Chapter 1092: Pillars

Lady "Magician" seemed to be able to empathize with the current mood of "Chariot" Lu Mi, and with a laugh, she said:

"The original Creator wanted to reunite and be resurrected at the same time as He split Himself. For this reason, He left behind a barrier, protecting the planet we live on."

"If not for this layer of barrier, those 'Outer Deities' would have long since destroyed us along with the entire world. By the way, try your best not to mention the 'Starry Sky' to those without the status of an Angel, or rather, do not let them understand the true situation of the 'Starry Sky'. The 'Outer Deities' come from the Starry Sky."

"Hmm, the will of the original Creator is gradually fading with the passage of time, and the spirit and power without that will are becoming chaotic and full of problems. The barrier formed as a result will become increasingly unable to resist the Great Ones, until it reaches a critical point and shatters completely under terrifying pressure."

"According to different prophecies and previous patterns, this critical point will arrive in the year 1368. This is the essence of the apocalypse."

"However, judging from the current situation, the apocalypse may not necessarily wait for the critical point to appear. Problems inside the barrier might cause the passage to be opened in advance."

"Chariot" Lu Mi nodded slightly, finally having completely figured out why there would be an apocalypse and what the main source of danger during the apocalypse was.

Once the barrier shatters, even if Mr. "Fool" fully awakens and replaces "Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun" to become a Great One, there would only be this one person on the planet who could resist the "Old Ones" above the Sequence, while there are a full ten "Outer Deities" in the Starry Sky!

With the remaining nine, what could the True Gods use to block them?

Even if one counts the high-level figures of the Western Continent like the "Heavenly Master," and everyone could truly work together, there are only a dozen or so True Gods within the barrier.

This is equivalent to a dozen Sequence 1 Angels trying to block nine Sequence 0 True Gods. Being able to hold back two for a short time would already be very, very good; the others would be unstoppable.

"In the Vortex Incident, the one worshipped by the 'Aurora Society' used the fact that Amon swallowed Termiboros, the special nature of the 'Lamp God,' and other arrangements to severely damage the 'Indefinite Mist' and kill all the 'Brokers.' This was a good thing. One 'Old One' who was entrenched on different planets in the solar system waiting to invade was thus reduced, and the remaining ones can no longer effectively unite." Lady "Magician" suddenly laughed. "The bad news is, after painstaking arrangements for so long and expending such great effort, there are still nine 'Outer Deities' left."

Lu Mi already had a certain understanding of the final result and general development of the Vortex Incident, but it was not very clear.

Now, he finally understood what those arrangements were for.

He was silent for a few seconds, then repeated a question from before:

"Besides the 'Fallen Mother Goddess' and the 'Mother Tree of Desire,' what purpose do the other seven 'Old Ones' want to achieve?"

Mr. "Fool" had just said that accommodating multiple Sefirot is impossible. Although Tianzun did indeed do so, one could hear from the subsequent narration that Tianzun's final fall seemed to be related to this.

Lady "Magician" glanced at the bronze long table in front of Mr. "Fool," and seeing that this Great One did not object, she deliberated and said:

"There are actually levels above the Sequence."

"The 'Mother Tree of Desire,' the 'Lord of Decay,' and these 'Outer Deities' are on the first level. Besides them, there are some 'Outer Deities' deep in the Starry Sky, but they are weaker in strength, or have no desire for the symbolism of these Sefirot within the barrier, so they did not participate in this matter."

"The original Creator is on the third level, representing the ultimate, representing chaos, beginning, and end, representing the unknowable and the undiscussable. There will not be any existence appearing that transcends this level. There will only be one at this level, and it is very unstable, because aggregation is His instinct, and so is splitting."

"There is another level between the first level and the third level, which is the second level."

"The Great Ones on the second level are not much more powerful in terms of strength than the strongest first-level 'Old Ones' like the 'Mother Tree of Desire,' the 'Son of Chaos,' and the 'Lord of Decay,' but they possess special symbolism and are the foundation for the maintenance and development of the entire universe. Each supports a realm, and they are called 'Pillars'."

"Pillars..." Lu Mi thought of the "Ten Pillars" of the "Moses Ascetic Order."

"Magician" Fors said, unable to hide her smile:

"This belongs to knowing the term 'Pillar' but not understanding its true symbolic meaning. They felt it sounded high-end, so they misused it. In the eyes of those who truly understand the weight of a 'Pillar,' it is simply nonsense."

Speaking of this, Lady "Magician" paused for a moment:

"From the establishment of the 'Moses Ascetic Order' to Mr. 'Fool's' initial awakening, among the three Pillars, two only existed at the symbolic level and had not yet been resurrected, and one could not enter the barrier. Therefore, the 'Moses Ascetic Order' was always fine and lived well. Once Mr. 'Fool' initially woke up and one Pillar began to return, the 'Moses Ascetic Order' was completely destroyed..."

"This is fate..."

"Defining the high-level titles as 'Pillars' doomed them to such a fate..."

"Chariot" Lu Mi thought deeper than Lady "Magician":

"The one who activated the 'Hidden Sage' and secretly corrupted Him was the 'Mother Nest'."

"If I am not mistaken, the 'Fallen Mother Goddess' who split off the Mother Nest is one of the true Pillars, right?"

"Ah, right..." "Magician" Fors was stunned again. "Fate is truly wonderful..."

"Chariot" Lu Mi glanced at the head of the bronze long table, withdrew his gaze, and asked Lady "Magician":

"Are there only three Pillars?"

"Magician" Fors nodded:

"From a realistic perspective, there are countless planets in the universe, each planet is equivalent to a world, and at the same time, there are a large number of different dimensions, numerous and uncountable."

"But in occultism, there are only three layers of the world: the real world, the Spirit Realm, and the Astral Realm."

"Many occult schools have different explanations for this, but the world finally divided into only three layers."

"Returning to the conventional concept, the 'Original God' is the ruler of the Astral Realm, Mr. 'Fool' is the Lord of the Spirit Realm, and the 'Fallen Mother Goddess' is the master of the real world. Hmm, although part of Her Sefirot was torn away, She still possesses the symbolism and status of a Pillar."

"You must know that besides the 'Fallen Mother Goddess' Herself, the 'Mother Tree of Desire' and the 'Son of Chaos' were born directly from the original Creator. The other 'Old Ones' were all born from the union of the 'Fallen Mother Goddess' and the 'original Creator.' They are the first batch of living beings created by Him. She is the 'Lord of Decay,' the 'Supernova Dominator,' and other 'Old Ones' mother in the substantial sense, the true Mother of All Things."

"Each controls a realm, but not completely. Their authorities intersect with each other. That is a Pillar."

"A complete Pillar is on the second level above the Sequence. Their status is higher than other Old Ones, and their power is also a bit stronger, but not to the point of having an essential difference. A complete Pillar can defeat an 'Old One' but cannot truly kill Him, and can at most resist two 'Old Ones' at the same time, probably..."

When saying the last half of the sentence, Lady "Magician" was clearly not very sure and cast her gaze toward the head of the bronze long table.

Mr. "Fool," shrouded in gray-white mist, neither confirmed nor denied her statement.

Lady "Magician" withdrew her gaze and said to Lu Mi:

"If a complete Pillar accommodates one more Sefirot, He will not be able to control His own aggregation instinct and will actively swallow more Sefirot until the original Creator is aggregated and resurrected."

"Once this process begins, it can only be interrupted by His own complete fall and splitting."

"And for the 'Old Ones' on the first level above the Sequence, they can accommodate one more Sefirot that is similar, close, or adjacent to their own symbolism. This will make them equal in strength to the Pillars. Of course, they still will not possess the symbolism of a Pillar because of this."

"In other words, this is the limit of their ability to exist stably and suppress the aggregation instinct."

"I see..." "Chariot" Lu Mi said the sentence he had said the most at this small gathering.

The apocalypse seems inevitable and unavoidable, because the contradictions are irreconcilable!

Lady "Magician" reminded:

"Do not think that there will be no apocalypse if you send the Sefirot away."

"Not to mention whether the current owners of the Sefirot are willing, those 'Outer Deities' also need all the Uniquenesses of the corresponding pathways and one Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristic of each pathway while accommodating the corresponding Sefirot. Are you going to let those True Gods and Angels commit suicide or find a way to lower their status?"

Sequence 1 is often called an Angel.

Hearing these words from Lady "Magician," Lu Mi suddenly had some thoughts.

Lady "Magician" continued:

"Even if all difficulties are overcome and an agreement is reached on similar matters, and this world is not destroyed by infighting, the apocalypse will still come."

"You must know that the keynote of divinity is madness, chaos, and full of desires for destruction and creation. Those 'Outer Deities' have waited for thousands or tens of thousands of years. They will not let go of our planet."

"Once the barrier is broken, even if their attention is on the Sefirot, Uniquenesses, and Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristics, it is unbearable for other Beyonders, ordinary people, and our planet. They are the embodiment of similar symbolism."

"For example, the 'Lord of Decay' will naturally cause the entire planet and all living beings to begin to decay, eventually either rotting and dying or becoming disgusting creatures loyal to Him. And if there is no necessary blocking, if the 'Supernova Dominator' just approaches, the planet will be torn to pieces."

"By then, everyone above Sequence 2 will be targeted. Not many Beyonders below Sequence 2 have the ability to survive in the universe. Sequence 2 is the sequence most likely to escape the apocalypse. However, it is very, very difficult for most Sequence 2 Angels to cross the universe, resist various dangers, and find a planet suitable for subsequent survival."

Lady "Magician" meant to tell Lu Mi that once the house collapses, the people inside will basically die, and avoidance cannot solve the problem.

"Chariot" Lu Mi said thoughtfully:

"Is it possible to find a common point that multiple 'Outer Deities' crave, throw the Sefirot that satisfies the needs of the most 'Outer Deities' out of the barrier, incite that part of the 'Outer Deities' to infight, let them severely damage each other first, and let the injured ones hide back into the depths of the Starry Sky, thereby reducing the number of invading 'Outer Deities' when the apocalypse comes?"

As he spoke, Lu Mi frowned first:

"But the victorious 'Outer Deities' will become even more powerful. It is impossible to evaluate whether this can be equated to the 'Outer Deities' who were beaten away..."

As he talked to himself, Mr. "Fool," who had not spoken for a long time, suddenly spoke:

"Actually, there is a hidden fourth Pillar."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1093 =====