Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 1150 The Root of the Holy Number
Star Crystal Man...

That is the race to which Cardinal Galatea belonged.

The Atlanteans rejected the fate of "returning their souls to the dream world after death, and using them as raw materials to recreate new souls"... Instead, they stored the souls of their dead tribesmen in special crystals, and then implanted them into replaceable constructs.

In a sense, the extinction of the Atlanteans is also related to this technology.

They only want to be born, but refuse to die. As a result, they occupy the resources of other races in terms of material, and from the perspective of creating souls, they can only go out without taking in - using the souls returned by other races after death as materials, they create new individuals of the race. This will inevitably lead to destruction.

"Just like the Star Crystal People, the Mist Demons can also serve as a companion race to humans."

Aiwas nodded to Isabel, and turned back to Sherlock and said, "Mist demons can only be transformed from extraordinary people on the path of love. And they must also have the adaptability of the path of dedication, which is rare in itself. They will not directly intercept the return flow of souls of the entire tribe like the Star Crystal People. With these immortal and gentle assistants, the efficiency will undoubtedly be greatly improved.

"This is not a crisis at all, but an opportunity, Sherlock."

Aiwass stared at Sherlock for a while, then tapped the table with his fingers. "Did you find out something? Why are you so nervous? This is not like your style."

Hearing what Aiwass said, Sherlock nodded slightly. He reached out and patted a book on the table, motioning Aiwass to take a look.

Aiwass picked up the tan-covered book.

It was written in Elvish, clearly in the handwriting of Lady Haibasha.

"...The Theory of the Ten Sacred Numbers?"

Aiwass murmured.

He flipped through it briefly and found that it was a mystical book describing the concept of "holy numbers".

There was no doubt that this was a book of mystical wisdom. The content was so profound and filled with numbers and formulas that it gave Aiwas a headache. He simply closed the book and handed it to Isabel, asking Sherlock for a summary: "What did you find?"

"This is an ancient branch of magic that has become extinct. It is a skill developed by the Secret Numerologists and is called the Secret Numerology. This is the knowledge that survived before the Master of Numerology was killed by the Master of Geometry. Now that the new Master of Numerology has not yet been born, it is considered a hidden science."

As Sherlock spoke, he took the book from Isabel, who was also having a headache from reading, and turned to one of the pages with one hand, pointing it to Aiwass and the others: "Do you know about digital roots? Forget it, I'll explain it from the beginning... Digital roots are the addition of each digit of a positive integer, and if it exceeds 10, continue adding. For example, the digital root of 16 is 1+6=7, so the digital root of 16 is 7; the digital root of 343 is 3+4+3=10, 1+0=1, so the digital root of 343 is 1.

"The power of the source river is closely related to the holy number, because the source river is the first 'number' that appeared in this world. Just as chanting the name of the pillar god can gain power, arranging stones according to the stars can also gain power, and even just applying eye shadow that resembles the god can also gain power... This 'number' that touches the root also has power itself. And the essence of the number can be found by searching for the root of the number to find which source river this mysterious number belongs to.

“而数字1、4、7的次方数根，只会在1、4、7之间循环。比如说4是16，数根为7，4是64，数根是1……这意味着第一、第四、第七三条源河是联系在一起的，它们是创造-智慧-稳定的三角关系。”

Sherlock said seriously: "Neither the scholar who discovered this law nor Ms. Haibasha... realized the truth hidden in this discovery.

"We already know... there is only nothingness behind the Gate of Truth, so Wei Zhe remained silent and kept his mouth shut. That's why Wei Zhe destroyed the Tower of Babel and the inheritance of the mage. Because the power of magic comes from nothingness.

"And what if the bottoms of the first, fourth, and seventh source rivers are connected? I remember you said, Aiwass, that the source rivers were opened up one by one, right? We also know that Hengwo's condition is obviously not right... Even Xue Tiansi has suffered the erosion of nothingness.

"So, Hengwo and the Beast Master must rely on being closely entangled to fight against the void. That also explains why the state of Supreme Heaven has become so weird... He was once an extremely powerful Winged Sky Master, but he created a race called giants that is completely inconsistent with his aesthetics, and even his mental state has become more and more weird. But if the giants are to Supreme Heaven, they are equivalent to the meaning of the Son of the Moon to the Blood Sky Master, then it seems to make sense." "...You know what you are talking about, Sherlock."

Aiwass also became serious and asked in a deep voice.

Although Sherlock was talking about Wei Zhe, Hengwo, Beast Master, and Supreme Heaven...

But Aiwass knew what Sherlock really wanted to say.

——The Emperor has rebelled!
“…Ah, I know.”

Sherlock raised his head and looked at Aiwass with a rational and sad gaze.

"As a subject and a believer, I don't want to accept this fact. But the truth is the truth - when all impossible factors are eliminated, no matter what is left, no matter how unlikely it is, that is the truth."

He said word by word: "The Silver Crown Dragon may have been infected by the void. Even the path of authority may have had problems from the very beginning... It may be a wrong path that leads to the void.

"It's not exactly the same as what you told me before... The void is not corroded strictly from the outer circle to the inner circle. The Path of Love may indeed be the first, but the Path of Dusk is still stable, and the Path of Transcendence and the Path of Beauty are not problematic for the time being. However, the Path of Love and the Path of Wisdom have already fallen... If the enlightenment given to me by the Root Theory is correct, then the Path of Authority may also have problems."

This is also the real reason why Sherlock is obviously in a bad mood and seems inexplicably anxious.

“…It’s half wrong, but not completely wrong,” Aiwass sighed, “After all, Yi Tiansi really wanted to achieve miracles through the fusion of power and wisdom, and he gave up the fusion because his wisdom was polluted. But who would have thought that power was also polluted…”

The difference is that Weizhe has realized that he has been polluted, but Zhigaotian has not.

That's why Wei Zhe tried to find a way to defeat Zhigaotian.

That's why the Silver Crown Dragon split itself into two halves just like Hengwo and the Beast Master.

Sherlock didn't know that the Silver Crown Dragon had another half, but Aiwass knew.

Therefore, Aiwass also knew that Sherlock's inference should be correct - the Silver Crown Dragon may have fallen, so He would not move for a long time. Because if He moved, He might not be able to suppress the dragon in the iceberg.

"...The Destroying Dragon."

Aiwass murmured: "So that's what happened... So this is how the world is destroyed..."

Everything clicked.

Although relying on the self-sacrifice of Hengwo and Amber, the Pillar Gods blocked the first round of erosion.

But there is another wave of erosion, which has eroded from the bottom of the source river to the realm of wisdom and authority!

(End of this chapter)