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Chapter 147 The Motivation for Seeking Paradise

In the garden, everyone watched in silence as Dio, in his calm yet arrogant voice, continued to recount his understanding and discoveries about Stand power.

In the four years following his recovery from the seabed, Dior traveled the world, experiencing the changes of history and constantly reading various books.

As someone who graduated first in his class from a prestigious high school with a degree in law, Dior's intelligence was not low.

Although he wasn't particularly interested in scientific development, Dior did study related knowledge in detail in order to understand whether there would be any threats to human society a hundred years from now.

He was amazed by the terrifying weapons that scientists had invented a century later, including nuclear bombs, thermobaric weapons, poison gas, and even germ weapons.

But what amazed him even more was the principle behind these weapons.

Scientists have summarized the phenomena of the macroscopic world into four fundamental forces, and quantum mechanics has summarized the phenomena of the microscopic world.

Reading and understanding disciplines such as relativity and quantum mechanics also led Dior to rethink his own abilities.

In this vast universe, all things, seemingly diverse in form, whether it be a black hole that devours everything, a star that radiates energy, or even a pile of excrement on the roadside...

All of these diverse forms may seem to have vastly different appearances, but if you examine them closely and divide them infinitely, their essence is the same.

In the distant starry sky, the energy output every second is enough to destroy hundreds or thousands of Earths. If you were to dismantle it and strip away the neutrons, protons, and free electrons inside, they would be no different from the microscopic particles in a pile of dog poop on the side of the road on Earth.

It is not true that one is more noble because it is the constituent material of a neutron star, and that the excrement of a stray dog ​​is more lowly because it is.

A stone and a sculpture are only different in form; a piece of iron and a stone are only different in their microscopic atomic structure.

All things, seemingly diverse in form, are composed of microscopic particles that are essentially the same.

If you analyze it further, it's all electrons, neutrons, protons, and even lower, just quarks. The process of piecing them together, from the microscopic to the macroscopic, determines their different forms.

All these forms and phenomena constructed by various substances, or rather, more than 98% of the phenomena discovered by humankind, are governed by electromagnetic force and gravity.

So, all sorts of bizarre stand-ins, despite their different forms, are manifestations of the spirit of their original self.

And those seemingly bizarre abilities, if we analyze their underlying principles, do they all share the same essence?

During his four years traveling the world, Dio encountered many Stand users due to a certain "gravity" that drew them together.

While the abilities of Stands are incredibly diverse, and almost every Stand is different, they can generally be divided into three main categories.

Category 1: Direct Matter Interference. This is the most basic ability of a Stand. Every Stand with the ability to interfere with matter can ignore external conditions and apply a certain driving force to matter out of thin air.

For example, before Star Platinum awakened its time-stopping ability, it could only throw punches, which is the most typical example of material interference.

There are also the sword strikes of the Silver Chariot, the manifestation of the Stand "Grey Tower" (which had already been defeated by Dio) as a high-speed moving insect, and the manifestation of "Power" as a ship for arbitrary manipulation. Although the forms are different, they all use the form of the Stand to directly interfere with matter, thereby exerting a kind of interference force generated out of thin air and producing destructive power.

This is also the most numerous type among all the various bizarre and wonderful stand-ins.

Category Two: Phenomenon Interference. Starting with Category Two, the abilities of Stands begin to become increasingly abstract.

For example, the Red Magician can create and control flames, and his Stand "Sun" can generate enormous light and heat, almost like a small sun.

Whether it's soil, metal, life, or even space...

To manipulate various existing or indirectly created objects and even phenomena.

Starting with this type of Stand, its abilities are no longer limited to the Stand's "form," but rather encompass a range of being able to manipulate related phenomena.

The third type: Abstract logical interference. This is the most threatening and has the most terrifying potential.

For example, Dio's Stand "The World" can stop time and move while time is stopped.

For example, "Yellow Temperance," that yellow slime-mold-like Stand, can transform itself regardless of size, from an eight-foot-tall strong man to a three-year-old child, and even has the ability to absorb kinetic energy almost endlessly, with no upper limit in sight.

For example, Hermit Purple has the ability to obtain information out of thin air based on causal relationships, ignoring external conditions.

For example, the "Hanged Man" transforms into light and enters the image, destroying the reflected image and thus disrupting reality.

For example, among Dio's henchmen, there is a guy named Kira Yoshihiro, whose Stand, "Father of Atomic Heart," can even use a camera to capture people and objects in a photographic world...

These abstract yet powerful abilities are so terrifying that their limits are almost entirely unseen.

Each one is more outrageous than the last, and the next one is even more outrageous.

Therefore, after repeated observations and summaries, and even secretly visiting some well-known scientists, Dior finally confirmed a startling fact.

His own Stand, "The World," has the ability to stop time, but in essence, it doesn't actually stop time; rather, it rewrites information.

If we compare the world to a vast and complex program, a calculation problem in progress, then Dio's actions after time stopped are not, in essence, real movement, and the "interference" he created is not real interference.

Rather, it is a kind of information inscription—inserting a segment of Dior's actions out of thin air into the grand process of the world's operation.

Thus, the world was created out of thin air, resulting in the corresponding outcome.

This is similar to inserting a completely new variable into a program that has already calculated the result, thus naturally rewriting the answer.

It can even be further inferred that it's not just Dio's Stand "The World"; the essence of all Stand abilities on Earth, whether past or future, is the same upon closer examination—

That is "rewriting the world's information".

Or rather, it is a power that makes "wishes come true".

Whether it's the seemingly simple physical interference ability of the first type of Stand, the ability of the second type of Stand to interfere with certain phenomena, or even the seemingly illogical and absurd abstract ability of the third type of Stand... just as all physical phenomena in the material world are branches and leaves extending from the four fundamental forces, all seemingly counterintuitive Stand abilities are also a vast system that extends from the power of "rewriting information about the world".

However, when Dio truly realized the terrifying power of Stand abilities, he fell into deep confusion.

The Stand's abilities transcend reality, defy logic, and are almost godlike "divine power."

However, possessing such powerful abilities, yet only exhibiting extremely inefficient, even absurdly efficient, efficiency caused Dio immense pain and confusion.

It's like standing in front of a treasure chest, but not having the key to get in.

It's like holding a game console but not having the password to unlock it; you can only use it to crack walnuts.

This state made Dio anxious and uneasy. He knew his own abilities were so powerful, and the power of his Stand was so terrifying, yet he could only use it in this way.

Dio has always sought peace of mind, personal security, and control over the world. Once, after becoming a vampire, he believed he had surpassed humanity, was able to rule the world, and gain lasting peace of mind.

However, after he cut off his head to survive and was trapped in the deep sea in order to take Jonathan's body, Dio returned to this world because the coffin was salvaged from the seabed, and discovered the existence of the Stand again.

In just four years, Dio encountered countless Stand users and witnessed many "ghost stories" and "gods".

In those short four years, he was a master of time management, never truly resting or slacking off for a single day. He was either engrossed in studying, learning all sorts of knowledge; or searching for, recruiting, or controlling subordinates; or conducting various intelligence investigations.

In his investigation, he found that from ancient times to the present, the number of Stand users has increased with the advancement of modern society; the abilities of Stand users have also become increasingly bizarre and terrifying from ancient times to the present.

In just four years, Dio investigated and even personally encountered Stands who were completely unreasonable and had a great potential to destroy the world.

For example, during his travels, he recruited Kira Yoshihiro as his subordinate in the town of Morioh, where there is a strange alleyway—an alleyway from which there is no turning back.

At first, Dio was unaware of the terrifying nature of this strange phenomenon, and he ordered his men to walk through the alley and look back.

As his subordinates were dragged away by some inexplicable force, Dio felt an indescribable fear.

Something is hidden in that eerie alley. Once those things break free, they will be something that neither Earth nor humanity can contend with.

During his four-year journey and investigation, Dior discovered that the number of victims who died, disappeared, or were even erased from history due to various bizarre phenomena around the world has been increasing year by year.

Compared to ancient times, those strange phenomena are constantly giving rise to entirely new forms.

One day, whether it's 100 years, 200 years, 10 years, 20 years, or even tomorrow, the path to Stand awakening will lead to more disasters.

There are three main ways to awaken a Stand: First, Dio's subordinate, Granny Yan, bought a mysterious ancient arrow from a tomb raider, and Dio himself awakened with the help of this special arrow.
Second, the resonance of bloodlines, such as Joseph and Jotaro. Because Dio occupied the body of their ancestor Jonathan, they also awakened because of the resonance of bloodlines after Dio awakened.
Third, one can awaken by cultivating a skill to its peak or by using such behavior to bring one's spirit to its peak.

In other words, the increase in Stand users is inevitable.

Even if all Stand users are killed and all those mysterious ancient arrows are destroyed by some means, as those who have reached the pinnacle of their skills awaken their Stands, their blood relatives may also awaken their Stands as well.

For those who possess a Stand, regardless of what that Stand is, making money from it is extremely easy.

Almost every Stand user can easily build a harem if they want to.

In other words, even with a conservative estimate, it might only take less than a thousand years for the vast majority of humanity on Earth to be eliminated by the descendants of Stand users, thus turning all of humanity into Stand users.

Sooner or later, those Stands with terrifying abilities will unknowingly destroy the entire Earth and humanity.

They might not even be able to die, but instead be trapped in some bizarre phenomenon where the original body becomes a substitute, suffering eternally.

As the number of Stand users continues to increase, no matter how much Dio tries to defend himself or develop his power, one day, with the emergence of more and more bizarre abilities, he will eventually be affected.

Even the entire Earth and the entire universe could one day be affected and destroyed by these unreasonable abilities.

Dio, who has spent his life seeking peace of mind, falls into deep thought after discovering the Stand and the countless "bombs" hidden throughout the Earth and even the universe, facing the ever-present threat of death.

How can one reach a state of true peace of mind?
How exactly can one master the terrifying power of a Stand, which has no limit?
Dior's final answer was—

A ritual beyond heaven!

Dior recited aloud:

"To reach heaven and transcend heaven, six conditions must be met."

"Condition 1: I need my Stand 'The World', because the path of my Stand's evolution is the path that humanity should take."

"Condition Two: You need a trustworthy friend who is unmoved by temptations such as beauty, wealth, and power, strictly follows God's will, and is able to strictly carry out my plan."

"Condition 3: It requires the souls of at least 36 heinous criminals, because the souls of evil people contain powerful energy."

"Condition Four: 14 specific secret phrases are required; they are the key to unlocking everything."

"Condition Five: You need to have the courage to temporarily give up your stand-in, or even your life. Only in this way can you overcome the final obstacle."

"Condition Six: Specific time and place are required."

"When my decaying substitute absorbs the souls of more than 36 sinners, it will give birth to a completely new self."

"When a trusted friend recites those 14 specific secret phrases, the lost self will return."

"When the lost self returns, a brand new substitute will begin to be conceived."

"When the new Stand arrives at the right time and place, the gates of Heaven will open, the Stand in its gestation will truly mature, and I, Dio, will truly ascend to Heaven!"

(End of this chapter)