If a world consisted solely of the power of darkness or the dawn, could it exist? In the past, this question was not one that needed an answer, for the Eternal Night races had only ever known one world, perhaps with the swirling vortex counting as half another. In both these realms, dawn and darkness coexisted.
When the new world first appeared, only a few of the most powerful from the Eternal Night were allowed to set foot there, so the characteristics of this world were not thoroughly understood.
Under Qian Ye’s observation, strictly speaking, the inner world still contained the force of dawn, but it was not completely eradicated. However, this no longer mattered. What was important was that in such a thin layer of dawn force, humanity could not survive.
Seeing Qian Ye deep in thought, Anduia said, “Do you understand now? Around the origin of darkness, all forces of dawn are dissolved and transformed, creating a nearly pure Eternal Night world. In such a world, humanity is destined to perish.”
Qian Ye looked up at the black sun hanging high in the sky. It never descended, silently illuminating the entire world, radiating the dark force constantly. Like an eye, it watched over everything that grew and thrived under its gaze.
Suddenly, Qian Ye seemed to understand something. He asked, “Could it be that the force of dawn on the outer layer of the new world is what has been expelled?”
“You could say that. However, those are just remnants. Given time, the inner and outer worlds will merge, and when that happens, there will be very little dawn force left in the entire world.”
Pausing, Anduia continued, “Here, the surface can temporarily hold the force of dawn, but what about in the Eternal Night? Where would the remaining force of dawn go? The most likely scenario is that a thin layer of dawn force would form in the outer space. But, humanity would still be extinguished.”
Qian Ye fell silent.
Even if a layer of dawn force formed, common sense would dictate that the limited dawn force, spread over such a vast area, would make the layer thinner than a sheet of paper. Moreover, how would humanity survive, living their entire lives in floating ships?
Without the force of dawn and the endless void beyond, with the current technological level of the Empire, it would be impossible to cross the endless void to find a new home.
In history, countless sages of the Eternal Night Empire had devised ways to destroy their adversaries, but none had ever considered eradicating the source of the opposing force to achieve total annihilation.
Qian Ye suddenly said, “Is the Emperor of Darkness referring to this when he speaks of creating a pure Eternal Night world?”
Anduia replied, “A pure Eternal Night world should be related to the inner world.”
However, looking at the black sun in the sky, Qian Ye still found it hard to believe. He asked, “But how could the black sun be moved to the Eternal Night?”
Anduia shook his head. “You underestimate the power of the origin of darkness. This is a force that can change the entire world. There’s no need to move it; establishing a stable passage to the Eternal Night is enough. Before long, the entire Eternal Night will become the domain of the dark force.”
“But this active dark force, even the descendants of demons cannot adapt to it, can they?”
“The current generation may not, but the next one will. Even those on the Holy Mountain are not lacking in the determination to sacrifice themselves for the sake of future generations.”
“This seems different from what people imagine. Haven’t we always said that as long as the Holy Mountain exists, it doesn’t matter if ordinary clansmen die out?”
Anduia said, “That’s because they don’t understand the Holy Mountain and have no contact with it. As far as I know, the Spider Queen has been sacrificing herself to nurture the new generation of spider demons, otherwise her power would be even stronger. As for the Emperor of Darkness, and even Lilith… sigh!”
At the mention of the Night Queen, Anduia let out a long sigh and fell silent.
After a moment, Anduia said, “My initial disagreement with Lilith was about whether to introduce the origin of darkness. At that time, I felt that introducing the origin of darkness would bring too much change to the Eternal Night, and it might not be a good thing. There were better ways to suppress humanity. Later, I met Yuqing, and she made me realize that every intelligent race in this world has the right to survive. We can fight, we can kill each other on the battlefield, but we should not engage in genocide.”
“However, after the Lost Season, Lilith changed completely. She became more stubborn, convinced that humanity was the greatest threat to the Eternal Night, even placing the demon race second. For three hundred years after the Lost Season, she pushed for war with the Empire, turning a blind eye to the ambitions of the Emperor of Darkness. Neither I nor Renault could persuade her. I once asked her what she saw that led her to this. She said that during the Lost Season, she saw the future, but also forgot it due to the season.”
With a sigh, Anduia slowly said, “At that time, I had already touched the gate of the Illusion Force, and my power greatly increased. To prevent her from reopening the gate to the new world, I chose to fight.”
“I lost, but she didn’t kill me. Just as she wouldn’t give up on introducing the origin of darkness, I would never allow Yuqing and her clan to be extinguished in my lifetime. The rest of the story is much like the legends: I came to the new world alone and gradually converted my blood essence into the Illusion Force.”
Qian Ye suddenly realized that Anduia’s aura felt strangely familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere not long ago. He was taken aback and said, “You… could it be…”
“Exactly, you saw through it. The will of the new world is my will. In the new world for so many years, I have tried to merge with the will of the world. Only by relying on the power of the entire new world can I possibly resist the three supreme beings on the Holy Mountain. But I was given too little time, and until I approached the Eternal Night again, I could only nudge the direction of the world’s will from the side.”
Qian Ye finally understood why the world’s malevolence he had sensed before had unconsciously ignored the Empire and instead targeted the Eternal Night more.
“War cannot eliminate humanity, it can only suppress and weaken them. This I can accept, but introducing the origin of darkness would lead to the complete extinction of all dawn life, which I cannot agree with. I am not trying to help humanity, only to prevent the extinction of Yuqing’s descendants.”
“If you can influence the will of the world, how could you fall?”
With Anduia’s strength on the Holy Mountain, and the entire new world as his foundation, he was almost invincible. How could he fall?
“After entering the outer world, she discovered my existence. Then, the three supreme beings joined forces, breaking through the barrier between the inner and outer worlds. The passage you passed through is their handiwork. However, when the passage was opened, an unexpected person appeared. Because of her, I had to reveal myself and face the entire Holy Mountain. Lilith is still Lilith. Even in perfect condition, despite my control over the Illusion Force, we were only evenly matched…”
With a light laugh, Anduia said, “She did not want to kill me, but the Emperor of Darkness and the Spider Queen would not show mercy. This outcome, I knew hundreds of years ago. But the price of my fall was not low, and they did not come out unscathed either.”
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