Chapter 283: Chapter 70: The Road and Ra Siding_2
Because of this power — or perhaps the allure of ‘beauty’ — Medusa, the youngest of the three sisters, was even summoned to the court by the Sea Emperor and naturally would not be commanded by the children of Poseidon.
“Do you wish to ask something?”
The rain was pouring down, yet not a drop penetrated the area around the two of them. Watching the clash outside the city, Laine also noticed Humar behind him, hesitating to speak.
“Yes, Your Excellency, I wish to know, is he a human?”
Humar looked up, gazing at the figure enshrouded in a golden blaze across The Sky.
In the impending doom of the Bronze Humanity, someone took up a sword against a deity — another event worthy of being recorded. However, whether the individual in question was human or a demigod was undoubtedly crucial for the content he was about to record.
“Yes, he is, but not of the Bronze Humanity.”
“He is of the Golden Humanity, the very first human I created. As the king during the Golden Age, just as your records say, he once held devout faith in the deities, and as for now, you have seen it for yourself.”
With a hint of emotion, had not Laine sensed that pure, powerful Power of Faith a hundred years ago, he probably wouldn’t remember Cohen now, as he had never exhibited anything notably special. Although Laine had made him king of the humans and had given him the opportunity to dream, at that time, Cohen’s identity was merely that of ‘Golden Humanity’.
“Perplexity, was it that apparent?”
Coming back to his senses, Laine, looking at the stone carvings emerging from the old man’s hands, unexpectedly asked.
“Such a capable individual, yet he remained quiet and peaceful in Aurora for so long, only to act today — I can feel his conflicting emotions.”
“I hope he finds the answer he seeks; that’s all I can do for him now.”
Nodding his head, Laine expressed his agreement. From another perspective, he could see that it was precisely this point that had kept Cohen from truly taking this historic step.
Unlike Laine’s ‘outer to inner’ conception for the spiritual domain, the Golden Human King had unconsciously followed another path, ‘inner to outer.’
With his resplendent will at the core, steadfast on his path, he achieved an integration and sublimation of spirit and flesh, ultimately taking a leap forward into divinity — this was the state Cohen was in now.
This was undoubtedly viable; if these conditions could truly be fulfilled, perhaps Cohen could become the first person to achieve demigod status through his own efforts today. It’s worth noting that a demigod is similar to a territorial god, a broad concept with wildly varying limits. The extent of power of such self-promoted entities was not something Laine was entirely certain of.
However, in reality, Cohen had still not found his own ‘path.’ Now, with resentment towards the deities’ indifference, his will was indeed brilliantly luminous, but he did not know what to do after vanquishing the deity before him.
There was a beginning, but no continuation; thus, Cohen’s divinity remained embryonic, seemingly within reach yet elusive.