Today is a landmark day for the citizens living in various galaxies of the Empire.
The vast majority of workplaces have declared a holiday or have Golem taking over the work, and all citizens have enjoyed one day of paid holiday.
From the most powerful Sixth Tier Arcanist to children in third and fourth grade at school; from the high-ranking congressman Empire to business tycoons controlling billions of assets - everyone turned on their screens at the same time and waited quietly.
The screen switched and Ian appeared in front of the camera wearing a medical surgical gown and gloves.
In front of him was a long table covered with a black curtain.
Suspended in the background are various medical instruments and several magic circles emitting shimmering light.
"Hello fellow citizens, how are you doing today?" Ian started with a smile.
"Today, we are launching a new education program designed to dispel any superstitions, fears or stereotypes about the existence of certain things in the universe."
"And our first program starts with a 'god'."
After saying that, he opened the black curtain, revealing the object below - it was Herpo.
At this moment, Herpo was not wearing the iconic black robe. His naked body was as pale as paint, he was nearly three meters tall, and his figure was as skinny as firewood.
Hearing the Archon's words, the audience in front of the screen was shocked, but their curiosity and thirst for knowledge were instantly ignited.
"In the universe, gods are regarded as supreme beings, worshiped and revered by countless races. They are so powerful that they are even regarded as the Overlord of the universe."
Ian paused for a moment, letting this sentence settle in the hearts of the audience:
"However, if we analyze the information about them from a logical perspective, we will find many strange things. Mortals worship gods, and their souls ascend to the Divine Kingdom after death - this seems to be common sense."
"But there is a little-known fact - or a fact that is deliberately concealed: these gods require people's belief to become stronger. The more believers, the higher the level they can reach."
"Essentially, they are a kind of Parasite creatures that rely on Parasite to grow and even survive on other intelligent life forms."
Citizens watching the live broadcast while sitting at home or in public places are becoming increasingly fascinated.
The feeling of having the Archon himself reveal the mysteries of the universe is simply intoxicating.
Some smart people have already seen the deep meaning behind this live broadcast. In the future, Empire is bound to come into contact with more gods.
If those gods want to spread their faith within the territory of the Empire, they are destined to be in trouble.
This live broadcast will ensure that no citizen is left in awe of the gods - except for an objective assessment of their power.
If someone wants them to worship a god in the future, the first image that comes to their mind is probably the scene of His Majesty the Archon pressing the god on the dissecting table as a teaching tool.
"The god lying in front of me is a Eighth Tier powerhouse. This means that he can destroy the entire Solar System with a single blow. Although he is not the top among gods, he is still at the upper-middle level."
These words shocked the audience again. The current knowledge disclosed to ordinary citizens is limited to Sixth Tier.
But Ian didn't give them much time to digest and went straight to the point:
"We'll start by cutting open his skin and dissecting him."
A scalpel flew into Ian's hand. He tried to cut Herpo's skin vertically from his head to his torso.
Unfortunately, the scalpel only left a shallow white mark on the skin.
"As you can see, God's skin is very tough. This scalpel is made of the hardest metal known to date. Now, let's try a high-energy laser scalpel."
A scalpel with a short red laser beam appeared in his hand, and he tried cutting again, but it still didn't work.
"Preliminary analysis: This god is immune to physical damage and some technological weapons. The specific immunity threshold has yet to be determined. Now, let's try magic."
Several different magic scalpels were suspended in front of him, and he tried them one by one.
"Remarks: This god is also extremely resistant to wand casting, Dragon Tongue Magic and witchcraft. However, Arcane Rune Magic seems to be effective."
As the last scalpel fell, Herpo's skin was finally cut open, and golden blood slowly flowed out.
However, after a few seconds, the wound healed automatically.
"Even in the sealed state, the experimental subject still has a very strong self-healing factor. The color of the blood is golden instead of red. Now, let's see if a high concentration of mana can inhibit this self-healing."
A magic circle in the room was activated, injecting high-purity mana into the wound opened by Ian, successfully preventing its healing.
Subsequently, Ian peeled off the skin from Herpo's body.
"The subject's muscles are black, which may be related to his control of the power of death, but this requires more data to support."
"In addition, according to the basic data collected by the magic array, the body density of the experimental subjects is 3,000 to 4,000 times that of ordinary humans, which gives them unimaginable physical strength."
As the anatomy progressed, Empire audiences from all over the world watched intently and were completely fascinated.
This was a live anatomy scene of a god! This shock made them temporarily forget their fear of the gods.
At the same time, Ian is concentrating on the operation:
"No magic circuits, energy veins or organs with similar functions have been detected. The bones are also black and the density is thousands of times that of humans."
"The bones are directly connected to each other, without cartilage or connective tissue. Despite their extremely high density, the bones are extremely flexible, even comparable to rubber, which supports them in performing various complex movements."
"It's so fascinating. Apart from the heart, there are no other organs in the body."
After opening the chest cavity of Herpo, there is only a heart inside, and blood vessels connect the skin, bones and muscles.
"No respiratory system, no reproductive system, nothing but a heart that pumps blood."
Then he began to dissect the heart.
"Blood seems to be produced and transported by the heart. In addition, each drop of blood contains a large amount of Divine Power. However, for a Eighth Tier individual, this content is low."
"Now, let's examine the brain."
Ian cut open Herpo's skull and dissected the brain.
"The brain of the experimental subject is not much different from that of ordinary humans, except for some additional mutations. Its main function seems to be as the entrance to 'Soul Space'."
"Based on the data collected, the heart and brain do not appear to be fatal to the gods. Even if destroyed, they may only be slightly weaker and not die. Overall, this body seems to be just a container."
"It is very likely that the gods are pure soul creatures, and the body is just a carrier. Once the body is destroyed, it will not cause their death. But there is also a possibility that their souls cannot exist for a long time without the body."
"Unfortunately, there is currently insufficient data to determine whether this is true for all gods or high-level gods. Now, let's examine the soul."
Subsequently, Ian activated the magic circle in the room, and his consciousness entered Soul Space of Herpo.
As soon as he entered, he noticed that Herpo's sealed soul was struggling slightly.
So, he secretly mobilized the huge energy of Floating City to strengthen the seal.
Ian has to admit that Empire's current Sealing Magic does still need to be improved.
At this moment, Ian is suspended above a huge white space.
Under his feet was a vast golden ocean, so vast that it was unimaginable.
In the center of the ocean stood an altar with a golden flame burning on it.
"It's so fascinating," Ian said to everyone watching the live broadcast.
"The gods use Soul Space to store Divine Power. If we can find a way to imitate this mechanism to store mana, then a whole new path to magic will be open to us."
"In addition, this method can also greatly shorten the time for Arcanist to be promoted to Eighth Tier."
Ian's eyes Blink were filled with anticipation. This idea is indeed feasible.
If Arcanist can absorb and store mana in Magic Core and Soul Space at the same time, the time for them to reach Eighth Tier and higher will indeed be greatly shortened.
Moreover, if a method can be found to convert the mana absorbed by Soul Space into "Aether" with the same purity as Magic Core, the promotion speed will be further accelerated.
Although Divine Power is different from mana, he can still learn from it.
At the same time, Ian's words made everyone in the Empire - whether they were Arcanist or ordinary people - completely boiling.
The discovery or creation of every new magic system means that people have more choices and a higher probability of becoming a spellcaster.
After all, if you don't fit this system, maybe another system is tailor-made for you.
As for the Empire and Arcanist, they are even more excited.
With "Arcane Fire", the Archon has opened a shortcut for them to Seventh Tier. Now, once this idea about Soul Space storing mana comes true, they don't even have to worry about the bottleneck of promoting Eighth Tier.
For a time, the whole world fell into a frenzy.
At the same time, Ian continued his anatomy teaching. He explained that the altar and flames in the middle of the ocean were the "Divine Altar" and "Divine Flame" of the gods.
Divine Flame is used to purify believers' beliefs, and the purified beliefs can be converted into Divine Power through Divine Altar, or used for other purposes.
After the autopsy, Ian delivered the concluding remarks of this live broadcast.
"Thank you all for accompanying me on this journey of knowledge. My original intention in creating this show was to inspire all citizens of the Empire - regardless of race, ethnicity, or which galaxy they live in - to have a passion for knowledge and a pursuit of Truth."
"As citizens of the Empire, we have a responsibility to ask questions, seek answers, remain curious about the unknown, and uncover all mysteries until all Truth of the universe is revealed to us."
"This is by no means an easy task, and it may even be a task that we cannot complete in our lifetime. During this journey, we will face countless adversities, encounter countless people who try to hinder us, and we may even often doubt ourselves and our abilities."
"Despite this, we will never stop exploring; we will never give up on our pursuit."
He paused for a moment and solemnly saluted:
"Arcane Truth will guide us until the end of time and beyond."
In front of the screen, all the citizens of the Empire stood up in unison and repeated in unison:
"Arcane Truth will guide us until the end of time and beyond."