196 Bel'Veth

The Void contains too many unknowns. In fact, apart from the Void itself, no one can be certain what the consequences would be of merging with the soul of Void Creature.

Especially as Ne'Zuk said, the Void will reveal a future shrouded in mist...

Yuan Chen had never seen the future revealed by the Void, but Yuan Chen knew very well how terrible that future could be torment the human spirit.

Ne'Zuk's current mental state speaks for itself.

This turned an Ascended, considered the embodiment of wisdom, into a madman, a mentally ill person with severe self-destructive tendencies.

In the game League of Legends, there is Prophet of the Void who, having seen the future of the Void, firmly believes that it is the only salvation for the entire world – Void navigator.

In this situation, even at the cost of losing all information, if Neeko exhibits any unexpected behavior, Yuan Chen and the others will immediately use a technique to sever the anchor point connecting that area to the spiritual realm, thereby allowing Neeko to directly return to her original state.

Looking at the Void Cub in front of her, Neeko also released her own Sho'ma with some curiosity.

Neeko was curious about everything in the outside world, because such creatures were not found in the original settlements of the Oovi-Kat Tribe.

Especially with the Void Cub before her, Neeko could sense a strong, powerful, and extremely pure aura.

It was as if the life before me did not possess its own consciousness.

Or perhaps, even if one possesses it, one will be overshadowed by its immense aura and can only mechanically submit to its will.

"He seems like a bad Dongji."

As the lisp spoke softly, Neeko's consciousness gradually merged with the Void Cub before her.

Under the tense gaze of Yuan Chen and the others, things were fine at first, but then, almost all of Neeko's eyes turned deep purple.

"... throne!"

Neeko raised her head, somewhat hesitant, and said in a broken voice:

"It's the throne!"

"The stirring of life fills the gates of Void, all things perish! All things return to oneness!"

A moment later, the consciousness that had merged with Neeko seemed to realize something, stopped chanting, and turned its deep purple gaze toward Yuan Chen and the others behind it.

After scanning the room for a while, Neeko only glanced at the others, but when she saw Yuan Chen, Neeko clearly narrowed her eyes and said:

"Ah, how surprising... someone else has connected with me again."

Although it's still Neeko, the voice is noticeably more mature.

As people listened, the image that came to mind was no longer Neeko's slightly sweet and innocent face, but a strong woman with a cold and elegant demeanor.

Although he couldn't be sure, Yuan Chen couldn't help but narrow his eyes the moment he heard the voice.

The women Yuan Chen knew within the Void faction...

Or rather, the number of females is very limited, and even fewer are capable of communicating in a human-like manner.

In this situation, although it cannot be confirmed, Yuan Chen could somewhat sense that Neeko's current state Hive Herald.

And the Hive Herald...

If I remember correctly, at least the first one to appear in Legends of Rise of Kingdoms belonged to the Void Empress's faction.

"You are... Bel'Veth?"

Yuan Chen inquired.

Upon hearing Yuan Chen's words, Neeko raised an eyebrow, then stroked her chin and said:

"Bel'Veth ...hmm, a nice name. I know this place because it will soon become a part of me."

"As the first place to face annihilation, this town's name certainly deserves to be mine... How did you come to know this name?"

"Neeko" said with some amusement:

"What is your relationship with Malzahar? Do you, like him, see the future? No... you see even more than him."

Neeko said with a smile:

"Then... should I also reveal a part of the future to you? To let you see more of the truth, and the end of all things?"

Upon hearing Neeko's words, Yuan Chen took a deep breath.

If it wasn't certain before, it's now almost certain.

The person who has taken over Neeko's main consciousness should be the future Void Empress Bel'Veth.

Bel'Veth is a place name; it is a port city in the southern part of the Shurima.

In terms of the character's abilities, Bel'Veth's power is virtually unparalleled.

In simple terms, Bel'Veth is the "leader" chosen and created by the Void itself and the spirits of Runeterra who were swallowed into the Void.

Therefore, this leader, unlike ordinary Void Creature, is able to communicate with "humans".

Thus, he would show them a vision of the future, harvesting their emotions and memories when they had struggled in vain and despair, until the last spark of civilization was extinguished and a new era was born... which is the future Malzahar saw.

After the final annihilation, a new era dawned, merging the Void and Runeterra.

Based on this, Bel'Veth contains all the knowledge that the Void itself and the consciousness of Runeterra have carefully preserved for millions of years, which will also give her near-omniscient thinking.

However... this all happened after the port city called "Bel'Veth" was swallowed up.

As things stand... although Yuan Chen couldn't be certain, based on Neeko's current state, Yuan Chen could roughly estimate that Bel'Veth wasn't complete before it devoured the port city.

And if this was orchestrated by Bel'Veth, then the presence of the Rek'Sai's people here would make sense...

As the queen of the Void Xer'sai, Rek'Sai is, in the lore, a staunch follower of Bel'Veth.

Thinking it over, Yuan Chen said, "Then why did you send the Void Beasts to attack Ixialia? Wasn't your target Bel'Veth?"

What's the difference?

Neeko... or rather, Bel'Veth's primal consciousness calmly stated:

"These remnants belonging to the Watchers are precisely what I need to eliminate."

"Having lost the mind that commands them, controlling them isn't difficult for me; the only problem is not having a strong enough figure to withstand their final attack and maximize their value before they die."

"Ixialia is a good choice... In fact, I've been thinking about whether my name should be Bel'Veth or Ixialia."

"After all... compared to destruction, what I represent, what I do, is the true truth."

Upon hearing Bel'Veth's nonchalant words, both King Yuen and Qiyana present couldn't help but clench their Riot Games.

The culprit that caused this Void disturbance... never took it all seriously from the start.

That peaceful demeanor seemed to be saying...

"Destroying you is none of your business."