Chapter 211: Burning Body, Burning Soul
The cold shadows of pupils covering the sky focused indifferently on me.
There was no anger, no contempt, only a scrutiny as if looking at a piece of stone. Immediately, an even more terrifying pressure descended like invisible stars!
“Crack—”
The "real realm" a hundred meters around me, sustained by the power of me and the World Stone, wailed under the strain. Its light shield twisted violently, revealing countless fine cracks. The crumbling valley beneath my feet collapsed further, and the illusory, filthy cracks spread toward me like living creatures, attempting to devour this final "anomaly."
The cloud-thunder light on the Miao Dao flickered crazily at an unprecedented frequency, resonating and vibrating with the power of the World Stone in my body, barely withstanding this wave of pure status crushing.
But my soul seemed to be placed between billions of broken mirrors, each of which reflected my miserable future of being shattered, assimilated and swallowed up.
Countless crazy whispers exploded directly in my mind, trying to break my will and pull me into the endless illusion.
This can’t go on any longer, I thought, gritting my teeth.
I swung my sword with all my might, and the clear blade light tore through the illusory torrent that was rushing towards me, temporarily clearing a gap.
But more illusions composed of broken mirror images and twisted wishes rushed towards me more frantically, and the black rain dripping from the cracks in the sky became more dense.
Conventional confrontation is meaningless.
My strength was rapidly depleting, and Gali's existence itself was a boundless, ever-expanding sea of illusion.
I'm like trying to dilute the ocean with a glass of water, and I'll just end up being completely assimilated.
In despair, an extremely crazy thought suddenly crashed into my consciousness like a burning meteor in the darkness. Since I couldn't resist it, I would just absorb it! Then, in this sea of illusion, I would seize power and ignite the divine fire that belonged to me!
Anyway, I tried it once when I first became a general, so theoretically there is a certain chance of success.
Either collapse in fusion or be reborn in nirvana!
There is no second option.
"Heh..." I made a sound that I couldn't even tell whether it was a laugh or a sigh. The last trace of hesitation in my eyes completely faded away, leaving only an almost crazy determination.
I suddenly released all the suppression on the part of my body that came from the original power of Gali.
Those powers have been assimilated by me and now belong completely to me.
At the same time, my mental power was completely released. Without the constraints of mental power, the negative spirits of the believers and the madness that I suppressed in my mind continued to grow.
“Ugh—!”
Indescribable pain instantly swept through my body! My body seemed to have become a battlefield, Gali's original power clashed violently with the protective power of the World Stone and the Cloud Thunder Pattern, eroding each other!
Countless fine lines, like ice cracks, appeared under the skin, half of which emitted a clear light, and the other half was filled with an illusory grayness.
But that’s not enough!
I forcibly activated the forbidden fragment of knowledge about "container" and "fusion" obtained from the notes of the Apocalypse Sect. Since I am a "container", I can also become the most suitable furnace for burning gods!
At this moment, I once again heard the sound of prayer. This time, it wasn't a prayer for the end of the apocalypse, nor a prayer for tomorrow's distribution of supplies, but rather a wish from believers to "Lord Starry Sky."
I heard prayers from the Black Dragon Gang.
"May my bones be used to build the steps to your throne."
"May my blood extinguish the fire of delusion that corrodes reality."
"This body and this soul are firewood for the eternal glory!"
There was the prayer of a craftsman from somewhere unknown.
“May every bit of my creation be transformed into hope under the glow.”
"I don't ask for divine power, I only hope that these clumsy hands can add a brick or a tile to the world you protect."
There are also some voices of elderly people.
"I have nothing left to give you but these few remaining years and my humble gratitude. If my prayers still have any power, please take it all!"
"Go help those who can still fight, and illuminate those who still have a future...
"Let me, this fading candle, burst out for you one last time and turn into a tiny glimmer of light..."
These prayers poured into my ears, giving me a lot of strength.
I frantically absorbed the power of faith from the Black Dragon Gang's stronghold and from all the devout believers. That warm, pure, life-long energy, far from easing the conflict, was like ice water poured into hot oil, triggering an even more violent explosion!
My body became the cruelest of purgatory. Cells constantly collapsed and reformed, bones shattered and coalesced, my soul was torn to pieces and then forcibly pieced together by some powerful will. My vision blurred, and in my ears was the roar of my own flesh tearing and energy surging.
I don't know how long it took, but the "real realm" around me completely shattered. A flood of illusion instantly engulfed me. Countless mirror-image followers pounced upon me, and black rain eroded my body.
Inside my body, a more dangerous war is going on.
I'm burning.
Burn my flesh and blood, burn my spirit, burn everything I have.
It is based on the world stone, anchored in reality, and cannot be completely empty.
With cloud and thunder patterns as its bones, it carries the will and maintains the indestructible true self.
Use the power of faith as firewood to provide fuel and direction for sublimation.
Use the original power of God as fire to ignite the dangerous and powerful source power leading to the throne of God!
"Give it to me...melt!!!"
I roared silently from the deepest part of my soul, throwing all my will, all my memories, all my persistence and protection into this crazy smelting!
The pain reached its peak, as if it would be completely annihilated in the next second.
But just when this extreme pain and confusion reached its peak, a glimmer of light suddenly lit up in the deepest part of my consciousness.
The light was faint at first, but extremely pure, with a brand new texture that transcended all disputes.
It is neither pure illusion nor absolute reality, but more like the will that defines reality itself!
The crazy smelting seemed to have crossed a critical point. The forces of different natures no longer repelled each other, but were forcibly blended together under my will that spared no effort, and some mysterious and essential transformation and sublimation occurred!
An unprecedented, vast and ethereal power is being gestated and born in my body!
I could feel my perspective rising, as if to break free from the constraints of material things and observe and understand the world from a more fundamental perspective. The broken rules seemed to me to have a thread that could be repaired and reshaped...
I let out a long breath and opened my mouth to reveal a not-so-nice smile.
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