared at him with lecherous eyes, and then you fell backward," A-Zhe said, babbling on.

“What lecherous nonsense!” Lin Wang shouted. “Besides, we can’t call Him a mad god… He’s not mad, not only is he not mad… but what he did in the end was still a bit mad.”

Don't slander God so easily! I've simply retired peacefully!

A voice suddenly rang in Lin Wang's mind, startling him: "Lord of the Mountains?" [That's a name from the past, not worth mentioning... However, until I come up with a new name, you may temporarily use this name to address me.]

“Then I’ll call you Ah Shan,” Lin Wang said.

"...Is this blasphemy?"

"Anyway, you haven't decided on a new name yet," Lin Wang said. "However, I seem to remember that you were trying to possess me just now?"

【You've misremembered.】The new god's denial was so swift and decisive.

"Gods cannot lie. Are you sure I've remembered it wrong?"

How can one become a god without lying? Aren't all human religions built on lies?

"...So you were lying to me just now?"

I didn't lie to you; I never lie.

"..." Lin Wang's face twitched, and he decided not to get entangled with this guy anymore.

He rubbed the back of his head, stood up, and looked around: "Where...are you now? Where is Vice-Bishop Zhao?"

Raise your hand and look at your wrist.

Lin Wang raised his hand and saw that on the bracelet made of tree fern vines on his wrist, there was now a black, pyramid-shaped crystal with stars flowing inside, which looked very beautiful.

"This is your true form?"

"Pretty, isn't I? Don't use me to pick up girls! I know you mortals love doing this kind of thing... Ah! Don't shake! Don't shake!"

Lin Wang stopped: "Behave yourself now?"

This is blasphemy! Blasphemy!

"By the way, where is Vice-Bishop Zhao?"

The priests brought her up.

Lin Wang looked around and saw Bishop Du and several priests standing in front of a bed, clustered together.

Lin Wang walked towards the bed.

When the priests saw Lin Wang, they all looked at him with questioning expressions. Lin Wang shook his head and did not speak immediately. Instead, he parted the crowd and walked to the bedside.

On the bed lay an extremely old woman with white hair.

Her face was covered in terrible dark spots; the power of aging, exhaustion, and shadows had utterly destroyed her.

Although the new god took almost all of the shadow power with him after leaving her body, and the priests did their best to heal her.

However, forcibly extending his life by a hundred years had already severely overdrawn the body's resources, and now the transformation into a shadow has exacerbated this overdraft.

Now, unless the goddess herself descends, there is no way to save her.

Lin Wang walked up to her, remaining silent without saying a word.

A few seconds later, the old woman turned her head with difficulty, glanced at Lin Wang, and then looked at the crowd.

She slowly opened her mouth and forced a smile at the crowd: "Am I... beautiful...?"

No one answered that question.

The old woman didn't seem to expect this answer.

She raised her hand and, with great difficulty, propped herself up to sit up.

Then, she rolled out of bed, but because she was too weak, she fell down with a thud.

She slapped away the hand of a priest who was trying to help her up.

The old woman slowly crawled out of the room.

She first crawled a few steps toward the orphanage gate, then stopped, looked around, and turned around.

She began to crawl towards the northeast.

"She... Vice-Bishop Zhao, is crawling towards the temple?" A priest, seeing her intention, exclaimed in surprise.

At this moment, Vice-Bishop Zhao raised his head, took a breath, and uttered a single word in a hoarse and sighing voice.

"...Mother."

She died just like that.

(End of this chapter)