Mist, Roots, and the Grand Plan

The person in the darkness asked, "Your Majesty, our plans have been thwarted at every turn lately. The development of the mountain ape and Hori-gui was exposed one after another, and now the Son of God has also been killed. It must have been the work of the same person."

The man seated above propped his cheek on his fist. "There will not be a second person."

The person in the darkness requested instructions. "Then should this subordinate..."

"No need. It is not suitable to touch him for now." The man on the seat rose. He was tall and powerfully built, nearly perfect.

Facing the pitch-black night, he raised a hand and pointed. "Look. The ever-present stellar mist has veiled the stars across the sky, but at the same time, it has veiled the gaze of the Void Gods. Both sides wander through a vast wilderness blanketed in mist. Even when they are close at hand, they can often only brush past each other without noticing."

"The Mother of Void Gods exists within the void beyond this world. It sensed our existence, and it also allowed us to sense it."

"If it wishes to descend into this world, it must pierce through the barrier of mist. I can feel it—the barrier is like a surging tidal wave, like howling billows. It will not be easy for the Mother of Void Gods to come here."

"Compared to us, it is a god. But compared to the barrier of mist, it is not strong enough."

"Only by continuously extending its tentacles into the world and anchoring itself can it pull hard and squeeze through the gaps."

"Among all Compatible Bodies, low-grade ones are merely spores it has scattered. Only high-grade Compatible Bodies can become its roots. Yet even high-grade Compatible Bodies are