Both the priests on the half-high platform and the believers who were listening to the debate felt that their heads were not enough. Small worlds, medium worlds, great worlds, boundless lands, and countless grains of sand in the Solna River were simply unheard of. Even though they had never seen or even imagined such a world before, such a world structure and such a huge number of worlds were indeed magnificent, further highlighting the supremacy of Ell, the God of Resurrection, Fertility, and Redemption.
Anheuse, who was hiding in the corner, looked at Lucien and Francis in confusion. He murmured, "Is this really the great Ell? I … I don't know him … "
Francis looked at Lucien with admiration and amusement. Although he was trying his best to hold back his laughter, he had to secretly give Lucien a thumbs-up. Lucien was indeed a genius! Even if Lucien could not be a real "disciple" in the future, and he did not know how to play musical instruments, he could still become a bard who specialized in telling stories and legends. Lucien would definitely become a legendary figure.
Looking at Lucien who was talking casually, Nob felt that his imagination had been crushed. He was so angry that his body was trembling. It seemed that he would pass out at any time due to a blood clot in his brain.
According to Lucien's idea, he could still make up a small immeasurable land, a middle immeasurable land, and a big immeasurable land, and he could still boast about the God of Moon until next year. However, if he did that, even the uneducated followers would be able to see that he was simply copying the power of the God of Resurrection. Apart from a few loyal followers who were willing to believe, most of them would think that the God of Moon had run out of ideas and could only rely on repeating the words of the God of Resurrection. Without a doubt, they would lose the debate and even give the impression that the God of Moon was a liar from the beginning to the end. In that case, the only hope of the God of Moon after being expelled from the valley would be gone.
Similar thoughts appeared in the minds of the priests of the Lord of Underworld, the God of Thunder, the God of Sun, and the God of Justice. They all frowned and looked bitter, trying to find a concept that was above the worldview of Leviathan. However, they were all primitive religions, and they had not even developed simple philosophy. Their imagination was limited by themselves and the age. What could they use to continue "bragging"?
The priests of the Mother Goddess of the Earth, the God of Wisdom, the God of Wind and Rain, and the God of Love had already lost the theological debate. At this time, they were looking at the priests of the other families with distorted expressions of schadenfreude. If they were to be expelled from the valley, then they would be expelled together.
Lucien smiled and said leisurely, "My Lord opened up the Immeasurable Land, maintained the Immeasurable Land, destroyed the Immeasurable Land, and created a new Immeasurable Land from the destruction. My Lord has the three functions of creation, maintenance, and destruction. This is a cycle, a resurrection."
What an exaggeration … Nob and the other priests racked their brains but could not think of anything. They could only complain to themselves.
"My Lord has created an everlasting paradise outside the Immeasurable Land where the cycle of birth and death is endless. This is the place where the brothers and sisters who sincerely believe in My Lord can be saved and enjoy eternal peace. My Lord calls it …" Lucien was going to use Mountain Paradise directly, but this way, Francis would see that it was inappropriate. Therefore, he forced himself to change it, "The Elysian Paradise, the Elysian Land, or the Elysian Land of Bliss."
The believers gasped and exclaimed one after another. They did not expect that the God of Ell was so great that he could save them. However, what Lucien said was in line with what he said earlier. They were more or less willing to believe that the Elysian Paradise really existed, and that devout belief in the great God of Resurrection, Fertility, and Redemption could really free them from this world full of pain and depravity after death.
It was indeed the God of Redemption!
Nob and the other priests' faces were pale. They wanted to refute, but they could not find a way. Nena also narrowed her eyes, as if she was in deep thought.
Suddenly, Nob stood up from the silver chair and took a step forward. He asked loudly, "Leviathan, let me ask you, before your so-called God created the world, what was the Immeasurable Land like? What was the Elysian Paradise like? "
Lucien did not expect that Nob would ask such a crucial question. After a brief daze, he realized that Nena's lips were moving slightly. Others might not notice it, but as a Knight, Lucien certainly noticed it.
It seemed that the priest of the Lord of War could not sit still anymore.
"It's the void, and it's also the chaos. It's the origin of time and space." Lucien purposely revealed a flaw, as he did not want to arouse Francis' suspicion.
Nob laughed, "Then let me ask you, where does the void come from? Where does the chaos come from? What's beyond the void and the chaos?"
In his mind, Nob added, "It's the great God of Moon."
The believers were also confused. Where did the void come from? What was before the void? What was beyond the void? Was there something greater than the void?
Hearing this question, Francis' eyes slightly lit up, as if he had finally found his rhythm. He hinted at Lucien with his eyes and stood up, "Beyond the void and the chaos is the indescribable, my Lord!"
"Indescribable? What's that? "Nob and the other priests laughed loudly.
Francis said solemnly, "Nothingness, chaos, and the origin of time and space are all defined by human beings. Human beings' concepts are within their imagination. However, the existence of our Lord transcends all definitions, meanings, causality, concepts, materials, spirits, and languages. Therefore, it is indescribable. It is indescribable."
What? This was even more shocking and incomprehensible than Leviathan's worldview. Both Nob and Nena were dumbfounded.
Francis smiled, "I'm from a country in the desert in the east. There's a famous wise man, Lucien Evans, who once gave a profound explanation …"
Lucien Evans, the wise man … Lucien almost choked. Fortunately, he managed to hold it back.
Nena, Nob, and the other priests and believers were shocked. Had the greatness of God Ell already covered the east?
"He said that our observation of things is limited by the conditions of our bodies and souls. What we get is only partial knowledge. For example, the light before our eyes is actually colorful, but we can't see anything. We can only see the original appearance of light with the help of water or bubbles. Therefore, our knowledge is human and mortal. Our definitions, our logic, and our imagination are all mortal. The definitions, meanings, and logic of mortals can't describe the truly great existence, which is our Lord."
"That's why I said that my Lord transcends all definitions, meanings, causality, concepts, matter, spirit, and language. Whether it's nothingness or beyond the nothingness, my Lord is not something you can understand. It's blasphemy to use mortal definitions to understand the existence of God."
Nena, Norb, and the other priests felt refreshed after hearing Lucien's words. It turned out that their understanding of God was so shallow. They had been describing the existence that transcended everything with the mind of mortals. However, their own God, who often showed his divinity and indulged in debauchery, did not seem to fit the definition of a God except for power.
Lucien also stood up and smiled gently, "My Lord exists and does not exist. He is nothingness and non-nothingness. Concepts such as attributes, differences, shapes, time and space, limitations, subjectivity, causality, and so on cannot be used to describe him. He is fundamentally beyond them. He does not need faith or worship."
"However, we humans need faith and salvation, which is why our understanding of the True Lord is shown as the great God of Resurrection, Fertility, and Redemption on the 'next level'. He is the incarnation of the True Lord, and the two of them are one."
"All we need to do is to worship and believe in the God of Resurrection, Fertility, and Redemption and to repent devoutly, we will be saved. We cannot understand and describe the real Lord, and the real Lord does not need our understanding and description. We cannot influence the real Lord, and the real Lord will not try to influence the world. "
Francis nodded in agreement. Leviathan was indeed talented in theology, but it was still too complicated for him to preach. Leviathan was able to construct the two entities in the philosophical sense of "the real God and the incarnation of God in the material and spiritual world" according to Francis' simple description.
"But, could there be something strange about him?" Francis's eyes flickered as he thought to himself.
Speaking of this, Lucien smiled in his heart. It was not affected by the world, nor would it affect the world. Even discussing whether it existed or not was meaningless. Based on the principle of Occam's Razor, there was no need for it to exist at all. There was no difference whether it existed or not. If such a being represented God, then Lucien could openly say that "God is dead".
However, anything that could influence the world must have left traces, which could be explored and explained.
After hearing Lucien's explanation, the low-level believers who were confused by Francis' description finally understood what was going on. All they needed to do was to believe in the God of Resurrection, Fertility, and Redemption. The God of Resurrection, Fertility, and Redemption had a powerful background!
Nena, the chief priest of the Lord of War, could not find any rebuttal. Coldness spread out from her body, and her right hand was clenched into a fist. It seemed that the Lord of War was not good at fighting with words, but he could kill his enemies both physically and spiritually.
Lucien suddenly sensed that Francis was looking at him in a weird way. He knew that he was being too serious and had aroused Francis' suspicion. Therefore, Lucien smiled and said, "Don't try to pry into and understand the real Lord, or you will be corrupted by the endless unknown and surpassing. You will become an indescribable monster and be haunted by eternal pain."
The believers and priests who were still thinking about Lucien's words all stopped thinking about it. Wasn't it too horrifying?
However, on second thought, they realized that the real great being should be like this. It was in line with what they knew in the past!
Francis shook his head slightly. "He" still could not get rid of the intimidating ideas of the primitive religion and the limitations of the surrounding environment. Although he was talented, he had fallen into vulgarity. However, the idea and the concept did not sound bad …
Farther away, Ell, who was observing the situation closely, said to himself in confusion, "Is … Is this me?" The flames in his eyes were dancing violently, but they were gentle and tranquil, carrying a sense of purification.
"Am … Am I really that great?"
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