Lu Cang remembered seeing Sophia's fate in Fate.
Sophia: fated to bring the world to life.
But Kumiloni, standing before him, was fated to "replace the Life God."
Replace the Life God.
That meant Kumiloni would become the Life God, didn't it?
That was why Lu Cang had thought Kumiloni was Sophia.
But after meeting her, his doubts gradually faded.
There probably wasn't anything wrong with Kumiloni herself.
"Kumiloni, I might not be able to agree so easily."
"But I'll do my best not to become your enemy."
"Still, can you really not tell me what you're going to do?"
Lu Cang looked past Kumiloni to the enormous mass of flesh behind her.
"Why did you come here? What answer are you looking for?"
Kumiloni sighed softly. "I knew I wouldn't be able to convince you just like that."
"I came here to seek the answer to how life evolves."
"There must be an origin of life."
"But Sophia absolutely isn't that origin. All I know is that everything about life's evolution after its origin is connected to the origin of life."
Lu Cang watched the mass of flesh twitching incessantly. "Is this the answer?"
Kumiloni said, "No."
"This is only one possibility—the answer to mutation."
"Just one branch of life."
"Reproduction, growth, mutation, recovery, aging, souls, consciousness—all of these fall within the domain of life."
It did sound similar to the Source.
The thought flashed through Lu Cang's mind, and he couldn't help pressing his temple gently.
No.
Thinking about the Source gave him a headache.
If he forgot the answer concerning the Source, this might ease, and he should be able to use all his magic at Peak Condition again.
But forgetting that answer might make things worse instead.
Fortunately, he wasn't a pure mage.
Otherwise, he probably