Madmen don't keep diaries

Chapter 83 The Original God's Flesh
Feng Xiuhu discovered the key point.

"Bearing authority? Can't authority exist independently?"

Shi glanced at Feng Xiuhu, seemingly surprised by his sharpness.

But Eclipse did not answer, but skipped the question and continued.

"There are two types of divine artifacts: one is naturally formed, and the other is refined."

"Many years ago, during the early stages of the New Gods' large-scale hunt for the Primordial Gods, many Primordial Gods, unwilling to see their power taken away, chose to annihilate themselves. Their power shattered into countless fragments and dissipated, only to reappear in new forms across the world."

"These authorities that appear in new forms are naturally formed divine artifacts. Even those who obtain them, even if they are not cultivators, can easily unleash the power of authority."

"Postnatal refining refers to forcibly confining authority to a magical instrument through some means. The first to do this were the Eastern Gods. They came up with this method in order to ensure the integrity and purity of their own authority while fully utilizing the power of other authorities."

Feng Xiuhu asked tentatively, "What does this certain method mean..."

Eclipse was silent for a moment: "It's not easy to refine a divine weapon after birth. When I bring up this topic, I can't avoid mentioning one person."

"Lord Xi."

"She is the core of all Eastern gods and the most powerful deity, with the largest number of followers in the Eastern Continent."

“She is hailed as the embodiment of the sun, and her authority is the simplest and clearest form of fire.”

"Only her fire can refine divine weapons."

Feng Xiuhu seemed to be lost in thought. "That sounds more reliable than the God of Mist. Do you think it would be a good idea for me to switch to Xijun's sect?"

Eclipse sneered, "That's quite interesting—guess who beat me up like this?"

Feng Xiuhu held his chin in his hand and said, "I suddenly think the God of Mist is not bad."

Eclipse snorted twice. "You don't have to think too highly of the artifact. After all, the power of the artifact comes from authority. Just focus on practicing. Isn't the authority in our hands much more powerful than any artifact?"

This makes sense.

After being reminded by Shi Yi, Feng Xiu Hu remembered the important matter. "It won't be long before Konate Chen starts giving me enlightenment. He thinks I'm practicing the Mist Codex and thinks these few days are enough time for me to reach the level of spiritual awakening. But I'm actually practicing the Rotten Flesh Technique. My physical body needs to be tempered, and my spiritual body needs to be honed as well. Will I have enough time?"

Eclipse said, "It's not enough. Don't even think about it. Just wait to die."

Feng Xiuhu jumped onto Shi and started fighting with him.

He pulled Erosion's hair and said, "Then I'll hand you over to atone for my sins!"

Xi pulled his ear and said, "I told you we are one now! If I die, you won't be able to live!"

Feng Xiuhu grabbed his crotch with his backhand: "You don't tell the truth, I don't believe it!"

Shi bit Feng Xiuhu's nose: "Mmmmmmm--"

Feng Xiuhu choked and spat, "Ptch, ptch!"

The two sides were deadlocked and separated tacitly after a while.

Shi wiped his face and said, "If you want to talk, just talk nicely. Don't hit people at every turn."

Feng Xiuhu rubbed his nose and said, "I still haven't settled the score with you for biting my butt."

He brought up the matter again.

Eclipse said with a gloomy face: "I haven't finished what I was saying just now."

Feng Xiuhu rubbed his ears and raised his head: "Then tell me."

Eclipse said, "If you rely solely on your own practice, it will definitely be too late, but there is another way."

Feng Xiuhu's eyes flashed with vigilance: "Why do I feel that you have bad intentions? Tell me first."

Shi grinned and said, "Let me eat your body." Feng Xiuhu jumped up and cursed, "I knew it! I knew it! You're still thinking about it! I earned this house with my own ability, why should I let you eat it?"

Shi patiently waited for Feng Xiuhu to calm down after his outburst before continuing, "Almost every new god, even without the blessing of authority, has cultivated their physical and spiritual bodies to become extremely powerful. Because they are humans, they also had to cultivate step by step."

"There is only one kind of being in this world, born without the need for cultivation, whose physical and spiritual bodies are naturally strong enough."

Eclipse pointed at himself: "We are the original gods."

"My original body, Eclipse, no longer exists. But if I 'eat' this body, it will become Eclipse's new body in the world, the body of a primordial god."

"This has something in common with the method of new gods replacing original gods."

"From now on, as long as the law of 'erosion' in this world persists, this body will become stronger with each passing day, until it returns to my original state."

"As long as you nod, I promise to help you break through the psychic realm before the initiation ceremony."

Feng Xiuhu sneered repeatedly: "Well, since you can't win in a fight, you're resorting to deception, right?"

Eclipse said anxiously, "How come you don't understand what's good and what's bad? Besides, this spirit body was created by both of us, so this body should be considered our joint property!"

Shi's words were well-reasoned and Feng Xiuhu had to admit it even if he didn't want to.

After thinking for a long time, Feng Xiuhu asked, "How do you want to eat?"

Seeing that he was showing signs of relenting, Eclipse finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Don't take me as bragging, no one else can do this, only I have the ability."

Feng Xiuhu raised his eyebrows and sat down to listen to him.

Eclipse also sat down and slowly explained: "I can also teach you a lesson. It will be useful when you break through to the spiritual realm and need to resonate more deeply with the rules."

He asked: "What do you think is the essence of the 'erosion' rule?"

Feng Xiuhu sneered, he didn't know.

Eclipse had no choice but to ask himself and answer: "It is assimilation."

"A kind of assimilation through destruction."

Feng Xiuhu seemed to be lost in thought.

Eclipse continued, "So I can use 'Erosion' to completely assimilate this body into a form that matches the rules of 'Erosion'—you can think of it like making this stolen house completely our own, with every part fitting perfectly."

Feng Xiuhu interrupted and asked the most important question: "If you succeed in eroding the house, will you have the final say or I will have the final say?"

Eclipse took a deep breath and said, "I told you that we are not divided into you and me now—but I know what you mean. You want to know who will control this body from now on, right?"

Feng Xiuhu nodded.

Eclipse raised his chin towards him: "It's you, nothing has changed from now."

Feng Xiuhu was very cautious: "How can I trust you?"

"It's very simple."

Shi Shi spread his hands and said, "Now even whether to proceed with this step requires your approval - if it weren't you who made the decision, why would I bother talking to you so much? Just eat it all up in one gulp."

Feng Xiuhu was still a little worried: "Please continue your arguments, my opponent."

Eclipse pointed at his nose helplessly. "Also, this spirit body is made up of both of us. I am just a broken spirit body, and you—although a little fragmented, you are still complete after all."

"That's why you can be so active in the real world, while I can only sleep in your mind."

PS: Mr. Feng is about to be reborn.

(End of this chapter)