This was the Creation Engine's true function.
It was not an "engine" with the ability to generate propulsion in the physical sense. Judging from Vivian's description, it sounded more like a system engine that acted on information, modifying and deleting the contents of the universe at the informational level.
And this engine had only one function: rewriting the entire universe's information registry and deleting both the Creation Goddess and the Lord of Madness...
"The Lord of Madness in its original state was practically invincible. It was born from the primordial chaos of the Dream Plane and was inseparably fused with this universe. Although its activities would ultimately drag the entire universe into destruction, it was still one of the cornerstones that allowed this universe to function." Vivian gently shook her head. "With the Creation Goddess's power, she could defeat the Lord of Madness, and even seal it time and time again, but she could never truly destroy it. And in their repeated wars, the entire universe would march toward doomsday at an even faster pace. That was the inevitable result of two immense powers colliding."
Hao Ren smacked his lips. "So that's why she chose to perish together with it?"
The Creation Goddess choosing to perish together with the Lord of Madness was not, in itself, surprising. Based on the clues they had gathered earlier, Hao Ren had already more or less deduced the decision the Creation Goddess had made in the face of this eternal war. Everything that deity did was meant to end the threat of madness, and for that purpose, she could completely sacrifice herself.
What truly surprised him was the method the Creation Goddess had chosen to perish together with the Lord of Madness, as well as the Creation Engine's true nature.
Just as Vivian had