Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 1300 The Actions of Nothingness

Aiwas's complete rebirth also means the complete death of Yuan Tiansi.

The announcement that had been made earlier by the sand timer resounded once again throughout the material and dream realms:
[The path of twilight transcends its limits; the material world is about to ascend—]

The power of twilight surged to its fullest extent, causing the nine rivers along the path to become even more turbulent—

[Starting today, the lifespan of all living beings in the material world will double, and all the dead will rise to a maximum of two energy levels.]

The barrier between the dream world and the material world becomes extremely weak, and souls sent into the dream world through funerals may also have the possibility of returning to the material world and becoming spirits.

[The equilibrium principle has been updated, and a new equilibrium point has been established.]

The increasingly brief announcements foreshadow the growing fragility of the old world's rules.

Even the fall of the Celestials began to have a less severe impact on the material world.

As the celestial officials are pulled down one by one, the veil of balance formed by the numerous stars is thinned layer by layer. When night falls, the stars in the sky will become incredibly dim, and apart from the moon, there will be only endless darkness.

However, this does not mean that the stars have disappeared.

—Now many stars have descended into the material world.

With the fall of one celestial being after another, the rules of the material world have undergone earth-shattering changes—

The difficulty of becoming a superhuman has been greatly reduced; even without mastering superhuman knowledge, it is possible to suddenly gain superhuman power; the probability of low-level superhumans going out of control has been greatly reduced; the leveling speed has been tripled... In addition, the versatility of healing abilities, increased vitality, increased resistance to diseases and toxins, doubled learning speed, and doubled lifespan...

An era where everyone is a dragon is just around the corner.

"...It's almost as if spiritual energy has been revived."

Such a thought popped into Aiwass's mind.

Without a doubt... with the significant increase in the number of extraordinary individuals and the improvement in the vitality and lifespan of mortals, the population of the material world will experience explosive growth.

Healing abilities are no longer exclusive to the Church; all superhumans can heal minor ailments and injuries. Furthermore, doubled learning speed translates to increased intelligence, and increased vitality means that diseases and injuries that would previously kill a person might now only cause serious harm. The most significant impact is the doubling of lifespan.

Even if the mortality rate doesn't decrease, a doubling of the minimum life expectancy would still lead to a doubling of the population. Not to mention that the mortality rate will obviously continue to decline...

This will lead to a significant decrease in the number of souls returning to the Source River. The materials used to construct the soul essence of newborns will also decrease accordingly, coupled with the explosive population growth... This should dilute the soul of each newborn, weaken their talents and traits, and roughly achieve a new equilibrium with the return of the Celestial Power to the material world. However, once the population stabilizes again, the soul essence in the Source River will be replenished.

The increase in population, coupled with the lowering of the threshold for becoming extraordinary and the increased speed of advancement in extraordinary levels, will lead to a geometric increase in the efficiency of drawing power from the Source River...

If this had happened when the world had just been revived by the Candle and the Source River had just been opened, it might have drained the Source River, which was already at a "low water level." But now, almost all nine Source Rivers are boiling, and the Source Rivers are extremely turbulent... Under these circumstances, draining more water can actually reduce the influence of the Source River's power on the minds of extraordinary individuals, thus significantly reducing the rate of loss of control.

From this perspective, building the new Hellas was definitely the right decision.

As extraordinary powers break the monopoly on knowledge and gradually spread among the common people, the existing and prevalent feudal imperial system will inevitably collapse. Furthermore, after the death of the Celestial Master Lingpo, the lifespan of the elves will begin to decline... Coupled with the widespread availability of healing abilities, it is very likely that the theocracy will also gradually become unsustainable.

Meanwhile, in Parthia—the top benevolent rulers have almost all perished in Holy Spring City, and the only surviving "hero" belongs to a more radical faction. The prophecies of Parthia have all come true, signifying the arrival of a new era… Furthermore, Aiwas himself is a benevolent ruler, a Heavenly Master, and possesses the power of the Earthly Heavenly Master… With his support and impetus, the Parthian desert will be transformed, and slavery will be dismantled.

Once the Eternal Kingdom and the Ancient Kingdom of Parthia have undergone transformations, other countries will follow suit.

Aiwass didn't have all the memories of the nine reincarnations. But he was certain that the world hadn't turned out this way in the previous nine reincarnations.

The entire world will break free from unchanging traditions and the rigidity of nine cycles of reincarnation, and fully enter a new era!

This is precisely the best way to eliminate "nihilism," and also the greatest threat to it!

Thinking about this, Aiwass suddenly understood the true meaning of the Ouroboros ritual—

The essence of nothingness is "meaninglessness".

Because the entire world is about to be destroyed, all creation, every human life, and all the grudges, affections, joys, sorrows, and anger in this world will be meaningless... That's why this world will gradually solidify.

"As the world changes and cycles, the eternal truth remains unchanged. Justice will remain justice, and filth will remain filth. A king will always be a king, and a slave will always be a slave."

"No one ascends, no one descends, all things remain unchanged. The universe has solidified, like an amber egg..."

—And the variables brought about by the ring of our tails give the world the possibility of miracles and breaking through nothingness.

Just as the Flame Heaven Division turned snow-capped mountains into volcanoes, the Abyss Heaven Division will turn deserts into oases.

The old world has begun to change, and Aiwass is growing stronger and stronger... The Void cannot stand idly by. Yet, it has no physical form and cannot physically destroy Aiwass.

Therefore, the "Whispers of the Void" has the possibility of abandoning its formless, intangible, colorless, and odorless informational body, completely integrating into the rules of this world, and descending into the material world!
This is the ultimate cunning strategy—leaving the outcome to nothingness to decide.

Should they abandon their "invincible" status and personally eliminate the miracle child, Aiwass, as soon as possible? Or should they remain inactive, postpone the planned invasion, and watch Aiwass continue to develop, to see if he can find a way to defeat them...?

The former means that nothingness has a health bar and the possibility of being defeated; while the latter means that nothingness can only remain undefeated and the possibility of achieving "victory" will become increasingly lower.

—Whichever option is chosen, it means that the world will survive the inevitable apocalypse.

And obviously.

Nothingness chose the former.

He couldn't hold back any longer—

At this very moment, in the dream world.

The Crimson Calamity roared, and all the scales on its body sprang up in a ferocious manner.

Beneath each scale, a tiny cannon barrel protrudes.

Countless crimson beams of light shot out in all directions, and anything that was touched by the red light was instantly blasted to pieces!

Even the Silver-Crowned Dragon let out a mournful cry as its flesh and blood exploded. Had it not been for the residual power of the Pillar God protecting it, this attack would have been enough to blast it to pieces!

This is precisely the principle of "destruction" derived from the concept of "war"!
That was the uncontrolled fire that would bring everything back to its end and destroy all civilizations!

(End of this chapter)