Devil's Bible

As Nems finished speaking, everyone's expression began to change.

As their thoughts shifted, the mud around them also changed at that moment.

"This is... ether?" Hayes did have some knowledge after all.

He immediately recognized what the mud covering them was.

Ether is the substance closest to 'source matter'.

Even so, the ether is still extremely far from the source matter.

No one can clearly explain what kind of state of power the source matter is.

Even those who have mastered the power of the source material system will, after careful study, believe that their own source material system power is only similar to ether, close to source material, or even inferior to ether.

What surprised Hayes was that, as his thoughts shifted, this substance, which was originally just similar to ether, actually began to resemble the 'ether' he had imagined.

According to legend, ether is the fifth element.

It is also the source of earth, wind, water, and fire.

Therefore, it is generally believed that ether can freely generate earth, wind, water, and fire.

With this idea in mind, the mud around Hayes underwent further changes, and earth, wind, water, and fire began to emerge from it.

“Source power?” On the other side, Mocania regarded this mud, which was close to ether, as the source power that she had come into contact with based on its characteristics, that is, it existed.

And then, in the next moment, this force took on a tangible form.

At this moment, as Mocania's thoughts shifted, so too did the power within her.

"No, I must control my thoughts and not let them wander."

"If everything Nemus said is true, then all of this around me is the only power I can utilize in this space."

"I must perfectly construct my ideal 'world' and then use it to defeat Nemus."

Having made up her mind, Mocania immediately began to construct according to her own ideas.

"The main forces here are the Thought and Change systems." Vislav did not rush to make a move, nor did he even entertain any thoughts.

His mental fluctuations were almost nonexistent at this moment, thus preventing this space from reading his thoughts.

"We can't let Nems lead us by the nose."

“Everything Nemus said is true. This is a semi-real, semi-illusory space that he constructed in imitation of the Abyss’s gaze.”

"I am indeed able to reconstruct the forces around me that are similar to a combination of source matter and ether, based on my own understanding."

However, there were still some things Nems didn't say.

"Following his ideas, one's own understanding is basically reflected in this space."

"It can be said that he handed over all his knowledge and thoughts to Nems."

“Under these circumstances, it’s virtually impossible for us to beat Nems.” Vislav was well aware that under rules set by others, no matter how intelligent you are or how many abilities you possess, your wisdom and power will only be taken away by others.

The same goes for this space.

After Nemus entered a special saintly state, he used grid permissions and combined them with the fictional plains and astral environment to create [the environment].

It possesses complete sovereignty over this space.

Even if one becomes powerful by integrating into this space, as long as one cannot crush Nemus with overwhelming thinking and cognition in a short period of time, it will not work.

Given Nems' current learning ability, he will steal key knowledge from their thinking and cognition.

This collective thinking model was already demonstrated by Nemus in the Sword of Fortune.

All those who practice the Sword of Fortune will connect with Fortune through their thoughts and practice, thus forming a resonance with Nemus. Only a small number of people with abundant resources are able to prevent this resonance using materials that interfere with Fortune.

This fictional space is now an upgraded version of the Sword of Fortune.

Deeper, more powerful, and harder to block.

"In comparison, the Hermit Saints might have a better chance of breaking the deadlock," Vislav thought.

And things did indeed turn out exactly as he had predicted.

The Hidden Saint immediately guessed Nemus's sinister intentions, but unlike Vislav, he did not stop completely.

He chose the purest belief.

To reconstruct the material things around us in a way that bears a strong personal imprint.

Hidden Saints are saints who have transformed from ascetics; their existence allows them to disregard spells and rules.

The only thing a hermit has to do is practice asceticism.

In the process of asceticism, one comes to acknowledge God, to trust God, and to purify one's own soul.

If one succeeds, one can become a saint.

After becoming a saint, one can then use the saint's superior learning ability to make up for one's shortcomings in combat.

Therefore, for hermit saints, they do not need to know much about the world, or even the rules represented by God.

In their minds, God is an abstract entity.

The challenge lies in how to make one's soul and mind fully resonate and then believe in this abstract individual.

Some people choose to study this abstract entity, to understand what it represents, such as its personhood and rules, in order to convince their own souls to believe in these rules.

There are also saints who never studied God from beginning to end; they believed in God in a way that was completely detached from reality.

It doesn't matter what kind of God God is, or what kind of rules God represents; what matters is that God is great.

The Hermit Saint was close to this situation; although he had some understanding of the gods and had studied the rules that the gods represented.

But he didn't delve into anything more in-depth because it was no longer necessary.

"The existence of God is the truth!" Use this understanding to establish the legitimacy of God, and then use this legitimacy to persuade your own soul to fully believe in God, so that the soul becomes pure.

This is how the hidden saints transformed from ascetics into saints.

He is building this world in this way right now.

God must exist, and countless clods of mud rapidly changed with the unwavering conviction of the hidden saint.

A vague, unknown, and indescribable entity began to emerge, and then suddenly unleashed a terrifying power.

This force is similar to change, but it does not have specific rules governing change.

At first glance, it even resembles the concept of 'change'.

After all, some concepts are just like that; they only form specific names, and then use these names to control everything under those names.

However, there are actually some differences.

In essence, the hermit saint is still describing change, but in the process, he extracts it and replaces it with an abstract cognition.

"It really doesn't give us any advantage." On the other side, Naimus was surrounded by countless changes in the rules.

Having acquired several maxims about destiny, he possessed an extremely 'sound' understanding of the essence of this world.

A world had now formed around him. (End of Chapter)