Father God's Void Declaration against Abyss Shilin was really only a precaution. After all, the current generation of Abyss Shilin was saving all the Order Worlds. We had neither the standing nor the motivation to declare war on her, especially since we were currently allies. Yet Abyss Shilin herself was an extremely dangerous individual: the way she thought meant that as long as her "Empire" came into conflict with other Order Worlds, she would immediately become a calamity of the void—just as she had during the first few years of the Great Cause.
It had nothing to do with good or evil, nothing to do with factions. She destroyed worlds in a completely neutral and indifferent manner. That made her more dangerous than any "Demon King" with evil goals, because she possessed neither malice nor goodwill. She was simply a disaster machine that would never stop unless it destroyed itself.
To prevent such a situation from truly arising someday, and considering the "advancement effect" Abyss Shilin's Great Cause had on the Fallen Apostles, Father God had made the Void Declaration. But honestly, probably no one present wanted to see the day when that declaration had to be carried out.
Our brief contact had given us a new understanding of Abyss Shilin. This Abyss ruler, long believed to be "evil, tyrannical, and filled with destructive impulses," actually possessed a heart purer than anyone's. After learning the truth about the Great Cause, neither the New Empire nor the God Race believed it would be wise to continue fighting Abyss Shilin.
The harsh terms of the Void Declaration made the atmosphere somewhat stiff. Although Abyss Shilin still wore that faint smile, I knew she was not particularly calm right now either. I tried to make my tone gentler and more relaxed as I