362 Three Paths
Looking at the huge spider phantom covered in colorful fungi clinging to the sky above the Lake of Entropy, Camilla said calmly, “Then… let’s start all over again.”
With that said, Her body, which was completely made of stars, slowly rose from the filthy throne piled from rot. The concept of wear and tear materialized as She stepped onto the lake, dragging a series of destructive ripples behind Her.
“Could it be that you want to write your existence into the second cause of creation through your past connection with Earth Mother?”
Faced with the sudden turn of events, Beatrice asked with difficulty, as if She was under intense pressure.
The originally impenetrable net of conspiracies in the sky above the Lake of Entropy seemed to have experienced a storm, leaving only damage. Beatrice’s will was firmly suppressed by the owner of the land here and She couldn’t move at all.
Camilla didn’t say anything and continued walking slowly.
With every step She took, Her power was projected into Currere through the Astral Lighthouses erected over Vic Continent. Even as the sovereign over this year’s disaster, She couldn’t unleash Her power into Currere so unscrupulously without being hindered.
Even if the hindrance came from the Holy Spirits, the World Shell, or the Void Sovereigns’ contract.
“What you pursue isn’t the Precept. You’re the same as the Heartless. You don’t care who determines the history of Currere. What you want to change is something more fundamental… You want to become the foundation for Currere’s existence? Becoming corpses that haven’t joined us?”
Letting the Earth Mother enter the concept of Mother in an indirect way, inducing the Moon Realm Calamity to snip off all the umbilical cords and give birth to Nehe, who was the carrier of the Luxuriant Calamity. What Camilla wanted to do was no longer as simple as letting Her main body descend into Currere.
Beatrice sounded shocked.
All along, if existences in the Moon Realm wanted to effectively affect Currere, even existences at the Void Sovereigns’ level had to strictly follow the rules of Currere most of the time. It was just like how even if two chess players’ fingers could deliver moves ten thousand times more complicated than landing a piece, the outcome of a chess game ultimately had to be determined according to the rules.
There were countless chess games, just like how Currere had countless timelines. Precept was the power to choose which outcome was effective—this was also the power most Void Sovereigns pursued.
However, the one in front of Her didn’t seem to think so.
She planned on rewriting some of the rules of the game.
It was just like Steelheart Widow not pursuing victory, but destroying the entire chessboard.
When Camilla heard this, she finally slowed down slightly and looked at Beatrice, who was suppressed to the point of immobility.
“You, the Whispering One who claims to weave endless conspiracies, have finally realized it?”
She said sarcastically,”That’s right. Becoming a part of the Second Holy Spirit is what I pursue.”
Beatrice ignored the other party’s sarcasm and asked, “But what’s the point? Is it really worth it to change from a transcendent Elementium God to a Faith God that can be changed by mortals?”
“No, that’s not a transformation. It’s… simultaneously becoming both,” Camilla replied.
As She spoke, it wasn’t just Her strength. Even Her will began to slowly sink into Currere.
“Simultaneously… becoming both?”
Although it was a question, Beatrice sounded enlightened.
“Speaking of which, I have to thank you. Should I say that you’re too smart for your own good? Back then, if it weren’t for the fact that you personally plotted against the mortal me, completing the Void Sovereign’s ascension ritual by obtaining the divinity of Earth Mother, how could I have discovered that the true path to transcendence isn’t to choose one, but to seek everything?”
As Camilla’s will sank, Her body made of stars began to lose its human form and transform into a spinning nebula. This was a manifestation of a Void Sovereign beginning to remove the restrictions on Her personality and completely release Her strength.
From a mortal’s point of view, She began a ritual suicide.
There were three ways for mortals to ascend—Elementium Gods born from ethereal concepts, Faith Gods reproduced based on myths and legends, and Hero Gods consecrated based on historical achievements.
All along, these three paths had been incompatible. For example, the Lady of Starvation was personally supported and crowned by Beatrice, who used this opportunity to dig a huge trap for Her.
Using the Earth Mother’s divinity that completely conflicted with the concept of wear and tear, Camilla’s strength would be greatly suppressed when she was sent to Currere far into the future.
If one wanted to display the power of wear and tear, overly superficial hunger and corruption weren’t the best medium. Memories that were destined to be slowly forgotten over time were. This was also why although the Lady of Starvation originated from Ravenwood, Her faith spread more in the Blackwater Swamp.
Not only that, but Beatrice also used the other party’s emotions when She was a mortal to induce Her to preserve the souls of her three children.
The Void Sovereign, who should have been perfect and infinite, had been created with artificial flaws, be it mentally or conceptually. There was no need to say anything about the mind. Preserving too much human nature was a huge weakness for existences in the Moon Realm. Conceptually, as a descendant of Earth Mother, children were a part of a mother’s existence. Camilla’s descendants could cause true damage to Her just like Judgment equipment.
This was also why both Nehe and Floral were extremely talented in Undead spells—at the very least, their talent in Undead spells exceeded that of William Kane and Magic Edge Evelyn.
Beatrice had planned everything back then and laid a trap for today.
“You… plan on using Floral’s body to devour Nehe’s soul to complete the ritual?”
The Whispering Empress fell silent for a long time before asking in a deep voice,
“Regarding this, I have to specially thank the Moon Realm Calamity. This speech will definitely completely mold Floral into a hero who saves the Forest Elves. He’s really saved me a lot of work.”
This way, She even had a way to become a Hero God.
“That’s why you guided Floral Kane early on in an attempt to save the Forest Elves… After all, anything related to your mortal era can become your child during your rebirth,” Beatrice said gloomily.
Camilla didn’t answer Her directly. The stars in the sky spun. Before they completely disappeared, the Void Sovereign left one last sentence.
“By the way, I’m also deeply grateful to you for using Demon General Silence to control Floral’s body to come to White Bone Castle. As for the remuneration… The master of Black Crow Gaze and the current holder of Judgment 4 will soon come here through Viper Scar. I sincerely hope you can have fun with them.
“Smartass.”
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