"The greater the faith, the stronger the divine system..."
Lin Qiye nodded thoughtfully.
At this moment, he seemed to have thought of something, and asked doubtfully: "So, the Cthulhu mythology has left no belief at all in the world, let alone any foundation. Why can they be so strong?"
"So I say that they may not be 'myths'." Merlin spoke slowly, with a deep light shining in his eyes, "None of the theoretical systems about gods that exist in the world today are applicable to them...
The truth of the Cthulhu Mythos may be the biggest mystery in the world."
"I have one more question."
"Say it."
"Can the power of faith increase the strength of Forbidden Ruins?"
Upon hearing this question, Merlin was slightly startled.
He seemed to have never thought about this issue. After thinking carefully for a moment, he nodded.
"Theoretically speaking, it should be possible. Forbidden Ruins is a supernatural phenomenon derived from the power of law. Fundamentally speaking, they have the same origin... However, this situation cannot occur in reality."
"Why?"
"Because the Forbidden Ruins are a human thing. Human beings do not have godhead. It is impossible for humans to absorb the power of faith. They cannot even absorb the power of faith, let alone increase the Forbidden Ruins."
Lin Qiye's brows suddenly wrinkled.
He clearly remembered that on the futon in the Cloud Palace, he and Baili Fat Forbidden City were both amplified by the power of faith... If it is impossible to absorb the power of faith without godhead, how did they do it?
"If, I mean if... there is an item similar to the godhead that helps absorb the power of faith, then can the human forbidden ruins be increased?"
"An item similar to the godhead?" Merlin shook his head, "Unless you are the supreme god, your own godhead cannot be embodied, and unless you die, your godhead cannot leave the body... Why do you suddenly ask these questions?"
"No, I just asked casually."
Lin Qiye shrugged.
It's okay that Merlin didn't explain, but when he explained like this, things became even more complicated and confusing... Only the godhead of the Supreme God, after the fall, can become an item that can potentially help humans increase the Forbidden Ruins?
That futon, it can’t possibly be the godhead of a supreme god, right?!
"How come this mirror is even broken into pieces?" Jialan walked up to the Yata Mirror and asked doubtfully.
"It should have been accidentally cut by the Amancongyun Sword when Gao Tianyuan was in turmoil." Merlin said calmly, "Only the Amancongyun Sword, which is known as 'nothing can be cut', could cause such damage to the Yata Mirror."
"Nothing can't be cut? Is it so powerful?"
"The Amancong Cloud Sword is the first of Japan's three great artifacts. It is rumored to have the power to cut through everything. Even other artifacts of the same level cannot withstand its blows. It is the most murderous artifact in the entire country of Japan."
Lin Qiye nodded slightly, recalling in his mind that there was a sharp gap on the huge mirror seen at the bottom of the Japanese Sea, which should also correspond to the slash mark of Tian Cong Yun Sword.
"But why... is it bleeding?" Jialan stretched out his hand and pointed at the gap in the corner of the Yata mirror, and saw wisps of red blood slowly eating away at the surrounding area.
"That's not blood, it's the pollution of the Red Moon." Merlin explained, "After the Yata Mirror was broken during the turmoil, a gap was formed that connected the inner world with the outside world. The pollution of the Red Moon could penetrate through this gap...
…Um?"
Halfway through his words, Merlin froze on the spot.
"What's wrong? Lord Merlin?"
"That's not right..." Merlin's eyes were fixed on the gap, and a look of confusion appeared between his brows.
"The Yata Mirror was chopped into pieces during the turmoil in Gao Tianyuan. According to the pollution speed of Hongyue, it should have been completely eroded more than fifty years ago, and the 'human circle' inside it should have been completely destroyed.
How could it be possible that after so many years, such a corner has been eroded?”
Lin Qiye saw a confused look on Merlin's face for the first time since he was discharged from the hospital. His twinkling eyes were fixed on the gap in the eight-tatami mirror, but he still could not see clearly what was inside.
The trajectory of fate, a pair of brows furrowed tightly.
"Will the pollution of the Red Moon affect the 'Human Circle' through this gap?" Lin Qiye recalled carefully for a moment and shook his head, "When I was in the 'Human Circle' before, I didn't feel the breath of the Red Moon at all...
Could it be that the pollution penetrated too slowly?”
"Impossible." Merlin pointed to the red light in the corner of the mirror, "It spreads very quickly. At this rate, at most half a year, the Yata Mirror will be completely corroded... It's not that it penetrates slowly, but
It only started to penetrate into it a month or two ago.
If I'm not wrong, something has been blocking the red moon from corroding the Yata Mirror for more than fifty years...but a month or two ago, it failed."
A month or two ago?
Isn't that the time when they leave Japan and return to Daxia?
Lin Qiye lowered his head and thought. His peripheral vision happened to catch a long river of aurora slowly flowing past him. As if he thought of something, his eyes narrowed slightly.
It has existed for more than fifty years, but disappeared a month or two ago... This timeline seems to coincide with the time when Baili Pangpang was sitting on the futon?
Is there any necessary connection between the two?
The moment this idea appeared, a vague train of thought connected in Lin Qiye's mind like lightning.
More than fifty years ago, Baili Fatty, Mysterious Futon, Power of Faith, All Things Disarmed, Red Moon Pollution...
The future King Mian sent the [Night Curtain] team to Japan, and the time of the other members only stagnated for a few months to two years. Why was only Baili Pangpang sent back more than fifty years ago alone?
What is the connection between Baili Pangpang and that futon? Why can I hear its call?
If the mysterious power that has blocked the red moon's erosion for decades is Baili Pangpang's "disarming of all things" after his belief has increased, then the purpose of the future king sending Baili Pangpang back to the past is to protect the "human circle"
"Wouldn't it be corroded by the red moon and eventually destroyed?
Why did he do this?
Simply to save tens of millions of lives in the "human circle"?
Or for something else in the "circle of people"?
One thought after another emerged in Lin Qiye's mind. He could feel that the mysterious veil shrouding everything unknown was about to be unveiled, and everything was about to be connected. The last key piece of the puzzle was missing...