Chapter 31: Gods and Prophecies
In the dark and dirty sewers, an evil lich interrogated an ugly and twisted witch about information related to becoming a god.
No matter how you look at it, this scene is a sign that an evil villain is about to cause trouble.
But in fact, Amberxiu didn't get anything useful out of the witch.
A hag is a prophecy heard from other hags.
"The experiment of blaspheming the gods was finally successful, but it was hidden in the sewer of the Alchemy City. It is a treasure that embodies the power of gods. Anyone who can obtain it can become a true god."
The witch spoke in a very serious manner, but after listening to her, Amber Xiu just felt that people in the world were really too stupid.
If the Alchemy City really had a treasure that could make one a god, why would it wait until now? And still hide it in the sewers?
If it was directly given to the mysterious Speaker, wouldn't Alchemy City have solved the economic crisis directly? Would it be necessary to be in such a difficult situation now? Besides, it's not that easy to be a god. It's just a mortal's delusion.
If we were to say who on this continent is closest to the gods, it would definitely be the legends.
The so-called legends are actually those powerful individuals who have transcended the mortal world but have not yet become gods. Therefore, legends are also known as demigods. They have mastered weak divine powers and can ignore the rules of mortals to a certain extent.
The legendary grace that Amberxiu possesses is the ability to break the rules and directly create blank souls. This is the power of rules that only gods can master.
But even legends are still a long way from being true gods.
This thing is a bit like the civil servant title. Each job has its own position. You can't get it just because you are good enough.
Generally speaking, there are only two possibilities for a mortal to become a god.
The first one is that you are lucky and have been favored by the original creator. This god above gods can appoint any living being to become a god, even inanimate objects can be given godhood. There are no preconditions and no side effects. As long as he nods his head in agreement, you will ascend to heaven in one step.
But Amber Xiu has never heard of anyone who is this lucky person.
The second way is to become a legend first, which is equivalent to passing the first round of written test to become a god, and then just wait patiently. If you are lucky, there will be gods willing to help you become a new god, such as sacrificing themselves and giving up their godhood to you.
That’s right, if you want to become a god, generally there are only these two ways.
The new god cannot take office unless the older generation steps down.
Otherwise, how could there be hundreds of legends on this continent? Wouldn't they have ascended to the throne long ago? Of course, there is also the most outrageous possibility in the legend, which is to open up a new path by himself, so that there would be one more position among the gods who originally had one position.
Rumor has it that the God of Alchemy is the real new god, who created a new godhood and then gained the recognition of the original God of Creation, making him a new god.
Have you discovered that even if you are awesome enough to open up new paths on your own, you still need the approval of the original god to become a god.
If this person doesn't nod, no matter how powerful you are, you will only be a legend.
Mortals have many unrealistic imaginations about gods, so they believe the rumor that one can become a god by obtaining some treasure.
But after thinking about it carefully, Amber Xiu felt that something was wrong.
It's fine that the druids and witches of the small tribes don't understand such things. There are many legendary warriors in the Ryan Empire, so they shouldn't believe such rumors. But the holy warriors of the Ryan Empire did appear in the Alchemy City and were preparing to explore the sewers. There must be something in this broken place.
Seeing that Amber was silent, the witch thought that he was also planning to use this prophecy, so she quickly said, "There are many details in the prophecy, such as time, place, and many signs. You swear in the name of the gods that as long as you let me go, I can tell you all these details."
After hearing this, Amber Xiu said coldly: "Prophecy? Prophecy is bullshit."
The witch looked at Amber Xiu in surprise, wondering why he would say such a thing. He was a wizard of the prophecy school! If Amber Xiu himself did not believe in the power of prophecy, what was the difference between that and blaspheming the gods he believed in?
Amberxiu really did not believe in prophecies. To be precise, he gave up the path of the prophecy school.
The reason is simple, because his soul is not so noble and he cannot achieve the unity of knowledge and action.
When you have mastered the ability of prediction, you can only believe everything that the prophecy shows, instead of shouting that it is God's will when it is good for you, and saying that your fate is in your own hands when it is not good for you.
The laws of the world will not tolerate double-standard people like you.
However, if one cannot completely accept the arrangements of fate, when one learns that misfortune is about to strike, one will become anxious and worried, and then try every possible means to avoid the unfortunate future, and ultimately die faster because of his own actions.
The fear of death is nothing compared to the fear of waiting for death to come, this torture can drive people crazy.
Amber was not the type to accept fate calmly, otherwise he would not have insisted on immortality. Perhaps it was precisely because of his double standards that when he was promoted to Legend, the legendary grace he received had nothing to do with the School of Prophecy.
Because of this, Amber Xiu accepted his own vulnerability and decided to change his path.
In addition to the economic pressure caused by the reincarnation of the lich, there are also reasons in this regard. However, after hundreds of years of efforts, the power of the prophecy school has not completely disappeared, but it has always remained at the moment of being promoted to a legend, and can no longer make further progress.
This is also the main reason why Amber Xiu became a parallel legend. The things he was best at were abandoned by his own hands. If he wants to stand on the same starting line with other legends, he needs to spend a lot of time to make up for it.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
But there was no need to explain these details to the witch. Amber Xiu just slowly raised his hand, and a skinning knife appeared between his fingers. Then he said to the witch: "It seems that your usefulness has reached the limit."
"No, wait!"
Seeing the skinning knife in Amber's hand, the witch was horrified and begged for mercy.
But Amber Xiu didn't care what the witch said. He just raised his knife and peeled off the witch's scalp, which only had a few hairs on it.
Rancid blood splattered out, and all the skin on the witch's head was peeled off, revealing a pale skull.
The ghost woman's scalp in Amber's hand kept beating as if it had life, and the dense lines on it looked like countless insects were crawling.
It's a disgusting thing, but it's the most valuable thing on the witch.
If you peel off the witch's scalp alive, most of her power will be concentrated on the scalp. With just a few ingredients, you can make an alchemical potion that permanently increases properties. Maybe it will increase strength, or increase wisdom, or make people more agile, it all depends on what ingredients are added.
Although this potion is only effective for people below the Legend level, it is still enough to sell for tens of thousands of gold coins. Nowadays, the prices of various materials in the Alchemy City have soared, and Amber is confident that he can sell this bottle of potion for 40,000 to 50,000 gold coins.
When the witch only offered 20,000 gold coins, Amber had already sentenced her to death. If he couldn't offer a higher price than the witch's scalp, how could he agree to let her go?
The witch whose scalp was peeled off suddenly collapsed to the ground, having lost all her strength. Now she was even more fragile than an ordinary person. Amber didn't even need to do anything. The poisonous stench in the air quickly invaded the witch's body, causing her to convulse and die.
Without the protection of magical power, the sewer environment would be deadly.
Amber carefully took out the witch's soul and made her body into a skeleton puppet, then walked in the other direction of the sewer.
Although this trip was a great success, Amber Xiu did not forget his real purpose.
He was here to catch slimes, and he just hoped that the location Naomi marked wasn't wrong.
(End of this chapter)