Ancient energy? Ancient mechanical will?
Gao Gong wore a blank expression as he listened.
This was a little beyond the scope of the question.
The "Insectified Gao Gong" rubbed his chin and said:
"Do you still remember the 'Ninth Universe' that the system generated before?"
"No kidding."
"I'm starting to suspect that neither the ancient mechanical will nor the ancient energy is native to this universe."
"...You mean they're from that Ninth Universe?"
"I'm not sure, but if you connect it to that 'World of Infinite Powerhouses,' there's a lot of room for speculation."
Gao Gong rubbed his chin as well.
Gao Gong had always assumed that the "Infinite Powerhouses" in this major version had climbed out of the multiverse.
But after what the "Old World Lord" had done, he suspected that the so-called multiverse might itself merely be an intermediate station.
Following that line of thought...
"Can you be sure?"
"Of course not. All of this came from hints leaked by Madam Ba Ren." The "Insectified Gao Gong" shrugged without the slightest scruple.
"It was also bait meant to lure you in. Who told you to leak the matter of 'transmigration'? You were bound to be especially interested in this sort of thing."
Gao Gong sighed and finally got back to the point.
"Spit it out. What exactly happened?"
"According to the normal timeline—well, I should say the timeline of the previous life—the Blade Queen suffered a huge setback in this advancement battle. It even affected her later evolutionary potential."
She could still evolve to the eighth order despite her evolutionary potential being affected? If it hadn't been affected, were you planning to ascend to the heavens?
"But in this timeline, perhaps the resources of the Origin Universe gave the Blade Queen greater confidence. Perhaps the information you leaked