Gods: Civilization Cultivation, Infinite War

Chapter 193 The Concept of Soul Prosthesis

To be precise, what exists in the Realm of All Spirits are just some affiliated civilizations of the Dawn Empire.

Just like the World Tree itself of the World Tree Civilization, and the citizens living outside the World Tree.

The true core of the Dawn Empire will always be the cradle of life located in the Blue Star subspace.

The strength demonstrated by these subordinate civilizations is less than one-tenth of the true strength of the Dawn Empire.

Even so, in the entire Ten Thousand Spirits Realm, the Dawn Empire's strength in all aspects is still undoubtedly the best.

Even the World Tree Civilization still has a clear gap compared to the Dawn Empire in the All Spirits Realm.

The plane of the Endless Void is generally much larger than the plane of the Place of Origin.

And compared to the place of origin, the conditions are limited.

When it comes to the Endless Void, the gods of Blue Star also have more means to transform many planes and expand their upper limit of population accommodation.

Because of this, the Realm of All Spirits can accommodate hundreds of billions of people without light while also accommodating trillions of citizens of the All Spirits Alliance.

Just one central world can accommodate trillions of citizens of the All Souls Alliance.

From this perspective, one central world can already accommodate all the citizens of the Dawn Empire at this stage.

However, it is impossible for the trillions of people in the Dawn Empire to be concentrated in the same plane.

The entire Dawn Empire contains a large number of different civilizations. The development of each civilization has its own focus and different requirements for the environment.

There is no need to crowd into the central world.

Moreover, the resources in the central world are far richer than those in other planes, and it is impossible for the Dawn Empire to monopolize them.

In the process of taking over the Ten Thousand Spirits Realm, every civilization in the Ten Thousand Spirits Alliance contributed, and when it came time to distribute resources, they naturally had a share.

Therefore, even the central world is only home to about one-tenth of the citizens of the Dawn Empire.

The other citizens are distributed in other planes of the All-Spirit Realm.

This time, the destination of Isher and his party is the capital of the Dawn Empire, located in the central world of the Ten Thousand Spirits Realm.

Although it is said that only the Cradle of Life is the absolute core of the Dawn Empire, considering the Cradle of Life's transcendent status as the kingdom of gods.

Under the Cradle of Life, the Dawn Empire also established an additional capital system.

The so-called capital is a special administrative unit that is above the first-level autonomous world. It has the power to govern all the autonomous worlds under itself and is only responsible for the cradle of life.

In the current world of all spirits, there is only one capital city, the central world.

It is located in the absolute center of the entire central world and includes the former site of the imperial capital in the central part of the central world.

As another power center under the cradle of life, it gathers a large number of high-ranking officials of the Dawn Empire.

Even each session of the All-Spirit Council, which all civilizations of the All-Spirit Alliance are required to attend, is held in the capital of the Dawn Empire.

Rather than being the capital of the Dawn Empire, it would be more accurate to say that it is the capital of the entire Ten Thousand Spirits Realm.

In addition, as the absolute center of power, the academic atmosphere in the capital is also very rich.

After all, knowledge can also be linked to the extraordinary, and the extraordinary represents power, and power is also the basis of all power.

Scholars who have mastered a large amount of knowledge are generally not weak in their own abilities.

Like Iser, in addition to being a top scholar, he also has many additional identities.

In the capital of the Dawn Empire, there are quite a few level seven scholars, which naturally attracts a large number of scholars to come to the capital for exchanges.

Although there are no seventh-level scholars in the soul realm, sixth-level scholars like Iser are not uncommon.

It was also for this reason that Isher chose the Dawn Empire as the last stop of his foreign exchange this time.

External communication also needs to be done step by step. If you can get in touch with the top circles in the entire Wanling Realm from the very beginning.

Iser was worried that this would make Solaus develop an unhealthy mentality of being too ambitious.

Although judging from Solaus's many performances, he has never disappointed himself.

But in order to avoid all possible risks, Iser still chose such a communication process.

Anyway, with Solaus' current level, there is no need for him to get involved in the top academic circles in the Ten Thousand Spirits Realm as soon as he arrives.

The exchanges with various civilizations were enough to benefit him greatly.

Solaus has not yet become a level five scholar, but his accumulation at the level four scholar stage is already very profound.

During the previous decades of communication, the many experimental results created by Solaus have promoted the development of the soul field of many civilizations to a certain extent.

Compared with real level five scholars, the biggest gap is that they have not yet created an independent academic system.

According to the extraordinary system, it means that one has not yet embarked on his own legendary journey.

"This is our last stop, I hope you can gain enough."

"After this exchange, there's no need for you to study with me anymore."

"Your accumulation is more than sufficient, but you still lack an opportunity. Neither I nor other scholars can give you this opportunity."

"If you want to become a top scholar who establishes a school of thought, you can only rely on yourself to slowly explore."

"It doesn't make much sense for you to continue to stay by my side and study step by step."

Isser's voice came, without much emotion in it.

Over the long years, no student or other character could always stay by his side.

After training students to a certain level, he would let them leave and explore their future path on their own. This was Iser's consistent training strategy.

Solaus was not the first student to receive his full support, nor would he be the last.

The identity of the People of No Light is indeed special, but Iser does not have any great obsession with it and does not want to tie him to his side forever.

Solaus is now only one step away from becoming a fifth-level scholar, and can receive extremely generous treatment in all major civilizations.

Even in the Dawn Empire, it can have a place.

No longer needing his care, Thoraus was fully capable of flying on his own.

"I understand, teacher. Thank you for your care and training. I will never forget your kindness to me."

There was no reluctance or other emotions in Thoraus's eyes.

But in his heart, he had long regarded Ise as one of the most important people in his life.

Compared to his parents who committed suicide when he was in his early teens, Iseult played a more parental role in Solaus's life.

Although he was over thirty years old when he first met Ise.

But after hundreds of years of careful teaching, even the people without light could not remain indifferent.

"What's the point of talking about gratitude? You can grow up smoothly, establish your own school, and become a top scholar in the entire soul field."

"Even if you can really solve the problems of the Lightless People, that would be the best reward for me."

Isher smiled and didn't take Thoraus' words to heart.

"I seem to have come at a bad time. Did I disturb your farewell?"

At this moment, an old voice was heard, breaking the atmosphere.

Compared with the extremely high-standard treatment that Iser and his group had received in various civilizations before.

After arriving at the capital of the Dawn Empire, no high-ranking officials of the Dawn Empire came to greet them, nor was there any grand welcome ceremony.

There was only a white-haired old man who appeared not far from Iser and his group at some point, looking at them with a smile on his face.

Seeing this, Ise did not seem displeased at all, and a slight smile appeared on his face.

"It's just a short separation, not that we'll never see each other again. There's nothing to be sad about."

"Mr. Gray, long time no see."

There was obvious respect on Isser's face, which made the people behind him feel a little surprised.

To be respected so much by a sixth-level scholar in the soul realm, could the other party be a seventh-level scholar?
"It's certainly a long time for you, but for me it's only been a few hundred years."

"In my memory, you are still that naive apprentice."

"I never thought that after only a few hundred years, you would become a sixth-level scholar in the soul realm."

"If I hadn't made some new breakthroughs after ascending, I would have been completely surpassed by you."

The old man named Gray had a smile on his face, and there was some emotion in his eyes when he looked at Iser.

Facing the doubts of Thoraus and others, Isser took the initiative to explain: "Mr. Gray and I have known each other since we were in the Land of Origin."

"At that time, he was already a master-level scholar in the realm of souls."

"During the Dawn Empire's exchanges with many civilizations, it made tremendous contributions to the development of the spiritual realms of each civilization."

"I also received training from Lord Grey during that time, which laid the foundation for my subsequent academic development."

"Without Lord Gray's care, I might not have achieved what I have now."

The speed of time in the Land of Origin differs greatly from that on Blue Planet. The Cradle of Life ascended over hundreds of years, and during that time, tens of thousands of years had already passed in the Land of Origin.

Except for some special individuals like Isher, most of the beings who had contact with the Dawn Empire in the Place of Origin have long disappeared in the long years.

"That's not the case. Your gifts and talents are far beyond the imagination of ordinary people. Otherwise, I wouldn't have developed such a fondness for your talent back then."

"Alas, to be honest, we can only blame ourselves for not being destined to be master and disciple."

"The Cradle of Life was about to ascend at that time, and I didn't have much time to train you anymore."

"I can only take care of you as much as possible and introduce other suitable candidates for you to learn from."

"I thought we would never have the chance to meet again after we parted, but I didn't expect you to be so determined."

"We have developed a soul-based rejuvenation technology. This is a groundbreaking new system in the entire All Souls Alliance."

"If it weren't for the environmental restrictions of the place of origin, you wouldn't be able to achieve the best development."

"Perhaps our soul realm has already produced its first seventh-level scholar."

In the face of Gray's praise, Isher did not become complacent.

"Soul revival technology still has a lot of limitations after all. Not only does it consume a huge amount of resources, it also places considerable demands on the user's soul strength."

"Furthermore, each time a soul is revived, it will cause the soul to develop a certain level of resistance, and the difficulty of the next revival will increase dramatically."

"There's still no hope of achieving true immortality through this."

Gray shook his head: "Eternal life, that's easier said than done."

"You're able to research soul revival technology, and it doesn't have any side effects. It just has certain usage restrictions. This is already very remarkable."

"Besides, the technology for soul resurrection didn't develop to its current level of maturity right from the start."

"In the beginning, soul resurrection also brought a lot of side effects."

"If you can eliminate all the side effects, you might be able to eliminate the restrictions on use in the future."

"If we further reduce its resource consumption, we might actually be able to create an artificial immortal race or even a civilization."

Isser nodded: "You are right."

Without continuing the conversation around this topic, Gray's attention quickly turned to Thoraus.

"Is this the Dark People who have been the subject of much discussion in the academic circles of the entire Alliance in recent decades?"

In the process of communicating with various civilizations, the identity of the Solaus people of darkness has always been made public.

Although not widely known among the people, Solaus' name has long become a hot topic in academic circles, especially in the academic circles in the field of soul.

"I heard that you and your disciple have been working hard to solve the problem of soul damage among the people of the Darkness in recent decades?"

In response to Gray's question, Isher did not deny it.

"Indeed, compared to other research areas, research on the Lightless People is still a vast ocean."

"The only significant achievement was the Soul-Calming Potion, but this still doesn't help much in completely resolving the problem of the Lightless People's souls being damaged."

"This disciple of mine is a rare and special individual among the people of the Darkness."

"Although more and more special individuals are emerging among the people of the Darkness, none of them can be compared with Thoraus."

"With his unique experience, Solaus could create a unique academic system."

"That might be the key to completely solving the problem, or at least an opportunity."

"Unfortunately, the problem of the soul damage of the Lightless People is too serious."

"Forget solving the problems of all the Lightless People. Even the broken soul of Thoraus alone has no hope of being solved."

"Even the fifth-level scholars and legendary transcendents of the Kuro civilization cannot heal this kind of soul damage."

Speaking of this, there was a hint of worry in Isser's eyes.

Although Thoraus was able to endure the immense pain of his soul being constantly torn apart, he had lived for over a hundred years, far exceeding the lifespan of other people without light.

However, due to his inherently defective soul, Thoraus was simply unable to transform into a superhuman in any superhuman system.

When trying to heal the defect in his soul, it was as if Thoraus was born without a certain part, and no means could make him grow this missing part.

But when one wants to change jobs and become a transcendent, the incomplete soul will become an obvious flaw, making it impossible to complete the job change.

If you cannot become a superhuman and can only be an ordinary person, you will not be able to improve your life essence through the superhuman system and thus significantly extend your lifespan.

After all, human lifespan is limited. After more than a hundred years, Solaus has actually reached the maximum human lifespan.

Because his soul is incomplete, he cannot achieve rejuvenation through the soul revival technology developed by Iser.

If there is no new progress, sooner or later the day will come when life will be completely exhausted.

Although Iser has sent away many of his students, except for some students who died unexpectedly, most of his students will not face the problem of lifespan exhaustion in such a short period of time.

After listening to Ise's explanation of Solaus's problem, Gray pondered for a moment before speaking.

"The souls of today's Lightless People are incomplete, just like normal life forms are born without certain parts."

"So, can we make some kind of assumption? Even if it's a part that we don't have naturally, we can artificially create one that we want through acquired methods?"

Hearing this, Isser frowned slightly and said, "It seems that this cannot completely solve the problem of the Lightless People, right?"

A similar idea has actually been proposed by relevant scholars a long time ago, but it has never been realized.

What's more, even if it can be realized, it will only play a role similar to that of a soothing potion and will not be of much significance.

Gray smiled and said, "Everything must be done step by step."

“The effects may not be obvious at the beginning, but as the technology matures, we may be able to achieve some unexpected results.”

Isser nodded and said, "That's true, but this first step is already difficult to achieve."

Thoraus also took the initiative to speak at this time: "Teacher, Mr. Gray, what does this mean?"

Hearing Thoreaus' question, Gray continued to explain: "For example, if someone is born without wings, then we can create a pair of wings. If someone is born without legs, then we can create a pair of legs."

"It's like a prosthesis, filling in the gaps in our limbs that have been lost."

"Of course, the people without light are born with damaged souls, so it's definitely not that easy to deal with them."

"It's also difficult to create a replacement for a part that's not naturally present."

"Humans are born without wings. Even if we create a pair of wings for them, it would be difficult for them to fly freely like those species that are born with wings."

"Today's Lightless People are born with incomplete souls. They simply cannot imagine what it would be like to have a complete soul."

"Similarly, because we can't empathize with others, it's difficult to create so-called substitutes."

"The realm of the soul and the many realms of the material world are ultimately fundamentally different. The loss of the soul is not the same as the loss of certain parts of the body."

"Otherwise, we, the All-Spirit Alliance, with so many scholars in the field of souls, wouldn't have been unable to solve the problem of the lack of souls among the people of the Lightless."

"Even if we don't put all our energy into it, the difficulty is evident."

"With the birth of more and more special individuals among the Lightless People in recent years, scholars on the Empire side have long since developed a common tendency."

"The problems of the people without light will most likely require the people without light to completely solve them."

"Solaus, you are the first special individual born among the Lightless People. You are also the one with the highest talent and the greatest achievements so far."

"Under the guidance of fate, you may truly be the key to resolving the plight of the Lightless People."

Gray's eyes were fixed on Thoraus, carrying his own expectations.

A big part of the reason why the Alliance of All Spirits unconditionally feeds all the people without light is because this is the oracle of the god they believe in.

It is precisely because of the existence of the oracle that they are willing to believe that the People of No Light must have great potential.

Otherwise, without any positive feedback, how could they invest massive resources in the future of the People of No Light without hesitation?

As a civilization that believes in the God of Time, Space and Destiny, the Dawn Empire's understanding of destiny naturally far exceeds that of any other civilization in the Alliance of All Spirits.

The extraordinary people with the destiny system, which are rarely seen in those civilizations, have a complete training system within the Dawn Empire and form a very large group.

As for the existence of Solaus, the Dawn Empire had already obtained a lot of information about him long before he left the World Tree Civilization to communicate with other civilizations.

There are even legendary extraordinary people with a special destiny system who observe the fate of Solaus.

Although the chaos is difficult to grasp, it is certain that Solaus' changes will have a certain impact on the fate of all the people without light, and it is a good impact.

If it weren’t for the fact that the lightless land where Solaus was located belonged to the area under the jurisdiction of the World Tree Civilization.

In addition, he has established an inseparable connection with the citizens of the World Tree Civilization.

Later, he became Iser's disciple and was able to develop fully, so it was no longer appropriate to poach him directly.

The Dawn Empire had already taken him in and trained him themselves.

In response to Gray's expectations of him, Thoraus simply nodded and said, "I will do my best to open up a new future for the people of the Darkness."

(End of this chapter)