The origin of the Creation Goddess had been somewhat beyond Hao Ren's expectations, though not by much.
Because after learning what kind of incredible beings the "True Gods" were, he had already made ample psychological preparations for the Creation Goddess's origins. He had even reinforced a notion deep within himself almost like self-hypnosis: no matter how the Creation Goddess had come into being, and no matter how she had become connected to Xiling or the high-ranking deities of the Star Domain, it was all acceptable and understandable, because True Gods—True Gods had never followed reason.
In fact, they barely followed physics, either...
Everything humans could understand was merely a by-product of these super-powerful beings. Even the incomprehensible parts fell within the same category. Since Hao Ren had understood this principle long ago, he showed no surprise after hearing Raven 12345's account. He was merely curious about what his superior and her superiors planned to do after uncovering this astonishing secret.
"The bigwigs of Shadow City are very concerned about this—in fact, they've always been concerned," Raven 12345 said. "But you can't expect them to handle it personally. Their responsibilities determine that they have to focus their energy on more important matters. The expedition to exterminate the Abyss isn't over yet, and the Main Gods are holding back the apocalypse on the borders of the Order World. At the very least, they won't have time to deal with this 'minor problem' here for the next thousand years."
Hao Ren was speechless. "Tsk, a minor problem..."
"For the countless universes throughout the Void, this really is a minor problem." Raven 12345 glanced at him. "But for the countless lives in this universe and the Dream Plane, this problem concerns life and death. That's why I'm standing here, and why you're standing here