After work, start to speedrun the other world-Chapter 488 - 190 The True Nature of the God of Omniscience’s Power_2
Now, they were unable to stop the King of Ash.
"Go ask the Goddess of Life!" She made the decision and fled towards the Realm of Life, knowing that they simply couldn’t stop Ahtal now, only with the intervention of the Goddess of Life was there hope.
Merely having blocked him once, all Gods had already given up on stopping the King of Ash, choosing instead to avoid his path, a large number of deities seeking refuge in the Realm of Life.
Otherwise, they had only their lives to put against the King of Ash.
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Some time later.
Realm of Omniscience.
Twin Towers.
Xi Mu walked through the open gates, arriving at the abode of the God of Omniscience, only to see Leviathan sitting at the steps before the Divine Throne.
"Heh, your humanity is almost burnt out?" With his hands on his cane, Leviathan eyed the aloof Ahtal and then inquired:
"Now, the touch of humanity you have left, will it persevere over the God of Omniscience?"
"What is the power of the God of Omniscience?" As Xi Mu inquired, he walked toward the throne of omniscience and then sat in the position that belonged to the God of Omniscience.
Leviathan, seeing this, wasn’t bothered, nor did he show any anger; he straightforwardly provided the answer, "The ability of the God of Omniscience is to answer questions, every question has an answer, and the God of Omniscience possesses the power to answer any question."
Nostalgia glinted in his murky eyes.
"The original deities of this world came from people’s longing for knowledge, people wanted to understand the world, and they also wanted to know how to survive. This desire for knowledge led to the birth of the God of Omniscience, who had the ability to resolve all of humanity’s doubts, thereby giving people the impression that the God of Omniscience knew everything."
"That doesn’t seem much different from omniscience, does it?" Xi Mu remarked, only to see Leviathan shake his head and turn to look at the King of Ash on the Divine Throne.
"Having the capacity to pose questions is a power in itself, just like many people go their whole lives without wondering why apples fall to the ground."
"Moreover, the God of Omniscience is not truly capable of unraveling all questions. If you ask how to avert Ragnarok, the God of Omniscience would be unable to provide an answer, or if you ask how to lift a stone that one is incapable of lifting, the God of Omniscience himself wouldn’t be able to respond; hence, there is a distinction between the God of Omniscience and true omniscience."
After a moment of silence, Xi Mu inquired, "Then why say that Ragnarok and the God of Omniscience are two sides of the same coin?"
"Does seizing control of the world mean doing whatever one wishes?" Leviathan posed the question, then immediately answered his own query, "Taking control of the world does not mean being omnipotent or omniscient, but rather overlaying one’s own order upon the old world, thereby reshaping the world to one’s desired image."
He stated this with conviction.
"Even if the Goddess of Life seized control of the world, a catastrophe akin to Ragnarok would be born from the errors in the order she created, and as the Goddess of Life continually rectified the flaws in her order, eventually, one day, it would thoroughly... collapse."
Xi Mu responded indifferently, "Is that so?"
"Ragnarok is triggered by people’s endless desire for knowledge," Leviathan said, lost in his memories, "I don’t know who questioned the God of Omniscience, ’Since all things die, will the world itself meet death?’"
He laughed.
"And then the God of Omniscience provided the answer of Ragnarok, that the world will inevitably head towards Ragnarok, and all things will end within it."
Xi Mu continued to inquire, "If no one had posed this question, would there be no Ragnarok?"
"That’s beyond my knowledge," Leviathan replied, "Perhaps there’s an end predestined by fate, but it manifests differently with each distinct order."
Xi Mu chuckled, "After hearing your explanation, it feels like the God of Omniscience isn’t so invincible after all."
Leviathan issued a laugh reminiscent of wood scraping against wood, his gnarled body trembling, "In fact, the first God of Omniscience wasn’t very powerful; on the contrary, he was quite a weak deity."
He elucidated.
"But the God of Omniscience has a unique aspect, he can develop his own power through his power, thus continually becoming stronger until you all believed that the God of Omniscience is an all-knowing existence."
"If he keeps growing?" Xi Mu pondered, "Then wouldn’t he potentially reach omnipotence?"
Leviathan shook his head, "No one can achieve omnipotence."
The highest attainable level in this world is theoretically omnipotent, which means allowing one’s abilities to reach a degree that approximates everything. As for continuing to advance one’s power to the level of omniscience and omnipotence, he could assert that it was impossible.
But without a doubt, the God of Omniscience had developed his power to the point where he seemed to be an all-knowing existence.
Even the Goddess of Life couldn’t achieve such heights.
"Is that so?" Xi Mu nodded slightly and glanced at the Goddess of Life and the Creation Witch, who had appeared at some unknown time. His indifferent eyes showed a flicker of human emotions, unlike his usual unfeeling demeanor.
After he entered the realm of the God of Omniscience, both the Creation Witch and the Goddess of Life had already arrived, listening in on his conversation with Leviathan throughout.
"Ahtal, there’s someone outside the tower looking for you," the Goddess of Life said with her eyes reflecting a much more detached Ahtal. She was the one all the gods had asked to persuade Ahtal to stop his continuous slaughter. On her way, she happened to meet the Creation Witch.
They had heard the entire conversation between Ahtal and Leviathan, and thus understood that Ahtal’s journey to the high heavens was not to destroy All Gods, but to find Leviathan to understand the true nature of the God of Omniscience’s abilities.
"Hmm," Xi Mu stood up and left the temple.
"Doesn’t he resemble the God of Omniscience?" Leviathan watched as Ahtal left, then turned to the Goddess of Life, "If you have any questions, just ask directly before the order of the God of Omniscience collapses."
Based on his assessment of Ahtal’s fading humanity, it wouldn’t be long before he became the King of Ash and burned the world created by the God of Omniscience to ashes, thereby entering the Age of Ash.
As for Ahtal defeating the God of Omniscience while still maintaining his humanity, that was an absolute impossibility. With Ragnarok drawing ever closer, Ahtal’s power would continue to swell, accelerating the burning of his humanity.
Everyone in this world would die at Ahtal’s hands.
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Meanwhile,
outside the Twin Towers.
"Boss, we meet again," Jed looked at Ahtal, who walked out from the tower, rubbing his bruised eyes, "I didn’t stop Letixia."
She turned her head and spoke to Letixia beside her.
"Letixia is tougher than I thought."
"Why did you two fight?" Xi Mu approached Jed, raised his hand, and rubbed her head, healing her wounds.
"Because I made a promise to the boss," Jed said, her words carrying an unclear meaning before flashing a lively smile, "But it’s so great that you can still communicate, boss. I was worried you..."
"Worried I’d become a Shura?" Xi Mu laughed and then turned his gaze to Letixia, taking out the Sword of Light.
"Did All Gods send you?"
"Yes," Letixia nodded slightly, as Ahtal extended the Sword of Light towards her.
Xi Mu said, "Return what belongs to its rightful owner."
The Sword of Light was now of no use to him; the combat techniques it could unleash were merely part of the application of being the King of Ash.
In some sense, it was less useful than the Great Sword of Death and the Severing Cleaver.
"You still need the power of the Sword of Light, don’t you?" Letixia shook her head gently, not taking the Sword of Light.
To this, Xi Mu took out the Severing Cleaver and explained:
"Don’t worry, I have a better weapon."
The atmosphere suddenly became silent.
Jed couldn’t help but twitch the corners of her mouth, feeling like Ahtal’s words had pierced straight through Letixia’s defenses.
"Did someone give you this weapon?" Letixia silently took the Sword of Light, but her emerald eyes were fixed on the long cleaver in Ahtal’s hands.
Xi Mu’s fingers caressed the blade:
"This is the last gift Eden gave me."
