Obviously the rules here are the same as elsewhere. The core areas are guarded by the strongest experts.
If something unexpected happens, these believers gathered in the square to practice will immediately transform into a barrier protecting the great temple.
In Tang Zhen's opinion, there must be more than just these monks in the great temple, and there must be stronger masters in unknown places.
However, the so-called masters only have empty realms, but they are unable to display the ability to destroy the world.
This is also something that Tang Zhen cannot understand, because the rules of this world are very weird. Although he can have great strength, he cannot exert the destructive power he deserves.
Take him for example. He had tried flying before and tried to use more violent means to kill sea monsters, but he failed without exception.
It's like being in water and being unable to light wood, leaving you with nothing to do.
It seems that the laws of this world do not allow that kind of terrifying destructive power to exist, so Kong has a skill, but he cannot display it at all.
Why did the creator of the Kingdom of God set such rules? Could it be that he was wary of something, such as fear that someone would use this power to destroy the great temple?
Just when Tang Zhen was frowning and thinking, the believer who had been chatting with him for a long time slowly walked up to a huge statue of the god.
The entire body of this statue is covered in black robes, with a pair of green eyes underneath the hood, exuding a dark and mysterious aura.
Around its body, there are balls of green flames that keep burning all year round.
The believer had a serious expression and stared at the statue for a long time before slowly bowing.
Tang Zhen stood nearby, waiting for the other party quietly, not in a hurry to go to the big temple.
Not long after, the believer turned around and returned, nodding slightly to Tang Zhen.
"From your previous appearance, you didn't seem to have much respect for the Great Temple, so why did you bow to the statue?"
Tang Zhen was very curious about the believer in front of him and always felt that he was very interesting.
In addition, the other party is a human being and is qualified to come to the Great Temple. He is obviously an extraordinary person. Perhaps we can learn more about him.
Hearing Tang Zhen's question, the believer smiled and said: "To tell you the truth, I do respect and hate this god. It was it that changed my original life."
This believer talks freely in public, and seems not to be afraid of offending the gods, nor does he care about others hearing his remarks.
"I was just an ordinary person. One time when I was wandering around a flea market, I accidentally saw a thumb-sized metal statue.
The appearance of that statue is exactly the same as the one I saluted just now, except that its size has been reduced countless times.
When I heard that I wanted to buy the statue, the stall owner asked for a very low price and seemed eager to sell it as soon as possible.
I didn't pay attention to this at the time, I just regarded it as an ordinary item, bought it and threw it in the corner of my home.
Who knew that from then on, I would dream every night that the statue came to life and seemed to be teaching me something."
“I was terrified at the time and thought something strange had happened to me, so the first thing I did was to throw the statue into the river.
But when I returned home, the statue was placed on my table at home, as if it had never been moved.
You can't understand how I felt at that time, I was going crazy, I felt so scared and helpless."
When he said this, the believer showed emotion, obviously he was tortured at that time.
"I took a hammer and beat the statue crazily, then burned it with fire and corroded it with acid, but it had no effect at all.
Even when I go out on the street, I can see figures transformed from statues everywhere. They are like ghosts, appearing in front of me anytime and anywhere.
In the end, I completely collapsed and locked myself in the house, not daring to go out, so as to avoid seeing those visions..."
Tang Zhen listened to the other party's story and frowned slightly: "If I am not wrong, everything you encountered should be just an illusion.
In fact, from the beginning to the end, the statue did not move at all. Everything was just imagined by you, right?"
Hearing Tang Zhen's analysis, the believer smiled bitterly and said: "You are right, indeed from the moment I came into contact with the statue, I was confused by the rune array on the statue.
Whether it's the lost idols or the illusions I see on the streets, they are all just my own imagination.
But I didn't know this at the time. I concluded that I was haunted by the devil. I was so frightened all day long that I didn't dare to sleep at all.
Later, I was exhausted from the torture, and finally fell into a deep sleep with fear. The statue of the god that brought me despair also appeared in my dream again.
What is surprising is that this time I understood what the statue said, which was how to practice cultivation.
Because of the curiosity in my heart, I tried to follow the method taught by the statue, but gradually I discovered that I had mastered some magical abilities.
Using these abilities, my destiny began to change rapidly. Many things that I could only think about in the past can now be done easily.
From that moment on, my original fear turned into joy, and my awe for this statue became more and more serious.
Just when I thought this statue was omnipotent and I had reached the peak of my life, I was suddenly summoned into this world."
When the other party said this, he sighed softly, which seemed to contain endless anguish and unwillingness.
“All the wealth I had was gone, and everything around me was so strange and scary, which made me feel confused and panicked again.
Everything had to start from scratch. I passed the initial test with a narrow escape and got a pass to come here.
I originally thought that all the hardships would come to an end, but who would have expected that what awaited me would still be endless fighting.
After I was depressed for a while, I picked myself up again because I didn't want to die yet and wanted to return to the world I was in.
The only way to realize your dream is to keep killing sea monsters and accumulate enough military exploits.
In fact, this world is fair. You can improve your strength by accumulating military exploits. As long as you don't die, you will always have a chance to succeed.
But all of this was paid for with my blood and sweat, not a reward from God, so I won’t be grateful to Him.
I encountered a series of changes and was manipulated like a fool. How much respect can I have in my heart under such circumstances?"
Tang Zhen nodded when he heard this. He also felt similar emotions from other believers.
In fact, this so-called trial of the gods is full of doubts, and it makes people feel that it is just a matter of using believers to resist sea monsters and serve as cannon fodder in a cruel war.
If this believer dares to talk about this topic openly, it can be determined that most believers have this idea in their hearts to some extent.
Even if other people hear it, they won't care at all. After all, they have the same idea in their hearts, and they are even more angry.
But being in jail, they have no choice but to act according to the rules here and make their situation better.
"Okay, let's not mention these things. In fact, for those who have the ability, this place can also be regarded as a paradise.
For example, for you, maybe when we meet next time, you may have a higher military rank than me. After all, your strength is there, and it will be easier to accumulate military exploits."
Tang Zhen smiled and said nothing. For him, military ranks without real power were not important. Military merit was the truly useful thing.
When the believer saw that Tang Zhen was silent, he pointed to the big temple in front of him and said in a slightly helpless tone: "The holiday time is limited, let's enter the big temple and take care of business first.
If you delay for too long, you will definitely be deducted a large amount of military merit, which is really not worth it."
Tang Zhen nodded lightly, walked through the long passage with the believer, and then entered the large temple under the watchful eyes of a group of soldiers wearing golden heavy armor.