Volume 3: Artifacts Chapter 159 Metamorphosis
Xingguang saw that Luke hadn't spoken for a long time and had been deep in thought, so she couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"
"Oh... nothing?" Luke was not sure if what he thought was the answer, so he did not tell Xingguang his guess. He said instead: "Qingkong made sufficient preparations before entering the abyss. Since we can be sure that she is safe now, we should not worry too much.
Let's focus on the war at hand. The barbarians are getting more and more impatient, and the Shining Gold People may openly deploy their military forces. I was originally thinking about how to win the next decisive battle with the least loss, and it will be easier now that you are here."
Xingguang knew that it was meaningless to worry about the clear sky in the abyss, so he said with great fighting spirit: "Okay! I am most interested in fighting."
Looking at the motivated Xingguang, Luke stood up with a smile: "Come on, I will introduce you to my subordinates. This is Xingguang's first appearance."
Starlight floated up: "I'm looking forward to their expressions when they find out that I'm not Qingkong."
Luke is preparing for the decisive battle at Triumph Fortress. He has a hunch that this will most likely be the opening battle of the struggle between the old and new civilizations, and that human civilization and ancient civilization will have their first head-on collision on the battlefield.
At this time, Qingkong was floating in the abyss, looking at this place of end with her unique perspective.
There is no passage of time, no definition of space, no distinction of color.
As far as the “eyes” see, the abyss of eternal darkness is not empty, but is filled with all the things in the world.
There are rotten wooden chairs that are about to fall apart, people in panic and despair in the disaster, collapsed mountains, and meteorites crashing into the world...
All things are frozen at the moment before destruction and contained in the abyss.
Destruction is the end of all things!
After an unknown amount of time, a voice struck Qingkong's heart: "What is your purpose in coming to the abyss?"
"It's the pursuit of knowledge!"
"A very unique answer. Unlike other intruders, they all come to look for artifacts."
"Did they find it?"
"No, they are still struggling in the chaos, but you have transformed into a form that adapts to the abyss in advance."
At this moment, a broken mirror floated past Qingkong, and she saw her current appearance... How beautiful Qingkong was in the past, how ugly Qingkong is now.
It’s just that Qingkong didn’t have too many extra emotions, and the change in her appearance didn’t cause her any psychological fluctuations.
She asked the other party: "Who are you?"
"Me?" The other party actually fell into deep thought, and after a while he answered: "I should be a pioneer who entered the abyss earlier than you. After seeing that the end of the world is in the abyss, I chose to stay here."
Qingkong smiled and said, "You have avoided many detours and reached the finish line in one step."
Facing Qingkong's sarcasm, the other party understood but was not angry: "Yes, I surrendered to the abyss, merged into the abyss, and became a part of the abyss. Everything no longer has any temptation to me, but I still retain a part of my curiosity, which makes me a special existence among the countless people who have merged into the abyss consciousness.
The Abyss seems to take you very seriously!
I have removed for you all that does not belong to you..."
Qingkong has now lost contact with her original body, and the other Qingkong has also been separated from her consciousness and driven out. She thought it was the abyss's rejection, but she didn't expect it was done intentionally by the abyss.
"And then? I'm going to surrender to the abyss?"
"I don't know what the abyss wants to do. I am just an insignificant consciousness wandering in the abyss, and suddenly I received a mission assigned to me by the abyss."
"It seems that this mission is related to me."
"What you see is what the abyss wants you to see. Since you came here to seek knowledge, if you want to understand the abyss more, you must complete the task assigned to you by the abyss."
"A very familiar plot! What's the mission?"
"The one who erased the order and reshaped it."
The broken mirror floating beside Qingkong suddenly closed, and the appearance of Qingkong inside gradually turned into Luke's appearance.
Qingkong couldn't help but laugh again: "A more familiar plot, and very low-level. Is this the taste of Abyss?"
"It was the starry sky that destroyed the balance first. It was creating gods! The main god of order, the sun, was already on his way to becoming a god, and the starry sky also created the moon to assist the sun.
In order to maintain balance, the Abyss needs to create a chaotic pantheon. Accept this mission and you will become the Lord of Chaos , the eternal enemy of the Lord of Order.
Say no...you will always be just a tool."
"Your ability to sow discord needs to be improved, and the Abyss's ability to select lobbyists also needs to be improved. Perhaps the Abyss has no more choices.
I can see that the power of the abyss and the starry sky is very strong, they can create gods and operate everything in the world from the beginning to the end. But their ability to actively interfere is very weak, and they can only use other things to achieve their goals.
They operate by the laws, and are also trapped by the laws.
Although we are also trapped within the laws, within the rules, we will eventually possess power that is infinitely close to the upper limit of the laws.
Create a god?
It's not that the starry sky and the abyss are active, they are passive in creating balance."
"Very unique point of view! I can understand that... you refuse?"
"Of course I refuse! He did not surrender to the abyss, and I will not surrender either; he did not surrender to the starry sky, and I will not surrender either. My existence may be very short, but I have the same heart as him."
“Well, my mission has failed, but the establishment of the Chaos God System will not stop because of your refusal.
The artifact will soon return, the divine power will soon be opened, and the struggle in the world will usher in the mythical era. "
The sound disappeared, and then Qingkong found that he could move.
She then randomly chose a direction and flew away.
This is a rare opportunity to explore the abyss, to explore the power of the origin of the world as a scholar. According to modern academic classification, the power of artifacts and divine authority can all be attributed to the mystic arts. If the underlying logic of the mystic arts can be found, gods will no longer be exclusive to the starry sky and the abyss.
Of course, Qingkong knew that the Abyss would not give up just because of a failed temptation. Here, transformation was going on all the time. He had to keep his original heart at all times, thinking, "What will he choose!"
Suddenly an idea appeared in Qingkong's mind.
Creating a God in War...
Is this considered the "Investiture of the Gods"?
Hahaha……
Now Luke has lost contact with Qingkong, and does not know what she has experienced or what she is thinking. But he knows that when Qingkong returns from the abyss, she will no longer be the Qingkong he is familiar with.
No!
She must still be the clear sky that she is familiar with.
She won't change!
Luke focused on the war at hand, eating one bite at a time and walking one step at a time.
