Madmen don't keep diaries

Chapter 161: Divine Bone, Divine Seal, Divine Nature
"This problem has occupied the New Gods for thousands of years, and they have tried countless methods, but they have never been able to find a solution."

Feng Xiuhu raised his hand and asked, "What will happen to their authority after the New God dies?"

"That's another story, I'll tell you later."

Eclipse ruffled his beard with his claws. "I was just saying... Oh, it still hasn't been resolved."

"Until Xijun appeared."

"Xijun is very intelligent. She based her conclusion on the research of her predecessors and combined it with her own speculation."

"If the new gods want to live as long as the heaven and earth like the original gods, they must become original gods."

"The divine bone is ultimately a part of the original god. Even if it is taken away by the new god, it will not become the new god's own."

"So the new god needs his own 'divine bone', a brand new carrier of authority."

"This thing must have the same properties as the divine bone, existing both in the mortal world and in the spiritual world."

He raised his eyelids and looked at Feng Xiuhu: "What do you think it is?"

Feng Xiuhu sneered confidently, "Bank."

"What the hell?"

Ezra opened his mouth with a look of astonishment.

Feng Xiuhu said confidently, "Is Tiandi Bank not a bank?"

Eclipse cursed, "It's faith! Idiot!"

"Xijun used people's faith to refine a new carrier of power, which she called the Divine Seal."

Feng Xiuhu pursed her lips and nodded: "I know, it's used for stamping, and banks also have it."

He slapped him and said, "Stop talking about that bank of yours!"

He calmed down and continued.

"The facts prove that Xijun succeeded. She used this method to deceive the world and made it believe that she was the original god."

"Only Xijun's fire can refine faith and forge the divine seal. Therefore, the new gods rely on her when they need her. Because of this, she has become the well-deserved leader of the new gods."

“It’s not just Eastern gods, it’s the same with Western gods.”

"Back then, the distinction between Eastern and Western gods wasn't as clear as it is today. Everyone was just a pitiful creature, clinging to the divine bones tightly, praying for a longer life."

"When the Eastern God obtained the Divine Seal, Xijun did not forget the group of new gods in the west who were waiting for her to save them."

"But when she went there and told the Western gods her conclusion, trying to persuade them to 'pretend' to be the original gods and only hold a single authority, the Western gods hesitated."

"They coveted more power and were unwilling to give up the power of diverse rules, so they put forward their own demands."

Eclipse sneered, "As you can see now, Western gods have more than one kind of authority."

"Xi Jun's persuasion was fruitless, so he followed his advice and refined another carrier for them that was different from the Divine Seal. It was not as stable as the Divine Seal, but it could carry multiple powers at the same time."

"This thing is called Godhead."

Feng Xiuhu pondered, "Can Western gods also be immortal?"

"No, that's what I'm going to say next."

Eclipse shook his head. "Whether it's the Divine Seal or the Godhead, they only extend the lifespan of the new god, perhaps by tens of thousands of years, but they still fail to achieve Xijun's ultimate wish—to achieve immortality like the original god."

"This is also one of the reasons why the Western gods rejected Xijun's persuasion. Compared to living longer, they are more afraid of losing their kingdom of God. They believe that the extended lifespan is enough for them to come up with new solutions to the lifespan problem."

Feng Xiuhu asked, "Have they thought of it?"

Shi nodded: "I thought of it." Feng Xiuhu was stunned - he just asked casually, but it turned out that the Western God was actually equipped with it.

Eclipse said, "Now they believe that possessing their own 'divine bones' is only half the battle. That's why they only increase their lifespan but haven't achieved true immortality."

"So what they have to do is to complete the remaining half - to make the authority their own."

Feng Xiuhu was shocked and said, "Authority originally came from the original god, how could it change?"

Eclipse nodded in agreement. "Yes, that's exactly why they asked the President and the Duke to collect faith."

“Creating new authority.”

"I've said before that the so-called power of rules is the residual power left after the world's rules were perfected at the beginning of its creation. This power is the purest power of rules. Later, the power of rules manifested into primordial gods, so primordial gods control different rules."

"But the power of rules has not been exhausted. It is everywhere."

"The New Gods exploit this very fact. By gathering faith, they allow the power of rules to generate new authority. Then, they control it and become the true, new 'Original Gods' recognized by the world."

Eclipse grinned, revealing his fangs, his eyes unconcealed with amusement. "So, to put it bluntly, the Great President and the Great Duke were actually experimental subjects chosen by the Eastern God and the Western God respectively. They both wanted to succeed, but they didn't want to see the other succeed."

"Test subject?"

Feng Xiuhu caught on to something: "So they're not actually sure this method will work, right? Otherwise, there's no point in conducting the experiment."

Eclipse nodded and smiled, "That's true, but the reason they're so determined to take this path is because someone gave them hope."

"Ok?"

Feng Xiuhu looked at it and said, "Hope?"

Eclipse suppressed his smile and said seriously, "Because someone has succeeded before."

A flash of inspiration struck Feng Xiuhu, and he remembered: "The God of Truth."

Eclipse once said that the God of Truth appeared last, and no one knew what his authority was.

So it can only be him.

Eclipse replied in a deep voice, "Indeed, it's precisely because of the successful precedent of the God of Truth that new gods are flocking to it now."

……

Early in the morning, Feng Xiuhu woke up from bed. He now had a more thorough understanding of the matter between the President and the Duke.

He reviewed what happened last night in his mind and suddenly slapped his forehead.

Feng Xiuhu discovered a suspicious point.

Since authority requires a carrier, what does the authority of the Mist of Eclipse rely on to exist?

Eclipse has the divine power in his hands.

Feng Xiuhu was basically certain of this matter.

Eclipse's own divine bones carry the power of "erosion", so he must have something else to carry the power he "stolen".

And only Xijun can refine the godhead.

Considering that Eclipse had been with Xijun for a long time, Feng Xiuhu guessed that this big beast had probably not only stretched its hand to the authority of the Western God, but was also not honest with Xijun.

His thoughts flowed clearly, and Feng Xiuhu continued to think, realizing one thing - Shi had always been hesitant and unwilling to reveal these things from last night, but he told him everything last night.

Does this mean that the tiger has shown kindness?
Definitely not. It only means that Da Chong finally figured out how to cover it up and chose to reveal the content that could not be told to Feng Xiuhu.

For example, what role did he play in the new god's research on solutions, and why did Xijun want to kill him after seeing the hope of eternal life.

(End of this chapter)