211 、 Examination Finally Comes
When Amon faced his other self, he lifted his foot and stepped over the other end of the scale. The two Amon fused together, and he felt a throbbing in his body and mind, as if he had received an irresistible call. This was not a place he should have come to. Amon, who had already achieved the ninth level, did not need to enter the Underworld. Passing through this door was also a way to verify his realm. He suddenly had a premonition that a test was about to come.
At that moment, the surrounding scenery changed, and he entered a palace. The palace was on a large ship, which was floating in the middle of a river, with beautiful fertile land on both sides. There was a man sitting in the middle of the tall ship's palace, just a mass of light and shadow information that could be sensed by detection magic. He was Osiris, whom Amon had seen in Schrödinger's spiritual imprint.
Amon found that the invisible boat under his feet had disappeared. It had turned into a rib and was taken away by Osiris in front of him. A voice sounded in his soul: "The one who came here, which god's emissary are you? Why did you come to see me on the Underworld God Boat that I left behind? I don't see you with a god's token. Did you trespass into the Underworld? "
Amon replied, "I came to see you to return your ribs! At the same time, I would like to express my gratitude. The Ark of the Underworld that you left behind saved my life and helped me a lot. "As he spoke, he bowed to Osiris.
Looking at his salute and listening to what he said, it was obvious that he was not an emissary of the Ennead. Osiris was shocked. "Who exactly are you? Why did you bring the Boat of the Underworld to see me!"
Amon was also puzzled and quickly replied, "Don't you know? Goddess Isis is no longer here! The holy object enshrined in the Temple of Isis has long been lost. I got this rib under Schrödinger's guidance. " He imprinted a long and complicated message into Osiris' soul. The cause and effect were so complicated that it took Amon almost all of his strength to explain it to Osiris in a flash.
Then he heard Osiris' long sigh, with shock, regret, sorrow, and other emotions. At the same time, a message from Osiris was imprinted in his soul, explaining why the god of the underworld was so shocked.
When Osiris was defeated by Seth, the two agreed to hold a duel, and the loser would lose his position as the Lord God of the Ennead. At that time, Ra tried to stop the duel and said that if he participated in the duel, the loser would not be allowed to enter the divine realm to recover from his injuries. But Osiris still accepted Seth's challenge, and Seth's attack was particularly heavy, almost destroying the god who had transcended eternal life.
Seth had his reasons for being so ruthless. If Osiris had won, he would not have been polite to Seth either. The seriously injured Osiris could hardly recover, and as a god, he wandered the world like an undead, getting weaker and weaker. In order to reshape his form and soul, Ra allowed him to establish and take charge of the Underworld of the Ennead and receive the souls of believers on earth.
Osiris was best at undead magic, so he became the god of the underworld of the Ennead, the only god left on earth. Amon had seen the Book of the Dead that he had passed on to Bastet, and today's experience of entering the Underworld was like turning page after page of the Book of the Dead. It was abnormal for a god who was about to dissipate to reshape his form and soul unless he could reach the realm of the "Creator" in order to fully recover.
But becoming a Creator was also extremely difficult for a god, and it was not something that could be achieved through cultivation. It required all kinds of opportunities and luck, and it also required a long period of comprehension and verification. Creation from the void came from the knowledge of the soul, and it was something that was created from nothing, but for a god, it could not be achieved out of thin air. Osiris's observation of the spiritual imprints of the living beings in the world in the Underworld was also his cultivation.
It took him a long time, and a hundred years ago, he completely refined his soul and the Underworld into one, entering a very important stage of cultivation. From then on, he could not leave, and all the information of the outside world could only be obtained from the souls that entered the Underworld. Until today, he did not know that the goddess Isis was no longer there, that the rib of the god of the underworld had been stolen, and he did not even know that Bastet had left.
Osiris was aware of what had happened in the Empire of Eygut, such as the sacrifice of the Adoratrice of Isis in battle against the demons who descended on the shrine, the monotheistic reform implemented by Merneptah Pharaoh, the recent transformation of the Temple of Isis into the Temple of Seth, and the demon named "Satan" who went around cutting down the statues of Seth, and so on.
Amon asked in surprise: "Is there no one among the souls that entered the Underworld who knew about these things?"
Osiris asked in response: "You are here to find the soul of Maria, but do you know that the souls of great achievers can dissipate on their own without entering the Underworld?"
Amon was mentally prepared before he came, and he knew that the hope of finding Maria's soul here was very slim. Thinking back to when he was in the Underworld of Anunnaki, he saw the souls of the Duc miners, including Mayor Datis and his own father, but there was no Crazy 'Ole. In the divine realm, those great achievers whose wishes and beliefs were clear and whose body and soul were merged could resist the call of the Underworld when they died, unless they were willing to accept the judgment of the god of the underworld.
Crazy 'Ole was naturally unwilling to enter the Underworld after death, and it seemed that Maria was also unwilling.
Amon nodded and replied: "I have thought of this long ago, but I still have to make a trip here to be at ease. I am a little surprised that you have not heard the news of the theft of the god of the underworld's rib. Did even Pharaoh not know about this? I have seen Pharaoh Lasith Ii himself, he was not a great achiever, and his soul should have entered the Underworld after his death. "
Osiris replied: "That is a scandal of the shrine, and it is very secretive, and it is normal for the high priests not to let Pharaoh know about their dereliction of duty. I know that a great sorcerer took away the Adoratrice, but the Empire of Eygut did not officially announce the truth, but they did not know that he had also stolen the god of the underworld's rib at that time, and Pharaoh was not fully aware of it. The soul of Lasith Ii did come to the Underworld, and this Pharaoh himself also died from the murder of the usurper, and during his lifetime, he did not know everything in the kingdom. "
Amon was surprised: "Lasith Ii died from the murder of the usurper! Who killed him? "
Osiris said in a deep voice: "As the god of the underworld, I know too many secrets of the human world, but the god of the underworld has the principle of the god of the underworld, and these secrets belong only to the dead. I am telling you so much because you have challenged Seth, but I will never tell you the secrets that have been buried by the dead. You are not here for Lasith Ii, and while I am willing to talk to you, speak quickly if you have anything to say! "
Amon brought Osiris quite shocking news, and one could imagine how shocked Osiris was, but after a short moment of surprise, his tone became calm again. It was no wonder that as the god of the underworld, he had already seen too many things in the human world, including all the secrets that he was willing to see and not willing to see, all kinds of unspeakable or shocking experiences. The heart of this god of the underworld had long been moved by nothing, and he would not show too many emotions in front of Amon.
Amon bowed again and said: "I would like to ask about the secrets of the soul, can I find Maria?"
Osiris replied unhurriedly: "You already know enough. As a ninth-level supreme mage like her, the soul of the dead can directly dissipate between heaven and earth without coming to me, and may even carry some kind of wish. That wish may not be fulfilled in the new life, and the new life will not be as she imagined, but there is a wonderful connection.
Even if a new creature appears, it will no longer be her, or even a person! I can't tell the meaning of your search, and in fact, I think it is meaningless. You have the Gods' Tear with her spiritual imprint, but only Maria herself can open it, so it is a kind of guidance.
If you have this wish, one day you may be able to see that new creature, and if you can open the spiritual imprint in the Gods' Tear for her to see, then it means that you have found the right person. But let me make a hypothesis, if there is a person who shows you a life experience and tells you that it is the you he is looking for, what would you think? You have to first understand this question. "
Amon was disappointed for a long time. He did not get more answers from Osiris, only clarifying what Horus once said, but Osiris' last question made him think through a lot of things. After a long time, he sighed and said: "I understand, thank you for asking this question, I will not deliberately force this matter. … Great God of the Underworld, why can't I see your face clearly? "
Osiris asked in response: "Why do you close your eyes? With the eyes of mortals, you can naturally see my face clearly. "
Amon had his eyes closed until now. For him, it made no difference whether he opened his eyes or not. With his eyes closed, he could see everything around him clearly with his soul and see things that mortals could not see. The Osiris he saw existed in a form similar to the Undead, and did not reconstruct the form of a god.
When he raised his head and opened his mortal eyes, he finally saw the God of the Underworld on the throne. The God of the Underworld had a young face, with a long wavy beard and a high white crown on his head. He held a stick-like scepter in his left hand and a jar in his right hand. This was the image of Osiris, which Amon had seen in the temple.
Osiris' eyes were as calm and unperturbed as the abyss, as if leading to ruthless darkness. Seeing Amon raise his head and look at him, Osiris said again: "I have given you the answer, do you have any other questions?"
Amon looked into his eyes and asked: "Why did you treat Bastet like that?"
Osiris looked slightly agitated and said in a mocking tone: "Do I need to answer such a question of yours? What do you want to ask me? What kind of reproach should I receive for guiding a stray cat to become the goddess Bastet? As for her later mission and the final test she encountered, you yourself used to be the Supreme General of Eygut, did anyone ever ask you why you let the warriors go to the battlefield? "
These were not reproachful, and Amon sighed and asked again: "Bastet should thank you, but she was also the best divine emissary of the Ennead, and completed all the difficult and dangerous missions. But in the end, when she failed in the 'test of fate, the judgment of the end', why did you treat her like that? "
Osiris replied coldly: "I gave her a choice, and you know better than I do the choice she made in the end."
Amon said: "What she could do on her own, and what you could not stop, was not a choice you gave her. You once asked her to offer the imprint of her soul to integrate into your own soul, or to train in a state similar to the state of the Undead, to provide another kind of confirmation for your exploration. I wanted to ask why, but seeing you now, I more or less understand. "
Osiris's voice became agitated again: "This is my training, do you think it is so simple to have the achievements of the Creator? It takes almost infinite insight in the soul, and how many long years it takes to leave the imprint of all things! It takes refining one's soul in this world to open another world in the soul.
I have refined my soul into one with the Underworld, and integrated the experiences of so many people, do you think it is a good thing, and I have endured it for so long! I did ask Bastet to offer the imprint of her soul, but that was not an order, and she made the choice to refuse, but was trapped by the oath of the Ennead until she finally gave up and left. "
Amon looked at the god of the underworld and suddenly shook his head: "Osiris, I have no blame for you, and Schrödinger has no complaints, she did make her own choice. In fact, I also know some gods who have truly transcended eternal life, they only enjoy eternal life in their divine kingdoms and do not force themselves to do anything more, while you are still training hard in the Underworld.
I have also been to the Underworld of Anunnaki, and it is indeed not as good as your Ennead, and that Kella is also not as good as you. But I want to say that your training may not be as good as the choice made by Bastet, and even less so than the wishes of Isis. Although Bastet is not a god who has transcended eternal life, I think her final choice may be more meaningful than the choice you made at the beginning.
If, as you say, a new life exists, why not choose a new life? The most valuable thing to increase one's knowledge of the world is one's own personal experience and confirmation. Although doing so may cause you to be lost forever, it seems like a kind of fall, as if giving up eternal life, and the god named Osiris may also be gone forever, but perhaps it is closer to the true source of divinity. "
Osiris was stunned, and after a long time, he said in a low voice: "What do you think? You actually want to guide a god in his training? "
Amon shook his head again: "Although I am not a true god who has transcended eternal life, this does not prevent me from thinking about what kind of existence a god is. At least in my eyes, Maria is more representative of the glory of divinity than you, than Seth, than Horus, although she is only a mortal. "
Osiris frowned and was about to ask something, but suddenly his expression changed. Amon's expression also changed, and he felt that some terrifying power was locking on to his breath, and even this magical space of the Underworld could not block it. Osiris waved his staff and said: "I don't know whether to congratulate you or sympathize with you, but you can't stay here anymore!"
Everything in front of him suddenly disappeared, and the spatial shift formed a compelling force, forcing Amon out of his footing. When he saw everything around him again, he was already on a desolate beach deep in the delta of the Nile River. This large beach was half submerged by the river, and it was a seasonal isolated island between the fan-shaped tributaries of the lower Nile River. The island was covered with knee-high soft-stem grass, and it was surrounded by a vast expanse of water and sky.
Amon had entered the Underworld twice, and the first time he was almost detained by Kella of the Anunnaki and risked his life to escape; the second time, before he could finish speaking, he was directly sent out of the Underworld by Osiris, the god of the underworld of the Ennead. It seemed that Osiris still had something to ask Amon, but the unexpected situation came too suddenly!
Amon appeared on the beach between the rivers, and there was no time to think about anything else as he looked up and saw a huge gray vortex in the sky. It was not a cloud rolled by the wind, but a gap that seemed to lead to the infinite unknown depths, full of the great fear of the unknown. As soon as he stood still, his whole body was firmly locked by a terrifying aura, and he could not dodge it no matter what.
The test of fate, the judgment of the end had finally arrived!
Amon had witnessed with his own eyes how Enkidu fell, and he also learned about the process from Schrödinger's spiritual imprint, but he did not expect that today's final test would come so soon. Amon swung the Blade of Order toward the sky at the first moment, and the silver arc of light slashed open a spatial rift, and he seemed to be in another space that had been cut off. If this was a battle of magic, it would be the most brilliant dodge.
At the same moment, a black lightning bolt shot out of the gray vortex, spiraling with countless forks, and instantly arrived in front of Amon, ignoring the obstruction of the spatial rift. Amon only felt his whole body heat up, and his clothes instantly turned into flying ash, revealing the scorpion shell armor he was wearing. The shiny scorpion shell emitted a blue smoky light, and soon, cracks appeared on it.
In the smoke emitted by the scorpion shell, Amon actually felt the aura of the desert poisonous smoke, which came from the entanglement of the black lightning. The tomahawk in his hand had already danced into a ball of silver light, and countless spatial rifts spread out like a spider web, as if he was experiencing the most intense battle of his life. The opponent was invisible, but it could be felt, as if it was another Amon on the other side of the huge scale in the underworld.
The power contained in the black lightning was as strong as him, and every oracle who faced this test should have the same feeling. But the black lightning did not have any fighting or attacking skills, and it was up to Amon himself to withstand it. If that was all, there was no need for Amon to be afraid, and his strength was not limited to strength.
But there were countless forks in the black lightning, and each fork contained a familiar attack. The strength of the attacks was not fixed, and they were not launched at the same time, but they were constantly coming at Amon without any direction or angle to speak of. Amon had to use his strong body and excellent reflexes to block them.
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