Volume 4: The Cataclysm Chapter 64: Chess Game

At the other end of the nightmare realm, Marvin, who was running fast, naturally had no idea that the two most powerful beings in the universe were having a serious conversation.

After getting the crystal statue, he must find a way to leave this world immediately.

But this is the outer plane. Although Marvin has the ability to enter the shadow plane, he only obtained the coordinates and license to enter the shadow plane from Fenan.

If you rashly try to enter the shadow plane, you may not only enter some strange world, but you may also be swallowed by the shadow monsters hiding in the shadow plane.

Just like Louise said, there will be many dangers when coming to this plane.

At that time, Marvin was still confident that he could leave, but unfortunately, Louise's words came true.

He couldn't leave the nightmare.

As soon as he escaped from the ancient well, Marvin used the tool kit given to him by Madeline to build a temporary portal.

The target location of this portal is naturally the White River Valley.

But what bothered him was that the effect of this temporary portal was blocked!

This means that someone has used powerful force to block the road to Fenan from this plane.

The portal that Madeline created was just an ordinary inter-dimensional portal. In fact, even a portal created by a powerful legendary wizard would probably not be able to bypass this powerful force.

Marvin felt the breath of evil spirits from the power coming from the portal.

There is no doubt that this is Hutson's masterpiece.

He is here.

Thinking of this, Marvin found the situation extremely difficult.

Although he had met Lord Dragon God in his incarnation of Tithomas several times, they had never had a head-on confrontation.

What's more, this is not Fenan, this is the outer layer of the multiverse!

Hartson can use his power to the fullest, and even if a clone comes, he can easily crush Marvin to death.

Not to mention that the situation this time is so serious, the person who came is most likely Hartson himself.

Thinking of this, Marvin felt a little bitter in his mouth.

It seems that he has really gotten into big trouble for a high-level virtual godhead.

No matter what, we can't stay in one place now.

Marvin didn't know if someone was chasing him, but there was only one way now - to find Louise.

She is a legendary spellcaster and must have a way to leave this world.

There is no sun in the nightmare realm, and it is in a semi-hazy state all day long. Marvin can use all of his night walker skills, which is what makes him most relieved.

During the previous contact outside the teleportation array, Marvin "accidentally" took a strand of Louise's hair just in case, and it really came in handy now.

After the night tracking was turned on, Marvin could barely get a general direction.

Thankfully, Louise wasn't too far off in her direction.

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Running in the endless desert, Marvin's mind kept flashing through the important information that the elf had told him before.

I'm afraid that not many people in the entire Fenan have this information and knowledge.

This is knowledge that only those with the highest martial power can know, and it even includes the understanding of God.

Because he is a time traveler, Marvin's understanding of this world must be higher than that of ordinary people.

In his understanding, each world will have its own rules.

A multiverse is like a chessboard with crisscrossing patterns, and every living being is a chess piece.

The difference lies in the strength of the chess piece.

The cruel law of competition drives the powerful pieces to devour the weak.

Marvin had no idea whether there was a big hand behind all this that controlled the entire chessboard like a puppet.

But the only thing that is certain is that even if there are, they are not the gods of the heavenly kingdom, or the monarchs of the evil spirit world, the demons of the abyss, or the devils of hell.

They are just the more powerful pieces in the chess game.

Only by stepping out of the chessboard can you be qualified to become a chess player and play games at a higher level.

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From this perspective, since it is a chess game, it must have its rules.

Some rules are very obvious, such as the strict class division on the continent; some rules are very obscure, and only very intelligent people can see through them.

The chess pieces survive on the chessboard, and the source of their power is, from a microscopic perspective, chaotic magic or even elements.

But from a macro perspective, it is all about the application of rules.

At a low level, most people only focus on practicing skills or moves, struggling just to improve their level and strength; but once they reach a higher level, they will have more insights.

These insights go beyond the data.

For example, the realm of legend.

This is a kind of control of rules.

It’s just that each legendary domain is different, and the rules that can be controlled are also different, and the amount of rules that can be controlled also varies from person to person.

But when you reach this level, you will encounter the biggest difficulty in this game of chess.

Once you have mastered a domain, it becomes very difficult for you to further increase your strength.

Becoming a god is the easiest path, but the price of this path is also very heavy.

The so-called deification is actually to integrate oneself with these rules through the Stone Tablet of Destiny.

The Destiny Slate is the most mysterious thing since ancient times. It drives everyone crazy, including the gods who have become gods. They have gained huge benefits from it, but they have also fallen into long-term distress.

Through deification, they obtained godhood, divinity, and divine power.

The level of their godhood determines the extent - or width - of their integration into the rules.

For example, the Ancient God of Nature, whose godhood belongs to the Great Level (the highest known), because the rules he controls are extremely wide, and all the rules belonging to nature are under his control. Compared with the Ancient God of Nature, the God of the Forest, whose rules are controlled by him are much narrower, and are limited to the forest.

In other words, the priesthood and godhood are mostly determined at the moment of deification. The former determines the domain, and the latter determines the breadth of your domain.

And divinity determines the depth of your control over the rules of your own domain.

Divinity is usually proportional to the godhead, that is, the more powerful the godhead, the deeper his understanding of his own field. This is a very natural phenomenon.

But few people know that divinity is actually just a thing like a "license".

Without divinity, you are not allowed to use the power of this part of the rules.

The requirement for using many treasures is that they must possess divinity, and the reason is that these treasures involve the power of rules such as the laws of the planes.

As for divine power, it is just a form of strength, and is no different from chaotic magic power, physical strength, etc.

Simply put, the godhead is like a glue that allows the god to integrate into the system of rules and determines which rules he can control.

And divinity determines the depth of the rules he controls.

Although both of them control the rules of water, there is still a huge difference between a drop of water and the vast ocean.

As for divine power, it is the power that the gods gain by using their ability to control the rules, showing their great power, gaining enough believers, and using their faith to gain power. For gods without divine power, their control over the rules is like a castle in the air.

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After understanding the principles of becoming a god, it is easy to understand why Marvin is unwilling to be deified in this life.

In his previous life, he was playing games, and becoming a god was the easiest way to become stronger, so naturally he could be more casual.

But this world is the real world.

Once he was deified, he was completely locked in this game of chess.

To become a god means to integrate into the rules of this game of chess. The soul will be forever marked by the universe and imprisoned in the rules forever.

Indeed, as long as these rules remain immortal, then those who become gods will also be immortal.

But what if one day these rules are broken?

Even if he didn't want to go that far, Marvin didn't want to be bound.

He had long known that the gods of the heavenly kingdom's attack on the Cosmic Demon Pool was actually an act of helplessness.

They are also a group of poor people trapped in the chess game, trying desperately to jump out of it.

Unfortunately, they can no longer do this, their souls have merged with the rules of this world.

Marvin even wondered whether the supreme God Lance was also a prisoner in this game of chess?

Is his disappearance related to these?

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Of course, these are Marvin's personal opinions. In short, he has no interest in deification.

In this case, he must take another path.

If you want to gain the power of rules without integrating into them, you can only override them.

As a low-dimensional life form, it is not difficult to do this.

However, the emergence of the virtual godhead seems to provide an opportunity.

According to the elves, the virtual godhood was actually a great invention of ancient alchemy, which was eventually buried.

The so-called virtual godhood is a kind of artificially created godhood, which is essentially a bridge that allows ordinary people to communicate with the rules system of this world.

Unlike the real godhead, the virtual godhead does not bind the user's soul to the rules.

Although in this way, the power it can obtain is not as much as that of a real godhead, the advanced virtual godhead provides a possibility for growth.

It merely borrows the power of rules, not fusion and occupation like the gods themselves.

For example, Marvin's current field is killing and shadow.

If he were to be deified, he would inevitably encounter a fierce fight between the God of Slaughter and the Prince of Shadows.

This is a matter of life and death. Once Marvin is successfully deified, these rules will be taken over by Marvin, and they will have no place to stay.

But with virtual godhead, this kind of thing will not happen.

It only serves as a bridge for communication and borrowing, and will not even be discovered by the gods who control these rules!

This is just one of the benefits of a higher level virtual godhood.

According to the elf, this high-level virtual godhood can continue to grow.

Marvin can bind his domain to the higher-level virtual godhead at any time, and in this way, he will gain a powerful force.

It's just that driving the rules requires a lot of energy. This is why the gods must frantically develop believers.

The energy of a person is simply not enough to drive the consumption required to call a rule.

This is the biggest challenge Marvin will face in the future.

In comparison, the method mentioned by the elf about breaking through the shackles of the human body is relatively simple.

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"The high-level virtual godhead is indeed very useful to me. I must give it a try this time."

“When I return to Fenan, I will hunt down a few servants of God and gain more divinity. Maybe I can even raise the level of my virtual godhood…”

“Perhaps we can break through the bottleneck of the human body by relying on the power of a higher-level virtual godhead…”

While thinking, Marvin had already run out of the desert and into a forest.

It was at this moment that a dragon roar suddenly sounded behind him!

He looked back and his brows immediately frowned.

Two evil dragons are attacking from afar with the force of thunder.

They were flying very fast, much faster than before.

As for the exterior, they are all equally ugly, almost the same as the fallen Morgana.

"Sure enough, these guys have also fallen."

Marvin became a little anxious.

Evil dragons are not as good as giant dragons, these bastards are full of negative energy.

If it is accidentally contaminated, no matter how high your resistance is, you may still be corrupted.

Fortunately, this area is a forest, so Marvin can hide.

But what puzzled him was that the night tracking showed that Louise was clearly nearby, so how come there was no figure?

Time was running out, so he didn't have time to think and went straight into the forest.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Two giant dragons roared as they flew over the forest and began to circle.

They sensed the power of the crystal statue.

Marvin was walking through the forest when suddenly a crow flew onto his shoulder.

"Little guy, you're pretty good at getting into trouble, aren't you?"

Louise's teasing voice sounded beside Marvin's ears.

Ma Wen was delighted, but he remained calm on the surface:

"Fortunately, Tithomas has arrived, and the five-colored dragons have most likely been transformed into evil dragons."

"See those two stupid dragons up there? It's not my fault. This is all a huge conspiracy."

Marvin originally wanted to explain it to Louise.

Who knew the latter quickly said: "I guessed it a long time ago."

"How could Hartson be so kind? He was not a god who would seek the welfare of his offspring when he was alive. How could he do so many unnecessary things?"

"I promised Kang En to come here, and my purpose was actually to observe the dynamics of this matter."

Marvin was slightly stunned. This Louise seemed to know more than he did.

Before Marvin could speak, Louise said quickly, "There is a lake deep in the forest."

"There is a portal under the lake. I'll wait for you there. The time is two minutes."

"If you fail to shake off these two stupid dragons, or fail to arrive on time, I will leave first."

After saying that, the crow suddenly turned into ashes!

It turns out this was just one of her spells!

Ma Wen was so angry that he wanted to curse. Such a bad teammate was enough.

He immediately glanced at the giant dragon in the sky and came up with a plan in his mind.

…

Above the forest, two giant dragons were frantically searching for Marvin.

However, the vegetation was too dense, making their search somewhat difficult.