Chapter 922 What Kind of Celestial Master Do You Want to Be?
When Aiwass and Cardinal Galatea arrived at the Ziggurat, they saw that it was already enveloped by a dim barrier.
This should be the preservation technique set up by the lich Grunewald - at present, it seems that in terms of the level of preservation technique alone, Grunewald is indeed inferior to Master Amber.
However, with the support of Lingbo Tiansi's spine, the strength of this barrier has exceeded the energy limit of the sixth energy level in the material world.
Without the Fallen Angels taking action personally, it would be quite difficult for the higher-level demons to break this barrier alone.
It’s not that it can’t be opened… but it will be very difficult.
After all, the path of transcendence is a path that is good at transcending common sense and breaking through limits.
If the demons performed the ritual, it would only take a week at most to break this insurmountable barrier of perfection.
...However, considering that there are not many people inside and they have taken this passive attitude of self-isolation, the demon army was too lazy to attack the Spirit Tower - they just bypassed it, after all, there are still many things going on outside.
This is like a multiple-choice question that is as difficult as the last big question - obviously, there is no need to work hard on it before answering the questions that follow.
——If the ruthless people inside are forced into a dead end, everyone might die after coming out.
Therefore, the Spirit Tower was able to survive the first and most ferocious wave of demons by chance.
However, it is obvious that the defense method of the Spirit Tower is not just to set up a barrier and wait for death... but someone is constantly monitoring the outside world.
Shortly after Aiwas arrived, the current vice-president Adolf hurried out, opened a crack and brought Aiwas and Cardinal Galatea in.
After meeting with the "Principal" Matthias Grunewald, Aiwass explained to the old lich the relevant information about the Fallen Angels, the Demon Legion, and the Ring of Tail Ritual, as well as the several paths they could choose.
The plain old skeleton, draped in black rags, floated in the air, head tilted slightly.
There was a dim flame flickering in his eye sockets, as if he was thinking about something.
After a long moment, Grunewald's hollow, slow, and low voice rang out as if from the void: "What about the Spirit Tower?"
"I can only put it here for now."
Aiwass shook his head. "Anyway, flying away in the Spirit Tower would be too conspicuous. If we attract the attention of the Fallen Angels, everyone will die."
"First……?"
The lich asked with great interest: "What happens next..."
"Yes. This is not an escape, but a clearance."
Aiwass nodded and directly stated his future plans: "We will come back eventually.
"I will defeat the Fallen Angels and reclaim this land. Then, I'll be able to take over the Ziggurat. Whether you want to continue on to Avalon or stay here is up to you—I'm familiar with the base in Avalon. It's where the Dusk Mark is, where Heleqin's Wild Hunt is stationed... and it's also near the passage to the Fairy Kingdom..."
“…Defeat the Fallen Angels… Hehe…”
Hearing this, the old lich laughed.
It wasn't a mocking expression—it was more like a kind of comfort and emotion, like the look of nostalgia and approval an old man gets when he sees his child vow to become a scientist.
This old lich, who had lived for a long time, obviously did not have much respect or fear for the Fallen Angels.
Tiansi? There's nothing that can't be killed.
He didn't ask Aiwass "How is this possible" or simply ask "What are you going to do about it."
It's as if he believed from the very beginning that the almighty Fallen Angels could be defeated...
This old lich, who had neither a staff nor a wizard ring and looked as ordinary as a skeleton specimen and had no oppressive power or aura, asked Aiwass a question that no one else had ever asked.
He said—
"Do you plan to be a celestial being in the future, Aiwass? I mean, when you can become a celestial being and you've done everything you want to do... do you plan to be a celestial being, or a pillar god?"
This question really made Aiwass stunned for a moment.
——Because he has never thought about this problem.
Because the Tail Ring Ceremony was leaked, the Heavenly Masters would be pulled down one by one. Choosing to become a Heavenly Master at this time was as dangerous as being pulled into the "assessment team" by HR.
From this point on, the survival of the Tianshi no longer depends on their own abilities, but on whether someone wants to drag them down. The transcendent power brought about by the Snake Father's attempt to break through the Amber Wall will cause Tianshi to appear and be dragged down one after another, thus achieving a relative balance in the dream world.
Add to that the layers of crises in this world—even if the danger of Shadow Sky coming to Avalon was resolved in advance by Aiwass, the Calamity Dragon was still a threshold.
That was the old self that was cut away by the Silver Crown Dragon... or rather, that was the "true self" that was defeated by the Silver Crown Dragon. The relationship between the Calamity Dragon and the Silver Crown Dragon is like that between the Ring Sky Master and the Shepherd or Aiwass.
But there was one difference—the Silver Crown Dragon didn't accept my old self, but it also didn't destroy it. It simply sealed it beneath the iceberg, forever suppressing it.
And as long as it's sealed, it will inevitably leak. One day, the power of disaster will seep into the material world...especially since the dream world has been shattered by the Tail Ring Ritual.
After this crisis is over, there will be the arrival of Yuan Tiansi, the plotting and conspiracy of his adoptive father James Moriarty, and the mysterious grandfather Jacob of Aiwass... and at the very end, there is the mysterious crisis of the end of the world.
Aiwass solved many problems, but more problems appeared before him.
He was like a business backbone—after finally completing a project, a second project was pushed in, and there were VIP customers waiting in line who knew how far back…
But if all the difficulties are resolved, what will Aiwass do next?
After his work is done, after he is “off duty,” what does he want to do?
After a brief moment of confusion and hesitation, Aiwass was silent for a moment.
At that moment, Aiwas suddenly thought of Huantiansi's dream - Huantiansi's answer was that He wanted to go home.
However, this generation of Huan Tiansi is no longer the original savior "Ai Shiping". He has cut off his self too many times, and also cut off his dedication.
The one who is now Huantiansi is nothing more than the snake tail cultivated by Huantiansi in a past reincarnation.
——In every sense, he is no different from Aiwass.
They are all native to this world—implanted with the original memories of travelers treasured by Ai Shiping, believing they have just arrived. They then enthusiastically explore, grow, discover their own destiny, transcend fate... and then rebel against their higher selves.
They are all indigenous people...
But Huan Tiansi wanted to go home.
...Where does he have a home?
The earth is just Ai Shiping's home.
But he is not Ai Shiping at all - the home that truly belongs to "him" only exists in a few hundred years of a certain reincarnation in the past.
When the cycle of his reincarnation restarts in that week, he will never be able to return home!
Perhaps he had already gone mad at that time... When he realized that he could not prevent the end of the world and could only watch the reincarnation restart, the last thing he could do... was to complete Ai Shiping's original ritual.
——Complete these nine reincarnations.
Now the reincarnation has reached its final round.
Regardless of whether the noble ritual of the Nine Reincarnations could break through the apocalypse, the world would have no choice but to continue operating in this way. In other words, by then... the world was destined to enter the future two thousand years from now.
Just as seen during the promotion ceremony, the world will eventually return to the "modern times"—or "future"—that Aiwass longed for. Back to the modern times with computers, the internet, and ice-cold cola.
And by then...
——Will Aiwass still choose to become a celestial being?
Say goodbye to the material world, become a high and mighty God, and enter the eternal and unchanging dream world.
Looking down on the people in the material world and finding happiness, guarding people from dreams... or enjoying infinite happiness in the material world?
"……I have no idea."
Aiwass was silent for a long time, but finally answered honestly, "Because from the very beginning, I felt that becoming a celestial official wasn't a good career path. It's fine after death... but if I could live, I think I'd still rather live and enjoy life."
"What if," the old lich asked, "this world needs you to become a celestial priest? Are you willing to give up everything in the material world?"
"That's natural."
Aiwass said without hesitation, "At most, I'll die. I've even prepared for death, so why would I be afraid of entering the dream world early? These two things are essentially the same... But why do you ask?"
"Someone asked me to get an answer from you."
The old lich Grunewald replied calmly.
"Have you got it now?"
"Not yet—these questions are just preludes. There's only one real question:
"If you were to become a celestial priest, what would your honorific name be?"
"...Do you need me to think about it seriously?" Aiwass asked cautiously.
This question is too weird.
He instinctively felt that there was something wrong or that it was a foreshadowing of something.
"No, just say the first name that comes to your mind."
Grunewald patiently pressed the issue, "No need to think... What's the first name that comes to mind?"
"... [Shine]... Go ahead, Yao Tiansi. Bright, shining, radiant... It has to be brighter than all the lights around us, brighter than the sunlight people are used to, so that people can see the shining light. I... want people to pay attention. I want them to see that I am shining..."
Aiwass thought about it and, as Grunewald said, answered whatever came to mind.
He hesitated and asked, "Is this answer okay?"
"Naturally—that's enough."
Grunewald replied succinctly, "I have no further questions. I will go to Avalon with you. You don't need to bring the ziggurat's legacy with you; with me, you have the entire tower's legacy."
"When you plan to fight against the Fallen Angels later, I will also lend you a hand."
"...If it's convenient, can I ask you?" Aiwass became increasingly curious. "Who asked you to ask me this question?"
"It's not very convenient, Your Holiness."
The old lich shook his head, but still gave some information: "You know too many gods. If I tell you too much, you'll probably know who asked. I swore to keep it secret, so please forgive me."
The implication is that this question was asked by a certain god.
——It’s really strange. How could he bypass the Pope and specifically ask questions through a middleman?
Aiwass shook his head.
——Look, isn’t this becoming awkward?
(End of this chapter)
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