Chapter 272 Extra: Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Hunting Journey 3 (Where Is God)
"What do you mean?"
This question is not only about "God's disappearance", but also about "God".
"God", a concept that is quite clear whether it exists or not in other worlds, is in a state of quantum entanglement in the Douluo Continent during this period. For Douluo people, "God" is more like a symbol, a concept, in a state that may exist or not exist.
If it is described in a more popular way, it is "as it is".
Before Tang San, Qian Renxue, and Bibi Dong all became gods, it has been unknown how long since a new "God" appeared on the continent. Even the hundred-level godhood has long been a legend that "may be true" under the erosion of time.
After all, Tang Chen, who successfully rose to the level of the ninety-nine-level Extreme Douluo without relying on the God Test, did not try to break through to become a god by his own strength in the face of the "difficult problem" given by Poseidon. Instead, he chose to find the successor to the throne of God.
Excluding the possibility that Qian Daoliu and Poseidon, the two spokespersons of God, led Tang Chen astray. Either Tang Chen didn't believe that his talent could break through the 100th level, or the famous saying "100th level to become a god" has become a story and a joke.
After Gu You crossed over, he relied on his young age and not being a soul master yet to ask Ma Xiunuo and Su Yuntao this question.
As a result, maybe their level was too low, or it was just the reality, the two of them told Gu You at the same time: the limit of soul masters is 99th level, and no one has ever reached 100th level to become a god.
Becoming a god at 100th level has become a legend. There have been no new gods for tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions of years, and the old gods have not given any miracles based on gifts. Soul masters are also human beings, and human reason makes it really difficult for everyone to believe that gods really exist.
Just like the Messiah in some people's mouths, the land deeds they took out clearly stated that they had to wait for the Messiah to come before they could establish a country.
Now that the Messiah has not appeared, they are using various means to complete the final establishment of the country. To put it bluntly, it's not that they don't believe in the deed in their hands. They feel that the one in the sky didn't press the finger print and might be ready to abandon them.
If the Wuhun Hall established by the previous generation of Angel God had not survived to this day, and he/she had not wholesaled the God-given soul rings like the next door, he/she would have been tirelessly promoting the Angel God's doctrine. Maybe except for the Sea God Island, which is isolated from the mainland and has God's grace (referring to the God-given soul rings that all black test have), other places would have forgotten about God long ago.
Except for Zhu Zhuqing, all the people present were from Tiandou, and Zhu Zhuqing was from Xingluo. None of them came from the Wuhun Hall, let alone the fanatics of the Wuhun Hall. So everyone's views on "God" are also more flexible. If there is something, they will worship it, and if there is nothing, they will stay where they are.
Faced with this question, Meng Yiran's answer was: "I don't know."
She couldn't say whether this "God's disappearance" was true or false, and the old woman guessed the same. The information that Gu You asked Zhu Zhuqing to hand over to him didn't mention this thing. For a moment, Meng Yiran didn't know what to do.
The old woman was old and her teeth were almost all gone, which made her speech unclear. She also had a local accent, and the stories that were passed down were not oral records, but had a strong flavor of ancient books. Meng Yiran only heard the general idea.
‘It would be great if Lanta was here. ’
The importance of scholars was reflected at this time. Gu You was taken away by Du Douluo, and Lanta didn’t come because he was reading a book, which made Meng Yiran feel very passive.
She deeply realized that she couldn’t make the most correct decision without a wide range of knowledge. So she told the story she heard from the old woman.
“Legend has it that on the Lingfeng in the north of Liuyun Plateau, there lives a god who controls the sky.”
“The god would come down the mountain to find believers every once in a while, and therefore, he came to this plateau. People can’t look directly at the god. Every time the loving god descends, he will raise thick fog to cover his great figure.”
“Wait, are you really talking about the Lingfeng of Liuyun Plateau, not some other place called Lingfeng?” Ning Rongrong interrupted Meng Yiran with a look of disbelief.
Ning Rongrong had heard of Lingfeng, located in the north of Liuyun Plateau. When the sect teacher was talking about the geography of Douluo Continent, in order to broaden his horizons and remind the sect disciples that there are many dangerous places on this continent, in addition to the required major life restricted areas, he also talked about some strange and bizarre places.
Among them, Lingfeng was mentioned.
This is a high mountain that is towering into the clouds and the top of the mountain is covered by thick clouds all year round. Even the strongest wind cannot blow away the clouds on the top of the mountain. Except for some bushes, there are bare rocks on the mountain.
There are several ordinary villages at the foot of the mountain. Maybe they have produced powerful soul masters, or maybe not. The most powerful soul beast that appeared in the surrounding forest is a ten-year soul beast that is nearly a hundred years old. There is nothing special about it.
To sum it up, this is an ordinary place with nothing special.
Except for the extremely mysterious top of the mountain.
According to records, there was a soul saint in the past who was curious about what the top of Lingfeng looked like and decided to try to explore it. As a result, no one saw him again after he went in.
Afterwards, his good friend who was also the Soul Saint found the place where he was last seen and rushed in without hesitation, but there was no news either.
However, apart from the two missing people, there was nothing unusual on the top of the mountain. There was no sudden collapse or landslide, nor did the soul beasts go on a killing spree after being disturbed. Except for the heavy rain that flooded the foot of the mountain, there were no other strange signs.
Because there was no revenge behavior common to the 100,000-year soul beasts, neither the Wuhun Hall nor the Tiandou Empire cared, let alone sending stronger people to search. (The key is that the various forces did not want to know what was inside)
So, all signs show that the Lingfeng is a very safe place. If there really is a god living there, then the people who rushed in can be said to have trespassed into the god's house. If the god did not raze the surroundings to the ground in anger, it would be considered that he was open-minded.
"I have confirmed that this is the Lingfeng." Although the Dragon Snake Family is not as good as the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect, they still do this kind of safety education similar to "Don't go swimming in the reservoir."
Curiosity not only kills the cat, but also kills people. In theory, a soul master only needs to go to the soul beast forest nine times in his life. If he is a genius soul master, there is actually no need to go to these strange places to die in vain because of curiosity.
After confirming that this Lingfeng was this Lingfeng, Shi Mo asked: "Where did this "god" come from?"
A "god" that cannot be seen by people, whose whole body is covered by mist, can actually be seen by people, and even become a story that has been passed down to this day. This is completely a paradox.
The simplest thing is that if a "god" cannot be looked at directly by people, how can the person who sees it know that he is seeing a "god" and not something else?
Meng Yiran shook her head. She also had this question at the time. But this is a question that is destined to have no answer, and it is useless to ask.
Shi Mo, who realized that something was wrong after saying it, smiled awkwardly and quickly changed the subject: "What is the so-called hidden god? Does it mean that people disappear like the top of the Lingfeng Mountain?"
"Maybe." Meng Yiran could not deny it. This is the limitation of the times. Without an ID card, who knows whether the person who did not appear died or left from somewhere else.
"What should we do then? Should we go back to Tiandou City and ask the Education Committee for help?"
Bai Chenxiang suggested that with the identity of their Royal Fighting Team, it would not be difficult to ask the Education Committee to help the Soul Hunter. Zhu Zhuqing's special identity plus this strange spirit disappearance, for safety reasons, the Education Committee should be quite happy to help.
Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong shook their heads at the same time and said in unison: "The fog is about to dissipate, and we don't have to worry about the appearance of the spirit disappearance."
That's right, the spirit disappearance is a phenomenon that accompanies the fog, that is, as long as there is no fog, there is no need to worry about the spirit disappearance. Thick fog usually occurs once every six months, and they can't spend half a year hunting souls at a time.
Recalling the frequency of fog appearance mentioned by Meng Yiran, Bai Chenxiang breathed a sigh of relief. But the next second Meng Yiran poured cold water and said: "Half a year to a year is the usual frequency, and it is not uncommon for the fog to dissipate and then reappear one day later."
Looking at Meng Yiran's expression, it seems that he is not joking. Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to do for a while.
".The so-called spirit disappearance should be some kind of group soul beast that can move freely in the clouds and fog to hunt soul masters." Meng Yiran asserted in a deep voice, as if making a final judgment on this phenomenon.
But if you listen carefully, you can actually hear the lack of confidence hidden under the determination.
Meng Yiran, who had no vision of the future, judged that this could not be caused by gods. Since it was not a god and it was unlikely to be a human, it could only be some kind of soul beast.
"Perhaps this kind of soul beast lives in groups, but its number is rare and it is quite ordinary at ordinary times. It has a natural skill that can enhance its perception and combat power in the fog. Because it only shows its claws in the fog, no one has discovered it so far."
As he spoke, Meng Yiran, who found that his logic seemed to be smooth, nodded, as if he was very satisfied with his judgment. "If we are unlucky, as long as we stay calm, maintain a good formation, and evacuate the plateau at the fastest speed, we should be able to escape smoothly."
Although Meng Yiran's statement did make some sense, the decision on whether to enter the plateau was still in the hands of the person involved, Zhu Zhuqing, and the real leader Qin Ming.
Seeing that Zhu Zhuqing had no objection, Meng Yiran got up and went to find Qin Ming and told him the information.
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After listening to Meng Yiran's information, Qin Ming fell into deep thought, with fear and relief on his face at the same time.
Among them, the proportion of relief was far greater than fear.
When Meng Yiran joined Tiandou Royal Academy, the others had already broken through level 30 and did not need to enter the Soul Beast Forest, so Qin Ming only knew that she performed very well in the arena, but had no idea how Meng Yiran performed when hunting souls.
But this time Meng Yiran's performance far exceeded his expectations. He thought that Gu You let Meng Yiran lead the team this time mainly to train her ability to organize a team as a control system.
So Qin Ming did not put all his hopes on Meng Yiran, and he also went out to collect a lot of information. The evidence is that Shi Mo Shi Mo got the Ou Fei cotton and the return stone. He now has an identical one on him.
But I didn't expect that Meng Yiran, at such a young age, had already mastered the essence of the control system soul master he wanted to teach Dugu Yan: intelligence is prioritized at all times, and you must always have your own plan.
Even if the plan is to turn around and run, you can't just run away. For a small run, you have to decide which direction to run, who is responsible for opening the way and who is responsible for covering the rear. Otherwise, if you run into the core area of the Soul Beast Forest in a panic, you will really be out of the wolf's den and into the tiger's mouth.
And intelligence priority is not exclusive to control-type soul masters. It should be said that all soul masters should do this before entering the soul beast forest, but it is more important for control-type soul masters.
Just like most of the scholars are control-type rather than attack-type, to put it bluntly, the attack-type are reckless, and it is better to let them remember things with their bodies than with their brains.
Qin Ming, who is an attack-type, spent quite a while after leaving Shrek and suffered several avoidable poisoning and serious injuries, before he really mastered this point.
Meng Yiran collected quite comprehensive information, and basically made the necessary preparations for entering the Liuyun Plateau. Even Qin Ming could not find more problems.
"Yiran, you did a good job." Qin Ming was very happy to praise Meng Yiran. After encouraging her a few words, he changed the topic and asked in a deep voice: "What do you think of this Shenyin?"
The information about Shenyin came from a local old woman who was not a soul master. Qin Ming, who was used to collecting information only from the soul master group, had never heard of this thing. He couldn't make a decision in a short time.
Since Meng Yiran had done well before, Qin Ming was willing to give her a chance and listen to her opinion. Should she calmly return to Tiandou City to ask the Education Committee for help, or should she enter Liuyun Plateau without fear of possible dangers?
Meng Yiran was quite calm. She said, "Teacher Qin Ming, I don't think we can just go there because of suspected existence."
The reason was also very sufficient. "This legend has never been circulated among soul masters, let alone soul masters who disappeared because of "disappearance". I think this may just be a kind of... in Gu You's words, it is a soul beast specialized in the field. It is very ordinary at ordinary times and can only be greatly strengthened in the fog."
"Your guess makes sense. This should be a fictional story." Qin Ming, who also does not believe in gods, recognized Meng Yiran's inference.
After all, the biggest cause of death of soul masters today is death at the hands of soul beasts. This guess is much more credible than being taken away by gods.
Moreover, it is also possible that the disappeared soul master did not return to Qingyun Town and walked away from another direction. That soul master should not be famous, and the old woman herself is not a soul master. She may think that the person "disappeared" because of this.
In short, the fog is about to dissipate, so there is no need to think so much. Qin Ming asked Meng Yiran to remind others to rest early tonight, and after leaving on time tomorrow, he kicked her out of the room.
"Okay, Teacher Qin Ming." Meng Yiran bowed slightly, said nothing, and left directly.
Looking through the window of the corridor, watching the gradually fading fog outside, Meng Yiran's mind flashed the expression of the old woman when she talked about Shenyin, and she couldn't help muttering: "Shenyin. Is it really fake?"
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