Chapter 1006 - 3: "Fate"_3

Chapter 1006: Chapter 3: "Fate"_3

All consciousness was chaotic, as if trapped in a state of suspended thought. It was uncertain how much time had passed until one opened their eyes in confusion and found themselves seemingly hung upside down, suspended on an immensely huge ash tree...

Immensely huge...

The branches of the colossal tree formed the entire world, with endless wild winds blowing between heaven and earth. Occasionally, through the gaps in the leaves and branches blown apart, one could glimpse the many universes hidden within, as if beneath every leaf and bud, there lay infinite infinities, as numerous as grains of sand in the Ganges, rendering any calculation unnecessary.

And located between the sun and moon in the sky, a gigantic rainbow bridge spanned the sky.

As magnificent as the Milky Way, it scattered infinite stardust.

At this moment, "myself" suddenly shouted out in ecstatic joy. Looking downwards, it appeared that beneath the giant tree, a flow of light suddenly appeared, tracing some kind of mystical path that contained wisdom transcending everything.

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"Phew..."

Suddenly opening his eyes, Gu Mo sat up from the bed, pressing his forehead with a frown, and looked towards the sunlight outside the window.

Unconsciously, a night had passed.

He had unexpectedly fallen asleep...

And had a long dream. When he awoke from the dream, he momentarily couldn’t distinguish between what was reality and what was illusion.

Taking deep breaths, Gu Mo slowly gathered his thoughts, but then his brow furrowed tightly. He wasn’t sure if his inspiration was too strong, having seen the "mythology" of this world, or if there was some other reason. Nor could he tell if it had been a prophetic dream or something else.

Given his formidable spiritual power, this was quite an extraordinary occurrence.

Yet through the glimpse afforded by the dream, he realized what it was that he had been subconsciously worried about for a long time.

Rune.

Rune Language.

Legend from ancient Northern Europe, a sacred guide, said to be lost mysterious magic text.

It was the wisdom and power he was initially eager to obtain, but recently had increasingly felt that something was amiss...

The so-called Runes, "Runes", originally meant "secret", "mystery", and its appearance in Nordic mythology is highly debatable. It’s said that the King of the Gods Odin, in his quest for higher wisdom, hung himself on a tree for nine days and nights, contemplating cosmic secrets.

Finally succeeding in acquiring the Runes—namely, the secret of the universe.

More specific and detailed explanations can further delve into myth, discovering more details.

—"Hung for nine nights on a tree swaying in the fierce wind, pierced by a spear;"

—"I was made as Odin’s sacrifice, offered myself to myself, on a great tree unknown!"

—"I looked down, picking up Runes, picking and shouting, falling from the tree."

Through such a process, the Great God Odin successfully obtained the wisdom of "Runes", even paying a significant sacrifice, being hung for nine days and nights on the World Tree, pierced by a spear, offering himself to himself...

This was indeed very difficult.

Yet, this precisely was the true issue.

Because once we seriously delve into the information contained within the myths, it’s noticeable that the Rune or Rune Language indeed has high prestige, possessing boundless power, the ultimate secret of the universe. But although emerging from Nordic mythology, it seemingly wasn’t created by any Nordic Gods.

Even the King of the Gods Odin merely discovered it...

—discovered, not invented.

This is a critical point.

In this case, the true essence of Rune’s meaning is very worthy of reflection. After all, in any view, this is a very intriguing matter... Even the Supreme God of the North, the King of the Gods, must pay a great price to obtain the ultimate wisdom, the secret of the universe...

What is its true manifestation, and where does it come from?

"Orlog..."

With a slight lowering of his gaze, Gu Mo thought of this name.

If it truly is the highest concept of destiny in Nordic mythology, then after the entire corresponding myth has been destroyed, does it disappear completely, or has it become fragmented...

Moreover—

Why does his own fragmented dog system happen to use the long-lost Rune to serve as its underlying code architecture...

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(PS: Writer’s block...φ(*￣0￣))