Chapter 309 The Great Curse: The Sixth Phase Purana
There is a consensus that the worm was born from the remains of the chariot driver.
That means... at least when the chariot driver still exists, there are no worms in the world.
At that time, there was no way to fall, no demons, no worms.
All the great enemies of this world currently active do not yet exist.
Among the many great enemies, the Fallen are also afraid of demons, and demons are also afraid of worms.
According to this food chain, "worms" should be the ultimate enemy of this world.
And worms are beasts of change.
The Sky Wheel travels on the "path of ascension and change", and the worm controls at least half of the power of the Sky Wheel. If you think about it from this point of view, it is not incomprehensible that Vladimir is afraid of Annan... although it still feels lacking.
Something happened.
I always feel like I've overlooked something important.
Annan frowned deeply and thought.
At the same time, he was still distracted, listening to Selicia's narration:
"[Worm] does not open its huge mouth and eat a certain world. Nor does it directly destroy the surface of a world and dig out its heart like the Seizing Heaven Expeditionary Force did in the past.
"The way a worm devours a world is to increase the 'misfortune' of the entire world. If something can lead to good results or bad results, it will definitely lead to the bad direction. As the worm's self
If it is swallowed, the world will begin to 'accelerate'...and eventually 'accelerate' to the point where it is completely out of control. The entire world will fall into chaotic self-devourment and eventually self-destruct.
"The world destroyed in this way will be regarded as a sacrifice to the worm. It will increase its self and further enhance its appetite, and the next time it will devour it more quickly."
"Is such that."
Victor on the side interjected: "The [Worm Ritual] invented by the elves back then was based on the concepts of 'self-replication', 'acceleration to loss of control', and 'self-eating', and used the power of the ritual to steal the power of the 'worm'
.”
"...Is that why people who have performed a worm ritual will show signs of being bitten by worms?"
"That's right, Your Majesty."
Victor nodded: "Just like after the Sui Father's ceremony, there may be brand marks on the body. This is the evidence after the Worm Ceremony. In the late empire, as long as similar marks appear on the body, you will be arrested immediately.
and interrogated.”
"Did the elves discover the secret of the 'worm' at that time?"
Annan did not use "you", but the more euphemistic "elves" when asking.
But Victor shook his head.
"That's not the case. 'Worm' has been uncontrollable from the very beginning. Back then, because of the power of the curse, the elves were fearless. Even the righteous gods were just slightly more powerful 'lords'. In the face of the power of the curse,
, even divine power is not irreversible. Worms are just 'remnants'. The elves at the beginning were so proud that they could not even take the worms seriously.
"...However, as the curse was abolished, the elves gradually became...well, calmed down. There was no shortage of wise men among them. They soon realized that if someone performed a worm ritual, they would multiply rapidly.
.until their limited survival resources are devoured.
"From the very beginning, they were just doing it for themselves. This is true for the invention of worm rituals, and the same is true for the abandonment of worm rituals; the same is true for worshiping worms, and the same is true for abandoning worms."
Victor replied quietly: "Later, the worm was sealed by the emperor in the center of the imperial capital... which is where the sunken continent and the big whirlpool are now.
"However, although the continent has collapsed and sunk, the worm should not be able to escape. Because the emperor designed an absolutely foolproof seal, that continent is just the 'coordinate' where the seal is located."
"So Vladimir, how did you find the worm?"
Annan asked.
But faced with this problem, Victor and Selicia looked at each other.
Both men were silent.
"I don't know this. Because Vladimir didn't tell me at the time."
In the end, it was Selicia who spoke first: "That person swore...that he had found a way to use the power of worms. I also told that person at the time, please take me with you. But in the end...he still...
Didn't bring it.
"That person, in the end, he couldn't trust anyone... He only believed in himself."
"...Theoretically, he shouldn't have found the worm."
Victor hesitated for a moment, but replied: "Because the worm does not exist in this era at all. It was sent to the future more than 180 years later by a great super curse called the [Sixth Phase Purana]."
"future?"
Annan was shocked immediately.
Is this kind of thing...possible?
Victor nodded: "Every ten years, the [Sixth Phase Purana] will be debugged to push back the fact that [the worm reappears in the world] by another ten years, so the worm is always some distance away from modern times.
The distance between one hundred and seventy-six and one hundred and eighty-six years.
"Nightmares may be able to travel into history, but they can never enter the future. So this is an absolutely safe seal... Not to mention, Vladimir was only Silver-level at that time. He should not have found the worm."
"But the fact is that he not only found it, but also used worms to eat other worlds and obtained the 'remnants' of more than one world."
Annan concluded.
Victor frowned: "I don't quite understand this either.
"But no matter what, this matter must be taken seriously. I will meet with the Pope, describe the matter to him, and convene a Holy See Council.
"Today's [Sixth Phase Purana] is kept in the hands of the 'Silent Man' St. Peter. But in order for the power of the great spell not to be abused, at least six popes need to exist at the same time to use it.
Go to the future and see for yourself.”
Victor said and shrugged: "By the way, I actually think that the strange and extremely advanced technologies of the Theocracy are the technologies they stole from the future... After all, the 'Sixth Phase Purana'
In the Theocracy, the Popes in the Purity Hall held a meeting to gather their opinions. It would not be surprising to use it occasionally. Of course, I have no evidence, I am just telling you rumors.
"But one thing is for sure. If the worm has really escaped, then it is probably no longer in this world."
Victor sighed: "Worms have the ability to cross the walls of adjacent worlds. Not all worlds have ever had a 'wheel driver'... In a world without a 'living pillar', the truth is extremely fragile.
There is simply no way to fight worms.
"The worm cannot be killed by material means, otherwise it will be reborn in the adjacent world. The worm's IQ is not high, but it has the instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages... As long as it is released, it will definitely escape without a trace.
.At that time, the Yasselan Empire also discussed whether to seal the worm or banish it to other worlds.
"Once the worm is exiled, it will not come back for at least thousands of years. When it comes back, we will definitely not be able to resist; and if it is sealed, there will definitely be a way to lift the seal. In the end, after abandoning the spell,
The elves were too... vigilant about 'slow death'. So in the end, the 'Sealing Faction' gained the upper hand."
...Fortunately, you suffered from environmental PTSD back then.
Annan couldn't help but sweat.
However, Annan suddenly had a strange idea in his mind.
The worm was born from the corpse of the Skywheel driver...and now Annan is the new Skywheel.
So……
Could it be that the worm is not "cannot be killed", but that "the worm cannot be killed in the world line where the sky wheel is dead"? Maybe it is not the transformed beast that swallowed the corpse of the god and was reborn, but the sky wheel.
Another form of the Master is like an ascendant who can become a fallen one because his soul is corroded.
But this is just a guess.
At the moment, it is most practical to take a look at the seal.
"Then thank you for the hard work, Victor."
Annan nodded and said seriously: "And I will also find ways to find Nicholas II."
"Do you have any idea?"
Annan nodded, then shook his head: "We can't say yet. We have to wait a little, at least until Kafni takes over."
But it will be soon, it will be next month.
"Oh, by the way, Your Majesty. There is another little thing."
Seeing that the business was almost finished, Zhuo Ya suddenly said: "His Royal Highness Dmitry is coming back soon... He met His Highness Maria and said that they will come back together tomorrow."