"Crude method?"
Sno frowned, seemingly unable to understand what kind of method could seal a Great Old One and still be called "crude."
"Well, simply put, it uses the Sun Pathway's ability to repel Beyonder Characteristics, extracting the characteristics from Ancient Chaos bit by bit."
"Ancient Chaos had accommodated its Beyonder Characteristics very loosely. At first, the extraction was extremely fast. Characteristics from Pathways such as Abyss, Tyrant, Sun, Mother, Demoness, and Red Priest began precipitating out at high speed almost as soon as Unshadowed's ability was activated. But as those characteristics gradually detached, the remaining ones became exceptionally stubborn. Stripping away Pathways like Fate and Twilight Giant was still tolerable, but once it came to Pathways like Fool and The Error, it became very difficult. The Hanged Man Pathway could only barely be stripped away through the aggregation of my own Beyonder Characteristics. As for the four Pathways of Paragon, Hermit, Black Emperor, and Justiciar, it took years just to extract a few Low Sequence characteristics."
"Of course, although this method takes a long time, in exchange, I can obtain a large quantity of Beyonder Characteristics in the process and strengthen humanity's forces."
"And if things go smoothly, once the number of Beyonder Characteristics is reduced, Ancient Chaos may gradually gain some rationality like those ancient gods. Even if it cannot, I can directly kill it and obtain an Origin Quality and at least one Uniqueness. Perhaps I could even cultivate an ally at the level of Above the Sequence."
The True Creator took a sip of bitter coffee and laid out his plan. Sno was briefly dazed before realizing the crucial point—
"So, I'm the consciousness that was born after Ancient Chaos had shed enough characteristics?"
"Not exactly. Or rather, Ancient Chaos never truly developed consciousness." The True