"Well..."
A long, drawn-out sigh echoed through the silvery-white Holy See hall.
The exquisite mural on the wall, carved in pure silver, depicts Pale God riding the wind, exuding a somewhat arrogant air. However, the real Pale God, now alive, already carries a faint hint of death.
"Your Majesty, I don't understand..."
Abraham cautiously stepped forward and asked, puzzled.
He didn't quite understand Norton's words; after all, he couldn't see the soul.
"Thirteen thousand years ago, didn't the Primordial God of Death Jonah, descend upon the Garden of Eden with countless souls? Even setting aside Jonah, the Gothic Empire of the Northern Continent also used a large number of souls to forge War Machine. These are all applications of the soul. How could souls not appear in reality now?"
Abraham's heart, which had been dormant for so long, suddenly began to beat slightly.
He had a nagging feeling that Biyang might be orchestrating another scheme to deceive everyone, drag God down with them, and ultimately devour God.
Abraham felt his palms sweating.
It wasn't that he was overly suspicious; it was simply that Biyang had too many past offenses!
Who could possibly believe him?
"The corpse of a god hangs high on a wooden stake, Garden of Eden is separated from Heaven."
Norton, wearing a pure silver crown, turned around from the window as he spoke, staring intently at Abraham, who had raised the question.
" Garden of Eden was completely separated from Heaven, and the souls of living beings could not return to Heaven after death, so they were able to exist in Garden of Eden."
This is also the basis for Jonah's coming.
Since Jonah's death, the gateway between Heaven and Garden of Eden has been fully opened, and the universe has returned to a state of growth. This is also the path of God's gradual maturation, as I have already told you.
Thus, flesh and blood can intertwine with the soul, and can also return to Heaven upon death.
However, this world is fluid. Entropy increase is the foundation of God's growth and the rule by which all His power expands continuously.
This increase in entropy is not only reflected in the real world, but also in that Heaven filled with the power of the soul!
Therefore, the souls of Heaven also need to dissipate through entropy increase, and by utilizing the souls, Heaven can continuously expand outward infinitely.
This is a two-way increase in entropy between the soul and reality, and can also be seen as a two-way growth of God's soul and body!
Norton's deep gaze shifted from the already drenched Abraham, and as he spoke, a hint of melancholy visibly appeared on his pure white, exquisite face.
"Everything in the Garden of Eden was predetermined. The number of souls and even the quality of reality were predetermined from the very beginning of the Garden of Eden. The universe has been operating in accordance with the laws established by God since its birth."
Whether it was Jonah in the past or Kuba who sealed himself on the cross, their actions were all aimed at stopping the workings of reality and Heaven, and preventing the dissipation of souls and the destruction of living beings.
But today, under my leadership, Norton, everything is different.
Ever since I broke the barrier between Garden of Eden and Heaven, the real world has been increasing in entropy according to the laws of nature.
But humans have been able to live for thousands of years, and their population has grown dramatically over the past three thousand years.
Thus, the energy of reality increases in entropy, while the soul of Heaven remains condensed and does not disperse.
This is similar to two liquids with the same osmotic pressure separated by a osmotic membrane. If they are diluted together, the osmotic pressure balance can be maintained, thus achieving a continuous equilibrium.
However, if one side is diluted while the other side remains unchanged, then liquid osmosis will inevitably occur.
This is also why souls appear in reality.
At this point, Norton let out a long, quiet sigh.
"The increase in entropy of reality is the first shackle that God set for life, while the dissipation of the soul is the ultimate cause of the end of all things!"
This is a double shackle that humanity, and indeed all intelligent beings, cannot escape; it is also the root of all heat death...
As a former human, Norton himself was moved by the predetermined fate of humanity, and a sense of sadness permeated his entire being.
He thought back to his past self, to the era when he struggled under immense pressure.
As someone who had also been deeply oppressed, he now felt a deep sympathy for these people whose fates were already sealed.
"Those who cannot transcend are ultimately just domesticated pigs..."
Norton's golden eyes swept over Abraham, Duoxia, Elizabeth, and the others, and he felt a deep sense of emotion.
This damn Garden of Eden of Eden, from beginning to end, leaves one in a state of profound despair.
Norton already knew these results, which would require numerous experiments and thousands of years of observation by humans in the Garden of Eden. In fact, it could be said that he had already noticed the separation of Soul Matter more than three hundred years ago.
These things are the foundation of the universe's operation, the keynote laid by God.
But he wouldn't say.
"Three thousand years have proven that even when humans are kept like pigs and dogs, they are still adept at courting their own demise. The longer the peace lasts, the more fertile ground for madness will be created."
Human beings are inherently driven by bestial instincts, a problem that even if I, Norton, were to become a god, I would not be able to solve.
Three thousand years of peace have not only failed to achieve the communist level of "doors left unlocked at night and lost items left untouched" that I envisioned, but have instead suppressed humanity to the point that its bestial nature is almost impossible to conceal!
Ethics and morality have reached a point where anything not prohibited is permitted. Faith has also almost completely collapsed; while there seem to be many believers, truly devout ones are few and far between.
"If even basic values and ethics have been abandoned by a large number of people, how can their faith possibly remain steadfast?"
Norton slammed his silver staff into the ground with a loud thud.
He looked at his subordinates with a gloomy expression, his dissatisfaction already evident.
Humanity has truly disappointed me!
Whether it's the internal spiritual repression and contradictions reaching their true peak, or the religious believers' lack of faith touching my true bottom line, the internal contradictions of human society have reached an irreconcilable peak.
When internal conflicts have reached an intractable peak, only by transforming them into external conflicts can we truly reshape human society and spirit!
Similarly, only when heretics and apostates exist can the most loyal fanatics be born!
I have already made a tremendous sacrifice for the fate of humanity, maintaining precious peace, equality, and freedom for three thousand years. Yet humanity is completely indifferent to this easily obtained stability, instead revealing its inner bestiality!
Therefore, humanity needs genuine self-struggle to understand the hard-won peace and to recognize the benevolence of Norton!
Norton raised his arms and shouted, his voice accompanied by a sweeping gesture, his Pressure overwhelming.
The Human Federation needs a common enemy, an enemy that will ensure that there are absolutely no traitors or betrayers among the humans of Garden of Eden!
This intrusive Soul Matter clearly solved Norton's immediate problem.
Of course, this also implies that the long-standing peace maintained by the Human Federation for three thousand years will eventually be truly broken under Norton's will.
This is ridiculous!