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Chapter 426: Is Balance the Ultimate Path?
🕑 Added 2025-11-01 01:37:20 +0000 UTCTo be honest, if Master Yoda hadn't been able to sense that the young human boy in front of him wasn't lying, and that the guy named Thor truly looked like a primitive person, he would have suspected that the boy had lost his mind.
But simply saying that wouldn't convince Master Yoda, as the concept of twenty-five thousand years was truly terrifying and incredible. Moreover, there was one more thing that Master Yoda couldn't understand: what was a Balancer?
As everyone knows, the most representative forms of the Force are divided into two: the Light Side of the Force and the Dark Side of the Force.
The Light Side of the Force embodies positive elements such as justice, benevolence, and healing. This Force represents the Jedi Knights and is the creed of the Jedi Order. The Dark Side of the Force, on the other hand, represents negative elements such as fear, anger, hatred, and malice, and is an extreme power that corrupts the heart. This power is the representation and creed of the Sith Lords, and it also possesses more powerful aggression and invasiveness.
Yoda frowned, looking at Cal, who was gazing at him with admiration, and asked in a deep voice, "You just said, Balancer? What does that mean?"
"Uh, actually, I heard it from His Excellency Noah," Cal seemed a bit shy facing Master Yoda, but he quickly took a deep breath and said, "His Excellency Noah said that the power of balance fundamentally doesn't divide the Force into any specific characteristics; power is just power."
"Doesn't divide into any characteristics?"
"Yes, and His Excellency Noah also said that in their era, there were three sects. One was the Light Side sect, one was the Dark Side sect, and another was their Balancer sect. The Balancer sect believes that power is not different; power is just power, and what is evil is not power but the heart..."
Power is just power, and what is evil is not power but the heart? Master Yoda's heart was somewhat shaken.
Even with his strong mental fortitude, he felt some wavering at this moment because he had indeed seen a similar statement before!
Countless centuries ago, Master Yoda had found some ancient texts. Those texts presented a broader understanding of the Force, stating that the Force wasn't just two sides, but four! Besides Light and Dark, the Force also had two other interpretations: 'Unifying Force and Living Force'!
The Living Force was proposed by Qui-Gon Jinn, and this guy was the only Jedi Anakin truly respected! There was a Sith named Darth Maul who once arrogantly told Anakin that he had killed Obi-Wan's master, Qui-Gon Jinn. As a result, this guy was defeated by an enraged Anakin. Qui-Gon Jinn was a great Jedi Master, not only because he taught Obi-Wan, but also because he proposed the theory that 'the Force is the manifestation of life, and Jedi can sense the Force in most living matter.'
Because to this day, the only known life form completely isolated from the Force comes from a species in another galaxy, the Yuuzhan Vong. Other life forms in the galaxy can be perceived through the Force, so his theory was absolutely correct. Of course, this wasn't the main point.
The main point was that besides this, there was a very ancient theory, almost buried by time, called the Unifying Force theory!
The Unifying Force theory held that the Force had neither a Light Side nor a Dark Side; the Force was a complete and independent whole without any tendencies! It could be said that this theory completely aligned with the ideas of His Excellency Noah, as spoken by Cal. Even if there were differences, they were highly consistent!
This was why Master Yoda was hesitant and wavering, but Master Yoda was too resolute. After taking a deep breath, he looked up at Cal.
"How do you know they are from twenty-five thousand years ago?"
"Uh, they said so themselves," Cal scratched his head, smiling somewhat foolishly. "But their way of using the Force is completely different from ours. They don't have lightsabers, and they're completely unfamiliar with current technology. They use the Force as power, and their use and understanding of the Force have...
surpassed everyone of this era!"
"Oh?" Yoda frowned, suddenly realizing something but feeling somewhat unsure. "Why do you say that?"
"Before His Excellency Noah apprehended... Anakin Skywalker, he sank two Imperial capital ships," Cal involuntarily swallowed as he recalled this. "He used his weapon as a medium, and with just one strike, it seemed as if the entire universe was enveloped in a suffocating dark power..."
"Indeed..." Master Yoda's heart sank. He could never forget that power, which was as dark as a great cataclysm!
But... Master Yoda turned to look at Anakin. It was clear that Anakin had been rescued by His Excellency Noah, as spoken by Cal, and rescuing people was something the Light Side of the Force was very good at. Yoda knew what Anakin had become after Obi-Wan's actions, but looking at Anakin now, he seemed no different from before! It was conceivable that His Excellency Noah's use and mastery of the Light Side of the Force had also reached a terrifying extreme. This discovery and realization made Master Yoda's heart even more uncomfortable; he even felt a sense of suffocation.
"Oh? You're awake?" Just as Yoda's mind was filled with wild thoughts, a voice suddenly came from behind him.
Turning his head, Yoda saw a surprisingly young human male, but this male was like a mist, completely impenetrable! He seemed somewhat evil especially his crimson eye, which made Yoda feel the threat of death.
But if he carefully sensed this young man, Yoda felt that he was very righteous, as if that exceptionally evil eye had nothing to do with him at all. This strange sense of contradiction did not affect Yoda's perception of this young man; in fact, there was an indescribable sense of harmony. Yoda himself didn't know why he felt this way.
After contemplating for a long time, Yoda thought this might be a kind of balance.
"His Excellency Noah," at this moment, Cal also immediately stood up and respectfully said to the young man.
His Excellency Noah? Yoda looked back at the young man with some surprise, but this time his surprise wasn't too great. He had already had a premonition that this young man was probably the one named Noah, because such a unique temperament would probably be very difficult for anyone else to possess.
"Hello, Cal," Noah nodded, then lowered his head to look
at Yoda he was too short, after all. "Hello, Your Excellency Yoda. I apologize that your welcoming method didn't make my friend happy, especially since he has a nickname: Thor, the God of Thunder."
"God of Thunder?" Yoda secretly nodded. Indeed, the lightning displayed by the guy named Thor through the Force was truly terrifying. Compared to Sheev Palpatine, who also liked to use lightning, Sheev Palpatine's lightning was probably just child's play in the eyes of this 'God of Thunder.' Yoda had already experienced that guy's lightning power, but he didn't know that Thor still had a full power burst left...
"I apologize for the inconvenience caused. Dagobah is a solitary planet, and an undisturbed planet, therefore..."
"Alright, enough of that. Merrin, come here for a moment."
Noah directly interrupted Yoda, and instead called Merrin over. Noah had no intention of listening to Yoda's apology, because in his opinion, Yoda's actions were perfectly fine; it was a self-preservation instinct.
Besides, Noah was about to give Merrin something he had created. The memory inheritance Noah created encompassed some of his magical thoughts and techniques, making it very suitable for Merrin to use. At the same time, Noah also included his views on the elemental attributes of magic within it. It could be said that this inheritance, while not high-level, was very suitable for this world and also very much in line with a mage's thinking.
Merrin silently accepted the crystal Noah gave her and thanked him before leaving. At this point, Yoda somewhat uncertainly asked, "Is she... a Nightsister?"
"Yes," Noah nodded. "A natural user of the Dark Side, but very kind-hearted. She's a natural balancer, so I took her as an apprentice. Unfortunately, I'm probably leaving soon, so it's better to leave something for her."
"Is that so," Yoda murmured. After a long pause, he finally asked, "Your Excellency, is Force... balance the ultimate path?"
You ask me this question, how do I explain it to you? Do you need me to find George Lucas for you next time and ask him?
Noah was a bit speechless; he really couldn't answer this question well. But after thinking for a long time, Noah decided it was better to answer in a magical way. "You really shouldn't ask me this question, because we have always believed that power is complete, not fragmented and separated."
Noah shrugged, "Whether this power is extremely dark or extremely light, their essence is just a usable form of energy."
"The essence of power is usable energy?" Noah's viewpoint was very impactful. Even though Yoda had seen similar information, his heart couldn't help but waver at this moment.
"Exactly. If your will is dominated and controlled by
power, do you think that power is righteous?" Noah retorted, "Whether it's your Light Side trying to control your emotions and temper, or the Dark Side completely unleashing such emotions, you are essentially being dominated by power. To master these powers, you shouldn't be dominated by them; you should be the one dominating power."
After listening to Noah's words, Yoda's eyes became a bit dazed. After a long while, Yoda finally sighed. He neither agreed with Noah's words nor opposed them. All that remained in his heart was some confusion. He even felt as if he had truly become a slave to power, because even he couldn't completely control his emotions.
"Your Excellency, why did you save this devil?" Yoda, unable to fully grasp this question for now, could only
look at Anakin.
"Devil?" Noah stroked his chin and suddenly smiled.
"Although this guy did indeed do some things that only a devil would do, in reality, without my intervention, he would have been the only one to achieve Force balance, even if the method was terrible and he killed himself in the process." Saying this, Noah once again imported the 'Star Wars' data into Yoda's mind. Yoda's eyes immediately became a bit dazed, and Noah at this moment once again pulled out the brick full of rich vitality.
"It's a shame I won't see the future developments, but I always feel it will be very interesting."
