Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 845 "Animal World" has been completed
“The Pillar God has changed three times.

“The last two times were [Forbidden Fruit] and [Royal Power], corresponding to the birth of Hengwo and the Silver Crown Dragon respectively.

"And during the first event [Cicada Shedding], five Pillar Gods were born at once..."

The Pillar of Adaptation, the Lord of Scales and Feathers.

The Pillar of Dusk, Amber.

The pillar of wisdom, great philosopher.

The pillar of strength, the Most High.

as well as……

"...The Pillar God of Beasts, the Lord of Beasts."

Aiwass whispered.

The old wizard's eyes suddenly widened.

This was hidden knowledge that he had never received.

For the extraordinary people in other countries besides Avalon, the ascension of the Silver Crown Dragon to godhood was no secret. It was precisely because the Crown Lord was the youngest Pillar God that other countries generally looked down on the path of authority... because it could not have any ancient inheritance and its foundation was obviously insufficient.

The secret knowledge that Hengwo replaced the beast master and humans were born was known only to a few people.

Perhaps the elves know a lot, but it is obviously impossible for humans to clearly know "why humans came here" from their own history.

As for the cicada shell - that is a secret among secrets.

Even in the history of the Theocracy, this is an untraceable secret. Only races older than the elves... such as dragons, snakemen, and the now almost extinct winged beings, can touch upon such a secret.

If we take this possibility into consideration...

Aleister remembered the names of the three missions.

The three paintings completed using "The King on the White Horse"... "Mole Day", "Snow Queen" and "Animal World", don't these correspond exactly to the three events of the succession of the Pillar Gods!

The "Mole Day" should refer to the most superficial story that is closest to the original Jacob, that is, the "collapse of two dynasties" used as a metaphor - the white horse here is the Crown of Heaven, the giant bear is the High Heaven, the lion is the Heracle Empire, and the mole is the Son of the Moon.

The white horse communicated with the lion but received no help from the lion, which corresponds to the knights who originally followed Arthur leaving their homes and abandoning their imperial identities to come to the island of Avalon. After the white horse won, the lion almost became the monarch - but in the end, the old sleeping lion was devoured from the inside by the mole, and the time sequence also matched.

But "Snow Queen" is a deeper story.

The white horse here is Hengwo, the lion should be the beast master, and the mole is the son of the moon. However, Aleister knows little about that period of history... He doesn't know what Hengwo did at the time, so he can't know what Hengwo is trying to fight with the help of the beast master.

But in the end, the white horse became the "queen" of the sleeping lion. The lion slept for a long time, so the white horse took over the power and showed up...but the actual power still belonged to the beast master.

The power of the beast master was digested and dissolved by Hengwo using the son of the moon because of the birth of the blood heavenly master. When the son of the moon became a perfect man, Hengwo's path was completed, which meant that the path of the beast was completely absorbed by the path of love.

Then... comes the third possibility.

——Animal world.

"Is this... the legendary 'Cicada Shell'?"

The Archmage in his spiritual state opened his eyes wide and watched the fight between the Sky Warrior and the King of the Earth.

The white horse seemed so vulnerable in front of the giant bear that it was thrown away almost the moment they met. However, the giant bear was entangled with a curse, which made it extremely painful.

Aiwass looked up at the sky - such a fierce battlefield could not affect the two dead men in the slightest. Even if all this was covered by the filter of fairy tales and animals, they could still see what a bloody battle it was.

"At that time, the Path of Adaptation was still called the Path of Hunting, and the golden lion was the Hunter King."

Aiwass said slowly: "Before becoming Tiansi, Yi Tiansi was an extremely powerful warrior... At the same time, he was also an ancient and powerful wizard.

"He gained strength from the hunting path and defeated the King of the Earth with the help of the power of the Hunter King. He once wanted to give glory to the Hunter King..."

——However, the white horse thinks the lion is arrogant, and the lion thinks the white horse is stupid.

Although the Hunting King lent power to the Winged Ones, he did not believe that the Winged Ones, who were still a mortal, could defeat the King of the Earth, let alone become the "King" by doing so.

Because he who becomes a king must be a meat-eater.

This so-called king must be God!

The King of the Earth is not an ordinary being at all, but a celestial being... or even a pillar god!
"So, the white horse and the golden lion parted ways unhappily. The white horse became the 'king', commanding his animals..."

Aiwass looked at the small animals with white wings, paused for a moment, and then answered in a low voice: "He became the king of the winged beings, Winged Celestial Being."

"Then what?!"

The old wizard's eyes trembled.

He stared at everything in front of him intently, listening eagerly to the many secrets that Aiwass told.

The driving force of the path of wisdom was running wildly in his soul. The endless curiosity and mystery were like a millstone that could never be stopped once it started, grinding his will into powder.

For those who are transcendent on the path of wisdom, the urge to solve a mystery is irresistible; a hidden truth is worth far more than life.

If you hear the truth in the morning, you will die in the evening!

"Then……"

Aiwass was about to answer.

But at this moment, when the giant bear was about to pounce on the wounded white horse, time suddenly stopped.

Three illusory light gates appeared beside Aiwass, each covered with vines.

The problem is also at this time, just right given:

What should be the ending of the story?

——【Split】? 【Fusion】? 【Rebellion】?
The answer to what Aiwass will choose is self-evident.

These three options correspond to the three possibilities: [Winged Tiansi splits into Weizhe and Zhigaotian], [Hengwo and the Beast Master are entangled together], and [The Silver Crown Dragon suppresses the Disaster Dragon].

The first painting is subtly different from the second.

If the first picture is "a lot of things that shouldn't exist" that need to be cut out manually, then the second picture is full of ambiguous statements that are both correct. It requires observation and selection to decide which direction it will eventually lean towards.

Aleister's first question must have been answered incorrectly.

If you choose "both", then the subsequent plot can only choose to go to the first ending... But fortunately, it was reversed later, but I don't know how many points I will lose. But Aleister will probably have no chance of winning by points, but Aiwass can win by points...

However, according to this statement... Doesn't it mean that the third painting is "missing" something and needs to be supplemented by humans?

Thinking this, Aiwass chose the [Split] Gate.

He strode in, walked to the end, and pushed open the door without hesitation.

——At this time, the storm had stopped.

The sun is shining and spring is blooming.

A white horse wearing a bearskin cloak and a crown on its head slowly paced to the top of the tower.

At this moment, it seemed not as white as before. The fur that came into contact with the crackling flames had turned black, like the color of charcoal, and wisps of green smoke were rising.

It has become the "king". The red fox no longer stepped on its back, but circled around its feet.

"Have you decided yet?"

The fox asked.

The white horse was silent for a long time, and then replied: "I will eventually meet the Truth."

Its voice is no longer as clear and youthful as before, but has become deep, hoarse and mature.

It turned its head and saw some blood in the horse's mouth.

——Those are the remains of meat.

Its pupils have turned black and red - black background, red pupils like crosshairs.

Those were the eyes of the red bear from before.

"I defeated the carnivore, and started to eat carnivorous too. I defeated the tyrant, and became a tyrant. I solved a mystery, but it became another mystery... Everything seems to be in a cycle. Over and over again, no one can escape the shackles of fate..."

Bai Ma whispered: "Only 'Truth' can give me the answer."

“… Where is the truth?”

"As long as I open the tightly closed door, I can step into the deserted river. Although the nature of animals always makes us resist the truth, I must get it, get... wisdom. Just like I got power.

“Without wisdom, we live in confusion on earth. We will always fall into a cycle that repeats itself over and over again. Only by coming into contact with the truth can we clarify everything.

"I will be back, fox. You just need to stay in this tower... When I get the truth, I will explain to everyone why we fight and why we live."

White Horse said so.

Right now, on the other side.

An old white dog was standing quietly by, looking coldly at the remains of the lion.

It had been lying on its side on the ground at some point, its chest, abdomen and mouth covered in blood.

It died of poisoning.

And a black mole was greedily chewing its liver.

It turned back to look at the white dog, and said with a grin, "Would you like some? Everyone who sees it gets a share - you still have a chance to regret it, right, Master?"

"No need, sir."

The old dog replied coldly: "I have made up my mind."

"Then you should call me..."

As the mole was speaking, his body suddenly melted into black mud.

It gathered together again and transformed into an extremely huge roc, which threw the remains of the lion into the sky and swallowed it into its stomach.

Then, the dark golden bird pupils turned around and stared at the old dog coldly: "Call me 'Your Majesty'."

"No need."

The old dog replied: “In my life, I have only served one Majesty.

"...Master Scale-Feather."

The Peng bird stared at him coldly for a long time, then flapped its wings and flew away.

It announced its birth with a cry in the sky that echoed throughout the world.

In the distance, a white horse covered with a burning crimson bearskin also looked up.

It also flew up, its pure white wings burning with red flames, dragging a deep red trail, like the sun in the sky.

Hundreds of animals on the ground raised their heads and looked at the two new kings in the sky.

At this moment, the sky was already at dusk, and the sun at dusk was just blocked by the Peng bird.

The next moment, the whole world turned into light, condensing into a complete painting.

On the left, there is a huge roc that blocks the setting sun, as if bringing the night forward; on the right, there is a white horse burning with blazing flames, shining as brightly as the sun, lighting up half of the sky. Hundreds of animals on the ground look up at the sky.

It may be the day of rebirth, or it may be the end.

Maybe it's the beginning of the end, or maybe... the end of the beginning.

[Rebellion is the first sharp blade of the helpless, and curse will be the last. History will eventually repeat, once, twice, three times... No one can escape the curse of the eternal ring. The king will die by the sword, and the one who kills with the sword will become the king. This may be a paradox, but it may also be a cycle. Who knows? Not to mention the living beings, even the gods are nothing but blood-eating beasts, feeding on each other...]

[——Completed, "Animal World"]

Such a childish yet solemn voice rang in the ears of Aiwas and Aleister.

(End of this chapter)