Crackling… crackling…
The fire burned, lighting up the surrounding buildings.
By late at night, there were few signs of human activity in the city.
Although some time had passed, the impact of the natural disaster had not yet passed. Especially after counting the number of people, everyone was shocked by the huge number of casualties.
Tap--
"Dark clouds are gathering over the city."
Walking up a tower on the city wall, Aaron looked into the distance.
The Egyptian military camp was moved back a lot because thousands of people had been killed in the previous disaster, and now they had learned to be more vigilant.
Pharaoh even sent people to rebuke them for this. If they had followed Aaron's idea, they should have killed the messenger directly, and then took the opportunity to destroy Memphis, plunder it and then leave.
However, it is obvious that all his ideas are based on the power that Moses possesses. If the other party disagrees, Aaron will have no way out.
As expected, Moses once again rejected Aaron's request, and his reasons were still so naive.
"According to God's promise, all those who brought disaster have been punished. Without the continuous heavy rain, I can help everyone complete the construction of this city in a very short time."
"Robbing others is not what I want nor what a good person should do. Since those who committed violence have paid the price, if we continue to retaliate against other Egyptians, what is the difference between the evil deeds we have done and theirs?"
"I don't want my people to become slaves, but I don't want them to enslave others either, so I don't agree with your idea. And Aaron—"
With a look of confusion in his eyes, Moses looked at his brother.
"Why did you order the sacrifice of those people who have not yet understood the greatness of the gods? What you did to them, what you did to people with the same blood as you, how is it different from what you did to those Egyptians whom we cursed?"
"…"
"Damn it...what a pointless bottom line."
Aaron hammered the bricks on the city wall and thought of the previous conversation, feeling helpless.
With the help of Moses, countless stones were turned into a solid city wall in just three days.
It seemed that the strict task set by Pharaoh would be completed in a short time, but the quarrel between Aaron and Moses due to different ideas had always been on his mind.
"Is there any difference? Of course there is!"
"If those people hadn't died, how would you have stopped the natural disaster that followed... If so many people had to die, why not let those who only caused trouble die first!"
"I made this decision for the benefit of all Hebrews as a whole, not for myself. With you by my side, I will not die anyway. If it is just to save my life, why should I do these things?"
"Besides, don't you understand that everyone else supports my actions, so what if they are not accepted by outsiders? You are the great prophet of the Hebrews, not the prophet of all mankind!"
Take a deep breath and vent your emotions in a place where no one is around.
Under the deep night sky, Aaron quickly recovered.
Although there was no concept of idealism in this era, he could understand it to some extent. However, Aaron did not think it was a good thing. Unless you could make your wish come true, ideals could not be separated from reality.
Click...
In the distant horizon, there were faint lights in the direction of Memphis. Aaron knew that if he was closer, he would probably be able to see the bright lights there.
Ever since the long-lasting heavy rain finally stopped, an indiscriminate epidemic has descended upon the world.
"I remember they hated dirt and were in awe of frogs and beetles, treating them as sacred."
"I don't know what those Egyptians are thinking in the face of such a situation."
A similar situation occurred in the Hebrew camp, but they had one last spring and Moses's scepter.
In contrast, although Aaron did not have the opportunity to understand the current situation in Memphis, he could guess it to some extent.
"[God's hand came upon the livestock of Egypt—horses, donkeys, camels, cattle, and sheep—and a severe plague struck them, killing almost all of them. But they separated the livestock of the Hebrews, and none of them died. This shows that the life and death of livestock is in God's hands. Isn't the survival of our lives also in God's control? But Pharaoh was not aware of this. This is the foolishness and ignorance of the foreign nations!]"
He wrote down every word on the papyrus, and in the light of the fire, he could see other content on the top of the paper.
Others didn't understand what he was doing or what its significance was, but Aaron knew very well that he was recording history.
Although there are omissions and contradictions between the real history and his records, this does not affect his recording.
Click...
After writing this, he looked up at the sky again.
Hail occasionally fell, but it was not so severe now. However, traces of locusts could still be seen, so he picked up his pen again.
[Pharaoh of Egypt still did not allow God's people to leave, so God commanded Moses to stretch out his rod toward Egypt.]
God caused an east wind to blow on the earth, and it brought locusts all over the country. They were so terrible that the land was dark because they filled the land. They ate up all the vegetables and the remaining fruit on the trees. This was to make the disbelievers realize their rebellion.
This was only a preliminary record, which would need to be supplemented, modified, and the order adjusted later... Putting the papyrus away, Aaron secretly decided that if one day they could leave Egypt and return to the place where the Hebrews were born, he would definitely compile these contents into a book.
He wanted to record the hardships they experienced on the way out of Egypt and the power of God, to warn future generations that this was a journey under the protection of the gods believed in by the Hebrews and their ancestors, and that God would bring disaster upon and destroy anyone who was hostile to them.
As for those who died in the process... let's just briefly mention them.
Only God's favoritism can unite future generations. If God treats everyone equally, how can they create a national heritage?
Only in this way, after their generation dies, can the future generations——
Click...
"--Um?"
Aaron pressed the sword with his right hand, and his eyes instantly became sharp.
Even though he was immersed in making plans for the future, it didn't mean he could really relax.
Aaron had previously thought that the slight friction was caused by some animal that had rushed in, but now it seemed that was not the case.
Because at the end of his sight, the ground was shaking slightly. At a certain moment, as if it could no longer be restrained, a white bone hand stretched out from it.
It seemed to be expressing its longing for the ground, like a drowning person, constantly grasping upwards but only able to grasp air.
clang——
The sword was drawn out of the sheath, and with a crisp sound, the bony hand broke.
Aaron's expression changed slightly because he remembered the source of these bones.
"We collected the bodies of the cavalrymen I killed and buried them here..."
"What is this? Are you going to take revenge even after death? But I can kill you when I'm alive, so why would I be afraid of your revenge after death?!"
Tsk!
Aaron took a step forward and thrust his dagger into the soil, stirring it. The Egyptian world also had legends about the afterlife, so they were not that surprised by this.
There have long been legends of wandering bones in the endless desert. Now that I have seen it with my own eyes, there is nothing that I cannot understand...
"ah--!"
A shrill wail sounded from a distance, and Aaron turned around suddenly.
The direction from which the sound came was exactly the center of the city.
Aaron was stunned at first, then he remembered where that was - next to the fountain of life, with the corpses of the unbelievers buried on the spot.
"…No way…"
He didn't care about one or two simple bones like these, and hundreds or thousands would be no big deal. But if they were born in the center of the city, or even the resurrection of the dead, would the living really have the heart to kill them?
Some will, some won't. But if nothing unexpected happens, even with Moses' scepter, another man-made disaster is imminent.
"Oh..."
As if awakened by the first scream, the city in the middle of the night began to boil.
The skeleton crawled out from the ground, and some flesh and blood even remained.
"Another disaster. I wonder if the Egyptians have the same one."
Looking outside the city, there seemed to be some white things lingering around the Egyptian camp that was destroyed in the black tide. However, they seemed to be able to identify the direction and were heading straight towards the city.
Looking at the situation, Aaron had no hope for it.
If so, write it down, the evil Egyptian god has violated the dignity of the dead, if not...
That was naturally skipped.
Turning around and running towards the city, Aaron wanted to go back quickly to stabilize the situation.
Although he and Moses had ideological differences, the other party still believed in him in this regard.
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Bang——
…
Snap——
…
In the Pharaoh's palace in Memphis.
Ramses II wandered around the palace with an expressionless face. A heavy atmosphere enveloped the palace and everyone could see his mood at the moment.
Bang--
He slapped the table with his palm again, and the Pharaoh's old but still sharp eyes swept over the ministers and guards in the palace.
No one dared to say a word, as they all understood the reason for Ramses II's anger.
After the gods left for several years, his dynasty remained stable. But after the oracle came, he decided to target the sinners cursed by the gods, and disasters followed one after another.
It was better before. Although some people died and Egypt's agriculture was affected, it was not enough to cause serious damage to this huge dynasty.
However, as the heavy rain stopped, a terrible natural disaster befell the Egyptians.
Abscesses, blisters, plague, locusts... ice fell from the sky, and wild animals rushed into their homes like crazy. There were even some rumors spreading among the people that this was the backlash of the sinners, and that the persecution of them had finally brought disaster.
The foreign gods had defeated their guardians, and the Egyptians would have to pay the price.
"absurd--"
Sitting back in his seat, Ramses II felt very depressed.
He was not afraid of his opponents, nor did he think that the Hebrews were difficult to deal with. However, apart from the realm of man, in the realm of God, Egypt was completely defeated.
The person who had come to see him, the Hebrew prophet, showed his extraordinary abilities without any scruples. He was even willing to help those sick and desperate Egyptians as long as they were willing to pray devoutly to the evil god.
In contrast, the high priest of Egypt was even far away in Heliopolis, and all he did every day was organize hymns, and nothing else!
"Ah... I forgot, there's me too."
"As the ruler of Upper and Lower Egypt, a god on earth in the eyes of the people, I can only sit here and watch my people die one by one."
After not sleeping for a night, the Pharaoh, who was over a hundred years old, felt a little tired.
He leaned back in his chair, showing no intention of letting the waiting ministers leave.
They are of no use at all, only able to complain and carry out their duties.
If it were before, Ramses II would think that these were the most useful subordinates, but now, he felt that they were an eyesore.
"God Ra... How can I complete the mission you have given me? How can I lead the Egyptians through this crisis?"
Once again, Pharaoh prayed silently, but he did not expect a response.
He had tried many times, and even though the power of the sun was still protecting him, he could not hear the voice of God at all.
It seemed as if the gods had abandoned the Egyptians, and there was nothing else but the oracle to destroy the sinful people... Falling into a deep sleep, with his consciousness blurred, Pharaoh felt as if he was sinking.
Descending in water, falling and rising in dreams.
At some point, he seemed to have arrived in another place...
"…"
"… Ramses…"
"Ramses!"
"who!"
He suddenly opened his eyes and saw that the old Pharaoh was still as handsome as ever.
He quickly looked around and then suddenly stood there in a daze.
He was no longer in his palace, a space that was difficult to describe in words.
The black and gold oceans collided underfoot, and broken beams of light scattered in the air.
Ramses felt that as he was enveloped by the golden-red light, if it were not for this protection, he would have disappeared the moment he saw the ocean.
However, although these were shocking, they were not enough to move this pharaoh who had experienced a century of vicissitudes.
What really made him happy was the existence in front of him.
At this moment, he was standing on a huge celestial ball that looked like a burning sun. In front of him, a god with a golden face was looking at him.
He has a human body, an eagle's head, and long golden hair. Above his head is a golden-red sun disk, with flowing light swirling in it.
"God Ra!"
Half-kneeling on the ground, the monarch on earth expressed his respect to the monarch in heaven.
"Disasters continue one after another. Your people are displaced, suffering from disease and harm."
"Please put an end to this, All-Seeing Ra. As the king of the world you have appointed, I offer you everything I have."
"...everything?"
Ramses seemed a little surprised to hear Ra's question, because everything about humans was meaningless to God, and even if he could deal with Moses's ability, it was only because God had once given him divine protection.
But since God asked this, Pharaoh naturally would not deny it.
He was just repeating himself to express his devotion to God.
"Very well, as the protector of Upper and Lower Egypt, as you wish."
"I will put an end to these disasters with my own hands."
Nodding slightly, La glanced at Nephthys who had resurrected the dead soul.
All the previous ones had failed, and he didn't think the other party could succeed now.
In the battle between the gods, others are just auxiliary, and in the end, only he himself can change the outcome.
Chapter 384 The Earth is Divided
The moon sets and the sun rises. In the sky of Hemenu, the sun is brighter than ever, shining brightly and cleanly on the earth.
Ramses woke up from his rest and shook his dizzy head. There were people guarding the Pharaoh's palace day and night, so he could not hear the annoying mosquitoes and flies outside, but as he gradually woke up, he always felt as if he had forgotten something.
"I am getting old. I can't even remember my dreams clearly."
"Hoo--Ra still hasn't responded to me. The Egyptians are still struggling in dire straits."
His face was calm, and after waking up, he was faced with the cruel reality.
If it was just one or two cities, or even one or two cities, Ramses felt that he could accept the loss.
Paying a price for the orders of the god Ra was what the Egyptians were supposed to do, and everyone thought it was natural. However, recent experiences had caused the pharaohs of the 19th Dynasty to have some doubts.
Although the power bestowed by Ra on every pharaoh still exists, all the promises he once made to the Egyptians seem to have become invalid.
The oracle came from Heliopolis, and the legendary incarnation of the gods never came to Memphis.
Although the envoy sent by the Pharaoh to the holy city swore that he had seen Thoth, the god of wisdom and writing, where did he go? Shouldn't he have come to Memphis to explain the will of the god Ra in detail to the Pharaoh?
After all, whether it was Thoth or Pharaoh, they were actually subjects of Ra.
"…Tell me, what do you want to do with me?"
Shaking his head slightly, Ramses glanced at the minister who was unable to hide his fatigue.
They had been waiting for a while, probably because they didn't dare to disturb their rest. Oh, things couldn't be done one by one, and at this time, no one could be smarter than them.
Ramses was waiting for their response, probably wanting to complain to him again and prove their incompetence with reality... However, as the minister spoke, the Pharaoh's expression became more and more heavy.
"What did you say? Are you sure what you said is true?"
"The dead are coming back to life...Are you blaming the gods or the beliefs of all Egyptians?"
"No, sir. I wish it were not so, but the bones of the dead did rise from their graves, and they were reborn, and they went to the lands of the Hebrews."
The large Egyptian man half-kneeling on the ground had a bitter look on his face: "The same is true for those who died of the plague. They lost their lives one moment, and were reborn with the plague the next."
"The family of the deceased thought it was a miracle, that the god Ra had given the deceased a new life, but the result was..."
It wasn't finished, but everyone knew what would happen if a living person got close to a dead person.
Death is the only outcome, and even the new dead will become new undead. Anger rose from his heart again, and Ramses said word by word: "Resurrection from the dead... Very good, very good!"
"Then tell me, during this time, while you were waiting for me to wake up, what did you do?"
"…Your Majesty, I…"
The answer, of course, was that he did nothing; he was waiting for Pharaoh's orders.
However, before he could finish his words, suddenly, a huge earthquake came from afar, shaking the entire palace.
Boom!
Bang!
Pah...
The palace shook, and ornaments and utensils fell to the ground. The guards quickly moved towards the Pharaoh, trying to resist this sudden disaster.
"Get out of the way!"
With a loud shout, Ramses II did not bother to listen to the explanations of these incompetent people any more. He pushed aside the guards and strode out of the palace.
At this moment, Pharaoh secretly swore that when this emergency was over, he would definitely replace them all instead of letting them continue to show their incompetence!
Boom!
Without any sign, there was another loud noise, as if the whole world was shaking.
Ramses staggered, tried his best to steady himself, and then strode out of the palace.
The sun was shining brightly, and the sky seemed to be unchanged. Standing at the gate of the palace, Pharaoh looked far away at the place where the tremor came from.
The buildings in the city were so densely packed that he shouldn't be able to see anything. But for some reason, when the third vibration came, he felt as if someone was talking to him, telling him the source of the disaster.
The ground cracked open, and dark red liquid oozed out. The crowd that couldn't dodge in time fell into it without even a scream.
The city of Memphis seemed to be torn apart by the earth, and countless Egyptians were meeting their deaths... The sounds in his ears seemed real and illusory, and Ramses felt as if he had really understood the rules governing the occurrence of the ground fissures.
"They are chasing after those who have resurrected from the dead. This taboo violates the rules of the human world. Is it that their existence has angered the gods..."
His chest rose and fell. In Ramses' memory, the bodies of the dead were protected by the goddess Nephthys, and their souls returned to the afterlife. Anyone who violated the order of life and death would be mercilessly burned by the sun's light.
But now, the sun seemed to be oblivious to them, and instead, the winding cracks in the ground seemed to be chasing the traces of these dead people.
And the source of the ground fissure... Ramses was very familiar with it.
"Heh... Come on, let Merneptah lead the people to the Holy City. I am old. According to the consistent rules of the 19th Dynasty, if something unexpected happens, he will be the next Pharaoh."
"As for you, prepare the car - no, set off directly. You all must come with me, and no one can be left behind."
Holding the thousand-year-old staff that belonged to the Pharaoh, Ramses gave the order calmly. At this moment, he finally made up his mind.
"Here, Your Majesty, you want to..."
"Of course, get them out of here, out of the land of the Egyptians."
Speaking quietly, Ramses looked at the minister who was speaking.
The Pharaoh's gaze made him shut up immediately. Even now, no one dared to question Ramses' authority.
"I should have done this long ago. Only God can fight against the power of God, not us. Egypt...does not welcome them to stay."
It seemed as if his mind felt a lot lighter, and Ramses felt that all the fatigue brought by waking up just now had disappeared.
He felt his spirit more active than ever before, as if someone was whispering in his ear. Yes, he wanted to go there in person to find the prophet who had rudely stepped into his palace and decided to lead the sinners away.
These people have caused enough trouble. As long as he can solve these troubles, Pharaoh is willing to escort them out of the country.
As for this being against the oracle...
If the god Ra appeared before him now, Ramses would be willing to admit his sins on the spot and use his life to prove his loyalty to the god.
Ra, who has returned to the human world, will surely be able to solve all problems, but if Ra still does not make any direct intervention...
"In order to prevent Egypt from being destroyed in my hands... As Pharaoh, I have no choice."
Looking up at the source of all light and hope, the supreme sun, Ramses actually hoped that the other party would come.
After all, he was old and would not live long anyway. But if the Egyptians lost their gods, that would be the greatest disaster they could ever encounter.
…
boom--
Snap——
On both sides of the Nile River, in the desert and oasis, countless cracks are winding and cracking
The rumbling of the earth was like the heartbeat and roar of a giant, and red liquid flowed out from the cracks in the ground, just like his blood and sweat, flowing on the surface of his skin.
The perspective of mortals is ultimately biased. Even if their perceptions are inexplicably enhanced, Ramses' judgment is still somewhat flawed.
He thought the source of the earthquake was in the soon-to-be-built City of the Sun, and that it was the increasingly powerful prophet who caused all this. However, in fact, the ground crack in Memphis was not caused by Moses.
On the contrary, in the city at this moment, Moses held the scepter in his hand and touched the ground with it, trying his best to resist the shaking of the earth and reduce the damage it might cause.
Snap——
Snap——
Snap——
…
Woo——
…
Outside the city, the cracks in the earth were like carriages from the mythological era, sending the souls of the dead from all over the world to the place that the gods wanted to destroy.
The riots in the city had just been suppressed, and what followed was an endless ocean of undead souls.
"This... How can we possibly resist it!"
Some people exclaimed, some people despaired, it was like a floating painting of the world, with all kinds of life in it.
Standing with his sword in hand, Aaron looked unusually calm amid the panic of the people around him.
Among the dead who had returned, he saw many wearing gorgeous clothes and exquisite decorations, as well as rough linen, which showed the difference in their status in life.
But now, whether it was Pharaoh or noble, commoner or slave, when they died, when their gods made a decision, they all appeared here together.
Sure enough, all beings are equal in the face of death.
"No, it's still not equal."
"There are gods, there is an afterlife, and even death has highs and lows."
Aaron glanced at the crowd of people showing all kinds of lives, and he was not afraid, because he probably knew that he didn't need to kill all his opponents, he just had to try his best to survive to the end.
At that time, the 'Messenger of God' will naturally display his 'miracle' once again and wipe out all enemies on earth.
"Red water gushed out from the earth, like the blood of a foreign god."
"They flow into the Nile like blood running through it."
"This is the eighth punishment God brought upon Egypt. It should be recorded and passed down from generation to generation."
Perhaps because of the continuous death of the gods, some things that were originally difficult to see became clearer. Faintly, Aaron felt that he seemed to be able to see a giant bleeding in the sky.
The whole world seemed to be saddened by his pain, but unable to do anything.
From top to bottom, from inside to outside, it is like a piece of broken porcelain that has been pieced together. At this moment, the land of Hemenu is so fragile and yet tough.
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Spiritual world, fifth level.
At the center of the world, there is unprecedented peace and tranquility.
Just like the sea surface before a storm, endless undercurrents are hidden beneath the bottomless abyss.
The black and white colors correspond to each other up and down, and the four-color apertures rotate continuously.
The east is sky blue, the west is dark blue; the south is fiery red, and the north is yellowish brown.
It is not that they appear in the corresponding directions, but in the fifth spiritual world of chaotic time and space, they anchor the directions of east, south, west and north, just like the positive and negative energy interfaces anchor "up" and "down".
It was like a rotating diamond, but there was some interaction between them. Everything seemed so orderly, but if you went deeper, you could clearly see that the light point in the north was much dimmer.
Unexpected, but also reasonable.
As long as the cycle is formed, theoretically the earth, water, wind and fire can grow and decline at the same time, and finally reach a stable concept.
At that time, a sudden surge in power on one side will not cause any problem; it will only slowly return to balance under the action of the cycle.
However, that was all after the cycle was accomplished, but now the earth, water, wind, fire...something seemed to be lacking.
Set, the god of war, desert and storm, whose bones are made of metal underground, is the most powerful among the gods.
As one of the nine gods of Egypt, and even in some later records, he briefly reigned over the world. The power he possessed was undoubtedly great.
However, the "earth" contained in the theocracy of "Desert" is much different from the other three.
Therefore, the current cycle between earth, water, wind and fire was imposed by external forces, and they did not start the spontaneous first rotation. The core of the fifth spiritual world was therefore not stable enough and could not complete the final evolution.
But this is only temporary, because the nutrients sent from the outside world... are far from over.
Wow——
The sound like flowing water rang out again in the dead silent void, like a surging tide, beating along the "river channel".
At a certain moment, a dark red mist like blood suddenly appeared in the center of the fifth spiritual world. It circled in the void, and then quickly flowed towards the yellow-brown light spot like a whale returning to the sea.
In an instant, the other three flashing spots of light shrank, and the power they possessed began their final compression and settling.
The space-time barrier covering the core of the spiritual world disappeared without a trace. In the entire fifth level of the spiritual world, countless eyes also looked in this direction.
"…"
"That's... the core. Can we enter there?"
"My kingdom of God is shaking... Fortunately, I have the support of others to help me stabilize the kingdom. If I had relied on myself alone, I'm afraid it would have fallen apart long ago."
"I feel this depressed, and I don't know what has changed there. Once it stabilizes, maybe I should go take a look..."
"There's new movement... I have to send down the oracle quickly and pass on the news here."
"It's better not to affect me. I just raised the country, how could I encounter such a thing!"
"…"
Curiosity, avoidance, joy...for a moment, the vast and boundless five layers of the spiritual world were all tense because of the sudden change.
No one knows whether this change is good or bad. Some people see it as an opportunity, some people see it as trouble, but in any case, it will not change due to the attitude of the viewer.
They just silently accumulate strength and accept the power coming from the void.
Until the last stream of light sank in, as if it had accumulated to its limit. At the core of the spirit world, four-color light spots exploded.
Chapter 385: Egyptian Version of 'Treasure of Creation'
brush--
Where the red fog emerged, a ray of light suddenly appeared.
Time and space overlapped, and inside and outside lost their meaning. Just like the previous times, through some kind of time and space changes that were difficult for ordinary people to understand, the power of the outside world appeared in the center of the fifth spiritual world.
The illusory mist continued to emanate, and wrapped in the deepest place, the flickering light moved at a speed that seemed slow but was actually fast.
Following the predetermined route, it rushed straight towards the yellow-brown light.
In the dark, the existence of the two seemed to be naturally one, so harmonious and harmonious. The light spot flickered like breathing, longing for the arrival of the source of "earth".
However, at this moment, in the completely controlled flow of light, a wave of consciousness suddenly spread out in all directions.
"…"
"...Where is this? Where is Ra? Is this where they were captured before?!"
"Nute, are you there? Shu? Set?"
"Are you still there? Where are you?"
"…"
Consciousness spread out in all directions. Compared to the previous few people, the consciousness of the fifth alien visitor from the fifth spiritual world was obviously clearer. And from his performance, he seemed to be unaffected by other forces that would cause his soul to be changed.
This resulted in him having more energy to observe the surrounding environment at this moment, but this was not because his strength was stronger than the previous ones.
This was only because the time when Gabe was devoured was once again advanced, resulting in more surplus power to protect him.
Of course, this also confirms another problem, that is, with the fall of one god after another, Hemenu's power has become increasingly weak.
Resisting Chaos's erosion has made it difficult for Him to free His hands, and even the chessboard made up of the world's power has become broken.
The original rules gradually became less absolute, so that the three moves were made, each one earlier than the last, which seemed to be conveying some message to La on the other side of the table.
Of course, none of this has anything to do with Gabe at this moment.
Streams of black and gold light swirled over his consciousness, struggling to resist the overwhelming pressure coming from all directions.
It seemed impregnable, but Geb had no intention of pinning his hopes on it. He just groped around with difficulty, trying to find the Egyptian gods who had arrived here before him.
However, it was obviously impossible for him to find anything, after all, all that was left here were their "corpses".
Click——
"who?"
There was a slight sound, and Gabe's nerves were instantly tense.
He looked around frantically, praying in his heart that someone had heard his voice... However, after a while, he despairingly discovered the location where the voice came from.
That was under his feet, where the black and gold light disintegrated bit by bit, as if to mean that the disaster he had created at all costs in Hermainu had not worked after all.
Now that the enemy is not dead, it is his turn.
"No...why?"
"If Isis can do it, so can I! God from outside the realm, please let me go. I can--"
"--ah!"
Snap——
With another shattering sound, when the stream of light broke, Gab's consciousness was completely exposed in the void of the fifth level of the spiritual world.
The chaotic time and space tore his soul apart in an instant, and then stopped in the next moment.
The supreme will looked down from infinite height, freezing this chaotic space and time.
"Come--"
Faintly, as the yellow-brown light got closer and closer to him, the feeling of mutual attraction became clearer and clearer, and Gabe seemed to hear this voice.
Then the next moment, his consciousness fell into complete darkness.
Separation, blending, reorganization and sublimation, the Egyptian gods 'Ka' and 'Ba' slowly transformed into another state in this process.
…
Buzz——
Boom!
The light shrank, and the surroundings returned to nothingness.
Then in an instant, the light exploded.
The three elemental interfaces that had already taken shape did not escape this step. It seemed that with the arrival of Geb and the earth, something was completely made up.
Just like the explosion at the beginning of creation in mortals' imagination, after endless contraction, there is endless expansion.
The core of the fifth spiritual world seemed to have four more suns in an instant, announcing its existence to the surroundings.
At the same time, this fluctuation even began to spread from top to bottom, along the layers of the spiritual world.
…
The fourth spiritual world.
As the closest place, the Well of Samsara was the first to be affected. Under the mysterious pull, the power of circulation quickly interacted between the two.
The rotation between black and white became more agile, and vaguely, the part that belonged to life and death seemed to have opened up a certain upper limit.
If it was said that the cyclical power of reincarnation was likely to be hindered by the more powerful power of life and death before, this problem no longer exists now.
At the same time, when the changes of reincarnation occurred, changes also began to occur in the elemental plane that exploded and expanded.
Previously, the fall of the five Egyptian gods brought the origins of 'earth', 'wind' and 'water' to the spiritual world. As gods who once held power, their 'Ka' and 'Ba' also fell into the corresponding levels under the power of the spiritual world, and shattered and scattered among the elements.
In any case, as former gods, even if the Egyptian gods are not powerful in nature, their fit with earth, water, wind and fire is not false.
And at this moment, when the [Well of Samsara] was connected to it, the changes that had been suppressed before began to occur at a thousand times the speed.
The scattered and broken souls instantly fell into the well, and then returned again along the invisible 'line'.
In this brief process, the foreign soul was completely cleansed of all traces of the past and was shaped according to the rules of the spiritual world.
From one to ten thousand, the soul of every god was decomposed into thousands and millions of soul seeds in this process, and the part that once belonged to God was only tainted with a few traces in them.
They returned to where they came from, absorbed the power of the elements to build themselves, and were reborn along with the exploding and expanding four elemental planes.
Wow——
Glazed stars fell like rain, and in the newly born [Inner World - Earth Element Plane], the first elemental life awakened from confusion.
He instinctively looked around, looking at the elemental beings that were born before him. His intuition told him that these were his own kind.
But an instinct told him that if he could absorb their power, he might become even stronger.
"...Where is this...?"
"…Who…am I…again?"
I asked subconsciously, and then an incomplete image flashed through my mind.
It was a mountain. In the eyes of the newly born earth elemental lord, it seemed like his former self.
"...I see..."
"I am - the Heart of the Mountains!"
With a loud shout, even though it didn't understand what a "mountain" was, it seemed to have found the meaning of its existence.
The next moment, sounds came one after another from all over the earth elemental plane that was still expanding outward. Countless elemental life forms were announcing their arrival to the world, and the same scene was also happening in the other three elemental planes.
Life exclusive to the elemental level was born, and at the same time, in the core of the fifth spiritual world, these elemental planes seemed to have completed the final step.
Shu and the goddess of the sky gave them a closeness to the "wind", Tefnut, the goddess of rain and the lake, gave them a closeness to the "water", Set and Geb gave them a closeness to the "earth", and as the first in the spiritual realm, they naturally have a closeness to the "fire".
And this is just the beginning. Just as the fourth spiritual world constantly harvests external power through the circulation of souls and turns it into part of the internal circulation of the spiritual world, the same is true for these elemental lives.
Part of the unique soul structure originally belonging to the Egyptian gods has been retained. For elemental life, the name, image, heart, Ba and Ka are also of great significance.
The core of their energy and consciousness becomes the elemental crystal core, which is their "heart" and the bridge that maintains life and communicates will and elements.
Their "cards" are intertwined with the elemental planes, and the parts that were originally used by the gods to carry authority are now used by them to carry the power to dominate the elements.
The more powerful the elemental life, the more elemental power their 'ka' can control. Just as the authority of Hemenu never belonged to the gods themselves, the power of elemental life always comes from the elemental plane.
As for their 'names', 'images' and 'ba'...
In the future, the names of elemental life will become the key to summoning them, and images will become the cornerstone of their projections in the outside world. Their will to descend into the outside world is originally a structure similar to that of "Ba".
Through the sacrifice and summoning of external life, the elemental plane will continuously absorb the essence of the outside world, and over the long years, it will gather together to form a tower and become one of the sources of its own growth.
…
The elemental planes were reopened, and life belonging to them was born one after another.
The gods from other worlds became part of the spiritual world, their origins became the materials for constructing the planes, and their souls became the source of life in the planes.
Every bit of power of the Egyptian pillar god was squeezed out completely; this is the logic in the eyes of divinity.
Everything is for the sake of self-perfection and strength, no matter who or what it is.
At the same time, as the final evolution is completed, the transformation of the fifth spiritual realm is about to begin.
A vast and great symbol seemed to be about to be born, and the overall power of the spiritual world was vaguely raised to a higher level...
"Not enough."
At the end of the distant void, God's will roams on the primordial water.
The four elemental levels were initially formed, with the positive and negative poles balancing their differences.
The cycle has been formed. As time goes by, the earth, water, wind and fire will gradually converge, and the phenomenon of one side being superior to the others will no longer appear.
Then new power filled God's will, but for God at that moment, this was far from enough.
"...Original Water..."
In the Hemenu world, the most powerful and fundamental force is the Eight Spirits, which are also the four outermost barriers of the world.
In other words, the name "Hemenu" itself is a general term for the eight gods.
The primordial water, as the innermost of the four barriers, is the source of all things in Hemenu. It is part of the Eight Primordial Gods and can be considered the foundation of creation.
So the question is, as the core of the fifth spiritual world, when did the construction of the positive and negative energy interface actually begin?
That was of course after discovering Io's departure.
In this chaotic space and time, the fifth spiritual realm could have had many options. Even the fact that the Sun Devourer roamed here at the beginning foreshadowed some of the intentions of the pioneer.
Earth, water, wind and fire are just alternatives after all attempts have ended in failure.
He once abandoned the idea of the inner and outer interface. In comparison, the interface dominated by "emotion" and "energy" such as "Seven Hills Paradise" was born first.
But in the end, Ryan changed his mind. And there was only one reason for his change.
That is, it has greater benefits, greater advantages, and is possible to achieve.
In the entire spiritual world, only by forming a circulating elemental level can we try to digest some of the power of [Original Water].
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Outside the Sun City.
The ground fissure had not yet subsided, and the undead were still pouring in like a tide, but Ramses and his party had already reached the outside of the city.
These long-dead lives do not distinguish between friend and foe; they will destroy all lives indiscriminately, even the Pharaoh is no exception.
However, Ramses II did not need to worry about this because he already had a solution.
[Benben Stone] is a sacred object placed on the largest, oldest and most sacred pyramid in Egypt, a building like the top of the pyramid.
It was brought by Pharaoh and accompanied by him. Then all obstacles on the road were no longer a problem, and they arrived in front of the city smoothly.
According to legend, before the birth of the original sun god Atum, a hill-shaped rock rose from the primordial water. On the rock was a primordial egg, and Atum was born from it.
This stone later became Atum's companion treasure and was called the "Ben-Ben Stone". After Ra became the sun god, he transformed it into the shape of a pyramid tip and placed it on earth.
It possesses a variety of magical abilities, and making the dead evade and disasters stay away are just ordinary abilities. This is not even the power of the [Benben Stone] at all, it is just a little bit of its overflowing edge.
But even just this tiny margin was enough to allow Pharaoh to navigate the natural disaster with ease.
but...
"Can I actually take it off?"
A trace of doubt flashed through Ramses' mind, but he immediately put it behind him.
[Benben Stone] was placed in the human world by the god Ra himself. It is like the existence of the god Ra, illuminating the human world and ruling over all things.
No one or god has ever been able to shake it. It is like the eternal sun, shining on everything but untouchable.
"But this is a disaster that Egypt has not encountered in millions of years, and I also have the power left by the god Ra."
"I am not here for my own selfish gain. Even if Ra can come here for this, I will gladly accept it."
Pharaoh can take down the [Benben Stone], and it seems there is no problem.
What's more, Ramses II had already made all the preparations, so he took the sacred stone without hesitation.
At this moment, the City of the Sun is right in front of us, and inside the city is where the Hebrews live.
This city, which was originally built and dedicated to the god Ra, was constantly hit by natural disasters, but it was the Hebrews who protected it.
I have to say, this is somewhat ironic.
Chapter 386: See the Sun
"Go in."
"It seems that these undead still can't do anything to them, so you should put away your thoughts."
"Do you think I would be willing to go this far if given the chance?"
Outside the City of the Sun, Ramses II gave his final instructions.
Behind him, the Benben Stone, like a small pyramid, was suspended in the center of the crowd.
It receives light from the sky, scatters warm sunshine, and also dispels distracting thoughts in the minds of those who travel with it.
In fact, in the hearts of these Egyptian nobles, they did not completely disagree with the Pharaoh's decision.
After all, the Egyptians had enslaved the Hebrews for a thousand years, and now someone suddenly told them that although the oracle wanted to kill them all, he advocated letting those criminals go. For a moment, even those who had always been loyal to Ramses could not help but have doubts in their hearts.
However, all speculations ended in front of the Benben Stone. It was rumored that at the beginning of the Egyptian dynasty, the object formed by the Mars falling from the sky had been standing on the oldest pyramid, and even the pharaohs of successive generations could not control it.
They could only build similar objects on top of their own pyramids, turning them into "capstones" and building them in the form of sundials.
The square shape represents the four directions, and the pointed top is the symbol of the sundial. It is placed on the top of the pyramid, representing the first land to emerge from the primordial water. The outer circle represents time, and the central cross represents space. Its essence is the embodiment of "time and space order".
Finally, they carved their most desired inscription on it - 'Build a ladder for him to ascend to heaven, so that he can ascend from the earth to heaven'.
This was the gate to the sky and the ladder to the gods in the eyes of the Egyptians. No one had ever been able to operate it except Ramses.
So at this time when God Ra had not appeared for a long time, no one dared to question his thoughts.
"Let's go. I've expelled him three times. Now it's my turn to meet him."
"Sun City... God will be watching all this."
Striding forward, the ocean of the dead parted in front of Ramses.
No matter what they were thinking, everyone followed Pharaoh at this moment.
Since Benbenshi chose Ramses, there must be a reason for it.
Even the most devout believers would not question his authority at this time.
…
Click, click…
The sounds of bones rubbing against each other and flesh colliding could be heard from time to time. Except for a few people, the people who were accompanying them couldn't help but feel a little frightened.
The smell of rotting flesh and blood and a foul smell spread out. Without the light of the Benben Stone, many people in the group would have died of shock or been directly infected with the plague.
Fortunately, there is no "if" in reality. As we walked further in, we could hear the sounds of weapons clashing and shouting. In the center of the city, a pyramid-like temple was in sight.
With that place as the center, the area within a radius of several thousand meters was filled with people, some holding children, some leaning on crutches, but most of them were young people.
After all, under these endless natural disasters, only the young and strong people have a better chance of survival.
However, the most eye-catching person in the crowd was the old man standing in the center.
He touched the ground lightly with the tip of his snake staff, and a bright divine light circulated around him.
The undead that were blocked by the guards were actually just the ones that escaped the net. Countless undead held together this small city.
Under the earth, the skeletons of wild animals crawled in the soil; in the sky, bone birds let out shrill howls. But they were all blocked by that layer of divine light, and even in the eyes of the Pharaoh, he could see more at this moment.
An illusory scroll stretched in the sky, and the power it radiated constantly guided the arrival of the undead. And the real enemy that the old man holding the scepter was facing was precisely it. If there was no scroll, I'm afraid the undead in the entire city would be easily wiped out by him.
This is the power of God, and this is why Ramses came.
At the beginning, Moses' power was not that strong, so he thought there was still a chance to fight him. But now, unless the Egyptian gods descended here directly, he could not think of the possibility of fighting.
"And this is meaningless. In the entire world, from ancient times to the present, only the Nile River Basin can support the survival of a civilization. Those oases in the desert can only support the existence of tribes, but cannot give birth to a civilization comparable to Egypt."
"If they can't find a better place, then I don't need to do anything. They will perish on their own. If they can still find a place to live other than here, then it proves that their gods are still performing miracles."
"And Ra...did not prevent this."
After seeing this miraculous scene with his own eyes, Ramses once again strengthened his resolve.
He strode forward in the direction of Moses.
The living were so conspicuous among the dead that he didn't need to do anything. When the group really approached the circle of Hebrew guards, they were soon discovered.
"Who, stop!"
With a stern shout, the guard in charge of guarding this area immediately stopped them, but the next moment, he showed an expression of disbelief.
"Are you Pharaoh?"
"I'm Ramses, now, get out of the way."
With a quick glance at the guard in tattered armor, Pharaoh recognized at a glance that it was the equipment worn by Egyptian soldiers.
But he didn't say much at this time, because standing here, he could already feel the center of the crowd and the gaze of Moses.
"As agreed, you have built the City of the Sun. Now, it is time for me to meet with your prophet."
For some reason, Ramses felt that his spirit was a little excited at the moment, and his body was better than usual.
At his current age, this was somewhat surprising to him, perhaps this was the power of the Benben Stone.
Continuing to move forward, Pharaoh didn't think that the people in front of him dared to stop him, and that was not the case.
I hope this can all end as soon as possible and Egypt can return to its former peace.
…
In front of the new temple built for the god Ra in the center of the Sun City, the tense spirits of the night gradually relaxed
. Except for the initial turmoil, the commotion in the city soon subsided. The turmoil on the earth was serious at first, but then it subsided. Although the number of the dead was large enough, it was not regarded as a threat by Moses.
The illusory scroll in the sky was about to dissipate. In the face of the power bestowed by God, the deceased could not really penetrate his protection.
As long as he can use up the last bit of power in that scroll, victory will eventually fall on his side.
Disasters came one after another, but they failed to destroy them in the end. At this moment, Moses was even a little happy. Because while fighting against the projection of the artifact, he actually saw the Pharaoh in the distance, whom he had met more than once.
There was no army, no killing intent, and it was clear that the other party did not come with any malicious intent.
Sure enough, his insistence was correct, and Aaron's judgment was too subjective. Ramses II, who ruled Upper and Lower Egypt, did not intend to break the contract. He was really willing to allow the Hebrews to leave after the construction of the City of the Sun was completed as he had promised.
This was the last darkness before dawn, and his purpose in coming to Memphis could finally be achieved.
"…"
"Your Majesty, you are welcome. But please forgive my rudeness. As you can see, I still need to face this sudden disaster."
After a while, in front of the temple, Moses held the scepter in his hand, maintaining the power to protect the city.
When the Pharaoh and his entourage arrived here, the crowd of onlookers blocked the area.
Moses even noticed Aaron who had hurried over and was looking at the newcomer warily.
But Messer felt that he didn't need to worry at all.
"It's alright, Messer. You've proven your ability to me."
"You and your people built the City of the Sun and offered this sacrifice to the god Ra. Your original sin may not be erased, but according to our agreement, I still came here."
There was still some arrogance in his tone, but no one present took it to heart.
Thousands of years of tradition told them that this was how the Pharaoh should speak. Even when the Goddess of Life was still alive, there were many sorcerers with various abilities, but they were still respectful in front of the Pharaoh, and no one dared to be disrespectful.
This is an inherent way of thinking, and it still exists today. So when Moses heard what Ramses said, he finally showed a hint of joy.
"So, Your Majesty, you mean that, as agreed, you will no longer prevent us from leaving Egypt?"
"Yes, you will be driven out of Egypt, just as I said."
Ramses spoke calmly, "This place will become a forbidden place for the Hebrews. Once you leave, you will not be allowed to come back."
"In the name of Pharaoh, I have fulfilled my promise. From now on, the connection between the Egyptians and the Hebrews ends."
Wow——
As soon as the words fell, there was a sudden uproar among the crowd.
The Egyptian pharaohs have accumulated power for thousands of years, and even today, many Hebrews are still afraid of this legendary god on earth.
But now, when Ramses himself promised them to leave, did that prove that they had finally gained true liberation and would no longer have to be slaves?
"Your Majesty, your character is as noble as the sun."
There is nothing better than praising loudly and having the other party willing to fulfill their promise.
Moses could not hide his joy, and in front of him, Pharaoh stretched out his hand, and the accompanying minister handed a piece of parchment to him.
He walked forward slowly and unfolded the parchment. On it, there were densely written words.
"Since you have no objection, then sign this document. In the name of the ruler of Upper and Lower Egypt, I will release and expel you and never allow you to return."
Clang——
He drew his sword and cut his finger with it, leaving a fingerprint on it.
And Moses did not hesitate when he saw this, he also left his mark on it.
Seeing this scene, cheers rang out from all directions, and Pharaoh's originally serious face seemed to soften a lot.
"So, Moses, I have fulfilled my promise to the Hebrews, haven't I?"
"Yes, sir, your character is so noble that you always keep your word."
Still holding the cane with one hand, Mercer said with a smile.
"So, according to the agreement, the Hebrews were supposed to leave Egypt, too, right?"
"Yes, Your Majesty. My people and I will never disturb the peace of you and your dynasty again."
"Okay then."
Smiling and nodding, Pharaoh put the deed aside.
"Now, I should fulfill my duties as Pharaoh."
"Duty?"
There was some confusion. In Moses' impression, Pharaoh was the king of Egypt. He ruled the world, judged right and wrong, and was also the executor of the law.
However, the Hebrews had been building cities here before, so they had no chance to break the law. They had been slaves before, but now they were freed and expelled, and there was no relationship of rulership and being ruled.
So what is the responsibility that the other party is talking about...
Puff!
The sharp sword pierced through his chest, splashing blood.
The cheers in the stadium suddenly stopped, and no one reacted to what happened.
In midair, the light from the Benben Stone shone on the snake staff, and this holy object that was originally powerful enough to call the wind and rain became dead silent. Only Ramses seemed to be unaffected, and his smile was still gentle.
"Look, there it is, Moses."
"As Pharaoh, my duty is to uphold the laws of Egypt and punish evil mortals."
"According to Egyptian law, anyone who kills someone must be put to death. I wonder if you still remember why you left Egypt more than 40 years ago?"
In the city, the divine light surrounding the Hebrew residential area began to dissipate. The dead who were shattered and destroyed in an instant were still moving forward tirelessly, but this time, there were no obstacles in front of them.
In the sky, the sun's light shone brighter and brighter, as if to confirm Pharaoh's words that he would cleanse the world of all sin.
Life was passing by, and at this moment, in Moses' eyes, the appearance of the person in front of him began to blur.
He felt that the person in front of him was not a person, but a sun, the god with a golden mask and an eagle's head, who was worshipped in the Temple of the Sun behind him.
"I've actually always been curious about what's so special about you, Messer."
"The power of the other world seems to want to protect you. The Outer God is watching over you, and you are the only one who has been given power by Him."
"He put the Hebrews on the gambling table, while he turned a blind eye to you. So what does He want...?"
"I have no idea."
The voice was calm, and Ramses looked up at the sky, but there was nothing in the vast sky except the sun.
"But I think I'll find out soon enough."
thump--
Drawing his sword and looking at the fallen Moses, Ramses waited silently. What would happen to him next?
And most importantly, if he died, what kind of decision would He, the Outer God who bestowed God's grace upon him, make...
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On earth, when Ramses drew out his sword.
Above the Source Sea, beside the sun god Ra, there were only two pillar gods left.
Nephthys, who was about to die, and Thoth, who had an incarnation in the mortal world.
Thoth was not aware of what was happening in the human world, because at this moment, his energy was focused on something else.
The light of authority flashed across his body from time to time, and no one knew what he was doing.
Chapter 387: Seizing the Name
"Hu——"
"finally..."
He let out a long sigh and sat comfortably on the sun sphere.
At this moment, although there were only two lonely subordinates left by La's side, the expression under the mask softened a lot.
Before, as the game progressed, although La was not completely unsure of the final outcome, he was still prepared.
The power that continuously poured in from the world was one of his sources of confidence, but the fact that there had been no crucial progress in the human world was ultimately a problem, because from the beginning to the end, the rhythm of the Outer Gods and the world outside of the domain remained unchanged.
One pillar god after another fell, and the surging world power from outside the domain never stopped. In this situation, no change is the worst change.
Fortunately, that was before. Now things are finally different... He raised his eyes slightly. Ever since he discovered that the mortal could exert power that was increasingly close to that of a god in the world, he no longer expected to use any natural disaster to end this game.
The gods were in heaven and that mortal was on earth, with a layer between them. Even if the disaster he brought could destroy the Hebrews, Moses would definitely be able to remain unscathed.
So he finally chose to kill the mortal who was of particular concern to both foreigners and gods with his own hands. In this way, no matter whether Moses was special or not, this biggest variable would no longer exist in the world.
In the end, he has to take action to save the situation... So what changes will await him next?
The belief flashed, but before he could make a guess, in La's perception, the vast and endless sea of source suddenly trembled slightly.
The originally intertwined black and gold sea surface suddenly sank, and in the clearly divided "sea water", the black side seemed to have lost its vitality, and became quiet and silent from its original active and corrosive state.
On the other side, it seemed that it had sensed the opponent's changes, and the golden "sea water" that had been barely resisting suddenly became stable.
In the void, a feeling of repulsion suddenly came, and the chessboard in front of La quickly dimmed.
All the changes happened in an instant, and when everything fell into La's perception, the change was declared over. However, the impact it brought was by no means a simple change.
"This is... the power of the alien world. It's actually starting to retreat?"
Above the source sea, looking at the "waves" still rolling under his feet, La could hardly suppress his surprise.
The collision of forces between the worlds has obviously changed, but it is not accurate to say that it has receded. Strictly speaking, it is just not as violent and reckless as before.
The collision between the two worlds became milder. Although to this day, with the successive deaths of the Pillar Gods, the gap in the cycle still has serious problems for Hermeneus, but even so, it is enough to frighten Ra.
The 'sea water' of the Origin Sea is not water, and it has no color. The nine pillars of the gods knew very well that the so-called 'black' and 'gold' were actually just an illusion of perception.
He is the god of Hemenu, so the power of the foreign land is presented in the color of 'black', while gold represents the friendly forces.
Colors actually represent positions, and the change between black and gold at this moment clearly reflects the shift in power between the two worlds.
Because of a mortal, the laws of the alien world actually retreated!
"Is it really so... As the power of the alien world diminishes, even the restraint of this chessboard has also decreased."
"The restrictions on the gods by the Source Sea have also been relaxed, so I... can do more!"
Taking a step forward, it was the first time that Ra stepped down from the sun sphere since coming here.
Vast divine power flowed from his body, and the sun rose from behind his head. Above the void, the power from the outer gods fell from an infinite height. La knew that the other party had also made a choice at this moment.
He has not changed. He still decides to attack the gods instead of protecting those mortals!
"Hahahahaha—good!"
"Come, I'll be waiting for you in the human world!"
He laughed out loud. As far as La could remember, the last time he was so excited was when he was fighting with Atum.
Although he was not as powerful as he was later, he knew that if he failed, he would die, so he was not afraid of death.
And now, he was once again "not afraid of death"
and no longer looked at the remaining two pillar gods. The Great Sun Sphere crashed downwards, breaking open the barrier between the Source Sea and the human world.
The illusory sun and the real sun on earth merged into one, and immediately afterwards, an indescribable force hit Ra.
He paid the price for forcibly violating the agreement and even leaving the Source Sea, but with the departure of the power from the alien world, Hemenu regained some advantages on his homeland, and the damage that was originally enough to bring La to the brink of death was not so terrible anymore.
Although the Origin was still damaged, Ra didn't care.
Looking up at the void, he was very clear that with just the power of the sun, even if he had not been injured, he would probably not be a match for the outer gods. And now that he was injured again, he was almost certain to fail.
"But so what? Death is death, and death will bring the ultimate victory.
"I am waiting to accept the power of the world, waiting to become the 'savior' chosen by Him. What about you? What are you waiting for?"
A flash of guilt flashed through my mind, then was wiped away.
Ra knew that he could have brought Nephthys and Thoth down with him. Although the change happened in an instant, he still had the ability to do so, but he didn't do it in the end.
Because he understood that only the destruction of all nine pillars of gods could bring the most powerful possible power to himself in the sky.
Although this alien deity is definitely not as great as the Eight Yuan Gods, a difference of a hair's breadth can make a huge difference. Even if there is a slight possibility of increasing the chances of winning, La will never give up.
What's more... every bit of strength you gain now may become your reliance in the future.
"I didn't even spare myself, so you should accept it."
"The world is on the verge of destruction. This is a necessary sacrifice."
Amon Ra remained silent on the primordial water. However, the power that was growing stronger and stronger behind the layered space seemed to have said something for him.
The power of the Eight Primordial Gods essentially comes from the world. If it cannot defeat the foreign land, how can it defeat a god in the foreign land?
In the comparison of world power, you have the advantage, but in the comparison of the power of the gods... it's my turn.
In the endless void, the Hemenu world wrapped in four layers of barriers is still emitting light.
However, His life has entered the countdown.
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Crack——
On earth, a thunder boomed, but the sky was cloudless.
Outside of Heliopolis, Isis's perfect smile flickered.
This was not the first time. She had sensed similar fluctuations nine times, but this time it was particularly violent.
The son of a foreign god, the prophet who was given power by foreign gods, met his tenth death in Hermeneu.
Ten rebirths, ten deaths. Will he come back to life, or has the Outer Gods achieved their goal?
Isis did not know, but she had witnessed with her own eyes that after Moses received the divine revelation, the Egyptian gods were forced to stay away from the world.
The offensive of the foreign land suddenly increased, killing almost 800 enemies and losing 3,000 of their own. If Moses was dead, would this offensive continue?
Isis didn't know, but she knew that the opportunity she had been waiting for had come.
"Isis, what are you thinking about?"
Thoth frowned slightly, as if he had noticed that Isis was distracted. However, the frowning action on his head, which looked like an ibis, looked a little funny.
"Nothing, but you, have you made up your mind?"
"Why are you in such a hurry? Let me think about this matter for a while... Hmm?!!"
To deal with it again, for Thoth, it would be best if God Ra could get the final victory.
He already knew the content of the ritual, but he lacked the assistance of the life force. But if Ra could win, he would have enough time to re-analyze and understand the ritual with wisdom and magic, and he could also try to ask Ra for the life force.
Compared to Isis, I am more trustworthy. However, at this moment, all of Thoth's previous plans were overturned.
Suddenly, the source sea of Hemenu was in turmoil. Before Thoth could react, the god Ra forcibly opened the door between the source sea and the human world and left the place that seemed like the tomb of the gods.
In an instant, Thoth, who was still making small moves, was instantly exposed in front of the Outer God. The threat of death was overwhelming, and he didn't even have time to react.
"——But Isis, I have thought it through. If there is no problem, let's get started now."
The conversation changed, and his calmness and wisdom were no longer there. At this moment, Thoth only hoped that Isis had not discovered his current situation and would not delay time at this critical juncture.
Maybe the prayers had worked, or maybe Isis really didn't notice it. Anyway, Isis didn't seem to care about the change in Thoth's attitude.
"Okay... now that you've finally thought it through, let's get started now."
"You will complete the ritual by yourself. You probably won't believe me. I am only responsible for providing the power of life, which is also the key to your obtaining a complete soul."
The smile remained, and Isis lightly touched with her white fingers.
In front of her, green life force appeared around her, causing the surrounding grass and trees to sprout. And seeing that he had received consent, Thoth on the other side did not dare to delay at all.
At this moment, he really wanted to thank the change in the speed of time and space caused by the turmoil in the world. The speed of the entire world slowed down, and the speed above the source sea was even slower than that of the human world.
If there hadn't been a time discrepancy, he probably wouldn't have been able to wait until the ceremony was completed.
He slightly raised his right hand and opened the sacred book, and the contents of the ritual recorded previously emerged from it.
Thoth finally used the authority of wisdom to test the ritual - it was harmless, without loopholes, and there would be no chance of it being controlled or backstabbed halfway through.
The only purpose of the entire ritual is to use the Ba he descended into as the foundation, complete the remaining parts of the soul, and cut off the connection with other parts. At that time, he will be a new life, an existence that has nothing to do with the past Thoth, just like Isis, even fate will be stripped away.
"Hoo-- let's get started."
Taking a long breath, Toth placed his palm on the book.
Complex runes and rituals floated down from it, one by one, row by row, and in the blink of an eye they filled the space around him.
At the same time, a protective barrier was also opened, with the artifact at its core. It was obvious who he was guarding against.
Finally, as the main body of the ritual was about to be completed, Thoth's heron head gazed upon Isis, or rather, upon her life force.
"Inject it in now. You know I can't guarantee that you won't stop halfway."
"Once the ceremony is completed, you don't need to worry about me getting angry. After all, by that time, we will be on the same boat."
"Um...ok."
As if she hesitated for a moment, but was persuaded, Isis finally released her clenched hands.
In the surrounding space, the surrounding life force lost its restraint and immediately rushed towards Thoth's position.
And with the infusion of the divine power of life, the ritual seemed to have completed its final link. It immediately shone brightly, flashing with magical power.
"There is no problem with the ceremony."
"Even if Isis has any plans, they should not be on me."
Still a little worried, Toth reviewed everything that had happened before, but didn't see any problems.
If it were an ordinary day, he would never be so reckless, but there was no way, he had no time now.
"Come on, ceremony...Ψ!"
With a low shout, the ceremony began immediately.
Thoth's figure was also submerged in the ritual.
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Above the Origin Sea, when Thoth's ceremony began, one of the only two remaining pillars of heaven began to shake.
Cracks appeared on it, and cracks also appeared on Thoth's body. But he was not panicked, because he knew why.
The essence of Isis's ritual is to utilize the self-healing ability of all things. First, she kills a part of herself, discards the old, and then uses the powerful life force to amplify this self-healing ten million times.
An existence that has lost half of itself can make up for the loss and reshape its soul.
On this basis, the first thing Thoth needs to do is naturally to disconnect "Ka" and "Ba", and then transfer consciousness and thinking to the part that is more inclined to carry "instinct" and "desire".
The human half has the healing power of life, so it can naturally maintain life and even recover in the end, but the heavenly half does not. So what awaits this half is also extinction.
There is nothing wrong with this, after all, that is what Isis was like. Her double died at the will of Ra, and at best lived a little longer because of the power of life.
So feeling his body gradually collapsing and his power about to slip away, Toth just felt a little regretful.
Without the 'card', his authority would naturally not be retained.
Fortunately, compared to Isis, he still has a magical weapon, which is a little consolation.