Chapter 1330 The Final Promotion Ceremony
Even Grandet had not expected that Aiwass's actions would be so violent... and his strength so unfathomable.
Aiwass's actions were undoubtedly a miracle.
If his previous feat against the Heavenly Master had caused some to doubt him or not know his true worth... then wiping out an entire continent's worth of enemies without causing any damage to buildings or the environment was something that only a god could do.
The scariest part is... Aiwass didn't kill all the goblins.
Even among goblins, a race extremely driven by profit, not all of them were villains. There were also a very small number of slave liberators who sympathized with troll slaves like saints, an even smaller number of "worshippers of Aiwass," and some ignorant infants.
However, these people were completely unharmed under that light.
If someone could indiscriminately kill everyone with boundless power in a single wave of his hand, that would be considered the ultimate violence, a calamity threatening the end of the world. However, if that person could easily kill anyone, or choose not to kill anyone at will, that would indicate they truly possessed this power.
That is God.
People immediately realized that Aiwass could discern the minds of these goblins and even distinguish between their good and evil—but you know, Aiwass didn't even know them at all and had never come into contact with them!
--what does that mean?
It means that those who worship God will be exempt from God's punishment! It means that no one can deceive Him with false piety!
This means that people must worship Him sincerely!
If this is the case, one can be spared from divine punishment.
This is even more shocking than having all the goblins die from divine punishment.
Because of the existence of the Veil of Balance, divine beings above the level of Celestial Officials cannot enter the material world. Furthermore, the vast majority of Celestial Officials and Pillar Gods do not pay much attention to the material world and rarely interfere with it.
Therefore, tens of thousands of years later, in quite a few areas, people still doubt the existence of even the Nine Pillar Gods... not to mention the Celestial Officials and Apostles.
However, Aiwass lives in the material world and exists truly around everyone.
And his actions proved one thing - he would not only interfere with the material world, but also interfere quite actively and radically!
No one even knew how the goblins had offended Aiwass, but they were almost wiped out by him.
But under the deterrence of Aiwass, the whole world became peaceful.
Even the former villains chose to turn over a new leaf after hearing the news; not even a single newspaper dared to report negatively on Aiwass's behavior.
Every country, every language, every newspaper praised Aiwass's actions with caution—even enthusiastically.
In order to fill in the motive for Aiwass's abrupt behavior, media from various countries even dug up a lot of evidence of other goblins' crimes to prove that this action was truly supported by the people and would benefit future generations!
——After all, everyone is afraid that "Mr. Sun" will come over and shine his headlights.
If this move only punishes those who are disrespectful to the gods or commit heinous crimes, then it cannot be called a massacre, but can only be said to be a punishment from God - the result is that the people who are killed will be condemned by thousands of people.
As for the trolls, they were naturally completely liberated under the "light of freedom".
The trolls' culture was so primitive that they began to worship Aiwass directly and even built temples and shrines for him.
Although the trolls have high theoretical intelligence, they have received little training and therefore cannot understand overly complex logic.
However, the troll wizards were clever, and they quickly devised a rhetoric that would both make sense to the rescued trolls and satisfy the "great god": The great god Aiwass released boundless light, slaying the unclean and saving them. Those who survived that light were cleansed by the divine light, their sins washed away, and they were expected to get along well with one another.
Therefore, in the southern continent, there even appeared a strange phenomenon called the inverted Tiangang:
The troll slaves rescued by Aiwass merged harmoniously with the surviving goblins, and even helped these formerly hostile races raise their children - just like the giants in the north who coexisted with the dwarves, there was a vague trend of symbiosis.
None of the surviving goblins harbored a vengeance against Aiwass that would have destroyed their families and clans. Instead, they began to fervently worship him. As the descendants of the Beast Lord, the trolls, who originally had no faith in the gods, began to naively and clumsily imitate the "goblin priests" and began to believe in Aiwass.
In order to completely cut off ties with the "sinners" of the past, the goblins even abandoned the name of "goblins" and merged with the trolls, calling themselves "flies". The shipping routes between the Southern Continent and the Kingdom of Wanning were also completely opened up.
——A new era has begun and a new world order has been born.
And as the final act of the changing times...
July 31st.
The last celestial official of the Tail Ring Ceremony finally arrived.
This time is completely different from any previous time——
The day before the ceremony, Aiwass, who had returned to Wanning and stayed there for two days, received a letter from Isabel.
The letter came from the Iris Collar and was signed by several former Dukes of Iris.
The first letter greeted him respectfully and informed him that for the common interests of the extraordinary people on the Path of Beauty, they wanted to start the Tail Ring Ceremony and pull down the Xi Tianshi, but wanted to ask Aiwass whether he agreed to this matter - if he agreed, did they need to hold the ceremony at a special time, and did they need to place the Tianshi until Aiwas came to deal with him personally; if he disagreed, then they would give up the matter immediately; or if they needed to pull down other Tianshi instead, they would obey the order.
The second letter was a private letter written by Aiwas's maternal grandfather, "Mr. Bing Xin".
The letter cheerfully praised Aiwass's execution of the goblins—after all, Iris had nearly fallen prey to their schemes before—but also implicitly suggested that Aiwass should remain calm and self-disciplined, and not act too frequently. He then specifically suggested that Aiwass not be forced to agree to this matter for his sake; he would stand firmly by Aiwass's side no matter what.
This level of deterrence already makes him the true king of the world.
Aiwass naturally had no objection to this.
And after he signed his consent, allowing and requesting them to immediately begin the Tail Ring Ceremony and that they could take down the Celestial Master themselves... but they had to remember to ensure the safety of the civilians...
Only one day later, the final round of the Tail Ring Ceremony officially began.
It was said that the evacuation was done very well, with not a single civilian being caught in the inner circle of the ceremony.
Based on what Aiwass understood about Xi Tiansi when he was dealing with him, that Tiansi was obviously not the type who was afraid of death.
Perhaps rather than being pulled down, He was more looking forward to the unexpected fun.
If one can pass Xi Tiansi's "examination" with full marks, he may hand over the Tiansi fragments to a successor he is satisfied with.
This is probably the reason why those great artists decided to pull Xi Tiansi down.
Because Xi Tiansi is probably the friendliest and most gentle Tiansi in the Path of Beauty. He is also the only Tiansi who can possibly resolve the problem peacefully.
However, Aiwass was also prepared.
He mentioned this to Isabel – if there were any problems in Iris Territory, Isabel could send someone to the Fairy Kingdom. If she didn't know who to ask, she could ask Merlin to go.
Now the Fairy Kingdom is holding a grand banquet that is held once every century, and Xi Tiansi and the Fairy Queen have always been in conflict.
Because Xi Tiansi is actually a rebellious goblin.
He is the fairy who refused to obey the rule of the Fairy King and the Fairy Queen, and did not choose to enter the "planned death" like a fallen leaf, but chose to "become an adult".
This is why Xi Tiansi's personality is so similar to that of a goblin—he is obviously smarter and more mature than a goblin, having lost that unbridled imagination and instead pursuing "drama." Because Xi Tiansi is an "old urchin," he doesn't have enough fear of death.
But if the "hero" that Iris herself pushed out can't even pass this level of test... then let the Fairy Queen take action.
The Fairy Queen was a true Celestial Master—she too possessed Celestial Master fragments, much like Aiwass did now. They both possessed Celestial Master fragments, but had not yet entered the Source River to reshape their bodies, thus preventing them from crossing the Veil of Balance again.
Aiwass is because he has not yet become a phantom demon, while the Fairy King and the Fairy Queen are because their fragments of the Heavenly Master have been passed down from generation to generation along with the "Crown". They only exist in the gap between the reality of the Fairy Kingdom and the dream world, and have never truly entered the dream world.
The power of the Fairy Queen should be comparable to that of Aiwass.
They have all completely surpassed the Eternal Pope and are no longer at the level of "the strongest person in the world", but at the level of "true gods on earth".
Under other circumstances, it would be impossible to persuade the Fairy Queen. Her willfulness is beyond the imagination of mortals, and she is the true embodiment of the concepts of "innocence" and "fantasy".
But this can only be done in one special case - that is, the angel who descends to the world is the angel of drama.
It doesn't matter even if the Tiansi fragment is taken away by the Fairy Queen.
All Aiwas wanted was to end this cycle of succession.
Now, only Xi Tiansi of the Path of Beauty and Shang Tiansi of the Path of Balance are left.
Shang Tiansi can die at any time, because "death" is the price he paid for becoming Tiansi -
In fact, being killed in the Tail Ring ritual is not necessarily a completely bad thing.
Although he would lose the fragments of the Celestial Master he already possessed, he would still be dying as a Celestial Master. The specifications of his rebirth would definitely be different from those of ordinary Phantom Demons.
For example, after the Fallen Angel is reborn in the distant future, he can cleanse his soul and completely correct his nature, which was influenced by the Celestial Fragments. And for an Apostle like Shang Tiansi, who would have had little chance of ascending to Celestial Master on his own, dying as a Celestial Master is enough to completely change his identity and qualifications.
Once he is "released from prison", he will have the possibility to compete for the position of Heavenly Official again, or even compete for the position of Pillar God!
The same goes for Xi Tiansi.
Although he will lose the concept of "writing, directing and acting", after his rebirth, he may be able to gain a new concept that is broader and more in line with his abilities!
After all, by then, if the world still existed, there would likely be several more source rivers. If there were more than the current nine source rivers to choose from, there would certainly be even more Heavenly Master fragments to choose from.
And on the night of July 31st.
Aiwass finally started the final promotion ceremony.
He warned everyone he knew not to try to enter tonight's ascension ceremony - although Aiwass didn't know how the nothingness would hinder him, he chose to trust Galatea.
Aiwass was alone, standing just below Wanning's new palace.
This is Aiwass's kingdom on earth. It is also the gathering point of his miracles and the place where his power is greatest.
By leveraging this "qualification for miracles," Aiwass was able to borrow more power from the ritual.
Just like a mortgage—
Aiwass stood alone in the empty basement with his eyes closed.
At his special request, no decoration was done here. It was as primitive as a rough house.
While Aiwass was meditating, layer upon layer of illusions appeared around him.
It was like something leaping out of the sea, or like stars falling.
All of this seems to be just an illusion, but the "ink" splashed by these illusions has outlined complex traces on the ground and walls.
That is a layer upon layer of magic array.
It records the secret of the sun's fall, outlines the birth and death of scales and wings, curses death and praises life.
It was not only to protect Aiwass, but also to experiment with Aiwass's newly developed rituals.
If you look from directly above, you can see that they form a faint nine-pointed star pattern.
On each corner of the nine-pointed star, there is a symbol of a pillar god.
"I……"
As soon as Aiwass finished speaking, he fell silent.
A long time passed.
Aiwass spoke slowly and seriously, "I'm asking for my own help."
"I beseech you... Miracle Aiwass.
"In the name of the Rising Three and the Spiraling Eight."
As Aiwass chanted, the rune patterns on the ground representing the Candle Master and the Snake Father suddenly lit up with red and purple light.
"I praise the birds and I praise the sun. I praise the urn and I praise the coffin.
"I praise the fish! I praise the ninety thousand years of loneliness, the upside-down golden apple, the broken wings and the collapsed tower."
The magic circle on the ground began to rotate slowly.
They emitted a deep blue light, but were then twisted by Aiwass into a deep red with a faint purple glow.
"I praise the Door of Light, the Eye of Darkness! I praise the First, the Second, and the Third, and am not afraid to be the Fourth."
“I declare: The snake’s body is wrapped around my heart, and my heart is like fire.
"I swear: I have wings and scales—"
As Aiwass chanted, surging magic power roared and surged, rising and falling like the tide in the completely sealed basement.
Just the sight of this surge of mana was enough to drive a novice mage mad. If it exploded here, it could blow half of Wanning skyward... and this was merely the promotion ritual that any novice could initiate on their own.
Yet, Aiwass bathed in it without any harm, allowing the ebb and flow of the tide to fill and activate every bit of the magic circle.
Aiwass's voice became intermittent and unclear in the increasingly violent and visible mana storm, just like a mobile phone with poor signal: "Kikikiki, the time of miracle has come, to, to, to—"
When the tide of mana reached its peak, Aiwass's voice suddenly became clear: "All living things are immortal...
"——The sun never sets."
As soon as he finished speaking, he slowly closed his eyes and lowered his head, standing silently in the middle of the magic circle like a puppet.
(End of this chapter)
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