armyinform Chapter 669: Fighting the Power of God
Chapter 669: Fighting the Power of God
That is the Hades Flower that is spread all over the continent today.
With the death of the God of the Underworld, the God of Light should have gained the authority over death and reincarnation.
However, when he reached out to grab it, he found that the godhood of the underworld had already collapsed and turned into countless fragments.
Every Hades flower is a fragment.
The God of Light cannot control these fragments.
Because before his death, the God of the Underworld had already integrated his divinity into "death" itself.
As long as death exists, Hades will never completely disappear.
Guangming spent a lot of effort to set up a killing plan, but in the end he got nothing.
He killed Hades, but failed to control death.
This also became a permanent rift in the heart of the God of Light.
After the death of the god of the underworld, flowers bloomed everywhere.
Wherever there is large-scale killing, the Hades flower will bloom and its fragrance will spread all over the place.
It reminds the world that death still exists and the god of the underworld has not completely disappeared.
The God of Light hates these flowers extremely, and the Holy See of Light has tried its best to eradicate them, but it has been unsuccessful.
The more blood flows, the more flowers bloom.
Mortals gradually passed down this saying:
"A god may kill another god, but a god can never kill death."
The God of Light used the methods he learned from the Holy See of Light - provoking, exploiting, deceiving, and setting up traps - to eventually kill the God of Hades.
He won the war, but he went further and further down the path of hypocrisy.
Because although Hades is dead, his authority has not been taken away.
Death turned into flowers, spread all over the earth, and became a shadow that the God of Light could never erase.
And mortals whispered in the fragrance of flowers:
Although the god of the underworld is dead, death is immortal.
Whenever large-scale killing occurs, the Hades Flower will bloom.
The fragrance permeated the air, reminding both survivors and bystanders of the death.
This is not a comfort, but a struggle.
The Hades Flower uses its existence to remind the world that the God of Light has not completely eliminated the power of death.
Why does the fragrance of the Hades flower make people feel peaceful?
Because that is the frequency when the soul returns.
According to the research of the great magician, the soul releases a kind of vibration when it leaves the body.
The petals of the Hades Flower vibrate to imitate this kind of fluctuation and lead the remaining soul into the void.
This process will give the mortal mind the illusion of "peace".
Therefore, the fragrance of the Hades flower is essentially the Hades "collecting corpses".
He holds funerals for the dead in secret, even though He has already fallen.
The Holy See of Light hates the Hades Flower extremely.
Because its existence is a negation of the order of the God of Light.
According to the laws of the God of Light, mortals should enter the Temple of Light after death and become part of His faith.
But the Hades flower reminds people that death does not belong to the light, but to the underworld.
Therefore, whenever the Hades flower blooms, clergymen of the Church of Light will come in droves to burn it.
They burn the flowers but cannot burn the roots.
The seeds of the Hades Flower are not seeds, but fragments of divinity that have long been scattered across the continent.
Because of this, the Hades Flower cannot be extinct.
In the eyes of ordinary people, the Hades Flower has two completely different meanings.
For warriors, it is a flower of mourning. Many mercenaries will pick one and place it on their chest to commemorate their fallen comrades.
To believers, it is blasphemous. Anyone who sees the flower of Hades will be asked by the Church of Light to repent.
Over time, the Hades Flower became a symbol of contradiction:
Some people hate it, some people depend on it.
But no matter what, it never disappeared.
There is an ancient legend: At the end of the Great Age of Magic, several magicians tried to study the Chthon Flower, wanting to understand the secret behind it.
In their experiments, they found that:
The roots of the Hades Flower can directly reach into the remaining traces of the soul.
Its petals can be used as special alchemical materials to soothe souls and purify spirits.
If someone combines the Hades Flower with blood, they can even temporarily control the memories of the dead.
However, these studies were eventually suppressed by the Holy See of Light.
Any record about the Hades Flower is classified as a banned book.
Therefore, most of its secrets can only be passed down through folk tales and scattered texts. However, this aspect of the Abyss is relatively well preserved.
Xingluo had witnessed the Hades Flower blooming over and over again in countless battles.
At first he thought it was just a natural reaction, but when he reached the abyss he realized that it was a struggle between gods.
The Hades Flower reminded him:
Gods are not omnipotent, and their domains also have flaws.
Even though Chthon has been banished, his power still lingers on the land.
For Xingluo, the Hades Flower is not a sign of mourning, but a warning:
Gods can be defeated, and the order of gods can be torn apart.
With the outbreak of all-out war on the continent, the number of Hades Flowers is greater than ever before.
They bloomed along the battlefield, filling the wilderness with their fragrance.
Some say this foreshadows the return of Hades.
Some also say that this is a sign of the decline of the authority of the God of Light.
Xingluo stood in the sea of flowers and whispered to himself:
“Perhaps, this is the problem left over from the Great Magic Age.
God has not solved it, so we will solve it."
The Hades Flower is not just a plant.
It is the remnant of the Great Magic Age, the seed formed from the blood and tears of the exiled God of the Underworld.
Every large-scale killing is a call to His remnants to allow the flowers to bloom again.
Its fragrance is both a peace of mind for the soul and a rebellion against the order of light.
Therefore, when the Hades Flower blooms, some people on the continent will remember:
God is not the only truth, death has its own dignity.
The edge of the Requiem Valley, the former battlefield, is now covered with Hades flowers.
The black petals sway in the wind, emitting a cool fragrance.
Xingluo stood alone in the middle of the sea of flowers, her fingertips gently brushing across a flower.
The petals trembled slightly, as if in response.
Pandora and Isabel walked over slowly.
Pandora's eyes flashed with the light of ancient blood. She was not repulsed by the scent of this flower, and even felt a sense of closeness to it.
Isabel's expression was complicated. She instinctively rejected the Hades Flower, but now that she was here, she could see the cracks in the bright order and naturally accepted the existence of another kind of divinity.
Xingluo said, "Have you ever thought that the Hades Flower is not just a flower, it is a forgotten power."
Isabel frowned. "You want to use it in war?"
Xingluo nodded. "The Hades Flower collects soul residue and blood, and is essentially a barrier. If we can control it, we might be able to turn death itself into a weapon."
Pandora chuckled. "That suits your style, turning the remnants of the gods into tools for mortals."
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The first step of the experiment was led by Pandora.
The Bloodline Ritual of the Ancient Blood Holy Court is best at interacting with the forces of life and death.
Pandora carved a blood ring on the ground and placed a dozen Hades flowers in the center.
Then she cut her palm and let the blood drip onto the petals.
The Hades Flower changed instantly.
The black petals absorbed the blood, and the dark blue flame in the center suddenly became brighter, as if it was about to burn.
The floral fragrance then spread, with a hint of blood, but it was not pungent, but it made people's heart beat faster.
Xingluo observed calmly, "The flower reacts to blood... It can transform the power of blood into a fragrance that stimulates the nerves of mortals. If used on a large scale, it can create a state similar to 'blood rage'."
Pandora nodded: "But this will weaken people's sanity."
Xingluo said calmly: "War does not require everyone to remain calm. Sometimes rage is more effective than reason."
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Next, it was Isabel's experiment.
She raised her hand, and black-gold light flowed from her palm, slowly sprinkling on the Hades Flower.
Everyone thought that the light would burn the flowers, but the result was unexpected.
The petals did not wither, but gradually became transparent, as if purified.
The dark blue flame in the center intertwined with Isabel's, turning into a ring of fire mixed with black, gold and dark blue.
Isabel was surprised: "It... is receiving light?"
Xingluo stared at the flames. "No, it's devouring light. This body inherently carries the quality of corroding order, which aligns with the nature of the Hades Flower. If I'm not mistaken, it can transform holy light into another kind of energy."
Sure enough, when the ring of fire spread, the remaining trace of light in the air was swallowed up, leaving only cold gray fluctuations.
Xingluo's eyes lit up: "Very good... This means that the Hades Flower can resist the power of the gods."
Finally, it’s Xingluo’s turn.
He took out a time pen and drew a tiny rune in the center of the sea of flowers.
The runes flashed with the light of time and space, gently falling on the Hades Flower.
In an instant, the petals stopped swaying in the wind and remained still in mid-air.
The aroma also lingered, as if time itself was locked in place.
Xingluo stretched out her finger and touched the edge of the petals.