"You know, every evil god whose name has been heard has gone out of control."
"Even those we honored with the title of Great Philosopher became unimaginable, indescribable beings once they stepped into the divine rank."
"No one knows why."
"There is a vague boundary between Saint Rank and divine rank, but no one dares cross it lightly. Those brave enough to cross it have all come to bad ends."
Charlotte felt a chill run down his back and asked, "What about the blood progenitors of the vampires?"
Juno Arthur said mildly, "I don't know what they became either, but they definitely did not retain their original sanity. They seemed capable of thought and communication, but... their responses had a pattern."
"Life is inherently uncertain."
"Stupid people can succeed through hard work. Smart people can suddenly do extremely foolish things. Honest people can suddenly fly into a rage and become ferocious. Cowards may become brave for the sake of what they wish to protect. Even vile, shameless people always have something they refuse to sell..."
"Life does not always react the same way to the same thing. For example, if younger vampires repeatedly asked me about a cultivation technique, I would grow impatient, kick them out, and never answer their questions again."
"But the blood progenitors..."
"Their responses had a pattern!?"
"Do you know how terrifying that is?"
"It means they no longer have thoughts. They cannot think. They no longer possess wisdom."
Charlotte suddenly thought of AI, and a faint, bone-deep chill rose within him. Such a thing could never exist in this world; only something even more terrifying could.
Though he did not know what the evil gods had become, he knew those things had certainly lost control over themselves. *No wonder every time I came into contact