This isn't a souls-like game at all.

They were not born in this appearance, but were artificially given meaning and symbolism, so they became this appearance after the death of the incarnation of the Kingdom of God.

The incarnation of the Kingdom of God is the symbol of the daytime moon, a ray of its moonlight, and also the so-called "celestial remnant."

If we infer this, can we conclude that:

"The Astral Relics are the embodiment of dead planets."

Considering the description in the cosmic disk that "the universe is a huge and empty cemetery", and recalling the many stars he saw on the Eternal Moon, Ye Yiyi suddenly couldn't help but shudder.

The destruction or death of Day and Moon comes from the collapse of the kingdom of God, that is, faith loses its effectiveness and gods lose their power.

In other words, it is the influence of stagnation and exorcism.

And so many stars, so many dead planets.

Could it be that they were born for similar reasons?

Is it even possible that the three foreign planets now mired in the curse are also the predecessors of the stellar remnants that are gradually dying?

"Ha ha……"

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but chuckle twice and muttered to himself in his heart.

"This better be just my wild imagination... Otherwise, then the Stagnation Curse wouldn't be a special case, but a universal... phenomenon..."

Then, isn't this act of resisting the curse...

“It’s like when people are trying to avoid a rainstorm. They can hold up an umbrella or stand under the eaves to temporarily avoid being affected by the rain, but rain is just a natural phenomenon and will not disappear at will.

"So, holding an umbrella is just a futile and desperate act of powerlessness..."

He silently rubbed the cool jade token in his hand, then put it into the four-dimensional chrysanthemum.

Of course, this is just his speculation based on the current situation, and the facts may not be the case.

Don't think too much, or you'll scare yourself...

He sunk his consciousness deep into his heart and silently observed the information that emerged in his mind from the remaining two streams of light.

In addition to this jade token that can be used as a catalyst, the echo of the true spirit of the incarnation of the kingdom of God also gave Ye Yiyi two hymns.

The first one is related to the moon in the daytime, and the second one surprised Ye Yiyi a little, as it is related to the Lord of the Blazing Sun, also known as "Mother Sun".

"How could it be His hymn? Could it be related to His final awakening?"

After thinking for a moment, Ye Yiyi decided to check them in order.

Let’s look at Daytime Moon first:

【Daytime and Moontime Spiritual Descendant Technique】

Spell Slots: 3

Skill cost: 120

Requirements: Faith 40

Item Description: A hymn that directly demonstrates the power of the Xiaju Crown.

Through the sacred symbol of the daytime moon, one can call upon the gods for protection.

Depending on the god you call upon, you can obtain corresponding protection from the gods.

Watered by thousands of years of faith, the Daytime Moon has become one with all the gods.

So when faith loses its effectiveness and the Kingdom of God is eroded by the curse,

The daytime moon also shattered.

"This hymn seems interesting." Ye Yiyi raised his eyebrows.

It does not have a particularly specific effect, but has various effects depending on the object of the call.

"So, with this hymn, I can call upon different gods for protection according to the actual situation?"

For example, when you need to increase your fire resistance, you can call on the Lord of Burning for protection; when you are healing someone, you can call on the Glorious Virgin Mary for protection; when you want to fly, you can call on the gods for protection.

In other words, this hymn has as many effects as there are gods.

When Ye Yiyi figured out how to use the hymns, he was immediately shocked.

"Isn't the upper limit of this hymn too high?"

With many uses, the upper limit is naturally high, and it can be used at any time.

"As expected of the power of the Xiaju Crown, I imagine this is how it became the Lord of Holy Blood and the Lord of Blazing Sun."

In addition, the skill consumption of 120 is not high, and the usage requirement of 40 can be achieved with effort. Ye Yiyi decided without a doubt to carry it with him as a permanent hymn at all times.

"Looks like I need to raise my Faith to 40 first."

Nodding, I continued to look at the next hymn from Mother Sun.

【Sunshine】

Spell Slots: 2

Skill cost: 70

Requirements: Faith 45

Item Description: One of the hymns in praise of the Lord of the Blazing Sun.

Can materialize the shadow of the blazing sun in the sky,

It can restore the health and vitality of all beings over a large range and to a large extent.

The blazing sun shines selflessly on all things, giving them vibrant vitality.

Therefore, she is regarded as the mother of all things by the people of the Kingdom of God.

"A healing hymn, with a very large range and amplitude... Hmm."

The previous hymn with a similar effect description was [Holy Blood Healing], obtained from the True Spirit Echo of the Lord of Holy Blood.

But the difference is that Holy Blood Healing can only restore the health of our characters, while this Sunshine can restore the health and vitality of all lives within the range.

This naturally includes the enemy.

But considering the selfless meaning represented by "sun" being equivalent to "mother", it is not surprising that it has this effect.

"Could this Mother Sun be the 'Virgin Mary' who selflessly loves all life?"

Ye Yiyi pursed her lips and thought to herself that if that was the case, she would have to think carefully about meeting Mother Sun.

Such a "Virgin Mary" is much more troublesome than the Glorious Virgin Mary.

"But then again, this hymn has nothing to do with the Xiaju Crown. Why would it appear in this True Spirit Echo?"

Thinking of this, Ye Yiyi looked at the saint, wanting to ask her what she thought.

But the saint was a little absent-minded. She lowered her head and stared at the floor, as if she was thinking about something.

Ye Yiyi hesitated for a moment before she smiled and spoke.

"If you don't mind, could you tell me what's bothering you?"

The saint girl came back to her senses in a daze, looked up at him, chuckled and shook her head.

"I'm sorry to have worried you, Hero-sama... I was just thinking about something, I'm not worried about anything."

"Is that so?" Ye Yiyi scratched his head awkwardly. Since the saint said so, he didn't want to ask any further questions. He pretended to cough twice and stretched out his hand to the other party.

"Ahem, what is that..."

"I understand. Please leave it to me."

The saint smiled and held his palm, closing her eyes slightly, and white light bloomed between their palms.

It's time to upgrade again. A total of 175917 soul echoes have been converted into 3 attribute points.

Logically, you should upgrade your mage character first, and put all three attribute points into intelligence, moving towards a hundred wisdoms.

Level 101 → 104↑

Intelligence 75→78↑

It hasn't reached an integer yet, and there are still two points away from obtaining the next characteristic. Ye Yiyi is not in a hurry and continues to upgrade the Power.

Because of the newly acquired hymn, Ye Yiyi changed his strategy of adding points and planned to increase the faith points to 40 first.

Level 101 → 104↑

信仰26（23+3）→29↑（26+3）

With the 3 extra faith points granted by the concentration cultivation feature of [Gospel of National Salvation], Ye Yiyi's faith has now reached 29.

We are only one step away from getting the next feature.

"But after level 100, the number of soul echoes required to level up has increased..."

Current Soul Echoes: 4917

Soul Echoes Required for Upgrade: 60000

Glancing at the numbers on the simplified light screen, Ye Yiyi shook his head.

"It's only level 104 and already 6. But judging by my current efficiency in obtaining soul echoes, it will probably be difficult to increase it further..."

You have to know that a Sanctuary of Pisang only has 5 soldiers. If such an existence were to go all out, it would be considered a natural disaster for the current border area!

But now he can't even level up by killing an enemy of this level. How can Ye Yiyi not be worried?

Seeing Ye Yiyi's frown and distressed expression, the Saint also frowned and said nervously and worriedly:

"Hero-sama...if you don't mind, could you tell me what's bothering you?"

Suddenly hearing these familiar words, Ye Yiyi was stunned for a long time before reacting, and was immediately at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

"It's nothing, actually... I just feel like the soul echoes I've gained are becoming less and less sufficient, so I'm having a headache."

Hearing that it was not a big deal, the Saint's brows relaxed slightly, and then she asked:

"Hero-sama, you think it's not enough... You mean the same number of soul echoes won't restore as much strength as before? Is that correct?"

"That's about right." Ye Yiyi nodded vaguely.

This cannot be said too clearly. After all, he is not like other nameless people who use soul echo to restore strength, but to increase strength out of thin air.

The saint thought for a moment and then gave an answer.

"In that case... then, my hero, you will have no choice but to try and hunt down the Decaying King."

"What do you mean?" Ye Yiyi was slightly stunned. "The soul echoes given by the Decline King are many?"

"That's not what I meant." The Saint shook her head and said, "My Lord Hero, you should know that His Majesty the Heavenly Creator is still in the Temple of Kings, maintaining the seal on the Primordial Stagnation Curse, right?"

"Ok, I know."

Ye Yiyi nodded, "But what does this have to do with that?"

"Maintaining the seal requires the continuous consumption of soul echoes. This soul echo is provided by His Majesty the Heavenly Creator."

The saint spoke softly, turning her head to look up at the tall statue of the king with a dim gaze.

"Therefore, Your Highness is also bound within the temple...constantly burning himself, using his life to maintain the seal."

Chapter 387 [Ring of the World-Eater]

"Use your life to maintain the seal..."

Hearing this, Ye Yiyi was not surprised, but followed the saint's gaze and looked up at the solemn old man standing in the white light, holding a book in one hand and a hammer in the other.

Just as the Saint said, at the end of the war ten thousand years ago, the Heavenly Creator led the king craftsmen to seal the original stagnation curse, and used his own life to maintain the seal until now.

But as refugees fleeing from various alien planets arrived at the border, various subspecies of stagnant curses also came with them.

Through some kind of connection between curses, the original stagnation curse was strengthened, thus breaking through the seal and eroding the Creator of Heaven.

In the background of the game, after the Creator of Heavenly Crafts discovered that he was being eroded, he used the magic of Heavenly Crafts to reversely use the cursed subspecies to seal the Temple of Kings.

Only by killing all four decadent kings representing the cursed subspecies can the seal of the Temple of Kings be opened, and one can enter it and personally confront the cursed creator of heaven.

That’s right, in the game background, the Heavenly Creator is not only the greatest and most selfless of the ancient kings, but also the final BOSS of "Curse of Stagnation".

In Souls-like games, beating the old man is a tradition of the series and you have to experience it.