Chapter 569: Chapter 422: Three Godhood Methods

Look at the essence of a matter. Don’t pay attention to who did what, just see who is the beneficiary.

Where did the Otherworldly God Becoming God Method come from? If gods are controlled by the Exotic Realm Universe, then who is the greatest beneficiary?

A bold guess suddenly popped into Chen Xing’s mind.

“Could the universe have its own consciousness?”

As if guessing Chen Xing’s thoughts, the little crab said, “The universe doesn’t have self-awareness, only basic operational rules, which are called the Heavenly Dao in some worlds. A complete and powerful universe will have a self-protection mechanism, whereas a newborn universe’s consciousness is muddled and can be usurped by some opportunistic mice; such a universe is unhealthy.”

“I understand.” Chen Xing nodded. The entity that once passed down the Godhood Method in the Exotic Region may still be alive, possibly hiding behind the scenes.

The spiritual energy of the past Blue Star Universe was depleted, a dry sea for the gods, but now the sea water is filling… and enticing the creatures that escaped the ocean to return.

The little crab suddenly looked to the east, “It’s here.”

After speaking, it opened its mouth and spat out a piece of white light.

The white star river traversed across the vast starry sky, dazzling with brilliant white light.

In a moment, strands of white light returned like swallows to their nest, and only then did Chen Xing see that it was a crystal-clear large net.

The net trapped a blurry cluster of light.

But Chen Xing’s focus wasn’t here, “You can actually spit silk!”

Aren’t you a crab!

As if hearing Chen Xing’s thoughts, the little crab woefully said, “Could it be that I am actually a spider.”

“Spi…der?”

The little crab stared at the light cluster within the web and mischievously said, “Hiding on that side for so long, couldn’t wait to rush back when this side just revived. First to leave when there’s trouble at home, first to return when there’s fortune at home; you’re quite adept at this.”

The thing within the web scurried about.

The silhouette gradually became clear; it was a purple mouse that had shrunk countless times, appearing only palm-sized.

Curiously, this mouse had no tail, but two heads.

No matter which direction the mouse turned in the web, each side was a head.

The purple mouse calmed down and said calmly, “Who might you be, great one? I have always been cautious and should not have offended you.”

Facing the purple mouse, the little crab’s attitude turned indifferent, “Offended? Since it has come to this, why speak such naive words? Our grounds are different, there’s no need for further words.”

As soon as the words fell, the web contracted, and the purple mouse was swallowed into the little crab’s belly, instantly refined.

“This is…” Chen Xing had a vague guess about the identity of the purple mouse.

“A mouse hiding behind the scenes,” the little crab suddenly said, “I must leave.”

Chen Xing was desolate, feeling somewhat reluctant.

“Perhaps there will be a day to meet again in the future.” The little crab raised its clumsy claws and waved; Chen Xing seemed to see a smile on its face.

The surrounding scenery gradually faded, like an ink painting melting into clear water. Behind him, laughter seemed to emanate from the half-open door of the wooden house.

As the laughter faded away, an immense continent larger than a planet had already vanished into the universe, leaving Chen Xing floating in the starry sky.

A golden stele was left behind on the spot.

Chen Xing discovered the characters on the stele were the same as those on his Stone Book.

Although he did not recognize them, upon seeing the characters, their meaning naturally appeared in his mind.

“Godhood Method,” Chen Xing whispered in his heart.

This stele actually recorded three different Godhood Methods.

Although the recent existence seemed to harbor no malice according to its actions.

But with the precedent of the Exotic Region Godhood Method, Chen Xing remained cautious about these new Godhood Methods, deciding to study them first.

He examined these new Godhood Methods thoroughly.

Chen Xing found that these three Godhood Methods followed completely different paths.

If the Otherworldly God Becoming God Method relies on the power of heaven and earth to establish an Outer Divine Country, and then either entrusts the Divine Country to the heaven and earth or merges it with the body, then these new Godhood Methods follow an entirely different approach.

The first, “Self Furnace Divine Image Method,” states, “Consider oneself a cauldron, melting all things.”

It builds oneself as the furnace of heaven and earth, using all things as fuel. It does not need to be an external Divine Country because every cell particle within the body is a miniature condensed world.

When all cells transcend into small worlds, every action will be endowed with infinite power.

The drawback is that it requires an enormous amount of resources.

The second, “Heart Lamp Divine Illumination Method,” advises, “Burn the soul as a lamp, illuminating the True God.”

Practitioners need to ignite a heart lamp deep within themselves, searching within, illuminating the self.

Every enlightenment of the self, every transformation of the soul, purifies the body’s “impurities.”

When the heart lamp burns to the extreme, the soul will become entirely pure, the mortal nature shed, and Divinity will be born.

But this method greatly tests one’s insight.

And lastly, a partly incomplete “All Heavens Return to One” method, stating, “Sever thousands of self-images to attain the True God’s nature.”

The content above is vague, only the first half remains, the latter half is missing.

It involves concepts of parallel universes, where the main current of the river of time flows towards an eternal future, each splash forming a new tributary.

To unite all parallel worlds into one is incredibly difficult, requiring prowess capable of overthrowing the river of time.

Thus, the creator sought another way: simply travel to these tributaries of parallel universes and fulfill one’s ultimate desires there, enabling the collection of all parallel versions of oneself into one.

Each self collected enhances one’s level of being from the essence, amalgamating all parallel selves’ power, physique, and Talent into a unified whole. This is an ever-increasing process of sublimation.

However, the river of time is vast, and new worlds are birthed every moment, leaving how to fully unify unresolved.

The flaw of this method is its lack of completeness, requiring trial of the path and the unification process being cumbersome and lengthy.

Sixiang spoke, “Master, I’ve seen two types of Godhood Methods.”

“Two types?”

Which type of Godhood Method did he not see?

Upon inquiry, Chen Xing learned the two Godhood Methods Sixiang saw were two entirely new Godhood Methods: “Black Heaven God Inference Method” and “Infinite Speed Self-Proof Method.”

“Could it be that different beings see different Godhood Methods from this stele.”

In this case…

Chen Xing summoned all his Guardian Spirits, allowing them to observe the stele together.

Each Guardian Spirit gained something.

“Master, before we change paths for an easier journey forward, I’m afraid I cannot continue to advance, nor can Taotie,” Sixiang looked at Taotie beneath him.

Chen Xing and various Guardian Spirits stood on Taotie’s back.

“You need to change paths.”

Sixiang nodded, “Yes, while we’re just newly gods and have not deeply entangled with the Exotic Region, the cost to extricate ourselves is still bearable. If we sink deeper, it won’t just be skin we peel off–our entire flesh and bones might be stripped away.”

Taotie was enraged, threatening that anyone daring to strip him would be devoured entirely.