Ta Tian Qing
Chapter 397 Believe in gods if they are effective, and don't if they aren't; the gods of the human race
However, this plan doesn't need to be rushed yet.
At this moment, Fire Demon Lord found Lin Chen and told him his own plan, which was to tell Lin Chen that he wanted to give up his position as the Four Directions Hall Master of the Human Race.
Lin Chen naturally had to make other arrangements.
"It seems that only Buddha can take the top spot!"
Lin Chen was a little helpless.
But there was no other way.
Originally, he didn't intend to let Buddha serve as the main god.
It wasn't that Lin Chen didn't trust Buddha; on the contrary, Lin Chen trusted him very much, but Lin Chen also knew that Buddha's Buddhism might actually become a double-edged sword... a double-edged sword that could challenge the uniqueness of the Human Race's Dao lineage.
So, originally he just wanted the four Star Lords to serve as the Four Directions Hall Masters.
Then gather Zhang Tianwei and the others at the central temple.
In this way, complete the architecture of the Human Race deities.
But now, Fire Demon Lord had to withdraw.
"Human Emperor, then I will now go to the central battlefield to secretly contact the Fire God and meet at the Divine Fire Mountain. That is where the Fire God ignited the divine fire for the temple, and it is also where his Fire God Array is located. Meeting in this place will prevent him from having any doubts... but when the time comes, I'm afraid it will be a bit troublesome to kill him."
Fire Demon Lord reminded him again.
Lin Chen grinned and said, "Haha, a mere Fire God of the temple, I'm not even afraid of the Cosmos God... it's just that I have to return to the Human Race once, and I'm afraid it will take three days before I can go to the central battlefield!"
"It doesn't matter, then we'll talk about it when the Human Emperor arrives."
Fire Demon Lord said in a deep voice, "In order to continue the Nanmingli Fire, we must succeed this time. There may only be this one chance, so we can't be careless!"
Lin Chen nodded.
He could trust Fire Demon Lord 100%.
First of all, there was Fire Demon Lord's character.
Along the way, there had never been any disagreements between the two sides in their cooperation.
He was also a respected elder.
The only weakness was that he was prone to irritability and rage!
Moreover, in a state of rage, Fire Demon Lord didn't recognize anyone.
Therefore, he fell into the demonic path!
Second, all of Fire Demon Lord's racial descendants had now been jointly destroyed by the temple and the demon race, and Fire Demon Lord could only rely on the Human Race.
Finally...
Fire Demon Lord's actions were indeed understandable!
After all, he was already a lone wolf.
And he had lived long enough.
When he was schemed against by the Chaos Demon Lord on the central battlefield, Fire Demon Lord had already lost all hope.
And now, Fire Demon Lord's only thought was to see someone who could cultivate the Nanmingli Fire.
And that person was Fire Linglong!
In fact, Fire Demon Lord could also cultivate it himself.
But...
He had lost the will to do so.
He was full of twilight.
The key was that he was very satisfied and fond of his disciple, Fire Linglong.
Now that the Fire Demon Race was gone.
Fire Demon Lord had become a part of the Human Race, so he naturally hoped that his inheritance could take root and flourish in the Human Race.
Bloom!
Sometimes, inheritance is more important than life!
At least, that's what some powerhouses think.
The heavenly fire does not perish, and the earthly fire exists forever.
The heart fire is only a matter of one thought!
As long as the inheritance does not perish, then...
Perhaps in another cycle, the essence of the earthly fire can still laugh proudly in the universe.
Fire Demon Lord left!
He left very simply and decisively.
He didn't even explain anything to Fire Linglong.
After all, this wasn't the last farewell.
Next, Lin Chen began to confer the title of Four Directions Hall Master of the Human Race.
Everyone had arrived.
Among them, the Goddess of Wisdom saw Fire Demon Lord's departure.
She asked Lin Chen with her eyes.
So, Lin Chen had another conversation with her.
A private one.
"Fire Demon Lord may be planning to offer the Heart of Earthly Fire to fulfill Linglong."
Lin Chen told the Goddess of Wisdom about Fire Demon Lord's decision.
"The Heart of Earthly Fire... Could it be that he wants to reunite the Nanmingli Fire?"
The Goddess of Wisdom was shocked and asked quickly, "Did you agree to him?"
"Yes!"
Lin Chen nodded and said, "I can only agree."
"Then wouldn't we lose a main god-level combat power for nothing!"
The Goddess of Wisdom looked at Lin Chen and said, "Once the Nanmingli Fire is reunited, then the Heart of Heavenly Fire and the Heart of Earthly Fire will all be swallowed and fused. When the time comes, the one who is fused will be annihilated!"
"But Fire Demon Lord said that even if he offers the Heart of Earthly Fire, he won't die immediately!"
Lin Chen was shocked.
"He won't die immediately, but that's because the Nanmingli Fire hasn't been reunited yet. If it is reunited, he will be annihilated immediately! Unless the Heavenly Fire and Earthly Fire are ignited again, and then preserved, giving birth to new essences of Heavenly Fire and Earthly Fire, as well as the essence of Heart Fire. They will still be the Fire God, the Fire Demon Lord, and the Fire Virtue Star Lord, but it will take a lot of time, and they won't have the memories of this life!"
The Goddess of Wisdom explained this to Lin Chen.
Hearing these words, Lin Chen frowned and asked, "What you're saying, is that the power of reincarnation in the universe?"
"Yes, but this is cosmic reincarnation... Husband, no god has ever been able to master this power. Even my father can't control it. He once killed my mother and then tried to reincarnate her."
The Goddess of Wisdom said with some resentment, "But in the end, he still failed!"
"He's really ruthless, this father-in-law of mine!"
Lin Chen couldn't help but joke.
The Goddess of Wisdom rolled her eyes at him.
At this moment, Liu Mengyao walked over and asked, "What are you two chatting about? Everyone is waiting for you, but you're chatting here?"
There was some resentment in her tone.
But more of it was curiosity!
Lin Chen smiled and said, "No, we were just chatting about things related to the power of reincarnation."
"The power of reincarnation?"
Liu Mengyao asked, "What is the power of reincarnation!"
So, Lin Chen and the Goddess of Wisdom explained it to her together.
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Liu Mengyao fell into deep thought...
"The power of reincarnation, the cycle of life and death?"
A figure couldn't help but emerge in her mind.
A Mind Bender!
To be precise, it was the original Mind Bender.
"Lin Chen, do you think that she who wanted to seize my body before, is also a kind of reincarnation power?"
Liu Mengyao asked.
This made Lin Chen's eyes light up!
Body seizure, reincarnation...
Isn't that exactly right?
Every body seizure of the Mind Bender is a cycle of life and death for her, from death to life!
"Do you know the method of body seizure?"
Lin Chen looked at Liu Mengyao...
After all, even Lin Chen didn't know this method.
It wasn't just about one's own soul forcibly occupying someone else's mind and replacing their soul.
The soul could be controlled.
But what about the spiritual soul (lingpo)?
If one had a soul but no spiritual soul, how could it be considered a successful body seizure?
At this time, there was no time for the consecration ceremony.
The Goddess of Wisdom said to Lin Chen, "Anyway, Mengyao and I don't have anything to do over there. You go over and preside over the consecration ceremony first. I will use the Wisdom Halo to open a wisdom channel for Mengyao. She should be able to think of a method of body seizure... It's just a matter of controlling the spiritual soul to devour it!"
It sounded simple.
It was just a matter of letting the spiritual soul devour someone else's spiritual soul.
But the key was that no one could control their own spiritual soul!
For example, Long Yandao.
His spiritual soul had been beaten out.
What happened then?
It was directly saved to Hell Mountain.
This wasn't something he could control!
In the state of the spiritual soul, even if Long Yandao still had his original consciousness and memory, he was nothing more than a puppet. To put it bluntly, if the wind blew, he had to fall in the direction it blew.
So, the spiritual soul was subject to external objects and forces.
One cannot control it themselves!
However, the original Mind Bender was able to keep her spiritual soul in her soul.
And then seize the souls and spiritual souls of others, in order to occupy their bodies.
The Goddess of Wisdom's Wisdom Halo enveloped Liu Mengyao, and then she said gently, "Mengyao, you don't need to rush, just think slowly... Don't worry, I will always help you!"
"Thank you, I... I really need to think about it carefully!"
Liu Mengyao nodded.
Regarding the Goddess of Wisdom...
To be honest, Liu Mengyao's feelings were a bit strange.
After all, she had once turned into her own appearance.
And then...
Seduce Lin Chen?
If that were the case, then Liu Mengyao definitely wouldn't like the Goddess of Wisdom.
She might even hate her.
She wouldn't let the Goddess of Wisdom come near Lin Chen.
But that wasn't the case.
At that time, the Goddess of Wisdom was just using Liu Mengyao's identity to awaken Lin Chen.
And now, two women of almost equal beauty had become Lin Chen's companions.
Liu Mengyao and the Goddess of Wisdom's relationship wasn't like her relationship with the other women around Lin Chen, like Ji Wei and Mo Yi. They all listened to Liu Mengyao, but... how could Liu Mengyao make the Goddess of Wisdom listen to her?
This was the first time she had been alone with the Goddess of Wisdom.
The special relationship made her feel a little uncomfortable.
However, this feeling disappeared after the Goddess of Wisdom said a few words and performed some actions.
After all, this was the supreme Main God.
But in front of Liu Mengyao, she seemed like a real sister.
The Goddess of Wisdom took the initiative to help, and Liu Mengyao naturally wouldn't refuse.
After all, she also wanted to become stronger.
Over there, Lin Chen had already begun to confer the titles of Four Directions Hall Masters.
"The Eastern Hall Master will be held by Greed Wolf Star Lord (Tanlang Xingjun), mainly responsible for guarding the Eastern God-Demon Battlefield and protecting the eastern part of Blue Star. The Deputy Hall Masters are Yang Liuxin and Ye Liuli!"
"The Northern Hall Master will be held by Broken Army Star Lord (Po Jun Xingjun), currently mainly responsible for the Southern God-Demon Battlefield battles and protecting the northern part of Blue Star. The Deputy Hall Masters are the Dark Night Queen and Emperor Arale!"
"The Southern Hall Master will be held by Seven Killings Star Lord (Qisha Xingjun), currently mainly responsible for the Southern God-Demon Battlefield battles and protecting the southern part of Blue Star. The Deputy Hall Masters are Delgas and Emperor Judgment!"
"The Western Hall Master... will be held by Buddha, currently mainly responsible for guarding the Eastern God-Demon Battlefield and protecting the western part of Blue Star. The Deputy Hall Masters are Emperor Gasa and Emperor Lisa!"
The Four Directions Hall Masters had been appointed.
But it wasn't over yet.
Each party could also select one hundred human deities.
However, Lin Chen first called out some names: "I will serve as the Human Race Divine Central Hall Master, with two special envoys, Zhang Tianwei and the Goddess of Wisdom. In addition, there will be eight divine generals, namely: Long Yandao, Ali Jisi, A Niu, Sun Lingming, Lei Yin, Jian Nishang, Dao Linlang, and Fire Linglong!"
Good heavens, all the people who had followed him all the way had gathered around him again.
And this time, he had added Fire Linglong!
As for Liu Mengyao, Ji Wei, and Mo Yi, they were naturally the Human Emperor's spouses and were with the Human Emperor in the Central Temple.
Lin Chen waved his hand at the others and said, "Everyone can choose freely."
The main thing was to be casual.
Follow everyone's heart, follow everyone's wishes.
Here, Lin Chen had appointed the new system of Human Race deities, and then he announced loudly, "From now on, Human Race deities will be the guardian gods of the Human Race... All Human Race deities must not actively or forcibly seize the faith of the Human Race, but instead must fight for the prosperity of the Human Race! This is the Human Race's deities!"
The next moment, a faint power of rules, along with Lin Chen's voice, announced to the Celestial Emperor.
At the same time, it was actually engraved on the Human Race's God Conferred List!
Human Race deities cannot actively seize the power of faith.
Nor can they forcibly seize it!
Only if the Human Race believes in you can you obtain it!
Otherwise, you will not be able to obtain it!
In this way, the nature of the Human Race's deities changed.
It was not that the deities could arbitrarily control and enslave mortal spirits, but rather that the deities had to cooperate with the mortal spirits to help them become stronger!
Human Race deities needed to be recognized by the mortal spirits of the Human Race!
This was a completely different rule from the deities of the temple.
Regarding this, Lin Chen announced loudly, "Our Human Race is not the Empty Sky Divine Temple! Under the Cosmos God's rule of the Empty Sky Divine Temple, mortal spirits are ants, objects that the deities can kill as they please. The deities have no responsibility to protect mortal spirits, but they can constantly seize the power of mortal spirits... Tell me, are there such deities in the world? Our Human Race's deities should disdain such things!"
"Only deities who care about mortal beings and regard all beings as their own children are good deities!"
"Otherwise, wouldn't they be betraying the faith and expectations of the mortal spirits?"
"Why does the Cosmos God's Empty Sky Divine Temple cause resentment among all races?"
"Why, under the rule of the Divine Temple, do we Human Race have to rebel against them?"
"That is because... the Empty Sky Divine Temple is completely enslaving all races!"
"But from today onwards, we Human Race will break this shackle!"
"From now on, if mortal spirits of the Human Race believe in a deity, and that deity is effective, then they will believe in them."
"If they pray to a deity and it is not effective, then they can freely switch to believing in another deity, instead of being killed as heretics as in the Cosmos God's Western Empty Sky Divine Temple... such deities are truly free to believe!"
Lin Chen's words almost spoke to the hearts of everyone!
Why can't faith be freely chosen?
If the deity I believe in is no longer effective, why can't I choose another one?
Reject all robber logic!
Moreover, Lin Chen was doing this to make the deities of the Human Race never forget their sense of crisis...
Being a deity.
Especially a deity of the Human Race...
That also requires rolling up your sleeves and working hard!
The next chapter will be before 12 o'clock.
Today's update is 8,000 words, I should be able to finish it!