The years of history had been set right.
At the moment an Aeon was born, the hopes of countless worlds converged upon him. The echoes of the Path lingered long after.
If I wanted to...
Perhaps I could use this Path as a key and absorb other Paths to broaden my philosophy, just like the ritual for becoming a Great Old One.
The remnants of Order had just gathered from Xipe to him on their own. Su Lin had not done a thing.
"Disclaimer: it came to me by itself."
Su Lin met Xipe's gaze, his expression shifting slightly. "I don't much like merging with strangers. You'd better stay away from me. Don't come any closer. One more step and I'll attack."
Su Lin declined Xipe's invitation. Aeons really did think a little differently.
The philosophical concept of Taiyi's Order was another matter. The fallen Aeon's Path, and even its very existence, fell within the scope of Su Lin's higher standing.
This was also what Su Lin had been trying to avoid when he chose One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones for his vacation.
Yes, putting his doubles to work was secondary. Preventing extra jobs from landing in his lap automatically was the real point.
Even if he had never become Hope, the full version of him would have carried the standing of God Almighty and Primordial Light, together with the Eternal Furnace Core's power of creation. The fallen Aeon's philosophical concept would very likely have transferred itself to him.
Order. Taiyi.
The notes of its music that remained within Xipe, never fully absorbed into Harmony, had finally peeled away from her like a law of Aggregation of Extraordinary Characteristics and returned to Taichu.
An eyeball floated among fragments in the starry void. Then an arm streaming with boundless