vncnus Chapter 55 Luo Jia's Sudden Enlightenment
Chapter 55 Luo Jia's Sudden Enlightenment
"Li Wei, I don't want to become a god, I just want those crystals!"
Luo Jia restrained his instinctive urge to snatch the crystal. He did not want to become a god; he only wanted to serve the emperor devoutly and become the supreme pope under the emperor's command.
"Huh?" Li Wei, who was holding the four-colored crystal, was taken aback.
He never expected that someone would be unwilling to become a god. When he obtained these divine crystals, he also tried to forcibly absorb their power and ascend to godhood, but ultimately failed.
Vashtor's assertion that only divine beings can devour divine authority is indeed true.
Li Wei frowned and glanced at Luo Jia, who was staring intently at the crystal. Although Luo Jia looked greedy, it wasn't for the personal desire to become a god, as he claimed, but to obtain the offerings to be presented to the emperor.
He thought for a moment, realizing he might not have explained things clearly. After all, the desire to become a god was something most people couldn't resist, so what if it was the original body of a mortal who claimed to be superior to everything? He then explained:
"Lord Luojia, I am telling the truth. Becoming a god is indeed difficult for us mortals, but your original bodies are the offspring of the emperor. You have many ways to become gods. The first is to devour what I possess..."
Before he could finish speaking, he noticed that Luo Jia's expression had changed from greed to gentleness, his eyes suddenly became clear, and then gradually became filled with genuine compassion for all living beings.
"This..." Li Wei could no longer speak. He actually felt a pure and flawless aura of sacred faith in the "spiritual energy" of Luo Jia in front of him.
Its golden, sacred aura surged wildly, and even the golden shield of the Sosmes Mark, which Li Wei was fully activating, was almost burst by this surging tide of faith.
Just as Li Wei thought Luo Jia was about to achieve enlightenment and become a god on the spot, Luo Jia's aura suddenly subsided to its extreme, and he said in an unprecedentedly firm voice:
"Thank you, Lord Li Wei, for letting me know that other gods exist. After a long while, I finally understand why my father, the Lord of Humanity, refused to acknowledge him as a god. He was biding his time, preparing for the divine war!"
He raised his hand to his chest, a tear of repentance rolling down his cheek.
He then reached out and took the four crystals filled with the power of chaotic gods from Li Wei's hand, feeling the cold, piercing, and corrupt divine power within them, and said in pain:
"My father had his reasons. There were four evil gods waiting for him to fight. I didn't understand before. I was wrong."
"What?" Completely bewildered, Li Wei watched as the crystal was taken away.
He was stunned for a full three breaths, and then he saw Luo Jia raise the crystal high towards the solemn and majestic imperial statue that was a hundred meters tall in the hall, while constantly chanting words full of fanaticism and piety.
"I was right. The power of these four gods is too evil and too strong. Father should not ascend to the divine position prematurely. I was wrong, Father."
As soon as he finished speaking, tears welled up in Luo Jia's eyes again, and he lowered his head deeply.
Upon hearing this, Li Wei suddenly realized what was happening.
Luo Jia was misled by the crystal in his hand, which was filled with the corrupt and evil authority of the four gods of the subspace. He actually imagined an epic drama of an emperor patiently preparing for a divine war.
Luo Jia believes that the emperor's refusal to acknowledge himself as a god is a sign of his pent-up power and preparation for future glory, as four fallen gods are eyeing him with predatory intent.
Is that correct?
Li Weiren was completely dumbfounded. How could his plan proceed? Because Luojia's subspace nature had actually awakened completely.
In Li Wei's eyes, Luo Jia was a colossal beast of faith radiating golden holy light, filled with boundless pressure of faith.
No wonder Luo Jia took the crystal from her hand before she could react.
Since Levi became a full-fledged wizard, his strength has been no less than that of an ordinary Primarch.
And Luo Jia, who was recognized as the weakest in combat among the Primarchs, easily snatched those crystals from his own hands after awakening the nature of the warp.
"Is awakening the essence of the subspace really that powerful?" Li Wei wondered to himself.
He finally realized that his plan to create a god was actually complete. He had been completely overwhelmed by Luo Jia's sudden and unexpected turn of events.
His reason for seeking out Luo Jia was to create a god. Since Luo Jia had awakened the essence of the subspace ahead of time, he would be qualified to devour the authority crystals of the four Chaos Gods without falling into chaos.
That way, one could create a god belonging to the human camp and use it to compete for the authority of the four Chaos Gods.
After a long while, Li Wei, having sorted out his thoughts, continued, following Luo Jia's imagined logic:
"Your Excellency Luojia, what you say is correct. There are indeed four evil subdimensional gods secretly watching the Emperor, which is why he has never referred to himself as a god."
"Just as I thought." Luo Jia nodded heavily, excitedly.
Seeing that Luo Jia believed him without a doubt, Li Wei pointed to the four-colored crystal in Luo Jia's hand and pressed his advantage, saying:
"The Emperor is still accumulating power and cannot expose his weakness, so he needs someone to share the pressure. You need to swallow those crystals to purify the evil will within them and become a competitor for their divine positions in order to seize the power of these four evil gods."
"Then the emperor will have enough time to accumulate power, ascend to the throne, and then defeat those fallen gods."
Luo Jia shook his head after listening. He understood that Li Wei's method of becoming a god by absorbing the crystals around him was indeed feasible.
Ever since he came to understand the ultimate truth of his faith in the emperor, he has felt a powerful attraction.
This made him want to devour these crystals to replenish his soul, further advance his origin, and ascend to godhood.
But he did not want to become a god; he only wanted to serve the emperor.
He shook his head, saying with unwavering determination:
"No, I am the most devout son of the emperor. I will not become a god, much less devour the power of those evil gods."
"This..." Li Wei looked at Luo Jia's unyielding and stubborn expression and knew that his plan had failed again.
He pondered for a moment, sighed, and said in a heavy tone:
"Your Excellency Luojia, what should we do now? Are we just going to stand by and watch the Emperor fall into crisis? Is this your belief?"
"Was I...wrong?" Luo Jia asked, looking bewildered.
But he only wanted to be the emperor's most loyal servant, not a god.
He believed that as a believer in a deity, one should never become a deity and be on equal footing with the deity one believes in.
This would cause him to lose his absolute devotion to the emperor, just as he had done before, misinterpreting his father's will.
However, after Li Wei mentioned faith and godhood, he had an idea in his mind.
He has already fully gathered and guided the power of faith, and can also cultivate the guardian deity that the empire desperately needs.