Scobio's Truth Eye saw a deeper truth: "Pain and joy are both parts of truth. Any truth lacking either side is incomplete."
The Shadow Creator remained silent for a long time, seemingly considering Lin Ye's words.
"Your view... has some merit." The despair in his voice began to fade. "But I have one more question."
He looked straight at Lin Ye and asked the most crucial question: "If one day, the universe you created is filled with pain, and every life you created cries out to disappear, will you still insist that creation is right?"
The question pierced Lin Ye's heart like a sharp sword. This was no theoretical philosophical debate, but a real challenge a Creator had to face.
"If every being you create ultimately chooses to deny the value of its own existence, will you still insist that creation has meaning?" The Shadow Creator's follow-up was even sharper.
A profound silence fell over the Trial Space.
Faced with the Shadow Creator's ultimate challenge, Lin Ye did not answer immediately. Instead, he reflected deeply on the essence of the question.
The surrounding creation Trial Space was terrifyingly quiet. Even the black ocean of concept void stopped churning. All the Conceptual Gods and the Twelve Zodiac Guardians awaited the answer that would determine the fate of the Multiverse.
Lin Ye felt a resonance from the Immortal Genesis Arrow, carrying the deep memories of the original Alpha Creator. Within those memories, he saw the struggle and pain the Creator had experienced when faced with the same question.
"This question troubled the original Creator throughout his entire existence," Lin Ye said softly. "And precisely because he couldn't find a perfect answer, his mind split off a shadow personality like you."
The Shadow Creator nodded in confirmation. "Every failed creation, every cry of