"… After research, it was found that the way that false gods possessed and used supernatural powers was different from magic, blood power, and other magic creatures. It was worth further exploration …"
"… After finding one of the relics of His Excellency Thanos with the Mirror of Fate, we found that he was also studying the gods, and he was much more advanced than us. He had been secretly preaching for a hundred years and gathered the power of faith with specially made items … By grasping his research data, we made breakthroughs in our research and developed our own sects. We also divided and incorporated His Excellency Thanos' Sun Church …"
At this point, the experiment record of the way to make special items had been destroyed. Lucien frowned and continued reading. The record was very consistent with his preliminary inference. After all, for religions that needed time and people to accumulate the power of faith, there was absolutely no possibility of a sudden outbreak. The Saint Truth and the many fake gods' sects wouldn't have suddenly emerged before and after the War of Dawn and become strong so quickly. It must've taken decades, if not centuries.
Also, in the main material world, any life that had the potential to gather godhood would be targeted by the World of Souls, captured in secret, and faked as natural deaths. In order to obtain the mysteries of faith, one had to start from discovering false gods in alternate dimensions, just like how they encountered Ell and the other gods. It was also consistent with the fact that the Sun King, Thanos, conquered all the alternate dimensions that had been discovered except for hell and abyss, pushing the magic society to the peak. It also explained why he didn't find any false gods when he conquered so many underdeveloped alternate dimensions at that time — they were all concealed and intercepted by the Sun King.
"… During my research, I discovered the World of Souls, and I successfully created the first special magic item — Sun's Corona, with the help of the condensed godhood. It marked that I embarked on the path of a real god and took the first step toward the mysteries of the world and the dream of immortality …"
As expected, it was made with condensed godhood. Lucien's finger flicked on the experiment record. It meant that if the sorcerers couldn't find a way to steal the godhood of the God of Truth, it would take a long time for them to develop their own sects and condense godhood to create divine items. They couldn't completely shake the foundation of the Church with the fact that sorcerers could also create divine items in a short time.
"… I found a world that was beyond my imagination here. In the quietest and deepest death, there was a sacred and magnificent world of light. The light inside was twisting and developing into the shape of a seven-floored mountain. Countless angels with white wings on their backs and transparent holy spirits were flying and singing … Were these the angels, holy spirits and Mountain Paradise that His Excellency Thanos expected? The world behind the black gate was a natural reflection of the customs of death everywhere. Could it be a reflection of the collective consciousness of the believers of the Sun? But why would it be here … "
"… The exploration of the Chamber of Immortality failed. I think I understand why the existence of the World of Souls was sleeping near the chamber and why there was such unquestionable evidence that the secrets of immortality were hidden there. Those things couldn't have spread out without the exploration of the predecessors … Even the demigods were seriously wounded in the Pathway of Immortality and had to return from the river of fate after a long time?"
"… Using the 'Mirror of Fate' again, we found the laboratory that His Excellency Thanos left and saw his experiment records …"
Then, there were some of the remaining records of Thanos:
"I've found a way to pass the Pathway of Immortality, which is to transform myself into a state similar to the weird specters and the primeval devils. Only in such a way can I not be affected by the power of decomposition and collapse in the pathway. It happens to be my research direction. Chamber of Immortality, here I come!"
"… After many unimaginable dangers, I finally opened the gate of the Chamber of Immortality. But is it the secret of immortality? Why can't I see anything? What does it mean exactly? Is the God of Death lying to me? But the traces of immortality left everywhere in this place are proof that the secrets of immortality must be behind the door! "
'God of Death' was a name that Thanos gave to the mysterious existence of the World of Souls casually. As for the method of transformation and the dangers to be faced, the former was destroyed, and the latter was not recorded because Thanos did not have the time to record it. At that time, he thought of another possibility and began to try to break into the level of demigod.
"… Is it because I'm not strong enough that I can't see the secrets of immortality? Also, I'm transforming the power of feelings into something similar to the primeval devils to break into the demigod level. There are deep problems that may happen at any time! It's time for me to try to make another breakthrough. As long as I pass the barrier and become the real Sun God, everything will be fine. By then, as a true god, I should be able to see the secrets of immortality, right? "
"… I'm already prepared for the path to break into the level of true god, which is to completely melt myself with Mountain Paradise where godhood is condensed and substantiated. It's a very dangerous step. Thankfully, I've made preparations. I've created a perfect body and projected part of my essence into it. If the melting fails and I'm swallowed by Mountain Paradise, I'll be resurrected with him!"
After that, there were no more records about Thanos. He switched back to the experiment records of Maskelyne and the rest of them.
"… I didn't know that Mountain Paradise was actually created by His Excellency Thanos. He discovered a world of death where angels lived. Then, he melted the special items that he used to condense godhood with the world and created a Mountain Paradise that was more powerful than he expected! Its power reached the peak of the demigod level. Also, with the growth of the power of faith and the arrival of many holy spirits, it gradually broke the limit of the demigod level … "
"… His Excellency Thanos must've lost all his self-awareness during the process of melting Mountain Paradise. To be more exact, he was melted and completely perished … He became a true god and surpassed the limit of the demigod level. He reached the peak of this world, but he didn't know that he was so strong that he could only operate according to predetermined rules like a precise magic circle. He had no self-awareness, no soul … No, no self-awareness is not accurate enough. He had part of the self-awareness that was hidden deep inside everybody's heart, which was influenced by the power of faith …"
"… His Excellency Thanos only left a platinum staff, which contained the rules that he set for Mountain Paradise. Because his real body became a true god, the staff was covered in his powerful will. We could only crack it slowly and grasp it step by step. When we are able to make full use of it, we will be using the power of a true god!"
"… The preparation that His Excellency Thanos left for himself seemed to have failed, too. After the perfect body was awakened by us, it did not have any memories or self-awareness about the Sun King. It was a brand-new intelligent life. Of course, he benefited from the projection of the Sun King, and his progress was enviable. Perhaps he would reach the peak of legendary earlier than we did. According to McLeod's proposal, we gave him a new name: Mecantron, which means the deputy of paradise and the young Sun God. It fits his real identity very well … "
Reading that, Rhein couldn't help but chuckle. "So, Mecantron is Thanos. No wonder I always felt that he was familiar. I thought that it was because I was familiar with every pure beauty …"
"Mecantron cannot be counted as' Sun King 'anymore. His soul, self-awareness, and memories are all different." Lucien believed that even Mecantron himself did not think that he was Thanos, the Sun King and Thanos, the God of Truth!
Hardly had he finished his sentence when Lucien's head hummed as if it had been hit by a hammer. Grasping the critical point, he mumbled to himself, "Mecantron is the incarnation of Thanos, the Sun King. Mecantron …"
"What's wrong?" Rhein asked in confusion. Wasn't that what Thanos admitted in his notes? Wasn't it what Maskelyne and the other sorcerers recorded in their experiment notes? Was it forged?
Lucien said in shock and confusion, "Since Mecantron, the Angel King, is the incarnation of Thanos, the six seraphs can only be made of legendary sorcerers. But seven legendary sorcerers are missing!"
That was a simple math problem!
"Perhaps they failed to make the first one?" Rhein became solemn too.
"No …" Lucien murmured in a low voice. Countless memories flashed in his head.
The stand-in puppets that were divided into six parts by McLeod …
The remaining magic circles that represented different parts of the hexagram in the grey hall …
Maskelyne suddenly left the secret laboratory in a hurry when he was about to write down his deduction, leaving only a trail of ink that indicated his shock …
'Maskelyne' shouted miserably, "It's not him! It's him!"
The files in the underground palace of the Sun King were taken away by Viken, which was a relic that Maskelyne and the rest of them did not discover …
Viken's' Special Summoning Ritual 'that was weirdest …
It was Viken who proposed to destroy the experiment notes in their magic notebooks. It was also Viken who went missing first …
The monsters shared similar features with the primeval devils. They seemed to know everybody's memories and feelings, and they were one level or half a level higher than their targets …
"Viken …" Lucien seemed to see a grizzled old man sneering at him, and the old man's voice was unclear.
With his keen hearing, Rhein repeated, "Viken? It's him? "
Lucien had connected all the clues and deduced again and again. His shock was gradually gone, and his eyes were dark and deep. He pushed his monocle and said confidently and solemnly,
"Although there are still many things that we don't know, there can only be one truth!"
The dusty mirror behind the two of them suddenly became clear, and a blurry silhouette appeared.
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