The Glory Does Not Belong to You Yet

"Call--"

It's too difficult; it's a tough choice.

Because Cheng Shi never intended to betray [Nothingness]!

Even though he is now favored by Destiny, he still considers himself a fraud.

He's just a lucky conman.

Therefore, he had no choice at all.

But the one who gave this choice was [God], one of those on the Divine Throne!

He could lower himself and "kindly" give Cheng Shi a chance to choose, but Cheng Shi would never dare to reject "chaos" in the same way he rejected "Memory"!

After all, His gesture of goodwill was genuine.

And I, Cheng Shi, am not an ungrateful person.

So, Cheng Shi came up with a plan. His expression changed several times as he carefully chose his words and asked:

Will I betray [Destiny]?

This is a truism, but it's not a truism either.

Because choosing to become Emissary inevitably means betraying Destiny, Cheng Shi's question was, in fact, a rejection of Him the moment it was uttered.

The chaos in the hall did not Change because of Cheng Shi's answer, which shows that Chaos was not angry because of the rejection. It simply let out a sigh of extreme disappointment when it heard the answer.

Yes, He was disappointed—disappointed by disorder against order, disappointed by God against His retinue.

"Step down, this glory does not yet belong to you."

As he spoke, the entire hall began to distort, and Cheng Shi, like a grain of sand in this deformed space, drifted away through the chaotic gaps.

He felt everything go black before his eyes, and then he lost consciousness.

After Cheng Shi disappeared, the main hall returned to its original state, the space became regular, the stone pillars became symmetrical, and the carvings became complementary.

Katarro has returned to the position that should belong to Ultraman.

He stood with his head bowed, looking into the air at the center of the hall, and asked with a hint of doubt:

"Lord of Grace, forgive my presumption, but you could have directly bestowed upon Ultraman the Divine Authority and Divinity of [Chaos], so why did you make him personally participate in this deduction, attempting to awaken his own [New Authority Divinity]?"

There was a moment of An Jing in the air, then a muffled sound of "chaos" rang out.

"It's just a momentary pleasure. If he really develops that New Authority of [chaos] in his consciousness, then it means he was born to be the darling of [chaos]."

Unfortunately, the Trials did indeed give birth to New Authority, but it belongs neither to him nor to me, but to [Filth and Decay]...

Katarro had learned a little about the history of the gods from his Lord of Grace, so he knew that the New Authority of Filth and Decay was not easy to obtain.

The so-called "New Authority Divinity" is also a kind of Divinity, but it is different from ordinary Divinity. Its state is not like scattered fragments or disassembled puzzle pieces, but a completely new "part".

This is why Therius's "Divinity Sprouting Experiment" is valued by the Tower of Reason, because other Experiment use known Divinity to some extent when studying Divinity, but Therius is studying the method of "producing" Divinity!

In other words, the so-called "Sprouted Divinity" produced in the Divinity Sprouting Experiment is actually New God divinity created by Mortals!

This method may have referenced the "Faith blueprint" of a known deity ([Filth and Decay]) (similar in data and direction), but it was ultimately born from another kind of Faith, namely the self-acceptance of 'I am who I am'!

The reason why the gods call the Sprouted Divinity mentioned by Therius the New Authority Divinity is because if there is a way to stably "manufacture" and accumulate this Divinity, then the restrictions of the Covenant can be bypassed, and New God can be created!

Of course, the New Authority Divinity produced in the Therius Experiment was too weak because the underlying Faith that produced it was not strong.

So even though this is a "New Authority," it ultimately cannot withstand the seizure of "Filth and Decay" and becomes a new "Filth Fall Divinity."

"Then you knew that Ultraman would refuse you, why did you still..."

"Destiny is constantly Change. I was gambling on that possibility, but I lost."

Katarro's gaze sharpened, and he dared not continue the conversation. After a moment of silence, he lowered his head and asked again:

"The intervention of [Destiny] allowed Galiusha to see Ultraman, this Wise One man who betrayed [Chaos] and is vengeful. Will he interfere with your plans...?"

"It's alright, His actions were all expected. [Destiny] is not one of the players."

"So what should I do next?"

"Play His role well in history, don't embarrass the Emissary of chaos, and then wait to see if he will ever change his mind."

Katarro lowered his head even further and answered "Yes" with increasing devotion.

The chaotic tone rang out again. "What else is there?"

"I... I have felt the true will of [Chaos] constantly calling to me, so I would like to ask you, is there... something wrong with Him?"

As the words fell, a pair of chaotic eyes filled with the meaning of Chaos opened in the hall. It looked at the lowered eyes of Katarro, its eyes slightly raised, and then looked towards the Void direction corresponding to the Grand Inquisition in each time period.

Which period are you referring to?

"Your dimension is not our dimension."

"He is good, and has even forgotten that he was once Chaos, but the Order that He protects seems to be in trouble."

As for the other details, you should know who to ask. Okay, that's enough for today. Someone's come knocking on the door, and I have to deal with them.

"Step down."

After saying that, those eyes disappeared from the hall.

They've come knocking on our door?

Who dares to challenge His authority outside the Temple of Chaos?

Katarro lowered his head and pondered for a moment. Instead of leaving, he "presumptuously" walked up to the high platform where the Divine Throne was located and turned the unusually heavy Divine Throne around.

As the Divine Throne turned, a Codex nailed to the back of the Divine Throne gradually appeared before his eyes.

Chains formed from Chaos yellow mist bound the tattered Codex tightly, while long, mocking nails pierced Codex four corners, rendering it immobile.

Katarro bowed his head reverently, but before he could speak, the Divine Resonance of "Order" emanated from the Codex.

"Let Him come to me."

"You're still so Pride."

"I said, let Him come to me."

"My Lord is not here."

"Oh, my Lord, my Lord, is your Lord of Grace truly chaos, or is he a Deception?"

"It depends on how you think about it, Great Order."