The So-Called "Gods"
"The cultivation paths in this world are indeed more diverse and colorful." After examining Lusi's memories, Rog then went to examine the memories of the 'magician'.
"The magicians of this world are quite interesting." Like in the Coiling Dragon Universe, the 'mages' in this world also have high requirements for 'mental power' and 'elemental affinity', but the principles by which they release magic spells are different.
Casting a spell is essentially using one's own magical power to Drawing Upon Heaven and Earth, thereby creating a more powerful and astonishing technique.
However, magic spells exist in the Coiling Dragon World, which greatly reduces the requirements for casting magic! A magician who can only cast low-level magic on his own can cast much more powerful magic by using magic spells!
This magic incantation can be seen as a simplified version of the Profound Mysteries of the Laws. Although it is not as powerful Profound Mysteries of the Laws, its amplifying effect is still considerable. Many spells are actually the most basic and simplistic applications of the Profound Mysteries of the Laws.
The magic and spells in this universe mainly rely on constructing 'spell models'. The process of casting magic is to use magical power to construct spell models, and then guide the power of the outside world to cast spells.
"Magic and spells may seem very different, but in reality they lead to the same goal." Essentially, both are about 'comprehending the laws of nature'.
"I still need to come into contact with some truly powerful individuals." This time, Rog decided to investigate the ' Holy Spirit ' level experts.
The Black Crow Duchy.
Deep within the Night Crow Forest, a towering mage tower stands, and above it, flocks of Night Crow circle in the sky, acting as eyes and ears.
"Hmm? These Night Crow?" A strange light flashed in Rog's eyes. He could tell that these crows were clearly intelligent and were tamed magical beasts. Although they were not very strong, their numbers were astonishing, approaching three thousand. And these three thousand Night Crow obeyed the commands of the same person.
"It seems this 'mage' is even more interesting than I imagined." Rog probed the mage tower with his divine sense and was shocked to find that it was filled with many traps and mechanisms, and even contained a 'big guy'. If an ordinary Holy Spirit powerhouse dared to trespass into a Holy Spirit mage's mage tower, he would definitely die.
"Who are you!" Joseph was instantly taken aback when he saw the mysterious powerhouse suddenly appear before him. He was, after all, a veteran Holy Spirit powerhouse with incredibly strong soul power, yet he hadn't sensed the other party's presence at all. Could he be Legendary powerhouse?
"You don't need to know who I am, but I'm quite interested in you, fellow." Rog looked at Joseph, who was as elegant as a young nobleman, with some surprise.
According to the information obtained from the mage's memories, the ' Holy Spirit ' mages are mostly old people because only their souls have been baptized and transformed by the power of heaven and earth. Joseph, in particular, as the 'Guardian' of the Black Crow Duchy, is already five hundred years old.
Logically speaking, even if the other party wasn't dead, he should have been decaying by now. However, Joseph was clearly still 'full of energy'.
"You!" Joseph's handsome face suddenly changed, and he was about to use his methods. However, Rog only released a barely perceptible wisp of soul power, and easily controlled Joseph's soul.
"What is this?" Exploring Joseph's memories yielded an unexpected discovery for Rog.
"So, Joseph actually transformed himself into a 'vampire' creature. No wonder he can live so long." In every world, there are some 'long-lived species'. Even at the same level, they can live for a very long time. For example, dragons and elves, even an ordinary member of their race can have a long lifespan.
The same applies to vampires.
Joseph had clearly transformed himself into a 'vampire' creature.
"That's how they've survived for so long and secretly protected the Black Crow Duchy." This secret method of modifying bloodlines is clearly not within the scope of 'magic.' According to Joseph's understanding, it's a gift from the 'gods.' However, Rog didn't even need to think that the so-called gods bestowing such a secret technique upon Joseph was obviously for ulterior motives.
"This kind of secret technique involves a system that is clearly not that of mages, but more like that of orc wizards." Orcs also exist on this continent, and the most mysterious among them are naturally the orc 'shamans'.
The power of orc wizards and human mages clearly belong to two different systems, and they study different things as well.
The Dharma Master pursues the 'ultimate principles of heaven and earth,' or more simply, the Natural Laws.
Wizards, however, study 'all things in the world'; everything that truly exists in the real world is their research target.
"The method I obtained before, and the ' Light Jade Golden Body ' that I later created, can essentially be considered a kind of wizard's modification secret technique." This path is actually extremely profound and highly versatile.
"Unfortunately, this Joseph only possesses a secret technique; he's not a true wizard." Rog was quite interested in this cultivation system.
"So that's what 'gods' are all about..." Continuing to peruse Joseph's memories, Rog quickly discovered that the so-called 'gods' were very different from what he had imagined.
"No wonder, ' God-Slaying ' is such a common occurrence." It turns out that the gods in this world are divided into many kinds, but most of the so-called 'gods' are not actually 'true gods', but only 'false gods'.
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The so-called ' Blood God ' worshipped by Joseph can only be considered a 'false god'. The reason is simple: this so-called ' Blood God ' has not undergone a true ' Divine Tribulation ' before ascending to godhood.
In this world, becoming a true 'god' is far more difficult than Rog imagined.
Unlike in the Coiling Dragon World, where heaven and earth automatically generate a Godspark matching you once you comprehend the laws, allowing you to easily become a god, in this world, heaven and earth not only won't help you, but will also send down 'calamities' to prevent you from becoming a god.
"No wonder there are so many so-called ' Legendary powerhouses God-Slaying ' incidents. So this is what the so-called ' Legendary powerhouses' and 'gods' are all about." Rog instantly realized that his previous understanding was wrong.
Most of the so-called gods did not ascend through the proper channels; they can only be considered to possess the qualities of a 'true god' in certain aspects.
For example, the ' Blood God ' whom Joseph worships has reached a level in terms of physical body comparable to that of a 'god,' which gives him a lifespan far exceeding that of ordinary Legendary powerhouses, as well as the power to crush ordinary Legendary powerhouses.
However, when it comes to the sophistication of his various techniques and the depth of his understanding of the Natural Laws, Joseph is far inferior to some Legendary powerhouses with profound cultivation levels. If it weren't for his low-key personality and the fact that he had achieved a 'divine body,' which indeed had some merit, perhaps he would have been among the gods slain by Legendary powerhouses, known as the ' Blood God.'
"To transform one's body to be comparable to that of a god, this ' Blood God ' must either have a deep understanding of witchcraft or rely on some kind of secret technique..." Of course, there is another possibility: that the other party has awakened a bloodline talent.
In this world, there exists the concept of 'gods'. As the name suggests, they can naturally become gods simply by relying on the bloodline passed down from their ancestors. This is the 'god race'.
Even an ordinary Holy Spirit powerhouse like Joseph from a remote place had heard of the legends of the ' Dragon God Clan,' ' Elven God Clan,' and ' Titan God Clan ' in various planes.
Of course, those who can ascend to godhood simply by developing their bloodline are still a minority. Most dragons and elves find it quite difficult to break through to the Legendary.