Shared Authority of Birth?

"Then please forgive my bluntness, great God of Birth. I'd like to ask you about someone."

"Who—"

"The Primordial!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a foul wind swept through the void. That horrifying divine pillar lashed directly toward him, circling around the sweat-soaked Cheng Shi and building an impossible-to-look-at wall of Birth.

Looking at the countless life templates pieced together, Cheng Shi felt that this form was exactly the "Abnormal Mother Tree" that 0221 and Zainjil had wanted to create.

It seemed Zainjil had truly done a great deal of research into Birth.

But Cheng Shi had no time to worry about Zainjil now. He had paid the price for probing, but fortunately, all that happened was that his legs went weak. His opponent didn't seem intent on attacking him directly, and hadn't even shown surprise that he knew the name of the Primordial.

"Rea—son—"

A reason?

She hadn't refused him!

Cheng Shi's eyes suddenly lit up. In the end, I bet correctly.

Birth really was indifferent toward the Primordial. She could even tolerate a mortal discussing that "Creator" in front of her!

That was good. It meant he might actually gain something today!

For a moment, Cheng Shi's heart burned with excitement.

Of course, he couldn't reveal the true reason he had come. Daring to gamble with his life didn't mean he actually wanted to die. Fortunately, Cheng Shi had prepared his speech long ago. He raised his head with a serious expression and spoke with even greater "devotion":

"Great God of Birth, I learned some shocking things from elsewhere. Not only did I learn *Her divine name, I also learned that one of my Lords of Grace..."

At this point, Cheng Shi paused.

He had originally intended to say that Chaos was moving away from the Primordial,