Although the explanation given by the Pillar of Earth can barely be explained, Link still has many doubts. For example, the Hicks, who he learned from the Pillar of Wind, was one of the first humans and the earliest son of nature. He used the power of the four pillars he possessed to be a god. How could he become a future person who was exiled by the Goddess of Chaos and sent back to the past time and space? Even if the Pillar of Earth is true, why did Gasos lie? As a god and the strongest first generation, if there is no existence, he will be backfired by the law of cause and effect and predicted by other gods. Is it necessary to be so careful?

Link was still full of doubts. The Earth Pillar on the other side no longer gave him a chance to ask questions. The originally gentle fluorescence suddenly turned into a powerful power that he could not resist even as a son of nature.

[After solving the problem, the apostles from a certain node in the future will only admit you and give you the power to you if they give me the answers that convince me.] The white deer, which is as high as a human, suddenly rises up, and the energy contained in it can crush Link with a light pressure.

"After reading my memory, isn't my choice and my will clear enough? Isol of the Earth!" After experiencing the test of the pillar of wind and fire, Link has already had enough confidence, and his belief will not be shaken.

[Compared with the ambitious Hicks, you are more terrible.] Isol said the reason that made Link feel shocked - noble desire will become a more devastating nothingness than death, and the ultimate culprit that leads to the destruction of countless worlds.

Link couldn't get back after a long time. It was not that he couldn't understand the words of the Pillar of Earth, but that he could not associate the shattered nothingness with himself. He had more or less realized that since he came to Edgar, he had lacked curiosity for new things, his yearning for power and wealth, and his emotional and physiological needs. All of these desires and longings that a normal human being and a young man should have disappeared, and the only thing left was the obsession of defeating the god of death.

"But... aren't it you who caused this? You secretly changed my personality... No, it should be said that you took away the emotions and feelings that normal people should have. Will I become the current appearance of being uninterested in anything. Isn't it caused by the pillar?" Link couldn't help but defend himself.

【Is this really the case?】

"What does it mean?" Link's pressure doubled after being fixedly gazed by his dark and dull pupils.

[Although God's power is strong, it cannot change people's hearts. Just as you have emphasized to others countless times, the person who finally makes the choice is himself. Although external factors are irresistible, the person who ultimately makes the decision is you.]

Link couldn't help but take a few steps back: "You mean..."

No, this is impossible...I am just an ordinary person and can't do it...

[Worrying to make mistakes and fear of creating an irreversible situation, you subconsciously seal everything, forcing yourself to cut off all emotions, and aim only to fight against Hicks and the immortal empire created in the material world.]

Those behaviors that outsiders think are incomprehensible finally found the answer. Link smiled helplessly. Although he didn't want to admit it, it was indeed like what he would do.

"I cannot guarantee the answer you want. I am a human being. In the eyes of gods, my spirit and flesh are irresistible and have no combat power. Even if I am selected as an apostle, I will quickly consume the grace of the God of Light due to the short life span of my life." After taking a deep breath, Link said the second half: "Yes, I subconsciously forced myself to have no desires because of my fear of incompetence, but this is also my choice, and I made my own decision, and I will never regret it. If you are not at ease, then take part of my soul like Kaogo as a guarantee. Even if I become another Hicks in the future, or become what you call nothingness, the lack of soul will inevitably become a fatal point."

Isol, who had first contact with Link, was also shocked by his words and deeds. Even after seeing his memories, he did not expect that this final adapter who had been selected was so... It is not enough to describe it as boldness. The other gods were all trembling and respectful when facing the gods they believed in. He was fine, not only did he not have any respect, but he also spoke wildly.

[I suddenly understood why the bad-tempered Kaogo accepted you as an apostle so quickly. Although he subconsciously suppressed himself, the straightforwardness in his personality has not changed much. Fortunately, he chose such a pure-minded person...]

Thinking of the last apostle who received unanimous affirmation, Isol's peaceful mood inevitably fluctuated.

Wasn't Hicks the former one also put high hopes? Compared to this shortcomings, he is the perfect spokesperson. All the words used to describe beautiful things can be used on Hicks. So what's the result? After witnessing the tragic war between the gods, he who should have turned the doomsday around himself turned into another catastrophe.

Isol didn't want to take risks, but Edgar had no time. The death extinction caused by Hicks is continuing to spread. If this failure occurs again, what awaits this world will be a complete biological extinction. As a god in charge of life, he will never want to make such a decision unless he has to. If it succeeds, this lifeweaver from another world will also become the last son of nature who is also in the power of four pillars. Hicks' mistakes cannot be made again.

[A verbal oath has no meaning. I will take one-third of your soul in exchange.] Isol once again lowered his antlers. The moment he touched his forehead, Link felt something had been stripped away, and subconsciously grasped it in the air with his hands, but in vain nothing was found.

This was not the first time he was divided by his soul. The pillar of wind and the pillar of fire adopted the same strategy. After experiencing Hicks' rebellion and a series of consequences, the pillar did so in the expectation of Link, and he had no complaints about it.

[I am willing to split my soul. Do you know that once the soul splits, it will never be able to be connected?]

"For the first time I heard that I am not a person with strong will, and it is better for me to have restrictions. At least, when facing other gods lobbying me for rebellion, I can show that I have taken some of my soul as a constraint by the pillar, and I will no longer have to worry about making excuses." Regarding the matter of splitting the soul, Link was warned by Lorelai to be cautious, but he believed that he, who has no faith, may not be able to resist the temptation of increasing escalation in the future, and only part of the soul can fundamentally curb the possibility of rebellion in the hands of the pillar.

【What a strange person... The time for the flow of life is about to end, is there anything else to ask?】

Link opened his mouth and said nothing in the end.

Originally, he wanted to tell the Pillar of Earth how strong the undead would move south in the future, but after knowing that Hicks was the future man, he gave up this idea.

There are thousands of roads in the future, and the different destinies chosen will also change accordingly. Therefore, Chenxi repeatedly warns that you only need to know what happened back then and do nothing unnecessary.

Just to let me know the truth, I even implicated Chenxi and was exiled. Isn’t this a bit too expensive?

[Based on the law, even gods cannot easily change time and space. All we can tell you is the history that happened after he reverses time and space. Only when you are strong enough to shoulder the heavy responsibility, another Ilias with the power of time will take the risk of sending his last hope back to this moment.]

Link widened his eyes in the gradually dissipating flow of life.

It was not until now that he understood why Chenxi sent him to this time and space.

On another timeline, Hicks of humanity is selected, and this is the node that changes destiny. In addition, Hicks' true identity is a secret that cannot be said to the gods.

Is that true? Isol?

Who is Hicks? Frost Han? Julian Gonzalez? Or someone else I know?

The power of the Pillars of Earth was injected into Link's body through the white horns, and the expanded divine power almost burst his body. When he was in a trance, Link vaguely felt Isol's last spirit.

[You have no intersection. In your time, he has long been God-given. You have never existed in his timeline. The crisscrossing fate gathers here. You from the future have brought history that has never happened on my timeline. You also got from me that even the gods cannot be said to be secrets. This is the real purpose of Elias to be expelled and sent you here. Summoning the stream of life will exhaust all your divine power, but you are not a person in this world. With my approval, in the future you will become the last son of nature who has the power of four pillars. A person from another world who connects the past and the future time and space. I sincerely hope that you can fulfill your vow, otherwise this world will go to the end of all timelines - destruction.]

After waking up from a brief coma, Link saw the first sight of the dwarf Dante and Yurien, who was furiously holding his clothes. After moving his hands and feet a little, his body, which was originally not very heavy, could not sense a trace of divine power. As the Pillar of Earth said, divine power was exhausted by summoning the stream of life. Think about it, the stream of life was the collection of Edgar's life. Even if the Pillar of Earth was assisted and summoned successfully, how could it be without any loss? Other divine envoys used similar magical techniques at the cost of life.
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