readytorunbook Chapter 1106, Becoming a God
Chapter 1106, Becoming a God
The zombie world, deep in the desolation.
Wu Heng sat cross-legged among the rugged rocks, his aura faintly in harmony with the heaven and earth.
The descendant of the hero is indeed a god!
However, it is different from what was thought before. After achieving the goal of faith, one does not become a god directly. Instead, one must ignite the "divine fire" by oneself before ascending to the realm of gods.
In other words, before becoming a god, one still needs to make some preparations.
To meet the requirements for igniting the divine fire.
When the 'divine fire' is ignited, it mentions burning 'emotions'.
This suddenly reminded him of the several rare artifacts from the Church that he had obtained before, all of which had the side effect of "abandoning humanity."
Does this mean... after becoming a god, part of human nature will eventually be replaced by divinity?
Divinity! Humanity!
In Wu Heng's understanding, there is still a big difference between the two.
Human emotions are short-sighted and focus on the present. Emotions are vivid, complex and uncontrollable.
Love, hate, sadness and happiness are the core of life and can lead to deep empathy.
Divinity, on the other hand, is more eternal and macroscopic, as if looking down upon all living beings from a high vantage point.
You may remember what love is, but no longer truly feel it, lose your ability to empathize, and instead pursue some 'higher' goal or balance.
It’s like humans observing ants in an anthill. They can understand the division of labor among the worker ants, but they cannot understand the emotions of the ant colony.
He didn't know if what he thought was right, but in his opinion, divinity also had shortcomings.
Therefore, for the gods who have abandoned human nature, they have long drawn a clear line between themselves and humans. Humans are just tools they keep in captivity to collect faith.
"Divinity doesn't seem to be a good thing." Wu Heng felt that divinity was a bit like his own skeleton.
There is no emotion involved, just complete the planned tasks.
Does humanity have to be burned out?
Or, if the body is burning enough, can the emotions be preserved?
Not necessarily impossible.
Since this is the case, before becoming a god, it is better to make the body strong enough.
Let it burn longer.
After thinking it over in his mind, he calmed down again and continued to practice the "Creation Sutra".
……
Half a month passes in an instant.
On this day, the energy of heaven and earth suddenly became violent, and the power of law rushed towards him like a tide.
The scene was surprisingly similar to when he was promoted to a hero. The light from the sky gathered, the elements flowed, and enveloped him.
Wu Heng only felt that he was gradually merging with this world, and could clearly perceive the changes of all things around him, and even the invisible yet orderly laws and trajectories.
It's not just the heroic physique that provides him with strength, but the entire world is nourishing him.
[Unlocked Feature: Life Weaving]
[Life Weaving]: Touching the source of life, it can repair innate Taoist injuries and reshape the damaged soul.
Weaving life...creating life?
His mind moved slightly, and the soil in front of him surged and turned into a snow-white rabbit.
Immediately afterwards, the white rabbit came to life, glanced at him in panic, turned around and ran into the weeds.
Real life.
Wu Heng’s eyes widened. This meant that the magical power of the final stage of the Creation Sutra was to create real living creatures.
It is exactly the same as the story in mythology about Nuwa creating human beings.
After trying to create two more creatures, he slowly stood up, released [Teleportation], and returned to the camp.
……
In the living room.
Lilith, Shannara, Philippa and others were discussing the progress of their practice in the past few days.
The people who practiced the "Creation Sutra" remained at the second and third levels, while Lilith and the wood elf sisters who practiced the "Body Refining Art" entered the third stage.
Wu Heng quietly appeared, walked over to sit beside Lilith, and put his arm around her shoulders. "Tomorrow I will go practice the Body Refining Technique with you two."
Lilith raised her eyebrows and asked, "Have you finished practicing the Creation Sutra?"
"It's over!" Wu Heng smiled.
Everyone looked surprised, and Lilith asked, "How is the effect?"
Wu Heng smiled mysteriously, raised his hand, and two butterflies emerged from his palms, flapped their wings and flew up, frantically flying around the hall twice, and finally flew away through the window.
"Spell?" Shannara was curious.
"Create!" Wu Heng snapped his fingers lightly, and rabbits and sparrows were created, moving around lively.
Everyone suddenly realized that this was not an illusion.
But it is the real creation of life.
This... is something that only gods can do!
wrong!
There is no record of the Vatican gods having the ability to create living things.
"Can... we create humans?" Philippa suddenly asked.
Wu Heng shook his head: "It's theoretically possible, but it goes against moral principles, so let's not try it."
"It's really scary, scarier than a skeleton." Philippa shrank her neck.
Lilith took over the conversation: "So, you plan to practice the Body Refining Technique again?"
"Yes! That's the plan."
Lilith nodded, "Then let's eat first and then we'll go over after we're done."
After lunch.
Wu Heng, Lilith and others left the camp and headed towards the volcano.
……
Time flies, and more than half a month has passed.
Wu Heng completed the third stage of training in the "Body Refining Art" and asked Qi Hancai to find another volcano to properly place the fire eggs condensed this time.
At the same time, he continued to take corpse core potion.
However, there are only a few level 15 skeleton alchemists in the zombie world who are responsible for studying zombie evolution.
The highest level of potions that can be made from corpse cores is level two.
Wu Heng had been taking medicines during this period, and later chose to directly devour the third and fourth level corpse cores, relying on his own physique to resist the virus.
Push one's own attributes to a new level.
……
This day, in the wild.
Wu Heng stood in an open space, with Lilith and the other female relatives behind him.
The outline of a volcano loomed in the distance, and the air was filled with a faint smell of sulfur and dust.
"Is it about to begin?" Lilith took a step forward, her voice a little lower than usual.
Wu Heng nodded, his eyes sweeping across everyone before finally landing on her face. "Everything is ready. We can't delay any longer."
"Is there any danger?" Lilith asked directly, her fingertips unconsciously clenching.
"Don't worry!" Wu Heng was nervous, but his tone was calm so as not to worry them. "I have to take this step. Once I figure out the rules, it will be easy for you to proceed."
Lilith was silent for a moment, but still nodded.
Then he suddenly stepped forward and hugged her tightly in front of everyone. Wu Heng held her face and kissed her on the lips.
Then, he called Shannella, Philippa, Minnie, Andville... and the female members of the family came forward one by one, instructed them on what to do next, and then kissed them goodbye.
Until the last person stepped back, Wu Heng signaled them to move away from the center.
After everyone leaves.
Wu Heng stood here alone, began to concentrate his mind, and made the final breathing exercises before igniting the divine fire.
……
Wu Heng sat cross-legged and looked at his faith value and the [Divine Fire] attribute that had reached the maximum.
No more hesitation, just light the divine fire.
There is no magnificent celestial phenomenon of the galaxy hanging upside down when the hero is promoted, no thunder and rays of light, and no resonance of all things.
Everything was eerily quiet, as if the whole world was holding its breath.
However, inside him, a silent upheaval was taking place.
His body gradually became transparent, like the purest crystal, or like incandescent charcoal.
Beneath the skin, the bones, blood vessels, and internal organs were no longer flesh and blood, but had transformed into brilliant veins of pure energy flowing, constantly releasing flickering light.
Wu Heng clearly sensed every inch of himself: flesh, blood, strength, magic, even memories and emotions, all serving as fuel to ignite the divine fire.
This is the most critical and also the most dangerous step.
If the body, strength, and magic power are not enough to support it, and the memories and emotions are burned out, all that is left is an empty shell.
Even if you eventually ascend to the throne of God, you may not be yourself anymore.
I don't know how long it burned.
At the center of the eyebrows, a tiny spot of light that contained infinite weight began to pulsate, and each beat drew a torrent of energy around the body.
Suddenly, a pillar of divine power, so great and pure that it was impossible to describe it, violently tore through the sky, came down with a bang, and completely swallowed him!
It was as if a huge wound was torn open in the sky, revealing the boiling universe behind it with indescribable colors.
The sky lost its color and energy rolled and trembled.
In the beam of light, Wu Heng's physical form was completely disintegrated and reconstructed.
In the end, only a human silhouette, outlined by the purest light, remained, vaguely appearing to represent some abstract form symbolizing his future priesthood.
The next moment, the pillar of light that penetrated the sky and the earth suddenly disappeared.
Empty space, nothing there.
Wu Heng also disappeared.
At this time, Lilith and others quickly approached and looked at the empty scorched earth with confusion and helplessness in their eyes.
……
South Korean base, top floor of the command center.
Qi Hancai and a group of base officials stood in front of the huge glass window. Outside the window, the square was already crowded with people.
Representatives from various alliance bases, local staff, and even ordinary survivors who rushed over after hearing the news, all looked up, with the same surprise and fear written on their faces.
The sky is no longer the familiar one.
An indescribable dark light enveloped the entire sky. It was not dark clouds, nor was it the night sky, but more like a...dark light.
It was as if the whole world was being dragged into the edge of another dimension.
"Deputy Chief...this isn't going to be the second apocalypse, is it?" A young official's voice trembled as he subconsciously reached for the pistol at his waist, seeking a false sense of security.
Qi Hancai did not answer immediately.
She looked down at her phone, which had no signal and kept showing connection failure.
He clenched the phone so tightly that his knuckles turned slightly white. When he looked up again, his face had returned to its usual calmness.
"Don't scare yourself! The root cause of the apocalypse has been resolved, and it won't happen again." Qi Hancai's voice was steady, with undeniable force. "Have the research station immediately analyze the astronomical data, come up with a preliminary conclusion as soon as possible, and issue a reassuring announcement to all allied bases."
"Yes!" The official nodded and left quickly.
Qi Hancai turned his gaze back to the strange sky, only his brows were still furrowed.
I feel really uneasy because I can't contact my man.
……
Xinfu City Base.
The dim light filtered through the window, casting a bizarre light on the corridor.
Li Yahong almost ran across the corridor and pushed open the door of Zhao Yanqiu's office.
"Sister Zhao! I can't get through to Wu Heng on the phone! In heaven..." Li Yahong spoke in a hurried tone, full of anxiety.
The words stopped abruptly.
Zhao Yanqiu was not as flustered as she had imagined. Instead, she knelt quietly on the ground, folded her hands in front of her chest, and prayed.
His expression was one of strange calmness.