Sky Curtain: The Darwin Incident at the outset, the Declaration of the People's League

In the vast and cold universe, aggregates of consciousness are not extremely rare, and they have long been aware of such existences.

However, when this existence was elevated to the level of the entire universe's pantheon of gods, it still made them feel extremely vigilant and uneasy.

An existence that is created by civilization itself but may ultimately backfire on civilization is undoubtedly the most dangerous and unstable time bomb in the universe.

The existence of gods depends on two core pillars.

The first is divinity; the second is the personified will that arises from civilization.

Divinity is the foundation of the power of the gods.

This is the manifestation of rules after the solidification of the energy of civilization's beliefs; its essence is a magical structure that can be observed, analyzed, and even interfered with.

The strength of divinity is directly proportional to the scale, purity, and duration of faith.

The larger, more unified, and more stable the faith, the stronger the divinity of the deity.

In other words, the power of the gods is not innate, but is continuously "supplied" by countless living beings.

Once the chain of faith breaks, divinity will decline, dissipate, and eventually wither away completely.

[Personified will, on the other hand, refers to the self-awareness, emotional tendencies, and behavioral logic inherited from civilized consciousness in the early stages of the creation of gods.]

This is the key difference between deities and purely natural energy entities.

But correspondingly

[Personified will is extremely fragile. As divinity expands and faith pours in, the original will is gradually diluted, eventually leading to loss of control and alienation.]

God's power comes from believers.

The self of God can be distorted by believers.

That sounds logical.

The more people who have faith, the stronger God becomes; this can be seen in many parts of the world.

However, there is a logic in many other worlds that the stronger a god is, the more faith he will attract.

This is a classic chicken-or-egg problem.

However, given the precedent of the Warhammer Warp Gods of Fiends, this did not cause too much of a stir in the various worlds.

But the following sentence, "The self can be distorted by faith," sent a chill down the spines of countless people, who found it horrifying.

In this universe, the birth of gods follows a fixed evolutionary path, which can be basically divided into four distinct stages.

[Phase One: The Emergence of the Spirit]

This section largely describes the primitive worship that ancient beings developed towards natural phenomena, the cycle of life and death, and survival crises.

Vague desires and reverence coalesce into a formless spiritual entity, lacking complete divinity and only capable of weakly interfering with reality.

[Phase Two: Divinity Consolidation Period]

The formation of civilizations includes the systematization of religions, doctrines, rituals, symbols, and the division of clergy.

During this stage, due to the high concentration of faith, the spirit gradually acquires a fixed form and fixed powers. The most outstanding individuals even possess fixed domains and become deities in the true sense.

[Third Stage: The Period of Theocratic Expansion]

[Deities, relying on their powerful divinity, establish a theocratic order, interfere with secular rule, define morality and truth, suppress all cognition and technology that do not conform to their doctrines, and bind civilization to a fixed trajectory of development.]

From being unable to interfere with reality to completely controlling the course of civilization...

This is undoubtedly an extremely dangerous transformation!

Warning bells rang in the hearts of countless viewers, who could already faintly sense the impending destruction.

[Fourth Stage: The Period of Divine Alienation]

At this point, a conflict arose between the development of civilization and the fixed understanding of the gods. Divinity could not be compatible with the new rules, knowledge, and power system, and the personal will completely collapsed, transforming the gods from guardians into destroyers.

This is the inescapable destiny of the gods of this world: born of civilization, dependent on civilization, and ultimately turning against and destroying civilization.

Countless races felt a chill run down their spines.

They finally understood why Tianmu had asked such a question as "Do you dare to kill a god?"

Because the gods of this world are fundamentally opposed to civilization.

[But please note that this was not a case of the gods actively choosing to betray civilization.]

On the contrary

In this universe, in the early stages of their creation, gods were indeed "loving" of humanity.

They embody the earliest hopes, goodwill, protection, and guardianship of civilization.

The moment those words were spoken, the entire room fell silent.

Lover's?

The world of Genshin Impact.

Zhong Li paused slightly, his face showing no emotion, but his eyes rippled with emotion.

The demons of Teyvat have been closely connected with the mortal world and humanity since their inception.

Although they were not born from human emotions, they are indeed all lovers.

Whether or not they possess a divine throne, whether or not they wield power, the true heart of a demon god is to protect the living beings in their domain, to walk alongside the people, and to "love humanity."

This is the essence etched into the soul.

But how exactly does one love another...?

There's no need to elaborate on this point.

Anyway, the seven people who are still alive in power are all relatively in line with our values.

The early personified will of the gods originated from the most tender part of civilization.

Kindness, protection, compassion, shelter, hope... these are the underlying qualities of humanity when it is at its weakest, the underlying qualities of any civilization when it first faces the world.

Civilization lies in people, in the unity of all people, in everyone helping and helping each other to survive together.

At the very beginning of any civilization, it is usually fragile. Without uniting together, it cannot form a civilization and cannot survive.

[What thus formed is the original essence of the divine.]

They once wanted to protect civilization, to bless all living beings, and to become true "divine goodness."

However, the existence of gods depends on divinity, and the growth of divinity will continuously devour their personified will.

Civilizations change, and so do gods; gods change, and civilizations change as well.

The two are almost mutually influential.

In the third and fourth stages, divinity becomes increasingly stronger.

The stronger the divinity, the more prosperous the civilization, and the greater the power of the gods.

But this power will continuously squeeze, cover, and eventually replace the original humanity of the gods.

This is not a choice made by gods, but an inevitable conflict in the underlying code of this universe.

"The underlying code..."

Hearing this statement, many people fell into deep thought.

When we were talking about the Fourth Calamity before, in that "Cultural Calamity" route, we mentioned things like modifying the rules of reality.

To put it simply, that's the underlying code.

So, is it possible for that group of people to modify the universe to look like what's shown in the sky?

Does God exist, and then God arises because of civilization?

But then in the end, God will try to stop civilization...

Endless loop.

Unless it's a being like Wen Zai, who comes to a new universe and can suppress everything?

The essence of deities is like an automatically running system.

Divinity = Energy Supply

Personalized will = initial program

They have their own thoughts, just like the ordinary people who worship them.

But they cannot be like ordinary people.

[As divinity grows infinitely, the program will be rewritten continuously until it becomes completely opposite to the original goal.]

The advancement of civilization is a threat to the gods.

The Enlightenment of Civilization: A Threat to the Gods

[Civilized technology is a threat to the gods]

All of the above signifies that sentient beings no longer rely on deities and are no longer bound by theology.

The gods will lose their land and face death.

In order to maintain their own stability, the gods must stop civilization.

Of course, the concept of love also influences them, preventing them from hindering the development of civilization.

Unfortunately, in the struggle between instinct and reason, instinct ultimately prevailed.

Many times, they cannot control themselves.

To stop civilization, He must suppress, cleanse, and even destroy it.

This is not a case of a god wanting to kill someone.

This is an inevitable execution of the system logic.

Therefore, the gods love people.

But the gods must destroy their lovers.

【because--】

[If civilization is not destroyed, the gods will collapse]