Devil's Bible

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To enter the Kingdom of God, one must rely on past merits. While entering the Kingdom of God may not necessarily make one a prayer angel, it will certainly make one a prayer follower.

As high-ranking members of the church, they would know more or less some of the secrets about God's Kingdom.

For example, devout believers can enter the Kingdom of God and become supplicants. Once they arrive in the Kingdom of God, they will obtain eternal peace and will not have to do anything but pray every day.

For devout believers, this is indeed paradise; they don't need to work, they don't need to deal with various problems, they only need to do the prayers they like.

But for those in high positions, it's torture.

They don't need to do any work, and they are usually the ones who go to other people's problems. They can command various clergy to do things for them at any time.

The power, benefits, and fame they desired disappeared once they entered the Kingdom of God.

Therefore, they do not want to enter the Kingdom of God, or rather, they do not want to enter the Kingdom of God in their current state.

Combined with the information gathered, this operation was launched.

Several old men with little time left wanted to make a name for themselves in their final days, but they were afraid that their fighting strength would be insufficient and their plan would fail, so they kidnapped the legendary Nemus.

Furthermore, this mission was issued by the church's central command, meaning that Nemus himself did not have the right to refuse.

"No wonder they have to resort to such underhanded tactics to bind talent." Nemus shook his head inwardly. The Discipline Church had become increasingly pathetic after losing contact with the God of Discipline.

Afterwards, Nemus went to the city with Jeff and the others to rest and also to meet the other members of this mission.

Aside from Jeff and other veteran golden angels nearing the end of their lives, there were also quite a few golden angels in their prime participating this time.

Most of them are in a similar position to Nemes, or even worse.

That is, the church's sphere of influence has shrunk for various reasons. Although their strength has increased, they have not gained corresponding power.

This time, some old fogies were finally about to die, but they were unwilling to die like that.

In order to compete for the vacant position, they had no choice but to participate in this mission as well.

Otherwise, just keep enduring it.

In this situation, some people resign themselves to their fate while others want to take a gamble.

Thus, the lineup for the Abyss Journey was basically complete, consisting of nine Gold-tier characters, plus Nemus, a Legendary character.

The date was set for three days later.

They estimated that the intensity of the war should have increased by then, and with the movement of people being chaotic, it would not be easy to be discovered if one were to sneak into the abyss.

During these three days, Nemus took the opportunity to learn more about this last sanctuary in the Prime Material Plane.

This land, expanded by the six Origin Whales, is basically divided into seven parts.

These seven parts are also known as the Seven Gods Alliance.

The pantheon of the sky, the god of life, the pantheon of rage, the god of wisdom, the pantheon of death, the god of discipline, and the pantheon of concepts.

These seven forces essentially divided the land equally.

The area where Nemus is now located is the territory of the God of Discipline.

At this moment, Nemus truly came to understand the gods.

The Sky Pantheon is a group of deities primarily associated with celestial bodies and phenomena.

For example, the sun, the moon, or deities such as thunder, rain, and clouds.

The God of Life, like the God of Discipline, is a single deity who forms a power.

Of course, He has many mythical species and mythical creatures under His command.

The Fury pantheon consists of deities whose primary focus is on the other emotions of all living beings.

For example, the God of War doesn't need much faith, but he does need his followers to actively participate in battles.

Or perhaps it is the god of storms, who was originally a deity of the sky pantheon, but became a god of fury because he excessively pursued the fear of storms among all living beings.

The god of wisdom is also a separate god, but it is said that he holds some power over destiny, and his own religion is not very large, so he rarely makes any moves.

Needless to say, the Death Gods are not numerous, but they occupy many places of death for normal life.

Besides that, there is the concept of pantheon.

This pantheon is mostly composed of gods who are formed from life's expectations of something.

For example, deities such as those associated with harvest, miracles, love, wealth, nobility, beauty, food, and luck.

These conceptual things that humans crave form the divine order, which is the conceptual pantheon.

What shocked Nemus the most was that, in Nemus's mind, the God of Discipline was a deity of laws and rules.

But here he heard another title—the God of Magic.

This greatly shocked Nemus, who later learned that not all gods could build grids.

This thing orchestrated the power of the elements, maintained the stability of the world, and provided a network of faith.

Once the God of Discipline is gone, most spellcasters will likely see their spellcasting power decrease many times over.

“Indeed, living with virtuous people is like entering a room filled with orchids; after a while, you no longer notice the fragrance…” At this moment, Nemus recalled the priests of the God of Discipline and also examined the qualities of the other spellcasters.

This made me realize with a start that the spellcasters of the Discipline Church actually had a higher multiplier than average. This was due to Isabella's terrifying spellcasting skills, and the various combat spellcasting abilities possessed by the other priests.

Nemus had always stayed in the territory of the God of Discipline, because the God of Magic was a very minor title, and even one that the God of Discipline disliked, so he was completely unaware of this.

In addition, the ecology of the earth is also very interesting.

This pristine land has a quota for residence, and everyone within it has embarked on a path of extraordinary attainment. Most of its resources are supplied by external transportation.

Once a certain age is reached and the steel variety has not been developed, then this land must be expelled.

In other words, the number of residence slots here is extremely limited.

Everyone is looking for ways to improve their stats, and there's a lot of research being done on how to advance to the Steel type.

At the same time, alchemy is very popular here, and any alchemist who has a successful product can make a lot of money.

Although it is the domain of the God of Discipline, there are also branches of other churches. Through the exchange of various faiths, many interesting things have arisen.

Chapter 431 569th Layer of Black Barrier

Three days is too short.

Nemus had not seen the whole of Middle-earth.

For example, there are many different races that are very rare in other places.

Whether it's an elf who has lived for three generations, an orc who doesn't speak the language, or some other strange and unusual race, you can basically find them here.

The constant collisions between these different races, cultures, and beliefs always produce something that catches Nemus's eye and gives him considerable inspiration.

At the same time, those perspectives also gave Nems a lot of inspiration.

For example, there are dwarfs who believe that beards are everything, sacred and precious.

The longer a dwarf's beard, the luckier he is, and he even has a significant advantage in courtship.

If you beat up a dwarf, then buy him a drink and give him some ore, and the dwarf will most likely forgive you.

However, if you cut off a dwarf's beard, he will do everything in his power to hunt you down.

Even other dwarven kin would unite in hatred upon hearing of this, and even this dwarf's dwarven enemies might temporarily set aside their hostility and come to help him.

This is why beards are important in dwarf culture.

Nemus originally thought it was just dwarf culture.

However, through observation, they gradually realized that the dwarfs with long and handsome beards were truly lucky.

However, this phenomenon does not apply to other life forms.

Subsequently, Nemus explored the concept of luck in other racial cultures for a long time and came to a conclusion.

That is, individual self-perception is fate, then the perception of the group will form a certain group destiny.

Under these connections, people with corresponding characteristics will naturally have corresponding fortunes.

Although luck is a weak connection, if enough is accumulated, it can still change one's destiny.

After comprehending the destiny of the race, Nemus discovered that many of the patterns of destiny he had previously discovered were actually formed by human culture, rather than the essential laws of destiny.

“No wonder fate is so unpredictable.” Nemus absorbed these insights, then made his final preparations before leaving.

Three days later, he returned to the area where the teleportation array was located.

However, this time the destination was not somewhere else, but—the abyss.

There were more than ten people in the group.

Gold varieties actually make up the majority.

As for the extra few people, most of them were from the Tribunal.

Demons are sealed within them.

And this is the necessary configuration for entering the abyss.

The Abyss has always been the main enemy of the material plane. These enemies occasionally crawl out of the Abyss and greedily gaze upon the material plane.

However, due to the characteristics of the Abyss, they can only passively take hits most of the time.

Therefore, the major churches have always been thinking about how to counterattack the abyss.

“The will of the abyss is constantly monitoring the entire abyss. Within the abyss, any action could attract its attention.” Jeff was right next to Nemus, explaining to him what they were about to do.

Given the Abyss's strong oversight, is there a way to evade its will?

Of course it exists, and it is already in the hands of the church.

The ten of them, including Nemes, were completely surrounded by the Tribunal members.

These people were chanting a special incantation with their eyes closed, and as the incantation was recited, a certain power was quietly activated.

Then, a faint layer of black mist gradually covered Nems and the others.

“We call this method the Arc Technique.” As the people performed the secret technique, Jeff briefly explained the so-called Arc Technique to Nemus.

The abyss is essentially a product of the aggregation of fragmented numbers.

In other words, the abyss is essentially a virtual product that is half real and half fake.

The Abyss is indeed powerful, but so is its crippling nature.

That's why the Abyss Will, formed by countless fragmented elements within the Abyss, so desperately wants to complete itself.

The Arc Technique utilizes the incomplete nature of the Abyss.

After performing this secret technique, the demonic power within these members of the Tribunal, who have sealed away demons, will envelop them and create a kind of resonance.

Once they enter the abyss, these 'whole' people are actually like 'ghosts'.

“The part of us that is connected to them is in the abyss, and their existence is like a complete barrier, preventing the abyss from observing us.”

"The rest of us are outside the abyss, like an arc. We stand behind the Arbiter, hiding outside the world."

"You'll understand the specifics once you reach the Abyss." Jeff was very familiar with this, clearly having scouted the Abyss many times before.

The teleportation array was activated, and this time the teleportation felt completely different.

After leaving the 'path', they passed through the Astral Plane.

In the astral realm, they need to rely on 'thought' to move.

In other words, if you want to move forward, you need to have the awareness of moving forward in your mind. Once the corresponding thought arises, you will move forward.

If one cannot accurately control one's own thoughts, then in the astral realm one will only be entangled by chaotic thoughts, and one will die under the pull of those thoughts.

Therefore, although there is no change of time in the astral plane, even an ordinary person who comes here can live forever.

However, once they enter the astral realm, most people will die from mental exhaustion and loss of consciousness.

Fortunately, they had teleportation guidance nearby, and they were only passing through without fully entering the astral plane.

After crossing the astral plane and entering the dimensional portal, the abyss soon arrived before them.

Within the dense network of tiny passages, numerous demons transformed into wisps of black smoke and vanished rapidly.

Many things also end up in the abyss through the mainstream channels.

This method of entry ultimately leads to the top layer of the abyss—the Plain of Ten Thousand Abyss.