Human beings will never be satisfied from beginning to end. Even if they have reached the pinnacle of this planet, it is not enough. They will also think about going to other planets, one after another, until they completely conquer all they can. to any planet you reach. ----Words from a certain interstellar invader.
"You heard that right, it's true." Li Yi nodded firmly, then thought of something and deliberately emphasized it.
"This is very likely. The divinity back then had at least two legendary figures. It was precisely because of this that the martial cultivators who had established the empire were so afraid that they even had to name them as the Church of the Protector of the Country. , because they are afraid that if they don’t do this, their rule will not be strong.”
There was another sentence he didn't say.
Fortunately, those gods back then didn't seem to be very keen on power, but were obsessed with practice and transcendence.
Especially when their efforts finally succeeded in giving birth to two legendaries, this desire for power reached an unprecedented peak.
They would think, since they can reach Legend, or two, what about the one higher than Legend?
They even thought of the untouchable category in ancient human legends.
god!
Yes, this is the best proof of ancient mankind's desire for powerful power.
And those in the Divinity Association are trying to prove that through hard work, they can reach that level.
As soon as the news came out, the whole world was in an uproar.
Although at that time, the whole world, or the entire continent, was full of believers in divinity, full of desire for power, this desire to become a god still made ordinary people who had always been full of awe of gods feel a little scared.
For this reason, ordinary people who once madly pursued the Divine Association, those who either wanted to gain powerful power or wanted to gain power by getting close to them, gradually began to stay away from this group of lunatics.
These were the original words of the old man when he was chatting with Li Yi.
From his attitude, we can probably guess why his divinity fell from the altar overnight.
Of course, the empire was behind this.
But the biggest problem is divinity itself.
The most fundamental reason for its rapid decline was the failure of a public ascension.
"Ascension?"
Yang Yu seems to be very sensitive to this word, which probably comes from some of the narratives in his original world and movies.
"Yes, although many years have passed since this incident, there are still many people who remember the scene. After all, it could be considered a tragedy back then."
Having said this, Li Yi looked into the distance. Wherever he looked, people were coming and going, and it looked like a harmonious scene.
Several years ago, at the beginning of the establishment of the empire, another divine association that could not be ignored was also established by powerful alchemists.
At that time, the foundation of the young empire was not stable, and the high-end combat power could not be compared with the Divine Association. Therefore, the founder of the empire used a gentle way to solve the problem.
He personally came to visit and became a disciple of the then president of the Divine Association. This was actually equivalent to a disguised recognition of the supreme status of the Divine Association. In later generations, this would be equivalent to the status of the state religion.
The president of the association is equivalent to a national teacher, and he is the kind of national teacher who is not concerned with worldly affairs, but has a lofty status.
The entire association can enjoy any resources they want, including human and material resources.
And the only thing they need to do is to help the empire suppress the rebellion.
Even if it is just like this, it depends on their mood. To put it bluntly, in the eyes of the extraordinary people back then, there was only the Divine Association, not the equally powerful emperor.
You must know that the establishment of the empire was not smooth sailing. Although the emperor of the empire can be said to be the most powerful martial artist from ancient times to the present, it is said that although he has reached the legendary level, it is not much different. If it were not for him, he would If most of the experience is spent on conquering the world, it is still unknown whether the martial arts sect will really produce a legend.
However, after the martial arts cultivators chose to conquer the secular world, the martial arts cultivators and meditation cultivators, who originally belonged to the alchemist group, completely parted ways.
If the emperor of the empire hadn't personally gone to the Divine Mountain Gate to become a disciple, perhaps it wouldn't have been impossible for the two families to have no contact with each other.
Of course, as an emperor who created the great cause of the empire, how could he ignore the control of people's hearts?
You must know that although the Divine Association did not care about the so-called people's hearts, due to its strong individual combat power, it still captured the hearts of countless ordinary people.
And after the birth of the two legends, the limelight could not be greater for a while.
And when the news of the Divine Association's public ascension ceremony spread, the entire continent was boiling.
This sounds like just an ordinary ritual, but anyone who is familiar with the style of the Divine Association knows it.
They are the kind of people who either stay secretive and do nothing, but once what they want to do is made public, they must make big things happen.
According to their understanding, ascension is actually the first step to becoming a god.
Everyone reacted immediately after hearing the news.
There is surprise, joy, and confusion and incomprehension. Of course, more of them are fear.
Everyone knows what this means.
That is a challenge to the spiritual realm that is not human.
No one knows whether it will succeed or what the consequences will be if it succeeds.
As for failure, for most people, it's a scary thought.
The more people panic about doing this, the less willing they are to think about the consequences of failure.
The human race has experienced too many natural disasters since its birth.
Those unforgettable horrific encounters in the past, when they could not be explained, were all given a unified term - divine punishment.
In the legend, once those things that go against the laws of heaven are related to heaven, even a slight move from heaven can be enough to constitute a huge deterrent to mankind.
This is the deep-rooted reverence for God that humans have in their bones. It has been inherited from ancient genes and is unavoidable.
But now, based on this common understanding, some people are trying to challenge this authority that has existed since ancient times.
Perhaps most people are not optimistic about it.
But people are very willing to see success, because it means that humans can defeat God.
Ascension is the most direct and effective way to change ordinary people's cognition.
"Did they succeed then?"
Yang Yu heard this and asked curiously.
What he got was a cold answer.
"Of course not. If they succeed, it is really unknown whether the empire can still exist for such a long time."
"Why do you say that? Was the empire very weak back then?"
Li Yi shook his head.
"To be precise, it was not that the empire was too weak, but that the divinity back then was too powerful. Except for the two figures who were definitely legendary, there were more than 500 divinities who had reached high levels back then. The number of people who are at the pinnacle of the high level and are only one step away from reaching the legendary level is more than a hundred. You must know that the population of the entire empire continent was only one million people at that time. Don't look at it as if it is just ten thousand people. But you have to know that it is not very difficult for any legendary level to kill an entire city of people casually if they are willing to do so."
"Oh, so in fact, in this so-called empire, and the emperor, he actually has no say, right?"
"It can't be said that. In fact, the divinity back then had no interest in power at all. The reason why he agreed to the emperor was not only to obtain resources and convenience, but also because he was from the same sect back then. That little bit of affection.”
"Oh... In other words, the divinity back then was actually very Buddhist, right? Apart from practicing, he didn't care about anything else."
"Well, that's the truth."
"Then why did the ascension fail?"
Seeing Yang Yu's confused look, Li Yi glanced at the Book of Strangeness subconsciously.
There is a picture of hell.
