"Since it's unlikely that all doubts can be solved at once, at least some of them can be solved... For the rest, we can only believe that things will work out when we get there."
From the moment she tore open a hole in the secret realm and descended into the real world on the edge of the palace, until she returned here, less than ten minutes had passed.
Because she was too lazy to bring one more person with her, she left the unconscious "Secret Saint" Fasti behind when she left the secret realm.
If it was a fourth-level legendary strongman from other realms, and he stayed alone in the chaotic and crazy secret realm without any precautions, he would probably be torn into pieces by the ubiquitous free energy and chaotic creatures in a short time.
But Fasti is a "Chaos" saint, and the spirituality in his body itself possesses obvious "Chaos" characteristics, which are also the characteristics of free energy and chaotic creatures.
In other words, the existence in the secret realm that is full of malice towards others will, to a certain extent, regard Fasti as a "kindred spirit", so he is not worried that he will be dismembered during the time that Qi Ji is away.
He flashed to Fasti's side and grabbed his clothes with one hand. Qi Ji drove the simulated "chaos" spirituality and dragged this fanatic madman through the confusing and strange secret realm at a high speed.
The spatial structure of the secret realm is completely different from that of the real world. Here, the line segment between two points may not be the shortest, parallel lines may not never intersect, and a part of the space may not be absolutely smaller than the whole space.
——Of course, it is only a “possibility”. In the secret realm, nothing is constant or certain. The only eternal theme is “chaos”.
By taking advantage of this chaotic spatial relationship, the extraordinary people who have mastered the "Secret Wandering" can jump from one point in the real world to another distant point in a very short time.
But in terms of understanding and mastery of the secret realm, Qi Ji is much better than Fasti. Fasti can only analyze the correspondence between the secret realm and the real world, while Qi Ji goes a step further and can understand the correspondence between the secret realm and the independent subspace.
In other words, Qi Ji's "secret walk" can not only "teleport" in the real world, but also jump to the independent subspace that has been separated.
Even if she knew the "coordinates", she could go directly to the kingdom of God opened up by the gods - of course, arriving uninvited would be considered an invasion, and if she really did that, she would run the risk of being regarded as an invader by the gods and the angels of the kingdom of God.
In a few seconds, Qi Ji dragged Fasti to a location, and then called on the surging spiritual power to tear open a point in the secret realm.
“Snap!”
Vertical cracks like broken glass appeared out of nowhere in the chaotic void, and she led Fasti in with one hand.
In the spacious and bright study, Donna was twisting her dark green hair with her fingers on one hand, and fiddling with a few metal components on her knees with the other hand, looking very bored.
I don't know why Xiaoyao suddenly left in such a hurry, and I don't know why sister Bernice was not here either. I was left here alone with nothing to do. I could only stare blankly and play with the little invention.
Nearly half an hour has passed and no one has come back. I don’t know how long I have to wait.
“Snap!”
At this moment, a sharp sound of something brittle breaking suddenly broke out from not far away. Donna was stunned, and subconsciously looked in the direction of the sound, only to see a vertical crack as high as a person appeared in the air more than ten centimeters above the ground, expanding to both sides under the pull of some invisible force.
Then a familiar figure emerged from it.
"Little one!"
Donna couldn't help but get excited when she saw Qi Ji finally show up:
"You're finally back...Huh?!"
However, before she could fully cheer up, she saw Xiaoyao, who was wearing a gray-black cloak, pull out a person from the chaos in the crack with one hand.
"thump!"
With the dull thud of a heavy object falling to the ground, Donna also saw clearly that this guy was a middle-aged man with a sinister appearance and a morbid temperament, and he was also in a coma. She was very stunned for a moment:
"Xiaoyao, who did you catch?"
She didn't think Xiaoyao would kidnap innocent people casually, so she immediately felt that this gloomy man was not a good person.
Qi Ji threw Fasti to the open space a few meters away, glanced at Donna lightly, shrugged and said:
"The leader of the group that tried to kill you before."
"what!?"
Donna's eyes widened immediately, her jaw almost dropped in shock, and she finally came to her senses. She couldn't help showing a bit of fear on her face, and took a half step back and said loudly:
"It's him? He's the one who wants to kill me!?"
"Strictly speaking, he wasn't the one who wanted to kill you, but he was the one who asked his men to silence all the 'hidden dangers'."
Qi Ji explained casually, and then said:
"I'm going to ask him some questions next. If you don't want to know, you can go into the room."
This can be considered a friendly reminder. After all, Donna is just an ordinary student with an ordinary status and identity. It is better for her not to know some things.
However, Qi Ji did not drive her away directly. After all, she had been involved in this matter from the very beginning. The truth and inside story of this matter had something to do with her. If she really wanted to know, there was no need for Qi Ji to hide it.
"Will it be...bloody?"
Donna stared blankly at the purple-robed man on the ground, her expression somewhat hesitant.
"……bloody?"
Qi Ji was stunned for a moment, then realized that Donna thought she was going to use some cruel and violent torture methods to pry the information out of Fasti, and immediately explained:
"Don't worry, there won't be any scenes that are inappropriate for children."
"That, that's good..."
Donna asked, letting out a sigh of relief, then turned to look at Qi Ji, blinked, and asked in a pleading tone:
"I want to watch from here, is that okay, Xiaoyao?"
"You have a right to know everything."
Qi Ji didn't say anything nonsense. He simply flipped his right palm, causing a colorful and gorgeous "Map of Stars" to appear in his palm, and then transformed it into the holy emblem of the "Enterprise Chamber of Commerce" - "Ark of Progress".
The next second, the power of the "Fourth Authority - Distant Star" that governs the "intellectual" realm and symbolizes "wisdom", "guidance" and "dedication" was mobilized, guiding Fastina's unconscious mind and gradually releasing the awareness of confidentiality of his own intelligence.
"brush!"
A shadow with a dull expression and blurred eyes condensed above Fasti's body. Qi Ji maintained the power output in his palms, thought for a few seconds and asked the first question:
"What is the relationship between your organization and the group of 'Earth' superhumans?"
Chapter 383: The Evil God Split into Pieces
Although Qi Ji had used psychic or mental magic to search people's memories many times, he could be considered skilled at it.
But this is the first time that such a thing has been done to a legendary powerful person in the fourth realm.
Not to mention that the spirituality of the fourth-level extraordinary people has been tempered to the point where it is not only completely integrated with the physical body, but can also absorb and assimilate other spiritualities that do not belong to themselves to a large extent. The structure of their spiritual body is already completely different from that of ordinary people or low-level extraordinary people.
Just the "saint" identity of Fasti is enough to make Qi Ji pay special attention to it.
"Saint" is the fourth realm of the path of the clergy, and the clergy are those who have obtained extraordinary powers by devoting themselves to the gods and obtaining the gifts bestowed by the gods.
The higher the realm, the closer the clergyman is to the Lord God. The "God's Messenger" who reaches the fifth realm can even act on behalf of the gods and become their spokesperson or angel under their seat.
As a "saint" of the fourth realm, although Fasti has not yet obtained divinity, he is already qualified to directly receive oracles or divine revelations from the gods he worships.
In other words, even in the eyes of the gods, the "saints" are no longer insignificant cannon fodder, but the backbone of the force that needs more attention.
They must have certain means in their bodies or minds to prevent accidents.
What a coincidence, the god this guy believes in is most likely the "First Creator" with whom he has a lot of interactions.
Qi Ji had reason to suspect that this mysterious evil god must have been on guard after he had repeatedly taken advantage of his attention.
If I attract his attention again, I will most likely not be able to get away with it like I did the last few times. He might even descend upon me on the spot!
After his contact with the Star Girl and his own unconscious experience of retrospective reconstruction of history, Qi Ji no longer dared to have any contempt for the existence of the divine level. The power possessed by such great beings is far beyond common sense and cannot be measured by mortals!
So after careful consideration, Qi Ji gave up on directly using mental spells to search Fasti's memory.
Although this would yield more comprehensive information, it would also be more likely to trigger certain confidentiality restrictions, thereby alerting the "First Creator."
Instead, he settled for the next best thing and used live telepathy to extract information through a question-and-answer method.
Although there will inevitably be some intelligence that cannot be covered, Qi Ji will have more initiative and can selectively avoid and guard against some sensitive and dangerous topics.
Lest the gods come to me.
"them……"
Facing Qi Ji's question, Fasti's translucent shadow hesitated for a few seconds, then stammered:
"I am a temporary collaborator..."
This answer was completely within Qi Ji's expectations. She had guessed it long ago and just wanted to confirm it.
Nodding slightly, she asked again:
"Are they from the Krestov Dynasty?"
In fact, she originally wanted to ask "What is the purpose of your cooperation with them?", but after thinking about it, she realized that this question was too stupid.
What is the purpose of cooperation - is there any need to ask?
The group of "Earth" supernatural beings wanted to assassinate the emperor, and the "New World" sect represented by Fasti wanted to liquidate Roman, and the two hit it off:
The assassins helped the "New World" sect to find the whereabouts of Roman, and the "New World" sect was responsible for making a lot of noise when confirming the target and officially taking action, making as big a noise as possible to attract the attention of high-level forces in Twilight City.
The assassins took advantage of the fact that many people's attention was drawn to the actions of the "New World" sect, and took advantage of the opportunity to sneak in and kill the emperor.
This is an easy enough chain of logic to imagine that it's not even worth asking.
——Although communicating with living people will not deplete the soul of the person being communicated with, and theoretically there is no risk of the soul dissipating if one asks a few more questions, the other party is a "saint" after all, and there may be something special about him. In any case, it is safer to ask fewer questions.
"……them……"
This time, Fasti hesitated a little longer than last time, but he finally gave in and replied in a vague voice:
"They are the assassins under the command of the 'Mad Regent' Amantis. They were ordered by the king to assassinate the emperor of the Glorious Plantagenet Empire. In order to ensure success, they chose to cooperate with our church..."
After confirming the two less important pieces of information, Qi Ji frowned slightly and decided to get to the point. He asked in a slightly serious tone:
"Have you ever heard of the title 'First Creator'?"
Obviously, this is an extremely dangerous and sensitive issue.
Her primary purpose in capturing Fasti was definitely not to find out the truth about the assassination - in fact, she was not very interested in the inside stories of the interest disputes and infighting among the ruling class.
What she really cares about is what kind of connection exists between the "First Creator" and the "true will" of the "Goddess of Disaster" Fusa.
Fasti is obviously a saint of the "New World" sect, so why would he chant the name of the "First Creator"?
This is the question that Qi Ji really wants to understand.
Staring closely at the dull-faced phantom of Fasti, Qi Ji secretly strengthened the blockade and concealment of this bookstore and this subspace. In an instant, layers of runes and streams of light appeared and disappeared around the bookstore, wrapping the entire space tightly.
"..."
Unexpectedly, Fasti remained silent, staring at her blankly with lifeless eyes.
Silence means denial.
“…Never heard of it?!”
This was beyond her expectations. After all, you have spoken His honorable name in front of a large group of people, but you have never heard of His name?
The name "First Creator" was told to Qi Ji personally by the incarnation of the mysterious evil god. It is unlikely to be a made-up pseudonym.
"Then, the honorable name you chanted in the independent secret realm before, the one that is 'the source of all things', who is it referring to?"
Qi Ji asked. She did not pronounce the honorific name in full, mainly because she was worried that the prayer would be transmitted directly to the "First Creator".
When answering this question, the expression on Fasti's phantom face changed slightly, and his originally empty eyes were tinged with a bit of fanaticism and madness:
"This is... This is the honorable name of our Lord, pointing to the great existence we worship... Fusa's 'True Will'!"
"All right……"
Qi Ji narrowed his eyes slightly and sighed softly.
She probably understood that the so-called "true will" probably didn't exist at all, and the object of these evil cult leaders' daily prayers was actually the "First Creator."
"So, this guy may have more vests?"
Qi Ji suddenly figured it out.
Before, she was wondering why the presence of the "First Creator" was so low and this title had never appeared in any historical records.
Now it seems that the answer is actually very simple, that is, this evil god would never use the name "First Creator" in reality, but would specially make up some other titles to confuse people and give people a false impression.
In other words, many of the scattered unorthodox religious beliefs other than the Nine Orthodox Gods that exist in the human world - and even in alien civilizations - may be dedicated to the "First Creator."
This guy is not a low presence, but is everywhere! Hidden in seemingly fragmented and weak folk beliefs!
Chapter 384 Chess Pieces
"This is a bit difficult..."
