Chapter 54: Visas_2
Hearing the Knight of Shuangyi say this, the Netherworld Envoy immediately cast a look of admiration.
"A very accurate summary." The Netherworld Envoy said, "In fact, this is also our conclusion. Visas's target was all living beings in this world, only setting the primary target as the then most powerful Divine Race. As for whether he wanted to restart the world, no one knows, after all, he ultimately failed."
Ina immediately asked, "Why did he fail? Wasn't it said that even gods weren't his match?"
"Because in the end, the gods and humans joined forces to fight against Visas."
"And then?"
"Then Visas died."
"...Ah?"
Ina widened her eyes, and Rocky couldn't help but reveal a "you've got to be kidding me" expression.
"It sounds sudden, but it's the truth." The Netherworld Envoy spread his hands, "At the last moment, the gods and humans joined forces to launch a final attack on Visas from despair. It was a battle with theoretically no chance of victory, but they succeeded, and Visas fell, his soul obliterated."
The representatives present looked at each other, not quite able to accept this statement.
"The specific details of that battle are only known to the gods themselves." The Netherworld Envoy continued, "After all, at the time, humans had no way to intervene in that level of battle, so they provided help in other ways. But I don't know much either, although there are still many who lived through that battle still dead in the Lord's realm. If you are interested, you can come die with me and then..."
"That's enough, Netherworld Envoy, there are no longer death believers here." The Prison Director interrupted the Netherworld Envoy, "I don't think they're that interested either, so you should continue."
The Netherworld Envoy shrugged: "There's not much to say afterward, Visas's soul perished, but his body remained. The surviving gods paid a great price to divide his body, which is what you call the Corpse Blocks. But the world did not settle down because of this, as you know, after that the gods also erupted into a civil war. It was after this civil war that we came to know the eight great gods as we do today. However, this civil war did not affect humans, so I don't know much about it, but what is known is that the war caused many Corpse Blocks to be lost. After that, the rules of the world were reshaped, and the gods established their respective churches to this day."
After the entire narration was finished, the tent was once again enveloped in a long silence, everyone digesting the information given by the Netherworld Envoy.
Although this information is not complete and there are many doubts, it can generally be explained, and since only the Netherworld Envoy is a witness at the scene, the others had no way to question it, so they finally accepted this statement.
Otherwise, what could they do, go ask Visas himself if it was true?
Ina then looked at Bai Wei again.
Bai Wei was also helpless because this information was something he was hearing for the first time. The Netherworld map does exist in "Desecration," but it was very crude, with a lot of things not showcased, which is why people back then said it was concluded hastily due to insufficient budget. So Bai Wei only knew roughly what the Netherworld was like, but about Visas himself, it was indeed the first time hearing about it.
But he also knew that listening and believing are two different things.
He would personally go to the Netherworld to seek the real answer... Of course, this would be after he retrieves his body.
"The Prison Director suddenly letting us know this can't be without deeper meaning, right?" The Knight of Shuangyi broke the brief silence, "What exactly do you want to tell us? It should be more than just the power and danger of Visas."
Upon hearing these words, everyone once again focused their eyes on the principal seat, the Prison Director.
"Certainly, but it's not something complicated." The Prison Director scanned the representatives present, "Don't think that Visas's target was just the gods, his target was all living beings. Although he himself can't come back, his power remains, and what he exhibited a millennium ago didn't seem like a normal living being, more like a device devoid of any emotions."
"What do you mean?"
"We have always speculated that perhaps the soul is not the focal point, but the body and power are." The Prison Director slowly said, "When the Corpse Blocks come together to a certain degree, it is very likely to affect the holder's mindset, thus becoming like Visas once was, a pure killing machine."
The words of the Prison Director made Rocky's brows furrow tightly because it sounded too terrifying, and he indeed possessed a Corpse Block.
"Isn't this too far-fetched?" Rocky said, "It completely doesn't connect, is there any evidence?"
"Is the divine war after Visas's death considered evidence?"
The representatives fell silent again, especially after realizing what the Prison Director was implying, their expressions were full of astonishment.
"You mean, the final divine war was related to Visas's Corpse Blocks?" Rocky instinctively looked to the Netherworld Envoy, "Then why doesn't he know?"
The Netherworld Envoy said nothing, obviously because he truly didn't know.
"What is sealed in the Contract Land is not just this remnant."
The Prison Director said this with deep meaning, but it was enough for everyone to understand.
"Can you explain in more detail?" The Knight of Shuangyi asked again.
"What we have preserved is only this one sentence." The Prison Director slowly spoke, as if opening a taboo, "'The gods went mad under the remnants of the God Slayer, triggering the final divine war, which destroyed the last foundation of the Divine Race, henceforth there is no more Divine Race, and the gods can no longer touch the remnants of the God Slayer.'"
The atmosphere in the tent once again became heavy because this sentence was too simply and straightforward.
After killing Visas, the gods thought they started the divine war to obtain Visas's power... they had assumed this, but actually, it was the madness of the gods in front of Visas's power that triggered the last slaughter against their kin?
What does this count as? Visas's soul had already been obliterated, just relying on a corpse brought the last of the Divine Race away?
What a terrifying legacy is this?
And it's always been heard that the power of gods affects mortals, never heard that gods could be affected too.
Given this, many things can then be explained. Like why the gods didn't use Visas's power personally, but instead had to use mortals to seal it, or why even though Visas's soul was obliterated a thousand years ago, the gods remained strictly vigilant against him.
Once the Corpse Blocks are combined, then whether or not Visas's soul returns doesn't matter because a new "Visas" has already been born?
And Ina thought one step further, she thought of the Pollution Zone, those undying and immortal pollutants, and the mad New God.
Could it be the influence of Visas Corpse Pieces?
Ina held back for a long time, forcibly suppressing the urge to ask the direct master behind her.
"So, Visas must not return, nor should the Corpse Blocks be combined." The Prison Director once again scanned the representatives before finally expressing his true thoughts, "This is my bottom line, and at the beginning of the Contract Land's establishment, the mission the gods gave me. I will never allow another Visas to appear, for which I will spare no effort.
Everyone seemed to understand something, lifting their heads to look at the Prison Director.
"Star Relic's Isaiah, I know his status is transcendent, and I know there's no concrete evidence now." The Prison Director said calmly, "But as long as there is a slightest possibility, I won't let him go. I will give him time to prove his innocence, and if he can't, I will personally initiate the Heavenly Voice Obedience, and all you need to do is cast an agreement vote."
This even surprised Bai Wei, who had been pondering how to pressure Isaiah, but now it seemed he didn't have to do anything, the Prison Director would act on his own.
He was far more aggressive than Bai Wei imagined.
"If there really is a mistake." The Prison Director said, word by word, "I will bear the infamy."