Zheng briefly explained the concept of the River Styx. In fact, he only started to slowly understand it after his strength reached that level, and did not receive this series of orthodox knowledge inheritance.
The River Styx Zheng knew was not a real place. It did not exist at a specific location. To be more precise, the so-called River Styx was more like a concept, such as life and death. Who would ask or describe where life and death were? In Asia? In America? Or on Mars? This was impossible.
Similarly, from Zheng's words and description, as well as the meaning he was trying hard to express clearly, Chu Hao realized this concept. In other words, the Nether River itself was not some substance or location that truly existed objectively. The so-called Nether River was a concept that all life in the Multiverse had for their final destination after death. Just like how a person who was injured on the battlefield would be described as having minor injuries, severe injuries, fatal injuries, and about to breathe his last, or be dragged directly to the ammunition depot, the Nether River's definition was just like that.
In fact, this also answered some of Chu Hao's doubts about some myths in the real world. Just like Chu Hao's previous doubts, as early as thousands of years ago, the various civilizations on Earth didn't actually have any contact with each other. Even if there were, it was a pitifully small migration of nomads. The various regional civilizations on Earth developed separately from each other. However, what was strange was that some of their religious myths had almost similar or identical records. After death, the souls of the dead would inevitably see or pass by a river. This was one of the reasons why the souls of the dead would definitely see or pass by a river.
No matter if it was ancient Europe, ancient Asia, or even some of the indigenous myths of some islands or America, they all had the same description. That was, after death, the soul of the dead would definitely see or pass through a river. This river had different specific names in the myths of various civilizations, but could basically be referred to as the River Styx. "There are many different types of energy in this world.
Let's not talk about the four basic forces, which are the same forces in most of the worlds in the multiverse. There are others, such as Dou Qi, your magic is also a type of energy. There are also Qi, Qi, and higher level ones, such as Refined Qi, Magic, and so on, are just highly condensed forms of energy. This universe is actually made up of the four basic elements, time, space, matter, and energy. I call them earth, wind, water, and fire. But relatively speaking, time and space are very difficult to control and use. You can think of time and space as hidden elements, while the dominant elements are matter and energy. These two can be interchanged. This already has a scientific basis in the real world, and the mass-energy equation is the explanation. "
As he spoke, chaos exploded in Zheng's eyes. First it was light and then dark, one visible and one hidden. Then, earth, wind, water, and fire surged out, and then it gave birth to all things. Chu Hao happened to be looking at Zheng as he spoke, and was momentarily stunned by this scene. It was only when Zheng finished speaking and reminded him that he suddenly woke up. The scene just now made him feel as if he had forgotten yet not forgotten it, and had an indescribable feeling of clarity.
"Compared to living beings, the hidden attributes of the universe are too difficult to understand, describe, and see through. Such is the limitation of living beings. After all, we are formed from basic dominant elements, and it is also the dominant elements that provide us with everything we need for survival. Living beings themselves are the evolution of dominant elements in the Multiverse, which is why the only things we can truly grasp — or should we say that we can grasp the most from the very beginning are matter and energy. However, those two are different as well: matter is inert, and once energy forms matter, the matter itself is already set. Unless some superior power transforms it again, matter itself is matter. Unlike energy, however, energy possesses great malleability, which is why the first step for a living being to transcend itself is energy."
Chu Hao listened to these words very seriously. He could tell that Zheng was not only explaining the River Styx to him, but also explaining the path of power to him. This was the personal explanation of an almighty power like Zheng. Although it might not be suitable for Chu Hao's own path, it would definitely allow Chu Hao to take fewer detours in the future. This was already not inferior to the preaching of the Dao in those xianxia novels.
"I'm digressing." Zheng did not say much, because Chu Hao's strength was only at the peak of the third stage, and was probably on the verge of the fourth stage. Saying too much would be harmful to him, so Zheng continued. "As mentioned just now, the basic element of energy itself is active, and possesses great plasticity. The types of energy it can evolve into are simply endless. For example, faith is a type of energy. That is to say, what you believe in in your heart is actually a type of energy. Of course, for an ordinary life, the amount of energy they 'believe' is almost negligible. Perhaps it is an extremely small portion of fine particles, such as atoms and molecules."
Chu Hao nodded. He had some understanding of this. In the real world, scientists had done experiments to test the power of belief, faith, or thought. The process of this experiment was to freeze pure water and completely seal it, isolating it from the air and external interference. Then, it was divided into many groups. Some of the groups were shown to people with different emotions. Yes, literally, it was to use their eyes to look at it. After looking at it for a short period of time, it was completely frozen into ice.
Then, the seal was opened. Among these groups, the group that was shown to people in a good mood had the most beautiful cracks, similar to snowflakes. The group that was not shown to people in a good mood had the same patterns, as if they were printed from the same mold. In the group that was shown to people in a bad mood, the patterns were scattered and looked terrible.
I don't know how they were born. Many of them are natural spirits, many of them are animal spirits, and some of them are human or alien Gods. These Gods all have a common characteristic, which is that they are all bound to this plane and are unable to go to other planes. At the same time, their strength and state of existence are determined by the number and strength of the Gods in this plane that believe in them. If this plane falls, then they will inevitably fall with it. I call them native Gods, and their food is the power of belief. "
"Similarly, the power of belief doesn't all come from belief in Gods. There are many beliefs, beliefs, thoughts, and so on that settle in the entire multiverse, and then produce matter, place, life, and so on that fits the concept. I call these existences conceptual existences. For example, I know of a few conceptual existences. The River Styx is one of them, and so is Hell. There are also the Fire Elemental Realm, the Earth Elemental Realm, the Wind Elemental Realm, the Water Elemental Realm, and even the Realm of Light that worships the concept of goodness and so on. These are all conceptual existences. They are the thoughts and concepts produced by all life in the multiverse. These infinite lives form an infinite amount of energy, and then materialize reality."
"The true form of the River Styx is connected to Hell. Hell is an incomparably dark, incomparably cold, and incomparably terrifying existence. I've never been there, but in the battle to defeat the Titan Ancestor, I've stayed in the interlayer between reality and Hell. That's not a place where life should exist. You can imagine the hell in religious mythology a hundred million times worse and more terrifying, and that would be the real hell. Moreover, the entire hell is sealed by a terrifying seal. You can't get out from inside, and you can't get in from outside. To put it simply, it's a place like the literal meaning: Hell!"
"The only thing that connects Hell and the multiverse is the River Styx. It's a conceptual existence that's projected across the multiverse. Rather than calling it a river, you can also think of it as the interlayer created by the fusion of Hell and reality. When Zeus and the others break the connection between the River Styx's projection and this plane, the mighty power of the River Styx's true form will pull the Underworld of this plane down. Finally, the Underworld of this world will fall into the River Styx's true form, and then be pulled into Hell. By then … the gods will definitely die, but so will my companions. Even I will have absolutely no way to save them. Only the true power of the creation of a universe can break the seal of Hell. I can't do it, and neither can any life form that I know of, not even the Titan Ancestor. Otherwise, he would have escaped from Hell long ago!"
"Similarly, this plane will also collapse. I think you've already seen that this plane is collapsing, haven't you? And after losing such a large part of the plane's essence like the Underworld, this plane will start to gradually disintegrate. It's just a matter of time! "
At this point, Zheng's eyes burned as he looked at Chu Hao. Chu Hao thought for a moment, then nodded without hesitation. "I understand. I still have a comrade in Hell, and … I want to revive my comrade. Our team's mission is to save this plane, so we must stop the Underworld from falling. Our goals are the same, so there's no need for us to be enemies. But there's one thing I must make clear now … Because you're too strong, even if you told me team China's past, I still have my concerns. Once I trust you unreservedly and cooperate to save your comrade, my and my teammates' lives will be in your hands. Perhaps you think you're an absolute good person, but I'm not a hundred percent sure. I also don't wish to entrust my and my teammates' lives to your emotions and your good and evil. I hope there can be restrictions, to ensure that you won't blow us out in one breath after success, so I hope you can swear …"
Chu Hao originally wanted Zheng to swear an oath to the River Styx. This was the only way he could think of to restrain Zheng. Just as he was about to say this, he suddenly saw Zheng pause for a moment, then clench his teeth. He carefully removed the rope from Chu Hao's wrist, as if he was holding the world's most precious treasure. He originally wanted to take out one or two of them, but in the end, he still clenched his teeth and handed the entire rope to Chu Hao.
"These are my treasures. These are treasures that I am willing to use my life, my faith, and everything to protect. These ropes are very fragile. According to your magic, a fireball can burn them all. I will give them to you now, all of them. If in the end I break my promise not to hurt you, you can destroy them all. But if I fulfill my promise of cooperation, I hope you can return them to me, and I want you to promise that you will protect them with your life!"
Chu Hao received the rope in a daze, then asked curiously, "What is this?"
"The reason I strive for, to become strong, to be undefeatable, to be able to face all things in this world and win. This is …"
"One Piece's Rope! The final conviction my comrades entrusted to me! "
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