Chapter 348
No matter how many demigods there are, they can't defeat a single god.
Because demigods can only mobilize the portion of power they draw upon through Faith Path, while gods can mobilize the power of the entire path.
"Strange, where are the memories?"
After the initial joy, Ryan frowned in thought, realizing a crucial problem... the memories he had previously imagined did not exist.
"Wait, there seems to be something else."
His spirit merged into the imprint, and he discovered a familiar aura within it. After careful examination, he confirmed that it originated from the same source as his own, most likely his memories.
However, this memory could not be accessed directly, so Ryan summoned the Order Fairy, Doro, to inquire about the situation.
"Owner!"
Because of Aphrodite, Doro has been hiding inside Ryan's body as a sword and hasn't appeared during this time.
"Doro, I received memories from the God of Desire, but why can't I unlock them?"
"Doro doesn't know either, but Master's memories were separated and might be restricted by some method. Perhaps Master can wait until he receives other parts of his memories and then see the result."
"That's true."
Although it's a bit troublesome, strength is the most important thing, and now he knows what to do next, instead of just wandering around aimlessly like a headless fly.
Let's go see what changes have occurred in the Misty Space... Ryan's thoughts stirred, Mental Power descended once more, entering the Misty Space.
"Huh?"
The power within the space had clearly increased. Even more surprisingly, when Ryan looked up at the starry sky, he discovered a very striking 'Milky Way'.
"Is this... a reflection of the pathways of desire in the Misty Space??"
Ryan was taken aback.
Goodness, before it was just people being reflected, now the entire Faith Path has been reflected in.
"I didn't expect the Misty Space to even accommodate Faith Path. Does that mean its level is higher than that of gods?... That makes sense, otherwise it wouldn't be able to merge with my Mental Power."
Although we don't know what happened before, the fact that he died and still has the Misty Space with him is enough to prove its importance. Maybe this is the origin of the Rhea Continent. Theoretically speaking, it's not impossible to project the existence of the Misty Space into reality and create the Rhea Continent.
Ryan had a sudden thought, feeling like he had grasped something important, but that inspiration quickly vanished.
It seems something is still missing—a catalyst.
Ryan shook his head, refocusing his attention on the Milky Way he was passing through.
At this moment, countless stars shone in that dazzling Milky Way. As his thoughts flashed, the Milky Way began to emit bursts of light. Ryan quickly discovered that with the help of the Milky Way, he could actually manipulate the power inside the Misty Space on a small scale!
Rumble rumble rumble~~~
The gray fog surged like a stormy sea!
"The power has increased... Could it be that this is actually the same principle as the Faith Path? The power of God is the key to unlocking the power of the path, and the Milky Way, which is reflected in the Misty Space, is also the key to unlocking this space?"
That's very possible!
With the amplification from the Misty Space, Ryan was able to unleash far greater divine power of desire Aphrodite.
Thinking about it this way, his previous plan to collect power was not wrong. Once all the power is gathered, the Misty Space will definitely change.
"I now possess... well, the imprints of time and space, the sun, the moon, the earth, death, and desire. Apart from the remaining three Outer Gods, there seems to be no situation with Order. Logically, with Doro awakening, the power of Order should flow to me as well."
"Speaking of which, the Sword of Order can fuse with the power of several other marks to unleash even stronger abilities; this thing is probably quite special."
After some thought, Ryan decided to acquire the other three Outer Gods powers first, since his memories were still incomplete.
He exited the Misty Space and then came to the Scepter of the Bizarre.
Since the Lord of the Bizarre Moras is dead, this scepter most likely holds a secret.
Ryan reached out and grasped the scepter, a symbol of wisdom and mystery.
Upon acquiring it, I felt a distinct resistance from the power of the Path of Wisdom. Although Moras is gone, the Supernatural Being who walk this path are still there, constantly thinking about resurrecting the God of Wisdom.
Come to think of it, these guys are loyal, haven't they ever thought about becoming gods and replacing them? Look at Sylvia next door, she's already openly declared herself a traitor.
"Resist? Too bad it's useless."
Ryan grabbed the scepter and, with a slight exertion, made it lie down obediently.
Although it is Divine Artifact, the gods are all dead, and it is an unclaimed object. How can it compare to him, a legitimate god?
"Huh?"
Ryan suddenly realized that this thing seemed to have become unusually docile. "It doesn't resist, and it even seems to be yielding?"
Once something reaches the level of Divine Artifact, it will develop some kind of 'spirituality'. Ryan could easily sense the emotions being conveyed by the Scepter of the Bizarre at this moment.
"What's so strange about that?" Doro said with a grin as she floated in the air. "Because these weapons were originally made by our master."
"I made it?"
"Yes, the Four Gods war, desire, wisdom, and chaos were originally part of this world. They were born when the master created the continent, but unlike other gods, they weren't born with gods at the same time... Hmm, I'm not too sure about the specifics, but the master can try controlling them directly."
Following Doro's account, Ryan infused power into the scepter.
Swish!
A beam of light shone from the scepter, presenting a scene before him.
There were rows of bookshelves, and a woman's arm reached out from one end of the frame, out of sight, and placed a book on one of the shelves.
The image appeared very briefly, and then everything disappeared.
That's it?
Ryan frowned, somewhat confused about what this thing was trying to say.
A woman's hands, books, bookshelves... wait, that bookshelf looks somewhat familiar.
If it were his past life, Ryan had complete confidence in his memory. He would only glance at many things, and then really just look at them, without remembering any of their features afterwards.
But this life is different. As Supernatural Being, his mental abilities are enough to enable him to have a photographic memory. However, the content of this picture was seen a long time ago, and the vague parts of the memory were unconsciously hidden deep in his mind. Ryan recalled for a while before he remembered where he had seen it before.
Berman City!
The bookstore that Keisha runs!
Speaking of Keisha, she was originally a capable assistant assigned to Berman City Secretary Adler, but it turned out that she was actually Creed's man.
"How come I've been looking at things for so long? Is there something special about that bookstore?"
Ryan for a moment, put away the scepter, and then waved his hand to open Chaos Channel.
Once one's strength reaches the level of a god, using the Chaos Channel for teleportation becomes as simple as eating and drinking.
A short while later, Ryan emerged from the Chaos Space and appeared in Berman City.
It takes less than a minute to get from the Southern Continent to Berman City!
"Awesome! This is way better than flying a plane!"
Ryan used to miss airplanes because trains were so slow.
But now... I still miss it, because development requires technological progress, and ultimately, there are still more ordinary people in this world.
Ryan walked through the streets of Berman City, his thoughts wandering.
Although he was walking here, it was as if he were not in the same time and space as the people around him.
Even when people passed by him, they couldn't see Ryan, but they would unconsciously avoid Ryan.
Ryan took a few steps and arrived at the bookstore where he had met the before.
Because of Keisha's departure, this location has been abandoned, but the bookstore is still there, only now it has changed owners.
At that moment, only one clerk was sitting at the counter, dozing off in the entire bookstore.
Business is as bad as ever.
Ryan went inside and walked among the bookshelves, searching for a spot that fit the image.
He quickly located the position, but Ryan couldn't see the book in the woman's hand clearly at the time; it must have been concealed by some force.
He paused in front of the bookshelf, his gaze sweeping across the shelves until it landed on the ninth shelf.
Counting up to the ninth, I finally saw a book with a black spine.
Then he finally remembered.
"This book... seems to be the one Keisha wanted me to have back then?"
Ryan remembered that after noticing something was wrong with Keisha, he came over to investigate and eventually confirmed that she was from the Eye of Dawn. At that time, he thought Keisha wanted to use the book to control him, so he refused the offer to take the book.
Could it be that this book isn't just a simple, deceptive thing?
Because of his formidable strength, Ryan didn't hesitate this time and directly pulled the book out from the top.
The book cover was black and contained no text. The moment Ryan opened it, his Mental Power was immediately drawn into it by a powerful force.
Swish!
The boundless, endless gray space was filled with an atmosphere of death and decay.
Upon seeing the sudden scene, Ryan immediately realized something had happened, because this wasn't his first time in this place!
Sure enough, at the edge of Ryan's vision, the mist that had settled in the air dissipated layer by layer, and then that familiar huge cross reappeared!
Ryan was taken aback. He truly hadn't expected that such a small book would contain a major boss. Could it have already existed from the beginning?
Without time to think, as the opponent approached, Ryan remained calm this time. He extended his right hand, Sword of Order was in his grasp the next second.
Without uttering any further words, Ryan poured his divine power of desire into the air and then slashed down into the distant void.
Sizzle!
The enormous sword blade transformed into a crescent moon and shot out, flashing through the void and slicing the mist in two, striking the Hanged Woman precisely—BOOM!! A deafening roar erupted, and a shockwave swept in like a tsunami, dispersing all the mist. The immense force shook the entire space.
A sharp, piercing scream rang out amidst the explosion. The sound vibrated in his ears and stimulated his mind. Ryan swayed, feeling a burning sensation in his eyes and nose, as if a hot liquid was about to gush out of his nose.
What a terrifying psychological attack.
He raised his head, forcing himself to look into the distance despite his discomfort. He saw the cross still rapidly approaching, and at the same time, the woman's hair grew wildly, spreading like tentacles, all thrusting towards Ryan.
He shifted his body, dodging with a flickering motion, his long hair striking the ground like terrifying meteorites.
Ryan retaliated with the Sword of Order, severing a strand of hair, but it quickly grew back and continued to attack him relentlessly.
Seeing that he couldn't get rid of the hair, Ryan changed his target and continued to slash at the cross, but although the attacks hit, they seemed to have no effect.
Gradually, Ryan sensed something was wrong. His strength had reached the level of a god, and this was just one of the seals of the Hanging Woman. No matter how strong she was, she couldn't possibly overwhelm him. Otherwise, the seals of other gods wouldn't be able to restrain her at all.
"Master, use the power of Path of Wisdom to strike her!"
Doro's voice came from the Sword of Order.
Ryan's lips twitched slightly. "I need to have it too."
"Master, you have a scepter."
"Scepter of the Bizarre?"
With a thought, Ryan took out the Scepter of the Bizarre. The moment the weapon appeared, the power of the entire space seemed to be drawn to it.
Seeing the energy rushing towards them, Ryan, though somewhat puzzled, did not hesitate and used the power released by the scepter to condense a huge black lightsaber in the air.
"Go!"
Ryan gave a low shout.
The lightsaber ripped through space and shot towards the upside-down woman.
At this moment, a piercing scream rang out again, and the hair suddenly contracted and converged wildly, as if trying to form a solid wall. However, the black hair that had just given Ryan a headache collapsed like dry leaves under the power of the lightsaber.
Ultimately, the hair was burned away by flames formed by the strange power, and the lightsaber struck the woman on the cross head-on, passing through her in less than a second.
Boom!
The cross emitted a violent explosion, and terrifying cracks spread at an extremely rapid pace before finally collapsing completely with a deafening roar.
As the cross collapsed, the space that had been swaying also collapsed, and Ryan's spirit sank back into his body in the blink of an eye.
He looked around in astonishment, not expecting to be out so easily.
"Doro, why is attacking Him with the power of the Path of Wisdom effective?"
"I'm not really sure, I just have a feeling... um, Doro can't remember."