Chapter 64: The Chess Game
At the other end of the nightmare realm, Marven, who was running fast, naturally didn't know that the two most powerful beings in the universe were having a serious conversation.
Once he had the crystal statue, he had to find a way to leave this world immediately.
It's just that this is the outer plane, and although Marven has the ability to enter the shadow plane, he only has the coordinates and permission to enter the shadow plane from Faynan.
If you rashly try to burrow into the shadow plane, not only may you enter some strange worlds, but you may also be devoured by the shadow monsters hiding in the shadow plane.
As Louise said, there are many dangers to coming to this plane.
At that time, Marven was confident that he could leave, but unfortunately Louise said it.
He couldn't get out of the nightmare.
As early as the first time he escaped from the ancient well, Marven used the toolkit given to him by Medirli to build a temporary portal.
The target location of this portal is, of course, the White River Valley.
It's just that the effect of this temporary portal is blocked!
This means that someone has used great force to cut off the path of this plane to Fanan.
Medirli is just an ordinary interdimensional portal, and in fact, even the most powerful portal made by a legendary wizard may not be able to bypass this powerful force.
Marven felt the aura of evil spirits from the power coming from the portal.
Undoubtedly, it must be Hutson's masterpiece.
He's already here.
Thinking of this, Marven felt that it was very tricky.
Although he had met with the dragon god who had incarnated Tidomus several times, he had never had a hard encounter.
Not to mention. This is not Fanan, this is the outer layer of the multiverse!
Hutson can use his power to his heart's content, even if it's a doppelganger. can also easily pinch Marven to death.
Not to mention that the situation is so serious this time, most of the people who came are Hutson's deity.
Thinking of this, Marven's mouth was a little bitter.
For a high-level virtual godhead, it seems that he is really in big trouble.
And in any case, it is certainly not possible to stay in one place now.
Marven doesn't know if anyone is chasing him, but there is only one way - find Louise.
She's a legendary spellcaster, and there's definitely a way to get out of this world.
There is no sun in the Nightmare Realm. In a semi-hazy state all day, Marven's Night Walker skills can all be used, which is what makes him the most gratifying.
Previously in contact outside the teleportation array. Marven "accidentally" smoothed a piece of Louise's hair just in case, and now it really came in handy.
After the night tracking was turned on, Marven could barely get a general direction.
Thankfully, Louise wasn't too far from her direction.
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Run through the endless desert. Marven's mind kept flashing through the important information that the elf had told him before.
This information and knowledge. I'm afraid that there are not many people in the whole of Fernan.
This is knowledge that only the strongest of the highest martial arts will know, and it even includes the understanding of the gods.
Because he is a traverser, Marven's understanding of this world must be higher than ordinary people.
In his understanding, each world will have its own rules.
A multiverse is like a criss-crossing chessboard, where every living being is a pawn.
The difference lies in whether the pieces are strong or not.
The cruel law of competition drives the powerful pawn to devour the weak.
And behind all this, whether there is a big hand that is controlling the entire chessboard as if it is a puppet, Marven does not know.
But the only thing that is certain is. Even if there were, it wasn't the gods of the Heavenly Realm. Or the monarch of the evil world, the demon of the abyss, the devil of hell.
They are all the stronger pieces in the game.
Only by jumping out of the chessboard can you qualify as a chess player and play a higher-level game.
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From this point of view, since it is a chess game, there must be its rules.
Some of the rules are obvious, such as the strict hierarchy on the continent; Some rules are so obscure that only the most intelligent and wise can discern them.
The chess pieces survive on the chessboard, and the source of their power is, on a microscopic level, chaotic magic, and even an element.
But from a macro point of view, it is all the application of rules.
At low levels, most people only focus on the practice of skills or moves, just to improve their level and strength; And once you get to a higher level, there will be more realization.
These insights go beyond the data.
For example, the realm of legends.
That's a kind of rule control.
It's just that the realm of each legend is different, and the rules that can be controlled are different, and the amount of control rules also varies from person to person.
But when you reach this realm, you will encounter the biggest difficulty in this game of chess.
Once you've mastered the realm, it's very difficult for you to further increase your power.
Becoming a god is the easiest path, but the price of this path is also very heavy.
The so-called gods are actually through the Tablet of Destiny, merging themselves with these rules.
The Tablet of Destiny is the most mysterious thing since ancient times. It drives everyone crazy, including the gods who have become gods. They reaped great benefits from it, but also fell into a long period of distress.
Through the canonization of gods, they gain godhead, divinity, and divine power.
The level of the Godhead determines the breadth - or breadth - of their integration into the rules.
For example, the Old God of Nature, whose godhead is of the great rank (the highest known), is because the rules he controls are extremely wide, and all the rules that belong to nature are under his control. The god of the forest, compared to the ancient god of nature, has a much narrower width of rules and is limited to the forest.
In other words, most of the priesthood and godhead are decided at the moment of canonization. The former determines the field, and the latter determines your width in the field.
And divinity. determines the depth of your control over the rules in your own domain.
Divinity is usually directly proportional to the Godhead, i.e., the more powerful the Godhead, the deeper the deity's understanding of its own realm. This is a very natural phenomenon.
But few people know that divinity is really just a license-like thing.
There is no divinity. You are not allowed to use the power of this part of the rules.
The requirement for the use of many treasures is that they must have divinity, and the reason is that these treasures involve the power of rules such as the laws of the plane.
As for divine power, it is just a form of power, and it is not inferior to chaotic magic power, physical strength, etc.
Put simply, the Godhead acts as a glue that allows the god to fit into the system of rules and determines which rules he can control.
Divinity, on the other hand, determines the depth of the rules he controls.
It's also the rules that control the water. There is still a big difference between a drop of water and a vast ocean.
As for the divine powers, it is the gods who use their ability to control the rules. After showing great power, gain enough believers to use the power gained by their faith. Without divine power, the gods control the rules like a castle in the sky.
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After understanding the truth of becoming a god. It's easy to understand why Marven doesn't want to become a god in this life.
In his previous life, he was playing games. Sealing the gods is the easiest way to become stronger, so naturally you can be casual.
But this life is the real world.
Once he became a god, he was completely locked up by this game of chess.
To become a god means to be integrated into the rules of this game, and the soul will always be marked with the mark of this universe and imprisoned in the rules forever.
Indeed, as long as these rules are immortal, then those who become gods will also be immortal as a result.
However, if one day. Are these rules broken?
Even if he didn't want to go so far, Marven didn't want to be tied down.
He had known for a long time. The gods of the Heavenly Divine Kingdom attacked the Universe Demon Pool, but in fact, it was just a helpless move.
They are also a group of poor people trapped in a chess game, desperately trying to jump out of this chessboard one by one.
It's a pity that they can't do it anymore, their souls have merged with the rules of this world.
Marven even wondered if the supreme god Lance was also a prisoner in this game of chess.
Does his disappearance have anything to do with these?
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Of course, these are Marvin's personal opinions. All in all, he has no interest in becoming a god.
In that case, he had to take another path.
If you want to gain the power of the rules, but you don't fit into them, you can only override them.
As a low-dimensional living being, it is difficult to do this.
But the emergence of the virtual godhead seems to provide a little opportunity.
In the mouth of the elves, the virtual godhead was actually a great invention of ancient alchemy, which was eventually buried.
The so-called virtual Godhead, that is, an artificially created Godhead, is essentially a bridge that allows ordinary people to communicate with the rules of the world.
Unlike a true godhead, a virtual godhead does not bind the user's soul to the rules.
Although in this way, it does not have as much power as the real Godhead, the higher virtual Godhead provides a possibility to grow.
It just borrows the power of the rules, unlike the gods themselves, which are fusion and appropriation.
For example, Marvin's field today is killing and shadowing.
If he becomes a god, then he will inevitably encounter the frantic struggle of the God of Killing and the Prince of Shadows.
This is a matter of life and death for you, once Marven succeeds in becoming a god, these rules will be occupied by Marven, and they will have no place.
But in the case of virtual godheads, this does not happen.
It only serves as a bridge to communicate and borrow, and it will not even be discovered by the gods who control these rules!
This is just one of the benefits of the Higher Virtual Godhead.
According to the elves, this higher virtual godhead can continue to grow.
Marven can bind his realm to a higher virtual godhead at any time, and in this way, he will gain a powerful force.
It's just that the drive to the rules requires a lot of energy. That's why the gods have to go crazy to develop believers.
The energy of a person's ontology simply cannot drive the consumption required to invoke a rule.
This is the biggest problem that Marven faces in the future.
In contrast, the method mentioned by the elf about breaking through the shackles of the human body is already quite simple.
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"The High Virtual Godhead is indeed very useful to me, and this fight is a must."
"Wait until you return to Fernan, hunt down a few divine servants, get more divinity, and maybe increase the level of the virtual godhead......"
"Maybe you can break the bottleneck of the human body, and you can also rely on the power of the higher virtual godhead......"
While thinking about it, Marven had already run out of the desert and into a forest.
It was at this time that a dragon groan suddenly sounded behind him!
He looked back, his brow furrowed.
Two evil dragons are attacking from afar with a thunderous force.
They were flying very fast, much faster than before.
As for the outside, they are all the same ugly, similar to the depraved Morgana.
"Sure enough, these guys have also fallen."
Marven was a little anxious.
Evil dragons are no better than giant dragons, and these bastards have negative energy in their bodies.
If you are not accidentally contaminated, no matter how high your resistance is, it will be corrupted.
Thankfully, the area is a forest, and Marven can still hide.
It's just that what makes him wonder a little is that the night tracking shows that Louise is obviously nearby, why can't he see a figure?
Time was pressing, and he didn't have time to think about it, so he went straight into the forest.
Whew!
Two dragons roared and flew over the forest, then began to circle.
They sensed the power of the crystal statue.
Marven was shuttling through the forest, and suddenly, a crow flew to his shoulder.
"Little one, do you have a strong ability to cause trouble?"
Louise's playful voice rang in Marven's ears.
Marven was overjoyed, but on the surface he was still calm:
"Fortunately, Tidomus has arrived, and most of the five-colored dragons have been transformed into evil dragons."
"Do you see those two stupid dragons above? It's not me who is to blame, it's a huge conspiracy in itself. ”
Marvin wanted to explain it to Louise.
Who knew that the latter said quickly: "I guessed it a long time ago." ”
"How can Hutson be so kind. That guy wasn't a god who would work for the well-being of his children when he was alive, how could he do so many superfluous things? ”
"I promised Conn to come here just to observe the dynamics of this matter."
Marven was slightly stunned, this Louise seemed to know more than herself.
Before Marven could speak, Louise said quickly, "There's a lake deep in the forest. ”
"There's a portal at the bottom of the lake, and I'm waiting for you there. The time is two minutes. ”
"If you don't get rid of these two stupid dragons by then, or if you don't make it on time, I'll go first."
With that, the crow suddenly turned into ashes!
It turned out it was just one of her spells!
Ma Wen wanted to scold his mother angrily. It's enough for such a cheating teammate.
At that moment, he glanced at the giant dragon in the sky, and suddenly had a countermeasure in his heart.
……
Above the forest, two giant dragons frantically searched for Marven's traces.
It's just that the vegetation is too dense, and they have some trouble finding it.
At this moment, a dark shadow suddenly broke into their field of vision.
The shadow is fleeing frantically towards the edge of the forest!
The two dragons immediately chased after them!
…… (To be continued......)