Chapter 401 A sacrifice, control divine power or become Deities?
While Fragrant Mountain Plains Fortress was being invaded by Orcs, to the north of Frozen Earth Territory, Earl Clan and Draco Clan's Werewolves also led the huge Orc Army to attack Frozen Earth Territory's defense line.
"Can't stop it."
Ryan watched Orc Army invade towards the fortress defense line. The terrifying number was enough to overwhelm the entire Frozen Earth Territory.
The soldiers are fighting desperately, but it is not enough. The fortress defense line has not been completely completed, and the size of the Thorny Jungle outside can only block part of the Orcs.
One hundred thousand Werewolves, one hundred thousand Orcs, and more than two hundred thousand Orc Army. This makes Ryan grit his teeth. Do you really think highly of your own Frozen Earth Territory?
As soon as the war broke out, Legendary Knight Mulan was already fighting with two Werewolves Legendary. These two Werewolves were different from Silvermoon Werewolf King. They had no scruples or thoughts at all. Bloodlust and desire to fight drove them into the battlefield.
Fighting to the death or retreating, it should be the best way to let Ryan linger and defend the city. Moreover, no special props are needed for this war because there are too many Orcs.
And what other trump cards does he have? After looking at Spirituality Panel, he found that the balance was no longer enough. He couldn't use spiritual force to explode the troops.
On the simple panel, only divinity is still usable.
The divinity of Twilight, and the blessing of Giant Mammoth Legendary...
Ryan has tried the power of Twilight Divinity, so that the glacier-like Northgar Lake park is no longer frozen. Giant Mammoth is blessed by Legendary, so naturally it needs the right time, place and people to be able to use it, just like Legion Commander Farrell originally.
So... after looking at it for a long time, only Twilight Divinity can be used?
But this is divinity, and Ryan doesn't know how he can use divinity to solve this war.
"Deities..."
Ryan found Grand Mage Macken, who was well-informed and had the knowledge inheritance of the Imperial Magic Academy, and knew many secrets.
"The only medium through which mortals can come into contact with Deities is faith."
"The service of faith of mortals is harvested by Deities. Whether it ultimately gives benefits or gives destruction and death, it is the continuation of faith."
Grand Mage Macken recalled the long-standing knowledge in his mind and said this.
"But mortals cannot directly give birth to faith, so whenever this happens, there will be sacrifices."
"The Church's missionaries, as well as those priests in the Orcs tribe, or some others who were lucky enough to receive the sacrificial inheritance."
"The sacrifice that makes faith real and connects Great Being is called a sacrifice."
Ryan continued to ask thoughtfully:
"Then what happens after the sacrifice? If Power of Faith falls into the hands of Deities, what can they do?"
"This is not something that mortals can know. How Deities uses faith is Deities's method. Even if mortals know it, they cannot replicate it."
Grand Mage Macken shook his head. What he knew was only a rough idea. Regarding the existence of Deities, it was taboo knowledge everywhere. Without the right opportunity, he was not qualified to know.
"But... more than a hundred years ago, when War of the Deities Across Planes was born, you know, in those decades, the frequency of Deities coming to the world was actually very high."
"Most of our understanding of Deities began during that period. After more than a hundred years of development, this understanding process is not too much."
"At that time, someone tried to control the power of Deities in a human body."
"In short, use your own soul to directly control Divine Essence."
"Let yourself become a god."
"This is a legend, a taboo that the Church and the empire teamed up to block. Because during that crazy experiment, millions of people disappeared in an instant, and that area is still a no-man's land until now."
"But you also understand that demons Mages were originally a group of beings who pursued truth and forbidden power. Magic Academy later tried to find out how the experiment took place."
"It's no secret now, Magic Academy only found one fragment."
"Fragments of the soul."
"The power of the soul can be embodied, but the soul itself cannot be observed, but that person actually left fragments of his own soul."
"There is a powerful demon Mages who speculates that if the soul is strong enough, maybe... it can really control Divine Essence's power."
"In other words, it will become an unknown fraction of Deities."
Ryan understands, as long as one can control Divine Essence, it is considered Deities, but because of the difference between strong and weak, it leads to the difference between the low-end version and the complete version.
"Is it possible to succeed in this kind of thing?"
Ryan still remembers the results obtained before. There is a big difference between Deities and mortals. They are born into different species. Even if a mortal's extraordinary path ends, he cannot become Deities.
"There is no chance of success."
Grand Mage Macken also said.
"What I want to say is that from the perspective of demons Mages, everything is possible. If the soul is strong enough and strong enough to directly withstand Divine Essence, then it is possible to withstand the power of Deities."
"You should be familiar with the Hernan prince from the Andara Kingdom. He became the container of Deities. The difference from what I said is that he is the container of Deities. Deities's weak will drives his body, and then uses his body to control the terrifying power of Deities's body."
"But if the soul is strong enough, maybe it can be reversed. When Deities descends into the container, the container can harness the power of Deities and act according to its own will."
"Although we have essentially become a part of Deities, we are just mortals. We don't think so much. We just need to know that we have the power, and Deities cannot change its purpose."
"Human beings are such magical beings."
After Grand Mage Macken finished speaking, he looked at Ryan with some vigilance and reminded:
"But no matter what the process is, this is not a good thing. As long as you come into contact with Deities, even for just a moment, Deities's attention will follow. They belong to Eternity. Deities will watch every moment of mortals, but mortals cannot guarantee that they will not reveal flaws throughout their lives."
"Once Deities finds an opportunity, mortals will undoubtedly die. Even... even if they die, they may not be able to escape."
"For believers, that may mean entering Eternal Kingdom of Heaven, but you... you are not a believer. You have no faith in any Deities."
It has been so long since I came to Frozen Earth Territory, how could Grand Mage Macken not be familiar with Baron Ryan.
"A person like you is a born demon Mages, but you don't have any magical talent. It's really strange."
Grand Mage Macken persuaded Ryan that even if this war fails, they can retreat to Zero Crossing City and slowly think of ways to recruit support through the nobles. Even if it takes a long time, Frozen Earth Territory can still be recovered.
Everyone can see that it is difficult for humans to defeat this war between Orcs and Frozen Earth Territory. After all, only the power of the empire can resist Orcs of Northlands, and now Northwind Province has been abandoned by the empire.
It is very difficult for Ryan to defend Frozen Earth Territory. It can be said to be impossible. Over there at Fragrant Mountain Plains, all the nobles of Northwind Province joined forces, but here, only one noble, Baron Ryan, led the territory to resist.
Ryan naturally understands what Grand Mage Macken means. In fact, these powerful extraordinary people more or less think this way. They can accept failure.
Ryan can also accept the defeat of the war, but what he cannot accept is the land, the displacement, and all the accumulation in the past, all of which disappeared in one day.
A victorious war can make him laugh indifferently, but the loss of land and population can make him record two books.
If there is no other way, Ryan has to accept this fact.
But now there is no last resort. Ryan has Spirituality Panel, and there are one hundred and fifty Taisu units of Twilight Divinity. From what I learned from Grand Mage Macken, Ryan feels that there may not be a possibility of replicating it.
Divinity is stored on Spirituality Panel, so has Spirituality Panel become the membrane between him and divinity? Can you help him eliminate the consequences of divinity?
Or... someone else?
No, the other party doesn't have Spirituality Panel protection. Regardless of success or failure, he will eventually be devoured by Surtr of Twilight. If the existence of Ryan is discovered from his memory, Ryan will have an even more terrifying enemy.
Deafening shouts of killing came from the distance. Ryan turned around and saw that Winter City was in the field of vision. It was not tall. After all, the construction of this city was still a semi-finished product. Those Werewolves before could jump up the city wall in one leap, which could only bring some psychological comfort to the army.
Therefore, if the soldiers on the fortress defense line are really allowed to retreat to Winter City, the final result may not be as good as the fortress.
Taking a deep breath, Ryan said to Brandt beside him:
"Let Stag Legion assemble."
"We head to the battlefield."
Fortress defense line.
There are tens of thousands of Frozen Earth Territory's people here, which is a huge number. It is precisely because of this number that they can insist on guarding this line of defense. If there is no Werewolves and replaced by other Orcs, this line of defense can definitely be defended until the end, until Orcs retreats.
But the existence of Werewolves is much more powerful than human beings. Ordinary humans are as thin as chickens in front of Werewolves, even these Werewolves are in Werewolves's group Among them, they are only civilian-level units, but when faced with humans, their claws can pierce human chests. The speed at which they run makes even the most physically fit ordinary people unable to catch up. What's more, with their hair all over their bodies, ordinary people may not even be able to break through their defenses if pierced by weapons in their hands.
That's when the defense is truly broken. Werewolves simply crushes humans in all aspects.
Except for the blood weakness that Ryan has not found so far, Werewolves is almost a perfect race. They can forge and use tools just like humans.
Stag Legion rushed to the battlefield, guarding Ryan firmly in the middle. From all directions, more and more Orcs began to surround the Extraordinary Legion composed of Knight Retainer. However, after constant charging, only corpses were left on the ground.
Ryan was in the middle, ignoring the fighting around him. Before Stag Legion's physique was not exhausted, it was impossible for Orcs to cross them and appear in front of him.
"Sacrifice requires something that attracts Deities's attention. War and death, haze in flames, Surtr will not refuse."
"In addition, a medium is also needed. Otherwise, if it communicates with other beings, the consequences will be disastrous, but this is the least of the problems for me."
"The last thing is the prayer articles, the power of language, to make a call. Well, this is not a problem. In the process of opening Northwind Avenue, I gained a lot of these things, and for me, this is just a process."
Divine Essence on Spirituality Panel is like a pool of stagnant water. The first thing Ryan has to do is to make them come alive.
Drainage is the only way to activate this stagnant Twilight Divinity with the living Divine Essence.
That requires the emergence of Surtr from Twilight.
"Then... the great Twilight Leader, the being reborn in the flames, the immortal Surtr in the depths of Kingdom of Heaven, I call you to come with my devout faith."
Ryan's mouth still echoes with ancient vocabulary. These are the words translated by the Orcs priests. He remembers them very slowly, but it is not important. Mortals will pay attention to memorizing everything to prove their devout beliefs. Ryan does not need to.
He has no faith, and his piety comes from...
Pointing his finger on the ground, he saw the sacrificial pattern carved with blood. This pattern witnessed countless death and blood, strife and flames in this war.
The divinity of Twilight has fallen. If one portion of Taisu and Divine Essence are not enough, then two or three portions...
As long as he gives enough -
Rumbling, the ground shook, and a great and inexplicable aura descended.
Sure enough, as long as he gives enough, Surtr this Twilight Leader, he will not be rejected.
"My faith is truly devout."
Ryan laughed, and he felt that there was a great gaze in the sky that was locking on this place, locking on this sacrifice.
"My lost origin..."
The invisible voice can only be heard by Ryan. Surtr is trying to squeeze into this world and descend into this ceremony to summon Him. He is excited that he can take back part of Divine Essence.
However, this sacrifice was not dedicated to Him. Even Surtr was part of the sacrifice, used to activate the divinity stored in Ryan Spirituality Panel.
If the stove cannot ignite the flame, you might as well let a match light it up. At this moment, Surtr is the match in Ryan's hand.
He felt the activity of divinity, so the next moment, before Surtr arrived and his eyes had not yet settled down, Ryan took the lead.
This sacrifice is dedicated to communication and connection, and is dedicated to Surtr.
Only He can respond and come, but now, Ryan is cut off from Divine Essence by Twilight.
Since it is calling Surtr, then it is reasonable that the Twilight origin belonging to Surtr can come to me, right?
The most important thing is that I am closer to this ceremony than Surtr. It will take some time for Surtr to arrive. I stand here and descend directly, but it is extremely easy.
At this moment, Ryan's vision changed. The earth became broader in his vision, and the majestic mountains turned into small mounds. He also saw the sky farther away, Northlands The wind and snow in are spreading towards the south, and in the land of South, the sun is shining brightly, and the dazzling light of the Sun makes it impossible for Ryan to open his eyes.
"I implore the great being to descend upon the glory of Twilight."
Ryan is calling, and the one who responds to him is himself.
One hundred and fifty Taisu units, is this a large quantity? It can be said to be huge, because you must know that among those sacrificial ruins, what Ryan finally found was nothing more than a copy of the Twilight origin of the Taisu unit.
Regardless of the loss in the process, one hundred and fifty copies of the Taisu unit Twilight source is enough for Ryan to squander.
Boom!!!
The sky seemed to thunder because of Surtr's anger, and then, Ryan's body began to burn with flames. He used Spirituality Panel as a medium and used the origin of Twilight to descend... in his own body.
And he himself is the owner of Spirituality Panel.
A perfect closed loop was formed. Ryan descended into Ryan's body. Ryan controlled everything in Ryan's body. Ryan was still Ryan, but Ryan's vision became different.
In front of his eyes, the world was a world of flames. There was a faint firelight inside the stone, which should have been transformed by the energy of the stone.
This is the weakest flame, but the entire world is densely packed with countless such flames, forming a burning earth.
The sky is also burning. The boiling flames are not as turbid as the ground. Perhaps there is too little material, so it appears clear.
The sky and the earth make up the world. In the world, countless jumping flames appear in front of Ryan. Some flames are constantly extinguishing. Ryan understands that this is the fire of life.
For example, what he saw on Brandt next to him was a blazing flame. In the depths of the flame, a stag was entrenched, looking at him, it was an extraordinary fire.
Ryan looked at Orcs in the distance again. The moment he saw those Werewolves, Ryan understood... understood the secret that Count William said.
"Blood and bloodline..."
Ryan whispered in a low voice, he understood, but his voice echoed in the void, but did not disperse for a long time. The surrounding Knight Retainers looked at the lord with burning flames in shock. They felt the infinite majesty from the voice, which made them instinctively surrender, believe, awe and loyalty.
The sound echoed further away. In those fortresses, although people could not see Ryan outside, they still felt the great majesty inexplicably.
At this moment, Ryan also thought of how to deal with these Orcs. Werewolves are powerful because of their blood and blood. Similarly, their glory is also a curse that will not dissipate on them.
"Bloodlust, Bloodlust."
This is the source of Werewolves's powerful strength, and also their greatest weakness.
"Let the blood that buries everything about you be used by me."
Ryan floated into the sky, and in his eyes, he became the master of this world of flames.
The flames are different. Even if the different stones, trees, life, ice and snow in Ryan's field of vision at the moment have the same flame, he can still see the difference in the flames burning in Werewolves's body.
He looked at a Werewolves. The next moment, the Werewolves that was fighting with the knight suddenly knelt on the ground, panting heavily. He curled up together, and fine blood like sweat and dewdrops continued to seep out of his body.
He was afraid, but the next moment, the gray flame in his heart burned. Werewolves's eyes were no longer afraid. He looked at Ryan in the sky feverishly and let out a completely different wolf howl.
Ouch——