Pure Purpose

Looking at Neeko, whose eyes were deep purple, Yuan Chen shook his head after a brief silence and said:

"Activate the incantation."

Upon hearing this, King Yuen and the others, who were already prepared, did not say anything more, but simply silently erased the anchor point in the spiritual realm of the palace for a short time.

As the space here lost its ability to overlap with spiritual realms, Neeko, whose eyes were originally deep purple, quickly returned to Normal State after a slight tremor.

Somewhat confused, Neeko opened her eyes, unaware of what she had experienced.

All she knew was that the moment her consciousness merged with that of the Void cub before her, her spirit fell into a deep sleep.

To say she was asleep is not accurate, because in reality, Neeko's mind was squeezed into a corner by Bel'Veth's consciousness, making it unable to perceive the outside world, thus creating the illusion of being "asleep".

However, Neeko clearly didn't mind, and instead looked at Yuan Chen and the others, whose faces were somewhat gloomy, and asked:

"What's wrong? Did Neeko help you guys?"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Chen forced a smile and said:

"Yes, they've done us a huge favor. We finally know who the real enemy is."

"Yay! Neeko helped you guys! But I need to take a shower, turning into that bug felt so disgusting..."

Neeko was sticking out her tongue, looking a little uncomfortable. Seeing this, King Yuen arranged for a maid to take Neeko out of the palace to her room to rest.

After Neeko left, King Yuen stroked his long beard and looked at Yuan Chen, who was standing to the side.

Did you get any valuable information?

Faced with the question from King Yuen, Yuan Chen shook his head helplessly.

"The fact that Bel'Veth caused this riot is valuable... but useless, because Ixialia's only value to Bel'Veth is to deplete as much of the Watchers' power as possible before his destruction."

"The power of the Watchers?"

Upon hearing Yuan Chen's words, King Yuen was taken aback, then said with some confusion:

"Aren't they one? They all originated from the Void."

"They all originate from the Void, but their essence is different... Just like how wars and conflicts exist between nations, even though they are all in Runeterra."

Yuan Chen shook his head and explained:

"The Void itself contains nothing that we take for granted. Neither emotions nor matter what we take for granted."

It wasn't until the realm of matter was touched that the Void began to fluctuate, coming into contact with the matter and emotions of Runeterra, that these even Void felt light, heat, anger, and pain.

To restore peace to the Void, the Watchers, the first beings to be born within Void, decided to destroy Runeterra.

"And these Watchers' first attempt failed; they were sealed away by Lissandra in the Howling Abyss."

"This happened many more times, until one time, the Void reacted too violently with reality. This is what created Bel'Veth."

Yuan Chen said, "

"Located deep within the Void, when existence becomes tangible, the Void's original tranquility and nothingness are irrevocably shattered. Thus, the Void is forced to differentiate into countless individuals, endlessly emerging since time immemorial. The fundamental purpose of this is to resist the fluctuations and suffering brought about by reality."

"When these fluctuations and pains are swallowed up, and when these substances become nothing in emotions and even everything else, the word 'Void' is derived from this."

But as a price, each contact with the real world causes the creations in the Void to gradually mutate from their once perfect form into animals indulging in desire and violence... just like what we face now."

"Bel'Veth is special."

"The wars that arose in the human world, along with desires, greed, and longings, were projected into the depths of the Void."

Thus, this longing led the Void itself to anticipate the emergence of a leader to guide the Void and all of reality into the next era.

"And this final creation was Bel'Veth."

Yuan Chen paused for a moment, then explained:

"Bel'Veth is not the true name of this creation, but the name of the first city it will devour in the future."

However, as I said before, the existence of Bel'Veth is a product of the Void itself and the consciousness projected onto the Void by Runeterra, a co-desire and a shared creation.

"Well, for ordinary people, the name 'Bel'Veth' might be somewhat ambiguous. But for Ixialia, its origin shouldn't be considered mysterious."

Upon hearing Yuan Chen's words, King Yuen fell silent. After a moment of reflection, a solemn look appeared in King Yuen eyes, and he said in a deep voice:

"No... even in Ixialia, this is considered obscure knowledge. However, my Father King once made me memorize information related to this name."

As he spoke, King Yuen shifted his gaze from Yuan Chen to the others around him who looked puzzled, and explained:

"The name 'Bel'Veth' originates from an ancient Shurima proverb, dating back nearly three thousand years, so few people know it."

"The origin of this proverb is not the Ancient Shuriman Empire, but an evil god worshipped by a tribe in the southern part of the continent during the Golden Age of Ancient Shurima, whose lineage has long been lost."

The word "Bel'Veth" roughly means "god of annihilation." According to legend, he was a ruthless deity whose role was...

At this point, even King Yuen couldn't help but swallow hard, his voice hoarse, and a hint of unease in his eyes as he spoke:

"It means to erase everything without a trace of hatred and replace it with oneself..."

Upon hearing King Yuen's words, the people fell silent.

After a long pause, Jax, who was standing to the side, nodded thoughtfully.

"Eliminating everything without a trace of hatred... it seems that's why she wants the Void Remnants to fight Ixialia."

"Whether one side wins or one side dies, it won't affect that guy's plan, and it's in that guy's best interest."

"But it doesn't really matter."

Jax shook his head and said casually:

"This was originally my revenge, and it would be best if there were no external interference... Either we crush them head-on, leaving no one alive, or we will become history, unknown to outsiders."

"No lofty reason is needed, just for survival and revenge... But there's one thing I'm curious about."

Jax raised his head and looked at Yuan Chen:

"Yuan Chen... or perhaps a prophet, did you already know all this?"