Ning Busan offered some insincere concern, “Father God, how did you get injured?”
Surya said flatly, “You should ask the one who left his clone in the Ruins Beyond the Boundary.”
Ning Busan: “...”
Surya placed his hand on Ning Busan's shoulder, and the two of them instantly returned to the Divine Realm.
“You have obtained the authority of creation, and the Silver-Crowned God's consciousness will gradually awaken within your body,” Surya said.
Ning Busan had actually already guessed as much, which was why he planned to visit Dragon Valley and use the Lock of Causality to suppress the Silver-Crowned God's consciousness.
However, Surya raised his hand, and the golden Angel card appeared in his palm.
He spoke slowly, “If you want to suppress the Silver-Crowned God's consciousness, then absorb this.”
Ning Busan asked, “You don't want the Silver-Crowned God to awaken?”
“I only wish to prevent his divinity from awakening.”
“Divinity?”
“When the Silver-Crowned God fell, he stripped the divinity from his consciousness and stored it within his godhead. That is why once you merged with the authority of creation, that divinity began to awaken,” Surya said.
“If his divinity takes dominance, anything that does not conform to the perfect order will be ruthlessly purged. In other words, once the Silver-Crowned God awakens, he will choose to completely destroy this world rather than protect it.”
Ning Busan pointed at the Angel card and asked, “So inside this is... humanity?”
Surya shook his head. “No, it is rationality. A rationality that transcends both divinity and humanity.”
Ning Busan: Huh?
He knew about divinity and humanity, but what on earth was rationality?
“The Silver-Crowned God split his consciousness into three parts: humanity, divinity, and rationality,” Surya said.
“To put it simply, these are three different personalities, and there will always be a need for a dominant personality. From the very beginning, I chose to let rationality become the new Silver-Crowned God.”
Ning Busan asked, “Then what about Phoenix?”
“Phoenix is a part of the godhead, a part of that divinity. But he is also my child, so I acted out of selfishness.” Surya's gaze softened.
“I stripped Phoenix of his memories and made a deal with Hecate, letting her give birth to Satan once again, effectively pulling off a bait-and-switch.”
“As for Phoenix, he will become the master of rationality, reborn as the new Silver-Crowned God. As for you...”
Surya paused before saying, “You are a person from another world, the most suitable, most perfect vessel I have painstakingly selected.”
Ning Busan stared into Surya's eyes and asked, word by word, “Am I really just a vessel?”
Surya said, “The Silver-Crowned God merged his divinity into his godhead and handed rationality to me, but I could never find his humanity—until you appeared.”
“At first, I did not know your identity. But the moment you arrived in this world, I realized that you are not merely a vessel...”
“You are also the Silver-Crowned God's humanity.”
Ning Busan was somewhat surprised, but not overly so.
He knew he couldn't possibly be just a vessel, because the game 《Xeno Invasion》 could not have been created by the God of Light.
When Ning Busan played this game, he had controlled seven different accounts.
Whether it was Louis, Faelo, or Siren, their life experiences were roughly the same as those seven accounts, as if they were building more details upon the game's outline.
Most importantly, when Ning Busan created the accounts, he had named these characters himself.
The God of Light couldn't possibly control his thoughts as well. In fact, the God of Light might not even know of 《Xeno Invasion》's existence.
Therefore, this could only be the arrangement of the Silver-Crowned God.
Ning Busan suddenly thought of the existence of the City of Steam, and a wave of realization washed over him.
The Silver-Crowned God had long known of Blue Star's existence. Intrigued by that world, he had sent his humanity there before his fall.
Ning Busan finally knew his true identity, yet he felt no joy at all—only an intense sense of frustration.
He would rather have been an ordinary person.
Surya slowly pushed the Angel card toward Ning Busan, his tone gentle yet brook no argument: “You must absorb this card today.”
Ning Busan had a bit of a headache.
He was humanity, and Phoenix was rationality. Didn't that mean two personalities would be fighting inside his head, and whoever won would take control of this body?
Without any guarantee of victory, Ning Busan wouldn't easily attempt it. If he ended up losing himself in the process, the losses would far outweigh any gains.
Ning Busan said, “Personally, I prefer courtesy before force. Why don't we negotiate a bit more?”
“There is no room for negotiation,” Surya said. “If you are unwilling to take the initiative, then I will help you.”
Ning Busan's aura instantly grew sharp. “Since we can't come to an agreement, let's test our skills.”
Surya's eyes filled with playfulness. “You?”
Ning Busan: “...”
It wasn't particularly harmful, but it was highly insulting.
Ning Busan stiffened his neck and said with utter bravado, “You can certainly try and see if you can stop me!”
Surya chuckled softly. “Then let's try...”
The holy light of the Divine Realm surged like a tide as countless spears of light shot toward Ning Busan from all directions.
Ning Busan did not dodge or block. He merely snapped his fingers gently.
The moment those spears of light drew near him, they suddenly twisted and transformed into a sky full of light butterflies, scattering and fluttering away.
Ning Busan had rewritten the rules of the Divine Realm; all attacks against him would now be neutralized.
“It seems you listened to my words and seriously thought about how to create rules,” Surya's voice was calm yet heavy with pressure. “But within my Divine Realm, I am the rule.”
The holy light suddenly flared, and the space within the entire Divine Realm began to fold and compress, attempting to thoroughly confine Ning Busan.
Ning Busan felt the pressure around him spike, and he formed complex hand seals. He used the rules to stabilize the surrounding space while simultaneously attempting to encroach upon the God of Light's domain.
He had already obtained the authority of creation, understanding that creation was not just the power of making things, but also possessed the ability to define rules.
Therefore, he wanted to tamper with the laws and reverse the authority of the Divine Realm.
Surya laughed. “The speed of your growth is far faster than I imagined.”
“But it is still far from enough...”
He was a deity born almost concurrently with the Landia Continent. Even if he was injured, he was not someone the current Ning Busan could contend with.
Gradually, fine beads of sweat seeped from Ning Busan's forehead.
Heaven was the God of Light's home ground, and this was his Divine Realm. Thus, his authority was nearly infinite, and his energy inexhaustible.
On the other hand, every time Ning Busan used a rule, it consumed his own energy.
Ning Busan secretly laid out a teleportation array beneath his feet, leaping backward the instant the magic circle took shape.
Just as his figure was about to completely vanish into the spatial rift, the light laws of the entire Divine Realm suddenly froze.
Surya had long seen through his intention to escape.
A blinding pillar of light soared into the sky, forming a golden space that completely immobilized Ning Busan's body.
However, a segment of pitch-black chain pierced through the supreme Divine Realm, shattering layers of laws and bursting the golden space that confined Ning Busan.
“Merciful and righteous God of Light, you are as shameless as ever...”
The voice was arrogant and cold, yet extraordinarily familiar.
Ning Busan was utterly astonished, “Lucifer, what are you doing here?”
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