Zainjil's Madness!

Nothingness is invisible. The Nothingness that Great Cheng Shi speaks of is actually still Void, but it is another layer of Void hidden under the surface Void.

This place is rarely seen by the world, and few people know about it.

At least Cheng Shi didn't know, so he was extremely shocked at this moment.

"This is..."

"Ha, the Dagger of Stars."

Great Cheng Shi completely tore through the disguise of the Void and brought Cheng Shi to the side of the giant corpse.

Cheng Shi stared dumbfounded at the [Blood Moon of Slaughter] so close at hand, feeling the endless killing Divinity emanating from it, and dared not move an inch.

"Stars... what is the Daggers?"

"Well, it's a bit complicated to explain, but I'm sure you'll be able to guess what it is once I say a name."

Great Cheng Shi smiled meaningfully. He stared at the utterly shocked Cheng Shi for a while, then slowly uttered a name:

"Zainjil!"

"Buzz—"

Cheng Shi's mind went blank.

His first reaction was, "Sure enough," and his second reaction was, "How is that possible?"

He then recalled the anecdote that Gao Yu had mentioned.

"There is no record of this in historical documents, but according to rumors, Zainjil initiated an Experiment called 'Flesh-Crafting Gods,' in which he attempted to use the [Truth] Divinity stolen from the Scholarly Council, combined with the puppetry technology of alchemical creation, to create a completely new [god]!"

Cheng Shi was stunned; his mind couldn't quite process what was happening.

"This is... this is his creation?"

These are... the remains of a god!??

His voice instantly rose eight octaves, the piercing tone echoing in the Nothingness Starry Sky, creating layers of reverberation.

"But didn't he steal the Divinity of [Truth]?!"

How did it become... "Birth" and "Filth and Decay"?!

Didn't he succeed?

How did Creation die again?

Is this considered...?

The dead "New God"?

Great Cheng Shi looked at Cheng Shi strangely, with a hint of disdain in his eyes.

"Who told you that he stole the Divinity of [Truth]?"

[Truth] Divinity only manifests in response to prayer during the joint meeting of the Scholarly Council. If Zainjil could steal it, wouldn't he be just like Galiusha, who wiped out the brains of the Tower of Reason?

Stop collecting rumors and gossip; you'd be better off reading a couple of adult magazines.

"..."

No, is this the time to talk about this?

Cheng Shi was utterly shocked. He blinked his eyes, which were filled with a thirst for knowledge, and looked intently at Great Cheng Shi.

Seeing him like this, Great Cheng Shi shook his head and chuckled.

"Your expression right now is exactly the same as when I first found out about this."

This part of history is very interesting; it took me a lot of effort to pry it out of someone from History School.

This is an absolute secret that has not yet been declassified, and it is unknown whether it will ever be declassified.

Zainjil was a prodigy back then, who had brought the art of creation alchemy to the pinnacle of the Tower of Reason and even secured a position in the Scholarly Council.

But this was not only because he was far superior in his professional skills, but also because he put forward an idea to the then Scholarly Council!

A crazy, audacious, outrageous, and blasphemous idea!

He wants to create a god!

And he's already found a way!

Cheng Shi blurted out instinctively, "What method?"

"To contain [Divinity!"

It should be understood that ever since the Civilization of Isle of Hope discovered their existence, becoming a god has been the relentless pursuit of all life for thousands of years.

The emergence of the Tower of Reason pushed this pursuit to its highest peak.

In the simple understanding of Mortals, to become a god, one must embrace Divinity.

The problem is that since Divinity is called Divinity, it is naturally not tolerated by Mortals.

For thousands of years, humankind has racked its brains to collect and preserve Divinity, let alone contain it.

They did try, but no matter what kind of Experiment, it only allowed Mortals to better utilize their Divinity, rather than to embrace it.

There was a voice in the Tower of Reason during that era that said there was already an existence on the Predestination [Divine Path], so He would not allow any Mortals to seize His Divine Authority!

It seems that the path to godhood is blocked.

Because Mortals have no other way to go but to accept.

Although there are many scattered Divinity, only they know how to piece them together.

How can you even begin to strive if you don't first become a "god"?

Thus, delusion led to a dead end, and a stumbling block called paradox appeared on the ladder to godhood.

It was at this time, in an era of stagnant theological progress, that society began to unrest, and people's hearts began to flutter. You probably know what happened next...

War is brewing.

However, the reason why Civilization can develop is that there will always be people who persevere on the path of exploration.

Zainjil was one of them.

The mindset of a genius is completely different from that of Mortals.

He devised a method powerful enough to overturn the current situation and to accommodate—no, rather, to seize—their Divine Authority!

Great Cheng Shi's expression was also quite excited. He snapped his fingers, and two balls of light condensed at the fingertips of his left and right hands.

A white blob, a black blob.

He slowly brought his two fingers closer together, and after they reached a certain distance, the two orbs of light suddenly began to pull at each other. The intense confrontation caused them to dissipate and collapse.

Finally, the light faded and everything turned to ashes.

Cheng Shi stared intently at the scene, awaiting further explanation.

"Did you see that?"

When opposing Divinity discover each other's existence, their instinct is to seize each other's Divine Authority!

But in this process, since no one can overcome the other, the "Divinity" will eventually be broken up and lost.

The Tower of Reason has conducted countless studies on this topic. They even collected all the available pieces of the "Divinity" related to "their" Divine Authority in order to simulate the process of seizing Divine Authority, and reconstructed them into a false and incomplete "He".

Zainjil was inspired by this and came up with an idea that was both absurd and ingenious!

He wants it!

Join this grab!

When a...

A thief who picks up bargains!

While the opposing sides are seizing Divine Authority from each other, capture the Divinity that is about to dissipate but has not yet dissipated, and then pour it all into your own body!

Since this part of the Divine Authority was torn off by the being of the opposing Faith, without the involvement of Mortals means, He would feel that the Divine Authority has been lost.

Therefore, He relinquished ownership of this part of the Divine Authority!

And at this moment!

The being of the opposing Faith did not truly possess it!

Therefore, as long as we find that perfect moment in this tug-of-war for Divine Authority, we can seize this "unclaimed" "Divinity"...

Is it possible to accommodate it without any hindrance, without any of them rejecting it?

Of course, a true god is omniscient and omnipotent, and it is impossible for a Mortals to exploit a loophole in a divine confrontation.

But!

Where are these false gods?!

Is the "He" assembled from the "Divinity" puzzle pieces collected by the Tower of Reason not so omniscient and omnipotent?

At least this part of Divinity has been lost from the true gods!

Thus, the thief who stole the Divine Authority of the gods...

It's here!

"!!!"

As Great Cheng Shi recounted this history, the buzzing in Cheng Shi's head never stopped.

He listened intently to this little-known history, yet was repeatedly shocked by Zainjil's madness, causing a roar within his head.

Hearing this, he had a vague idea of what was going on, but he wasn't sure, or rather, no one was.

This kind of crazy attempt to take advantage of the situation in the face of the "gods" is almost tantamount to suicide.

But is he afraid of dying?

Perhaps they are not afraid.

Perhaps in the eyes of these fanatical Scholar, failing to complete their research is far more terrifying than death.

Did you guess it?

Yes, what you are seeing is Zainjil's Experiment, the great 'God-Stealing Experiment'!

He explained his ideas to the Scholarly Council, but because they were so outrageous, not a single member of the chairmanship dared to agree to this absurd yet reasonable Experiment.

In the end, he relinquished his position on the Scholarly Council, giving the Tower of Reason a way out to protect itself, and only then did the chairmanship members approve the use of all resources to fund his 'God-Stealing Experiment'.

They selected the most stable aspect of Divinity, Birth, and the most stagnant aspect of Divinity, Filth and Decay, as their targets, and built a massive Experiment device known as the 'Dagger of Stars'.

And it is right here in front of you.

Zainjil was prepared to use the 'Dagger of Stars' to cut open their pockets and steal their treasured Divine Authority!