Antil's unique situation shocked the Blood Princess and the blockhead. They would never have imagined that the girl who had been active as a "Goddess" for the past two thousand years, affecting the fate of the four of them and even the fate of the entire world, had died more than two thousand years ago. Every time she was summoned to wield the Holy Sword to dispel the demons, it was just a soul with a strong obsession. No one would be able to accept such a thing. The fact that the blockhead and the Blood Princess didn't faint on the spot proved that their willpower was strong.
"That's what happened." Icetis looked at the pale-faced blockhead and the Blood Princess. "The Holy Light that carries divinity is different from the secondary Holy Light that mortals use. If it isn't controlled, it will burn everything in an instant. Antil was killed during the infusion ceremony two thousand years ago. However, I'm not sure to what extent her soul has been preserved … From the looks of it, she no longer has any thoughts. The only thing that can prove that this human girl named 'Antil' once existed is her appearance, which is one with the Goddess."
"Then what exactly is supporting this appearance of hers?" I frowned. "Her physical body is gone and her soul seems to have stopped moving. However, the soul in front of us still exists. Is she the remnant of Antil or the will left behind by the previous owner of the God Equipment?"
"Wait! So the previous owner of the God Equipment isn't … "The Blood Princess suddenly heard some key words in her daze and exclaimed in realization. I smiled awkwardly at her." Err, actually, when I was explaining the situation to Sonya, I told a small lie in order to save trouble. The previous owner of the God Equipment was another Goddess who died in battle … However, it was too troublesome to explain the cause and effect and the time span. In order to let Sonya understand our identity as soon as possible, I directly said that it belonged to Alaya. "
"What's supporting this soul is probably just an obsession." Icetis didn't pay attention to my conversation with the Blood Princess. She was still studying the remnant soul that was being controlled by the two meter tall figures and was struggling to charge into the Abyss. "The obsession of the scout from back then. Protoss is a powerful and unique lifeform. You also know that on the Void Stairs, we are equivalent to the world. This means that everything related to the Gods has actual meaning in the real world. To the Gods, there is no such thing as' worthless' behavior. Our breathing, words, names, thoughts, and even the ground we step on can produce the effect of distorting reality. For example … "
As Icetis spoke, she suddenly turned to look at the stone wall on the other side of the underground cavern. She used a slow and deep voice to say her name, "Icetis."
The pitch-black stone wall was suddenly covered by a golden halo that spread rapidly. A few seconds later, the halo disappeared and I saw that the stone wall was still there. However, the surface of the wall had some sort of crystal-like texture. It was obvious that it was no longer a natural stone.
"My name means' Treasure of the Night '. Because I was born at night, my dad gave me such a silly name. Back then, he was also very artistic." Icetis shrugged as she pointed at the crystallized stone wall and said to the dumbfounded Blood Princess and Blockhead, "When you have the time, get someone to mine the crystals here. You can give it any name you want. Just treat it as the first compensation the Protoss gave to this world. It can prevent the wearer from dying at night. However, the prerequisite is that their character can pass the crystal's test. "
"This is part of the power of my name. Now you understand how easy it is to mess with things related to God." Icetis turned her face. "In most cases, these special influences of God are controllable, especially the power of name and language. They can only be used when you actively use them. In the future, your Schilling Pantheon will definitely have to study how to control these troublesome little tricks. However, there are also times when this power goes out of control. That is the information disturbance produced when God is on the verge of death. This artifact must have been released when the scout was on her deathbed. A soldier who died in battle with the Abyss. You can imagine how strong her obsession is. "
Icetis' gaze fell on Antil again. "So, what maintains this remnant soul is just the thought of the scout. Before she died, she hoped to destroy the Abyss. This thought became a truth that was enough to make all the laws in the world bow down. No matter what comes into contact with this obsession, it will immediately become the agent of the scout. Even without a body and soul, it will continue to live. Even as a mortal, it will immediately become a God. Even if the agent is destroyed into ashes, this obsession will immediately reverse reality and resurrect the agent. Unless the universe collapses, the artifact will only go to the next world to find a new agent. This obsession was easy to break for those who had the ability to transcend the world, but for anything that was trapped in the world, no matter how powerful it was, it had to obey its orders. It was just like how everything on Earth, no matter how strong or weak, had to obey the four fundamental forces to take form. The infusion ceremony back then was really a coincidence. You must have made a mistake somewhere to awaken this obsession. "
The blockhead and the Blood Princess listened to her for a long time. These concepts were obviously not easy to understand. In the end, the blockhead decided to throw everything he didn't understand aside. He only cared about one thing. "I don't understand what you're saying. Can Antil still come back?"
"Theoretically, yes." Icetis smiled. "Didn't I say that this obsession is strong enough to distort reality? So, even if she died two thousand years ago, she is still 'alive'. The divine will forcibly set her in a 'alive' state. Now, her self-consciousness is only being suppressed by the overly powerful divinity. I have the ability to adjust the unbalanced power in her body so that the divinity will no longer suppress her humanity. Then, Antil will be able to return to normal. It doesn't matter if her soul is damaged. Her memories and emotions should still be preserved. On this basis, her soul can be restored. I have observed for a while. This little girl's soul still exists, just weak. "
I couldn't help but roll my eyes at Icetis. "Then why did you talk so much nonsense just now? I thought this girl was completely hopeless and we were going to take the tragic route this time. "
"That's not nonsense." Icetis glanced at me. "Didn't you understand? The premise of Antil's survival is that she is controlled by that obsession. In other words, the premise of her survival is divinity. Under the influence of divinity, she can be infused with pure holy light as a mortal and not die. Once the divinity and obsession are completely removed, she will truly die under the law of nature. And because this little girl was killed by the power of God two thousand years ago, even Jingle can't resurrect her. Her death will become a matter of truth like the Big Bang of this universe. Unless we can find and resurrect the scout from back then and let her personally 'bless' and 'pardon' Antil, there is no other way. "
Lin Xue crossed her arms and glanced at Icetis. "Just say it. If Antil wants to come back to life, she must be God."
Blockhead looked at us blankly. "Must be God … What do you mean?"
Icetis sighed. "You still don't understand? She is supported by divine power to live to this day in the form of a remnant soul. Her foundation has been replaced with that of God. Even if she is weak, even if she is incomplete, her divinity still comes from the Star Sector. The judgment of God is not based on strength, but nature. In fact, this kind of thing is very rare. In my memory, there has never been a mortal who can withstand divinity and not die. Antil is a special case because it was a 'command' recorded in the artifact that caused her resurrection. This command does not allow mortals who are infused with divine power to die. Thus, the only mortal soul with divinity in history was created. "
Icetis looked up at Antil's figure. "To acknowledge her divinity and even let her advance to the Star Sector True God sequence before she can be resurrected, do you know how important this is? This is not a joke. "
At this time, I finally understood what Icetis meant. I also understood why this female rogue, who had always been carefree, was so hesitant about resurrecting a mortal this time. She was struggling with this matter out of a sense of responsibility.
If we wanted to resurrect Antil, then this human girl's current power and her divinity must be preserved, and her divine side and her human side must be completely integrated (her current 'lost state' was due to the incomplete integration and the suppression of her human nature by divinity). She must even be registered as a Star Sector Protoss. Otherwise, the moment this girl's human nature awakened would be the moment she was destroyed by divinity. On the other hand, if we removed her divinity, there would be no possibility of resurrection.
The problem was, a mortal that we did not understand at all, an ordinary human girl whose character, morality, will, and worldview had not been tested at all, could master this kind of power? If the resurrection was completed, she would no longer be in this lost state, but a conscious human who could freely use her power. What if she was a naughty child?
"What if we resurrect her first, then seal or dispel her divine power?" I thought of a compromise, and as expected, Icetis rolled her eyes. "Do you think this is like buying cabbage on the street? So what if it's five cents cheaper? So what if we want to return it? Divinity infusion has already killed her once, and if we extract her divinity again … This is a living person, not a toilet, okay? "
I was speechless. Icetis's words could not be any more ambiguous.
The Blood Princess and Blockhead finally understood what Icetis meant. They realized that they were facing a realm that was beyond the reach and understanding of mortals, so they wisely did not say anything. For a true God to confidently hand over power that could destroy the world to an untested and unstable mortal, this was not something that could be done with just a few words of advice. However, Blockhead looked at us with a burning gaze. I knew that this one-track minded big guy must have made some kind of decision.
If Antil could not be resurrected because of God's commandments, then this big guy's life would probably end today.
Also, there was the infatuated little black cat behind him.
"Gods cannot put their responsibilities aside because of their personal feelings." Icetis suddenly sighed. "You don't know how much responsibility one has to bear to obtain the identity of God. Only one out of millions of believers can pass through the layers of tests to become a God's servant, and they have to stay in this position for millions of years before they have the chance to advance further …"
Blockhead and the Blood Princess' faces turned ashen at the same time.
In the end, Icetis continued, "So, I have to add a chain to Antil's body. This chain will be connected to the Divine Ring. If one day she cannot bear the heavy responsibility, or if her temperament is not enough to control this power that can destroy the world with a wave of her hand and the temptation it brings, I will appear as her guardian and guarantor to destroy her before she can cause any damage. If she has already caused damage, then I will bear the additional consequences. Blockhead, can you accept it? "
Blockhead blinked. He only understood a little. "So, Antil can be resurrected?"
"Yes," Icetis nodded. "But she must follow a set of strict commandments. And her life can be ended at any time — until one day, she really has the qualifications to become a full member. "
Seeing that Blockhead and the Blood Princess did not seem to understand how serious this problem was, Icetis specially reminded them, "Don't think that it is so easy to follow a few commandments. When you can destroy a planet with just a sneeze, it will be quite difficult for you to constantly pay attention to not hurting the little people on this planet. Most mortals' temperament cannot bear this kind of destruction and temptation — they will have endless time to slowly fall, and it will be over with just one mistake. The Divine Ring is extremely harsh to those Gods who have fallen into evil thoughts. "
I could understand what Icetis meant. Powerful enough power and simple enough brutality mixed together was the easiest way to make people lose control. Those who did not understand could recall the violent desires that occasionally burst out when you saw ants on the ground and spiders on the wall when you were young. Think about how easy it was for you to crush an ant nest and how many times you have done similar things — it is easier for a God to destroy a mortal race than that. Of course, you can quibble after making a mistake and say that it was unintentional and accidentally destroyed a civilization, but I believe that this kind of argument is meaningless to the powerful beings of the Pantheon.
"I can accept it for Antil," Blockhead only said one sentence. "After all, there is nothing worse than the current situation."
"Alright, I will now create a temporary Divine Servant promotion contract for her under my name. She will obtain divinity as my Divine Servant. In order to ensure that this child lives safely, I will not prohibit her from using this power. I hope that she is really worthy of this trust …"
As Icetis spoke, she reached out and grabbed Antil, who had been struggling for a long time. Divine power of the same origin but stronger instantly suppressed the undead girl who only had a little bit of divine power, and Antil finally calmed down.
A rune array written in the Protoss language appeared beside Icetis and Antil. I guessed that this was what was used to establish the so-called Divine Servant contract. After the rune array slowly dissipated, Icetis took out a thick book that was glowing faintly from her dimensional pocket. "Next, we need a formalized contract. It is the symbol of God, after all. Only something written can be considered a contract …"
I knew that she was explaining this to me: The Schilling Pantheon would sooner or later start researching these things, so now, as long as she had the time, Icetis would explain things like symbolism, divinity, information disturbance, and so on to us. I was already used to having lessons at all times.
Shallow Shallow and I curiously poked our heads over and saw that the thick book that Icetis took out was actually a printed form. After that, she took out a black feather pen and began to write things on the form in a flamboyant manner …
I was speechless. "… This is how the contract to become a God came about?!"
"How else could it come about?" Icetis looked up at me, then waved the feather pen in her hand at me. "Oh right, I made this with my own feather. It's really useful."
I was speechless.
"Damn it, something happened." Icetis filled the form as though Sandora had gnawed on it. However, when she was about to sign and stamp the form, she paused. "I didn't bring my God's Seal … That thing is something that the Pantheon Pantheon has to see when they want to verify me!"
I was instantly dumbfounded. "What else can happen to you!? Could it be that you crossed the blockade and went back to the God Realm to retrieve it? "
Icetis frowned and thought hard for a long time. Suddenly, she clapped her hands. "Who has a carrot?"
I was speechless.
Shallow Shallow scratched her head. "I have fried carrots here. Will that work?"
I was speechless. "… I don't think so. I have already guessed what Icetis is planning to do."
In the end, after asking around, no one had a carrot. Icetis had no choice but to pick up a small stone from the ground. She flattened one side of it and carved her name on it. Then, she took a deep breath and pressed it onto the registration form that could allow a mortal to become a God …
The Blood Princess was dumbfounded. "… You can do that?"
"Why not?" Icetis raised her eyelids. "The key isn't what was used to carve it, but who carved it. The reason why a God Equipment is called a God Equipment is because it was something used by a God. Have you seen the God Equipment Itch and God Equipment Insole? "
Following her words, the God Seal carved from the stone landed on the contract book. The place where the seal landed gave out a sizzling sound like charcoal falling into snow. When Icetis moved her hand away, there were already four crooked but golden words "Icetis Seal".
"See, if I say it works, then it works." Icetis waved the contract book in her hand proudly. Then, she carefully kept the stone. "Alright, including this, I have 1485 God Seals of various materials. In the future, I will have to change my habit of forgetting things …"
Everyone was speechless.
Even though the process was a little strange, Icetis was right about one thing. For God Seals, the key wasn't what was used to carve it, but who carved it. Even if it was a stone, it would still be useful.
Antil had really become a God Servant of Icetis. The God's Ring had been added to this human girl through this layer of connection. Icetis pressed her hand on Antil's temple and helped him adjust his state of mind. She muttered, "Actually, this little girl got off lightly. Under normal circumstances, it isn't easy to become a God Servant. I only made this exception because she helped this world clean up the Abyss for two thousand years. Even though she doesn't have a subjective consciousness, at least her achievements are enough."
Amidst Bryndis' nagging, Antil's eyes gradually regained clarity.
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