Chapter 248: Authority True God
“Looks like after your grandfather advanced to Transcendent Rank, your Duanmu Family gained quite a lot of benefits.”
After entering the small private airship parked at the airship takeoff and landing field of the Duanmu Family, Zhou Ming looked at the luxurious interior decorations and could not help but sigh at the advantages brought by a Transcendent-level existence.
Airships could only be manufactured by the Alliance Officials. Ordinary forces simply could not possess one. Only forces with Transcendent-level existences were qualified to apply to the Alliance Officials to purchase one.
The airship was powered by Energy Crystals, equipped with an Energy Shield, various high-powered autocannons, and the most advanced detection equipment.
Even when facing a lord-level Ferocious Beast, as long as its whereabouts could be detected in advance, there was still a slim chance of escaping by relying on the airship’s defenses.
With a private airship, one could travel freely within the Alliance in the future, without needing to consider flight schedules and similar issues.
“With your rate of advancement, a private airship belonging solely to you will come sooner or later. What is there to envy?”
As the airship lifted off steadily, Scorpion-Lion took out a bottle of top-grade red wine and slowly poured a glass for himself and Zhou Ming.
Zhou Ming had long since grown accustomed to Scorpion-Lion casually producing red wine that ordinary people could not afford. It was as if red wine was his favorite indulgence.
“That will take quite a while.”
Zhou Ming shook his head without explaining further and simply raised his glass for a sip.
As expected of a major family. The red wine in his hand carried none of the usual astringency; it could be described with the words “rich and mellow.”
“Did you run into some problem? Do you need help?”
Hearing Zhou Ming’s reply, Scorpion-Lion looked slightly surprised. After all, Zhou Ming had reached High-level Professional Rank at just thirty years of age. Advancing to Transcendent Master should not have been a problem for him.
Since Zhou Ming was someone Scorpion-Lion acknowledged as a friend, he immediately offered assistance.
Zhou Ming did not answer. This was, after all, his personal privacy.
“By the way, what about that old man who is always by your side?”
Zhou Ming did not continue discussing his own matters and instead casually asked about Uncle Leng.
“Uncle Leng recently touched upon the opportunity to advance to Mid-level Professional Rank, so I did not have him accompany me this time.”
Scorpion-Lion was already at Mid-level Professional Rank. Coupled with the life-preserving methods bestowed by his family, even High-level Professional Rank experts would find it difficult to threaten his life.
Thus, the Duanmu Family was not overly worried about him traveling alone.
If someone truly intended to make a move against Scorpion-Lion, even adding a few Professional Beast Tamers as protection would most likely have little effect.
Zhou Ming was not surprised. This was the advancement speed of most Professional Beast Tamers. Many remained stuck at Entry-level Professional Rank for their entire lives, unable to advance even a step further.
It could be said that the gap between genius and ordinary people was like an insurmountable chasm, sometimes enough to make one despair.
As for Zhou Ming, he could be considered a hard-working genius. Every achievement he had attained had been earned through his own struggle.
After some simple conversation, Scorpion-Lion began introducing the specific situation of Tamu World and the foundation the Duanmu Family had built there over more than a hundred years.
As for how vast Tamu World truly was, there was still no definitive data. However, according to Alliance estimates, it spanned at least billions upon billions of li.
The reason Tamu World had developed to such a scale was primarily due to its devouring characteristic—constantly devouring other worlds to strengthen itself.
Within Tamu World, there were seven gigantic continents inhabited by different races.
Among them, the Human Race alone occupied three continents. As for the remaining four continents, there were also regions where the Human Race resided.
Upon learning of the status of the Human Race in Tamu World, Zhou Ming was astonished by their strength and grew even more curious about the Transcendent systems they possessed.
Seeing his curiosity, Scorpion-Lion began explaining.
“The Human Race of Tamu World mainly has three Transcendent systems: Spellcasters, Transcenders, and Devotees.”
“Spellcasters rely on various methods—such as bloodlines, spell models, and mysterious languages—to cast different spells. Because Tamu World devours different worlds, there are many types of Spellcasters.”
“However, no matter what kind of Spellcaster they are, they all possess a high degree of sensitivity to Energy Particles.”
“As for Transcenders, they are somewhat similar to our Blue Star Beast Tamer system. Through different Class Advancement Rituals, they allow themselves to transform into Transcendent existences.”
“Although Transcenders cannot sense Energy Particles as acutely as Spellcasters, they are still born with the ability to perceive Energy Particles. Unlike humans of Blue Star, they do not need to rely on Ferocious Beasts.”
“As for Devotees, they are similar to pre-Doomsday Era missionaries, offering faith to gods in exchange for Transcendent power.”
“For example, the priests of the Foreign Races and the church pastors of the Human Race in Tamu World all belong to the Devotee system.”
“By offering absolutely pure faith, they receive the blessings of the gods.”
After Scorpion-Lion finished introducing the Transcendent systems of the Human Race in Tamu World, Zhou Ming immediately focused on the gods.
“Gods? Are you referring to Epic Demigods?”
“No. An Epic Demigod merely possesses a trace of immortal divinity within the soul, gaining the qualification to absorb the power of faith and mastering some characteristics of a god. They are simply not qualified to be compared with true gods.”
“I only learned about the existence of gods after my grandfather advanced to War Knight.”
“Above Epic Demigods are Authority True Gods. True Gods are almost eternal existences who wield the power of rule authorities. You can understand them as incarnations of concepts.”
“The power of faith helps them comprehend rule authorities, but they will not fall simply because they lose faith, as rumors suggest. At most, it only means they need to spend more time comprehending rule authorities.”
“Authority True Gods will not exist within Tamu World, because their gaze is upon the myriad heavens and worlds.”
“Moreover, the World Will of Tamu World will not tolerate the descent of Authority True Gods. The reason is simple—true gods are sufficient to destroy worlds. At most, they can descend into Tamu World through avatars.”
“Devotees offer their faith in exchange for the blessings of Authority True Gods.”
“Of course, Devotees can also believe in Epic Demigods. However, their strength will at most reach Legendary Rank.”
“But if one believes in an Authority True God, there is a chance to become a Saint—similar to a divine avatar—wielding the authority of the god they believe in, with strength second only to a true god.”
After listening to Scorpion-Lion’s explanation, Zhou Ming gained a more intuitive understanding of Tamu World and a deeper comprehension of its Transcendent systems.
“Then why are there no Authority True Gods or Epic Demigods establishing churches in Blue Star?”
After all, Blue Star might lack other resources, but it had no shortage of intelligent humans. Faith could easily be offered in exchange for protection.
“According to current intelligence, it is mainly because Blue Star is currently enveloped by the Tamu World Will. Before Blue Star is devoured by Tamu World, Epic Demigods and Authority True Gods will not act rashly.”
“For Authority True Gods, Blue Star is merely an insignificant, impoverished place—hardly worthy of their attention.”
“As for Epic Demigods, they naturally dare not provoke the Tamu World Will. They can only wait until Blue Star fully merges into Tamu World before taking action.”
After hearing Scorpion-Lion’s introduction to Tamu World, Zhou Ming’s eyes flickered.
Compared to the ordinary life of his previous life, the pursuit of immortality now seemed far more alluring.
At this moment, Zhou Ming somewhat regretted not asking Catwoman for more detailed information about Tamu World.
Previously, he had devoted all his energy to bloodline research, forgetting to extract information about Tamu World from Catwoman. Instinctively, he had assumed Tamu World was simply a larger Transcendent world.
As Scorpion-Lion continued introducing the details of this mission, several hours later Zhou Ming and the others arrived deep within the Northern Wasteland, at a Secret Base established by the Duanmu Family.