Chapter 1289 Sacrifice and Inheritance

At this time, Yuan Tiansi and Disaster Red were engaged in a "duel of heroes".

The two men sped towards each other on their motorcycles, crossing a narrow wooden bridge at high speed. Below the bridge lay turbulent water and gravel.

If neither of them is willing to back down, then the only outcome for both of them is to perish together and be torn to pieces;

If someone chose to turn the car around and rush off the single-plank bridge into the river, they would certainly be in great danger of death, but at least it would not be an absolute and inevitable death. In contrast, the other party would be able to cross safely and reach the other side.

This is not a competition where the bravest wins when two meet in a narrow road.

The coward will certainly be covered in wounds, but if both are brave, the only result will be death together.

Of course, Calamity Red can choose to retreat from here.

That means he chose to admit defeat.

His path wasn't one of "duel" or "challenge." "War" was inherently cruel and unscrupulous. Therefore, no matter what tricks the opponent used, if he escaped, he would lose.

——But the Pillar God of the Seventh River Source will never allow failure.

This is why, even after becoming a Pillar God, the Silver Crown Dragon did not immediately wipe out the remnant Xiong Tiansi, but allowed him to develop believers and hoard apostles under his nose.

Because the Pillar God of the River of Violence does not allow failure - if this fight is provoked by Him, then even if it ends in a draw it will be considered a failure.

Xiong Tiansi didn't even need to defeat the Silver Crown Dragon. He just needed to escape from his hands to survive.

It's like a hunter going out hunting. Even if the prey doesn't kill him, he can't claim that "I've tied with the prey."

When the war goals of those who instigate war are not achieved, it is considered a failure.

And just one failure will cause the position of the Pillar God to tremble and waver.

Just like the ritual in which Arthur challenged the Supreme God in the past—the Supreme God only lost once and lost his position as the Pillar God. And his so-called "failure" was just killing Arthur one more time during their fight.

——Thousands of tentacles continued to gather and violently collided with the swords and weapons that appeared.

As Yuan Tiansi invested more and more strength, the roaring waves began to seep out from the mirror... It was as if the mirror was gradually soaked with blood, or as if the cover blocking the waterway began to leak.

The next moment, it was like a dam bursting - the surging waves roared out!

Calamity Red also grew serious.

The new power of the war path was fully mobilized.

What He summoned was not just a fleeting afterimage, but a fully manifested heroic spirit.

All individuals who died in the "war" were summoned by the Red Dragon of War and became his immortal legion.

Just like the ebbing tide of the Styx, countless undead souls rise up.

Compared to the vast ocean, they were so tiny. Yet, they were unafraid of death, charging forward at the cost of their lives under the command of the Lord of Hosts—and resurrected after being crushed.

They were drenched in scarlet aura.

That was the aura of war, the same kind of BUFF as the aura carried by Heleqin.

Heleqin's version of war aura allows him to deal a critical blow to any enemy whose movements are impaired or flanked.

As the God of War and Lord of Hosts, the benefits that Red Calamity provides to the Legion are several times, dozens of times greater than the Red Calamity!

Bloodsucking, strength, protection, life link, power equalization, and the various additional resistances and gains that continue to appear - even if it is just a mortal with enough fighting will, even if he is not even a transcendent, as long as he stands here, he can fight against an adult giant with his bare hands.

Even as more and more heroic spirits were pulled up, the level, scale, and intensity of the "war" continued to expand... The power of the "war aura" accumulated by the red dragon also continued to rise.

The densely packed tentacles that were constantly regenerating were actually slowly retreating.

It wasn't that Yuan Tiansi had chosen to retreat, but rather that the speed of his tentacles' regeneration was beginning to fall behind the might of the war unleashed by Calamity Red. Within a matter of minutes, Calamity Red's army had begun attempting to push Yuan Tiansi out of the dream world.

However, Yuan Tiansi was also growing increasingly furious—Aiwas could clearly sense the power Yuan Tiansi was mobilizing growing stronger. As his tentacles angrily slapped the ground, the rumbling earthquake gradually spread outward.

Even on the edge of Parthia, far away from the Holy Spring City, and even in Horus, one could clearly feel these continuous and increasingly intense earthquakes.

This vision, which had not been seen in a thousand years and had never appeared in any prophecy, terrified the Parthians.

Some people believe that this is the anger of the sand god, who wants to bring down his wrath on them, and they are doomed to die; others believe that this is the good people who have finally angered the desert, and it is time for rebellion; others believe that the sacrifices are not enough, making the desert thirsty, and it begins to try to sacrifice random lucky passers-by to appease the desert's anger.

And when Yuan Tiansi and the Red of Disaster were in a stalemate.

In the Gray Cave of the Gray Sky Master, the Geometry Sky Master had already begun preparing the highest level of elemental spells—

The four elements converge here, swirling and shaking the heavens and the earth.

One after another, four-colored runes emerged from the void and vanished. The spell, compressed and chanted by the Geometry Celestial Master at hundreds of times the speed, sounded like a sharp, eerie whistle. The quadruple chanting was as loud and unbearable as the clashing of metal.

The surrounding magical energy surged, being continuously drawn away by the Geometry Celestial Master. Even the world itself seemed to disintegrate under the spell—earth, fire, water, and wind gradually collapsed and dissipated. The portion closest to the Geometry Celestial Master gradually transformed into four-colored particles, converging towards him.

The power of "magic" itself comes from nothingness.

This is also the reason why Weizhe chose to remain silent after seeing the truth with his own eyes.

The power to create the Tower of Babel came from nothingness from the very beginning.

——That is the great power that can create something out of nothing and accomplish all kinds of miracles.

Until the Great Master struck the Tower of Babel with lightning, causing it to collapse and the inhabitants of the earth to be scattered. A group of mages among them rebuilt a second Babel. And the ultimate goal of Plato, the Supreme Host, was to reach the end of truth.

The mages had already vaguely realized that the former Winged Sky Master had suddenly turned against them and abandoned them... there must be a reason. Especially since no matter how they called out to Wei Zhe, Wei Zhe deliberately ignored their calls, did not respond to their questions, and at the same time did not punish them for their transgression - this gradually made these wise men understand something.

I'm afraid that at the end of the door of truth are some unspeakable secrets.

The so-called Gate of Truth is a "mirror" immersed in the end of the Fourth Source River.

If one could reach the end, they would be able to see through that mirror and understand the mysteries of the universe and answer all questions. Thus, they would ascend from omniscience to omnipotence, gaining supreme authority and becoming a god above all gods. Because it was at the end of the Fourth River, not even the other pillar gods could reach it.

This has existed since the time of the Winged Ones. It is also the reason why the Winged Celestial Master, even though he was split in two, wanted to step into the source of truth.

But when Wei Zhe entered the source of truth, he chose to remain silent, contrary to his usual behavior.

The mages soon realized...

The Door of Truth seems to be a trap!

Rather than saying that Wei Zhe monopolized this sweet truth, it would be better to say that he was forced to become a prisoner with no hope of salvation for eternity.

So what should they do?

——Is it to pay tribute to the great philosopher and let future generations remember his greatness?

——Is it to block the news to make Weizhe’s sacrifice more valuable?

They chose neither the open nor the closed path. Mages seeking the truth would not stop for such a reason, so they chose another path.

That is to obtain the whole truth from outside the door of truth.

Rely on the joint calculations of wise men to exhaust all the truths in the world!

This is exactly the original mission of Plato, the Supreme Host, the entity of Geometry.

This is not a farce in which a group of people, unaware of the difficulties faced by the Secret Keeper, attempt to commit suicide.

Instead, he had guessed from the very beginning what Weizhe was carrying, and planned to rely on his own strength to reach there and replace Weizhe.

They are a group of loyal, curious, tenacious...younger generations who will never give up or accept their fate.

Therefore, from the very beginning, the mission of Geometry Tiansi was to completely replace Weizhe.

To other paths, this was simply a rebellious individual who unabashedly concealed his ambition and hostility. Even later generations of mages viewed Jihe Tiansi and Weizhe as opponents—Jihe Tiansi even created elemental spells that were easier to learn and more practical than ancient magic. Wasn't this a sign of him considering himself the god of mages?

However, only a very few people know that this is not rebellion.

But sacrifice... and inheritance.

The "Snake Vortex" gathers the ancient winged sages and the souls of all the wise men from ancient times to the present in major civilizations.

——Don’t look for the answer, but give the answer with your own strength!

The chanting of Geometry Tiansi became more intense.

The world around them shook more and more violently—all matter began to disintegrate, transforming into fragments of black shadows. Even Hassan the Flame Fist's own body could no longer be preserved.

Even with Hui Tiansi's "lies" as a shield, Dayuan should have noticed this place long ago.

However, Dayuan is now fighting passionately against the Red of Disaster and has no time to care about anything else.

This is the perfect time for the "Master" to chant—

(End of this chapter)