"No, you've misunderstood. As for the avatar... what the avatar will grow into after being released is naturally determined by its own opportunities and experiences! It has nothing to do with me." Number Ten's voice remained completely calm.
Conan: "???"
What the hell? The way your avatar grows has absolutely nothing to do with your original body? That's just a hammer avatar.
Conan's cheek twitched almost imperceptibly a few times, and he seemed about to speak several times. But in the end, he sighed deeply and remained silent, his feelings a complex mix.
"I'm curious, is that avatar... the Heavenly Emperor and God of Heaven from some other world?" Ancient One stared intently at Number Ten.
"Perhaps so," Number Ten said ambiguously.
Although there was no direct answer, many members of parliament considered this tantamount to an admission.
"What a contradiction! He clearly loves destroying the world, yet his avatar acts as a god within the world, protecting it from another perspective... Moreover, the avatar doesn't seem like an avatar, and the real body doesn't seem like the real body either! It's incomprehensible." Ying Zheng spoke with a strange expression, scrutinizing Number Ten repeatedly.
As emperor, Ying Zheng understood very well that everyone has their own place in the world. Only by recognizing one's own place and fulfilling one's responsibilities can society maintain stability to the greatest extent possible.
For example, if his ministers were constantly thinking about becoming emperor or rebelling... then the Qin Empire would never have peace...
However, the evil god's true form and incarnation, who were theoretically more closely connected than him and his subjects... simply did not have the appearance of a true form and incarnation, leaving Ying Zheng at a loss for words.
"This is a god of evil! An existence completely opposed to order," Tony Stark murmured.
Rick glanced at Number Ten and noticed that he was very silent. He guessed that Number Ten didn't want to discuss the issue, so he simply stopped paying attention.
"The evil god's power in my hands, if used to strengthen myself, will not increase my strength by much at all," Rick thought to himself, and finally made up his mind, "Then let's take a gamble."
"Even if it's all wasted in the end, it won't be a major blow to me. At most, I can make up for it by cultivating for a longer period of time during the cultivation month."
With a thought, Rick projected all the evil god power in his palm toward a random star in the sky.
In the next instant, a dazzling light rose from the random star, and world after world began to evolve.
Immediately, a dazzling meteor shot out from some world and pierced through Rick's body.
"Looks like Riku got something really amazing," Saeko Busujima murmured after a long silence.
Weber glanced at Saeko Busujima and shook his head slightly. He disagreed with her idea... Whether or not one had a large enough presence had absolutely nothing to do with whether or not one could draw good items.
Ultimately, the last time Aizen used the Random Star, it was a grand affair. But what he ended up with was so terrible it almost made him want to vomit blood.
After a long, long silence, Rick slumped into his chair, his face showing surprise, delight, and doubt. He whispered, "It was this."
"What is it?" Conan suddenly became interested. Judging from Rick's words, he didn't seem disappointed? So, he drew something good?
“It’s divine essence! The divine essence of the world I live in,” Rick said softly. “This divine essence has no attributes! But after it is integrated into my body, it will transform into the attribute most suitable for me based on my situation.”
The Hall of Mist fell silent for a moment.
After a brief moment of thought, Kaguya Houraisan spoke with a burning gaze, "To think that you could even draw something like this... Unbelievable! By the way, what kind of divine essence did it evolve into in the end? Was it the divine essence of Tet, the God of Games?"
After much deliberation, Kaguya Houraisan still felt that Tet's essence and Rick's compatibility were the best.
"But Tet's essence is very weak... In the original timeline, he only managed to obtain the Star Grail because of Riku." Accelerator frowned. Although he looked down on Tet, he also acknowledged Kaguya Houraisan's opinion that Riku might indeed have obtained the Game's essence...
“No! The divine essence I obtained is…human?” Rick scratched his hair, his voice tinged with doubt. “The feedback I received from the divine essence is that its characteristics include intelligence, warfare, forging…all sorts of characteristics! It’s extremely complex…but there’s no reason for this.”
Rick's mind was in a mess; he couldn't understand it at all.
Wisdom is one thing... but war, isn't that the essence of the God of War, Altshu? And forging, shouldn't that be the essence of the god behind the goblins? Why are they mixed up...?
Moreover, can't a spiritual essence only possess one characteristic?
“Human essence?” Bruce Wayne murmured, then suddenly laughed. “Interesting…unexpected, yet logical.”
"As for the diverse characteristics of the Divine Essence... that's easy to understand."
Bruce Wayne coldly stated, "Humans are inherently contradictory creatures! They love war, use their intelligence to distinguish themselves from native species, and forge and develop technology... If your divine essence's characteristics are human characteristics, then what your divine essence reveals to the outside world is normal."
“Besides,” Bruce Wayne spread his palms, “the Speaker of the Council is omniscient and omnipotent. With His abilities, it’s only natural that He could rewrite the unique nature of the Divine Essence, right? Since this is the message your Divine Essence gives you, just accept it! It’s a good thing, there’s no need to refuse.”
“That’s true.” Rick thought for a moment, breathed a sigh of relief, and nodded seriously.
"Wait, if you also possess the essence of war, doesn't that mean you can now challenge the god Altshu one-on-one?" Feng Yuan suddenly thought of something and became excited.
Emperor Qing froze. He had obviously challenged Altshu before, although he was instantly killed... but he also learned of the monster's terrifying strength.
If Rick could possess that power, it wouldn't even be described as a meteoric rise...
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Chapter 503 Two New Members Join the Mist Council
"You're overthinking it," Rick said with a wry smile, not hiding anything from the council members. "What I need to do next is to uncover the true nature of humanity. To fully reveal the wisdom, or perhaps the very nature of war, of the people in my world..."
"Whether it's war or the development of technology through wisdom... the stronger humanity as a whole becomes, the more feedback my human essence will receive, thus making me stronger."
"If I do nothing now, I'll still be an ordinary person! My strength won't increase."
"So that's how it is, a skill with potential for growth." Fan Xian clicked his tongue, somewhat disappointed.
"What are you disappointed about?" Aizen's expression turned serious. "This ability is terrifying... In my eyes, it's even comparable to the Eye of Revelation that Madara Uchiha obtained."
"Growing along with all of humanity? From another perspective... that's clearly a late-game ability."
Madara Uchiha's lips twitched, but he ultimately sighed softly and said nothing. In his eyes, this ability was actually stronger than the Eye of Revelation.
The Eye of Knowledge may be stronger than the human essence in the early stages, since it can understand any ability after just one glance.