this infinite world

Ilúvatar, the "One God", the "Father of All Creatures", is the creator god of the Lord of the Rings world.

Gazing at the beautiful and sacred figure in front of him, Yang Yun's eyes not only did not show the slightest appreciation, but instead became solemn in an instant.

With Yang Yun's vision, he could naturally see through the phenomenon to the essence and see the truth behind this "incarnation". The goddess's figure, which was holy and flawless in the eyes of ordinary people, presented a completely different scene in his vision that went straight to the source.

That is, fire.

Burning, fire.

It’s like the first ray of light when the world was created, illuminating the fire of existence of all things in the world!

The incarnation of Ilúvatar before her eyes was by no means a simple "projection" created by saintly means, nor was it the condensation of the essence of her holy way differentiated through the great music of creation. Instead, it was a ball of blazing fire incarnation that seemed to be constructed from the essence of "fire" among the four elements...!
“…Eternal Fire.”

Yang Yun stared at the condensed and vibrant mass of fire in front of him. Every flicker was accompanied by the collapse and reorganization of the original fire at the microscopic level. He silently recited the name in his heart.

"Eternal Fire", the holy object recorded in "The Silmarillion", the belief that Gandalf praised as a "servant" when facing the Balrog on the Bridge of Khazad-dûm, and the unique creative energy of Ilúvatar have always been with her... At the same time, Yang Yun also recalled the time when she was preparing for war in the main god space in the last era, when she spent all night studying Tolkien's original works and related settings.

In the setting of The Silmarillion, everything except Ilúvatar is empty, and only Ilúvatar has the power of creation. He created the Ainur from his thoughts, and transformed the music and virtual images into a real world with his thoughts alone. Even a powerful person like Melkor can only play discordant notes in Ilúvatar's creation music, thus distorting and corrupting Ilúvatar's original intention of creation, and cannot achieve true creation...

The manifestation of Ilúvatar's creative power is the "Eternal Fire". It exists in the center of the Universe. Once it is extinguished, the whole world will return to illusion and emptiness. It is also injected into the body of every living being in the form of "secret fire", so that they can gain real life, independent soul and free will, and can write their own destiny and create various miracles.

If the flame in one's heart is lost, no matter how perfect the body structure of a living being is, it will not have a self and can only be a machine or puppet that depends on the creator. This is just like...

"The power to create things and the world..."

Thinking of the realm of innate saints that Yi Qi and Hou Tu had mentioned, Yang Yun's heart moved slightly.

You know, even if Yang Yun successfully ascended to the position of a high-level saint in the final battle, and even possessed some of the essence of an innate saint, it was still hasty after all. It does not mean that he has achieved perfection in all aspects, and there are still obvious shortcomings in many areas. After all, the road to becoming a true saint is never a smooth road that can be achieved overnight. Each field requires a long period of accumulation and understanding to continuously climb to a higher level...

Even in the field of "life", Yang Yun did not dare to say that he was the best and could definitely surpass all the saints. At least compared to Ilúvatar in front of him, he thought that he could not create something from nothing like the other party, directly nurture souls from nothingness, and give them wisdom and civilization. Yang Yun looked at the endless lives in the world of the Lord of the Rings, the elves, humans, dwarves, and even plants, insects and fish. All of them were the corresponding notes that constituted the great movement of Ilúvatar's creation, which was both included in the holy way and independent of it. This level of life creation is far from being comparable to simple energy shaping, but touches the power of creation that touches the essence of existence. Even with Yang Yun's current realm, he cannot weave such a perfect hymn of life like Ilúvatar...

Of course, Yang Yun also knew that the reason why Ilúvatar was so amazing in "creation" was probably because of the "eternal fire" that could create everything from nothingness. But as the saying goes, one can polish jade with stones from other mountains. If he could get a ray of fire and comprehend the secrets...

"——Outsider, what do you want?"

It seemed as if she didn't understand why Yang Yun remained silent for a long time, and it seemed as if she vaguely sensed the other party's intention. In short, when the incarnation of Ilúvatar spoke again, her tone was not as calm as before, but faintly revealed a sense of vigilance, and even the creation music in the void emitted a discordant trembling tone... and this change in tone immediately awakened Yang Yun who was thinking.

"I'm really thinking too much. I'm actually starting to covet other people's treasures... Could it be that I was defeated so badly in the battle with Emperor Fuxi that I've been under too much pressure recently?"

Perhaps it was that humiliating defeat that made Yang Yun subconsciously crave for anything that could improve his strength. Hou Tu and Lin Xuwen sent him to this multiverse, perhaps with the intention of helping Yang Yun improve his strength... But Yang Yun would not have thought of coveting other people's treasures when he was still unsettled.

"My obsession is growing..."

Thinking of his previous thoughts, Yang Yun couldn't help but take a deep breath and forcefully suppress his distracting thoughts, but in his heart he still couldn't help but compare his own strength with that of Ilúvatar.

In Yang Yun's opinion, although the Ilúvatar in front of him had not yet combined the four elements into one and reached the level of a high-level saint, his understanding of "creation", "creating the world", and the way of energy was far beyond that of a primary saint. He was the type with serious subject bias... Although he was still not as good as a true high-level saint, he was far superior to the old-fashioned primary saints like the Central Vision Buddha.

Even if a fight really breaks out, Yang Yun is confident that he can fight the opponent to a draw in this state. But by that time, he won't be able to hide his tricks and will be kicked out of this multiverse like a wild dog, which is not worth the loss...

"There's nothing else to do... Let's take a gamble."

Yang Yun sighed slightly, feeling that because he had not spoken for a long time, the originally ethereal and sacred singing from the opposite side seemed to gradually become sharper, like a sharp sword drawn from its sheath, creating ripples between dimensions.

As the welcoming prelude turned into a fierce war song, and as the great movement of Ilúvatar's creation stirred the void, Yang Yun raised his right hand without saying a word, and in the green light, the Lord God Watch on his wrist was visible to the other party.

——And the next moment, all hostility disappeared. (End of this chapter)