A long time ago, probably at the beginning of this era.

In the spiritual world at that time, reincarnation had just taken shape. For the first time, Ryan displayed the power of great divine power in the material world and felt the power beyond all others.

But it was at that time, when he experienced this level personally, that he suddenly realized that, including himself and most of the original gods, they were not truly complete.

In any case, in the face of the vast sea of ​​rules and the world, individual personality is always insignificant.

Except for beings like Tartarus who were born out of nothing, or later like the mother tree who was born from miracles.

It is impossible for normal creatures to let their consciousness wander in the sea of ​​​​source and become one with the root of the world.

Such a state was later called "conformity with the Tao" in the East and "conformity with Taiyi" in the West.

Even though the two are called differently, the meanings behind them are very similar.

Because they all describe the unity of personal will and some ultimate existence, achieving some kind of transcendent qualitative change.

But combined with personal experience in this world, in Ryan's opinion, it is more of an assimilation, just like the assimilation between Chaos and Hermeneus.

Let one cover the other, let one merge into the other, and finally the two become one, with only one left.

And in this whole process, there will not be absolute extinction and failure, just as even though Egypt has been destroyed, the traces it left behind are destined to become an indelible part of Chaos, and the same is true for the great divine power.

For any great being, even if they are unprepared and rashly merge their thoughts with the source of power, their existence will not completely and utterly disappear.

Their traces will still remain in the relevant fields and will affect the operation of the world from then on.

But for an independent living being, this kind of legacy is no different from death.

So in the final analysis, either you let the source force assimilate your consciousness and transform it into some kind of grand pan-will, just like Tartarus; or you let your will in turn assimilate every bit of source force, taking yourself as the core and redefining the concepts related to it in the world.

Apart from this, there is almost no third way to become a complete and great divine power.

So at the beginning of the era, Ryan came up with the idea of ​​exploring the path to becoming a god.

The idea that came to his mind at the time was to complete the understanding of authority from the perspective of mortals, rather than the innate "knowing it but not knowing why" of the gods.

In Ryan's view at the time, this should be a very feasible path.

There is a high probability that he can successfully complete his promotion with this and make up for the final defect as a great divine power.

However, today, as more and more talented humans reach the stage before becoming gods, Ryan has become more and more certain of his thoughts back then.

But when it really happened to him, he had to make changes regretfully.

Because just like his current state, no matter how powerful Ryan is, he can't turn himself into a real mortal.

It is difficult to completely sever the connection between forces at the same level.

What's more, Ryan's own essence is higher than the power he wields, which makes it even more impossible to do.

When he discovered this, even though there was no evidence, Ryan couldn't help but have an association.

Perhaps long ago, on the day when he awakened from the chaotic Chaos, the reason why he was deprived of almost all his power but still possessed at least one level of divine power was not a sign of the world's powerlessness.

He could actually have done even more, but driven by instinct, He preferred to let Ryan come directly to this world as a true God... and that has continued until today.

"Well... who knows?"

"No one knows the details of what happened at that time, and even I can only make some guesses."

"But no matter what the truth is, coming to this world as a god has brought more benefits than disadvantages to me. Otherwise, I wouldn't be who I am today."

"And I should gladly accept all the consequences that come with it."

The thought flashed through Ryan's mind, and under the influence of the drop of black water that had accumulated and formed, a stream of distracting thoughts arose, but were then wiped out by Ryan in the blink of an eye.

His mind moved slightly, and his thoughts began to sink inward, actively sensing the connection between him and his other self.

This process is not easy because the distance between the two is still very far.

Even though some kind of supernatural power has been manifested in him, it does not mean that he can ignore this gap.

Just like that, I don’t know how much time passed... At a certain moment, Ryan's expression changed slightly, as if he had found some opportunity.

He grasped that tiny connection and traced back to the root of all the miracles that manifested in him.

However, he did not take advantage of this opportunity to do anything, nor did he try to transfer the poison of fate to his own half.

Ryan simply pulled at that connection and then opened his heart.

Time seemed to stand still for a moment, and a sense of impending storm pressure came over my heart... At this moment, along the invisible connection, the vaguely transmitted power seemed to decrease, and the original tranquility was instantly broken.

It was like a landslide and a tsunami, and also like an earthquake and a collapse of the sky.

In an instant, countless information flooded into Ryan's mind.

Destruction, disintegration, destruction, final death...so many perceptions, so many rules, they seem to be endless and overwhelming, and more often than not, there are meaningless scenes.

In these images, Ryan saw a lot, but it seemed as if he saw nothing.

It's like a formula that can evolve into thousands of questions and endless calculations, but in the final analysis, the only thing that has real value is the formula itself.

Feeling this message that ignored space and time and appeared out of thin air in his mind, Ryan felt like Hyperion of the past.

The only difference between the two is that the information he is facing at the moment is far less, and not as vast as the origin possessed by a powerful deity.

In contrast, Ryan's ability to resist is even stronger. He is even sure that even with his own will, he will not be greatly affected by this level of impact.

"But it doesn't make any sense."

"According to some information passed on by the incarnation of evil thoughts, the God King Zeus also possesses an extremely strong will, which is even enough to withstand the erosion of the original power of the true god level."

"But this won't do anything at all. After all, the gap between a true god and a great divine power is known to almost everyone in the world."

The thought flashed through Ryan's mind and he was very clear about it.

In his view, the most perfect state of the great divine power is not to fight against it or be affected by it. Instead, it is to merge with this endless message and yet be distinct from it.

Just like beneath the surface consciousness of ordinary people, the subconscious mind is truly vast and boundless. They control the most subtle changes in the body, sensing the feedback from every organ and every nerve, but do not affect the existence of the main consciousness at all.

It is like a controllable "hypermia", which allows people to remember how many raindrops they accidentally saw on a rainy night ten years ago when they need it, and to forget it when they don't need it, without any interference or shake.

An excellent water conservancy manager should learn how to dredge the water veins and let the water circulate in the world, so that the water in abundant places can flow to the areas with less water, and the rich can irrigate the poor areas, instead of building high dams to try to block the surging tide.

But at this moment, Ryan couldn't do what Dayu did.

He could only take out his own "Xiran" to try to stop the overwhelming disaster.

As his mind turned, Ryan pulled together the complicated beliefs in his mind.

In addition to the information that has just flooded into my mind, there is also the fate that I have been carrying for the past period of time.

But under his traction, the black liquid remained motionless. The poison of fate was obviously uncontrollable, and only the memories that followed swirled and grew under Ryan's guidance.

wow...

It was like an invisible sound of water, an erosion of the origin that could not be affected by external forces.

Even the seemingly omnipotent power of faith can only produce some shallow balance. Once the number of origins is large enough, it will no longer be able to isolate this connection.

Theoretically speaking, the only way to counter its impact is to have something that belongs to the living being itself.

However, in the illusory sound of water, the "experiences" that Ryan invested in originally belonged to "his".

Carrying the fate of others means carrying the past of others.

Since he carries the burden of his past, his past naturally becomes a part of Ryan.

"The power of origin will erode a living being's 'personality'. This cannot be changed."

"And I can't sublimate human nature itself and make it fearless of the influence of the origin... Then I have to change my thinking and strengthen the size of my personality."

"In the past, I didn't think this method would work because the origin of the world would continue to grow, and the power of the gods would continue to increase, but the will of a living being could not do this."

"But now it seems that just because one living being's will can't do this doesn't mean that the wills of millions of living beings can't do this either... There's no limit to the growth of source power, and there's no limit to the past of living beings... The only thing to worry about is the 'poison of fate'."

Silently watching the changes in the lake of his heart, Ryan watched the past and memories that could have influenced him blend into the infinite sequence, assimilate into one, and protect himself from their influence.

In a sense, his personality is being eroded by the power of the Source.

But it is obvious that if the erosion of source power is limited to the past that Ryan accepted from others, then no matter how much it is eroded, it will not have the slightest impact on him.

Moreover, this method cannot be replicated because in the entire world, there are few gods who have the ability to carry the fate of others.

This method cannot last long, because actively accepting the "poison of fate" can really bring burden to Ryan.

Even he couldn't bear the burden endlessly.

But no matter what, at least for now, this is indeed a good method.

As long as Ryan carries the destinies of enough living beings, the amount of origin he can withstand will be strong enough.

Until the two finally reach a certain limit... or he solves this problem completely.