Chapter 790 This system relies on BUG to run
A person who is determined to die while being mentally firm and stable often appears gentle and free and easy.
When Aleister first met the two of them, he could clearly sense a strange sense of alienation - that weird feeling of disharmony was hard to describe, a bit like when an actor in a play wears the costumes from the play but speaks to you in an everyday tone.
Because he was ready to die, he spoke out everything he could, as if it were his last words. There was no need for intrigue or exchanging information... As long as Aleister wanted to know, they would tell him.
...That mentality is like a player who has decided to AFK (leave the game for a long time or permanently). If he encounters any trouble or help from other players, he will give everything he has to the other party to solve the problem.
That's the attitude of "I don't care about these things anymore." Even if the person being helped isn't very familiar with the game, they can always clearly sense that "the other person seems to be planning to quit."
Adolf obviously also planned to quit.
However, the game he plans to quit is called "Life".
Matthias sighed slowly: "Why bother..."
Aleister read a rather complicated meaning from the tone of the first generation Black Phase.
It was obvious that Matthias did not approve of Adolf's transformation into an undead.
But he was also helpless... As the most powerful person in the world, he still couldn't stop his students from continuing to embark on this wrong path. After all, he himself was walking on this path, and he couldn't show his students a new way.
Just like a demonologist will always be promoted to the devil incarnate - there is no way ahead, this is the only way.
Once the transformation into an undead is complete, one may immediately gain powerful strength... but it also means that one will no longer be a transcendent being, but a phantom demon.
Unlike demons who could still serve the Fallen Angels and achieve transcendence through contracts and devouring souls, becoming an undead meant losing the possibility of further advancement. Unless they gained the favor of a pillar god or the Celestial God and were appointed an apostle... that was basically it.
Take the Wild Hunt King, for example—when he became King of the Wild Hunt, he was already this powerful. Even if hundreds or thousands of years had passed, he would still be this strong. The same goes for the Earthbound Spirit Alice… They would only become weaker due to various accidents, or gain a slight boost from an environment with too much Yin energy, but their true nature would not become any stronger.
Once you become a ghost, your emotions will inevitably become indifferent.
Even if one preserves their corpse intact, becoming a "dead but surviving corpse," they will at least be stripped of the adaptability of four paths. Aside from the Dusk Path, they will be left with only half the emotions and thoughts of a living person.
However, Adolf just shook his head: “You also know… Since we have come this far, we will definitely pursue eternal tranquility.
"Whether I become a spirit in the material world, or am sent to the Amber Forest, or become a memory imprinted by the Amber Celestial Master...it doesn't really make much of a difference. The former at least means I can protect the Spirit Tower for a while, right?"
"Could it be that the other generations of Black Phase are also..."
Hearing this, Aleister reacted: "So they all disappeared, right?"
Theoretically, transcendents of the Dusk Path possess the longest lifespans—as far as she knew, there was even one still living with a lifespan exceeding five thousand years. However, the frequency of the Black Phase of the Spiritual Pagoda's transformation was several times faster than the Red Phase, typically changing every twenty to thirty years. Yet, the number of transcendents at the fifth energy level of the Star Antimony had not increased much.
Aleister had originally assumed that these dark forms had died in accidents, or had fed the Ziggurat with their souls... or perhaps they had gone into hiding, becoming the Ziggurat's hidden power. But that couldn't explain why the Ziggurat had remained completely silent since the arrival of the Fallen Angels.
The original Darkseid can be said to have fallen into a deep slumber from which he cannot be awakened - but what about the previous Darkseids?
They are not liches and have no need for "dragon sleep".
"You guessed right."
Adolf nodded happily. "This is our fate. The shackles called 'Tao' will drive people crazy.
"But becoming undead... means we will eventually forget everything in our lives, and sooner or later we will leave the Ziggurat and head for a more peaceful and desolate place. Because by then, the Ziggurat will seem too noisy to them... We've already experienced this kind of separation more than once. Mine won't be the last."
The original Aiwass might not be able to understand what kind of power "Dao Impulse" is.
But now Aleister understands very well why they would make such a choice.
After all, the influence and control she endured from the Path of Love was no less than that of the Dark Ones in the Spirit Tower.
Even the higher-ranking Transcendents in this world don't necessarily live much better than those below them. While their strength grows and their social circles become more sophisticated, they'll soon encounter difficulties and enemies of the same level. It's rare to encounter a fourth-level Transcendent who can rely on their strength to suppress the dominance of those below the fourth level... after all, there are many fifth-level Transcendents above them.
Only those who are strong enough to be considered the top of the fifth energy level can be said to have barely escaped the shackles. But even then, they will still be subject to the supervision of the Theocracy... From this perspective, although this world is full of crises, it is also orderly.
But on the other hand, once the extraordinary profession is promoted to the fourth energy level, the influence of the Tao on the personality and psychology will immediately become obvious, and if one is not careful, he will be affected by the Tao and lose control and go crazy.
"...I remember that the 'Firstborn Disaster' during the Herasil Empire also came about in this way."
Aleister thought of this difficult problem from the Helasar Empire: "If one reaches the limit of one's energy level but refuses to enter the ascension ceremony and stop advancing, the long-accumulated Dao impulse will drive one insane. Having children is the only way to dissipate some of one's Dao impulse and maintain sanity."
In fact, he occasionally wondered if those crazy Sons of the Moon had gone crazy because they had been stuck at the limit of their corresponding paths for too long and unable to become stronger.
"...This statement is not accurate enough. It comes from the troubled summary of geniuses, or the survival experience of overly conservative cowards."
Adolf sighed with some regret: "Because, not everyone's talent is enough to 'reach the limit'.
"Take me for example—although I've already reached the fifth level of transcendence, I haven't even completed a third of the journey to that level. Yet, I clearly sense that I've reached the end. The power of the path my soul can carry has reached its limit, like a lake filled with water.
"But the impulsive 'desire to become stronger' from the Tao is like a heavy rain. It continues to bring me new rain. It can't make me stronger, it only makes me feel more stressed. The larger the area of the lake, the greater the pressure.
“I knew I wouldn’t make it to the finish line, but that didn’t really matter.
"—Our destiny is to climb, and reaching the summit is the work of the next generation."
...So that's how it is.
Aleister suddenly realized that he had finally filled in the last piece of the puzzle.
Even if one doesn't reach the limit of their Path, as long as they reach the limit of their innate talent... or rather, if they fail to improve over a long period of time, the Path impulse will gradually accumulate to a maddening level. This is why many people, despite living for a long time, never reach the fifth or even fourth level of their extraordinary abilities, because their innate talent has reached a certain upper limit. Unless some major event causes a drastic change in their mind and personality, they may have almost exhausted their potential after becoming an extraordinary being for more than twenty years.
From this perspective, this may also be a potential "life lock".
Although the giants back then had a long lifespan, they were obviously not in a very good mental state... basically everyone was crazy.
……etc?
Thinking of this, Aleister was stunned for a moment.
Could it be that this is actually the reason why Ningpo... ?
To make the Path impulse less pronounced, one can suppress and neutralize it with another Path impulse, just as Aleister himself was trying to suppress the Path of Love impulse with the Path of Transcendence impulse.
But if you put it that way...
...Doesn't that mean that amber itself is the guarantee of the elves' immortality?
This idea is based on the premise that all elves will become extraordinary beings - it is precisely because of the influence of amber syndrome that the elves who become extraordinary beings can survive for so long and not go crazy as easily as the short-lived species with extended lifespan.
After all, a slow and leisurely lifestyle is indeed an important factor in maintaining mental health. It slows down the aging of the mind. Just like rich people who have money and leisure time and pay attention to their physical and mental health always look much younger than the hard-working workers - being carefree can make people look younger.
However, the accumulated Path Impulse over time does not become weaker simply because the elves are immortals. The concept of time belongs to the Path of Balance, and its characteristic is equality. Therefore, in principle, the accumulated Path Impulse of all races should be the same.
Another reason, perhaps due to the blessing bestowed by the Amber God, is that the elves always develop a stronger tendency to condense amber as they grow older.
This effectively reduced the nine possible outcomes of losing control to just one, allowing the impulses of other paths to counteract those of the Dusk Path. Amber condensation would only occur if the Dusk Path's impulses completely overwhelmed their original impulses... Therefore, only elves with Dusk-like minds would experience amber condensation, while it was virtually unheard of for elves from other paths to lose control.
No wonder all sorts of strange problems arose on the side of the Church after Lingbo Tiansi was pulled down.
It's not even as simple as the blessing being invalidated...
——It turns out that the principle is "This system relies on bugs to run, don't try to modify any bugs", which sounds very reasonable!
But in this case, what is Lingbo Tiansi’s position...?
Aleister frowned.
However, she suddenly remembered something else: "You just said... you want to create a sixth-level undead? Is this really... something that can be accomplished in two years?"
Not to mention that Lily probably didn't have two years at all - and where did this somewhat precise time come from?
"At this point, it can actually be made public..."
Adolf glanced at the skeleton, then turned to Aleister and explained, "The reason I accepted your words so easily... is because we had already made up our minds to leave Lingbo Tiansi's route."
"——Winter Maiden?"
Aleister blurted out.
She remembered that the resurrection and rebirth of the dead had originally belonged to the Lingbo Tiansi's power - but later the Winter Girl took this power and left independently. From then on, necromancy no longer belonged to the Lingbo Tiansi, but became the ability of the Winter Si.
Old man Adolf was shocked: "You even know this?"
"I only know what I know."
Aleister shrugged and said with a smile, "Just think of it as astrology."
However, she also knew that Dong Tian Si was somewhat inferior to Ling Amber Tian Si. The Undead were a domain that Ling Amber Tian Si had actively cut out, and her own strength was insufficient. This directly led to Dong Tian Si being demoted less than a year after her promotion to Tian Si.
In this situation, she might not be able to sustain the sixth energy level of the material world...
...The psychic tower in the original world line was silent during the Tail Ring ceremony. Could it be that it was fiddling with its "sixth-level undead"?
However, speaking of the sixth-level undead...
It seemed she had another idea.
Aleister paused and confirmed, "You want this sixth-level undead... How do you plan to use it? Will you harm or destroy it?"
"To contain Gray Sky's soul, a sixth-level undead spirit is needed to prevent it from escaping," the lich replied in a steady voice. "Excuse me, Miss Aleister, but the friendship between Cyril and I in the past is not yet to the point where I need to consume a sixth-level undead spirit."
"In that case...if I can find a way to get a sixth-level undead, can the ritual begin immediately?"
Aleister confirmed.
"That's natural."
Matthias said with certainty, "And I would like to express my sincere gratitude to you. If I had the opportunity to access the sixth level of dusk power, I might be able to... get closer to that realm."
"Okay then," Alester nodded. "Please wait for me. I'll be back soon."
"how long?"
Aleister had said this, and the knowledgeable Matthias was not surprised, but just asked in return.
"Two days, three at most."
Aleister thought for a while and gave a relatively conservative answer:
"—In three days, I will return with the King of the Wild Hunt."
The update is completed, another update of more than 7,000 words!
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