What is desire?
Every thinking being follows its most basic desires!
The will to survive! Appetite! Sexual desire! Murderous intent! Anger!
From the day any living being is born, their initial desire may simply be to eat their fill, stay warm, and survive.
After their basic desires are satisfied, they will want more.
As the saying goes, "If you get a thousand coins, you want ten thousand; if you become an emperor, you want to Immortal Ascension."
This is the best explanation of desire; not only humans, but even gods cannot escape it.
However, what they pursued was no longer gold and silver, but the most essential power.
For those who believe in God, more believers mean greater power.
When Osiris first showed greed towards Xu Xiao, that hint of greed was already detected.
Desire, though difficult, is all-encompassing and truly powerful.
At this moment, as the Golden Pupil of Myriad Phenomena were activated, all of Xu Xiao's power was transformed into the True Meaning of Desire.
The last trace of greed in Osiris's heart was also stirred up, like a seed of evil buried deep within, beginning to erode his body.
Overwhelmed by greed, this deity lost his reason and once again squandered the power of his divine kingdom to revive his army of the dead.
"I am an immortal being! I reside within the divine realm, and you, a mortal who has not yet ascended to the Divine Realm, cannot kill me!"
The dead rose again, roaring as they charged towards Xu Xiao.
This time, Xu Xiao did not choose to launch an attack with his fists, but instead let the countless undead engulf him.
Countless undead soldiers swarmed forward, tearing Xu Xiao's body apart and devouring it, leaving not a trace behind.
"Good! Well done! My most loyal soldiers!"
Seeing this, Osiris didn't sense anything was wrong and even laughed happily.
But soon, He could no longer laugh.
The Underworld soldiers who had devoured Xu Xiao all had golden glints in their eyes, and then they turned their gazes toward Osiris.
"You! What are you trying to do?"
With just a glance, Osiris sensed something was off about these soldiers; they no longer seemed like the heroic spirits who followed His teachings and faithfully believed in Him.
He could sense the desires of these soldiers; they longed to kill him, to control their own destiny.
'Crunch!'
The first Underworld soldier turned around, its withered bones grinding together as it let out a silent roar at Osiris.
Most of these Underworld soldiers were originally believers in Osiris during their lifetimes.
In order to have a good afterlife, they dedicated everything to the God.
As the ruler of the Underworld, Osiris could not and was unwilling to allow all his followers to be reincarnated.
He will only select a portion of the souls who have offered Him wealth or are useless to be reborn, while those who are brave and skilled in battle or fanatical will remain in His divine kingdom.
Being a warrior of the God is not necessarily worse than being reincarnated; it can be considered as fulfilling the God ' promise to their believers.
This wouldn't have been a problem originally.
Many God do this; they leave behind the souls of their most loyal, warlike, and even most interesting believers as the core of their divine kingdom.
These souls will become heroic spirits under the laws of the divine realm, becoming beings alongside the gods.
However, under the influence of Xu Xiao's Law of Desire, these undead soldiers clearly had even greater desires.
They crave power, crave to control their own freedom, and crave the power of the gods!
The first Underworld soldier turned and roared, as if igniting the prelude to betrayal; the second, the third... until all of them!
"Damn you bastards! Are you going to attack your own God?!"
Driven by greed, Osiris could not comprehend why these spirits, who were under his control, would betray him; he was only filled with fear.
He was not a God skilled in battle; most of his divine power was used to nurture these heroic spirits who went on campaigns.
I thought they were the most loyal guards, but they all betrayed me in an instant.
Helpless, He could only cut off the divine kingdom's power supply to these warriors.
Unfortunately, it didn't work out; another thought flashed through His mind.
"Are you afraid? Aren't you in charge of the entire Underworld? Why are you afraid of these former lackeys of yours?"
Xu Xiao's voice rang in Osiris's mind, almost making him squeal like a pig in fright.
"You're not dead! Why are you inside my body?!"
"Of course it's because the desire in your heart is my warm nest!"
"Didn't you want to learn my secrets?"
"Look, aren't we now one with each other?"
Xu Xiao's face was reflected in Osiris's golden scepter.
Seeing the face of another being appear on his own face, Osiris went berserk.
"No! Why! Why are you inside my body? I am God! An inviolable deity! You cannot violate me!"
Fear and dread became another source of nourishment, making the voice within Osiris grow ever louder.
"Because I am stronger! I am everywhere, in every corner of your desires."
"You can't kill me; on the contrary, you'll soon become my puppet!"
"No! Absolutely impossible! I am God! I am a supreme being, a mere mortal could not possibly..."
"Really? Then go tell your army!"
Osiris's idea of cutting off the supply of divine power was not implemented, and the swarming soldiers of the dead soon came before Him.
Left with no other choice, this god, who was not skilled in combat, brandished his scepter and flail, striking repeatedly and killing the approaching undead soldiers.
Unfortunately, these soldiers, who were one with the divine kingdom, were immortal. After being shattered, they absorbed the power of the divine kingdom and were resurrected once more.
Osiris was filled with despair; the swift blade that had killed others was now being used to stab himself.
Even the Underworld soldiers before him all resembled Xu Xiao in His eyes.
You can't kill me; they're part of me too.
"I will let these slaves, driven by their desires, kill and devour you, bringing you down from your lofty divine position!"
"No! No! I am God! You cannot defeat me!"
Really? Let's look forward to it!
A dense horde of dead soldiers engulfed Osiris.
His last memory was of being torn apart and devoured by soldiers, which filled him with terror.
"How weak! They can't even withstand the erosion of desire; they've scared themselves like this."
Within the realm of the gods, Xu Xiao watched as Osiris slaughtered most of his Underworld soldiers, then collapsed to the ground in terror.
By using greed to penetrate the other's Mind Stone and fear to fuel the erosion of desire, a God is ensnared in the trap of desire without lifting a finger.
Everything that just happened was a nightmare woven by Xu Xiao for Him, and Osiris, driven by desire, was completely unaware of it.
At this moment, this deity has already been influenced by Xu Xiao's Rule of Desire; planting a single Seed of Desire will make him Xu Xiao's slave.
A speck of light flew from Xu Xiao's hand and, resonating with the desire within Osiris, took root in his body without restraint.
The Seed of Desire entered his body, and from then on, he became Xu Xiao's puppet.
A powerful divine force flowed through the Seed of Desire and fed back to Xu Xiao Xu Xiao, allowing him to experience for the first time the benefits of corrupting a True God.
Perhaps, this is the true application of the Dao of Desire.