The third fake Lin Ye raised the Genesis Arrow and fired a golden radiance capable of directly creating an entire universe. "Do you see it? This is the power of a true Creator. You struggle just to create a galaxy—how could you possibly be real?"
"Your memories are flawed." The fourth fake Lin Ye pointed out the blank portions in the real Lin Ye's memories. "A true Creator would never forget information this important."
Faced with these doubts and evidence, the real Lin Ye began to question his own identity.
"Maybe... I really am just a copy?" Uncertainty colored his voice. "My memories do have many blanks, and my power really is inferior to theirs."
Asteria, Leo, and Scobio faced the same dilemma. Countless copies of themselves appeared around them, each claiming to be the true original.
"I am the true reincarnation of the Goddess of Balance." One fake Asteria displayed even more perfect balancing abilities. "She is merely an incomplete projection."
"A true king should possess greater majesty." One fake Leo's King's Scepter radiated a more dazzling light. "His command is clearly lacking."
"The Eye of Truth should be able to see through every falsehood." A fake Scobio sneered. "If he were real, why would he be troubled by fakes like us?"
The four of them fell into deep self-doubt. In this world filled with illusions, the boundary between truth and falsehood became utterly blurred.
But Asteria's sense of balance began to play a crucial role.
"Wait." She forced herself to calm down and carefully sensed the conceptual balance around her. "These copies may be powerful, but they lack something essential."
Her Balance Divine Artifact began analyzing the subtle differences between the real and the fake. "Their conceptual frequencies are very similar, but their resonance patterns differ. True power