"Chaos authority brooks no defiance. Zhaoming Tuixiu's actions were bound to provoke a backlash from Chaos. The scene you glimpsed confirmed that."
"The deity seemed to have died-"
"In a great hurry."
"But that attempt did not seem to vanish with the deity's demise. Instead, it continued evolving through endless reincarnations, until we stumbled into this world!" the Ancient Web said with a sigh.
Li Shun finally understood the chain of events, though he was still somewhat puzzled. "Why did Zhaoming Tuixiu go to such lengths to change a deity's name? Could changing a name really prevent a deity's demise? Yet inviting an invasion from Chaos only brought death sooner. Judging by the final outcome, the losses hardly seemed worth the gains."
"You need only know that this was an attempt capable of shaking the authority of Chaos. And throughout the ages, no small number of Outer Gods have attempted such things." The Ancient Web's voice grew distant. "After all, who would not wish to break the fate of being born from Chaos and perishing in Chaos?"
Li Shun knew the reasons behind this must involve knowledge of Chaos beyond his current grasp, so he did not inquire further.
Instead, he turned his attention back to the present.
"What should we do next? All the divine radiance we collected with such difficulty was so easily snatched away. And fighting for the Blank Body no longer seems viable either. Even cultivating to the point of Dao Integration with the heavens in this world leaves us utterly powerless before that mastermind. That mastermind must be the New God Zhaoming Tuixiu wanted to nurture, right?"
"The will of the Blank Divine Body and the Heavenly Dao of the Reincarnation World are nothing more than his pawns." Li Shun's brow furrowed deeply.
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