readytorunbook Chapter 527 The truth 5 years ago
Chapter 527 The truth 5 years ago
With several lightning spells from Xu Ning, the soldiers' arms were crippled.
The stragglers in the God of the Righteous Machine let out an angry and desperate cry.
Xu Ning was actually very able to understand his inner helplessness.
The soldier had once been kind to the world, but fate was too cruel to him, causing him to sink deeper and deeper into anger.
The more he resisted the world, the more helpless he felt.
Xu Ning had also realized this: the more power he controlled, the deeper his awe of this world became.
There are too many forces in this world that can destroy themselves, or even destroy the world with a flick of their wrist.
Just like... the cute little god that is flying up in front of me, it is also an existence that I dare not easily profane.
After Xu Ning neutralized the attack capabilities of the scattered soldiers, Xiao Dijiang, who was beside Xu Ning, stopped attacking.
Before Xu Ning could prepare to use the same trick again to break through the lightning pattern and retrieve the Thunder God's Heart from the scattered soldiers, Nasita, who was standing behind him, suddenly floated up.
At this moment, Nasita seemed like a true deity, her whole body radiating a rich, holy blue light, and she walked through the void toward the chest of the scattered soldiers.
As she opened her small hand, the soldier's entire body seemed to be nailed to the spot, and he could not even control himself to take half a step back.
The lightning pattern on the chest of the God of Justice shattered easily under the influence of the grass element.
Xu Ning watched Naxida's actions, remaining calm and silent.
Judging from Nasita's behavior just now, she clearly doesn't want to obtain another Thor's Heart.
In other words, my act of merging the two divine hearts in the dream was not permitted by the gods?
When the Heart of Thor, radiating purple light, fell into the hands of the Little Lucky Grass King, the skirmishers at the head of the God of Justice finally collapsed.
"Don't take it...that's mine...this is the only thing...I can't give it to you..."
Xu Ning, standing below and holding a gourd of wine, couldn't resist secretly trying to attract the Heart of Thor in Nasida's hand, only to find that the Heart of Thor was "as stable as Mount Tai" in her small hand.
Not only did it remain completely still, but it also severed the subtle connection between the two Thor's Hearts.
It was as if the heart of Thor had been sealed away in an instant.
Without the heart of God, the true God is like a toy car with its batteries removed, unable to be driven anymore.
The cockpit at the front slowly opened, and the skirmisher walked slowly to the edge, reaching out his hand to Nasita.
This was the first time Xu Ning had ever seen such a weak expression on the faces of the soldiers, as if they were begging Nasita to return the Heart of Thor to him.
But the soldier did not beg. The light in his eyes faded, and he fell off the God of the Righteous Machine, crashing onto the hard ground and kicking up a cloud of dust.
Nasita didn't even glance at the stragglers, but flew straight towards Xu Ning's position.
"This Thor's Heart, if not for my interference, should have belonged to you."
Xu Ning chuckled twice. "To be honest, this thing was originally given to the scattered soldiers by the Divine Child, but now whoever has it decides what to do with it. By the way, shouldn't we go check on that guy?"
Naxida shook her head.
“His body is extremely resilient and won’t break down. We have more important things to do.”
Naxida reached out and a can of knowledge appeared in front of Xu Ning.
Xu Ning has been in Xumi for quite some time now, so he is naturally very familiar with this kind of canning knowledge.
The knowledge contained in the jars of Sumeru almost always emits a green light, with only the extremely rare knowledge contained in the jars of deities appearing red.
But this canned food in front of him was the first time he had ever seen it, because its color was a gold that he had never seen before.
Xu Ning vaguely sensed that perhaps those red-bottled divine knowledge were wrong, and maybe only this golden-bottled knowledge could be considered divine knowledge.
As expected, Nasita explained, "This is the Great Tree King, the last memory of that god. He must have left extremely crucial information here, which I will be able to read after I grow up. Unfortunately, I am growing too slowly and have been unable to break the seal. But now, with the help of this Thunder God's Heart, I can easily open it and reach His consciousness."
Upon hearing Naxida's words about consciousness, Xu Ning suddenly recalled the time he fainted under the incense of Haibaxia.
"...At that time, I felt that the place where I was standing seemed to be under the World Tree, and a mysterious voice kept repeating, '...World, forget me...', but I didn't quite understand what it meant."
Has the world... forgotten me...?
Nasida pondered for a moment, then suddenly looked up at Xu Ning and asked, "It seems you may have obtained some crucial information before me. To avoid missing anything again, would you be willing to come with me to take a look?"
Xu Ning recalled the Emperor's instructions to "record and witness," hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
Nasita flicked her finger at the golden jar of knowledge, and as a golden light spread out, Xu Ning suddenly found himself in a forest.
"Uh, are we already within that god's consciousness? How could this be? Last time I came here, I appeared directly at the foot of the World Tree..."
Nasita looked around. "This means that the consciousness of the Great Tree King is also being gradually eroded by something terrible..."
Xu Ning suddenly realized, "I understand, it's like the contamination of forbidden knowledge!"
"Forbidden knowledge?"
Nasida was clearly encountering this word for the first time and was somewhat surprised by the unfamiliar term Xu Ning had used.
Xu Ning was surprised that Nasida knew nothing about "forbidden knowledge," so he quickly shared his encounter with the Red King's tomb, including what he learned inside, with Nasida.
"So, the current situation is very clear. Forbidden knowledge first appeared a thousand years ago and corrupted Mount Sumeru. It was only through the sacrifice of the Red King and the overexertion of power by the Great Compassion Tree King that it was suppressed."
Then, five hundred years later, during the Calamity of Kanria, forbidden knowledge was once again corrupted. This corruption was likely more severe, even threatening the World Tree. In other words, the Great Tree King, who had always protected the World Tree, may very well have sacrificed his life to eliminate forbidden knowledge.
Nasita nodded. "The only proof is that no one in Sumeru, including myself, knew about the existence of forbidden knowledge. She must have made some minor alterations to the World Tree. While protecting us, she allowed herself to slowly die amidst the pollution of forbidden knowledge, fighting against madness, chaos, and suffering... and even left behind clues in the end."
Nasita pointed to the seemingly boundless sea of consciousness before her, "Even though we entered as consciousness, we must remain conscious, otherwise we might be corrupted and go insane..."
Xu Ning smiled and said, "It's alright. After all, I've taken this kind of trip several times before, and I'm very familiar with the process."
"In that case, let's set off!"
As Nasita meditated, a huge ship slowly sailed down from the sky.
"This is the Ark of Consciousness, the embodiment of reason. It will carry us easily toward the side of the World Tree."
Xu Ning watched the Ark of Consciousness travel forward and asked the Little Auspicious Grass King, "Kong and I overheard those words near the World Tree. I'd like to ask you beforehand, if her consciousness hasn't completely dissipated..."
Naxida didn't speak, so Xu Ning didn't ask any more questions.
The Ark of Consciousness quickly transported the two to the side of the World Tree. Xu Ning, holding Nasita's little hand, jumped off the ship and stood steadily on a thick branch of the World Tree.
"Is this the place you've been before?"
Xu Ning nodded, "Yes, it's exactly the same place as in my memory. If there's anything different, it's that you're here, whether you're beside me or over there..."
At the very end of the tree branch of the World Tree, there appeared an image exactly like Nasita.
"Is that the consciousness of the Great Tree King?"
Naxida directly asked the question that Xu Ning wanted to ask.
"Are you the Great Tree King?"
The Great Compassion Tree King smiled happily. "You're quite surprised, aren't you? I'm exactly the same as you. If you really want to know, I am you, and you are me. You are my reincarnation. So naturally we are exactly the same."
"Reincarnation?"
The Great Compassion Tree King laughed and said, "Is it hard to understand? As the Great Compassion Tree King, I am the incarnation of the World Tree, and you are the purest branch broken off from the World Tree."
"The current situation is like a tree that is gradually dying, but one day the branches will grow and continue to live in another form."
Nasita asked, "But why did you create me in this form? What happened that forced you to do this?"
The Great Compassion Tree King laughed and said, "So you've come seeking answers? I'll have to think carefully about how to answer you."
"This all started with the cataclysm five hundred years ago, when all seven gods except me were summoned to a kingdom called Kanria..."
Xu Ning's heart skipped a beat. "The way this sentence is expressed is a bit imprecise. Shouldn't it be six gods being summoned besides Him? Why is it still said as seven gods? Was it a slip of the tongue?"
The Great Tree King paid no attention to Xu Ning and continued talking to himself.
"...But I have another, more important task, which is to protect the World Tree. The disaster came along with forbidden knowledge. At that time, my consciousness was connected to the World Tree, so I naturally noticed the abnormality."
"When I arrived at the World Tree, forbidden knowledge was already eroding it..."
What exactly is taboo knowledge?
Nasita finally couldn't help but ask.
The Great Tree King paused slightly, “It is knowledge that does not belong to this world, it is an unknowable truth that comes from the bottom of the abyss. I cannot understand it either, but because this world is constantly rejecting it, it causes all sorts of bad symptoms.”
"All I know is that if we continue to allow forbidden knowledge to erode the World Tree, the entire Teyvat will fall apart."
Xu Ning looked at the Great Tree King in front of him. Was there really knowledge in this world that even the God of Wisdom couldn't understand?
Did He truly not know, or... was He simply hiding it?