From the God of Lies to the Lord of All Worlds

Chapter 55 Where the Soul Goes
"In the continent of Dylan, deceased believers generally go to one of four places:"

"First, those who have a strong faith in the gods will go to the divine kingdoms where the gods reside, become the supplicants of the divine kingdoms, and live there for a period of time until their faith is completely exhausted, at which point they will either perish or enter the cycle of rebirth."

"Secondly, those with shallower faith will go to the realm of death and become beings in the plane of death. Under certain rules of death, they will become those kinds of creatures or enter the cycle of rebirth."

"Third, those who are deceived, resentful, or self-destructive will go to the abyss of hell and become provisions for devils or demons, and may even become one of the devils or demons themselves."

"Fourth, those who lack faith will be cast out of the continents of all realms and into the endless chaos, becoming true rootless souls."

Alvin's voice rang in Bai Yang's ears.

Bai Yang was not learning about the knowledge of the Dylan Continent, but rather understanding how that world dealt with things like "souls," absorbing the knowledge.

The reason Bai Yang studied this was because of the "soul" he had just encountered.

"I never imagined that there would be souls in this world, though they are few, shallow, and fleeting..." Bai Yang rubbed his fingers together, letting these so-called "souls" that were gradually dissipating under the rules of reality drift away with the wind.

This was indeed something he hadn't expected. Although Bai Yang had preserved the soul of Ivan's wife, "Laila," it was more like a memory or consciousness to him.

The fact that such a special soul has suddenly appeared in this world is quite astonishing!
"This means that some of the rules of this world are changing!" Bai Yang judged. "This change is subtle, but it is indeed happening!"

"Could this be what's called the erosion of rules? The rules of the Dylan Continent have invaded this world?" Bai Yang wondered, but Alvin offered a different assessment, "I'm afraid not, Your Majesty!"

“The shift in the rules of the world will take tens of thousands or even millions of years. How long has it been? The possibility of this happening is actually extremely slim!” Alvin’s words gave Bai Yang a new idea.

"So, the only variable left in this world is me, right?" Bai Yang muttered to himself. "Then it seems I understand what's going on!"

Alvin asked curiously, "Do you understand?"

“Yes, I understand!” Bai Yang snapped his fingers and said softly, “The essence of this change is probably a lie!”

"A lie?" Alvin asked, puzzled. "But we didn't spread our power..."

"Yes, it's a lie, a completely true lie, that grants us power of will, but have we truly gained all of that power?" Bai Yang asked.

Alvin shook his head. "Of course not. The Godhood of Lies doesn't cover all power; some willpower will always leave because of it..."

“Originally, these wishes were useless because no one knew how to guide them or how to use them, but now… they do!” Bai Yang’s thoughts became clearer and clearer as he thought about it. “These wishes have gradually given form to things that shouldn’t exist!”

"And these vessels are ourselves! Only we truly possess the extraordinary, so they will actively approach us! Have you noticed that these souls only exist around us, and after leaving us, they transform into an infinite flow of information? This is the change brought about by the extraordinary!"

Alvin was utterly astonished. "Doesn't that mean that the extraordinary beings we create will also have the ability to sense these 'changes'?"

“I think so!” Bai Yang said, his eyes showing little worry but rather a hint of happiness. “And Alvin, haven’t you noticed? These souls aren’t souls in the true sense of the word; they seem more like… the souls I define?”

To make the existence of "Lyra" more realistic, Bai Yang once briefly defined the soul, and in these incredibly fragile and thin "soul bodies," he saw the qualities he had defined!

"You are the only true transcendent being, so your rules are engraved in the very rules of this world!" Alvin understood, and he exclaimed in amazement, "Your Majesty, your plan has been answered by the world!"

“Of course the world has to respond, because this is an upgrade!” Bai Yang tapped his fingers and said with a smile, “The world itself certainly has no consciousness, but it can also feel the benefits of this upgrade, so…” Alvin added, “So, it chose to respond, to respond to your choice, and to etch the rules you established into this world!”

"It's still a long way off. These are just some simple echoes!" Bai Yang shook his head. He wasn't as optimistic as Alvin. "I only discovered these souls because of their divine status. If they are to truly become defined beings and truly appear in this world, the whole world needs to believe in them!"

"Until this is accomplished, these souls are nothing but phantoms!"

He took another wisp of soul, and under the infusion of his willpower, it slowly solidified, already possessing a physical form resembling a "ghost".

But the next second, Bai Yang withdrew his willpower, and the soul once again took on a form that existed between reality and illusion.

These things are actually meaningless. Once they leave Bai Yang's body, they will be assimilated and disappear by the world because there is no so-called "supernatural field".

Only when a similar extraordinary being appears will this kind of soul reappear, even in such a tiny way.

They have almost no practical significance, but they are significant from a transcendental standpoint and in the definition of divinity, representing a fundamental change.

Although these are still pheromones hidden within the rules of the endless world, once changed, they are changed; once changed, they can change again!

Bai Yang has this confidence; he came here to change the world, and all of this stems from his proactive guidance.

“Your Majesty, this can also be seen as your will influencing this world!” Alvin said. “When you ascend to godhood, the world will also be upgraded under your guidance!”

“Upgrading isn’t that easy. It’s just a matter of attaching a shell called ‘true lies,’ which is still achievable…” Bai Yang nodded on the table, having formed his own general idea. “But these informational entities, which are similar to souls, can’t just exist like this. That would be too wasteful. We need something to manage them!”

“A person or facility that can manage souls, a place where souls have a place to go and a place to come from…” He tapped his fingers little by little, thinking about how to shape or change it.

Soon, Bai Yang had an idea. Since he was a manager, the first thing he should do was not to have his own opinions, but to make the most accurate judgments. Only in this way could he avoid being troubled by interpersonal relationships.

"Anyway, I've always had the idea of ​​establishing a kingdom of the dead, and the thing that manages this information about the dead should be a supercomputer!" Bai Yang said, pointing forward and pouring out a large amount of divine power, completely forging the authority he now possessed called "Information Perception"!

A faceless "person," wearing a black hood, appeared before him, bowed his head, and said, "I obey your command, Master!"

This is not an actual living being, but an intelligent creation with quantum life, made by Bai Yang's authority. It is precisely because of this that Bai Yang thought of his name.

"From now on, you shall be called 'Nexus'!"

"Your will, Master!" The Central Hub nodded gently, stood beside Bai Yang, and then its body vanished in an instant.

In Bai Yang's field of vision, he could see that with the appearance of the central hub, the information representing the souls around him was being rapidly absorbed and stored in his database.

These souls are just data for now, but once Bai Yang is ready, they will become the underworld, hell, the abyss, the land of the dead, Valhalla...

With this information, even death can be justified!

(End of this chapter)