"Greetings, Senior Shadow God!"
The Star God cupped his hands in greeting and spoke directly.
Seeing this, Su Wen and the Battle God also prepared to follow suit and perform the junior's greeting.
But soon, Su Wen found himself unable to perform the junior's courtesy to Shadow God.
"You are the Incumbent True God the Ninth Era; in terms of status, you are higher than me."
The Shadow God spoke, "Therefore, you don't need to bow to me."
"As for the Star God and the Battle God, since they follow etiquette, I can't say anything about it."
After saying this, Shadow God paused, then looked at Su Wen and asked in a deep voice, "God of Wealth, this... isn't the complete Main World, is it?"
"Here, I only sensed a dense power of spacetime; I didn't sense fate, cause and effect, or even the chaotic aura of all things."
"Standing here, I feel as if I'm standing in a new world created by a powerful being."
Su Wen was taken aback upon hearing this, then asked, "This is the Sub-Space-Time, didn't you know?"
"Sub-Space-Time?"
"You don't even know about the Sub-Space-Time created by the River of Space-Time to predict future events?"
"In the Ninth Era, even the River of Space-Time has personally intervened?"
"Um... did the Eighth Era not end up in the River of Space-Time?"
"No."
The Shadow God shook his head and said, "Although I know of the existence of the River of Space-Time and the River of Fate, I cannot draw upon the power of these two rivers that run through the universe."
"At most, one could say that I have some knowledge of space and time."
As he spoke, Shadow God raised his right hand, and immediately, the surroundings were plunged into absolute darkness.
"In the Eighth Era, before I perished, I suspected that I had gained the favor of the River of Space-Time."
"Because at crucial moments in my development, I've always been able to proactively foresee potential changes in the future, allowing me to make advance plans to avoid or counter such disruptions."
"Now it seems that even the River of Space-Time cannot resist the urge to intervene in the Ninth Era, the last era of life and death for the universe."
"Hmm... If nothing unexpected happens, from the First Era to the Eighth Era, the power of the River of Space-Time will become stronger and stronger, reaching an extreme level by the time it reaches you."
Upon hearing this, Su Wen said, "Perhaps, something unexpected happened."
Shadow God's eyes flickered, and he asked, "What do you mean?"
"The Current Battle God the First Era could use the power of the River of Space-Time to travel to the past and directly interfere with events that had already occurred."
"Directly intervene in the past?"
"Yes."
Su Wen nodded slightly. After chatting with the Battle Master, he guessed that all the Incumbent True God should have this ability.
Putting aside everything else, the Shadow God doesn't have the ability to travel through time and space.
If there's no Shadow God, does the Incumbent Wind God of the Seventh Era have one?
Did the River of Space-Time rest and slumber after the First Era, or did some changes occur at some point after the First Era?
Moreover, from this perspective, the Shadow God of the Eighth Era is much stronger than the First Epoch Battle God!
After all, he had a deep understanding of the assistance provided by the River of Space-Time.
In the Eighth Era, they fought their way out by themselves, almost annihilating the Remnant Clan Universe.
So what's going on now?
Thinking of this, Su Wen directly expressed his doubts to Shadow God.
How could such a powerful Eighth Era have failed?
And what happened to the cultivation system?
What changes occurred in the Eighth Era?
This matter is somewhat complicated.
The Shadow God spoke, "Because you are not True God, there are some things I can only express through hints. Please try to understand."
"After all, when your strength reaches a certain level, even just mentioning the other person's name can create a causal connection that extends outwards from there."
"Especially regarding the methods of the Remnant Clan, as long as you know them in your heart, they can use that information to smear and spread their influence."
Beside him, the Star God suddenly said, "Senior, please don't talk about such complicated matters. Just explain what we know."
"It won't be too late for us to learn these things in the next Sub-Space-Time, or in some Sub-Space-Time after that, when we become True God."
"Of course, if possible, please also explain to us the foundation and contingency plans you left behind in the Eighth Era."
"We in the Main Space-Time can also leverage these resources and backup plans to develop rapidly."
The Shadow God glanced at the Star God and suddenly said, "Star God, I'm very curious about something. I've been curious about it since the last era."
The Star God was taken aback, then said, "Senior, please ask."
"You don't need to be so polite with me, calling me 'senior' all the time makes me feel uncomfortable. My name is Jiu Ying, you can just call me by my name."
"OK."
"I just want to ask, in the Ninth Era, did you, the Star God of the Ninth Era, ever make a suggestion to the God of Wealth?"
Jiuying laughed and said, "That means... replacing all the celestial officials and earth deities left over from the Eighth Era, as well as the commanders of some of the Imperial Guards?"
"Don't blame me for being curious, but in the Eighth Era, your predecessor, the Star God of the Eighth Era, and I were very close."
"After we went through some things, your predecessor suddenly told me to eradicate all the power left over from the Seventh Era."
"Or rather, all the available and obedient forces should be sent to the front lines."
"While the front lines are fighting, the rear must not be in disarray."
"Therefore, we must arrange for trustworthy members of our own people to guard the rear."
Star God: "..."
Su Wen: "..."
The Battle God may not have been present at this event and may not know the full details.
But they were both involved.
Therefore, what Jiu Ying said almost perfectly recreated the scene at that time.
Judging from your expressions, I guess I was right.
Jiu Ying chuckled and said, "When I was talking to A Xing about this, we made a bet that the major reshuffling of the rear guards in those previous eras must have been proposed by the previous Star God."
"A Xing didn't believe it at the time, but now it seems I was right!"
As she spoke, Jiu Ying suddenly looked a little dejected.
"It's just a pity that we lost the war that belonged to our era."
"Terribly sorry!"
"If we win, your generation should be growing up in blue skies and lawns filled with laughter, never having to experience the ravages of war again."
"We fought the enemy with one heart and one mind, risking our lives to kill them."
"Battle God, your predecessor, in the war when we were attacking the Remnant Clan, single-handedly held off a third of the Remnant Clan's peak combat power in order to buy me the longest possible time for Destruction."
"I have failed my comrades' trust, and even more so... I have failed your generation."
"I'm sorry that you have to bear the consequences of our failure, and pay such a heavy price because of it."
"Originally, you didn't have to experience war."
"We've had enough of the cruelty of war to experience in our generation."
"Especially that line from the God of Wealth before his expedition, 'See you at the True God Cemetery,' now seems unlikely to come true..."