Chapter 1389 - 909: Birth of the Void

Chapter 1389: Chapter 909: Birth of the Void

Just like the period when Kana had just condensed his Divine Status and ascended to the Divine Position, he was not yet able to completely suppress the influence of the "Datafication" Rule on his divine essence.

At that time, his aura was particularly cold and rational, almost inhuman.

Alyris, Raelia, and others clearly felt this back then, which is why they tried their best to provoke Kana’s emotions at that time.

This was precisely the "Datafication" Rule affecting him.

Although "Datafication" cannot be simply equated with cold numbers, it is in itself a powerful and precise Order Side force.

But the essence of "data" naturally tends toward absolute rationality and objective exclusion of emotions.

During the period when the influence of the Rule took the upper hand, everything naturally appeared cold.

But that was merely the surface tug-of-war between the Rule and divine will, not an indication that Kana had lost his emotions and self.

It was just a manifestation of the Rule Power holding the initial advantage.

Not long after, Kana’s divine core, filled with emotions and will from deep within, regained dominance.

He firmly suppressed the Rule’s influence and reclaimed the complete sense of existence belonging to "Kana."

This ongoing struggle with the Rule is inherently one of the costs that gods must pay to grasp and wield this vast and mighty power.

Because gods, ultimately, are incarnations of Life, individuals elevated and transcended from mortal existence.

On the Rule’s scale, they should become extensions and feelers under the Rule, following its predetermined path like other creations.

However, the strength of gods lies precisely in their unwillingness to do so.

They strive to ascend, spread, and ultimately rise against the tide, standing atop the Rule, making use of it.

They are the aggregation of all their experiences, emotions, and will, not the pure embodiment of the Rule.

Gods like them, still retaining a distinct personal emotion and independent will, are the norm.

Of course, there exists another kind of beings in the Star Realm—those defeated in long-term struggles with the Rule, who, due to weakness or accident, were thoroughly assimilated and devoured by the Rule, becoming "shells" for the Rule to walk the world.

Though they also possess Divine Status and Divine Power, in the eyes of the gods, they are despised existences.

Because their soul core has long vanished, their self-will obliterated, leaving only the Rule’s will manifesting through their form.

"Those Evil Gods are just like that."

The Divine King’s tone carried the calm insight of all things: "Just like some Rules, they are inherently gentle, calm, and full of vitality...

"Gods who master them often find it relatively easy to maintain their true self, not overly influenced."

His gaze swept over Talia, implying Rules biased towards Order and vitality like Life, water flow, hope.

"However, there are other parts of the Rule," the Divine King’s tone suddenly turned cold, his gaze sharp.

"They are innately frenzied, extremely aggressive, possessing unparalleled infective power. Coupled with the breeding ground of chaos and evil, their erosion upon the wielder is so domineering and thorough."

"Those Evil Gods who began touching, comprehending, and ultimately mastering this part of force from the Legendary Tier."

The Divine King shook his head slightly, with a subtle hint of pity.

"Over the long years, they have long been distorted and tainted by deep-rooted Rule Power.

"Even if not thoroughly reduced to a ’shell’ of the Rule, they have already, in the Rule’s endless subtle influence, become chaotic, mad, and full of desires for destruction, eventually becoming the ’Evil Gods’ you are familiar with."

This is the fundamental reason why, in the Evil God camp, the essence of their power is inevitably evil for the vast majority of members.

As for those few whose Strength Attributes lean towards the positive, like some Order or healing yet still commit evil deeds as Evil Gods.

These belong to another extreme; they are innately purely "bad seeds."

Even relatively gentle Rule Power cannot bring them back to the right path, instead possibly being distorted and exploited by them.

At this point, the Divine King’s expression turned incomparably solemn, and the glow in the hall seemed to dim a little, leaving only the "Light Ball" in his palm remaining constant.

"As for ’Destruction,’ without a doubt," he said one word at a time, each syllable heavy as a thousand pounds, "it is the most destructive, infective, and hardest to resist Rule of all! Its existence and expansion ultimately... caused the birth of the ’Void.’"

The Divine King’s gaze fell upon Kana again, as if wanting him to understand the connection more deeply.

He then pointed at himself, turning the topic to older secrets.

"How did the Star Realm come about? When exactly was it born? These questions have long been obliterated in the deepest depths of the river of time, impossible to investigate."

The Divine King’s voice seemed to carry the dust of history: "But ever since the Star Realm’s inception, gods have continuously emerged like stars."

"There will always be someone... or rather, some life," he paused, "tempted by the extreme force of ’Destruction,’ wanting to master this powerful and fundamental source Rule.

"For mastering ’Destruction,’ without a doubt, he would become the most powerful being in the Star Realm, possessing the power to end all."

From a logical standpoint, this is absolute.

However, at this point, the Divine King shook his head helplessly, as if having seen countless tragic attempts.

"But the reality is that until now, there has never been a true success. Those who attempt to master ’Destruction’ will ultimately be swallowed by ’Destruction’ itself.